The woman in red heard Bao Tong say that, and a big smile appeared on her face. She had been widowed for many years and had no source of income. If she could sell some things, it would be great!
However, this village often has some street vendors coming and going, and some of the old items from before have been sold by her. She needs to think carefully about what else can be used to cheat these few city people.
She thought of this and sighed in her heart, wondering what these city people were thinking, having money but no place to spend it, actually buying those unwanted things.
She thought as she walked into the house, took out a green oil lamp, the oil lamp was lotus-shaped, and at the position of the lotus platform, there was an empty hole that should be used to place the lamp wick.
Looking at that mottled jade, Lin Qingyaos heart tightened, this was clearly the same material as the jade pendant she had obtained!
However, she didnt show any expression, she wasnt stupid, knowing that if she showed too much interest, the middle-aged woman would definitely raise her price.
Bao Tong looked at the lampstand with disdain and said, "Sister, youre cheating me, right? Look at the lotus flowers on this candle holder, the craftsmanship is so fine, how can it be an ancient artifact? This must have been picked up from a street stall."
The middle-aged woman felt a little guilty about the lamp, which wasnt from a street stall, but also not something that had been passed down through her family. Instead, she had picked it up when she went into the mountains once.
Now being said by people as street goods, she has no way to refute it.
Lin Qingyao reached out and took the lamp, and unexpectedly felt a faint spiritual energy within it. Although this spiritual energy had already become so thin that if one didnt carefully examine it, they wouldnt be able to detect it, but indeed there was still spiritual energy present.
Lin Qingyao smiled at Bao Tong and said, "I think the lotus flower on this lamp is carved very beautifully. Its good to take it back as a collectible artwork."
The middle-aged woman was delighted when she heard this, and hastily said: "If you like it, take it for 50 yuan!" As she spoke, she carefully looked at Lin Qingyao, only to see Lin Qingyao frowning slightly, seemingly finding the price a bit high, before she let out a sigh of relief.
Lin Qingyao said: "Ive also troubled you for a night, Ill take this lamp."
"I dont know where you found this lamp? Id like to buy a few more, make it a lucky number and keep them as a collection." Lin Qingyao asked casually.
The woman did not suspect anything and replied: "Sister, I think you are an honest person, so Ill tell the truth. This jade pendant was picked up from the back mountain."
Anyway, the people in this city are used to the style of the lamp post, and its not because its an antique, so to be honest, there wont be any impact.
Lin Qingyao nodded, and towards the back mountain, she had a deeper expectation! She hoped that she could discover something, and not make this trip in vain.
She had had enough of these days of superficial practice. She was eager to truly reveal that world, which she had never known before, to herself.
"Qingyao, if you like it, well go into the mountains later and Ill pick one for you!" Bao Tong said with a smile.
"Going into the mountains?" The middle-aged woman looked at several people in surprise.
She paused and said seriously: "You must come back tonight."
Lin Qingyao and Bao Tong nodded in agreement, but when they came out, they didnt think much of it. If they werent going to stay overnight on the mountain, what was the fun of camping?
At this time, a few people packed up their things and then Bao Tong spent some money to hire someone to watch the car before they set off.
Three people, with two tents, Xu Ran carrying one and Lin Qingyao carrying the other. This special small tent for camping was still quite light and easy to carry, especially for someone as strong as Lin Qingyao, it was almost too easy.
They took some more odds and ends and several people entered the mountain.
The trees and grass in the mountains are very lush, along a bluestone staircase that was built at some unknown time, climbing up, with towering green trees filling ones vision.
Occasionally, there are unknown small flowers by the roadside, which make a few people who have been in the city for a long time look at the flowers with admiration. The fragrance of grass and trees that comes suddenly is even more delightful to several people.
The mountain where Lin Qingyao first met Xu Ran was nothing compared to this one, it was simply a desolate and barren hill!
It wasnt until they arrived at the back mountain of Rong Village that Lin Qingyao finally understood what it meant by "the land is blessed with outstanding people" and "the place produces talented individuals".
The higher you go, the more moss there is on the bluestone steps, and it can be seen that very few people come here.
Bao Tong said that it would be better to cross over this mountain, for if they were to set up camp and encounter villagers chopping firewood or picking herbs, their enthusiasm might dwindle.
Then everyone took a deep breath and climbed over the mountain. When they went down the mountain, it was much easier. The city of Chengdu has many mountains, and behind this mountain is another one... Between the two mountains, there is a flat land with a small river running through it.
The three of them discussed it and decided to set up camp here.
Lin Qingyao looked at the two busy people and said, "Ill go to the woods to pick up some branches. Later, we can also make a bonfire!"
It was afternoon at this time, the sun was shining brightly in the sky, and the forest was not far from the camp. Bao Tong and Xu Ran did not stop Lin Qingyao.
In fact, these three people have already subtly taken Lin Qingyao as their leader. Generally speaking, they wont go against what Lin Qingyao says.
Lin Qingyao walked into the woods to one side, with towering ancient trees and not a few fallen branches. Lin Qingyao picked them up while searching around... wanting to find any clues about the cultivator.
She picked up a large bundle of firewood, but still didnt find anything out of the ordinary, and felt somewhat disappointed.
She suddenly fell silent and stopped smiling. If the traces of that cultivator were really so easy to find, wouldnt there be cultivators all over the world?
At this moment, she frowned and looked at the large stone in front of her with a thick layer of moss growing on it. The moss was so dense that it seemed like a natural carpet.
She reached out and lifted the moss, revealing the true appearance of the stone. It turned out to be one of those two stones that she had obtained before, which contained spiritual energy!
This stone is very big, Lin Qingyao spent a lot of effort and finally cleaned it up.
This stone is much purer than jade pendants and lanterns. The kind of green jade material is much more abundant than the messy gray-brown spots.
Lin Qingyao stroked the slightly cool stone, feeling a thread of spiritual energy entering her body, much denser than the spiritual energy in the outside air.
Such a good thing, Lin Qingyao intended to bring it all back, regardless of whether it was useful or not, and study it first!
Lin Qingyao looked around and exerted herself to move this big stone, unexpectedly, she actually moved out a huge foundation from it!