Chapter 78 Chili peppers, how can I live without them?

"It's a pity there's no chili pepper...it can only be called, um, sour shredded potatoes? Haha..."

Klein found himself laughing and decided to go back to the market and look carefully to see if there were any plants like peppers.

……

There wasn't a single chili pepper in the entire Tingen, but Backlund had some, and quite a few.

Backlund was extremely large, and each district was almost the same size as Tingen City. The East District was particularly exaggerated, at least twice as large.

Therefore, except for the West End and Queens, there are a large number of specialized butcher shops and vegetable shops scattered on the streets of other districts, rather than comprehensive "vegetable markets" similar to the "Lettuce and Meat Market" on Daffodil Street in Tingen. The latter has a limited coverage area and cannot meet the living needs of citizens.

The West End and Queens are special. The wealthy businessmen and aristocrats all have estates outside the city. The resources are abundant and they hardly need to rely on outside.

The servants would select the freshest and cleanest vegetables and other products and deliver them to their employer's mansion in the city overnight. The chefs would prepare them into exquisite meals for the owner of the mansion to enjoy.

Therefore, only the best and most sophisticated butchers and vegetable shops could survive in these two districts to provide food for the occasional noble servants.

Old Bruce had bought peppers at an ordinary vegetable store a long time ago, but was not satisfied. This time, he came to Henry's, the top vegetable store in the West District, to make a final attempt.

He chewed a red dried chili pepper in front of the clerk, muttering:
"It's not spicy enough... Do you have anything hotter? Where did you get this chili?"

The clerk in the red vest said with shock on his face:

"Sir, this is pepper from the Fenaport Plateau, imported from Fenaport! This is the hottest pepper you can buy..."

“Really?” Old Blue was a little confused. He slowly crushed the chili seeds in his mouth and swallowed them together, preparing to welcome the refreshing spicy taste... But there was no reaction, as if he had swallowed crushed melon seeds and sesame seeds...

He picked up the red pepper in front of him, smelled it, and said, "Are you sure you didn't buy fakes? Counterfeit ones, right? Never mind... pack it for me, um, just a sack."

"A sack? A fake one?" The clerk in the red vest was a little confused. What unit is this? Weight? A castle on a mountain? What does it mean?
"Yes, by the way, do you have inter-city transportation services? Can you help me deliver it to Tingen?"

The clerk saw the old man in front of him already taking out money, and immediately panicked and said, "Sir, please wait a moment, I will go ask the boss..."

Old Blue was somewhat helpless. He sat down on the sofa beside him, nodded the head of the little rat on his shoulder, and whispered:

"Would you like to try it? It's not spicy at all, really."

"Bah! I don't believe it! I won't believe it anymore! It tasted so spicy that it made me cry... You are simply a monster, wuwu..."

The voice was also small, but it contained an irrepressible sadness.

"Really? My sense of taste is failing? That's not right. The food tasted delicious before..." Old Blue stroked his chin and thought hard. Suddenly, he had a flash of inspiration and seemed to understand...

"I seem to have heard that spiciness is not a taste sensation... it's a pain sensation... it's over..."

Old Blue almost pulled his beard off. He realized that the potion increased his tolerance to pain, that is, his tolerance to spicy food...

As the sequence improves, I may no longer have the chance to taste spicy food... Grass! A plant!
No! I can’t give up yet! I’m a spicy food lover. I finally found some chili peppers… I still have a chance!
"Hello, sir?"

A well-dressed middle-aged man stood in front of Old Blue and interrupted the old man's thoughts.

"I'm the owner of this branch. I heard from the clerk that you want to buy a lot of chili peppers? Of course, we have a cooperation with Philips Department Store, and all kinds of ingredients are very complete and fresh. As for chili peppers, to be honest, they are not widely used in China, and many dishes do not use them...

“We have a lot of stock, where would you like us to ship it to?

"If it's across cities, you will have to bear the shipping costs. But don't worry, we have a good relationship with the Kingdom's transportation department and can get the best discount..."

As expected of a vegetable store opened in the West District, it has a strong background and good service attitude... Old Bruce nodded. Since the spiciness is not a problem with the peppers, but a problem with his own physique, he can buy a batch. Hey, it can also add some color when cooking.

He smiled and said, "Thank you for your introduction. I am very satisfied. Please help me send it to Tingen. By the way, can you help me send some items over as well?"

……

"Xiao Fu, you did a good job. As long as you do a good job of counting money, you will have a good life in the future, especially if you cook for me..."

Old Blue was very satisfied. Little F was very fast at counting the banknotes. This might be due to his "thief's" instinct. Now he only had to report a number and reach into his inner pocket to directly take out the exact number of gold pounds. It was very convenient.

"...Me, cooking? I don't know how to cook...You want to cook? I like to eat roasted corn..." Xiao Fu answered the old man's words with difficulty.

"Haha, you're really humorous, Xiaofu."

Old Blue picked up his cane, first took the subway, then changed to a public horse-drawn carriage, and came to the Rose Street in the south area of ​​the bridge.

The Harvest Church in front of us is the last resort for people who love spicy food. Since Feifan has improved his resistance to spicy food, he should find a way to increase the spiciness of the pepper again!

The experts in this field must be Beyonders of the Cultivator Path. The only place Old Blue could think of was the Harvest Church. This was one of the few churches of the Church of Mother Earth in the kingdom, and the only one in Backlund.

Otherwise... I have to... Hey, Frank Lee, whoever wants to find me can find me, I don't dare to go... Spicy mushrooms? Spicy fish? Spicy milk?

This church is golden in color and very small, and is not comparable to the previous Cathedral of the Holy Winds and the Church of St. Samuel.

But it still has a relatively eye-catching spire and the holy emblem of life engraved on the outer wall, which is a stick figure baby surrounded by wheat ears, flowers and spring symbols.

Old Bruce entered the church through the main entrance. He had no need to hide his identity and would not sneak in through the side door like I did.

Inside the church hall, rows of seats are neatly arranged, with a huge holy emblem of life at the top and lit candles on both sides.

Obviously, there are no believers here.

Sitting in a seat in the front row was a tall man in his forties or fifties wearing a brown clerical robe.

Old Blue didn't sit down, because that would make him look extremely short, especially facing the "hill" in front of him...

Bishop Xiaoshan closed his eyes tightly, clasped his hands together and held his chin to his chest, as if he was making the most pious confession.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes, revealing a light blue color, and said in a gentle tone:
"Welcome, an experienced and powerful elder. How can I be of service?"

"Father Utravsky."

"Yes, I am."

“Can you grow peppers?”

"……I won't."

"Are there any other priests here?"

"For now, it's just me."

Old Blue held his forehead, feeling dizzy. Backlund, you can’t eat spicy food anymore.

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