ps: Thanks to yangzhigang, Scarecrow, Eagle Zhou, Dengbapa, Lingsu Jushi for the reward, and thanks to Qinghuan for the monthly ticket encouragement. Well, I will go to Hangzhou on a business trip for a week tomorrow. I don’t know if I can update it in time. I’ll give it to my Taoist friends first.
Vaccination, of course, I will try my best.
Zhao Ran failed to catch the monster, and was caught by the monster and roasted a wild boar all night. He was so disgraced that he went down the mountain. However, his trip was not in vain, as he met two Taoist disciples, Zhuo Tengyun and Zhuo Tengyi.
Regarding the problem of his own bones, the two master uncles from Huayun Pavilion looked left and right for a long time, and then told him that he couldn't see clearly. It seemed that his bones were straightened a little, but not too conspicuous. In this case, the Taoist sect usually called
As a "waste root bone", it means that you may try to practice, but the effect of refining Qi is very poor. Zhao Ran must be mentally prepared for others to practice for one year while he practiced for ten years. Masters Dazhuo and Xiaozhuo persuaded Zhao Ran
However, don't take this matter seriously. There are things people do and things they don't do in life, and it does not necessarily mean that they have to enter the path of spiritual practice to be the right path.
Zhao Ran looked depressed, but actually he didn't care in his heart, but the two Taoists were more regretful than him. If Zhao Ran didn't get bone straightening after taking the Sangu Pill, it was actually not the worst situation, because
He still has a chance to try taking it a second time, but if "Zheng" develops a useless bone, it means that his last chance has been lost. The two Taoists were originally very optimistic about his formation talent, so
This is even more of a pity.
Uncles Dazhuo and Xiaozhuo passed on a set of training techniques to Zhao Ran before they left. According to them, if Zhao Ran practiced diligently, he would be able to better cooperate with him in deploying the formation. Of course, between these two
In the eyes of his uncle, Zhao Ran was destined to never pass the level of a Taoist priest.
Zhao Ran got a set of cultivation techniques that he couldn't use at all, and he was unwilling to accept it. He shamelessly asked for a Taoist book on refining magic weapons. The excuse was of course that he wanted to refine a set of array disks by himself. Maybe it was this way.
Books were not a precious thing, or perhaps it was due to the overflowing sympathy of the two master uncles. In short, Zhao Ran's request was not rejected. Master Xiao Zhuo said that he would find some books for him to send after returning to Huayun Hall.
Zhao Ran's final gain was that he confirmed the authenticity of his dream the night before. However, because he was unable to see inside, he could not see the depths of the Qi Sea for the time being.
After returning to Qianshan, Zhao Ran met Guan Er and Lu Jin who had been waiting in the village all night, and faced the questions from the two patrolmen. Of course, he did not have the shame to repeat last night's experience, he just muddled through the questions.
After passing by, Guan Er and Lu Jin were full of suspicions, but due to their identities they couldn't ask further questions, so they had to suppress their curiosity.
On the way back, the autumn rain fell again, and the three of them rushed to Yangmayi to take shelter from the rain. This time, Zhao Ran was not in the mood to chat with Li Yicheng anymore. After changing clothes and washing up, Li Yicheng served hot soup and cooked food.
Guan Er and Lu Jin were sitting in the hall eating and drinking, staring blankly at the hairy autumn rain outside the house.
Suddenly, he heard several shouts of yelling coming from outside the inn, including a woman's plea. Zhao Ran didn't pay attention at first. Later, the sound became louder and louder, so he couldn't help but get up and go out to see what was going on. Guan Er and Lu Jin quickly
He took the bamboo hat and raincoat from the hall and chased him out. He followed Zhao Ran and put on his bamboo hat and raincoat.
Outside the inn, a woman in ragged clothes was kneeling on the side of the muddy official road. She leaned forward and tried her best to protect the swaddled baby in her arms from getting wet from the rain. At the same time, she begged Li Yicheng: "My lord, please do."
Okay. My child is going to get wet. Let us go in and take shelter."
Li Yicheng said impatiently: "This is an official post. It only accepts official errands. It is not a place where you can come in. You should go elsewhere quickly and don't cause too much trouble here!"
The woman was crying: "Please, sir, the child can't bear it..."
Li Yicheng shouted: "I've made it clear to you, get out of here! There is a noble person in my station today. What will happen if you go in and bump into the noble person? Stop pestering me, otherwise you're welcome!"
Zhao Ran couldn't stand it anymore and pointed at Guan Er: "Go and tell Li Yicheng to let the mother and son in." He turned back to the main room.
Soon, the woman entered the inn with her child in her arms, but did not enter the house. She only took shelter from the rain under the eaves. The rags on her body were almost soaked and stained with mud, and she was shivering with cold.
After Li Yichen entered the room, he bent down and came to Zhao Ran, smiled and said: "Zhao Fangzhu, I am really sorry..."
Zhao Ran shook his head: "Stop talking, I understand the rules of the inn. But it's not easy for these two women. The children are still young. I can't bear to let them continue to freeze outside... You let them come in and stand there.
What's going on outside? Well, let's bring some hot soup and food."
Li Yicheng smiled and said: "You are so kind and considerate them lucky today." As he turned to make arrangements, he complained in his heart that the allowance for this month had been exceeded again.
The mother and son entered the room, first kowtowed to Zhao Ran to express their gratitude, and then sat uneasily at a square table in the corner. When the hot soup and noodles were served, they still couldn't believe it until Zhao Ran nodded again and again.
With a smile, he started to eat and drink hungrily, stuffing things into his mouth while feeding the child in his arms some soup. Zhao Ran sighed secretly in his heart.
At this moment, Zhao Ran's heart moved, and he felt that there was suddenly a hint of warm breath in the air sea three inches below his navel. This warm breath floated back and forth in the air sea, appearing and disappearing.
If you pay attention, you can hardly feel it.
Zhao Ran thought about it for a moment and figured it out. Obtaining the merit of daring to love is that simple!
When the woman was full, Zhao Ran called the woman over for questioning. Upon questioning, he found out that the woman had taken the child to Guyang County to redress her grievances. It started to rain halfway along the way, so the scene just happened.
Zhao Ran quickly asked what the injustice was, and the woman told it in detail.
This matter is very simple to say. Because last year's harvest was not good, this woman's husband borrowed money from rich households in the village to survive. However, because the interest rate was too high, he could not repay it now. The rich households have already sued the county government.
When the county government came, the officials took her husband away, and he is now in jail. This woman wanted to go to the county to complain, and ask the county magistrate to give her husband leniency.
"You said you were complaining. Where are the grievances?"
"...the county arrested my man..."
"Is it true that your family borrowed money?"
"...I borrowed five thousand dollars...but the Zhang family asked for two cents of monthly interest, which is too high!"
"Did you know that the monthly interest rate was so high when you borrowed it?... Did you know that you still borrowed it?"
"If you don't borrow it, you'll starve to death, Taoist priest. Please help me, old man, to save my boss! I'll be a cow and a horse for you!"
"Don't get excited, don't cry, talk calmly... The government has a green seedling warehouse, which is specially set up for people like you who don't accept others. Why don't you go to the green seedling warehouse to borrow money?"
The Ming Dynasty had green crop warehouses in every prefecture, specifically to provide loans to farmers who had suffered disasters or were struggling to make a living. The interest rates were also low. The amount was no more than 4% of the capital. Farmers could apply at the county government office, and the county would help with the application.
. Speaking of which, the establishment of the Qingmiao Granary was also a charitable act that the Taoists urged the imperial court to implement fifty years ago. At least half of the capital was provided by the Taoist palaces in each prefecture. This woman did not borrow the money from the Changping Granary, but borrowed it
Zhao Ran was very puzzled by loan sharking.
After the woman explained for a moment, Zhao Ran understood that there was a green crop warehouse, but it was very difficult to lend money. The time span from applying for a loan to the final payment was often quite long. It was at least a short one.
Years and a half, and it is not uncommon to wait longer than two or three years. The financial security of poor families is extremely fragile. Once difficulties occur, their families will be destroyed in a month or two, so there is no time to wait for that long.
The woman owed not much money, more than nine guans in total, of which only two guans were real capital, and the rest were loan sharks with interest. No wonder her family couldn't afford it. If it weren't for Zhao Ran, she would never be able to pay off the money in her lifetime.
, the final outcome is destined to be to sell the land and the house. If you are lucky, you will become a tenant farmer, but if you are not, your family will most likely die.
After pondering for a while, Zhao Ran took out a large silver ingot from his finger, about twenty-five taels, and handed it directly to the woman: "You take the money first. There is still something left after paying off the debt, which should be able to help your family."
It’s a good time to have some relief.”
The woman was stunned for a moment, then thanked her profusely, and knelt down to kowtow again. Zhao Ran felt that there was a hint of heat in the sea of qi, and he was inexplicably happy, secretly thinking that this was the case.
After the rain stopped, the woman left with the baby in her arms. Zhao Ran also called Guan Er and Lu Jin to his side, took out two small silver ingots from his thumb, two taels each, and rewarded them directly, saying that it was a hard trip.
, it was considered as a little drink money. Guan Er's family was rich and looked down upon these small coins, but he still accepted them respectfully. Lu Jin was beaming. He entered the Taoist temple based on his own skills. He had no background and only two taels of silver counted.
A small fortune.
Of course, Zhao Ran didn't give out rewards for no reason. He was looking for patterns to see what he could do to gain merit. After giving out the rewards, he felt carefully for a long time and found that no new merit was added to the sea of qi. The same was true for giving money.
If it was given to the woman, it would be a merit, but if it was given to Guan Er and Lu Jin, it would not be a merit. The difference was obvious at a glance, and Zhao Ran felt confident.
Zhao Ran thought about it for a moment, then rolled his eyes and focused on Li Yicheng.
"Li Cheng, come here." Zhao Ran hooked his hand at Li Yichen.
Li Yicheng was still immersed in all kinds of envy for the woman, Guan Er and Lu Jin. When he saw Zhao Ran calling him to each other, he quickly ran over and said expectantly: "I wonder what the master's orders are?
"
"Let me tell you what difficulties you have in Yangmayi."
Li Yicheng was overjoyed. He had just seen Zhao Ran's casual attitude when he took out the money, and knew that this person in front of him was a generous owner. He was not polite at all and directly revealed his difficulties. Yangmayi was the imperial court
It is under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of War and does not belong to the county establishment, so the funds cannot be supplemented by the county. And because it is not the main road of Sichuan Province, it is not taken seriously by the Ministry of War. It is a typical grandma who does not love her grandpa. Currently,
The most practical difficulty is lack of money.
Li Yicheng even pointed to the noodle cakes on the table with a grimace, saying that even these pancakes could not be afforded by his three brothers on weekdays and could only be used to serve the superiors. He continued to point to several leaky shabby houses.
, saying that because there was no money, the brothers could only find some thatch and use wet mud to patch up the houses, which would leak when it rained.
Zhao Ran thought about it for a long time. In fact, the problem is not big. It can be solved by giving money. But the key is, can you get merit by giving this kind of money? Zhao Ran thinks that it is probably not possible. Facts have also proved his guess, and he tentatively gives a
After the ingot of silver was poured out, the heat in the sea of qi did not increase at all, so the money given to Li Yicheng was considered in vain. (To be continued)