I woke up to find myself transmigrated into a disabled child.

Chapter 121 Agreement

"Hello, my name is Qingti. Is the new way of eating the hard, powdery fruit that you just mentioned true?" Seeing the slightly surprised look in Leyou and Leting's eyes, Qingti realized that her question was a bit ambiguous.

So he quickly tried to salvage the situation, saying, "Don't misunderstand, I didn't mean to pry. I just wanted to confirm. If it's true, then we can go and collect the hard powder fruits to exchange for them."

Understanding Qingti's concerns, Leyou and Leting exchanged a glance. Leyou nodded and said, "Of course it's true. I have no reason to lie about something like this. Your clan's Qingze and Qingping can testify to it. They were the ones who reminded us that only your clan can easily obtain the Hard Powder Fruit, which is why we devised this exchange method."

Upon hearing the names Qingze and Qingping, Qingti's guard immediately lessened, and a hearty smile spread across her face.

Even his tone of voice rose considerably. "Yes, the hard powder fruit is indeed very difficult for you outsiders to pick. Well then, I'll make some preparations and come see what this strange food of yours tastes like tomorrow. You can't refuse to give me a replacement when I come tomorrow."

Seeing that they had already attracted their first customer before even opening for business, Leyou and Leting immediately beamed with joy and quickly greeted them, "No problem, you're welcome to come anytime."

With Qingti leading the way, the rest of the onlookers followed suit. When they heard that Qingti's stall could even offer items like hard, starchy fruit, which were practically useless to them, everyone became very interested.

Several people even made plans on the spot to take some time today to collect some hard, powdery fruits, and come to Leyou's place tomorrow to see if they could really exchange them for food.

Although Lezhi, who was alone in his stall stirring the base ingredients, heard the noise outside, he was always focused on cooking and didn't pay too much attention, since he had the social butterfly Leyou with him.

Therefore, after Le Ting and Le You explained the situation and sent away the crowd, they immediately rushed in and unleashed a torrent of words at Le Zhi.

"So you mean, even before we've opened, several people have already said they want to patronize our business."

With her eyes wide in surprise, Lezhi hadn't expected that simply stir-frying the base ingredients would have such a side effect.

“Yes, I didn’t expect my Windwalker friends to be so cheerful,” Leyou replied happily.

The wonderful feeling of success in business lasted until the afternoon. After Lezhi finished cooking the base ingredients, he divided them into jars and stored them properly.

By this time, their stall had been cleaned spotlessly inside and out, and six sets of rattan tables and chairs had been placed in the open space in front of the door, each set accommodating four people for dining.

As it was getting late and Lei Xiu and his companions, who had been out hunting all day, were still nowhere to be seen, Le Zhi began to feel uneasy.

He absentmindedly set up the pot. The three of them had unanimously decided to try the spicy hot pot for dinner, so he prepared to steam the hard rice cakes, which were the main dish, first.

Le Ting and Le You were washing the vegetables and fruits they would use that evening in a sink.

"I wonder how Qingze and the others are doing. They've been gone for so long and haven't even come back for lunch."

Upon hearing Leyou voice her concerns, Lezhi paused in her actions, placed her hands on the table, and sighed softly, seemingly troubled by something.

"Lezhi, are you alright?" Le Ting was quite perceptive. He noticed that Lezhi was not in high spirits after hearing Leyou's words, so he slowly approached Lezhi to try to comfort him.

"Don't overthink it. Lei Xiu is so powerful, and he's with Qing Ze and Qing Ping too, so he'll definitely be fine. They should be back soon. Here's what we'll do: you teach me how to cook mala tang, and I'll cook dinner. It'll be a good opportunity for me to practice."

They don't have many people right now, and the main chef position is definitely held by Lezhi. But the good thing is that they sell mala tang (a type of spicy hot pot), which doesn't require much skill. As long as Leting and Leyou put their hearts into it, they can get the hang of it quickly.

They can take turns cooking, which will free Lezhi from the stove.

"Thank you, Leting. Don't worry, I didn't think too much about it." Lezhi smiled back at Leting, not knowing how to explain that he didn't know how to face Lei Xiu, or rather, how to face his own inner conflict.

Suppressing her inner frustration, Lezhi smiled and took out a jar of base sauce, then patiently taught Leting how to cook mala tang.

With work in hand, the passage of time becomes less noticeable. I poured the pre-cooked bone broth into the base pot, and before it even boiled, Leyou's voice rang in my ears.

"Qingze, Qingping, Leixiu, you're back!" It turned out that the three of them had returned from their hunting trip.

"I didn't see you at all, how did you suddenly appear?" Leyou put down the washed vegetables in her hands and hurriedly came out of the stall to greet them.

"We saw that it was about time, so we sped up and flew back." Qingze explained loudly to Leyou, who walked up to him, with a big smile on his face.

"Oh my, what's that smell? It smells so good! Is it dinner tonight?"

The three of them, who had only had a couple of bites of the barbecue they made at noon, were now starving. The aroma of the spicy hot pot base mixed with bone broth in the air immediately made their mouths water.

"Yes, it's mala tang, which is what we plan to sell tomorrow. Could you and Qingping please try it out today?"

Leyou led Qingze and Qingping to sit down nearby. Looking at Lei Xiu, who had been hiding in the shadows and hadn't spoken, Leyou opened her mouth but didn't know what to say.

At this moment, Le Ting, who was standing in front of the stove, stretched out his ears and heard Qing Ze's cheerful voice as always, which told him that their trip today had gone very smoothly.

Having obtained the necessary information, Leting focused intently on the pot, but her peripheral vision inadvertently caught sight of Lezhi, whose expression appeared somewhat unnatural.

Only then did Yue Ting realize that from the beginning until now, it seemed that Qing Ze had been the one talking, with Qing Ping occasionally chiming in, while Lei Xiu had not uttered a word the entire time.

Le Ting pursed her lips, remaining silent as if trembling with fear. The scene of Le Zhi and Lei Xiu's argument this morning was still vivid in her mind, and Le Ting felt that it was best for outsiders like them not to interfere at this time.

However, it was obvious that Leyou didn't think so. After whispering with Qingze for a while, he also noticed the invisible stalemate between Lezhi and Leixiu.

With her eyes darting around, Leyou shouted loudly at Lezhi in front of the stove, "Lezhi, you've been at the stove all day. Now it's up to me and Leting. Come out and take a break."

As she spoke, Leyou walked over to the stove, reached out and pulled Lezhi, who had a ball of fur on his head, out of the stall, and then chose a corner seat and pressed him down to sit.

"Oh, but, Leyou..."

"Alright, stop arguing. All we have to do is throw the ingredients into the pot and cook them. The seasonings are already prepared, so don't worry, we can do it."

Reaching out to suppress Lezhi's protest, Leyou turned around and glanced at Leixiu, thinking that he had done a good deed, and it remained to be seen whether Leixiu could seize the opportunity.

"Qingze, Qingping, come in and see what you'd like to eat. Oh, and you haven't told me how your harvest was today..."

He casually pulled Qingze and Qingping into the stall, leaving only Lei Xiu and Lezhi in the open space outside. Now, even the slow-witted Lezhi understood what Leyou was planning.

Lezhi moved the fluffy ball from her head to her arms, idly stroking its soft fur with her fingers, trying to distract herself.

However, Lei Xiu did not give him any room to escape. Lei Xiu strode over to Le Zhi's side, completely enveloping Le Zhi in his reflection.