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Ying fell asleep on the swaying bamboo raft, probably because it was too comfortable. After all, she hadn't been so leisurely for a while.
Jiaming raised his index finger at the right time, signaling to Paimeng not to disturb him, let Ying have a good sleep, and wake her up when they arrived at the destination.
Paimon nodded silently. Even though they would quarrel on weekdays, she would still care about her friends at critical moments. After spending so many days together, it was impossible for them to have no feelings for each other.
Feeling the cool breeze blowing towards him, Paimeng took the rare opportunity to quietly appreciate the surrounding scenery. Time passed quietly in the silence.
Before we knew it, we arrived at Yilongbu.
Ying felt someone calling her in a daze. She slowly opened her eyes in confusion and saw Xiao Pai wandering in front of her eyes: "Ying, it's time to get up. We've arrived at Yilongbu."
"How do you feel? Do you want to rest for a while?" Jiaming looked at her kindly.
Ying then realized that she had accidentally fallen asleep, and shook her head a little embarrassedly. Then she raised her eyes and looked carefully at the buildings not far away, and her eyes widened involuntarily.
Yilongbu is a town built on the mountain. Although it is not as prosperous as Liyue Harbor, it is also quite large. There are tall buildings here, and the building complex is very distinctive.
At a glance, it has the characteristics of a Jiangnan water town, a style not found in Liyue Harbor, or in other words, such an architectural style is not available in any other country.
Some people say that the architectural style of the Chenyu Valley area is a unique style of Huizhou architecture, while others say that it contains the characteristics of the Cantonese architecture wok-ear house. Both of these statements are correct.
To be precise, the Chenyu Valley area contains many southern characteristics. The architectural style is more Hui style, integrated with some Cantonese style. Jiaming's accent and animal dance are also cultural characteristics of the south. This is a concentration of southern cultural symbols.
The buildings here are mostly characterized by black tiles, white walls and horse-head walls, with brick carvings, wood carvings and stone carvings as decorative features, and deep wells, tall houses and large halls as home features. They blend in with the surrounding scenery very cleverly, harmoniously and naturally.
Ying doesn’t understand what architectural style is, she just thinks it’s beautiful.
Seeing that she was in high spirits, Jiaming did not ask any more questions, but instead reminded her: "Take your things first, and watch your step when you get off the boat. If you step on empty air, you will fall into the water."
This is a mistake that many passengers make when they take such a bamboo raft for the first time. They are dazzled by the scenery, their minds are wandering, and they don't pay attention to their feet. Then the first thing they do when they arrive at Yilongbu is to buy clothes, because they fell into the water and their clothes are soaked, so they can only buy ready-made clothes.
With Jiaming's reminder, Ying would naturally not make such a low-level mistake, and the three of them reached the shore smoothly.
After confirming that there was no problem, Jiaming waved to the ferryman and said, "Mr. Bo Su, thank you very much. Take care of yourself and we'll see you later."
Bo Su is already quite old, and he is counting the days to come. Jia Ming's words are just right.
Bo Su paddled away on the bamboo raft with a smile on his face.
After the bamboo raft went away, Jiaming turned around and said to Ying and Xiao Paimeng, "Come with me. This way is the shortest. The escort agency is upstairs. We need to take the elevator to go up."
After saying that, Jiaming began to lead the way, and Ying and little Paimeng followed him all the way inside.
When they were about to reach their destination, Jiaming suddenly hesitated and said hesitantly, "Well... um, how should I put it..."
"Why don't you say something?" Little Paimeng was a little confused when he saw that Jiaming, who was always talkative, was hesitating.
Ying also looked at him with confusion.
Jiaming scratched his head and pointed carefully at a few people on the roadside in the distance: "Do you see those aunties, grandmothers, uncles and grandmas over there?
They are all my relatives.”
"Wow, that's a really big family." Little Paimeng looked around and checked all the people Jiaming had pointed out, and found that he really had a lot of relatives.
Jiaming was helpless: "Once they start shopping, they won't go back until dark. We're done for now."
His attitude puzzled little Paimeng: "He's a relative, not an enemy. What's there to be afraid of? Could it be that... you did something against the law of nature?!"
This was the only reason Paimon could think of that could turn a relative into a natural enemy.
At the same time, Ying also cast a scrutinizing look at Jiaming.
"What are you thinking about?" Jiaming denied it immediately. He was kidding. If this word got out, he wouldn't be able to clear himself even if he jumped into the sea. "I... I'm simply not good at dealing with my own relatives. If I can avoid them, it's better to avoid them..."
Seeing that Ying and Xiao Paimeng still looked unconvinced, he added: "If I have a chance, I will explain it to you, but now work is more important."
Since he had already moved his work out, what else could Ying say? He could only agree: "How about this, you take this and hide in my pot for a while, and I'll let you out when I pass this intersection."
As she spoke, she handed Jiaming a cave pass and explained how to use it.
Jiaming took the Cave Heaven Pass, thanked him repeatedly, and planned to use the Cave Heaven Pass directly to enter the Chen Ge Pot.
Unexpectedly, before he could activate the elemental power, he heard a voice from afar: "Isn't this Jiaming?"
Then another voice followed: "What? Jiaming is back?"
Afterwards, a crowd of people came over like sharks smelling blood and blocked the three people tightly.
The old lady in the lead said kindly, "Jia Ming, when did you come back?" She leaned forward again, with a worried look on her face, "Oh, why are you thinner again? How long will you stay in Yilongbu this time?"
Another aunt quickly chimed in: "Isn't it hard to work? You should go home more often."
"Last time when I asked about your father, he was still talking about you and his face was very gloomy. Have you caused trouble for your father again?" This time it was the uncle with a serious face.
The relatives were talking at the same time, leaving no room for anyone to interrupt.
Ying and Paimeng now understood why Jiaming avoided these relatives. No one could deal with this situation. Even Saphir could only scratch his head and laugh. There was no solution.
Jiaming was helpless and could only try his best to appease his relatives. It took a long time to send them away. By the time they escaped from the encirclement, he didn't know how much time had passed.
After the last relative left, little Paimon breathed a sigh of relief: "It's so terrible that even I can't get a word in."
"I'm sorry, actually they are all good people..." Jiaming was helpless. What he feared most was the enthusiasm of relatives. He couldn't avoid it, and he couldn't say harsh words. After all, it was all for your own good. "Forget it, don't think about it, just send the things first."
After dealing with the relatives, the three of them had the chance to move on. Fortunately, everything went smoothly afterwards, and the three of them had a smooth journey and soon reached their destination.
This is a separate courtyard with an octagonal table placed in the middle. There are seven benches around the table and a set of exquisite tea sets on the table.
There was a middle-aged man sitting on the bench, concentrating on reading a book on the table.
Jiaming walked forward very familiarly and said, "Uncle Zhigui, I'm here. These two are my friends, Ying and Paimeng, who came with me to deliver the goods.
Then I'll leave the goods with Yong Zanbo?"
"Okay, thank you for your help." The bespectacled man nodded and did not refuse the proposal. "Thank you for your hard work, I'll go get some tea. Can you sit down and rest for a while?"
As they traveled together, it was not difficult to see that Jiaming's work this time was done with the help of Ying. Regardless of whether Jiaming's etiquette was in place or not, Uncle Zhigui, as an elder, had to show his appreciation.
"It's okay, we'll be leaving soon!" Little Paimeng didn't understand all the twists and turns. He just thought that it was just a simple favor and there was no need to stay here and disturb others.
Jiaming tried to persuade him again, "Well, now that you're here, why don't you sit down for a while? The Songluo Xianya tea in our escort agency is very authentic, I guarantee you'll come back for more after you finish drinking it." As he spoke, he began to make arrangements, "Uncle Zhigui, please sit down too. I can't let you run around like that, I'll do it, I'll do it."
Ying couldn't resist Jiaming's enthusiasm, so she had to sit down and watched Jiaming start to get busy.
Jiaming didn't feel tired, and said while busying himself: "These two things are just one after another, I will do them together and it will be done soon.
Ying doesn't have any dietary restrictions, right? Paimeng's taste is sweet, so I'll make you a lighter tea and add two tea cakes."
"Eh? Do you remember all this?" Paimeng was shocked. She didn't remember deliberately mentioning such topics. This person knew all this information just by observing him on the road. It was too scary.
Jiaming quickly ran away to prepare.
Zhigui asked, "How long have you and Jiaming known each other?"
"Not long ago, we just happened to come to Yilongbu together." Unconsciously, Paimeng also took on an accent similar to Jiaming's. "It's mainly because he is so warm and welcoming. We became friends after just a few words."
"Hahaha, this kid is like this. He has a good memory and is very careful about his interpersonal relationships." Zhigui seemed to be accustomed to all this and chuckled, "We have an old escort who took a day off because it rained a while ago, saying that his bones were sore.
Jiaming, he even went to Bubulu to find Mr. Bai to prescribe a plaster prescription, and sent it to the old man overnight. You say, such a good guy, how can everyone not feel pain?
Alas... only in his home..."
Speaking of this topic, Zhigui sighed and looked depressed.
At this time, Jiaming finished his work and ran back, saying, "Uncle Zhigui, Uncle Yongzan said that they don't have anyone to deliver the package recently. How about I deliver it to their house?"
"This is too much trouble for you." Zhigui felt that it was inappropriate. Jiaming was a bodyguard, not a courier, so it was not appropriate to deliver him directly to his home.
Jiaming shrugged nonchalantly: "The materials for making kites may be for the children at home to play with. They sent the items at this time, so they must want to deliver them before the Lantern Festival."
As he spoke, he poured tea for several people: "Come on, have some tea first."
"Okay, then go ahead and give it to me if you want." Zhigui did not try to stop him after hearing that.
He also knows this truth. Who doesn't have a child? The Lantern Festival is coming, and this year's theme is related to kites. It is normal to want to make a kite for the child to play with.
If it is not delivered before the festival, the children will be noisy and the adults will be worried, and the festival will not be well celebrated.
It’s a good thing that Jiaming is willing to make this trip.
Seeing that Zhigui agreed, Jiaming smiled happily, then looked at Ying and Xiao Paimeng, planning to arrange for morning tea: "Are you free the day after tomorrow morning? How about going to Xinyuexuan for morning tea? I'll pay for it."
The so-called morning tea is not just tea, it is considered breakfast. This is also a custom in the south, commonly seen in Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangdong, Anhui, Fujian and other places.
Tea is ordinary tea, but there are many snacks to fill the stomach, the most common ones are steamed buns, rice dumplings, porridge, fish soup noodles, tortoise jelly, etc.
This can be considered as the mainstream business of Xinyuexuan. After all, Xinyuexuan focuses on Yue cuisine, with seafood accounting for the majority and the dishes tending more towards the south, so it naturally inherits the tradition of morning tea.
However, when it comes to morning tea, the most famous place in the entire Liyue Harbor is still the Yanshang Tea House. After all, Saphir is also a southerner in the present world, and he is from Taizhou, which is the most famous place for morning tea. Naturally, the custom of morning tea is inevitable.
Paimon immediately chuckled and said, "I have no objection to this, but... I want to eat at Yanshang Tea House, which has authentic food."
"Oh! Paimon knows so much about morning tea? He even knows that Yanshang Tea House has authentic morning tea." Jiaming raised his eyebrows. He knew Yanshang Tea House, of course, but there was a problem there. It was not because of the Fatui, but...
The morning tea at Yanshang Tea House is so authentic that it is always full. If you want to grab a seat, you have to queue up before dawn. Jiaming doesn't want to rush to grab a seat so early.
As if seeing Jiaming's concerns, Ying said, "I have a good relationship with the owner of Yanshang Tea House. I can reserve a private room or something. It's just a matter of a word. Anyway, we are just getting together, so it would be better to go there."
"In that case, then I'm sorry to bother you. I wanted to treat you to morning tea to express my gratitude, but now I have to bother you again.
Alas... Besides, given the situation at home, a piece of cloth is so long that I have to sit down and talk slowly..." Jiaming was not pretentious, and agreed after thinking about it.
Paimon was very happy. He only needed to sleep in the teahouse on the rock tomorrow night so he could sleep a little longer. He was such a smart guy: "Okay, I won't refuse as long as there's food!"
"Then let's meet at the Yanshang Teahouse the day after tomorrow." Ying nodded, and also praised her own cleverness in her heart.
Jiaming didn't think there was anything wrong with it and nodded: "Okay, I'll go then, see you the day after tomorrow. Paimeng, save your stomach, don't blame me for not reminding you."
After saying that, he ran away quickly. He had various things to do and couldn't delay.
Seeing Jiaming running away, Paimeng became furious: "Does he look down on me? Then I'll let him see how broad-minded I am!"
As she spoke, she slightly puffed out her belly, trying hard to show that she had a good appetite.
Ying could only chuckle upon seeing this. She naturally knew how big Paimon's appetite was. It was really not an exaggeration. If it weren't for Saphir's help in raising him these days, she would have doubted whether she could feed this little guy.
A few days ago, she saw Saphir asking someone to process expense receipts, among which there was a long line of receipts that were all for Paimon's food expenses. She calculated that it cost a full 500,000 Mora in a month, not including the cost of meals.
Thinking of this, Ying felt a little horrified. If Paimon was also a demon, then he should be the Demon of the Belly.
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