The town's craftsmen spent three days repairing the stone house behind the courtyard and turning it into the wine cellar that Li Xiuyuan had in mind.

After all, he didn't want to follow the example of Old Man Zhang on Luoxia Mountain and really dig one underground.

On the fourth day, a group of craftsmen, together with craftsmen invited from Bai Jade City, began to demolish the shop in front, and the Watson's shop was also demolished.

At this time, Mrs. Liu, Sister Hong and their children had already lived in the yard of the blacksmith across the street.

After quenching his body, Watson made a breakthrough from the third level of Qi gathering to the seventh level of Qi gathering. Even Hu Ge was shocked.

In the past few days, I have been spending time with my younger brother and sister in the blacksmith's backyard, teaching them archery.

This caused Wang Ruyi and Fu Sheng to follow their brother all day long and scream, wanting to learn from their godfather.

The two shops are surrounded by bluestone walls, making it hard to tell what the main store is trying to do. It just so happens that few shops in the town are open in recent days.

Everyone has not yet recovered from the banditry.

The three-burner stove that Uncle Liu had set up with someone was ready for use. Wang San and Sister Hong, followed by two men hired from the town, were busy rinsing the water tank, washing black beans and sorghum, and preparing to steam wine.

Li Xiuyuan wanted to take advantage of the good spring weather to fill up all the large vats he bought. Since he was going to open a winery, he couldn't have less wine.

Sister Hong was so happy that she followed Li Xiuyuan to carefully learn the recipes for brewing koji and making wine.

In Li Xiuyuan's words, he only had two tanks of wine, and the rest would be handed over to her and Wang San. From now on, Sister Hong will be the shopkeeper of the wine shop.

For cooking and buying groceries, just let her go to the town and hire a woman.

Mr. Liu was even more happy when he heard this. With the addition of a wine shop, the family would have an extra income.

Even if it is sold cheaply, the remaining lees from this brewing can still be sold without any waste.

Sister Hong smiled while busy: "In a few days, I will build a pig pen in the backyard and raise two pigs, so that I don't have to go to town to buy meat during the Chinese New Year."

When Mrs. Liu heard this, it was a good idea. After all, even if you sell the lees used in brewing, you would still have a lot left over.

Only Li Xiuyuan didn't care. He opened this wine shop just like the ones in Ding'an City, and in the end he wanted to give it to his sister and her family.

Even if he lived in a small town for fifty years, he would still be just a passerby.

Not long after, Li Xiuyuan and Youge were making tea in the living room. Mrs. Liu asked Watson to take his younger brothers and sisters to rest.

There was a sound of horse hoofbeats. Hu Ge was stunned and was about to speak, but he didn't expect that Li Xiuyuan had already picked up an extra teacup and put it on the table.

She looked at him and smiled lightly: "Don't worry, an acquaintance is here."

While they were talking, Nalan Yu, who was tired of traveling, got in. Looking at Hu Ge who was wrapped like a rice dumpling, he suddenly laughed: "Why are you hiding here?"

Hu Ge sighed and replied helplessly: "I have disabled hands and feet. If I didn't hide here, I would have died on the roadside somewhere."

Li Xiuyuan poured him a cup of hot tea and said calmly: "Wang Tianhua took the Linghu family to southern Xinjiang? Has the emperor received my letter?"

Nalan Yu looked at him and nodded, and said quietly: "After I return from your place, I will accompany the queen and my family on a trip to southern Xinjiang."

"It's okay if you go, I'll write a letter to Yeluqi when I get there, and you can give it to him for me."

In Li Xiuyuan's opinion, since he can't go to southern Xinjiang for the time being, he just needs to invite Yeluqi to come and have fun.

"I said, can't you come with me?" Nalanyu picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip. He looked at Hu Ge and asked, "What's going on with you?"

Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said with a smile: "The world is difficult... You were injured by bandits. What did the emperor decide in the end about the things I asked you to do?"

When Hu Ge heard this, he immediately didn't bother to explain. What else could he do if he wasn't good at studying?

Nalan Yu nodded and said seriously: "The emperor said that we should do as the imperial master wishes. He also said that he would like to let you also serve as the mayor here, how about it?"

"He has a great idea, but he has no time. I want to go to school and be a teacher."

Li Xiuyuan didn't know what His Majesty the Emperor was thinking, so he immediately objected: "You won't tell me that you are the only one coming this time, right?"

"How is that possible? I brought dozens of forbidden troops here..." After some detailed explanation, Li Xiuyuan finally understood Nalan Yu's operation.

The Lord of Baiyu City went to southern Xinjiang, so he had to select fifty people from the Imperial City's Forbidden Army to bring to the town, and also selected a deputy general to serve as temporary mayor.

Then he rushed to Xiaodi Town without stopping.

After thinking about it, Nalan Yu said in a low voice: "The emperor gave me 50,000 gold coins, and asked the national counselor to use them to help the families who were killed by the bandits. You have to think about it."

Li Xiuyuan shook his head and said calmly: "Don't count on me for this matter. At most, I will find a local person for you to help implement this matter, so that the people will remember the benefits of the emperor."

Hu Ge, who was lying aside, sighed, looked at him and said with a smile: "Brother, are you doing good deeds without leaving your name? Is it possible that you want to be a saint in the five realms?"

"I'm not a saint, I'm just a passerby. Passers-by don't need others to remember their good deeds, but the emperor does."

Li Xiuyuan looked at the two people and said quietly: "The emperor is a benevolent king. He needs a stable world, and brother, you can help him calm the world."

Hu Ge nodded thoughtfully: "Brother makes sense. It seems that I haven't read enough."

After drinking the second course of tea, Li Xiuyuan waved his hand, stood up and walked to the backyard, saying at the same time: "Since you are here, don't sit still, come and help."

Nalanyu was startled when he heard this, looked at Hu Ge and asked, "What is he going to do?"

"Brother wants to be the manager of a wine shop, teach, sell wine, and live in a small town. Does the general want to move here and live there for a few years?"

Hu Ge looked at him and chuckled: "When my legs and feet become better, I have to learn how to make wine. I can't just eat and drink for free."

Nalanyu shook his head and shouted loudly: "Who am I to say? Your wife said she would come to see you in two days."

...

After spending a day's work, Li Xiuyuan and a group of people brewed three tanks of black bean wine, which made Sister Hong hold Mrs. Liu's hand and shake it.

She screamed: "Sister, I have also learned how to make wine, and I will be able to make money in the future."

Mrs. Liu glared at her, pointed at the three little guys and said, "You have to ask someone to come over tomorrow to help, otherwise the whole family will starve to death waiting for you to cook."

Watson, who was sitting nearby and eating melon seeds, laughed and said, "Isn't that ready-made? Just call Ergou's mother over. From now on, Xiaolian and Ergou will come to my house for dinner."

Mrs. Liu was delighted when she heard this, looked at Sister Hong and said, "Look, Watson has already thought of a helper for you."

Sister Hong giggled and said, "Watson will go to Ergou's house after dinner."

Mrs. Liu sighed and asked, "We've had a hard day today. Watson called your godfather over for dinner."

Unexpectedly, Sister Hong shook her head and said, "Sir, there are guests here and he said that he can't come over in the evening. The three of them stayed in the yard to do it themselves."

Ms. Liu was stunned, looked at Watson and said, "Watson, did you see that I have to learn to cook from your godfather in the future?"

Watson laughed when he heard this: "The master said that my godfather will teach Watson and his younger brothers. The sisters will go to school to give lectures, cook, and practice. The master will teach us."

Sister Hong thought for a while, looked at Watson and said, "No, you have to tell your husband to teach two more guys, Ergou and his sister cannot be less."

In Sister Hong's eyes, those two little guys are Watson's best friends.

Watson looked up at Sister Hong and said with a smile: "I'll take care of this. I'll tell my godfather tomorrow and let Er Gou and Xiao Lian taste the taste of killing pigs."

It took a day to talk. The craftsmen in the town worked with the craftsmen from Baiyu City to demolish the two shops into ruins.

Li Xiuyuan and Nalan Yu sat under the eaves in the backyard and served wine and food.

The wine was black bean wine from the wild Ding'an City, and the dishes were packed and brought by Nalanyu from Baiyu City. After packing up the wine-making stuff, it was already time to light the lamp.

"Can anyone in this town accommodate brothers who have arranged for the Imperial Army?" Li Xiuyuan poured wine for the three of them and looked at Nalan Yu and asked.

"The town is very big, even if it arranges two hundred forbidden troops, it will be no problem. Don't worry about this." Nalan Yu took a breath and replied leisurely.

Li Xiuyuan added: "I forgot one thing. The mayor was also killed by bandits. He is considered a hero. What plans does the emperor have this time?"

"The emperor gave another 20,000 gold coins, saying it was for the expenses of brothers who died in the line of duty. If it is not enough, I will apply to him again."

Li Xiuyuan nodded with relief, raised his cup and said, "For the sake of our dead brothers, we have to live well."

Hu Ge thought for a while, looked at him and asked: "Brother, have you really cured my brothers in Qingcheng?"

"That's bullshit, isn't it?"

Li Xiuyuan glared at him, pointed at Nalan Yu and said, "The general is with me. He knows this, but their recovery speed is not as fast as yours."

After hearing this, Brother Hu finally felt at ease and said with a smile: "That's okay. It will take a few years for them to be alive and kicking again. Do I really miss them?"

Nalanyu looked at him and shook his head: "No idea, they have all left Qingcheng and gone home."

With some regret, Hu Ge looked at the two men and nodded gently.

With such a major event happening in his heart, the Imperial Master was able to heal Qingcheng's injured disciples on the Beihai battlefield, which was indeed an act of benevolence and righteousness.

Then he began to look forward to his new life, because he wanted to know what he would be like after taking off the straps on his body.

He has been idle for many years. In the coming days, he will practice hard with several children.

Half an hour after the meal, Hu Ge fell into a deep sleep after drinking three glasses of wine.

After drinking the magic medicine and elixir, he now likes sleeping just like Xiao Hei.

Nalanyu looked around, looked at Li Xiuyuan and asked, "Where's Xiaohei? He helped a lot in Qingcheng. The emperor gave him a reward. I have to give it to him in person."

"He is sleeping. You can give it to him tomorrow." Li Xiuyuan told Xiao Hei that it was nothing serious and he was too lazy to wake the guy up. He could just sleep for a few days or nights.

Nalanyu suddenly realized it and sighed: "This guy must have been a pig in his previous life."

Li Xiuyuan covered his forehead and was too lazy to pay attention to him. He thought for a while and said, "There is a business that makes you rich. Do you want to do it?"

Nalanyu was stunned, clapped his hands and said, "Tell me, if you really get rich, I'll share half of it with you."

"You don't need to pay for it, and you don't need to pay it to the emperor."

Li Xiuyuan said quietly: "The mayor of the town will be rotated from the Forbidden Army. The mayor will be replaced every two years... In addition, you will choose 500 Forbidden Army to rotate the town."

"Do we need five hundred dream troops?" Nalan Yu looked at him and said in disbelief: "Just these little bandits who appear occasionally?"

Li Xiuyuan stretched out his hand to signal him to be quiet, and said: "The five hundred forbidden troops have to arrange for the later stage of distraction. It is best to be led by generals who are in the realm of overcoming the tribulation. The Fuchun River is very long, and there are many bandits..."

After spending a quarter of an hour, Li Xiuyuan told Nalan Yu what he was thinking, and finally said with a smile: "The gains of the Forbidden Army are thirty-seven points."

"If I carry this bag, I guess the emperor will not object, and the brothers of the Forbidden Army will even sign up to participate." Nalan Yu said with a smile.

Li Xiuyuan sighed and said: "The forbidden army is divided into 70% and 30% is left to the town for the mayor to use it for people's livelihood arrangements. This can also reduce the burden on the emperor."

"That's a good idea."

Nalan Yu responded with a smile: "After I go back this time, I will tell the emperor about this matter, and we will spend three or two years to clean up the bandits on both sides of the Fuchun River."
Chapter completed!