60 – Neighbors (2)
“But…Sister.”
“Yes?”
The hand that had been thumping against the wall was pressing down on my wrist.
If a man held me tight like that, it would have hurt, but Stella was a light woman, so she didn’t feel any pain.
By the way, I think I forgot one thing.
Should I tell you?
“Don’t we give rice cakes?”
“…………..Mochi?”
“Yes, rice cakes.”
“Oh, I forgot.”
I must have forgotten to turn rice cakes while preparing breakfast.
I wonder why it only smells like bread and not the smell of making rice cakes…
“What can I do?”
He looked at me with a teary expression, but he could only shrug his shoulders.
I don’t even know how to make rice cakes, but even if you ask me, I can’t help you…
“If you ask me…”
“Ah… That’s a big deal.”
Stella looked nervous as she hurriedly took flour out of the drawer.
She poured the flour into a large basin, poured hot water, and began kneading the dough with her hands.
I know that rice cakes are made by cooking white rice once and then making it into rice cakes while kneading it hard and hard.
Is it a little different because it’s wheat cake?
“Wheat rice cakes are finished when the thin dough is steamed.”
“Aha…”
“And if you grind red beans and grains on top of that… Delicious Injeolmi is complete~”
Injeolmi is definitely delicious.
It’s chewy and savory, and it’s great to eat with milk.
But is Injeolmi suitable for moving rice cakes?
I don’t know the manners of this side of the world, so Stella will take care of it.
“Seobang-nim is sitting and eating.”
“Yes. Tomato Beef Stew~”
I didn’t know what you’d like, so I made two stews last night.
Today’s breakfast is tomato beef stew with bread and eggs.
It’s a bit heavy, but how about that?
When I think about going to the bathroom after eating breakfast, I feel so good that I think it’s better to eat well.
That’s why they say vacations and holidays are good.
“As expected, the stew my sister made is delicious.”
“hehehe, thank you.”
Stella smiles brightly, puts the dough in the steamer, and sits down at the table.
I took out a piece of bread from the basket, tore it open, spread it in butter, and put it in my mouth.
After watching him chew and swallow until the end, I scooped up a spoon and put the stew in my mouth.
“Well, are tomatoes good for you?”
“I made it by boiling tomatoes and wine for a long time.”
“I wondered if it tasted sweet and sour, but it turned out to be wine.”
Obviously the food is heavy…
Even if you eat or drink, you won’t get bitten or tired.
“Seobang-nim, you should eat vegetables too.”
Stella smiled wryly at the sight of me not eating vegetables, scooped up some fresh vegetables with tongs, and placed them on the plate in front of me.
And she put some sweet-looking dressing on it.
“Um…”
“Do you want to eat?”
“Yes…”
How can you say you don’t eat it even though you’ve already sprinkled the dressing on it?
I dipped the vegetable with a fork and put it in my mouth.
The bitter taste of grass spread in my mouth.
“Ugh…”
“Did you not eat vegetables at all where you lived?”
“No… Where I lived, science was developed and breed measurement was done. So, I removed the bitter taste and
I could eat vegetables deliciously.”
“Hmm…If that’s the case, I think I’ve heard that they’re conducting experiments abroad…”
“Really!?”
I kicked off the table and stood up.
If you are doing research, does that mean there is not much time left before commercialization?
If that’s the case, that means my eating bitter grass will soon be gone!
“Hah, I hope we can measure the variety soon.”
“I like vegetables now.”
“Sister, if you measure the variety, you can make something like a tomato the size of a date.”
For Stella, who wanted a tomato she could fit in a bite, she gave the best example.
Since Stella is the supreme leader of the Church, wouldn’t it be possible to issue a breed measurement order?
“A tomato the size of a date…? Really?”
“Sure. In our world, they’re called cherry tomatoes.”
“Drops…”
I began to think while touching my lower jaw with a serious expression.
What are you worrying about?
Stella, who began to think for a while, shook her head from side to side and raised her spoon again.
“Seobang-nim, I’ll go to the church headquarters for a while after dinner.”
“Is it a holiday?”
“I’ll be back soon.”
Like a mother leaving her son behind to go to work, she smiled and stroked my hair.
Is something wrong?
***
Smart.
I put several paper bags containing rice cakes in the basket and headed to the next door neighbor’s house.
Ah, of course, even if it’s next door, it’s a little far away.
My house is so big…
Before Stella went to the Church Headquarters, she handed out rice cakes and asked me to come, so I was about to leave.
This is what men do, so I came out politely.
“Who are you?”
A woman’s voice seemed a bit relaxed for some reason.
Well, the men must have gone to work at this time.
“This is Alvin Horn Helenes who moved in next door.”
“Hon…Helle…Next door…”
The landlord began to ponder the first and last name after marriage.
After a while, the front door unlocked with a crackling sound, and he jumped out.
“Bu…Bu-kun?!”
“Ah…Hello. You don’t have to be so surprised…”
I scratched the back of my head a little, then took out a paper bag of rice cakes from the basket.
And I handed it to her who just jumped out.
“It’s a moving rice cake. It must be delicious because her wife made it.”
“Seo…Saint Empress…”
She held up the envelope I handed her and looked very surprised.
Then…
She suddenly started shedding tears!
“Seo…Saint Yeha! It’s a shame!”
“Hey…”
Come to think of it, the followers of the Hellenes Church consider the saintess close to her god.
In a way, it makes sense.
“Boo…It’s an honor just that your wife brought it to you… How could a woman like me make rice cakes made by the saintess…”
“Don’t think too deeply, please enjoy it.”
“Muh…Of course!”
After confirming that she had finally stopped crying, she was about to go to another house, but the woman next door stood at the front door stubbornly saying she wouldn’t go in until I went.
I would have been a bit scared if it was a man, but I think it’s fortunate that I’m a woman.
“Next…”
There are still many houses to visit, so we have to go around diligently.
From noble mtl dot com.
Perhaps other places will respond similarly to this house.
*
“f*ck…It’s over.”
There must have been a few paper bags, but I had the illusion that they kept growing as if they were beating each other.
About 12?
After wandering around the house, it fell just right.
Stella seems to have thought about this and put it together.
It’s really great…
“Whoa… I was sweating, but now I’m going home and taking a bath…”
I moved my steps slowly and returned home.
Arriving at the front door across the wide and wide front yard, wouldn’t it be that there were piles of things that hadn’t been there before?
“What is…?”
Did Stella order a courier?
In this world, strangely, the delivery system was well developed, so things like this were active.
To some extent, the dormitory said that every Sunday was the day to receive the parcel, so it was a day when you could receive the parcel.
On that day, boxes were packed from the front door to the outside.
“What did you order?”
I’m a little curious, but I shouldn’t open it.
If this is Stella’s order, I’m not harming Stella’s privacy.
“Okay, let’s just check where it came from and bring it to our private room.”
Hemm…
Wouldn’t it be an invasion of privacy to see where it came from?
Since we’re a married couple, it’s okay to watch this much.
“What?”
I tried to check the post-it by turning the box around to see where it came from.
Nothing was attached.
A bomb!?
“Is…What a bomb…”
If this was a bomb, the knights escorting it around the house would have removed it long ago.
The person who brought this must have been caught and arrested.
And even if it’s not the Knights, there are spirits in my house who are always aware of Stella’s and me’s risk levels.
If this were a bomb or something that would harm me, Perry and Yongyong would already be out and biting and wreaking havoc.
“Then what the hell is this…”
But just in case, we’ll have to wait until Stella comes.
I packed all the boxes and went inside.
“I’m back.”
“Are you here?”
“Sister, did you order delivery?”
‘No? What came?”
When I entered the house, Stella was already there.
So someone brought it after Stella came in…
“There were several boxes in front of me.”
“Oh, this is a thank-you box.”
“A return box?”
“It is customary to leave a small gift in return when you receive a moving cake or gift.”
“Give it to me.”
“You can’t do that. The gift isn’t the person in question, it’s left in front of the house.”
I don’t know what kind of custom it is, but it’s a bit annoying.
Leaving presents secretly isn’t even Santa Claus.
“Shall we take a look at it?”
“I wonder what kind of gift there will be.”
“As expected, they gave you rice cakes, so it must be food?”
I opened the box and checked the inside.
As expected!
I thought there would be food!
“That looks delicious.”
“Wow…This bread is so hard to make…”
Stella is surprised when she checks the bread.
Looking at him saying ‘I want to learn’ in a low voice, he seems really surprised.