Soon, the three of them returned to Liyue.
"Xiao Mu, Yuehai Pavilion still has some matters to attend to, so I'll head back first."
Gan Yu looked at Jiang Mu and said somewhat apologetically.
"It's fine……"
Jiang Mu waved his hand.
"It's important to attend to business, Sister Gan Yu, you should go first."
Jiang Mu smiled slightly.
………………
After Gan Yu left, Jiang Mu looked at Hu Tao.
"Then, you'll go to the Hall of Rebirth too..."
"I don't!"
To everyone's surprise, Hu Tao shook her head and said...
"Jiang Mu, come back to the Hall of Rebirth with me."
“Uh…” Jiang Mu smiled.
"No, I'd better go back to Qingce Village. My farm... still needs me to take care of it..."
"Are you planning to do what you did before again?!" To everyone's surprise, this time Hu Tao wasn't going to listen to any more lies. "You just disappeared without saying a word!"
"I..." Jiang Mu was about to explain, but Hu Tao squatted down on the spot, covered her ears, and started to act coquettishly.
"I won't listen, I won't listen, I won't listen..."
Finally, he glanced at Jiang Mu and threatened him.
"If you don't come back with me today, I'm just lying here and not moving!" With that, Hu Tao lay down on the ground, spreading her legs out in a "big" shape.
"There are still people around..." Jiang Mu said helplessly, looking at the strange looks from the people around him.
"Okay, I promise you, let's go..."
"Really!" Upon hearing this, Hu Tao immediately sprang to her feet.
"Let's go, let's go..." Grabbing Jiang Mu's hand, Hu Tao pulled him along, running towards the Hall of Rebirth...
………………
“You’re back…”
As soon as they reached the door, they saw Zhongli standing there. Zhongli smiled slightly as he watched the two of them run back hand in hand.
"That's right!"
Hu Tao chuckled and tried to pull Jiang Mu towards the interior of the Changsheng Hall, but Zhong Li stopped her.
"Master Hu, I need to speak with young friend Jiang Mu about something. Could you lend him to me for a while?"
"Just borrowing it temporarily..." Hu Tao turned her face away shyly, "It's okay, you guys chat..."
With that, Hu Tao ran straight into the Hall of Rebirth...
"You're back."
Zhongli looked at Jiang Mu and smiled faintly.
“Yes.” Jiang Mu shrugged. “I also fulfilled that contract.”
“I know,” Zhongli nodded and continued.
"I didn't call you here today for this matter."
oh?
Jiang Mu became interested upon hearing this.
"Then you are..."
"Do you still remember that little girl from Wanmintang?" Zhongli asked calmly.
"Xiangling..." Jiang Mu indicated that he understood.
"I'll handle it..."
"That's good." Zhongli nodded in satisfaction. "There's one more thing..."
"If you're talking about signing some kind of contract with me, then you're in for a disappointment..."
Jiang Mu said calmly.
"Next, I plan to travel all over Teyvat... I can't stay in Liyue forever..."
"And your farm?"
“As for this,” Jiang Mu shrugged, “Ma Yanqiao is a trustworthy guy. I feel very reassured entrusting my farm to him…”
“Alright…” Zhongli nodded upon hearing this, not insisting.
"When do you plan to go?" Zhongli asked.
"Now..." Jiang Mu glanced at the sky and said.
"Go early and come back early." Zhongli waved from the entrance of the Hall of Rebirth...
………………
Wanmintang
Wanmintang Restaurant was as bustling as ever today, but observant people could notice that both Chef Mao, who was in charge of cooking, and the waiters seemed rather unenthusiastic...
"Master Mao, where is Xiangling?"
Some regular customers looked at Master Mao and asked questions.
"Xiangling... she hasn't been feeling well lately..."
Master Mao was taken aback for a moment, then immediately replied.
"Didn't you see a doctor?" someone asked worriedly.
"The atractylodes doctor at Bubulu has already examined him..." Master Mao forced a smile.
"Mr. Bai said that Xiangling shouldn't be disturbed recently, so I had her rest quietly in the house..."
"That's good..." Upon hearing this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but remained tense.
"Xiangling, that little girl, can't be hurt..."
"Master Mao, if you need any medicinal herbs, just let me know. I know several good medicinal herb fields."
...
"Definitely, definitely..."
Most of the people who come to Wanmintang are ordinary people. Over time, they have developed a deep bond with Master Mao's family. Whenever Master Mao's family gets into trouble, all they have to do is call out, and the neighbors on the street, or the workers working nearby, will come to help.
I remember a few years ago, Wanmintang Restaurant was in disrepair, and part of the kitchen wall suddenly collapsed. A contractor who was working on a nearby construction site came over without saying a word. In just a few days, he renovated the entire restaurant. After that, he didn't charge them a single penny. It took Master Mao a lot of persuasion before these grown men finally sat down at the renovated Wanmintang Restaurant and had a lively meal.
This is the kind of interpersonal relationship that the people of Liyue value. Although they emphasize contracts, it is clear that these native Liyue residents value even more the strong sense of community and neighborly affection...
Now that such a big thing has happened to Master Mao's family, how could they not be worried...
"Phew—" Jiang Mu walked to Wanmin Hall, let out a long breath, and stepped inside.
"Hey, young man," Chef Mao said without looking up, "What would you like to eat? Just order. I'm busy right now, but I'll bring your food in a bit."
"Uncle Mao," Jiang Mu said softly, "I'm looking for Xiangling."
"Hmm?" Upon hearing this, Master Mao paused in his shovel, abruptly raising his head to look at Jiang Mu.
"You are... that guest elder of the Hall of Rebirth?"
"Hmm." Jiang Mu nodded gently, while Master Mao's eyes were serious.
He remembered clearly that ever since Xiangling saw this boy at the funeral parlor that day, she hadn't uttered a single word when she got home, and hadn't even eaten or drunk anything... It was as if his lively, cheerful daughter had vanished in an instant...
"..."
Master Mao didn't say anything. After a moment, he put down the shovel, turned to Jiang Mu, and kicked him directly in the chest!
"Bang!"
Jiang Mu was kicked flying, his body crashing into the wall behind him, and slowly sliding down...
"Hey, Lao Mao, what's wrong with you...?"
The surrounding customers were startled and quickly came to stop Master Mao, fearing that he might do something drastic again.
"Cough cough..."
Jiang Mu was stunned by the kick for a long time before slowly getting up from the ground and continuing to walk in front of Master Mao.
"Bang!"
Ignoring everyone's attempts to stop him, Master Mao kicked again, and this time, Jiang Mu flew straight out of Wanmintang.
"roll!"
Master Mao roared angrily.
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