Chapter 05: Swallowing Jade
"What's going on?" Xiao Ping was secretly surprised in his heart, and quietly pressed the demon refining pot through his clothes, so as not to be discovered by others.
The fact that the demon refining pot trembled by itself had never happened before, and Xiao Ping knew that there must be something strange in this. He looked around nervously and saw that there was nothing unusual around him, only a stall owner selling jade materials waiting for the buyer.
"Could it be because of these jades?" Xiao Ping had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and squatted down to pretend to pick up the jade materials. As soon as he squatted down, the shaking of the demon refining pot became even more obvious. Xiao Ping knew in his heart that it was these jades that made the demon refining pot induce.
"How do you sell this jade material?" Xiao Ping asked nonchalantly.
The stall owner replied casually: "One hundred for the small ones, two hundred for the big ones." ”
The quality of these jade materials is very average, and the price is certainly not expensive. However, a few hundred yuan is not a small amount for Xiao Ping, and now he only has more than 600 yuan left, and he will hold on until the first batch of harvested vegetables is sold. However, Xiao Ping felt that jade must have an extraordinary significance to the demon refining pot, otherwise this treasure would not have an induction, and finally decided to buy two pieces and go back to find out.
So Xiao Ping began to carefully select jade materials. In fact, he didn't know anything about jade or anything, and he didn't know which one to buy. But Xiao Ping soon discovered that when he held some jade materials in his hand, the induction of the demon refining pot would be particularly strong, and he would not have any special reaction to other jade materials.
In this way, Xiao Ping knew which pieces to buy. He picked up each piece of jade and looked at it, bargained with the stall owner for a long time, and finally spent 400 yuan to buy three pieces of jade with two large and one small. Xiao Ping carried the jade material in his arms and hurried home. Perhaps because it was closer to the jade, the demon refining pot trembled a few times from time to time along the way, and even Xiao Ping seemed to be able to feel its urgency.
Finally arrived home, Xiao Ping cautiously closed the door, took out the demon refining pot and jade materials and looked at it again, but couldn't find any connection between the two. So Xiao Ping, who was confused, used the simplest method - directly used jade to touch the demon refining pot. Not to mention that he really got him right, as soon as the demon refining pot came into contact with the jade, a surprising change occurred.
The warm luster of jade, which is unique to the surface of jade, quickly faded, and soon became no different from ordinary stone. Before Xiao Ping could come to his senses, the jade material had already silently shattered in his hands, turning into a pile of powder on the table. Although Xiao Ping had never seen such a situation before, he could also see that the demon refining pot had absorbed the essence of the jade, and all that was left was some residue.
"It turns out that the demon refining pot is going to devour jade. Xiao Ping finally understood the significance of jade to the demon refining pot, so he used two other pieces of jade to contact the demon refining pot, and the two pieces of jade quickly turned into a pile of stone powder.
These three pieces of jade were bought by Xiao Ping with most of his savings, and they were "eaten" by the demon refining pot in a blink of an eye, which made him feel a little heartache. Xiao Ping originally thought that the demon refining pot would change after absorbing the jade he bought at a "big price", but he didn't find anything abnormal when he looked left and right, and couldn't help but sigh in disappointment: "This is a loss, I hope those green vegetables can be sold at a good price, otherwise I can't afford to pay next month's rent." ”
In fact, Liu Jianguo and his wife are very talkative, even if Xiao Ping pays the rent a few days later, they will not say anything. But Xiao Ping didn't want to take advantage of others, especially Liu Jianguo and his wife usually took good care of him, so they couldn't let them suffer.
The loss of four hundred yuan was not a trivial matter for Xiao Ping, so that he was a little listless all afternoon. In the evening, Xiao Ping had some energy, three days had passed, and it was time to harvest the spiritual liquid.
"Do you drink it yourself this time, or do you use it to water the vegetables?" Looking at the demon refining pot in his hand, Xiao Ping was very entangled in his heart. …,
For Xiao Ping, who has had a serious illness, physical health is definitely the most important thing, so he really wants to take spiritual liquid to strengthen his body. However, Xiao Ping's vegetables are also inseparable from the spiritual liquid, according to his experience, the effect of each watering of the spiritual liquid can only last for three days, and after three days, the growth rate of the green vegetables will slow down, and they will also begin to become less energetic. This puts Xiao Ping in a dilemma, so a small drop of spiritual liquid is not enough at all.
However, Xiao Ping also knew that it was useless to be entangled, so it was better to collect the spiritual fluid first. He took out a small glass, and then reversed the demon refining pot to let the spiritual liquid slowly drip into the cup. After a drop of spiritual liquid fell, Xiao Ping was about to re-close the bottle cap, but was pleasantly surprised to find that another drop of crystal liquid appeared at the mouth of the bottle. At this time, he didn't think much about it, and quickly opened his mouth to swallow the second drop of spiritual liquid into his stomach.
"It's so comfortable!But what the hell is going on?" Feeling the warmth brought by the spiritual liquid slowly spreading in his body, Xiao Ping's attention shifted to the question of what the demon refining pot would produce more spiritual liquid. He quickly thought of the answer, which was obviously the change that had occurred after the Demon Refining Pot absorbed the jade essence!
Thinking of this, Xiao Ping was in a good mood, and couldn't help but secretly said in his heart: "When you make money, buy more jade for the demon refining pot to absorb, and when the time comes, don't say that there is enough spiritual liquid to grow vegetables, even if you take it for bathing, it's no problem!"
Regardless of Xiao Ping's knowledge, jade is not cheap now, and if you really want to be able to bathe with spiritual liquid one day, you must work hard to make money and buy jade. This also made him have high expectations for the greens he grows, and he can't wait to know how popular these vegetables watered with spiritual liquid are.
Time flew by, and it didn't take long for the greens to be harvested. Under the watering of the spiritual liquid, the growth of the green vegetables is gratifying, one by one neatly arranged in the vegetable furrow, the emerald green vegetable leaves and snow-white vegetable stalks are faintly shrouded in a layer of warm luster, which looks very similar to the jade green vegetables collected by the National Palace Museum in Taiwan. However, Xiao Ping's greens are a little more vivid and angry in comparison, and they look more pleasing than the jade greens.
Xiao Ping didn't forget the agreement with Li Wanqing, and specially got a few of them and handed them to Wang Fang before officially harvesting the vegetables, so that she could fry them for everyone to taste first.
Although Wang Fang grew up watching these green vegetables, when Xiao Ping handed over these green vegetables carved like jade, this honest woman still seemed a little hesitant, and asked Xiao Ping hesitantly: "Xiao Xiao, such beautiful green vegetables, do you really want to fry them in the pot?"
Xiao Ping was amused by Wang Fang's words, and couldn't help but smile and said: "Aunt Wang, aren't the green vegetables for people to eat, if you don't fry them, you can only eat them raw." ”
"Okay, I'll fry it!" Wang Fang was persuaded by Xiao Ping and walked into the kitchen with a lot of determination.
Wang Fang is used to doing housework, so it is natural to stir-fry the greens, and it didn't take long for the greens to come out. Xiao Ping only looked at the appearance of this plate of vegetables, and knew that Lu Dao's plan to grow vegetables and make money was half successful. Although the greens are already cooked, they still look the same as when they were grown in the ground, making it very appetizing at first glance.
Wang Fang had never seen such a good green vegetable, so he asked Xiao Ping uncertainly: "Xiao Xiao, this green vegetable...... Can you eat it?"
Others don't know the details of these dishes, but Xiao Ping is very clear, and immediately responds categorically: "Of course you can." This dish is not only edible, but also good for the body. ”
"Then I'll have to try it. Like many middle-aged and elderly women, Wang Fang was very interested in all the foods that were said to have health effects, and immediately put a chopstick dish in his mouth after listening to Xiao Ping's words. Then her face changed, revealing an incredulous expression.
In fact, don't look at Xiao Ping's very confident performance, but deep down he is still a little apprehensive, and when he sees Wang Fang's appearance, he can't help but ask a little anxiously: "Aunt Wang, how does this dish taste?"
"I ...... I don't know what to say. Wang Fang came back to his senses and said, "It's so special, I've never eaten such a delicious thing before!"
At this time, Li Wanqing came back from work, and when she heard Wang Fang's words, she couldn't help but ask with a smile: "Aunt Wang, what are you eating? I've never eaten so delicious before, it's too exaggerated." ”
"It's the green vegetables planted by Xiaoxiao, let's try it first. Wang Fang hurriedly said to Li Wanqing: "Xiao Li, come and try it too!"
Li Wanqing glanced at Xiao Ping with a smile, happy that he hadn't forgotten the agreement between the two, and then also tasted the green vegetables on the plate. Next, her performance was similar to Wang Fang, and she was also calmed by the taste of the green vegetables. After a while, Li Wanqing came back to her senses, and sighed at Xiao Ping: "This green vegetable is really delicious! Alas, after eating the vegetables you grow, ordinary green vegetables will not be able to eat in the future!"
At the same time, it was affirmed by Li Wanqing and Wang Fang, Xiao Ping finally put his mind at ease, and said to the two happily: "If you like it, eat more, anyway, there are more yards, and I will pack the dishes that everyone will eat in the future!"
"That's not going to work. Li Wanqing and Wang Fang said in unison: "These vegetables are grown and sold by you, and we can't eat them casually." ”
Zhilu said that the two of them were thinking about themselves, and Xiao Ping didn't continue to argue with them even though he was moved. Anyway, he has already decided that he will often get some dishes for Wang Fang in the future. She has always taken care of herself before, and to be a man is to be grateful and repay, which is also Xiao Ping's principle of life.
In the praise of Li Wanqing and Wang Fang, Xiao Ping himself tasted the taste of green vegetables. Although he was mentally prepared, he was still surprised by the taste of this dish. Green vegetables naturally still taste like green vegetables, and it is impossible to eat the taste of meat. However, as soon as it enters the mouth, it makes people feel a wonderful feeling, Xiao Ping feels that the language he has mastered is not enough, and it is difficult to describe how delicious this dish is.
After tasting the taste of green vegetables, Xiao Ping's confidence increased greatly. The next day, he collected all the vegetables in the yard, loaded his tricycle, and rode into the city to start his first journey of selling vegetables.