Chapter 101 Cucumbers, corn, pumpkins...

In just a few minutes, everyone had seen all the groceries in that huge delivery box during the live stream.

Qi Miaosi visibly became very happy. Just as he placed the dishes on the counter, he heard a commotion coming from the yard.

She rushed out to take a look, and the live stream camera captured the woman who had just entered the yard.

Lu Su raised her head and smiled, "Meow meow, I'm here!"

It was a hoarse voice just like Qi Miaosi's.

[Huh? What's going on? That person's voice...]

Is it like Miaomiao, with congenital vocal cord malformation?

Qi Miaosi saw the comments and shook his head, saying, "No, that's not it."

She had barely finished speaking when Lu Su walked up to her.

The two embraced each other excitedly and jumped up and down a couple of times.

"Long time no see, my kitty!"

"Long time no see, SuSu!"

Two hoarse voices overlapped, interspersed with breathy sounds; neither of them uttered a complete sentence.

After hugging for a while, Lu Su let go of her hand and walked into the house with Qi Miaosi, asking as he did so, "Meow Meow, what were you saying just now? I only heard 'No,'"

Qi Miaosi pointed to his phone and said, "Your fans are asking if you're like me."

Lu Su was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing, his laughter broken into short, guttural sounds.

She waved to the camera: "No, I just have a sore throat. The weather has been changing too much lately. I just came back from studying in Pinggao Kingdom and haven't gotten used to the climate here yet."

Pinggao Kingdom is located in the western part of the Cangxuan Realm, where the climate is hot all year round.

When she returned, the weather in Xia Kingdom was turning cool, so she didn't pay attention. But after taking a nap, her voice changed to this.

Qi Miaosi set up her phone on the counter and started cooking, leaving Lu Su to talk to the viewers in the live stream.

"Meow Meow can't talk too much, so I'll talk to you guys."

[Are you studying in Pinggao Kingdom? The environment there is rather harsh and underdeveloped. What kind of studies can you possibly have?]

Lu Su laughed heartily. Her skin was tanned dark from the sun in Pinggao Kingdom, making her bright white teeth even more noticeable.

"Study music."

[Music? What's so interesting about learning the music of Pinggao Kingdom?]

The culture of Pinggao Kingdom was rich, and its music was actually quite good, possessing a mysterious and desolate feel. Many iconic movie soundtracks were created by people from their country.

[Isn't Pinggao Kingdom full of evil cultivators? Isn't it dangerous? I've heard that evil cultivators often prey on people.]

"There are indeed many evil cultivators over there, but the Celestial Pivot Star Lord of the Cultivation Alliance is personally overseeing things there, so the evil cultivators don't dare to lay a hand on the living."

Lu Su paused, realizing that his previous statement was somewhat ambiguous, and quickly said, "I wouldn't harm a dead person either."

She shrugged. "I don't have spiritual roots, so I don't know much about them. I can only say that there's actually no danger there."

[That's true. Tian Shu Xingjun has the highest cultivation level among the seven stars of the alliance. With her in charge, even the most dangerous places will become safe.]

[Here's something few people might know: many of those divine songs were actually composed by those evil cultivators from Pinggao Kingdom. They give the impression that their mental state isn't quite right—is this how their musical talents were awakened after they became evil cultivators?]

Lu Su couldn't help but laugh: "That's true, many evil cultivators over there really like music."

After talking for so long, Lu Su felt a burning pain in his throat.

She was looking for water when Qi Miaosi finished washing the cucumbers, so she simply picked one up to quench her thirst.

With a crisp "snap," the sound was captured by the phone, and the viewers in the live stream could hear it clearly.

"So crispy!"

So crispy!

Lu Su and the viewers in the live stream had the same reaction.

She stared in surprise, her eyes widening as she looked down at the cucumber.

As you chew unconsciously, cucumber juice bursts in your mouth, spreading sweetness and a refreshing sensation.

Lu Su took another bite, and even nodded unconsciously.

Her eyes lit up, and she asked excitedly, "Oh my god, these cucumbers are so delicious! Meow Meow, did you grow them yourself?"

Qi Miaosi looked up, smiled, and shook her head at her, "I bought it at Xianshan Farm."

"Fairy Mountain Farm!" Lu Su exclaimed in surprise.

When she was in Pinggao Kingdom, Qi Miaosi often chatted with her, mentioning that Xianshan Farm had many people on the Xia Kingdom's internet praising the vegetables from Xianshan Farm.

However, Qi Miaosi has never managed to snag one, so it's impossible to confirm whether what netizens are saying is true.

"You actually managed to get one? This cucumber is really delicious, the skin is crisp and sweet." Lu Su exclaimed. "I remember cucumbers I ate before, the skin was either tasteless or a bit bitter."

She took another bite after saying that, her eyes narrowing as she said, "It's so delicious."

Wow, I really want to eat this too! It looks so crisp and juicy.

[Wait, is it just my imagination? My cat friend's voice seems a little clearer.]

[It's not my imagination, Meow Meow's friend's voice is very clear and bright, it sounds like the voice actor in Meow Meow's videos.]

Lu Su looked at the comments on the screen and slowed down his chewing.

She touched her throat, which had felt burning just moments before, but after swallowing bites of cucumber, it now felt refreshing and less thirsty.

"Meow..." Lu Su turned his head and said incredulously, "My throat doesn't seem to hurt as much anymore."

When she said this, her voice was clear, and her throat didn't hurt.

Qi Miaosi stopped chopping vegetables, looked at Lu Su, and nodded excitedly.

Indeed, when she first entered the room, Lu Su's voice and condition were similar to hers, but now that Lu Su had eaten most of a cucumber, he was almost completely recovered.

Lu Su had already swallowed the last bite of cucumber.

The tail end of a cucumber is usually very bitter, but this cucumber has no bitterness at all; it's still sweet and thirst-quenching.

Lu Su looked at the cucumbers in the colander, still somewhat unsatisfied.

Qi Miaosi smiled and handed her another one: "Eat it. There's a limit of five catties per person, so you'll get about ten."

Lu Su accepted it somewhat sheepishly, "Meow Meow, you should eat more too, it's good for your throat."

Qi Miaosi shook his head: "I have vocal cord dysplasia, and even the best cucumber can't cure it."

Even the finest vegetables cannot heal a person's missing parts.

This cucumber is just an ordinary vegetable; at most, it can relieve throat inflammation. To think it could treat her condition is basically wishful thinking.

Lu Su held the cucumber, lowered his eyes regretfully, and felt somewhat heavy-hearted.

Qi Miaosi knew what her good friend was thinking, and patted her shoulder reassuringly: "I'll be fine after the surgery. I heard that your voice will be hoarse after this kind of surgery, so I'll buy some cucumbers to eat. You can help me grab some too."

Lu Su was overjoyed: "Meow Meow, you've finally decided to have the surgery!"

She had known Qi Miaosi for many years and had even advised him to have the surgery.

However, Qi Miaosi never mustered the courage to do so, and he was also thinking about improving his grandmother's life, so he never agreed.

Qi Miaosi nodded.

Grandma's health has improved a lot now, and the house has become the way she wanted it to be.

Having achieved her goal, she began to think about what she should do next in her spare time.

The first thing she thought about was whether or not to have surgery.

Things I used to be afraid of, now that I've experienced so much, don't seem so scary anymore.

She also wanted to be able to speak a sentence normally.

"That's great!" Lu Su was genuinely happy. "Medical technology is so much more advanced now, Meow Meow, don't be afraid, the surgery will definitely be fine."

"When the time comes, I'll definitely help you grab the vegetables, and I'll also find some other people to help you too."

Qi Miaosi smiled and nodded again.

The two friends chatted and laughed, and Qi Miaosi had basically finished preparing the dishes.

Today she's going to make a spicy hot pot. In addition to the vegetables she bought at Xianshan Farm, she also bought pork ribs and shrimp this morning.

After frying the ribs and shrimp, fry all the vegetables as well. Finally, heat oil in a pot, add sauce and hot pot base, then add sliced ​​onions and scallion segments. Stir-fry until heated through, then pour in the prepared vegetables.

In the other pot, pumpkin and corn were steaming, both of which were bought from Xianshan Farm.

Xianshan Farm sells two types of pumpkins: young pumpkins and mature pumpkins. Qi Miaosi and her grandmother both prefer mature pumpkins, so they only bought mature pumpkins this time when they were scrambling to buy vegetables.

The old pumpkin is limited to one per purchase. Once you receive it, it will be an extra-large pumpkin with a diameter of 50 centimeters. Its orange-yellow exterior is so vibrant that it looks like something out of an animated film.

Qi Miaosi cut off a slice, emptied out the melon seeds, spread them out on a winnowing basket, and then placed it on the windowsill to dry.

After peeling the pumpkin slice, cut it into several small pieces and steam them in a pot.

Once the spicy hot pot is ready, the pumpkin and corn will also be steamed.

"Wow!" Lu Su's mouth was watering. He kept glancing at the various spicy and fragrant dishes in the pot, and then at the freshly steamed corn and pumpkin.

She used her chopsticks to pick out the steamed corn and pumpkin, placed them on a plate, and carried the plate to the dining table.

Qi Miaosi found an alcohol stove, put the stir-fried spicy hot pot into a small pot, and lit an alcohol block underneath.

After Lu Su finished doing all this, while he was serving the rice, Qi Miaosi went to the bedroom to call her grandmother to eat.

Qi Miaosi's maternal grandmother is eighty years old this year.

The old man had lost many teeth, was very thin, and wore a dark blue shirt and trousers with a thick woolen hat on his head.

Elderly people of this age cannot stand the wind; they get headaches when exposed to it.

Qi Miaosi helped her grandmother slowly walk out and sit down at the table.

"Who is this?" she asked, looking at Lu Su with a puzzled expression.

Lu Su laughed and said, "Grandma, I'm Su Su."

"Susu? Who is Susu?"

Qi Miaosi quickly explained, "Grandma, Su Su is my friend. You've met her before, but it's been several years."

The last time Grandma saw Lu Su, he was still studying at university in Xia Kingdom and hadn't gone to Pinggao Kingdom yet.

Five years have passed now.

“Yes, it’s okay. As long as Grandma knows I’m Miaomiao’s good friend, that’s fine,” Lu Su said. “Let’s eat quickly, I’m so hungry.”

The three of them sat down at the dining table.

My grandmother is getting old and doesn't have a good appetite; she can only eat a bite or two at each meal.

Lu Su was unaware of this, so he filled all three bowls of rice to the brim.

Qi Miao paused for a moment, then poured half of the rice from her grandmother's bowl into her own.

After that, she put a piece of pumpkin on her grandmother's plate.

The pumpkin flesh is dense and doesn't retain too much moisture after steaming, making it soft and sweet.

Grandma has bad teeth, so this is perfect for her.

The three of them set up their phones to livestream and then officially started eating.

The spicy hot pot was sprinkled with cilantro when it was done, and it smelled very good. It softened a bit after being steamed.

The onions were also cooked until soft, and they even tasted sweet, without being pungent at all.

The spicy hot pot wasn't very spicy, but Lu Su really liked spicy food, so Qi Miaosi made her a dipping sauce using chili peppers from the ingredient gift pack and chili powder from home.

The chili peppers in the ingredient gift pack are small red chilies. After chopping them, add chopped green onions and cilantro, a little minced garlic, and finally a little water.

Lu Su kept hissing as he ate, his lips were bright red, and sweat was beading on his forehead, but he didn't slow down the speed at which he picked up food.

It's because every dish in this spicy hot pot is so delicious. The dipping sauce is also very spicy because of the added millet peppers, but the spicier it is, the more you want to eat it.

The key point is that her stomach didn't reject the spiciness—it didn't hurt at all.

Lu Su ended up eating four bowls of rice.

Not only Lu Su, but after Qi Miaosi's grandmother finished eating several pieces of pumpkin and the two mouthfuls of rice in her bowl, she asked her to have some more, along with cauliflower, potatoes, green beans and other vegetables from the spicy hot pot, and finally ate half an ear of corn.

Qi Miaosi looked on, surprised and a little worried.

Grandma doesn't usually eat much, but she ate so much this time, will she feel unwell?

"Grandma, are you alright?" Qi Miaosi asked.

"I'm fine, Miaomiao, don't worry," Grandma said with a smile.

She put down her bowl and said, "This pumpkin and corn are both delicious. My chest feels much better after eating them."

My grandmother's lungs are not very good, and she often has a sore throat with phlegm. She also coughs frequently during this season.

But after eating pumpkin and corn today, she actually felt much better.

Qi Miaosi observed for a while and, after confirming that her grandmother was not feeling unwell and was in much better spirits, she finally felt relieved.

As she cleared the table, Lu Su leaned back on the sofa and said, "Meow Meow, I'm sorry, I ate too much and I'm a little full. I need to rest for a while before I can wash the dishes for you."

Qi Miaosi smiled and said, "Okay."

She placed the bowls and chopsticks in the sink, walked to her phone, and said goodbye to the viewers in the live stream.

"Goodbye everyone. There's also something else I wanted to tell you all. I'm currently experiencing a creative block and I'm not sure what kind of video content I can create, so I need to ask for a break. However, I will occasionally do live cooking broadcasts like today and chat with you all."

She spoke for a long time, and her voice could no longer take the strain.

She touched her neck, looking apologetic.

The audience was shocked, but also understanding, and comforted her in the comments.

[Waiting for you, meow meow! Don't feel pressured, we love watching whatever you do. If you really don't know what to do, you can even livestream your yard to us.]

Seeing the comments from fans in the live stream, Qi Miaosi was deeply moved. With tears in her eyes, she bowed and then ended the broadcast.