I'm a male god in Liyue

"Yes."

"Have you known each other for a long time, big brother and sister Shenhe?"

"No, we only met yesterday."

"Then why does Sister Shenhe want to stay at your shop?"

“Your sister Shenhe is only staying with me temporarily. She will leave once she finds something she truly enjoys doing.”

"That's it."

Yao Yao glanced at Xia Zhi, then at Shen He, seemingly deep in thought, but her attention was quickly drawn to the beautiful juice in her glass.

What beautiful colors!

It really is like a rainbow put into a cup!

Xia Zhi distributed the prepared juice to everyone.

Yao Yao carefully held the cup in her hands, lowered her head and took a small sip, her eyes immediately sparkling.

"Big brother, this tastes so good!"

"Yaoyao likes to drink it, big brother will make you another cup later."

"Thank you, big brother."

Xia Zhi walked over and put half a piece of calming incense into the incense burner, lit it, and then placed the incense burner on the table near Qi Qi.

"Thank you, Mr. Xia."

"You're welcome."

"Boss, are we just going to sit here like this forever? It's so boring."

"what do you want to play?"

"It seems... there's nothing to play..."

"After all, I'm blind."

"Boss! I didn't say that!"

Xia Zhi thought for a moment and said, "How about we make mooncakes?"

"moon cake?"

"This is a type of pasta that my family used to make when we were kids, during the Lunar New Year. Simply put, you knead flour into dough, wrap your favorite filling inside, press it into a flat round shape, and then slowly bake it over a fire. If you brush the surface of the pasta with egg wash, it will turn golden brown and look even better."

"Is it tasty?"

"Some are crispy and crunchy, while others are soft, chewy, and powdery. I personally quite like them."

"Since the boss likes to eat them, the mooncakes must be delicious! Let's make some!"

As expected, the food-loving girl, Zhu Zi, happily agreed.

A flicker of interest crossed Shen He's eyes. She knew from her master that Xia Zhi was from another world, so she naturally knew that the "home" he mentioned referred to that other world. She was also curious about this food from another world, and nodded gently: "We can try it."

Qi Qi's face was expressionless, but she turned her gaze from the incense burner to him and whispered, "Okay."

Yao Yao raised her little hand and said with a smile, "Yao Yao wants to participate too!"

Xia Zhi nodded: "Then it's decided. But we don't have any ingredients in the kitchen, so we'll have to go out and buy some. I wonder what everyone likes to eat..."

Zhu Zi immediately suggested, "Why don't we all go to the market together!"

This girl seems to still be thinking about the idea of ​​going shopping together that she mentioned this morning.

Xia Zhi glanced at Zhu Zi and said, "That's fine, but there's no rush. Let's finish our juice first."

Taking advantage of this time, Xia Zhi brought up the system panel and browsed through the [Shop].

[Master of Culinary Skills]

Quality: Silver

Type: Experience Book

Features: None

Effect: Become a culinary master.

Hidden effects: None.

Price: 10 points.

Xia Zhi hadn't originally planned to buy this item, since it cost 10 points and was quite expensive. He could eat for free at Wanmintang every day, so he didn't really need it.

But his gains in his dream last night were so abundant. With this new way to obtain points, he has basically achieved the freedom to own treasure chests. He no longer needs to hold onto his points so tightly and dare not spend them as before.

Xia Zhi bought it and chose to use it.

The experience book in his inventory disappeared instantly, and a moment later, Xia Zhi felt that his mind had gained a lot of culinary knowledge.

When he recalled the "Stewed Fish with Wild Mushrooms" that Xiangling had made yesterday morning, several different ways to improve it immediately came to mind. These methods were much better than his previous suggestion of simply using spices to season the dish.

Xia Zhi picked up his cup and took a sip, thinking that he could give Xiang Ling a little culinary surprise at noon today.

After finishing our juice, we locked the shop and headed to the market together.

The first place Xia Zhi went was a flour shop. He "casually" picked out a type of flour and bought a large bag.

This type of flour isn't the most expensive in the store, but it's the best for making mooncakes.

Then go pick out the filling.

"Red dates, rose petals, pine nuts, osmanthus flowers, rock sugar, sesame seeds, ham, salted egg yolks, lotus seed paste, coconut milk..."

Before I knew it, I had picked out a heavy cloth bag.

Zhu Zi was a little too heavy to lift, so Shen He reached out a hand and easily took it from her.

"Miss Shen He is so strong!"

"Thanks for the compliment."

Zhu Zi stuck out her tongue and looked at Xia Zhi, asking, "Boss, what else do we want to buy?"

Xia Zhi glanced at Shen He's ice-type divine eye, thought for a moment, and felt that with her there, they could make snow skin mooncakes even without a refrigerator.

"Glutinous rice flour, rice flour..."

"We definitely can't finish all this food, can we?"

"Of course, we won't just eat them ourselves; we'll also give some mooncakes to other friends."

"The boss is so thoughtful!"

Chapter 80 Do Less Bad Things at Night

After buying the raw materials at the market, I returned to the store.

Shen He casually put down the large cloth bag he had been carrying all the way, making a dull thud like a heavy object hitting the ground.

Xia Zhi glanced at her slender arms and thought that she was indeed a disciple of an immortal, and was born with superhuman strength.

Zhu Zi and Yao Yao squatted down and sorted out the large pile of things in the bag.

"Boss, what should we do next?"

"I'll knead the dough. Zhu Zi, you can help me. Miss Shen He, Miss Qi Qi, Yao Yao, you can help prepare the filling. For example, peel the pine nuts, wash the dates, and cut the ham into small pieces... That way, once I've finished kneading the dough, we can start preparing the filling."

Xia Zhi walked into the kitchen, where pots and pans were already prepared, some left by the previous guests and some he had bought himself.

Since he moved into this house, he has never cooked a proper meal. Instead, he boils water every day and saves it as a juice ingredient after it cools down.

Zhu Zi followed him in. She boiled water in the kitchen every day and was very familiar with everything there.

"Boss, I found the basin. It's upside down against the wall. It looks very clean inside, and there's no mold."

"You still need to scald it with hot water."

"it is good."

After washing the basin and his hands, Xia Zhi poured flour and water into the basin, put his fingers in, and began to slowly knead the dough.

Zhu Zi stood to the side watching the paste-like flour in the bowl slowly turn into a smooth dough, feeling that the boss's seemingly ordinary and casual kneading technique had an indescribable beauty.

This was actually Xia Zhi's first time kneading dough, but with the blessing of "Mastering Culinary Skills," it was as if she had done it countless times before.

The soft, delicate dough changed shape under his slender fingers.

As Zhu Zi watched, she suddenly lowered her head, and a blush rose on her fair neck.

Xia Zhi had no idea what she was thinking.

"Zhu Zi".

"what?"

"Go find a clean cloth to cover the dough; it needs to rest for a while before you can use it."

"Oh!"

Zhu Zi blushed and hurriedly ran to find the cloth.