136 Black Pepper Shaker

On Thanksgiving Day, after Hugo was woken up by Charlize in the morning, he staggered up to the fourth floor and called Carl up, "Charlize said that it will take at least seven hours to make a turkey 'chicken' today, and you must start preparing in the morning." So the two boys are kitchen coolies, Hugo called Carl as he looked at the furnishings on the fourth floor.

The decoration of the fourth floor is a little simpler than that of the third floor, not only because Joseph and Carl spend most of their time on the third floor, so a lot of the furniture they bought is placed on the third floor, but also because there is a 'girl' on the third floor, Charlize - although everyone usually treats them as men, but it is still different. However, in the corner of the fourth floor near the restaurant, there is a guitar, an electronic keyboard and a set of drums, and you can see a slight difference.

"Your roommate is still not here, and I strongly doubt that you guys are filming 'Ghost Love'!" Hugo looked at the drum set, it was very clean, you can see that the owner is often protected, there are all kinds of graffiti painted on the drum surface, Hugo can see skulls, totems and other styles, showing the owner's personality'.

Not only the drum kit, but also the guitar and electronic organ are painted with many patterns, the most conspicuous of which is the whole red 'colored' western dragon on the side of the guitar, biting the pillow with teeth and claws, which is very eye-catching. It's just not known whether the patterns were painted by the owner himself or if they were painted by a professional.

Just from these musical instruments, you can see the owner's sense of existence, at least it means that this person is real, but this also seems more and more strange, Hugo has not seen this legendary roommate for more than half a year, Charlize has not seen it, only Alex has seen it a few times, which is really strange.

"His schedule is reversed from ours, and you can't see normal." Carl wasn't surprised, "We don't even see him at home, and we can only judge by the increase and decrease in the amount of food in the fridge. The last time I talked to him, he said that there were performances in the evenings, and sometimes he had to go out to perform, so he didn't stay at home very often. Besides, people who study music are not in the same circle as us......"

It is because this roommate is studying music that Hugo is full of curiosity, otherwise a man is just a man, even if he can't see Hugo, he is not interested in exploring o

"He disappeared again yesterday, and he doesn't seem to have come back now, and I don't know if he will spend the night outside or go home for Thanksgiving." Carl didn't know much about this roommate, and he could see that he usually didn't have much 'friendship', "Let's go, let's go down and help, otherwise Charlize will be calling downstairs again." ”

Hugo took his eyes off the instruments and turned to go downstairs with Carl to help.

The roast turkey chicken enjoyed on Thanksgiving is very troublesome, from the beginning of thawing to pickling, it will take more than twelve hours, before going to bed last night, Charlize first took out the turkey 'chicken' to thaw, this morning after getting up and began to prepare the sauce, and then 'spent' a long time to smear and marinate the turkey 'chicken', and by the time these processes are done, it is already half past ten, and this is just the beginning.

However, the atmosphere of the three young people gathered together to chat and make zuò dinner was always very relaxed and warm, which was more enjoyable than the embarrassing Thanksgiving day when the family got together. Today, the three of them agreed with each other to make a dish and then enjoy a big meal together.

This agreement was originally a very good idea, and Hugo also approved it with both hands, but soon Hugo began to worry. In fact, if he is allowed to cook Chinese food, he can still 'show' his hands, at least he will not be helpless, but for Western food, he will have a headache, which are completely different cooking systems.

What's even more depressing is that now is not the Internet era, and if you don't understand, search for it and any menu will come out. Although in the past six months, Hugo has gradually become accustomed to life without mobile phones and no network, but at this moment he still can't help but grit his teeth.

In desperation, Hugo had to choose the simplest dessert, cheese baked mashed potatoes, without too many processes, just grasp the temperature and time of the oven, as long as it is not burnt, it is difficult to fail. Although compared to Charlize's roasted turkey 'chicken' and Carl's braised lamb chops in red wine, Hugo's cooking is a little too simple, but at least it saves Hugo a lot of trouble.

The sunset outside the window sank little by little, and the aroma of the food in the restaurant began to linger under the wings of his nose, Hugo cut a small part of the roasted turkey chicken first, and then took a part of the mashed potatoes he had made, put them on a plate and prepared to go downstairs, Charlize and Carl stood behind with a worried face, "Hugo, are you sure you want to serve it to the old man?" You know, he's not going to appreciate it......"

"Why not?" Hugo didn't think so much, and said calmly, "Today is Thanksgiving, and everyone gathers together to have a festive atmosphere." Although it is a bit impossible to invite Ernst to join us, and if he does join, it is estimated that Uma will be panicked," Hugo also smiled self-deprecatingly, which made Charlize and Carl very helpless, "But what is the problem of sharing our prepared dishes with Ernst?" Hugo was about to turn around when he added, "If your ghost roommate is here, I don't mind if he joins us." ”

"He's not a ghost! He's really saving zài!" Karl roared in frustration, but Hugo didn't intend to respond, so he opened the 'door' of the room and walked out. Carl only saw one of Hugo's backs, and muttered depressedly, "I must let them meet next time." ”

In Hugo's opinion, it is very likely that Ernst on the second floor is alone for Thanksgiving, which is too lonely, and no one likes to be lonely, especially during a holiday, especially an old man like Ernst. So as a neighbor, just sharing a big meal and sharing the mood of the holiday is nothing at all. As for Isther's bad temper, Hugo thinks that a large part of the reason is probably due to the loneliness of Isther's solitude, and there is nothing to be afraid of.

Hugo came to the second floor with a plate and knocked on the big 'door' of Ernst's house, the dull sound echoed in the corridor, but the answer was silence, and after about thirty seconds no one responded, Hugo could only knock again, but this time his hand had not left the 'door' panel, and he heard a vicious roar from inside, "Who!" It seems that Ernst is at home, and his 'spirit' is very good, full of energy, but he doesn't want to pay attention to others.

"Hugo on the third floor." Hugo opened his mouth to speak, but unfortunately this time it was a stone in the sea, apparently Ernst had no intention of responding to him at all, Hugo could only continue to say to himself, "Today is Thanksgiving, we made a little turkey 'chicken', although the craftsmanship is not very good, I am not sure if it is good or not, but I still hope we can share it together, so I brought you some ......"

"Get out!" Ernst's temper was still hot-tempered, and he was reluctant to even open the 'door', but only roared through a 'door', completely rejecting Hugo's kindness.

Hugo could only sigh at the old man's bad temper, but he was obviously mentally prepared, "I'm just showing kindness as a neighbor......"

"I don't need to!" Ernst interrupted Hugo again, and roared rudely, as if one more word to Hugo would make him miserable, "Get out! Get out of my house and stay away from me!"

It was not surprising that Hugo, who was considered to be plagued, was helpless, so Hugo did not insist any longer, put the plate at the 'door', and said, "Well, I see. Anyway, happy Thanksgiving, sir!" With that, Hugo turned around and went back to the third floor.

It was only after the sound of the third floor door being closed that it dissipated in the hallway, and after a long while, the second floor door opened, and Ernst's pale head came out of the crack in the door, and he hesitated for a long time when he looked at the steaming aroma of the turkey and the roasted mashed potatoes on the ground at the entrance of the door, and finally opened the door and held the plate, and then slowly closed the room door.

Hugo, who returned to the third floor, walked into the hall and was greeted by Charlize and Carl's inquiring eyes, Hugo shrugged his shoulders, "He didn't open the 'door', I left the plate at the 'door'." ”

Charlize and Carl both 'revealed' their expressions of "I sued you a long time ago", which made Hugo smile lightly, and without saying anything more, he changed the topic, "Next is us, Thanksgiving dinner!" Hugo looked at the table full of dishes, his eyes full of anticipation, "You should really show Joseph and Alex, they will definitely regret it." Hugo smiled contentedly

Carl picked up the special saw and began to cut the turkey, then divided a large piece and put it on the plate in front of Hugo, and filled Charlize and his own plate, Hugo couldn't wait to cut a small piece and put it in his mouth, and then chewed it carefully. This is the first orthodox American family holiday since Hugo crossed over, and it is naturally an unusual expectation.

Charlize looked at Hugo expectantly, constantly asking, "How, how?" This is my first attempt, so I shouldn't go wrong, right?"

Hugo coughed lightly, as if he was savoring whether the fire 'chicken' was enough to be shortlisted, "En......" Hugo dragged a long tail note, "I think it's very good, you and Carl should also taste it, sure enough, it tastes different by yourself." There was a look of enjoyment on his face, and he continued to chew.

Seeing the enjoyment of Hugo's face, Carl and Charlize also hurriedly stuffed the turkey '' into their mouths, but after only two bites, Charlize couldn't help it and spit it out directly, while Carl next to him coughed violently.

After confirming that the victim had two more victims, Hugo hurriedly picked up the water cup next to him, and poured a large glass of water to relieve it, and the handsome eyebrows and eyebrows were firmly tangled, "Charlize, did you knock over the black pepper shaker?"

"It's a good thing Ernst downstairs didn't eat ......," Hugo sighed.