The Beginning of a Courtyard House: Sixty Years of Internal Strength

Li Jianguo never expected that Yan Bugui would vomit blood during dinner that evening.

I was helped back to the courtyard house at 11 p.m.

It turns out that getting angry was just a health problem, and the doctor asked him to stay in the hospital for two days for observation.

However, Yan Bugui was afraid of spending money and insisted on being discharged from the hospital.

He was to return to his courtyard house to recuperate that very day.

The next morning.

Li Jianguo and Yao Yao were about to go to the market to buy a large iron pot for frying tea.

Walking into the front yard, he saw Yang Ruihua specially cooking eggs for Yan Bugui to nourish his body.

Li Jianguo was speechless and so angry he almost vomited blood.

Why can't we just buy a couple of pounds of meat to replenish our bodies?

Using eggs to nourish the body? Is that enough?

He walked out of the courtyard, found a corner, and put Yao Yao into his spatial storage.

Li Jianguo read the booklet carefully again.

There are so many steps involved in frying tea, actually eight steps, and it requires a lot of bamboo.

He can directly control the selection process using his mental power.

However, several steps require a large iron pot.

After buying the iron pot, Yao Yao and I started making tea together.

Although there are five or six tea trees, they are really too small.

Only 10 jin of tender tea buds were picked, and that was before processing.

After the moisture is removed and the tea is sorted, it will weigh only two or three pounds after being processed into tea.

Li Jiangguo was speechless. He had to make sure there were more tea trees next.

There are only a little over two kilograms of tea leaves this year. Who can drink that much?

The mother tree of Da Hong Pao produces very little tea.

I don't know where later generations got so many of them.

It's probably the same as the ones used to grow Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs.

They are all crabs that have been washed.

The tea trees growing nearby are all said to be the mother trees of Da Hong Pao.

Ugh, it's so dark.

I've been back for almost a month now.

There's been no report about the missing mother tree.

Logically speaking, such a precious ancient tea tree that is hundreds of years old should also cause a sensation throughout the country.

When the managers found out, they must have felt like the sky had fallen.

There wasn't a single sound.

It's unlikely that someone just randomly transplanted a few.

It is being passed off as the mother tree of the large red rose.

Believe it or not, it's actually quite possible to do that.

As he thought about it, Li Jianguo chuckled.

That really proves the saying true.

The tea trees can be gone, but the brand of the century-old tea tree must never be lost.

There were only a few pounds of tea leaves in total; I bought this big pot for nothing.

The two of them finished their work in one day.

I even found a jar to put it in a dry, cool place.

The two of them enthusiastically brewed a cup each.

The difference was immediately noticeable after the first sip.

The difference between this tea and the tea I usually drink is just too great.

He finally understood what mellow and smooth meant.

This isn't just some literary boasting.

It tastes really good.

After swallowing, there was indeed a refreshing sweetness in my throat.

Li Jianguo used to wonder why there was no sugar in the tea.

How could it possibly be sweet with a lingering aftertaste?

It turns out that top-quality tea really does have a sweet aftertaste.

And my throat felt especially refreshed after drinking it.

It has a warm and comfortable feeling.

Each of them had a cup of tea, and the tea leaves were brewed 15 times.

The tea has only just become weak; this tea leaf is truly amazing.

It truly lives up to its reputation as a top-tier Da Hong Pao mother tree.

It will taste even better if you water it with lots of spiritual water from now on.

"Brother Jianguo, this tea is really delicious."

This trip was worthwhile.

After drinking it, I felt my mind was much clearer.

"Hey, Yao Yao, it really does taste good, but there's just not enough of it."

It's only a little over two pounds, not nearly enough for the two of us to drink.

Let's think of a way to grow more.

Yao Yao nodded.

"Yes, we need to study this carefully; these trees are really too small."

"We can't pick much tea. I should have dug up some from other tea trees too."

Yao Yao also regretted it a little; at first she thought...

It's not worth traveling over 3,000 kilometers just to get some tea.

Only after drinking it did I realize I hadn't scooped out enough.

"It's not worth it for the others to make another long trip."

Let's figure out how to get these tea trees to multiply.

"Brother Jianguo, let's hurry back to the hospital. We've been drinking tea for so long after we finished making it."

It's probably getting late outside.

"Yes, that's right."

After saying that, he and Yao Yao appeared in the alley.

The two of them strolled home with the actors' belongings in hand.

When I got to the entrance of No. 95 courtyard, I actually saw Yan Bugui again.

This time, he was truly impressed by the old man.

He just vomited blood and fainted last night, but he was able to get to work today.

That's really impressive.

Seeing that Li Jianguo had something in his hand, Yan Bugui quickly moved closer.

He lost a lot of money yesterday and urgently needs to make up for it.

Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that nearly half of Old Man Yan's hair had turned white.

And he looked five or six years older.

Li Jianguo felt a little guilty about it.

"Teacher Yan, you didn't lose much money, it's just to buy a job, right?"

"With your family's wealth, you're not short of money. You shouldn't be so worried."

"Alas, Jian Guo, you don't know the cost of firewood, rice, oil, and salt until you're in charge of the household."

This money is what I've saved up for half my life.

How could I not be heartbroken to have so much stolen from me all at once?

"Alright, Teacher Yan, your dedication to staying at your post is admirable."

I'm so touched. You were vomiting blood yesterday, and today you're guarding the goal.

You look so frail, you can barely stand.

You should go home and rest; let your spouse come over.

"Jianguo, you don't understand, it's because of me."

Only then can I appear pitiful and ask for more things.

My husband isn't doing well anymore. Look at me now, isn't that how it is?

Old Yan desperately tried to signal with his eyes, hoping Li Jianguo would give him something.

I'm impressed. This time, Li Jianguo is truly impressed.

That old geezer is really willing to risk his life for possessions.

Even in this state, they still want to gain sympathy.

Seeing how dedicated and hardworking Yan Laokou is.

Li Jianguo also took out an egg and handed it to him.

"Teacher Yan, what kind of weakness do you have?"

Take this egg home but don't eat it. Hatch the chicks.

You can eat it after it grows into a chicken.

You can also take some tonics then.

This is practically like giving you a chicken.

Teacher Yan, you'll have to remember this favor.

"Jianguo, you're teasing your second uncle again, aren't you?"

When will these chickens grow into adult chickens?

How much food do we need to feed them?

"Alright, Jianguo, you go in first. I'm still watching over the others."

Li Jianguo smiled and took Yao Yao home.

Yao Yao shook her head helplessly.

"That old coward Yan is really something, he's incredibly efficient."

Standing was difficult enough, yet he still stood guard at the door asking for things.

"Hehe, you wouldn't believe how peculiar this is in our department."

Just you wait and see, all because of this.

Old Man Yan will not rest until he has skinned Yan Jiecheng alive.

The old man who always had to share cornbread and cornmeal porridge at home.

Having lost so much money all at once, I wonder how much interest he's planning to collect.