The next day, Jiang Mu saw Ying and Paimon looking travel-worn and couldn't help but chuckle.
"What happened to you two, what's gotten into you..."
As he spoke, he handed over two wet wipes.
Let me wipe my face.
After wiping his face, Paimon said mysteriously.
"Jiang Mu, guess what Ying and I have been doing these past two days?"
"How would I know..."
Jiang Mu shook his head helplessly. Although he already knew the answer in his heart, he pretended to be puzzled in order to avoid upsetting the two of them.
"hey-hey……"
Paimon put his hands on his hips and said proudly.
"Ying and I wiped out all the treasure-hunting groups around Qingce Village!"
Jiang Mu looked at Ying with some surprise, while the latter nodded somewhat embarrassedly.
Seeing this, Jiang Mu was also somewhat surprised.
Although I knew Ying was planning something big recently, I didn't expect her to go this far...
"Thanks for your hard work……"
Jiang Mudao.
"It's alright..." Ying just smiled gently, then looked at Jiang Mu, her expression seemingly a little strange.
"What's wrong?"
Jiang Mu asked in confusion.
"It's fine……"
Ying seemed hesitant for a moment, then sighed and said.
"Okay, we were..."
………………
Jiang Mu understood after hearing Ying's words.
It turns out that when Ying and Paimon were clearing out the treasure-stealing gang, they were stopped by the Thousand Rock Army.
Don't misunderstand, the Thousand Rock Army did not stop them from doing so. They simply informed them that Ningguang, the Tianquan Star of the current Liyue Seven Stars, wanted to meet with them.
Ying and Paimon were both a little confused by the sudden invitation, but since the other party was, after all, the person in power in Liyue, they wanted to ask Jiang Mu for advice.
"My suggestion..."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Mu scratched his head and said.
“The one among the Seven Stars, Tianquan Star, Ningguang, is actually an exceptionally shrewd businesswoman.”
"merchant?"
Upon hearing this, Ying and Paimon exchanged a glance, then looked at Jiang Mu.
"However, if you really think of her as a pure businesswoman, then you are sorely mistaken..."
"As the ruler of this country, she is not as simple as she seems..."
As he spoke, Jiang Mu lowered his head, thought for a moment, looked at the two of them, and said.
"Anyway, I have nothing to do lately. In that case, I'll accompany you to Qunyu Pavilion."
"Huh?"
Ying was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
"good."
"Ginger wood ginger wood."
Suddenly, Paimon raised his hand and asked.
"What's wrong?"
"Do you think we should prepare some gifts for Ningguang?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Mu was taken aback.
"It's possible, but you need to think carefully about what gift would be best for her."
“Hmm…” Paimon scratched his head, looking somewhat embarrassed.
"Lady Ningguang seems to be very wealthy, so it's not appropriate to give her anything expensive..."
"Never mind, let's take a walk around Liyue Harbor first."
As he spoke, Jiang Mu stood up and said with a smile.
"Maybe, inspiration will come as you walk along."
Upon hearing this, Ying and Paimon nodded in agreement.
"good!"
………………
The three walked through Liyue Harbor. To be honest, this was the first time that Ying and Paimon had ever properly explored Liyue Harbor like this.
Therefore, seeing Paimon flying around curiously, Ying was also somewhat tempted.
"Don't you want to go for a walk?"
Jiang Mu asked.
"I guess I'll pass..."
Upon hearing this, Ying shook her head and said.
"Alright."
Hearing this, Jiang Mu didn't insist and took a few more steps forward, saying...
"Paimon, let's go, let's go to 'Three Bowls Before Crossing the Harbor' first."
"good!"
Upon hearing this, Paimon immediately flew back and followed closely behind the two.
………………
Three bowls and you're out of the harbor.
"Boss, two bowls of sweet fermented rice balls, please."
Jiang Mu said to the boss.
"Sweet fermented rice balls?"
Upon hearing this, Ying and Paimon asked in confusion.
"Well, how should I put it..." Jiang Mu said with a smile.
"The ingredients used here are all from my farm, and I have also improved the method of making these sweet fermented rice balls. You can give it a try."
"Isn't there any juice or anything?"
Upon hearing this, Ying asked with some confusion, as if she were very resistant to things like "alcohol".
"This 'Three Bowls and You're Not in the Harbor' tavern is nothing like the taverns in Mondstadt," Jiang Mu shook his head, smiled gently, and explained.
“Here, the winery owner will refuse to serve things like ‘juice’ that are not considered proper.”
"And the wine here is a modified version of what I've made; it's just regular rice wine, so even children won't get drunk."
"I see..."
Hearing this, Ying was relieved, while Paimon, standing to the side, already showed an impatient expression.
"Hurry up, hurry up!"
………………
"Hey, Mr. Jiang."
After a while, someone brought over two bowls of sweet fermented rice balls, looked at Jiang Mu, and cupped their hands in a respectful gesture.
"Business is booming!"
Jiang Mu returned the greeting with a smile.
"Thanks to you, my business here has benefited greatly from your technology and products, and it's booming like sesame seeds blooming."
Jiang Mu turned to Ying and Paimon and introduced them.
"This is the owner of the 'Three Bowls Without Crossing the Harbor' restaurant; his surname is Tian."
Then, Jiang Mu turned to Manager Tian and said.
“This is the Traveler, Ying, and that is Paimon; they are all my friends.”
"So you're the famous traveler, I've heard so much about you."
Upon hearing this, Manager Tian cupped his hands in greeting to Ying, but in his heart he was thinking to himself.
"Hey, isn't this the one Boss Jiang brought over yesterday... The hobbies of the rich are really something..."
Ying also followed suit and cupped her hands in greeting, but judging from her stiff movements, it was clear that she was not used to such etiquette.
"Hello, I'm Paimon."
Paimon waved casually at Manager Tian, who nodded and smiled in response.
"Please enjoy your meal, my second brother is still preparing and will be performing on stage soon."
After explaining to Jiang Mu, Manager Tian cupped his hands in a respectful bow again and quietly left.
Seeing Ying's puzzled look, Jiang Mu smiled and said.
"This Manager Tian has a brother. Manager Tian is the elder brother, who runs this restaurant called 'Three Bowls and You Can't Cross the Harbor.' His younger brother, on the other hand, is devoted to studying the Liyue classics. Now, he is the most famous storyteller in the entire Liyue Harbor, and is known as 'Tian the Iron-Tongued.'"
As Jiang Mu was speaking, he glanced to the side and smiled.
"Speak of the devil, and he appears; here comes Tian Tiezui."
Although she really wanted to ask who this person named Cao Cao was, Ying followed Jiang Mu's gaze and looked at the person who was slowly walking towards the stage.
The man standing on the stage was a man in his thirties, wearing a standard mandarin jacket, with a somewhat weathered look on his face.
After drinking a cup of tea to moisten his throat, the man picked up the gavel next to him and struck it again!
"state!"
"Esteemed guests, if you'd like to hear more, let's continue our discussion of Lord Ningguang's 'Jade Pavilion' today!"
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