He took a deep breath and put away the fish knife. The diners around him applauded and cheered for Kuai Dao Chen's exquisite knife performance. Kuai Dao Chen looked at Zhong Mo who was in an epiphany and couldn't help but nodded.
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"It seems that junior brother, he has really found a good seedling for the Guhua Sect. Yes, maybe the Guhua Sect can really be revitalized through you."
Kuai Dao Chen wiped the sweat from his body and said apologetically to the diners around him: "I'm sorry, folks, I'm not feeling well today and I'm not in good condition. I don't want to sell you low-quality grilled fish."
It’s just a waste of money, so I can only stop here today and close the stall. But next time I open the stall, I’ll give everyone a 10% discount!”
"It's okay, Lao Chen. We are all regular customers. How can we not trust you as a person? Just rest peacefully and we'll come back next time!"
After saying that, after a while of rustling, everyone present left one after another, leaving only Zhong Mo, who was still having an epiphany, and Zhong Ying, who was looking at her from the side.
Seeing that Zhong Mo didn't respond for a long time, Zhong Ying wanted to call her, but Kuai Dao Chen quickly stopped her.
"This girl, don't disturb her. Junior sister is having an epiphany. There are only advantages and no disadvantages to her. You don't have to worry."
The two of them waited quietly for Zhong Mo to wake up, while Kuai Dao Chen was handling the grilled fish on the grill, and the aroma gradually spread.
I don't know how much time passed, but Zhong Mo finally slowly woke up from that state of enlightenment. When she regained consciousness, she smelled the aroma of grilled fish.
Zhong Mo saluted Kuai Dao Chen, which was the etiquette she learned from the Guhua Sect sword manual.
"Thank you, senior brother, for preaching." Zhong Mo knew that from this moment on, she was truly a member of the Guhua Sect.
Kuai Dao Chen waved his hand.
"No need to thank you. This is what I have learned about grilling fish with sword skills over the years. It is not a profound understanding. It is of no use to me anyway. I might as well give it to you. Moreover, it is also because of your own qualifications.
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After this epiphany, Zhong Mo's Guhua swordsmanship was finally integrated with the spearmanship, reaching a new level. The Guhua sect already had both swords and spears, which complemented each other.
"Okay, the fish is ready, I think everyone is hungry too, let's talk while we eat."
After placing the fish on a plate, he brought it to the table, and sprinkled some spices for decoration and seasoning. Kuai Dao Chen took the lead and sat down, signaling Zhong Mo and the others to come over.
Zhong Ying took Zhong Mo into the stall and sat on the table with him.
Kuai Dao Chen handed them the bowls and chopsticks and said with a smile: "Come, try my craftsmanship, senior brother!"
Zhong Mo looked at the steaming grilled fish, carefully picked out a small piece, blew it a few times and put it into her mouth. Instantly, her eyes shimmered.
"tasty!"
"Haha, if it tastes good, eat more of it! As long as you like it, little junior sister! Oh, and there is this girl."
Seeing Kuai Dao Chen looking at her, Zhong Ying smiled politely and nodded: "Hello, Mr. Chen, my name is Zhong Ying."
"Hello, Miss Zhong."
"It's delicious!" Zhong Mo took another bite of grilled fish, "Senior brother, your grilled fish is so delicious, business must be very good, right?"
Hearing Zhong Mo's words, Kuai Dao Chen sighed: "If we say it was before, business was indeed good, but the market has changed recently. The more we sell, the less we make, and we may even suffer losses."
Zhong Ying asked: "Why is this?"
"This matter is not a secret. A little inquiry will make it clear. Recently, a large number of strange merchants have appeared in Liyue Port. They bring a large amount of spices, toys, handicrafts, and various other things."
"But the strange thing is that they came all the way from a strange country and should be selling some new things, but they only sell the same things that have been sold in Liyue Port for a long time, and they are cheaper and of better quality!
"
Zhong Ying said strangely: "But isn't this a good thing?"
"Well, it would be nice if it were that simple. If they do this, local shops will definitely not be able to open anymore. The goods they stocked before can only be sold to them at low prices or disposed of. Some people have suffered huge losses.
We even had to mortgage the entire shop to pay off the debt."
"When the local shops in Liyue were almost closed, they suddenly increased their prices, which far exceeded the previous prices of local shops, and the quality also became uneven."
"But business still has to be done? Everyone can only bite the bullet and buy their own things, so the prices of most restaurants and food stalls have risen along with the cost, and it has become more and more expensive for everyone to eat."
"Then Mr. Chen, why don't you raise the price?"
Kuai Dao Chen sighed: "How can this be possible? The cost of living is caused by unscrupulous businessmen, how can I pass it on to the villagers?
Our ancestors taught us that doing things that benefit the people is the first-class "martial virtue".
Anyway, the quality of my grilled fish is good, and the folks love to eat it, so I can’t lose money for the time being, but the prices of these ingredients are still rising, and we won’t be able to say for a while.”
"Don't Qixing and the others take care of it?"
Kuai Dao Chen shrugged: "How can little people like us know about the big shots? In short, even our largest store in Huyan, Wanmintang, has closed down. It must have been affected, right?"
Seeing that the topic involved Qixing, Kuai Dao Chen quickly changed the topic.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore, let's eat fish! Junior sister? That boy Xingqiu, how are you doing recently?"
While the three of them were chatting, the grilled fish was quickly finished. Kuai Dao Chen looked at them and said goodbye to them.
"Goodbye, little junior sister, come here often when you have time!"
"Senior brother's fish is delicious, Xiaomo will come again!"
"By the way, little junior sister, wait for me!"
Zhong Mo stood there and waited curiously for Kuai Dao Chen. He saw him running into the house, and there was a clanking sound. After a while, he came out with a sword.
"Little Junior Sister, this sword was used by me when I traveled around the world. Now that I have settled down, I no longer have the chance to use it, so I will give it to you."
"You can keep it for yourself, or if you meet someone with a chivalrous heart in the future, you can give this sword to him as a gift, which can be regarded as finding a good home for him."
"I will, senior brother."
Zhong Mo took the long sword from Kuai Dao Chen's hand. The sword was mainly black and yellow, with strange lines engraved on the sword. It was cold in the hand and a little heavy. It could be considered a sword of high quality in the mortal world.
After saying goodbye to Kuai Dao Chen, Zhong Ying took Zhong Mo and walked forward again. When they reached the roadside, Zhong Mo saw an old woman selling toys. Zhong Mo was attracted by the patterns on the toys and walked over.
The old lady looked at Zhong Mo kindly: "Kid, do you want to buy a paper kite?"
Zhong Ying looked at Zhong Mo: "Xiao Mo, do you want to play with a paper kite? The weather is really good today. Let's buy one and go to the pier to play."
"Xiao Mo has seen this from Grandma Shuzhi's place. Xiao Mo knows how to play!"
