Chapter 17
When the two men came, Ji Mingqing was in a panic. This was his first time to receive guests dining in. After welcoming the two men in, Ji Mingqing looked at the pile of bamboo in the corner and the pile of miscellaneous items at the kitchen door, and his face blushed slightly.
"Please sit here first and let me bring the menu." After saying that, Ji Mingqing wanted to turn around to cool down.
Unexpectedly, the moment he turned around, he was stopped by two people, "No, no, no need for a menu, just make one of the dishes you sent us every day before."
"Make one for each?" Ji Mingqing was surprised. "There are at least twenty dishes."
"Only over twenty?" The two men clearly didn't think the number was too much. "Then make it thirty."
Ji Mingqing looked at the size of the two people and thought of the spectacular sight of Lu Jiyao eating, so he was no longer surprised. He just silently wondered if these two people also had demon blood like Lu Jiyao. Who could eat so much?
The stone table was not big, and could only hold four or five plates. However, Ji Mingqing cooked slowly and could only serve two dishes at a time. Every time he served a dish, he had to remove the empty plates that had just been eaten from the table, so the stone table was enough.
"Boss Ji, the environment here is really great. I don't know what kind of formation they used. We can't even see anyone else here!" One of them spoke in a loud voice that reached Ji Mingqing's ears.
Ji Ming felt a little embarrassed after hearing this and didn't answer in the kitchen. Unexpectedly, the other person's words made him clutch his toes. "Boss Ji is really powerful. It's as if he knows that we like this kind of environment. Maybe this is one of those illusions projected from our minds!"
A new restaurant must be arranged!
The two men ate for the entire afternoon, even drinking the wine they brought with them, until dusk when they finally left, arm in arm, feeling dazed. Ji Mingqing looked at their backs and said to Xiaowan with some determination, "Tomorrow I'll go find Zhao Jingying and ask him to help build a restaurant."
After saying that, he looked at Xiaowan again, worried, "I don't know if he can find time to help. Apart from him, I don't know anyone else who can build a house."
Fortunately, when Ji Mingqing contacted Zhao Jingying in the evening, Zhao Jingying agreed to go to Fengxiyuan to discuss with Ji Mingqing the next day.
This time, Ji Mingqing wanted to build a small restaurant. It didn’t have to be too big, after all, he was the only cook. But he didn’t just want to be trapped in the kitchen, he also had other things he wanted to do together.
For example, the piece of nourishing grass he had just planted needed his care.
Zhao Jingying heard his troubles and suggested, "You can put a cage cabinet in the kitchen. You can make all the food at once and put it in the cabinet. When customers come to order, you can just ask someone else to take it out."
"A cage? Is it similar to..." Ji Mingqing gestured, "like an ice cellar? Food won't taste good if you reheat it after it's cooled down."
"That's not the case. The cage is engraved with a formation that can stop time. The state of the things when they are put in will remain the same when they are taken out. Many immortals who practice alchemy will keep one in their alchemy room."
"That's great!" Ji Mingqing felt that he still knew too little. "Then I want one this big!" Ji Mingqing opened his arms towards Zhao Jingying, but then felt it was not enough, so he stretched his arms again, passively tilting his head back and said, "I want two this long and one this wide."
After making the gesture, he raised his arms high above his head, "This high!"
Zhao Jingying was amused by Ji Mingqing's actions. "Of course you can. Wouldn't it be okay to make an entire wall of the kitchen into cabinets?"
"Okay, okay!" Ji Mingqing nodded hurriedly, and then the two continued to talk about the layout of the house.
Ji Mingqing didn't plan to build a too big one. He couldn't handle it alone, and maybe not many people would come. At most, Lu Jiyao's colleagues would come from time to time, plus the people Cui Ding found by distributing flyers.
"I think we can build two floors, put a few tables in the first floor hall, and divide the second floor into several private rooms. What do you think?" Ji Mingqing looked up at Zhao Jingying, who had returned to his serious look at this moment.
"Of course you can, but the construction may take longer this time."
Ji Mingqing understood that building this house was much more complicated than building his own small courtyard. "It's okay. It doesn't matter if it takes a few days. I'm not in a rush."
"This time it will probably take twelve hours." Zhao Jingying said seriously.
Ji Mingqing: "...Actually, you don't have to rush like that."
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"Zhao Jingying is truly a conscientious builder." Ji Mingqing was busy working while talking to Xiaowan, who was lying next to him. "He built our small courtyard in one night, and he only charged me thirty immortal beads for a two-story building. What a bargain!"
Ji Mingqing thought of the previous housing prices and couldn't help but shudder, "The fairyland is still better. At least every immortal has a place to live, so there's not much pressure."
Bai Cangze is a little curious about Ji Mingqing's previous living environment at this moment. He has sent people to investigate Ji Mingqing's previous living conditions. He will get all the information soon, and he hopes to find some clues in it.
Ji Mingqing seems to be a kind person, but he is so sensitive to demonic energy. Is it related to the demon world...
Bai Cangze, who had always been ruthless towards people from the demon world, suddenly felt a little disgusted with this speculation.
"...Xiaowan, did you listen to me?" Ji Mingqing saw Xiaowan was stunned and raised his voice, "I said I would build you a small bamboo nest, do you want it?"
Bai Cangze naturally shook his head, but Ji Ming ignored him. "I've touched that bamboo, it's very flexible, without any burrs. I'll buy you a mat for your bed later. It's much more comfortable than a recliner."
Ji Mingqing has always wanted to make a nest for Xiaowan, but he has never been able to find the right materials. In addition, he has been very busy, so the plan has been delayed again and again. This time, the materials happened to be available, so Ji Mingqing immediately put this matter on the agenda.
The next day, Zhao Jingying had indeed finished building the small restaurant on the second floor, and Ji Mingqing fell in love with it as soon as he saw the exterior.
"Master Ji, what do you think?" Zhao Jingying asked, but he looked at Ji Mingqing with confidence. Ji Mingqing walked into the building and inspected it, and couldn't help but praise it again.
"Master Zhao, you really are this!" Ji Mingqing gave a thumbs up, "Come, I must treat you to a meal."
"Then I will respectfully obey your order." Zhao Jingying had heard that the food here by Ji Mingqing was excellent, but he had been practicing and had no chance to come here. This time, he had to give it a try.
Ji Mingqing prepared four dishes and a soup for Zhao Jingying, including fish and meat. The soup was Xiaowan's favorite shrimp ball soup.
Xiaowan treats everyone equally, even if Zhao Jingying is a stranger, but as long as Ji Mingqing is at the dinner table, there must be a place for him.
"Master Ji, your fairy pet..." Zhao Jingying seemed to be hesitant to speak. He had never seen anyone eating at the same table with a fairy pet.
Ji Mingqing didn't react. He took Xiaowan's special bowl and served her food. "What's wrong?"
Zhao Jingying shook his head. "Nothing."
Bai Cangze looked at Zhao Jingying. He had an impression of this person. He had tried to pass the examination to join the guard team of Kunze Palace three times in a row, but failed every time. Kunze Palace recruits new members every fifty years, and this person has been trying for more than a hundred years.
"What has Immortal Zhao been doing recently?" Ji Mingqing brought up the topic and started chatting with Zhao Jingying.
"I've been consolidating my swordsmanship lately, battling Immortal Lu in the arena every day. I've been feeling a bit of a breakthrough lately," Zhao Jingying said, a hint of pride in his tone. "I think I'll definitely be able to enter Kunze Palace."
Ji Ming listened to Zhao Jingying's bold words with great admiration. He poured Zhao Jingying a cup of tea instead of wine, "Brother Zhao is so determined, I'm sure you will succeed!"
They had a very enjoyable meal. Ji Mingqing packed a lot of food for Zhao Jingying before he left. Zhao Jingying also promised Ji Mingqing that he would come to support them when he had time, and praised the taste of the dishes.
After seeing Zhao Jingying off, Ji Mingqing couldn't wait to call Xiaowan to go with him to the newly built second floor. This building was located on the east side of Fengxi Garden, and it was only a three-minute walk away. Ji Mingqing didn't want to show his feelings in front of outsiders, but he was open and honest in front of Xiaowan.
"Xiao Wan! I have my own shop now!" Ji Mingqing ran around the lobby on the first floor excitedly, "Then we can put two tables here, two tables here, and we can use screens to enclose that area and make a few small compartments."
Ji Mingqing rambled on about his plan with Xiaowan, "We don't need to advertise it in a big way at the beginning, but we can't do it at all. I'll have Cui Dingnu work hard, and we'll try to get two tables a day."
Ji Mingqing looked at his now empty little restaurant with bright eyes, "We can make two small chairs for children when the time comes. Maybe Dongdong and his family will come too."
After saying that, Ji Mingqing called Xiaowan to go upstairs together, "Let's go to the second floor and take a look!"
Ji Mingqing only requested five rooms on the second floor. Each room was not very big, but it was more than enough to seat ten people. In addition, Zhao Jingying also reserved a large terrace for Ji Mingqing. When Ji Mingqing saw the terrace, his eyes lit up.
"Komaru! This is a great place to enjoy the scenery!"
Ji Mingqing ran to the terrace and found that he could see his small yard clearly from here, whether it was the bamboo strips piled in the corner, the bacon drying at the kitchen door, or even further away, the land planted with nourishing grass, Ji Mingqing could see it all clearly.
Huh? Clearly?
Ji Mingqing rubbed his eyes and looked outside again, and found that not only that, he could even see the leaves trembling slightly in the wind a few kilometers away, the river water stirred by the fish, and the light and shadow blocked by the branches.
Ji Mingqing was ecstatic. Before he became an immortal, he was a little nearsighted, but after becoming an immortal, his nearsightedness was gone, and all the minor ailments on his body also disappeared. He thought this was the great gift package for becoming an immortal.
I didn’t expect the gift pack also comes with upgrades!
Ji Mingqing was so excited that he even plucked up the courage to pick up Xiaowan, who was thinking about something beside him, buried his face in the thick hair on Xiaowan's back, and took a deep breath.
Bai Cangze, who was using his spiritual sense to patrol the fairyland when he was interrupted, shouted "!!!"
You...you!
You are such a dissolute person!
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It can already foreshadow some face-slapping scenes
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