Quick Travel: Dream Hunt

Wanhua Tower is indeed different now. The smoky atmosphere is gone, and the whole experience is lyrical and comfortable.

After watching the Flying Dance and Dunhuang Dance, I listened to the zither, tasted tea, drank wine, admired the flowers, and wrote poems. I felt happy both physically and mentally, and all my fatigue disappeared.

The Princess of Qi sat in front of the performance stage and was reluctant to leave. The two prostitutes who were performing in the picture book were acting out other people's lives to their heart's content. Sometimes it was heart-wrenching, sometimes fresh and sweet, sometimes full of misunderstandings, and sometimes they endured humiliation. Although there were always good endings in the end, the process always made people follow the ups and downs of their emotions, and they felt the same and indulged in it, as if they were there in person, giving people a different feeling.

Before I came out of the performance, I heard the soul-stirring and lingering sound of the piano, which cleansed my sorrowful heart and made me unable to control myself.

At the end of the day, Prince Qi was still not satisfied, Princess Qi looked sad, and all the accompanying businessmen were full of admiration, unable to forget the flying fairy and the fairyland-like setting.

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With this successful example, Prince Qi's reputation greatly boosted the economy of Wanhua Tower.

It is said that Wanhualou is different now. Since the emergence of Rising Star, it is no longer the vulgar brothel it once was, but has become a gathering place for fairies.

It was only for viewing and not for desecration, so she gradually ignored the rule that art was for sale but not for her body, and instinctively followed the footsteps of Prince Qi and abided by the rules of Wanhua Tower.

Some guests even came from far away, bringing along their wives and children, just to watch the show together as a family. Didn’t you see that Prince Qi came with his princess?

If it were a dirty place, the princess would probably not come here.

As expected, women’s psychology is the same. No lady can escape the charm of the picture book stage. Watching the soul-stirring performance, they wish they could be the one on the stage, to be intoxicated and fall for it.

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Wanhua Tower became popular.

Driven by all kinds of people, the reputation of Northwest Wanhua Tower spread more and more widely, and the place where fairies gathered attracted many people. People came from far and wide just to watch, not to desecrate.

In order to make the rumor more true, he used the 100,000 taels of silver rewarded in the previous world to buy a fairy halo. Under the halo, all the prostitutes in the building had a fairy-like, fresh and unworldly temperament.

Her every frown and smile is like that of a fairy that cannot be desecrated. A fairy's smile to you can make your heart tremble, and you will unconsciously become your most devout believer. Naturally, more people will spend a fortune to buy flower baskets for you.

The old madam happily dreams of counting money every day, never knowing that she can actually make more money after the brothel stops selling bodies. The number of people watching the performances increases day by day, and everyone, regardless of gender, is addicted to it.

There actually gradually emerged a ranking of the most popular fairies that the guests consciously compiled. In order to ensure that their favorite fairy would always be ranked first, everyone spent a huge amount of money without any fatigue.

Tinghe also got a lot of money, but her money would probably not be of much use except for buying props and recharging the system. She couldn't spend it even if she took it away. It would be better to use the money to boost the economy and improve the northwest, which would be considered a good deed.

Knowing that the fairies were becoming more and more popular, Ting He arranged for several embroiderers to make Q-version samples of the top ten fairies in popularity. Unable to find cotton, she used scraps of cloth to make a few very small pendants, which were shaped like jade pendants and could be hung on the belt.

Thinking of the harsh conditions in the northwest, the soldiers on the front line actually had a very hard life. It was impossible for them to have the conditions to come to Wanhua Tower to experience the world. I guess food, drink and clothing were all problems.

With an idea in mind, Ting He searched the system mall for a whole night before buying cold-resistant and drought-resistant seeds. He then quietly let the system spread them on the mountains in the northwest. After a while, when the cotton grew, he would let Prince Qi make his own arrangements.

After all, we still have to trace the source of things we give away, but if we find something ourselves, there won’t be so many problems, and we can also be grateful for the gift from nature.

I bought several kinds of seeds and quietly planted a small plot. A month later, I asked the system to check the germination situation, but was told that except for barley, buckwheat and oats, the other corn, wheat, rice and the like did not grow, and the potatoes and sweet potatoes did not sprout either.

Ting He Fu'e kept trying to find a solution. She couldn't go out in person, as she didn't quite understand the situation. Even if she went there in person, she didn't know how to farm.

The system also told her that the clover and poppy had actually bloomed and grown in just one month.

This was good news, as the flowers were very cold-resistant and had high ornamental value, so they sent the madam to the mountains to dig some and bring them back to decorate the building.

Who would have thought that once the poppy was inserted, the whole house would be filled with a lingering fragrance that smelled like apples, peaches, white magnolias and jasmine. Not surprisingly, the poppy's flowers also became popular.

It started because a noble lady liked the smell of the flowers, so she asked for a few to take home and raise them herself. Another noble lady found out about it, asked for them too, and sent them to the palace, where they were highly sought after by the ladies.

When Prince Qi learned where poppies grew, he dug them up and had gardeners take good care of them. He saved the seeds and planted them all over the back hill. He sold the poppies at a good price and used the income to purchase a lot of supplies for the front line.

When Prince Qi discovered cold-resistant cotton a few months later, he picked one and brought it back to his palace. It was discovered by Prince Qi Fei, who imitated it and embroidered a Q-version fairy pendant. Although the flower looked strange, it was soft, so he stuffed it in to fill it. He found that it was softer and more elastic than regular cloth strips, so he hung it in the room as a pendant.

The King of Qi did not take the cotton bud flower seriously until he saw the pendant. He took it apart on the spot to check it out. Then he remembered the branch where the cotton bud flowers grew. He immediately took people to check it out. When he saw the soft white flowers, he ordered his people to bring them all back.

Sensing that the flower was both full and rich, but simpler to make than silk, he sent people to collect seeds and gave them to the tailor-maker to make a few military uniforms first. When he received the finished products, the King of Qi almost burst into tears.

He took the seeds, planned out an entire area for planting, and assigned people to tend to it carefully.

When the cotton was grown, the King of Qi discovered barley and oats. After experimenting and learning that they could be used as food, he began to divide and plant them with tears in his eyes.

You have to know that the Northwest is desolate and cold, with severe winter weather all year round, and it is basically impossible to grow food. All the food in the Northwest is purchased from other places. Apart from the supplies sent by His Majesty every year, even if the soldiers are hungry, they can only go to the mountains to dig up some nameless wild grass to fill their stomachs.

Now that there was plantable food, the entire Northwest was shocked. People not only praised the King of Qi's benevolence and asked the heavens to sow edible food seeds, but also spread the news of the King of Qi's achievements.