Ever since Xu Milu brought the fast-growing polar tomatoes to Chang'an, Hu Silang has been extremely busy.
In the summer, he led his caravan to the foot of Kunlun Mountain to grow tomatoes, which he then transported to Chang'an for sale in the summer and autumn. In the winter, he planted tomatoes in villages near Chang'an and sold them in the winter and spring.
As time went on, not only did the tomato seeds spread, but the people of Chang'an also found that vegetables were indispensable on their dining tables all year round.
Hu Silang was even more cunning. Knowing that his clan couldn't possibly handle such a large piece of the pie, he joined forces with the carp spirit of the canal gang, the copper coin spirit who ran a money exchange, and the rat spirit with extensive information to transport tomatoes to various parts of the Tang Dynasty. He even contributed to the promotion of cotton by Chenxiang.
— Bai Tuan'er seems to be involved as well, receiving a monthly bonus. Huasheng Temple in the city also seems to have gotten involved, receiving a share of the profits every month.
Hu Silang has connections in both the black (rat) and white (temple) circles in the local area. His business is more profitable every month, and the interest he returns to Xu Milu each month is a considerable sum.
The foxes in the mountains are simple-minded, not stupid. When it comes to calculating and exchanging benefits, humans may not necessarily be able to outmaneuver the foxes.
"No need for thanks. This is a good thing that benefits the country and the people, and earns merit and money. Hu Silang is clever and upright. Your family does good deeds and is a benevolent demon giving back to the village. I am at ease entrusting this matter to your fox clan."
As soon as Xu Milu returned, she went to Old Man Hu's house, firstly to fulfill a prior agreement, and secondly to settle this matter:
"This trip has been very fruitful. I will be setting off soon, so I can't get involved here in Chang'an."
From now on, I will no longer interfere with the tomato business. It is entirely up to your fox clan to manage. How much merit or silver you earn from buying and selling is none of my concern.
There's just one thing: we can't raise prices so that poor people can't afford vegetables. When the white berries on my estate ripen in the future, I'll still have to rely on the fox clan to help me promote them.
As for the planting of white berries, Sudhana will take care of it; you don't need to concern yourselves with it."
"Heavens above! Bodhisattva! Madam Xu is truly a Bodhisattva incarnate, saving us from suffering and calamity, with such a compassionate heart! This great merit and blessing has been bestowed upon our fox clan without our knowledge. How dare we fail to repay Madam's kindness!"
Old Hu was overjoyed; there was no reason for him not to agree.
"According to my lady, this is a great achievement, and there is no reason for my fox clan to keep it all to myself. Soon, I will hold a grand banquet to invite all fellow practitioners to join my fox clan in this endeavor."
However, since my lady is going without anyone suitable to accompany her, it would be better to have Si Lang go with her to serve her, and also to give her a servant to do errands for her.
As he spoke, he couldn't help but steal glances at Xu Milu's expression, as if afraid of saying the wrong thing and being perceived as greedy and eager to curry favor with her.
"It was just me being nosy, my wife. Just think I was drunk and talking nonsense..."
"It's alright."
Xu Milu waved her hand: "It was you who reminded me, sir. I do need manpower at my restaurant, but it's not urgent. I'll go back and think it over carefully before troubling you again."
If I really need manpower, I'll have to recruit some fairies to work for me, and then I'll have to trouble you, old man, to find some help for me.”
In the Wandering Earth universe, the spaceship is about to be completed. Although the purchase of the spaceship also includes 137 maintenance personnel, a considerable number of people are still needed for the large spaceship to operate normally.
—When she ordered the spaceship, she had already planned to attach the Mountain and Sea Restaurant to the spaceship, turning it into a mobile restaurant in the universe.
The spaceship blueprints were purchased from the StarNet. The spaceship was a medium-sized spaceship, nearly 1,000 meters long, with 78 floors, complete with various entertainment facilities and equipment. Even the operation of the spaceship could be entirely managed by Xiao Qi.
She can recruit researchers from Earth, but where can she recruit staff for the daily maintenance of the spacecraft, the care of the plants, the raising of animals, the management of the restaurant, and the service staff to entertain alien clients?
This gap is quite large.
Xu Milu plans to make a detailed and specific plan when she gets back.
"What trouble is this! Since Madam Xu trusts this old man, I will definitely handle this matter perfectly!"
Old Hu patted his chest and guaranteed, then persuaded Xu Milu to drink two more cups of wine. In the midst of their conversation, one of the fox spirits suddenly brought up a rumor circulating in the streets.
...
"It is said that there was a down-on-his-luck scholar in Tianniu County who had an abandoned house that he rented out to others, earning fifty taels of silver a month.
The scholar was studying at night when he heard the sound of string and wind instruments coming from inside the house. He also saw a beautiful woman dancing through the window and realized that a den of foxes lived in his old house.
The scholar was terrified, so the next day he set fire to the old house. Sure enough, the fox den disappeared the following day, and the silver in the scholar's hand turned into stones and leaves..."
People of that time saw many demons and monsters, and they developed their own theories. For example, if the sound of singing, dancing and stringed instruments suddenly came from a house that was not lived in for many years, it was probably a fox spirit.
For example, if a young man suddenly becomes bewitched and insists on becoming a live-in son-in-law, and smells a strong stench on his body, then he has also been bewitched by a fox.
Or, if someone loses a chicken, a goose, or two or three large pieces of floral cloth, and follows the footsteps to find it, you might see a large fox with a cloth on its head, hiding behind the house, waddling around like a human.
Ordinary people have learned from experience that at this time, all they need to do is throw a few stones at the fox and release a dog, and these fox spirits will be frightened and flee in panic.
—It's fair to say that the reputation of vixens is currently quite bad.
"Oh dear! This is a complete injustice!! My fox clan never does such petty theft. It is clearly the weasels who steal. People are ignorant and cannot distinguish between our fox clan and the weasel clan. Why do they have to pin the blame on us?"
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