C25 Drunk Wine Seeing the past

The old housekeeper paused, momentarily taken aback.

Then, he gazed intently at the impressive young man before him.

He was no scholar, nor a connoisseur of poetry.

Yet, having served at Plum Blossom Manor for many years, he often witnessed the Villa Lord in solitude, sipping wine and murmuring verses in the backyard.

Over time, he had become somewhat cultured by osmosis