Chapter 20

Ji Mingqing had opened his restaurant for a while. He had thought that the popularity on the first day was just a flash in the pan and would gradually calm down. He had even prepared for the business to be as dismal as Pinxuantang, with only one table occupied for several days.

Unexpectedly, after a few days, although the business was not as booming as the first day, there were still customers arriving every day, and the basic daily income was stable at around thirty fairy beads.

Because he opened a shop, Lu Jiyao's income decreased a little, but it was made up here, and he earned about ten fairy beads every day.

Ji Mingqing is very satisfied with the current situation.

That day, Ji Mingqing called Cui Ding over and said to him, "I want to hire another person to help me. Do you have any recommendations?"

Cui Ding thought for a moment and replied, "Yes, it was the person who wrote the inscription for our plaque. He came out to help because he heard that there was money to be made for writing."

The last time he brought back the dishes made by Ji Mingqing, this guy was the most excited. He said that if they hired someone here, he would be the first in line. He even thought of an excuse to let Cui Ding prepare in advance.

"Then the reason why he didn't come on the first day of business was..."

The reason why he didn't come to the opening ceremony? Cui Ding thought about it and realized that the man seemed to have been sent out by the Lord to do a mission that day.

Seeing some hesitation in Cui Ding's words, Ji Mingqing didn't delve into it. Alas, maybe it was because the price on his side was too high, and he was embarrassed to ask, so he simply didn't bother.

Ji Mingqing empathized with the others at this moment, so he changed the subject and asked Cui Ding, "How did you two meet?"

"We have fought together." Cui Ding said without hesitation this time.

Ji Mingqing felt that the retirement benefits for veterans in the fairy world were not very good. Cui Ding did not seem to have any bad habits. His friend had such good handwriting and had a good relationship with Cui Ding, so he should be a stable person.

How can you still be short of money?

Ji Mingqing complained inwardly, then decided, "If he's willing to come and help, you can have him come over for an interview, just to serve dishes in the kitchen or something. That way, I'll be free to do something else."

Cui Ding agreed, and when Ji Mingqing left to go about his business, he heard the Lord's voice transmission: "Send Xu Yihe over tomorrow. He has sharp senses and will definitely find out."

"When it comes to the sharpness of the five senses, who is sharper than you..." Cui Ding complained. He didn't know why the Lord would care so much about a small immortal. There were so many people who opened shops in the immortal world.

Yang Lingkong also opened a grocery store, but the Lord never went to take a look.

However, the Lord's order still has to be completed, and Xu Yihe himself should like such an assignment very much. It does not require going to the Demon Realm, and there is no need to fight and kill, which meets his requirements.

As expected, after receiving the news, Xu Yihe stood at the door early the next day waiting for Ji Mingqing's arrival. Seeing how enthusiastic he was, Ji Mingqing quickly stepped forward and said, "Hello, are you Xu Yihe and Xu Xianren?"

Ji Mingqing looked at Xu Yihe and felt satisfied. This man seemed more reliable than Cui Ding. He looked gentle and polite, and his voice was gentle and polite. He was definitely not an invincible destroyer like Cui Ding.

Although he had Xiaowan, he was not worried about anything.

"I don't know if Cui Ding told you, but he goes out to hand out flyers every morning and comes back to greet customers in the afternoon. I'm at the restaurant every morning, and I'm going to do something else in the afternoon, so I need someone to stay here all day."

After Ji Mingqing finished speaking, he paused and said, "Just put the dishes I have prepared at the formation in the kitchen after the customers place their orders." Ji Mingqing blushed slightly after he finished speaking. This job was not an easy one.

"Ten fairy beads per month, what do you think?" For the time being, let's decide on the same as Cui Ding. If things get busy in the future, both of them can increase their salary.

Xu Yihe naturally had no complaints. He readily agreed and followed Ji Mingqing to learn it once, and was able to get the hang of it quickly.

Ji Mingqing couldn't help but sigh: "I was worried that you would ruin my place like Cui Ding did."

"That's how Cui Ding is. It's related to the immortal technique he practices." Xu Yihe explained on Cui Ding's behalf, "But if there are any delicate tasks, it's better for Boss Ji to leave them to me."

That's natural, but there wasn't any delicate work to do here, so Ji Mingqing stayed like this for two days. Seeing that there were no mistakes in their work, he left with peace of mind.

Anyway, he was just working in a small courtyard not far away. If anything happened, he would definitely be able to get there at the first time.

This time, Ji Mingqing planned to make some children's toys to sell. According to his understanding, there were very few newborns in the fairy world. He didn't know whether it was because there were more solitary fairies in the fairy world, or because after becoming fairies, the Heavenly Dao would consciously control the number of fairies. In short, in the entire fairy world, it was said that there were only more than a hundred children as old as Dongdong.

Therefore, the fairy world has no supporting facilities for children's growth. Wu Ciyong said that his son Dongdong's daily entertainment activity is to use weapons to fight with his little playmates.

Even for a god, this game is too inappropriate for children!

No wonder Dongdong likes his somewhat crudely made bamboo dragonfly so much. It turns out he just doesn’t have a toy.

Ji Mingqing wanted to make some toys suitable for children today. There were quite a few bamboo sticks piled up in the corner of the yard, so Ji Mingqing planned to make more things specifically for children, not just toys.

For example, small chairs, small hats, small kites, etc. For now, just make whatever you think of. Don’t make too much. If you can’t sell them, you won’t lose money.

Ji Mingqing planned to start with the simplest one. He had knitted a large children's seat before, so knitting a few small stools should be no problem. Sure enough, with his gradually improving IQ, he figured out how to knit the small stools in no time.

It was so cool to be a genius that day!

Ji Mingqing touched his head proudly, "You are awesome!" He has always been a hard worker since he was a child, and he never thought that he would become a genius one day. This made him go crazy.

"Xiao Wan, come here!" He had been so busy these past few days that he had neglected Xiao Wan. He felt a little guilty about it. "Xiao Wan, let's go to the grocery store we went to last time tomorrow. I want to buy a jade slip about formations."

Bai Cangze looked at Ji Mingqing, not knowing what he was planning. Ji Mingqing seemed to be able to hear the doubts in his heart and explained, "I plan to make a small car that can move." Ji Mingqing gestured for a long time, but his explanation was still unclear.

"Anyway, when I make it, you'll know."

The next day, Ji Mingqing spent the whole morning preparing all the dishes, and then came to the small courtyard to pick up Xiaowan. There were too many people in the restaurant, and Xiaowan didn't like the noisy environment.

After calling Xiaowan, the two came to the grocery store they were at last time. A little fat bird was still there to greet them. This time, Ji Mingqing went straight to the formation jade slip.

But after searching for a long time, Ji Mingqing still couldn't find any ready-made formation that suited him. In the end, he had to take two paper books on formation theory. Alas, they were all paper books. Now most of the immortals in the world have upgraded the books into jade slips, which shows how many years this thing has existed.

But in addition to this, Ji Mingqing also took out a jade slip of formations that was specifically used to teach how to grow spiritual herbs. Some of the formations in it were of great help to Ji Mingqing.

Seeing Ji Mingqing holding something that might remain unsold in their store for ten thousand years, the owner took the initiative to ask, "What type of formation jade slip are you looking for? If I find one, I can help you."

Ji Mingqing's eyes lit up. The shop owner was truly cold on the outside, but warm on the inside. So she quickly said to her, "It's the kind that's embedded in an item. When you put a spirit or immortal bead in it, it automatically drives the item to follow the movement rhythm I set in advance. This formation doesn't consume the immortal energy on the immortal bead, but the immortal energy stored in the formation in advance."

Ji Mingqing rambled on, "It would be best if it could be accompanied by music. Don't you have jade slips with music that children like? No? Is it you who doesn't have it, or is it that the immortal world doesn't have it?"

Oh, it’s so difficult to buy some children’s products.

Yang Lingkong was speechless at Ji Mingqing's tricky request. When she saw her master lying on this man's shoulder, she suddenly had an idea and wanted to show her approachable side.

It seems that she and the approachable person are in conflict! Yang Lingkong felt a little regretful.

Seeing Yang Lingkong's silence, Ji Mingqing realized that he might be forcing him to do something unreasonable, so he smiled and raised the book in his hand, shaking it at Yang Lingkong, "It doesn't matter if you don't have it. Look, I bought some books here."

Yang Lingkong seemed to be infected by Ji Mingqing's positive mood and curled his lips in a rare gesture. "Then I wish you all the best in advance."

"Sure, sure." Ji Mingqing smiled and waved to the owner, then left the shop.

"Alas, I really have to start from scratch." Ji Mingqing tilted his head and complained to Xiaowan on his shoulder, "Why are the children in the fairy world so miserable? They don't even have rocking cars or trains."

When Ji Mingqing was in kindergarten, what he envied most was his neighbor next door who could ride the rocking car in front of the supermarket over and over again.

Later, he went to elementary school and the supermarket was expanded into a large shopping mall. There was a small train in the mall that could circle the mall. If he could take a ride on the train during breaks and show off to his classmates after school started, he would be the coolest guy in the class.

However, Ji Mingqing never rode on the train until he reached the maximum height limit.

"No, I can't let the children of the fairy world follow my old path. I must let them ride on rocking cars and trains!"

Ji Mingqing made bold statements, but Bai Cangze, who was on his shoulder, was confused.

What is a rocking car? What is a train?

It’s time to give those who go to Ji Mingqing’s hometown to investigate an additional task.

The author has something to say:

Cang Ze's Diary: I heard a new term today, called a "rocking car." Father God and Mother God, what exactly is this? Please help me in my dream.

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