Fruit fairy

Chapter 134
Due to the long-term arrangement, the house after the expansion is enough to accommodate the clansmen, so the next thing is quite simple and Li Mo can do it for him.

Afterwards, Li Can led several people to the city lord's mansion, and his master Chen Youdao hosted a banquet for them.

During the dinner, Li Can had a secret conversation with Pavilion Master Tao who was accompanying him. When he learned that Old Monster Luo had reported to the sect, suggesting that the two Tianxiang Gardens should be merged into one, and that he was only serving as the Deputy Pavilion, he immediately showed displeasure .

Fortunately, Li Can made a promise to him. First, he would take good care of his beloved daughter Tao Yanshu. Second, Li Can promised to pay [-]% more for all kinds of auxiliary materials collected by Pavilion Master Tao. Pavilion Master Tao readily agreed after thinking about it secretly.

Although Pavilion Master Tao is not keen on power, he attaches great importance to money, otherwise he would not be dressed as a merchant as a monk.

He just did a rough calculation, and he knew that the extra [-]% of his income would make him earn four or five hundred more low-level spirit stones.

As a worldly disciple, his monthly salary was only ten spirit stones, and this [-]% income was three or four times his annual salary. Naturally, he was overjoyed when he heard this.

As for the matter of recommending Li Yuesong, what I said to Pavilion Master Tao was nothing more than a small effort. Anyway, my daughter is still young and can't use this spot. Besides, the child's mother is weak, and every time this matter is mentioned, Lihua will bring rain and die. Yes, Pavilion Master Tao loves his wife so much that naturally he will not bring up this matter again.

As for ten years later, Tao Yanshu will already be [-] or [-] years old. Presumably her mother will not stand in the way of the child by then.

After the banquet, Master Tao Pavilion led the two siblings back to Tianxiang Garden. Tao's wife Li Yuexian was their cousin, so when they first came to Sifang City, they naturally wanted to meet her and talk about old times.

Along the way, the siblings looked around quite curiously, while Pavilion Master Tao turned into a 'tour guide' and explained to the siblings.

"This long street is first made of compacted loess and then paved with stone slabs. It is two feet wide and can accommodate three carriages running parallelly. There are drainage ditches on both sides. It is first built with strips of stone and then paved with thick stone slabs, leaving a gap between the stone slabs. crevices and grooves so that rainwater can drain into the lake."

Li Yueru suddenly became interested and said slowly: "Although Lijiabao is thousands of miles away, it belongs to the same southern part of the state. Therefore, whenever the rainy season comes, it will be muddy and difficult to walk."

"Your Excellency, City Master, is a senior who established the foundation. He is indeed well-informed and well-versed in the way of development. No wonder Sifang City is so prosperous."

Unexpectedly Pavilion Master Tao shook his head and said, "What my wife and sister said is wrong."

"Oh? Isn't it the City Lord's idea?" Li Yueru suddenly became puzzled.

"As far as I know, this city was planned by the young city owner at the beginning of the expansion."

Pavilion Master Tao pointed to the stone pillars erected every few dozen steps on both sides of the street:

"On the top of each of these stone pillars is placed a gas-dead wind lamp made of metal. The lampshade is made of thin animal skin made of alum. It contains a wick made of cordyceps and an oil bone soaked in cork. Every day When it gets dark, the guards will light the fire, which can illuminate the area four to five feet below."

"These mortal objects are extremely ordinary things, but in the hands of the young city lord, they can turn decay into magic, and what can they be made into. Street lamps."

"Street lights?"

Just when the two siblings were surprised, a team of soldiers came over from the opposite side. Two soldiers in the team jumped up to the stone pillar, and then took out a finger-long piece from their waist pouches. black cork.

I saw the two people quickly unscrew the metal base of the wind lamp, insert the cork into the groove in the base, light the wick with flint, and then gently twist the base back, in the blink of an eye, like a pea sprout The fire flickered, and a pale yellow light shot out from the lamp, illuminating a distance of three or four zhang below.

After a short time, the 'street lamps' on both sides of the street lit up and stretched into the distance, and the nearby residents also came out of their homes to sit under the lamps. Weird little objects, after a few shouts, they actually started a small business.

"The young city lord also encourages the tribesmen to do business and sell what they need in their free time, and does not charge any taxes. However, those who commit theft, robbery, and fights are severely punished."

Pavilion Master Tao led the two of them to wander all the way, while introducing the customs of Sifang City.

There are two broad and lively streets like this in the city, crisscrossing through the city in a 'cross' shape, and leading to the east, west, north and south city gates respectively.

Along the way, the people they saw lived in two-story small stone buildings with a front yard and back garden. Several fruit trees were planted in the front yard, and several plots were set aside to raise chickens, ducks, and geese. Domestic animals such as dogs.

In the back garden, various spiritual herbs are planted according to the requirements of Tianxiang Garden. These herbs are needed for the mission of the Shangzong. Therefore, each household has a required quantity to pay, and the excess is purchased by the caravan. Sold out, in this way, the living conditions of the tribe will naturally be greatly improved.

Pavilion Master Tao introduced many details of Li Can's plan, but the siblings who only listened were silent. When they got outside the gate of Tianxiangyuan, the proud Li Yueru finally nodded and said in admiration:
"Brother Li Can's experience is amazing. Since the city lord accepted him as a disciple, he has been able to cultivate to such a level in only one and a half years. It can be said that he is a genius in the sky. Yueru is ashamed of himself."

"Besides, he is so young but has extraordinary insight. He has so many wonderful ideas to improve the living conditions of the tribe. The means are really clever. No wonder the tribe here loves and supports him very much."

"I also served as the clan leader for seven or eight years, but I never thought of any way to improve the survival plight of the clan members. In comparison, I am really ashamed!"

Li Yuesong on the side quickly comforted her with a few words, and when she saw that her sister still looked ashamed, she not only cursed:
"This guy who hides his head and shows his tail will really buy people's hearts. I'm afraid the clansmen who praised him along the way have already arranged it. I won't believe it so easily like my sister."

As for his words of "hiding one's head and showing one's tail", it was because during the banquet, Li Can took off his mask and revealed his true face. He looked like a handsome young man, which shocked the two siblings.

Old Monster Luo seemed to have noticed it a long time ago and naturally didn't care much about it, but Li Yueru suddenly turned red after taking a few glances. As for Li Yuesong, he was upset because people didn't dare to ridicule under the eaves, so he slandered in his heart Incessantly.

But at this moment, the person he was talking about with 'hiding his head and showing his tail' had just bid farewell to the Wang family and came to the newly built hall in the lake.

At this time, the huge stone door, which weighed as much as ten thousand jun, slowly opened, and Chen Youdao's figure stepped out:

"Master has just built a large formation in this hall. Please keep this token. From now on, only you and I can enter and leave this hall freely."

Li Can looked at it for a moment and then put the token away, then kowtowed and said:

"After half a month, this disciple will be escorting the envoy to Tianxiang Pavilion, please take care of me, Master."

Chen Youdao's face changed several times when he heard the words, and finally he calmed down and accepted his worship, then held up his hands and said:

"As a teacher, with your help to advance and build a foundation, there is no need to worry about your longevity. When you go to Tianxiang Pavilion, you must be careful and stay away from right and wrong, and you must not be greedy for merit and risk your life."

As we parted soon, Chen Youdao exhorted him with great reluctance, and Li Can nodded again and again to accept the teaching humbly. After all, a loving teacher is like a father and the kindness to him is as great as a mountain. No amount of respect can be overstated.

(End of this chapter)