Chapter 67: First Sight of Zhuo Lao
Rui Qing and Ou Qing were clustered on both sides of Rong Xi, holding Rong Xi's arms, and stamped out of the painting mansion.
The three of them walked through the inner city of Chongyang City with a smile and laughter, enjoying the sunshine, admiring the monks coming and going in the inner city, and tasting expensive delicacies......
These are the dreams of two little girls, who can only think about but have no time to realize before, especially Oqing, who walked around with great interest along the way, saw things that interested them, and bought them all regardless of the price.
Rong Ji and Rui Qing followed the steps of Oqing throughout the whole process, and looked at Oqing in front of him with doting eyes.
Rong Xi saw that her baby granddaughter, in the past hundred years, has not been eroded by time, and is still pure and kind, she knows that over the years, she has been well protected by Rui Qing!
Seeing that Rui Qing only cared about accompanying Oqing to choose things throughout the whole process, and paying Yuanshi or Xianjing for Oqing, she didn't care about choosing a treasure for herself at all, Rong Xi smiled and said:
"Qingqing, buy some when you see what you like, don't just care about buying things for Ah Qing!"
Rui Qing, who was actively choosing things, replied mischievously after hearing the words of her master:
"Okay, okay, but the immortal crystals on the apprentice's body are limited, later, if you see valuable treasures, please ask the master to help pay for it!"
It is rare to see Rui Qing such a playful appearance, and after Rong Xi pinched Rui Qing's little face dotingly, she nodded with a smile and agreed.
After shopping for a whole afternoon, the three of them embarked on the return journey to Ling Tian City with a full harvest.
Rong Xi carefully explained the two little girls along the way, the matters that need to be paid attention to in Ling Tian City, and told them to be careful and cautious in Ling Tian City, so as not to offend the noble people.
Rui Qing and Ou Qing, the two little girls, imagined the majesty and grandeur of Ling Tian City all the way.
The two little girls had only entered it for the first time, and they had been hidden in the clouds and mist all year round, and they were inevitably both curious and a little scared.
Almost all of the people living in Ling Tian City were immortals, and cultivators like them were simply ant-like beings, and anyone who came could easily crush them, which made them inevitably feel uneasy.
Just when Rui Qing and Ou Qing were thinking wildly, Rong Xi had already led them to the gate of Ling Tian City, looking at it from a distance.
Rui Qing stood outside the city gate and saw this entire huge and majestic city, standing majestically in the clouds and mist, with thousands of weather and immortal atmosphere!
Above the magnificent city gate, there is a huge plaque, only to see the three big characters engraved on it: "Ling Tiancheng", the immortal soldiers and immortal generals guarding the city gate, responsible for receiving and checking the identity of the people who come and go.
When they came to the gate of Lingkong City, they saw Rong Xi take out three small black cards from the storage ring, and handed them over to the immortal soldiers guarding the city gate to check that they were correct, and the three of them were able to enter Lingtian City smoothly.
Rong Xi took the two little girls and went straight to the office in charge of the chores in Ling Tiancheng, and after seeing Rong Xi, Steward Liu inside said with a flattering smile:
"Aunt Rong is here, are these two little Taoist friends behind you your beloved apprentice and granddaughter?"
After a few polite words with Steward Liu, Rong Ji quietly handed him two bottles of elixir and said politely:
"This is them, their cultivation is low, and I hope that Steward Xu will take care of them in the future. ”
Steward Liu quickly collected the pill and said with a smile:
"Aunt Rong, don't worry, I will help you take good care of them!"
Steward Liu's assurance did make Rong Xi feel a lot more relieved, and Rong Xi said gratefully with a smile:
"Thank you Steward Liu, then I will bother Steward Liu in the future!"
Steward Liu said politely:
"You're polite, don't bother, don't bother!"
Rong Ji pushed Ou Qing and Rui Qing, who were standing behind her, to Steward Liu in turn, and introduced:
"This is my granddaughter Oqing, this is my apprentice Rui Qing, they will all rely on you in the future!"
Steward Liu nodded with a smile, and carefully observed Rui Qing and Oqing, the two little girls looked like a beautiful country, each with its own merits, no distinction between the best, one quiet and one smart, one cold and one warm, one steady and one smart;
Rong Xi saw that this Steward Liu was so unscrupulous, looking at his two precious girls, she was very disgusted in her heart, and interrupted his gaze loudly, and said:
"Qingqing, Ah Qing, hurry up and meet Steward Liu!"
Rui Qing and Ou Qing bowed to Steward Liu, and said respectfully in unison:
"Steward Liu is good, Rui Qing/Oqing thank you for taking care of Steward Liu!"
Steward Liu stroked his beard with his right hand, looked at the two little girls in front of him seriously, and said with a smile:
"Get up quickly, it just so happens that in the library pavilion in the mansion, you need two maids who sprinkle and sweep, are you willing to serve there?"
As soon as he heard that it was actually a cleaning duty, he was a little unhappy and frowned slightly, while Rui Qing, on the contrary, when he heard the words of the library pavilion, his lowered eyes flashed with joy.
The two little girls had just arrived, and in the face of a strong man at the level of an immortal, even if they were unwilling, they had to pretend to be willing on their faces, and the two replied in unison:
"Oqing/Rui Qing is willing, but it depends on Steward Liu's arrangement!"
Steward Liu is in the affairs house in Ling Tian City, what type of characters have not been seen, how can the thoughts of a little girl like Ou Qing and Rui Qing hide from this sleek and sophisticated Steward Liu, he secretly thought to himself:
"I can't see that this little girl Rui Qing is still very knowledgeable at a young age;
Steward Liu said with a smile:
"Very good, this is your waist tag and clothes, please keep them safe!"
After handing the waist card and the maid's costume to the two little girls, Steward Liu continued:
"In the future, the sanitation in the library of our city lord's mansion will be cleaned by the two little Taoist friends, you can go to the library tomorrow to report, and in the future, just follow the dispatch of Zhuo Lao in the library cabinet!"
Rui Qing and Ou Qing took the pitch-black waist card and light cyan clothes handed over by Steward Liu, and after thanking them with a smile, they followed Rong Xi and quickly left the mansion.
Rong Xi took the two little girls to the small courtyard that had been arranged in advance, and the small courtyard was also close to the north, adjacent to the Imperial Medicine Garden, and only more than ten minutes away from the Library Pavilion, and the environment was very elegant and quiet.
On the plaque in the middle of the entrance of the small courtyard, the three big characters of "Weimingju" are written, and there are several precious gardenias and begonias planted in the small courtyard, and the house has a kitchen, a living room, a boudoir for two girls, and two retreat practice rooms.
Although the small courtyard sparrows are small but well-equipped, the room is warmly and elegantly furnished, and it obviously took a lot of time and energy for Rong Xi to prepare carefully.
In Ling Tian City, it would obviously cost a lot of immortal crystals to set up such a small courtyard, but Rong Xi was obviously willing to do anything for the sake of the two beloved little girls to be able to cultivate with peace of mind!
Rong Xi arranged everything early and brought the two little girls here, obviously wanting to provide the best environment for their cultivation.
Seeing that everything in the small courtyard was properly arranged, Rui Qing and Ou Qing, the two little girls, were moved to tears on the spot.
Thinking of his previous blame for his grandmother, he felt a little reluctant in his heart, pulled Rong Xi's arm and shook it, and said apologetically:
"Grandma, I'm sorry, Ah Qing blamed you before, you must forgive Ah Qing!"
Seeing the apologetic look on the little girl's face, Rong Xi teased:
"Why don't you blame grandma now? Grandma didn't come to find you after more than a hundred years?"
Oh Qing was so embarrassed by his grandmother's words that his face turned red, and he smiled wryly:
"Ah Qing knows it's wrong, grandma, you don't care about the villain, forgive Ah Qing!"
Rong Xi was amused by her pitiful little appearance, and laughed:
"Okay, grandma has never blamed you, it's just that you don't want to be so anxious next time!"
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The time was spent in the small talk of the three of them, and after Rong Xi explained the things that needed attention, he left Weimingju and went to the Imperial Medicine Garden.
After Oqing and Rui Qing sent Rong Xi to the gate of the Imperial Medicine Garden, they stopped their pace, and watched Rong Xi step into the enchantment of the Imperial Medicine Garden before slowly returning to Weimingju.
After the two had a good night's sleep, they got up early the next day to freshen up, put on the pale cyan maid costume, put on a weeping willow bun for each other, and tied a small black waist card at the belt.
I heard that Zhuo Lao of the Library Pavilion is also an Immortal Venerable, and he is another Immortal Venerable in Ling Tian City, in addition to Immortal Venerable Kun and Xiaoyao Immortal Venerable, who is in charge of the precious jade slips and classics of the city lord.
Rui Qing and Ou Qing cautiously walked into the library pavilion, only to see that the library was lonely and clean, except for the borrowing office at the door, where an old man in a flower armor was lying on the chaise longue and dozing off, they did not see anyone else.
Rui Qing pulled Ou Qing, walked to the old man, bowed deeply, and then stood quietly aside, waiting for the old man to wake up.
After the two of them stood at the door for two full hours, the old man slowly woke up, and Rui Qing waited until he was fully awake before he stepped forward and asked respectfully:
"Hello, old man, are you Zhuo Lao?"
The old man's eyes narrowed slightly, and after two yawns, he said:
"I am the Zhuo Lao in your mouth, what is the matter with you?"
Rui Qing knew that he was Zhuo Laohou, and together with Ouqing, he bowed to the old man again, and replied in a respectful tone:
"The two of us are the maids sent by the government to clean the library, and Steward Liu said that after the two of us get here, just follow your arrangement!"
Zhuo Lao thought for a while, then remembered this incident and said:
"It seems that there is such a thing, this jade slip records what you need to do, and you just do it according to the requirements above!"
"Don't disturb my sleep if you have nothing to do!"
While talking, he handed the two of them a jade slip, Rui Qing and Oqing had just taken the jade slip, and they saw Zhuo Laoyou continue to fall asleep.
It was the first time that Rui Qing and Ou Qing had seen the legendary Immortal Venerable, but they didn't expect him to be so amiable and approachable.
After the two of them carefully read the jade slips, they knew that this work of cleaning and sorting out books in the library was indeed a very good job.
Rui Qing thought to herself that this Liu steward had really helped a lot, the task of this cleaning job was very easy, not only did there be no fixed cleaning time, but only needed to clean up and tidy up the books every day, and then left, and the working hours were very free.
And Yue Feng is also as high as two hundred low-grade immortal crystals, which can be regarded as very rich, no wonder there are countless people vying to come to some small positions in Lingkong City.
On the jade slip given by Zhuo Lao, there is no clear time limit and reading permission for the maids, which means that as long as they want, they can read the jade slips and books in it at will after work.
Rui Qing sighed in her heart: This position is really a very rare and good position!