The Mountain of Ice and Fire

Tywin's table was very quiet.

The other long tables were all far away from Duke Tywin's table.

There were eleven people at the table.

Duke Tywin sat alone at the head of the table. To his right were five people, the first being Jeyne, the second being Earl Gavin; then, in order, Earl Marbrand of the Cleats, Earl Lefford of the Golden Tooth, and Earl Farman of Fair Isle.

To Duke Tywin's left were also five people, the first being Earl Kevan, the second being Grand Master Pycelle. Then, in order, Earl Crakehall of Crakehall, Earl Lannister of Lannisport, and Earl Swyft of Cornfield.

Earl Gavin was eating such tender roasted meat for the first time, and drinking such refreshing bacon soup. His family was on the verge of bankruptcy, but he was still very particular about food.

For Jeyne, who was already accustomed to exquisite food, every dish today was very delicious.

Earl Gavin had drunk a little too much wine, and his courage grew: "Your Grace, is snow salt used in these dishes?"

"Yes!" Duke Tywin was always a man of few words.

"Snow salt, really Sir Gregor...?"

Before Gavin could finish speaking, the Duke interrupted him decisively: "Yes!"

Although Earl Gavin showed a relieved expression, he still didn't want to believe it at all in his heart.

Jeyne Westerling also didn't want to, and couldn't believe it.

Although when presenting the gifts, the herald accurately announced that the snow salt came from Clegane's Keep and was unintentionally produced by Ser Gregor Clegane, and then at this dinner table, her doubts were once again confirmed by Duke Tywin, she still found it hard to believe that the Mountain possessed the technology to produce snow salt.

Earl Marbrand said softly: "Your Grace, I have never drunk such delicious bacon soup. Ser Gregor's production of snow salt is really remarkable."

The other earls nodded vigorously, but no one echoed him, even though they sincerely believed so.

Duke Tywin didn't like people who flattered and echoed others, which led to a depressing and dull atmosphere at the dinner table.

Having been accustomed to eating salt with bitterness and small mud and sand, the huge difference was immediately apparent when tasting this white and fine salt for the first time. The roasted suckling pig tasted completely different with the two types of salt. The purity of the snow salt seemed to make the meat more tender.

But the enjoyment of snow salt was limited to Duke Tywin's table.

There were eleven people at the table, and each of them used chopsticks.

Under Duke Tywin's demonstration, the other ten people at the table learned to use chopsticks.

This was indeed a bit difficult at first, because facing these two 'sticks', they didn't know how to hold them or even distinguish the ends.

The dishes on this table were also very special.

The roast meat master was setting up a fire to make roast meat on the street below the square, and the baker was baking bread next to him. All kinds of dishes were made on the spot by the chefs, and then served steaming hot and fragrant.

Once the meat was roasted, two chefs with excellent knife skills were responsible for cutting various sizes of roasted meat slices for the noble lords at Duke Tywin's table, putting them on plates and serving them, and everyone would eat them with chopsticks.

In this way, the meat and bread on the Duke's table didn't need to be cut by everyone themselves.

This made Jeyne feel great!

Ladies often get their fingers and gorgeous clothes dirty when cutting steaming, oily roasted meat.

Duke Tywin thought that Gregor was very accurate when he demonstrated how to use chopsticks: let the chefs cut the roasted meat and bread, tell the chefs what style you like, and then eat it with chopsticks, without having to cut the meat and bread yourself and get greasy or covered in bread crumbs. This is also more convenient for elderly people, young children, and elegant and noble ladies, and it is more in line with the identity of nobles.

The full bacon soup was cooked with a lot of ham, carrots, and various vegetables. Only poor people would cut the meat and vegetables into small pieces and cook them into a thick soup, making it easy to drink with a spoon. But nobles don't need to do this. Large chunks of meat, long carrots, and various vegetables can be put in. Using chopsticks to pick vegetables from the soup is several times more convenient than knives and forks. Moreover, there is no need to worry about the bacon soup being steaming hot and scalding, especially if children learn to use chopsticks, it is more convenient and safe.

In Gregor's Hua civilization society, chopsticks have been used for thousands of years and have not been eliminated by other tableware, precisely because of the convenience and practicality of chopsticks.

As a Hua university理工dog, Gregor knew that there are actually many complex and diverse types of chopsticks. In Hua civilization, materials such as bamboo, wood, bone, porcelain, ivory, gold, silver, and plastic can be used to make chopsticks. Chopsticks are one of the most commonly used tableware in the world and one of the symbols of Hua's food culture. Invented in Hua, it was later spread to many countries in Asia and influenced the overseas food culture structure.

Jeyne quickly learned to use chopsticks. She was versatile, musical, artistic, and also skilled in medicine. Her hands and feet were always nimble.

She secretly looked at the Mountain. Did that villain invent chopsticks? Invent the whistle? Produce snow salt?

Is it possible?

Absolutely impossible!

But Duke Tywin's honor is beyond doubt.

This made Jeyne feel quite awkward.

She was a self-important woman with intelligence and talent, and she deeply hated Gregor. She had subtly inquired with the Grand Master, and Grand Master Pycelle clearly told her that Gregor was indeed illiterate.

Does an ignorant fellow who can't read have such high intelligence? Can he invent new things that have never existed in this world?

If that's true, then it can only be attributed to the Holy Light of the Seven Gods.

A scumbag favored by the Seven Gods?

Jeyne felt this was so twisted!

The lady elegantly enjoyed the food while thinking about her daughter's thoughts.

In the Westerlands, there are four wealthy top noble families: the Lefford family of the Golden Tooth, who are wealthy because of gold mines; the Sarwyck family of Silverhill, who are wealthy because of gold mines; the Lannister family of Lannisport, who are wealthy because of port trade; and the Lannister family of Casterly Rock, who are wealthy because of gold mines and taxes.

Jeyne has no hope of marrying into the Lannister family of Casterly Rock in this life, and the Earl of Lannister of Lannisport only has one daughter and no sons; then in the Westerlands, there are only two families left to choose from: the Lefford family of the Golden Tooth and the Sarwyck family of Silverhill. The Sarwyck family of Silverhill once rejected her father's marriage proposal, but today, as Duke Tywin's daughter, she has received marriage proposals from many noble youths, including Addam Sarwyck, the future head of the Sarwyck family.

Addam Sarwyck is handsome, wealthy, has a strong family background, and is highly skilled in martial arts. He is Jeyne's ideal young noble. Looking at the Westerlands, it is impossible to find a young man with better conditions than Sarwyck. If Jeyne marries Addam, she will be the Countess of Silverhill in the future.

Jeyne had high expectations for Addam Sarwyck.

Today, as the protagonist of the whole city, Jeyne also received admiring glances from almost all men and women.

From sixteen-year-old teenagers to sixty-year-old old nobles, their eyes were full of praise and... desire.

Jeyne became noble by virtue of her father.

The only regret was that her mother could not attend and witness her glory. Her mother was the daughter of a merchant, not a noble, and was looked down upon by Duke Tywin, so she had to compromise and stay alone in the Crag.

Jeyne thought about her daughter's little thoughts and secretly glanced at her beloved Addam again.

It was very lively on Addam's side, with bursts of laughter constantly erupting. Because of the distance, Jeyne didn't know what Addam and Gregor were talking about. She saw many knights at nearby long tables carrying wine glasses and gathering around Addam and Gregor. They were laughing and talking about something, the atmosphere was lively, and bursts of laughter kept coming.

"I bet ten gold dragons."

"I bet fifty."

She faintly heard the knights and lords shouting loudly.

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