Chapter 12
Ji Mingqing hasn't seen Cui Ding in recent days, but Cui Ding reports his whereabouts to him every day, so frequently that Ji Mingqing feels a little annoyed.
But as long as he doesn't cause any damage in the garden, that's all that's fine.
"Let's have pickled pork with preserved vegetables today. Xiaowan, do you want to go dig bamboo shoots with me?" Ji Mingqing took the tools and asked Xiaowan to go out with him.
Xiaowan, who was basking in the sun, opened his eyes lazily after hearing Ji Mingqing's voice. He stood up, stretched, jumped off the recliner, walked in front of Ji Mingqing, and turned back to signal Ji Mingqing to follow him.
Seeing Xiaowan like this, Ji Mingqing smiled happily. He felt that the relationship between the two was getting better and better. In the past, Xiaowan never went out with him, but now Xiaowan was willing to lead the way for him.
Ah! So happy!
Ji Mingqing, who was very easily satisfied, happily came to the bamboo forest with Xiaowan. He followed Xiaowan and easily found a place where many bamboo shoots were emerging.
"Xiaowan, wait for me. We'll go back together after I finish digging." Ji Mingqing shouted at Xiaowan's back as she left.
This place is quite messy, with lots of dirt and dust, so it's normal for Xiaowan not to like it. Ji Mingqing picked up the tools and prepared to start digging out the bamboo shoots buried deep in the soil.
Unexpectedly, the bamboo shoots were even bigger than he had imagined. Ji Mingqing spent most of the day digging before he could dig out one. After digging one out, he was so tired that he sat down on the ground, panting and muttering, "I'm so tired, I'm so tired."
After saying that, he wiped the sweat from his face, took a deep breath, and then stood up. When he picked up the tools and prepared to dig another one, he saw a pure white cat's paw stretched out next to him. The next second, more than a dozen large bamboo shoots nearby all emerged from the ground. Seeing this, Ji Mingqing picked up the nearest one and pulled it hard, but he accidentally used too much force and fell to the ground.
Ji Mingqing, who had fallen, was not angry. Instead, he sat up at an angle and put the huge bamboo shoot that was pressing on him into the storage bag. Then he said with a smile, "Our Xiaowan is still amazing."
Bai Cangze felt helpless. This person had been in the fairyland for so long, but why did he still think like an ordinary person? He could easily solve the problem by simply controlling the fairy energy, but he had to do it bit by bit with manual labor.
It's really unbearable to watch.
Bai Cangze looked at Ji Mingqing who was still smiling at him foolishly, shook his head helplessly, then flew all the bamboo shoots in front of Ji Mingqing and turned away.
If he continues like this, he will be late for lunch.
After returning to Fengxi Garden, Ji Mingqing was still humming a song while cooking. The bacon was pickled by him before and tasted pretty good. After it was done, he turned around and found Xiaowan was already waiting at the table.
"You can't wait either?" Ji Mingqing smiled and put all the food in Xiaowan's big bowl.
He found that no matter how much he gave Xiaowan, Xiaowan would eat it all. Now he simply replaced Xiaowan's tableware with the same size as his own to prevent Xiaowan from not eating enough.
"What do you think of this? I saw someone make it on TV before and always wanted to eat it, but the restaurant food was a bit expensive, so I learned to make it myself." After Ji Mingqing finished speaking, he laughed: "Actually, the reason I learned to cook was because restaurant food was so expensive. I didn't expect it to be a blessing in disguise and now I'm using it."
Bai Cangze ate the food in his bowl while listening to Ji Mingqing's words, hoping to find something different from what he said.
There are so many unusual things about this person, perhaps he himself has not noticed it.
"...Later, during the Chinese New Year, my family's New Year gifts were all bacon and sausages made by me. In a few days, I will buy some meat and make sausages. You can try them then, and you will definitely like them." As Ji Mingqing spoke, he added a large bowl of soup to himself and Xiaowan.
After dinner, Ji Mingqing felt a little drowsy, and at this time there was a knock on the door.
"Hello, is this Fengxi Garden?"
Ji Ming heard the sound coming from outside the door, immediately stood up from the recliner, and ran to the door, "It's Feng Xiyuan, it's Feng Xiyuan!"
Ji Mingqing immediately opened the door and saw two people standing outside, who looked like a father and son.
The child looked very young, only about five or six years old. He was pouting and sulking as his father held his hand. The man looked at Ji Mingqing politely and asked, "Hello, I received a flyer and happened to stop by today to take a look."
The flyer actually worked! Ji Mingqing immediately ushered the person in, "Are you here to order food too?"
"Exactly. I saw on your flyer that 'many dishes can be customized upon request,' so I wanted to ask if it's possible to customize it."
"Of course!" Ji Mingqing was confident in his craftsmanship.
"Then ask Boss Ji to help and customize a meal for him." After saying that, the man patted the child beside him and said, "Just tell me, you don't want to eat this or that. I'm asking you to tell me what you want to eat now, and you can't refuse to eat it later."
"The food you took me to eat at those places was so awful, it had no flavor at all." The little fairy said. If he had thought that all food tasted the same before, it would have been fine. But the problem was that he accidentally ate something his father's friend brought back from the Three Thousand Small Worlds, and he immediately felt that it was amazing. From then on, the food from the fairy world was no longer palatable to him.
Ji Mingqing nodded, looking at the little fairy in front of him, and suddenly felt a sense of sympathy. He squatted down and said to the little fairy, "If you have any requirements, you can tell me. There are many delicious foods in my small world. Maybe I can make something that meets your requirements."
The little fairy's eyes lit up. "Really? Then I want to eat candied haws. Do you know what a candied haws is? It's a long red string with small red fruits on it. The fruits are covered with a hard, sweet candy coating."
How come there aren't even any candied haws in the fairy world? Ji Mingqing looked at the poor child in front of him and said, "Don't worry, I know this."
Candied haws have existed since ancient times. The fairy world is a little too backward.
The man looked at his child helplessly and said, "These things used to happen in the Immortal Realm, but after this child was born, the Immortal Realm became increasingly deserted, and I couldn't find any immortals willing to take the trouble to do these things."
Ji Mingqing nodded, "It's okay, leave it to me. As for the rest, do you want it?"
"Anything else?" the man showed interest. "Of course the more the better, but I hope there's a certain amount of immortal energy in the food."
"Of course." Ji Mingqing himself relies on eating to replenish his spiritual energy every day, so he has no problem in this regard.
"Then let's sign a contract, and you two will come to pick it up in three days?" Ji Mingqing took out the template he had prepared long ago and wrote "Tanghulu" neatly on it with charcoal. Then he saw the little fairy slowly took out two fairy beads from the storage bag and handed them to Ji Mingqing with his white and soft little hands.
"I'll give you these two. I want ten candied haws!" After saying that, he raised his hands, spread out his ten fingers, and made a big "10".
Ji Mingqing's heart melted with cuteness. "Don't worry, there will definitely be ten candied haws." After assuring the little immortal, Ji Mingqing stood up and said to the man, "Besides that, I will also make some other snacks."
The man nodded. "Then I'll leave it to Boss Ji."
Before the two were about to leave, the man pretended to glance casually into the yard, and then he felt as if he was hit. He was so scared that he quickly turned around to say goodbye to Ji Mingqing and left.
"What Cui Ding said turned out to be true. Fortunately, he reminded me." After the man went out, he wiped the sweat that had just appeared on his head.
"Dad, what did Uncle Cui say?" The little fairy lowered his head and played with the small toy called "Flying Fairy" that Ji Mingqing had given him before leaving. He followed Ji Mingqing's instructions and exerted force. The circle on the stick suddenly flew out and hit his father's face.
"oops!"
Little did he know that Ji Mingqing, who was acting out the story of "a loving father and a filial son" outside, was very excited at the moment.
The flyers were indeed effective. We could increase the publicity efforts when there was a chance in the future. I just didn’t know how Cui Ding promoted it. Ji Mingqing rubbed his hands and thought of something.
"Xiao Wan, do you think we should build another house specifically for receiving guests? This place is a bit unconventional now." Ji Mingqing turned around and discussed with Xiao Wan: "What do you think?"
Bai Cangze still didn't respond this time, but when he saw Ji Mingqing smile at him, he turned his head away and continued to mutter to himself, "How about we wait a little longer? What if this is the only customer coming? We should be safe, don't you think?"
Seeing that Ji Mingqing had his own plans, Bai Cangze closed his eyes and began to patrol the fairy world with his spiritual sense. The demon world has been very restless recently, and he can always find some clues during his patrol.
Seeing Xiaowan closing her eyes and seeming to fall asleep, Ji Mingqing's movements also became slower. He quietly sent a message to Cui Ding, asking him to buy some fruits and candies, and if he had any milk and eggs, he could also bring some back.
Ji Mingqing wrote down the purchase quantity clearly before sending it to Cui Ding. There was nothing he could do about it. The impression Cui Ding left on him as unreliable was really deeply rooted.
The next day, when Ji Mingqing came to the garden, he saw the ingredients he asked Cui Ding to buy yesterday were placed on the stone table in the garden, but Cui Ding was nowhere to be seen. Ji Mingqing was very satisfied with his behavior.
"Xiao Wan, I'm making candied haws today. Do you want some?" Ji Mingqing said, slapping his forehead. "The little kitty's paws can't lift the bamboo sticks, so I'll make you some candied haws!"
After Ji Mingqing finished speaking, he got busy. After completing the meal order for the fighting arena, he made snacks for the little immortal. Today he also had to complete all the orders for the palace master.
The Palace Master will return to Anding Palace tomorrow.
"Xiaowan, I will come later tomorrow and may not be back by noon."
Bai Cangze listened and nodded lazily. He was not going to come to Fengxi Garden tomorrow anyway. There has been a lot of turmoil in Xieyue Coast recently, and he has to deal with it properly tomorrow.
Besides, he can lift a bamboo stick!
The author has something to say:
[Flying Fairy] is a bamboo dragonfly with a threaded stick and a big ring.
However, the online store has an elegant name called [Flying Fairy]
Suddenly I felt a little cute
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