CHAPTER 229: CHAPTER 229: FINE WINE

Lao Jiu approached with a sheepish smile, "Boss, uh, I shouldn’t have done that today, I was wrong."

"I really couldn’t hold back the craving for a drink."

"Please, have mercy this time, and forgive me."

Yun Jiao looked at him for a moment without speaking.

Then she turned her head and called out, "Mr. Lin, Ah Hu, come over here."

Ah Hu ran over from the front, and Jiang Youzhi also came over.

Lin Shuo came down the stairs as well.

Yun Jiao instructed Ah Hu, "Go find a rope, a long one."

Lao Jiu felt inexplicably fearful, feeling that the rope had something to do with him.

Soon, Ah Hu came back with a coil of rope.

Yun Jiao said, "Tie up Lao Jiu."

She looked around and pointed to a pillar under the porch, "Tie him to that pillar."

Lao Jiu was startled. Was she planning to tie him up and whip him?

He quickly pleaded, "Boss, I was wrong; I’ll never dare again."

Lin Shuo and Ah Hu hesitated for a moment but still decided to follow Yun Jiao’s orders.

Lin Shuo grabbed Lao Jiu and pressed him against the pillar, while Ah Hu quickly tied him up.

Yun Jiao shouted from the side, "Tie it tightly, make sure it’s tight, don’t let him escape."

Once Lin Shuo and Ah Hu had bound Lao Jiu securely, Yun Jiao took out a piece of silver and called Ah Tie, "Go to the Shanji Tavern and buy their best wine."

Tied to the pillar, Lao Jiu couldn’t help but salivate at the mention of the best wine.

Ah Tie nodded, took the silver, and ran off.

Jiang Youzhi slowly strolled over to Yun Jiao’s side, leaned closer, and whispered, "What are you going to do?"

Yun Jiao huffed lightly, pouting, "Not telling you."

She had been angry with Lao Jiu all afternoon and still hadn’t calmed down.

For some reason, hearing her speak in this coy tone made Jiang Youzhi feel a shiver of pleasure.

His heart softened like a puddle of mud.

He only wished Yun Jiao would speak to him in that tone a little more.

He turned his head slightly to steal a glance at Yun Jiao.

Her head was turned to one side, and all he could see was the skin behind her ear and neck, as white and tender as tofu, making one want to reach out and touch it, to caress it gently.

His Adam’s apple bobbed, and he turned his head slowly, closing his eyes to try and calm his thoughts.

Not long after, Ah Tie came back with the wine.

Yun Jiao reached out to take the wine jar, but it was too heavy, and she almost dropped it.

Jiang Youzhi reached out a hand from the side, steadily helping her hold it.

Yun Jiao called to Ah Tie again, "Go to the kitchen and get a vegetable washing basin."

Ah Tie brought out a copper basin, and Yun Jiao placed it in front of Lao Jiu.

At this moment, Mrs. Chen and Guihua also stepped out. Everyone in the courtyard was watching, not knowing what Yun Jiao planned to do.

Once the basin was placed, Yun Jiao went to open the wine jar.

The top of the jar was sealed with mud, and Jiang Youzhi hurriedly said, "Let me do it, don’t get your hands dirty."

He dusted off the yellow mud and used a cloth to clean the jar’s mouth, then opened the lid.

As soon as the lid was removed, the fragrance of wine wafted out, and even Lin Shuo couldn’t help but say, "Good wine!"

Tied to the pillar, Lao Jiu also shouted, "Good wine!" and then stared intently at the jar, licking his lips repeatedly.

Yun Jiao’s face, dark for the entire afternoon, finally brightened up.

She smiled and instructed Jiang Youzhi, "Pour the wine into that basin."

The entire jar was poured in, filling more than half of the basin.

Lao Jiu’s gaze followed the action into the basin, swallowing hard repeatedly.