Zhao Ran came out of Song Zhiyuan's dormitory and bumped into Zhong Tengyun of the prison. This was the person in charge of Wujiyuan. It was rare to see him, so he quickly stood aside with his head bowed and said respectfully, "I have seen the prison."
Zhong Tengyun caught a glimpse of Zhao Ran and remembered that this person was brought here by the great alchemist Chu Yangcheng. He couldn't help but ask: "Are you Zhao Ran? How are you doing recently?"
Zhao Ran replied: "With the Labor Prison's concern, Zhao Ran will be fine."
Zhong Tengyun nodded: "Working in a private housing? Are you still used to it?"
Zhao Ran said: "It has been more than four months since we cleaned the house, and now we have moved the dining room."
Zhong Tengyun said "Hmm" and said, "That's good. It's easy to take care of. If you have any trouble, come to me."
This was a polite word from a superior. It did not mean that you could go to him for help if you really encountered difficulties. Zhao Ran understood this completely and thanked him immediately.
Zhong Tengyun had something to do, so he casually comforted Zhao Ran with a few words, and then hurried to Jiaziju where the abbot lived.
The abbot was pruning flowers and plants in the flower bed of Jiaziju. When he saw Zhong Tengyun's irritable look, he couldn't help but frown and said: "Be calm and calm when facing important events! How can you still be rough-tempered after being a monk for so many years?"
The prisoner said "yes", then swallowed the words forcibly, and accompanied the abbot to cut a few autumn orchid leaves together, and then used a watering can to suck up the leaves, and then said: "Abbott, Jian Ji is watching the visitor, and he wants to be there."
White Horse Mountain convened a grand Dharma meeting, not only to discuss the matter of repelling Buddhism, but also to re-deploy the White Horse Mountain formation."
The abbot said "Oh" and asked: "Someone is coming from Lushan? But I don't know which real person is coming down the mountain?"
"I heard that they follow true people."
The abbot said happily: "Zhang Yangming? It seems that the general view attaches great importance to this matter and actually sent him here."
"Yes, Xuanyuan Guan has issued an edict, asking all the palaces, courtyards, pavilions and pavilions in Sichuan Province to send people to Baima Mountain to wait for the orders of the real person."
"In matters of fighting, the palace has its own responsibility. Our palace will try our best to provide the necessary supplies for the formation... What, do you want to go?"
Zhong Tengyun was a little hesitant and said: "Well, after all, it's the General Guan who came and Xuanyuan Guan issued the edict. Our Wujiyuan can't seem too negligent, can we?"
The abbot smiled half-heartedly and stared at Zhong Tengyun for a moment: "I know what you are thinking, but if you listen to my advice, it's okay not to take advantage of this opportunity."
Zhong Tengyun was puzzled: "Why is this?"
"A true person is strict and can't tolerate sand in his eyes. If he is served well, he will be fine. If there is any mistake, it will cause trouble."
"But... what does the abbot mean?"
"Let someone else go! If it's done well, it's the credit of Wujiyuan. You are the prisoner, and you can't escape this benefit. If something goes wrong, it won't have anything to do with you. If the real person who follows the path is blamed, someone else will take the blame.
Of course, if you really want to go, you must be fully prepared and make sure you don't make any mistakes."
Zhong Tengyun was silent for a long time, nodded slowly, and said: "Just listen to the abbot's words... In the abbot's opinion, who is the right person to send?"
The abbot yawned: "Well, you decide for yourself."
"How is Jia Zhichong? He is the oldest, so he is calm and mellow, so he will not miss his job. Furthermore, Zhike is the first of the eight deacons, which is enough to show that we attach great importance to Wujiyuan..."
The abbot waved his hand and said impatiently: "I'm tired, you can figure it out yourself."
Zhong Tengyun said "yes" and exited Jiaziju.
Not to mention that Zhong Tengyun went to the living room to arrange the trip to Baima Mountain with the guest Jia Zhichong, but Zhao Ran did not report to the dining room immediately after leaving the backyard, but went straight to the back mountain.
Of course it was a good thing that he didn't have to continue cleaning, but he had to inform Lao Dao quickly and settle Lao Dao's salary at the same time.
Zhao Ran passed through the cloud viewing platform and followed the path to Qingtan. There was no one at the Qingtan. He came to the top of the cliff again and did not see the old road. When he turned around to Qingtan, when he was about to wait, he saw branches on the thatched roof.
There was a piece of paper stamped on it. Zhao Ran took it off and took a look. There were a few lines of words written crookedly on the paper, which was exactly the handwriting of the veteran:
"You brat, I heard that you don't have to do the cleaning anymore. Congratulations! I have something to do, so I'll take the first step. The salary is 8,300 yuan. I calculated it very clearly. I'll leave it with you for now and pick it up when I have time.
, you must not be greedy. I gave you the hut and the fishing rod, so I packed them up and kept them in mind. There is something strange about your broken belt, but I can’t figure it out even though I’m an experienced person. I’ll talk about it in the future. Also,
Now that you have entered the Taoist sect, just read some Taoist books and don't go around fooling around all day long. By the way, treat the old donkey kindly. That's it, let's go!"
Zhao Ran looked at the paper, took a deep breath, and secretly laughed and cursed: "Who has been dawdling all day long? This old man has no shame in saying this!" After looking at the broken thatched hut and the fishing rod leaning against the hut,
He shook his head and said to himself: "Who cares about your rags? You can give them away when they are lost!" He read the old Taoist's handwriting several times again, and felt a burst of contempt: "You have learned so many heavenly words from me, but you can actually give them away!"
Still no progress!”
Standing on the bank of the pond, Zhao Ran's eyes were slightly red, and he couldn't help but think again, this old man is obviously uneducated, but he still learns how to write letters from others, and he doesn't even say a word before leaving. Look, this letter is written in a vulgar way.
It's unbearable.
Zhao Ran stayed by the pond for who knows how long. He cleaned up the dead grass that had fallen on the hut, put the broken fishing rod in place, and then turned around and left.
He had just left the private house at this time and had not yet reported to Li Fantou in the dining room. He was not restrained for the time being, so he greeted the Fangtang pyrotechnical layman who was on duty at the entrance of Wujiyuan and went down the mountain gate.
Because of Wujiyuan, there are often carts and small merchants selling groceries at the gate of the mountain, and there is even a tea shop on the roadside. Zhao Ran found a cart and spent five taels of silver to pull him directly.
The donkey was bought for five taels of silver per donkey. Zhao Ran was obviously treated as a mutton and was brutally slaughtered.
But Zhao Ran didn't take it to heart. Ever since he entered Wujiyuan, he had become accustomed to being slaughtered like a sheep. Who said that Taoist priests and Huoju were regarded as being taken advantage of by merchants?
He led the donkey up the mountain, entered Wuji Courtyard, took it to the trough house, and told the trough owner his purpose. Seeing that Zhao Ran had replaced the old and worn-out donkey with a strong donkey, the trough owner agreed happily.
From today on, the old donkey belongs to Zhao Ran, but it is still fostered in the trough. Zhao Ran still has to pay the trough's daily maintenance fee of ten cents.
"Brother Donkey, Brother Donkey, I committed a crime and ran away, leaving us here to depend on each other. But you don't have to be sad. It's definitely better to follow me than to follow that guy! From today on, we don't have to go cleaning the house. You
He will be born and raised here. He will eat and drink well. Let’s raise his hair to be shiny and his flesh to be fat. When the guy comes back, let him have a look and let him be envious and jealous!”
"Angang——"
After finishing his chores, Zhao Ran carried the parcel and reported to Li Fantou in the dining room. Li Fantou's name is Li Zhiwen. According to the rules of the Taoist sect, anyone who has received an ultimatum must be listed in the Taoist list.
The basis for the name is the generation of names. There is a generation in a Taoist sect every twenty years. Anyone who enters a Taoist sect within these 20 years, as long as they receive the ultimatum, is a member of the same generation. This generation of Taoist priests is called the "zhi generation", which is taken from
The word "zhi" in the eight words "Lulu Tiaoyang, Yunteng Zhiyu" needs to be added with the word "zhi" in the middle of the name. If Zhao Ran can become a serious Taoist priest who receives the ultimatum within two years, then he will also follow this example and change his name.
For "Zhao Zhiran".
Of course, this generational rule is only limited to the Taoist Shifang Jungle, but in the Zisun Temple, the descendants are sorted according to the name of the first master they worship, which is also based on these eight characters.
Compared with Zhou Zhixiu, the head of the house, Li Zhiwen is obviously much richer. The two fat patches on his cheeks are shiny and swaying when he walks. Guo Caitou of the kitchen is ready to return to his hometown and go down the mountain, and gradually fades away from daily affairs.
, so the dining room and kitchen are both hosted by Li Zhiwen.
Li Zhiwen asked Zhao Ran to find a place to stay first, and told him to go to the kitchen of the dining hall to do some work one hour before dinner, and then Shi Shiran went.
The fire workers in the dining room and kitchen room share a small courtyard, but because there are fewer people, it is much more spacious than the clean room and the private room. There are three people in the dining room and four people in the kitchen room, so the total number is only seven
There are two people in the room, so basically two people share a room, and Zhang Ze from the kitchen room even occupies the room in the middle of the north.