When Lin Xuan said this, Yu Chigong felt very embarrassed and said, "Boy Lin, this is worth a thousand gold. I feel really embarrassed to take it for nothing. I'll pay for it."
"Whatever Uncle Yuchi said, it's just a gift from my nephew. How can I charge you money?" Lin Xuan said.
Seeing that Lin Xuan didn't look fake, Yuchi Gong nodded and said seriously: "Okay, I will accept it shamelessly. From now on, you will be my nephew. Anyone who bullies you will have trouble with me."
Lin Xuan was already happy when a broken bottle got involved with Yuchi Gong.
He now feels more and more the importance of connections. If he hadn't known Cheng Yaojin, the Wang family would have killed him.
Now that I have a good relationship with the two princes, if the Wang family deals with him in the future, they will have to think carefully.
Cheng Yaojin and the others didn't say anything when they saw what Lin Xuan said.
"Uncles, I thought about it. It's too wasteful to just make this wine and drink it yourself. Why not make it and sell it?" Lin Xuan thought for a while and said.
Cheng Yaojin said nonchalantly: "You can sell it if you want, as long as it's enough for us to drink."
"Uncle Cheng, what I mean is that we are working together to do this business," Lin Xuan said.
Cheng Yaojin and the other two didn't pay much attention after hearing this. There was a prohibition on alcohol in the Tang Dynasty. Although they all had brewing workshops at home, they basically brewed the wine for themselves to drink or to entertain guests, and only a small amount was sold.
Without large-scale brewing, the profits of wine are very low, and they haven't noticed yet.
Lin Xuan knew this before, and seeing the disapproving expressions on their faces, he knew what they were thinking.
Lin Xuan opened his mouth and explained: "Uncles, the wine I brew does not require the use of grain. I only need to use distiller's grains or ready-made wine."
“And the distiller’s grains are of no use at all, as long as they are purchased on the market, so the cost of the wine is very low.”
"If such a good wine is sold, is it normal for it to be a little more expensive? This is a hugely profitable business. It is estimated that we can make hundreds of thousands of dollars a year."
What?
Hundreds of thousands?
If it's a few thousand guan, they won't care much about it, but it's different if it's hundreds of thousands guan.
Including Lin Xuan, there are five families in total, with hundreds of thousands of guan. How can one family share tens of thousands of guan?
The four of them were all excited for a moment. Although there were three princes and one county prince among the four of them, they were also short of money.
Except Niu Jinda, the other three have several children.
The eldest can inherit the title, but what about the other children?
Each person buys a house, buys some land, and gets married, and all the other expenses are considered to be a huge expense.
Because of money, they thought about buying less property for their other sons in the future, but now that they have a good opportunity to make money, why not make more money and help their sons buy more property?
Although they are excited, the method of brewing wine belongs to Lin Xuan. If they mix it up, isn't it tantamount to taking advantage of Lin Xuan.
The four of them were hesitant for a while. In the end, Cheng Yaojin, who had the best relationship with Lin Xuan, spoke first and said, "If this doesn't work, doesn't it mean we are taking advantage of you?"
"How could it be so? If I make some money from this restaurant, I will attract the Wang family. If it weren't for Uncle Cheng's help, I don't know if the restaurant can continue to open. And the profit of wine is higher, and then there will be more than one Wang family.
Uncle Cheng, do you think I can hold on?" Lin Xuan said.
He saw these things very clearly. The profits from wine were too high. He couldn't keep it alone. If he brought Cheng Yaojin and the four of them together, he wouldn't be afraid of those monsters anymore.
Cheng Yaojin and the four others were all human beings. As soon as Lin Xuan said it, they understood what Lin Xuan meant and they all started to think about it.
In the end, the four of them could not resist the temptation of tens of thousands of dollars a year and agreed.
After discussion, each of the five companies accounted for 20%, and Lin Xuan was only responsible for management.
The four of them provided the initial capital, manpower, winery, and store.
After the agreement was made, and with the business connection, Li Jing and the others became more pleased with Lin Xuan.
Cheng Yaojin said: "I will ask Chou Niu to find you tomorrow. Just tell him what you need."
"Yes, yes, I'll ask my Baolin to go too," Yu Chigong said.
Li Jing also said that he would ask his son Li Dexian to go there, but Niu Jinda picked up the wine glass with a sad face and drank without saying anything.
Cheng Yaojin and the others noticed Niu Jinda's expression and quickly said: "Old Niu..."
Niu Jinda interrupted Cheng Yaojin and the others, "Okay, I've looked past this matter a long time ago. At least the people are still here and it won't cut off the incense of my Niu family, right?"
Lin Xuan didn't know what was going on and didn't dare to interrupt, looking at them with confusion.
Niu Jinda seemed to have seen Lin Xuan's doubts. He took a sip of wine and said bitterly: "My son Niu Dabao was injured during the war. His leg was broken and he was unable to walk."
So that's the case, no wonder Niu Jinda was so rude when Cheng Yaojin and the others talked about their son.
It turned out that his son was disabled, and the words of Cheng Yaojin and others made him sad.
Lin Xuan didn't know how to comfort Niu Jinda. It would be enough to install a prosthetic limb in future generations, but in ancient times, there was really no way to solve it.
Although Lin Xuan doesn't know how to make prosthetic limbs, he can still make a wheelchair. Although he can't make Niu Dabao stand up, it's better than staying at home every day.
Although Lin Xuan had this idea, he did not say it out loud. He planned to wait until the wheelchair was built.
Seeing that he was angry and a little depressed, Yuchi Gong said, "What are you talking about? Come on, come on, have a drink."
The five of them drank the last two kilograms of wine.
Lin Xuan drank very little, and most of it went into Cheng Yaojin's stomach. On average, each person only drank a few taels, and none of them were drunk.
But it was their first time to drink high-strength liquor, and the liquor had a strong stamina, so they all felt a little dizzy.
The meal lasted for more than an hour before the meal was finished. Cheng Yaojin and the other two went back under the protection of their own soldiers.
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The next day, Lin Xuan got up, washed up, completed his daily check-in, and then went to look at the bean sprouts. This was related to whether he had vegetables to eat, so he was particularly concerned about it.
Although there was no surprise when he signed in and he was only given a pack of cigarettes, Lin Xuan was very happy because the cigarettes were almost out of stock.
When they came to the room where the bean sprouts were placed, Lin Xuan nodded with satisfaction when he saw that there was still moisture on the surface. Chunyue and the others followed his instructions and took good care of them.
Seeing that the bean sprouts were fine, Lin Xuan went to eat.
While we were eating, the housekeeper came to report and said, "Sir, Young Master Cheng has brought two people to find you. They are now in the main hall, and I am accompanying you."
"Okay, I understand. I'll be there later." Lin Xuan didn't expect that they would come so early, but he was not in a hurry. Now that Lin Dongyang was with him, he had better eat before talking.