Chapter 222 Inspection (5th Update)

Mo Hua returned home, took out the gifts from the storage bag, and gave them to his parents, asking them to keep them.

Mo Shan and Liu Ruhua looked at each other, both a little surprised.

I don't know since when, there are so many cultivators who are friends with Mo Hua, and most of them are people of status in Tongxian City, such as the head of the department, the director, the head of the family, the elders, the formation master, etc.

I can still receive so many gifts during the New Year.

Mo Hua would bring back some gifts when he went out, and if he didn't go out, someone would send gifts to his home.

The gifts of all sizes were piled up in the house and it was almost impossible to put them in.

Mo Hua put down the storage bag, slumped in the chair, and sighed like a little adult, "So busy!"

Liu Ruhua looked at him and laughed.

Mo Hua said, "Mom, I'm hungry."

"Save some space for dinner tonight, I'll get you some osmanthus cake first, you just need to eat a little."

"Yeah." Mo Hua nodded.

Liu Ruhua brought osmanthus cake to Mo Hua, poured a cup of tea, and asked:

"Have you returned all the gifts from others, and have you thanked them properly?"

Mo Hua thought about it, counted them in his mind, and said:

"I have returned all the gifts I should have returned, and thanked all the people I should have thanked. I can spend the New Year with peace of mind."

After that, Mo Hua felt much more at ease, and he didn't have to run around. He just stayed at home and waited for the New Year.

Mo Hua still got up early every day, meditated for a while, then drew a few formations, read formation books for a while, and practiced formations on the Taoist stele at night.

Mo Hua spent the rest of his time with his parents.

On the New Year's Day, the family had a happy reunion dinner.

Liu Ruhua made a lot of delicious food, and Mo Hua was indeed full, then he sighed, took out two digestion pills given by Mr. Feng, and ate them.

"As expected, Grandpa Feng is really foresighted."

Mo Hua sighed in his heart.

The next day, they started to pay New Year's greetings, and then went to the annual meeting in the evening. Until the Lantern Festival, the whole Tongxian City would have a lively annual meeting to watch in the evening.

Originally, the annual meeting would not last so long, but this year is special, with spiritual mines, equipment and alchemy shops, and Fushanlou.

The life of casual cultivators is better, and there is a surplus of spiritual stones, so the New Year is longer.

Unlike before, they don't have to start working hard for their livelihood just after the New Year.

Mo Hua also took a break and went to the street when he had nothing to do. He also took time to go to Fushanlou and see An Xiaofu.

Fushanlou was crowded during the New Year, and An Xiaofu was busy all the time.

When Mo Hua saw him, he was sitting in the lobby, carrying a teapot and gurgling tea.

But although he was tired, he was much more energetic and looked much more cheerful.

But he seemed to be fat and didn't lose much weight.

Maybe he ate a lot even though he was busy.

After leaving Fushanlou, Mo Hua ran into Zhang Lan on the street.

Zhang Lan was a family member, and he didn't ask for leave to go home for the New Year.

He knew people here, but he didn't have many friends, and the only one he could really talk to was Mo Hua, so Zhang Lan was still very happy to see Mo Hua, and dragged Mo Hua to go shopping together.

"Look for something delicious and fun, I'll treat you!" Zhang Lan said generously.

"Thank you, Uncle Zhang." Mo Hua said, and then he asked with some doubts:

"Uncle Zhang, you are not young anymore, and you haven't started a family. Isn't it not good to play with a child like me?"

"This is called not losing the heart of a child." Zhang Lan said.

"Are you still childish?"

Zhang Lan rubbed Mo Hua's hair, "Everything you say has a different taste."

Mo Hua covered his head, a little dissatisfied: "You are angry because of shame."

"Okay, I can't argue with you." Zhang Lan said helplessly, then sighed, "What's good about starting a family?"

Mo Hua's eyes turned, thought for a while, and said: "Are you avoiding marriage?"

Zhang Lan was stunned, "Why do you say that?"

"Xiao Fu told me that family marriages pay attention to the matching of spiritual roots, and forced marriage... No, forced marriage is not up to you."

Mo Hua looked at Zhang Lan and said: "You ran so far and didn't want to go back. It should be because you don't want to be arranged by the family to marry a woman you don't like and live a depressed life."

Mo Hua nodded after speaking, thinking that his speculation was reasonable.

Zhang Lan sighed, "Some of it is right, but not all. I just don't want to go back to the family."

"You won't go back for the New Year?"

Zhang Lan said seriously, "I am now the director of the Daoting Division. I should maintain the stability of Tongxian City. How can I go back on such an important day as the New Year?"

"Then the Daoting Division is not busy? How can you hang out like this?"

Zhang Lan said unhappily, "I am also on duty, not hanging out. The chief will know and won't say anything."

"Really?" Mo Hua didn't believe it.

"Of course."

Mo Hua said "Oh" and pointed behind Zhang Lan, "The chief seems to be calling you over. He doesn't seem to know that you are 'on duty'."

Zhang Lan's body stiffened immediately, and he turned his head slowly. Sure enough, he saw the chief waving at him, with a half-smile on his face.

It is a custom for the chief to inspect the Daoting Division.

On such important festivals, the chief should also take the lead in doing duty and inspecting the four directions to prevent the monks from gathering and causing trouble.

Zhang Lan, who was just lazily wandering around, was caught and could only smile stiffly. Mo Hua was a little gloating and was about to run away, but was grabbed by Zhang Lan, "Come with me."

"What did I do there? I'm not from Daotingsi."

"You and I will accompany the boss on his inspection tour." Zhang Lan didn't want to let Mo Hua run away.

"I dont go."

"Many monks in Tongxian City have dreamed of this opportunity, but they don't even have this opportunity. At such a young age, you should feel honored to be able to accompany the chief on inspections."

"Then do it yourself."

It's not like he doesn't know the boss, and he also gave him a gift during the New Year. At this time, there is no need to force it.

What's more, accompanying the boss on patrol is both boring and restrictive, and it's not as comfortable as wandering around by yourself.

But before Mo Hua could run away, he found that the boss was also waving to him.

Now Mo Hua couldn't run away. He could only sigh secretly and reluctantly went to the boss with Zhang Lan to say hello.

Headmaster Zhou also found this kind of inspection boring, and most of the people following him were elders of some families or sects, giving false compliments and smiling superficially but not smiling at all.

Dull and boring.

Over the years, Boss Zhou had gotten used to it, but he saw Zhang Lan and Mo Hua walking happily and carefree in the distance, and they were very happy and didn't know what to say.

Headmaster Zhou suddenly felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

So he waved and called Zhang Lan and Mo Hua, asking them to accompany him for a walk.

Joy can be shared, and boredom can also be shared.

With the young man Zhang Lan and the child Mo Hua accompanying him, the inspection was naturally much more interesting, at least not as boring as before.

Mo Hua glanced at Zhang Lan sadly. If he hadn't held him back, he would have run away.

Zhang Lan winked at Mo Hua, meaning that you should endure it for now and I will apologize to you next time.

Mo Hua had no choice but to follow the boss on patrol.

Director Zhou asked Mo Hua some things from time to time, such as some monks' customs, some monster materials, some pastries and snacks, etc.

Mo Hua answered them one by one.

In this way, Mo Hua was forced to work as a one-day errand with Zhang Lan, accompanying Mr. Zhou on a shopping trip without any surprises.

Boss Zhou was very satisfied, and Mo Hua could only sigh in his heart.