Chapter 2: Skillful blind woman flaunts her ability, Part 1 — Three Marriages by Ming Yue Ting Feng (三嫁, 明月听风)

May 16, 2015 by inno 10 Comments

Chapter 2: Skillful blind woman flaunts her ability, Part 1 of 3

But, this time, Ju Mu Er is shaking her head, she said: “Er Ye has not yet formally agreed to my terms and conditions, if I divulge my plan, would I not find myself in a disadvantage?”

Who cares for your method?!

Long Er raised his eyebrow, was somewhat uneasy to hear her words, he couldn’t really imagine at this minute what she can do, but, his curiosity has been stirred up high enough. So, he replied: “Well, you should, if you can do what you’ve just said, that there is a proper, decent reason for me to leave here, I will put up the awnings in the East Avenue.”

Ju Mu Er satisfied, nodded, once again confirmed: “Long Er Ye, you give your word?”

“Of course.”

With Long Er’s reassurance, Ju Mu Er sighed and smiled. She asked: “Can the honored guest see movement on our side?”

“Can you guess it?” Long Er wants to tease?

“I venture to guess, Er Ye had just turned to look at her.”

Long Er’s smile turned a little stiff, is this person really blind or not?

Ju Mu Er reached out and touched the side of the teapot on the table, while saying: “Er Ye when he turned around I was able to discern by listening to the sound.” She held the teapot, it seems she wants to pour herself a cup of tea. “Er Ye concurs, and that the honored guest could see us.”

Long Er tightly pursed his lips, looked into her eyes, well, he confirmed that she’s really blind.

He waited patiently, waiting for her to say something on how he could be dismissed here, he did not believe she could think of any coup he himself cannot think of, perhaps she is deceiving him, he waited to pick on her mistakes.

Ju Mu Er picked up the teapot, felt with her hand the temperature, pondered on its weight. Long Er stared at her actions, he wondered how blind people drink their tea, and he even had this mischievous thought that if this time he secretly took away her cup, she would pour the tea directly on the table?

Long Er’s train of thoughts was still busy running, he was caught surprised when Ju Mu Er twisted her wrist, accidentally turning over the lid, and the entire pot of water poured over his body.

“Puff” and look, a pot of tea sprinkled all over Long Er Ye!

Long Er unexpectedly, completely unguarded, was splashed from behind. Warm tea quickly soaked his clothes, dripping down along his chest.

Ju Mu Er gently and softly said: “Er Ye, go home to change clothes, and do not catch a cold.”

Long Er was startled and angry, Ding Yan Shan has already rushed over, since it’s too late to scold Ju Mu Er just quickly took her handkerchief to wipe the tea stains on Long Er’s body, while in the side the tea servant was also hurriedly wiping dry with a towel.

Then Ju Mu Er stood up and said: “I’m blind and my hand shook, I wet your clothes Er Ye, I’m really sorry for this.”

Long Er was fuming mad that he cannot breathe, but unfortunately he cannot berate her, he secretly gritted his teeth, and said: “no harm is done.”

Mu Er nodded: “Then, I’ll leave first,” she said, took her bamboo staff, walked down the steps, without bothering anyone went ahead and walked towards the front door.

Long Er signaled, Li Ke understood its meaning, silently followed behind Ju Mu Er as she went out.

Ding Yan Shan did not pay attention to this, she was vexed and angry: “You just let her go? She clearly did it intentionally, if what she asked of you, you did not comply? Cannot just let her go, someone must give her a lesson.”

“She’s blind, how are you going to teach her? Talk to her nicely?” Long Er’s words shut up Ding Yan Shan. Heaven knows he’s really itching to give that blind young lady a good lesson ah!

Ding Yan Shan gritted her teeth, took a look at Long Er’s wet clothes, said: “This incident really has left you cold, your body got wet, quickly go back home to change clothes. If you catch a cold and get sick, that certainly is not good.”

Long Er nodded, cupped his fist in the other hand to express his apologies [1], ordered the shopkeeper to provide some good tea for Ding Yan Shan to bring back home, requested courteously the esteemed senior Minister to sample the goods, said a few more words of courtesy and then went out to get inside a sedan chair, and returned home.

The palanquin bearers walked him home hurriedly, Long Er had been nonstop thinking, and the more he thought the more he felt being royally duped by the young lady, now he has to abide by his word, to spend a lot of money.

Ah, what a loss, what a really big loss!

That blind one, actually so cunning! Too cunning!

Long Er touched his wet clothes, just now his brain had run in endless circles, but has not actually thought of this very simple idea. It really was a legitimate reason, not perfunctory, especially caused by a woman like her it was entirely convincing. That Ding Yan Shan also indeed as the blind miss said, hastily let him go back home. Everything happened as she said, if then he does not build the awnings, is it not akin to slapping one’s own face?

Long Er is not happy, not at all very happy. He thought and thought, suddenly a smile dawned on his face, Ju Mu Er calculated with him only, but she did not count that in the light of what happened, she has just irked the Minister’s daughter. Ding Yan Shan is an unpleasant and bad-tempered woman, not exactly a person to trifle with.

Long Er smiled, ah, anyone who makes him spend money will have to pay a price.

[1] This ritual is called Bao Quan or fist-wrapping. It is performed to show greeting salute, humility, apology and other salutations.