Free Days in Siheyuan

Chapter 1253 Inside Story
When he arrived, my second uncle went to pick him up at the station and knew how much stuff he brought with him.

If you take out too much, anyone would suspect something is wrong.

Zhang Yu put the tea on the table and said with a smile, "Second Uncle, what do you think of my tea?"

At this moment, Xie Zhiying was only concerned about her own good tea. She just glanced at the tea that her eldest nephew brought out and didn't care much about it.

Zhang Yu didn't explain much, just smiled and opened the oil paper wrapped around the tea leaves.

The first person to discover that tea is not simple is Xie Zhiyuan.

Having a younger brother who is obsessed with tea and being a rich kid himself, Xie Zhiyuan naturally knows something about tea.

Although he is not as obsessed with drinking tea as his younger brother, he still likes it to some extent.

As soon as I saw the color of the tea, my eyes lit up.

A gleam of light flashed in his eyes. He looked at the tea leaves, then at his younger brother beside him, and said in a normal voice, "Second brother, if you don't like it, I will accept it first. After all, it is a token of my eldest nephew's kindness."

After saying this, he stood up to get the tea leaves on the table, looking as if he couldn't bear to disappoint his nephew.

Xie Zhiying subconsciously looked at his elder brother and studied him for a long time, but didn't find anything wrong.

But Xie Zhiying still couldn't help but doubt.

He knew his eldest brother's temper very well.

His eldest brother has been scheming since he was young. He is the kind of person who won't take action until he sees the rabbit. If there is no benefit from it, the other party will definitely not take action.

Thinking of this, Xie Zhiying looked at his elder brother with more suspicion.

But seeing that his elder brother looked completely normal, as if he had just said it casually, Xie Zhiying became confused again.

Could it be that I was overthinking it? My elder brother really couldn't bear to disappoint Xiaoyu's filial piety this time.

But why doesn't he believe it?
Looking at the suspicion in his unfortunate brother's eyes, Xie Zhiyuan thought to himself that it was not good. His reaction just now was too fast and aroused suspicion.

Looking down at the tea that was about to be in his hands, Xie Zhiyuan's expression remained unchanged, but his hand movement became a little faster.

Never mind, let’s get the tea first.

And this action of his just happened to make Xie Zhiying understand the purpose of his elder brother.

tea!

Xie Zhiying subconsciously lowered his head to look at the tea leaves on the table. Before his brain could react to what was happening, his hand grabbed the bag of tea leaves.

He grabbed the packet of tea and took it away.

Xie Zhiyuan was a second late. Looking at the tea leaves that were taken away, he cleared his throat and said, "Second Brother, don't you have good tea? I think you don't like these ordinary teas. Why don't you give them to me?"

As soon as these words came out, Xie Zhiying, who knew his eldest brother's true nature, directly held the tea in his arms and said, "This is given to me by my eldest nephew. It is a token of my eldest nephew's love. No matter whether it is good or bad, I want it. Big brother, I have a jar of pre-rain Longjing in my room. If you want to drink tea, I'll give that jar to you."

Although he had been exposed, Xie Zhiyuan still wanted to struggle for the good tea his nephew brought out: "Don't bother with that. You can keep the Rainforest Longjing for yourself, and I'll just drink the tea my nephew brought out."

This made Xie Zhiyuan more certain that the tea his nephew brought out was probably not as bad as he imagined.

You have to know that something that can be favored by your big brother and that he can't forget is definitely a good thing.

As if he was afraid that Xie Zhiyuan would try to snatch it away, Xie Zhiying took a few steps back and finally hid behind his wife.

He was sure that no matter how thick-skinned his elder brother was, he would never snatch things in front of his sister-in-law.

After making sure his eldest brother came over, he looked down at the oil paper bag in his hand.

After opening it and smelling the subtle fragrance of the tea leaves, his eyes lit up surprisingly.

He asked excitedly, "Nephew, where did you get this tea?"

Zhang Yu had already thought of an excuse, and answered calmly, "I bought it in Beijing. When I went to the outskirts of Beijing to buy things, I ran into an old man selling tea. I thought the tea was good, and the old man had a sick grandson with him, so I bought the tea to treat his grandson's illness. I softened my heart and bought the tea."

Then he added: "It's a bit expensive, but I think the tea is worth it."

Xie Zhiying asked about the price, then nodded frantically: "It's worth it, it's worth it."

This is not worth it at all, this is simply making a fortune.

Xie Zhiying pinched a handful of tea leaves and observed them carefully, and couldn't help but sigh: "Xiaoyu, you are lucky. The person you are investigating must be a master. He must have really encountered something, otherwise he would not be willing to take it out. If it was in the previous good years, you couldn't buy such tea even if you increased the price by 10 or 20 times. This is really good tea!"

Zhang Yu nodded and thought to himself, isn’t it just good tea?

That was produced in his secret realm. His secret realm also had some spiritual energy, which was no worse than those towering mountains.

"Why can't I tell what kind of tea this is?" Xie Zhiying became more and more confused the more he looked at it. He was a tea lover and came from a good family. Over the years, he had come into contact with a lot of good tea.

He was even fortunate enough to taste the one from Wuyi Mountain once.

He was considered to be quite knowledgeable, but he couldn't figure out the origin of the tea that Xiaoyu took out.

Compared to his entanglement, Juanmei is much more clear-headed.

"Why do you care what kind of tea this is? It's good tea, that's all. You drink tea every day, do you have to ask who its ancestor is? There are so many mountains in the world, who knows where there are a few good tea trees, do you have to ask about them all?"

After being scolded by his wife, Xie Zhiying felt relaxed and no longer troubled.

His eyes slowly fell on the tea leaves in his hand.

Looking at the simple packaging of the tea, Xie Zhiying felt heartbroken.

How can such good tea be wrapped in just a piece of paper?

You must use a tea can, and a good one.

He remembered that his old man had two jars that he had treasured for a long time, and they were the perfect size for him to use as tea cans.

Or maybe one day I can go and ask the old man if I can get it.

Just when Xie Zhiying was thinking about how to get the old man's pair of precious jars, Xie Zhiyuan suddenly spoke up: "Second brother, this tea is a gift from the eldest nephew to his uncle. It's not just for you. I'm also your uncle, so you have to give me half of it."

After hearing this, Xie Zhiying felt extremely distressed.

He looked at the tea leaves in his hand and was reluctant to give away half of them.

After struggling for a long time, he tentatively said, "Brother, how about you take that can of good tea?"

The tea leaves that Xie Zhiying was pointing at were the same jar of tea that he had treated as a treasure and loved so much.

Xie Zhiyuan rolled his eyes at him: "Do you think I'm stupid? Stop pretending. You must give me half of the tea today, or else..."

Xie Zhiyuan didn't finish his words, but the threat in his words was self-evident.

It is said that the eldest brother is like a father, and this is very true for the Xie brothers.

At the beginning, Grandpa Xie was busy with business all year round, and Grandma Xie had to check up on her husband's shortcomings and take care of the family.

After giving birth to the little girl, most of her attention was focused on her poor health. As a result, it was inevitable that Xie Zhiying was somewhat neglected.

In those years, Xie Zhiying was basically taken care of by his eldest brother, Xie Zhiyuan. It is not an exaggeration to say that the eldest brother is like a father.

So for Xie Zhiying, sometimes what his elder brother says is more effective than what his grandfather says.

No matter how heartbroken he was, since his elder brother wanted it, Xie Zhiyuan promptly gave half of it to others.

As for the reluctance on your face, those are just trivial matters and you don't need to take them too seriously.

Juanmei nudged her man with her elbow and wrinkled her nose in disdain: "Okay, stop pretending!"

"Haha!" Xie Zhiying didn't say anything, just kept grinning foolishly.

Juan Mei couldn't bear to watch it any longer, so she suggested, "I haven't tasted the good tea you mentioned yet. How about we try it together?"

After hearing this, Xie Zhiying subconsciously hid his share.

"Don't... don't try to take my tea leaves!"

Before he finished speaking, he ran towards the room in a panic.

Needless to say, he was going to hide the tea leaves.

Looking at her man's reaction, Juanmei couldn't help but wipe her face, feeling a little embarrassed.

Xie Zhiyuan glanced at his brother and said, "What a promising future!"

After saying that, he took out some tea leaves from his own share and brewed a pot of tea.

Xie Zhiying didn't care about other people's expressions. When he saw his elder brother making tea, he ran over and waited.

Because they were about to go to bed, no matter how good the tea was, everyone just tasted it lightly and soon left.

The tea leaves that were only brewed twice were not wasted. With Xie Zhiying's sigh of regret, he poured them into a large teapot and planned to brew two more cups tomorrow.

Zhang Yu went to the toilet and came back to see his second uncle still sitting in the yard. He couldn't help but wonder: "Uncle, it's getting late, why don't you go back to bed?"

"Hey, Xiaoyu, I'm waiting here for you."

"Uncle, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"That's right...that's right..." Xie Zhiying rubbed his hands and said a little embarrassedly: "Nephew, do you still have this tea?"

As soon as these words came out, Zhang Yu instantly understood what his second uncle meant: "Yes, second uncle, if you like it, I will send it to you after I return to Beijing."

After these words were spoken, the corners of Xie Zhiying's mouth almost stretched to his ears.

"Okay, okay!" Xie Zhiying patted his chest and said, "My dear nephew, as an elder, your uncle will never let you suffer any loss. I will pay for it. I will reimburse you for the money you spent on the tea."

Zhang Yu shook his head: "No need to pay, we are all family, the tea is my way of showing filial piety to my second uncle."

Hearing that his nephew didn't want money, Xie Zhiying didn't say anything, but he was thinking in his heart when he could go into the mountains again.

I exchanged some meat with people living in the mountains, dried some meat, and sent it to my eldest nephew.

The room where Zhang Yu slept was right next to Uncle Xie's.

The two walked together, and as they walked, Zhang Yu suddenly remembered what happened in the evening and mentioned it casually.

"Uncle, when I was taking a walk earlier, I seemed to see Feng Laoer coming down the hill."

Xie Zhiying subconsciously asked, "Feng Lao Er, which Feng Lao Er?"

As he spoke, he seemed to react and couldn't help frowning.

"Feng Lao Er, what is he doing on the hill?"

Xie Zhiying also saw very clearly what kind of person Feng Laoer was.

That is a lazy man. He would never stand if he could sit, and would never sit if he could lie down.

A man in his thirties, he doesn't even want to pick up firewood.

Zhang Yu told Feng Laoer that he saw a little goldfish in his pocket.

After hearing this, Xie Zhiying fell into deep thought.

After a while, he turned to look at Zhang Yu and asked worriedly, "Did he see you?"

Zhang Yu shook his head: "No, it was a little dark at the time, and I was just to the side. He came down in a hurry and didn't look to the side, so he probably didn't notice me."

"That's good, that's good!" Xie Zhiying breathed a sigh of relief, and then immediately warned: "That Feng Lao Er is not a good guy, you'd better stay away from him."

Speaking of Feng Lao Er, Zhang Yu couldn't help but feel curious: "Second uncle, did Feng Lao Er do anything?"

Since it was his eldest nephew who asked the question, Xie Zhiying did not hide it and asked directly: "Have you heard about the Feng family's affairs?"

Zhang Yu nodded: "Second uncle, are you saying that Mrs. Feng Jia favors her second son and that Old Feng wants to abduct her niece, and what about the children in the village?"

Xie Zhiying nodded, then shook his head.

"It's not just this. Feng Lao Er has done more than one or two disgusting things. Since you have heard about the Feng family, you should also know that Feng Lao Er has a wife."

Zhang Yu: "Yes, but didn't he say that his wife couldn't stand his beatings and ran off with a peddler?"

When Zhang Yu said this, he couldn't help but touch his nose, subconsciously feeling that something was wrong.

The next second, Uncle Xie's words answered his doubts.

Uncle Xie said with disgust, "Bullshit! There were no goods coming to the village during that period. Besides, the woman was beaten so badly by Feng Lao Er that her legs were broken. How could she have the strength to run? I think those messages were probably spread by the Feng family themselves."

After hearing this, how could Zhang Yu not understand?

The wife is missing and the man likes to beat people. You can understand the result without thinking too much.

He felt a chill on his back and opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say.

After a long while, he finally managed to say, "Didn't you look for that woman's family?"

Uncle Xie glanced at him, his eyes carrying a meaning that Zhang Yu couldn't understand: "Looking for them, if they cared about their daughter at all, how could they be willing to marry their daughter to Feng Lao Er. That family is as bad as the Feng family, neither of them is a good thing, and the girls in their family are unlucky to be born into such a family. After the woman disappeared, let alone looking for her, they usually wanted to avoid Feng Lao Er, for fear that the Feng family would ask them to return the betrothal gifts because of the disappearance of the woman."

Zhang Yu was silent.

Even in the 21st century, when people always talk about gender equality, some women still face various forms of discrimination.

This kind of discrimination can be overt or invisible.

Especially nowadays.

It is no coincidence that poor mountains and bad waters produce unruly people.

This topic is too heavy and his power is too small, so he is often powerless to do anything.

Zhang Yu shook his head and forced himself not to think about this topic anymore.