Early the next morning.

Liu Xiao, who didn't sleep well, woke up early, washed up and opened the door for business.

It's a pity that a morning passed, and not a single customer came.

Liu Xiao was not in a hurry, and after practicing self-portraiture all morning, she realized that her skills had not regressed.

Then I wrote a poster and put it up.

The content is simple:

Pure hand-work painting, 10 yuan a piece, 20 yuan for color. Landscapes, portraits, and imaginary scenes can all be customized.

A self-portrait is also attached below.

Liu Xiao on the painting is expressionless, but with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, he is handsome and extraordinary.

Others looked at the designation and thought he was deliberately beautifying himself.

It's best to think like this, who doesn't want a perfect portrait of themselves?

Yoo-yo's pricing is low because he needs to solve the problem of eating quickly.

Soon it was lunch time, and Liu Xiao sat on a chair at the front desk and waited.

Lunch time passed, and in the afternoon, Liu Xiao was still sitting on a chair and waiting.

Just when he thought he was going to be hungry for two days, a young figure finally appeared in front of the door.

A touch of shadow turned out to be a young girl, only in her early twenties at most, wearing an elegant gauze skirt.

Seeing her timid appearance, Liu Xiao opened her mouth first: "Welcome, what do you want?" Or is it a painting? ”

The little girl was in a hurry for a while, and after a long time of gesturing and explaining, Liu Xiao finally understood that she was the daughter of the owner of the jewelry store next door, and she didn't buy anything or ask for paintings.

It may be a visit, it seems that ordinary people in this world are very kind.

"I saw the poster you put up, the price is really high...... No, I'm not saying your paintings are too expensive, I mean...... The good ones are more expensive. ”

Looking at her nervous explanation, Liu Xiao was stunned.

Expensive? I just want to have a bite to eat, this price can really only ensure that I can barely eat enough, and I can sell more than two or three pieces a day, where is this expensive?

Liu Xiao's silence made the little girl extremely embarrassed, and she explained again and again: "I really don't mean anything else......"

"It's okay, I don't know how much it should be, so I write the price casually. Actually, I haven't painted for a long time, and I want to set a price that ordinary people can accept, and I just use it to practice my hands, how much do you think is appropriate? ”

"Well, it only costs two or three dollars to take a photo in the photo studio, so this price may be more appropriate, because your painting is really good-looking."

Although the little girl praised in the end, Liu Xiao still understood her unspoken thoughts:

Other people's paintings may not be worth two or three yuan, but if you paint well, you can pay a price from the photo studio.

He turned his head to look at the watercolors, paints, brushes, and other objects that lined the walls behind him, all of which had prices starting in double digits.

At such a price, there is a ghost if you can sell it!

This price misled Liu Xiao into thinking that the currency here had the same purchasing power as in his previous life.

Liu Xiao hurriedly put back the poster outside.

Then he took out another self-portrait and rewrote on it, and the price was changed to one yuan per painting and one and five yuan for color paintings.

Re-posted it, Liu Xiao let out a long sigh.

Fortunately, the language here is as proficient as the mother tongue, and there is no obstacle to communication and writing, otherwise you might really starve to death.

Back indoors, the two were silent for a while, making the scene extremely embarrassing.

Liu Xiao only knows that the other party is the daughter of the owner of the jewelry store next door, and she doesn't even know what the other party's name is.

From his point of view, it was the first time he had met each other, so he didn't know what to talk about.

"You sit."

After all, Liu Xiao was much older than the other party, and he could sense the embarrassment of the little girl, so he opened his mouth first to invite the other party to sit down.

"No, no, I want to ask you if there are any arrangements for tomorrow."

The little girl asked with a red face, behind Liu Xiao's invisible, her hands twisted together, showing the nervousness in her heart.

Tomorrow?

Liu Xiao thought for a while, if she hadn't starved to death, she should have sat here and waited for the opening, right?

Or go out and find other work to do and earn food first.

Thinking of this, he suddenly felt very pitiful, why did he cross over to a body that looked glamorous, and he still had to worry about being starved to death!

"Huh? Is there no arrangement? ”

The little girl's face was surprised, almost making Liu Xiao think that it was a thing to be looked down upon if there was no arrangement in this world.

"No, no, my mother asked me to ask, tomorrow's Qixi Festival, there will be a ritual event in the temple, will you go to ......?"

Liu Xiao just wanted to shake her head, but immediately hesitated.

He originally thought that this world was the same as the previous life, a non-religious race, after all, it can be said that it looks exactly the same, and anyone who puts it together will think that they are members of the same race.

But I didn't expect her to mention such a place as "Temple".

Is there a god in this world?

No, no, no, maybe just believing in God.

Liu Xiao felt that she needed to take a look, after all, when technology developed to a certain extent, all supernatural phenomena would be officially controlled, and religion was the focus of control.

Even if it's just an ordinary event, you can get a sense of the local customs.

Seeing Liu Xiao's hesitation, the little girl said tentatively: "Actually, many people don't go, so if you don't want to go...... It's okay...... The people who went were all young people, and there were more couples......"

Her voice grew quieter, a bit like a broken thought.

Liu Xiao's heart moved, and she asked:

"What time is tomorrow?"

"Six...... Ah no, today on the sixth, tomorrow on the seventh...... Tanabata. ”

The little girl's face turned even redder, and she said as if she was deliberately reminding Liu Xiao, "I will go alone tomorrow." ”

Yes!

Liu Xiao suddenly realized in his heart that although he had been single for nearly thirty years, he was not a fool, so he naturally understood the meaning of the other party's hint.

It seems that the Tanabata Festival also has a special meaning here, and because of the temple, there are special events.

Liu Xiao naturally wanted to take a look, but she couldn't go with the other party.

"I don't know what you call it, what is your name?" Liu Xiao asked.

The little girl's face froze suddenly, and for a while shame and grievance rushed to her heart, and tears couldn't stop falling.

She wiped her tears and rushed out of the door, muttering aggrievedly: "I said I didn't want to come, but my mother insisted on me coming...... Woowoo woo ......"

Ah......h

Even though Liu Xiao is usually a calm person, she is quite embarrassed at the moment.

And it's not a good thing to have bad friends with your neighbors.

Not long after, when Liu Xiao was thinking about how to apologize, the child's mother came to the door.

She is a middle-aged woman who looks amiable, although she is slightly blessed, but she is dressed carefully, and her hair is coiled by a wooden hairpin, which is quite ancient.

The other party smiled before saying a word, and said, "Boss Liu." ”

"Good afternoon!"

Liu Xiao didn't know who the other party was, so she could only say hello first.

"Good afternoon? Now Boss Liu has learned to set the first set and the last set of people? ”

Liu Xiao stood up and said suspiciously, "Please advise." ”

"Still pretending to be stupid, you were sent back by the police yesterday afternoon?

"I believe in you as a person, and I don't think you have committed anything, so I don't care about other people's tongues, and let Xiaojin come over to see you.

"As a result, you are good, you made Xiao Jin angry and cried back, can Boss Liu give me an explanation of this orphan and widow?"

Liu Xiao finally knew that the little girl just now was called Xiaojin, and she also understood that the other party's identity was Xiaojin's mother.

After thinking about it, I could only sigh and say, "You don't know, I had a car accident last night, and the police sent me back."

"I didn't seem to be hurt, but I had amnesia, I forgot everything, I only remembered my name.

"What happened just now was really my unintentional move, I just wanted to ask Xiaojin's name.

"Actually, including you, I forgot to change my name."

Xiaojin's mother was shocked after hearing this: "Really? Where's the injury, you don't look like you're injured? ”

"Yes, so the police don't believe that I have amnesia, and that I was cheating on the driver."

Seeing that Xiaojin's mother still didn't want to believe it, Liu Xiao could only continue to sell miserably:

"Since the car accident yesterday morning, I haven't eaten anything, because I forgot where the money I saved was, and I couldn't find the deposit slip, so I could only hang this poster, hoping to make some money to eat."

After several exchanges, seeing Liu Xiao's sincere and affirmative tone, I had to believe it, and my eyes were full of distress and said:

"Why didn't you say it earlier, you kid? You wait, I'll go and give you a hot meal. ”

Then without waiting for Liu Xiao to refuse, he hurried back to his store, and shouted before leaving: "My surname is Qin, you can call me aunt." ”

"Thank you, Aunt Qin!"

After a while, Xiao Jin walked in the door behind Aunt Qin with a wooden dinner plate, her eyes were red, and there was no anger in her eyes, but full of suspicion.

Put down the plate, bring a bowl of rice and two stir-fried vegetables to Liu Xiao, and put chopsticks on the table.

A plate of vegetables that I hadn't seen before, a plate of beans, something like shredded potatoes, and a mixture of some meat.

"It's leftovers, don't dislike it." Aunt Qin said.

"I don't dislike it, thank you very much!"

Liu Xiao thanked the two of them, picked up the chopsticks and said "rude", and then ate by himself.

Aunt Qin saw that although he was restrained and did not gobble, he was obviously very hungry, and finally believed him completely.

Whispered a few words of comfort, let Xiaojin stay, and returned to the store.

Liu Xiao chatted with Xiaojin for a few words, explained her situation, and apologized.

Xiaojin is an introvert and waves his hand again and again to show that he will not take it to heart.

After learning about Liu Xiao's specific situation, she thought about it, returned home and took a booklet and handed it to Liu Xiao.

Liu Xiao took a look, and it turned out to be a travel guide for Jinluo City.

"You said you forgot everything except your name, I think this should give you an idea of Jinluo City, I don't know if it's useful."

"Useful, great help, thank you!"

Liu Xiao felt that it was better to talk to Xiaojin and express her mood directly, otherwise she might guess.

Sure enough, hearing this, Xiao Jin smiled happily: "Whatever else you need, I can help you find it." ”

"I want to know a little bit about myself."

"Yourself?" Xiaojin asked suspiciously.

"yes, like when was the last time you saw me, what was I doing?"

Xiao Jin thought for a while before he said, "I don't remember, I have the impression that your shop is always closed, and you always stay upstairs, very busy, and rarely see you." ”

"No details, such as what happened?"

Xiao Jin thought seriously for a moment and shook his head affirmatively.

Liu Xiao was even more suspicious that the original owner had jumped out of the stone.

"I also want to know something about our country."

After the meal, Aunt Qin brought over a big bowl of soup.

It's obvious that it has just been cooked, and there are plenty of ingredients, and all the ingredients used are unnamed.

Liu Xiao thanked again and again, saying that she had eaten a lot and couldn't finish drinking so much.

But Aunt Qin still left the soup behind, and then left again, leaving the two alone.

Liu Xiao filled a bowl of soup and chatted with Xiaojin while eating, focusing on asking questions about the country, the world situation and the temple.

Combined with the travel guide, Xiaojin carefully introduced.

Although she doesn't know a lot of things, she can only say that ordinary people know a lot, but this is exactly what Liu Xiao wants:

Basic to the point of being forgotten, ignored, or even inappropriate to do knowledge of common sense.

The country is called the Kingdom of the Gods, which is one of the more developed countries in the world today, and the capital is Jinluo City.

The power of the state was divided into three parts, the royal family, the temple, and the judicial council, of which the temple was dominant.

In the year 4606, the first year was the first unification in the history of the Kingdom of the Gods, and it can be said that the inheritance of this country has not been broken.

This is very similar to Liu Xiao's previous life, but it is different.

For example, people here like to wear long shirts, coil their hair, and use hairpins, and there are a few people who wear trench coats like him.

Of course, it's more about improved clothes, clothes where the two styles blend perfectly.

For example, the long skirt on Xiaojin's body has both the waist and pendant of traditional clothing, as well as the neatness of modern clothing.

Aesthetically pleasing.

The legislation is based on a lunisolar calendar, which is 12 months a year with leap months.

It's also 24 hours a day, but there are some elderly people who like to use it for 12 hours.

The temple is the belief of the people, and more than seventy percent of the people believe in the legend of the creator god, and the temple is a temple dedicated to the creation god.

Legend has it that the creator god created all things in the world, he knew everything and was omnipotent, and in order to bring peace to mankind, he divided himself into ten parts and turned into ten holy sons.

The Sons have their own names, which have been passed down and are still used by mankind.

Some people believe that they are descendants of the Ten Sons and therefore use their first names as their second surname.

However, this second surname is not officially recognized, so it is not included in the population books, but only in the temple or in the genealogy of individuals.

Xiao Jin took herself as an example, her name is Qin Jin, her first surname is Qin, and it is enough to use the name "Qin Jin" in all aspects of life.

But when she worships the gods, she has a second surname, called "Fu", so her full name on the side of the temple is actually "Qin Jin-Fu".

And the origin of this word "Fu" is the name of one of the ten holy sons.

Xiao Jin, the name of the ten holy sons, recited quite skillfully, and quickly said it: Yi, Xi, Wei, Lack, Chong, Qu, Clumsy, Foolish, Complex, and Cheng.

And the creator God is the only god in the world, so there is no name, and there is no need for a name.

After listening, Liu Xiao slandered: "If this world is really created by God, then this god may be from the same place as me." ”