PNB Chapter 433 Going to the Town Mayor
Chapter 433 Going to the Town Mayor
With the addition of a new food item, the previous stall became two, and in the past two days, the stall has made a name for itself, so Wei Yi no longer needs to constantly hawk his wares.
He made pan-fried buns, and since he had a pan, he could also make pan-fried dumplings at the same time.
Wen Luozhi took a look around midway and saw that several kinds of food were selling quite well.
She went back, and found that Wei Yi's plot of land had also been cleaned up.
Fortunately, it rained here in winter, so the soil moisture was still sufficient.
She took out some vegetable seeds, and several people in the field followed her example, digging ridges and then sowing the seeds.
There were still some left, and seeing their eager looks, Wen Luozhi told them to divide them up.
There are places selling vegetable seeds in the desolate town, but they are said to be brought by outsiders and are not cheap.
These are just some of the most common vegetables, not as good as rare vegetables like the Wenluozhi, which grow quickly and are easy to cultivate.
Soon it was time to go to the Black Mountain Mine. After giving Fang Da and the others a few instructions, Wen Luozhi set off with Helian Zhiyan.
Little White and Little Pink hadn't been out for a long time. That night, they went out to play with Wolf Overlord until the sun came up the next day before returning.
When Wen Luozhi took in the two small pythons, she felt that they looked much brighter, and their scales shimmered beautifully in the sunlight.
This time it was similar to the last time she arrived; the head constable couldn't wait to run out as soon as he saw her carriage arrive.
"Wow, you got here pretty fast! Making money is a different story, huh?"
He rubbed his hands expectantly, then realized something was wrong and immediately straightened his back, pretending to be serious.
They've been eating really well lately. I have to say, food from other places is just so good, and so cheap too.
The rice there smelled much better than what was sold in the grain shops of the desolate town, and the vegetables were so fresh that they could be stir-fried with just a little oil and still be delicious with rice.
But what he liked most was the wine, which he finished in less than two days, making him miss it terribly.
Wen Luozhi smiled and reached into the carriage to take out a bundle.
"This is what we agreed to bring for the official last time; I guarantee it won't be bad."
The head constable was beaming with pride, praising her for being resourceful and clever, and for even knowing to pack it in a bundle.
Just like last time, Helian Zhiyan came down for a stroll while they were unloading things.
The little girl slipped over to Helian Yu and his group without making a sound, and noticed that her family members seemed to look a bit better than last time.
Remembering the candy she had kept called "milk candy," she looked around, wanting to find a place to bury it, but she was also afraid of ants.
Helian Yu and the others had been observing her, and when they saw her looking around, they assumed she wanted to go to the toilet.
Helian Qiaosong coughed lightly, signaling her to go find Wen Luozhi. Helian Zhiyan looked at him in confusion and then found a large rock to sit down.
It was only a few steps away, much closer than last time, and Lan Cai couldn't help but take a few more glances.
Wen Luozhi watched the family's cautious behavior and felt a pang of sadness. After thinking for a moment, she took out a package from the carriage, hoping to buy them more time.
The head constable accepted all comers, and Wen Luozhi told him to go to the back of the carriage, open the bundle, and tell him how to eat the contents.
Wen Luozhi didn't know what the system randomly threw in, but when she opened it, she saw several chocolates with glutinous rice paper wrapped around their mouths.
She picked one up and let the head constable try it, followed by those strange little snacks.
"Sir, I'll bring you something else next time I come."
The two walked towards the front of the carriage, and the head constable threw the bundle into the last basket to cover it, nodding to Wen Luozhi with satisfaction.
Upon seeing the two of them, Helian Zhiyan immediately got up and left. The head constable even praised her, saying, "This little girl is good; she doesn't run around or cause trouble."
"She's a sensible person."
After exchanging a few polite words with him, Wen Luozhi carried the little girl onto the carriage, harnessed the horses, and glanced at Helian Yu and the others.
Ye Nanqiao was also looking in her direction, her loving eyes showing a hint of worry.
Their eyes met, and they both paused for a moment before exchanging a smile. Wen Luozhi gave her a reassuring look.
It will be ten days before the next delivery. This time, Wolf Overlord's job is no easier than last time. He made two trips and also delivered some seeds.
The goods have been delivered, but what Helian Yu and the others should do next is up to them to deal with those people.
When Wen Luozhi rushed back to the desolate town, Fang Da and the others hadn't packed up their stall yet, so she ate lunch at their stall.
She finished tidying up the broken plots of land outside the town, and went back to cover the roots of the pepper seedlings on the carriage with soil. She would take them out when she needed them the next morning.
The Sichuan pepper seedlings have grown quite tall, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, the first harvest will be possible in four months.
But she definitely won't be able to wait that long, and it's hard to say when she'll come again.
Even if we used growth potion to harvest the first crop before she left, what about the rest? Who will take care of it without her?
She paced around the room, thinking for a long time but couldn't remember. The next day, Fang Da and the others went out with their things, saying they had to deliver dumplings to the town mayor first, which reminded her.
The town is so poor, the mayor must be extremely troubled.
The people she recruited said that the place they had previously gone to was a recruitment office set up by the town mayor, so that extremely poor families could earn some money to support their families.
She could only go to plant the pepper seedlings in the field during her midday break today.
Several days later, everyone finally saw her again, and this time the people who planted the Sichuan peppercorns were the same group as last time.
Sichuan pepper seedlings are quite sturdy and not as delicate as vegetable seedlings, but you need to be careful not to get pricked by the thorns when handling them.
After demonstrating on several plants, Wenluozhi stopped and let others try. Apart from occasionally getting pricked, there were no major problems.
Half a day had passed, and guessing that the mayor's family had finished eating, Wen Luozhi went back to change into more formal clothes and went to the mayor's house with her things.
At the town mayor's house, the mayor held a booklet and looked at the long list of names, feeling dizzy.
The above lists families who are struggling to make ends meet, and families where men, women, and children have no means of livelihood.
He had done his best; the farmer even paid for the seeds out of his own pocket, but the land here was difficult to cultivate and there was no harvest.
Looking at the names on the other page, they all belong to wealthy people.
However, the people in this town are either too poor or too rich, and the polarization is so severe that he doesn't know what to do.
Does this mean the entire town really has to be relocated? To another town?
Not only is this absurd, but the situation in the other towns is not much better than in the deserted town.
He got up to open the gate when he heard a knock, and saw a person dressed in out-of-town attire standing at the door.
"Who are you looking for? What do you need?" he asked.
Wen Luozhi clasped her hands slightly and smiled, "You must be Mayor Yin? I have something I'd like to discuss with you."
Yin En paused for a moment, then welcomed the person into the house.
Once inside the courtyard, Wen Luozhi looked around and thought to herself that the town mayor's residence was not as nice as the houses she had seen on her way here.