This time, everyone picked the bamboo baskets closest to them, quickly walked to the scale, weighed them, received their coins, and directly put them into their spatial rings.
With so many people continuously selecting, weighing, paying, and selecting again, it was surprisingly orderly.
Wu Shuai was slightly surprised that these people hadn't tried to cheat by secretly stowing some away. This truly was astonishing.
Before he could ponder further, Zheng Wei provided an explanation.
"The bamboo baskets here have spiritual imprints on them. Even if placed into a spatial ring, they cannot be concealed."
Upon hearing this, Wu Shuai understood.
Only after payment did the spiritual imprint on the bamboo basket disappear.
However, how could an ordinary person possess such a skill?
This made Wu Shuai even more certain that behind Zheng Wei and the others, there must be an extraordinary master.
Because of this, his heart was filled with even greater regret.
Why had he lost control of his emotions for a moment earlier?
Now it was all over; the close relationship they had was gone.
Not only that, but it had plummeted to an all-time low.
Now, their interactions were marked by excessive politeness and a distinct lack of closeness.
But who could he blame? It was all his own carelessness.
Since the relationship was lost, the immortal vegetables were absolutely not to be missed.
With this thought, Wu Shuai no longer hesitated and quickly said, "Brother Zheng, I need 2000 jin of spiritual vegetables today."
In fact, he had discussed with Wu Yihao earlier about buying all the spiritual vegetables for the day.
But after the incident just now, he dared not even think about that.
After all, there were so many people present. If he asked them all not to buy now, it would be equivalent to offending them.
Even though these people would outwardly show no dissatisfaction, inwardly, resentment would surely arise.
Therefore, Wu Shuai could only settle for the next best thing, hoping to buy more than last time.
Zheng Wei nodded slightly upon hearing this, "2000 jin, sure, no problem."
Wu Shuai's eyes lit up. He agreed so easily?
Did this mean there were exceptionally many spiritual vegetables today?
"Brother Zheng, how about I take 3..."
"Little Brother Wu, if you do that, others won't be able to buy."
Zheng Wei interrupted Wu Shuai's words and glanced behind Wu Shuai as he spoke.
Wu Shuai turned his head to look as well and saw that many people were standing behind him.
The first person standing behind him was none other than Huang Shan.
"Huang Shan, why aren't you picking your own spiritual vegetables? Why are you standing behind me?"
Huang Shan chuckled, "Young master is joking. If we buy these odd bits and pieces, how much can we get? If we want to buy more, we still need to discuss it with young master Zheng, right?"
As he said the last sentence, Huang Shan even smiled flatteringly at Zheng Wei.
Wu Shuai felt a surge of anger, but he truly couldn't stop these people from buying.
He wasn't particularly surprised by this. After all, these people held some status in Yingcheng, and their families must have cultivators of considerable skill.
Therefore, it wasn't surprising that they could discover the effects of the immortal vegetables.
However, them standing behind him, lining up as if they were, truly tested his patience, or rather, he couldn't afford to lose his temper.
"Little Brother Wu, please go find my wife. She will handle your 2000 jin request."
Zheng Wei spoke at the opportune moment, breaking the awkward situation.
Wu Shuai sighed inwardly and could only turn to leave.
He found Shen Xiaoyan, who was standing among the crowd, and requested 2000 jin of spiritual vegetables. Shen Xiaoyan, without asking any further questions, walked out from the crowd.
Most people looked at Wu Shuai with envy. Being able to buy 2000 jin at once without waiting in line was a treatment only someone like Wu Shuai could receive.
Even if they wanted to buy, they were powerless and could only sigh in disappointment.
Shen Xiaoyan and Wu Shuai stopped by the entrance of the Four Seas House. Shen Xiaoyan waved her hand, and bamboo baskets appeared by the door, all brand new.
"Here are all the varieties. You requested 2000 jin earlier. If you prefer a certain type, I can also exchange them for you."
After speaking, Shen Xiaoyan felt pleased with herself.
See how considerate she was!
Wu Shuai shook his head. He wasn't picky about the varieties; he just wanted more.
However, he knew this was impossible, so he didn't speak further.
"No need to exchange. This is perfect. These immortal vegetables are incredibly delicious; I love every kind, regardless of the variety."
Seeing that Wu Shuai didn't request any exchanges, Shen Xiaoyan smiled indifferently.
The butler and others following behind Wu Shuai had already brought out the scales and were ready.
Wu Shuai had brought a considerable number of people, and it didn't take long for all the items to be weighed. The resulting quantity was indeed 2000 jin.
Furthermore, it was exactly 2000 jin.
Wu Shuai glanced at this with slight surprise.
So many immortal vegetables, of different varieties and sizes, yet the total quantity was exactly this number. This was indeed a skill.
It seemed that Zheng Wei's wife was not just beautiful.
Despite his many thoughts, Wu Shuai's actions were swift. He first took out 2000 yellow crystal coins and gave them to Shen Xiaoyan, then waved his hand and collected all the immortal vegetables.
Shen Xiaoyan also noticed this. Last time, Wu Shuai had asked his butler to collect the spiritual vegetables, but this time he wanted to collect them himself.
It appeared that Wu Shuai truly valued these immortal vegetables.
This made Shen Xiaoyan a bit puzzled.
They were just immortal vegetables. Although they tasted good and could provide some spiritual energy, it was only a small amount. To truly achieve a significant effect, it would require a long accumulation.
She didn't believe Wu Shuai was unaware of this.
Yet, under these circumstances, why did Wu Shuai place such importance on these immortal vegetables?
Hearing the noisy footsteps behind them, Shen Xiaoyan suppressed her doubts for the moment. She turned around and saw a group of people walking alongside Zheng Wei.
"Madam Zheng, do we still have spiritual vegetables for us? We've all been waiting half the day."
Huang Shan followed behind Zheng Wei. Before he even arrived, his words had already reached everyone present.
Wu Shuai also turned around upon hearing this and found Huang Shan's smile on his face somewhat jarring.
Did this Huang Shan also discover something?
He had clearly seen how much Huang Shan had looked down on Shen Xiaoyan and the others last time. Although Huang Shan had become more restrained after being taught a lesson, his demeanor today was vastly different.
Huang Shan seemed to have sensed something and turned to look at Wu Shuai, a habitually humble smile on his face.
"Young Master Wu, have you finished your purchase? Congratulations, Young Master Wu. We folks here still have your face to rely on."
Wu Shuai smiled upon hearing this, "The wind blows in different directions. In the future, I might have to rely on you."
Huang Shan repeatedly said he dared not, his expression of fright genuine.
Seeing this, Wu Shuai laughed heartily and said nothing more.
Only then did Huang Shan secretly breathe a sigh of relief.
Although he truly had such thoughts in his heart, hoping for a day when he could step on Wu Shuai, hearing Wu Shuai say such words still made him extremely apprehensive.
This was due to ingrained habits, not something that could be changed in a day or two.
Even though Huang Shan was now vaguely seeing a glimmer of hope.
No longer paying attention to Wu Shuai, Huang Shan shifted his gaze to Shen Xiaoyan's back.
Whether his long-held wish could be realized depended on whether he could buy enough spiritual vegetables.
All of this, naturally, depended on Shen Xiaoyan and the others.
Shen Xiaoyan saw ambition and greed in Huang Shan's eyes. She disliked such people, but she knew she couldn't refuse him now. She could only smile and say,
"I believe my husband has already informed everyone. Although there are many more immortal vegetables this time compared to last time, we've placed 2000 jin in this courtyard. We just gave 2000 jin to Young Master Wu. I have 2000 jin remaining here. There are about seven or eight people present, so how do you think it should be divided?"