A taxi stopped at the gate of the courtyard, and naturally someone immediately went up to knock on the car window to ask what was going on.
As soon as Fu Wan and Bai Qianzhou got out of the car, they were recognized by that person.
"You...you're Sister Fu, right? I...I'll go inform Third Master right away!"
The young man who spoke was a bit younger than Fu Xiaochuan. Before Fu Wan could even agree, he disappeared in a flash.
Seeing that the people who were supposed to come up for questioning had left, the taxi driver quickly started the car and drove away.
He was now glad he hadn't asked anything, otherwise, if he had upset Master Ning's friend, not to mention anything else, his taxi driving job would have been taken away by the car owner.
Just as Fu Wan was about to pick up her luggage from the ground and step forward, Bai Qianzhou grabbed all the luggage and carried it in his arms.
"Let's go, I'll take it. You go knock on the door."
Seeing this, Fu Wan didn't argue with him. She patted the door knocker, and soon after, a series of rapid footsteps came from inside.
Such a fast pace is clearly impossible for Master Ning.
Sure enough, when the door creaked open, Qin Fu came out with a smile.
"Comrade Xiao Fu, Xiao Bai, it really is you two! Why didn't you tell me you were coming? I could have arranged a car to pick you up from the train station!"
"Haha, what a coincidence! We're going on a long trip and happen to be transiting through the capital, so I thought I'd come and visit Third Master!"
Qin Fu was also quite surprised to hear Fu Wan's words.
"You came by plane?"
Bai Qianzhou nodded. Qin Fu was about to say something more when the young man from before ran out of the courtyard behind them.
"Sixth Brother, Third Master has asked them to go over."
"Hey, look how happy I am! Hurry up and come in. If you take too long, Third Master will scold me again."
Seeing Bai Qianzhou carrying luggage, Qin Fu didn't try to take it from him. Instead, he led Fu Wan to the backyard.
"Third Master was feeding the fish in the backyard early this morning. I just heard from Xiao Bazi that you came over. I thought he was seeing things and had mistaken you for someone else!"
The weather is really cold now, and he also thinks that the chances of Fu Wan appearing in the capital are low.
Fu Wan smiled upon hearing this, and just as she was about to say something more, Third Master Ning's voice also came over.
"Comrade Xiao Fu, it's been a long time!"
"Haha, Third Master, how have you been lately?"
Master Ning poured himself a cup of tea and sat upright in a wicker chair by the artificial lake, surrounded by the aroma of tea.
Although a thin layer of ice had formed on the lake, many small fish of various colors could still be seen swimming freely.
Look at how chubby it is; it's clearly been well-fed.
"Comrade Xiao Fu, come sit here. And you young man, don't stand, find a place to rest."
And Ah Fu, it's almost noon, go and arrange lunch. Comrade Xiao Fu rarely comes over, so have them prepare a good meal."
Qin Fu immediately agreed and then went out to have lunch arranged.
Bai Qianzhou found a seat and sat down. He had met Master Ning a few times and knew what kind of temper the old man had.
Fu Wan sat down but didn't exchange many pleasantries with him. Although the old man was blind, his expression practically revealed his thoughts.
He's like a little kid.
"Third Master, I haven't let you down. I've brought you this ambergris. Here, it should be enough for you to enjoy for a while!"
"You really brought it? You're not lying to this old man?"
Ning Sanye had previously thought Qin Fu was just trying to make him happy, but now that Fu Wan was being so direct, he immediately became excited as well.
Fu Wan took the luggage bag from Bai Qianzhou and carefully took out the cloth bag containing ambergris from it.
To avoid arousing suspicion, Fu Wan specially found some unnecessary clothes to wrap the ambergris tightly.
Fortunately, this thing is only about the size of a football, and once it's wrapped up, you can't tell anything is wrong with it.
After all, this was an era when people had to carry bedding and blankets when traveling long distances.
Although Master Ning was blind, his hearing was extremely sharp. Upon hearing the sound of a heavy object being placed on the table, he immediately reached out and touched it.
Seeing this, Fu Wan hurriedly moved the tea on the table aside, afraid that he might accidentally spill it.
"Good, good! It feels like ambergris. But why is it so big again?"
He thought that being the size of a fist was already quite remarkable, but now that he's touched it, it's nowhere near the size of a fist.
Third Master Ning couldn't help but lean forward to smell it again. His appearance made not only Fu Wan but even Bai Qianzhou frown.
Does this stuff really smell that good?
He'd never smelled it before!
"The quality is excellent!" Third Master Ning was very satisfied, and then he shouted loudly for Qin Fu:
"Afu, Afu!"
"Quickly bring me the box that holds my ambergris; it's damp by the lake, we can't let it get wet!"
Qin Fu, who had just finished explaining the lunch arrangements outside, heard the noise and hurriedly went back inside to bring out a wooden box.
Master Ning carefully placed the ambergris into the wooden box, and then reminded Qin Fu, "Go and get the scale too. We'll weigh this ambergris later and charge Comrade Xiao Fu 350 yuan per gram, based on the current price!"
Three hundred and fifty yuan per gram, the price has gone up again!
Although Fu Wan knew that Master Ning would not let her suffer a loss, she was also afraid that Master Ning would disregard the market and pay her out of his own pocket.
"Third Master, isn't this too much?"
"Not much, this is the price right now! Don't worry, Comrade Xiao Fu, I have the money!"
Master Ning held the wooden box with reluctance, which Qin Fu found amusing.
"Third Master, why don't you hold him for now, and I'll push you to the front yard?"
Upon hearing this, Master Ning nodded, and Qin Fu helped him into a wheelchair. Then, someone came over to clear the tea from the wooden board.
Fu Wan and Bai Qianzhou also went to the front yard. Qin Fu found a medicinal herb scale and weighed the ambergris.
Two catties and three ounces.
It weighs a full 1,150 grams!
According to Master Ning's price, that's 402,500 yuan!
Bai Qianzhou was quite good at mental arithmetic; after calculating the amount, he was stunned for a long time.
What should I do? I seem to be a bit poor!
Fu Wan remained calm, while Qin Fu seemed completely unfazed.
"Comrade Xiao Fu, should I still transfer the money to the same account as before?"
"Yes, it's still the same account."
Without the ambergris, the package was much lighter.
Because he was thinking about refining ambergris, Master Ning didn't say much during lunch.
Lunch was the same standard Beijing cuisine. After lunch, Fu Wan and Bai Qianzhou followed Qin Fu to the construction site to observe the work firsthand.
Qin Fu acted quickly; last time he said he was laying the foundation, but now he's already starting to tie steel bars and pour cement.
"Sixth Brother, I'll have to trouble you with this. If you need more money for the project, just let me know."
Fu Wan was also a little embarrassed. It was best not to say, but only she, who had lived a second life, knew how profitable this property was.
Thanks to Qin Fu, this is one of her most worry-free investments to date.
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