Yingmei raised her hand and gently tapped Paimon on the head.
"Oh, Traveler, why did you hit me?"
Emergency Food covered his head, turned around and looked at the girl with a slightly red face.
She still didn't understand why the traveler did this, but Zhongli could already see the girl's embarrassment from the traveler's expression, and after thinking about it for a moment, he pursed his lips and chuckled.
As we all know, adventurers always eat in the open and sleep on the ground when they go out. Even the richer adventurers only have more portable tents and boilers issued by the association than ordinary people. Several adventurers are crowded into one tent.
There are many cases where people take a rest and take turns to keep vigil.
In Liyue's words, this is called the children of the world, who do not stick to trivial matters.
"Now that everything has settled, when will you two be free? I would like to invite you to the Liulic Pavilion for dinner."
After Famas and Wendy left, Zhongli seemed to be freed from some shackles, showing a warm smile, and his tone instantly became gentle and full of joy.
If Famas were still here, he would definitely ridicule Zhongli for his face-changing behavior, but besides Famas, don't forget that there is also an emergency food crumb present.
"Hey, Zhongli, I can still believe that three bowls of tea are not enough for Hong Kong, but Liuliting charges money for tea! Can you really afford it?"
"And the original location of the Liulic Pavilion...is still a construction site now, right?"
Paimeng circled around Zhongli, chirping, and looking suspiciously at the retired emperor.
Zhongli put his hand on his chin to think, and then nodded firmly after a moment.
"Hmm... In this way, Maura is indeed not enough."
"But as far as I know, the boss of Liuliting spent money to buy two private houses on Chihuyanbei Street, intending to use them as temporary shops before the reconstruction of Feiyunpo is completed... Of course, Xinyuexuan also bought a gallery building.
Just opposite Liuli Pavilion."
As the Yanwang Emperor of Liyue and a famous gourmet, Zhongli has a lot of research on these elegant things related to music, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry, wine and tea. Friends from all walks of life are also willing to deal with Zhongli, and they can provide him with many gossips from time to time.
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Liuliting and Xinyuexuan each control half of Liyue's food scene, and their every move naturally affects the minds of many diners. Now the new restaurants of the two restaurants are under construction in full swing, and the chefs and waiters are still the same team. Naturally,
Liyue’s regular gourmets are full of expectations.
But who is the most unhappy, it must be the many restaurants and stalls that originally opened in Chihuyan.
After hearing that Liuliting and Xinyuexuan were going to open new stores in Chihuyan, Master Mao from Wanmintang, Kuai Dao Chen from the grilled fish shop, Su Erniang, the owner of the food stall, and the vendors selling glutinous rice dumpling snacks on the street immediately jumped into the trap.
The pot was boiling, and everyone condemned Liuliting and Xinyuexuan for violating the unspoken rules of the Liyue catering industry.
Originally, Li Cai and Yue Cai were fighting against each other in Feiyun Slope. They were small stall owners eating the business of neighbors on the streets of Huyan, and the restaurant owners had no control over it. But these two behemoths wanted to come to Huyan to seize the catering business at the pier.
Don't blame them for joining forces and striking hard.
What's more, in the eyes of many young people at the dock, the battle between the two major cuisines in Liyue has long gone off the rails, and has gradually evolved into a battle for good food, regardless of deliciousness.
It is precisely because of this kind of catering game that the precious delicacies in Hong Kong are monopolized by Liuli Pavilion, and the rare seafood is occupied by Xinyue Xuan. It is difficult to integrate delicacies and the diversity of ingredients is artificially interrupted, which has caused the indignation of countless chefs.
As Chef Mao of Manmin Hall said: "The cuisine itself is just for all the hungry people. Those who set those rules are mediocre people who cannot see the essence of cuisine."
Therefore, Wanmintang is different from other time-honored Licai restaurants or Yuecai restaurants in Liyue. Chef Mao says that what he cooks is "Wanmin cuisine". Unlike Licai, which must be delicacies from the mountains, or Yuecai, which must be seafood, Wanmintang uses the best cuisine.
Use popular ingredients to create the most universal taste; use the most exquisite craftsmanship to create the most delicious dishes.
At the same time, Master Mao also believes that his daughter Xiang Ling is the one who can subvert the culinary world in Liyue.
It's just that Xiangling hasn't grown into a chef in her own right yet, and Liuliting and Xinyuexuan are so aggressive.
Looking at the plaques being decorated in every pavilion, Master Mao made up his mind to take advantage of this opportunity to build up the reputation of Wanmin Tang among Liyue's dignitaries and pave the way for Xiangling's future development.
However, the competition between Liuliting, Xinyuexuan and Chihuyan vendors will happen in the future.
After Zhongli admitted that he did not have Mora, Paimon's originally slightly expectant expression immediately collapsed. The traveler did not hold back and asked Zhongli the question that had puzzled her for a long time:
"Why on earth does Mr. Zhongli lack Mora?"
Whether it is his daily living habits or the many collections in the warehouse of the Hall of Rebirth, it is enough to prove that even if Zhongli retires, he will never be a penniless poor god like Wendy and Famas, let alone being known as the man of business and wealth.
It’s normal for God’s Morax to conjure large pieces of Morax with the wave of his hand, right?
"Of course Emperor Yanwang can easily create Mora, but since I chose Zhongli as a mortal, I should follow the rules of a mortal."
Zhongli solemnly expressed his principles.
"Although I still have the heart of God on my previous journey with you, but I know that I will step down from the position of the Seven Gods, how can I not preview the new life in the future?"
Yingmei blinked and looked at the sworn Rock God, remembering Wendy's evaluation of him... Now it seems that it is indeed the case. He has been as resolute as a rock for thousands of years and does not change his principles, even if it may damage himself in the journey of the world.
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The strength of the Seven Gods is to stick to their creed unwaveringly, right?
A certain idle wind god also always adheres to the policy of fishing... Oh, freedom, always singing poems and begging for drinks on the roadside.
Paimon habitually rolled his eyes and said bluntly: "I understand, Zhongli always doesn't look at the price when he spends money. It's because he didn't have to look at the price before, so now he's completely unaccustomed to not being able to transform himself into Mora at any time, so he changed
He has become a social waste who goes around eating for free and asking others to pay for it.”
After being relieved of the heavy responsibilities on his shoulders, Zhongli indeed became more emotional, or more like a mortal. After listening to Paimon's evaluation, he couldn't help but frown slightly, and his tone seemed a little aggrieved:
"No...I just spent some fools' money. There is no need to describe me like this."
"...Ahem, some?"
The traveler almost choked on his own saliva.
Not to mention anything else, the whole ceremony of sending immortals was prepared, and the mola spent on amber stones, ointments and eternal incense was an astronomical amount, not to mention the daily consumption of listening to music and drinking tea.
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Paimon also clenched his fist and waved it in the air: "If you think about it, it adds up to several million! It's a sky-high price for ordinary people! Hey, wait... Zhongli, you have planned so many things, you should remember to pay for yourself
Leave some personal money?"
Reminiscent of the small treasury on the sole of his shoe, Paimeng asked expectantly, but received only a vague response from Zhongli.
"Hmm? Private money? From a common rational point of view, this is really a good suggestion, but it's a pity..."
"What's the pity?"
"It's a pity that I forgot."
Paimeng was speechless for a moment. It was understandable that Famas didn't have a small treasury. After all, the country was about to be destroyed. Even if he had money, he would have used it long ago. But why didn't Zhongli reserve mola?