The idea of joining a group to raise 100,000 yuan made the crowd outside Qidian a little crazy. Many people began to look for partners. Gu Zheng, who knew everything outside the store, had a sinister smile on his lips.
"Why are you laughing?" Qi Ling asked immediately.
"You're not laughing at anything." Gu Zheng said seriously.
"I noticed that you smiled, and I have a feeling that this smile has something to do with me!" Qi Ling glared at Gu Zheng.
"No, there really isn't any more!"
Gu Zheng explained very seriously, but he smiled happily in his heart: "As the saying goes, there is a first time, and there is a second time, hehehehe..."
"Master, the idea they came up with is a good idea! Should we remind the people outside the other two strange shops?" Looking at the commotion outside the crowd, Die Ling said.
"No, this method is not difficult to think of. Those people outside the other two strange shops will also think of it sooner or later. If we let them know it now, the business will be too busy." Gu Zheng said.
Soon, the four people who were initially determined to be a partner gathered money and prepared ingredients, and returned to the door of Qidian again.
"The rules of the strange store say that no idlers are allowed in. Although we pooled the money, I guess it's impossible for all four of us to enter the store." The fat man who initially proposed to join us said.
"The rules of Qidian don't mention the matter of collecting money. What if there are special circumstances? Let's ask before we talk!" said the young man among the four.
"Some things don't need to be made clear. I think only one person must be allowed in." said the elderly person among the four.
"Let's ask first! If we really don't allow four people to go together, let's just elect a representative!" said the middle-aged woman among the four.
"If you want to choose a representative, just choose me. I swear to God, I will be the most loyal to my partners!" the young man said with a smile.
"No need to discuss, you all come in!" Gu Zheng's voice sounded.
"Why did you let them all in? Aren't you afraid of trouble?" Qi Ling frowned.
"Don't be afraid, there are already enough answers to the questions on Ruqi Store's bulletin board, so there won't be much trouble." Gu Zheng said with a smile.
"It stands to reason that only one person can come up with 100,000 yuan. Since they took advantage of the strange store's rules to collect 100,000 yuan, then it's okay for you to do their business. However, if you let four people enter the store, they are not the only ones in trouble.
Asking questions, they must also want to taste the food you cook! If you let four people taste the food, this is breaking the rules!" Qi Ling reminded.
"Don't worry, I know!" Gu Zheng nodded.
"What are you going to do? If you didn't have a purpose, you definitely wouldn't have let all four of them in. I suspect this has something to do with your evil smile before!"
Qi Ling looked at Gu Zheng suspiciously, she had not forgotten Gu Zheng's sinister smile before.
"Just wait and see, won't you know when the time comes?" Gu Zheng said coquettishly.
The four people who were traveling with him had already sat down, and Gu Zheng said: "It is not in line with the rules to let the four of you in! But since you have all come in, there is one thing I want to explain in advance. The dishes can only be served by one person.
Come and taste it, this point is non-negotiable, you decide to have a representative who tastes the food!"
Seeing Gu Zheng's resolute attitude, the four of them did not 'haggle' because of this. They quickly decided to appoint a representative. This representative was not the young man who recommended himself outside the door, but the fat man who originally proposed the partnership.
After deciding to appoint a representative, the four of them didn't have too many questions. After they briefly asked Gu Zheng a few questions, the fat man placed the prepared ingredients on the table.
"Shopkeeper, what do you think of these ingredients?" the fat man asked.
The fat man brought a lot of ingredients and accessories, but nothing illegal.
"There's nothing wrong with the ingredients, just swear it!" Gu Zheng said.
The fat man immediately swore an oath, and Gu Zheng also entered the kitchen with ingredients and accessories.
"Master, what is the difficulty of cooking this time?" Die Ling looked at a lot of ingredients and asked curiously.
“The quality of the ingredients is not high, which is also a common phenomenon in the business we have received so far. The combination of multiple types of ingredients and accessories is also a common difficulty. In addition to these two points, the guests brought
Among the food ingredients, the most difficult to handle is the 'green black snake'. In addition to being poisonous to a certain extent, the green black snake also has an unpleasant smell. Although it is a food, no one generally eats it.
There are a lot of garbage ingredients, plus the difficult-to-handle green black snake, which is why customers think I can’t make delicious food!”
Gu Zheng smiled slightly and began to process the ingredients. While Gu Zheng was processing the ingredients, there was another knock on the door from No. 2 Qidian, so Gu Zheng could only let Die Ling go there first.
After spending a stick of incense, Gu Zheng cooked the ingredients provided by the fat man into food.
The fat man and his group were very nervous. The color and aroma of the dishes were beyond their expectations.
“Try it quickly!”
Seeing that the fat man was afraid to move his chopsticks, the young man urged him.
"good!"
The fat man gritted his teeth, picked up a piece of black and green snake meat and put it into his mouth.
"It's over!"
The fat man had just started chewing, and the middle-aged woman couldn't help but scream.
"What's over? Crow's mouth!"
The young man glared at the middle-aged woman, but his heart had sunk to the bottom. When the fat man chewed the black and green snake meat just now, the aroma made people want to swallow saliva. Each of them could smell it.
After eating a piece of black and green snake meat, the fat man immediately went to taste other ingredients. His hands were so trembling that the vegetables he picked up fell back to the plate twice.
If the hearts of the companions were sinking to the bottom, then the fat man's heart was already in despair! If the green black snake meat could be cooked to such a delicious level, the taste of the other dishes would naturally be the same.
Although he had already realized that he was going to lose, the fat man still tasted all the food on the plate, even the soup.
"how?"
Seeing the fat man finally holding the spoon, the young man asked with a grimace.
The fat man smiled bitterly at his companions and shook his head, then looked at Gu Zheng and said: "I am also a chef myself, but I really didn't expect so many ingredients and accessories, plus the green black snake makes me think
Even though it tastes disgusting, you can actually cook it into something delicious that I can’t fault! I lost and I’m convinced!”
The fat man smiled uglier than crying, and the rest of the people all had similar reactions. Their eyes invariably looked at the 100,000 yuan they brought.
Choosing a partner already shows that the financial conditions of fat men are not very well-off, and twenty-five thousand is not necessarily a small number for them.
"Let's go and learn from each other's mistakes!"
The old man stood up first, and the other three people all stood up without saying anything.
"Everyone, wait a moment!" Gu Zheng said.
Everyone turned back with slightly confused eyes.
"I have something to say! If you want to hear what I'm going to say next, swear now not to leak the content of our conversation. If you don't want to hear it, you can leave now." Gu Zheng said.
After the four people looked at each other, they were finally overcome by curiosity, and they each swore a vicious oath never to leak the secret.
After the four of them made their oaths, Gu Zheng looked at the fat man and said, "If I give you another chance, can you provide ingredients that are more difficult to cook than this time?"
"What are you doing?"
Before the fat man could say anything, Qi Ling's eyes widened.
"Shh!"
Gu Zheng rushed to Qi Ling and blinked, motioning for her to read on.
The fat man looked at Gu Zheng in disbelief. Seeing Gu Zheng's serious look, he said: "If I could do it again, I would provide more difficult ingredients than this time! This time I was in a hurry.
Win, so I didn’t go further afield to find my ideal thing!”
"Does the ideal thing you mentioned have a precise goal?" Gu Zheng asked again.
"Yes! It is a kind of wild vegetable in the countryside. I ate it when I was a child to fill my stomach. I think it will be more difficult to deal with it than the green black snake." The fat man affirmed.
"You lose this time. I deserve to win you 100,000 yuan. Our previous business is over."
Gu Zheng paused and then looked at everyone: "Now, I want to do a business with all of you. If you are willing to do this business, then prepare the ingredients that you think will stump me. After you come with the ingredients,
I will lend you 100,000 yuan! If the ingredients you bring can beat me, you can get 1 million. If you can’t beat me, you will naturally owe me 100,000 yuan. Are you willing to do this business with me?
?”
"I do!"
The fat man spoke first.
The rest of the people were still hesitating, how could a pie fall from the sky? But seeing that the fat men had already spoken, the young man immediately said that he was also willing.
"Shopkeeper, what is your purpose for doing this?" the old man asked cautiously.
"It is written on the bulletin board outside the store that the purpose of opening my store is not to win your money, but to do a difficult task," Gu Zheng said.
"Shopkeeper, if I am willing, but I lose again in the end, when will I repay you the 100,000 yuan?" the middle-aged woman asked.
"Send it to me in two months." Gu Zheng said.
"Are there any other additional conditions? It's just that you lend us money and let us help you complete the task?" the middle-aged woman asked again.
"It's really that simple, but I have one thing to remind you. This statue belongs to the Immortal Family. If you don't abide by the oaths you make to it, then your oaths will definitely come true!" Gu Zheng said.
No one spoke, all four of them were thinking about it.
After a while, Gu Zheng said: "Show me your decision!"
"I do!"
It was the middle-aged man who spoke first.
"I still have a question!" the young man said.
"Say!" Gu Zheng looked at the young man.
"Before we hand over the ingredients to you, can we still regret it?" the young man said.
"You brought the ingredients again, and after I saw them, I still asked you if you would like to let me cook! Do you understand what I mean?" Gu Zheng said.
"What the owner means is that once we agree to let you cook, the business will take effect. Before the business takes effect, we have the right to end the business at any time?" said the middle-aged woman.
"Yes, that's what it means!"
"Okay, I'm willing too!" the middle-aged woman said.
"I am willing too!" said the young man.
"You seem to have something to say?"
Gu Zheng looked at the old man who had been frowning and had a look on his face that was hesitant to speak.
"I do have something to say, but I dare not say it!" said the old man.
"You can say whatever you want, I can't eat people!" Gu Zheng said with a smile.
"Can I say anything?" the old man asked.
"certainly!"
Gu Zheng smiled again and then said: "Actually, I can guess what you want to say. Even if you don't say these words, I still have to ask everyone! Even though the three of you have agreed, I still have to
Let me remind you that there are risks in everything. Although this business does not seem to require you to pay for the time being, and there will be huge rewards if you win! However, even if you bring more difficult ingredients, you will still lose.
Possibility! Once you lose, you will give me money after two months. This also requires an oath! Although I want to complete the task as soon as possible, I don’t want you to lose your mind because of this."
"I have considered everything that needs to be considered, and I am still willing! If I still lose the next time I bring the ingredients, I will pay you back one hundred thousand yuan within two months!" said the fat man.
"I'll think about it again. One hundred thousand yuan is not a small amount after all!"
"I'll think about it again!"
The middle-aged women and young men who were originally willing became more cautious after being reminded of the ancient dispute.
"I do!"
It is quite surprising that the old man who has always been cautious has made the opposite decision at this time.
"What the shop owner reminded me before is exactly what I wanted to tell you but didn't dare to say it! Since the shop owner has said so, I'm not afraid that there's anything fishy in it! I can still get 100,000 yuan.
It turns out that I am also very greedy for the shop owner’s one million! When I prepare the ingredients, I will come to the starting point to try it." The old man said with a smile.
"There is still more time, so you can all think about it seriously!"
Gu Zheng made a gesture to see off the guests. There were still customers waiting for him at No. 2 Qidian, and he had already wasted a lot of time here.
"hey-hey."
After the four customers left Qidian, Gu Zheng smiled at Qi Ling, who kept a straight face.
"Try it, do it hard! Anyway, the guests who come here don't count!" Qi Ling exclaimed angrily.
"No! How can this not count?" Gu Zheng said with a playful smile.
"Why doesn't it count? You broke the rules!" Qi Ling glared at Gu Zheng fiercely.
"This is not a bad rule!"
Gu Zheng also became serious, and he said seriously: "First of all, the purpose of the rules set by Lord Tiexian is to test my cooking skills. Do you think that if I do this, it will have any impact on the test of my cooking skills? Just like that fat man,
The first time he was obviously under-prepared. If I gave him a second chance, he would be more prepared and the ingredients would be more difficult to cook! In this way, wouldn’t it test my cooking skills even more?
?”
"Hmph, you are trying to change the concept! As Lord Tiexian's apprentice, you actually gave them money to help you complete the cooking test! If this is possible, Lord Tiexian simply doesn't need any threshold, and just
Just let them come as they please, as long as they win, you can get rewards, okay?"
Qi Ling's eyes were a little red, which was something Gu Zheng rarely saw.
"This is different! Isn't there also a threshold? It's just that I will pay for the money temporarily, and they owe it first. Paying back the money after two months, and using the money to do business, is a test of cooking skills.
Is there really a big difference?" Gu Zheng sighed.
"Don't think I don't know. If they lose and they obediently send you money in two months, will you really want it? Humph, anyway, your wings are strong now, and I can't control you anymore. Lord Tiexian has decided
The rules will be changed if you say so!"
Qi Ling shed tears, but she seemed not to want Gu Zheng to see her crying. She wiped away the tears as soon as they rolled down.
"Although the last time I met the chef was very short, I feel that he is not a stickler for details. I believe he will not blame me for this. What he values more is my cooking skills and whether I am successful or not!"
Gu Zheng's voice paused and his face softened: "Okay, stop crying. If you cry any more, you won't be pretty!"
"snort!"
Qi Ling snorted hard and lowered his head not to look at Gu Zheng, but Gu Zheng still saw her tears rolling down quickly.
"Why!"
The ancient struggle sighs, the helplessness that cannot be touched.
His vision changed, and Gu Zheng arrived at No. 2 Qidian through the Immortal Teleportation Formation.
"Owner."
Seeing Gu Zheng coming, Die Ling went up to greet him.
"Where are the guests?" Gu Zheng asked.
"I can't wait until you leave, so I told you to come back later."
Seeing that something was wrong with Gu Zheng's face, Die Ling obediently said nothing and silently poured him a cup of tea.
Gu Zheng looked inside the weapon spirit and saw that the weapon spirit had stopped crying and was sitting on a stone in the garden in a daze.
"Look, how beautiful you look when you're not crying, right?" Gu Zheng said seriously.
"Why!"
Qi Ling sighed and complained to Chonggu Zheng: "The effect of media exposure will be produced soon, why do you still want to do these things?"
"It's nothing, I just want to complete the task quickly." Gu Zheng shrugged.
"Even if you complete the task ahead of schedule, there is no special reward for completing the task ahead of schedule this time!" Qi Ling said.
"But it can save time! Staring at Qidian every day makes me unable to practice properly." Gu Zheng smiled bitterly.
"It's only been three months in total. I really don't have any patience at all!"
Qi Ling rolled his eyes at Gu Zheng: "The test that mortals can give you is not the first one, the test that the immortal cultivators give you is! Even if you have a lot of mortal customers, I will not let them all count."
"Then hurry up and achieve what you have in mind, and then focus on the important task of cultivating immortals. What you save is precious time!" Gu Zheng put on a very motivated expression.
"You have to change the rules to save time? The rules set by Lord Tiexian have been changed beyond recognition by you!" Qi Ling said helplessly.
"It's okay. As long as it can be changed, as long as it doesn't conflict with the general direction, how about changing it appropriately and saving time for me to practice? Don't worry, if Lord Tiexian gets angry because of this matter, I will definitely bear it for you!
"
Gu Zheng patted his chest with a serious expression, making Qi Ling chuckle.
"This is your decision. If Master Tiexian takes the blame, you have to carry it for me!" Qi Ling said seriously.
"No problem!" Gu Zheng smiled.
"Damn it, I finally know what your sinister smile meant at that time. There are some things that I really cannot tolerate you. If you do it once, there will be a second time!"
The weapon spirit gritted its teeth as if it wanted to bite someone.
"Haha!" Gu Zheng laughed.
Die Ling did not know the content of the exchange between Gu Zheng and Qi Ling. Seeing a smile on Gu Zheng's face, Die Ling said: "By the way, Master, the guest who couldn't wait for you just now is an immortal cultivator!"
