Chapter 86: Going out without checking the almanac, bumping into a chicken

Zhao Xiaojing logged out of the system and rode home feeling depressed.

She has been practicing for a month since she got the course, and is still stuck at the first step of standing still. Only today did she realize that she had been fooled.

On the first day of learning, the course teacher said that people nowadays learn Tai Chi by starting with the thirteen fist styles. Often after practicing for three or four months, they can already perform a complete set of boxing techniques. However, this is just a shortcut. Although it may seem like they have done something well, their foundation is actually not solid. They cannot learn the essence of Tai Chi and it is just a fancy move.

Therefore, this systematic Tai Chi practice must start with standing still. The basic skills must be solid and strong before starting the next step. It is important to be steady and down-to-earth.

Zhao Xiaojing agreed with this statement. So she practiced standing meditation for a month, two hours a day in the virtual space. She didn't think much of the delay in reaching the next step in the tutorial, simply thinking her fundamentals weren't solid enough.

When she entered the learning module, the teacher directly pointed out her problem and told her to quit and practice, saying that standing still is a basic skill that should be used to strengthen the whole body and improve the spirit.

They also said that in virtual space, only the feeling is real, and it can be used to learn movement knowledge, but it cannot improve physical strength...

If she had known this, she would not have rushed to study when there were no course modules. She endured two hours of boring standing still every day for the past month, but it was all in vain.

Although it was two hours in the virtual space and only two minutes in reality, the feeling of living a year was so real!

"So late today?" Su Yuchen handed Zhao Xiaojing a glass of water as soon as she entered the room. "You don't have to go to the construction site tomorrow, right? I already announced the fried skewers in the group today."

"I said goodbye to the workers on the construction site. I won't be going back tonight." Zhao Xiaojing took the water and gulped down the full glass. "What did the group say?"

Ever since Zhao Xiaojing decided to go to Jiangcheng with Su Yuchen, Su Yuchen simply took a long vacation and stayed in Yangcheng waiting for Zhao Xiaojing. He also helped out by helping with statistics and processing messages in the fried skewers group, and also doing some work like cleaning the bloody water and draining the moisture.

Then wait until Zhao Xiaojing comes back at noon to start seasoning and marinating.

"Originally, I said that we would sell mung bean paste and red bean paste every day starting from tomorrow, and everyone was very happy. But as soon as I said that we would leave in a few days and would not do it anymore, everyone in the group immediately became unhappy. There was only one cry of grief." Su Yuchen slid the message and smiled as he showed Zhao Xiaojing his phone.

"Well, I'd also like to thank these old customers for their support. Let's hold the event on the last day." Zhao Xiaojing tilted her head and looked at the group message, saying with some emotion.

She calculated yesterday that she could earn an average of about 3,200 yuan a day from selling fried skewers during this period. The least she earned in one day was 1,800 yuan, and the most she earned in one day was 4,600 yuan.

Excluding the working capital she needed to buy fried skewers the next day, her savings had reached 60,000 yuan, and the 80,000 yuan debt was reduced to the last 20,000 yuan.

Su Yuchen hadn't been to work for many days. Zhao Xiaojing was afraid that she would be delayed, so the two of them agreed to sell fried skewers and shaved ice together for another five days as soon as the construction site was finished, earning the last 20,000 yuan, paying back the money and leaving together.

I had previously planned to change the business model after the construction work was completed, but now that I have the new idea of ​​moving to Jiangcheng, it is not appropriate to change it.

Change means raising prices, but customers cannot accept it psychologically because they make enough money and then leave after just a few days of price increase.

However, Zhao Xiaojing did not expect that the system would generously reward her with more than 10,000 yuan at one time. In fact, 80,000 yuan was enough for her to earn today.

But I have already told the guests that it will be open for another 5 days.

"If we don't go to the construction site tonight, we'll have a lot more time. I've already controlled my appetite, and I was worried you'd come back too late."

Su Yuchen switched his phone to the chat page and handed it to Zhao Xiaojing. "But as soon as I said I was leaving today, the group orders exploded again. Starting tomorrow, we probably won't be able to rest. I think if this keeps up, we could make 20,000 in three days."

"Let's talk about tomorrow's matters tomorrow. I finally have some free time today, so I'll treat you to a big meal." Zhao Xiaojing said as she washed her hands and began to marinate the meat for dinner.

"You've helped me so much, but you still don't want the money. Now that I don't have to work tonight, I finally have time to treat you properly. Don't refuse!"

"We're no strangers. I'm living here for free, and I haven't even paid you. Why would you do me a favor? Besides, we're going to Jiangcheng to start over, so you need to save some starting capital for yourself."

Su Yuchen waved his hand nonchalantly. "If you really feel bad, why not treat me to a movie? There are new movies coming out these two days. We can go see a movie after you finish."

Speaking of movies, Su Yuchen stood up and started looking for a movie list for Zhao Xiaojing.

"Okay, okay, please. Then after the movie, let's go to the restaurant and have a big meal."

Zhao Xiaojing knew her friend's temper, so she didn't force her to give the money even though she didn't want it. She thought to herself that she would make up for it when she went to Jiangcheng to spend money.

"Eating in a restaurant is so expensive, we can buy some food and cook it ourselves, it will taste better! My sister Jingzi has such cooking skills, why should we go out to eat? I order the food and you cook it, how about it?"

"Okay, okay, thank you Buddha for saving me money."

Zhao Xiaojing smiled helplessly. Over the years, the way they got along hadn't changed.

After Zhao Xiaojing finished packing, the two of them went to the mall, chatting and laughing all the way.

It happened to be a Saturday, and the mall was crowded with people. Even after the two of them came out of the movie, there were still people waiting for tickets to enter.

Zhao Xiaojing was still immersed in the sci-fi movie plot.

It's a bit embarrassing to say, she has only seen a few movies in her two lives. Facing the realistic special effects on the screen, she feels like a country bumpkin coming to the city.

As she was walking out of the cinema hand in hand with Su Yuchen, Su Yuchen suddenly squeezed her arm quickly.

"Wei Liguo, Li Jingying."

Zhao Xiaojing was about to ask when she heard Su Yuchen whispering to her in a low voice.

Zhao Xiaojing looked up and saw two people walking towards her diagonally in front of her.

The girl's appearance matched the description, and the boy next to her had a slightly protruding beer belly and fat on his face. He seemed to be a lot fatter than the high school student in my vague impression.

"Humph, what bad luck! I didn't check the almanac before going out, and now I bump into a rooster."

Li Jingying also saw the two of them and said something sarcastically with her eyes rolled up. Wei Liguo on the side stared straight ahead stiffly.

"Mirror, do you remember what I told you this morning? Some people are unclean themselves, so they think everyone else is dirty."

Su Yuchen immediately replied in a sarcastic tone.

“I am a mirror. Others think they are seeing me, but in fact they are reflecting themselves.”

Zhao Xiaojing continued speaking along with Su Yuchen's words.

In fact, if she is alone, she will pretend not to hear it, because there is no need to pay attention to it. These people can't hurt her, so she doesn't care.

But Su Yuchen cared. Since she had spoken out, she couldn't be left alone.