Chapter 13: Qingcheng Has Wine 4

"Ajiu, do you care or not?" Lu Qing started acting stubbornly, "Do you or do you not care?"
"I care, how could I not care? Who's bothering you?" Saying this, Yan Jiuye also used his jade sword to push away his hand, and took the little thing back, as if he had dropped a hot potato. He disdainfully said, "The value of jade cannot be measured, if you really need my help, you'll have to pay money. Real gold and silver, no fakes. We can negotiate everything, but since we still have a bit of relationship, I can ask for less money."
陆青大受打击：“你跟我谈钱？”
言玖夜白他：“不然谈爱么？”
陆青要是喜欢她言玖夜，那早几年何至于过得那么凄惨。
He seemed a little unhappy, wiped away his tears, and stammered, "Why do girls always talk about money so much? It's, it's alright, let me, as your older brother, give you a little gift. Is that okay?"
"Strange. Can I believe your appearance? If I believe you, then I must be a fool." Yan Jiuye thought for a moment and asked with a frown, "Is it troublesome?"
"Ah Jiu," Lu Qing sighed, "Although I am your brother, I am still different from you."
It's different, this mother-in-law's temperament! Yan Jiuye turned around to leave.
"Listen to me, please!" Lu Qing saw her turning back, and her eyes lit up. He knew that this girl had already made calculations in her heart, definitely a sly merchant type. So he sighed deeply and said, "I just wanted to ask if there's any possibility of returning to the water route in Jiangnan?"
江南水路？
"Oh, are you still trying to plead with your uncle?" Yan Jiuye raised an eyebrow, "It's not that I want to have an unpleasant encounter with him. Clearly, he's the one who refuses to let it go. Don't you understand?"
Lu Qing lowered his head and honestly said, "I understand."
Yan Jiuye waited for his continuation. Lu Qing sighed deeply, "It's because my uncle insisted that I 'have a good talk' with you. I understand, and that's why I'm in a dilemma. You have always hated trouble, but you also know my mother's temper. She is the most fierce and unreasonable person. When the time comes, she will definitely come to me and provoke you. If you get angry, I'm afraid they won't get along well. I've been thinking about how to make you feel better and not let them bother you anymore."
"Do you want to please both sides, so this is to bribe me?" Yan Jiuye held the small jade sword in his hand again, the sword body was ice-cold, as if it were the chilly autumn breeze at that time.
She laughed in her heart, not knowing whether to be angry at Lu Qing for his kindness or angry at herself for thinking that she could be dismissed with just a few precious things in his eyes.
"The Fu Hai Ge family has big businesses, how could you really like someone like me, a little thing? I am just trying to win your favor, dear brother."
Two years ago, the wine I hid needed to be aged. You said plum wine should be paired with green plums, so I brought a jar all the way here. But there were so many people holding knives and swords at the city gate that it scared me and I dropped the jar. I then realized that the plums were so sour they would make your teeth fall out. Since then, I haven't eaten green plums again." Yin Jiuye sneered, with a hint of sorrow in his voice, "And you just had to bring it up. I even feel like your uncle has caused some trouble for you, so Lord Lu wants to give me a hint that I can handle his matter in an official way."
Lv Qing shook his head and smiled bitterly. His uncle was indeed a competitive person, and it just so happened that they were in the extravagant country of Yue. With a little money, they monopolized the waterways of Jiangnan. As he grew older, his appetite grew, and he established a rule that anyone who wanted to pass through would have to share some profits with him. He had been enjoying this situation for so many years, only to be slapped in the face by a young girl. Losing face was a huge deal for him, how could he possibly give up? But letting Yan Jiuye handle the matter impartially was better than letting his uncle retire early.
"Is there really no room for negotiation?"
"We made a deal, but he turned around and stole my things. I went to confront him, but he claimed that might makes right. I followed his words and challenged him, and he lost, but then he came up with another set of excuses. Lu Qing, do you think I'm easy to bully? It's not that I refuse to leave any room for negotiation, it's just that he's old and narrow-minded. Even if I'm easy to bully, you have seen the people under me. This matter is not small." Yan Jiuye caught a glimpse of Lu Qing lowering his head and stopped for a moment before sighing, "People say helping outsiders but not family. Lu brother, do you have any sense of reason?"
"You have such a good memory," Lu Qing muttered under her breath. "I'm being reasonable and trying to please you. Ah Jiu, you're so good that you don't bear grudges, right?"
"So it was all because of this that you hesitated to speak up. Well, of course I will take care of it for you. After all, I helped you deal with your troublesome uncle. Oh, by the way, I hold grudges."
"..." Lu Qing stiffened, almost instinctively gripping the wine jug in his hand. He felt like Yin Jiuye had a moment where he smiled without smiling, his smile filled with resentment.
Remembering that one time they made a bet on their birthdays, he used his wits and won. But Yanyu, holding a grudge, emptied two wine cellars, leaving him with nothing. He ran to the city wall and howled. On the other side, Yanyu, who had gained great benefits, rode on a horse, turning his head every three steps and smiling. He said, "Come back next time," and silenced him.
Could this be what they call a clever but disastrous move?
Luo Qing thought, why not take the opportunity now that there are only the two of them present and knock her out, treating it as a drunken dream. But then he thought, it's impossible. His martial arts skills are good, but if that little fox runs away, even if there were ten more of him, he wouldn't necessarily be able to catch up.
Little fox Yanyue watched beside, her smile inscrutable, and it was clear that Lu Qing had nothing to say.
This was not the first time Lu Qing had been rendered speechless by her. Unable to come up with anything to say, he could only wear a flattering smile, his round face squinting. This smile seemed foolish, but it was genuine.
You can't not give a real person face. Yan Jiuye said, "I really thought you were in trouble and came to ask for my help. It's good that you didn't. But Lü Qing, since you mentioned it, are you thinking of having your nephew, who is filial and respectful, compensate me on behalf of his uncle?"
Lü Qing grinned and shook his head, indicating that he didn't want to hear anything. He felt embarrassed because he didn't have much money left and could only sell a few bottles of good wine at home. He begged his kind sister to let him off.
His younger sister, seeing him shake his head, pretended to be clueless and said, "Brother Lu, since I'm visiting Qingcheng, I should bring some local specialties with me. What local specialties do you have here?"
Lü Qing gritted his teeth and said, "Beautiful man, do you want it?"
As soon as the words were spoken, he regretted it. Yan Jiuye's eyes were shining brightly, just like a fox seeing a chick!
"If you weren't the lord of the city, I would have kidnapped you and locked you up," Yan Jiuye said, reaching out to pinch Lü Qing's chin. He swiftly dodged and continued, "Locked you up to make wine."
Lan Qing felt like crying, which was different from what was written in the comic book. In the eyes of his beloved younger sister, he was just a winemaker, even if he was kidnapped, he would still be doing winemaking work.