Ordinary observers in fast time travel

Chapter 995 Cold Noodles
"Waaah, Xiaoxiao, I've lost my job."

At 8 p.m., a tired Luo Qiqi dialed her best friend's number on her way home.

"Unemployed? What happened? Didn't you say last time that this job was pretty good? And that it would be easy to go home?" On the other end of the phone, her best friend Shang Xiao raised an eyebrow, not feeling that her friend's unemployment was anything to be sad about.

"It was great, but what can we do when the economy is so bad and the company went bankrupt?" Luo Qiqi cried out, venting her anxiety. She had only graduated from university three months ago, and only two months had passed since then!
He then encountered his first setback in life.

"Don't cry, it's okay. It's not a big deal," Shang Xiao comforted her. "It just so happens that you're also looking for a job. Why don't you come to Lin'an City? Lin'an is a big city with more job opportunities, and the companies there are more resilient to risks..."

On the other end of the phone, my best friend went on and on about all the good things about Lin'an.

Meanwhile, Luo Qiqi's nose twitched as a rich, spicy aroma wafted into her nostrils. "So fragrant!"

Who's cooking chili peppers?

Luo Qiqi's nose twitched, and her body moved involuntarily following her nose. After walking about ten steps, she stopped in front of a building. Wait, isn't this her building?

Huh? The first-floor resident is back? I heard from the landlord a couple of days ago that the first-floor resident was in a car accident.

Although she had only lived there for a little over two months, she knew about the residents on the first floor. It was a mother and son; the son suffered from congenital heart disease, and the mother made a living by selling breakfast and late-night snacks at a stall.

My mother is a kind, hardworking and clean person. I used to see her washing and cleaning when she came home from get off work.

I heard she was in a car accident a few days ago, and I was worried about her.

It's good that everything is alright now.

But what are they doing? Why does it smell so good?
Luo Qiqi couldn't help but knock on the door.

Shang Xiao, who was on the other end of the phone, shouted loudly after not hearing a response for so long, "Luo Qiqi, did you hear me?"

"heard it."

"What did you hear? Tell me?"

Luo Qiqi paused. "Um, weren't you asking me to go to Lin'an to look for it? I'll think about it carefully. I'll talk to you later, I'm hungry, I'm going to find something to eat. Bye-bye."

Luo Qiqi hung up the phone and knocked on the door again.

Jiang Xingyao, who was watching TV in the living room, heard a knock on the door. He glanced at his mother, who was busy in the kitchen, thought for a moment, grabbed the sofa, slid down, and ran to the kitchen door.

He reached out his little hand and pounded on the glass door, calling out, "Mommy! Mommy!"

While busy, Shi Jia heard a strange noise, turned around, and saw her three-headed son outside the glass door. She quickly turned off the stove and came out.

"Star, don't come near Mommy, Mommy is covered in cooking fumes."

"Achoo~" The child sneezed as soon as he finished speaking, and his little body trembled from the sneeze.

Even though Shi Jia felt sorry for her son and couldn't help but laugh, she didn't dare to get close to him. "Be careful."

"Knock knock!" There was another knock on the door.

"Who is it?"

"Hello, I'm your upstairs neighbor."

Seeing that the little one was alright, Shi Jia got up to open the door. Outside was a very young girl, who looked like a college graduate.

"Hello, what are you cooking? It smells so good! It smells amazing. I just got off work and haven't eaten yet, so I couldn't resist," Luo Qiqi said a little shyly.

She seemed to have acted too impulsively just now.

"Um, I'm making chili oil." Shi Jia said upon hearing this. It's only a little past eight o'clock, so it shouldn't be too late, right? It shouldn't be disturbing the neighbors.

This afternoon, while buying ingredients, she saw bottled chili oil and bought a bottle. When she got home, she made cold noodles and tried it, but it didn't taste right.

It's too salty and lacks flavor.

The taste was far from what she had imagined. Of course, it wasn't that the cold noodles she made were bad; compared to those sold outside, they were actually quite delicious. It's just that Shi Jia felt she could make them even better.

So she immediately went to the market and bought two more pounds of chili peppers, along with a stone mortar and pestle. She planned to make chili oil herself, following the method shown in the video she watched today.

The most troublesome part of making this chili oil is grinding the chili powder. Grinding a piece of chili into powder takes a lot of her effort, and she was so tired that she regretted her impulsive decision.

But the moment the scalding oil met the chili powder, the neutralized spicy aroma wafted out, and she knew she had done the right thing.

It smells so good, the flavor is just right!
"Huh? Chili oil?" Luo Qiqi was a little disappointed when she heard this, but the rich aroma kept stimulating her taste buds, causing her to salivate wildly. She felt like her mouth was about to burst with saliva!
"I want to eat!" Those two words immediately occupied her mind.

"Then, can you sell me some?" Luo Qiqi couldn't help but ask. She could use it to mix with rice or noodles!
Shi Jia was taken aback when she heard this, and shook her head. She didn't sell chili oil; it was just too much trouble to make!

"what?"

"Gulu~"

Luo Qiqi quickly covered her stomach, her face turning red.

Shi Jia opened her mouth, but still asked, "You haven't had dinner?"

Luo Qiqi quickly shook her head, "I didn't eat. I didn't eat dinner, and I didn't eat lunch either!" She was in a bad mood because she was about to lose her job, and she couldn't eat.

"Um, we can't skip meals." Shi Jia stammered, glancing subconsciously at the kitchen.

Luo Qiqi glanced over as well, "Oh, sister, do you have any food? Can you sell me some? It's too late to order takeout now."

People in fourth-tier cities tend to have earlier rest days. She was working so late tonight because she needed to finish all the company's business today.

Since things had come to this point, Shi Jia nodded, "I only have cold noodles at home."

Luo Qiqi nodded immediately upon hearing this. Cold noodles are great! They're perfect for a hot summer day. "Okay, give me one serving, sister. How much?"

Shi Jia thought about the prices in this city; they weren't low! So she said, "Ten yuan for a large portion, eight yuan for a small portion."

"Okay, I want the large one. Do I scan that?" Luo Qiqi spotted the QR code on the table.

"Okay, please have a seat. I'll go make it now." Shi Jia closed the door and went into the kitchen.

She turned the gas back on; she had been thinking of making herself a late-night snack, since she had just made chili oil and hadn't even tasted it yet!
While waiting for the water to boil, Shi Jia went to get another serving of noodles. She had bought the noodles that afternoon, intending to conduct an experiment; she had bought five jin (2.5 kg) of them.

Gently separate the piled-up noodles.

She then fetched another basin of drinking water. Jiang Meiyue installed the water purifier herself after moving in, both for drinking water safety and to facilitate her business.

The water was just poured in when the water in the pot boiled.

Shi Jia carefully placed the noodles into the boiling water. She added gardenia, which gave the water a yellow color. The noodles soaked in the water gradually turned yellow as well. By the time the noodles were taken out, they had turned golden yellow.

After the noodles rolled around in the water several times, Shi Jia scooped them out. She wasn't worried at all that the noodles weren't cooked, because she could clearly tell how well they were done.

This made her even more certain that she must have been an experienced chef in her past life.

Soak the noodles in drinking water for 30 seconds, then remove them. The once golden noodles have cooled down considerably.

While waiting for the vegetables to drain, Shi Jia took out cucumbers, scallions, and cilantro, and chopped some. Suddenly remembering something, she quickly opened the glass door.

Meeting a pair of drooling faces, she paused for a moment, then asked, "Do you eat scallions and cilantro?"

"Eat!" Luo Qiqi nodded vigorously. "Could you give me more cucumbers?"

"Okay." Shi Jia closed the door again and continued working.

The vegetables were chopped, and the noodles had been drained, but they were still quite hot. However, thinking of those drooling eyes, Shi Jia gave up on waiting for the noodles to cool down.

Add a handful of noodles, two or three spoonfuls of sauce, two spoonfuls of ginger and garlic juice, two spoonfuls of chili oil, cilantro, scallions, and a handful of cucumber shreds. Mix well, and a bowl of cold noodles is ready!