CH 7

After lunch, for business, I sent Annie and the other maids on errands.

The skillful maids did as I said, bringing all the ingredients to the mansion, and Annie selected only the best of them and sent them to the front of me.

The material in front of me is…….

Lemon.

Salt and vinegar.

Last but not least, Noah’s favorite honey.

“Very good.”

They’re all together.

Probably, even if you don’t usually like cooking, most of you have already noticed the result just by looking at the ingredients.

What I thought of as a business item was none other than ‘Lemon Cheong’.

Normally, lemon paste contains sugar, but this lemon paste is special. I’m going to make it with honey.

Lemons have the disadvantage of being cumbersome to wash and having to remove the seeds one by one, but they are also easy to make, and best of all, this type of green has not yet appeared in the Manon Empire.

Needless to say, no one made it, not to mention its rarity, it tastes good, and it’s easy to store. If you put it in a glass jar, it’s going to be pretty.

Besides, honey is always a valuable food.

In the past, the Romans regarded honey as dew from heaven.

Anyway, I added a lot of honey, so the reaction is obvious.

As the saying goes, “The first person to make it is the one who gets it,” so you have to make these things quickly.

And in order to be able to respond to substitutes or imitations in the future, we must first have a patent or a monopoly at the top.

“Bring clean water.”

“Yes, Lady.”

I was tired from working in the morning, but the maids quickly brought me clean water without any hesitation.

As soon as I got the water, I added coarse salt and vinegar to the water and wiped the lemons dry.

Then, for sterilization, I had to blanch them a little with hot water, cut the lemons into pieces, and pick out the seeds.

Annie, who was watching me, offered to help, and began to gently pick out lemon seeds with a fork.

Annie, who is also good at housework, trimmed the lemons with a skill that was more skillful than me.

‘Wait.’

If you only add honey, will it taste too sweet?

Instead, let’s add more lemon flavor.

Well, I’m going to have to squeeze some of the lemons I prepared and mix them with honey.

“…….”

As soon as I finished thinking, I picked up the lemon that had been cut in half and squeezed it all into an empty bowl.

Now I put the prepared lemon and juice in a jar, filled it with honey, and that’s it.

As a finishing touch, I placed the lid on top of a glass jar of lemon paste, and one of the maids who was the first to notice the result asked with a twinkle in her eye.

“Oh my gosh, it’s pretty. What do you call this food?”

“It’s lemon syrup.”

Then, without having anything to do, the handmaidens looked at Lemon cheong and looked quite curious.

After all, the concept of “Cheong” did not yet exist in the Empire.

It’s really amazing.

I know how to marinate cucumbers in vinegar like pickles, but I never thought of marinating fruit in sugar or honey.

All fruits, including lemons, are perfect for hot tea in winter and cool ice water in summer.

Maybe I should try strawberries and limes next time because I have a chance.

“What does it taste like?”

“Apparently it’s sweet because it has honey in it, right?”

Ho-ho, I’m already in trouble with such a violent reaction.

“It’s not over yet.”

If you end up like this, it’s just a normal business product.

What I want is a product to represent Noah’s position, not an ordinary one.

So I’m going to put my own mark here that I made for Noah.

“Do you have anything else to prepare?”

As my laughter deepened, Annie spoke to me.

After all, Annie is the only one who knows me best.

I replied with a broad smile.

“Paper and pen please. And let’s go to Noah.”

“Young master…?”

Annie tilted her head, a little embarrassed by my answer, which she had never imagined.

But really, Noah shouldn’t be left out of this.

I’m going to engrave a pattern here with Noah’s drawings!

…… But I shouldn’t have thought that everything would be easy to get there.

“That’s . . . Lim?”

When I showed up with a pen and paper, Noah looked a little puzzled and took the supplies from me.

While Noah stood up awkwardly with his pen, I was looking for something to add color, like crayons or paint.

And in the end, the finished product …….

“Well, is this a dragon?”

“…….”

“Oh, or a snake?”

There was only a mysterious picture of a pink earthworm and a red-faced Noah.

The only demon swordsman in the world, and he looks outstanding.

He had the ability to fight a war or anything for Honey Edren.

Who knew.

“No, I drew you sister.”

Noah didn’t have any sense of painting aesthetics.

Noah’s shoulders slumped.

“I’m sorry…”

Noah mumbled, his face as if he was about to explode, turning red with embarrassment.

Apparently, he realized that his paintings were hopeless, even if he thought about it himself.

At the same time, my pride was hurt.

He’s the one who did anything for Honey in the past, but he blushes with a pen and paper like this.

I’d rather give you a wooden sword and show you some magic.

I didn’t know how childlike he looked, but I didn’t want to see this kind of inability to Rosent.

On the subject of childishness, my pride was strong inside, and it was funny.

“…….”

But unaware of Noah’s speed, Rosent opened his eyes wide and silently stroked Noah’s head before tilting his head.

“Well, no. It’s okay.”

On the contrary, she said, with a broad expression on her face, as if satisfied.

“Noah wanted to draw his sister.”

She picked up Noah from the chair and placed him on her lap.

Noah flinched in bewilderment at Rosent’s sudden action, and as his nervousness lightened his weight, Rosent’s eyes widened as he studied him.

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But then I put the crayons in Noah’s hand, and I casually superimposed my hand on top of it.

Apricot-colored crayons drew a round oval, and the white paper was filled with pink and red.

“…….”

Noah was mesmerized by the large, soft hands that wrapped around his hands.

Originally, Rosent’s hands were so big.

No, it’s a little smaller than the honeysuckle hand you see in your dreams every day…?

When will you be able to get beyond this hand?

5 years or 10 years?

Why is he ten years old now?

If only it had been a little later……. If only time had been warped in the first place, leaving the body intact.

I wouldn’t be able to paint a picture on my lap like this with all my pride bruised.

What……. Nevertheless.

‘Hands, it’s warm.’

The faint feeling of happiness I felt in this situation was quite sweet.

Before I knew it, a slight heat was rising up in Noah’s cheeks.

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“That’s it!”

With a satisfying result, I looked at the finished picture with a proud expression.

Me and Noah drawn in a small two-figure figure, and a corolla drawn in a circle around it.

If it’s this, I don’t mind labeling it.

Wait, I need to make a copy of this first, so I’ll have to ask the horse stable first.

Anyway, it takes a few days for the lemon paste to mature, so first of all, I divided the lemon paste I made into one for tasting and one for quinoa… Let’s investigate the amount of demand.

On the first day of summer, I have to start selling in earnest.

It was a moment of deep thought.

“Lady.”

My attention, which had been focused on the plan, began to drift to the right.

Annie had called me.

“What’s going on?”

Normally, when I was with Noah, I didn’t touch anyone.

I tilted my head and put the paper down, and Annie politely folded her hand to me.

“The Duke is asking for the young lady.”

“My father.”

“Yes, he asked for Young master too.”

“Oh my. Noah too?”

I looked at the clock on the wall and floated a little.

Why is the person who is about to go to work suddenly calling us…….

Oh, I’ve been wanting to play with Noah for the first time in a long time while painting a few more pictures!

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I expressed my regret by stroking Noah’s cheek with my hand in resentment.

“Uh-huh!”

It wasn’t long before Noah got a little nervous and wrapped his hands around his cheeks.

He’s only ten years old, and he’s like an angry cat.

How much time had passed while I was teasing Noah for being so drunk with cuteness?

Noah and I, who were following Annie as the guide, arrived at the Duke’s room before we knew it.

“It’s a little late.”

The Duke glanced at the clock on his desk, then stood up and shifted his gaze to the table.

It was an unspoken intention to sit at the table.

“Why did you call me at this time?”

Someone I wouldn’t normally be looking for at this time… That’s the two of us together.

I put Noah down in the chair first and hurried to the side to listen to the discussion.

Then the maids brought pound cake and tea to me and Noah.

Perhaps the bitter black tea was not yet to the child’s taste, Noah was silently adding sugar cubes to the tea.

When the cake finally came into Noah’s mouth, the Duke began to speak to me.

“I spoke to the Marquis of Eriz, and she said she would recommend Noah for a teacher.”

“Oh my! Really?”

I put my fork to my mouth and turned my gaze to the Duke of Malgon.

What, really!

Is this why you called me and Noah? I’m so happy!

The news was more joyful than I expected, and I asked the Duke with a curve in my eyes.

“So your Excellency the Marquis said he would recommend whom?”

“The heir of the Rosoterban has decided to teach Noah.”

Aha, Rosotervan…….

‘Wait a minute.’

“Is it Rosoterban?”

Bang.

I was so surprised that I stood up and asked:

“Heir of Rossoterban, isn’t he the deputy commander of the First Imperial Knights!”

“What’s the matter?”

With a look of bewilderment, the Duke asked me.

No, of course, I’m very grateful that someone of such a high position would be Noah’s teacher, but…….

“Sister?”

Before I knew it, I turned my gaze to Noah, who was looking at me with round eyes.

If it’s Rosoterban…….

Eastern Rosoterban.

He’s Lucas’s former mentor last year.

T/N: Well, “Lemon Cheong” is a popular Korean drink. It’s a kind of lemon syrup. Refreshing and it’s used in cafes most. Picture below:  It looks good though. So, how’s this chapter? Write down to lemme know your opinion. Should I update thrice a week?