Chapter 186: Lucky Star (2) (1/2)

The Duke of Lu, Great General Qian, harrumphed. “Why? Am I not allowed to be here? Who said there was grape wine here? Bring it out!”

Captain Guo quickly shot a look at He Changdi, who stiffened for a moment before stepping forward. He bowed towards Great General Qian before taking the gourd of wine off his waist and handing it over, though not without some hesitation.

Great General Qian didn’t really have much that he liked, except for wine.

Although the northern border troops were only given rough fare to eat, as the highest ranking commander there, General Qian was different from the common soldiers. At every meal, he could still afford to have a few cups of wine, though it wasn’t the best quality.

This old alcoholic Great General Qian was very sensitive to the smell of alcohol. Just now, he had been attracted to this area by that elusive smell of wine in the air, and he had happened to overhear Captain Guo and He Changdi’s conversation.

It was rare to find grape wine in the Great Wu Dynasty as they mostly produced sorghum wines. The grape wine of this era was pretty much like what He Changdi had seen in his previous life, and most of them were made as medicinal wines.

Even in the capital, there were very few people who had the opportunity to taste grape wine before, never mind the folks of this desolate border city.

The wine-lover General Qian had seen all sorts of wines in his life, but this was his first time seeing grape wine.

He immediately took off the stopper on the gourd and took a sniff right in front of He Changdi and the other soldiers. The sweet, crisp smell of the wine tickled Great General Qian’s senses. He wasn’t in any hurry to taste it, so he closed the gourd again and hung it at his waist.

General Qian then pointed at He Changdi and turned to Captain Guo to ask, “Who is this child, and when did he enter the army?”

Captain Guo hadn’t thought that General Qian would ask for personal details about the provider of the wine. After a slight moment of surprised hesitation, he shot a look at He Changdi, indicating that he should introduce himself.