Sheila's house was also populated by more people. These people were not as reserved as the people who had gone before, and they came up and asked for food. Although the Sheila family's help to other families has not been publicized, everyone seems to know about it. For such a request, Sheila's father and mother also agreed. Not much, a family of four will give 100 catties of food, an average of 25 catties per person. Sheila's parents said the same, "If it's not enough, I'll be back next month." That's when we have to help each other. ”

The food in the small room had been emptied, and Sheila watched her brother happily enter and leave his beloved game room, and there was really no way to be as happy as this silly brother. The provincial office of Europa in Constantinople has increased security measures to the point of alert, and all entry and exit are subject to political checks. One level at this level is the emergency level. In the event of a state of emergency, all guards at the office are equipped with cold weapons, and the office guards are armed with guns 24 hours a day.

The province of Europa is an extremely powerful presence in the Eastern Mediterranean, and no one dares to provoke it in the countries of the Eastern Mediterranean. Prepare the office for battle, and that would mean that the Eastern Rome could riot at any time. Sheila couldn't be happier at this time, she knew very well that the price of food had risen by a large margin, and it had reached three times the price of food in the first half of this year. The only thing that comforted Sheila was that there was finally more food in the barry. Presumably a part of the great nobles began to be sold.

In the next few days, my father suddenly and often did not live at home, and the relatives and neighbors who received them at home were all old women. Sheila is worried, but she can't be as free as before because of the access control. However, on the first day of November, Hilla ran home in a hurry, and when she came up, she asked the old lady, "Mother, is your father at home?" ”

"Why are you so happy?" The old lady gave Sheila a roll of her eyes.

Sheila grabbed the old lady's arm and shouted happily: "The food from the province of Europa is here!" They shipped a lot of grain from Greece to Constantinople! ”

"Oh?" The old lady was also taken aback, and hurriedly asked Sheila what was going on.

Sheila shouted happily, "Baseleus has asked for help from the province of Europa, which has grown a lot of grain in the past, and now the grain is ripe and has been delivered. ”

Without waiting for Sheila's mother to speak, she heard a knock on the study door and her father's voice came over, "Sheila, come up." ”

Sheila rushed up the stairs like a gust of wind and into her father's study. I was about to tell my father the good news, but I saw that there were several old men with white beards and white beards in the house, and one of them with a big nose looked a little familiar. Sheila just wanted to talk to her dad alone, so she kept her mouth shut. I heard my dad say, "Let's talk about it." ”

Sheila was no longer as excited as before, and she saluted everyone before she said, "I'm sure that the grain aided by the province of Europa has arrived at the port, and this batch of grain is the grain that the province of Europa planted after learning that the Yuan country is likely to stop selling grain to us. ”

"We? Miss Sheila, we mean ......," Big Nose said a little confused.

Sheila couldn't help but roll her eyes, and she despised the big nose in her heart. Who else can we have, of course, the Eastern Roman Empire. When those people in the Great Song Europa Provincial Office said that "we" naturally referred to the Great Song Dynasty, there is no ambiguity about this.

Of course, the father knew what his daughter's reaction meant, and he immediately scolded: "Sheila, don't be rude!" This is Tiberius, whom you saw when you were a child. After speaking, the old man said to the big nose again: "Your Excellency Tiberius, Sheila and the Song people have stayed for too long, and they have learned a lot of sayings from them. We are referring to our Eastern Roman Empire. ”

Sheila was also startled to hear Tiberius's name, a famous scholar and historian who was the teacher of her brother Cicelius. He was a well-known person throughout the Eastern Roman Empire, and even his brother's fiancée's family, Leo's family, was in awe when they heard this name. Tiberius's face Sheila has long forgotten, that big nose, Sheila has an impression.

"I see." His Excellency Tiberius was not angry, and after expressing his attitude, His Excellency Tiberius asked Sheila: "Sheila, do those Song people use us to call Song Guo?" ”

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Sheila hurriedly organized the language in her mind, and at this time it was really difficult to use complex Greek, far less simple and clear than Chinese, "Your Excellency, if the Provincial Office of Europa talks about the Great Song Dynasty and other countries, what they say is that we mean the Great Song Dynasty. Not necessarily if it were something else. ”

His Excellency Tiberius looked at the other bearded men, and said with some sighs, "Everyone, please remember this. This may be the real gap between us and the Song Kingdom. ”

Sheila didn't understand what the old man meant by this, the gap between Eastern Rome and the Song Kingdom was not so simple, as long as you had been on the Great Song Dynasty steam car ship, you would understand how big the gap between the two countries was. Regardless of those magical machines, not to mention the sharp artillery on the Great Song steam ship. The ships of the Great Song Dynasty had to run at sea for ten months a year, and before seeing the ships of the Great Song Dynasty, Sheila thought that the Eastern Roman ships that were repaired for half of the year were the normal state.

Out of curiosity and anticipation of Eastern Rome, Sheila also secretly talked to people in the Eastern Roman shipbuilding industry, and heard that the Great Song Dynasty ships were installed by smashing the bottom of the ship to prevent maggots from invading the hull, and the Eastern Roman shipbuilders who were originally very interested in the technology of the Great Song Dynasty immediately expressed doubts, and then decisively gave up the plan to imitate. The useless men told Sheila that the price of cladding iron under a ship was higher than that of Eastern Roman shipbuilding, and that they could not afford such an expensive one.

The bearded men obviously thought differently from Sheila, and they all agreed with Tiberius's opinion, and nodded their heads to say that these people in the Great Song Dynasty abroad still loved their motherland so much, and it was precisely this spirit that was most lacking in the upper echelons of Eastern Rome.

After the bearded men had made a statement, Tiberius finally remembered his original purpose and asked Sheila about the food. Sheila tells the bearded men that the province of Europa is bringing potatoes, pumpkins, and other grains. Looking at the old men's expressions, Sheila felt that they had probably never been in the ground in their lives, and they didn't know what a pumpkin was or what a potato was. Feeling a little despised for the bearded people, Sheila went to the house's storage room and brought a pumpkin and a few potatoes.

Just as Sheila had thought, the old men took a closer look at the two foods. Sheila's father said, "Sheila, you asked your mother to make dinner with this pumpkin and potatoes for the guests." Go ahead. ”

Carrying these things to the kitchen, Sheila and her mother began to cook. Mother put on an apron and skillfully handled the ingredients, peeling and dicing the pumpkin. Part of it is steamed, part of it is mashed into a paste and put it in a pot to boil, wait for the pumpkin to boil, then beat the batter into it, and then put in some corn kernels to make pumpkin soup. The potatoes are peeled, cooked, mashed into mashed potatoes, mixed with spices, and squeezed into beautiful shapes with a squeezer.

Sheila always consciously maintains a humble and sincere style in the kitchen, and the old lady's understanding of cooking is so high that Sheila sincerely admires it, and all the tasks assigned to Sheila are easy to complete. Sheila had no other idea than obeying orders. She was busy with things in her hands, and she was still thinking about what the bearded man had just said. The gap between the Great Song Dynasty and the Eastern Roman Empire is too great, and it is still a comprehensive gap. And Sheila felt that something was wrong with what the old men said, and she felt as if she could catch it, but she couldn't get the point accurately.

Placing the lamb chops kneaded with rosemary powder on the tray, Sheila looked at her mother, waiting for the next order. I heard my mother say, "Sheila, you have to listen to your father, he really thinks about you." ”

This immediately reminded Sheila of her money, and she replied angrily, "Don't say it." ”

"Well...... you wash the eggs." Mother sighed. When Sheila had washed up, she heard footsteps outside, and her father came in and said, "Are you ready, we're done." ”

"You can invite guests to take a seat." Sheila's mother replied, "Sheila, go and set up the tables and chairs." ”

Sheila arrived at the dining room and set it up neatly. The younger brother was also busy, and seeing that the kid just pulled the chair to the position he thought was okay, Sheila could only ask the kid to do some wiping work. After attending so many banquets, she realized the role of details, how many people were served, and the chronology of serving. The younger brother's placement method looks very even, and any adjustment in it will cause most of them to move the position. The nobles had a lot of experience in entertaining, and they would rather vacate their seats at the beginning than fill them all. This kid hadn't been to a banquet and obviously didn't know these details.

First place the main seat that cannot be moved, as well as a few important positions next to the main seat, and Sheila will vacate the other positions. Place the chair in a position where it is easy to pull into the chair. Then put the flowers in the basin near the table. It was the last flower in her garden. There are no more flowers in the winter months that follow.

Then the bearded men appeared in the dining room under the guidance of their father, and Tiberius sat down not at one end of the table, but in the middle of the long side, and Sheila immediately pushed a few chairs into the empty seats and removed a few more chairs. The direction of both the upper and lower seats is straight forward and backward, and there is no lateral movement. The exquisite nobles were very particular about this.

Back in the kitchen, my mother was scooping eggs out of the steaming but not bubbling pot and putting them in a special silver cup, where Sheila served the first dish to everyone at the table, and smashed the top of the eggshell with a white copper knife, and the eggs inside were half-solidified. The long beards in attendance were a little surprised, and Sheila took the opportunity to put spoons and spice bottles in front of them. These guys just know how to eat these eggs.

Sheila's father raised his glass, "Ladies and gentlemen, let us wish the venerable Lord Tiberius good health. ”

The bearded men raised their glasses, "Your Excellency Tiberius is in good health. ”