In the early morning, tiny clouds floated in the light blue and clear sky, and the cobwebs in the corners were stained with dew and shone in the morning light.
The funeral the day before yesterday left Gongsun Yan exhausted physically and mentally.
In addition to the body tortured by cumbersome funeral rituals, more fatigue comes from the spirit.
Since arriving at Lone Bamboo Manor, various systems, rules, rewards and punishments need to be re-established.
In this age without computers, Gongsun Yan often felt that he was about to break his wrist writing.
Almost all major families in western Liaoning sent guests to express their condolences. These guests, their retinue, food, clothing, housing and transportation all needed to be coordinated and decided upon.
Moreover, during the funeral, some memories suddenly appeared, causing her thoughts to be confused for a long time.
She stopped all work and planned to let herself rest for a while and accompany Gongsun Cheng for a day or two.
The child cried so much at the funeral that she felt distressed. After coming to Guzhu, she rarely had time to spend with him.
Take this opportunity to relax.
However, there is one last thing that needs to be done before that.
"Okay! Madam." Ah Qing held the polished bronze mirror and stood behind Gongsun Yan.
For convenience, Gongsunyan always tied a simple ponytail by herself, and it had been a long time since Ah Qing had combed her hair.
Today, her hair-combing skills came in handy again, and A-Qing was quite happy.
Gongsun Yan straightened his legs without any image, sat in front of the dowry, and looked at himself in the mirror.
"Ah Qing is amazing." Gongsun Yan smiled at himself in the mirror and praised Ah Qing.
The smile on Ah Qing's face suddenly became brighter.
"Sister." Gongsun Cheng on the side came over like a small glutinous rice dumpling and hugged Gongsun Yan's neck.
Gongsunyan couldn't help but hug him and rub his chin against his hair.
"Madam." Alan stood at the door, "Prefect Gongsun and the others have prepared their carriages and horses."
"Okay!" Gongsun Yan responded, patted Gongsun Cheng and told him to stand up.
After the funeral, the relatives of Lord Gongsun's family, the stewards sent by the Lord's family, and the mourners from the prefect's mansion all left today.
As the owner, Gongsun Yan still needs to go to see him off in person.
"Alan, are the gifts ready?" Gongsun Yan stood up and gently smoothed the wrinkles at the corners of his clothes.
Such mulberry and linen clothes have been washed many times for comfort, and as a result, they are easily torn and wrinkled.
Alan clasped his hands in front of his lower abdomen, bowed slightly, and said, "Ready."
Guests from all over came to Lone Bamboo, and Gongsun Yan would not simply let go of such an opportunity.
In the name of gratitude, I prepared a lot of gifts, including regular grains, preserved meats, and a small jar of wine.
That day, when the steward Zhou Xing told him that there was a good well in Guzhu that produced high-quality cheese and wine, Gongsun Yan became interested.
Subsequent construction will require a lot of resources.
She needs manpower, material resources, and favors.
She doesn't want to sell some distilled liquor. If sweet potatoes become popular on a large scale, she can consider producing sweet potato soju.
But now every grain of grain can save people's lives, and the prohibition on alcohol has been implemented. She doesn't plan to make a big news by trying to produce distilled liquor during her filial piety.
Just because she doesn't sell distilled liquor doesn't mean she doesn't have other options.
Wu Shi San is popular among contemporary literati.
This kind of health-preserving prescription is mostly made of cinnabar, realgar, alum and other minerals.
Because after taking it, the whole body becomes hot and the spirit is excited and crazy. It is necessary to eat cold food, take a cold bath, take a walk, and wear thin clothes to distribute the medicinal properties, so it is also called Hanshi Powder.
In the early days, this kind of medicine was used as an elixir for alchemists to seek immortality. Later, it was used in small doses to treat typhoid fever. Later, it was abused on a large scale and became a drug used by high-ranking nobles to stimulate their spirits.
This kind of thing is used under the guise of curing diseases and strengthening the body, but in the final analysis it is to increase Yang's happiness and relieve sexual desire.
Such things are popular in the world. As a person with a strong sense of social responsibility, Gongsun Yan naturally wants to interfere and do his best.
Do you want to know about the little blue medicine that has no side effects?
The health care products produced by the system have a strong stimulating effect, and the effect is better when swallowed with wine.
Although it cannot strengthen the body, it has no toxic or side effects.
Isn't something like this much more conscientious than the popular five-stone powder?
Gongsun Yan planned to take the high-quality route and use the Qingyi wine produced by the village as raw material to prepare a batch of wine with such ingredients.
The system prompts that such added cooking wine is harmless to the human body.
But Gongsun Yan is a rigorous and conscientious person after all, so naturally he needs to find someone to test it out before making a decision.
While her beloved eldest uncle Gongsun Jing was at the manor, she missed the gift of such wine under the pretext of omission.
Theoretically speaking, as a funeral ceremony for an elder brother or a younger brother, you cannot drink it even if it is delivered in the wrong way.
But the eldest uncle Gongsun Jing secretly swallowed the wrong wine that night.
Gongsun Yan paid close attention to Gongsun Jing when he was in Lingzhi, knowing that he always had wine, meat, beauties, and elixirs with him.
With his hypocrite temperament, he would definitely not be able to resist the temptation of wine.
Wang Wu, who was secretly observing, came to report that Gongsun Jing drank the wine with added flavor. Since he did not have a concubine with him, Gongsun Yan transferred the maid from the village in advance. He had nowhere to vent his anger and wandered around the courtyard for most of the night.
The next day, except for two more dark circles under his eyes, there were no signs of him vomiting blood and dying.
Only then did Gongsun Yan confirm that the system introduction was indeed not adulterated.
Although I feel a little regretful, the safety of this kind of cooking wine has been verified.
On the second day, Gongsun Jing, who looked depressed, secretly went to Tian Kai and the housekeeper Zhao Xi several times to inquire, and his words were all about begging.
If Gongsun Jing, who has been taking Wu Shi Powder all year round and regards it as an elegant thing, is so concerned about it, there is no doubt about the effectiveness of this kind of wine.
Gongsun Yan had even secretly written the rumor that someone had witnessed a star falling into a wine well.
After verifying the safety of this kind of flavored wine, Gongsun Yan privately ordered Alan to take the medicine to the wine shop and concoct a batch, put it among the gifts in return, and dispersed it.
It also comes with a pink paper sign indicating that drinking is prohibited.
As long as one person realizes the benefits of this wine, it is not difficult to follow the clues to Lone Bamboo Manor, and it is also not difficult to find the story of the star falling into the wine well in the manor.
At that time, no matter how much you want, you can't talk about money, only about fate.
But now what she asked Alan to prepare was another one with a higher alcohol content and more ingredients.
Sincerely dedicated to her uncle Gongsun Jing.
Drink it chilled, just hope he doesn't get winded immediately after drinking it.
Thinking of this, Gongsun Yan couldn't help but smile. He held Gongsun Cheng's hand and slowly walked out of the main entrance of the courtyard.
Ah Qing Alan and Wang Wu followed behind.
In just one day, all the paper money scattered all over the courtyard has been cleaned up.
Even the roads have been cleared.
Gongsun Yan secretly made a note in his mind that he should give some rice, grain, cloth and silk to all the stewards, servants and maids.
When I walked to the front yard, I was a little surprised to find that Gongsun Jing had pulled Tian Kai aside and whispered something.
Gongsun Yan looked at his back and couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips.
