Chapter 346: Good governance, not what it used to be

In the courtyard.
Li Nianfan was holding a blue and white porcelain cup with tea in his hand. He stroked the lid very carefully, and then took a sip of it slowly.
He said with emotion: "It's better to drink a sip of hot tea in the winter. At this time, I basically say goodbye to popsicles and happy water."
Of course, this sentence is naturally not applicable to the two little ghosts, Nun Nun and Long Er, who are licking a popsicle in their mouths.
At this moment, Long Er seemed to remember something, and said, "Brother, the gourd vine in the backyard has produced another gourd."
"Oh, really?"
Li Nianfan put down the tea cup, and then walked to the backyard.
"It's really knotted!" With a smile on his mouth, he walked closer, only to see a golden gourd hanging on the gourd vine.
The golden halo reflected light in the sun. It was about the same size as the purple gold gourd on Li Nianfan's waist, but the appearance was different. This golden gourd sold very well, and at first glance it would definitely feel that it was made of gold.
Li Nianfan took it off and held it in his hand, but he didn't feel much weight.
"This gourd vine and gourd has a great ability, isn't it some kind of powerful spiritual plant?"
Li Nianfan suddenly thought, "This is the seed that the ancient fairy gave him. The gourd that he produces is a bit extraordinary, but it's normal. It's fine, but it shouldn't be too awesome."
Back in the courtyard, Li Nianfan was thinking about what to do with golden gourds.
"Squeak."
The door of the courtyard opened.
Daji and Huofeng walked in quietly.
Li Nianfan couldn't help but smiled and said, "You two, did you sneak out and have fun early?"
"Hehe, son, we brought you something back."
Daji smiled, then raised his hand, took out the golden stone, and handed it to Li Nianfan.
"Gold?" Li Nianfan was taken aback for a moment, took the stone and placed it in his hand to look at it.
"It's quite heavy, more dense than gold!" Li Nianfan raised his brow slightly, then put the stone in his hand and flipped it over, taking a closer look in the sun.
The surface of this stone is very smooth. Although it has no edges or corners, it is not regular at all. The lines are crooked and undulating, but it does not look messy, and it is somewhat comfortable.
Li Nianfan curiously asked, "Where did you get it?"
Da Ji said: "It feels a bit interesting, so I exchanged it with someone."
"It's really interesting. I don't know if this stone was formed naturally or acquired." Li Nianfan smiled and nodded, "It's quite strange."
He put away the stone and couldn't help saying: "Little Daji, after I found out that you started to cultivate immortals, I couldn't stand it anymore."
Daji's cheeks were reddening, and she said with shame, "I just want to do more to relieve my boredom."
"Hahaha, human nature, let alone you, now even I can't be idle anymore." Li Nianfan instead laughed openly: "I am so skilled, naturally I don't like to be stuck in one place. This courtyard house is not beautiful."
The world of cultivating immortals is underdeveloped and dangerous everywhere. He was just a mortal before, so naturally he could only stay in one place, and he was also active near the three points of Siheyuan, Jingyue Lake and Luoxian City. Can't be idle.
Thinking of this, Li Nianfan couldn't help but feel fortunate. Fortunately, he became the Eucharist of Merit. Otherwise, it would be difficult for some strong people to force Daji to stay with him in this small courtyard.
Daji hurriedly said: "My son, this courtyard house is the most beautiful place in the world. Even if I stay here forever, I am willing and have fun!"
The tone is sincere, and the voice is extremely real.
Long Er and Nun Nun were also taken aback. They thought Li Nianfan was going to drive them away. Tears burst into their eyes. They rushed over and hugged Li Nianfan's thigh. "So are we. Brother's courtyard is more than the whole world. All are a hundred times better! We will definitely not run around in the future!"
"What stupid thing to say." Li Nianfan was amused, and he felt very emotional in his heart. He scratched the noses of the two and smiled: "How can a small courtyard house compare to the vast world outside, the canary is trapped The cage is still depressed, let alone a person like us who can soar for nine days?"
He stood up and continued: "Actually, I can't stand it anymore. Why don't you organize a group to go out and play."
This is the same as ordinary people who have a car or no car. When they don’t have a car, they can only stay in one place, but if they have a car, it’s convenient. Where can they live.
"Out to play? Really!"
Nuan and Long'er suddenly regained their spirits, and they laughed so hard that their teeth came out.
Li Nianfan smiled and said, "Let me first think about where to go."
I used to wait for guests to come, but now I can take the initiative to go out to play. This moment shows the importance of contacts, because there are so many friends, there are more places to go, and you can visit old friends.
I just went to the Carp Palace some time ago, so I stopped going, and the Qianlong Immortal Dynasty was too close, and I didn't go, and... Linxian Taoist Palace, Qingyun Valley, or Xia Dynasty.
"By the way, let's go to Xia Dynasty! Let's take a trip where you can go."
Li Nianfan's eyes lit up slightly, "Look at what Zhou Yunwu has done to reorganize the country, and Meng Junliang, didn't he go to open a school? I have to go and see!"
Moreover, Xia Dynasty is a mortal country, and looking at the people in it will make Li Nianfan feel more cordial.
Long Er and Nun Nun no matter where they go to play, they nodded without thinking, "Okay, okay."
Daji also smiled and said, "I listen to the son."
"Then let's go." Li Nianfan began to have the light of merit condensed all over his body, "Come on, go to the clouds, take off."
The golden auspicious clouds soared out of the courtyard and shot straight towards the sky.
Everyone is his own, and Li Nianfan naturally can't treat him badly, so the golden auspicious cloud rises so much, it can be described as Fang Yun, and it is more than enough for everyone to lie down.
Have merit and willfulness.
Above the cloud, Li Nianfan's thoughts moved slightly, and he smiled and said, "Little Daji, you gave me a golden stone. A golden gourd just happened to grow on my side. This is fate. Do you like this gourd?"
Daji looked at the golden gourd, and a stream of light flashed in her beautiful eyes. She could feel that the gourd was extremely important to her, and she said, "I like it."
Li Nianfan smiled, "Just like it, I'll give it to you."
"This..." Daji took the gourd flattered, and said moved: "Thanks, thank you son."
Her eyes were very beautiful, but her smile became a line at this time. The long eyeliner made her look a lot more feminine and suddenly made Li Nianfan's heart beat faster.
Li Nianfan smiled and said, "What are you polite to me?"
After a pause, he went on to say: "Okay, since I have nothing to do, let's play my newly invented game together."
While speaking, Li Nianfan took out a stack of square wooden strips from his arms. The wooden strips were thin and exquisite in workmanship. They were not hardwoods, but soft wooden skins that could be twisted and felt very good.
In the past few days, everyone knew that Li Nianfan was tinkering with this thing, but after watching it for a long time, he couldn't see what was causing it. He just guessed in his mind that this thing must be extraordinary.
The girl curiously asked, "Brother Nianfan, what game is this?"
She looked at the wooden strip and found strange stripes engraved on it, she couldn't understand it at all.
Li Nianfan smiled and said, "Poker, a very simple game, as soon as I teach you."
Speaking of which he was helpless.
Playing chess Li Nianfan has never encountered an opponent. Even if Daji is playing chess with himself, it is not enough to make him serious. This is very painful, and he can only re-develope a game, and then he has playing cards. Birth.
Due to the limited materials, the production of playing cards is much more complicated than chess pieces, but fortunately, it was finally completed.
Not long after, bursts of playful laughter began to sound from the golden auspicious clouds.
Xiangyun's speed was not fast or slow. When he arrived in the Xia Dynasty, it took more than half an hour. In order not to cause a sensation, Li Nianfan still stopped at a place outside the city, and then walked into the city.
Great changes have taken place in the Xia Dynasty since the last time it came, and the degree of prosperity can be described as one heaven and one earth.
When Li Nianfan came last time, because of the plague and wars, the entire city seemed to be in a dead silence. Only those who escaped from the city, not those who entered, and there was no hope in everyone's face.
Nowadays, even if the weather is cold, the caravans and the flow of people at the gate of the city are still continuous, and it is not difficult to see from their eyes that they love this country deeply, and when they talk about it, they all have foreign expectations.
On the city wall, there are still some soldiers standing, but the number is much smaller. They just maintain a simple order. In the high altitude, from time to time there are celestial cultivators passing by. Obviously, they have a good relationship with Xia Dynasty.
Even the city gate has been renovated and it is magnificent. The gate is wide open. Two soldiers standing at the gate can enter the city after a simple questioning.
Entering the city, the streets are full of traffic, with stalls on both sides, which is extremely lively.
This kind of excitement is different from the excitement of Luoxian City. The stalls are not arranged randomly. Most of them are shops, which are more standardized and tidy. The roads are clean and unobstructed, and 80% of them are managed by the existence of a similar ‘city management’.
Along the way, Li Nianfan kept nodding, and couldn't help but praise: "That fellow Zhou Yunwu has done a good job."
The current Xia Dynasty actually gave Li Nianfan the feeling of being a metropolis in the world of immortality, prospering and prospering.
While walking, Li Nianfan paused slightly, with a look of interest on his face, "Xia Dynasty Bookstore? What kind of bookstore in Xiuxianjie is like?"
He smiled and walked into the bookstore.
The bookstore is not big. The owner is an old man with half-white hair, with a beard in one hand, and a book in the other hand to read, but he is also at ease.
Seeing Li Nianfan and others coming in, he smiled and stood up to greet him: "Welcome, are you buying or reading books?"
Li Nianfan said: "Just look around."
He noticed that many people in the bookstore were sitting on the ground holding books, watching fascinatingly.
This bookstore gave him the feeling that it was a free library, and the owner was not afraid of losing money.
Li Nianfan asked curiously: "Old man, if you show it to others for free, are you afraid that others won't buy it?"
"Hahaha, I'm really not afraid."
The old man smiled slightly and said: "It is the locals who can stay here for a long time to read. Now the Xia Dynasty is prosperous and there are constant business travelers. They don’t have time to stay here all day to read, so they want to keep reading. I can buy books and go back, and the old man, I promise, if they read my books, 80% of them will voluntarily pay."
Unexpectedly, this old man is still a business man, knowing that it is free first and then charged, which is amazing.
Li Nianfan raised his brows slightly, "So confident?"
"That's, who makes my book good here!" A smile appeared on the old man's face, "You are outsiders, I might as well show you around."
The old man looked old, but he was quite energetic, and soon brought Li Nianfan to the bookshelf.
There are many books on the shelves that are duplicates, and there are not many types of books.
"My son, look at this book "Journey to the West". The author of this book, Wu Chengen, is definitely a Taoist immortal. Otherwise, how could he write such a fascinating story of gods and ghosts?"
"There is also this "Shen Nong Hundred Grass Scriptures". This Shennong is a saint in the world. I don't know how many lives have been saved. If it weren't for him, where is the current situation in the Xia Dynasty? Has long been a dead city! Buy this book Going back, it's definitely useful and worth the money!"
"Needless to say, "Taigong Art of War" was written by an anonymous god. This is the key to my Xia Dynasty's victory in all battles. I buy it back and learn from my children. I will definitely be a general in the future!"
"There is also this book "The Record of Traveling to the West", which is written by my Xia Dynasty military strategist and contemporary Confucian scholars. I have also benefited a lot from reading it."
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The old man admired these books very much and introduced them one by one with great interest. He didn't know if he introduced them so hard when he met everyone, his eyes flashed with the light of pilgrimage.
Li Nianfan let out a long sigh of relief. He noticed that Bacheng had something to do with him on the books on the bookshelf. They were either told by himself or processed by Meng Junliang according to what he said, but he also complied with his instructions. Mention your own name, knowing to use an anonymous name instead, Ruzi can teach.
The old man finally sighed and said excitedly: "It is these books that saved Xia Chao and the people! They are the foundation of inheritance!"
Li Nianfan nodded in agreement, and exclaimed, "Old man, you are right."
The old man hit the railroad while it was hot: "Would you like to buy a few copies? I'll give you a discount."
"Haha, this is not necessary." Li Nianfan shook his head.
The old man suddenly fell into a sluggishness, obviously he didn't expect Li Nianfan to refuse.
He was stunned and couldn't help saying: "My son, respecting the old and loving the young is a virtue that everyone praises. I'm so old, I can't talk about it to you, and there is hard work without credit. If you don't buy some, it really makes me a little difficult to do."
"Old man, just kidding." Li Nianfan laughed, and then said: "Give me a set of each of these books, support the original version, and start with me."
"The son is majestic, the son is open and bright! I can see at first glance that you are not an ordinary person!"
The old man's spirit suddenly increased, and he began to wrap up excitedly.
Li Nianfan accepted the book as a souvenir, and then prepared to go out.
At this moment, an old man stepped in and said to the bookstore owner: "Old man Lin, school is about to be over, let's go, let's pick up my grandson!"
The bookstore owner smiled with a spring breeze: "Walk and go together."
"Hey, you are doing a big business." The old man laughed and joked, then looked at Li Nianfan, his whole body was shocked, and he watched Li Nianfan and others go out in a daze.
The bookstore owner frowned slightly, "Old man Sun, what's wrong with you?"
"It's him, it's him, it must be him!"
Old man Sun quickly rushed out, searching in the crowd.
"who is he?"
"It's Shennong! It's not wrong. It was here at the beginning. My son was going to be arrested for isolation. I refused, because he appeared!" Old man Sun was so excited that his eyes were red, and he murmured, "He told me, He is not a fairy, he is a mortal, but the plague...he can save it!"
"Are you sure you didn't admit your mistake?"
Old man Lin’s pupils suddenly widened, and the goose bumps all over his body instantly bulged up, looking at the direction of Li Nianfan’s disappearance like a statue, both regret and excitement, "I actually talked to Shennong, and I actually collected money from my benefactor. I... hey!"