Today, Li Ran knows Ji Xian well.
Today he showed off his move. On the surface, he seemed to have high hopes for Li Ran, but in reality?
In front of Ji Wang and Ji Xun, how dare he, Li Ran, directly agree to it?
Is this legal? incompatible.
Is this common sense? incompatible.
To put it bluntly, this is just another test by Ji Xian to test whether Li Ran is serious about Ji Xian.
Li Ran knew this very well, so how could he let Ji Xian seriously trick him into it? Therefore, he immediately refused sternly. The words are also watertight.
Hearing what Li Ran said, Ji Xian finally felt relieved, and a trace of relief gradually appeared on his face.
"Haha, as the saying goes, 'A house that accumulates good deeds will always be blessed.' It seems that my family's blessings are indeed endless."
Ji Zeng and Ji Xun, who had been standing aside, couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief when they saw this. But they didn't know whether they felt relieved for Li Ran or for themselves.
As for the sacrificial music, she always looked a little surprised.
Because she didn't understand the purpose of her father and two brothers coming here today?
However, seeing that the family was enjoying themselves happily, I immediately suppressed my confusion.
The two returned to the other courtyard. Li Ran wiped the sweat from his forehead and couldn't help but said in a sinister way: Fortunately, he was clever, otherwise he would have been led into a ditch by this old guy today.
Seeing his strange expression, Ji Le asked immediately:
"Husband, why do you look so nervous?"
Li Ran heard this and knew that it was not appropriate to talk to Ji Le about this matter, so he just said a few casual words.
After all, they are biological father and daughter, so naturally some things should not be said too openly, so as not to create a rift between the two of them.
…
After Ji Xian received Li Ran's clear statement, he immediately appointed Li Ran as the head of Ji's family at the clan meeting, taking over the property left by Shu Niu as well as Ji's affairs inside and outside Zhengyi City.
Obviously, there must be Zichan behind this. The temptation before Ji Xian was more out of the protection of his own family interests.
Now it is equivalent to handing over all of Ji's family fortune to Li Ran. Although it only accounts for roughly half, it is really very impressive.
In particular, Li Ran now holds many positions. He is a pedestrian of Zheng State, and now he has become the head of the Ji clan. It is obvious that he, who is famous in both political and business circles, is now able to speak on both sides.
However, the commercial activities of the Ji clan inside and outside Zhengyi City are quite complicated and have many names. If he rushes in all at once, I'm afraid he will be unable to do anything at all.
However, fortunately, Ji Le is still more familiar with his own industry and is more attentive to it. During these days, Li Ran's servant Owl Yi has been helping Li Ran with the various business transactions entrusted to him by the Ji family, so now he is able to take over the large-scale business with ease.
Therefore, with Ji Le and Owl Wings taking care of the housework together, Li Ran can naturally focus his time and energy elsewhere.
After Li Ran and the others tidied up the large stall left by Shu Niu and arranged the people in charge, it was already April.
On this day, Li Ran was drinking tea alone in the mansion, and Sun Wu entered the mansion from outside, with a trace of joy on his face.
"How's it going? Is everything done?"
Li Ran asked.
"Sir, everything is ready."
"It's just that the number of people is a bit shabby."
It turned out that since the last Zheng Yi poisoning incident, Li Ran had ordered Sun Wu to secretly recruit warriors to build his own guard force.
Nowadays, as the scale of the clan sacrifice industry he took over is getting bigger and bigger, his wealth is naturally getting richer and richer. Today, this guard force has nearly a thousand people.
If this was placed among ordinary wealthy families, the nearly a thousand military guards would be considered "huge" if you look at all the capitals.
But in Sun Wu's eyes, this person is really not enough.
After all, he was a general who had commanded the armies of Ju and Zhu. Just like Han Xin ordered his troops, the more the better.
"These people will be the capital for our survival in the future. Although the number can be smaller, we must be good!"
"Now that the recruitment is complete, the future training will be left to you."
"Remember, you must be cautious about this matter. The fewer people know about it, the better. If you are too ostentatious, you may be caught."
After all, this is the first armed force dedicated to Li Ran. In this dark and turbulent Zhengyi, he must be cautious.
Sun Wu had a lot of experience in this way, so he immediately accepted the order.
And Li Ran couldn't help but stretch, stood up and entered the house:
"Le'er, there's nothing to do lately, why don't we go have some fun outside the city?"
Ji Le was busy in the house at this time, but he said angrily:
"My husband is really an idle palace official now. He only cares about drinking tea in the courtyard, but he didn't see Leer still busy?"
When Li Ran heard this, he only smiled slightly, stepped forward and hugged Ji Le's neck, and whispered:
"Yes, how could my husband marry the most virtuous wife in the world? I am so lucky for my husband, so lucky!"
Hearing what Li Ran said, Ji Le lost his temper instantly, and just said to Li Ran as if to comfort a child:
"Okay, okay, since my husband intends to go outside to relax, how dare Le'er disobey?"
So, the two of them made preparations, called their attendants, and headed for the outskirts together.
…
In late spring, there is a splendid scene outside the city, with picturesque flowers and illusory landscapes. Isn't it a great joy in life to be able to be in such a world?
"Let's go to the manor ahead and rest for a while."
After playing for a while, Ji Le took Li Ran to Ji's manor outside Zhengyi City.
As soon as Li Ran entered it, he discovered that there was a large green grassland behind the manor, and directly south of the green grassland was the official road leading directly to Chu State. In addition, it was only half a day's journey from Zhengyi, so the geographical location was very good. of grace.
It can also be seen from this that the Ji clan was so wealthy that he was able to build such a huge manor in such a place.
"Huh? With such a big piece of green grass, wouldn't it be great if we could build a golf course?"
Li Ran suddenly became interested when he saw this lush green grassland.
"Golf? What is that?"
Ji Le raised his little head and asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"You'll know tomorrow."
Unexpectedly, Li Ran reached out and scratched the tip of her nose, and immediately gave her a mysterious smile.
He did what he said, and based on the memory in his mind, he sent people to level the large piece of grass in all directions. A few more corners were quickly selected, and after being leveled, they could also be used as locations for their greens. Then he asked his servant to cut black bamboo from a hillside not far away. After his skillful weaving, several large fences suddenly appeared around the green grassland.
Then, he used heavier poplar wood to make the shape of the club, and planned several more tortuous routes to divide the entire green grass into several pieces.
After two or three busy days, a golf course was actually completed in the Spring and Autumn Period!
But just when he was about to show off his old skills, he realized that he had overlooked the most crucial thing.
The course is there, the clubs are there, and the holes are ready, but what about the ball?
So he hurriedly found various materials. The cloth bag was too light, the copper one was too heavy, and the stones were too irregular and broke when knocked.
Only in the end did he remember that golf balls were made of rubber... But looking at the entire land of China, where did the rubber trees come from?
"I...this is really a failure!"
