Liu Zhiyin lay on the table sobbing and talking intermittently.
Li Changan finally knew what happened in the past three days.
The previous illness was very serious and cost a lot of money, but the family had no money and was about to die of the disease. My sister Liu Linglong did not hesitate to sell herself to seek medical treatment.
Only then did he ask for help from the doctor.
By the time Liu Zhiyin found out about this, her sister's deed of sale had already been purchased by Baixianglou.
"Baixianglou gives me a month. If I can't raise the money within a month, I will push my sister out... to pick up the guests."
"I will work hard to earn money and redeem my sister..." Liu Zhiyin's eyes were red. He had been holding back his sadness, but under Li Changan's repeated questioning, he could no longer suppress the grief in his heart.
Li Changan clenched his fists.
The illness in my previous life actually dragged down my family into this state.
"How much silver is needed to redeem my sister?"
"Three...three hundred taels!"
Li Changan's heart skipped a beat.
The sister-in-law said she would redeem her sister, but anyone could hear the despair in her voice.
Three hundred taels.
Based on the current situation of the family, how much money can be made in the Year of the Monkey and the Horse in the Year of the Horse?
In the memory of my predecessor, one tael of silver was enough for a family of three to live frugally for a month, and three hundred taels was simply an astronomical figure.
In the cold room, Liu Zhiyin pretended to be strong, which made people feel even more distressed.
"Sister-in-law, don't worry, I will definitely redeem my sister and won't let her suffer any harm!"
Li Changan said every word seriously.
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At night, Li Changan tossed and turned in bed, thinking about the future.
According to his predecessor's plan, he will take the county examination in March next year. As long as he passes the county examination, he will be able to receive the Holy Temple Literary Initiation and awaken to the ninth level of Wenqi.
In this world, if you get a literary instrument, you have the opportunity to ascend to heaven.
But it's only October now, and there are still five months left before the county exam.
Distant water cannot save near fire.
We must make money as soon as possible to rescue Linglong.
Early the next morning,
Li Changan broke off the bun and walked out of the house, "Sister-in-law, how much money is left at home?"
"Ah?" Liu Zhiyin was stunned for a moment, then quickly shook his head, "I can't use the money at home because I have to buy medicine for you."
"I will go out to sell wine later. I may be able to sell two jars. I will give you the money then."
Selling liquor is the livelihood of Lao Li's family. The business was good before, but since his predecessor fell ill, Liu Linglong took care of him at home, and it was difficult to support Liu Zhiyin alone.
It happens that the neighbors are also eyeing the liquor selling business, so now they can only make ends meet.
The two sisters scrimped on food and clothing and bought medicine for their predecessor.
This time, my predecessor fell ill and fell into coma, which was the straw that broke the camel's back.
Li Changan walked into the winery where the wine was brewed. The air was filled with the slightly sour smell of fermented sorghum and corn stalks.
He opened the sealed wine jar, took a spoonful and took a sip.
Shaking his head, this wine has a lot of impurities and a weak taste.
"Erlang, you are weak, don't drink." Liu Zhiyin said and pushed Li Changan out of the wine shop.
"Hey, Erlang of the Li family is awake?" At this time, a man with a sinister face came to the door, dragging a cart of wine by and said in a sinister tone.
Li Changan knew as soon as he heard the tone that this person needed to be dealt with.
Looking at the man's eyes staring straight at his sister-in-law, Li Changan was sure that this guy was nothing.
"Tsk, tsk, with such a weak body, it's better to lie on the bed."
The man sneered, licked his lips, and showed a sinister smile.
"In order to save you, a sick and consumptive ghost, my sister sold herself. When will it be your sister-in-law's turn?"
"But don't worry, I have collected enough money. Then you can just sell your sister-in-law to me..."
"Fuck your ancestor!" Li Changan's heart suddenly burst into flames, he picked up the bricks and walked towards the door.
When the man heard what Li Changan said, he subconsciously wanted to put down the flatbed truck and deal with this sick man.
But I saw that Li Changan's eyes were all on the wine jar, and he was still holding a brick in his hand.
The man was afraid that Li Changan would smash the wine jar, so he quickly dragged the flatbed truck away, cursing as he walked,
"Okay, you are capable now. Just wait. When you fall ill again, I will definitely buy your sister-in-law out!"
Li Changan clutched the bricks tightly, with no blood on his hands.
He wanted to throw a brick at the guy's head and smash the cart of wine to pieces, but his reason told him that if they started fighting now, he would only be the one to suffer.
A small leak will sink a great ship.
You need to make money now, and if you get hurt again, your family will be really ruined.
Liu Zhiyin ran over and snatched the bricks from Li Changan's hand, and said urgently, "Erlang, what are you doing?"
"You never cursed anyone before, and you never made a move against others."
The cruel look in Li Changan's eyes has not dissipated yet,
"Sister-in-law, the former Erlang is dead. From today on, I will protect you and my little sister."
"No one can bully you anymore!"
Liu Zhiyin was stunned for a moment, all the complaints on his lips were gone, and he looked at Li Changan blankly, surprised, happy, sad, and moved. Li Changan had never seen so many complex emotions in one person's eyes.
"Sister-in-law, do you believe me?"
Li Changan asked.
Liu Zhiyin nodded blankly, not yet recovering from the shock just now.
In the past, Erlang was frail and sick, and he prided himself on being a scholar, so he mostly swallowed his anger and obeyed.
How could it ever be like this? Do you dare to get angry with others because of her?
"That Wang Ergou lives next door to us, and he is the one who robbed our liquor business..." Liu Zhiyin came back to his senses and quickly warned,
"Don't conflict with him. He is just a scoundrel. What if he hurts you again?"
"Don't worry, sister-in-law, I certainly have other tricks to deal with the ruffians."
"When we make money and rescue my little sister, we can deal with him properly."
Li Changan walked into the kitchen, gestured to the large stove in the kitchen, then took out a piece of paper, spread it on the table, grabbed charcoal and drew a sketch on the paper.
Seeing Erlang gesticulating in the kitchen and drawing on paper, Liu Zhiyin didn't understand why.
"Erlang, if you want to paint, just go to the North House. There are all pens, inks, paper and inkstones. No matter how poor your family is, you can't use charcoal..."
Li Changan smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, this is the method I came up with after thinking hard last night."
"From now on, we will rely on this thing to make money and rescue my little sister."
"What is this?"
"Heavenly Pot." Li Changan completed the final sketch.
"Tianguo? How come I've never heard of it?" Liu Zhiyin felt as if Erlang in front of him was a different person.
He used to be a gentleman and cook far away, but now he can draw with charcoal, and he still has so many weird things in his mind.
There is mystery everywhere.
"I read this in an ancient book. You can brew high-quality wine. My sister-in-law will know when it's done." Li Changan smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, can you give me a tael of silver?"
Liu Zhiyin hesitated for a moment, then went into the east room, took out a piece of silver, and said worriedly, "Save the money, or your medicine..."
"Don't worry, sister-in-law, wait for me at home." Li Changan rolled up the sketch, followed the location of the blacksmith shop in his predecessor's memory, walked out the door, and headed east.
Arriving at the blacksmith shop, the blacksmith looked at the sketch in Li Changan's hand suspiciously, "What... is this?"
"How come I've never seen it before?"
Li Changan marked the things on the sketch separately, "Brother, just follow the instructions here. I can pay you the money first."
The blacksmith originally wanted to refuse, forgetting the two pots, the key was the funnel with the slender iron pipe at the bottom, which he had never seen before.
But when he saw the scraps of silver that Li Changan took out, the blacksmith didn't say anything more and quickly called the men to start working.
Two pots are ready.
The key is the sealed iron sheet on the outside, a shelf wrapped around it, and the funnel with the iron pipe.
I waited for an hour.
The two men, plus the blacksmith himself, finally made it.
After paying the money, I got back 700 coins.
Please help me move home.
Liu Zhiyin looked at the strange things in front of him. When the blacksmith shop boy left, he looked at Li Changan with his big and gentle eyes.
"Erlang, is this the heavenly pot you are talking about?"
"Yes, with this heavenly pot, our wine will be in short supply in Linxian County in the future!"
Li Changan and Liu Zhiyin set up the heavenly pot on the stove together.
"Erlang, can this heavenly pot really brew good wine?"
Liu Zhiyin was still dubious.
"Don't worry, sister-in-law, you'll know after you try it." Li Changan said with a smile.
The two brought a jar of wine from the wine shop, poured it into the pot, and poured cold water into the pot above.
Make a fire and make wine.
As drops of clear wine slowly fell from the slender iron pipe, a strong aroma of wine gradually began to fill the kitchen.
Liu Zhiyin widened her beautiful eyes and looked at Li Changan in disbelief.
How could she, who has been making wine all year round, not know how valuable this clear wine is?
After taking a sip, Liu Zhiyin was even more convinced that this was the best wine in Linxian.
With this kind of wine, why worry about not being able to sell it?
For a moment, Liu Zhiyin cried with joy.
Li Changan also took a bite and smacked his lips.
Although the quality of the first pot was average, it was much better than the previous wine.
Wait until the cold water in the upper pot becomes hot, then replace it with the second pot of cold water.
The wine pulp that comes out at that time will taste better.
This is the traditional Erguotou.
Li Changan was still sighing, when suddenly a fragrant wind blew over him, and he was hugged by Liu Zhiyin, and then he heard her sobbing that she tried to suppress.
"Sister-in-law...sister-in-law, what's wrong with you?"
"It's okay, sister-in-law is happy, sister-in-law is happy..."
Li Changan's body stiffened and he never dared to put down his raised hand.