No matter how he felt, Tao Zi kowtowed again for the ninety-nine peaches, and sincerely thanked his second junior brother Han Yueshan for his hard work.
Han Yueshan smiled gracefully and said: "Senior sister, you are polite. This is what we juniors should do."
In front of a beautiful woman, no matter how great the pain is, you have to swallow it.
These junior brothers? Zhao Xue thought about the difficulty of this matter for a moment, then nodded in agreement and said: "Yes, this is what Second Senior Brother should do, Second Senior Brother, come on."
Tao Zi looked at their actions and suddenly felt a little confused. Was there something wrong with his previous understanding? Why does she feel that this sect is not as united and friendly as she thought.
The master above smiled very kindly and said: "Xijing, you will accompany your senior sister everywhere these days. I need to read books and solve some things. Tao Zi, if you don't understand anything, just ask my senior sister. .”
The two said in unison: "Yes, Master."
The two of them walked out of the lobby, and Xi Jing asked: "Senior sister, do you want to rest, or do you want to look around?"
She replied: "Let's look around first. I have been recovering from my injuries and have never seen the scenery around me."
"OK!"
Xi Jing took her around neatly. In fact, there was nothing interesting to see, except for peach trees, just peach trees.
Until they came to a small mountain village, she explained: "There are ordinary people living here who rely on the Escape Sect."
Tao Zi became interested and asked, "How much does one person pay per year?"
Each sect will have its own sphere of influence, and ordinary people within the sphere of influence need to pay a contribution fee every year to thank the sect for its protection.
Back then, when the Minglan Sect was just starting out, she often showed kindness to the people to win over people's hearts and attract more ordinary people to come and live there, thus increasing the sect's annual income.
According to the size and strength of the Escape Sect, the payment fee ranges from a hundred copper coins per person per year and some scattered offerings to a few dozen copper coins. If the master is more gentle, it is possible to cope with a dozen copper coins.
Unexpectedly, Xi Jing's answer was far beyond her imagination: "There is usually no payment unless there is a good harvest."
Tao Zi paused and looked over in surprise.
Xi Jing smiled sheepishly and said, "They are either widows, children, or elderly people with disabilities. Otherwise, they would not live here with us. How can we accept too much? Doesn't this force them to die?"
She was speechless.
"Besides, our sect only has the master to build the foundation. If something happens, it will be difficult to protect ourselves. How can we have the nerve to accept their money?"
Tao Zi walked forward in silence for a while, and finally whispered: "The people in your sect are all very good."
Xi Jing held her arm with a smile and said with a smile: "Sister, you are also a member of our sect now, so are you!"
After walking for a while, she suddenly remembered something crucial and asked, "What should I do with the gifts you gave to Xu Jiamen?"
According to the rules, all sects in the world of immortality are equal, and there is no question of whether to provide or not, but this is not the case in human relations. For the sake of safety, small sects above the ninth floor will choose to survive within or near the influence of the large sect, and hand over gold and silver treasures under the pretext of gifts every year to obtain shelter and resources.
In this way, the fees paid by ordinary people will be given to the small sect. Therefore, the sphere of influence of a large sect will be divided into an inner layer and an outer layer. The inner layer does not allow small sects to exist and charges higher fees. The outer layer provides lower fees, but it may be divided into another small sect at any time. vassal.
Xi Jing shook her head and replied calmly: "Unless there is a big event, I usually don't give it. This time the Maotao business was robbed for this reason."
Tao Zi was even more shocked than before: "What? What if something happens?"
"Run away." She led her into the village and waved to an old man in the distance. "Master said that Xujiamen has a huge appetite. If they were given, they would have to squeeze ordinary people. I'm afraid that the danger hasn't come yet. They You will starve to death and die from exhaustion.”
Tao Zi thought of the things she had done in the past to attract more ordinary people, and suddenly felt that she was a little out of place with this sect.
Just when she was lost in memories, the old man came over with a cane and spoke: "Xijing, come here."
"Yes, I have time today. Grandma, how are you doing?" Xijing let go of her and went to help the old man.
"Well, just like that, I can't die, I can't live happily, and I don't know when it will end."
The old man smiled and laughed at himself, then turned his gaze to Tao Zi and said, "Hey, whose little widow is this? Her eyes are eyes, her nose is her nose, and her lips are her lips. She is so beautiful."
Little widow? Tao Zi, who had recovered from the past, was confused for a moment.
Xi Jing burst out laughing and introduced: "Grandma, you misunderstood. She is not the new widow who came to live with us, but the master's new disciple, my senior sister - Tao Zi."
She smiled gently and thoughtfully, and said hello to the old man: "Hello, grandma, my name is Tao Zi."
The old man nodded repeatedly: "Okay, Tao Zi, right? What a good name, it goes well with the mountains of peaches. By the way, Xi Jing, Grandpa Chen is still harvesting peaches over there. Go and help. Since Miss Tao Zi is If you’re new here, just follow me and look around.”
"OK."
Xi Jing responded, looked at Senior Sister, and asked: "Senior Sister, is it okay for you to follow grandma alone?"
"It's okay, of course, you can go ahead."
After she left, the old lady waved to Tao Zi and motioned for her to help her.
The two of them walked and talked.
"Girl, how old are you this year?"
"eighteen."
The old lady nodded with a smile: "Eighteen is a good time. Do you plan to get married?"
Tao Zi helped her across a small bridge and said with a smile: "Grandma, immortal cultivators don't marry easily."
"You can't say that. Yue Shan also said he doesn't plan to get married, but he never stops looking at the pretty girl."
The two of them walked and talked.
"Girl, how old are you this year?"
"eighteen."
The old lady nodded with a smile: "Eighteen is a good time. Do you plan to get married?"
Tao Zi helped her across a small bridge and said with a smile: "Grandma, immortal cultivators don't marry easily."
"You can't say that. Yue Shan also said he doesn't plan to get married, but he never stops looking at the pretty girl."
The two of them walked and talked.
"Girl, how old are you this year?"
"eighteen."
The old lady nodded with a smile: "Eighteen is a good time. Do you plan to get married?"
Tao Zi helped her across a small bridge and said with a smile: "Grandma, immortal cultivators don't marry easily."
"You can't say that. Yue Shan also said he doesn't plan to get married, but he never stops looking at the pretty girl."
