Chapter 324: The Exchange Ends

Lin Dashan looked at the shameless Zhang Yadong in shock; no wonder this guy who usually couldn't sit still for a moment could sit for an hour or more when he came in the afternoon—it turned out he had been waiting for this.

Zhang Ping'an was also quite stunned by Zhang Yadong; he hadn't expected him to come up with this.

"Hehe, brother, didn't I hear you say that acupuncture combined with a decoction works best?" Zhang Yadong laughed awkwardly.

"Hmm... that's true. Alright then, let me give you two needles first."

"Alrighty."

Zhang Yadong skillfully lay down on his side, and Zhang Ping'an took out the silver needles; soon, Zhang Yadong's lower back and lower abdomen were covered in silver needles.

Lin Dashan also finished handling his documents quickly and lay down on his side on the other side; fortunately, what Zhang Ping'an had in his hand was a complete set of heirloom silver needles for Traditional Chinese Medicine, totaling forty-nine, and after setting aside the thick needles, bloodletting needles, and so on, it was enough for the two of them.

After half an hour, the needles were removed, and both men looked satisfied; Zhang Yadong also took out an envelope and handed it to Zhang Ping'an.

"Brother, this is what we agreed upon."

"Done."

Zhang Ping'an didn't stand on ceremony and took it directly, but as soon as he touched it, he felt something was wrong; this thickness was at least one thousand, so Zhang Ping'an pulled out six hundred and pushed the rest back.

"Brother, I spent a total of about six hundred and eighty yuan; I'll take six hundred, and the eighty can be considered money for buying seeds."

"Brother, you this..."

"Eh, brother, let's keep business and friendship separate."

"Hahaha, alright, then let's do as you say, brother."

The look of appreciation in Zhang Yadong's eyes grew stronger; although he didn't know exactly how much Zhang Ping'an had spent, judging by the spending trend on the first day, even though he had tried to persuade him otherwise in the following days, it must have cost at least three or four hundred yuan.

Yet he only accepted six hundred now, presumably to repay the cost of the medicinal herb seeds; those dozens of types of medicinal seeds had indeed cost over two hundred.

Thinking that Zhang Ping'an was a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine and it was normal for him to know the prices of medicinal materials, he didn't insist further, thinking that he must prepare a grand gift for his brother before leaving.

Just like that, for five consecutive days, Zhang Ping'an gave them acupuncture every day, and with the decoction, their complexions improved day by day.

Both men had also shaken off their listless state of constant yawning and were full of vigor every day.

"Alright, you two brothers, keep taking the medicine for two more days, and after resting for another week, you can resume sexual activity."

"Good, good, good."

Zhang Yadong and the other man were now "raising the flag" every morning, feeling as if they had returned to their twenties; even the looks their wives gave them were filled with longing.

At the thought of having to hold back for another week, the two felt like they were being clawed by cats, wishing they could have a three-hundred-round battle right now.

"For the sake of future happiness, I absolutely cannot let all my previous efforts go to waste; hold it in," Zhang Yadong secretly encouraged himself in his heart.

On the last day, Li Huaide and his group said goodbye to everyone with local specialties prepared by the Steel Mill in their hands; Zhang Ping'an had two extra small packages, which were specially prepared by Zhang Yadong and Lin Dashan.

Everyone looked at Zhang Ping'an with envy, but they couldn't say anything; after all, it was his own ability to maintain such good relationships.

Li Huaide watched all this with a smile; he believed that Zhang Ping'an was quite authoritative in the field of treating male hidden ailments.

"Brother, come visit often when you have time."

"Hehe, done."

After four days of torture on the train, everyone finally returned to Sijiucheng, and their first reaction was to shiver.

It was mid-October now, but compared to the temperature in Yun Province, the perceived temperature here was at least seven or eight degrees lower.

"Everyone has worked hard on this business trip; rest at home tomorrow and come back to work the day after."

Li Huaide's car was already waiting outside the station, and Zhang Ping'an continued to hitch a ride.

"Let's go to Nanluoguxiang first; it's not convenient for you to carry things, Ping'an, so I'll drop you off first."

"Alright, thank you, Factory Director."

"Hmm."

With the factory driver present, there were many topics the two couldn't openly discuss, so they remained silent along the way.

The car stopped at the entrance of the Siheyuan, and Zhang Ping'an thanked Li Huaide before heading home.

Just as he entered the courtyard, Dong Dani pulled Zhang Ping'an over to two sacks.

"Ping'an, come quickly, look at these things; they were all sent from Yun Province by someone named Zhang Yadong. The postman just delivered them today, and we didn't dare touch them."

"Ah?"

Zhang Ping'an really didn't know about this; he hadn't expected that besides the two small packages, they had now sent two large sacks of things.

"He is my colleague from Yun Province; let's open them and see."

"That's fine, as long as you know him."

Zhang Laohan found some scissors and cut the ropes of the two sacks: four Xuanwei hams, various dried mushrooms, milk fans, flower cakes, Pu'er tea cakes, pears, and so on.

"This..."

The contents of the two sacks were the same, obviously something they had discussed; these were not cheap, and one portion altogether must have cost three or four hundred yuan.

"Dad, put them away first; distribute some of the flower cakes and pears to the four sisters' homes."

"Alright."

Zhang Ping'an went to the basement to bottle two portions of Tiger Bone and Tiger Penis Wine, sealed them well, wrote down the usage instructions, and sent them out before the Post and Telecommunications Bureau closed for the day.

Zhang Ping'an had wanted to send back some Sijiucheng specialties, but thinking of their upcoming "operations," he decided to send something practical, believing they would be happier with these.

After packing and securing the medicinal wine with three layers inside and three layers outside, Zhang Ping'an headed to the Post and Telecommunications Bureau.

"Comrade, loose liquor is not allowed to be mailed."

"This, please help me out; this is medicinal wine, used for saving lives, and I have already sealed it. Look, this is my Work Permit."

"Alright then, don't let it happen again."

The counter staff looked at the packaging method, which was indeed tightly secured, and then looked at Zhang Ping'an's Work Permit before sticking on a red "Fragile" label.

"Thank you, please take these candies to sweeten your mouth."

"You are too kind, comrade."

Leaving the Post and Telecommunications Bureau, Zhang Ping'an rubbed his face, which had gone stiff from smiling; he really missed the days when he had his Public Security work permit.

Walking all the way to the Xicheng Branch Bureau, he arrived just in time for the end of the workday, and before long, he saw Li Aihua pushing her bicycle out.

"Brother Ping'an, you're back."

"Mm, I just got home this afternoon. Let's go, let's head back first."

"Mm, okay."

"I brought back quite a few specialties from Yun Province this time. Let's take some to Mom and Dad on our day off."

"Mm, okay."

This trip to Yun Province for the exchange and study program took a total of twenty-three days, including travel time; as the saying goes, a short separation is better than a new marriage, so naturally, some vigorous exercise was unavoidable.

During his post-coital clarity, Zhang Ping'an finally remembered to check the changes in his space; it was much the same as when he had put in Jade before, the space hadn't grown larger, but the pool water had turned slightly greener, feeling a bit like green ant wine.

The Jade thrown into the bottom of the pond hadn't been fully digested yet, and there was still a large pile of uncut raw stones on the side; Zhang Ping'an scooped up some pool water and took a sip, but it was just cool and refreshing with no particular sensation, so he simply stopped paying attention to it.

Previously, the space only changed after all the Jade was digested; unwilling to give up, he drank two more mouthfuls, and only then did the exhausted Zhang Ping'an fall into a deep sleep.

When Zhang Ping'an got up the next day to practice boxing, he found himself feeling exceptionally clear-headed, and his mind was clearer than ever before; this was the first time Zhang Ping'an had felt this way since his Cleanse Marrow and Cut Meridians.

Zhang Ping'an immediately thought of the Space Water he had drunk last night and flashed into the space; the pool water had indeed turned greener.

Zhang Ping'an sensed carefully within the space, but apart from the Tea Tree on the side having grown a bit taller, nothing else seemed to have changed much.