Chapter 722: Old Master Gong’s Health Wine
The news that the Gong family wanted to officially welcome the return of the mistress of the Gong family and the future heir soon reached the ears of the various large families.
“Is the news accurate?” Hearing the reports from his subordinates, the heads of each family were slightly puzzled and even had serious expressions on their faces.
After all, this was the first time in the past 20-30 years that a mistress and an heir had appeared in the Gong family.
“Yes, Old Master Gong said it himself!” The subordinate reported.
“I got it. Continue to get people to keep an eye on the Gong family. Report to me immediately if there’s any movement from the Gong family!”
“Yes, Old Master!”
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“We thought Tianhao would be single all his life. This sudden news is like a bomb for us.” Old Master Li said with a smile.
“That’s right. He already has a wife and child. From the looks of it, that child must be at least four or five years old. You really know how to keep a secret.” Old Master Leng also smiled and said.
Old Master Gong flipped the lid of the tea and drank a mouthful of tea before saying directly, “What nonsense. Your great-grandson and great-granddaughter are about to graduate from primary school. My great-grandson just learned how to run.”
“What do you mean by that?” Old Master Li asked in puzzlement.
After asking this question, he took the teacup and opened the lid. A refreshing fragrance assailed his nostrils.
Old Master Li’s eyes lit up. He took a sip and immediately said excitedly, “This is some good tea. Old Gong, what kind of tea is this?” He had never drunk such a good tea before. The fragrance assailed his nose and left a lingering fragrance on his lips. The aftertaste was endless.
Old Master Gong said calmly, “This is just ordinary Tie Guanyin.”
“Tie Guanyin?” Old Master Li’s eyes widened in disbelief. “That’s impossible. I’ve tasted Tie Guanyin, and it doesn’t taste like this.” With their status, they would enjoy the best in the world. They were retired and old. They spent a lot of time studying tea.
Old Master Leng agreed with Old Li. He immediately recognized that there was something different about the tea. He hurriedly picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then praised generously, “Good tea! Old Gong, you say this is Tie Guanyin. That’s not possible. Old Li and I have tasted tea for decades. How could we not know what Tie Guanyin tastes like?”
Hearing their words, Old Master Gong was very proud in his heart, but he still said expressionlessly, “It’s your choice whether to believe me or not. But this is really Tie Guanyin.”
Old Master Li and Old Master Leng were obviously still in disbelief. “Old Gong, don’t lie to us.”
Old Master Gong laughed and said, “It’s just tea. Why would I lie to you? But this Tie Guanyin is planted by my granddaughter-in-law.”
When Old Master Li and Old Master Leng heard this, they looked at each other. Then, Old Master Li asked in a half-joking and half-serious tone, “Your granddaughter-in-law planted it? I say, Old Gong, do you really have a tea-farming granddaughter-in-law?”
The Gong Family’s Gong Tianhao married a tea farmer? That sounded like a fantasy.
“Why? Can’t my granddaughter-in-law be a tea farmer?” Old Master Gong said unhappily, “In fact, my granddaughter-in-law is not only a tea farmer but also a vegetable farmer.”
“Wait. So Tianhao married a farmer?” Old Master Leng said with a smile. There was a hint of disbelief in his tone.
“That’s right. My Tianhao married a village farmer!” Elder Gong didn’t feel ashamed and said proudly.
Old Master Li and Old Master Leng looked at each other again. They didn’t expect that the Gong Family’s new mistress would be a farmer from the countryside.
Sensing the disdain from the two old men, Old Master Gong was unfazed. Instead, he instructed Xiao wang, “Xiao Wang, go and take out my health wine and let them taste it!”
‘After a taste, you’d be begging for me. Then you’ll understand even though Yu ‘Er is a farmer, she is spectacular! I can already see the future envy on your faces.’
“Health fruit wine?” Old master Li asked curiously, “Old Gong, what kind of health wine do you have at home? Is it from the Taoyuan Village Brand?”
The Taoyuan Village Green Fresh health wine became popular in the upper-class society two years ago. The wine produced by Taoyuan Village had the effect of strengthening the body. Drinking one cup a day could help one eat and sleep well. Most importantly, it helped with long-term illnesses. Many of the elders had scars from their days at war.
The health wine was heavily praised, so of course, they wanted to try it. However, even for them, the health wine was not easy to get. The health wine was only available for preorder to familiar people, and a person couldn’t get more than two jars.
Therefore, the quantity of the health wine sold every month was limited. The wine wasn’t expensive, but it was very difficult to get them.
Old Master Leng and Old Master Li’s family only managed to get one jar each month.
Previously, they heard that Old Master Gong also had this health wine, but no one knew where he sourced them from. Every time they asked, Old Master Gong would shut his mouth and not say a word. They would call him stingy behind his back.
Old Man Gong said smugly, “You’ll know after you drink it.”
‘The health wine sold outside is different from the health wine Yu ‘Er has given me.’
To be more precise, the wine sold outside wasn’t that pure, and the wine he had was the real deal. The effect was several tens of times greater.
A moment later, Xiao Wang walked out with an ordinary black jar without any packaging.
Old Master Li and Old Master Leng looked at it suspiciously and asked, “Old Gong, is this the health wine you were talking about? Why does it look so common? Perhaps we’re not drinking the same health wine after all.”
Old Master Gong didn’t answer them but instructed Xiao Wang, “Xiao Wang, pour a small cup for each of them. You can take the rest back!”
Xiao Wang held a black wine jar with his head slightly lowered. After hearing Old Master Gong’s instructions, the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but widen. However, in front of these important figures, he still held back his laughter. Very respectfully, he took out a small white jade porcelain cup and placed it in front of them.
Then, the wine jar was opened.
Once the seal was opened, the fruit wine fragrance that came from it immediately drifted into the noses of the two old masters.
“This wine…” the two old men asked excitedly, “Is it really the Taoyuan village’s health wine?” The taste was the same as the health wine they had drunk before. Oh no, it was even richer and more refreshing. The wine hadn’t been poured, but the aroma was already intoxicating.
Xiao Wang carefully poured a cup for each of them. The cups were not full, but it was enough.
Then, he sealed the wine again and held it in his arms, ready to carry it back.
“Wait…” Old master Li stopped Xiao Wang and said, “Wait until we taste it before you carry it back!” The wine smelled too good. If Xiao Wang carried it back, would they get to taste more?
With Old Man Gong’s stingy nature, the answer was no.
Xiao Wang carried a wine jar and didn’t know whether to leave or not. He turned his gaze to Old Master Gong.
Old Master Gong smiled and said, “Alright, Xiao Wang. After the two of them drink this cup, just pour another half a cup for them and take the jar back!”
“Yes!” Xiao Wang replied very respectfully.
Old Man Li and Old Man Leng smelled the intoxicating fragrance of the wine and couldn’t wait to pick up their cups and drink them.
Then, they swallowed all the wine in the cup in one gulp.