"Eh?"
Mia had a confused expression, before she remembers what happened yesterday. Ye Han smiled as he continued
"First we will go to the market and buy a lot of ingredients so we will have ingredient to spare, if you make a mistake. Second is I will show you how to haggle and get discounts from places, also take this."
Ye Han gave Mia a notebook and a pencil, which made her have a question gaze toward Ye Han who was holding Lili, he said
"This notebook is for you to write all your experiences about what you will learn from me, so any question?"
"Uuuhh....No?"
"Good! Lets go to the market!"
Ye Han brought Lili and Mia with him to the market, while Ada tried to master her control on giving Falna because if she were to bless Lili with her falna without control. Lili would really experience the word called OP from beginning to the end, Ye Han notices that their Divinity is comparable to a gigantic world made out of water while the Gods in this world is comparable to a large lake. Ye Han strolled down as Mia awkwardly walk beside him, he said while walking
"First lesson, when you buy your meat. You have to check the texture of the meat, it should be firm like your palm. When you buy Pork meat it should have a pinkish-red color, while any fat should be white in color, with no dark spots. Avoid choosing meat that is pale in color. While Beef meat should be bright cherry color. If the beef is in a sealed bag, the color is typically a darker purplish-red. Once exposed to air, it will turn a bright red and as for chickens it should be pink not gray color. "
Ye Han showed his palm and poke the part where it was not hard nor soft, Mia wrote it down as she also tried poking her palm to feel the texture. Ye Han went towards the butcher shop and check the meat, he pointed out
"Also you should try avoiding smelly meat like this one as the smell shows that the meat has been spoiled, you might get diarrhea if you were to eat this meat."
Ye Han whispered this words as The butcher was smiling proudly from his products, Ye Han asks while he pointed on a good slab of meat
[author: Not really sure how items are cost in valis.... I just guessed and estimated]
"Boss! How much for this one?"
"Ah! Welcome customer, this slab of meat cost 6,000 valis"
"Isn't it too pricey, Can't you lower the price down?"
Ye Han used his unique skill Puppy dog eyes and it was super effective! The butcher sighed and nodded as he said
"How about 5,400 valis?"
"Deal! Boss your the best!"
Ye Han also pointed out two more slab of meat and haggled the price with the butcher, Mia's eyes shined brightly as she saw the technique that Ye Han did to haggle the price while Lili was sleeping while saliva drops from her mouth. Ye Han took a handkerchief and cleaned the saliva that was dropping from Lili's mouth, he smiled happily since the slab of meats he bought was a good one. He said before leaving
"boss I come to your store again when I need more meat!"
"YEAH! COME AGAIN!"
The butcher smiled happily as Ye Han would become his regular customer soon, while Mia just wrote down some more Ideas on how to haggle. Next they went to the merchant shop who sold vegetable, while walking towards the shop. Ye Han said
"Second Lesson, When it comes to buying vegetable. Pay attention to the surface of the vegetable and make sure it's consistent, evenly colored, and firm all the way around. With most vegetables like cucumbers, peppers, onions, and potatoes, you want them to be as firm as possible. Even the gentle give you look for in fruit can indicate over-ripeness vegetables. Softness in specific areas is generally an indicator of slow rotting or bruising, even if you don't see anything obvious that would indicate spoilage. With leafy greens like lettuce and kale, look for firm, crisp, and plump leaves that are consistently colored. Expect a little brownness and a few tears in the leaves due to shipping or handling, but they should be the exception, not the rule. The majority of the leaves should be green, smooth, and unbroken."
Ye Han stops as he pointed out to the potatoes and onions beside the cabbages and said
"While Root vegetables like potatoes, garlic, and onions should be firm and tough, as well. Avoid root vegetables with cracks on the base, this means it's too dry. Most vegetables don't give you clues to their ripeness by smell the way that fruits do, but you'll know the vaguely stinky smell of slow rot or mold when you smell it. It's common sense, but steer clear if something doesn't smell right. Any questions?"
"None...."
Mia wrote down everything that Ye Han said as there are only few cooks in this world that would guide someone in finding the good stuff, Ye Han didn't forget to haggle the price as this month was vegetable season where a lot of vegetable is sold in bulk. Mia help carried the vegetable as Ye Han looks like an armored car with a baby in front, they went back to Ye Han's Mansion as they have to leave the ingredients before going to the guild and buy another land to which made Mia ask Ye Han
"Why are you helping me?"
"Well, Why not?"
"Why not?"
"Hmmn from my perspective and senses, I can see a bright future of an owner of a tavern in you. You can call me crazy, but my judgement hasn't been wrong."
Mia pondered about what he said while Ye Han had his back sweaty as he blurted out in his mind "Your pub would still be famous, even if I didn't entered this world." Ye Han and Mia went to the guild and bought a same size mansion like Ye Han's House, which coincidentally was beside their mansion. He didn't know that their location was at Western Main Street, which made him chuckle from the coincidence. Ye Han bought the mansion for 8,100,000 valis as Ye Han became a VIP customer in the guild, so he got a 10 percent discount while buying houses. He gave the key of the mansion to Mia and a list of things to buy as he said
"You should sell your adventurer stuff and buy the things in this list,I will start teaching you about cooking later afternoon. Any question?"
"I got no question.."
"Great See you later afternoon."
Ye Han went home, leaving a pondering Mia in the street. It was only a few minutes before she went to her familia's home and took her things and left, While this was happening Ye Han was already at home raising Lili up and down while saying
"Lili is flying WOOOOO!!"
"Agooo*giggle*"