When the mother-in-law, daughter-in-law and other three heard that Mr. Su was going to stay at their house for dinner, they all became busy. Wang even specially brought a few new quilts to spread in the guest room.
In the evening, several brothers also returned home. Seeing that there were guests at home, they all calmed down. Qibao said, "Brothers, this is the owner of Zuixianlou. The one next to him is his cousin, and the brothers behind him are their subordinates."
Upon hearing this, the brothers all clasped their fists in greeting. Xiao Liu pulled the brothers aside and whispered, "Brothers, let me tell you, Brother Su is a very good person. He talked to me, but you must not talk to his cousin."
Several brothers asked in confusion, "Why?"
Xiaoliu said with sympathy, "Because he can't speak, he ignored me when I talked to him and stared at me. I guess he was angry."
Xu Wenwu thought to himself, so that's why, no wonder he just nodded when I greeted him just now, it turns out he is a mute, this boy is really pitiful, so he said to his younger brothers in a serious face, "You must not take the initiative to talk to him, otherwise it will hurt his self-esteem, understand?" Several younger brothers also nodded solemnly.
During dinner, Mr. Xu asked, "Excuse me, what is Mr. Su looking for in Daqing Mountain? If it's not something important, you'd better not go. It's very dangerous!"
Su Chenyu said, "Thank you for your concern, Mr. Xu. My cousin and I have been practicing martial arts since childhood, and the men around me are all quite skilled, so we are confident. As for what we are looking for, to be honest, my cousin's grandmother is seriously ill, and she urgently needs a 500-year-old ginseng to save her life, so we want to go deep into the Daqing Mountains to look for it."
The Xu family members couldn't help but look at each other. Several adults glanced at Qibao unconsciously, and then quickly looked away. Su Chenyu saw the clue and asked, "Could it be that Mr. Xu knows where to find 500-year-old ginseng?" The stern-faced young boy next to him also relaxed a little.
Qibao spoke first, "Mr. Su, this is the case. I once picked a two-hundred-year-old ginseng from Daqing Mountain and sold it to Leshan Pharmacy. Five-hundred-year-old ginseng is hard to find." Although she had five-hundred-year-old ginseng in her space, she was not very familiar with Su Chenyu, so she had no intention of taking out the ginseng. Even if she wanted to take it, she would have to pay for it with money.
"Are you saying that you sold the 200-year-old ginseng to Leshan Pharmacy?" A cold voice suddenly came from the side.
Everyone looked at him in surprise. Xiaoliu was the first to say, "So you can talk? I thought you were mute! Then why didn't you pay attention to me?"
"Xiao Liu! Shut up!" Old Master Xu said sternly. This young man was obviously either rich or noble. He was really outspoken.
Xu Laosan apologized, "I'm really sorry, sir. I, your youngest son, didn't mean it. I hope you won't blame me." Su Chenyu next to him was trying to hold back his laughter.
The young man said with a dark face, "It's okay, my name is Jingchen." Then he looked at Qibao and said, "Leshan Pharmacy is my property."
Qibao suddenly realized something and said that only her family knew about the ginseng sales, so how did this man know about it? It turned out that Leshan Pharmacy was his, so it was no wonder. So she said, "How about I accompany you to the mountains to look for it tomorrow? I've been there once and I'm familiar with the route."
Su Chenyu said, "Thank you, Miss Xu."
After dinner, the Xu family's children went to review their lessons. Zhang brought a pot of tea and took Su Chenyu and Jing Chen to the two guest rooms that had been prepared earlier. She placed the tea on the table and said, "This tea isn't very good. I hope Master Su and Master Jing don't dislike it. If you need anything, just let me know."
Su Chenyu said, "Aunt, you're welcome. Staying here has already disturbed the Xu family. We should be grateful."
Seeing that he was polite and did not have the arrogance of a rich young man, Zhang felt a little fond of him. She smiled and said, "What are you thanking me for? You two gentlemen should go to bed early. I'll be leaving first." After saying that, she turned and left.
Su Chenyu said, "Cousin, the Xu family is really nice. But I don't mean to criticize you. You keep a sullen face all day long, as if others owe you eight million taels of silver. No wonder others think you are dumb."
Jing Chen said, "People who talk too much often don't live long." After saying that, he looked straight at Su Chenyu.
Su Chenyu curled her lips, said it was boring, and left to return to her room.
Jing Chen sat at the table, poured a cup of tea and took a sip. As soon as the tea went down his throat, he raised his eyebrows and took another sip. He was surprised and turned back to the secret guard beside him and said, "Ye Feng, try this tea."
"Yes." The secret guard named Ye Feng poured a cup and drank it.
Jing Chen asked, "How?"
Ye Feng said, "Master, after drinking this tea, I feel relaxed and warm all over, as if all my meridians are unblocked."
Upon hearing this, Jing Chen realized it wasn't his illusion. This tea truly had extraordinary effects. What was so special about the Xu family? How could an ordinary farm family possess such a magical treasure? He believed that as long as he drank this tea regularly, his internal strength would definitely improve by more than one level. He had never imagined that the family that sold ginseng to Leshan Pharmacy and vegetables to Zuixianlou were actually the same family. He suddenly remembered that the man in black he had seen that day seemed similar to the little girl. Wasn't the direction the man in black was heading towards Xujia Village? It seemed that the most mysterious person was that low-key little girl. No wonder her family didn't object when they heard she was going to Daqingshan with them tomorrow. How interesting!
In the middle of the night, when the Xu family was all asleep, a dark shadow rushed into the Xu family's kitchen, came to the water tank, scooped some water with the gourd ladle next to it, tasted it, and yes, it was this taste. After drinking it, his body had never felt so relaxed as today, and then he drank the water in the gourd ladle in one gulp.
He was just about to turn around and leave when he heard a low shout of "Who!" from outside. A little girl in a white underdress rushed in.
"It's me. I feel thirsty and everyone else is sleeping, so I came here to get some water." Qibao had gotten up to go to the bathroom at night, but he saw the kitchen door was open. He saw a figure through the window and thought it was a thief, so he followed him in. Now he realized it was Master Jing after hearing the voice.
Qibao said, "Just drink water, why are you being so sneaky?" After saying that, he looked at Jingchen with some suspicion.
Jing Chen said, "Sorry to bother you. I'll go back first." His voice was still as cold as usual.
Qibao looked at his thin back suspiciously, then looked around the kitchen again. He looked at the water tank and raised his eyebrows, but he didn't say much. He went to the toilet and went back to the house.
Before dawn the next day, the boys trained as usual first and then practiced martial arts. Now they have mastered the martial arts, but their internal strength is shallow. Each move has some form and can be connected together, but they lack momentum and are not very lethal.
Jing Chen got up early and watched the boys from the Xu family practicing martial arts in the yard with great interest. The more he watched, the more he felt that the martial arts they practiced were different from others. He could tell at a glance that they had just started practicing for a short time, but with time, they would definitely be extraordinary. It seemed that it was the girl's credit. All the unusual things in this house were related to her.
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