Chapter 166 - 138: Accident_1
Although Qian Yixiu had never tasted the tea here before, she frequented the Wuxi Tea Building and watched the people there grade the tea into different levels before processing it, and gradually she learned to "examine tea." Judging by its appearance, the tea here should be of supreme quality. Moreover, these tea trees were growing in a place as beautiful as the Immortal Realm. The air here was fresh, the spring water was crystal clear, and it was untouched by the contamination of the secular world.
She picked nearly a full basket, then lifted her head to check the sky. It was probably the beginning of the Si Hour, and she could not stay any longer. If she left now, she would most likely make it home before sunset.
Qian Yixiu hurriedly approached the Cave Sky Pool and shouted loudly, "Monkey Brother, stop playing and come up to help your sister snap off a few peach twigs; it’s time to go home."
She planned to take the peach twigs back home to graft onto her own peach tree.
She intended to make growing peaches, lotus roots, and tea leaves the main enterprise of her household in the future. Selling things like pearls and ginseng could only be a secret way to make a fortune, which she dared not openly acknowledge.
Monkey Brother ignored Qian Yixiu’s call and dove back into the water.
Qian Yixiu stamped her foot in frustration and waited. When he still didn’t surface after a while, just as she was about to curse, she saw Monkey Brother emerge from the water, excitedly yelling and holding something in his hand. It wasn’t until he swam to the shore that she saw clearly; what he held was a large clamshell.
After Monkey Brother came ashore, he hastily pried open the clamshell, pulled out a lump of flesh, and stuffed it into his mouth, savoring it delightfully before carelessly tossing the shell onto the ground. The sequence of actions flowed as smoothly as moving clouds and flowing water, identical to his father, the Monkey King.
Qian Yixiu watched Monkey Brother in astonishment. After he threw the clamshell on the ground, she hurried over, bent down, and picked up the clamshell. Tearing off the inner membrane, she found three perfectly round pearls about the size of longan fruits lying inside: one pure white, one pink, and one light green. The pearls were moist and lustrous with brilliant colors, and under the sunlight, they glittered even more, faintly emanating a golden glow in the shape of lotuses.
Each one alone, of course, could not compare to the Purple Big Pearl, but combined, they were a formidable match.
My goodness, what an unexpected delight! Qian Yixiu laughed heartily, her crisp laughter piercing the sky and startling the little birds in the Peach Grove into flight.