Chapter 489 Auction
Ye Xiaomei saw him standing there in a daze, feeling that her house and family assets were compared with the old man's walking stick, which seriously hurt her self-esteem. Ye Xiaomei comforted him:
"You are already rich enough, don't envy him."
Tang Buci finally came to his senses and said suddenly, "I'm really wondering where his money comes from."
"..." Ye Xiaomei was slightly stunned.
“When will the auction money arrive?”
"It will take at least two days. They have to make an appointment with the bank in advance, and they also have to take a certain commission from the middle price. If it's almost done, it will be more than 80 million."
Ye Xiaomei couldn't help but be surprised: "So many?"
"You think that with this much money, you can do anything." Tang Buci said with a wave of his hand:
"It's agreed that you borrowed this money, so remember to pay me back later."
"..." Ye Xiaomei looked at Tang Buci's back, and for a moment she was like a deflated ball: "Don't worry, I will return it to you, but I have to return it slowly."
All of a sudden, all I could think about was how to pay back the money.
Such a huge amount of money is something I wouldn't even dare to dream of doing.
If I hadn’t died in this life, I don’t know if I would have been able to earn so much.
Looking at my bracelet, I wonder if I can sell it.
Even if it can be sold, it is just a drop in the bucket compared to 20 million.
At this time, Liu Shiguo called and said that the report had been written.
Ye Xiaomei then perked up and asked about the equipment and procedures for shipping the red maple tree roots.
If the money is available in two days, we will start working on it at the latest two days later.
But there is one more thing that needs to be taken care of.
That is how the little snakes and the Black Toad King in the White Jade Temple should be transported.
Thinking of this, Ye Xiaomei hurriedly followed Tang Buci.
As soon as he got into the taxi, Ye Xiaomei got into the back seat.
After hanging up the phone, Ye Xiaomei didn't say anything.
Tang Bushi was relaxed. He held his forehead and leaned against the car window, looking at Ye Xiaomei charmingly: "What? Has the Tang family's house become your home?"
"Something happened." Ye Xiaomei didn't dare to mention it in the taxi.
When they arrived at Tang's house, Tang Buci said nonchalantly, "My place is so big, you can treat it as your home. Anyway, there is no difference between the two of us and one family."
Ye Xiaomei drank the tea that Tang Bushi handed over, and then she spoke:
"I have already asked people to start moving the roots of the red maple tree the day after tomorrow. How are you going to take the Black Toad King from the White Jade Temple? Are you going to drive him over there?"
This is the best way. Otherwise, if he is discovered, the Black Toad King will be in danger.
Tang Bushi was stunned for a moment, as if he had forgotten about the Black Toad King. "That thing is living very freely in Baiyu Temple. I suddenly don't want to take it back."
This was a little unexpected for Ye Xiaomei: "How can we not take them back? The three treasures originally lived in Changshou Village. This is called recognizing one's ancestors and returning to one's roots."
Moreover, Tang Buci was talking clearly at the beginning, but suddenly he changed his mind. What does this mean?
Tang Buci said slowly, "I discovered a secret but haven't had time to tell you yet, but you should have discovered it too. I heard from Qiu Ah Meng that you've been to Baiyu Temple. Don't you find that the white snake, black toad, and red maple tree are all there?"
After Tang Buci said this, Ye Xiaomei remembered that, yes, not all of them are here.
"I also wanted to ask you, how did a red maple branch suddenly appear?" Ye Xiaomei was too busy before and forgot about this matter.
At that time, people thought that Tang Buci himself was the spirit of the red maple tree, and must have been contaminated by his aura, so a branch grew out of thin air.
Tang Bu Ci threw up his hands and said, "How should I know? But then I thought, the red maple tree branch grew after the white snake and black toad were moved here. Is it possible that we got the order of the three treasures wrong?"
Ye Xiaomei's pupils shrank: "What do you mean?"
Tang Buci dipped his finger in the tea and drew three symbols on the table as he did before:
"We have always believed that the white snake lives on the red maple tree, which means that the white snake cannot live without the red maple tree. However, the black toad and the white snake are mutually beneficial, and the black toad can drive away the insects on the roots of the red maple tree, right? But why can't we understand that the white snake and the black toad can nourish the red maple tree, and the red maple tree has only played a role in hiding and protecting the white snake and the black toad from the beginning to the end? What do you think?"
Ye Xiaomei was confused. The relationship of mutual generation originally had no starting point or focus, which was equivalent to a circle.
Now we have to separate the beginning and the end. Ye Xiaomei feels that there doesn't seem to be much difference at first, but when she thinks about it carefully, the difference is huge.
"You mean, if there are white snakes and black toads, there will definitely be red maple trees?" Ye Xiaomei asked subconsciously.
“That’s understandable.”
As soon as Tang Buci finished speaking, Ye Xiaomei raised a question: "If that's the case, the White Snake Experimental Base has these three treasures, why haven't the roots of the red maple tree sprouted?"
Tang Buci seemed to be thinking about something. He pinched his brows and looked up at Ye Xiaomei seriously:
"Didn't you say before that the Japanese have been researching how to cultivate red maple trees? On the surface, they are telling others that only with trees can black toads and white snakes survive. Whether this is possible or not, they themselves don't know. So whether it's a white snake or a black toad, either one cannot survive alone if it is transported to the Kingdom of Japan."
"Yes, I know about this experiment, but it doesn't prove that black toads and white snakes can naturally produce red maple trees."
Tang Buci's mind is indeed faster than Ye Xiaomei's:
"That's probably where the problem lies. If you think about it, since they did so many experiments, they must have brought the three treasures to China to cultivate them. But they failed, so they had to send them back to China for further research."
Tang Buci paused, and seeing that Ye Xiaomei was still confused, he continued:
"Do you still remember Mr. Zhang? He was the old man who collected rubbish. Even though the roots of the trees in Changshou Village had been dug up, he said they had already sprouted and needed me to grow them. This also pointed out a key point, which is that there are actually some remaining black toads and white snakes in Changshou Village, but they are too weak."
Ye Xiaomei gasped: "You mean, the white snake is the main reason for the survival of these three treasures?"
"Yes, that's what I thought." Having said this, Tang Buci glanced at Ye Xiaomei with worry. A trace of worry flashed across his eyes. He turned his eyes away, and when he looked at Ye Xiaomei again, he had become unusually calm:
"So, now that they know that you are the spirit of the Ancestral Serpent, they so easily agreed to send the three treasures back to their original place after much difficulty. This must be the reason."
Ye Xiaomei didn't say anything, but she felt heavy in her heart.
Tang Buci added, "I'm worried that they will snatch you away if they get the chance. Do you believe it?"
After saying this, Tang Buci felt that he had said something wrong. It was too shameless to scare a little girl like this. He quickly changed the subject:
"Oh, think about it. The red maple tree was burned. That tree is the only red maple tree in China. It stands to reason that without the roots, no plant can survive a fire. They took away the roots and it hasn't sprouted for so many years. Didn't they think of sending it to the original place to replant it? Why did they keep it in a dark place? And why did they just agree to your request to transport it back to Changshou Village at this time?"
Tang Buci's words were like needles, piercing Ye Xiaomei's heart again and again.
Tang Buci touched his nose and said, "If I'm not mistaken, isn't it too easy for you to join this organization and become the person in charge? In my opinion, you are just playing the long game."
Ye Xiaomei suddenly raised her head and looked at Tang Buci, who opened his mouth but did not dare to speak.
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