Chapter 216: Jade Nectar Bottle And The Old House At Grandmother’s Home
Returning home, he held the Moutai bottle, which shimmered with a faint golden light.
Jiang Tao locked the main door from the inside.
After crossing the courtyard, he entered the living room.
He plopped down on the sofa and placed the Moutai bottle on the coffee table in front of him.
【 Ownership of the Moutai bottle has been acquired, shall it be bound and activated immediately? 】
“Yes!”
Without any hesitation, Jiang Tao directly chose to bind the bottle and proceed with activation.
【 There are no third-party observers around, binding can proceed… 】
Seeing the prompt information on his retina, Jiang Tao knew it was time for him to bleed again.
Opening the phone case, he took out the needle that had hurt him time and time again.
He first took out a lighter to heat it and sterilize it.
After the temperature went down, he gritted his teeth and stabbed his left and right thumbs.
After stabbing, he squeezed his right hand hard, producing a drop of bright red blood.
Jiang Tao skillfully dripped the blood from his finger onto the Moutai bottle placed in front of him.
Drip, drip!
As the blood drops fell, a thin layer of crimson gauze enveloped the entire wine bottle.
【 Item has been successfully bound, activating attributes, please wait… 】
【 Item attributes have been activated, please refresh. 】
Seeing the two consecutive prompt messages on his retina, Jiang Tao looked at the bottle in front of him.
【 Item Name 】: Jade Nectar Bottle
【 Attribute 】: Extend Life and Longevity.
【 Yield 】: 1000ML/day!
【 Note 1 】: Drinking 10ML of Jade Nectar daily can achieve the effect of extending life and longevity, increasing lifespan by 1 hour.
【 Note 2 】: Each person can only trigger the effect of extending life and longevity once per day.
“Jade Nectar that can extend life and longevity!”
Seeing the system’s introduction to Jade Nectar, Jiang Tao’s eyes lit up at first, then darkened.
This effect of extending life and longevity is too…
It’s only 1 hour?
This effect is much worse than Jiang Tao’s holly tree!
However, the life-extending effect of the holly tree only works on Jiang Tao himself.
This Jade Nectar, however, can take effect on anyone, which is slightly better than the holly tree.
“1 hour a day, 10 days is 10 hours, and 365 days is 365 hours, which is a little over 15 days?”
“In other words, drinking this Jade Nectar continuously for a year can only increase lifespan by 15 days?”
“This effect…”
“It’s not bad either!”
“After all, an inch of time is an inch of gold.”
“If something like this that can increase lifespan were exposed, it would definitely cause a global sensation.”
“Let alone only increasing lifespan by 15 days after drinking for a year, even if it only increased it by 1 day, many people would buy it.”
Jiang Tao picked up the wine bottle and shook it. The bottle, which had been empty just moments ago, now made a sloshing sound of liquid hitting the sides.
“There’s wine now!”
Hearing the movement inside the bottle, Jiang Tao first brought his nose close to the bottle’s opening and took a deep breath.
A peculiar fragrance traveled from his nostrils straight to his forehead.
“So fragrant!”
The aroma of the wine in the bottle was elegant and delicate, full and mellow, with a deep, rich fragrance that lingered, making one feel a sense of long-lasting aftertaste just by smelling it.
“It’s a bit like those jars of Nu’er Hong I sold to Old Lu before?”
Smelling the aroma of the Jade Nectar, Jiang Tao suddenly thought of the jars of Nu’er Hong he had dug up from the courtyard of a house by Xiao Shahe before.
The two scents were about seventy to eighty percent similar, but it was clear that today’s Jade Nectar was superior.
“I’ll have some first to taste how it is!”
Jiang Tao immediately picked up a transparent glass wine glass from a tray on the coffee table and poured himself a glass.
A golden liquid poured out from the bottle’s opening, appearing thick and viscous.
After being poured from the bottle, the fragrance that Jiang Tao had smelled earlier became even more intense, filling the entire room with the scent of wine.
“So fragrant, too fragrant, I’m almost dizzy from the fragrance!”
Holding the wine glass in front of him and examining it carefully, looking at the golden, viscous liquid that resembled liquid gold, Jiang Tao excitedly swallowed.
This stuff, just looking at it makes it seem delicious, the taste must be just as good!
Slurp~
Jiang Tao’s lips touched the rim of the wine glass, and he took a small sip.
As the Jade Nectar entered his mouth, Jiang Tao’s eyes lit up again!
“Delicious! This stuff is so delicious!”
Jiang Tao held the Jade Nectar in his mouth for a while before finally swallowing it.
With just one sip, he fell in love with the taste!
Even Moutai, the king of Baijiu, was a mere underling compared to this Jade Nectar; the taste was far inferior!
“Treasure, what a treasure!”
“This stuff…”
After seeing, smelling, and tasting, Jiang Tao had a more direct understanding of the quality of the Jade Nectar.
As expected, anything produced by System Brother is a high-quality product!
The quality of this stuff is miles ahead of Moutai!
It’s absolutely top-notch!
Plus, it has the effect of “extending life and longevity.”
Even selling a bottle for 10,000, Jiang Tao felt it was a loss!
“System Brother said that only 10ML is needed daily to achieve the effect of extending life and longevity.”
“Then if I make it into small 10ML portions, won’t it be more conducive to sales?”
Looking at the golden liquid in the wine glass in his hand, Jiang Tao’s mind raced with thoughts.
He had already started considering the sales plan for the 『 Jade Nectar 』.
As for the price…
He hadn’t thought about it yet.
Moreover, he couldn’t discuss this matter with anyone and had to make the decision himself.
The secret of the 【 Jade Nectar Bottle 】, he was doing his best to protect it, let alone expose it.
Naturally, he wouldn’t reveal it to others.
Furthermore, the effect of Jade Nectar in extending life and longevity was not very obvious.
Even if he told the truth, people might not believe him.
Aren’t all those selling health products on the market boasting about how amazing their products are and how effective they are?
Therefore, Jiang Tao did not intend to publicize the Jade Nectar.
It would be a bit awkward if people mistook it for a health product.
“It’s best not to mention the effect of extending life and longevity.”
“For pricing, it can only be based on its taste and quality.”
“For positioning, it should still be a high-end price. It’s only 1000ML per day, which is only 2 bottles in a regular 500ml bottle.”
“Such a small amount, it’s not worth making a big fuss about.”
After a moment of simple consideration, Jiang Tao had a general idea in his mind.
In the end, he abandoned the idea of making small portions and opted for a high-end route.
10ML is too little, not even enough for a single gulp, how can one taste anything.
With an idea in mind, Jiang Tao looked for a clean plastic bucket at home.
Gulp, gulp, gulp~
He poured all the wine from the 【 Jade Nectar Bottle 】 into the plastic bucket, filling it nearly halfway!
“This stuff is quite magical, it could be used as a magic prop!”
Seeing that the 500ml bottle yielded nearly 1000ML, about 2 jin (1kg), when poured out.
Jiang Tao was amazed.
After pouring the wine, he looked at the golden Jade Nectar in the plastic bucket, which resembled peanut oil.
Jiang Tao ultimately resisted the urge to drink a few more sips.
Although this stuff is delicious, it’s not the right time.
He still had to drive to his father-in-law’s house for lunch.
After thinking about it, Jiang Tao found another plastic bucket and divided the previously poured Jade Nectar into two portions.
After dividing the wine, he went out carrying the two buckets.
He placed one bucket in the trunk of his Mercedes-Benz G-Wagon, preparing to take it to his father-in-law’s house to share with Xu Li and the others.
Jiang Tao carried the remaining bucket and walked in the direction of his parents’ home.
“Oh? Xiao Tao, why are you here? Where are Lili and Xiao Xue?”
His mother, Tian Xiaomei, saw Jiang Tao return alone and immediately looked around behind him, a puzzled look on her face.
“They are out shopping with Xiao Xue’s grandmother and them. I came back to bring you and Dad something.”
“Auntie is here too.”
Jiang Tao greeted his mother while also greeting Tian Mingrong, who was standing beside his mother.
“Good morning, Xiao Tao.”
Tian Mingrong also smiled and greeted Jiang Tao, her attitude very cordial.
“What is that you’re carrying?”
After exchanging greetings, Tian Xiaomei curiously asked about the plastic bucket Jiang Tao was carrying.
“It’s some good stuff I got from a good friend, aged wine.”
“My friend said that drinking this regularly is good for health, so you and Dad can have a small drink every day.”
“By the way, although the stuff is good, don’t drink too much, it’s not good to overdo it.”
Jiang Tao said as he handed the plastic bucket to his mother.
“Aged wine? Is this wine? I thought it was cooking oil.”
Tian Xiaomei took the plastic bucket from Jiang Tao and gently shook it.
Looking at the viscous liquid inside, it didn’t look like wine at all, but more like cooking oil.
“Where are Dad and my uncle? Why don’t I see them?”
Jiang Tao scanned the surroundings, not seeing his father’s uncle, and asked curiously.
“They went to our old house.”
“About half of the house at the old residence collapsed last year during heavy rain, and several sections of the surrounding wall also fell.”
“Your uncle is planning to rebuild the old house, so there will be a place to stay when we go back home in the future.”
Mentioning their old house, Tian Xiaomei also felt a pang of emotion.
Although the old house was dilapidated, it held too many memories for her and her brother, Tian Xiaoguang.
In the past, seeing their dilapidated old house, she and her brother wanted to rebuild it, but they lacked the means.
After all, building a house nowadays is different from more than a decade ago.
Over a decade ago, when any family built a house, villagers, relatives, and friends would go to help.
At that time, it was purely about friendship, not money; two meals a day were enough, and no wages were needed.
The price of bricks and cement was also very cheap.
It would cost at most thirty to forty thousand yuan to build a small courtyard and move in.
Nowadays, let alone buying an apartment in the county town.
Even building a house in the countryside would cost over a hundred to two hundred thousand yuan.
And this is with saving everywhere.
If you want to use good materials for everything, the price would multiply several times!
“It should have been renovated long ago. No matter how good a house is in the city, a house in the village is home.”
“Then Mom, you chat with Auntie, I’ll go see Dad and my uncle.”
After saying that, Jiang Tao stopped chatting with his mother and aunt and turned to drive towards Tian Family Village.
He was very familiar with the road to Tian Family Village.
When he was a child and his maternal grandparents were still alive, his mother often took the three of them to visit relatives.
Back then, let alone cars, motorcycles were not even common.
The mother and her three children walked there.
If the third child got tired, the elder brother and second brother would take turns carrying him.
In those years, everyone lived a poor life, but the affection between brothers and sisters was also very pure.
Later, his maternal grandparents passed away one after another, and his uncle moved into the cattle farm due to work.
Jiang Tao and his brothers rarely visited their grandmother’s house after that.
Without their grandmother, the taste of home also changed.
The old house gradually fell into disrepair and eventually became a dangerous building of major concern in the village, completely uninhabitable.
Before meeting Tian Mingrong, Tian Xiaoguang had already resigned himself to being a bachelor his whole life.
He naturally wouldn’t spend over a hundred to two hundred thousand yuan to rebuild the old house.
Besides, he didn’t have that much money on hand.
By chance, Tian Xiaoguang and Tian Mingrong, two lovers, were reunited at Jiang Tao’s instigation and quickly fell in love.
Tian Xiaoguang is now also planning for himself, Tian Mingrong, and their soon-to-be-born child.
From a single bachelor who ate alone and no one depended on him, to someone about to get married and become a father.
Providing a home for his wife and child is the primary task.
Tian Xiaoguang and Tian Mingrong discussed for a long time and finally decided to sell the old, run-down apartment that Tian Mingrong had bought in the county town.
With this money, they would build a civilian house on the original site of the old house in Tian Family Village.
When Jiang Tao drove into Tian Family Village, it immediately caused a stir among the Intelligence Group at the village entrance.
“Another Mercedes-Benz, could it be going to Tian Xiaoguang’s place again?”
“Why wouldn’t it? I think it’s heading towards Tian Xiaoguang’s direction.”
“Tian Xiaoguang that kid has really made something of himself now, who would have thought he’d have this luck in his old age!”
“I’ve seen Tian Xiaoguang’s wife, she’s really beautiful, none of the old women in Tian Family Village can compare to her.”
“I heard he’s benefiting from a nephew from his sister’s family who’s going to work in the Capital City after the festival.”
“This is fate! People used to laugh at him, now the one being laughed at is the biggest joke!”
“I wish I had such a capable nephew! Maybe I could benefit from it too!”
A group of old men and women at the village entrance watched the direction Jiang Tao’s car disappeared in, their words full of envy for Tian Xiaoguang.
Squeak~
Jiang Tao drove his car to the alley entrance of his mother’s old house, stopped, and got out of the car.
After getting out and entering the alley, he walked for less than a minute and arrived in front of a dilapidated, low-rise house.
In contrast to the newly built reinforced concrete houses of his neighbors, his grandmother’s old house looked even more dilapidated.
Jiang Tao saw that the wooden door was wide open and stepped into the courtyard.
As soon as he entered, he saw his father and uncle standing in the courtyard, pointing towards the main house, as if planning something.
“Dad, Uncle.”
Hearing Jiang Tao’s call, Jiang Wen and Tian Xiaoguang turned to him simultaneously and greeted him with smiles.
“Son, you’re here.”
“Xiao Tao is here.”
Jiang Tao walked forward and said with a smile:
“Uncle, you’re finally rebuilding the old house. If you need more money, just tell me, I’ll support you.”
Tian Xiaoguang smiled and waved his hand:
“No need, no need, it’s enough, it’s enough. Xiaorong and I plan to do a simple renovation.”
“After all, both of us will be going to work in the Capital City with you, so we’ll only be coming back to stay a limited number of times.”
