Travel to the famine year to go to the sea, and become rich with the zombie girlfriend

In the end, Mulan didn't tell her who the person she had in mind was, and Xia Qingqing didn't ask again. She would know sooner or later anyway.

As soon as I left Qingfeng Villa, I found that there were already a lot of people standing outside the door. They had prepared a lot of things that they thought were the best and brought them to Xia Qingqing.

There are pheasant eggs, mushrooms, rabbit meat, and some treasures left by our ancestors...

Xia Qingqing only took some wild animals as a token of her acceptance of their kindness.

Mulan was very happy on the way back and hummed songs all the way. Xia Qingqing was a little tired from the hard work in the past few days, so she fell asleep as soon as she set off.

After eating and sleeping, sleeping and eating, Xia Qingqing spent several days in a daze, and finally she felt much more energetic.

When she got out of the carriage, she felt like the sky was falling.

"Mulan, where are you taking me?"

Mulan said seriously, "Of course I'm going home, but I'm not familiar with the road. I'll ask for directions when we meet someone in the town."

Xia Qingqing's eyes went dark and she nearly fainted. She said helplessly, "Haven't you noticed that the surrounding mountains are gradually becoming bare? And..."

"Don't you feel it's getting hotter?"

Mu Kan glanced down at his clothes, which he had already taken off one by one. He was now wearing only thin clothes. He said, "Maybe I exerted too much force and sweated..."

She still didn't want to admit that she had taken the wrong route, and in the opposite direction.

"There seems to be a village ahead, why don't we go ask for directions?" Mulan suggested.

Xia Qingqing glanced forward, nodded, and said, "Let's go."

Soon, they arrived at the 'village' Mulan had mentioned. Seeing the name on the city wall, Mulan shouted, "Sister Qingqing, it's not a village, it's Yaocheng."

She had never heard of this place before, so she drove the carriage quickly into Yaocheng.

The city built of sand and stone looked very interesting. Seeing an old man carrying a shoulder pole, Mulan pulled the reins and the horse stopped.

"Grandpa, I'd like to ask how to get to Liangzhou City?"

The old man glanced at Mulan, then looked at their carriage and stretched out his dark hands. Mulan's eyes changed immediately.

"Hey, you old man are quite greedy for money." Although Mulan said she was dissatisfied, she still took out a few copper coins from her pocket and handed them over, saying helplessly, "Since you are so old and still working so hard, here you go."

But the old man shook his head and said, "I don't want any copper coins."

"What? You don't want copper coins but you want silver ingots? I just want to ask for directions." Mulan immediately withdrew her hand holding the copper coins and snorted, saying that she didn't want to ask for directions anymore.

The old man shook his hands in panic and said, "I don't want the silver ingots, I just want some water. Do you have any?"

Mulan laughed when she heard it, picked up the water bottle at her waist and said, "It's water, I have it here."

As he said that, he handed the leather water bottle to the old man. The old man was very happy. After opening it, he gulped down a few mouthfuls. Before he could finish his enjoyment, it was suddenly snatched away by someone else.

In an instant, more than a dozen people began to scramble for it, which scared Mulan and also startled Xia Qingqing who was resting in the carriage.

After opening the curtain and seeing this scene, he immediately said to Mulan, "Let's find an inn to rest."

Mulan also realized that something was wrong with the people here, so she pulled the reins and immediately drove away in the carriage. Those who reacted and tried to chase the carriage had already disappeared.

The Shuiyuan Inn, a rather peculiar name, had a long queue at the entrance, with people holding jars of varying sizes, clearly coming to fetch water.

It seems that this place is quite short of water.

Their arrival attracted a lot of people's attention. When Xia Qingqing saw this, she put everything except the things in the bag into the space.

"Excuse me, sir, are you staying overnight or just stopping by?"

Xia Qingqing lifted the curtain and said, "Stay in the hotel."

"okay."

The servant immediately called on his companions to take the horse away, and he took Xia Qingqing and Mulan into the inn.

The hall was empty except for the shopkeeper who was dozing off. He didn't even open his eyes when he heard the noise, so he asked, "Did the people fetching water cause any trouble today?"

"Shopkeeper Fang, a guest has arrived."

Shopkeeper Fang perked up immediately upon hearing this. Although he was surprised by Mulan's figure, he still asked enthusiastically, "Gentlemen, what kind of room do you need?"

"Of course it has to be better. How much does it cost?" Xia Qingqing asked.

"A top-class room costs ten taels of silver per night and includes three meals a day."

"Are you guys robbing me? Is this a black shop?" Mulan got angry when she heard that and started questioning while slamming the table.

Shopkeeper Fang's face immediately darkened, and he said angrily, "Young lady, please stop talking nonsense. This hotel is certainly not expensive, but the three meals a day are expensive, especially the water."

"Look at the people outside. Everyone is here to buy water with silver. If you don't have silver, you'll starve to death or die of thirst."

Xia Qingqing asked curiously, "Is Yaocheng so short of water?"

Shopkeeper Fang stopped talking, looking as if he hadn't heard anything. Then, with a "pa" sound, a silver note worth one hundred taels was slammed onto the table.

"I've settled in!"

Xia Qingqing was wealthy and generous, so Shopkeeper Fang immediately smiled and replied with a smile: "I can see that the two girls are visiting Yaocheng for the first time. They don't know much about our situation here. Let me explain it to you."

"Xiao Huang, go make some tea for the two girls. They must be thirsty after such a long journey."

After receiving the money, Shopkeeper Fang suddenly changed into a different person. He led the two of them to sit down and began to tell their story.

Although they suffered from water shortage in the past few years, it was not to this extent.

In the past two years, no water could be found no matter how hard we dug. The yellow sand was getting thicker and thicker, and all the fruits and vegetables we planted died.

Even though the court sent wave after wave of people, there was nothing they could do.

The well at their inn was dug by chance. At that time, a ragged man, about forty years old, came.

Shopkeeper Fang gave him some food, and he said he could help dig a well.

No one took him seriously and just let him do it. As a result, as the days passed, he made a lot of unfamiliar tools and started fighting.

This hit really made water come out, which made Manager Fang very excited.

He thought that the people must be saved and wanted him to continue digging the well, but the man disappeared.

Later, this well was requisitioned by the imperial court and designated as the imperial court's well, and all water had to be paid for.

Apart from the water he uses himself, he doesn't get a penny, otherwise he wouldn't charge so much.

"As the saying goes, if you can get away with it, you're out of luck."

As he was speaking, Shopkeeper Fang blurted out what was really in his heart. When he realized that he had let it out, he immediately covered his mouth.

"I don't really want to trick you."

The explanation at this moment seemed a little pale. Mulan glared at him and said angrily, "Swindler."