The inn where Yan Shiqing and Xiang Tao stayed was the only inn in Tuofeng Town, and the innkeeper's surname was Ma.
The life of Shopkeeper Ma's family is actually pretty good, but his old mother doesn't want to move out, and his family doesn't have to worry about money, so they stay here.
Since the drought here has become more and more severe, his family's business has become worse and worse, and sometimes no one comes to stay for a month.
He was extremely happy that Xiang Tao and Yan Shiqing arrived during the New Year period and stayed together for such a long time.
Naturally, he regarded Yan Shiqing as an honored guest when she opened two rooms, closed them once a day, and ate at his place.
When he saw Xiang Tao coming downstairs, he greeted her with a smile.
"What are your orders from Miss Xiangtao?"
"Shopkeeper Ma, I have something to ask you. Do you know any good houses near the Yamen? It doesn't need to be big, just sturdy and well-preserved. Of course, it's best to have no owner, and you can transfer the ownership at the Yamen.
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Shopkeeper Ma is a permanent resident of this town. Among the people left today, it can be said that his family is the most prosperous in the entire town. Of course, apart from the Yamen, his family is also the most well-informed.
When Yan Shiqing and Xiang Tao came here before, he felt that these two people must have extraordinary status, especially the older one.
Every day when the genius is bright, she is dancing in the courtyard. This seems even more strange to him. yyls
You must know that girls as old as Yan, who are either newlyweds or girls waiting to be married, are almost all gentle and quiet.
Like dancing with swords and guns, I got up early in the morning to practice, which was very rare. At least he had never seen it, except for this girl named Yan.
Of course, he was also a little curious about Yan Shiqing's identity. The main reason was that this girl brought a child over one year old, while he dressed up as a girl.
It happened that they were two girls who came all the way here with a young child regardless of the risks on the road.
Looking at the clothes of those two people, they don't look like they are short of money. It's really strange that they ended up here instead of going anywhere!
Shopkeeper Ma was really surprised when he heard Xiang Tao's words. He couldn't figure out whether there was something wrong with these two girls who were not short of money.
You said you just came here to stay at the inn, but now it sounds like you want to settle here.
You must know that there are few people here, and there is very little everything. Life is extremely difficult.
These two girls were living a good life, but they foolishly came here and bought a house.
"Miss Xiangtao, what are you doing?"
"We plan to stay here for a while, and staying in an inn is not an option right now. Now that the New Year is coming soon, we can't always stay in an inn and celebrate the New Year in this inn. Of course, we will live in this town in the future.
There will definitely be trouble for Shopkeeper Ma. By the way, Shopkeeper Ma knows these two kinds of trees?"
Xiang Tao said, taking out the portrait from Yan Shiqing from her sleeve pocket, with sea buckthorn and wolfberry trees painted on it.
Shopkeeper Ma suddenly realized what tree he was looking for.
It turns out that these two girls came here to find a tree. I don’t know what kind of precious thing they are. How did they end up in this place where birds don’t poop?
Everything here is bare, and there are no trees anywhere! Even if there were, they would have been dug up and eaten by people.
"Now there are many empty houses in this town. When people wanted to leave, they would rather go to the Yamen to buy a house in exchange for a road to lead the family to other places. Therefore, most of the houses that are vacant now are empty.
If a girl wants to buy something, she just needs to go to the Yamen. The Yamen can make the decision. The price is not much higher, so just give her some money. Mr. Wang is hoping that someone will come, otherwise everyone in this town will be empty, and so will his official.
That's it. But Mr. Wang is a good official, and he has spent a lot of time trying to survive for the people in the town. If not talking about anything else, let's just talk about the water diversion and food problems of the people here. In fact, the water is not bad, just
Most of this food was bought by Mr. Wang himself. Mr. Wang used to have a very wealthy family, but now that he has spent all his wealth, he is extremely poor..."
When Shopkeeper Ma said this, he patted his mouth lightly, looked at the scroll that had been opened by Xiang Tao and said: "Look at me, what are you talking about? But what about the things in the portrait of the girl?
It looks so familiar. I think I've seen it somewhere before, but I just can't remember."
For Xiangtao, this information was enough, so she smiled and said, "Shopkeeper Ma, have you seen both?"
"Yeah, it looks familiar, but I can't remember where I've seen it before. But it's so bare now, so I'm afraid the girl is looking in the wrong place."
"That's not a problem!"
After Xiangtao said this with a smile, thinking that if she wanted to live here, she would inevitably have to deal with Shopkeeper Ma in the future, she said: "Shopkeeper Ma, to tell you the truth, my sister Shiqing's full name is Yan Shiqing.
Princess Ruyi is also the lucky star of Dachu. She came here because she heard that desertification was serious here, and she wanted to help everyone. Now that she has seen the situation here, she has made up her mind. The two kinds of trees just now,
She wanted someone to plant it. She said that the tree was drought-resistant and could bear fruit. The fruit was good for people's health and easy to sell. She thought about it and found someone to plant it. But Sister Shiqing's whereabouts here were
It’s confidential and no one knows about it. I see that Shopkeeper Ma is not a bad person and has a clear mind, so I’m telling you. If I need help in the future, I hope Shopkeeper Ma can lend a helping hand!”
When shopkeeper Ma heard Xiang Tao's words, he was trembling.
If Yan Shiqing is, he really doesn't know. Princess Ruyi is also a distant person, and he doesn't understand either.
But Fuxing, everyone in Dachu knows it. What Master Wuwei said more than ten years ago is still in my ears. I guess there are not many people in Dachu who don't know it, right?
I heard that Lucky Star can solve problems for people and lead them to live a good life.
If the girl upstairs is Da Chu's lucky star, wouldn't it mean that she brought the snow?
Thinking of this, Shopkeeper Ma took a quick look at the snowflakes that were still falling sporadically outside, and then looked at the stairs with respect and piety.
He was surprised that it had not rained or snowed for several years, but within a few years of this girl's arrival, it started to snow, and it started to snow slowly and lightly, but it didn't stop.
Presumably they are afraid that the people will be affected by disasters and they are also afraid that they will be short of water, so that’s why they are doing this, right?
Oh my God, his inn actually received a lucky star. Now, their entire Tuofeng Town was saved. Maybe even Antelope City was saved!
Thinking of this, Shopkeeper Ma suppressed his excitement and nodded repeatedly with a serious face: "Well, I will definitely keep it a secret! Whenever there is a need for me, I will definitely do my best. As for these two trees, don't worry, girl, I will call people's attention.