If Su Qingluan was fully awake, or even somewhat rational, she would feel uncomfortable and might even be frightened when facing Mu Xingzhi's completely stern face and deep gaze staring at her.
Because this is the look Mu Xingzhi would have when he was really sizing up his "opponent".
Unfortunately, Su Qingluan was now completely drunk, and because the fruit wine brewed by Mu Xingzhi became stronger as time went on, Su Qingluan greedily drank most of the jar at the beginning. So now, let alone understanding the scrutiny in Mu Xingzhi's eyes, she couldn't even see how many Mu Xingzhis were in front of her.
"Don't move!" Su Qingluan slapped Mu Xingzhi on the shoulder. "Have you learned the clone technique? How did you suddenly become three... No! You became four! Tell me! Which one is the real body and which one is the shadow clone?"
"..." Mu Xingzhi was left in a state of confusion by the nonsensical remarks of the drunkard. The state of alertness he had just felt as if someone had "seen through his heart" was instantly broken.
Mu Xingzhi withdrew his thoughts unnoticeably and refocused his attention on the woman in front of him: Should we say that this person is smart or stupid?
She is smart, and from every little bit of interaction with her, it can be seen that she is not someone who is good at playing tricks - it is better to say that she knows that she is not good at this, so she simply shows what she thinks on her face.
But she is not "pure" in a simple sense. She has her own little calculations, especially when doing business, she is afraid of being at a disadvantage. But she is in a place where many people are prone to being complacent, so she has always been cautious and never oversteps the line.
For example, before, she clearly heard what she and Song Bo were talking about alone, but she didn't even take two quick steps to eavesdrop - of course, even if she wanted to eavesdrop, with the hearing ability of either Mu Xingzhi or Song Bo, Su Qingluan's footsteps, which had no foundation in light skills, would be discovered before she could eavesdrop successfully.
Seeing Mu Xingzhi just staring at her with a smile on his face but not saying anything, Su Qingluan became more and more unsure: What kind of crazy thing had she done? Mu Xingzhi, this guy, whenever he didn't want to say anything, he would use this kind of smile to get rid of her, and Song Bo looked like he had seen a ghost!
This kind of neither-up nor down situation was really a bit uncomfortable. Su Qingluan finally closed her eyes and stomped her feet. After all, if she stuck her head out, she would be cut by the knife. So she closed her eyes and said loudly: "Or you can beat me up!"
Mu Xingzhi raised his eyebrows: "Why does Qingluan say that?"
"I... I was drunk and probably couldn't control my words and actions, but that's not a reason or excuse for me to molest you... Maybe a beating will teach me a lesson! That way, I won't dare to do it again!"
Mu Xing was stunned, then burst into laughter.
This was not the kind of smile that Su Qingluan usually saw on Mu Xingzhi's face, which was refreshing but seemed like a mask. It was also not the kind of mysterious smile whose depth was hard to grasp. Instead, it was a very hearty and cheerful smile that obviously came from the heart and could express joyful emotions.
Well, although Mu Xingzhi laughed heartily, Su Qingluan was confused: She... didn't seem to say anything particularly funny, did she? Or was it that the ancients' sense of humor was a little different from what she thought?
After laughing enough, Mu Xingzhi looked at Su Qingluan: "Qingluan, there is no need to be so self-deprecating. It is a wonderful thing to have such a wife who can take the initiative to throw herself into my arms. I will definitely not treat her rudely..." In the last few words, Mu Xingzhi's voice still had an unfinished smile, so it trembled slightly.
Su Qingluan was stunned for a long time before she realized that she was being teased back by the other party - even if it was only verbal. But considering that she was the one who made the mistake first, and the other party was only verbal, while she was the one who took action, no matter how you look at it, her "crime" was more serious!
With this in mind, she couldn't bring out her sharp tongue, so she could only glare at the other person fiercely, then sit down angrily and continue drinking honey water - her throat was really dry and sore after a hangover, which was very uncomfortable!
It was Su Qingluan's first time getting drunk, so the hangover feeling didn't go away all day. Even when she was about to go to bed at night, she still felt a little dizzy.
"Being drunk is so uncomfortable. I don't know what those drunks are after!" Su Qingluan slammed the hairpin on the dressing table angrily and grumbled, "Those liquors are not cheap. Isn't this just asking for trouble?"
Although the technology of distilling and brewing wine has been developed, it was introduced by nomadic peoples and was in its infancy. It was not as popular as it was in later generations. Most ordinary families still brewed their own wine or rice wine, and the alcohol content was not very high. Converted into modern terms, it is estimated to be no more than ten degrees at most.
Highly pure distilled liquor requires professional venues, and current technology is not very mature, so the production level is not particularly stable and often fails.
That's why those clear and transparent liquors are very expensive, at least three or five taels per jar. Su Qingluan has even seen liquor that costs dozens of taels per jar - and this is in a small county like Lefeng County.
Moreover, she had heard from both Shopkeeper Liang and Mu Xingzhi that some people, in order to show off their wealth, even poured expensive liquor worth hundreds of taels directly into the stream and let people drink it. At that time, Su Qingluan complained: "Isn't it just fake liquor diluted with water?"
Although Su Qingluan did not understand this way of showing off wealth, she understood how valuable high-proof liquor was in this era.
Because of this, she couldn't understand why she would spend so much money to get drunk if she felt so uncomfortable after getting drunk and would feel uncomfortable all day.
Mu Xingzhi asked, "Didn't Qingluan feel ecstatic yesterday?"
Su Qingluan curled her lips. "What's the point of using alcohol to numb your false feelings for a while? Won't you pay it back many times over once you sober up? And even if you feel great after being drunk, it only lasts two or three hours. Once you sober up, you'll feel miserable for more than ten hours. Sometimes you even have to spend extra money to sober up. It's a loss no matter how you look at it!"
What's more, she was in such a bad state the day after a hangover that she was in a drowsy state the whole day. Not to mention cooking, she even had difficulty concentrating on some daily affairs. She even had no appetite because her stomach was not feeling well!
It's such a loss! Su Qingluan clenched her fists: "You have to cheer up tomorrow. You can't be like this again!"
"Tomorrow?" Mu Xingzhi paused as he untied her hair. "Is there anything tomorrow that Qingluan needs to be alert for?"
Su Qingluan looked at Mu Xingzhi as if he were an alien: "I've been idle at home for five or six days. It's time to go back to work at 'Su Ji'!" Recently, she has been thinking about the new development direction of "Su Ji" and has already made some ideas.
Mu Xingzhi's voice drifted over: "But tomorrow is a day off?"
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