The Black Iron Glory
Dad's Reproval

Chapter 26

Dad's Reproval

It was dinner time.

Arbeit wasn't there and Claude didn't know where he could be.

His mother was done and brought the evaporating Little Blowk upstairs. He said that the boy had fun playing with the slightly older girl next door and did not nap, which shows from how early he went to bed.

Angelina had finished eating. He acted very quickly and had already washed the dishes gathered in the kitchen. That's the part that her little sister Claude really likes. He is fun and precocious. Although she was only twelve years old, she already knew how to help with housework.

Claude's father leaned back in his chair to suck after the meal and looked like he was thinking about something big and complicated like national policy or philosophy.

Claude placed the silverware in his hand and took the small linen cloth from the pile on the table to wipe his mouth. He finally finished his meal. His mother made beef stew. Although it could be bought cheaply from a butcher, it was Claude's favorite meal. However, biting a bone takes time, so he was the last one to finish.

After bringing his dishes to the kitchen for his sister to clean, Claude returned to the dining table and prepared to talk to him about serious matters.

"Dad, tomorrow is Friday and we have a day off. Me, Eyke, Boa, and Weri were planning to go to Lake Balinga for fishing and we had already rented a single sailing fishing boat in Sunny. We will also camp near the lake all night in hopes of a better catch. So, I won't be home for the next two days. "

There's no choice. Since he had already decided to go to Egret for an adventure, he had to make an excuse to hide it from his parents. Going fishing in Balinga Lake is a good reason. After all, they were young men who lived beside a lake not too far from the sea and had no trouble swimming at all.

The time when old Claude fell into an ice hole and fell ill just because his body was taken away by a transmigrator was a completely different matter. It was not because he could not swim well, but rather because of the cold weather that caused him to wear too many layers of clothing. His body was also unprepared for the sudden change in temperature, which caused his muscles to spasm uncontrollably as he fell in the ice chamber. Were it not for Welikro and the rest's quick reaction to grabbing his clothes, the transmigrator would probably not have found a good target to enter at all.

In addition, fishing is also a great way to make extra pocket money. It was common for Whitestag youths to rent fishing boats for a few days to earn some extra money, so it was meaningless to make something big. People like Claude who rented fishing boats were not too rare either, but they needed luck because without the guidance of an experienced captain and fisherman, they were not very rare, beginners will not be able to find traces of fish and their school in such a lake.

Morssen put down the black ivory pipe and looked at his son. "Are you short of money? Why do you want to go fishing like everyone else?"

Claude nodded. "Yes. I bought something and now I owe Boa, Eyke, and Wero some money. So, I wanted to use two days of vacation to fish and return it. If I am lucky, I will be able to pay it back right after that. "

"How much do you owe?"

"Not much, just one thale and three riyases."

"What do you buy and where do you buy it? What stuff costs a lot of money?" Morssen really wanted to know if this son was being cheated by anyone. A 16-year-old young man like him had already spent the monthly income of a young farmer on something he bought. If he was really scammed, then Morssen, the chief secretary of the city, would go on to teach the con man some rules. The act of deceiving his son was an insult to his authority.

Claude shook his head. "Dad, don't worry. I was not tricked or scammed. I bought this from Mock's Goods, oh, it's called Mock's Fishing and Boating Tools now. The late owner, Pijak, managed to obtain a cookbook made from animal skins that seemed to have over a hundred years of history. I believe that it was passed down by several noble families.

"It should be an antique cookbook, given its elaborate appearance. There are also 17 delicious recipes. Since mom's birthday is next month, I bought it as a gift for her. However, the current owner, Wakri, wants to charge two thales for it. Thanks to Boa and Eyke, I managed to get it for one thale and three riyases. They also helped me pay for it. "

"It should be an antique cookbook, given its elaborate appearance. There are also 17 delicious recipes. Since mom's birthday is next month, I bought it as a gift for her. However, the current owner, Wakri, wants to charge two thales for it. Thanks to Boa and Eyke, I managed to get it for one thale and three riyases. They also helped me pay for it. "

Morssen did not seem to have moved. "Show me the cookbook. I thought I'd know better if it was an antique or worth the money."

Claude went upstairs to pick up a magical cookbook.

Since the diary that was hidden in it had been copied by him and translated, the recipe book was no longer useful to him. Moreover, the content on the last page was somewhat coincidentally too frightening, making Claude feel a little uneasy. It was as if the cookbook had mysteriously ended up in his hands instead of everyone being able to end up with it. It just so happened that he was able to find the secret within it as well.

Right now, all he could think of was taking the recipe book out of his hands as soon as possible. Not only was it useless to him, it could even bring him a little trouble. If there was someone who could read the hidden diary in the future, they would guess that Claude, the one who bought the cookbook, might be able to read the words in it, he said, which means that he has a talent for magic.

The thought caused his hair to rise. She also said that she bought a recipe book for a gift to her mother. In addition to his three friends, Wakri was also there to hear it. Who knows if they will tell it to others? While she can keep it in the short term, people will start to suspect if her mother doesn't get it on her birthday.

After all, what reason did he have for keeping the recipe book like that was his treasure? He did not cook, so it was useless to have one, unless there was something else about the cookbook that caused Claude to hold onto it.

In a sense, Claude was a bit paranoid. After all, he had moved into an entirely foreign world and had changed from a man in his thirties to a young man in his 16s. So, he always noticed whether his strange behavior was different from others, whether his speech sounded right, and so on. The more he thought about this, the more often his thoughts headed in a bad direction.

He handed over his father's cookbook. "This is one of them . "

Morssen received it and sniffed it, before opening the eyeglass box on the table and putting on his glasses, which could also be used as a magnifying glass, to carefully examine the beaasts skin cap of the cookbook.

Morssen received it and sniffed it, before opening the eyeglass box on the table and putting on his glasses, which could also be used as a magnifying glass, to carefully examine the beaasts skin cap of the cookbook.

After quite some time, Morssen finally took off his glasses and nodded in satisfaction. "This wakri does have the confidence of the right trader. He did not deceive others like the smaller hawkers. This cookbook is indeed an antique and the price of one thale and three riyases is not expensive."

"That's also what I thought," Claude agreed, "Especially, it's entirely made of animal skin and it looks really great. I thought it might belong to some noble family that was exterminated during the reformation of the kingdom. It was probably used for the banquets they held and ended up in the Mock Goods one after another sale.

"That's why and the 17 recipes for delicious dishes inside I thought of buying them for mom as a birthday gift. I believe that mom will be happy when she sees this."

Claude tried to pick up the cookbook that was placed on the table in front of his father. As he expected, Morssen stretched out his hand and placed it in the cookbook.

Morssen cleared his throat before shaking to Claude. "Claude, we're really glad you're such a dutiful kid. However, you are still young and have no income. So, we wouldn't expect you to buy us an expensive gift during our birthday. It is enough that you hold that intention.

"This cookbook is indeed a wonderful gift for your mother. But this is also an antique, so it would be a waste to put it in the kitchen for your mother to learn the recipe from it. It would also damage the cover and skin of the beast inside. easily.So, I have decided to keep this in the study room to preserve it. Of course, if your mom wants to learn the recipe, you can make it a hand copy, which will arguably be more meaningful to her as a gift. "

"But dad, I still owe them money for this cookbook" Claude reluctantly said.

Morssen took out a bag of gold-tied deer-skin money, and took out two thales. But after some thought, he put one back and put the rest of the thorns on the table.

"How about this .. You spend one thale and three riyases in this cookbook. I'll close the thale for you, so the three riyases you spent are gifts for your mother. Copy this recipe book once again and give it to her as a birthday gift. Is that okay? "

"I think so ..." Claude almost fainted. He experienced the stiffness of his father's first hand.

"But I'm going to need to get a good notebook and a good cover for the surface too! I don't have any money for me right now" Claude said as he looked at his father with a troubled look.

"I think so ..." Claude almost fainted. He experienced the stiffness of his father's first hand.

"But I'm going to need to get a good notebook and a good cover for the surface too! I don't have any money for me right now" Claude said as he looked at his father with a troubled look.

"Didn't I give you two riyases a while ago for you to buy a book?"

"I bought a pure silver hairpin for Anna and four pirate statues for Little Blowk. I've used it."

"Look at yourself .." Morssen let out a long sigh and lectured, "You're an adult, but you're spending money without much thought and planning. You just pay and buy whatever suits your liking. Anna was young, so what was the use of such an expensive hairpin for her? Copper that is quite expensive for the sun alone is enough. And Little Blowk breaks his toy or gets bored after a few days, so there's no need to buy a new one for him .

"I know you love your sisters, but you can't spoil them like that. I gave you that money to buy books, not presents for them. Think carefully about what you do. Spending money always feels good and your brothers are happy to receive gifts too. But where have the books you promised to you bought? You can't go back on your word. This is the most basic quality a man should possess. "

Claude finally realized what was going on. His father had long since realized where he spent his money. He was just making a teachable moment out of this.

"Whatever, one thale, then," Claude murmured, "I'll go fishing for the next two days. If I was lucky, I would be able to sell my catch at a good price and I would have the money I needed to buy the book. I'm not saying that I won't buy any more books, right? "

"Huh, as stubborn as ever," said Morssen as he pulled riyas out of his money-bag, "It's not that I don't want to give you extra silver pale, either, but your behavior now shows that you will buy whatever you want whenever you have money. It seems that you do not yet know how to spend money wisely. You will ask us for money every time you use it and if this continues, not only will you not develop the habit of saving money , You will also ruin being a family disgrace that only knows how to spend the habit.

"I only have a salary of three thales a month, so I only make riyas a day from my job. Money does not come easily for us parents, but we spend it voluntarily for our children. However, I'm still hoping that you'll spend your money carefully and not buy anything if you don't need to. You should plan your purchase well. Take these riyas and assume my workday is gone. "

Claude pouted and reached out his hand to grab the silver and copper coins on the table while thinking, Don't think I don't know about your other source of income. . . If we really only relied on your monthly salary as a civil servant, our family would have long since died of starvation!

"Dad! Why did you give him money ?!"