Chapter 52: Chapter 52: The First Meal in the New Home

The cart was directly dragged into the courtyard.

The two closed the courtyard gate, and Qiao Xinyu cheerfully looked around the house. Thinking about finally being able to stay away from those people at the Zhiqing point, she felt especially good.

“Huanhuan, I’ll stay in the east room, you stay in the west room!” Qiao Xinyu mainly noticed the west room had an extra cupboard, Xu Qinghuan had more clothes, so it would be more convenient for her.

“Sure!” Xu Qinghuan didn’t mind, but thinking about staying on the west side, she was quite excited to be just two walls and a one-meter-wide alley away from the big shot.

After deciding, the two began to clean. It had to be said, the house, whether the furniture or the kang, was very clean, especially the west room, which was spotless.

Xu Qinghuan was a bit surprised. Indeed, the big shot is the future tycoon; even now, he has such a forward-thinking service mindset, deservedly earning big money in the future.

Simply wiped down, for peace of mind, Xu Qinghuan then began to organize her clothes.

Seeing her moving her old basin into the back guest room, Qiao Xinyu asked, “Did you give this basin to Xiaomin?”

“No, sold it to her,” Xu Qinghuan said, “When I lived with the Xu Family, using this and that, I found it bothersome. Xiaomin didn’t have a basin, so I bought a new one and sold it to her.”

Xu Qinghuan continued, “Lanlan’s brother is at the Liaozhong Team, have you met him?”

“We came together initially, then after separating, before you came, Brother Changsong visited once. He looked quite haggard, and I later learned after going to the countryside, his former partner broke up with him.” Talking about it, Qiao Xinyu felt quite sad.

Xialan has three brothers. The eldest went to the army, the second is in a secret research unit, the third was about to get married, but didn’t want Xialan going to the countryside, so he surrendered his job to her. When he made this choice, he probably already foresaw this day!

Brother Lin was indeed very good to them, two years older than them, but always treated them like his own sisters.

Xu Qinghuan also felt a bit uncomfortable, and changed the topic, “I was thinking, once we’re settled, let’s invite the three new male Zhiqing for a meal. When do you think is suitable?”

“Just inviting the three male Zhiqing for a meal, not inviting anyone else, won’t people gossip outside?” Qiao Xinyu thought her best friend fancied one of the three male Zhiqing, teasing, “Tell me, which one caught your eye, I’ll help you out!”

None of them caught her eye, but Xu Qinghuan’s mind did conjure the image of a person: tall and straight, like a steep cliff, with cold and stern brows, a predatory look when he glanced at people, always giving a strong sense of danger, yet he didn’t make her feel scared.

He chose not to live in the masonry house, preferring the low mud house; perhaps he had a resistance to this property. But seeing the house so clean inside and out, and more than ten bundles of firewood in the corner shed, Xu Qinghuan couldn’t help but think more.

“Do you think I’m that shallow?” Xu Qinghuan gave her a sidelong glance, “However, Xinyu, it’s not that I’m judging you, but haven’t you had a relationship yet? That’s a gap in life!”

Qiao Xinyu laughed, amused by her sarcastic tone, and the two quarreled for a while. Laughter echoed through the masonry house, full of youthful joy and dreams.

“What about you? After calling off the engagement with Jiang Chengxu, what’s your thought?” This was Qiao Xinyu’s biggest concern.

She observed her best friend, seemingly not upset, but it worried her even more, afraid she buried the sadness deep inside.

That would be even more harmful.

Xu Qinghuan shook her head, “Didn’t really think much about it. You know I’m not familiar with him. The marriage was arranged by my mom, at the time I was interested just to avoid going to the countryside. Since deciding to go to the countryside, the marriage is redundant to me.

Though I haven’t envisioned half of my future, it definitely wouldn’t be with someone like Jiang Chengxu, a scumbag.”

Qiao Xinyu sighed with relief, finally resolving one of the big concerns hanging over her heart these days, she clapped her hands happily, “Decided, let’s celebrate at noon today!”

“Ah? Okay!” Xu Qinghuan also felt it was possible.

If the house needed thorough cleaning, noon would be impossible, but since there wasn’t much that required intense cleaning, the time would naturally suffice.

Both returned to their rooms to tidy up, and Xu Qinghuan took the opportunity to retrieve various items from her space, including the supplies bought at Yong’an Department Store and a bag each of flour and rice, both weighing ten pounds, from her space.

However, the flour and rice in the space couldn’t be used now, as they were too white and different from the current era’s rice and flour.

Even the finest Fuqiang flour wasn’t as fine and white as what she took out.

But there was still a piece of farmhouse bacon in the space, which could be used for cooking. Yet the house had no vegetables: the front and backyard, though large, were overgrown with weeds. If they wanted vegetables, they had to plant them themselves.

Her space had no vegetables either.

Xu Qinghuan expressed her concern, and Qiao Xinyu said, “It’s alright, I’ll go to the village to exchange for some. No need to rush the rice and flour, I have some. Bought them at the supply cooperative before and stored them, waiting for an opportunity to eat.”

At the Zhiqing point, it was communal meals, and she couldn’t eat alone in front of so many people!

That’s also one reason why Qiao Xinyu wanted to move out.

Once tidied up, Qiao Xinyu took out the rice and flour, went to exchange for vegetables, while Xu Qinghuan cleaned the pots at home; the two big pots to the east and west, including the stove and cupboards were originally clean, she simply wiped them again for peace of mind.

She then put water in one pot and started the fire in the stove.

She’d never used this kind of earth stove before, but there was one in her space. Even though she hadn’t cooked pork, she’d watched pigs walk; plus, Jiang Xingye prepared fine firewood, making it easy to burn.

Xu Qinghuan soon lit up the stove, and as the water in the pot boiled, she rinsed the rice.

Shen City is a southern city in Hua Country, where rice is the staple food.

In her past life, Xu Qinghuan ate mostly rice, with flour-based food usually for breakfast.

After crossing over, she hadn’t had a proper meal.

Xu Qinghuan decided to make braised rice.

In her past life, Xu Qinghuan loved to eat, traveled to many cities, and always tasted the local cuisine. If she found something she especially liked, she’d ask the chefs for tips.

Her identity as a Divine Doctor also ensured others were willing to befriend her, naturally imparting their knowledge.

Xu Qinghuan didn’t intentionally delve into culinary arts, but her skills were quite good.

Fine firewood also made heat control easier.

Qiao Xinyu saw Xu Qinghuan, despite some fumbling, was better at starting fires than she was, and felt at ease, “I worried neither of us would know how to use this earth stove and ruin the meal, unable to eat at noon.”

Xu Qinghuan cast her a sidelong glance, “You’ve already decided to host a meal, how could I not put in the effort?”

Qiao Xinyu laughed, “Alright, thanks for your support, sister! I’ll help you wash the vegetables; you do the rest. I’ll go call people from the fields, so they won’t complain about extra food left over.”

Today it’s Kong Lijuan cooking at the Zhiqing point.

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