My Lady Chef novel Chapter 4

Linda's POV:

"Pardon me milady. Did you just say ingredients? The manor has a lot of those." I said to her but she shook her head.

"I know what will happen if you gather ingredients from the main house. They might accuse you of some nonsense so I would rather buy and re-stock our stash of ingredients with the money the duke gave me." she proudly flipped her braid.

"Bu-But I don't know how to cook anything milady."

"That is fine. I know how to cook. So let's order some supplies and produce at the market district." came her excited tone as she smiled while we found a general store that had the stuff she needs.

Did she say that she can cook? Noble Ladies...don't cook.

Hence our outing was just hours of purchasing a lot of cooking materials, utensils, and ingredients. She even bought an icebox which cost 100 gold drachma.

But even then, we were left with 50 silver and 90 gold drachma as a leftover.

After we gave the stores and growers the address and directions to the South Gate and the bridal house where they will drop our supplies tonight, my lady looks cheerful as we walked to the area where we hailed a carriage back to the Duke's house.

This was the weirdest outing with a lady I have ever experienced. She would not buy any more clothes because she says she has more than enough of those. She is not interested in jewels nor is she interested in fripperies or fragrances but she said maybe when she gets her official allowance, she might think of buying those added expenses.

She called what most ladies deem as a necessity "added expenses".

My brain can't seem to wrap around what the duchess was even thinking.

"Linda, This day has been so much fun. For the first time in weeks; I feel so alive." her dulcet voice sounded so warm, the moonlight lending a startling effect on her hair which glowed as her teal eyes glimmered as she smiled at me. "I hope you can do this with me again."