Chapter 226
Hungry people get much more positive emotions than ordinary people.
Cheng Yu used to sell sesame bread, and he only got 3-5 points of positive emotions from ordinary people, but he could easily get 40-50 points of positive emotions from these refugees.
Apart from hunger, the positive emotions are also related to food.
The tastier the food, the higher the positive emotions it reflects.
Under the same circumstances, eating barbecue will definitely generate more positive emotions than eating bread.
A middle-aged man in blue clothes led a little girl to Cheng Yu's barbecue stall, with messy hair and a sad face.
Cheng Yu noticed that although the blue clothes on the middle-aged man were dirty, the fabric was high-grade silk, and his manners were more decent than those of ordinary refugees.
This man might have been a nobleman before. Cheng Yu guessed in his heart.
"Here you go."
Cheng Yu gave the man two skewers of barbecue.
Looking at the fragrant barbecue in his hand, the middle-aged man did not eat it immediately, but asked Cheng Yu carefully, "Master Cheng Yu, do you want a wife?"
"Huh?"
Cheng Yu was a little confused.
Why did this man ask him if he wanted a wife right away?
"I used to be the tax director of Shien City. My wife drowned in the flood. I fled with my daughter. I don't want Annie to live with me. If Master Cheng Yu doesn't mind, I can give my daughter Annie to Master Cheng Yu as his wife."
The middle-aged man saw that Cheng Yu gave money to help the victims, so he should be a good man. He was also very handsome, so he planned to give his daughter to Cheng Yu as his wife, which was considered to find a good home for his daughter.
Cheng Yu looked at the girl next to the middle-aged man. Her big watery eyes were full of spirit. She looked cute. She looked like eleven or twelve years old, not yet an adult.
"She is cute, but I am not interested in human women."
The underage girl of eleven or twelve years old was too young for Cheng Yu to do it.
"Is that so?"
The middle-aged man's tone was a little disappointed.
He was not very surprised that Cheng Yu was not interested in human women, because the mayor of Shien City, where he used to live, was also not interested in human women and liked girls from other races.
This Lord Cheng Yu should have the same hobby as the mayor of Shien City.
At this time, Cheng Yu smiled and added to the middle-aged man in front of him, "Although I am not interested in your daughter, I am quite interested in you."
Ah?
The middle-aged man looked at Cheng Yu in shock.
Just now, he heard Cheng Yu say that he was not interested in human women, and thought that Cheng Yu was interested in women from other races. It turned out that he was interested in human men.
But on second thought, it is normal for nobles to have special hobbies. It is not that I have never seen noble masters who like men before.
However, those noble masters used to like young and handsome boys. I don't know why Cheng Yu is interested in him, an old onion.
Is it that the older you get, the more attractive you are?
There was a bit of struggle on his face, as if he was making some kind of decision.
"I can meet any request of Lord Cheng Yu, I just ask Lord Cheng Yu to let my daughter eat and live well."
The middle-aged man looked at Cheng Yu with a resolute look, as if to say, come on, beast!
Cheng Yu and the middle-aged man looked at each other, instantly saw his thoughts, and said speechlessly, "Don't think wrongly, I said I was interested, I want you to help me manage the town."
The development level of Bailu Island is less than one-tenth now. Cheng Yu plans to pull these refugees to Bailu Island and build a second town.
In order to be a hands-off shopkeeper, someone is needed to help manage the town.
Every main city has a tax officer who is in charge of the finances and taxes of a city. This person is the tax supervisor, and his business ability should not be bad. Letting him help manage the town is definitely much better than Carter's half-baked.
Uh~
The middle-aged man touched his nose and smiled awkwardly. It turned out that Cheng Yu said he was interested in this.
His current identity is a refugee, and it would be best if he could help Cheng Yu manage the town.
"I, Antoine Bliss, am willing to serve Master Cheng Yu. This is my daughter, Anne Bliss." The middle-aged man introduced himself.
"I'll talk to you slowly after I finish the barbecue."
"Okay, Master Cheng Yu."
Antoine got the job from Cheng Yu and was in a good mood. He took his daughter to the side to rest.
Cheng Yu continued to distribute barbecue to the refugees.
...
At noon, Cheng Yu did not return to Bailu Island.
Mina, Haisha, and Meiweier had to make lunch by themselves.
Mina was the chef, wearing an apron, standing in front of the stove, preparing to make braised beef.
Meiweier and Haisha stood by and watched.
"Sister Mina, can you do it?"
Haisha didn't quite believe in Mina's ability.
"Absolutely no problem. When Cheng Yu cooked before,I've been watching from the side, and I've learned how to watch it."
Mina raised her plump chest, a confident smile on her beautiful face, poured the cut beef cubes into the pot, and kept stir-frying.
"Let me think about what seasonings Cheng Yu put in the past."
Recalling for a moment, Mina, based on her understanding of cooking, grabbed a handful of star anise and threw it into the pot, grabbed a handful of fennel and threw it into the pot, grabbed a handful of bay leaves and threw it into the pot, poured a bottle of soy sauce into the pot, and scooped a spoonful of salt into the pot...
"Hehe~ These are the seasonings, I'm definitely not wrong."
Mina put her hands on her waist, raised the corners of her mouth, and nodded with satisfaction.
The master is not at home, and I, Mina, can still feed the master's harem.
"Then what?" Haisha asked.
"Then just light the fire and stew it until it's cooked."
Although she had no idea about the heat, Mina was still confident that this would perfectly replicate Cheng Yu's braised beef.
"Okay. "
Haisha chose to believe Mina and added firewood to the stove.
In the stove, the fire was burning fiercely, and the water in the pot soon boiled.
Mina covered the pot.
Half an hour later, Meiweier opened the lid.
Because it was stewed for too long, the meat was almost stewed, so she picked up a piece of braised beef with a fork to taste it.
The taste was salty and astringent, and there were too many star anise and fennel. The mouth was full of seasonings, and the meat aroma could hardly be tasted.
"Is it delicious? Meiweier."
Wagging her tail and erecting her ears, Mina looked at Meiweier expectantly.
"Not delicious."
Meweier pouted and said bluntly.
Ah~
Mina's upright ears drooped down, and she was a little shocked. She turned to look at Haisha, "Haisha, you try it too. "
Haisha tasted the braised beef made by Mina, and a strange taste spread in her mouth. It was not an exaggeration to say that this was a dark dish.
"How is it?" Mina asked Haisha.
"...How should I put it? Sister Mina's cooking skills need to be improved."
Haisha said it more tactfully than Meiweier.
"Well, it does need to be improved."
Hearing what Haisha said, Mina regained her confidence, cheered up, and continued to cook other dishes.
Alas~
Meweier sighed. This wolf seemed to have not heard the deep meaning of Haisha's words, and was a bit stupid.