"Clan Leader, this... this is really too much!"
Qin Yi hastily refused.
This is a basket full of offerings, which seed to be even more than what he had taken out!
"Take it when I’m giving it to you! You deserve it, accept it!"
The clan leader forcefully stuffed it into Qin Yi’s hands, then turned his head to continue distributing the offerings.
Qin Yi was holding the offerings, feeling sowhat flustered!
There are only two of them, himself and Pan’er. The offerings they’ve gotten were enough for seven to eight people. What should they do with all this?
Before he could react, the bamboo basket was snatched away by Su Pan’er.
"This is the first ti I’ve seen a fool like you who worries about receiving too many offerings! This is the clan leader’s heartfelt respect for you. You should be happy instead of sulking like this!"
Su Pan’er looked at him with contempt, she was completely speechless!
Well, yeah!
Qin Yi scratched his forehead and grinned!
As usual, after the distribution of offerings, everyone would gather in groups of three to five and share the offerings.
Qin Yi and Su Pan’er were no exceptions. They found a spot with a broad view on a large roadside rock, sat down, and took out the offerings one by one.
Su Pan’er peeled the peelable offerings and cut the at with a small knife. Her knife skills were amazing – all the at pieces in the bowl were almost identical in size and thickness.
Qin Yi was full of admiration.
He quickly opened the jar of rice wine, and the rich aroma imdiately attracted the attention of those around them.
"Phew! It slls wonderful, this wine is really good! Hurry up and pour so for to taste!"
The mont she slled the wine, the glutton in Su Pan’er’s stomach began to stir, and she hurriedly prompted.
"Uh... I didn’t bring any bowl..."
Qin Yi was distressed.
"I have a bowl here, give it to you."
A voice suddenly ca from diagonally across, causing Su Pan’er and Qin Yi to look up.
"Clan Leader? Clan elders?... Please, please sit down!"
Qin Yi quickly stood up and greeted them.
The Clan Leader and the elders took their seats without hesitation.
The Clan leader laughed heartily: "Co on, pour the wine! The wine slls so good, I could sll it from afar... I thought you didn’t have bowls, so I brazenly ca over to ask for so wine! Haha..."
"Clan Leader, don’t say that, Qin Yi and Pan’er are more than happy to share!"
Qin Yi quickly filled the bowls with wine.
"Speaking of wine, that’s really hitting the spot! I’ve never been particular about anything in my life, except for a good drink..."
Once the Clan Leader started talking, he could go on and on.
Su Pan’er listened with sparkling eyes, grabbed a bowl of wine and drank it in one gulp. Then she picked up so at with chopsticks.
Really, this rice wine does taste good!
Compared to the fine wine Lui Muyi had previously treated her to, this wine was even better. Su Pan’er couldn’t help but smack her lips, refilled half a bowl of wine.
She had just put down the wine pot and hadn’t yet picked up her bowl of wine when suddenly soone reached over her shoulder and snatched the wine bowl in front of her!
"This wine slls so good! Allow to have a taste!"
Having spoken, he doesn’t even wait for responses from the crowd, instead he tilts his head back and finishes half a bowl of wine in one gulp.
"You..."
This action of his imdiately garners unanimous astonishnt from everyone present.
Gasps are heard continually.
The Overlord Tiger and his entourage behind him are staring wide-eyed, as if their eyeballs are going to pop out of their sockets!
Their young master is known to have extre mysophobia, when has he ever drunk from a bowl that soone else has used before?
This is abnormal, too abnormal!
Could it be that the sun has risen from the west today?
Qin Yi imdiately changes color!
This guy really is a lingering ghost, why has he co after us again!
Su Pan’er furrows her brows repeatedly, that bowl was just drunk from by her, and Lui Muyi is still a refined gentleman... this is too uncivil!
The Clan Leader beside them slightly pauses, his eyes deepening considerably in an instant.
A round of hearty laughter: "Oh! So Young Master Lui is also one of us! Hard to co by, hard to co by. Why not sit down and drink a few bowls of wine with us?"
"That’s a good idea."
Lui Muyi glances at Su Pan’er, flips his robe, and sits directly beside her, picking up Su Pan’er’s chopsticks and imdiately helping himself to a few types of food.
The expression on Qin Yi’s face, on the other side of Su Pan’er, imdiately darkens!
Calling out Pan’er’s na directly, sitting next to Pan’er, using Pan’er’s bowl and Pan’er’s chopsticks, what on earth is Lui Muyi up to? Is he doing this on purpose, or does he not realize?
It seems Lui Muyi seems oblivious, pushing his empty wine bowl forward.
He cheerfully said: "Co! Fill it up again. It’s rare to co across such good wine, so let’s toast to three tis the bounty! Pan’er, you drink too. Drink!"
"Isn’t it a good wine!"
Old Clan Leader’s face full of wrinkles was brimming with laughter.
"This wine was received a few years ago, when the old man accidentally helped soone out and they gifted a few jars of fine wine. At the ti, I didn’t pay much attention to it. I just took it back to the wine cellar and forgot about it. It wasn’t until a little while ago when I saw it by chance and decided to taste it. Who would have thought that it would... wow! The alcohol worms in my stomach turned up a storm! Ha ha ha..."
He laughed heartily as his old, dim eyes glanced over everyone in turn.
Listening to their boisterous laughter, people like Qin Yi and Su Pan’er couldn’t help but join in the mirth as well.
"Turns out this wine is a treasure of the old Clan Leader. So today we are greatly fortunate! Co, let’s drink up. Old Clan Leader, please fill up your cup."
Qin Yi lifts his wine bowl and eagerly pours for the Old Clan Leader.
The Old Clan Leader takes a sip from his bowl, looking at Qin Yi beside him, his face full of smiles.
"Qin Yi! When it cos to our Qin Clan, our ancestors have given us high-ranking officials and even produced a premier, who was deeply favored by the Emperor. But now, our Qin Clan has not produced an official for many years. You have both talent and aspirations, becoming a successful candidate in the Imperial examinations, and also recently regained your health. You must try hard, think inconsiderable amount about the path that lies ahead!"
Qin Yi hurriedly stands up and bows: "Yes! Your words are right. I, Qin Yi, will surely strive my hardest. Even if I can’t illuminate our ancestors, I will not bring disgrace to the Qin Family!"
"Good, very good!"
The Old Clan leader praises him joyfully, picking up his bowl and taking another sip.
It seems like he has deep feelings in his heart, staying silent for a while before he raises his head, looking at Su Pan’er with a mysterious smile.
"Young lady from Qin Yi’s family, I heard you are quite the drinker. How would you appraise this wine?"
A heavy drinker?
Did word of the drinking competition she had with Lui Muyi get out?
Su Pan’er gives a faint smile: "This wine is llow and mild, with a rich aroma that captivates the senses. The taste is pure, sweet, and silky smooth. It is truly a rare and wonderful wine! Such an extraordinary wine accidentally ca into your possession, preservingly kept until today and shared amongst us, indeed proving the saying ’Every bite and sip are predestined.’ There’s certainly rit to this proverb."
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