Traveling through ancient times: daily life on the run

Luo Yu was the only one left on the stage. If she answered the last two questions correctly, she would get the final prize.

When she finished answering the last question, the audience in the audience wanted to cheer. This was even more exciting than winning the first prize themselves.

Just as Mr. Zhou was about to ask the last question, Master Murong stepped onto the stage, stopped him, and said, "I'll ask the last question. If you answer it correctly, your prize money will be doubled. If you answer it incorrectly, it will be zero. You can also give up answering any more questions and take your prize."

Luo Yu stared at him blankly. What was going on? Did Murong Huaijin have nothing to do after eating? Rich people are so willful.

The audience in the audience was much more excited than Luo Yu.

"Promise him, promise him..."

"Twenty taels of gold, only one question left, how can I give up so easily?"

Luo Yu was afraid that if she gave up, the crowd in the audience would rush up, carry her away and throw her into the river.

Helpless, she nodded with a bitter face and replied: "Okay, please ask Master Murong."

The audience was buzzing with discussion. How come even the fifth son of the Murong family had come to join in the fun? It seemed this woman was truly a rare talent, attracting the attention of a young master from a prominent family.

Murong Huaijin stared at Luo Yu and read out the question word by word: "Who is the author and editor of the storybook 'The Yang Family's Daughter Grows Up'?"

Someone in the audience was whispering, "What kind of question is this? Who can remember who the author and editor of the storybook are? If you ask the heroine in the storybook, maybe she'll know."

"Yeah, I may not have even read the book, so who knows?"

Luo Yu's head tingled. Although the storybook had been popular for some time, it had been two years before last. Furthermore, it had become popular in Liangzhou City, so it was unclear whether it existed in Tanzhou. If she knew the answer, and Murong Huaijin casually investigated her identity, wouldn't it be easy to expose her? If she didn't answer correctly now, all the previous bonuses would be void. Luo Yu would be so angry that he would spit out blood.

What a good Murong Huaijin! She felt guilty towards him before.

Unexpectedly, the way this person made things difficult for others was no different from the way Qin Luoluo had made things difficult for him in Fang's house.

Luo Yu raised his eyes slightly, looked at him without dodging, smiled, and on the answer sheet he raised, there were only four words written on it: Murong Huaijin.

Everyone opened their mouths wide, waiting for the final correct answer to be announced. Someone in the audience sighed deeply, presumably because they knew the correct answer.

Luo Yu's failure on the last question caused an uproar in the audience. I'm afraid even the Spring Festival couldn't be so lively.

Murong Huaijin walked up to Luo Yu, bowed to her, and said with a weak smile: "Please don't blame me, young lady."

Luo Yu gnashed his teeth and looked as if he wanted to bite him hard.

"Although you helped me once, I also gave you money. You also drank my wine yesterday. Give it back to me."

"I don't ask for your forgiveness, young lady, but what I said yesterday must count. I will find you a job."

"If you show me kindness without any reason, you are either a traitor or a thief. You don't need it."

A clear voice came into my ears: "Miss Su Xiao, if you don't mind, how about coming to my Sunny Day Restaurant to work as a cashier? I'll pay you ten taels a month, and provide food and accommodation."

Ten taels of wages sounds good, but it's a pity that it takes a month to get the salary. Besides, compared with the ten taels of gold that flew away as soon as it reached your mouth, this amount of wages is not attractive at all.

Luo Yu trembled her lips, and before Master Murong could reply, he immediately said, "Then it's twenty taels of silver for wages, and accommodation for one person in a single room."

Luo Yu opened his eyes wide, he actually understood her needs.

"Okay, but this is the compensation you owe me. I deserve it."

Master Murong nodded carefully and said, "Then please come back to the restaurant with us to sign the agreement."

After saying that, he left the stage without looking back. The people watching the excitement below discovered that the situation had taken a turn. Those who were so angry that they were gritting their teeth and sighing with regret just now were now stunned.

Luo Yu looked at the group of people and chuckled twice: "I didn't expect that the people in Tanzhou are all kind-hearted and simple-minded."

Murong Jingjing smiled meaningfully. "If you really win the grand prize, these people will be jealous to the point of going crazy. Maybe someone will even come and steal your money."

Luo Yu blinked, his face forced to smile: "So, Master Murong has a kind heart?"

"Fifth brother has always been cold and indifferent to women, but he is inexplicably very nice to Miss Su Xiaoxiao."

Luo Yu scratched his head, laughed foolishly, and complained in his heart, if he was really a good person, he should secretly return the ten taels of gold to me. He actually wanted me to work like a slave for your Murong family. What a bullshit!

She and Murong Jingjing returned to the restaurant and found that Murong Huaijin had been waiting for them there. This guy was really strange.

Seeing Luo Yu come in, Murong found a table and chair for her to sit down, put the written agreement in front of her, and asked her to sign it.

When Luo Yu saw the agreement, it was exactly the same as the one she had asked Master Murong to sign at the Fang family. It was true that fortunes change, and there is a cycle of events.

She didn't even look at Murong Huaijin, but just read the agreement and hurriedly signed her name.

When Master Murong saw her sign her name, he suddenly asked, "Where is Miss Su Xiaoxiao from?"

"From Qianzhou Quanshui Village."

"Oh, are you born with your left hand?"

Luo Yu was speechless. If she said yes, wouldn't that mean he would have to use his left hand when eating? Although it was said that if one pretended for a lifetime, it would become true, but it was a matter of habit, and anyone with a discerning eye could see it at a glance.

"No, I just write with my left hand."

"Why is it so strange?"

Murong Jingjing also looked at her fifth brother strangely. Why was he suddenly so rude?

Luo Yu was now annoyed to death by him. He snorted coldly: "I, Su Xiaoxiao, only signed a one-year contract. I'm not selling myself to your Murong family. As for my personal affairs, I don't need to explain everything to you, right?"

Murong Huaijin was slightly stunned, bowed to her and apologized, then asked Murong Jingjing to arrange the rest of the matters.

After he left, Murong Jingjing muttered, "Fifth Brother isn't usually like this. It's just that the girl he loved passed away suddenly. He must have been quite traumatized, and he's become strange."

Luo Yu immediately pricked up his gossipy ears. Seeing that no one was around, he asked quietly, "Did he have a girl he loved? Did he really die? How did he die?"

Murong Jingjing: "..."

Luo Yu was assigned a private room in a small courtyard with two entrances. The other rooms were occupied by several women who worked at the restaurant. They left early and returned late, so they rarely saw each other. This actually seemed quite good to Luo Yu; she had food and shelter, and could even earn some money for travel expenses. However, the one-year deadline was a bit long, so she would have to find a way to sneak away.

On the first day of work, the hotel's business suddenly became much quieter. Luo Yu sat on the bench for a long time and found that the revenue for lunch was only about 500 taels, which was really not normal for such a large restaurant.

If the cost of ingredients and labor is taken into account, wouldn't the maximum profit be two hundred taels? She thought about it, but she also felt that it would be better to have fewer people, as long as they didn't tire her out.