I'm almost a panacea at the Longevity Hotel!

Supposedly, when I was selected by the Teng family, the contract I signed was a chef. But I often can't do my job with peace of mind.

For example, when Wei Dahu was on vacation before, I was temporarily called by the shopkeeper Teng Shuli to follow him to purchase. The minor illness is gone, and the occasional errand is now in my hands. Even my roommate Tian Laolu felt cold last week, and Uncle Teng also asked me to go to the account room for two days to register the cashier. Today, it's finally my turn to be a nurse.

After Wei Dahu, another nursing home is going to take a vacation, and the same vacation is a month. After discussing with his two right-hand men, Wei Dahu and Yu Lazi, Teng Shuli believed that the kitchen was temporarily manpowered, but the manpower in front was a little tight. So, I decided to serve as a temporary nurse for a month.

Actually, I don't have much opinion on this decision, on the contrary, I am a little happy. Recently, I wanted to discuss with Uncle Teng whether I could change from a chef to a nurse.

Nursing homes are paid a bit more than cooks, but that's not the point. The point is that I can get in touch with more people and things and gain some knowledge, which can also be regarded as my first attempt to have a chance to break into the underworld. After all, it's impossible to stay in the kitchen all the time.

Speaking of which, the work of the nursing home is quite leisurely, that is, it is responsible for standing at the door and pretending to be fierce and vicious, scaring off those little ghosts who want to make trouble. Or once in a while, you can take a walk around the store to dispel some customers with oversized appetites and shy pockets from the idea of eating overlord meals.

However, because my image was not "vicious" enough, Wei Dahu did not arrange for me to stand at the door, but asked me to patrol the store and call me over when there was an emergency in front of me.

In the beginning, I was too aggressive, wandering around the restaurant every day, staring at every diner and skeptically judging whether it had any intention of running a deal. It wasn't until a few days later that a customer complained that I looked at them with too "bad intentions" and affected their appetite, that Wei Dahu advised me to relax a little and not be so sensitive.

So, after a few days of work, I gradually became familiar with this kind of work rhythm, I was less nervous, and I could take the time to chat with old customers who knew each other and understand what was going on outside the restaurant.

Zuoshi is the place with the highest concentration of shops, not only the people and ghosts in Zuoqiu City come to patronize, but even caravans and ghost merchants from other places often come here to do business.

On this day, there were two new customers in the store, who didn't look like ghosts in Zuoqiu City, but came from other places. One of them was a handsome young man in a brocade shirt and soap boots, with a bun on his head and a square scarf, and he seemed to be a rich boy before his death.

But on closer inspection, although it looks young, it should actually be an old ghost. Because at least the old ghosts who died before the Ming Dynasty will tie their hair in a bun and wear a square scarf, while the ghosts of the Qing Dynasty have braids, and the ghosts who died from the Republic of China onwards are no different from the dress of modern people.

The other guest was a tall ghost. It remained in its thirties, and was dressed ordinarily, wearing a straw hat and covering its face with strips of cloth, so that people could not see its appearance clearly. Judging from the dress and the demeanor of the two, the big man may be the entourage of the young man in brocade.

The two ghosts entered the shop, and did not go upstairs or inside, but sat down at a table closest to the door. The ghost guys stepped forward to greet them, and they ordered a few signature dishes very casually, saying that they often heard the reputation of the Longevity Hotel in other places, so they came here.

The shopkeeper Teng Shuli felt very useful when he heard this sentence on the side, and he deliberately walked over to make a haha and flattered him.

"It's the first time you've come to Zuoqiu City, where did you come from?"

"Oh, we're from Black Salt City!" The retinue replied.

"Black Salt City? Those two must be in the black salt business, right? ”

"That's right! We followed a caravan to transport 600 catties of black salt, and we have just delivered the goods to the owner, so come and try your signature dish nearby. I've heard that you've recently debuted a well-known new dish called "Worm Essence Baking Classic", right? ”

"Wow! The guests are really nice ears! Uncle Teng smiled, and when he heard this, he became even more proud, "Our "Worm Spirit Baking Classic" has only been launched in the last few months, and it has been widely praised in Zuoqiu City!" It's just that I didn't expect it to spread to Black Salt City so soon! ”

"Not really!" The ghost attendant also smiled and said, "My son-in-law likes to taste the delicacies of Yin City from all over the world, and he has heard of this dish for a long time, so this time it is rare to come to Zuoqiu City, and as soon as he finishes unloading, he can't wait to find it and taste it!" ”

"Thank you for cheering! Thank you very much! Teng Shuli became more and more happy, and gave up again.

Different from the yang world, many customs and rituals in the underworld are basically the same as the conventions and habits of the ancient times. Especially when greeting and greeting, because people and ghosts are different, yin and yang are different, it is inconvenient to shake hands and hug each other as is popular in the yang world, so just shake your hands. A little more formal, that is, bend down and bow.

"Shopkeeper, we are new to a place we don't know. I would like to ask, what inns and inns are worth recommending near Zuoshi? The kind with a higher grade, preferably in a quieter environment, not too noisy! The ghost attendant asked again.

It was talking all the time, and the rich boy just sat upright in his seat, shaking the folding fan lightly, and didn't say a word.

"Oh, then I'd be happy to recommend a good place to you two, called Fulong Inn!"

"Fulong Inn? How to go? ”

"After you finish your meal in a moment, you go out and turn right to the intersection of Seventh Street and turn left again, and go three times to Tenth Street. The Fulong Inn is located in the middle of 10th Street, which is far away from the downtown area, and should be quiet enough! ”

"Well, that's for the best!"

Of course, the Fulong Inn is also the property of the Teng family, which is run and managed by Teng Jili, the fourth son of the Teng family, and is specially designed to entertain ghost guests who come to Zuoqiu City from other places to do business. Since these two guests seem to be quite rich, of course Uncle Teng can't let the fat water flow into the fields of outsiders!

"Boss, please ask again, where is the ghost secretary going to find?" The ghost attendant asked again.

"The Ghost Secretary is not in the Lower City, but in the Upper City. Guest, I'm afraid you can't get in, only Yin cultivators are allowed to go in. Teng Shuli replied apologetically.

"Where is the place where ghost slaves are sold?" The attendant asked again.

"Oh, you're asking about the ghost slave business! The places where ghost slaves are sold are all in the right market. This is the city on the left, and the two of you go in the other direction across the high gladiatorial arena, and the opposite side is there. ”

"You ghost ministers here don't care about ghost slave trafficking?"

"! The Ghost Affairs Division also has a slave pen that sells ghost slaves, also in the right city. However, the ghost slaves they sold were all ghosts that were caught by the city guards who made mistakes, and the better ones were snatched by the major families in advance, and the quality of the rest was far less than that of the ghost slaves domesticated by the ghost gang. ”

"Oh, that's it!" The ghost attendant turned his head to look at his rich ghost boy and nodded.

It seems that in addition to making black salt accidents, these two also want to do the ghost slave business by the way. There are many ghosts in Zuoqiu City, and I heard that this is not necessarily the case in Yin City elsewhere, and there are also ghosts lacking. Ghosts are actually the most common labor force in the underworld, so other Yin Cities like to come to Zuoqiu City to sell ghost slaves.

While they were talking, the ghost guys began to serve the food, and the first dish served was "Worm Essence Baking Classic". The two ghost guests picked up their chopsticks and put a piece of salt-baked earthworm meat in their mouths and chewed it carefully, and then their eyes immediately lit up.

"Hmmm! It's delicious! It lives up to its name! ”

The ghost attendant gave a thumbs up and praised again and again. Even the rich ghost boy who had put on a posture and never spoke was nodding frequently, very satisfied.

When Uncle Teng heard this, he felt embarrassed, and greeted again: "Taste more delicious food, hehe!" Go back to Heiyancheng and help us promote the longevity hotel! ”

"Definitely! Certain! ”

At this time, Granny Jean came. Her lute has a special magical power that allows her to get some premonitions about the people or ghosts around her. But she needs to consume her resentment, so she can't play more. She had just gone to rest for a while, and now she was back in the lobby ready to continue playing to entertain the diners.

Granny Jean sat down in her chair, held the lute steady, closed her eyes and held her breath, and her gentle fingers skillfully plucked the strings.

"Dang!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as she played the first note, the piano stopped abruptly. Granny Qin herself was also panicked, and she didn't know why. She brought the lute to her eyes to take a closer look, and it turned out that the first string she plucked was broken!

"Tsk!" The shopkeeper Teng Shuli frowned. In fact, he didn't know how to appreciate the pipa, and the reason why he kept his mother-in-law in the store was just to ask the bad luck every day before it opened. The rest of the time, he often thought that Granny Qin's pipa was too noisy, which affected him to reconcile with Tian Laolu.

"Granny Qin, how do you play this pipa? Let the guests listen to the diaphragm! Teng Shuli complained. He was chatting energetically with the guests from Black Salt City, but he was disturbed by Granny Qin.

"It's okay! It's okay! Accident! The ghost attendant waved his hand to show that they didn't care.

"If only the guests weren't to blame! Granny Qin, you won't play at noon. In the afternoon, I asked Xiao Zhai to take you to buy a new string. Teng Shuli confessed again.

"Hey, this errand really fell on me again!" I rolled my eyes and said to myself.

At this time, the ghost boy looked at me intentionally or unintentionally. When he saw that I was looking at it, he smiled. Well, although this ghost likes to put on a stinky shelf and doesn't like to talk, his smile is still quite good!