From the beginning, all Li Ran wanted was peace.
He fled from Luoyi and did this. Most of what he did when he fled from Qufu was the same.
Living is a mission for him. Only by living can he further realize his ambition.
But to this day, it's still hard for him to determine what he wants to do. It was like wandering in the vast and empty grassland, with the blue sky, white clouds and green grass, the mountains in the distance and the sheep nearby, everything looked quite beautiful, but he just didn't want to do this.
It's not that he didn't go to the right place, but that as of this moment, he still couldn't understand the meaning of his standing in this world.
Of course, in the materialistic era he lived in before, he knew exactly what he wanted. But in the current era, he has become confused. He always feels that he is pushed forward by wind and waves, and is shaken by clouds and rain.
He should do something.
Therefore, he understood the meaning of Ji Xian's words, and he knew exactly what Ji Xian wanted to achieve.
"Well, from today on, you are the one who sacrifices my family. I have ordered people to hand over all the property that I took back from Shu Niu temporarily. All the account books and detailed slips will be sent to you. When you go to the courtyard, you must handle it properly and don't let those who are running errands below get into trouble."
"in addition…"
At this point, Ji Xian suddenly stopped.
Li Ran raised his head and looked at him and said:
"My father-in-law wants to go to the doctor's office for the birth of his son. Do I still need my son-in-law to go there?"
Ji Xian raised his eyebrows slightly, nodded and said:
"Well, since Shu Niu was not severely punished this time, Doctor Zichan must also have some complaints against me. I didn't see him staying for a long time at the banquet today. If I go, I'm afraid Doctor Zichan will think that I only know how to nepotize others and not know anything about it. Deeply understand the righteousness.”
"After much thought, it is most appropriate for you to go."
You must know that what Shu Niu did this time almost caused the conflict between Zheng and Qi and Wei. However, the Ji clan's internal treatment of Shu Niu seemed to be very lenient, and they only went as far as the point.
All this was seen by Zichan, so it was natural that he would be dissatisfied. After all, Shu Niu is the son of the Ji family and a subject of the Zheng Kingdom. Zi Chan did not interfere in this matter because of Ji Xian's face, but it does not mean that he does not have certain views on the matter.
Ji Xian asked Li Ran to go there. To put it bluntly, he wanted Li Ran to explain to Zichan on Ji's behalf why Ji Xian did this. Of course, there is also the intention to win Zichan's forgiveness and forgiveness.
Li Ran knew that it was because Ji Xian trusted him that he allowed him to go, so he immediately bowed and said:
"Here."
…
The next day, Ji Le woke up from his sleep and opened his sleepy eyes, but Li Ran was nowhere to be seen.
"Husband? Li Ran?"
Looking around, but there was no trace. Just as he was wondering, Li Ran walked in from the door. Seeing Ji Le still looking sleepy, he immediately felt distressed and said:
"Le'er, why don't you sleep a little longer? I have nothing to do today. I can stay with you at home for a while."
Today was supposed to be the day that Li Ran went to inspect and accept the details of a certain business name in honor of the sacrifice. But when Shu Niu learned that his property had been given to Li Ran by Ji Xian, he couldn't help but became furious. When he got up this morning, he even made a fuss at Ji Xian's place, causing Ji Xian to almost break the family law.
According to what Owl Wing learned from the servants in the other courtyard, Shu Niu and Ji Xian had a fierce quarrel. In the end, Shu Niu threw a cup and his face was full of anger. It looked like he was on fire.
Ji Xian was even more angry. He heard that he had been in the study for half an hour and no one could see him.
It was naturally inappropriate for Li Ran to take over the family property at this time. He planned to wait until the festival started, and then kowtow to the elders in the family to thank him, and comfort him together.
Unexpectedly, when Ji Le heard about this, he smiled and said as if nothing had happened:
"Hey, it's okay. My dad has this temper. If he doesn't calm down for an hour or two after getting angry, no one can get close to him."
"If my husband has anything else to do, just go and get busy. I'll just go and give dad some advice."
Ji Le didn't want Li Ran to suffer Ji Xian's wrath for no reason, and she always came up with endless ways to deal with her father, so there was no need for Li Ran to accompany her.
Li Ran was startled when he heard the sound and said in surprise:
"Oh? Seriously?"
"Huh! Husband, could it be that you underestimated Le'er? I can tell you secretly that every time my father loses his temper, he has to stay in the study for an hour. It is called introspection, but in fact he is forcing himself to write calmly, pretending One after another, not to mention too serious. But as soon as I came in and told him two jokes, his anger immediately disappeared."
Ji Le said, with his hands on his waist, his neck slightly raised, facing the roof, with a full posture.
Seeing this, Li Ran immediately gave her a thumbs up, but he said in his heart: This is really a considerate little cotton-padded jacket. I hope to give birth to a son in the future. If I give birth to such a daughter, where will I cry?
However, seeing how confident Ji Le was, he couldn't say anything more. He immediately told her not to make Mr. Ji angry and hurried to the Guo family's residence. (Zichan: Guoshi, named Qiao, courtesy name Zichan)
Naturally, it was Sun Wu who went with him.
Arriving at Zichan's home, Zichan had just returned from the court meeting. When he heard that Li Ran had arrived, he was immediately overjoyed.
"Hey? Isn't this the good son-in-law of the Ji family? What's wrong? Aren't you supposed to be dealing with the people from the upper and lower clans at Ji family's house today? Why do you have time to hang around here with me?"
According to the custom of Zheng State, after the uncle enters the house, he will need to visit his relatives after a while. Since Li Ran was the son-in-law who came to visit, it was natural that he would go and meet the clan leaders and all the family members the next day. This is also out of respect for the entire family members.
Zichan originally thought that Li Ran was going to "kill everyone" within today's Ji clan and show off his eloquent style of Luoyi's treasurer's history, but who knew that he would actually come to his place.
"Haha, the doctor is laughing. There was a slight change in the family today. Besides, Ran is not from Zheng. This set of etiquette and customs is really not suitable for Ran."
"I came here to visit today because of Brother Meng's affairs in the clan."
Li Ran didn't talk nonsense and went straight to the point.
Zichan's face changed slightly when he heard this, he waved his hand for Li Ran to sit down, and then said:
"I understand what Lao Ji means, but Zi Ming, Shu Niu almost caused a catastrophe this time. Fortunately, you dealt with it wisely, otherwise I'm afraid the consequences would have been disastrous. Besides, the Ji clan's internal treatment of Shu Niu, All the ministers and officials have seen it, it is really wrong."
"But the matter has come to this. If I deal with it forcefully, I'm afraid I will leave the old man at a loss as to what to do... Anyway, let's leave it at that."
In fact, Zichan also knew the meaning of Li Ran's words, so he immediately complied with Ji Xian's wishes and stopped pursuing further.
"In this case, Li Ran will take the place of the priest. Thank you very much, Dr. Zichan."
Li Ran couldn't help but be overjoyed when he heard the sound, and hurriedly stood up to thank him.
But before he could raise his hands to bow, a servant from Zichan's house hurriedly ran in from outside, and then knelt down in front of Zichan, breathing heavily. He looked very panicked.
"Why are you so panicked?"
Zichan asked with a frown.
"Sir, it is said that there is an outbreak of malaria in the west of the city. In just one morning... nearly ten people have died mysteriously! There are even more than a hundred people infected!"
After the servant finished speaking, both Li Ran and Zichan changed their expressions.
