Incense money from flower and bird shop

The Mid-Autumn Festival finally came, Xiao Congshuo completed the interview task and returned to the flower and bird shop ahead of schedule.He had guessed a long time ago that according to Ming Yan's temperament that he must celebrate every festival, he must be very busy.

Sitting on a low stool, Xiao Congshuo was choosing vegetables while chatting with Ming Yan: "I have been in City Z for four years, and this is the first time I have spent Mid-Autumn Festival with my friends."

"Except for this festival, are you alone?" Ming Yan washed his face with his back facing him, his tone was calm, slightly different from usual.

Xiao Congshuo didn't notice Ming Yan's change, and replied honestly: "When I was in college, all my roommates went home for the holidays, and I was left with Lu Yuan who couldn't go back. I was the only one staying in the dormitory eating mooncakes."

"Speaking of which, I haven't celebrated the festival with others for many years." Ming Yan thought for a while, but couldn't remember exactly how long it had been.Before Xiao Congshuo moved here, the only person who could talk to him was Zhu Li.

"Where's your family?" Xiao Congshuo still didn't notice it, and continued, "I've never heard you mention it."

The phoenix was born from nirvana, the word "family" is too unfamiliar to Ming Yan.He thought about it, and the only one who could be regarded as a family member was probably Zhu Li.It's a pity that Zhu Li is still a young phoenix that can't even transform into a human form.

Ming Yan didn't speak for a long time, Xiao Congshuo realized that his talk had hit Ming Yan's worries, and quickly changed the topic: "Fortunately, we can celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival together this year, and we are also very happy."

Ming Yan nodded in agreement, and began to order Xiao Congshuo again: "It's getting dark, move the folding table to the backyard, and bring the pomegranate mooncakes over there."

"Obey, my boss." Xiao Congshuo brushed off the vegetable leaves from his hands. Although he complained that he was always being ordered, his body was more honest than his mouth, and he honestly moved the table and served the tribute.

The moonlight in the old town is extraordinarily clear, without the shadow of neon lights, without the hustle and bustle of glitz and glamour, a round of bright moon is hidden among the whirling phoenix trees.

Covered by the shadow of the tree, the white rabbit jumped out of the grass and looked around cautiously.

At this moment, Xiao Congshuo and Ming Yan have already cooked a table of delicious dishes, and they are having dinner while talking and laughing.They still don't know that the tribute that they worked so hard to prepare was kicked to the ground by a rabbit.

The pomegranate rolled down from the small square table and made a light "plop".The white rabbit was extremely cautious, looked around again, made sure that there was no one in the courtyard, and immediately walked into the grass with the pomegranate on its nose.

When Ming Yan dragged Xiao Congshuo to the yard, he immediately noticed that something was wrong with the pomegranate on Xiaofang's table.Xiao Congshuo dared to swear that five pomegranates were placed before the meal, but in the blink of an eye, two were missing.

Ming Yan vaguely sensed a strange smell, but deliberately teased Xiao Congshuo: "Did you steal it?"

Xiao Congshuo is very innocent: "The conscience of heaven and earth."

He checked all the way around the table, and saw a pomegranate with a broken belly under the table, lying alone on the ground: "Look at this."

Ming Yan also leaned over to look, and suddenly smiled at Xiao Congshuo, very cunning.Xiao Congshuo understood, and listened to Ming Yan's words, his brows that were slightly frowned gradually eased.

In the quiet courtyard, the evening wind blew through the grass, revealing a piece of white fur in the blue color.Xiao Congshuo approached on tiptoe, pushed aside the grass to look, and found that it was actually a rabbit holding a pomegranate and gnawing on it.

The rabbit was eating with gusto, when he suddenly noticed someone approaching, and when he looked back, he happened to meet Xiao Congshuo's eyes.

"what--"

This cry is comparable to that of an Internet celebrity groundhog.

Xiao Congshuo's heart trembled in fright when it screamed, and then he felt an abnormal breath rushing towards his face.Before the white rabbit stalked and slipped away, Xiao Congshuo reacted ahead of time and grabbed its long ears: "Rabbit spirit?"

The rabbit kicked wildly with all four legs, trying to break free with all its strength.At this time, I didn't care too much, the rabbit began to speak human words: "What kind of rabbit spirit, my master is a jade rabbit, a jade rabbit from the sky!"

Xiao Congshuo was unmoved, and walked up to Ming Yan with it in his hand: "I got both the stolen goods."

His slender fingers flicked the rabbit's head, and Ming Yan smiled at it: "Don't talk to me, if all the people who can speak human language are gods in the sky, there will be no monsters in this world."

The rabbit was silent for two seconds in embarrassment, unable to think of words for a while.Ming Yan didn't intend to make things difficult for it at all, he just asked, "Why did you come into my house?"

The rabbit moved its three-petal mouth, and said in human terms: "Because your breath is too strong, I attached to the rabbit lamp and came in to see if there were any good things, but it turned out that you are also poor and useless."

No one offering offerings and insufficient incense are Ming Yan's key problems. This rabbit directly exposed it, obviously not having a strong sense of survival.Ming Yan stuffed the rabbit back into Xiao Congshuo's hands, and ordered: "Stew it."

"Okay, I'll add dinner tonight." Xiao Congshuo and him had a good understanding, and he went to the kitchen with a rabbit in his hand.

The rabbit finally realized that the crisis was approaching, and begged for mercy in nonsense: "Heroic man, spare me!"

Ming Yan sneered: "Are you trying to come in and steal my incense?"

"Don't dare, never dare again." The rabbit repeatedly begged for mercy, with tears streaming from its red eyes, pretending to be pitiful, "Please forgive me."

"Alright." Before Ming Yan could speak, Xiao Congshuo agreed on his behalf, "But—"

Rabbit spirit asked: "But what?"

Xiao Congshuo raised his eyebrows at Ming Yan, and smiled meaningfully: "You have to buy some incense sticks for Ming Yan... No, you owe him first, you have to buy a box of high-quality incense sticks."

Ming Yan is giving Xiao Congshuo a thumbs up, he really is a good brother, he has already guessed what he was thinking, and he did not forget to make a big deal of money.

"This..." Rabbit shook his ears in embarrassment, "I'm just a little demon who just entered the world and cultivated. If I can afford these, why should I come to your house to be a thief?"

"Well, I can only choose to stew you." While speaking, Xiao Congshuo turned around again and walked towards the kitchen.

"Don't tell me, if you have something to say, talk it out." The rabbit struggled wanting to cry but drew Zhu Li to watch.

Ming Yan stopped Xiao Congshuo's way at the right time, and looked at the rabbit with a smile: "Well, you stay and work for me until the wages are worth a box of incense sticks."

The rabbit asked resentfully: "How much is a box of incense? How long do I need to make enough money?"

Ming Yan really wanted to tell Rabbit that the cheap ones were only a few dozen yuan, and he could earn back just by looking at them for two days.He insisted on making things difficult for it because the little demon had a wrong mind and wanted to steal the incense, so he had to be punished.

"Coil incense is not expensive, but what can you do with a rabbit in the store?" Xiao Congshuo knew that Ming Yan was not good at asking for advice and haggling, so he hurriedly interjected, "Wages, after deducting the daily food and drink, you can earn at most a month. ten bucks."

Ming Yan had already learned Xiao Congshuo's bargaining skills, so he couldn't help but applaud him in his heart.

Afterwards, the rabbit chased Zhu into the room, and Xiao Congshuo sat in the yard and secretly asked Ming Yan: "Do you really expect a rabbit to work for you?"

"The little demon who has just entered the world is unstable, and will inevitably make mistakes. I keep it here to sharpen its character." Ming Yan broke the mooncake in half, and immediately saw the bean paste filling, and the air was full of sweetness. .He casually gave half of it to Xiao Congshuo, raised his eyebrows at him, and showed a long-planned smile.

"As for the usefulness—"

From then on, customers coming and going in the flower and bird shop will be surprised to find that there is a rabbit that "sees the world" lying on the glass counter.There was a small wooden sign with the words "open for business" hanging around its neck, and it lay motionless on the table, as if only in this way could it maintain its fragmented dignity.

Zhu Li playfully jumped around it, sometimes pecked at the rabbit's short tail, and sometimes stood on his back majestically, his daily cry became clearer and clearer.