Chap. V. 
OLD MR. WANG. 
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CHAPTER V. 
My Reception in the House of Wang's Father — A smoky Chinese 
Cottage — My Coolie and the Dwarf — The Dangers to which 
they had been exposed — Chinese Mode of warming themselves 
on a Cold Day — Tea-seeds, &c., obtained — Anecdote of the new 
Berberis — Obtain some yomig Plants of it — Deceitful Character 
of the Chinese — Leave the far-famed Sung-lo-shan — Wang tries 
to cheat the Chairmen — Invents a Story of a "great General" 
— Leave Tun-che — Mountain Scenery — Pleasure of going down 
the Piiver — Gale of Wind amongst the Mountains — Arrive at 
Nechow — Shaou-hing-foo — Tsaou-o — Pak-wan — Arrive at 
Ning-po. 
After this digression on the green-tea shrub, and the 
country where it was first found, I now resume the 
account of my travels. 
When we reached the Sung-lo country I took up my 
quarters in a house which belonged to the father of my 
servant Wang. It was nearly dark before we arrived at 
the house, which was situated amongst the hills within 
two miles of the foot of Sung-lo. Had I fixed upon the 
spot myself I could not have found one better suited to 
the purposes I had in view. Old Mr. Wang was a farmer 
who at one time had been well off in the world, but, like 
many others, had been unfortunate, and was now very 
much reduced in circumstances. He received us in the 
kindest manner, and seemed to have great affection for 
his son. His wife also came to welcome us, at the same 
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