36 The joy of cooking
Xia Xixi's home is a very ordinary small house, with a total area of about seventy or eighty square meters, and his room is pitiful, except for a bed, a wardrobe, and a small desk, there is not even a place to stand.
And the wardrobe at home is still more than ten years old, and it is even a little dilapidated.
Compared to such a house, it can be described as a world of difference.
Qiu Yan's parents are also in business, and their family conditions are not bad, they should be able to afford a house like this, and their living conditions since childhood are also good.
It would be embarrassing to think about it if he could see the situation in his own home.
"The goldfish bowl is in the corner of the balcony that can block the sun, come in and have a look!"
"Good!"
The goldfish bowl is placed on a custom-made cabinet, one large on top and a smaller one on the bottom.
In the small fish tank, there are some ordinary goldfish, white, red, red and white goldfish.
In the large fish tank, there are some relatively large black and yellow ones, in addition to goldfish, there are also a few fish with particularly long tails.
"What kind of fish is this?"
"These two big white tails are carp. The rest of the fish that are very yellow are parrot fish. ”
"Carp, the kind of carp we eat? But it looks completely different! I've seen carp in the park before, and they don't look like this. ”
What Xia Xixi saw in the park were koi carp and the edible carp she usually saw, and the grass carp were very similar, but they were colorful.
The white carp in the tank has a short body and a large tail similar to the structure of a goldfish, but it is larger.
"This is a specially cultivated butterfly carp, in order to look good, many new species of ornamental fish have been cultivated, if you are interested, I can also help you go to the market to select a few small fish to raise."
"No need, I used to like to raise fish, but I don't seem to have this talent, and I will die after a few days, and I still won't harm the people."
Xia Xixi smiled awkwardly and turned to walk towards the center of the living room.
"Since you're here, why don't I show you around."
Qiu Yan said and pushed open the door next to it, which was a kitchen.
The integrated kitchen looked like it had just been renovated, clean and spotlessly clean. It seems that his friends and relatives have not been here for a long time.
On the opposite side is a large study with two cabinets densely packed with books and a desk next to it. There is a curtain and a simple single bed.
"In the past, when I had a lot of free time, I would come here and borrow a few books to see that one of his relatives was about his age, his cousin...... My friend's cousin is a very keen learner, and he is still studying abroad, and there are many books that cannot be bought in bookstores. ”
"So that's the case, no wonder I bought so many books at home!"
After touring the room, the two of them sat down on the sofa in the center of the living room to rest.
Qiu Yan bought some things specifically for the date between the two and put them in the refrigerator. He washed some fresh fruit first and brought it over.
"Qiushui said that you like to eat braised pork, I specially bought some pork belly and seasoning for braised pork, you seem to like spicy too, I am cooking a few other dishes, if you have anything special to eat, you can also bring it up, I will go to the nearby vegetable market to buy some."
Xia Xixi looked at his face, slightly stunned.
"You...... You're going to cook here for me? ”
"Yes, if you don't feel well, I can take you to a nearby restaurant to eat."
"Well, it's okay, if you think it's good, you can do it here!"
Xia Xixi still has a little bit of anticipation of how his cooking tastes.
As the saying goes, if you want to capture a man's heart, you have to grab a man's stomach. The same is true for women, if a man is handsome and cooks deliciously, it is difficult for a woman to resist.
Qiu Yan went to a big supermarket outside the community to buy some shrimp and fresh vegetable seasonings, and came back in a hurry and went directly to the kitchen.
Xia Xixi was a little curious, standing at the door of the kitchen and watching him wash and chop vegetables and prepare seasonings.
His skin is fair, his fingers are long, and he looks good when he chops vegetables.
An inexplicable smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, thinking that if anyone married him in the future, she would definitely be very happy.
A good-looking and gentle man can also cook, except that the two of them don't seem to have any fate.
Qiu Yan almost prepared the ingredients, added some hot water to the pot and boiled the water.
He looked up and saw Xia Xixi standing at the door, asking.
"Sissy, do you have something to do?"
"I don't have anything to do, I'm just curious about how you cook, usually my mom cooks at home, and I don't know how to do it. Can you be busy alone? Why don't I give you a hand! ”
"If you're not too bothered, come and peel some garlic for me."
"I often help my mother peel garlic at home, I peel it well, I'll peel as much as you want!"
"Then please peel off the whole bag."
Xia Xixi walked into the kitchen and picked up the bag of garlic, which contained only one and a half pieces of garlic, and it was not very difficult to peel it off.
She went to the corner and got an empty bowl and put the peeled garlic into it one by one.
I'm going to peel her so I get used to it, and I'm able to peel off the garlic skin quickly without wasting a little bit of garlic meat.
Qiu Yan walked over and picked up the garlic, glanced at it, and smiled. "Sure enough, I peeled garlic for a long time, and I peeled it quickly and well!"
Xia Xixi raised his hand and could smell a strong smell of garlic on his hand, and frowned slightly.
She suddenly had a whim, and one hand grabbed Qiu Yan and put the outside hand full of the big tree directly in front of his nose.
"Let you smell the garlic in my hands, too!"
Qiu Yan reached out and gently picked up her hand to the faucet for washing vegetables, and gently helped rub her hands.
He lowered his head slightly, his long eyelashes were printed on his face, and he looked very serious, looking very good.
Xia Xixi was a little fascinated for a while, reacted, and hurriedly put his hand behind his back.
"I ...... I'd better go out and wait for you! ”
She hurriedly strode out of the kitchen and took a deep breath.
"Huh...... What's the matter with you? But just one glance at him, his heart is beating so fast, if he continues to stay in the kitchen, he doesn't know what will happen again......"
After a while, the smell of food came from the kitchen.
Xia Xixi couldn't hold back again, and secretly ran the runway, and looked inside the door of the kitchen.
Qiu Yan's braised pork has done all the processes, just wait for time to cook it slowly.
He began to prepare another dish, picked up the kitchen knife and quickly cut the green onions, cutting very finely, as if he were a professional chef.
Xia Xixi looked at it for a while, afraid that he would find out and quickly slipped onto the sofa.
She picked up a cut apple, took a bite and quickly spit it out. Because I peeled garlic not long ago, the apples were stained with garlic, and the taste was very unpleasant.
"Oh, what does it smell like, it's unpalatable."
Another half hour passed.
Qiu Yan put the prepared dishes in the small dining room in front of the kitchen.
"Wash your hands and get ready to eat, the braised pork will be cooked for about another quarter of an hour, and eat other dishes first!"
"Originally, I wasn't hungry, but I was hungry to death when I smelled the smell of your cooking, and I can finally eat it!"
The long table in the restaurant is very beautiful, and the vase of small flowers looks elegant, just like the restaurant outside.
On the neck there is a plate of fried shredded potatoes with green peppers, a plate of braised fish and a bowl of green vegetable soup.
"I specially bought this fish with fewer spines, except for a few places where you can eat it with confidence!"
"Then you're welcome!"
Xia Xixi picked up the chopsticks and put a piece of fish meat in his mouth, which tasted very good, similar to the dishes in the restaurant he used to eat.
Qiu Yan put the soup in front of her and asked, "How does it taste?" ”
"It tastes good."
Xia Xixi thought that the taste of the green vegetable soup would be very light, but when he picked up the bowl and took a sip, it was unexpectedly delicious. She finished a bowl of soup in a few sips, and some of the aftertastes were endless.
"Your green vegetable soup tastes so delicious, you can teach me quickly, and I'll make it for my mother when I go back, she will be surprised!"
"Actually, my cooking skills are very average, mainly with the help of some seasonings. If you like the taste of this vegetable soup, I'll show you the seasoning in a while, and you can go back and buy the seasoning as it is. ”