When Ji Xiaoduo got up the next day, the rain had stopped.

The roof beams were empty, and the custards in the kitchen were gone.

But not to mention the gifts and exercises, that "gentleman on the beam" didn't even leave a single hair.

But Ji Xiaoduo didn't care too much, she originally just said in passing, it would be too absurd to really pin her hopes on this kind of weird thing.

After returning to the city, Ji Xiaoduo brought a few snacks and went to see Master Xu with Mo Li.

Absent from class for no reason, she always has to make up for the leave, she is afraid that Mo will not be able to tell her clearly.

Lao Xu has a beard and looks very rough.

He is actually quite satisfied with Mo Li's apprentice, he has a good physique, can endure hardships, and is obedient, although he is stupid, but he is extremely talented in martial arts, and he can teach him a little.

And Ji Xiaoduoli was thoughtful, and he was even more satisfied.

What's more, there is also Zhao Mingxuan's relationship.

I made it clear that because of the heavy rain, I couldn't return to the city in time, and Lao Xu didn't feel embarrassed, but only emphasized again and again that practicing martial arts is the most taboo to fish for three days and dry the net for two days.

Ji Xiaoduo responded again and again.

She also runs and does yoga every day.

Lao Xu thought about it, and reminded him more: "The adults have been away recently, and it's a bit chaotic outside, so you'd better not go out of the city." ”

Zhao Mingxuan is not there?

Ji Xiaoduo blinked. Is it because of the two surrounding states that I heard about last time?

Why do you feel that there is a smell of mountain rain coming?

Early the next morning, there was another visitor from the Ji family, knocking on the door and asking, "Is this the Ji Mansion?"

As soon as Lu Erniang heard this question, she suddenly felt a shock in her heart, and directly took the broom at hand, and did not open the door, but asked through the door: "Who?

The person outside the door: "My lord is the shopkeeper of Weixiangju, and he is looking for Mrs. Ji to discuss something." ”

Lu Erniang turned her head to call Ji Xiaoduo.

Ji Xiaoduo was quite surprised, "What kind of place is Weixiangju? It sounds like a restaurant? ”

Lu Erniang went to open the door, and outside was a middle-aged man of medium stature with a mustache, with a teenage servant.

Ji Xiaoduo only invited them to sit at the small table in the courtyard, poured tea, and said, "Only the two of us are at home, and it is rude, please forgive me." ”

The mustache smiled: "There are only women and children in the family, and it is also appropriate to be cautious." The contemptible surname is Tian, and he is the shopkeeper of Weixiangju. Our Weixiangju is a restaurant, a time-honored brand in Shaozhou, and the girl will know it as soon as she inquires. ”

Ji Xiaoduo said: "I don't know what the shopkeeper Tian is doing today?"

"We are recently preparing to open a branch. The proprietor's meaning is that the new store should be a little new in addition to our signature dishes of Wei Xiangju. It just so happened that I had recently seen a few fresh snacks, and when I inquired, I found that they were all made by the girl. I took the liberty to come to visit, and asked the girl not to blame. ”

Shopkeeper Tian explained the ins and outs of the future, and Ji Xiaoduo nodded slightly, "So you also want to buy a recipe?"

Shopkeeper Tian shook his head: "If you can, I want to ask the girl to go back to the kitchen." ”

"Huh?" Ji Xiaoduo raised his eyebrows. There are really not many employment opportunities for women these days, most of them are doing housework at home, and it is not easy to find a job outside, let alone go to a famous restaurant to cook.

The shopkeeper Tian followed and said: "The monthly salary is five taels, if it is a girl's unique dish, you can also get a commission." ”

At this time, manpower is cheap, and wages are generally not high.

Five taels a month, which is already more than the amount of silver in Sun County's order.

There's even a commission.

This condition is so good that Ji Xiaoduo is suspicious.

She smiled and said, "This salary is enough for any celebrity chef, why are you looking for me?"

Shopkeeper Tian was also frank, "I can't hide it, half because of the girl's cooking skills, and half because of the girl's appearance." ”

In fact, I can't hide this, and I don't just ask a cook to pay such a high salary. Don't say it in advance, when you go back to the store, Ji Xiaoduo will make trouble again, but it will be a bad thing.

Ji Xiaoduo understood just by listening to this sentence.

The so-called "because of her looks" is probably not just because she is beautiful.

Shopkeeper Tian, or the proprietor he mentioned, must have seen the jade version.

Whether they know about the fraud or just think they look alike, in short, this can be used as a gimmick for the new store.

Although the "Jade Version" is "dead", her fame has not yet dispersed, at least her song "When Will the Bright Moon Exist" is still being sung among literati and scholars.

I used to want to see the jade version of the girl in Baihualou, how high is the threshold?

Now you can go to Weixiangju for a meal, and you can also eat the dishes made by the "Jade Girl", isn't it fragrant?

Don't say five taels a month, I'm afraid that the owner will pay fifty taels a month, and he is willing.

But for Ji Xiaoduo, it was a bright humiliation.

Even if she is not a "jade version", she is really just an ordinary, beautiful, unmarried woman, this kind of work that just doesn't say "just to make you sell your face" is absolutely unbearable.

She stood up directly with a cold face and asked Lu Erniang to send off the guests.

Shopkeeper Tian didn't dwell on it, but when he arrived at the door, he said again: "If the girl changes her mind, we will be waiting for you at any time." ”

Lu Erniang closed the door.

Ji Xiaoduo let out a long sigh.

She just said, she still lives in Shaozhou City, and if she can be recognized for the first time, there will inevitably be a second and third time.

If it weren't for Zhao Mingxuan's business, she wouldn't have had this kind of trouble if she walked far away.

Therefore, I still have to think about it, what can I do to make money as soon as possible and return his four thousand taels.

Ji Xiaoduo went back to the room, took out a pen and paper, and began to try to recall his high school chemistry knowledge.

Whether it's glass or soap, even if you can only come up with a big frame, you can slowly experiment with it yourself.

While thinking about how to make money, she wrote a bunch of limestone, quartz, caustic soda, grease and the like, and did not remember how to make glass, but wrote out the recipe for black powder.

She can't be blamed for this, mainly because of the teacher in her middle school, the mantra of "one sulfur, two nitrate and three charcoal" is too slippery.

That...... Gunpowder, can you make money?

But if she wants to sell this kind of thing, she can only sell it to Zhao Mingxuan, right?

But...... If Zhao Mingxuan knew that she could make gunpowder, hehe, would he still let her go?

Ji Xiaoduo only felt a headache, so he simply blackened the entire paper and burned it.

At this moment, I heard someone say, "Since you are so short of money, why don't you want money and want to practice the exercises?"

Ji Xiaoduo was upset at this time, and he didn't think much about it, so he replied casually: "Nonsense, I can find a way to earn money myself, but if I am not strong enough, even if I can repay Zhao Mingxuan's money now and leave Shaozhou, who knows if I will meet Zhang Mingxuan and Li Mingxuan again?"

Zhao Mingxuan is quite reasonable, what should he do if he really encounters the kind of forcible seizure of people's lives?

After she finished answering, she suddenly reacted, and it was a man's voice that asked her just now.

But Mo left Xuewu, she just drove away the shopkeeper Tian, there are only her and Lu Erniang in the house, where is the man?

Ji Xiaoduo stood up and looked around.

There was no one else in the room except her, and only Lu Erniang sat under the eaves in the courtyard to collect the soles of her shoes.

Ji Xiaoduo hurriedly called "Erniang" and asked, "Did you see anyone here just now?"

Lu Erniang stopped and shook her head, "No." ”

Ji Xiaoduo's heart sank, could it be that he saw a ghost in broad daylight?

She sat back in a daze, only to find that she had a yellowed pamphlet on her desk.

On the cover is written "Shangqing Jade Hidden Inner Xuanjing".