In the small room of the Finance Department, He Shougui faced an unprecedented challenge. For the first time, he straightened his hunched back and clacked furiously on the keyboard, wishing he could calculate the amount at the fastest speed in his life. The light from the computer screen shone on his face, illuminating his nervous face, and even sweating slightly on the corners of his forehead.

Xin Yunmao and Hu Chenrui stood behind He Shougui, one on the left and one on the right. They were like two door gods, keeping a close eye on the work of the financial staff.

Hu Chenrui advised kindly: "God, you can go back to the Economic Development Department first. There is no need to wait in the Finance Department."

Xin Yunmao went to two new places in one day, one was the director's office, and the other was the Finance Department office.

Xin Yunmao put his hands lazily in his pockets, his eyebrows and eyes were cold, and he pulled the corner of his mouth and sneered: "Oh, and then I was fooled by you?"

Hu Chenrui: "..."

Sure enough, emotional life can only make the monster a little softer, and it still can't change the weirdness in his bones.

"Your Majesty, Director Hu, the amount has been calculated..." He Shougui took a long breath, wiped his sweat and said, "You two can take a look." Xin

Yunmao examined the numbers expressionlessly. He pondered for a few seconds and suddenly said, "Whose salary did you calculate for me?"

He Shougui felt guilty: "Oh, this..." "

The money fifty years ago and the money fifty years later seem to be different. The things that can be bought are different."

"This..."

"I just didn't bother with your little tricks before, but it doesn't mean there's something wrong with my brain." Xin Yunmao frowned and asked coldly, "Why do you all think I have no common sense?"

Chu Zhishui always felt that he could not take care of himself. He just rarely saw modern equipment, but the historical length of Chinese people's research on accounting is about the same as the preservation time of poetry and songs.

In the past, he was too lazy to talk to the monsters in the Observation Bureau because of their vigilance, and he was too lazy to recruit followers because he disliked the foreign monsters who flattered him. But unwillingness and inability are two different things. That dragon was powerful and had temples everywhere. He was at least capable, and he believed that he was no less capable than him.

Hu Chenrui coughed twice and said to smooth things over, "My Lord, this is the first time we've calculated wages this way. There's nothing we can do about some omissions. You should go back to the office first. We'll come back to confirm after the amount is re-finalized."

"You've been standing here, and Old He is under a lot of psychological pressure, so

he's naturally distracted." Xin Yunmao, as an upright and noble bamboo, glanced at him and reminded him, "Don't play tricks."

"...Of course, of course."

After Xin Yunmao left, Hu Chenrui held the ancient coin in his hand, looked at the computer screen, and sighed, "Pay him the director's salary, and then you can take a look at the interest and so on."

He Shougui looked embarrassed, "Director Hu, this is not in line with the bureau's rules and regulations..."

"That's because he has no interest in taking action. Otherwise, he would have overturned the four major inspection bureaus. What's the point of talking about the rules and regulations of the bureaus?" Hu Chenrui comforted himself, "It's OK. At least he doesn't engage in superstition or build temples. He just spends money to ensure safety."

"..." He Shougui said secretly, "Then I'll wait until the new money from the Economic Development Department arrives before we decide."

Anyway, it's Director Chu who is making money. This is just a transfer from one hand to the other. We can wait until she finishes this part.

In the Economic Development Department, the pearl assistance project of Huaijiang Bureau and Qiwu Bureau was officially launched. Qiwu Bureau successfully delivered the first batch of pearls not long after. Among them were expensive pearls produced by mermaids' tears and ordinary pearls produced by sea shells.

It is said that many exiled mermaids can cultivate pearls, which is similar to the technology of weaving water-protecting yarn, mainly for building temples. The underwater dragon temple is decorated with water-protecting yarn and pearls. As the crackdown on gangs and evil continues to deepen, temples in various places have been gradually demolished, and naturally a large number of building materials have been collected.

Mermaid pearls are bright and sharp, full and round in shape, and have their own color and halo. The color is different according to the mood, but the production is relatively low; architectural pearls are seawater-cultivated pearls, which are similar to the pearls cultivated by humans on the seashore, and the quality varies.

Lan Quanxian also told Chu Zhishui that when the mermaids were injured in the past, they would grind a mermaid pearl into powder, then mix it with ordinary pearl powder and apply it to the wound to help heal.

This logic is still very smooth. When the mermaids cry in pain, they drop pearls, and then use pearl powder to treat.

Chu Zhishui looked up the information and found that the "Compendium of Materia Medica" really recorded: Pearls are salty, sweet and cold, non-toxic. Soothe the heart and apply to the eyes. Apply to the face to make people moisturized and have a good complexion. Apply to the hands and feet to remove skin rashes, remove facial spots, and detoxify acne.

The two bureaus made a decisive decision. Since the Dragon God Temple was built illegally by the exiled mermaids, they would let the prisoners dismantle the temple and grind pearl powder by themselves. Maybe they would shed tears when they saw this scene, and they could produce mermaid pearls.

The bureau would try to sell the precious mermaid pearls of high quality to pearl collectors; the mermaid pearls of average quality and the ordinary pearls that were dismantled would all be ground into pearl powder as raw materials.

In the office, Chu Zhishui was originally thinking about making pearl powder into facial masks or hand creams, but Qiwu and Huaijiang were far apart, and the factories they were familiar with were all in Huaijiang, so cooperation in the new factory became a problem.

It was a holiday, and Chen Zhuhui happened to work in the Economic Development Division. When she heard about this, she asked casually, "Can't you sell pearl powder directly?"

Chu Zhishui was stunned: "Can pearl powder be sold directly?"

"We have some folk remedies in the countryside, which is to buy pearls and grind them into powder, then add honey or aloe, mix some things yourself, and apply them on the body for maintenance or scar removal." Chen Zhuhui smiled embarrassedly, "I have a spot on my back, and the grandmother in the village taught me. I tried it and it didn't work, but some people said it worked."

"Maybe it's useless for me, maybe it works for scars."

Chen Zhuhui was born with spots on her back, and Chu Zhishui saw them inadvertently.

Chen Zhuhui dressed conservatively and never showed them, but from what she said, she still wanted to get rid of them.

Chu Zhishui said softly, "If you care about that, I'll take you to the city hospital some other day. It seems that laser treatment can remove it."

Chen Zhuhui touched her back and whispered, "Let me think about it. I'm a little afraid of pain."

Chu Zhishui didn't force it. After Chen Zhuhui's reminder, she searched for pearl powder directly on her mobile phone. Sure enough, she saw a lot of stores. Obviously, someone had discovered the business opportunity.

Generally speaking, pearl powder is made from freshwater pearls because ordinary seawater pearls have nuclei. After grinding, the nuclei must be removed, which will increase the cost. But the mermaids don't cultivate seawater pearls by adding nuclei, which also leads to the different shapes and unevenness of the pearls used to build the Dragon Temple. They have no collection value and can only be ground into powder as raw materials.

Chu Zhishui decided to mix the mermaid pearls and seawater pearls in proportion to improve the efficacy of Guanju pearl powder. If the Houlong Temple pearls were used up, they could also purchase freshwater pearls to replace the existing raw materials. Anyway, the ingredients of seawater pearls and freshwater pearls after grinding into powder are the same, and the key to removing scars is the mermaid pearls.

Not long after, a batch of canned pearl powders were quietly put on the shelves of the Guanju direct store in Yinhai City and began to be provided to customers for trial use.

"Is this powder?" Someone picked up a little pearl powder and asked the counter clerk, "Is this for eating or something else?"

The clerk smiled and explained, "This is pearl powder. The store recommends external application. You can read the tips on the small sign next to it and use it DIY according to different needs. This is pure pearl powder, basically without impurities."

The female customer looked to the side and saw a sign that said the use of pearl powder, such as honey method, milk method, aloe method, etc. There are also friendly reminders below, such as not recommending internal use, not recommending long-term external application, which will lead to excessive nutrition, 1-2 times a week is enough, and it is not recommended for sensitive constitutions.

This is a can of pure pearl powder. What to do with it after buying it home is up to the customer.

The launch of new products has sparked a DIY craze online, with many people sharing their unique usage experiences on various platforms.

Du Ruoxiang even made a special video introduction. Holding a can of pearl powder in her hand, she said, "Recently, sisters have been urging me to review this. I originally planned to wait until it was available online before buying it, but I had no choice but to find someone to buy the new product for me so that I can give everyone a trial review in advance."

"As everyone knows, this brand produces affordable products. You can tell by looking at the trademark information on the back. Pearl powder says it is a primary agricultural product, so it is not actually a cosmetic. It is a can of raw materials..." Du Ruoxiang put out a small bowl and a brush, and she began to add things to mix it. While stirring, she introduced, "We need to use our ingenuity to create a mask ourselves. Depending on whether you want to whiten or lighten spots, the things you add are different. And sisters who are allergic to protein should not use it."

"This is pure pearl powder. You can check the pearl ingredient list, or try it behind your ears. After all, everyone's physique is different."

"This level can be applied to the face. Apply it slowly by yourself, and wash it off after a while, just like an ordinary mask." After Du Ruoxiang washed it, she patted her face, revealing bright skin, "It feels good."

[I am a lazy person. I just throw the dry mask in, dip it in it and stick it on. I don't even need to apply it. ]

[This is OK! I have bought pearl powder from other companies before, but this one has a better effect on lightening spots. The scars on my hands are gone! ] [

This is my grandmother's skin care method back then. History is indeed a cycle, returning to basics. ]

[If it is pure pearl powder, can it actually be taken internally? ]

[It is not recommended for people with cold body to take it internally! Although it is said that pearl powder can be used as medicine, I still go to the Chinese medicine store to make it myself! ]

[The Chinese medicine store's supply channel may not be as good as this one. Whether it is good pearl powder depends on who is not black-hearted. ]

[Strange knowledge has increased. I will try it tonight. ]

Guanju has always sold cheap and large-sized products with low technical content. It mainly relies on real materials to compete with similar products. As soon as the pearl powder was put on the shelves in the direct-operated store, it was not widely promoted, but people came to place orders.

These people are not past individual customers, but the bosses of other factories. They mainly look at the quality of Zhongguanju's pearl powder and want to use it as raw materials to produce their own products.

It takes a long time to develop new products, but it is very fast to wholesale raw materials. Especially Guanju has the technology of mermaid pearls, which basically sweeps the field of pearl powder.

The monsters in Qiwu Bureau have been working overtime to catch mermaids recently. Chu Zhishui is also looking for a human pearl factory. If the seawater pearls in Longmiao are all used up, the mermaid pearl powder will not be out of supply, and mermaid pearls and human freshwater pearls can still be used to mix.

The business of making money has been carried out vigorously. Huaijiang Bureau originally lent more than one million yuan, but as soon as the large order from the factory was completed, the debt of Qiwu Bureau was quickly cleared!

This kind of factory order far exceeds that of individual customers, with high demand and large total amount. One or two orders are huge sums of money. After hearing the news, Sha Bureau was very happy. He also contacted Hu Chenrui and Chu Zhishui, planning to carry out the supply business for a long time and seek some benefits for the employees in the bureau.

Anyway, the Qiwu Observation Bureau was going to arrest the exiled mermaids, and now it is just opening up a sideline business to catch them with both hands.

On the weekend, in the courtyard with lush bamboo forests, Chu Zhishui finally had time to rest after a busy and hectic pearl powder sales and began to plan the future of the Economic Development Department. Now that all businesses are on the right track, as long as the observation shop operates normally, it can continue to develop.

Next, making money is not the main contradiction, but spending money is the main contradiction, and we must find a way to spend the money in the account.

Chu Zhishui was lying on a rocking chair, basking in the sun leisurely. She heard the sound at the door and knew that Xin Yunmao had returned.

Xin Yunmao carried the teapot, placed it on the small table, and sat on the stool next to the rocking chair. Suddenly, he coughed lightly.

The breeze outside was pleasant, Chu Zhishui half-closed her eyes, and was about to take a nap.

Xin Yunmao stole a glance at her, and found that she had no reaction, and could not help coughing twice.

"Drink some water?" Chu Zhishui opened her eyelids, and she looked at him in surprise, "You drink water regularly, and you remember it better than I do."

Drinking water is one of the pleasures of bamboo.

Xin Yunmao raised his eyebrows slightly, and he swept the rocking chairs in the yard, and said meaningfully: "When you see this scene, shouldn't you think of something?"

Chu Zhishui looked confused: "Remember what?"

Xin Yunmao pursed his lips, and his tone was quite resentful: "Don't you think you have forgotten something recently?"

Chu Zhishui became more and more confused, and said with tears in her eyes: "What did I forget?"

She thought about it in her mind, sat up and looked around the yard, but she had no idea what she had forgotten.

Seeing that she still didn't understand, Xin Yunmao's face finally darkened, and he said angrily: "You've been so busy recently that you didn't kiss me."

"..."

Chapter 69 This life burned him like a raging fire, but he pursued the misty flow of Zhishui, and he had the courage to put out the fire.

Chu Zhishui was stunned when she heard this. She went in and out with him in the bureau on weekdays, and had tea with him in the courtyard one weekend. She wished that all her time was occupied by him, but he said a kind of resentment that the two had not met for several months.

She had a pendant hanging around her neck, and the small courtyard was full of bamboos. She appeared as soon as she called her name, but from the tone of his voice, he thought it was a long-distance relationship.

"This..." Chu Zhishui said shamefully, "How can I be in the bureau..."

She was working normally every day, and suddenly hugged him and kissed him. No matter how she thought about it, it was not right?

"It was at the bureau two days ago, and what about now?" Xin Yunmao sneered, "What excuse do you have?"

"No, I'll be embarrassed if you suddenly ask me to do this." Chu Zhishui held her forehead, "Shouldn't this happen naturally? How can it be like clocking in?"

They were confused last time and could only say that they couldn't help themselves, but now she is still sober and is indeed a little embarrassed.

Xin Yunmao sat on the stool without saying a word, now with a slightly wrinkled brow and tightly pursed lips, he began to scan her back and forth with his dark eyes, silently waiting for her to come over, or staring at her with resentful eyes.

He was now wearing a light blue short-sleeved shirt, revealing his smooth arm lines. His slender fingers were tapping on his knees, as if silently urging him to do something. His skin was shining white in the sunlight.

Chu Zhi had been waiting for a long time, but her ears were still hot. She said softly, "Why do you want me to come?"

Why did he have to inform her to take the initiative? Now she was in a dilemma.

"Can I come?" He snorted, "I am not destined to be played with by you."

"..."

It was ridiculous. He was so good at blaming her.

Chu Zhishui said hesitantly: "Have you ever thought that you are quite perverted, always wanting to be played with..."

Xin Yunmao said angrily: "How many excuses do you have to find!"

"It's coming, stop shouting." Chu Zhishui had to stand up. She held Xin Yunmao's cheek and felt her face burning. She didn't look at him shyly, kissed him lightly on the corner of his lips, and whispered, "Okay." "You are so perfunctory--" Xin

Yunmao raised his eyebrows. He held her hand and wouldn't let her go, and said unwillingly, "Are you like this when you are working?"

Chu Zhishui was annoyed: "You are so annoying!"

Xin Yunmao was yelled at by her, and then he planned to restrain himself a little to avoid completely irritating her. He was about to let go when he felt his chin being pinched, and his face was lifted up by her without question, and the Adam's apple on his neck moved up and down.

"Open your mouth and satisfy your perverted thoughts," she said.

The warm, slightly sweet and moist touch, the beautiful face so close to him, he closed his eyes, raised his head and fell into her tenderness.

A familiar breath covered him, he could smell her light fragrance, the air in his lungs was getting hot, and the breath blending with each other seemed to brew boiling honey in his body.

He subconsciously reached out to hug her, and kept closing the distance between them.

Someone supported his waist, and he woke up from his intoxicated dream. Chu Zhishui suddenly came to her senses. She held Xin Yunmao's shoulders and pushed him away in panic: "Wait..."

He opened his eyes when he heard it, his eyes still shining with water, and he looked confused.

Chu Zhishui blushed and stuttered, "It's...that..."

Xin Yunmao: "?"

"I don't know much about you monsters. This behavior now..." she hesitated, "It won't cause you to be pollinated."

"???"

Xin Yunmao's expression changed slightly. His ears, which were hot from kissing, were now even redder. He said with difficulty, "Pollution..."

Chu Zhishui coughed twice, and she explained dryly, "The main thing is that you are a plant with pistils and stamens, unlike humans. I have to protect you."

"..."

Xin Yunmao always felt that she was weird to him sometimes. She either said that he was shy or wanted him to wear women's clothes and braid his hair. Now she acted like she was responsible.

He is a good bamboo that is upright and unrestrained, willing to bend but not bend, evergreen all year round, and not afraid of severe cold, but she always thinks he is particularly fragile, even though no matter how you look at it, he should take care of her.

"Although the monster has pistils, it is different from ordinary plants. It will not be pollinated by the wind, but needs to use the body after being transformed into a human..." Xin Yunmao shyly explained, skipping some key words and continuing, "So I originally said that it is not possible to produce seeds just by blooming."

If it only blooms without the key links, it still will not produce seeds.

Chu Zhishui said timidly, "That's your pistil and pistil producing seeds..."

"No, usually it depends on the other person's gender, and then choose how to use it. It can be me who produces seeds, or it can be not me." Xin Yunmao stole a glance at her, his mouth suddenly dry, and he swallowed nervously, "Do you want to pollinate me?"

"No, I just want to understand." Chu Zhishui hurriedly said, "If you don't produce seeds, you will weaken faster, so you should pay attention to it in normal times."

She has always lacked knowledge of monster physiology, and she was afraid that shaking him would complete the pollination.

Xin Yunmao was silent for a few seconds, and he suddenly asked, "If you don't consider this, would you want to have children?"

Chu Zhishui didn't expect him to ask this suddenly, and looked at him in surprise for a moment, but saw that he was quietly waiting for an answer.

"Although many people reject this, I had a happy childhood, so I want to experience being a parent, and I also fantasized about having children without getting married." She thought and confessed, "But it's okay if you don't want it, it's not necessary."

She had no interest in marriage before, but that didn't mean she had no interest in children. Blood relatives have been her pillar for a long time, so naturally she has some associations. If she becomes a parent, can she be like Xie Yan and Chu Xiaohe?

But Xin Yunmao is a monster, he has no blood relatives, no experience, it's normal for him not to understand, he doesn't have to accept it.

Xin Yunmao was silent after hearing this. No one knew what he was thinking. Finally, he nodded and said, " You can accept it, and it can also produce seeds."

Chu Zhishui was stunned to hear him being so decisive and said, "No, you can accept it and not produce seeds. If you don't produce seeds, you will..."

"What are you talking about?" Xin Yunmao glanced at her sideways. He crossed his arms over his chest and said arrogantly, "Even if I produce seeds and am weak, I am still stronger than you. You are just a human without demonic energy, and you might die directly. But I use a lot of demonic energy to produce bamboo rice."

Except for the personality and spiritual level, she was much weaker than him.

His eyes were full of brilliance: "And my seeds will give birth to new gods. It sounds interesting for us to create gods together. If it is my demonic energy, plus your thoughts and ideas, it may be a real god, far stronger than the one sealed by heaven and earth."

He was previously affected by the dragon flame, and like the dragon, he resisted the birth of a new god, but now he is relieved. If Zhumi had experienced the living environment of humans since childhood, and experienced the ups and downs of life like her, and then took over his remaining demonic energy, maybe it could be transformed into the seed of "God".

He knew a long time ago that he was not a god, but he could be a god maker.

He is better than heaven and earth. If he comes with her, maybe he can create a true god.

She is a person who is responsible and trustworthy. She will definitely raise it well and let it understand many truths of the world.

"In this way, after a hundred years, the evil spirit will be given to it, and it doesn't have to bloom and release all of it." Xin Yunmao said calmly, "I was afraid that the evil spirit would not be used up."

Chu Zhishui heard this, her chest felt tight, and she said in surprise: "You originally..."

He said nonchalantly: "Originally, I planned to bloom and blossom for the last time. Although we are different, we can have the same ending. This is not very perfect."

Accompany her to bloom for a hundred years, and then bloom and wither, this is the ending he had thought of long ago.

Although they could not spend the past years together, from now on, they will share every minute and every second, and completely own each other, not because of simple emotions, but also a worship of faith.

Or, plants should change with the seasons. If there is a day when they sprout from the soil, there will inevitably be a day when they wither and die. Don't worry about the leaves disappearing in the future, just remember the lush greenery now.

They have a strong and passionate love between men and women, and there is something higher than this love. It has nothing to do with gender or species, and it cannot be accurately described in words, but as long as I think of it, my soul will be haunted and my spirit will be agitated, and I will have the fearlessness to face any test.

This life burns him like a raging fire, but he pursues the young water and has the courage to ignite the fire.

Chu Zhishui felt a sour nose when she saw his calm expression. She suddenly couldn't breathe and said in a gurgling voice, "Actually, you don't have to..."

Xin Yunmao said slowly, "This is my own choice. Even if you don't understand, I will do it. Or, I can only become complete if I do it this way."

This is his journey of seeking the truth. When he transforms himself into a god, he will truly be enshrined as a god.

"In the past thousand years, I have seen countless human beings. They think that as long as they keep pursuing money, power and life, and pursue the illusory concept of infinity, they will definitely be able to obtain happiness. However, they will only get endless pain and misfortune. The more they have, the more they want to have more. The more they have, the more they are afraid of losing. They torture themselves and finally blame themselves."

He is not an ordinary person. The world he envisions is much broader than this.

Clinging to infinity itself is still trapped in the finite.

"I won't be like that dragon, doing such a stupid thing and losing something more important." He raised his chin slightly and smiled complacently, "Whether it's choosing believers or something else, I'll do it all at once. Having experienced the most perfect once, I won't experience defective products again."

These words were still from the high and mighty God, but they made her eyes inexplicably misty, and the sour and soft emotions fermented in her internal organs. If they really turned into wine after countless days and nights, giving people a numb and warm feeling.

If she had been confused about whether she had made the right choice, then he was sure of everything about her now. No matter what she had or what she lacked, he understood everything about her.

Seeing her eyes red, Xin Yunmao naturally opened his hands to her.

Chu Zhishui leaned in and rubbed the warm liquid all over him to prevent him from seeing anything.

Xin Yunmao was snuggled up by her, and he couldn't help but stiffen: "This is the first time I see you like this."

She rarely relied on him before, but now she was flattered.

Chu Zhishui buried her face in him and smelled the familiar freshness of the grass and trees, like a giant tree standing in a storm, letting the wind blow, peaceful and safe.

She said in a muffled voice, "But Zhumi will be very pitiful. It will have no father and mother in the future."

Xin Yunmao heard her worry about Zhumi who didn't exist yet: "?"

"All mortals will experience this. It is one of the eight sufferings in life. Only when it sees through it can it become a god." He was immediately unhappy and hugged her tightly, "Why do you feel pity for it? Why can't you feel pity for me?"

"But you said I don't have to feel pity. I feel pity for the wrong person."

"..."

After a moment, Chu Zhishui calmed down and still nestled on him, feeling the coolness of the bamboo forest.

Xin Yunmao was leaning against her. He glanced at her and then looked away. He felt embarrassed for some reason and said casually, "So you are thinking about such far-reaching things. Are you planning to create a god with me?"

She was originally quite calm, but now when she heard this, she raised her head in shock: "???"

His eyes were empty and he said seriously, "This is something that even the heaven and the earth can't do."

She punched him and said angrily, "Don't always make shameful remarks!"

Botany did not deceive her. After the bamboo blooms, not only do the leaves turn yellow, but they also turn yellow in public.