Chapter 87 Neighbors
After the hot pot water boiled, Ye Qian first cooked the meat in it. The hot pot soup was full of meaty aroma, and it would taste even better if some vegetables were added.
But let’s put the vegetables aside for now and fill our stomach with meat first.
Ye Qian's space contained pork, beef, and mutton. When she had asked the chef to cut them into small pieces for her, she had also asked him to slice some meats for the convenience of hot pot.
Ye Qian ate two plates before she felt full, and then added some prawns.
Ye Qian hadn't eaten seafood since coming here, and she ate two plates before stopping.
Finally, he added some sweet potato noodles to the hot pot and stopped eating. He didn’t eat a single bite of the vegetables that Ye Qian took out, but put them back into the space and would eat them next time.
After dinner, Ye Qian lay on the sofa at home for a while and drank a cup of tea. She felt so comfortable. It would be even better if she didn’t have to wash dishes later.
After finishing the tea in her hand, Ye Qian went to wash the dishes. She scooped out the oil on the top of the hot pot and wrapped it in newspaper, poured the base sauce at the bottom into the toilet, and then went to wash the dishes.
After doing all this, it was already completely dark, so Ye Qian went straight to the second floor to rest.
On the first day of spending the night in her own home, Ye Qian suddenly felt a little uncomfortable, but when she thought that this would be her home in the future and she would live here for decades, she felt much more at ease.
Midnight.
At this time, Ye Qian was lying there sweating profusely, just like in the dormitory. Ye Qian felt that she was so stupid that she didn't take out the electric fan when she was alone at home.
There are naturally electric fans in Ye Qian's space, all of which are those with remote controls. Those fans consume a lot of electricity, and it's not known whether the circuit can handle it. If there is any problem, it will be very troublesome if she doesn't know how to fix it. When she was in the dormitory, Ye Qian searched for a long time in the space before she found a very small and mini electric fan. This was bought by Ye Qian in her later life and placed on the desk to fan her face. You can imagine how small it is.
But it's better to have one than nothing. Ye Qian took out the electric fan and placed it on the bedside, then turned it on facing herself. The power consumption was not large, and it was fine to turn it on all night, and it would not affect the circuit.
Although it is not very useful, it is better than nothing.
Ye Qian fell asleep again soon.
When I woke up the next day, it was already noon.
There was a neighbor living opposite Ye Qian. Ye Qian thought about it for several days, wondering whether she should go and say hello and establish a good relationship with the neighbor. It is said that a close neighbor is worse than a distant relative, so Ye Qian decided to go and say hello.
Since you are going to someone's house, you naturally cannot bring anything empty-handed. What is most precious nowadays is, of course, food.
Ye Qian planned to make some white flour buns herself before visiting the neighbor across the street. Suddenly, there were some, but not much. She had to make some anyway, so she made more at once.
Ye Qian took out the flour, added yeast and white grains to knead the dough, and then let it rise for half an hour. Now that it is hot, there is no need to add hot water. If it is winter, you should add a cup of hot water so that it will rise well.
After half an hour, the dough will double in size. Then put some flour on the chopping board, take out the kneaded dough, put it on the chopping board and start kneading the dough.
After kneading out all the space in the dough, pinch it into small pieces, then knead it into round shapes. Let it rise for one hour, and then steam it in boiling water for one hour. Do not boil the dough in the middle, otherwise it will be undercooked. Don't ask Ye Qian why she knows this.
The steamed buns were ready. Ye Qian didn't plan to give them all white flour buns. What if the other party thought she was rich? She had to be on guard against others. Ye Qian took out the three-grain flour buns she had packed at the state-owned restaurant.
Just like that, Ye Qian carried the plate with 2 white flour buns, 2 brown sugar buns, and 3 three-ingredient buns and went to the house across the street.
“Boom…Boom…”
Ye Qian knocked on the door and asked, "Excuse me, is anyone there? Hello, is anyone there? I'm the neighbor across the street."
Gu Jinyan had already come out when someone knocked on the door. When he heard Ye Qian's voice and was hesitating whether to open the door, Ye Qian knocked again.
“Boom…Boom…”
Seeing that no one opened the door, Ye Qian wanted to try again: "Is anyone there? I'm the neighbor across the street."
This time Gu Jinyan opened the door. Gu Jinyan himself didn't know that he hesitated when Ye Qian knocked on the door for the first time, thinking that Ye Qian would leave. When Ye Qian knocked on the door for the second time, he couldn't help it and opened the door directly.
Ye Qian saw Kai Kai open and was about to speak when she saw Gu Jinyan's face.
Ye Qian was a little dumbfounded. She turned around to look at her own gate, then turned around to look at the door on Gu Jinyan's side, looking back and forth several times.
Seeing Ye Qian like this, Gu Jinyan wanted to laugh: "It's me, I live across the street, what can I do for you?"
Ye Qian felt strange: "Why are you living across from me? Didn't you live here last time?"
Gu Jinyan smiled and said, "I have a lot of houses, but what exactly do you want to talk to me about?"
Ye Qian was speechless: "He really is rich and willful, he can live wherever he wants."
Ye Qian looked down at the steamed bun in her hand and said to Gu Jinyan, "I just made this. I was going to give it to my neighbor, but I didn't expect it to be you. Here, here you go."
When Gu Jinyan heard that Ye Qian made it herself, he remembered her cooking skills last time and thought that the steamed buns should be delicious. He took the buns and said, "Thank you. I'll bring the plate to you later."
Ye Qian really wanted to tell him to take the plate back, but it was okay for him to bring it back later, so she said hello to Gu Jinyan and went home.
After Ye Qian left, Gu Jinyan also returned to his home and touched the steamed buns that Ye Qian had brought him. They were still warm.
I picked up a white flour steamed bun and started eating it. The bun had a hint of sweetness. Was sugar added to it?
The steamed bun was not small, but Gu Jinyan had not eaten breakfast or lunch, so he finished the bun in just a few bites.
Gu Jinyan took a bun and broke it open. He smelled the fragrance of brown sugar and wondered where she got it. Both brown sugar and white sugar are scarce commodities and are no longer available on the black market.
Gu Jinyan finished the brown sugar buns and picked up the three-grain flour steamed buns. These were just average, not as delicious as the white flour steamed buns and brown sugar buns.
Ye Qian didn't know what Gu Jinyan was thinking. If she knew, she would definitely say that he really knows how to eat. Of course, things in later generations are made more delicately and therefore taste better. Food in this era is just for filling the stomach, so how could it be so particular and delicate?
Gu Jinyan left the three-grain flour buns and did not eat them, but finished the other white flour buns and brown sugar dumplings.
He originally planned to send it over immediately, but then he thought that Ye Qian usually stayed until dinner time before leaving. If he went to return the plate at this time, could he still get a free meal? Gu Jinyan praised his own cleverness.
After Ye Qian returned home, she was still wondering what Gu Jinyan meant. Could it be that... Ye Qian quickly dismissed her thoughts.
If I misunderstand this, it will be embarrassing, but isn’t it said that proximity brings prosperity? We all live so close, so if I work hard, I will have a chance!!!
(End of this chapter)
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