The difficult path of cultivation for a grassroots female practitioner

At exactly 11:00 p.m., Manager Ding came over and asked Xiao Han to go for dinner.

Xiao Han hurriedly put away the things and went to a room next to the kitchen.

Shopkeeper Ding pointed to the dining area and left.

There were not many customers eating in the restaurant at this time, so the people working in the store took turns to come for dinner.

When Xiao Han walked in, he happened to see a waiter who was responsible for clearing the table and dishes bringing in the leftover dishes from the customers and placing them on the table.

Two women who were eating, obviously kitchen helpers, immediately picked up the remaining meat and vegetables to eat.

Xiao Han immediately understood that the dishes eaten by them, the restaurant staff, should be the various leftovers from customers.

Although in modern society, it is uncommon for restaurants to give their employees leftovers, in ancient times, this was probably very common. After all, Liuxianlou is a large restaurant, and the dishes, whether in terms of ingredients or taste, are not comparable to those of ordinary restaurants.

Even if you eat leftovers, it is better than eating home-cooked vegetarian dishes that lack oil and meat.

Xiao Han felt a little disgusted, but she knew very well that she was not much better than a beggar and had no reason to look down on him.

Fortunately, the rice is made separately and mixed with a small amount of coarse grains.

Xiao Han took a set of bowls and chopsticks from the basket of clean bowls and chopsticks, filled half a bowl with rice, and sat down to eat.

There was a plate of vegetables, and the customer only ate a little bit, so Xiao Han picked up this dish specifically to eat.

She came from a modern world where meat is plentiful, and having only been here a few days, she wasn't craving meat yet. Plus, the food was cooked specifically for customers, so eating only vegetables didn't seem too bad.

When the two women saw that she did not compete with them for the meat and vegetables, they felt favorable towards her and immediately started talking to her.

However, Xiao Han couldn't understand and could only say "no" in the poor local language he had just learned.

The two men were surprised to hear her strange accent, but since they hadn't finished their work yet, they didn't feel like chatting any more. They quickly finished their meal and continued working.

Xiao Han also hurriedly finished her meal and took advantage of the bright light in the backyard to fetch some water and wash herself in her room. However, since she had just arrived, it was difficult to ask for hot water, so she washed herself with ice-cold well water, which was quite cold.

As for washing my hair, I can only wait until tomorrow after I finish work and then get some hot water to wash it.

When it was time to wash the clothes, Xiao Han realized that he had forgotten to buy some soapberry-based soap. He had no choice but to rub and rinse the clothes several times with clean water.

By the time she was done, the restaurant was closed. While everyone was cleaning up, she hurriedly finished the last bit of needlework. The large stitches and crude workmanship would probably disgust other women if they saw it.

But Xiao Han himself was very satisfied, as he finally had a set of washable underwear.

He washed them again and hung them in a secret and ventilated place before climbing onto the bed in the dark and lying down comfortably.

Compared with a few days of prison life, she was already very satisfied to be able to sleep on a wooden bed and have clean sheets and bedding.

The restaurant only serves guests at noon and in the evening, so the work start time in the morning is not too early.

On Xiao Han's first day at work, he didn't want to leave a bad impression of being lazy, so he got up early.

Since she couldn't brush her teeth, she could only rinse her mouth with some water in her hands before washing her face.

Alas, those who are used to the material abundance and convenience of modern life, even those who are at the bottom of society in modern times, will only realize how comfortable their previous lives were when they become poor people in ancient times.

After washing and cleaning up, Xiao Han tied her hair into a bun. Shopkeeper Ding hadn't come over yet, and Xiao Han didn't know what to do, so she picked up the broom and helped sweep the floor and wipe the table.

When Manager Ding came over, someone in the kitchen had already cooked a pot of porridge and steamed buns.

Manager Ding brought Xiao Han to Uncle Wu, the head manager of the kitchen, and told him that she was a fellow villager of his who had never left the house since she was a child and could not speak the language of other places. He asked him to take good care of her and just assign her simple tasks like washing dishes and picking vegetables.

Uncle Wu is a thin old man with a kind face.

He had naturally heard about the arrival of a newcomer in the restaurant yesterday, so he looked at Xiao Han and asked, "What's your name?"

Xiao Han didn't hear clearly, so he could only look at him with a silly smile, then looked at Shopkeeper Ding beside him, hoping that he could help translate.

Shopkeeper Ding said directly to Uncle Wu: "Just call her Xiaohan."

He had only vaguely understood Xiao Han's name yesterday. She was still a young girl, so calling her by a nickname was a good idea. As for the character "Han," it didn't matter which character it was, as long as it sounded the same.

Uncle Wu's kind brows slightly wrinkled. It was a troublesome problem that they couldn't communicate because of the language barrier.

But since the girl was a fellow villager brought by the shopkeeper himself, he couldn't say much. He could only point to the porridge and steamed buns that others were bringing out, and signaled her to have breakfast first.

After breakfast, Uncle Wu asked a woman who had eaten with him yesterday to help her work. After the woman demonstrated the movements, Xiao Han followed suit.

Xiao Ha could naturally understand and do simple tasks like picking and washing vegetables. So he followed the woman and started learning the local language again.

Perhaps because she was a fellow villager of Manager Ding, everyone did not dare to bully her and was very warm to her.

Seeing her learning the local language, they all smiled and patiently taught her. Although Xiao Han didn't understand the local language, she was not lazy and was very perceptive. She would take the initiative to help out when she saw someone busy.

After a busy day, Xiao Han finally lay in bed, her heart at peace. With a stable job, a place to eat and sleep, at least she could survive in this strange time and space.

Time passed day by day, and as the weather became hotter, Xiao Han had been in Liuxian Tower for more than a month.

As she studied hard, she was able to have some simple conversations with the local people here.

Sometimes she could hear the small talk and long speeches between people and know what they were talking about.

When she was punished to do hard work in the City Lord's Mansion, she would play dumb so as not to be bullied. But here, Xiao Han helped with all the work.

This was mainly because this was where she would be working and living for a long time, and everyone liked colleagues who were diligent and helpful. Although it seemed like she was at a disadvantage, sometimes being at a disadvantage was a blessing. At least now everyone had a good impression of her and was willing to tolerate her.

Besides, she has a connection with Shopkeeper Ding after all. For Shopkeeper Ding's sake, no one would bully her like a fool.

The most painful thing for Xiao Han now is the increasing number of mosquitoes. He gets bitten several times every night. The mosquito coils used in the lobby and private rooms of the restaurant are similar to modern mosquito coils, which are rope-like mosquito repellent ropes woven from mosquito repellent herbs.

When this mosquito repellent rope is lit, it not only smells pleasant but is also very effective, but it is quite expensive.

Therefore, Manager Ding would not allow the restaurant's employees to take the food and order it.

It was only later that Xiao Han found out that the mosquito repellent rope was mixed with a small amount of spiritual herbs from the world of cultivation, which was why it was so effective and expensive.

She couldn't afford such a good mosquito repellent rope, and the cheap ones weren't very effective. She had no choice but to spend over two hundred coins and buy a mosquito net.

When she thought about her monthly salary of only a few hundred coins, her pitiful minimum living standard, and those seniors who had traveled through time and space and were doing well in different times and spaces, she wanted to sigh.

Shouldn't she also learn from her predecessors who traveled through time and space, make some inventions, and earn some money to spend?