August always seems to slip away in the gaps between such busy and bustling moments.
The morning heat was even more intense, so Zhu Yi launched new cold drinks and cold noodles suitable for summer.
Robert, who sells seafood, signed a new contract with Zhu Yi. Lin Hengjin mustered up the courage to go and hand over the business to Robert early in the morning.
In August, Zhu Yi added a new seafood stall. The market stall in Anyuan Town was handed over to Hua Nuansu and Xue Shan to manage. In September, Zhu Yi planned to open a restaurant in Fenglan City.
"Sister Hua! I want to eat more spicy golden fish!"
"Mmm!" Hua Nuansu's face was beaming. She gutted and cleaned the small, natural river fish, about the size of a finger, marinated them with seasonings, coated them with a thin layer of batter, and fried them in oil heated to 70% until they were golden and crispy. Then she sprinkled a thin layer of special skewer seasoning on top.
Every time Hua Nuan Su makes these golden fried fish, a group of children gather around her.
"Wait for me! There's enough for everyone!"
The children's innocent faces touched Hua Nuansu deeply. She herself had a childlike nature and easily became friends with the children in the neighborhood. Rather than saying she was out doing business, it would be more accurate to say she was out to give the children a benefit.
"Thank you, Sister Xiaohua! I used to dislike eating, but ever since I started eating Xiaohua's fried fish and golden chicken nuggets, I've grown a lot taller!"
The little girl stood next to the flower-covered pastry, comparing their heights.
Hua Nuansu was in a good mood. "This is wonderful! I never knew that making food myself could bring me so much joy!"
"Treating the delicious food in the pot seriously will always bring us some surprises!" the little girl said in a refined manner.
A sudden inspiration flashed through Hua Nuansu's mind, and she captured the fleeting thought that had crossed her mind at that moment.
"Turns out I'm not completely useless after all. I can be so useful with just myself, a pot, and a big spoon!"
The distant mountains connect with the azure sky on the horizon. The morning breeze carries the fragrance of flowers and the scent of earth. My consciousness, which had been in a state of confusion for many years, suddenly becomes clear. It is a joy that I have not been able to fully appreciate since the passing of my parents.
Hua Nuansu walked past cross-legged, and the techniques she had diligently practiced in the past burst forth.
The people in the market suddenly noticed fluctuations in the spiritual energy around them, and the three Zhu sisters and Lin Hengjin even came over and stopped to watch with curiosity.
Hua Nuansu has entered the Dao, and a joyful, lively atmosphere surrounds her. The rich and pure fire spirit energy from the street corner surges up, and an indescribable excitement swirls in Zhu Yi's heart.
The Brahma Lamp flew down from Zhu Yi's hair, landing in her hand and greedily absorbing a bit of the fire spirit energy from Hua Nuan Su.
Zhu Yi could feel the joy and rationality of the Brahma Lamp, and she took a small bite of the warm flower pastry to absorb the spiritual energy of the fire, without being greedy.
"That deserves praise!" Zhu Yi said with a smile.
"What are you praising?" Weiwei asked curiously. "Little Flower has actually been able to enter the Dao again! She can now cultivate normally!"
"Yes, yes, if we find the right things to do and work hard at them, we'll benefit from them someday!"
Xue Shan said thoughtfully, "It seems I was too naive before. I always thought we were just running a food business. I never thought about the significance of what we were doing before."
"What's the point?" Forgive Zhu Yi for being naive; she simply wanted to make money...
“Look at Xiaohua, hasn’t she found her own path? There are three thousand great paths, each different. We don’t necessarily have to enter the path through conventional sword cultivation, alchemy, or talisman cultivation. Doing what you love and giving it special meaning is itself a very meaningful thing.”
Zhu Yi suddenly realized that her simple idea of setting up a stall to make money and create some jobs was a bit narrow-minded. She raised her voice and said, "That's right! We are contributing to the food industry in the cultivation world, creating value from nothing!"
The children waiting for food around Hua Nuansu looked at her with curiosity as she sat cross-legged, muttering to herself. The children, being sensible, kept a safe distance from Hua Nuansu, whispering among themselves, all agreeing to wait until she finished meditating before they could eat.
At this momentous occasion, Zhu Yi sent a message to Mu Yu: "Senior Brother, hurry to the market at the entrance of Anyuan Town, there's a surprise!"
Upon waking up, Mu Yu was given the glorious task by Master Yu Jing to come and buy Zhu Yi's side dishes from her stall.
Halfway there, Mu Yu felt a little wronged. It was really strange that his senior uncle Yu Jing was too embarrassed to ask for the food his own disciple had prepared.
Making him make another trip is probably a way of trying to support his junior sister.
When Mu Yu received Zhu Yi's message, he didn't think that Zhu Yi had discovered something mysterious again. When he leisurely arrived at the market, he found a group of people quietly gathered together. Everyone lowered their voices and even the sounds of ordering and eating became cautious.
The once bustling market suddenly became very quiet. Mu Yu tiptoed and saw Hua Nuansu, whose body was surrounded by surging red energy, from afar.
The long-awaited stirrings of emotion returned, leaving Mu Yu stunned.
"What's wrong with Xiaohua?"
"That's right, I'll enter the Dao again!" Zhu Yi said confidently, her peach blossom eyes shimmering with a silent excitement.
"Pack me one of each dish to take with me," Mu Yu said in a low voice, stuffing a handful of spirit stones into Zhu Yi's arms and generously saying, "Keep the change."
Zhu Yi ignored Mu Yu, lowered her head to count the spirit stones, and moved closer to Mu Yu, finding it difficult to speak.
Mu Yu looked at her curiously, silently asking, "What's wrong?"
"Senior brother, we don't have enough spirit stones. We need some more. We have twenty-three dishes on our stall right now! If we pack some of each one to take home, we'll have to charge a packaging fee. I've cut down all the bamboo in front of my stall!"
Mu Yu grinned. Sure enough, Senior Uncle Yu Jing knew how to rip people off…
Junior Sister has indeed received the true teachings of Master Yu Jing!
Mu Yu reluctantly took out another bag of spirit stones and handed it to Zhu Yi: "Junior Sister, you can fill it up however you like. I was in a hurry to leave today, so I only brought these spirit stones with me."
Zhu Yi smiled and filled Mu Yu's plate to the brim with every dish, not calling him out on it. Cultivators all have storage bags, so why would he carry only a few spirit stones with him? Senior Brother Mu Yu is just being stingy with money...
Hua Nuansu spent the whole morning digesting the fire spirit energy for weight loss. The children were a little unhappy at the end because they didn't get to eat anything delicious.
Zhu Yi thoughtfully prepared the golden chicken and golden river fish for the children, packed up the stall after a busy morning, and sat quietly with everyone waiting for Hua Nuansu to wake up.
As the sun rose directly overhead, Hua Nuansu slowly raised her eyes, tears welling up in her eyes!
"Senior Brother Mu Yu, I feel better!"
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