C117 (1/2)
The two of them were sweating profusely. The chef said, ”Aiya, Big Brother, you've made it so easy for us to find you. Sorry, but we're here to pick you up.”
The waiter also said, ”Big brother, please forgive us. We were in the wrong. I apologize to you. Please come back with us.”
The disabled man said, ”What are we going back for? I already told you guys to not eat anymore, so you don't need to worry about me. For people like me, it's no big deal if the heavens accept me as their guest. ”
Seeing that he did not leave, the two of them knelt down towards him. ”Big Brother, we beg of you to come with us. The days of farming in our family are difficult, but our family is still pointing fingers at us to make some money outside? ”
The disabled man said, ”Alright then! I'll go with you guys, but remember to get me a good drink! ”
The two then stood up happily and promised, ”Alright, alright, alright!”
After a while, the chef and the waiter carried the handicapped man back, sweating profusely.
The Wine Lady was very happy to see the three of them back, so she invited them to eat together. The Wine Lady discussed with them that she was doing some other business in the tavern to attract customers.
The business of the tavern was even worse now. Day after day, no one would come to the tavern of the Immortal Wine Lady. In the end, the two lads saw that they couldn't earn any money from the tavern, so they all asked to quit.
The Celestial Wine Lady never let the crippled man leave. She cleared a plot of land in front of the tavern and grew it all by herself.
One morning, when the woman had woken up, she went to see the disabled man as usual and greeted him, only to find that he had disappeared.
She was very worried, thinking that her big brother must have felt that he had caused me trouble here and decided to leave, but he was so pitiful that he couldn't even walk. If he didn't go out, he would either be scolded by the rich wolves and tigers, or he would starve to death.
Walk on, walk on, walk on, suddenly she saw an old man carrying a load of firewood. This old man had gray hair and was dressed in rags, and he was carrying the firewood. The old man also fell to the ground, unconscious.
The woman ran over and helped the old man up. She shouted, ”Uncle! Uncle! Wake up!”
But after a long time, his uncle didn't react. The heavenly wine lady reached out her hand to check his breath, and the old man just fainted. Amongst the people who were holding the old man in her hand, the old man blurrily shouted, ”Water, water!” But in such a desolate place, how could there be water? If he found water, the old man might not be able to do it.
In order to save the old man, the woman bit her finger, causing blood to flow out. She placed her finger next to the old man's mouth, allowing him to suck out her blood so that he could come back to life.
The moment the old man smelled the blood, he opened his eyes to take a look, but his heart was very moved. He blew a breath towards the woman's finger, and the finger stopped bleeding as if it had never been cut.
While she was wondering, the old man disappeared in a flash. A breeze blew, and from the sky came a yellow cloth bag filled with many small yellow paper bags. There was also a yellow slip of paper: Wu had just given the cinnamon, and the fragrance of it filled the air. Eternal Spring Flower, the first of the celestial wines!
Wu Gang, what a familiar name, who is he? Why did she feel so close to him the first time she saw him? She thought hard but just couldn't remember.
Wu Gang's voice sounded as though it came from the upper realms. ”Live well. With the osmanthus nectar, your life will definitely be better and more peaceful.”
The Wine Lady was stunned for a moment? She smiled, confused and incredulous. This man must be an immortal. Perhaps that old man must have been transformed by him? He must be testing my character, right? He must be giving me benefits because I helped him, right?
I didn't expect that my destined wife would have such good fortune. I've met an immortal today, ah … It was too exciting! Tears welled up in his eyes.
Since the Wine Lady had returned home, she had planted these seeds in the yard. At the same time, she told the story of her encounter with the immortal, as well as the seeds and the paper left behind by Wu Gang.
”Sure enough, good intentions are rewarded!”
”Mother Immortal Wine has met a deity.”
”How lucky would it be to meet a deity?”
”Goddess of wine, can we also grow some of the osmanthus bestowed upon you by the deities?”
The woman shook her head and smiled, ”Sigh, I've already planted all the seeds. If you want them, you can only wait for next year.”