Chapter 411: Human Nature Is Alive
The next day, in the afternoon, Liu Han went to the dyeing workshop to take a look, this dyeing workshop is now managed by the Fan family's sister-in-law and Yu Mei, in fact, it is mainly the Fan family's sister-in-law who is taking care of it, Yu Mei gives her a hand, Zuo Lan Zhang Mei is in charge of the teahouse, Zhang Mei originally didn't care about the teahouse, but since Qiu Ge came, Zuo Lan let Zhang Mei replace whenever it was difficult to deal with it.
The business is very good, Sister-in-law Fan was very excited when she mentioned it, and once again suggested that Liu Han should not care about any tea, and concentrate on this dyeing workshop and make the dyeing workshop bigger, Liu Han also politely refused again.
"Sister-in-law, you haven't understood that Hanhai Trading Company won't let us grow bigger, they control the raw materials, and in the past few months, have the raw materials for us increased? Sister-in-law, this matter has to be discussed again. β
Sister-in-law Fan sighed, she knew that Liu Han was right, Hanhai Trading Company always controlled the raw materials, she once thought about whether she could find alternative raw materials, but after testing, she found that it didn't work, some looked okay, and the new ones didn't make any difference, but when you get out of the water, it will be discolored twice or later, unlike what Hanhai Trading Co., Ltd. provides, it will not decolor at all.
After seeing the dyeing workshop, Liu Han came out quickly, he went to the vegetable market to buy some vegetables, in late spring, it is the season when the dishes are rich, the vegetables are green, he bought a few cabbages, when passing by the butcher shop, he bought a piece of pork belly, when he walked to the City God Temple, stood outside the crowd, watched a group of artists selling there, threw in two copper plates, after the five tigers were destroyed, the Four Seas Gang took over here, lowered the fee by fifty, and it became more lively here.
To say that after the Four Seas Gang took over the territory of the Five Tigers, they still did good things, such as the protection fee was lowered a lot, and in addition, they did not engage in usury, of course, casinos and brothels were still doing, but they took over the sale of private salt here.
This made Liu Han understand how illicit salt circulated in the imperial capital, the illegal salt was mainly transported to the imperial capital by the Cao Gang, and a small part of the loose salt was transported to the imperial capital by small illegal salt dealers, this kind of illegal salt was very unstable and was hit by the double blow of the Cao Gang and the official.
After the Cao Gang transported the illicit salt to the imperial capital, they did not sell it themselves, but sold it to the salt dealers in the imperial capital, and most of these salt sellers were grocery store owners, and these grocery store owners were the lowest level of sales. Now, on the territory of the Four Seas Gang, they have taken over the sale of illicit salt and have become a major pillar of their economy.
After watching the show for a while, Liu Han went home, Zuo Lan was in the teahouse, there were few customers in the store, Qiu Ge actually didn't come, which made Liu Han a little surprised, he handed over the vegetables and meat to Zuo Lan, and went back to the house himself, after closing the door, he took out a note from his pocket, and destroyed the note after reading it.
After doing all this, Liu Han moved a chair to the courtyard, lay down in the sun, drank tea leisurely, and fell asleep not long after.
When I opened my eyes, it was already full of colorful clouds, the glow reflected in the courtyard, the eaves, and the walls were like a layer of red veil, and there was a smell of vegetables in the air.
"Wake up and eat. Zhang Mei said, Liu Han got up and went into the house, and only came out after washing his hands, since his life was stable, the hygiene habits of his previous life returned to his life, not only himself, but also forced Tianna Zhang Mei and others to abide by this hygiene habit.
The dinner was very rich, Zhang Mei also bought a fish on the way back, there was fish and meat, such days are rare among the civilians in the imperial capital, Liu Han knew that when he was not there, the three daughters were still very frugal, and they usually ate mainly vegetarian dishes.
"You two are martial arts practitioners, eat more meat, don't be so frugal in the future, eat meat at least once every two days, and eat fish once every three days, I can tell you, this fish is better than meat." Liu Han said that he sandwiched a piece of fish for Zhang Mei and Yumei, but did not give Zuo Lan a dish.
Zuo Lan is nominally a slave of his family, and in other people's homes, slaves cannot be at the same table as their masters, but Liu Han is too lazy to pay attention to these, and after the relationship between the two breaks through, he doesn't care about these things, but Zuo Lan is still careful to maintain the relationship between the two out of fear of Zhang Mei.
Zhang Mei is the mistress of the family, although she has a gentle temperament, she can't stand it, this Liu Han is not at home all the year round, Zhang Mei wants to take advantage of his absence, give Zuo Lan to the market to sell, at that time, Zuo Lan is too late.
"Hmm. Zhang Mei and Yu Mei didn't shirk, Zhang Mei looked at Liu Han's eyes with a smile, last night in bed, Liu Han quietly told her that she was not injured at all, just pretending to be injured.
There was no ** last night, Zhang Mei's eyes were about to drip out of him at the moment, Liu Han hurriedly stepped on her feet under the table, Zhang Mei woke up at this time, her face was crimson, and she quietly looked at Yu Mei and Zuo Lan, the two women were slightly red, especially Yu Mei, the eating movements were a little abnormal.
Liu Han didn't care about this, he quickly ate two bowls, then threw away the dishes and chopsticks, said to go out for a walk, and got up and went out, there was a burst of laughter behind him, which made him feel a little angry, damn, let you be arrogant, when will you be lined up together, and have a big sleep together.
After going out, Liu Han looked left and right, the door of Fan's house was closed tightly, the sky was not completely dark, Liu Han was dressed in clothes, and walked towards the alley, and when he arrived at the alley, the City God's Temple was already sparsely populated, the troupe had left, and there were a few food stalls, but there were few people.
Liu Han walked past the food stall, the stall owners were all familiar faces, slowly passed from the square, and said hello to a familiar wonton stall owner, the stall owner nodded with a smile, Liu Han hummed a little song, walked along the street, turned a corner, and walked into a small alley.
A carriage came from the street behind, a person jumped out of the car, this person paid the fare and entered the small alley on the side, the coachman drove on, when passing through the City God Temple, the coachman also stopped to buy a baked cake while eating and driving, driving along the street, passing by the alley, a figure quickly flashed into the car, the carriage did not pause, still continued to walk smoothly, there was no change.
In the southeast corner of the south of the city, this area is the slum of the southern district of the imperial capital, with three religions and nine streams, all kinds of characters, entering the alley, the road is narrow, the sewage flows sideways, and various buildings are built on both sides.
Liu Han got off the car on Kushui Street in the grass tube, the carriage also did not stop, and the coachman drove forward.
After getting out of the car, Liu Han didn't stop, he dodged into the alley next to the car and quickly disappeared into the alley. Walking through all kinds of debris, avoiding the disturbance of the two secret prostitutes, Liu Han came out of the other side of the alley, where there were even fewer people on the street, and there were even fewer open doors, and there were almost no storefronts on both sides, and Liu Han saw a grocery store with a guise.
A foul smell blew with the wind, Liu Han couldn't help frowning, his six senses were keen, and he even heard the cries of chickens and pigs, he couldn't help but be a little surprised, there were still people raising pigs here.
There was a bamboo fence in front of him, the grass and trees in the fence were luxuriant, and there was a roof made of thatch between the grass and trees, Liu Han stopped and looked at the fence wall and the grass roof, the fence wall was not neat, there were many places that were broken, and the owner did not repair it for some reason.
Liu Han walked around the fence for most of the circle, the fence was very quiet, the divine sense probed, did not find any ambush, Liu Han was slightly surprised in his heart, thought about it, his figure flashed, and appeared in the courtyard. The building in the courtyard is very simple, there are two thatched houses, one is the main house, next to it is a side room, and there is a small house behind the main house.
Raising his legs, Liu Han landed outside the door, knocked lightly, and a voice came from inside:
"The door is open, please come in. β
The voice was very clear, the tone was calm, Liu Han pushed the door in, Lun was facing the door, holding behind the desk, there were two cups of tea on the desk, and the tea was still steaming.
"I thought I was going to come last night. As he spoke, Lun made a gesture to sit down.
"There was a delay last night, and it's not too late tonight. Liu Han sat down in his robe, and then asked, "Your Excellency is not bold, I don't know which sect your sect is?"
Lun was silent for a moment and replied, "I am from the Red Maple Valley, where is your Excellency's sect?"
"Qingxu Sect. Liu Han replied, Lun's expression changed slightly, compared with the Qingxu Sect, the Red Maple Valley is just a small sect, and now there is not even a single successful foundation building in the sect, the spiritual energy is gradually exhausted, and he has to send people out to find a new blessed land Lingshan, although there is little hope, but it is better than waiting for the death period to come, Lun was sent out, he is the youngest one in the sect, and the others are sixty or seventy years old.
"Why didn't you register with the imperial court?" asked Liu Han, the corners of Lun's mouth curled up with disdain, and asked rhetorically, "Why didn't you register with the imperial court either?!"
Liu Han looked at him calmly, this face was very young, he couldn't hide his pride between his eyebrows, and his eyes were a little provocative when he looked at Liu Han, and he didn't want to accept yesterday's failure.
"I naturally have a reason not to go," Liu Han said calmly: "You are like this, hidden in the market, but you entered, and challenged around the imperial capital, you really become no one in the imperial capital?"
Lun didn't answer, before leaving the mountain gate, the sect master specially told him the rules of the secular world, and sternly warned him that the secular world lacked spiritual energy, and the consumed true yuan could not be replenished at all, and once it was known by the imperial court, it would be intercepted by the imperial court.
"If we start fighting now, in half a pillar of incense, the worship and demon slaying teams in the palace will arrive. The warning in Liu Han's tone was very strong, Lun was silent, and nodded half-loudly, expressing acceptance and gratitude.
After going out of the mountain gate, Lun began to pay attention to looking for the blessed land of Lingshan, but after two years of lonely running in the secular world, he inadvertently met a few friends, and after a few people played for a while, he wanted to come to the imperial capital to see, Lun felt that it didn't matter, anyway, he also wanted to go to the north to see, so he came to the imperial capital with them, but he didn't think about it, just happened to touch the turmoil in the underground world of God, because the grass tube was poor, the big forces couldn't look down on it, even if Fengyulou didn't get this piece of land in his hands before, there was no gang in this territory, only some gangsters, they easily defeated these gangsters and seized this territoryγ
After gaining a foothold, their ambitions also swelled, pondering to expand outward, Lun didn't care about this, he didn't have much experience in the rivers and lakes, although his heart was not as arrogant as when he first came out of the sect, but he still had the pride of a cultivator, and he agreed without thinking about it, so they set their eyes on the Wang Widow Xiejie next to them.
It's also to blame them for their bad luck, as soon as they came out, they met the Four Seas Gang with Liu Han, and the defeat was inevitable, if it weren't for Liu Han, almost all of them would have died, Shen Dao didn't kill the opponent, and it was also Liu Han's secret order.
Liu Han's words also show that tonight, he is not here to kill, but Lun does not dare to relax, and it is as easy as turning a book to kill people in practice.
"How long do you plan to stay in the imperial capital?" Liu Han asked again, Lun shook his head without thinking about it and said: "I don't know, the sect master said that the sect's aura can last for a maximum of ten years, or even shorter, I have been out for two years, and now it can be maintained for eight years at most, alas, I am afraid that I will live up to the expectations of the sect master, eight years, I don't think eighty years will not necessarily be able to find a blessed land." β
Liu Han couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this, Lun looked out of the door in a daze, and the door gradually darkened, judging that Liu Han would come tonight, so he dismissed everyone in the meeting, because, if he fought with Liu Han, those people would not be able to help at all.
Half-ringing, Lun Cai asked curiously, "How long can your sect's aura last?"
"I don't know," Liu Han shook his head: "I am also the latest disciple in the sect to enter and the lowest in cultivation, how can the sect master tell me such a big thing." β
However, this is enough, without telling, naturally in a short period of time, there will be no danger of lack of aura.
"If you want to stay in the imperial capital, we can secretly work together, what do you think?" Liu Han proposed, Lun frowned slightly, thought about it, and smiled bitterly: "The master instructed that if you want to find a new blessed land for the sect, I'm afraid I won't have much time to delay here." β
Liu Han was slightly disappointed, this is a helper, it's a pity, what kind of blessed land are you looking for, this is really a blessed land, and you can find it, I'm afraid it will already be in someone else's pocket.
"Where are you going to go up there and find it?" Liu Han asked again.
"I heard that the mountains in the north are majestic, and there are many deep mountains and valleys, so I want to go to the north to see it. Lun didn't hide it, he estimated that Liu Han wanted him to leave the imperial capital, so that he could keep the secret, and the previous proposal might just be a temptation.
Liu Han was silent for a while, got up and said: "If you want to find the blessed land of Nalaoshzi, I suggest you hurry up and go to the north first, I guess it is useless, if you figure it out, you don't want to find any more blessed land, and if you want to go back to the imperial capital, come to the imperial capital to find me." β
Lun looked up at him in surprise, Liu Han nodded at him sincerely, turned around to leave, thought about it, turned around again, and said: "I'm afraid your cultivation has just stepped into the refining body, according to the standards of the secular world, but the appearance between the peak of the ninth grade of the martial artist and the first grade of the grandmaster, although the use of the worldly exercises can allow you to defeat the peak of the martial master, and even the master of the first grade of the grandmaster, but it is still slightly insufficient for the master of the second grade or above of the second grade of the grandmaster, this bottle of pill is helpful for you to cultivate worldly kung fu, and it is not enough for the world,"
Liu Han sighed, turned around and left, Lun stared blankly at the pill on the case, half a sound, and then bowed deeply to the door, Liu Han's figure had long since disappeared.
Liu Han didn't feel that this investment would lose money, if Lun couldn't find a blessed land in the north, that possibility was too small, if he changed his mind, he would most likely return to the imperial capital, and Liu Han felt that this would most likely happen, at that time, it would be possible to come to himself, so he would have a good helper, a good helper when dealing with the head of the head of the sect.
Sitting in the carriage, Liu Han was still thinking about this Lun, suddenly, he understood, and couldn't help sighing, how could the sect master of Red Maple Valley not know the difficulty of finding the blessed land spiritual mountain, eight years, eighty years may not be able to find a blessed land spiritual mountain that meets the needs of a sect, I am afraid that this sect master has understood that the lack of spiritual energy has forced the entire sect to the point of cutting off the inheritance, and the collapse of the sect is inevitable, Lun is still young, and he does not want him to be buried in the sect, so he will be sent out of the sect.
The hidden immortal gate, cultivating immortals against the sky, is not to destroy human nature!