Republic of China: Guandong Ginseng King

Chapter 344 Repaying the favor
With so many people watching, how could Qu Shaoyang be frightened by a woman? So he picked up the bowl and drank it all in one breath.

"Well, Lord Qu has a good alcohol tolerance, and Miss Meng is as brave as any man, well done." The followers praised one after another.

Qu Shaoyang took a few bites of the food, and then several followers raised their wine bowls to toast Qu Shaoyang and Meng Lanxin.

In this way, everyone toasted each other and drank a lot.

I have to say that Meng Lanxin's alcohol tolerance is really good. She drank bowl after bowl of wine and was not left behind by these people at all.

Although there was enough food to eat during these days in the mountains, it was enough to fill us up, not good.

Now that everything was done, there was nothing much to think about. Everyone ate and drank to their heart's content, and in the end they all had a little too much.

"Okay, let's stop here for today and go back and have a good rest.

You don’t have to get up early tomorrow, you can go back to the mountain any time.”

After eating and drinking, Qu Shaoyang waved his hand and everyone got up and left.

Meng Lanxin was sitting next to Qu Shaoyang. Probably because of the alcohol, when she stood up, she swayed twice and quickly reached out to grab Qu Shaoyang's sleeve.

"Look, I told you not to drink more, but you insisted on drinking so much. You are drunk now, right?"

Qu Shaoyang sighed and reached out to support Meng Lanxin.

"Let's go. I'll take you home." After saying that, he supported Meng Lanxin and walked towards her room.

Qu Shaoyang and Meng Lanxin lived in a single room, while the other followers shared a room with two people.

The followers drank a lot and supported each other to go back to their rooms to rest.

Qu Shaoyang helped Meng Lanxin back to her room and let her sit on the kang.

"Hold on tight, I'll pour you a glass of water to sober you up."

As Qu Shaoyang was speaking, he was about to turn around to pour some water, but at this moment, Meng Lanxin stretched out her hand and directly hugged Qu Shaoyang's waist.

"Don't go." Meng Lanxin muttered.

Qu Shaoyang's body stiffened and he reached out to pry Meng Lanxin's hands apart.

"Lan Xin, sober up. If you have anything to say, wait until you sober up before you say it."

It was the dead of night, a man and a woman alone, and Meng Lanxin was drunk. If there was something going on, she couldn't explain it clearly.

Meng Lanxin hugged Qu Shaoyang tightly and refused to let go.

"I'm not drunk, and I won't be drunk even if I drink this. Can you please not leave?"

As Meng Lanxin spoke, she raised her right hand and hooked it tightly around Qu Shaoyang's neck. She stood up and kissed Qu Shaoyang on the cheek.

"I like you."

Under the influence of alcohol, how could a man who had been single for a long time withstand the temptation?

If you don't eat the fat meat that is right in front of you, wouldn't that be a disservice to yourself?

"Meng Lanxin, don't regret it when you wake up tomorrow morning."

Qu Shaoyang muttered something, then took the initiative and kissed Meng Lanxin's soft lips hard.

"No regrets." Meng Lanxin hooked her hands around Qu Shaoyang's neck, leaned back, and the two of them got on the kang.

The two people were so unrestrained after drinking that they had no scruples and continued to entangle until late at night.

He slept until dawn. When Qu Shaoyang woke up with sleepy eyes, Meng Lanxin was already awake and was getting dressed.

"What? Do you regret it?" Qu Shaoyang stretched out his hand, pulled the person back and held him in his arms.

Meng Lanxin did not struggle, but just nestled obediently in Qu Shaoyang's arms with a very calm expression.

"No, I took the initiative. Why should I regret it? What about you? How are you going to explain to your wife when you get back?"

"What do you want to tell her? She knew it from the day I brought you back. She's not a petty woman." What's wrong with a man having a few more women around him? This is not the future, where monogamy is required.

Nowadays, many men have three or four wives and concubines, and Qu Shaoyang is no exception.

"When the Whip-offing Conference is over, you come back to Maoer Mountain with me. We'll have a few banquets and meet our parents. Then I'll formally take you in as my second wife."

Qu Shaoyang remembered that Chen Xiuyun had said before that she did not object to Qu Shaoyang marrying Meng Lanxin, but she would not allow Meng Lanxin to live in the mansion and wanted Qu Shaoyang to arrange for her to be settled elsewhere.

It seems that I really need to talk to Chen Xiuyun about this matter when I get back.

What's the matter with his woman living outside? Isn't that like having a mistress?
"I won't go back with you, I want to stay here and look for the people who escaped from our village.

We will rebuild Sandaomiaoling Village later." Meng Lanxin shook her head, pushed Qu Shaoyang away, stood up and continued to put on her clothes.

She had no intention of going back with Qu Shaoyang. She offered herself to him last night under the influence of alcohol simply because she didn't want to have any regrets.

"What do you think of me? Did you pretend to be me last night and repay me for saving your life by giving me your body?"

Qu Shaoyang immediately got angry and pulled the man back. He turned over so that they were facing each other.

"You are my woman, you can only stay by my side, where else do you want to go?
I'm warning you, don't have those thoughts, just follow me honestly.

As for the people in your village, once the whipping meeting is over and everything is settled, I will post a notice to find them, so you don’t need to worry about it.”

Qu Shaoyang didn't want to hear Meng Lanxin's spoiling words, so he simply blocked her mouth.

Meng Lanxin struggled a bit at first, but as the kiss went on, her body softened and the two of them became entangled again.

By the time Qu Shaoyang set out to leave Dianzi Street, it was already noon.

The followers all looked at their noses with their eyes and their hearts with their noses, without looking sideways. No one dared to look at Qu Shaoyang and Meng Lanxin for too long.

This morning, they saw with their own eyes that Lord Qu came out of Miss Meng's room.

You could tell from the look in their eyes that something was unusual.

There was no conversation along the way, and everyone rushed back to the village in the afternoon.

"Sir, yesterday afternoon, a dozen bearded men came back with seven or eight thousand taels of silver.

We directly pinned him down, and now he is locked up with the other prisoners."

Seeing Qu Shaoyang coming back, Xingye hurried to report.

"According to their confessions, there should be another group of people outside, and they will be back soon."

"Okay, you did a good job. Give orders to keep an eye on the situation in the village at all times and don't miss any movement."

Qu Shaoyang nodded, Xingye was quite reliable.

On the second day after Qu Shaoyang and his companions returned to the mountain stronghold, another group of bearded men who had gone out to collect tributes also returned to the stronghold on their sleds.

Just like the previous ones, they were held down by the patrol team as soon as they entered the gate of the village.

In winter, everyone wears thick clothes and wears their hats low. Those bearded men didn't react at first and were still shouting even after being pinned down.

After being tied up, they found out that the people opposite them were not their former brothers in the gang at all.

This time, they realized that something was wrong, but it was too late.

These people also brought back a lot of silver, and it all fell into Qu Shaoyang's hands.

On October 12, Zhang Fenghe, Cui Guojiang, Wang Mulin and others led 600 patrol officers to the mountain stronghold.

The old guy Zhan Dongshan is quite ambitious. He built a very large village and built many old houses.

Probably because of preparations for the annual Whip-beating Ceremony, many houses are idle.

Together with the guard post quarters, warehouses, etc. in front of and behind the mountain, there is enough space for people to live in.

(End of this chapter)