Gu Xizhou held the teacup to his lips.
The inferior tea was very strong and had a slightly bitter smell. He was born into a farming family and didn't usually care about the quality of the tea; as long as it quenched his thirst, that was enough.
However, at this moment, Lu Congrong's gaze was as sticky as viscous water clinging to him.
He felt extremely uncomfortable. The tea in his hand seemed to have turned sticky, and he lost his appetite.
“Brother Gu is wearing cloud-patterned boots and brocade robes. I suppose you only drink cloud and mist tea from high mountains at home and look down on this coarse tea. Little Sister Lu, go and change the tea.”
Some people saw Gu Xizhou holding the tea but not drinking or tasting it, and made a sour remark.
A Jinshi (successful candidate in the highest imperial examination)! He doubted Gu Xizhou's Jinshi status. Would a real Jinshi act like a big shot in a place like this?
It just doesn't make sense that a scholar who has passed the imperial examinations should go to a local area to be a good and upright official, but instead become a tutor for the son of a rural woman. It's just like a bored playboy who has a little money and uses a higher status to harass young girls.
"Yes, that's true." Gu Xizhou nodded and put down his teacup.
High mountain cloud and mist tea was indeed a daily staple at the Regent's Palace.
Lu Congrong stared at the teacup, a stiff look flashing in her eyes. How could she not drink this tea?
She had tidied up the room, so that if you drank tea and felt hot, you could go and rest alone and do things that you could only do after taking off your clothes.
As for other teas, we don't have any at home!
Having relatively large leaves is already a good thing.
“Young Master Gu, if you’re not thirsty, please wait a while before drinking. We’ve come all this way, how can we not have some tea?” Lu Congrong placed the teacup in Gu Xizhou’s hands.
Gu Xizhou frowned and looked down at the tea in his hand.
After spending a short time with the scholars, he had a fairly good understanding of Lu Daishu's abilities. He did indeed have some talent in reading, but he had some problems with his character; he was very narrow-minded and liked to be flattered. If such a person were to become an official, he might get carried away by a few compliments and do something reckless.
He walked out of the room and strolled around the courtyard. The courtyard, where he had lived for many years, seemed unchanged. His gaze fell on Lu Dashan in the corner.
At this moment, Lu Dashan and the thugs were coldly facing each other.
"What do you mean? We said it wouldn't work today, we don't have the money, we'll talk about it another day. You insist on making me pay back so much money now. Money is useless, but you can take my life. I, Lu Dashan, am not afraid." Lu Dashan's face was flushed, and he reeked of alcohol.
"Paying back debts is a matter of course. How can a scholar like me renege on his debts? Do you think our Anping gambling den is easy to fool?" The thug pulled out the receipt for the money Lu Dashan owed.
Lu Dashan stared in disbelief. Today was supposed to be Lu Daishu's big day, so how did he end up getting involved with these people?
As Gu Xizhou approached, the thugs and Lu Dashan both shut their mouths.
Neither side wanted others to know the inside story.
Lu Dashan wanted to protect Lu Daishu's reputation and prevent people from knowing that the scholar had a gambling father. The thugs at the gambling den were also thinking about what they could do with Lu Daishu's identity. Coming here to pressure Lu Dashan was just looking for trouble.
As for Gu Xizhou, who was behind Lu Dashan's gambling addiction, no one knows.
Gu Xizhou's gaze lingered on Lu Dashan for a moment. It turned out that this person had aged, and his childhood was long gone.
All those experiences are now in the past.
He walked toward Lu Defu, who was being flattered by a group of people.
The old man's lips were a little chapped from talking so much. Gu Xizhou lowered his eyes and handed the tea to Lu Defu, the man who had given him some "warmth" in his childhood.
Lu Defu didn't hesitate and downed it in one gulp.
He glanced at Gu Xizhou a few times and said, "Young man, you have a friendly face!"
"He does look familiar. Look at his build, he's about the same as Wu Jiu, but that young master has an aura that our village's Wu Jiu can't match." An old man in the village rubbed his eyes, glanced at Gu Xizhou a few times, and continued to argue with Old Lu.
Lu Congrong kept her eyes fixed on Gu Xizhou.
Seeing Gu Xizhou hand out the tea, she strode over, opened her mouth, but before she could say anything, her grandfather drank the tea.
Grandpa laced with drugs!
At such an advanced age, will the medication still be effective?
Lu Congrong suddenly realized something, turned around and ran towards Lu Daishu. This matter was not easy to handle, and she, a young woman, should not be involved. She needed to find someone to make a decision.
He splashed the scalding hot tea onto the ground, grabbed Lu Daishu, and whispered something to him. Lu Daishu stared in shock, his facial expression completely under control.
Grandpa is almost fifty years old.
If I were to cause trouble in broad daylight, I'd probably become a laughingstock.
Lu Daishu glared at Lu Congrong, said a few words to the scholar he knew, and then walked out.
He led Lu Defu out of his house and headed towards Doctor Liu's house. Fortunately, the medicine took time to take effect; otherwise, they would have embarrassed themselves on the way and lost all face.
Doctor Liu could tell what was going on with Lu Defu just by glancing at him.
At her age, she's taking medication for something so trivial; now she can't take it anymore...
They even know to see a doctor.
That's not bad.
He took out silver needles and pricked Lu Defu's body with several needles: "No alcohol, no meat, eat a light diet, otherwise..."
Otherwise, Dr. Liu wouldn't have mentioned anything.
It's just a little aphrodisiac; there's absolutely no need to avoid it.
He simply couldn't stand seeing those who had bullied his young apprentice living such comfortable lives.
For people living in the village, being able to eat meat represents happiness and joy. Now, the head of the Lu family can't even eat it himself and has to watch others eat it. You can imagine how upset he must be.
Dr. Liu accepted the consultation fee and saw the person out.
Looking back, I saw Xiao Changsheng staring at the departing person.
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