20demayo Chapter 147 News of the Phoenix Tail Flower
Chapter 147 News of the Phoenix Tail Flower
"Please wait a moment, gentlemen!" The waiter standing at the door noticed their family.
"Is there something you need?" the man asked.
"I just overheard you talking about phoenix tail flowers. Do you know each other? Our restaurant is looking for phoenix tail flowers. Anyone who knows them can dine at our restaurant for free."
If any of you recognize them, please go in and inform our manager.
"Brother Er, are you telling the truth?" The couple exchanged a glance, and the woman asked.
"Really, as long as you know the phoenix tail flower."
"I've met the child's father." They had just entered the city and were starving, so the woman quickly replied.
"Gentlemen, please follow me inside." The waiter's face was full of smiles as he gestured for them to enter.
"Wait! We have seen it, but we don't have it." The man looked cautious.
"It's okay, just getting to know each other is fine too."
The waiter quickly replied, still wearing a sincere smile.
"Father, let's go inside! Little Bao is hungry."
The little boy pitifully clutched his stomach, his face full of longing; he was clearly very hungry.
Looking into the child's longing eyes, the man finally nodded.
The waiter led the three of them into the restaurant and brought them to Manager Lin.
"Shopkeeper, they recognize the phoenix tail flower."
"what?"
Manager Lin hadn't held out much hope, and the good news brought by the waiter left him momentarily speechless.
"Shopkeeper, they recognize the Phoenix Tail Flower," the waiter called out again, raising his voice.
"There's news."
Hearing this, Ye Jingyang, who was leaning against the window, quickly turned around and told the others. The siblings in the private room came downstairs one after another.
Shopkeeper Lin's face lit up with joy. "What does a phoenix tail flower look like? Could you draw it?"
"We don't know how to draw," the man said, looking embarrassed.
"It's alright, just describe what the phoenix tail flower looks like, and I'll draw it," Ye Xiyao said with a smile as she walked over.
"I know, I know, sister, will I eat if I tell you? I'm so hungry after I got here."
The chubby-faced little boy clutched his stomach and jumped up and down, shouting anxiously.
"Of course, waiter, go and get some food." Ye Xiyao gave the order.
"Manager Lin, please find a seat for you two and have your meal first."
"Yes, ma'am."
Ye Xiyao smiled and patted Xiaobao's head: "Xiaobao, have you seen it before? As long as you can explain it clearly, you'll not only get food, but also other rewards!"
"Sister, I've never seen it. I heard it from Great-Grandpa." Xiao Bao's eyes blinked innocently.
"Miss, the food is here." The waiter quickly ran over with the food.
"There's a chicken leg! Xiao Bao wants to eat a chicken leg!" Xiao Bao's eyes lit up as he excitedly said.
"Here you go, Xiao Bao." Ye Xiyao picked up the chicken leg and handed it to him with a smile.
"Thank you, sister. I'll eat the chicken leg first and then I'll talk to you."
"Okay, take your time eating!"
The child was hungry and quickly finished a chicken leg.
"Sister, I've finished eating. Listen carefully, the petals of the phoenix tail flower are long, like a crescent moon, and come in many colors."
It's bright red, just like the new clothes I wear for Chinese New Year. Its stamens are golden yellow, like fine silk threads.
The whole flower looks just like a phoenix's outstretched tail, it's so beautiful! That's what my great-grandfather told me.
Xiao Bao spoke with great enthusiasm, his little face full of excitement.
As Ye Xiyao listened to his description, she diligently drew on the paper.
"Your drawing is so beautiful, sister."
"Xiao Bao, thank you."
"I'm still not full, sister, can I eat more?"
"Okay, I'll take you to sit down next to your dad and eat."
Ye Xiyao showed the drawing to Xiaobao's father, "Is this how it is?"
The man looked at it, remained silent for a long time, as if recalling something, then shook his head and said:
"It doesn't look quite right. The edges of the petals of the phoenix tail flower aren't so smooth; they're a bit wrinkled. Also, the flowers are larger than you've drawn, and they have other colors."
"I'll draw it." Ye Lian drew another one.
"what about now?"
The man looked at it carefully and nodded in satisfaction: "That's about it."
The phoenix tail flower on the drawing paper has a unique shape, resembling the proud tail feathers of a phoenix. The petals present a bright yet soft color, gradually changing from a delicate red to a tender light purple, like a magnificent sunset on the horizon.
"These are very beautiful flowers," Ye Yaoyao exclaimed.
It's a pity they've become extinct.
The talented men gathered around to watch, but the phoenix tail flower stumped them.
"I've never seen such a beautiful flower before."
"Brother, do you still have any of these flowers at home? I'd like to buy one."
“Phoenix tail flowers are rare. I only saw one twenty years ago, and it’s probably impossible to find them now.” The man shook his head.
"That's a pity," everyone sighed.
"Sir, you have provided an image of a phoenix tail flower, and you are entitled to a month's free dining at our restaurant. You may dine here for the next month."
"One month!"
Xiao Bao's mother was utterly shocked. They had just arrived in the capital and already had their food problem solved; it felt like a dream.
"We haven't been of much help, and we can't accept a month's worth of food."
The man refused, his face full of sincerity. Thinking of the food he had just eaten, he knew it hadn't been cheap and felt really bad about it.
"Brothers, please come upstairs with me."
Ye Yaoyao invited the family to a private room and showed Qin Jingyu the picture of the phoenix tail flower.
"Brother, we need to find phoenix tail flowers. Can you tell me where we've seen them before?"
"Girl, phoenix tail flowers are hard to find and hard to grow, I'm afraid you won't be able to find them."
"It's okay, just tell me where you saw it."
"Okay! That was twenty years ago! My grandfather was asked to save a plant."
Who is this person? Is it possible to find them?
"We don't know each other."
Do you remember what he looked like?
The man shook his head: "I was young then, and I can't remember what that person looked like anymore."
Seeing that she couldn't get any results from asking, Ye Yaoyao asked the system to check.
The man's grandfather was a flower farmer who spent his life growing flowers. Many precious flowers were cultivated by him. Indeed, a man came to the flower farmer's door with a dying phoenix tail flower and asked him to save it.
"Grandpa put in a lot of effort to save the phoenix tail flower from almost dying. I was fortunate enough to see the phoenix tail flower bloom."
Later, the man gave me a reward and took the phoenix tail flower with him. My grandfather never forgot this act of saving his life and always talked about it.
"Can I see your grandfather?"
"He's gone."
Ye Yaoyao frowned slightly, and Qin Jingyu, who had been silent all along, spoke up:
"Did that person leave behind anything as a reward?"
Ye Yaoyao's eyes lit up; this was also a clue. "Did he leave anything behind?"
The man thought for a moment and said, "I had paid a deposit before, but after I took it, the person seemed to have something urgent to do and left a jade pendant behind."
"Did you bring that jade pendant with you?"