Vol 2 Chapter 20.1 (2/2)
Faintly nodding, He Yiming smiled and said, “It’s been quite a while since I slept on a bed. Many thanks for Mr. Xie’s hospitality.”
Xie Grace chuckled. With a wave of his hand, servants served the breakfast. The breakfast in the Xie family consisted of light ingredients. Eighteen kinds of congress and soups were laid out, allowing He Yiming to vastly broaden his horizons.
He Yiming heartily ate and drank all the items. Although he wouldn’t go as far as to clear everything out, this big-belly monarch caused all the servants to be tongue-tied inwardly. At the same time, they also disdained him incessantly, feeling puzzled why their second lord, who was such an heroic character, had brought back such a moronic b.u.mpkin.
The father and son happily accompanied He Yiming, occasionally taking a bite from the chopsticks. However, their eating was quite cultured in comparison. Seeing He Yiming patting his stomach in satisfaction, the father and son also put down their chopsticks, indicating they had finished just now.
Although this was merely an insignificant action, it earned them quite a favourable impression from He Yiming.
After the breakfast, Xie Grace again waved his hand. Subsequently, the servants quickly sorted out bowls and chopsticks before quickly withdrawing.
With a faint nod from Xie Grace, Xie Mingjin immediately stood up and gave a deep bow to He Yiming, “Mr. He, we father and son have a request for you.”
He Yiming hoa.r.s.ely laughed and said, “Brother Xie, if you have something in mind, just say it.”
Xie Mingjin’s complexion somewhat tensed but he still said, “Brother He, please don’t publically proclaim that we killed two long-armed rac.o.o.ns yesterday.”
He Yiming unhesitatingly nodded and said, “All right.”
The father and son exchanged a glance in astonishment. Originally, they thought they would have to extensively reason with him or pay a considerable price in order to convince him. They hadn’t expected him to agree directly.
Little did they know, He Yiming had profoundly experienced the results of how riches and fame could move people’s hearts firsthand.
Why would their He family be so secretive about the gold-crowned python?
Xie Mingjin bowed to the ground and said, “Many thanks to brother He for understanding.”
He Yiming immediately helped him up and said, “No need to be courteous, brother Xie.” Subsequently, his vision s.h.i.+fted to Xie Grace before he grimly said, “Mr. Grace, I have a request as well.”
Xie Grace solemnly said, “Whatever request brother He has, if it’s in our power, we will spare no effort to fulfill it.”
“I wish to learn Xie family’s alchemy. I will trouble Mr. Grace to help me fulfil this wish.” He Yiming sincerely said.
XIe Grace faintly started and said, “Brother He, I will go take a look if my elder brother is awake. If he is, I will pa.s.s on the information about your arrival and request to him. Then it will be up to him to decide. Is that fine with you?”
He Yiming deeply nodded and said, “Please,” before supplementing, “I merely wish to learn the technique of inner core extraction. Please, make this distinction clear on my behalf.”
Xie family was, after all, a clan with a medicinal legacy. Thus, alchemy would obviously be of utmost importance to the family. The decision that whether it could be pa.s.sed to an outsider made by the clan leader only seemed fair and reasonable.
Xie Grace’s face revealed an understanding smile and said, “So, it’s like this. Brother He, be at ease, my elder brother will certainly not decline.”
After saying these words, he briefly cupped his hands, threw a meaningful glance at Xie Mingjin, then left.
Although Xie Mingjin’s nature was candid, he was not a fool by any means. He immediately picked on the gesture and immediately called for tea.
“Mr. He, this is Grand Extension country’s reputed tea Mist. It is said that this tea grows on mountain peaks amidst dense fog. Plucking its leaves is extremely difficult. After being transported to the northwest, it becomes extremely expensive- equivalent to gold,” He bowed and said, “ Please have a taste.”
He Yiming’s curiosity got better of him. In the He manor, although he did drink tea, for him, it was no different than an ox chewing peony flower. He’d no appreciation at all.
He picked up the exquisite cup, which seemed more like a piece of art, and sniffed. As he expected, there was a mild fragrance. However, upon taking a light sip, he discovered that it wasn’t any different than the tea back home- at least not in any way he could discern.
Xie Mingjin also took a sip, then expectantly s.h.i.+fted his vision over to He Yiming.
Four eyes met. After a while, Xie Mingjin embarra.s.sedly laughed and said, “Mr. He, actually, I have studied a bit about tea sampling, but never managed to understand a thing about it. Please, forgive me.”
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