Fang Yan followed Grandpa Muzhi and walked into the house. At this time, Grandma Muzhi was sitting on the sofa chatting with her good sister whom she had not seen for a long time.
Fang Yan did not disturb the two old men who had not seen each other for a long time while reminiscing. He quietly sat on the single sofa opposite the two old men under the arrangement of the young man, and gently stroked the head of Luxray in his arms.
As for why it's not Ninetales----
That's because Ninetales is too big. It's not good to walk into other people's homes like this. Moreover, there are many people in the living room. If Ninetales comes in again, it will look very crowded. This is not polite. So Fang Yan took Ninetales back to Poké Ball, and came in with only Luxray and a few invisible Pokémon.
While stroking Luxray's head, he listened to the conversation of the three old people.
Among them, Grandpa Muzhi would be ridiculed by the grandma every time he wanted to interject. However, Grandpa Muzhi was not angry. Instead, he regarded all the sarcastic remarks as compliments, and actually became a little proud.
Fang Yan feels that Grandpa Muzhi must have been a eloquent person when he was young.
After they chatted for a while and reminisced about old times, Grandma Muzhi pointed at Fang Yan and introduced to her good sister, "Do you still remember the Pokémon Day Care I mentioned to you on the phone? We went to Pokémon Day Care together when we were young. It opened again last year. The boss is the one in front of you, a descendant of sister Moli."
The old lady looked at Fang Yan with searching eyes. Fang Yan smiled and nodded, "Hello grandma, happy birthday."
"When you put it like that, it seems a bit similar."
The old woman spoke.
Fang Yan was stunned for a moment. Apart from Pokémon, this was the first time someone said that he looked like his Grandaunt.
After chatting with the grandmas for a while, Fang Yan felt that the atmosphere around them was about the same, so he said, "Grandma, actually this time Grandpa Muzhi and Grandma Muzhi asked me to prepare a Present for you."
After Fang Yan finished speaking, in everyone's shocked eyes, Gengar took out a big cake, which was exquisite in appearance and full of weight0
"Why did you prepare a cake for me? I asked my children to go to Twinleaf Town to buy it for me."
Grandma Muzhi held Fang Yan's hand, interrupted her, and said, "Pokémon Day Care's desserts, sometimes even others can't eat them if they want to.
The old lady looked at Grandma Muzhi curiously, and Grandma Muzhi continued, "You have to know, although the Fang Yan store manager is Pokémon Day Care's boss, he He is very knowledgeable about Chinese herbal medicine, and he is also a very powerful dietotherapy expert. Look at the old man, when we met a few years ago, he had to use a cane to walk, and he would have to rest for a short time. Now look at him again."
The old lady stared at Grandpa Muzhi for a while and found that his face was rosy now, "Is it possible——"
"So, just accept this Present, and there will be no need to be polite between us."
Seeing the old lady accepting Present, Fang Yan grinned at Grandma Muzhi, and Grandma Muzhi shook her head kindly.
You kid----
Fang Yan pretended not to see Grandma Muzhi's complaint. He stood up and spoke to several people, "Since Present has been sent out, I will leave first. I will come to take you and Grandpa Muzhi home after I finish handling the matters at hand."
"Okay, pay attention to your safety. You don't have to pick us up. We can go home by ourselves. We can't delay your business."
"It's okay. It's quite troublesome to deal with my matter. Grandma, I'll leave first."
After Fang Yan said goodbye to a few people, he walked out of the house, stretched, and then took Luxray and the others for a walk around the village.
The houses in the village are all very typical in shape, and Fang Yan discovered one thing, that is, the houses in this world generally cover a larger area, which may be related to the relatively large landmass in this world.
There are many houses in the village, but most of the villagers are middle-aged and elderly people, and young people are rarely seen.
It should be that young people either go out to travel and pursue their dreams, or go to big cities to study or work.
Almost every inhabited house has its own vegetable garden. In addition, there are large areas of Rototiller in this village. Fang Yan rode Ninetales to the hillside and looked at the Rototiller below, crossing a small river. Only a small part of the Rototiller was planted with crops, and most of the remaining Rototiller were overgrown with weeds.
Why is this? Is Rototiller not fully planted? Or are there other reasons?
Without Fang Yan opening his mouth, Ninetales had already carried Fang Yan to the farmland. Fang Yan sat on Ninetales and said hello to an uncle who was passing by and said thank you for your hard work.
The uncle was carrying a hoe and looked particularly enthusiastic, "You are not from our village, are you?"
Fang Yan shook his head, Gengar floated out from the shadow, and handed the uncle a glass of Berry Juice.
"Is this your elf? You gave it to me because you scared me?"
Gengar grinned and nodded.
The uncle was not polite, took the Berry Juice and drank it, "Huh, in this weather, drinking an iced drink is indeed the most comfortable."
Only then did Fang Yan speak, "Uncle, how do you know I'm not from this village?"
The uncle heard Fang Yan's inquiry and said casually, "Although I don't understand Pokémon, I know that the Ninetales you are riding must be very strong. You can tell just by looking at the size. It is easy to guess that you are a trainer. There are very few excellent trainers in our village."
"Besides, there are only a few people in our village. I have met almost every young person, but I have never met you."
Fang Yan nodded, "That's right, I can be considered a Twinleaf Town person, because I opened a Pokémon Day Care near Twinleaf Town and Sandgem Town, and now I am the boss of Pokémon Day Care."
"Are you the boss of that Pokémon Day Care?"
"Uncle, do you know me?"
Fang Yan is a little surprised that he is so famous now?
"I heard from my sister that when my niece celebrated her birthday, the Pokémon Egg that served as the birthday Present was bought from your Pokémon Day Care. The price is favorable, and the hatched Eevee is also very cute. Our whole family likes it very much."
The uncle explained to Fang Yan with a smile on his face.
"So that's how it is."
Fang Yan nodded and said, then he looked at the uncle in front of him and asked, "Uncle, can I ask you a question?"
"Ask, I will answer your question as long as it's not particularly difficult to answer."
The uncle is very generous.
"It's like this. I just observed on that hillside and found that our village originally had a lot of farmland?"
"Of course, you see, from here to there are farmlands reclaimed by our village."
The uncle stretched out his hand and gestured to Fang Yan. The range was much wider than Fang Yan knew.
"But I seem to see that only a small part of the farmland is planted with crops, and most of the other farmland is abandoned. Why is this?"
Hearing what Fang Yan said, the uncle sighed, and then said, "What else could it be because of lack of manpower?"
"We reclaimed so much farmland at the beginning because there were still a lot of people in the village at that time. Twenty years later, the young people became middle-aged people, the middle-aged people became old people, and the children grew up into young people. They left the village and went to big cities. Over time, there was a lack of manpower, so part of the farmland could only be abandoned."
Fang Yan After listening, I took a look around and found that most of the people working in the farmland were middle-aged people, and some old people were also working.
"In addition, many Pokémon will come to destroy our crops, such as Spearow, Pidgeotto, and Raticate, Rattata and other Pokémon. Many times the harvest is not very good, so some people have begun to choose to plant Berry."
The uncle took a sip of Berry Juice and continued, "But now these problems have almost been solved. Officer Jenny of Twinleaf Town often brings Seviper over to help me hunt down those Raticate who steal crops or Berry and Rattata, the only problem now is the lack of manpower. It will be very hard to reclaim those abandoned farmlands. Unfortunately, we don't have Pokémon here who can help with the reclamation. Otherwise, it would be better to rent a few or pool money to buy a few back."
As the uncle talked, he talked about some other things.
Fang Yan Listening to the uncle's words, he kept thinking about some things in his mind.
It would be okay if Miltank were allowed to come over to reclaim farmland, right?
The best helper for cultivating farmland is cows, and cows are also cows, right?
Gogoat They----cows have horns, sheep also have horns, so Gogoat and Miltank should be similar, right?
At the same time, you can also order a batch of Tauros eggs from Professor Oak and others, which can be sold to people in the village, or order a batch of Tauros eggs and provide rental services directly.
Regarding the proliferation of Rattata, Fang Yan did not expect that Officer Jenny would ask Seviper to help solve it.
What is the difference between Rattata and Raticate seeing Seviper and seeing a natural enemy?
While the uncle was talking, Fang Yan was listening. After the uncle said he was tired, Fang Yan looked at the uncle and said, "Thank you, uncle. I already have a general understanding. Then I won't disturb your next work. I will go shopping around again."
After saying goodbye to his uncle, Fang Yan walked around the village a few times, then followed the road to the village, passed through the forest, and headed to other villages. He visited three or four villages. The problem was almost the same, that is, lack of manpower.
On a mountain, Fang Yan was riding on the back of Ninetales. Gothitelle drew a map on the tablet according to Staraptor's description, and kept changing it at the prompts of Staraptor. After finally drawing a rough map, it nodded towards Fang Yan.
Fang Yan took the tablet and took a look at it, nodded with satisfaction, handed the tablet to Gengar and put it away, Fang Yan looked down from the top of the mountain to see the lush forest divided by the mountains.
The Sinnoh islands are like this. They are mountainous, especially the southernmost Twinleaf Town. There are plains, mountains, forests and oceans nearby.
"It's so beautiful----"
Fang Yan looked at the ocean in the distance and murmured to himself.
"What is that?"
Fang Yan squinted his eyes and looked at the distant sea. A huge blue Pokémon jumped up and then dived into the seabed.
"Why does it look like a fat-headed fish? Could it be that the fat-headed fish woke up early?!"
Fang Yan rubbed his eyes and stared at the sea for a long time, but did not see that figure again.
He was worried and asked Latias to go over and take a look. After a while, Latias flew back to him and shook his head at him.
"Everything is fine."
Fang Yan scratched his head, "Did I see it wrong? It's really strange——"
"Latias, could you please help me keep an eye on the sea these days?"
"Okay."
Latias responded, and then flew towards the sea.
"Tini~"
I'll go too.
Victini swung its wing-like tail hard and followed behind Latias.
Looking at Victini's appearance, Fang Yan asked with some uncertainty, "Um, do you feel that Victini seems to be much stronger?"
No, I didn't think, "Gui Gui Shut up, you are not allowed to express your opinion on issues related to body shape in the future."
"Kou Jie!"
Why! Are you questioning my vision? Huh?
Facing Gengar's scarlet eyes, Fang Yan stretched out his hand and patted its big belly with an expressionless face. Can you believe it! A Pokémon with Ghost type's poison added it, actually doubled up when the palm of its hand was patted on its belly.
It is simply a shame for Ghost type! A shame for Ghost type that Normal-type can attack!
Hee hee, it seems that I have indeed eaten a little too much recently.
"If you don't pay attention, you will be dead. If you lose in the fight, you will be embarrassed. Others will say: Oh~ Is this the Gengar that defeated Garchomp, the ace of the Cynthia champion? Why is it so useless?"
Gengar:!!!
"Kou Jie!"
I'm not afraid, I just enjoy the process of putting food into my stomach, and I can digest it in minutes.
Fang Yan opened his mouth wide, "What do you mean?"
Then Gengar's body continued to shrink in front of Fang Yan, turning into an ordinary fat man.
Fang Yan:???
Is this still possible?
"Kou Jie""
Don't you know that we Gengar all have extra-dimensional stomachs? We won't die suddenly, and we won't get fat.
"So----you said that to Latias on purpose?"
Gengar blinked and looked cute towards Fang Yan.
Fang Yan didn't want to do this. He pointed at Gengar and spoke mercilessly, "I'm telling you, you're dead, Gengar! I'll tell Latias when the time comes that you won't gain weight!"
"Kou Jie!"
Damn it! I'm going to die!
"I'm telling you, you're really finished! I told you why Latias didn't lose weight anymore. It turns out you are the culprit!"
"Kou Jie!"
No! I don't allow it!
"Okay, you scheming devil, you are dead, I tell you----you let go of my mouth, wuwuwu----hemma----hemah----"
Fang Yan and Gengar each covered their heads and returned to the village. They found a group of people gathered together. Grandpa Muzhi and Grandma Muzhi were also inside. He quickly got off Ninetales's back and walked up to ask Grandpa Muzhi: "Grandpa Muzhi, what's going on?"
Grandpa Muzhi turned around and found that it was Fang Yan. A smile appeared on his face instantly, "It's okay, it's okay. The store manager Fang Yan is back. He has a solution."
Fang Yan looked confused. Seeing a dozen pairs of eyes staring at him, he took a step back, leaned on Ninetales, and asked doubtfully, "What happened?"
Grandma Muzhi explained, "Well, isn't it your Grandma Xingzi's birthday today? The whole family came back to celebrate her, and they also brought her most beloved granddaughter. She had a Sewaddle in her hand. When she went out to play with Sewaddle just now, several Beedrill robbed her of Sewaddle."
Fang Yan looked at the cute little girl in the middle of the crowd, who was crying so hard that her tears and snot were stuck together.
"So that's how it is."
Fang Yan walked forward, came to the little girl, squatted in front of her, and said to her, "Don't worry, I will snatch Sewaddle back for you now."
"Really--really?"
"Really, can you tell me where those Beedrills robbed Sewaddles?"
The little girl wiped her nose, then wiped it on Fang Yan's hand and pointed in a direction.
Fang Yan:----
Fang Yan still had a smile on her face and touched her head, "Wait for uncle - wait a moment, big brother will get Sewaddle back for you soon."
"Hmm.
Fang Yan told people around him not to worry, then turned over and rode on Ninetales, walking in the direction pointed by the little girl.
Entering the forest, a red light flashed, Lilligant jumped out of Poké Ball, sat on Ninetales's back, and wiped the snot from Fang Yan's hands.
"Laji."
Little girls always like to cry.
Fang Yan heard this, lowered his head and patted the flowers on its head, and said with a smile, "It was the same when you were a child."
Lilligant pursed his lips and stopped talking.
"Goth."
Found it.
The voice of Gothitelle sounded, and Fang Yan looked in the direction of the voice, and found that there were indeed several Beedrill hanging Sewaddle on the tree, preparing to bully this Pokémon that they had never seen before.
"Guys, can you give me a favor and return Sewaddle to me?"
The voice of Fang Yan sounded behind the Beedrills. The Beedrills turned around and found that it was a human being, with a dangerous red light flashing in their eyes.
Beedrill has never been the gentle-tempered Pokémon. After seeing Fang Yan intruding into their territory, he raised his big needle and prepared to pounce on Fang Yan.
"Whoops."
Ninetales under Fang Yan roared, and the surrounding temperature began to rise. At the same time, a mighty Staraptor also fell from the sky, staring at them.
"So, do you want to have a fight or give it back to me?"
Beedrill were still hesitating, Ninetales directly fired Flamethrower, burning all the surrounding bushes.
Without any hesitation, the Beedrills ran away.
At the same time, many Beedrill flew out from the nearby bushes and fled in all directions.
"Haha? Did you want to attack me just now? Ninetales, good job. I'll give you some extra food when I get back."
"Whew~"
Fang Yan held Sewaddle in his arms, rode Ninetales slowly back to the village, and returned it to the little girl.
"Be sure to protect it next time."
After dinner at Grandma Xingzi's house, Fang Yan followed Grandpa Muzhi and grandma back to Twinleaf Town.
"Fang Yan Store Manager, has the matter of Pokémon Day Care been handled?"
"Yes, I've walked around a few times and already have a rough idea. I'll be ready when I go back and discuss it with Gengar and the others."
"It's good if there's progress. I'm afraid I'm wasting your time today."
"Nothing matters, it's okay to be lazy occasionally."
At the same time.
Stay away from the sea area of Sinnoh Region.
Manaphy is sitting on the head of a huge fat-headed fish, heading towards the place where he stayed when he was still a Pokémon Egg.
Sinnoh Region----Wait for me.
Manaphy thought to himself.