socalfunplaces Chapter 1104 The appearance of home
Chapter 1104 The appearance of home
Although Alice's sudden interference caused a small episode in the Holy Flame, which more or less affected Shao Yun's plans for the future, life will never stagnate because of an accident.
Life goes on as usual, and the preparations for the wedding and the construction of the ranch are still proceeding step by step.
Shao Yun and Ying discuss wedding preparations whenever they have time.
Kavi led his men to continue improving the ranch's infrastructure, such as stables, sheep pens, chicken coops and other ranch management buildings.
The whole ranch changes day by day and gradually takes on the appearance of a "home".
A week passed quickly in the busyness.
After Sinoning finished making all the high-tech phlogiston furniture, he came to install it in Shao Yun's ranch house.
In general, there are lighting facilities that use phlogiston as energy, as well as various strange phlogiston furniture.
For example, high-tech furniture such as a phlogiston coffee machine, a phlogiston microwave oven, an oven, and a phlogiston refrigerator.
After the high-tech furniture is ready, ordinary furniture such as beds, tables, chairs, benches, and sofas can be purchased directly from the Hanging Wood Tribe, or Kavi can contact the furniture dealer in Fontaine.
By this morning, the ranch house was finally ready for occupancy.
Sinoning stood in the kitchen, sometimes standing on tiptoe to check the light on the ceiling, sometimes bending over to check the valve of the pyrogen oven, and occasionally pressing the switch to test the sound of the equipment.
Finally, she clapped her hands in satisfaction, nodded, and muttered, "There's no problem with the lighting. The brightness and stability are up to standard..."
After checking the light fixtures, Sinonen went to the kitchen sink.
She reached out and turned on the faucet below. Clear water flowed out with a "gurgling" sound, gleaming with tiny gleams in the sunlight.
Sinoning leaned over, put his mouth directly to the water, took a sip, closed his eyes and savored it for a moment, then opened his eyes and said with satisfaction:
"The water purifier is working very well. The filtered water is free of impurities and tastes slightly sweet. You can use the water here for cooking and drinking without any problems."
There was no problem with the drinking water. Next, Sinoning took out a small bag of brown beans.
These are coffee beans imported from Xumi. The beans are plump and have a light aroma.
She opened the top cover of the Phosphorus coffee machine, poured some coffee beans into it, filled the water tank with an appropriate amount of water from the faucet, and then pressed the switch on the side of the coffee machine.
“Buzz——”
The Phosphorus coffee machine started up instantly, and the subtle sound of grinding coffee beans came from inside, followed by the "sizzling" sound of heating.
In just a moment, the rich aroma of coffee spread, and the dark brown coffee slowly poured into the glass coffee pot below along the liquid outlet of the machine, with a mellow and attractive color.
Sinoning picked up the coffee pot and shook it, then said with satisfaction, "The phlogiston-powered coffee machine I made is also working well. I can make hot coffee anytime I want. It's much more convenient than using a stove."
Shao Yun looked at the still slightly warm coffee machine and sniffed the aroma of coffee in the air. He commented, "I thought it was something for making 'bitter water' (hot cocoa), but I didn't expect it was for this."
In his impression, Sinoning could be said to be a loyal lover of bitter water, so how could he make a coffee machine?
Hearing this, Xinoning smiled and nodded, while tidying up the coffee bean bags on the table, he explained:
"This machine can be used for more than just making coffee. It can also make bitter water and milk. However, be careful when making milk; you have to pour in processed milk."
At this point, Xinoning's eyes lit up, and he added to Shao Yun:
"But you don't have to worry about what to do with the raw milk. I'm currently working on a machine that can process raw milk from the pasture. It can sterilize and filter the milk, and it can also automatically seal the milk into cans for easy storage."
"I'll send it to you in a few days after I've finished adjusting it. When the milk from the cows on your ranch is produced, you won't have to worry about it spoiling. You can sell it directly at the market in Nata."
When Shao Yun heard Xinoning say that the machine could sterilize milk, the scene of boiling milk in the past instantly emerged in his mind.
"I remember that when processing raw milk, they usually boil it in a pot to sterilize it, right?"
"You just have to keep an eye on it while it's cooking and control the heat. If the heat is too high or it's cooked for too long, the milk will overflow and it will be very troublesome to clean up."
Sinoning nodded when he heard this, and quickly added: "The method you mentioned is indeed a common method, but it is so troublesome!"
"You can't just sit there and boil milk every day, right? Not only is it hard to control the heat, but it also consumes a lot of firewood or phlogiston every time. What a waste of fuel!"
She pointed at the skull-carved Eye of God on Shao Yun's waist and continued:
"Even though you have the 'Eye of God' and can use the power of fire to quickly heat and boil milk, it still takes time to watch!"
"The milk processing machine I made, you just need to inject the right amount of phlogiston into it, pour in the raw milk, and press the switch, and it will automatically sterilize and filter it. You don't have to supervise the whole process, and the milk that comes out is cooked milk that you can drink directly. It's much more convenient than making it yourself."
(Sinonen: Ultra-high temperature sterilization technology! Boy!)
At this time, Shen He, who had been standing in the corner with the baby "Xi" in his arms, kept his eyes on the coffee machine made by Xinoning.
The little guy was sleeping soundly in her arms, his little hands gently clutching her clothes. Shen He patted the baby's back gently while thinking about this magical machine in her mind.
Since this magical machine can make coffee and milk, can it also make Liyue's soy milk?
She hesitated for a moment, but finally mustered up the courage to ask weakly, "Then... can this machine make soy milk?"
Xinoning turned to look at Shen He, his face full of question marks, and asked in confusion: "Soy milk? What kind of drink is that?"
The Nata people had never been abroad before, so Xinoning knew nothing about Liyue's special drinks.
Seeing that Xinoning didn't know about soy milk, Shen He patiently explained:
"Soy milk is a very common breakfast drink in Liyue. It's made by grinding soybeans into a fine slurry in a stone mill. After filtering out the dregs, it's boiled and can be drunk directly."
"It tastes delicious and is rich in protein. Drinking a bowl in the morning is especially warming to the stomach."
After listening to Shen He's explanation, Xinoning still had some vague understanding of the Liyue drink "soy milk", but she keenly grasped the key verb "grinding".
She subconsciously looked down at the Phosphorus coffee machine beside her, tapped the grinding chamber on the side of the machine with her fingers, and said:
"Grinding? This machine already has the function of grinding coffee beans. Since it can be 'ground', it should be able to grind soybeans as well, right?"
When Shen He heard that the coffee machine could really make soy milk, his eyes, which were originally slightly expectant, instantly brightened and a gentle smile appeared on his face.
"That's great! If that's possible, I can make soy milk for everyone for breakfast in the future, so everyone can get a taste of Liyue."
Shao Yun stood aside and felt something was wrong when he heard Shen He's words.
Shen He originally came to help take care of her daughter Xi, but now she is even thinking about making breakfast for the family. This is too much of a burden for her.
"Ah? Shen He, isn't this too hard for you? Taking care of Xi is already troublesome enough. You don't have to do breakfast for me, just let Yuan Shang do it."
"He hasn't had much to do recently, so it's a good opportunity for him to learn how to do more housework."
Shen He didn't expect Shao Yun to care about him so much, and a warm feeling arose in his heart.
However, she shook her head slightly, hugged Xi's arms tightly, and with a pleading look in her eyes, she said as a compromise:
"Well... It's not hard for me. I'm happy taking care of Xi."
"It's just... Can you let me make breakfast from time to time? Sometimes I really miss Liyue-style breakfast..."
When she said this, her voice was soft, with a barely perceptible hint of melancholy.
Shen He doesn't care whether his life is good or bad now, but being in a foreign country like Nata, looking at unfamiliar scenery and eating food of different flavors, he can't help but feel homesick.
Just when Shao Yun and Shen He were accommodating each other, Xinoning suddenly coughed lightly, interrupting their conversation.
She pulled out a record player from behind her back.
The main body is made of metal, with a trumpet-shaped device on the top and a tray underneath for placing discs.
Xinoning handed the machine to Shao Yun and said with a smile: "By the way, I almost forgot to give you this."
"This is a record player I made casually. It's specifically used to play music. In the future, when your family has free time, you can use it to relax and add some entertainment activities. What do you think?"
She pointed to the tray under the machine and explained, "You can put vinyl records in it. I can even embed records into my own weapons to adjust the sound effects."
"You must be tired from taking care of the children and the ranch. Listening to music in your free time can help you relax."
As Shao Yun took the machine, he couldn't help but wonder in his heart, isn't this a very common phonograph in Fontaine?
It’s just that the one made by Sinoning looks very Nata style.
"We do need entertainment, thank you, Sinoning. Actually, before we came to Nata, we bought a portable home projector in Fontaine that can play movies..."
"But it's nice to have another machine that can play music. From now on, I can watch movies and listen to music at home, which will be much more lively."
Just as Shao Yun happily accepted the gramophone and was about to ask Sinoning if he had any record recommendations, Xitlari's excited voice suddenly came from behind him.
"Did I hear correctly? Shao Yun, did you buy a new Fengdan Yingying?"