klisemfg Chapter 235: The Top Scholar's Red
Chapter 235: The Top Scholar's Red
Chapter 235: The Top Scholar's Red
Ji Meiqing has had a big appetite lately. After eating the fish, she ate almost a third of a whole roasted lamb. Although it wasn't cooked in modern equipment, it was roasted perfectly, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. This allowed Ji Meiqing, the carnivore, to eat her fill.
After letting out a satisfied burp, she said to Lu Yu, "Brother Lu, you are truly omnipotent. You can't abandon me in the future!"
"Of course not, you are my life, how could I abandon you? Have you ever seen anyone who would abandon their own life?" Lu Yu said earnestly.
"Oh, and also, it's been so long, shouldn't you be doing something about it?" In the blink of an eye, he switched to an irreverent mode.
"Huh? What do you mean? It's getting late, let's go back early." Ji Meiqing actually knew what he meant, but she would pretend not to know if he asked her to admit it.
Watching her pack, Lu Yu felt reassured. "Just keep pretending. You can't escape tonight." He then went to help Ji Meiqing pack.
Back at the inn, the two were so full that they didn't eat anything else.
Ji Meiqing went to take a shower first, then lay on the bed pretending to be asleep. A short while later, Lu Yu also returned after showering. He could tell Ji Meiqing was faking it, but he didn't call her out on it. After getting into bed, Ji Meiqing didn't hear any movement for a while, assuming Lu Yu was asleep, so she turned around to check on him. Unexpectedly, their eyes met as soon as she turned.
Lu Yu pulled her close, his voice slightly hoarse, and said, "Still trying to hide?" Ji Meiqing paused for a moment before replying, "I...I didn't hide!"
"Oh? Really? Then how did you wake up?"
"I was woken up by you, you were so..." All excuses were sealed away by Lu Yu's kiss. Afterwards, naturally, he couldn't escape feeding this hungry wolf for the night.
The next day, Lu Yu was full of energy, while Ji Meiqing was so weak she could barely stand. She was in so much pain that she kept cursing, "Lu Yu, you bastard! You knew we had to travel today, and you still made me like this!"
As Lu Yu dressed, he reassured her, "Don't worry, my wife. You'll be traveling by carriage, not on foot, so there's no need to be overly concerned."
"You...you're just making excuses. You have to take responsibility for your actions." Seeing that she couldn't argue with him, Ji Meiqing changed her tactics, but she didn't expect that saying this would only make things worse for her.
Upon hearing this, Lu Yu stopped dressing and leaned close to her, asking, "Take responsibility? How do you want me to take responsibility? How about we do it again? We won't be in any trouble."
Upon hearing this, Ji Meiqing quickly shook her head. "That won't do. Stop fooling around. Let's get ready and go." Then she dressed and got out of bed as fast as she could. She didn't want to stay in bed for even a second longer.
Lu Yu let her go and returned to his serious demeanor.
The two set off for Shaoxing for sightseeing, and arrived in less than half a day.
"Our first task is to find an inn," Lu Yu said. The two of them quickly and skillfully completed all the necessary tasks.
"Brother Lu, I've heard that there's a famous wine in Shaoxing called 'Zhuangyuan Wine,' let's go try it." Lu Yu nodded in agreement. Actually, he would agree with most of what Ji Meiqing said.
The two arrived at a restaurant that looked quite nice, and the waiter immediately came up and asked, "What would you two gentlemen like?"
"Just bring a few of your local specialties, and a jar of Nu'er Hong and a jar of Zhuangyuan Hong."
"Alright, sir, please wait a moment, it'll be right there." The waiter said and left.
“Hey, Brother Lu, I’ve discovered many business opportunities in Jiangnan. Haven’t you noticed that while the famous wines here are good, there aren’t many that are truly delicious? We could separate our restaurants here,” Ji Meiqing said, but Lu Yu disagreed. “I don’t think so. There are more famous wines here, and everyone trusts them. Our lesser-known wines won’t sell very well. Besides, our business is about to expand to the capital, and we don’t have enough money to support opening more shops here.” Ji Meiqing thought about it and realized Lu Yu made sense. Since the wine and dishes had already been served, she didn’t bring it up again.
Ji Meiqing poured herself and Lu Yu a cup of Shaoxing Nu'er Hong (Daughter's Red). Ji Meiqing drank one cup and exclaimed, "Mmm~ It really is Shaoxing Nu'er Hong, so delicious!" After eating some food to wash away the taste of Nu'er Hong in her mouth, she poured themselves a cup of Zhuangyuan (Top Scholar's Red). She said to Lu Yu, "I heard that those who drank this wine in the past all became top scholars in the imperial examinations, so it's called Zhuangyuan Hong (Top Scholar's Red). The taste is also top-notch, which is why it's so famous." After saying that, she drank a cup and tasted it. "Mmm~ It's really delicious." Then, over the next period of time, Ji Meiqing drank half a jar of Nu'er Hong and half a jar of Zhuangyuan Hong.
Then, slurring his words, he said to Lu Yu, "It's been so long since I've had a drink. We must drink to our hearts' content today." He then tried to put the empty glass to his mouth, but Lu Yu stopped him. Ji Meiqing was already drunk; it wasn't that Lu Yu didn't want to stop her, but he knew it would be useless, so he might as well let her drink to her heart's content.
Lu Yu placed a silver ingot on the table before carrying Ji Meiqing away. When they returned to the inn, Ji Meiqing was already completely drunk and unconscious. He hadn't expected the alcohol to be so potent; even he felt sleepy. It seemed Ji Meiqing wouldn't wake up anytime soon.
That evening, Ji Mei woke up, rubbing her aching head as she got up. Just then, Lu Yu brought in some food.
"You're awake? You've been sleeping all day since you got drunk this morning. Come and eat something," Lu Yu said gently.
"Ah! Has it already been a day? Oh dear, drinking really makes things worse. I haven't even explored Shaoxing yet, and I'm leaving tomorrow? But seriously, that wine was really good."
"Alright, alright, even food can't shut you up. Tomorrow we're going to West Lake, the last place we'll go. Didn't you say that the place in your hometown that can rival my winemaking is in West Lake? Maybe we'll even run into them."
Ji Meiqing took it as a joke and said, "Impossible. West Lake is so big, and he didn't tell us where he is. We won't see him."
"Do you want to see him? Since it's a family of winemakers, it should be easy to find out about him, right?" Lu Yu probed.
"No, I'm not really interested," Ji Meiqing replied while eating, oblivious to the fact that she wasn't paying attention.
Lu Yu patted her head with satisfaction. "That's good."
"What do you mean, 'that's good'?" Ji Meiqing looked up, revealing her mouth covered in milk. Lu Yu had asked for some milk because he felt Ji Meiqing needed calcium supplements recently.
"Oh, it's nothing." He said, wiping her mouth with something.