latelenovela Chapter 179: Reflection
Chapter 179: Reflection
Chapter 179: Reflection
Having appeased Lu Yu, the matter was more or less resolved. Ji Meiqing smiled and helped him undress, then served him as he rested.
After all that trouble, he was half-dead.
Lu Yu has sorted things out, but there are still many things left to do. It's hard to guarantee he won't be angry right now, but things will be different as time goes on.
The next day at noon, Ji Meiqing hurriedly put on her clothes and went out. Lu Yu, looking displeased, was left behind. If it weren't for the urgent matter, he might have stayed to offer her some comfort.
She had just stepped outside when there were already quite a few people on the street. She went to the winery to ask, and then she felt completely relieved.
However, Ji Meiqing was still a little unsure. Looking at the old man who was completely drunk to the side, Ji Meiqing shook her head helplessly.
"Sir, you should probably cut back on the wine these next few days. We just delivered some, and you've almost finished the last of our stock."
She squatted down in front of him, looking at the old man who had lost his mind, and then sniffed, inhaling a strong smell of alcohol.
Ji Meiqing felt a wave of nausea, but she held it in. She hadn't eaten breakfast, and her stomach was still empty; she couldn't vomit even if she wanted to.
"I have a question for you?" She quietly reached for the unopened wine jar next to him and waved it in front of him, saying, "If you tell me, I'll give you this jar of wine; if you don't, I won't."
"What do you want to ask?" Although he was drunk, he was still quite lucid. Looking at Ji Meiqing in front of him, he turned his head slightly and let out a burp. A foul odor wafted over.
"It's simple. Has any scholar come by in the last few days?"
"Yes." He shook his head, then smacked his lips and turned his head to the other side. Ji Meiqing looked at him and asked, "What time does he usually come?"
"morning……"
"When?"
The old man suddenly glanced at her and said impatiently, "How would I know? Go ask someone else. Give me the wine."
Ji Meiqing was somewhat helpless, but she still gave him the wine jar in her hand.
She got up from the ground, her mind blank and dizzy for a moment.
It took a while for her to feel better. Ignoring what he said, she didn't know a more specific time.
Just as she was fretting, a scholar suddenly appeared outside, who happened to be the one Ji Meiqing was looking for. She walked over happily, only to find that he had become even thinner, his face was sallow, and the flesh on both sides of his cheeks had shrunk.
Her sudden and drastic weight loss was quite unusual.
The scholar was delighted to see Ji Meiqing. "You've come out! Miss Ji, how did you escape from inside?"
"It's just negotiating conditions." She vaguely explained the reason, seemingly indifferent. The scholar was taken aback but didn't ask any further questions.
Please have him sit down, and then bring him tea.
"Let's not talk about anything else today, let's just get straight to what you can bring to me, what you are good at, and in return, we will try our best to give you what we can."
The scholar smiled brightly and readily agreed, "Alright, I'll follow Miss Ji's instructions completely."
With such an obedient person, Ji Meiqing didn't delay and directly told him what she needed to do, then said, "I don't have any blueprints here, but if you want them, I can have someone draw them for you."
"Let me draw," the scholar said directly. So generous of him, Ji Meiqing didn't refuse, turned around and brought him the writing implements, then watched him draw on the paper, occasionally reminding herself of the techniques.
Working together, the two quickly finished the design draft. Ji Meiqing looked at the scholar and then at the drawings, and smiled with satisfaction.
"That's about it. If you have time, young master, could you please make this as soon as possible?"
The scholar stared at it for a long time, but still couldn't figure out what the pattern meant.
"I'll give it a try." His face looked somewhat bitter, and Ji Meiqing couldn't say anything more for the time being, so she could only lock herself at home and do nothing.
As soon as she got home, she heard Lu Yu complaining about her. He seemed a little indignant, and there was a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone.
Ji Meiqing slowly walked over, patted his shoulder, and prepared to scare him, "What are you doing?"
Lu Yu remained calm, showing no sign of surprise, which was rather uninteresting.
She sat beside him, slowly gazing at the sky. Lu Yu, intrigued, lowered his head.
"I'm a little sleepy, so I'm going to rest first," Ji Meiqing said to Lu Yu as she straightened her pajamas in front of the mirror. She didn't hear any noise outside and had already begun to rest.
Lu Yu walked in from outside, took off his own clothes, and then tried to sleep with her. However, Ji Meiqing had already fallen asleep and knew nothing about this.
Several days have passed like flowing water, and everything has been alright during this time. There's been little progress in the kitchen, and not many customers are coming in...
It was so deserted that it was almost unbearable.
She casually rested her head on the table and lay there quietly for the whole morning. When she woke up again, there were already quite a few people there.
The waiter brought her a cup of hot tea to help her wake up, and Ji Meiqing didn't refuse, drinking it all in one go, and felt much more refreshed.
"It's fine." She sighed, then looked at their coarse linen clothes.
Ji Meiqing looked at it, her mind already starting to wander. She counted what she should have on hand, and it was quite a lot.
Becoming a moderately wealthy woman temporarily still requires some planning.
Ji Meiqing led the people from the restaurant directly to the tailor shop in the market, and with a wave of her hand, produced a garment so crude it was practically unrecognizable. The tailor hesitated, but was more puzzled.
"I've been here before. Please take good care of yourself here." She stretched out her hand towards her. Lu Yu hesitated, unsure of what to say.
"Can you do it?" She generously placed down a silver ingot, then stared at her intently. Seeing that she remained unmoved, she placed down a second silver ingot. The tailor, unable to resist, quickly agreed.
After inspecting the entire place, he left with his men. The others wanted to follow, but were stopped.
She returned to the restaurant and continued to sit in a daze. She didn't know when Lu Yu had arrived, but when he appeared behind her, she felt a little nervous.
"Sit down." He gestured to a seat and then made tea for him. The two sat quietly together, saying nothing, but the aroma of the tea was intoxicating.