Master, you go first!

The old man said that people here call him Haibo and he has lived here for decades.

Gu Jiu made up a story, saying that these people were from Bansu Continent in the south. They went out for fun and came to Pingjing Lake by chance. They just lost their identification documents and could not go back for the time being.

Fortunately, Gu Jiu had read quite a lot of books in Lao Xu's study, including some geography books.

It was not early yet, so Haibo saw that the others probably had nowhere to go, so he warmly invited Gu Jiu and the others to follow him back to his home. Gu Jiu and the others did not shirk and followed him back to his home not far away.

In fact, Haibo could tell that the identities of a few people were unusual. He even looked at Shen Nian and Shi Fei with a little doubt in their eyes. However, Haibo had been living in seclusion here for a long time and did not reveal the identity of the other party. He just took them back to his residence.

Gu Jiu also felt that Haibo was extraordinary. According to what he said, Haibo was at least a hundred years old, but his physical condition and energy were not what ordinary people could possess.

In this way, each of them understood each other tacitly, and the group followed Haibo home.

In Haibo's home, there were only him and a child, who was in his early ten years and named Haifeng. Haibo said that Haifeng was an abandoned baby he picked up nearby and adopted him, so he gave him the surname Hai.

Haifeng felt a little timid seeing so many people coming, but seeing that Xiaobai was similar in age to him, he looked at Xiaobai a few more times curiously.

Haibo's home is quite spacious, and there is also a classroom room. Gu Jiu inquired and found out that he had taught here in his early years, but when he got older, he didn't like being too tired and troubled, so he stopped teaching and spent his free time fishing.

When there are more people, food becomes more troublesome. However, Gu Jiu has already prepared and plans to use his cooking skills to continue to get close to Haibo and see if Haibo can help him find a way to solve this identity problem.

Gu Jiu volunteered to take on the role of cook, saying that he would show everyone his skill at grilling live fish. He always has condiments and other things on him, but he can't take them out directly from the storage ring now, so he carries the package into the kitchen before taking it out.

Haibo said cheerfully,

"The young man can also cook, which is good."

"You're always waiting. I'm not a boaster about my craftsmanship. I've already said it's good after I've tasted it."

Gu Jiu rolled up his sleeves and carried the big fish into the kitchen. Shen Nian followed naturally to help, while the others followed Hai Bo to the hall to rest.

During this period, Xiaobai dug around in her pocket for a long time before finding a piece of candy and giving it to Haifeng. She has now learned Gu Jiu's method of giving candy to build relationships.

The two little kids started to communicate naturally. Xiaobai used to follow Gu Jiu around everywhere and was not afraid of strangers. He soon chatted with Haifeng and became a new friend.

During dinner, Gu Jiu made a main dish using the biggest fish he caught today, plus some other ingredients that Uncle Hai had at home, and made a few random items. But the taste is quite good.

Haibo also admired Gu Jiu's cooking skills. During the meal, Gu Jiu took the opportunity to tell Haibo,

"Hai Bo, the environment here is really good. If we want to stay here, will it be troublesome?"

"This isn't too much trouble. If you want to stay, I can help you. My students have managers in the town who can register and handle your identity issues."

When Gu Jiu heard this, his eyes lit up and he quickly thanked Haibo. Then he told Haibo that he wanted to be his neighbor nearby and open a teahouse.

"It's possible to open a teahouse, but this is a small town and the flow of people may be relatively small. I'm afraid it will be difficult to make money." Haibo said.

Gu Jiu waved her hand and said that this was not a problem. They just liked the atmosphere of the teahouse. They did not necessarily have to make money, as long as they could live a normal life.

"Then it doesn't matter, as long as you like it."

"Well, thank you Haibo. I was just thinking about building the teahouse by the lake, connecting the backyard to the lake, and building some water corridors. Then you can come to the teahouse whenever you want to fish." Gu Jiu was very considerate. He arranged all the fishing positions for Haibo.

Haibo was very happy after hearing this and said that the young man was really thoughtful.

A few people stayed at Haibo's house that night. Haibo's house had run a school before and had a few empty houses, so they could be occupied with a little cleaning.

The next day, Haibo asked Haifeng to take a few people to the town to get their identities processed. Haifeng told the manager that Haibo's former friends had asked him to help take care of these people. As a student steward, he was very polite and helped a few people get things done.

Gu Jiu thought about it last night. Several people took the surname of Lao Xu. Gu Jiu's pseudonym was Xu Yijiu, the brother of Xiaobai Xu Yibai. Then several other people also changed their surnames, Xu Nian, Xu Yibai. Fei and Xu Yuan'er. They are all people from the same place.

The person in charge thought it was very reasonable and registered me without any hesitation. Then they talked about the need for a place to open a teahouse, right next to Haibo's house. The procedures are not too troublesome. After all, it is a relatively remote town. You can just pay money and apply for the land deed.

Then Haifeng took a few people back.

In the next period of time, we need to find people to build it. Gu Jiu often visited mortal cities with Xiaobai before and had a lot of money, so it was very easy to do this. Haifeng is very familiar with the town and knows who to look for.

During the construction period, Gu Jiu accompanied Haibo to fish at the lake every day when he had nothing to do. Occasionally, the two of them would go hiking together. Life is simple and casual, and the years are quiet.

Because they lived in Haibo's house, none of them practiced cultivation and lived completely ordinary lives. Gu Jiu also gave Haifeng some money. He couldn't always eat and drink from Haibo's house for free. Haibo knew it and didn't refuse, but he didn't care. It seemed that Haibo didn't lack these things at all and asked Haifeng to keep them. It just made Gu Jiu not feel too guilty.

Two months passed quickly, and a three-story teahouse appeared by the lake outside the town. The plaque on the tea house reads [Snow Mountain Tea House]. Gu Jiu and Shen Nian discussed it and named it after the sect Ling Snow Mountain, which sounded good.

The teahouse has two floors reserved for entertaining guests. The first and second floors are a duplex structure with a podium in the middle. The teahouses on the second floor surround the teahouse, and you can also see the podium on the first floor. This was mentioned before as a storyteller for Gu Jiu.

The third floor is the living room, with a total of six rooms. The room is enough now, and Xiaobai no longer has to be the mother-in-law who covers Gu Jiu.

On the second floor, Gu Jiu asked the craftsmen to extend a large platform that could support several tables. The platform extended towards the lake, and you could take in the view of Pingjing Lake from the platform.

Below the platform is the backyard. The backyard extends with several connected corridors, which are directly connected to the lake. There are several fishing positions set up along the corridors, which were reserved for Haibo as agreed before.