Volume 1 Battle in the Sand Garden Chapter 28 Three Points to the Bone
Lin Li's ancestral home is Hedong, and he has been making wine for four generations.
Hearing the name of Bamboo Leaf Wine, Qin Chong was in a trance. He felt that his luck was so good that even he couldn't believe it. He was just trying to make money by making wine, but a green bamboo leaf fell from the sky? The name of Shanxi Fenjiu, who will be remembered by future generations?
People don’t know? Zhuyeqing and Fenjiu are sisters in wine, coming from the same family.
"Uncle Lin, you are really timely." Qin Chong was overjoyed.
"I don't dare to accept it, I don't dare to accept it." Lin Li stood up in a hurry and was not greeted by Qin Zhong.
Qin Zhong was a little surprised. After thinking about it carefully, he understood Lin Li's humbleness. These days, craftsmen have a low status and are not as good as ordinary people. Qin Zhong, a son of an official family, has a much higher status than Lin Li. When they first met, he didn't know his temperament.
Lin Li didn't dare to treat Qin Zhong as his uncle, so he refused again and again.
"Brother Chengli, please sit down." Li Yuanzhou held Lin Li down and asked him to sit down. "Qin Zhong is not an outsider."
After a few more glasses of wine, Lin Li gradually relaxed and became less restrained than before.
"Making wine medicine from minor heat to severe heat, making wine koji from the beginning of autumn to the autumnal equinox, brewing new wine around the beginning of winter, soaking rice, steaming rice, and raking. It ferments slowly for more than ninety days, seals the altar in spring, opens the lotus leaf vent, and then stores it in the cellar."
When talking about wine brewing, Lin Li talks endlessly and talks about wine making.
Bamboo leaf wine is well-known in Hedong and is very popular among officials and scholars. However, the Lin family has a rule that only three hundred jars are produced every month, while supplies last, and no more is sold. Therefore, although bamboo leaf wine is good, it is not available on the market.
It is rare and cannot be drunk at any time. Therefore, the price has been raised very high, and each jar sells for only a small amount of money.
The transfer envoy to the east of Hedong saw that the bamboo leaf wine was very profitable, but wanted to turn it into an official business. The so-called official business meant that it was handed over to the government for management. To put it bluntly, they were coveting the Lin family's bamboo leaf wine and wanted to occupy it. The Lin family was naturally unwilling to accept it and insisted on it.
Despite the pressure from the government, he refused to agree to anything. How could he give away his ancestral property?
However, it was not the transfer envoy who was eyeing the bamboo leaf wine, but one of the officials.
Both parties were willing to buy it, but the Lin family was unwilling to sell, so it naturally didn't work. The Lin family didn't know it, so they offended the official, which caused a catastrophe, resulting in the loss of their property and the destruction of their family.
Not long after, the Lin family was falsely accused of being a bandit. Overnight, the whole family was imprisoned, and their business was seized. From the Lin family's workshop, swords, guns, crossbows, and letters from the bandits were found, and the evidence was conclusive.
At that time, Lin Li was in another place. After hearing the news, he did not dare to go home. He gave up a large amount of money and asked someone to transfer it to him. At this moment, Lin Li had understood that he had offended someone. And that person's purpose was to
He asked for the Lin family's bamboo leaf wine. He gritted his teeth and Lin Li agreed.
The formula of bamboo leaf wine and all the belongings were exchanged for the lives of the whole family. However, Lin Li's father died in prison due to heart disease caused by the torture in prison. Lin Li's mother also passed away due to excessive grief.
.The Lin family was like a good family. Within a few days, the family was ruined and everyone was dead, which made people sigh.
"Corrupt officials and evil officials should really be killed." Li Yuanzhou's eyes burst into flames, and he could not suppress his anger.
Qin Chong was a junior, so he just listened and didn't say much. However, this kind of thing sounded really annoying. Qin Chong's body contained the soul of future generations. After all, he had gained more than a thousand years of experience. He thought that this had already
It is not a matter of corrupt officials and evil officials, but a problem with the court's laws, which makes corrupt officials have no fear.
I was thinking this in my heart and couldn't help but say it out loud.
"Although there is a law, it is just empty words; greedy and lewd people have nothing to fear."
"Yes." Li Yuanzhou sighed and agreed with Qin Zhong's words. Lin Li glanced at Qin Zhong, but his eyes were surprised. He never thought that a young man in a remote place could be so knowledgeable. The old saying is true,
A person cannot be judged by his appearance, and the sea cannot be measured. The young man in front of me is an extraordinary person.
After eating Rahula rice, Qin Zhong said goodbye and came out as it was getting late. Li Yuanzhou followed and saw Qin Zhong out.
"What are your plans?" Li Yuanzhou asked.
"A glass of bamboo leaf wine shows that Uncle Lin has superb skills and is exactly the person Qin Zhong is looking for." Qin Zhong pondered for a while and then said, "If Uncle Lin doesn't dislike it, he can take charge of the workshop."
"Have you thought about it?" Li Yuanzhou was not surprised.
"I have thought about it." Qin Zhong nodded and said, "Two percent of the wine and water will be used as reward for Uncle Lin."
"Twenty percent?" Li Yuanzhou was shocked. Isn't this too much?
Qin Chong thought clearly that his original intention of brewing wine was just to make some money. If he had to spend all his time in the workshop, why not suffocate him to death? Now, he met a great god who gave him full power, so he was relieved.
As for the issue of trust, he didn't need to worry about it. If Li Yuanzhou was not sure, how could he recommend it to him rashly?
"I leave this matter to Uncle Lin with full authority. With the money, food and manpower, I will just take care of it."
"Good boy, are you trying to be a boss?" Li Yuanzhou said with a smile.
"There are a lot of vacant rooms in the workshop. Uncle Lin can move there."
"Okay, I agreed for him." Li Yuanzhou patted Qin Zhong on the shoulder and said with a smile.
"My nephew, take your leave." Qin Zhong bowed, turned and left.
Li Yuanzhou looked at Qin Zhong's back and sighed in his heart. If his child were alive, he would be as old as Qin Zhong. It's a pity, he is afraid that he will have no children in this life. Standing in front of the door, his figure is particularly bleak.
At this time, Lin Li came out of the house and stood beside Li Yuanzhou.
"This man has extraordinary bearing." Apparently, he heard everything Qin Zhong said.
"Of course it's extraordinary." Li Yuanzhou calmed down and laughed. "Shayuan Prison is the only one." After saying this, he felt that Qin Zhong could not be highlighted as special, so he added another sentence. "The whole Shaanxi Road is the only one."
Lin Li didn't answer, his eyes were deep. However, he could tell that his old friend was quite partial to him.
From the South City to the North City, there is more than three miles, and the "boundary river" is the dividing line. After crossing the river, the scene immediately changes drastically. Restaurants and tea shops, lanterns are hung high, and the streets in front of the doors are illuminated like daylight. It is time for the South City to rest, and the North City's
The night life has just begun. Especially the brothel Wazi is bustling with people and extremely lively.
Walking silently along the way, I could hear the faint sound of silk and bamboo in my ears, and the delicate laughter of a woman could be heard from time to time.
Suddenly, a burst of singing came, with a melodious tone, as if weeping and complaining.
A new song and a glass of wine, the weather is the same as last year. When will the sun set?
Helplessly, the flowers fell away, and the familiar swallows returned. The fragrant path in the small garden wandered alone.
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This famous poem was written by Yan Shu, who was known as the Prime Minister of Taiping. Qin Chong listened silently, shook his head and stepped forward, continuing to walk home. This poem refers to the days of officials in the Song Dynasty. The so-called romantic days, plum wives and crane children
, the life is not free and easy. As for the suffering of the people, no one cares about it.
"Qin Zhong." A spiteful voice suddenly came over.
Qin Zhong passed by a restaurant, and at this time, three or four people were coming out of it. Qin Zhong turned his head and looked around, and couldn't help but laugh out loud. It was really an enemy's road, and he met the same scribe who was looking for trouble last time. That time
, this person was humiliated by Qin Zhong's song "Eyes on the buttocks, he only recognizes clothes but not people".
Unexpectedly, I met him again. And I actually knew my name.
"What do you want to do again?" Qin Zhong looked a little impatient and said, "Don't you recognize people by their clothes this time?"
When the sore point was mentioned, the scribe's face suddenly turned red. Somehow, the poem spread and made him a big joke in the entire academy. No matter where he went, he felt like someone was pointing at him. This made him feel like he was being pointed at.
His resentment towards Qin Chong became even stronger. He sent someone to investigate and finally learned Qin Chong's identity.
"The fruit of Shuzi is Shuzi." The scribe pointed his halberd at Qin Chong, his eyes showing resentment.
Qin Zhong's face suddenly darkened and he said angrily, "Swearing? Believe it or not, I will beat you to death."
"Qin Chong, don't be arrogant."
The scribe checked Qin Chong, and he naturally knew about the reputation of his divine power. However, relying on his status as a scholar, he thought that Qin Chong did not dare to do anything to him, so he provoked him in the street. Seeing Qin Chong coming straight towards him, he immediately became nervous. He was really afraid of Qin Chong.
Ignoring him, I started beating him in the street. He yelled with anger and inwardly, but stepped back.
Qin Chong was so disgusted with this person that even beating him felt dirty. He glanced at the scribe and did not pursue him again. He snorted coldly, turned around, and strode away, not seeing him.
"Qin Chong." The scribe refused to give up and shouted after him, "You have slandered Kuixing and you are not a son of man."
Qin Chong was really annoyed this time. He stopped and turned around and rushed towards the scribe. When the scribe saw Qin Zhong returning, he suddenly hid in the restaurant again. Qin Chong didn't give up and rushed straight into the restaurant, grabbed the scribe's shirt and followed him.
Lifting him like a chicken, he lifted his feet off the ground. There were many people in the restaurant, and it suddenly became quiet.
"Have you ever worshiped Kuixing?" Qin Chong asked with a sneer.
"Of course, of course I paid my respects." The scribe's eyes dodge, fearing that Qin Zhong would beat him.
"I paid my respects, but have you ever passed the exam?" Qin Zhong asked disdainfully.
"You??" The scholar jumped up, his face flushed, and he felt ashamed.
"Didn't you pass? It seems that Kuixing didn't bless you." Qin Chong snorted coldly, threw the scribe out, shook his hand as if he was dirty, and walked away. The scribe stepped back seven or eight steps and sat down.
on the ground.
There was a buzz in the restaurant, pointing at the scribes, all of them had strange smiles. Most of the people in the restaurant were from Shayuan Prison, and almost everyone was familiar with them. Some knew the scribes, and some knew Qin Zhong. For a while,
, the grudges and grudges between these two people have been widely known to everyone, and even some people couldn't help but laugh out loud.
The scribe was so ashamed and angry that he got up, hurriedly covered his face and walked away.
As soon as he left, there was a burst of laughter in the restaurant. In Shayuan Prison, there are few scholars, but there are many martial arts men. The Xiaoqi camp or the Wuma Xiang army are all martial artists; all the yamen and imperial examinations in Shayuan Prison are
There were only a few officials who passed the rank, and most of them were officials with no merit. In the eyes of scholars, officials were despicable and could not be considered scholars.
For this reason, Shayuan Prison is not very friendly to scholars.
Qin Zhong was so angry that he had no intention of looking at the scenery anymore and hurried home with rapid strides.
When I walked to the door of the house, I saw four or five servants, carrying lanterns, who had just returned. Each of them seemed to be very tired, walking staggering and muttering in their mouths.
"It's so late, where can I look for it?"
"Who says it's not the case? I've searched all over the road and not even a single person is there."
"I'm so exhausted."
.........
"What are you doing?" Qin Zhong caught up with them and asked aloud.
"Ah? Third young master." The servants hurriedly greeted him.
"It's so late, what are you doing?" Qin Zhong asked again.
"Manager Yu is gone," one of them said.
"Gone?" Qin Zhong asked, pretending to be surprised.
"Yes, I saw him later in the evening, but he disappeared when it got dark."
"Manager Yun said that Manager Yu was injured and could not go far, so he asked me to wait and look for him."
"Didn't find it?" Qin Zhong asked.
"Really? I've searched all the nearby areas, but there's no one there."
"Perhaps I went to the county town. It's so late. Let's go back and have a rest. We'll look for you tomorrow." After Qin Zhong said that, he walked into the mansion. He smiled to himself. San Bao'er's plan really came true. Yu Qing must have heard this. After hearing the news, he escaped from the Qin Mansion overnight. However, it was not that easy to escape. Xiaoqiying had already cast a net in secret.
When he returned to his small courtyard, he saw San Bao'er smiling and waving to him.
"How's it going?" Qin Zhong asked. After San Bao'er spread the news, he kept staring at Yu Qing secretly. At this time, he ran back with a happy face. There must be a result.
"Caught." San Bao'er lowered his voice and said.
"Just catch him." With his mind settled, Qin Zhong pushed the door open and entered the house.
"But something went wrong." San Bao'er gritted his teeth and said.
"What deviation?" Qin Chong's heart skipped a beat.
"Guess what?" San Bao'er said mysteriously, "That old boy didn't go to Dali."
"Oh? Where did you go?"
"That old boy actually went to the Yamen." San Bao'er said angrily.
"Yamen?" Qin Chong knew that the yamen Sanbao'er was talking about was the Shayuan Supervisory Yamen in Beicheng. This was strange. Yu Qing didn't run away quickly, but went to Beicheng. What was he going to do?
"Fortunately, I discovered it and immediately notified Shidutou."
"Well, you have done a great job." Of course it was a good thing that Yu Qing was not allowed to run away. Instead, it was Yu Qing. Why did he run to Beicheng? Suddenly, he thought of a connection. When Yu Qing was at the Qin family, Not short, he must have some understanding of the disagreement between the Qin family and the Yao family. When he goes to Beicheng, will he look for Yao Pingyuan?
If he was really looking for Yao Pingyuan, Yu Qing's scheming would be terrible.
As the saying goes, one bite from a thief will penetrate three parts of the body. If Yu Qing reported that the Qin family was a bandit, wouldn't Yao Pingyuan be happy to die? As long as the matter of the brewing workshop is investigated, the truth will definitely come to light. When the witnesses and physical evidence are complete, the Qin family will have no defense and no excuses. Looking at Yao Pingyuan, he flattened and rounded it? Thinking of this, Qin Zhong was frightened for a while and broke out in a cold sweat.
The example of Lin Li's family being ruined is right in front of his eyes.