Chapter 328

Overnight, the news that Yang Zhong had obtained a pot of mysterious spirit tea spread among his old friends' circle.

The next day, all the old-timers each brought their cherished precious tea leaves to the Yang residence to exchange and appraise.

They called it mutual sharing, chatting over tea while doing academic exchange, but in reality they just came to freeload tea.

Yang Zhong's wife kept pounding the old man inside the house, saying, "Let you act foolish, now it's served you right."

Yang Zhong, however, laughed until his face creased, waving his hand and saying:

"It's fine, it's fine—I'll let a few old comrades come in, give each of them a cup to drink, no problem."

"Later we'll have to trouble them to help study this tea; if we can analyze its components and cultivate it ourselves, it will definitely benefit many people."

Yang Zhong thought long-term; although sharing this only bit of tea naturally pained him, compared to that, he hoped even more that such spirit tea could be mass-produced.

Moreover, the effects of the spirit tea have only been verified on him and his old companion; with more samples, perhaps it would be more convincing…

Lin Meng had no idea that the pot of spirit tea she casually gave away had already begun to stir up a storm in Yang Zhong's old-timer circle.

Moreover, the elderly men and women on good terms with Yang Zhong were all highly respected senior figures.

After returning yesterday, Lin Meng had just arrived home when Ye Chenjing blocked her door.

Seeing this, Lin Cuihua deliberately pulled Xu Hong far away to make space for the two.

Lin Meng stood at the doorway and did not let Ye Chenjing enter the house.

"Thank you today; this Chairman Yang is indeed not bad, much better than those who like to lean on their age and sell themselves."

Moreover, Lin Meng felt Yang Zhong was perceptive; indeed, he hadn't asked her at all about the origin of the medicinal materials.

She liked dealing with smart people.

Ye Chenjing, hearing this, also nodded and said:

"Chairman Yang's character has been praised more than once by my grandfather; moreover, his prestige is high, his power great, and he is fully capable of suppressing your affairs, so no one will bypass him to give you trouble."

"That would be wonderful; what I fear most is someone coming to inquire about the origin of my medicinal materials."

Ye Chenjing's eyes flashed; fortunately he hadn't asked much back then, it seems Lin Meng really dislikes such behavior.

But if it were him, he would do the same.

Such precious medicinal materials of that grade obviously come from a mysterious source; one's secrets are always probed, and nobody likes that.

Moreover, he dares to assert that Lin Meng's secrets are not small, perhaps enough to overturn everyone's understanding.

In that case, perhaps keeping silent, with everyone tacitly understanding, is the best.

If one day this secret can no longer be hidden, he will also firmly stand on Lin Meng's side, sheltering her from wind and rain, blocking anyone who would cause her trouble.

"By the way, I'll give you a few more of those Passage-Opening Pills to keep taking; later remember to give me some feedback, to see just how far this pill can let an ordinary person go."

Having spoken, Lin Meng already shoved a bottle of pills into Ye Chenjing's hand.

Ye Chenjing only felt his palm sink, secretly surprised; he hadn't seen where Lin Meng took the pill bottle from, as if it had appeared out of thin air.

Upon hearing Lin Meng's words, Ye Chenjing immediately nodded and said:

"Good, each time I take a pill I'll go for a regular checkup to see bodily changes, and I'll also make some subjective notes, to show you later."

Lin Meng was treating him as a test guinea pig, but Ye Chenjing instead felt pleased, this proved Lin Meng indeed already regarded him as one of her own.

Only those who are close to her and completely trusted can receive this great and secret task!

Ye Chenjing gripped the pill bottle tightly; as a test guinea pig, he felt proud.

Lin Meng leaned against the door, the pills had been given, everything that needed saying had been said, yet Ye Chenjing still didn't leave.

She could only speak bluntly:

"You're not leaving yet? Do you still want to stay for a meal?"

Ye Chenjing choked at her words, then gave a helpless smile.

"Wait a moment, I'll go get something from the car."

He turned, went to the car, brought down two gift bags, and handed them to Lin Meng.

"This Da Hongpao was originally given to you by Elder Yang; he didn't take it back. Moreover, this bag contains a gift from my grandfather: a set of the Four Treasures of the Study, and two boxes of tea leaves."

Ye Chenjing laughed somewhat embarrassedly; he hadn't expected his grandfather's gift to also include tea leaves.

After drinking Lin Meng's spirit tea, Ye Chenjing felt these two cans of tea were somehow not good enough to bring out.

Lin Meng knew this was the elders' goodwill; refusing would only make them worry, so she accepted.

"Please thank Grandfather Ye for me; could you deliver this pill to him? As for my spirit tea, I won't let him taste it for now; I'll send him some when I obtain more."

Ye Fan had originally given only a small can, enough for just a few brews; sending merely a few slices would indeed be too shabby, so better not to send anything.

Ye Chenjing took the pill and had a look; it seemed different from the Jade Marrow Pill his grandfather had taken before.

"What kind of pill is this again?"

Lin Meng said: "This is the Nourishing Yuan Pill, used to supplement qi and blood; regular consumption by the elderly helps prolong life."

"There are five in total in the porcelain bottle; consider it my gift to the old gentleman—whether he takes it himself or sells it to others is up to him."

Ye Chenjing carefully put away the porcelain bottle; his gaze toward Lin Meng grew increasingly filled with a different feeling.

"I thank you on behalf of the old gentleman; then I'll be off. If anything comes up, be sure to tell me first—I'm not busy lately."

Lin Meng nodded, watched Ye Chenjing leave, then closed the door.

Not long after, Lin Cuihua came over with a smiling face.

"How is it? Little Ye this kid is quite thoughtful; is this a gift he gave you?"

Lin Meng hadn't expected her aunt to be so gossipy; she couldn't help but shake her head and smile helplessly.

"Aunt, this is tea given by Ye Chenjing's grandfather, as well as another senior elder I cooperate with; do you and Uncle Aunt drink tea?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Cuihua quickly waved her hands.

"We don't drink, we don't drink; I and your aunt don't like tea—it's bitter and astringent—we usually prefer honey water or such."

Even if we drank tea, Lin Cuihua wouldn't want these tea leaves.

That was given to Xiao Meng by others; they can't keep taking her things.

"This tea looks expensive just by looking at it, Xiao Meng, you keep it for yourself to drink; if you don't like drinking it, you can also give it away as a favor to someone else, or sell it for money."

"I've heard that good tea leaves are sold by the gram, some can reach as high as hundreds of thousands."

Lin Meng, hearing her young aunt say that, also did not give the tea leaves to her and her young uncle.

Although this tea cannot compare to spiritual tea, keeping it for future guests is also not bad.

Additionally, Grandfather Ye also sent her a set of the Four Treasures of the Study as antiques; this thing left in her hands is indeed somewhat wasted, since she has never studied calligraphy.

After thinking, Lin Meng contacted Ye Fan.

"Do you want the Four Treasures of the Study?"

Although antiques with collection value can be kept and passed down as cultural playthings, Lin Meng thought about it and still casually asked Ye Fan.

Ye Fan just happened to come down from the martial arts training field, was about to regulate his breath, when he heard the voice of the Fairy Sister; he immediately used his mental power to inwardly view his spiritual palace.

"Fairy Sister, I don't need the Four Treasures of the Study, but I am currently looking for a talisman brush to draw talismans; ordinary Four Treasures of the Study might be more favored by those literati who love to play with words and ink, I am just a rough person, no need, no need."

Ye Fan embarrassedly scratched the back of his head; he felt awkward telling Lin Meng that he had never attended school, although after joining the sect he had learned most of the characters, but in calligraphy he is completely ignorant.

Lin Meng, upon hearing this, understood; he too was a child ignorant of calligraphy, just like her……