I come to see Bai Yujing today

Chapter 24: Chen Zhian, a young man from the city
The red sun is dim, the green smoke is clear, and the oriole sings two or three times.

Since returning to Sunan Prefecture from Qixia Mountain, Xu Xiyue has been in a rare good mood.

When she was going down the mountain, her master told her that right and wrong, fame and fortune are just like a dream, and only take a moment to look at them.

Xu Xiyue felt that things in the world were just as his master had said, right and wrong, fame and fortune were nothing but a dream, and if you looked straight at it, it would be nothing more than a blink of an eye.

But even in this blink of an eye, how can ordinary people let it go?
For example, her bedridden father, who has been selling medicine all his life, is now seriously ill and the ordinary precious medicines are of little use.

But even though he was seriously ill, her father, who had built his fortune from scratch, could not give up the family business he had built.

Perhaps it was because this was all he had achieved in his life, and fame and fortune were like a dream, and he did not want to wake up from it.

It was for this reason that Xu Xiyue deliberately went down the mountain and took on the burden of the Xu family, and then was suffocated by the worldly life.

Only today, the three medicinal herbs presented by the Xu family, namely, Buddha's nail, agarwood leaves, and golden marigold filaments, were rated as top grade in the military supply account of the Songhuai Army. Xu Xiyue finally relaxed a lot.

When she looked at the spring day again today, she felt that Sunan Prefecture was already warm and sunny, the ice on the Qingshui Lake was slowly melting, willow buds were sprouting new branches, and swallows were carrying mud to build nests, which made her feel that life was full of vitality.

In this rare excitement, Xu Xiyue went to Qihuang Street and knocked on Chen Zhian's door.

Because of repeated rejections, Xintong has always disliked Chen Zhian a little, but today, Xintong stood behind Xu Xiyue, holding two gifts in her hands, waiting carefully.

Chen Zhian opened the door. Even though Xintong was carrying something heavy in her hands, she still tried her best to bow and greet Chen Zhian.

Xu Xiyue looked at Chen Zhian, who had a normal expression and no arrogance at all, and asked, "Master Chen, have you eaten yet?"

Chen Zhian smiled and said, "You came at the wrong time. I ate earlier today and you didn't catch up with lunch."

Xu Xiyue was stunned and quickly shook her head: "We are not here to eat for free. I came here at lunch time specifically to treat Master Chen to a meal. I have already reserved a seat at Xiaonanguo on Dongfeng Street..."

"Xiao Nan Country?" Chen Zhian narrowed his eyes and asked, "Is it the Xiao Nan Country where a meal costs more than ten taels of silver?"

Xu Xiyue was not clear about the prices in the restaurant, so she turned to look at Xintong behind her.

Xin Tong nodded quickly and said, "Xiao Nanguo is indeed more expensive. If you want to order something good, it will cost more than ten taels of silver."

"It's a pity that I've already eaten there." Chen Zhian invited the two of them in: "Otherwise I must go and see what a restaurant that charges more than ten taels of silver for a meal looks like."

Xintong, who was following behind his young lady, curled his lips secretly.

A few days ago, after having a meal of fried duck, two vegetarian dishes and a bowl of noodles hosted by Chen Zhian, she even kept five taels of silver.

All in all, the meal at Chen Zhian's house was more expensive than that at Xiaonan Guo.

"Yesterday...I also want to thank Master Chen."

Xu Xiyue said: "I don't know how to thank you, sir, so I brought two gifts."

Xintong immediately stepped forward, handed over the two boxes in his hand, and introduced:

"It's also Yuexian Snow Bud. The tribute tea produced in Mingyue Prefecture is only more than ten kilograms each year, and most of it is sent to the capital. Only these two taels can be obtained at a high price if the master wants to ask for help from someone in the capital."

"It's a pity that the master was seriously ill and couldn't make the trip, but I did save these two taels of Yuexian Xueya."

"The other is a famous wine produced in Beili, called Buxian Zaohua. It is said that after drinking this wine, you will feel like you are in the clouds, not envious of Zaohua Zhenren..."

Xintong introduced it in detail for a long time.

Chen Zhian listened for a long time, but suddenly asked, "Are these two gifts prepared by Miss Xu?"

Xu Xiyue was silent for a few breaths, and finally said: "I don't know much about these precious teas and wines. These two gifts were prepared by my father himself. He said that one was to express his gratitude, and the other was to apologize. He has already punished my cousin."

Chen Zhian laughed and said, "I was just entrusted by someone. Miss Xu doesn't have to do this."

"Entrusted by someone?" Xu Xiyue looked at Chen Zhian with inquiry in her eyes.

Chen Zhian remained calm and said, "Someone asked me to bring those three seeds to Miss Xu. In the next month, he will prepare 100 seeds of each, a total of 300 seeds for the Xu family, and he needs some medicinal herbs."

Xu Xiyue blinked.

There is still half a year before new medicinal materials are supplied. Buddha's beetle and aloes leaf are both medicinal materials that can grow and mature very quickly. There are multiple plants of medicinal materials, and there are a hundred seeds. If they are ripened with medicinal liquid, it is enough to cultivate a lot.

The only exception is the golden thread of the lantern, which has a growth cycle as long as one season and only has one hundred seeds, so there may not be enough supply by then.

"And... who is this person?" Xu Xiyue thought to herself, and then she saw Chen Zhian's expression as usual, and she felt that this matter was a little strange.

But she didn't ask any more questions, instead she asked, "I wonder what kind of herbs that master needs?"

Chen Zhian was not polite and took out a piece of straw paper from his sleeve.

Xu Xiyue took the straw paper, looked at it carefully, and her expression suddenly changed.

"Water Gentleman, Dazhi Huangjing, White Snake Fruit, Eshan Tiger Bone, Panlong Four-Leaf Branch, Winter Not Seen, Demon Bone Amber, Royal Silkworm First Silk..."

The names of each medicinal herb were neatly written on the paper. Xu Xiyue read them carefully and couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"These medicinal herbs...are quite precious."

"Xu family...can't you find it?"

"Yes, if I remember correctly, five or six of them are already in my Xu family's warehouse. The rest are harder to find, but it just so happens that the herbal medicine families in the surrounding five or six prefectures are all in Sunan Prefecture. I'll ask people to communicate with each other about whether they have them or not. It's not difficult to find them all."

Xu Xiyue looked at the names of the herbs on the paper and agreed: "In seven days at most, the Xu family will naturally find all these herbs."

"Seven days is just right." Chen Zhian was very satisfied.

"What else does Master Chen need?" Xu Xiyue asked again, "If you need any medicinal herbs in the future, just let me know. The Xu family will do our best to find them for you."

Chen Zhian did not shirk his responsibility.

He knew that this military supply and medicine contract was too important for the Xu family and it almost concerned the life and death of the Xu family.

Chen Zhian's sending of the three new seeds was equivalent to saving the Xu family's future business. Even if the request was more ruthless, the Xu family would have no reason to refuse. But he still pretended and nodded, saying, "If the people who ask me to deliver medicine need it in the future, I will talk to Miss Xu."

Chen Zhian felt that his current cultivation level was not that high, and that human minds were unpredictable, so he had to be on guard and create the illusion of a non-existent master. Even if the Xu family really had bad intentions, they would still be wary.

Xintong glanced at the seemingly ordinary boy in front of her, and felt a little envious of Chen Zhian for being able to know such a master.

Xu Xiyue was silent for a few moments, then suddenly said, "Mr. Chen, we are sorry for disturbing you for so many days."

Chen Zhian knew that Xu Xiyue was talking about throwing the ball, so he shook his head casually and said, "The Xu family is a wealthy family, and Miss Xu should find a good match. Why use the method of throwing the ball to find a husband? I didn't intend to accept the ball that day, and I am just an ordinary person, not worthy of the Xu family."

"A common family?" Xu Xiyue looked around the small courtyard. The yard was well-kept and the snow-white pear blossoms had not yet faded.

Apart from the fact that this courtyard is cleaner, it does look like an ordinary home.

But...is Chen Zhian really just an ordinary person?

Xu Xiyue thought so in her heart.

At this time, Chen Zhian asked curiously, "I heard that Miss Xu originally practiced in Qixia Mountain, and I also heard that there is an immortal in Qixia Mountain. I wonder if it is true or not?"

Xu Xiyue nodded: "She is not a real immortal, but she conquered an evil dragon that was causing trouble for Mount Qixia in her early years. The evil dragon swallowed clouds and spit out mist on Mount Qixia every day, making Mount Qixia shrouded in clouds and mist, like a fairyland.

As time went by, the thatched cottage in the clouds and mist became a fairy cottage, and the people in the cottage became immortals. "

"There are more than one person who is said to be an immortal in the world. The Five Thunder Lords of Luofu Sea, the two Great Immortals on Wuliu Mountain, and even Kuixing of Dayu and Xuanyi Sword Saint of Daqian are all called immortals."

Chen Zhian became more and more curious: "Are there really dragons in this world?"

"Yes." Xu Xiyue answered seriously: "Of course there is. There is a senior brother on Mount Qixia whose origin and name are unknown. He raised a young dragon. This dragon knows how to transform and can even turn into a long sword.

According to my master, the sword is called Zhaoyu and is on the ancient weapon tablet."

Chen Zhian was amazed and became even more curious about the world.

The two chatted for a while, and Xu Xiyue suddenly asked with her head tilted, "Mr. Chen, I always feel that you accepted Zhou Xiujing's two hundred taels of gold that day not because you were greedy for money."

"Who doesn't like money?" Chen Zhian said shyly, "That's two hundred taels of gold, two thousand taels of silver. Even if I work for a lifetime as a yellow door worker, I can't get such a large salary."

Xu Xiyue shook her head stubbornly: "Ordinary people, let alone young people who are not good at dealing with the world, even if they are people who have been struggling in the world, if they suddenly get two thousand taels of silver, I am afraid they will squander some of it."

"But I see that Master Chen has been getting the silver for many days, but he has never lived a luxurious life, and has not even bought a new piece of clothing. This is very rare."

"I've always been stingy." Chen Zhian said, "But Miss Chen has reminded me that I should buy myself some clothes when I have some free time."

Xu Xiyue looked at Chen Zhian carefully for a few times before standing up.

She looked at the pear blossoms in the yard and said to Chen Zhian's surprise, "I always feel that Master Chen has many secrets.

For example, the meal I ate once, not only did it leave a delicious taste in my mouth, but after a while, I felt heat rising in my body, as if I had taken a magic medicine. "

Xin Tong, who was serving the two of them, nodded quickly: "Indeed, after eating that meal from Master Chen, Xin Tong's body even felt a lot lighter."

Chen Zhian did not explain.

He escorted them to the door, and Xu Xiyue said goodbye to Chen Zhian. Before leaving, she actually said, "Perhaps Mr. Chen's origins are not as simple as the young man on Qihuang Street. Perhaps the seeds of the three medicinal herbs did not come from the expert that Mr. Chen mentioned."

Chen Zhian looked at the master and servant in surprise as they walked away and disappeared at the end of the alley.

It started to drizzle, and he suddenly remembered the rumors about Miss Xu.

A year ago, Miss Xu suddenly didn't want to stay in Sunan Prefecture anymore. She went to Qixia Mountain in Zangding Prefecture and practiced inexplicably on Qixia Mountain.

In just one year, when she returned to Sunan Prefecture, she had already achieved the realm of divine essence.

Many people said that Miss Xu had been practicing for a long time when she was in Sunan Prefecture.

But a few days ago, Shen Haohao came to her house for dinner and recalled what happened in Qixia Mountain and the time when she first met Xu Xiyue.

Shen Haohao said: "At that time, Xu Xiyue had been on the mountain for more than three months, but for some reason, he had never practiced."

"Later, I met Sister Xiyue again in Xuantianjing. At that time, she had already achieved divine cultivation."

Chen Zhian closed the door and thought to himself, "It seems that this Miss Xu is not a simple person."

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In the Zhou family's villa.

Zhou Xiujing rubbed his brows.

He listened to the report from the black-clad servant not far away, his expression somewhat gloomy.

"What was Xu Xiyue doing in Chen Zhian's courtyard when she went to Qihuang Street?"

"Chen Zhian accepted the two hundred taels of gold, but is he still greedy?"

Behind him, a burly man whispered, "Master, just let me handle it. Why worry about it?"

Zhou Xiujing shook his head: "Since we are working for a noble in the capital, we must do it properly and well.

It is too ugly to commit a crime in the street without any reason. "

"I have already arranged it."

"He received two hundred taels of gold, but he never fulfilled his promise and still maintained ties with the Xu family. He must bear the weight of these two hundred taels of gold."

"Two hundred taels of gold is enough to crush him."

(End of this chapter)