Chapter 87: 86. Beco an apprentice Chapter 87: 86. Beco an apprentice As an old friend of many years, Qin Xian knew the Processing Techniques for the Exquisite Plant that Master Xie used very well, and it definitely wasn’t as it appeared before him now.
The only thing that had caused the change was the innovative thod he had given to his friend a few days ago.
“It must be, did you research the Processing Techniques I provided, the ones with constructive suggestions?”
“Haha, Old Qin, you still know so well, indeed I Processed it according to the thod you gave !”
Master Xie, always quick to make himself at ho, poured himself a cup of tea, took a comfortable sip, and leaned back in the rattan chair.
In fact, he hadn’t anticipated such a great outco at first, and the shock he received after finishing the Processing was no less than his old friend’s.
No sooner had he finished than he hurriedly sought out his old friend to show off.
He also wanted to see his old friend’s reaction, naturally, such a spectacle should be enjoyed by everyone.
“Speaking of this, you’ve found a genius. If the Processing thod is validated by the dical Research Institute and made public, it will certainly cause a sensation.”
Master Xie felt a pang of jealousy, silently berating himself for not having the sa luck in discovering talent as others seed to have.
Was it because he had too many problematic grandsons?
The eldest went abroad to study Western dicine, the second plunged headfirst into the entertainnt industry insisting on making movies, and the third, well, there was no need to ntion him, spending all day clattering away at a computer. Just thinking about these three grandsons gave him heartache!
Unaware of his friend’s inner complaints, Master Qin’s blood surged with excitent.
Ever since he saw a certain Weibo post discussing “giving and receiving,” he imdiately noticed several unusual aspects. Eager to try them out, he lanted not having any Exquisite Plant to use for the experint.
Now all was well; his old friend had personally validated the novel technique as correct.
“This is truly a significant discovery!”
“Yes, Exquisite Plants are hard to co by in the first place. If a Processing Technique could increase their dicinal properties by thirty percent, that would indeed be a fortunate event.”
“If this thod gets out, those old guys will surely beco restless!”
“You an those on the hot list of the traditional Chinese dicine community?”
“Exactly.”
Both old friends exchanged glances, each seeing a hint of mischievous glee in the other’s eyes.
A delight in watching the spectacle unfold from the sidelines.
“You gave a more efficient Processing Technique, and as thanks, I’ll give you an Exquisite Plant. How’s that, a fair deal, right?”
“More than fair, I’m the one benefiting here!”
Master Qin was overjoyed, clutching the Exquisite Plant and refusing to let go.
Exquisite Plants, oh, these were rare to find, and as his old friend just said, he had his own supply channel, which ant that there would be more in the future!
For a dicine fanatic, could there be anything more satisfying than getting good dicinal plants?
Despite Master Qin’s desire to see the others’ expressions change, his cautious nature made him ponder for a long while.
“How about this, I’ll first experint with this Exquisite Plant that I have now, write a report on it, and once I get in touch with that young friend, we can discuss how to make it public, alright?”
“Feasible.”
Master Xie strongly agreed, “By the way, you keep saying ‘young friend, young friend.’ Who is he, exactly?”
“He’s soone who popularizes dicinal plants online. I presu he’s young because the ssages he posted in the beginning were very niche, I suppose he’s in his twenties or thirties.”
Speaking of this “giving and receiving,” Master Qin couldn’t help but praise the person.
The reason he noticed him was that he was looking for Purple Ginseng suppliers on Weibo and unexpectedly ca across two prescriptions involving Purple Ginseng.
And they were both quite useful prescriptions.
“We really are old now, this world belongs to the young.”
Upon hearing his friend’s lant, Old Master Xie thought of Consultant Xiao Tang and suddenly felt a bit more agreent in his heart.
***
Just after finishing her class, Tang Shu was unaware that soone was thinking of her.
Leaving the teaching building, she walked north along the campus’s small path and soon found herself in the dical University’s faculty residential area.
Through the fence, Tang Shu saw Old Madam Yu with thick black-frad glasses, quietly reading a book in a rocking chair.
“Xiao Shu, is that you? Co in!”
The elderly woman put her book down on a wooden table next to her and waved at her, full of joy.
Tang Shu smiled, pushed open the small gate in the fence, and stepped through, her gaze accidentally falling on the book on the table, instantly captivated by the unusual writing on its cover.
“Are you reading Stone tablet script?”
“Xiao Shu, you recognize Shigu Script?”
Old Madam Yu stopped in her tracks, clearly surprised as she looked at her.
Because the Shigu Script she was just looking at was her own organized and printed copy, made for the convenience of compiling information, and anyone not familiar with the script would not have recognized it.
Hearing the term “Shigu Script,” Tang Shu was initially confused before she rembered this world generally referred to Stone tablet script as Shigu Script.
“A family elder had a phase where he was fond of researching these, so by being around him, I can recognize so of it.”
And that elder was her grandfather, the previous head of the Tang Sect who had a passion for studying ancient formulas.
In his quest to explore the ancient formulas left by his ancestors, besides Stone tablet script, Grandfather also studied texts from various other nations, making him one of the most learned n in the Tang Sect.
Old Madam Yu, intrigued, pointed to a page.
“Can you understand this sentence?”
“My chariot is splendid, my horses are flourishing.”
“Good, and what about this one?”
“The waters are placid, the fish abundant. Carp and bream swim there, and the gentleman may catch them.”
…
After deciphering five sentences in a row, as Tang Shu’s steady voice trailed off, surprise and gratification spread across Old Madam Yu’s face.
“Xiao Shu, I had no idea you studied Shigu Script. Would you like to learn from ?”
…Huh?
Tang Shu was sowhat surprised.
She had always known Old Madam Yu was once a professor in the Chinese Departnt at dical University and had taken care of Professor Yu since her retirent at fifty-five, but it was unexpected that she would still want to take on a student at her advanced age.
Could it be… this was a point of similarity between the couple?
Caught by the thought that suddenly sprang to mind, Tang Shu felt embarrassed.
Old Madam Yu smiled, “You should know, studying ancient texts is a very fascinating thing, and there’s much to be gained from it. So, are you interested?”
Tang Shu t the old lady’s kind eyes, filled with encouragent. She found it hard to refuse.
And, to be honest, she didn’t really want to refuse.
“May I ask what requirents you have for accepting a disciple?”
“Is that a yes then?”
In her joy, a confused voice ca from inside the house, “Agreed to what?”
“Old man, this ti I’ve beaten you to it. Xiao Shu is now my disciple!”
Professor Yu, struck by surprise, shot glances back and forth between the two, his expression sowhat discontented.
“How has it co to this? Are those broken characters really more attractive than traditional Chinese dicine? Xiao Tang, what’s going on???”
To have agreed to his wife and not to him, really… he was heartbroken.
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