Ordinary observers in fast time travel

Chapter 994 Delicious
hungry!
Shi Jia's eyes gleamed with hunger, tears of hunger streamed from the corners of his mouth, his stomach sang a sonata of hunger, and his hands trembled—all concrete manifestations of hunger.

She didn't know how much willpower she expended to suppress the urge to faint, and with great difficulty, she fried a bowl of egg and meat sauce into a fragrant egg and meat patty.

"hu~hu~"

As soon as the egg and meat patties came out of the pan, Shi Jia couldn't wait to grab one and put it in his mouth.

"It's so hot—" Shi Jia mumbled, but resolutely ate the scalding hot egg pancake.

"Whoo~"

As if I had just taken a magic pill, the feeling of hunger completely disappeared.

Suddenly, Shi Jia froze, cautiously turning back to look at the little baby outside the door. "Hi~ Xingxing, do you want to eat too? It'll be ready soon, Mommy will have dinner ready in a bit."

After Shi Jia finished speaking, she continued cooking.

Pour in some cooking oil, sauté the minced garlic until fragrant, add the sliced ​​meat, turn up the heat, and stir-fry quickly. The thin slices of meat will quickly turn white and curl slightly under the high heat.

Now add the scallion and garlic leaves, continue stir-frying until the leaves soften, then add salt and soy sauce to taste and it's ready to serve.

"It smells so good~" Shi Jia felt that she must have been a chef in her past life, and she had plenty of evidence.

You see, she just casually stir-fries it, and she manages to create such a delicious and visually appealing stir-fried pork dish. Even she wouldn't believe she's not a chef!
After enjoying the meat slices again, Shi Jia was in an extremely good mood, humming a tune as she washed the pot.

Turn on the heat, dry the water in the pan, pour in cooking oil, and stir-fry the water spinach.

Sauté minced garlic until fragrant, then add water spinach and stir-fry quickly. Water spinach is very tender, and it's cooked through in just a couple of stirs. Add a little salt and soy sauce before serving.

"Let's eat!"

Jiang Xingyao's eyes sparkled, and with his short legs, he helped clear the table.

The house is small, and there is only one table in the living room, which serves as both a desk and a dining table.

"Hmm, Xingxing is so great!" Shi Jia couldn't help but smile as she watched the busy little guy. He's so cute!

The little guy gave a shy smile.

The three dishes were served, and the rich aroma made everyone's stomachs rumble.

The little one sat on a small chair, holding a small bowl with both hands, his mouth slightly open, and his lips glistening with moisture.

Shi Jia suppressed a laugh, picked up a golden egg and meat patty, and brought it to the little guy's mouth. "Come on, have a bite of the egg patty first."

The little guy's nose twitched, his eyes looked down, and his little mouth opened, eagerly lunging forward to bite, "Ouch~"

As the savory and delicious egg and meat patty entered his mouth, the little guy happily wobbled his tiny body. At that moment, Shi Jia seemed to see the little guy surrounded by blooming flowers.

The little guy's mouth was bulging, like a little hamster. He chewed and chewed, and quickly swallowed the egg and meat patty.

"Mommy, it's so delicious~~ I want more!" she said in a sweet, childish voice, her bright eyes looking at you, and Shi Jia's heart melted.

"Eat as much as you like. You can't just eat egg pancakes, you have to eat rice too, you know?" Shi Jia subconsciously picked up a piece of food.

The little guy nodded, "Okay~"

Shi Jia's eyes crinkled with laughter as she sat with the little guy in this simple house, eating home-cooked dishes, as if they were enjoying a grand Manchu-Han Imperial Feast in a magnificent palace.

Half an hour later, the mother and son had finished the whole pot of rice and three dishes.

The little guy got sleepy after eating, so Shi Jia rinsed his mouth and put him on the bed.

The musty smell in the bedroom had dissipated, and the air was fairly fresh. Shi Jia nodded, closed the door, and began to clear away the dishes, air out the sheets and blankets, and tidy up the living room.

After two hours of work, the kitchen and small living room were completely transformed.

Exhausted, Shi Jia slumped onto the small sofa and picked up her phone to browse real estate websites. Yes, she wanted to move. Although the rent for this apartment was cheap, only 580 yuan a month, the environment was terrible. Damp and moldy! And there were plenty of bugs! Living in such an environment was really not conducive to recuperation.

Fortunately, Jiang Meiyue was hardworking and kept the room clean and well-ventilated every day, which allowed the mother and son to live there peacefully for two years.

Lucheng is just a small fifth-tier city, and the rent for decent apartments isn't expensive. Shi Jia quickly found quite a few suitable apartments with a simple scan.

But as she looked around, a new question arose in her mind: should they continue to stay in Lucheng?
Low rent indicates that there aren't many people here, meaning fewer opportunities to make money.

Thinking of this, Shi Jia immediately closed the rental website and opened a job search website to search for local job postings in Lucheng. As she expected, job opportunities were scarce.

There was a lot of job postings at the factory, and the wages were decent for Lucheng, but it wasn't suitable for Shi Jia. After all, she couldn't just abandon the little one, could she?

After searching around without success, Shi Jia closed the recruitment website and recalled Jiang Meiyue's means of making a living. Oh, she used to sell fried noodles and fried rice at a stall.

Their income was decent enough to support themselves and their son, as well as cover Jiang Xingyao's medical expenses.

"Set up a stall? We can give it a try!" Shi Jia touched the gauze on his head. Fried rice was probably out of the question, but since it was summer, making some cold noodles or something would be very popular.

Without hesitation, Shi Jia pulled out a notebook from the cabinet, opened a search engine, and searched for recipes for cold noodles.

[It's getting hot, and a bowl of chilled noodles is both refreshing and satisfying! Let's learn how to make chilled noodles...]
Shi Jia watched the steps in the video intently.

After watching the video once, Shi Jia picked up a pen and wrote down the ingredients for making cold noodles.

First, the ingredients for the sauce are: soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, MSG, salt, minced ginger, 5 grams of fennel seeds, 3 grams of Sichuan peppercorns, 1 gram of bay leaves, and 1 cardamom pod (seeds removed)...

Then there's ginger and garlic juice; chili oil; and gardenia fruit, which is also needed for cooking noodles.

Next are the steps for making the sauce: Heat oil in a pot, add minced ginger and sauté until fragrant, then add balsamic vinegar. After boiling, add water to dilute the acidity, continue to boil, add spices and cook for three minutes, then remove the spices. Finally, add soy sauce, bring to a boil, then turn off the heat, add salt and MSG and stir well.

Shi Jia nodded. The steps were clear, simple, and easy to follow!
Next is the recipe for ginger and garlic sauce and golden yellow noodles.

"It's pretty simple!" After watching the video twice, Shi Jia thought it was very simple and anyone could do it, except that it didn't explain how to make chili oil.

So she searched online for how to make chili oil.

Half an hour later, Shi Jia put down his pen, itching to get started, wishing he could fly to the market immediately, buy all the ingredients, and make a big splash.

but……

Shi Jia looked into the bedroom. Oh, she also has a little one!
"Knock knock!" Suddenly there was a knock on the door. Shi Jia was startled, thinking that the little guy had woken up and couldn't open the door. She quickly ran to open the door, only to find the little guy sleeping like a little pig.

"Dong dong!"

"Coming!"

Shi Jia quickly turned around and went to the front door. She opened it to find the landlady, an elderly woman. "Aunt Lu, it's you. Please come in and sit down."

The landlord nodded, walked into the room, and nodded in satisfaction upon seeing that everything was clean and tidy. "I heard you were in a car accident, is it serious?"

"It's alright, I'm much better now," Shi Jia said, unaware of the old lady's purpose.

"That's good. Today is already the 8th. Will you be able to pay your rent this month?" The landlady's gaze fell on Shi Jia's head, which was wrapped in gauze.

"It's okay if you can't pay it; just give it to me next month."

Shi Jia snapped out of her daze and said, "Yes, I'll get you the money right now."

The landlord nodded without delay, took the 580 yuan from Shi Jia, and left without exchanging many pleasantries.

"mom!"

After seeing the landlord off, Shi Jia turned around and saw the little guy standing at the bedroom door.

"Xingxing is awake. Come on, let's have some water first, and then Mom will go grocery shopping with you in a little while."