Chapter 127: Mother's Dowry
Lu Qingyuan has a good talent, and he has a martial arts foundation himself. She practiced according to the water Xuanzhen Qi, and in just five days, she reached a level close to that of "Xuanyin Secret Urn".
It seems that it is not difficult for her to step into the fetus in ten days. β
In Ren Hong's mind, Lu Qingyuan was about to enter the realm of innate martial artists. You have to teach the immortal method by yourself, and it is logical to step into the innate step. It's just that I didn't expect her progress to be so fast.
"Looking at it this way, I'm going to give her an initiation gift. β
If Lu Qingyuan can really take charge of the Ziyang Cave Heaven, he will become an ally of Kunlun. Then her attitude can affect a good part of Kunlun, and it will be of great help to Ren Hong in charge of Lotus Mountain Beppu.
Ren Hong whispered to himself: "Her most suitable magic weapon is nothing more than the treasure of the stars." However, among the many magic weapons, the price of the star magic weapon has always been high. And even if she stepped into the realm of fetal breath, she didn't have much mana......"
Fairy: "Look, you can just get her a storage artifact." β
"Whatever? That's not a ......" Ren Hongmo rubbed the Xuanwu ring on his finger: "How can a casually replaced magic weapon be worth a few favors? It's best to find a magic weapon similar to my white jade Ruyi, which has great potential and can be promoted to a magic weapon. In this way, when she uses this magic weapon in the future, she will remember my original grace of entering the Dao. Such...... Favors are useful. β
"Then it's not easy to arrange the price, and it's hard to find the right magic weapon. β
"Not only is it a magic weapon with high potential, but I also plan to help her refine it myself. "Ren Hong can deduce the Xuan Forbidden on his own, and the only thing he lacks is the treasure of heaven and earth.
Closing his eyes, he used Tianyan arithmetic to calculate. After three sets of big calculations, Ren Hong found a little eyebrows.
The magic weapon materials suitable for Lu Qingyuan should start with Li Fan.
Look at the sky, when he first entered, Ren Hong went to Li's house to look for Li Fan.
It happened that Li Fan was depressed and sneaked out of the house to drink flower wine. Seeing Ren Hong coming to find him, he immediately patted his chest and responded.
"Immortal Chang wants to choose the jade embryo material, don't worry, this matter will be left to me!" Li Fan: "Dongyao City, I am familiar with it." β
As he spoke, he took Ren Hong to the most famous Yuxuan Hutong in the city.
"Hey, Ren Hong, don't you ask him about his marriage to Zhang Qinglan? That great disciple of the founding mountain is your Taoist heir. β
"What do I care about other people's affairs? Everything goes naturally, if you really have a relationship with me, you will come under my door. β
But Ren Hong didn't ask, Li Fan asked him for advice: "The immortal chief is proficient in immortal arts, I wonder if you can help me calculate the marriage?"
"Marriage, why are you interested in this?" Ren Hong seemed to smile: "I thought that according to your character, you would have to play for a few more years." β
"My father and mother can't bear it. In the past two days, the old mother of the family has invited a statue of Bodhisattva and wants to ask for the third generation of my family. β
"She doesn't want to think about it-" Li Fan complained to Ren Hong: "I'll make a few concubines now, and go back and wait for the main room to enter the door, isn't that a slap in the face?"
Ren Hong showed a look of approval. This is really going to be with Zhang Qinglan, isn't it a scourge to others?
He pondered for a moment, and seemed to have realized: "Your mother is not a person who is not rude, has she already started to think about a suitable wife for you?"
"I'm looking for it, and my father's ......" Li Fan sighed, stopped talking, and looked depressed.
The Li family was also an official eunuch, but it was only because of the chaos of the kings of the court that they deliberately avoided trouble. Now that the general trend has been set, the new emperor is gradually sitting on the dragon chair, and then the Li family should consider how to run the family business and re-enter the imperial court.
Li Yuanwai is self-aware and knows that his official fortune is extinct. The second son didn't learn or know how to do it, and he didn't even pass the exam, let alone count on it. His hope is the youngest son, and he hopes that the younger son will re-enter the court as an official and revitalize the Li family.
The Zhang family asserted that the three-year filial piety period had expired and was preparing to return to Beijing as an official. However, when he re-entered the officialdom, how many grades of officials should he be, whether he was a Beijing official or a foreign official?
Although Zhang Yuan's brother-in-law is currently in the court, he is also the emperor's descendant, and Jane is in the emperor's heart, but who doesn't want to be motivated?
At this time, Zhang Yuan took a fancy to the political resources left by Li Fan's grandfather.
The Li family was implicated that year, except for the youngest son, who escaped, the others have been wiped out. But Li Fan's grandfather's former students and some relatives and friends are now in high positions and can help Zhang Yuan return to the dynasty.
The Li family and the Zhang family married, and one could use the power of his in-laws to form a shelter, and wait for his youngest son to grow up and re-enter the court. A person who can borrow the connections of his in-laws back then to lay the foundation for his entry into Beijing.
The two hit it off.
And this is not the decision of the two wives, it is the plan of the two masters. When the two heads of the family negotiate properly, not to mention the two parties, even the two wives will not object.
And Mother Li is quite satisfied with Zhang Qinglan, and she is already planning to make this marriage. As for the so-called Bodhisattva statue, it is also for Li Fan and Zhang Qinglan. The two families plan to carry out three media and six hires this year, and wait for the official marriage of the bride next year. When the time comes, a big fat grandson will be born, so that the second son will have incense to inherit the family business, and the younger son will be helped by the Zhang Mansion as an official.
Ren Hong turned these things around in his mind, and he had some understanding of Li Fan's depression.
This is similar to his own situation back then, he faced a noble-born official daughter as a businessman. And this daughter married for another purpose, not really to herself. In the future, the life of the couple will inevitably be difficult.
After thinking about it, Ren Hong said: "I am not afraid of the son of a merchant as an official, and it is not too late for you to learn now." People are still in their seventies and can still gain fame, but can't you succeed? If you take a fame test, at least your Yue family will not look down on you in the future. β
"Reading is easier said than done. Li Fan: "I look at poetry books as if I read books from heaven, I am dizzy, and I can't learn them at all." β
"Then donate an official, otherwise it is best to take martial arts? β
A good man who does not aspire to defend his family and defend the country and fight in all directions. Li Fan's eyes also showed a little yearning, but then he shook his head again and again, vetoed and said: "I have no power to restrain the chicken, go to the frontier to fight with the barbarians, isn't that looking for death......?"
"Just because you don't have it doesn't mean I don't. Although Ren Hong did not approve of Li Fan's marriage with Zhang Qinglan, he didn't have much ill will towards Li Fan.
From him, Ren Hong saw a lot of his own shadows.
Born in a businessman, with a solid family background, he skips classes with medicine and lives in chaos. If he grew up according to the trajectory of a mortal's life, maybe he would be like Li Fan, right?
Of course, he must be smarter than Li Fan, and it is not a problem to lift a person. With his own face, if he can participate in the palace examination, he will inevitably be called a "beautiful tanhua".
Ren Hong smiled and said, "If you really plan to make a contribution, I can help you." Let you cultivate internal force and achieve innate martial arts. At that time, you will make some meritorious contributions in the frontier, and then let your family run and find a half-official position. β
Li Fan was a little moved when he heard this, but he had already come to Yuxuan Hutong at this moment. He remembered the purpose of his trip and pointed to a jade stone statue at the mouth of the alley.
"Immortal Chief, this is it. This jade is said to have been left by a certain immortal a hundred years ago, and we have been calling this place Yuxuan Hutong since then. The entire street of this alley is bought and sold for jade. I remember that on the very edge, there is also a gambling jade. β
Ren Hong swept over the stone statue, shook his head and said, "It's just a mortal thing." β
Then he walked into the alley, closed his eyes and covered the entire alley with his spiritual sense, and measured it with the technique of Tianyan.
But the spiritual object is obscure, and this treasure jade left in the world can not be detected by the monks, and it has its own extraordinary. Ren Hong still had no result after calculating, so he could only send Li Fan to lead the way, so that Li Fan could bump into the opportunity.
found several shops in succession, but Ren Hong was not satisfied. In the end, Li Fan took Ren Hong to "Dongyuan Zhai".
"Dong Yuan Zhai, this is a shop run by the Wang family, and there are also a few big families in the city. Li Fan is like a few family treasures: "The shopkeeper of his family was a celebrity in the jade carving industry back then. Later, he was hired by the Wang family at a high price to be their shopkeeper. However, this old gentleman has a strange temper, and the fairy chief has to endure it. β
"Yes, I know. β
Ren Hong walked into Dongyuan Zhai and suddenly noticed a faint aura.
Looking left and right, there are many exquisite jade objects placed on the shelves in the hall, and they are expensive one by one.
Of course, this so-called price is just mortal gold and silver, and Ren Hong doesn't care about this thing.
When he was a child, his family was wealthy and never worried about money. Although he doesn't play gold beads and sprinkle gold leaves, he has two jade shops in his house, and he is also a person who has been accustomed to beautiful weapons since childhood.
It's justβ
Looking at the jade unicorn on the central shelf, Ren Hong's expression was a little strange.
Familiar...... This thing looks familiar......
"Li Fan, this jade unicorn is the treasure of Dong Yuan Zhai?"
"Well, it seems to be from another jade shop, I remember it's Hongyu? The owner of the jade shop had an accident, and then the shopkeeper sold these things, and he just took the money and ran away. β
"Hehe......" Ren Hong sneered a few times, but then there was a bit of amazement on his face.
Yes, if something happened in Lingyang County, of course those industries in his own country will suffer. Needless to say, the internal industries in Lingyang County were buried with the earthquake. But those shops outside Lingyang County, I'm afraid that if the trees are not scattered, they are all cheaper?
Ren Hong stared at the jade unicorn in a daze, and after the store manager saw it, he took a few steps forward: "This guest officer, I'm sorry." This jade unicorn has already been booked by other guests. It was only because of the pleading of my shopkeeper that I put it in the store for another three days. β
Li Fan blurted out: "Sold, doesn't your shopkeeper like this jade unicorn very much?"
"yes. The shopkeeper spent a lot of money to invite them from other houses. It is said to be a divine beast that suppresses wealth. can't stand our host's favor, and has been sold to others at a reasonable price. Even if the shopkeeper is dissatisfied, he doesn't dare to get angry at the owner. β
The Wang family?
Ren Hong's eyebrows moved, and he temporarily rested his thoughts on retracting this jade unicorn.
Anyway, it's all providence. Now that you are outcast, so be it!
As if to pass the mood, he asked Li Fan: "Speaking of which, there are Zhang families, Wang families, your Li family in the city, is there also a Zhao family?"
Li Fan: "Hey, how does the immortal chief know? The parents in the government are surnamed Zhao. β
Zhang Wang Li Zhao, it's all here.
"Just ask. Ren Hong then instructed the steward to take out all the original jade in the store.
"Do you want to ask someone to carve it yourself? I can't hide it, my shopkeeper's craftsmanship can be called a must in Dongyao City. β
"No, I have my own plans. β
The steward was not annoyed, took the roster, and continued: "It's not a contemptible boast, my family's jade is all over the country's counties, and there are three jade mines in my hands, and the jade produced is all of the best quality. In addition, it also operates five jade mines on behalf of the government, which are rich in mineral sources. β
Hehe, maybe the right to operate my family's official mine back then fell to your family, right?
Ren Hong took the roster and browsed it, and Li Fan was dissatisfied: "Dog things, Ben Shao is also a frequent visitor to your house." What's the use of just taking the album? Put the real thing on the table, will it cost less and rob your family's things?"
"To tell you the truth, my shopkeeper is choosing Yupu at the back, planning to celebrate my old lady's birthday. It's really inconvenient right now, so you might as well wait. Later, the little ones will move all the jade in the store for you?"
Mentioning the old lady of the Wang family, Li Fan looked stunned.
In the city, Zhang Wang, Li and Zhao are four families, the Zhang family is a generation of big families, the most abundant, all generations have people into the dynasty as big officials. The second of the Wang family, its old Taijun once breastfed the current Daojun Emperor. The Li family has a rich background, and Li Fan's grandfather is a former high-ranking official, ranking third. Although the Zhao family is a local parent official, its foundation is only 30 years, and it is the most shallow.
Li Fan dared to shout and abuse the first manager, but he didn't dare to go against the old lady of the Wang family. It is the Daojun Emperor, and every year on the birthday of the old Taijun, there will be a reward.
He rolled his eyes, and then made an idea to Ren Hong: "Immortal Chief, why don't we go to the treasury and take a look." β
"No need-" Ren Hong's eyes suddenly turned red, and he pointed to one of the pages of the roster: "What about this piece of Feifeng jade?" He said with excitement, and ordered the steward: "Bring this piece of jade to me!"
Ren Hong's attitude was excited, which frightened Jun Tianxian Ling.
"Ren Hong, what are you doing? Aren't you helping Lu Qingyuan choose magic materials? We should let Li Fan have a chance......
"This is my mother's dowry. Ren Hong's words suffocated Jun Tian's immortal spirit back.
Fei Fengyu is the dowry at the bottom of the box when Ren Hong's mother got married. Ren Hong had only seen it a few times when he was a child, and it was his mother's beloved thing. It is said that when his mother was young, she saw the white phoenix falling on the back mountain, and she stepped forward with curiosity and stumbled upon a piece of white jade.
Of course, when Ren Hong was a child, he only listened to stories, thinking that his mother coaxed him. But now that I think about it, it may really be a treasure of the fairy family.
"Didn't you get this piece from the Hongyu with the Jade Qilin?" the steward muttered, sent someone to the shopkeeper to discuss the jade, and then invited Ren Hong and the others to sit and wait.
Ren Hong closed his eyes and silently performed Tianyan's technique to calculate.
It stands to reason that Fei Fengyu, as her mother's dowry, should stay in the old mansion in Lingyang County, how could she be outside? Has anyone been to the ruins of the county town at the bottom of Lingyang Lake? Wait, maybe she was outside earlier?
After a game of Da Yan's calculations, Ren Hong understood the cause and effect.
After saving the peasant girl, the Ren family was suppressed, although the family survived this difficulty, but the mother in order to protect the family business, in order to attract popularity for the Ren family's jade shop, the legendary "Phoenix Jade" was sent to the treasure of the town store.
Later, before he had time to take it back, he was hit by the Lingyang County earthquake, and all the people in the Ren family "died", so the shopkeeper dismantled all the jade and sold it. The Flying Phoenix Jade and the Jade Qilin were obtained by Dong Yuan Zhai together.
Ren Hong's temperament was already irritable, and after calculating this, he was secretly angry with the original shopkeeper.
"Although we are in charge of the house, we are gone. But after all, you are also the son of our family, and you broke up with our things, and sold your mother's dowry!"
Originally, when he saw the jade unicorn, Ren Hong was too lazy to care, thinking that fortune and misfortune had their own destiny, but when he saw his mother's relics-
"Others don't know, don't the sons of that family know the origin of this phoenix treasure jade?" Ren Hong's heart was ruthless: "At the beginning, those people, whoever swallowed our family's things, turned around and spit it out to me honestly!