Divine Doctor from the Start of the Eye Mutation

Chapter 1739 1739: Notification

Ling Zhenfei walked along the courtyard wall to the front; the writing was designed in a very simple and dignified style,

with two rows of beautiful landscape trees at the entrance, making it look very pretty.

He walked over and gently tapped on the courtyard door, and soon someone came to open it.

The door opened, and out came a young man who looked about twenty years old.

"Who are you looking for?" the young man asked.

Ling Zhenfei asked, "Hello, may I ask if this is Mr. Xue Mingtang's residence?"

The man sized up Ling Zhenfei and said, "That's right, who are you?"

Ling Zhenfei replied, "My surname is Ling. I'm wondering if Mr. Xue is at home; I have something to discuss with him."

The young man said, "Then please wait a moment, I'll go report to him."

The door closed again, and the young man went inside, leaving Ling Zhenfei outside.

Ling Zhenfei felt helpless, as if he had traveled back in time.

The courtyard's gate was designed with an antique flavor, exuding a classical charm. The designer didn't blindly pursue ancient aesthetics but rather blended the old and the new.

For example, the impractical high threshold from ancient times was omitted here.

However, the door was still painted with red lacquer, and the studs on it were indeed made of copper.

As Ling Zhenfei admired the beautiful door, he again heard footsteps from inside, and then the door opened again.

The young man from earlier came back.

"You can come in," he said.

Ling Zhenfei followed the young man inside.

After entering, they came upon a very beautiful screen wall, adorned with exquisite murals. The murals were hard to discern due to a dense row of bamboo growing there.

Turning past the screen wall led to a charming little courtyard. The courtyard was very small, but it had small corridors connecting the sides, facing a beautiful house.

At that moment, the house's door opened, revealing a person standing there. Upon seeing Ling Zhenfei enter, the person turned his gaze towards him.

Ling Zhenfei looked at the person too. He was dressed in very casual clothes and appeared to be in his thirties.

Although very young, his face bore a look of having seen through the world.

Ling Zhenfei guessed that this must be Xue Mingtang, as both his age and demeanor fit.

The young man walked over to the person and said, "Brother, I've brought the guest to you."

Xue Mingtang nodded and then said to Ling Zhenfei, "Hello, I am Xue Mingtang. Are you the one looking for me? What can I do for you?"

Ling Zhenfei didn't expect Xue Mingtang to be so straightforward.

Ling Zhenfei understood that if he directly stated his purpose—to ask him to help manage a business—Xue Mingtang definitely wouldn't agree.

If Ling Zhenfei said it and Xue Mingtang agreed immediately, then he wouldn't really be the Xue Mingtang he heard of.

Ling Zhenfei said to Xue Mingtang, "Hello Mr. Xue, my name is Ling Zhenfei. I think you might know Chen Qian."

Xue Mingtang was taken aback and said, "That's right, I do know Chen Qian, and indeed we have some friendship. Did Chen Qian send you here; what did he want you to do?"

Ling Zhenfei said, "Oh, nothing much. I heard the scenery here is quite unique, so I came to have a look."

Xue Mingtang laughed, "Are you really just here to take a look?"

Ling Zhenfei laughed too, "It would be even better if I could stay here for a couple of days."

Xue Mingtang said, "Since you are a friend of Chen Qian, you can count as half a friend of mine. Since you appreciate elegance, you can stay here for two days."

As he spoke, Xue Mingtang made a gesture inviting Ling Zhenfei inside.

Ling Zhenfei walked in. It was a large hall with a table in it, and on the table was a small stove boiling tea.

"Have a seat. I happen to be making tea. Why don't you have a cup?"

Ling Zhenfei did not stand on ceremony and sat down in front of Xue Mingtang.

Xue Mingtang unexpectedly liked the tea ceremony, and the water on the stove was boiling.

Xue Mingtang said, "Did you know, in ancient times, how people used to drink tea? The ancient way of drinking tea was called 'boiled tea.'

They ground the tea leaves into a fine powder, then put them in a small stove or big pot to steam and cook, drinking it all together."

Ling Zhenfei was quite surprised. Since childhood, he knew how to drink tea, but he didn't expect there was so much to know about it.

Ling Zhenfei said, "That's interesting. It sounds like how people drink coffee today."

Xue Mingtang said, "Yes, they drank it with the tea leaves and all. I tried it, but the taste wasn't great."

Ling Zhenfei laughed, "You're daring to try that; you must be quite a remarkable person."

Xue Mingtang poured a cup of tea for Ling Zhenfei and made a gesture for him to drink.

Ling Zhenfei picked up the tea and took a gentle sip.

"Good tea, this is really good tea. If I'm not mistaken, this should be tea from the summit of Meng Mountain."

Hearing this, Xue Mingtang looked surprised and said, "I didn't expect it at all. Brother Ling, you seem to be knowledgeable about tea, being able to immediately identify this tea as coming from Mengding Mountain; that's impressive."

Ling Zhenfei nodded, somewhat surprised in his heart. He hadn't expected to be right, but the reason he knew Meng Mountain's tea so well was because of Ma Long in the beginning.

Later on, in a restaurant in Modu, he met a waitress from Ya'an, named Wang Yanan. When Wang Yanan came back from home, she brought genuine Mengshan Tea for Ling Zhenfei.

With other teas, Ling Zhenfei might not have made a random guess, but he was very familiar with the tea from Mengding Mountain.

Xue Mingtang said, "Although the tea from Mengding Mountain isn't as famous as West Lake Longjing, Huangshan Maofeng, or Anxi Tieguanyin, those who truly know how to enjoy tea are aware of Mengding Mountain's tea."

Ling Zhenfei said, "I only have a rudimentary understanding of tea drinking. Please don't blame me if I said something wrong."

"Brother Ling, you are really too modest. I also want to find a place to plant a few tea trees, but unfortunately, the soil in Official Hat Village isn't very suitable for growing tea trees."

Over a cup of tea, the relationship between Ling Zhenfei and Xue Mingtang seemed to have drawn closer.

The two chatted for a while and found each other quite congenial. In the conversation, Ling Zhenfei could sense that Xue Mingtang was indeed not an ordinary person.

"Mr. Ling, since you'll be staying here, let me take you to see the room in the central courtyard,"

Ling Zhenfei followed Xue Mingtang further inside.

The large tea-drinking room was at the back door; after passing through it, they reached the second courtyard.

This courtyard was different from the previous one. Here, it was a traditional quadrangle courtyard, with buildings surrounding it on all sides, but each building had a different style.

Xue Mingtang pointed to a room on the left and said, "You can stay in this room."

Ling Zhenfei nodded and said, "I really appreciate it. I wonder if Mr. Xue could give me a tour around your beautiful courtyards."

Xue Mingtang nodded, "Of course, isn't it a joy to have friends visit from afar? Follow me."