My restaurant connects to the demon realm, and I've become incredibly wealthy!

Chapter 97 Meeting with Dong Chen'an
When the carriage arrived at Qibaozhai, Dong Chen'an was already waiting at the entrance.

Bai Hu Yaoyao was helped down from the carriage by Ouyang Jingwo.

"Miss Yaoyao, it's been a long time! How have you been?" Dong Chen'an stepped forward.

Bai Hu Yaoyao smiled, "Alright! Young Master Dong, how have you been?"

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

Dong Chen'an led the two to the third floor.

Bai Hu Yaoyao's carriage was too unusual; stopping it on the street would cause trouble, so Dong Chen'an had it sent directly to the backyard.

The three went upstairs, where Dong Chen'an personally brewed tea.
“Miss Yaoyao, this is the Qibaozhai that I have taken over. There are still some places that are not yet tidied up. It has been renovated according to the Qibaozhai in Peach Blossom Town. If there is anything you are not satisfied with, I will find someone to renovate it again.”

"Have some tea." Dong Chen'an gestured for him to drink.

Bai Hu Yaoyao picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea. Having grown accustomed to the tea leaves in her space, the tea leaves from outside tasted exceptionally bitter.

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

"I've walked all this way and seen everything. The renovation is great! I'm very satisfied! It's just that the security could be improved a bit."

With her master and the others in charge of safety in Peach Blossom Town, she didn't need to worry at all.

Yunzhou City is, after all, a prefecture-level city, and it has a diverse population with many potential safety hazards.

She asked Dong Lijue and the others what methods they could use to protect Qibaozhai, and they said that using a formation barrier would suffice.

A large amount of spiritual energy is needed for the array barrier to function.

With the spiritual energy of the human realm severed, it is impossible to protect Qibaozhai with array formations and barriers.

The formation was barely set up. Once activated, the formation's barrier would absorb spiritual energy from within a hundred miles to power its operation.

At that time, not a blade of grass will grow within a radius of a hundred miles.

After hearing this, the white fox Yaoyao decided to abandon the formation and use methods from the human world to ensure safety.

The human realm's method is to hire some experts to guard the Qibaozhai.

“You’re right. I’ve been looking for guards these past few days. I’ve already found ten experts. With the treatment you’ve mentioned, those guards would fight tooth and nail to get here.”

Dong Chen'an was also inwardly amazed by Yao Yao's generosity.

In this day and age, even having money doesn't guarantee you food, but Miss Yaoyao provides food, lodging, and even a stipend.

That's bad enough, but they even give each person a century-old ginseng root every month!
This is a century-old ginseng!
Who is not jealous?

He just doesn't know kung fu, otherwise he would have wanted to come to Qibaozhai as a guard.

Bai Hu Yaoyao chuckled, "It's not as exaggerated as you say. It's just that the items in Qibaozhai are valuable and special, so they can only find experts to guard them."

“You’re right!” Dong Chen’an nodded in agreement.

Then, as if remembering something, her expression became more serious. "Miss Yaoyao, is it true that you told me the other day about opening a low-priced grain store?"

"Of course it's true! Look at the people outside the city! Doesn't everyone need to be saved? Those soup kitchens must have been set up by your Dong family, right?"

"Your Dong family doesn't have much grain left, does it? I'm thinking of partnering with your second uncle to open a low-priced grain store, so that Yunzhou City can be stable." Bai Hu Yaoyao deliberately revealed her thoughts.

Dong Qian is a good official; he will definitely cooperate with us for the sake of the people.

Once the cooperation is finalized, the prefect of Yunzhou City will not be far from his downfall.

“You’re right! Our grain reserves are running low! And now the roads are blocked by heavy snow, so we can’t get any grain in.”

“If Miss Yaoyao has any surplus grain, I believe Second Uncle would agree to cooperate with you,” Dong Chen’an affirmed.

The snowfall in Northwest China this winter has been so heavy that many people have been displaced.

The Northwest is not as prosperous as the Jiangnan region. The people here toil all year, and the grain they receive is not even enough to pay their taxes.

The common people live in a state of constant hunger, and His Majesty's health is deteriorating day by day, and he is also suffering from paranoia.

There will be absolutely no support for the Northwest.

The current crown prince is eager to reform the court, but those old fogies are too deeply entrenched, leaving him powerless to change his ways. If it weren't for the crown prince's control of the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War, it's questionable whether the Western Moon Kingdom would even exist today.

However, in recent years, the Crown Prince's methods have become somewhat unpleasant.

If the court had known that there were affordable grain stores in the Northwest, it would probably have been thrown into turmoil once again.

"Then please go and send a message to your second uncle, and we'll meet and have a chat." Her purpose in coming here this time was to see Dong Qian.

As long as Dong Qian is willing to cooperate with her, she will definitely not allow the prefect of Yunzhou to ruin this achievement.

It just so happens that the Lin family is in cahoots with the prefect, so those drugged people might also be related to the prefect.

This time, she has finally pulled out the cancer in Yunzhou, hasn't she?

"Alright! Then I'll go back and ask my second uncle what he thinks. Miss Yaoyao, please stay here and rest assured. I've already arranged for people to take care of you. Just tell them what to do."

Dong Chen'an gave some instructions and quickly left Qibaozhai.

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

He often heard the young lady nagging that she didn't care about other people's lives or deaths, yet she quietly set up a low-priced grain store.

The young lady is all talk and no action.

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

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

Giving away food for free doesn't necessarily earn you a kind word.

She's already incurring hatred by opening a low-priced grain store.

If you don't make money yourself, aren't you just taking on the risk for nothing?

It is precisely at times like these that we must not be soft-hearted.

Ouyang Jing smiled and said, "Yes, yes, yes! Miss is doing this to make money."

How much money can a discount grain store make?
Miss's Treasure Shop is filled with priceless items; why would she be short of a little money?
He suddenly realized that the young lady had a cute side.

"I'm tired, I'm going to rest first, do as you please." Bai Hu Yaoyao didn't want to argue with him, so she went straight to her bedroom.

Although she was cold-hearted and disliked trouble, she was not heartless. If she remained indifferent to seeing so many people starve and freeze to death, then she would truly be a beast.

She is still willing to do her part if she can, without involving her.

The bedroom was warm, with a charcoal brazier burning inside.

Her belly is quite big now, and she's always tired, so she should sleep and rest!
I didn't eat dinner and just slept soundly.

She didn't sleep well that night, constantly dreaming of those zombie-like drug-infected people.

The next day.

Bai Hu Yaoyao got up, feeling very tired and her mind was not clear.

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

"Okay! Come in." White Fox Yaoyao got up, wriggling her big belly as she dressed herself.

With such a big belly, getting dressed is really inconvenient.

"Miss, the Second Master has been waiting outside for quite some time," said the maidservant.

Bai Hu Yaoyao nodded, "Okay! Go tell Second Master that I'll be there in a bit."

She hasn't eaten yet and is very hungry.

Eating is the priority.

The nanny helped her comb her hair and then brought her a breakfast. "This servant will go and inform the Second Master right away."

He then left the room.

(End of this chapter)