Chapter 97 Meeting with Dong Chenan

When the carriage arrived at Qibaozhai, Dong Chenan was already waiting at the door.

Baihu Yaoyao was supported by Ouyang Jing and I and got off the carriage.

"Miss Yaoyao, long time no see. How have you been lately?" Dong Chenan stepped forward.

The white fox smiled and said, "Good! Master Dong, I hope you are well."

"Thanks to Miss Yaoyao, I'm fine! It's too cold outside, let's go inside and talk."

Dong Chenan led the two to the third floor.

Baihu Yaoyao's carriage was too special, and parking it on the street would cause trouble, so Dong Chenan had someone send it to the backyard.

The three of them went upstairs, and Dong Chenan personally made tea.

"Miss Yaoyao, this is the Qibaozhai I bought. There are still some places that haven't been cleaned up yet. I've renovated it based on the Qibaozhai in Taohua Town. If you're not satisfied with anything, I'll find someone to renovate it."

"Have some tea." Dong Chenan made a gesture of invitation.

Baihu Yaoyao picked up the tea bowl and took a sip of tea. She was used to drinking the tea in the space, and the tea outside tasted particularly bitter in her mouth.

He didn't drink any more and put down the teacup.

"I've looked around along the way, and the renovations are excellent! I'm very satisfied! The only thing they need is some improvements in terms of safety."

With her master and the others around, she doesn't have to worry about the safety of Taohua Town.

Yunzhou City is a provincial capital after all. There are many mixed people here and many security risks.

She asked Dong Lijue and the others if there was any way to protect the safety of Qibaozhai, and they said that they could use formations and barriers.

In order for the formation barrier to work, a large amount of spiritual energy is needed.

The spiritual energy in the human world has been cut off, so it is impossible to use formations and barriers to protect Qibaozhai.

The formation was set up with difficulty. After the formation barrier was activated, it would absorb spiritual energy within a radius of 100 miles to supply its operation.

By then, there will be no grass growing within a hundred miles.

After hearing this, Baihu Yaoyao decided to give up this formation and use the methods of the human world to ensure safety.

The method used by the human world is to hire some experts to guard Qibaozhai.

"You have a point. I've been looking for guards these days too. I've already found ten experts. With the treatment you mentioned, those guards would fight tooth and nail to get here."

Dong Chenan was also amazed at Miss Yaoyao's generosity.

Nowadays, even if you have money, you may not be able to eat. But Miss Yaoyao provides you with food, accommodation and salary.

That would be fine, but they even give each person a hundred-year-old ginseng every month!

This is a hundred-year-old ginseng!

Who wouldn’t be jealous?

He just doesn't know kung fu, otherwise he would have thought of coming to Qibaozhai to be a guard.

Baihu Yaoyao laughed, "How can it be as exaggerated as you say? It's just that the things in Qibaozhai are precious and special, so they can only be guarded by experts."

"That's what you said!" Dong Chenan nodded in agreement.

He remembered something and his expression became more serious. "Miss Yaoyao, is it true what you told me a few days ago about opening an affordable grain store?"

"Of course it's true! Look at the people outside the city? Who doesn't need help? Those soup kitchens should be set up by your Dong family, right?"

"Your Dong family doesn't have much grain left, right? I want to cooperate with your second uncle to open an affordable grain store so that Yunzhou City can be stable." Baihu Yaoyao deliberately revealed her thoughts.

Dong Qian is a good official, and he will definitely cooperate with him for the sake of the people.

As long as the cooperation is reached, the prefect of Yunzhou City will be close to downfall.

"You're right! We don't have much food left! And now the roads are blocked by heavy snow, so we can't get food in from outside."

"If Miss Yaoyao has extra food, I believe your second uncle will agree to cooperate with you." Dong Chenan said affirmatively.

The snow in the northwest this winter was so heavy that many people were displaced.

The northwest cannot catch up with the prosperity of the south of the Yangtze River. The people here work hard for a year, but the grain they receive is not enough to pay taxes.

The common people have been living in a state of hunger all year round. The health of the current emperor is getting worse day by day, and he is also suffering from paranoia.

They will not support the Northwest at all.

The current crown prince wants to clean up the court, but those old guys are deeply entrenched and he is powerless.

If the Crown Prince did not control the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War, it is hard to say whether the Xiyue Kingdom would still exist today.

But in recent years, the prince's methods have become somewhat disgusting.

If the court knew that there was an affordable grain store in the northwest, it would probably be in turmoil again.

"Then please go and tell your second uncle so we can meet and talk." The purpose of her visit this time was Dong Qian.

As long as Dong Qian is willing to cooperate with her, she will never let the Yunzhou prefect destroy this achievement.

It just so happens that the Lin family is in cahoots with the prefect, and it’s possible that those medicine men are also related to the prefect.

This time, she has eradicated the cancer of Yunzhou, right?

"Okay! Then I'll go back and ask my second uncle what he thinks. Miss Yaoyao, you can stay here with peace of mind. I've arranged for people to serve you. If you have anything, just tell them."

Dong Chenan explained some things and quickly left Qibaozhai.

Ouyang Jing looked at her teasingly, "Miss, you say that the lives of the people are none of your business, but what you do is the most beneficial to the people."

He often heard the young lady nagging, saying that she didn't care about other people's lives, but she quietly set up an affordable grain store.

The lady is tough on the outside but soft on the inside.

Baihu Yaoyao rolled her eyes at him and said stubbornly, "I'm selling food, not giving it away for free!"

The more refugees there are, the less we can give food for free.

Giving food for free may not necessarily be well received.

The fact that she opened an affordable grain store has already attracted hatred.

If you don’t make money, won’t the risk be in vain?

The more this happens, the more we cannot be soft-hearted.

Ouyang Jing I smiled, "Yes, yes! Miss, you are here to make money."

How much money can a low-priced grain store make?

Any item in the young lady's treasure house is priceless. Does she still need that little bit of money?

He suddenly felt that the lady had a lovely side.

"I'm tired. I'm going to rest first. You can do whatever you want." Baihu Yaoyao didn't want to argue with him and went straight to her bedroom.

Although she is cold-hearted and doesn't like trouble, she is not a heartless person. If she sees so many people starving to death or freezing to death and she remains indifferent, then she would really be a beast.

She is still willing to contribute as long as she can and it does not involve her.

There was a charcoal brazier burning in the bedroom, which was very warm.

Her belly is a little big now and she is always tired, so she should just go to sleep and rest!

I didn't eat dinner and was in deep sleep.

She didn't sleep well that night, and kept seeing those zombie-like medicine men in her dreams.

The next day.

The white fox got up slowly, feeling very tired and his mind was not clear.

"Miss, are you awake?" a maid called out from outside the door.

"Well! Come in." The white fox stood up and put on her clothes while twisting her big belly.

It's really inconvenient to put on clothes with a big belly.

"Miss, the second master has been waiting outside for a long time." said the serving nanny.

Baihu Yaoyao nodded, "Okay! Go tell the Second Master, I'll be there in a moment."

She hasn't eaten yet and is very hungry.

It’s important to eat first.

The nanny combed her hair and brought her breakfast. "I'll go and inform the Second Master right away."

With that, he left the room.

(End of this chapter)