Chapter Thirty-Six Great Undertaking

  Bai Yu's hand stretched out in front of Long Tianyu, saying softly: "My jade? Return it to me!"

  "Huh, what jade are you talking about? I'm just a poor kid, what do I have to do with jade?" Long Tianyu turned his head, whistling, completely ignoring Murong Xueyi's icy gaze.

  "Hmph! I'll find a way to make you obediently send me back!" Murong Xueyu said in a vicious tone, but she didn't dare speak loudly. Only Feng Xiaoke curiously stared at the two without speaking.

  "Qingyue sister!" Murong Xueyi walked up to Murong Qingyue, put down Xiao Ke, and said to her.

  "Sister, I feel like I'm about to break through to the next level!"

  The voice was loud enough, at least the people around heard it, and everyone's eyes widened instantly!

  "Want to guess how old she is?"

  "Oh! Is this the Goddess of Light protecting the goddess in my heart?"

  "It must be the infatuation of the Ice and Snow Goddess!"

  ……

  Murong Xueyi is only eighteen years old this year! Already a magic guide, one level per year, and it's still going up like this! People can imagine that in the future empire, a holy magic guide will slowly emerge.

  Ignoring the crowd, Murong Xueyi activated her magic and quickly disappeared from everyone's sight. Only at the Imperial Inn could she be considered safe and quiet, which was more suitable for a breakthrough.

  "Qingyue sister!" Long Tianyu said in a cute voice, wrapping himself around Murong Qingyue.

  "Hmm? What's up?"

  Long Tianyu smiled and leaned in close, whispering: "Lend me a few gold coins, I'll go buy some sugar gourds for Xiaoke!"

  Murong Qingyue looked at Long Tianyu's appearance, wearing a tattered outfit, and burst out laughing. She took out a red belt from her waist and threw it to Long Tianyu: "It's all yours!"

  Xue Rende smiled and said: "Brother, are you going to go shopping with such a small amount of money?"

  "Hahaha......" Seeing Xue Rendel intentionally teasing Long Tianyu, the guards all burst out laughing. A man asking a woman for money is a very rare thing, unless they are husband and wife. Everyone can imagine Long Tianyu's embarrassed expression.

  "Let's go buy some sugar gourd, shall we? I won't give you a usual treat, little one!"

  Feng Xiaoke happily clapped his small hands and sat on Long Tianyu's neck. Long Tianyu lightly jumped a few times, disappearing from everyone's sight.

  "My Autumn Wind brother is really interesting!" Looking in the direction where Autumn Wind had gone, Murong Qingyue giggled and covered her mouth.

  "Qingyue sister, didn't you see Daxue Yimi and Qiufeng over there exchanging flirtatious glances for a long time just now?" Xuelunde said.

  "Really?" Murong Xueyi still didn't talk to unfamiliar men of the same age for more than a minute, even if it was someone familiar like Xueleng De.

  "But even if Xue Yi and Autumn Wind have feelings for each other, it's impossible! Even if my cousin Long Tianyu were to die, Xue Yi would still have to be Tianyu's person, the Empire will never let her get close to anyone else."

  "I see Murong Qingyue, and Autumn Wind also likes you!"

  "I am his sister!" Murong Qingyue angrily said to Huyan Hong.

  "Sister? You still recognize me! Besides, Long Tianwei, the fourth princess, is going to marry my cousin Xue Renhai, they are siblings!"

  "That's different! They're two people in love!"

  Murong Qingyue also envied Long Tianwei and Xuelun Hai, a handsome man and beautiful woman, who were in love with each other and now living a happy life.

  ………

  "Xiao Ke, Autumn Wind Gege is not familiar with Jin City, do you know where they sell sugar gourds?" On the bustling street, Long Tianyu looked left and right but didn't see anyone selling sugar gourds.

  "I know! I know! I often come to buy it! Every time, I spend all of Xuan Yao's money." The little girl became more and more embarrassed as she spoke. The children of the Zong family usually had very little pocket money, and Feng Xuan Yao's money was all given by her mother to buy some decorations.

  "You come here often? I've heard that disciples of the Wind Heaven Sect are generally not allowed to leave the mountain!"

  Long Tianyu caught Xiao Ke's small tail, and Xiao Ke hurriedly begged for mercy. "It was Xi Yao sister who saw that I was craving something, so she secretly took a detour and brought me down the mountain to buy sugar gourd. Autumn Wind brother, you're the best! Please don't tell Uncle Feng Wei about it, or else both Xiao Ke and Xi Yao sister will be punished. Every time, Xi Yao sister uses her very little money to buy things for Xiao Ke to eat, and then buys some very cheap decorations to make up for it."

  After hearing Xiao Ke say that, Long Tianyu had a good impression of Feng Xinyao. That girl was not materialistic and didn't have the arrogance of those rich young ladies.

  "Knowing the situation, you're still so greedy!" Long Tianyu gently tapped Xiaoyao's little butt.

  "Which way to go? You lead the way!"

  Under Xiaoyao's incredible memory, Long Tianyu quickly arrived at a storefront that looked like a restaurant.

  "Can even sugar gourd sellers open a store?" In Long Tianyu's questioning, Xiao Ke shouted: "Boss Cai!"

  A stout man in his fifties with a rounded waist and plump body came out.

  "Who is it? It's actually Miss Feng Xiaoke, and you're here buying sugar gourd again today?"

  "Yes!" Xiao Ke replied happily.

  "Boss, here are four strings!" Long Tianyu tossed a gold coin at Cai Boss.

  "Hey kid, four strings is two gold coins!" He thought there would be more, but it turned out to be one less. This surprised Long Tianyu, who knew that two gold coins could feed an ordinary family of three for a month.

  Receiving two gold coins, Mr. Cai went into the store and soon brought out four strings of candied hawthorn, with bright red haws strung together in a row, five on each string. From the appearance, these candied hawthorns didn't look bad.

  Xiao Ke got the sugar gourd and immediately opened her small mouth, happily eating it. She muttered to herself: "It's really delicious."

  Long Tianyu picked up Xiaoke with one hand and held three strands with the other, also taking a bite of one.

  Seeing Long Tianyu also started eating, Mr. Cai said on the side, like "Wang Po" : "Young brother, I'm not bragging, there are only a few households in mainland China that make sugar gourds as delicious as mine, and in Jin City, only my family makes sugar gourds."

  Watching Xiao Ke eating happily, Long Tianyu ignored Cai Boss and jumped out of the store.

  On the street, Long Tianyu spat out the sugar gourd in his mouth because it was too hard to eat! It's completely hawthorn wrapped with a little white sugar.

  "Xiao Ke, is this sugar gourd delicious?"

  "Yes, Brother Autumn Wind! Don't you think it's delicious? Xiaoke thinks this is the most delicious one, other snacks are not as good as sugar gourd!" Xiaoke picked up another string of sugar gourd and started eating.

  Indeed, Long Tianyu didn't used to pay attention to food before. When he was out on his own, a meal in the imperial palace wasn't even as good as the green bean cake from the supermarket on Earth. This sugar gourd is also unbearably bad.

  Long Tianyu used to be on Earth, the aunts in the orphanage, many of them sold pastries, and some also sold sugar gourds, Long Tianyu naturally knew some too.

  The method of making candied hawthorn is also clear. Hawthorns are washed clean, roots and stems removed, and the processed hawthorns are strung on bamboo skewers, dried to remove excess moisture. Rock sugar and water are poured into a pot together, boiled over high heat until the rock sugar dissolves, then reduced to low heat, covered with a lid, and simmered for a while. After the syrup is cooked, the hawthorn strings are quickly placed on the edge of the pot, and the syrup is evenly drizzled over them using a ladle, before being placed in an oiled dish. Only then will the candied hawthorns be delicious.

  Looking at the pouch in his hand, there were still 48 gold coins left inside. Long Tianyu made a decision: he would make a good haul! In the future, when he became a rich man, he wouldn't have to bother those little girls anymore!

  Just make this candied hawthorn!

  After waiting for Xiaoke to finish eating happily, Long Tianyu sent her back to Feng Wei's hands and did not go to see Murong Qingyue and Murong Xueyi, but rushed straight to the hotel.

  "Waiter!"

  The store was empty and business wasn't very good. If it weren't for the youth competition, it would be even more deserted.

  A young servant hastily ran down from upstairs, "So it's Young Master Qiu Feng!"

  Xiao Er has a lot of respect for Long Tianyu, and this point was also noticed by him.

  "Little Second, what's your real name?"

  "Return, Xiaoxiao, I am Yuanshou!"

  "Really? Your parents really want you to become a high-ranking official!"

  "Heh heh!" The shopkeeper scratched his head in embarrassment.

  "Hey boss! I see your store is not doing well, want to come with me to take a look at the big business, make some real money, and have those heads of state from various countries nodding their heads in respect for you!"

  Yuanshu was a shrewd person, and upon hearing Long Tianyu's words, he became interested.

  "I'm really unhappy with this store, I don't want to stay here anymore. And you know what? I just found out that the boss is secretly planning to sell it!"

  "Oh! Original boss, want to hang out with me?"

  "Right!" was his definite reply.

  "Alright, after this young master's tournament ends, I'll come to pick you up. On the way, we'll buy some slaves and head to the Tian Long Empire to open a shop! We'll make a fortune!"

  Yuan nodded in agreement with what Long Tianyu said, and decided to have a good fight with Qiufeng Shaoye. She asked quietly: "Qiufeng Shaoye, what kind of shop should we open in the Tianlong Empire?"

  Long Tianyu replied solemnly: "We... sell candied hawthorns..."