The young man was shocked. Three spirit stones? He couldn't even think about it.
"This, this is too much. Just give me one, no, a few spirit beads will do."
Xue Huan couldn't help laughing again. How could this young man be so simple and honest? He was simply an alien in this spiritual world and very different from the people in the spiritual world she had met.
"It's only three dollars. Once you become a regular employee, I mean, once you pass my assessment, your monthly salary will increase to five dollars. Come on, come back with me."
The boy followed her in a daze.
"By the way, I still don't know your name?"
"My name is Ye Yun."
Because his last name was Ye, Xue Huan's liking for him increased even more.
"Gurgle--" Ye Yun's stomach rumbled. He hadn't eaten anything since morning. Seeing Xue Huan looking at him, he covered his stomach embarrassedly.
Xue Huan: "Let's go, let's go eat and celebrate you joining us as an employee."
"Employee?" Did he mean "boy"? Ye Yun followed her and touched the back of his head.
Walking into a busy hotel, the waiter greeted me warmly: "Miss, please come in. How many are you?"
Xue Huan: "Two."
The waiter took the two upstairs. There happened to be an empty table upstairs. The waiter took out the cloth hanging from his waist and wiped the table. He then brought a pot of tea and poured a cup for each of them. "Miss, what would you like to eat?"
Seeing that Xue Huan was the one in charge of the two, the waiter asked her directly.
"What kind of dishes do you have here?"
"There are braised eel, lotus seed chicken slices, steamed duck liver, vinegar fish slices, jar meat, lion head..." The waiter listed a long list of dishes. Ye Yun couldn't stop swallowing his saliva just by listening to the names of the dishes.
"The lion's head in our restaurant is a specialty, as fresh and tender as tofu. We also have crab meat and fish lips. You must try them." After announcing the names of the dishes, the waiter emphasized on introducing the restaurant's signature dishes.
Xue Huan: "Okay, then I'll have a lion's head, a dish of braised fish lips with crab meat, jar meat, braised choy sum with dried scallops, and a dish of smashed cucumber."
Then he asked Ye Yun: "What do you want to eat?"
Ye Yun hurriedly shook his head: "These are enough."
Five dishes were more than enough for two people, so Xue Huan didn't order any more. "If you want to drink, give me a pot of sour plum wine."
"Okay, please wait a moment, the food will be here soon."
Soon, the first dish arrived, jar meat.
This is a dish that takes a lot of time to prepare. The specific method is to put the lean meat and ingredients such as green onion, ginger, and bamboo shoots in a jar less than half a foot high (about 17 cm). Do not add water, just add some rock sugar, seal the jar, put it on charcoal fire, cover the jar with charcoal, and simmer it slowly. After about a few hours, the charcoal fire will burn into ashes, and the meat in the jar will be cooked.
But of course the restaurant cannot wait until the customer orders the dish before making it. Dishes like this that are quite time-consuming are usually prepared in advance, so even though it is the most time-consuming, it is served first.
The jar had just been taken out of the charcoal basin and was still very hot. The waiter carefully opened the lid, and a rich meaty aroma wafted out, domineeringly entering the nose.
Ye Yun's stomach growled even louder.
The waiter made a "please" gesture and said, "Please enjoy your meal, both of you."
Ye Yun was still reserved and too embarrassed to pick up his chopsticks first. Xue Huan said, "Eat, don't just stand there."
I was the first to pick up a piece of tender meat with chopsticks and put it into my mouth. It was hot, but delicious.
The bamboo shoots inside are imbued with the flavor of the meat, and coupled with their own crispness, tenderness and freshness, they taste even more delicious. They are better than meat and go very well with rice.
Soon, the sour plum wine and other dishes were delivered and filled the table.
Ye Yun was a little hesitant at first, but gradually he didn't care anymore because the dishes were so delicious!
So this is the kind of delicacy people in the city eat? No wonder so many people are eager to move into the city.
Ye Yun lived outside the city. This time, in order to enter the city to take the assessment of Lingyao College, his family took out all their savings and borrowed a lot of money just to get an identity card so that he could enter the city.
Unexpectedly, after finally entering the city, he lost his way. He asked people everywhere and finally arrived at the college gate, but he was still too late.
Thinking of his parents' earnest hopes for him, Ye Yun's mood suddenly became heavy again, and he felt that the meat in his mouth no longer tasted delicious.
Fortunately, he has found a job now. His boss is very nice. Not only does he pay him a high salary, but he also treats him to a meal. I’m afraid this meal must have cost a lot of money, right?
He secretly swore in his heart that he must work hard for his boss.
When Xue Huan ate out, she mainly ate to taste the food, not to fill her stomach, so most of the dishes on the table went into Ye Yun's stomach.
In the end, he even poured out the soup from the jar of meat and ate it with rice.
It tastes delicious.
After finishing his meal, he felt embarrassed when he saw the empty plates and bowls on the table. He glanced at Xue Huan opposite him with some worry, fearing that she would think he was too much of a eater and would not want him anymore.
Xue Huan smiled soothingly, "Are you full?"
Ye Yun hurriedly said: "I'm full."
"Let's go." When they arrived at the lobby downstairs, Xue Huan went to the counter to pay the bill. The meal cost three hundred and five spirit beads.
Ye Yun was listening at the side, and his heart became uneasy again.
He spent so many spirit beads on just one meal. He must work hard in the future and try to help his boss earn it back!
Xue Huan called a carriage and took Ye Yun back to Narcissus Pavilion.
Ye Yun looked at the elegant building in front of him and opened his mouth in surprise. "Is this your shop?"
Xue Huan laughed, "How could that be? I'm just staying here temporarily."
"Miss Xue, you're back." She happened to meet Qing Yuan when she entered the room. She greeted Xue Huan with a smile, making her feel comfortable and at home.
Before going out today, Xue Huan "returned" to women's clothes. Her appearance was somewhat similar to that of a man, but not exactly the same. The maids in Narcissus Pavilion were stunned when they saw her, but they quickly reacted and changed their address to call her "girl".
In the eyes of the people at Narcissus Pavilion, Xue Huan probably wanted to experience what it was like to visit a brothel, so she deliberately dressed as a man.
The spiritual world doesn't really care about the difference between men and women. If a woman is strong, she can also be respected by others. So although Xue Huan's behavior of disguising herself as a man is a bit unexpected, it is not too unusual.
Besides, she entered the Narcissus Pavilion based on her own ability, so Qing Yuan and others treated her as a proper guest.
Xue Huan was very satisfied with the service attitude of Narcissus Pavilion and was happy to spend money here. She specially ordered a girl to play the piano and sing, and gave her a lot of tips.
When Ye Yun found out that this was a brothel, he didn't know what to do with his hands and feet. This was the first time he had ever been to a brothel in his life. If his parents knew that he had come to such a place, they would definitely break his legs, right?
But to be honest, this place is nothing like the brothel he imagined.
The business is so quiet that it doesn't seem like a brothel, and the decoration and layout don't seem like a place of entertainment.
Xue Huan saw his alert look, as if he was afraid that a demon would suddenly appear and drag him away. She couldn't help but laugh and patted his shoulder, "Relax, no one will eat you. I'm not afraid of you, so why should you be afraid?"
Ye Yun thought about it and realized, yes, the boss is a woman and he is not afraid of her, so what is there for him, a man, to be afraid of?
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