Chapter 618 Jade Tea Pet
Ye Wanxi's eyes narrowed slightly, and she said in a deep voice, "Would it be convenient for me to go to your study?"
The group paused for a moment, then Mr. Li, the head of the family, spoke first: "Of course, please."
The Li family's study was located on the second floor, on the left side. As soon as they went upstairs, Ye Wanxi's bag started moving restlessly.
Li Weiming was standing next to Ye Wanxi, and his expression changed drastically upon seeing this: "Miss Ye..."
Ye Wanxi also sensed the little guy's restlessness, so she simply let it out.
Upon closer inspection, Li Weiming and the others realized that Ye Wanxi's bag actually contained... a rabbit?
Ever since the new member joined the family, the little rabbit felt neglected. It was the one that came first, and it was much cuter than that ugly dog, but its owner always took that silly dog with them when they went out, and not it.
As a result, the little rabbit has been clinging to Ye Wanxi these days, following her everywhere, or else it will throw a tantrum.
Ye Wanxi couldn't do anything about it, so she made a three-point agreement with it before coming, telling it not to come out and cause trouble unless necessary.
Before this, the little rabbit had been behaving very well, but it suddenly became restless, entirely because...
Following the rabbit's pointing finger, Ye Wanxi looked up at the wall and discovered that there was a... knife hanging on the wall of the second-floor corridor.
"This knife of yours..." Ye Wanxi looked at the ordinary-looking ancient knife with a surprised expression.
Mr. Li had been staring intently at the oddly positioned little rabbit in Ye Wanxi's arms, his brows furrowed slightly.
Upon hearing this, she immediately forgot about the little rabbit and asked anxiously, "Miss Ye, is there something wrong with this knife? Is it not suitable to leave it here?"
Ye Wanxi shook her head and said with a faint smile, "What I want to say is that your knife is a good piece of equipment. It must be quite old, right?"
Mr. Li was surprised that Ye Wanxi knew about knives. After a few seconds of stunned silence, his eyes lit up slightly: "Miss Ye knows about knives? That's right, that's right. This knife is quite old. It is said that hundreds of years ago, my ancestor was a great general who brought peace and stability to the country, and this knife was his weapon at that time. Unfortunately, later, treacherous officials were in power, and military generals were suppressed. My ancestor almost implicated the entire clan because of a fabricated crime."
"After that, the surviving members of the clan took the knife with them and fled, living a simple life as they went into small business under assumed names. They passed the knife down from generation to generation."
"So, this is your family heirloom," Ye Wanxi said with a slight smile, teasingly. "Such an important thing, just hanging it out so openly, aren't you afraid it will be stolen?"
Mr. Li disagreed: "Keeping this thing is just a memento, a keepsake. Why would anyone steal it? Besides, there's a saying that the most dangerous place is the safest place. If a thief comes to our house and sees it hanging here so brightly, he might think it's some kind of decorative craft he bought on purpose and wouldn't steal it."
Ye Wanxi: "..." This reason is truly irrefutable.
However, as you said, it's from hundreds of years ago. Hanging such an antique so conspicuously here to test the thief's intelligence, isn't that just because you're careless?
The little rabbit stared at the knife for a while, then became restless and tried to pounce forward, but Ye Wanxi, who had anticipated its intentions, suppressed it on the spot.
"This belongs to someone else; you can't just touch it. Besides, although this knife has seen blood, it only killed those who deserved to die. If you're so desperate to drain other people's resources, be careful that Heaven doesn't find out and turn around and punish you."
All things have a spirit, and this kind of old antique, which has been tainted by past karma and has been continuously supported by its grandparents and grandchildren for many years, is no exception.
In Ye Wanxi's view, this knife was only one step away from becoming a spirit, and was a rare little creature.
But for the little guy, this knife is a very attractive snack. To put it bluntly, he's restless because he's craving it!
Ye Wanxi spoke very softly, but Li Weiming, who was closest to her and whose attention was always on her, still heard it, and his gaze toward his own big knife immediately changed.
Good heavens, his dad wasn't bragging after all; this knife really is a treasure. It's a pity he mistook a pearl for a fish eye before, completely unaware of its value!
Li Weiming wasn't the only one with the same idea. Li's father was a shrewd man. He realized that the knife might be more valuable than he had imagined. He spoke casually, but in his heart, he was already planning to have someone buy another safe and put the knife away as soon as Ye Wanxi left.
After getting past this little incident, the group quickly arrived at the Li family's study.
The moment she opened the door, Ye Wanxi immediately sensed a slight unease.
The little creature in her arms suddenly perked up, its blood-red round eyes darting around, searching for prey that might satisfy it.
“Miss Ye, this is my study. In the past two years, I have gotten older and my energy is not as good as before, so I have gradually let Ah Xing take over the company’s affairs. Since then, I have come into this study less often.”
Ye Wanxi nodded and walked inside. She found that the Li family's study was quite large, probably because two bedrooms had been connected together.
One of the rooms is filled with bookshelves of various sizes, containing many books and sample materials. In front of the bookshelves is a work desk, while on the other side of the open space is a relatively spacious and elegant reception area.
The Li family made their fortune in tea, so the reception area was naturally filled with tea sets and boxes of exquisitely packaged, expensive teas.
However, Ye Wanxi wasn't looking at the tea leaves, but rather at the tea pet placed on the left side of the tea table.
Tea pets, as the name suggests, are pets that are raised using tea.
The tea pet belonging to the Li family is a common three-legged cicada, carrying the Big Dipper on its back, with the Tai Chi symbol on its head, and holding two strings of copper coins in its mouth. It looks like a symbol of wealth and prosperity, and has a very auspicious meaning.
However, this golden toad is not made of traditional purple clay, but of crystal-clear jade, and it looks extremely beautiful.
Seeing that Ye Wanxi kept staring at the tea pet, the Li family members assumed that Ye Wanxi liked this style of tea pet.
After thinking for a moment, Mr. Li took the initiative and said, "Miss Ye has been talking so much just now, she must be thirsty. Since you're here, why don't you try some of our newly produced Pu'er tea?"
Ye Wanxi nodded, picked up the little rabbit, and sat down across the tea table, waiting for Mr. Li's cup of tea.
Upon seeing this, Mr. Li immediately sat down to boil water and brew tea. The tea leaves released a refreshing fragrance as soon as they were steeped in boiling water.
Ye Wanxi stared intently at the teapot in Li's father's hand, and her eyes narrowed suddenly when she saw him pour the first brew of tea onto the head of the jade tea pet.
This was because, as the tea was poured, she clearly saw a billowing black mist emanating from the tea pet and quickly wrapping around Mr. Li's wrist!
(End of this chapter)
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