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

Chapter 121 Elder Ma
As soon as the white fox Yaoyao arrived, she encountered an old man.

The old man was the slum chief. He was holding a bowl of dark noodles, intending to deliver it to his son's house.

"Uncle, I'm looking for the village head here. Do you know where he lives?" Bai Hu Yaoyao didn't know any village head from the slums, and she didn't recognize the person standing in front of her.

Old Ma was taken aback. "Young lady, you're looking for me?"

"Are you the neighborhood chief?"

White Fox Yaoyao blinked. What a coincidence!

Old Ma nodded and pushed open the dilapidated fence gate in front of him. "Please come in, young lady! I am the head of the slum. I was just about to go to my son's house. Since you've come to see me, please come in."

The village chief led the white fox Yaoyao to the main room.

The village chief put down his bowl, looking very careful as if afraid of spilling the black flour inside.

The houses in the slums are all made of adobe, and in winter, without a fire, they are as cold as iceboxes.

The room was poorly lit, always gloomy, making it feel like night even in broad daylight.

This is the situation in the village head's house.

Even Bai Hu Yaoyao frowned slightly upon seeing this, and made up her mind to change these people's lives.

"Young lady, what brings you here? Of the people in Peach Blossom Town, less than one in ten have escaped. Why don't you leave? Why are you coming to see this old man?" Old Ma crossed his arms and sat huddled on a small stool.

The cotton-padded coat he was wearing had its quilted cotton batting showing through, and the dark cotton was no longer warm.

It's very cold even when I wear it.

White Fox Yaoyao sighed and explained her purpose with a smile, "Village Chief, the snow has melted and the land in our town has been abandoned for a long time. I would like to ask the village chief to help me buy all the land that can be bought and sold. I would like to ask everyone to help me farm the land. I want to make Peach Blossom Town a true paradise and also make sure that the people of Peach Blossom Town have enough to eat."

If it weren't for the need to gain more faith power, she could simply provide food and open a low-priced grain store.

Unfortunately, after she reached level 100 in her Five Elements Technique, the immense amount of faith required made her question the meaning of life, so she had to find another way.

She knew that the power of faith came from the will of the people, so she started with the people.

Old Ma's mouth dropped open, and it took him a long time to recover from his shock. "Young lady, are you kidding me? People in the Northwest can't even get enough to eat these days, and you still want to buy land?"

He thought the girl was stupid.

The Northwest is no longer the Northwest it used to be. Last year there was a drought, and the people's crops were reduced by half. After paying taxes, there was not much grain left.

Winter finally brought snow, but then a major snow disaster struck, collapsing many people's houses and leaving them homeless.

We can plant crops after the snow melts, but the seeds have all been eaten as a life-saving food, so how can we plant crops?

Right after the New Year this year, the imperial court issued a notice that taxes would be increased by another 10%, now it's 40% of the total tax.

Ordinary people have no way to survive, and this girl still wants to buy land?

“I’m not kidding, village chief. I know you’re from Peach Blossom Town and you don’t want to leave it no matter what. This spring you wanted to plant but you didn’t have any seeds. I felt that so much land was wasting its time. I bought the land thinking that I would provide the seeds and you would help me plant it. I would also provide you with food and pay each of you two taels of silver per month.”

"My only requirement is that you farm the land the way I do it."

The Northwest region is not suitable for growing crops like rice; it is more suitable for growing crops such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, corn, and wheat.

Unfortunately, there are no sweet potatoes or corn in this world.

The Northwest region is mostly planted with rye and low-yield dryland rice.

She plans to plant high-yield wheat in the Northwest so that everyone can have white steamed buns to eat.

Old Ma stood up in shock. "Young lady, are you really going to do this? Aren't you afraid you won't be able to grow any crops?"

"If you really do this, you'll be our savior! Everyone in the slums will listen to you!" Old Ma was thrilled.

They are truly out of food now. If someone could provide them with food, they would work for her for free.

Not to mention, each person also received two taels of silver as wages each month.

This is more than what you could earn working for wealthy families.

“If you follow my method, the grain yield will only increase. If you think it’s feasible, gather your people and discuss it. I want to buy all your land.” The people with the most land in Peach Blossom Town are these people from the slums.

They live off the land passed down through generations; they neither starve nor become rich.

If she bought those lands, managed them uniformly, and cultivated them in a unified manner, perhaps these people's lives would be much better.

These people are grateful to her, which gives them the power of faith.

Old Ma thought for a moment, "Young lady, I'd like to discuss this with them first. How can I contact you if there's a result?"

He had never seen this girl in this town, and he was always a little uneasy about it.

If he knew where the girl lived, he would know what to do.

"I am the owner of the Yokai Restaurant. If you all agree, go to the restaurant and find me."

White Fox Yaoyao stood up. "Then I'll take my leave."

It wasn't until long after Bai Hu Yaoyao had left that Old Ma finally realized what had happened.

"She's the owner of the Monster Restaurant? She's Lu Laosan's daughter?" Old Ma found it unbelievable.

When did Lu Laosan's daughter become so capable?

Upon learning that she was Lu Laosan's daughter, his dazed heart settled down, which meant that the girl wasn't trying to fool him.

Disregarding everything else, they ran to the slum square and rang the alarm bell for the message.

"What's going on? This bell hasn't rung for years, has it?"

"Let's go! Let's hurry and see what's going on."

"Is this a warning sign that refugees have arrived in Peach Blossom Town?"

The heads of each household, dressed and shivering, went to the square.

Before long, more than fifty people gathered in the square of the slum.

These people are the pillars of their families.

"Village chief, why did you call us out in this freezing weather?"

"Yes, village chief! We haven't cooked at home for days, we haven't eaten a single bite of food, and if we go out again, we'll freeze to death."

The crowd, their faces pale, started chattering amongst themselves.

Their faces were blue because they were hungry.

The village chief's face turned red with excitement. "I've gathered everyone here today because I have some good news to announce."

"Village chief, please stop joking. The best news is that we haven't starved to death."

"Exactly! Could it be that the imperial relief grain has arrived?"

"Dream on! Where in the Northwest is there any relief grain every year?"

For a full fifteen years, the entire Northwest region was spared no attention, whether in times of disaster or peace.

They are all under the jurisdiction of the Prince of Zhenbei, who governs these common people.

The entire continent is short of food right now, so why would the emperor be so kind as to give them relief grain to the northwest?
The village chief gestured for them to quiet down, saying, "This is even better than receiving relief food."

“Someone came to buy our land today, and he hired us to farm it. He paid us two taels of silver a month each, and he provided us with three meals a day. I just want to ask you, are you willing to sell your land?”

The village chief finished speaking.

The square was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

They thought they were hallucinating; could such a good thing really exist?
There will be another chapter at noon, so please stay tuned.

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