books44 Chapter 225: Nightmares Continue
Chapter 225: Nightmares Continue
Chapter 225: Nightmares Continue
Now Ji Meiqing understood. Last night, Lu Yu stole a piece of tael from that man in the middle of the night, and today he used that thousand taels to buy the ink bamboo.
"Haha, he'll be furious when he finds out. Although he suspects it, he has no evidence to prove that you took it. He can only suffer in silence. Brother Lu, you're really something, you actually came up with this idea. Now he's really lost both his money and his man."
Seeing Ji Meiqing happily praising him, Lu Yu was also satisfied.
“Brother Lu, I think Mo Zhu has nowhere else to go. Besides, he’s definitely more sincere than the people we hire outside. Didn’t you tell me to deal with him? I’m planning to let him stay and help us. After all, he’s a boy, so he’s strong. And he’s still young. If we teach him, he’ll get smarter too. Besides, he told me that he doesn’t need wages as long as we can let him stay.”
Lu Yu's attention wasn't on whether or not Mo Zhu should stay, but rather he asked, "Why did you bring someone to consult with me this time? Didn't I already let you make the decision?"
Ji Meiqing knew that he had agreed. "I was just afraid you'd be angry."
Lu Yu pulled Ji Meiqing into his arms. "How could I be so stingy? By the way, I recently brewed a new kind of wine. Would you like to try some?" "Sure, let's do it after dinner."
After dinner, Ji Meiqing first went to see Mo Zhu to tell him he could stay and about his job. Then she went to find Lu Yu, but he wasn't in his room. Wasn't he supposed to be drinking with her? Where was he? Ji Meiqing wondered where he could have gone.
Suddenly, a place popped into her mind, and she moved a ladder and climbed onto the roof. Sure enough, there was someone there, with his back to her, drinking from a wine jug. Ji Meiqing walked over and sat down beside him. The weather was bad today; it was probably going to rain. There wasn't a single star, only a lonely moon hanging in the sky.
Why didn't you call me to come up with you?
“I wanted to see how well we clicked, and you found me too. Here, have a taste, how’s this wine? It’s not the kind of wine that’s fragrant for miles around, but I think it’s one of the wines I like, and it’s definitely worth a mention.” Lu Yu handed her a small flask.
Ji Meiqing took a sniff and realized it was indeed inferior to some other wines. After taking a sip, she discovered that you can't judge a book by its cover, and you can't judge a book by its smell either. "Hmm~, this wine is delicious. What's it called?"
"It doesn't have a name yet. This wine was brewed for you, so how about we call it Siqing Brew?"
“No, no, that’s not good. ‘Siqing’ sounds like ‘private feelings’ and people will talk about it. But since you said this wine was brewed for me, but you brewed it, let’s take one character from your name as a memento. How about we call it Yuqing Brew?” Ji Meiqing suggested.
“Okay, I’ll listen to you. This wine is extremely complex, and it’s for the two of us, so I don’t plan to sell it. In other words, only you will have the pleasure of enjoying it,” Lu Yu told her.
"Oh? Really? Then I'll have to drink more." Ji Meiqing readily agreed.
The two leaned against each other, gazing at the lonely moon. Perhaps even the moon envied them at that moment. They finished all the wine, and unsurprisingly, Ji Meiqing got drunk again. Even with her increased alcohol tolerance, she still couldn't outdrink Lu Yu.
Listening to the even breathing beside him, Lu Yu was thoroughly enjoying this moment. But the overcast sky had brought on a wind, and the moon was hiding behind the clouds. To keep Ji Meiqing from catching a cold, he carried her back to the room.
Sure enough, it started raining heavily in the middle of the night, with thunder and lightning. Ji Meiqing had a nightmare and woke up in a cold sweat. She tried to fall back asleep, but the same image kept replaying in her mind, and she felt like she wasn't alone in the house. Finally, she couldn't take it anymore. She got up, wrapped herself in a blanket, and went to knock on Lu Yu's door.
As soon as Lu Yu opened the door, Ji Meiqing burst in like a gust of wind. "What's wrong with you?"
"Brother Lu, I had another nightmare. I'm scared to be alone and can't sleep. Can I stay here?" Seeing Ji Mei's pitiful appearance, Lu Yu's morning grumpiness from being woken up disappeared.
"Sure, I'm used to it anyway. But you haven't had nightmares for a while now, so why did you have one again today?"
"Uh, I don't know either, it might be because of the thunder. Okay, it's getting late, I'm relieved to have someone next to me, I'm going to sleep now." After hearing her say that, Lu Yu also fell asleep again.
The rain lasted a long time, and when the two of them got up the next day, there was no sign of it stopping.
Lu Yu had just gone out, and although he had taken precautions against the rain, he still got quite wet when he came back. Ji Meiqing took the breakfast he brought in and placed it on the table. Then she went to help him dry off. "I told you not to go out."
"No, we have to eat breakfast. Getting a little wet won't hurt. It's just that judging from the rain, it's not going to stop anytime soon."
"I used to really like rain, but not so much anymore. It restricts our movement too much. There's something else I'm not sure if I should tell you," Ji Meiqing complained about the weather before tentatively asking.
"What?" Lu Yu turned to look at her. He pulled her to the table, got her a stool to sit down, and then served her rice.
“I…I’ve discovered something strange. I’m having nightmares every time I go to sleep. At first, I thought it was just a coincidence, since everyone has nightmares. But after testing myself all night, I realized that something might be wrong with me, which is why I’m afraid to sleep now,” Ji Meiqing told him in detail.
"You mean you didn't sleep all night? Why didn't you wake me up?" Lu Yu couldn't tell if he was angry or what, but his expression was definitely not as good as before.
Ji Meiqing knew he cared about her, so she said, "Waking you up won't do any good. It will only keep you from sleeping and make you worry unnecessarily. Anyway, it's just one night without sleep, nothing serious will happen." The more she spoke, the less confident she became, and her voice grew softer and softer.
Lu Yu didn't want to damage their relationship over something so trivial, so he continued, "The rain just won't stop, so I can't take you out to see what's wrong. If the rain doesn't stop all day, I'll go out and find you a doctor."
Ji Meiqing felt that this was the only way; otherwise, she wouldn't be able to sleep tonight. Having explained the problem made even the food taste better. The rain still hadn't stopped by the afternoon, and Ji Meiqing, afraid to sleep, idly sang songs she knew to pass the time.
Lu Yu couldn't wait any longer. No matter what Ji Meiqing said, he still went out in the rain. Ji Meiqing had prepared ginger soup and was waiting for him to return.
When he returned, he was accompanied by a doctor. Perhaps the rain had lessened, as they hadn't gotten too wet. After Ji Meiqing gave them ginger soup, the doctor began examining them.
"What illness does Madam suffer from?"
"Doctor, ever since last night, I've been having nightmares every time I go to sleep. I don't know why," Ji Meiqing explained the problem that was bothering her.