"Actually, you don't need to be in such a hurry," Old Man Yao said. "You will stay in Beijing for a while anyway. Just prepare more for us then."
Zhu Yanyi thought about it. It was feasible. She nodded and agreed.
All the elders were experts at making dumplings. They all came over to help, and soon they finished wrapping them. After cleaning up, Zhu Yanyi made some Chinese toon pancakes and a soup with water shield leaves as snacks. Then she returned to the living room. After everyone finished the snacks and Zhu Yanyi cleaned up, she brewed tea for everyone. Only then did she sit down to rest.
"Your tea-brewing skills are very proficient. It seems you haven't forgotten to practice these years," Old Man Yao said with a satisfied smile, watching Zhu Yanyi’s movements.
Zhu Yanyi smiled lightly. "Although my age isn't suitable for green tea, I can drink flower tea. I have made a lot of flower tea myself. I use it to practice Gongfu tea whenever I have time."
Old Man Yao nodded with a smile. "I wonder how your head is built. You learn everything, and you are good at everything. I saw the Thirteen Needles of Reviving Withered Wood you gave. If this needle technique were taught to others, it would be a blessing for traditional Chinese medicine." The Reviving Withered Wood technique could stimulate a person’s withered vitality, making it rise again. This needle technique was truly a treasure in Chinese medicine.
"A blessing is good," Zhu Yanyi said. "But I have tried it. To master the Reviving Withered Wood technique completely, one must know how to use gold needles. As of now, besides Grandpa Yao and me, I haven't heard of anyone else who can use gold needles. Do my senior brothers know how to use gold needles?" she asked with concern.
Old Man Yao sighed. "They are all useless. They have studied medicine for so many years, yet they can only use silver needles. They don't even know how to use gold needles. They are not even as good as you, who have only studied for five years. They are all fools." Old Man Yao didn't care about his disciples' fame or prestige. At this moment, he felt particularly disdainful of them.
Old Man Yao had many disciples, and each had developed well in the medical field. However, this "good development" was only for outsiders. For Old Man Yao, it was not that good. Because they couldn't even use gold needles, Old Man Yao felt it was embarrassing to mention them.
Zhu Yanyi pondered for a moment. "The Reviving Withered Wood technique mainly uses the softness and flexibility of gold needles to stimulate a person's vitality. Silver needles cannot do this. However, those who know silver needles can learn the first six needles. They can only learn six. The remaining seven needles cannot be learned. To learn them all, one still needs to master the use of gold needles."
Old Man Yao thought about it after hearing this. "It's fine. In a few days, I will call your senior brothers over and test them again. If they can use gold needles, that's best. If not, they can only learn the six needles. At least I have given them a chance." The treasure was here, but if they couldn't use it themselves, they couldn't blame others.
Zhu Yanyi nodded in agreement.
After Old Man Yao finished speaking, Old Man Li spoke up. Her expression was a bit excited, showing how thrilled she was. "I have read Nuwa's Embroidery. Although I don't know if it was passed down by Nuwa, the embroidery techniques inside are the essence of the embroidery world. I must say, Ani, your luck is really good. If this embroidery technique were spread, it could promote our traditional embroidery and raise the status of Chinese embroidery in the international community." Thinking about the decline of embroidery in recent years, Old Man Li, as a legitimate inheritor, felt very pained.