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Chapter 635 Liang Han swallows poems, merits soar [7k extra chapters, begging for monthly tickets! ]

Ouyang Rong discovered that the lady in front of him suddenly walked a lot faster.

She was so short that Ouyang Rong could hardly catch up with her even when he walked at a normal pace.

"What is Ms. Rong in such a hurry to do? Go to the toilet? Why is she running?" he was curious.

"You are the one who ran away. I am just thirsty. There is a water room ahead."

Rong Zhen said unhappily without looking back.

Ouyang Rong nodded: "I see, that's how it is. I saw that the lady's ears were red, and I thought she was in a hurry."

"Oh, I am ashamed for you. I am too lazy to listen to your vulgar words anymore. It is really insulting."

"Vulgar? Disgraceful? Uh, where is it vulgar? Where is it disgraceful?" Ouyang Rong was puzzled.

"Don't you like purple?"

"That's not the case. Xi Zi is not a dirty thing."

The cold palace-dressed girl who claimed to be thirsty suddenly stopped at the door of the water room and said without turning her head:
"I'm asking you, do you like purple? Do you like purple clothes?"

"Well, yes."

"What do you mean by count? Be honest, do you like this?"

"Is... I guess so." He thought for a moment, but still insisted, "Purple clothes are indeed as beautiful as red clothes. Which man doesn't like them? I am no exception."

Rong Zhen ignored his explanation and snorted, seeming unhappy:

"You like purple clothes. Don't think I don't know what you think."

"Ms. Rong is my confidant."

"You are so shameless. How dare you say that?"

Ouyang Rong casually patted the dust off the cuffs of his crimson official uniform and asked curiously, "Why are you embarrassed to say it?"

Rong Zhen turned around and looked at him straight in the eyes.

Yida's cold words went straight to the core of the problem:

"In this dynasty, only the ladies of high-ranking families, the sons of wealthy families, or the powerful can wear purple clothes at will, such as Princess Anhui and the little princess of Xunyang Palace.

"Ouyang Lianghan, you come from a poor family, so you are used to wearing plain clothes, and purple clothes just happen to symbolize this kind of nobility. How can you not like it? Like many poor scholars in the Great Zhou Dynasty, you like noble ladies. Even if you refuse to admit it, your preference for color still betrays your little thoughts in disguise.

"Okay, I'll assume you're honest and that you really didn't realize it, but now that I've said it, it's clear. You can't just deny it, right?

"Ouyang Lianghan, you have to look at your heart. This is not something you are embarrassed to show to others. Who in the world doesn't like noble ladies? Isn't the popular practice of marrying women from five surnames a reflection of this? Of course, it would be even better if she obeys you in everything, and you can still maintain your toughness. This is what a real man should be like."

At this point, she changed the subject:
"So, Ouyang Lianghan, are you also very proud of this in your heart? You are a poor scholar who rose from humble beginnings, but you were able to marry a noble lady from a wealthy family... Tsk tsk, although I am a woman, I feel happy thinking about you."

"Forehead……"

Ouyang Rong discovered that the lady historian seemed to be a bit talkative today, like pouring beans out of a bamboo tube, spitting out so many words in one breath, with a lot of reasons.

It seems that Ms. Madam Historian can also publish a book.

Before he could react and open his mouth to refute, he saw Rong Zhen's eyes suddenly move away from him. She sneered and asked:

"Hmph, you have to let me point out your little trick and leave you speechless before you admit it, right? You are such a sly person. How about this, Ouyang Lianghan? How about this, I will go back to the capital and ask the Saint for merit for you, and then I will say a few good words for you reluctantly and slightly against the principles, so that the Saint can grant you a marriage, marry you a princess or something, what do you think?"

As he spoke, Rong Zhen looked away with a look of disgust on his face, as if he was disdainful but reluctant to help.

Ouyang Rong fell silent.

The atmosphere between the two of them was somewhat dead silent.

Rong Zhen waited for a while, then glanced at him.
"I'm asking you a question." He urged impatiently.

Ouyang Rong spoke carefully:
"Lady Historian, is it possible... that the prime minister of our dynasty also wears purple robes? Is it possible that poor scholars of our dynasty can also enter the government hall and be on par with the sons of wealthy families? Is it possible that compared to marrying a noble lady and living a life of luxury, the men of the Great Zhou Dynasty generally prefer to achieve great achievements, become a general or a prime minister, and be awarded purple robes by the emperor?"

Rong Zhen:......

awkward.

As soon as these words were spoken, the air between the two of them was filled with awkwardness.

"Deputy Supervisor Song."

At this time, the voices of some female officials calling out respectfully could be heard from not far away.

The two turned around and saw an old woman with white eyes wearing a dark gold-woven palace dress walking towards the water room.

"Senior Song."

Rong Zhen immediately went to greet him with a serious look on her face.

It's as if what just happened never happened.

The arrival of Nanny Song saved the awkward situation between the two.

Ouyang Rong took out a string of red sandalwood Buddhist beads that he had prepared earlier from his sleeve, put his hand in, followed Rong Zhen, walked forward and greeted him.

"Deputy Supervisor Song."

Nanny Song looked at Rong Zhen, then at Ouyang Rong, and asked:

"Have you two finished talking?"

Rong Zhen turned around and immediately asked, "Does Master Ouyang have anything else to do?"

Ouyang Rong:......

Nanny Song seemed to have something important to discuss with Rong Zhen.

Xie Lingjiang took a tour of the Xunyang Grottoes and came back to find his senior brother.

The two rested for a while and prepared to leave.

Rong Zhen came back again and sent Ouyang Rong to the door.

On the way, Rong Zhen and Xie Lingjiang did not have any conflicts. It might be because of what Ouyang Rong explained to his junior sister on the way back in the carriage last time.

Ouyang Rong breathed a sigh of relief.

However, before parting, the two had another brief conversation, which made him a little nervous and he almost opened the champagne at halftime.

"Ms. Rong, this hairpin is very beautiful. It should not be cheap."

"Whether it's cheap or not, doesn't Miss Xie know?" Rong Zhen asked back.

Xie Lingjiang chuckled and touched the mandarin duck jade hairpin on his head:

"I'm not sure, it seems like there's no demand for it. But it's all other people's taste, so it's okay."

Rong Zhen nodded in agreement: "Indeed, it's just other people's taste. I can't appreciate anything good."

Xie Lingjiang glanced at the hairpin on Rong Zhen's hair that became popular after Li Guoer's promotion, smiled slightly, and nodded indifferently.

There was a smile on her face, revealing a hint of understanding and kindness.

Rong Zhen didn't smile. He kept his usual stern face, curled the corners of his lips, turned around and left.

……

Until they left Xunyang Grottoes, Ouyang Rong and Xie Lingjiang did not see Wang Caozhi.

I don’t know what this kid is busy with.

You know what, when he went to the Xunyang Grottoes construction site, without the wolf-howling voice of "good brother-in-law", Ouyang Rong felt a little uncomfortable.

"Is the reason why Senior Brother is looking for Rong Zhen this time related to the news that Fellow Daoist Lu brought yesterday?"

"Almost." Ouyang Rong said succinctly: "In fact, it is related to Yunmeng Order. At least I know that Ms. Rong will make a sound."

Inside the carriage, Xie Lingjiang looked thoughtful.

Ouyang Rong lifted the curtain of the carriage, which was slowly driving into the west city gate.

Ouyang Rong first returned to Xunyangfang and went to Jiangzhou Hall, and Xie Lingjiang followed him.

As expected, Ouyang Rong caught Yuan Huaimin who was fishing secretly, and he took advantage of him and whipped him.

Looking at the resentful and miserable expression of Yuan Huaimin who was being eaten alive by the senior brother, Xie Lingjiang couldn't help laughing.

"Mingfu, thank you, Miss."

As soon as the two of them walked out of the lobby, Yan Liulang came up to them, greeted Xie Lingjiang first, then turned to report the news to Ouyang Rong:

"Mrs. Pei Shisan sent a message saying that the first batch of housing units that you have been supervising in Xingzifang was completed today and residents of Xingzifang have moved in. She and her companions prepared a ribbon-cutting ceremony this afternoon and wanted to invite Mr. Ming to come..."

"Row."

Ouyang Rong nodded slightly, then thought of something and turned to ask:
"What about Junior Sister? How do you plan? Will you accompany me to Xingzifang this afternoon, or will you return to the palace?"

Xie Lingjiang hesitated and said:
"Sister Gu'er may go out this afternoon to worship Buddha at a famous ancient temple in Kuanglu. I promised her long ago that I may not be able to accompany you this afternoon."

She muttered, "It will probably be very late when I get back. I won't be able to go to see Senior Brother for dinner."

"It's okay, just be careful."

Ouyang Rong said seriously.

"Ah."

Xie Lingjiang smiled faintly.

After the discussion, Ouyang Rong did not go to Xingzifang immediately.

It was almost noon, so Ouyang Rong took Xie Lingjiang and Yan Liulang back to their residence in Huaiye Lane for lunch.

Zhen Shuyuan gave a warm welcome.

After dinner, Ouyang Rong prepared to send his junior sister back to Xunyang Palace, but the latter asked to take the little Mo Jing Miao Si with her to go out and play.

Ouyang Rong agreed without hesitation.

The three of them went to Xunyang Palace along the way.

Xie Lingjiang got out of the car, taking the restless little Mojing with him, looking around in his sleeves, and went straight to Meiyingzhai to find Li Guoer.

Before he left, Ouyang Rong faintly heard Miao Si whispering to her junior sister:
"Thank you girl, we are going to the temple to worship Buddha this afternoon. Your Excellency the Demon Saint, do you want to go?"

"Your Excellency the Demon Saint?"

"He's the one with the reputation of 'You Guts' and whose real name is mysterious and unknown." Miao Si said in a serious tone.

Xie Lingjiang: ...

"We should go. Sister Guoer might want to take it with her," she said.

Miao Si muttered: "Then the fairy must bring more osmanthus cakes, success or failure depends on this one..."

Ouyang Rong was speechless about the little Mojing who was not doing his job.

Originally, he was planning to urge it to produce spiritual ink, but Junior Sister was there, so she took over the job and gently reassured him not to worry, saying that she would help.

Seeing Xie Lingjiang patiently dealing with Miao Si, Ouyang Rong felt that his junior sister had a talent for bringing up naughty kids.

At the gate of the palace, Ouyang Rong was about to leave, but then he remembered something and got out of the car and entered the palace.

However, he did not go to Meiyingzhai, but went to Lixian's study.

Li Xian was not there, so he waited for a while before the old butler Shun Bo found Li Xian.

"Hey, how come you have time to come here, Tan Lang? Come on, please take a seat."

Li Xian came in carrying a purple bamboo fishing rod and a large fish basket full of fish.

He seemed to be in a hurry to come back and forgot to put down the things in his hands. After entering the study, he hurriedly handed the fishing rod and fish basket to the blue-clothed servant behind him.

He wiped his hands with a handkerchief, looked as if nothing had happened, walked forward, and warmly entertained Ouyang Rong.

But Ouyang Rong was sharp-eyed and saw a big jumping fish in the fish basket in Li Xian's hand.

"What is Lianghan looking at?" Li Xian suddenly asked. Without waiting for Ouyang Rong to answer, he sighed, "Well, your aunt is very strict. I haven't fished for a long time. I tried it today, but my skills are still a little rusty. Lianghan, don't laugh."

The corner of Ouyang Rong's mouth twitched slightly.

Uncle, could you please hide the smug look on your face before you say this?
He casually boasted: "Your Majesty is too modest. The basket is full. I think there is a black fish in it that weighs at least ten kilograms."

"Sixteen pounds, one ounce and three cents." Li Xian said with a serious expression.

Ouyang Rong:......

After a while, they got down to business.

"Last time, the prince said that the Xiangwang Mansion helped find an authentic copy of Tao Yuanming's work. I wonder if it has been delivered yet."

"Oh, yes, yes, I almost forgot. Lianghan, wait a moment, I'm here, here I am." Li Xian patted his forehead and immediately went to the desk to look for it.

"It was delivered yesterday, and was borrowed by Guo'er at night. It was just returned this morning, and I hadn't had time to give it to Tan Lang yet. Fortunately, Tan Lang came at the right time... I found it. Here it is."

Li Xian handed over a sandalwood box.

Ouyang Rong took it and opened it immediately.

There was only a piece of paper with yellowed corners lying quietly in the box.

Seeing the familiar scribbled words on it, Ouyang Rong breathed a sigh of relief, a smile forming on his lips.

He closed the box and clasped his fists in farewell.

"Thank you for your help, Your Majesty. I will take my leave now."

"No, no, Lianghan, remember to come over tomorrow and eat this 16 jin 1 liang 3 qian black fish together."

"..."

……

Ouyang Rong found an excuse and returned to his residence in Huaiye Lane.

Yan Liulang and others who were accompanying him were waiting in the hall.

Ouyang Rong returned to the quiet study and took out a small wine gourd, a fire starter, and a brazier.

All three were things that had been prepared long ago.

He returned to the table, opened the sandalwood box, and took out an authentic work of Tao Yuanming.

"I had no interest in worldly things when I was young, my nature was to love hills and mountains... I fell into the web of worldly affairs by mistake, and have been gone for thirty years.

"The caged bird longs for the old forest, the fish in the pond longs for its old home... I will clear the wasteland in the southern wilderness and return to the garden to be simple and honest..."

While Ouyang Rong lowered his eyes and recited, he casually threw Tao Yuanming's original work entitled "Returning to Gardens and Fields" into the brazier.

The bright orange light shone on his serious and focused face, and the yellowed original paper turned into ashes in the dancing flames.

Ouyang Rong carefully collected the ashes, poured them into the wine gourd, and mixed them into the turbid wine.

He turned his head slightly.

On the table not far away, the zither-shaped Mohist sword case that was brought back opened spontaneously with a "click".

The trail of the shadow was almost invisible, and an arc was already floating above the desk. A long-treasured red and black talisman also fell from mid-air and slowly floated into the brazier.

It was brought here by the [craftsman].

Ouyang Rong followed the same method and poured all the remaining ashes of the red and black talisman into the small wine gourd.

manufacture complete.

Ouyang Rong picked up the wine gourd and shook it.

The wine gourd talisman water that Huang Feihong used to issue the divine command at the Xingzi Lake construction site was also made in this way by him. This set of procedures currently seems to be correct.

In fact, he could also choose to swallow the paper and the red and black talisman raw.

But it always feels weird, so it’s more convenient to take it with water.

When Li Dalang swallowed the talisman left by Master Yuan Lao, it was in the same way, and Ouyang Rong was deeply impressed.

【Craftsmanship】disappeared.

The Mohist sword case on the table not far away closed with a "click".

Ouyang Rong shook the wine gourd, picked up the zither-shaped sword case, and strode out.

There should be a great merit waiting for him at Xingzifang in the afternoon. This is one of the results of his regular stay at Xingzifang during this period of time.

……

Xingzifang, Qingyang Heng Street.

It was bustling and crowded.

In fact, Qingyang Heng Street had long been demolished and leveled because it was close to the Xingzi Lake construction site.

Today on Qingyang Heng Street, simple new courtyards are rising from the ground, restoring the street's appearance.

Ouyang Rong, wearing a neat crimson official uniform, arrived at Qingyang Heng Street. As soon as he got off the carriage, he was surrounded by a crowd of people. They walked forward together and looked around.

"Sir, you are here!"

After a while, Pei Shisan Niang rushed over, with a happy look on her face, and followed Ouyang Rong.

This beautiful lady in a purple and gold shawl, dressed in a dignified and elegant attire, could not hide her joy on her face.

All these indicate that today is special.

Ouyang Rong said nothing, looked around the yard, selected a few rooms, and walked around in them a few times. Pei Shisan Niang restrained her expression and followed behind with a serious look, and so did Yan Liulang and others... The whole team followed the young governor silently, and the atmosphere was a little quiet.

Not long after, Ouyang Rong, who was walking in the front with his hands behind his back, left a courtyard and suddenly nodded: "Thirteenth Lady, you have worked hard."

"Young Master..." Pei Shisan Niang was suddenly choked up, and there was a sparkling light in the corners of her eyes.

However, she had makeup on her face, so she quickly wiped the corners of her eyes with her sleeve to avoid smudging her face.

Yan Liulang smiled at the side. In the past, Mingfu called her "Mrs. Pei", which was polite but distant. Now, whether intentionally or not, he casually called her "Shisan Niang". The distance between them was obvious. How could Pei Shisan Niang not cry with joy? Being accepted by Mingfu was like a hard-working daughter-in-law finally becoming a mother-in-law.

"Let's go, talk as we go."

Ouyang Rong put his hands behind his back and strode towards the ribbon-cutting ceremony at the street corner ahead.

Pei Shisan Niang and other Yang merchants followed closely behind, talking in a flurry, introducing the current situation to Ouyang Rong.

Previously, due to the forced construction of the Xingzi Lake Buddha, the Jiangzhou government and the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce headed by Pei Shisan Niang forcibly expropriated most of the "dilapidated old houses" in the Xingzifang slums, under the pretext of reconstruction and reorganization of the city, or in the name of repairing the environmental facilities around the Donglin Buddha.

Originally, Pei Shisan Niang and others acquired these old houses and lands in order to build a batch of luxury mansions in Xunyangfang and Xiushuifang of Qi, take advantage of the booming development of Xunyang City, speculate on housing prices, and attract wealthy people from Jiangnan to spend a lot of money.

In the past, for this purpose, even sponsoring the Donglin Buddha in Xingzifang was not a problem. It could be earned back anyway, as long as the Jiangzhou government and the chief officer took the lead and helped to deal with the stubborn residents.

Unfortunately, the Xingzi Lake Buddha collapsed later, killing Lin Cheng, Wang Lengran and others, and even Shen Bingqiang, the most radical vice president of the Yangzhou Chamber of Commerce.

The power of Jiangzhou returned to the hands of Jiangzhou Sima Ouyang Rong.

The people in Xingzifang who lost their cheap housing complained bitterly to the Yang merchants.

These Yang merchants who had acquired the land were naturally dumbfounded and were at the center of public attention for a while.

Fortunately, the acting governor Ouyang Lianghan seemed to let bygones be bygones, and at the same time, the well-mannered President Pei secretly became a subordinate of the young governor, so the situation did not seem too bad.

Ouyang Rong chose to let these Yang merchants go, of course not entirely out of mercy, but because he thought they would be of great use.

These days, he asked Pei Shisan Niang to integrate them. Led by the Jiangzhou Hall, they planned to divide them into several batches to build unified rental housing one after another, unify the rent in Xingzifang, and benefit the people who came to Xunyang to find work.

The first batch of public rental housing is now being completed and put into use.

These public housing units are not luxurious or beautiful. The reason they were built so quickly is that they are intended only for living. It is sufficient for the quality to meet the standards and they do not require any fancy decorations, but they have everything necessary for daily living.

Even though it is so simple, it is still livable and much more comfortable than those old houses where you had to live in for decades and had to worry about landslides if you sneezed.

Moreover, in the long run, unified regulation by the government can effectively curb the rising trend of rent in Xingzifang.

However, this renovation project of shared rental housing also contains big risks.

First of all, in the short term, it is easy to cause strong dissatisfaction among the people.

The simplest one is that if you want to renovate these houses uniformly, in addition to dealing with those stubborn small landlords, you also have to let those tenants who have already moved in move out first, right?

Where are you going to relocate them? If there are other places to live, why do they live in the slums of Xingzifang?

Moreover, so many people had to deal with a lot of trivial matters during the relocation process. After they had to bear the costs themselves, they were naturally dissatisfied with the government. Some even felt that the Jiangzhou government was just making empty promises and taking the opportunity to drive them away...

Anyway, if three people make a tiger, all kinds of rumors will spread.

But fortunately, there are now brave and self-sacrificing people like Wang Lengran and Lin Cheng who have been wading through the mines in front, and have already reclaimed the old houses and driven away most of the people in Xingzifang.

Ouyang Rong is here to clean up the mess.

To put it in a more vivid way, the situation in Xingzifang has reached its lowest point, and no matter how he moves forward, it will be upward.

Everybody regarded him as a savior, not to mention that the "unified rental housing" plan he came up with combined the local customs of Xunyang and the habits of the times, and the effect was very good and immediate.

In addition, as for the implementation cost of this unified rental housing renovation, Ouyang Rong got the money for free from Pei Shisan Niang and the Yangzhou business group behind her, as most of the funds were raised by them.

Ouyang Rong was originally a little embarrassed.

I feel embarrassed to let Pei Shisan Niang and the others work at a complete loss, so I plan to let them build some luxury mansions on the Xingzi Lake construction site to make some money back.

However, Pei Shisanniang, who had been influenced by Yan Liulang and Mingfu for a long time, did not agree immediately. After returning, she thought about it and proposed a new feasible plan the next day:
By converting all these vacant lands into shared rental housing, the scale of development can actually control costs, allowing them to at least recover their investment within the next five years. At the same time, it can also provide a stable cash flow every month... which is acceptable.

Ouyang Rong was quite surprised by this. His impression of this originally profit-seeking business woman changed a lot. He immediately nodded in agreement. Now he was following this improvement plan, which was considered a perfect achievement...

In the afternoon, under the sunshine, at a crowded street corner, Ouyang Rong arrived amidst a crowd of people.

Amidst the joy, the ribbon-cutting ceremony was successfully completed...

Then, the first batch of residents of the shared housing began to move in.

These courtyards will be provided first to the original tenants of Qingyang Hengjie, who are the most direct victims of the Xingzi Lake Buddha. The other remaining courtyards will be rented out at a low price that is lower than the average rent before reconstruction. The process will be presided over by a dozen officials from the Municipal Trade Bureau sent by the Jiangzhou Hall, and long-term rental contracts will be signed.

After an afternoon, the people of Xingzifang moved in one after another.

Ouyang Rong took a look around and found that there were no major problems, so a smile appeared on his face.

Immediately, his attention was focused on the endless sound of wooden fish...

evening.

A celebratory dinner is being held in a large restaurant in Xingzifang, led by Pei Shisan Niang and other Yang merchants.

Halfway through the dinner toast, Ouyang Rong left with an excuse.

He went to an empty spot on the stairwell and entered the Pagoda of Merit with his eyes closed.

【Merit: 8,229】

Looking at the cyan-gold numbers above the small wooden fish that kept multiplying several times.

Ouyang Rong looked surprised.

Although my ears were ringing non-stop for the entire afternoon, I didn’t expect there to be so many.

The merits of the small wooden fish before today were only about three thousand. This time, it increased to more than five thousand?
But after thinking about it, it seems normal.

Since these things involve people's food, clothing, housing and transportation, and are of practical relevance, there is certainly a lot of merit in giving feedback.

And compared with Wang Lengran and others, Ouyang Rong naturally has a very good reputation.

Moreover, the first batch of public rental housing in Xingzifang is definitely the most high-profile one, with the widest reputation, which can be spread to many counties in Jiangnan.

The waves caused by the delivery of the subsequent batches of public rental housing will definitely not be as big as it is now. At most, the people who live in them will be grateful and give back the good deeds.

Therefore, today he has gained most of the merits that could be gained from the Xingzifang housing rental. What follows is the long-tail effect, which will last for a long time.

Ouyang Rong nodded with satisfaction.

In fact, there was a moment when he thought about renovating Xunyangfang and Xiushuifang as well, but he calmed down and gave up the idea.

This opportunity in Xingzifang is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. He is cleaning up the "mess" for Wang Lengran and others. The people of Xingzifang whose interests have been harmed are now resentful of Wang Lengran, Lin Cheng and others. Even though they have been removed, their reputation will be infamous for a hundred years.

That's why Ouyang Rong was able to promote the unified rental housing project in Xingzifang without any obstacles. Otherwise, why not try the same thing in other neighborhoods?

Then his short-term reputation is probably not that of an upright official, but that of a young and incorruptible official who loves to make trouble and does not care about the people's livelihood. He is full of passion but does foolish things. You can do it, and he will not say a word.

After leaving the Merit Tower, on the stairs, Ouyang Rong exhaled a long breath of alcohol and became much more sober.

He rubbed his tipsy face vigorously.

Out of caution these days, he didn't drink outside of home, but today was an exception and he was offered a lot of drinks.

Although Yan Liulang helped to stop a lot of people, he was also a little drunk.

I had been planning to go to the quiet courtyard in the evening to have dinner with the embroiderer, but now I’ve been delayed by the celebratory dinner. I don’t know if I’ll have time to go there after I finish dealing with the dinner here. I can’t meet the embroiderer when I’m drunk.

Does he, "Yang Lianghan", who can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, have any respect for himself?

Ouyang Rong nodded, washed his face, and returned to the banquet...

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