The gourmet master of the fairy world

Chapter 20 There are Neighbors
Angie and Snorlax were sleeping soundly, but Tanabata Bluebird couldn't fall asleep at all.

To be precise, the only one who couldn't sleep was the mother bluebird.

The room that Diancie prepared for them was very comfortable, with a thick blanket on the floor. The family of three huddled together, covered with soft quilts, feeling so comfortable.

Because she was worried that the family of three would be afraid of the darkness after experiencing a dark rainy night, Diancie did not turn off the lights when she left. She also told them to turn off the lights themselves if they felt the room was too bright and told them the location of the switch.

The bluebird and its father were so exhausted that they had curled up and fallen asleep, but the bluebird mother couldn't fall asleep.

It looked at the dark night outside through the window, listened to the whistling wind and the rustling rain outside, and its thoughts kept drifting away.

It seemed like it had experienced a rainy night like this many years ago. It lost a game again that time, and its trainer punished it by making it stand outside and not allowing it to eat dinner.

It rained heavily that night. It was cold and hungry, and finally fainted in the rain.

It thought that if the trainer had called it back to the house like Angel did and prepared warm food and shelter for it, it might not have hated humans as much as it did now.

Unfortunately, it didn't, and in the end it was another Pokémon of the trainer who carried the unconscious Pokémon into the house.

Looking back now, everything that happened in the past is still vivid in my mind.

I don’t know how long it was, but when a ray of light appeared in the sky, the mother bluebird fell into a deep sleep.

In the morning, the bright sunshine shines into the house through the window, and the little sparrow gently lands on the balcony railing.

"Ya- ...
Angel opened his eyes drowsily and found that Snorlax was still holding his arm tightly. The nightcap that he had worn on his head last night was gone.

"Gang~~Gang~~" It's delicious... I want more...

I don’t know what kind of beautiful dream it had, it kept murmuring to itself.

Angel gently pulled his arm out, got out of bed, walked to the balcony, waved and greeted Little Arrowbird, "Good morning, Little Arrowbird!"

The fresh air after the rain blew in his face. Anjie took a deep breath and felt his brain become extremely clear instantly.

"Wow! There's a rainbow!" Angel suddenly exclaimed, and saw in the distance a huge rainbow bridge stretching from one end of the mountain range to the other.

"Ah~~"

The little sparrow flapped its wings happily and flew up, playing with the flying pink bird, flying farther and farther, all the way towards the rainbow, until it disappeared from Angel's sight.

After standing on the balcony for a while, Angie dragged the little Snorlax out of the bed and took it into the bathroom to wash up.

This guy is really good at sleeping. He was even drowsy when brushing his teeth. Angie helped him squeeze the toothpaste.

Seeing that the toothbrush of Snorlax was almost brushing his nose, Anjie sighed leisurely, "I was hoping that my apprentice would be able to stand on his own and enjoy a good life soon, but now it seems that it is impossible. He just said that he would work hard two days ago, but today his true colors are exposed."

"Just!!!"

Angel's words gave Snorlax a startle, and all sleepiness disappeared immediately. It opened its eyes wide, brushed its teeth in a few seconds, and then ran out to change into its chef's uniform. After that, it even urged Angel to come back.

"Gang~Gang~~" Master, hurry up, or I won't wait for you!
Anjie: ...

Maybe because it had just rained, there were not many Pokémon coming to the store to eat this morning. But that’s okay, Angel felt that he could take the opportunity to rest more.

After the Pokémon had their breakfast, Angie asked Diancie, "Did the bluebirds come down for breakfast?"

"No." Diancie shook her head. "They were very tired last night, and maybe they were frightened. Let them sleep a little longer."

Angie nodded.

After the Pokémon finished their breakfast, Angie, Diancie, and Snorlax sent them out together. Butterfree and the Diglett brothers also took the opportunity to say goodbye.

Then Angie put on his rain boots and went to the vegetable garden behind the house.

It had just rained, and there were water drops hanging on the leaves of vegetables in the garden. They were so green and tender that you could tell at a glance that they were fresh and tender. Angie couldn't help but pick a handful of green vegetables and decided to stir-fry a plate of them at noon to try.

If you don't eat it now, it may not be so fresh and tender after a while.

Anjie also found that the tomatoes had also produced fruits, but they were still green. When he thought of the various delicious foods made from tomatoes, his mouth couldn't help but water.

Wait a minute.

It had just rained and the vegetable garden was wet. The picked green vegetables were covered with fresh soil. Anjie took them to the newly dug pond to wash them.

Fortunately, this pond was dug, otherwise there would be water accumulation in the vegetable garden, and many vegetables might have rotted their roots.

After washing the vegetables, Anjie walked home humming a little tune. As soon as he reached the door, he saw the bluebird and its father flying out of the house with panicked looks on their faces.

"What's going on?" asked Angie.

"Chilu~Chilu~"

“Odd~Odd~”

The two Pokémon spoke incoherently, and of course, even if they spoke clearly, Angie wouldn't understand them.

At this time, Dianxi came over with a medicine box and said, "Mother Bluebird is sick and has a fever."

An Jie was surprised to hear this. He was not sick, but the bluebird mother, who was countless times stronger than him, was sick? The bluebird father was not sick either!
"Go and have a look."

Anjie put Xiao Qingcai down and followed Dianxi and the bluebird father and daughter to the room where the three of them rested last night.

As soon as Anjie entered the door, he saw the mother bluebird lying on the ground with a weak look on her face, her blue skin now completely red.

Anjie walked over and touched its neck, and sure enough, it was burning hot.

Feeling someone touching her, the mother bluebird opened her eyelids and glanced at Angie. At this time, she didn't even have the strength to glare at Angie.

"Dianxi, quick, give me the medicine."

Upon hearing this, Diancie quickly opened the medicine box and took out the antipyretic medicine.

The system has not only equipped this medicine box with commonly used medicines for humans, but also with commonly used medicines for Pokémon. It is very comprehensive, but the quantity is not large. Once they are used up, Angel will have to use happiness points to buy them from the system store.

After taking the medicine and putting it into the bluebird mother's mouth, Anjie was afraid that it would not swallow it, so he said to it softly: "It will be fine after taking the medicine, don't be stubborn."

The mother bluebird really didn't have the energy to argue with Anjie. Her consciousness was hazy and she let Anjie feed her medicine and give her water.

Then Angie put a cold towel on its forehead and wiped its body with alcohol. It took a long time for its body temperature to gradually subside.

After doing all this, Anjie saw that the bluebird and his father were still worried, so he smiled and comforted them, "Don't worry, since the fever has started to subside, it means there is no problem. You stay with it. I'll go prepare some food for you. I guess you are hungry too, right?"

The bluebird and the bluebird father nodded, then lay quietly beside the bluebird mother, staring at it without blinking.

Anjie came to the kitchen, steamed a basket of buns first, and then began to wash the green vegetables he had just picked.

After washing the vegetables, he took out the oil, salt, chicken essence and other seasonings one by one.

Pour oil into the heated pan, then add the vegetables and stir-fry, then add appropriate amounts of salt, oyster sauce and other seasonings in order, and finally add chicken essence and serve.

A simple and delicious stir-fried vegetable dish is ready.

High-end ingredients often only require simple cooking methods, and the same is true for the green vegetables that Anjie grows himself.

He took a piece of the vegetable with chopsticks and put it in his mouth. He was immediately amazed by the taste of the vegetable. Fresh! Tender! Delicious!

It's worthy of being grown using seeds bought from the system store.

When Angie was about to put down his chopsticks after finishing his meal, he saw the little Snorlax clinging to the kitchen door frame, staring at him straight, with a suspicious gleam at the corner of his mouth.

"Gang~Gang~~" Master, what delicious food are you stealing?

As it spoke, it slightly sniffed the fragrance in the air. Its expression seemed to be saying: Don't fool me, I can smell it!
Anjie had no choice but to change a pair of chopsticks, pick up a piece of food and pass it to Snorlax, "You are such a jerk, you can't hide anything from me. Come, let me give you a taste."

"Ah~~~" The little Snorlax ran briskly to Angel, swallowed the vegetables into his mouth, chewed them twice, and squinted his eyes with a look of amazement.

"Is it delicious?" asked Anjie.

"Gang~Gang~~" Delicious, delicious.

(ˊˋ)Snorlax looked at Anjie pitifully again.

An Jie refused and said, "This is breakfast for Bluebird and Bluebird's father. If you want to eat it, I will make it for you at noon. Be good."

"Gang~" Hearing this, the little Snorlax stopped clinging, he is a well-behaved little cutie.

When Anjie saw that the steamed buns were ready, he opened the steamer, took them out, put them in the rice bowl, and handed them to the little Snorlax along with the freshly fried green vegetables, saying, "Be good, take these to the bluebirds."

"Just~~"

The little Snorlax nodded, then obediently took the food bowl and left.

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At about one o'clock in the afternoon, the mother bluebird woke up in a daze. Although her fever had completely subsided, she was seriously ill and felt weak all over.

As soon as it opened its eyes, it saw its husband and daughter sleeping beside it. Seeing their peaceful expressions, the mother bluebird showed a gentle smile on her face.

This smile was something that Anjie, an outsider, had never seen before.

"Are you awake? How do you feel?"

Angie's sudden voice startled the mother bluebird.

Before the mother bluebird could react, Angie had already placed his hand on its forehead.

"Well, the fever is completely gone. It looks like there's really no problem."

Without waiting for the bluebird mother to say anything, he quickly withdrew his hand.

Mother Bluebird: . . .

"Are you hungry? I left some food for you. Please wait a moment." Angel said and walked out of the room.

Looking at Anjie's back, the mother bluebird had a complicated expression.

Why wasn't the first human being it met the person in front of it?
At this moment, it finally had to admit that Angie was different from the humans it knew.

As soon as Anjie left, the bluebird and its father woke up.

"Qilu~~Qilu~~" Mom, you finally woke up. I was so worried.

The bluebird happily crawled into its mother's arms and kept acting coquettishly to her.

“Strange~~~”

The mother avian patted the avian with her wings lovingly to calm its uneasy mood. It must have been scared because its mother suddenly fell ill.

The bluebird father put his head in front of his wife and rubbed her neck gently, expressing his concern and love.

The mother bluebird also responded to her husband's affection and intertwined her necks with his. For a moment, the atmosphere in the room was extremely warm.

After eating the food brought by Angie, the mother bluebird finally regained her strength.

Facing the bright afternoon sunshine, a family of three flew out of Anjie's house.

“Odd~Odd~”

"Qilu~ Qilu~~"

In the blue sky, the clear chirping of bluebirds and bluebirds can be heard, bringing a different kind of vitality to the Nibel Plateau.

"Come and play again when you have time!"

Anjie stood at the door and waved towards the sky, and the sound of the bluebirds chirping in response was still heard.

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That day, Anjie invited Loach and Catfish King to his home because he bought some lotus roots from the system store and wanted to ask the two brothers to help plant them in the pond next to the vegetable garden.

Originally, Anjie wanted to ask the loach and catfish king to help plant lotus roots in their puddles, but now that he has his own pond, there is no need to go far away.

Standing by the pond, Anjie watched the loach and catfish bury lotus roots one by one into the water. Suddenly he asked:
"Would you two like to come live at my pond?"

The two brothers were stunned by what Anjie said.

()Um?
Angel explained, "You see, your original home is in a remote location, and you live there alone. You are also a water Pokémon, so it is not easy for you to move around on the shore. You live far away, so it is not easy for you to come to my house for dinner.

Why don't you just live in my pond? You can help me plant lotus roots and clean the pond. After the lotus roots are grown, I will give you some as food. My lotus roots are much better than yours, they are bigger and more delicious."

Angel thought that the pond must be cleaned regularly, otherwise the silt would accumulate and become shallower and shallower, and even the channel connecting the pond to Lake Nibel might be blocked. Loaches and king catfish are very suitable for this job.

The loach and the catfish king looked at each other, a little hesitant.

Angel continued, "Look, my pond has a direct passage to Lake Nibel. If you get bored of staying in the pond, you can use the passage to go to Lake Nibel to relax at any time. Isn't this more comfortable than the small puddle you live in?"

The two brothers were finally deeply moved by what Anjie said at the end.

"Ming gu da~"

"Ming gu da~"

At this time, the three gopher brothers popped their heads out of the soil and joined in persuading the loach and the catfish king. They came again today to help loosen the soil and weed in Anjie's vegetable garden, and they happened to hear the conversation between Anjie and the loach brothers.

"Hey~Hey~"

In the end, the Catfish King made the decision and agreed to Angel's proposal.

Angel immediately said to the catfish king and the loach happily: "Catfish king, loach, we are neighbors from now on. Please give me your guidance!"

"Ni Ni~ Ni Ni~~"

"Hey~~Hey~~"

The loach and the catfish king nodded, then dived into the water to continue planting lotus roots.

(End of this chapter)