In the living room of Ji's house, the two guests sat down separately, Ji Tianyi sat in front of the sea of dragon oak root tea, and personally brewed the first-class Xianhao tea for the guests.

The Xianhao tea brewed by Ji Tianyi is produced by the 10,000 mu tea garden in Wuzi Mountain managed by the Ji family. It is the season before the Qingming Festival, and the new tea has been picked before the Ming Dynasty.

"The two elders are rare guests, Ji has no other entertainment, so he can only entertain the two of them with his own Mingqian tea, and please taste it."

"Hehehe." The old man with cold eyes took the lead in taking the transparent crystal cup, sniffed it in front of his nose, and praised: "The Xianhao tea of the Ji family is famous in Youzhou, and its reputation can be thousands of miles away. ”

"Elder Luo praised it, please use tea." Ji Tianyi stood in front of the two, made a gesture of invitation, and watched the two leisurely sipping tea.

If Zong Wusheng was present and saw Elder Luo, he would definitely be furious. This person is none other than the Great Elder of the Luo Family, the current patriarch Luo Zhengbei. Coming with him was Liu Zhenyan, the great elder of the Liu family.

After a cup of tea, Luo Zhengbei put down the teacup and gestured to Liu Zhenyan with his eyes.

Liu Zhenyan, who was still holding a teacup and savoring it, saw the gaze cast, slowly put down the tea set in his hand, and said to Ji Tianyi: "We came here this time to discuss something with Patriarch Ji. ”

Ji Tianyi's face did not change, he still had a slight smile, and responded politely: "Elder Liu is serious, if there is anything to arrange with someone Ji, how can I discuss it." ”

"Hahaha, Patriarch Ji is really tormenting the old man." Liu Zhenyan coughed twice, straightened his waist, and spoke again: "I am a few years older than Patriarch Ji, so I won't be polite to you, this time I came after our Liu family and the Luo family confirmed their opinions." ”

Liu Zhenyan stood up from the root carved wooden pier and paced back and forth in the living room twice, before he slowly spoke: "The patriarch of Luozhongyuan and my family decided that in order to better train the family disciples and make them more oppressive, we decided to increase the chips of this year's picking festival. ”

"I wonder how the two patriarchs want to increase their chips?" Ji Tianyi, who had not changed his face, changed his face suddenly when he heard that he had increased the chips of the Picking Festival, and hurriedly asked.

"Patriarch Ji, don't worry, listen to me slowly." Liu Zhenyan responded, pursed his lips and continued with a smile: "The patriarch of Luoyuan has decided to add the Luojia Mine as a bargaining chip for this picking festival on the basis of the central market in Youzhou City, and hereby let us pass the word to the Ji family and the Qin Chu family. ”

"Of course, Liu Zhenqing, the head of our Liu family, has also made a decision, and the major restaurants of the Liu family in Youzhou City have also been added to the chips of this picking festival."

Ji Tianyi understood that the Luo family and the Liu family were going to partner to occupy the resources of the other three families.

More than ten years ago, the patriarchs of the last five major families jointly agreed that in order to make the disciples of the family more diligent in their cultivation, the annual picking festival was set as a competition.

The southern suburbs of Youzhou City, close to the Piaoyao Mountains, every time before and after the Qingming Festival, all the rare and exotic fruits in the Piaoyao Mountains are ripe, and the Danzhou and Youzhou adjacent to the mountains have such festivals as the picking festival.

"I understand the meaning of the two elders coming to pass the word, they want all three of us to increase their chips, right?"

"Patriarch Ji is really great wisdom, this is what the patriarchs of our two families mean, Patriarch Ji, please consider it."

"Don't think about it, in the past, the Luo family won the picking festival every year, we don't have the strength to compete with you, and we won't participate in this picking festival."

Ji Tianyi was righteous, and bluntly refused.

He is not a fool, the only additional bargaining chip for the Ji family is the 10,000 mu tea garden in Wuzi Mountain, the entire family depends on it to survive, if he loses, won't he lose the job of the whole family?

"Patriarch Ji, don't be in a hurry to make a decision first, there is still a month left in the picking festival, you think about it slowly, let's go first."

Liu Zhenyan didn't mean to stay longer, and as soon as he finished speaking, he immediately prepared to leave. Luo Zhengbei, who had not spoken, also got up with a smile and said goodbye.

"That's right." Luo Zhengbei walked a few steps, stopped and said, "I forgot to tell Patriarch Ji that the Qin family and the Chu family have decided to add the cloth mill and butcher shop in their family to the bargaining chips. ”

Hearing Luo Zhengbei's words, Ji Tianyi was slightly stunned, did not answer, and made a gesture of invitation again to send off the guests.

After the two left, Ji Tianyi's anger was suddenly exposed, and he scolded, "Shameless!" ”

……

Young people get acquainted with each other quickly, and besides, Zong Wusheng and Ji Wushuang have a good impression of each other, and the communication is even smoother.

At this time, the two of them were already very familiar, talking and laughing in the room, talking about the annual picking festival from the five families in Youzhou City.

Through Ji Wushuang's narration, Zong Wusheng has a basic understanding of the current situation of Youzhou City.

He didn't expect that the Liu family would be so notorious in Youzhou City, and he began to hesitate about his marriage contract with the Liu family.

Zong Wusheng planned to quietly leave Youzhou City after recuperating in the Ji family for a few days, and hurriedly told the cheap father about these bad things about the Liu family, and also let him dispel his illusions about the Liu family.

"By the way, your Danzhou is also close to the Drifting Mountains, so there should also be a picking festival, right?"

When Ji Wushuang talked about the picking festival, Zong Wusheng naturally knew that they also held a picking festival in Danzhou every year, and the form was similar to that of Youzhou, which was a gambling contract between several major families, so as to decide who would be in charge of the local business and occupy the best market in the local area during the year.

Every year, the Danzhou clan does not participate in the picking festival, because they have no industry to use as a bargaining chip, and for such a poor clan, no one in Danzhou pays attention to it.

"Of course there is a picking festival, but I have never been to it." There was a hint of loss in Zong Wusheng's words.

"Then you will participate in Youzhou this year, and the two of us will definitely achieve good results together."

Ji Wushuang immediately sent an invitation to Zong Wusheng, and Zong Wusheng could only smile bitterly, but he couldn't express his bitterness.

"If I have the chance, I will definitely participate."

"Ugh."

As he spoke, Ji Wushuang sighed lightly, arousing Zong Wusheng's doubts.

"What's the matter, what's the sigh for no reason?"

"I'm just deceiving myself, every year in the picking festival, Luo Tiannan of the Luo family wins, he is a genius who enters the Law Phase Realm, and the speed is compared to those of us who can't step into the Law Phase Realm, it's a world of difference, we only eat ashes behind other people's butts."

Hearing Luo Tiannan's name, Zong Wusheng was secretly amused in his heart, he was a waste now, he could only rely on a wheelchair to move, and he would definitely not have a show in this year's picking festival.

"Wushuang, don't worry, Luo Tiannan will definitely not be able to participate in the picking festival this year." Zong Wusheng didn't control it for a while, and said that he had leaked his mouth.

"How do you know that Luo Tiannan won't participate? Their Luo family has won ten consecutive championships, and the central market of Youzhou City has been run by his family for ten years and has earned a lot of silver. ”

"I'm just guessing, hehe."

"Even if Luo Tiannan can't participate, Liu Mingluan of the Liu family is unmatched, she broke through the law phase realm half a year after entering the Huajian Pavilion, and it is said that she has a scorpion law phase, and she is also one of the candidates for the championship."

Ji Wushuang opened the conversation when he talked about Liu Mingluan, his eyes were full of longing, he looked at the sky outside the door and said to himself: "Liu Mingluan is a disciple of the Tianqin Fairy of the Huajian Pavilion in the Pilu Country Branch, I heard that she also has a powerful fiancé, not only is she a jade tree in the wind, but she is also a leader among young people. ”

The more Zong Wusheng listened, the more he felt that he had become so powerful, and he was still the best among people in terms of cultivation.

"Wait" Zong Wusheng interrupted Ji Wushuang's longing and asked, "Who did you say Liu Mingluan's fiancé is?" ”

"Of course, it's Yun Zhongjie, the chief disciple of Huajian Pavilion, he is a real genius, he is only eighteen years old, and he has broken through the ninth level of the Law Phase, and he has the Jiaolong Law Phase, which is the supreme Dharma Aspect on the mainland. I heard that after the picking festival this year, they will hold a banquet at the Liu family to invite the major families in Youzhou to witness their marriage. ”

"What!?"

Zong Wusheng finally couldn't calm down, he couldn't believe that what he heard was true, since Liu Mingluan has a fiancé, and he will get married in a month, what kind of excitement did he come here for?

No, you have to go back and tell Daddy the news. Zong Wusheng suddenly got up from the bed, and he was about to rush back to Danzhou.

"You're not well yet, what are you going to do in a hurry?"

"I can't tell you now, I'll explain it to you when I have the chance." Zong Wusheng insisted on leaving, and Ji Wushuang couldn't stop him.

At this moment, a disciple of the Ji family wearing a beige suit hurriedly ran outside the door, and when he saw Ji Wushuang in the door, he said breathlessly: "Miss, it's not good." ”

"Tell me something slowly."

"We were picking tea in the tea garden today, and Liu Xi of the Liu family took a group of Liu family disciples to our tea garden to make trouble, and the senior brother drove them away, but who knew that the Liu family disciples rushed up and injured the senior brother."

"What! The Liu family openly went to our tea garden to make trouble, do they still have our Ji family in their eyes? Ji Wushuang was extremely angry, but he arranged in an orderly manner: "Lingyu, you first find the second senior brother and the third senior brother, take more people to the tea garden first, and I will go to my father to discuss." ”

"I'll go."

Lingyu turned around and ran, but was stopped by Ji Wushuang again and instructed: "Remember, don't do it until you have to." ”

"yes, I see."

Lingyu ran away, and Ji Wushuang said to Zong Wusheng: "Don't be in a hurry to leave first, I'll go with my father and take a look, and we'll talk about it when we come back, okay?" ”

Zong Wusheng is not a person who does not have long eyes, and he can't make trouble for others at this time, so he agreed, and watched Ji Wushuang leave, and his heart was full of thoughts.

It is recorded in "Painting Heavenly Formula" that those who can practice "Painting Heavenly Formula", combined with the use of heavenly hanging needles, are all one-in-ten thousand elephant builders. Since Ji Wushuang has saved himself, it is better to use her to practice his hands.

If you succeed in building an elephant, wouldn't it be better if you can also repay the favor of the Ji family?

With this in mind, Zong Wusheng returned to the bed again, sat down cross-legged, and began to look at the records of the Elephant Builder in his memory.