Chapter 66: Chapter 66
After waking up from sleep, his spirit power was fully restored.
Xia Zhi got up from bed and changed out of his sleepwear. Instead of going downstairs immediately, he first took out the [Burning Incense Burner], bought three sets of supernatural materials from the mall, and crafted 3 portions of [Joy Incense] at his desk.
His spirit power decreased by 15 points.
But he didn't feel notably tired this time.
Spirit power would slowly recover over time. As long as he didn't continuously craft like last night, it wasn't really an issue.
This was a form of time management too.
Putting away the incense burner and materials, Xia Zhi went downstairs to wash up, then went out for breakfast with Zhu Zi.
Opening the door, there was already a long queue outside the shop, just like yesterday.
Xia Zhi thanked everyone for supporting the summer shop, though today there wouldn't be any half-price specials.
After breakfast, Xia Zhi and Zhu Zi walked back.
"Boss, today is Friday. Are we open tomorrow?"
"No."
"We're really taking a holiday?"
"Mm-hmm."
"But our shop is doing so well! We make tens of thousands of Mora in sales every day!"
"Zhu Zi, there's no end to making money. We've been busy non-stop these two days, you must be tired too."
"A bit tired, mainly because I've never experienced anything like this before."
"Then take a good rest these next two days. Liyue is quite big, you can go play wherever you want. If you need more money, just let me know."
"Okay, thank you, Boss!"
Xia Zhi nodded with a smile. He had already made plans with Yanfei for tomorrow to send his completed first volume manuscript to Wanwen Bookhouse.
Come to think of it, this world did have many similarities with his original world.
For example, there were four seasons divided into twelve months, though without the solar terms concept.
For example, there were seven days in a week, divided into twenty-four hours, and these so-called seven days were divided according to the Seven Archons. Many places in Teyvat had statues of the Seven, called Statues of The Seven.
Back at the shop, they began the busy morning business.
After lunch at Wanmin Restaurant, when returning to the shop, they saw a young man carrying several bamboo poles at the entrance, with a cloth bundle in his other hand.
"Hello, are you Mr. Xia?"
"Yes."
"I'm the adventurer who accepted your commission. These are fresh bamboo and reeds I just collected this morning. Please check if they meet your requirements?"
The young man put down the bamboo from his shoulder and opened the cloth bundle, revealing a bunch of reed stems.
"Zhu Zi, please take a look."
"Yes, Boss!"
Zhu Zi checked carefully and found that indeed, as he said, everything was fresh.
"Boss! No problems!"
"Mm."
Xia Zhi took out the commission certificate and handed it to the young man.
"Thank you for your hard work."
"You're too kind. Then I'll take my leave."
"Please wait a moment."
"Is there something else, Mr. Xia?"
"Actually, I don't need whole bamboo poles, but bamboo tubes. I hope you could help process these bamboo poles."
"This..."
"I'll pay you extra compensation, how about 500 Mora?"
"The money doesn't matter. As an adventurer, I should help solve people's problems! Do you have any requirements for the size of the bamboo tubes?"
"Make them about the same size as our shop's cups."
"I understand!"
The young man nodded and energetically began picking up mon- no, chopping bamboo.
A few minutes later, he had cut the bamboo poles into uniformly sized tubes.
It was clear this young adventurer had good knife skills, a real expert.
Xia Zhi promptly paid him 500 Mora. Together with Zhu Zi, they took the bamboo tubes and reeds to the back of the shop to wash with clean water, then cut the reeds to suitable lengths with scissors.
A simple set of cup and straw was complete.
Xia Zhi mixed a rainbow juice, poured it into a bamboo tube, inserted a reed, and handed it to Zhu Zi: "Here, try it."
Zhu Zi put the reed in her mouth and took two sips, her eyes brightening: "Boss, this is so convenient!"
"Really?"
"Really! And the bamboo's fresh fragrance doesn't affect the juice's aroma at all, how amazing!"
"Mm, let's have the waiting customers try it this afternoon."
"Okay!"
At this moment, Xiangling came to visit the shop with Guoba.
"Mr. Xia! Miss Zhu Zi! We're here!"
"Mmm! Mmm!"
"Welcome! Chef Mao didn't come?"
"Dad's at the restaurant. An old friend came to drink with him, so he has to keep him company."
"I see."
"Mmm! Mmm!"
"Guoba says it wants juice! I want some too!"
"No problem, I'll mix some right away."
"What's that in Miss Zhu Zi's hand? Bamboo tube... and reed...?"
"This is our shop's new special service. We use bamboo tubes to hold juice, making it convenient for customers to take away."
"I see! What a great idea! Mr. Xia, I want to try drinking juice this way too!"
"Sure."
"Mmm! Mmm!"
"Guoba wants one too!"
"Alright."
Xia Zhi mixed the juice and handed over two bamboo tubes.
Xiangling curiously bit the reed straw and took a gentle sip, finding it quite interesting.
As for Guoba, it sucked the juice dry in one go.
The progress bar above its head increased by [1%].
"Mmm!"
Xia Zhi gave it three more cups and said, "When you go back later, take one back for Chef Mao too."
Xiangling nodded with a smile: "Mm! Dad will definitely be happy! Oh right! Mr. Xia! There's something important I forgot to tell you!"
Xia Zhi was curious: "What is it?"
"This year's Fleeting Colors in Flight festival theme has been decided by the Qixing. It's 'Food and Landscapes,' apparently specified by Lady Ningguang herself."
"That's an interesting theme."
"To respond to this theme, the Qixing is specially holding a cooking competition. Registration started today, and I've already signed up."
"That's great. With Xiangling's excellent cooking skills, you'll surely place well in the competition."
"Hehe, can't say for sure yet. There are many skilled chefs in Liyue, but I won't back down! Besides, I have a huge advantage they don't!"
"Oh?"
"It's you, Mr. Xia! With you helping me taste-test, my new dishes will definitely beat theirs!"
"Does Miss Xiangling already have ideas?"
"Not yet! The 'Food and Landscapes' theme feels so broad, like anything could fit. I want to break through my usual thinking, need to ask more people, collect different ideas."
"Gathering wisdom from many sources, that's indeed a good approach."
"The Wangsheng Funeral Parlor is right next door, I'll go ask Hu Tao later."
"Then why don't you take an extra juice over for Director Hu?"
"Mr. Xia is so gentle!"
Xiangling looked at him and couldn't help but sigh.
Beside her, Zhu Zi nodded in strong agreement.
The boss really is so gentle!
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