Chapter 261:
Hearing Old Master Xu’s words, Yun Linhe felt a bit more at ease.
If that were the case, then buying this item wouldn’t be a loss.
But the prerequisite for everything was that the pair of bracelets were worth the price and were real.
Old Master Xu was looking for someone named Gu.
People like him, who possess true ability and have extremely high attainments in traditional Chinese medicine, are never lacking in connections.
Although Western medicine has developed vigorously, many elderly people still have more faith in what has been passed down from their ancestors.
After being treated by Old Master Xu once, these people would only trust his abilities even more.
The person he was looking for had also seen him for treatment. He was an old man in his fifties, wearing a black Tang suit, and fiddling with two wenwan walnuts in his hand.
“Yo, what wind blew you here, Old Xu? Aren’t you staying at your medical hall?”
In the antique shop, Old Xu said jokingly, asking a shop assistant to pour them tea.
Yun Jiao: The tea smelled fragrant but tasted a little bitter.
Logically, Yun Jiao had drunk tea before, and she hadn’t liked it much last time, so she wouldn’t drink it this time.
But smelling this scent, she felt an urge to try it again.
Holding the small teacup, Yun Jiao, like a kitten, first extended her small tongue to lick it.
After tasting the flavor, she licked it again.
Of course, her small ears were perked up, still listening to her master and the person called Old Gu talking.
“This is your little disciple, she looks quite clever.”
Old Gu noticed the little one’s occasional glances at him, and her appearance was quite good-looking.
Old Master Xu’s lips curved upward: “You’re absolutely right. This little one, apart from anything else, has an eidetic memory, can memorize many prescriptions, and can identify quite a few medicinal materials.”
Learning medicine, especially traditional Chinese medicine, requires not only talent but also a strong memory.
This is because there is simply too much to remember.
The acupoints on the human body, the meridians, the prescriptions passed down from ancient times to the present, the properties and appearances of various medicinal materials, and so on.
Without a strong memory, it would take several years just to remember these things.
Old Master Xu’s subtly proud expression indeed made Old Gu envious.
“My stinky kid, he wouldn’t learn about antiques, he found it boring and insisted on going into music creation. It’s hard to find a disciple who catches my eye.”
Old Master Xu was even prouder.
Heh, others couldn’t find one, but he did.
Old Master Xu chuckled: “Taking on a disciple depends on fate. If you can’t find one now, it just means fate hasn’t arrived yet.”
Old Gu’s business wasn’t just an antique shop; his main job was repairing antiques.
Repairing antiques is a meticulous and tedious task, and most young people can’t settle down to it. Old Gu’s son has started a company related to antiques and it’s gradually developing. He’s busy making money and doesn’t have time, nor can he do the work of repairing antiques.
His grandson is even more restless, always thinking about his music dream, and can’t settle down to learn the craft of repairing antiques.
“You should suppress that smile on your face first.”
Old Gu rolled his eyes.
Looking at Yun Jiao, an idea popped into his mind.
“Little one, do you like antiques?”
Yun Jiao blinked her eyes: “I like some.”
She had just looked at the curio shelf in the shop, and many porcelain vases, porcelain plates, and bowls were very beautiful.
They were much, much prettier than the bowls and plates they used for meals at home.
Yun Jiao liked them a lot.
Old Gu’s eyes lit up, and just as he was about to say something, Old Master Xu interrupted him.
“Hey, hey, hey… that’s not fair, you can’t poach my disciple just because you can’t find one yourself.”
Old Master Xu held Yun Jiao: “Don’t even think about it. Learning traditional Chinese medicine is hard enough, there’s no time for your antiques.”
Old Gu took a sip of tea and snorted: “So stingy.”
Yun Linhai and Wang Mei were proud; their Jiaojiao was truly popular.
Yun Jiao raised her small hand; she had something to say.
“Hmm? Jiaojiao, what do you want to say? Are you really going to learn this?”
Yun Jiao shook her head. She held up five fingers: “I won’t learn, but I have five older brothers who don’t have a master yet.”
Yun Linhai, Wang Mei, and Old Master Xu were stunned.
Yun Jiao continued to actively recommend: “My third brother has a smart head, he wants to go to a very, very good university. My fifth brother is very good at swimming, my seventh brother likes money very much, my eighth brother likes painting, his own paintings are very good, and my ninth brother is good-looking and sings well.”
She counted on her fingers, listing the strengths and preferences of her brothers, excluding the one who joined the army and already had a master.
Then she looked expectantly at Old Gu.
“Grandpa Gu, don’t you want disciples? I’ll send some of my brothers for you to test. If you like them, keep them. If not, send them back home to me.”
The little one’s tender and soft voice was childlike, and her gaze was exceptionally sincere, without the scheming that Old Gu had seen before. She genuinely wanted to find a disciple for him.
Old Gu laughed heartily: “Alright, then Grandpa Gu will wait for you to send some brothers for me to test.”
Old Master Xu was also amused and speechless, never expecting this little one to actually start promoting her brothers.
Yun Linhai and Wang Mei were even more awkward and at a loss.
However, if those boys could really become apprentices, it would undoubtedly be beneficial to them.
Oh my, why is our Jiaojiao so clever!
Old Gu quite liked Yun Jiao, this clever child who didn’t cry and make noise, so he naturally agreed to help her appraise them.
Thus, Old Gu led them to the Ghost Market.
Clearly, he was involved in this himself and understood the Ghost Market better.
It was now around seven o’clock in the evening.
There were more people at the Ghost Market than when Yun Jiao had visited in the morning last time.
Many of them were directly setting up street stalls.
The stalls had porcelain, copper coins, calligraphy and paintings, as well as jade, a dazzling array of items that made Yun Jiao’s eyes water.
However, her mind was still set on the pair of bracelets, so she led them directly to the place where the old man from yesterday was.
When they arrived, the old man was still there.
And there were quite a few people gathered around his stall.
The pair of bracelets had also attracted many onlookers.
Clearly, everyone’s aesthetic sense was on point; the pair of bracelets was quite beautiful.
But after asking the price, everyone shook their heads and walked away.
Only one or two people persisted in bargaining with the old man.
Sixty thousand, seventy thousand, eighty thousand…
In fact, the old man had already started to be tempted when the price reached eighty thousand.
He just wasn’t entirely willing to let go.
The old man suddenly remembered the little girl from yesterday who had said she would definitely come back and buy the bracelets.
He shook his head: “Alas… I’m truly bewitched. How could I believe that such a small child would buy these bracelets, and it’s been so long…”
He thought that if he could get a little more money, he would sell the bracelets.
It was at this moment that Yun Jiao squeezed her way in and stood at the very front.
The old man’s eyes widened when he saw Yun Jiao.
No, this child actually came?!
