After Chen Ping'an came out of the mountain, he first went to the blacksmith shop, and when he walked across the stone arch bridge, the young man folded his hands, bowed his head and walked quickly, his expression was extremely solemn and sincere, and he said: "The old fairy has something to say, don't beat people." If you have any requests, you can give me dreams at night, and it's best not to be in the middle of the day, I'm really a little scared. ”

Fortunately, when he walked to the end of the stone bridge, Chen Ping'an was safe and sound, and the young man suddenly smiled, and went to find Master Ruan and Ruan Xiu.

The boy doesn't know what it's like to be sad.

Ruan Qiong was still entertaining Chen Ping'an under the eaves, a small bamboo chair for each person, Ruan Xiu stood behind her father, her face full of joy that could not be concealed.

Ruan Qiong saw the dusty straw sandals boy, carefully put the basket in front of him, and gently took out the cloth bag wrapped in two maps of the situation of mountains and rivers from under most of the baskets of herbs, and handed them to him, he said guiltily: " When climbing the mountain of lanterns, the mountain road was blocked by a large waterfall, I was near the deep pool under the waterfall, found a place to hide the basket, and also built a small tree frame to shelter from the wind and rain, I did not expect to climb to the top of the waterfall not long after, it rained heavily, the rain was too big, and I hurried down, the tree frame has really been crushed, the basket and cotton bag were soaked by the rain, fortunately, the two maps were wrapped in butter paper more tightly, and when the sun came out, I took it out and looked at it, but the corners of the map were a little wet, but there were still obvious traces after drying......”

Ruan Qiong opened the cloth bag and butter paper, and found that the two maps were almost intact, and the damage was negligible, besides, two copies of the map, so the Kiln Supervision and Construction Department and the Longquan County Ya had no intention of taking it back, but Ruan Qiong was unwilling to use this truth to comfort the young man, glanced at Chen Ping'an, who was standing in front of him and was uneasy, and asked: "During the rainstorm, the Longchuan Waterfall in the Pickled Mountain climbed up and down, are you looking for death?"

Chen Ping'an smiled and didn't speak.

Ruan Qiong waved his hand and motioned for the young man to sit back and not stand in front of him.

Chen Ping'an sat back on the emerald green and lovely little bamboo chair, when he returned the two maps to Master Ruan, the whole person was finally relieved, if he was not afraid of trampling the two precious maps along the way, he could save at least three or four days in and out of the mountain this time. And for so long, the young man who has always been nostalgic for the old is actually a little reluctant to the two maps deep down, whenever the weather is sunny and he looks far away, Chen Ping'an likes to choose a place with the widest field of vision, and then spread out the two maps, raise his eyes to look at the mountains and rivers, retract his gaze and look down at the map.

For more than half a month, Chen Ping'an has never felt so fulfilled.

Ruan Qiong suddenly threw the two maps to Chen Ping'an gently, "The chair is not bad, go back and make two more, and the map will be regarded as a reward and given to you." ”

Although Ruan Qiong still doesn't like this boy from Mud Bottle Alley, Ruan Qiong is not enough to completely deny Chen Ping'an because of this.

Ruan Qiong could fully imagine the scene, in a torrential rain, a thin young man who was anxious to go down the waterfall, just to look at the map to feel at ease.

Of course, in Ruan Qiong's eyes, this kind of behavior is not heroic at all, on the contrary, it is very stereotypical and pedantic.

To tell the truth, compared with this bitter teenager, Ruan Qiong admires Song Jixin, the prince of Dali who knows how to judge the situation at a young age, or Liu Xianyang, who is cheerful by nature and has no worries about everything, even if it is the sharp-edged Ma Kuxuan, there are many merits, even if it is Zhao Xuan, a reading seed who has followed Qi Jingchun since childhood, he is not as rigid and unenlightened as Chen Ping'an.

The reason why he temporarily changed his mind and gave the map to Chen Ping'an was actually determined to draw a line with this young man, the blacksmith shop could accept him as a sword-casting apprentice, but he would definitely not become his own founding disciple, and in the future, he would protect the mountain he bought according to his promise, but this kid definitely didn't want to have anything to do with his daughter.

In fact, in the final analysis, Ruan Qiong did not despise Chen Ping'an because of his background, but because he was different and did not conspire with each other.

Ruan Qiong's apprentice must be his fellow practitioners, and both parties are also teachers and friends, and they can join hands to create a thousand-year-old prosperity for the sect, so it is extremely important to have the same temperament.

Chen Ping'an naturally didn't know that Master Ruan's thoughts had come full circle, and the young man just caught the map, held it in his arms, and asked, "The superintendent over there won't have any ideas?"

Ruan Qiong sneered: "At least for sixty years, I will be the emperor of this Longquan County, so my rules are the greatest. ”

Ruan Xiu muttered: "Dad, how can you be such a person who puts gold on your face." ”

Ruan Qiong turned a deaf ear to his daughter's demolition, and said in a deep voice to Chen Ping'an: "Let's get down to business, which five mountains did you choose in the end?"

Chen Ping'an subconsciously sat up straight, "Around Shenxiu Mountain, I chose three, Baoqi Mountain, Caiyun Peak, and Xiancao Mountain. ”

Ruan Qiong nodded, "The vision is not bad, Baoqi Mountain occupies a large area, ranking among the best among more than sixty mountains, and it is not an empty shelf." If I hadn't considered it for the future mountain protection array, I would have given up Hengli Peak and chose Baoqi Mountain, after all, in these thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, unless the mountain god is in charge or has a secret treasure, whoever occupies a larger territory will have more aura, and will definitely take advantage of it. ”

"Xiancao Mountain is the only feng shui treasure that is expected to give birth to the charm of plants and trees, but unfortunately the place is too small, even if there is one, the roots and feet and the quality should not be too good, the reason is very simple, how to raise a big dragon in a small pond. As for Caiyun Peak, it is relatively ordinary, except for the high terrain and beautiful scenery, it is not of much benefit to the cultivation, unless you have the ability to get the Yungen Stone from Yunxia Mountain and place it in a few mountain caves of Caiyun Peak, it may be a good deal. ”

"Haven't you been to the lake in Huanghu Mountain?"

Ruan Qiong's last question made Chen Ping'an stunned, "I've seen it." ”

"You go on, what are the other two mountains?"

Ruan Qiong stopped at the point, did not continue the previous topic, and was already benevolent and righteous, and did not continue to leak the mysteries.

Because the small lake of Huanghu Mountain has the same thing as Xiancao Mountain, the difference is that Xiancao Mountain is expected to appear in the charm of plants and trees, and Huanghu Mountain is entrenched in a well-sized python, which is a veritable "head snake", but it is a regrettable defeat in the "battle for water" with a small loach, and it has lost the opportunity of the avenue that is close at hand.

But the wonder of the avenue is that there is no peerless road, now the Lizhu Cave is broken and falling, the golden carp that was caught by the Dragon King Basket to take away the Great Sui, the fire dragon that turned into the bracelet on Ruan Xiu's wrist, the loach next to Liu Zhimao, the Zhenjun of the Intercepted River, the wooden dragon that was put the finishing touch by Zhao Xuan, plus the earthy yellow four-legged snake that desperately wanted to follow Wang Zhu, these five gadgets are the five great opportunities that have really accumulated when the Lixiao Zhu Cave is about to die in three thousand years, as for those who raise sword gourds, Magic weapons such as the Demon Mirror, of course, are certainly not bad, but they are still much inferior to those five living blessings and fortunes.

And the big python in Huanghu Mountain is now a blessing in disguise, with a radius of thousands of miles, and no opponent can wrestle with it, becoming the overlord of one side in one fell swoop. In the future, once the mountain god and river god settle in it, as long as this python is more interesting, he can be recruited by one of them to his command, and after obtaining the official talisman of the Dali court, maybe it will be a smooth road from now on, and he will really embark on the road of cultivation.

Chen Ping'an said: "I plan to buy Zhenzhu Mountain and Luoluo Mountain. ”

Ruan Qiong was stunned, and asked curiously: "Zhenzhu Mountain is just that, it's just a spring money, it can be said that it is difficult to buy a good heart." It stands to reason that this mountain is located on the southwest border of Longquan County, Dali, according to your itinerary, you must have never been there, and it was a forbidden mountain in Dali before, so you chose it with a name?"

Chen Ping'an was a little embarrassed and unwilling to say the reason.

At that time, Chen Ping'an was spreading the map, hesitating which mountain to choose, but a bird flew overhead, and actually pulled a piece of on the situation map. Chen Ping'an didn't think much about it, so he resolutely chose Luoluo Mountain, regardless of whether the name of the mountain was bad or not.

Old man Yao once said that there are gods between mountains and rivers.

So Chen Ping'an regarded it as a hint from the mountain god.

Ruan Qiong thought for a while, "It's not impossible to choose Luoluo Mountain. Then it's decided, Luoluo Mountain, Baoqi Mountain, Xiancao Mountain, Caiyun Peak, Zhenzhu Mountain. Five mountains, three hundred years, during which time you can hollow out and remove all the peaks, and no one will stop you. Everything produced on the mountain, whether it is the elixir of plants and trees, or birds and beasts, or even the secret treasures obtained by chance, all belong to the name of the person who drew on the contract of the Dali Mountains and Rivers. ”

Chen Ping'an nodded and said, "Understood." ”

Ruan Qiong said patiently: "The things that need to be paid attention to, one is that before you die, you must inform the Dali Imperial Court through the Longquan County Ya that you need to change the name of one or some individuals who inherit the five mountains. Of course, there will be a secret file stored in the Dali Household Department, and you can write down an inheritance beneficiary under each of the five mountains under your name, in order to make a will for fear that you will die suddenly one day and will not be able to explain the aftermath before you die. Another is that in three hundred years, if you want to sell the mountain, you can't decide anytime and anywhere, you must go through the nod and promise of at least three forces on the side of the Dali Mansion, and the transaction can only be realized, and I don't recommend you to sell these mountains, because no matter what kind of high price you sell, you will find yourself selling at a loss in the end. ”

Although Ruan Qiong is a military saint sitting on one side, he and a young man in the alley who has suddenly become rich and noble, discussing affairs on an equal footing, which seems absurd, but in fact it is very reasonable. When it comes to the great cause of founding the mountain and establishing the faction, as well as the opportunity for his own daughter's preaching, Ruan Qiong can't be allowed to talk bitterly, and he can't wait to explain the truth to the young man in front of him little by little.

Ruan Qiong asked, "Chen Ping'an, is there anything you want to ask?"

Chen Ping'an shook his head and smiled: "It's gone." ”

Ruan Qiong nodded and said: "Then let's do it first, I estimate that you still have some copper coins left, and I'll help you pay attention to the shop transactions in the town when you go back, you can also take the opportunity to start, but you can't chew more and chew more, in the future, the forces in the town will be mixed, you can buy one or two time-honored shops with relatively thick foundations." ”

Chen Ping'an's face turned slightly red, "Thank you, Master Ruan." ”

Ruan Qiong laughed at himself: "The gentleman is virtuous, and the villain is cherished." ”

Chen Ping'an was a little puzzled, because he didn't understand what this sentence meant.

Ruan Qiong waved his hand to rush to the people: "Busy with you, don't care about these disease-free moans, not to mention that you are young, you have not reached the point where you can talk about your mind and realm." ”

Chen Ping'an stood up, picked up the basket, and suddenly heard Ruan Qiong say a clueless digression, "After Mr. Qi leaves, occasionally miss Mr. Qi, of course there is no problem, human nature, but don't let yourself fall into it, let alone think about getting to the bottom of it." When you buy five hills and one or two shops, you will be able to lie down comfortably and collect money, marry a wife and have children, and spread out your branches, which can be regarded as honoring your ancestors. Whether I, Ruan Qiong, or the Dali Imperial Court, will take care of you and your family business. Just like your name, peace and security are more important than anything else, and it is not without opportunities to say when you will come to work and embark on the path of cultivation in the future. ”

Chen Ping'an left silently.

After the boy left the shop, Ruan Xiu sat on a bamboo chair and asked, "Dad, what do you mean by that?"

Ruan Qiong said indifferently: "It means that a villain whose ideological realm is not as good as a gentleman will only think about getting a comfortable place." ”

Ruan Xiu said strangely: "What's wrong with this, I can't find fault with the land again, why can't I find fault with it, why is it a villain? Who said this, I don't think it's reasonable." ”

Ruan Qiong's face was gloomy, and he said softly: "So the Confucian sage said again, my heart is my hometown." ”

Ruan Xiu exhaled angrily: "Scholars are really annoying, all the truths in the world have been told to them!"

Ruan Qiong said earnestly: "Xiuxiu, this is not a reason why you don't like to read." ”

The ponytail girl pretended to be surprised, and hurriedly got up and said, "Dad, why did I suddenly have a lot of strength, then I will strike iron." ”

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Chen Ping'an rushed to Yang's shop, and gave most of the basket of various herbs to a shopkeeper, weighing two catties, Chen Ping'an got two taels of silver, in fact, many rare herbs are considered to be half sold by Chen Ping'an and half given to the shop, some of the young shopkeepers can't recognize the herbs that don't know the goods, in fact, they are important medicinal materials that the old man Yang values a lot, and these flowers and plants are really valuable good things.

But Chen Ping'an went into the mountains this time, picking and picking medicines was a convenient one, and he didn't think about making money at all, in fact, after Chen Ping'an learned to go into the mountains to burn charcoal, he sold medicine to the shop guys in the Yang family's shop almost every time, except for selling it to the honest man named Li Er in the store, and the rest dozens of times, all of them were losses.

Old man Yang will never collect Chen Ping'an's medicinal materials, if Chen Ping'an dares to give them to the shop, he will be thrown on the street by Old Man Yang, but if he sells them to the guys in the store or sits in the restaurant, then no matter what outrageous price, the eccentric old man Yang will ignore it.

This time, Chen Ping'an did not see Old Man Yang.

After walking out of the shop, Chen Ping'an found that many people were talking about it on the road, saying that there was something big on the side of the twelve-legged crab archway. It is said that it is the old supervisor of the official, the Lord Song who paid for the construction of the covered bridge before leaving office, returned to the town in style, and this time it is a great identity in the Ministry of Rites, with a group of officials with a majestic face, and he fell in love with the words of the four plaques in the crab workshop, after all, they are all scholars, it is understandable, but for some reason, after the Inspector of the Office got the news, he immediately went into the mountain with his buttocks, and notified the little Wu who originally planned to go to the Far Curtain Peak to check the logging matters, and then the God of Wealth took his staff and officials out of the mountain in a hurry, stopping the officialdom old-timer Lord Song and his party。

Chen Ping'an, who had nothing to do, walked along the flow of people to the archway building, standing far away outside the crowd.

I saw that under the square plaque of the archway, eight ladders were erected, and there were ladders on the left and right sides of a plaque. But at the moment, only on the left and right of the "Don't give up" plaque, there were two Confucian scholars with a huge age difference, and the eldest of them was bowing his head, as if he was speaking harshly to someone at his feet, reprimanding him with the official words of Dali outside.

Someone patted Chen Ping'an's shoulder and said with a smile: "Chen Ping'an, it's such a coincidence, you also watch the excitement?"

Chen Ping'an turned his head and saw that it was the young man with a small vermilion mole in the center of his eyebrows, and he was really a little afraid of his chatter, so he said: "Just take a look, it seems that I can't understand what they say, so I'll go home immediately." ”

The elegant and delicate young man smiled: "Don't, you don't understand, I can explain it to you, this matter is interesting, if you miss it, you will definitely regret it in the future! Your small town parent official Lord Wu Yuan, at this time there is a conflict with the higher rank of the Ministry of Rites, the one standing on the stairs is the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, and he is a serious minister. On the one hand, it is estimated that it is the former supervisor of the old seniority, Lord Song, who patted his chest with someone about the plaque and invited merit, saying that he would keep the plaque for your old man, and send it back to your old home, and he didn't dare to say it, and it would definitely be a nail in the coffin when it was sent to the yamen of the Ministry of Rites, so this time he became the Langzhong of the five products, so this time the masters of the Ministry of Rites took advantage of the matter of sealing the mountain god and the river god, and came to collect things in the name of the right. On the other hand, it is Xiao Wu, who regards all the treasures of the town as his own forbidden belly, how can he agree when he hears that someone wants to take away the few precious old objects left in the town? Take a step back and say, even if he is willing to pinch his nose and suffer from this nest, but you must know that there are so many old foxes with four surnames and ten clans, and they are holding back bad jokes next to him, if he pretends to be a grandson at this time, it is estimated that it will be difficult to become the grandfather of those big clan portals in the future. The site selection of the two temples of civil and military affairs, which was already not smooth, must be yellow. ”

Chen Ping'an listened carefully to the young man's explanation and asked, "Who are you? How do you know so much?"

The young man stretched out a finger, pointed at himself, and said with a smile: "I? haha, I'm not an official of the Dali Imperial Court." My surname is Cui Mingyun, and the characters are relatively rare and difficult to write, and it is very troublesome, so you don't have to worry about it. ”

Chen Ping'an looked into the young man's eyes.

The young man looked calm and said with a smile: "I'm older than you, so you can call me Uncle Cui." ”

Chen Ping'an smiled.

The young man also laughed, rubbing his cheeks lightly with his hands, "It's okay, I still have a nickname, it should be easier to shout, it's called Xiuhu." ”