I'm a male god in Liyue

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"really?"

"However, you need to be careful with that prescription. It should taste even more bitter, and because the medicinal properties are not as strong as this prescription, you will need to drink more than twenty doses."

Even more bitter? More than twenty servings? This recipe only requires five servings!

She didn't care whether the medicine was poisonous or not; she just didn't want to waste the medicine she had bought!

Zhu Zi's expression hardened, and he immediately said, "Boss, no need! This will be fine for me!"

"You are not afraid?"

"I believe in the boss!"

"Hmm... Although you can't add sugar to medicine, I'm going to make some pastries later. What would you like to eat? I can make it for you."

"Boss, I'd like to eat osmanthus cake! Is that okay?"

"Okay, Qiqi, is there any pastry you'd like to eat?"

"I...want to eat...mooncakes."

Xia Zhi was a little surprised: "Mooncakes?"

Qiqi lowered her head and said softly, "Um... I didn't get to taste the mooncakes last time... but Yaoyao told me they were delicious... If Mr. Xia finds it troublesome, then forget it, I..."

"It's alright, it's not troublesome. You did remind me that I should indeed make some mooncakes."

"Hey?"

“Shen He is going to visit Chong Yun’s family tomorrow. I was thinking of making some pastries for her to take with her as a small token of our appreciation. I remember that Chong Yun really liked mooncakes when he ate at our shop last time. I’m sure he will tell his family about it when he gets back. It would be a nice thing for me to make some mooncakes for Shen He to take with her so they can have a taste.”

Shen He, who was standing next to him, paused slightly upon hearing his words, and a strange warmth welled up in his heart.

Once the medicine was ready, Qiqi poured it out, a small bowlful.

"Zhu Zi, you can drink the medicine once it has cooled down a bit."

"Um……"

Afterwards, Xia Zhi started making pastries, with Shen Heyao and Qi Qi helping out, and Chi Yu going to start the fire.

Zhu Zi picked up the bowl of medicine, her face contorted in pain, and tried to drink a sip with a small spoon.

It didn't taste good, but it wasn't as terrible as she had imagined.

After drinking it, she waited for a while and felt that her body had no signs of poisoning. Then, she gritted her teeth, closed her eyes, brought the bowl to her mouth, and gulped it down.

"Boss, I've finished my drink!"

"Okay, then go wash the bowls and the clay pot."

"it is good!"

"Don't just throw away the medicinal herbs in the casserole. Dig a hole in the back and bury them."

Will it poison the rats?

"Enough to poison an entire nest."

"..."

Zhu Zi's face turned pale, and she couldn't help but touch her lower abdomen.

"Boss, I feel a little hot."

"That's because the medicine is working."

"Could it be poisoning?"

"Don't worry, if you were really poisoned, you would be lying on the floor by now. Go wash the dishes."

"Oh."

After a busy afternoon, Xia Zhi made many pastries.

He put extra effort into the appearance, making each pastry exquisite and beautiful.

"Shen He, go and get a few food boxes. Pack one for Grandma Ping, one for Miss Gan Yu, and a few more to take to Chong Yun's family tomorrow."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, boss."

"It's alright, Qiqi. How are the mooncakes?"

"good to eat!"

"If you like it, eat a few more. I'll make it for you again next time."

"Ah."

"Are you going to gather herbs tonight? Pack a box of pastries to take with you on the way. It's dangerous in the wild, so be careful."

"it is good."

"Oh, by the way, Miss Akabane, you should also pack two boxes and take them back for Master Walnut to try. Thank you for tending the fire earlier."

"thank you boss!"

After everyone had finished packing the pastries, they realized it was almost dinnertime.

Xia Zhi twisted her wrist, feeling a bit tired, and said, "We have some pastries to fill our stomachs, so let's just make something simple for dinner. We still have some dough left over, and Zhu Zi can only eat light dishes, so how about we cook some noodles?"

"it is good!"

"Dinner's served early today, Yao Yao, would you like to have a bowl of noodles here with your big brother before you go back?"

"want!"

Cut some lean meat to make the broth, fry a few eggs, serve each person a bowl of ramen with egg and shredded pork, add a small dish of sour and crunchy pickled vegetables and an oily salted duck egg, and you'll feel very satisfied.

After dinner, Qiqi and Yaoyao went home together.

Considering that Zhu Zi needed to rest well, and Xia Zhi also felt a bit tired, no one went out for a walk tonight.

After closing the door, the three of them played mahjong with Miss Akabane for a while, then took a shower and went upstairs to sleep.

--

Yuehai Pavilion.

Ningguang was listening to Baiwen report some important information to her.

Although all three are Ningguang's personal secretaries, they each have their own strengths and responsibilities.

Baiwen is mainly responsible for intelligence gathering and organization; he is her personal intelligence officer.

Bai Xiao is primarily responsible for business dealings and diplomatic activities; she is Bai Xiao's personal foreign affairs manager.

Bai Shi is mainly responsible for her daily life and personnel work; she is her personal housekeeper.

"Miss Yelan has already made some progress in investigating Zhiyi's matter. He was originally from a poor and unknown family, but now he has suddenly gained an excessive reputation at the dock, as if someone is deliberately spreading rumors."

"Yes, just as Secretary Gan Yu said, this person has a problem."

"The reconstruction of the Jade Pavilion is progressing smoothly. Countless workers and merchants have gone to participate. Several adventurers with Geo-type Aspects have also accepted the construction commission we posted on the Adventurers' Guild. Miss Keqing has also gone to supervise the construction. As long as the Mingxia Floating Stone and the Thousand Wonders Core arrive in time, we can take off again next month."

"Next month... um... how is Uncle Tian's health?"

"We've already invited Dr. Bai Shu from Bubulu to examine him. He was indeed poisoned. Although the remaining poison has been cleared, the damage to his body caused by the toxins cannot be recovered overnight. Dr. Bai Shu left a prescription. As long as he gets the medicine according to the prescription and takes it every day, he should be completely cured in two or three years at most."

"Thankfully... nothing else has happened in the past two days?"

"There's nothing else of importance, but a rather strange message came from Wangshu Inn yesterday?"

"strangeness?"

"Yes, they noticed that there have been a sudden increase in the number of caravans from Mondstadt these days, and there are quite a few adventurers among them. They inquired with the caravans and were told that these adventurers had only come because of the rainbow juice at the summer shop."

"..."

Ningguang paused for a moment, then shook her head and chuckled.

"Have the Thousand Rock Army be on high alert. Mondstadt adventurers are known for their drunken antics; we mustn't let them cause trouble in the city."

"Yes."

Chapter 166 The New Shop Assistant from Mondstadt

The next morning, Qiqi returned from collecting herbs very early and stood quietly waiting at the shop entrance.

Miss Akabane opened the door for Qiqi. She had been watching the shop last night and had even brought out some pastries from the kitchen for a late-night snack.

After breakfast, Shen He took the gifts she had bought the day before and the pastries Xia Zhi had made and went out to visit Chong Yun's family.

Zhu Zi also took out all the gifts she had bought yesterday, preparing to go to the dock to find Komahaya's ship and ask them to help send them home.

Xia Zhi noticed that she had quite a lot of things, and since she was on her period, he asked Qi Qi to accompany her and help her carry the things.

"Boss, let's go then."

Do you have your keys?

"Bring it!"

"When you come back, remember to get a few more keys made at the store. Everyone in the store should have a key to the main door so that if Qiqi comes early in the future, she can just open the door and come in."

"it is good!"