Under everyone's watchful gazes, Elder Zeng gently opened the brocade box.
The moment the item in the box appeared, Liang Shengjie's blood drained. He could hardly believe his eyes.
Inside the brocade box was the hundred-year-old wild ginseng that Su Tong had prepared for him. Finally, he didn't have to hide in Su Tong's shabby necklace box anymore. He was completely stretched out in the Qing Dynasty royal collection brocade box. It was a perfect match.
The ginseng body is elegant and beautiful, and the five shapes are excellent. It is rich in wild spiritual qi. Its body is strong and vigorous, and its texture is exquisite. Its beard is long and curved, and it dances around dragons and snakes. Pearl dots are prominent. The head of the reed is long, and the teeth of two horses are round. There are many round reeds.
The red rope at the top silently told the story of growing up in the remote mountains.
He Kuo took advantage of the time when everyone was sighing about this old ginseng that was hard to come by. He glanced at Su Tong and Su Tong understood, so she pretended to see wild ginseng for the first time and looked at it carefully. Then she said,"First, look at the five forms. The long beard is old and tough, clear and long. Wild goose neck reed, yellowish-brown old skin, fine and deep screw shaped horizontal stripes on the top of the hair root, shoulder, and head, and all six bodies of spirit, stupid, old, tender, horizontal, and smooth were all up to standard. It was obviously a hundred-year-old ginseng from Changbai Mountain.”
"Well said." Elder Zeng nodded approvingly." But how did you know it was a hundred years old?”
"Ginseng is a perennially herbaceous plant. Its buds grow in spring after autumn, leaving behind a bud mark every year.”As she spoke, Su Tong took a few steps forward and pointed at the corresponding part of the old ginseng." Elder Zeng, look." This was the horse tooth reed, this was the flower reed, and this was the garden reed. It was not difficult to tell the age of this ginseng.”
Under Su Tong's guidance, Elder Zeng looked at the ridges on the edge of the reed bowl and saw layers of wrinkles.
"Wild ginseng can nourish the five internal organs, calm the mind, stabilize the soul, and stop palpitations. It can lighten your body and prolong your life for a long time. "But…" Su Tong scratched her head in confusion.
"What's wrong?" Elder Zeng raised his head.
"I don't think it's possible that this came out of the tomb, right?”
Zeng Chuyao was the first to burst out laughing. She realized that this idiot wasn't dumb. Instead, he was very cunning. Xia Mo and He Kuo secretly gave him a thumbs up.
Su Tong's move was really powerful. It was much more likable than shouting at the top of her lungs that this thing was not the so-called stolen goods that Liang Shengjie had mentioned.
Elder Zeng was amused and said to He Kuo,"You're so thoughtful."
"As long as you like it." He Kuo smiled to express his loyalty.
Liang Shengjie woke up from his shock and pointed at He Kuo's nose as he roared,""Impossible! You guys are cheating. The item must have been switched by you!”
"Unfilial son, shut up!" Liang Shengjie's father immediately shouted angrily. Then, he stood up and bowed to Old Zeng." My son is just a speck of dust. It's such a big misunderstanding. I really didn't discipline him well."”
How was this scolding his son? He was obviously trying to save the situation, beautifying a deliberate scheme into believing a rumor. Everyone was not stupid. Who could not see that they did not expose it for the sake of Father Liang?
Liang Shengjie also immediately understood. He gritted his teeth and glared at He Kuo angrily. He Kuo returned his gaze with a smile.
"Get your ass over here!" The father and son of the Liang family bid farewell to Elder Zeng. However, one was filled with anger, and the other was like a defeated rooster. It seemed that Liang Shengjie would definitely be scolded when he returned.
After the father and son of the Liang family walked far away, Elder Zeng pointed at He Kuo, Su Tong, and Xia Mo with a smile.""You're all cunning! De Yong was probably done downstairs, so he went down to take a look.”
Old Zeng watched the younger generation fight with cold eyes. How could he not see clearly? However, his precious granddaughter's standards were too high. The two kids from the He family and the Liang family probably had no chance.
After the banquet, Old Gu and Wang Taichu were surrounded by more than ten famous collectors. Some of them took out their collections and asked Old Gu to help them look at them. Some of them invited them to participate in various small private auctions or exchanges. Such activities of civil organizations must be attended by Old Gu, a veteran in the antique world, to have influence and credibility.
Only when Su Tong and the others came downstairs did these people disperse.
Tonight, Su Tong received the highest level of send-off etiquette. Elder Zeng and everyone in the Zeng family lined up to send her off. In Xia Mo's words, Su Tong basically enjoyed the treatment of a vice-minister.
Unlike Old Master Gu's villa in the mountains, the Zeng family's house was located in the center of Jinling, and the transportation was very convenient. If Xia Mo sent Old Master Gu and the others, it would only take a few stops by subway.
Standing on the busy street, she looked at the pedestrians and vehicles shuttling back and forth. Looking back at the villa complex where the Zeng family was located, which was already hidden behind the high red walls and white tiles, Su Tong suddenly felt a little dazed. She smiled lightly, as if she had become Cinderella who had just gotten off the pumpkin carriage, and her magic would disappear at 12 o'clock.
However, this intense weightlessness was driven away by the supercar that whizzed past. The car door opened in a cool and arrogant manner like a bat, and He Kuo's handsome face in sunglasses appeared. He grinned."Brother, get in the car!"
Su Tong fastened her seatbelt." Actually, I don't need you to send me. I live quite close."”
"You've helped me so much. How can I let you go back by yourself?”He Kuo was obviously in a good mood. After asking for the address, the car drew a beautiful arc and sped away." I realized that you look like a fair and clean scholar, but you're actually quite scheming. You don't know how Liang Shengjie's face turned green just now.”
"This is called catching the fish in the moat when the city gate is on fire. Xia Mo and I were dragged into the conflict between you and Liang Shengjie.”
"Hahahaha!" He Kuo laughed loudly." Then you're wrong. Xia Mo is more ruthless than me. He really fought with Liang Shengjie. You, on the other hand, were really dragged into this. However, since you have a relationship with Xia Mo, Liang Shengjie has already added your enemy's NPC attributes.”
As he spoke, he reached out a hand to pat Su Tong.
"They fought? Why? Did Xia Mo like Zeng Chuyao too?”
"That's not it. Fighting, wasn't it just for some trivial matters? If you didn't like it, you could fight.”
"By the way, since Liang Shengjie's father went, why didn't he see you and Xia Mo?”
He Kuo was a little surprised." Don't you know that Xia Mo and I are both from Beijing? He's here to learn antique collection from Old Gu. As for me, my family has some business here. Liang Shengjie thought that a strong dragon could not suppress a local snake. Haha, in the end, he shot himself in the foot.”
In less than ten minutes, they arrived at Su Tong's rented apartment.
"If Xia Mo hadn't told me to bring him along, I would have brought you to my collection room tonight. Tomorrow then.”He Kuo put his right index finger and middle finger together on his forehead and made a gesture of goodbye. He started the engine again and drove away.
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