Chapter 55: Mount Xumi (II)
In a tavern in the world of voice-hearers, Lu Ren was hiding in the kitchen, sighing.
If a person's fate is determined by drawing lots, then Lu Ren would definitely have drawn the worst lot in this life.
He never dreamed that the much-anticipated team-building activity at the amusement park would end up with him serving dishes in women's clothing in another world.
How unlucky does a person have to be to end up like this?
Lu Ren didn't know. He only knew that after Mi Le brought him into the city, he dumped him in this tavern and said coldly, "You have to earn your own food. You don't want me to support you for half a month, eat your food with a clear conscience, and then ask me to send you home, right?"
Lu Ren, who had this in mind, said: "..."
But it was not until Maitreya's figure disappeared that Lu Ren remembered: "That's not right. If I hadn't been kidnapped by her, I wouldn't have come to this place. Isn't it reasonable for her to be responsible for my food and lodging for the next half month?"
But by the time Lu Ren reacted, Maitreya had already disappeared without a trace, and it was absolutely impossible for Lu Ren to catch up with her.
Back to the present, Lu Ren, who was hiding in the kitchen, looked at his phone with no signal, and a sense of sadness came over him: "I don't know how much salary I will get deducted after I go back this time..."
However, Lu Ren didn't have much time to feel sad. In the hall ahead, the proprietress's urging voice could be heard: "Aren! Are you being lazy? The guests are waiting impatiently!"
After hearing this, Lu Ren dared not be negligent. The tavern owner now controlled his economic lifeline for the next half month. If he didn't want to end up on the streets, he had to work hard.
I didn’t expect that even if a corporate slave goes to a different world, he will still be a corporate slave.
Lu Ren quickly put away his phone, then used both hands to carry two plates each, and walked towards the front hall with four plates of food at once. Although this was a difficult move, Lu Ren completed it without any effort.
This is due to Lu Ren's many years of work experience. His experience of working and studying at an early age played a significant role. In other words, Lu Ren can be regarded as a veteran in the world of serving dishes.
The boss lady was very satisfied with the new female worker introduced by Mi Le. Not only was this maid hardworking, she also asked for low wages. More importantly, this female worker was dumb and could not speak at all, so she naturally never complained.
They are simply ideal targets for exploitation.
Of course, when Maitreya introduced the person at first, the proprietress was extremely reluctant.
She still remembered that it was almost closing time when Maitreya brought someone to the tavern. She had already blown out the oil lamp at the door and was ready to close the store. But she saw from a distance that Maitreya was dusty and brought someone with him. After saying hello, he took the person into the tavern.
The person that Maitreya brought was wearing a plain white skirt and was wrapped tightly all over.
Miroku didn't give much explanation, "She was in a fire, and her face and voice were destroyed. She wants to find a job with you."
The lady boss didn't ask too much about the origin of Maitreya, because there are too many people like this who can't explain their origins clearly, and most of them are women.
The proprietress had received favors from Maitreya in her early years, but she also had her own considerations. It was just right for her to run her tavern alone. Although it was a bit tiring, she made good money. Adding one more person would mean an extra expense, and the originally not-so-rich profit might not be able to cover this part of the expenses, which made her a little unhappy.
Miroku seemed to see what she was thinking, so he added: "If she can't find a job, she will be sold by her father. You know where to fate, "She won't live for more than three days."
It was this sentence that softened the boss's heart.
In the world of Śāraṇa, women are just objects. They are not worthy of being registered when they are born, and grow up picking up leftovers. When they grow up, they will be easily sold for some so-called spiritual practice or magic weapon, or a place in the world of Pratyekabuddhas.
Those who are luckier may be sold to the realm of Pratyekabuddhas or to some kind-hearted families, but most of them are just moved from one devil's den in the realm of Śrāvakas to another.
These women don't even deserve a proper wedding.
The boss lady was once a victim of this abnormal ecology. What did she exchange for? It seemed to be a sword that was said to have killed monsters? On the day she left, I seemed to see her brother playing with the sword happily for a while, and then he threw the sword on the ground because he was bored.
Later, she often thought that perhaps it was not just the sword, whose authenticity was unknown, that was thrown on the ground.
The man who bought her back often beat her. She tried to commit suicide several times, but when she was discovered, she was beaten even more severely until she dared not commit suicide again. However, those days soon ended because the man died in an accident. Later, she opened her own hotel with the accident compensation, and her life finally became better.
In the end, with the mentality of helping as many as possible, the proprietress chose to keep Lu Ren.
At this moment, the proprietress was sitting behind the counter, watching Lu Ren busy in the front hall, and thought happily: "I thought I had made a losing deal on impulse, but I didn't expect to pick up a treasure."
Lu Ren was serving dishes among the crowd. He didn't dare to speak in front of people recently to avoid exposing the fact that he was a man. But sometimes he couldn't hold it back and wanted to curse because there were so many dirty hands in the pub. Because he looked like a woman now, there were always people who wanted to take advantage of him serving dishes and put their hands on his buttocks to take advantage of him.
Whenever this happened, Lu Ren would suppress his anger, with veins popping out on his forehead, and then he would steadily and accurately press down the pair of ungrateful arms with the plate.
Guests know they are in the wrong and generally will not make trouble in public in the hall.
If there is really something difficult to talk to, the boss lady will help to settle it. It is said that the boss lady has a lover, who can be regarded as a well-known figure in the world of voice-hearers, and most people will give him face, so this period of time can be regarded as peaceful.
However, Lu Ren's tall figure that could not be concealed even if he was wrapped tightly, his mysterious face hidden by the veil, and his cold attitude towards customers...all these factors combined led to rumors spreading in the town that a mysterious and graceful high-class beauty had recently arrived in the tavern , which made the tavern's business even more popular.
This made the proprietress smile so hard that she couldn't stop.
Lu Ren shuttled between tables of customers, listening to their idle chatter while working. These rumors, true or false, also allowed Lu Ren to better understand the background of this world to some extent.
"Have you heard? The rebels are causing unrest in the north."
"I heard about it. It's all old news from a while ago. I heard that Emperor Shitian has gone to suppress it. After all, the rebels are just minor ones. Once Shanjian City takes action, won't they scatter like birds and beasts?"
"That's just what you heard. What I heard is different from what you heard. I heard that Shanjian City suffered heavy losses this time. Let me tell you one thing..." The slave said, approaching the people at the table mysteriously, and lowered his voice , "It is said that Emperor Shitian... lost his magic weapon!"
When these words were spoken, everyone was shocked.
"Impossible, that's Emperor Shitian, Emperor Shitian can't fail."
"You must have been bewitched by the rebels!"
"right!"
“Don’t talk nonsense!”
………
The so-called rebels refer to a recently emerged organization that claims to overthrow the serious class-differentiation ecological relationship on Mount Xumi and reshape a world of equality for all beings. The members of this organization are mainly the most oppressed Tinu people, who create troubles in various places to fight against Shanjian City.
This was of course just a drop in the ocean, but the rebels did develop into an organization that caused Shanjian City a lot of headaches in just a few hundred years.
Their bad reputation was so bad that even Shakya, who was now the ruler of Shanjian City, would be a little wary of it. Therefore, even though it was only a small riot, Shanjian City still insisted on sending out Indra.
But this didn't matter to Lu Ren. All he had to do now was to stay in this tavern for half a month and then find Maitreya. Then he could return to the human world safely and continue to do his cleaning. The only thing he had to worry about was whether he could successfully appeal the half-month absence as a business trip after returning to work.
After all, it is an indisputable fact that the investigation bureau forgot to cover up his smell while handling the evidence. But then again, it seems that the investigation bureau has no obligation to help him cover up his smell. It seems that he was caught just because of bad luck.
Thinking of this, Lu Ren couldn't help but feel a pang of pain for his bank card.
However, before he could feel the pain for long, the door of the tavern was kicked open.
A neat line of people filed in, about seven or eight in number. Although they were also wearing white clothes that people in the other world were used to wearing, they were equipped with armor on key parts of their clothes, such as the waist, abdomen, heart, and joints. Moreover, both the cloth and the armor were shining, which showed that they were very expensive.
This should be a regular army.
The man in the lead was wearing a white cape and a veil. I couldn't see his face clearly, but I could vaguely see that he had blond hair that went past his shoulders. He was very tall, at least over 1.85 meters.
The man found an empty table and sat down, while the people he brought with him lined up and stood around him to protect him. Seeing this, he frowned and said in a low voice: "Just come to eat, don't attract too much attention."
After hearing this, those people dispersed and found a place to sit down.
Lu Ren: “…” You call this way of appearance inconspicuous?
The lady boss who was behind the counter saw this scene. Although she was a little scared, she didn't dare to offend these people. She walked towards the tables of guests tremblingly and handed them the menus attentively: "Excuse me, what would you like to eat?"
The leading man took the menu and ordered a large barrel of wine and some local delicacies that Lu Ren had never heard of. However, when he handed the menu to the proprietress, he paused for a moment, and then Lu Ren heard him ask in a magnetic male voice: "I heard that you have a famous beauty here, and I hope she can serve me later."
Famous beauty Lu Ren: "Grass." A kind of plant.
