Hearing those words and watching the man surnamed Hu leave, Feng Jiu pulled the corner of her mouth and revealed a strange smile. She stretched out her hand and flicked her sleeves, and saw a cloud of powder mist like dust and smoke falling to the ground and disappearing without a trace.
On the way back, she redeemed the reward, and then went back to the peak to help everyone deliver the herbs. The whole day passed in a busy manner...
In the evening, when she was walking on the way back to the cave, she saw Senior Brother Guo walking towards her with a smile on his face.
"Fengjiu, thank you for helping me deliver the herbs today. Here, this is what I brought back for you." As he said this, he handed her a basket containing an oil-paper bag.
Fengjiu smelled the fragrance before she even opened it. Her eyes lit up and she asked in surprise, "Brother Guo, is this roasted chicken?"
"Haha, that's right. People in our mountain don't have a greedy appetite. But you, instead of taking the Qigong pills, like to eat these things. I can't afford those spiritual birds, but I can buy this roasted chicken for you."
"Brother Guo, you really understand my heart. Thank you. This is really the best thing." She said happily, and then asked: "Brother Guo, did you just come back? Do you want to go to my place for a drink?"
"Oh? You still have wine?" He was a little surprised.
"Yes, a senior brother gave me a big jar of it a few days ago. I left it there and didn't drink it." She grinned and said, "Since there is roasted chicken, it can be eaten with wine! Besides, it's time to eat now."
"Is that so? Well then, let's go to your place for a drink. Let's go." He smiled and nodded, and went to the cave with him.
Inside the cave, beside the stone table, the two men drank wine and ate roasted chicken while chatting. From the initial sobriety to the drunkenness, they drank one third of the large jar of wine.
"Come on, come on, keep drinking, let's finish this one."
Fengjiu said, holding up the cup and continued to drink the wine in one gulp. She then helped him pour more wine. Looking at Senior Brother Guo who looked drunk, Fengjiu grinned and said, "Senior Brother Guo, you are drunk."
"How is that possible? I'm not drunk, not drunk. Come on and keep drinking." He waved his hands, but his blurred eyes, flushed face, and vague words showed that he was drunk.
Seeing this, Fengjiu said casually, "Brother Guo, Grandmaster Sanyang really treats Uncle Shangguan very well! The cave she lives in is much bigger than ours."
"Well, that's good to say, but you just arrived, so you don't know. The closed disciple is just verbal, and he hasn't participated in the ceremony. And, uh..."
He burped and continued, "Those of us who are delivering medicines to the peak know that this Patriarch Sanyang is very strict. If he is not satisfied with the pills made by the five uncles, he will punish them physically."
"Ah? Is that so? Doesn't corporal punishment mean being beaten?" She said in surprise, but saw him shaking his head as if he was drowsy, and soon, he fell down.
"Senior Brother Guo?" She called out and pushed him. Seeing that he had fallen asleep, she could only sigh and let him sleep.
Corporal punishment? Was her mother beaten for this? The news from the higher-ups rarely came down. She just learned from Senior Brother Guo that San Yangzi would punish his disciples if he was not satisfied with the elixirs he had refined.