Outing

The next morning, Lu Zheng showed up at the great Jing dynasty as usual. He practiced his knife skills in the backyard and ate the millet porridge made by Aunt Liu.

"Young master, you're not going out today?"

Lu Zheng thought for a moment. "I won't be going out in the morning. Let's go to the candy store in the afternoon."

"Alright, I'll get the wife to prepare lunch for you." Uncle Li replied and then said carefully, "Oh right, the second miss of the Liu family came to see you yesterday, but you weren't there at the time."

"Oh? Do you know what it is?" Lu Zheng asked.

"I heard that they wanted to invite you to go out with them in the suburbs."

"Today?"

"It seems so." Uncle Li nodded.

"Alright, I got it."

Lu Zheng nodded and returned to the modern world.

"Hello, good morning, Mr. Du!"

"Mr. Lu, hello, hello!"

"I would like to order another sword from your shop, a sharpened one. "

"Sure, do you have any requests? Or should I send you pictures of the various swords?"

He had already sold a sharpened sword to him, so Du Lin went straight to the point.

"It doesn't have to be too exquisite. It's best if it has the Taoist symbols. Well, you can also send me a photo."

"Sure, I'll take a look. Even if we don't have it, I have an old master in my shop who can cast it by hand. The brass patterns on the scabbard and hilt can all be custom-made. "

Amazing!

"Sure, send me a photo first. If there's nothing I like, I'll order one." Lu Zheng replied, "by the way, didn't I buy two swords previously? Can you sharpen the other one for me?"

"Sure, you can send it to the shop when you have time."

A moment after the call ended, Lu Zheng received dozens of photos on his phone. Du Lin had omitted those that were too exquisite and those that cannot be sharpened.

Lu Zheng quickly browsed through the list and soon found a sword that caught his eye.

It had a black leather scabbard with cloud patterns on it.

It was more in line with Lu Zheng's taste.

Hence, Lu Zheng ordered the sword and transferred the money via WeChat without a second thought.

Du Lin was very happy with Lu Zheng's straightforwardness."You can come and collect it at any time tomorrow afternoon."

"Sure, but I might not be on time. I'll give you a call before I go."

"Alright!"

After hanging up the phone, Lu Zheng grabbed some snacks and returned to the ancient times.

"Is Young Master Lu home?" Liu Qingquan's voice came from the door.

"Yes!" Lu Zheng replied and walked into the front yard. He saw Uncle Li and Liu Qingquan walking over from the other side of the spirit wall.

"You can just call me Big Brother Lu. I'll call you Qingquan, okay?"

"Oh, okay." Liu Qingquan didn't argue. It was indeed more intimate to call him big brother than young master.

She was bribed by the bag of fruit candies that day. If she didn't listen to him, what if he didn't give her more candies in the future?

If they were like brother and sister, then it's normal for him to give her more candies.

"I heard that you want to go to the suburbs?"

"That's right, do you want to go? My sister and I have rented a cart, and we're getting ready to leave!"

"Only you and your sister?" Lu Zheng couldn't help but ask, "aren't Master Liu and Madam Liu going?"

"Father is still busy with the clinic's opening. Mother won't be going." Liu Qingquan shook her head.

Lu Zheng nodded. The current great Jing dynasty was considered peaceful. Although there were many thieves and bandits, most of them would not appear in the vicinity of the county during the day.

"Where to?"

"The Peach Blossom Garden in the south of the city. I heard that there's a forest filled with peach blossoms there. They are in full bloom and it's very beautiful."

"I also heard that there's a peach blossom fairy. Many people have seen her."

"Sometimes, little monkeys from deep in the mountains come to play in the peach blossom forest. It's very interesting."

Liu Qingquan's eyes immediately lit up at the mention of playing.

"Big Brother Lu, do you want to come with us?"

"Sure."

It was just a fun trip, so Lu Zheng agreed immediately.

...

Seeing that Liu Qingquan had brought Lu Zheng over, Liu Qingyan smiled. "Long time no see, Young Master Lu."

"Good day, Miss Liu."

Lu Zheng climbed into the cart behind Liu Qingquan and sat obediently at the side.

"The wine you brought the day before yesterday was really good. My father slept until the morning."

"I hope you don't blame me for making Master Liu drunk," Lu Zheng said with a smile.

"Of course not. The fruit wine you brought is also very good. There's no wine as clear as water on the market. Did you brew it yourself?"

"Yes." Lu Zheng nodded.

"Then you shouldn't have opened a candy shop. It's more profitable to open a wine shop." Liu Qingquan shouted, "no, you should open both!"

Lu Zheng smiled and blinked as he met Liu Qingyan's clear gaze. He then explained to Liu Qingquan, "it wasn't easy to brew these wines. It's difficult to open a store to sell them."

Liu Qingquan didn't seem to fully understand what Lu Zheng was trying to say, but Liu Qingyan did.

"You are really thoughtful. Qingquan didn't think that far ahead."

Liu Qingyan immediately understood that Lu Zheng would rather earn less than attract bad attention.

He didn't lack money, so why make his life difficult?

In truth, Liu Qingyan's thoughts were both correct and wrong. This was indeed one of the reasons why Lu Zheng didn't want to sell alcohol at the start of his career. However, Lu Zheng's main goal was to use alcohol to make friends with cultivators.

Not to mention that this kind of alcohol was everywhere, others could easily obtain them as well, how could his still be unique then?

"Of course, if Master Liu wants to drink, I can always provide you." Lu Zheng smiled.

These words sounded normal, but Liu Qingyan noticed that Lu Zheng was looking at her with an appreciative gaze. She couldn't help but blush and lower her head.

"What about the candies? Can I have them whenever I want?"

Liu Qingquan changed the atmosphere as she looked at Lu Zheng expectantly.

Liu Qingyan heaved a sigh of relief. "Of course. Let me know when you've finished them. I'll get you more."

"Really!" Liu Qingquan's eyes lit up. She immediately took out a green candy from the cloth bag and put it in her mouth.

It's apple-flavored, so sweet!

Lu Zheng smiled and took out another cloth bag.

Liu Qingquan's eyes lit up.

Lu Zheng poured out a few preserved plums and handed them to the Liu sisters. Then, he said to Liu Qingquan, "your sister can have this. You're still eating the candy. Eat this after you're done with the candy. Otherwise, you won't feel the sweetness."

Liu Qingquan nodded her head repeatedly. Liu Qingyan accepted the plum shyly. When she heard Lu Zheng's words, she couldn't help but smile and put the plum into her mouth.