Chapter 30 8 pounds of brown bread 9 pence
Nancy was able to read the newspaper slowly at first and thought that the name "Tingen Honest Man" was very good.

But the aroma of the lamb mixed with seasonings in the kitchen penetrated her nose, and the "sizzling" sound of fat and fish reached her ears. This was too much of an attraction for a girl who could only eat meat once a week...

"Gurgle," her stomach growled, "Ah!" Nancy was a little flustered. She felt that she couldn't stay any longer and had to leave quickly! She had already received 1 soli for food and lodging from Mr. Blue. It would be too shameless to come back for dinner now!

Nancy swallowed, put down the newspaper, and was about to get up and go to the kitchen to say goodbye, but she heard an old but powerful voice:
"It's finally done, Nancy, stop reading the newspaper and go bring out the fried fish."

A plate of lamb stewed with potatoes, carrots and onions and tender peas had been placed on the dining table next to the living room, and next to it were six loaves of oatmeal bread in a basket.

"Yes, yes," Nancy subconsciously put down the boring newspaper, got up and went to the kitchen. She saw a crispy and shiny yellow fish lying on the plate, and felt the aroma of fried fish penetrate into her throat, esophagus, and stomach from her nose.

"It smells so good," she picked up the fried fish, shook her head, drove all the distracting thoughts out of her mind, and walked steadily to the dining table.

"Just put it on the table and sit there. Um, that set of tableware is the one you used before." Old Bruce sat at the head of the long dining table, set out four sets of tableware, and pointed to the second seat on the right.

"Okay, okay," Nancy responded, and she had already scooped up a spoonful of peas and potatoes, picked up a loaf of oatmeal bread and started eating...

"Ah!" The aroma of meat! Salt, pepper, grease... Nancy felt very lucky to have an employer like Mr. Blue, who was tolerant and generous and treated her like a family member... family... Nancy thought of her hard-working father and mother, and her younger brothers and sisters who were still in school, and her expression was a little sad.

Old Blue tasted the mutton and scooped a spoonful of soup. "It's a bit bland... give me a spoonful of chili!" He habitually looked for the jar of oil and chili on the table, but found nothing. He was stunned for a moment, then he remembered that this was not the dining table of his previous life...

Nancy saw the old man start to stare blankly after taking a bite, and couldn't help thinking, "Mr. Blue must have thought of his family...even the tableware is laid out...Next to me is Mrs. Jenny, and opposite Mrs. Jenny is Mr. Blue Jr....Although Mr. Blue Jr. doesn't come back often for dinner after Mrs. Jenny left...There seems to be some conflict between them...Oh, I really hope they can reconcile..."

"By the way, another dish I cooked for Sherlock in Backlund is beef bone and radish soup! He added chili peppers from the Feynaport Plateau! Very good, spicy oil from another world, I hope the chili peppers are a bit strong! Hey, if I want to eat some spicy food, I have to import it from Feynaport? Hmm... There is no Church of the Mother Earth in Tingen... Backlund..."

The plan was set, and Old Bruce indulged his appetite. He picked up the oatmeal bread, broke it into small pieces from time to time, dipped it into the soup and put it into his mouth. He ate three loaves of bread in a row with half a portion of fried fish and half a portion of lamb stewed with tender peas.

"Huh!" Old Blue finally had his first full meal since crossing over, "It's really not easy..."

"Woof! Awooo~" Ah Fu seemed to know that his master was in a good mood. He ran over and rubbed against Old Blue's trouser leg, calling like a spoiled child.

Old Blue took out half a loaf of bread from the basket, put it to Erha's mouth, and complained:

"Hey, you like to eat bones, silly dog, can bones fill you up? Can that little bit of meat on it fill your stomach?"

Nancy was still eating her delicious dinner. She felt a little distressed when she saw Bruce feeding the dog with good bread, but she didn't say anything. She just sighed that there was still a big gap between people and between families...

"Nancy, please clean up after dinner." Old Blue stood up, waved his hand, sat on the sofa next to the fireplace and started reading the newspaper, which was one of the few ways to pass the time in this era. "Okay! Please leave it to me!" Nancy quickly swallowed the peas she was still chewing, turned her head and saw the bright light of the gas lamp behind the single sofa, and the old man quickly flipped through the "Tingen City Honest Man" that she couldn't read just now. She couldn't help but feel a little envious, "If I could read like that..."

Tingen is located in the north of the Kingdom of Loen. It is now the end of August. The temperature is moderate during the day, but drops rapidly at night. If elderly people like Old Blue want to stay comfortably, it is best to light the fireplace and keep the fire small.

Old Blue didn't find what he wanted to read, and couldn't help but sigh: "Without Mr. World, the news industry would lose a lot of sales... "Sea News"... What I want to read is "The Story of German Sparrow and Three Female Pirate Generals"! More! And "German Assassinates Vice Admiral Disease Late at Night"! I have to say that the newspaper industry still has something after Russell... It's a pity that the world will be online for a long time..."

"Hey, speaking of late-night assassinations, Daly and Dunn are going to attack Klein one after another at night, right? What a shame, what a shame. I hope that the fact that I was promoted to the Joker ahead of schedule won't be discovered..." Old Blue put down the newspaper, curled up in the comfortable sofa and closed his eyes to rest.

After eating the bread, Ah Fu jumped to Old Blue, tilted his head, and lay on the comfortable carpet without making any noise.

Nancy quickly ate up the fried fish and lamb stewed with peas that she had portioned out in advance. She carefully dipped up the soup on the plate with bread, not wanting to waste any of it.

She washed the glazed tableware and silver cutlery as carefully as possible, dried them carefully, and placed them on the cupboard shelf before she breathed a sigh of relief. Each of these tableware was not cheap, and her family had never considered this aspect of decency. Only after ensuring survival could they be qualified to improve it.

Nancy then quietly left the Blue household, closed the door, and headed for the nearby Iron Cross Street.

She was in a good mood, even though the street she was about to go to was full of dirty water and littered with debris, even though there were a lot of people there, with vendors hawking their wares and passers-by in a hurry, and even though the air was polluted... but that was where her home and her family were.

More importantly, her weekly salary increased to 7 soli, and she was able to have a full dinner, which was like a dream...

She passed by Slin's bakery and saw Mrs. Slin smiling gently, and saw the oatmeal bread she had just eaten... It was really delicious, better than brown bread... There were also fried fish, peas, and lamb...

Nancy thought about it, exchanged the 1 soli that old Blue had just given her for 8 pounds of black bread, held it tightly in one hand, and held the 3-pence coin in the other hand, holding it tightly, and walked towards home.

She ignored the hungry children in the shadows and the hawkers, walked up the dim stairs of her rented apartment, crossed the second-floor corridor, and pushed open the door of her home.

Nancy found that the gas lamp that was usually on at this time was no longer emitting bright light. In the dim room, her father and mother were sitting at the only wooden table. Her younger brothers and sisters were nowhere to be seen. Perhaps they were sitting on the bed in the partition?
"Dad, Mom, I'm back, I bought..." Nancy smiled and loosened the bread she was holding tightly, wanting to share it with her family.

Nancy's mother looked up, her eyes blurred with tears, and said hoarsely:
"Nancy, your father lost his job."

Boom!
The heavy bag of bread fell to the ground and also fell on Nancy's heart.

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(End of this chapter)