After the clouds cleared and the rain finished, Zhao Ran asked with satisfaction: "How did it go?"
Zhou Yumo rested his head on Zhao Ran's arm, eyes half-closed, and asked lazily: "What's wrong with you today? You're always not right? Especially at the beginning, how far did you go?"
Zhao Ran scratched his head in embarrassment: "It's all the fault of this formation..."
"What about breaking the magic circle... By the way, the black armored turtle I gave you, when do you plan to go to Master Cai to refine the medicine?"
Zhao Ran was angry: "What do you mean? Dislike me?"
Zhou Yumo rolled his eyes: "You are overthinking. This is a sign of lack of confidence. Just discuss the matter and ask questions."
Zhao Ran thought for a while and said: "I plan to put the black-armored turtle in the northeast corner of the back mountain. There is a cold pool there, which is suitable for its habits. When it is free in two days, I will go find Uncle Cai."
Zhou Yumo hummed, half-turned around, his snow-white back pressed tightly against Zhao Ran's chest, causing Zhao Ran to move again, but Zhou Yumo slapped him away: "Be honest and rest for a while!"
Zhao Ran took a deep breath and said, "Shall we practice dual cultivation?"
"Um?"
"Let's have a couple's ceremony and get married, right?"
"No!"
"ah?"
"I heard that your marriage was repudiated by the Maoshan Pan family? Is it because of this that you feel unhappy? So you are planning to make amends with me?"
"What are you talking about? Their family regretted their marriage, and it was too late for me to be happy. It was precisely because of this incident that I discovered that it is difficult to make the decision on the matter of dual cultivation. If I don't take advantage of you and me, I can get it done quickly.
, who knows what else will happen in the future? Look at how miserable Senior Brother Jing is. I don’t want to be like him and spend my whole life with someone I don’t like! Why do you say that to me?”
"Okay! Are you kidding me? Are you still angry?"
"Then what do you mean? Do you agree or not?"
"No!"
"Why?"
"I don't want to get married, and I don't want to be restrained. My spiritual practice tells me that following my heart, being free, and doing whatever I want is the most suitable path for me. When I want to be with you, come and see you.
, when you get tired of watching it, go travel around the world. The word love can be released or taken away. This is the true forgetfulness of love."
"are you serious?"
"certainly."
"Then what should I do?"
"Just do whatever you want, just do whatever you want. If you want to find someone to practice dual cultivation, just go find someone and don't think about me. When you miss me, give me the flying talisman and I'll come over and see you when I'm free.
you."
"What's the point?"
"I've thought about it over and over in the past few years. I can't be hindered by my path, and I don't want to be hindered by others. It's that simple."
Zhao Ran's heart suddenly sank. He turned his head and looked at Zhou Yumo blankly without saying a word.
Zhou Yumo turned around, looked at Zhao Ran, and smiled slightly: "Isn't it okay if I make you a wife who doesn't need a name? Don't worry, I will not look for anyone in my life, only you, and I will never
I'll betray you, okay?"
Seeing that Zhao Ran remained silent, Zhou Yumo said again: "Zhiran, how about I help you to marry me, Senior Sister Song?"
Zhao Ran smiled bitterly: "Pull her down, she is obsessed with the Cheng Dong family, what are you trying to do?"
"Isn't the Chengdong family the same as Zhao Zhiran? Isn't Zhao Zhiran the Chengdong family?"
"What? You recruited me?"
"Do you need me to make irresponsible remarks? When Senior Sister Song arrived at Beiminghai, she asked me directly, why do you think you are your boss one moment and Zhao Zhiran the next... I'm serious, do you want to marry Senior Sister Song? I told her
As soon as I say it, she will definitely agree, but if you wear the mask and magic weapon of the Chengdong family, the effect will be better! Moreover, Senior Sister Song knows about you and me, and she will probably turn a blind eye to our meeting in the future..."
Seeing Zhou Yumo talking more and more energetically, Zhao Ran was speechless. When she finished speaking, Zhao Ran said angrily: "If you don't want to get married, why don't you get married? Why are you so busy pushing me to others?"
Zhou Yumo stretched out his arm from the quilt, grabbed Zhao Ran's earlobe, bit it gently and said: "Don't worry, I really have a clear idea, and you are the only one in my heart!"
Zhao Ran was speechless: "Anyway, I won't marry Senior Sister Song. If you don't want to get married, I'll hold you back. There are many people who want to marry me. Just wait and cry!"
Zhou Yumo stretched out: "It's not too late for me to be happy for you. I will definitely attend your double cultivation ceremony and send you blessings."
Zhao Ran was angry and funny. He turned Zhou Yumo over and slapped her on the buttocks: "I have convinced you! How did you become like this? Are you still the Zhou Yumo I know?"
"What you can't get is the best. I don't want to be a family man, and I want to be the fairy in your heart! Okay, let's get dressed... Where are my dirty clothes? Where did they go?"
"I don't know... Oops, don't wear it yet, do it again!"
"Hey? Where did you go?"
"Mistake, mistake, sorry!"
…
Since then, Zhao Ran has been in Baima Courtyard, handling official duties during the day and doing repairs every now and then at night. The butcher and Rich Shen have officially settled in Hongyuan as Zhao Ran promised.
Visit the shops and restaurants, and at the same time designate the butcher’s butcher’s shop as the meat supplier of Baimayuan, and place the New Year’s banquet of Baimayuan in Rich Master Shen’s restaurant.
Such a life is very carefree and comfortable. It can be called the most comfortable time for Zhao Ran in the two years since he took charge of Hongyuan. Sometimes he feels that, as Zhou Yumo said, what is not available is the best. Every time
Gathering with Zhou Yumo is particularly cherished and extremely memorable.
In the blink of an eye, it was the twenty-fifth year of Jiajing. After Zhao Ran hosted several fast festivals in succession, the latest Jiajing twenty-fourth year of the world's trust book was sent to Baimayuan. Zhao Ran saw this "lifetime favorite" again,
Beautifully lying on the bed and reading.
Zhou Yumo twisted his neck, got into Zhao Ran's arms, and started watching with Zhao Ran.
"Three hundred and twenty-five thousand eight hundred gui, is this a lot or a little?"
"The horizontal comparison is not much, but the vertical comparison is quite a lot."
"What's the meaning?"
"Compared with other county hospitals, it is still not good. It is still in the bottom group of Ming Dynasty. Of course, it is no longer at the bottom. But compared with last year, it has increased by one and a half times! But it is still a bit small.
Unfortunately, the per capita growth is less than 30%. This is due to too much new population, and also due to the fact that 8,000 people in Qionghe Department were brought under the rule of Baimayuan at the end of the year. I believe next year will be better."
"It's so complicated... Isn't it boring to just do the math?"
"This is a major matter related to the trustworthiness of our Zongsheng Hall, and it is not boring at all. You see, the trustworthiness of the entire Song Domain is 946,000 Gui, an increase of 60% from last year, an increase of 360,000 Gui.
This means that the Zongsheng Hall can allocate another 560,000 Gui worth of trust this year. Adding the 340,000 Gui retained last year, the total is 900,000, which can be used to consecrate a great mage. This great mage is
You, when you break through, we don’t have to go to other gyms to borrow our trust.”
"Thank you very much, Abbot Zhao. I gather with you this time and my mind is clear. Maybe I can break through in two years."
"So powerful? A thirty-one or two-year-old archmage? It's unbelievable! But you should be careful outside. The tree is big and attracts wind. Don't be targeted by the Buddhist sect. Back then, the Buddhist sect had a lot of energy and brains to kill Master Chu Tian."
"I understand. By the way, where did Senior Sister Zheng become the abbot?"
Zhao Ran pointed to Guishouyuan in Xiaohe County under the Hongyuan listed in the trust book: "Here, the abbot of Guishouyuan."
Zhou Yumo looked at it, curled his lips and said: "It's far worse than you, only 183,000 Gui."