"Brother Jinhan, this cup of wine is a toast to you from the three of us brothers. Thank you for saving my little sister!" Su Dahu picked up the wine pot on the table and poured wine for Xiao Jinhan.
The Su family used to go hungry, so they would never spend money on wine. Today, this pot of wine was specially ordered by Madam Su Bai to be brought back from a wine shop in Cangwu Town in the afternoon.
A proper bottle of Pear Blossom White wine costs one hundred coins.
They really went all out.
Su Hua, who was engrossed in eating fatty intestines, twitched her nose.
Red sleeves weave brocade to adorn persimmon leaves, green flags flutter to sell wine amidst pear blossoms!
She had only ever seen this pear blossom white in books, and had never tasted it before.
Nowadays, the table is full of excellent snacks to go with drinks. Wouldn't it be a sin not to have a drink?
"Mother, shall I also toast Young Master Xiao?" Su Hua glanced at the wine pot that was still half full and gently tugged at Su Bai's sleeve.
Su Bai was a shrewd old woman. Just by looking into her daughter's eyes, she knew exactly what her daughter was up to.
With a flick of his wrist, he picked up the wine pot and poured a small amount of wine into the cup.
"Just this one cup, don't be greedy!"
Su Hua nodded with a smile, glancing at the small amount of wine that had barely settled at the bottom of her glass. The wine was amber in color and carried a fragrance of pear blossoms. She took a deep breath of the aroma, then picked up her glass and joined the three Su brothers in toasting. "Hua'er thanks Young Master Xiao!"
After saying that, he couldn't wait to take a small sip.
The wine enters the mouth.
It felt as if a flame had ignited on the tip of my tongue.
Su Hua quickly swallowed the wine and then picked up a large chopstick of cold pig's ear to cool down.
After swallowing the pig's ear, the aroma of wine filled my lungs, and the fragrance of pear blossoms permeated my lips and teeth.
"It is indeed fine wine!" Su Hua smiled slightly and took another small sip.
The way she sipped wine and ate food at the same time made the three little Su brothers very eager to try it. The children of the Su family were not allowed to drink alcohol, so they could only stare longingly at the wine cup in Su Hua's hand.
"Auntie, how does this wine taste?"
"Isn't this pear blossom white very fragrant?"
"Auntie, after you finish your drink, give me this glass. I'll put some pork tripe soup in it to rinse it down..."
"Go away, go away!" Su Hua let out a satisfied hiccup, feeling a little lightheaded. "You bunch of little brats, don't even think about this Pear Blossom White. Wait until you're all grown up..."
Xiao Jinhan chewed on pig's stomach, occasionally glancing at the girl with flushed cheeks, and the image of her when he first met her couldn't help but come to mind.
Suddenly, I felt as if she had a thousand faces.
Each time we met, it was different.
"Brother Jinhan, let's have another drink!" Su Sanhu raised his wine glass, his eyes burning. "Sanhu usually admires brave and martial people the most. I'm afraid there aren't many like Brother Jinhan who can kill a wild boar with their bare hands even in the Great Yu Dynasty."
"You flatter me, Miss Su! It was all thanks to your bravery!" Xiao Jinhan raised his hand and lightly touched his wine glass. "I was just delivering the final blow."
Having said that, he drank the wine in his cup in one gulp.
“Heroic?” Su Hua murmured softly, her breath slightly tipsy.
This was the second time he had called her brave.
But each time I listen to it, I feel the playful tone intensifies.
Looking up, under the dim yellow light, the man, dressed in simple coarse cloth, still couldn't hide his extraordinary charm. His angular face and deep eyes seemed to hold endless treasures, making people want to explore more. Su Hua's red lips opened and closed for a long time before she finally collapsed onto the table.
All kinds of sounds in my ears disappeared.
The next moment, I felt as if I had fallen into a warm embrace...
When I woke up again, it was already bright daylight, and the sound of roosters crowing incessantly filled the courtyard. It seemed that the rooster from the village chief's house had been bullied quite badly by the five native hens.
However, there was also a hint of barely perceptible joy in the call.
Su Hua shook her head, got out of bed, her head still feeling dizzy and throbbing.
As expected of the potent Pear Blossom White wine, she was able to get drunk after only drinking half a cup.
As soon as you step out of the main house, you see Su Dahu harnessing an oxcart in the yard. The cart is already loaded with a piece of meat with a good balance of fat and lean meat, a large bowl of stir-fried snails, and dried ferns that were dried a few days ago.
"Big brother, where are you going?" Su Hua asked, somewhat bewildered.
After all, he usually only went to Cangwu Town to sell flavored snails in the afternoon.
Moreover, the oxcart was carrying less snails than usual, and it contained both wild boar meat and dried vegetables, making it seem less like a business trip and more like a visit to relatives.
"I was too busy yesterday and didn't have time to send the wild boar meat to Sui'er. I'll take advantage of the early hour today and send it to her," Su Dahu said with a grin.
Upon hearing this, Su Hua's eyes lit up instantly. The Sui'er he was referring to was none other than Su Sui, the eldest daughter of the Su family.
Su Sui and Su Dahu are twins, a boy and a girl, and they are nineteen years old this year.
I married into the Wang family in the county three years ago.
"Big brother, why don't I go with you? Hua'er hasn't seen her older sister in a long time." Su Hua smiled. She had been running between Shanghe Village and Cangwu Town for the past few days, and she knew exactly which big tree was beautiful and which tree needed to be saved.
Now, after yesterday's wild boar incident, the Su family no longer allows her to go to Fuhu Mountain behind the house.
She hadn't even glanced at any place outside of Cangwu Town.
“Of course I’m willing.” Su Dahu gestured behind him and spread his hands. “But you have to ask Mother first.”
"What do you want to ask me?" Madam Su Bai came out of the kitchen, carrying a steaming bowl of hangover soup. "Hua'er, come on, drink this hangover soup first."
If she had known that her daughter would pass out after drinking just half a glass of wine, she would never have dared to let her drink last night.
"Thank you, Mother." Su Hua smiled as she took the hangover soup and downed it in one gulp. She then looked up at Su Bai Shi and said, "Mother, Hua'er wants to go to Qingshui County with my eldest brother to see my eldest sister today. We'll be back before noon, okay?"
It takes about half an hour to get from Shanghe Village to Qingshui County.
Nowadays, it's just past dawn, and a round trip to Qingshui County by noon is entirely possible.
After all, the family still had the snail business to run in the afternoon, and the brother and sister couldn't stay in Qingshui County for too long.
Su Baishi was most unable to resist her daughter's pleading.
Seeing her expectant expression, he nodded directly.
"Go ahead! There's no need to rush back. Your sister-in-law and two brothers are at home, and your second sister-in-law should be back soon too. Don't worry about the business." The woman looked up at Su Dahu beside her and instructed, "However, as the eldest brother, you must take good care of Hua'er and make sure those ignorant people don't bump into her or cause her any trouble, understand?"
"I know, son," Su Dahu quickly replied.
Before setting off, Su Bai made sure Su Hua had a good breakfast.
A bowl of hot pork tripe and chicken soup as a base, plus hand-pulled noodles made in the morning, and various leftover pork offal as toppings, simply mixed together, completely cleansed Su Hua's drunken haze with its delicious aroma.
Moreover, worried that she would go hungry, Su Bai stuffed two large eggs into her bosom.
Su Hua lay on the oxcart, pulling a taro leaf from the side to partially cover her face, swaying with the oxcart.
Yu Guangzhong saw the sycamore trees on both sides of the mountain road gradually receding, replaced by endless rice fields. Amidst the alternation of yellow and green, the two finally arrived at Qingshui County.
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