Seeing Liu Jishou's reaction, Ximen Qing secretly smiled. As expected, the two father and son had no grudges in the first place. Instead, they got into trouble over the innovation of brewing, which led to such things.
But immediately the high-ranking official from Ximen changed his face to a vicious one: "Hold on, earlier you accused your son Liu Neng of being unfilial, secretly selling secret recipes, stealing fine wines, and now you are trying to stop me. What is your intention?"
"I won't sue anymore..." Liu Qi grabbed the ground with his head and burst into tears: "Sir, I won't sue anymore..."
"Huh? Then, you old man, aren't you just entertaining me?" Ximen Qing continued to play the black face: "False accusations will be punished for thirty times. It's up to you whether you go back with me or your son goes back with me.
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"No!" Liu Neng suddenly woke up and stepped forward on his knees: "Sir, you'd better hit me!"
"No, hit me, sir!" Liu Ji stopped his son directly.
The magic fortune teller Jiang Jing finally figured out that Ximen Qing did not want to punish Liu Jishou and Liu Neng and his son. Instead, he wanted to take this opportunity to eliminate the hatred between the father and son and arouse kindness.
Xiao Tianqing looked on in confusion. She didn't know what her master was thinking. Wasn't he here to invite the brewer? Why did he start such a bloody drama?
"No! You two unruly people! We will all be beaten!" Ximen Qing, the villain, fought to the end, shouted loudly, and signaled Jiang Jing with his eyes.
Liu Jishou and Liu Neng and his son were already hugging each other and crying together. If I had known better today, why would I have done it in the first place?
Jiang Jing, the master fortune teller, is also an old man in the world. Of course he knew that in this play, he would play the red-faced one. He coughed twice and pleaded for the father and son in a loud voice: "Brother Ximen, look at how many hands you have here and Liu."
The relationship between Neng and his son is very good, and there is no hatred at all. It must be because of the disagreement about brewing and what happened today. As the county captain, you can give me some advice."
Now that the play has been decided, Ximen Qing laughed loudly, stepped forward to help Liu Jishou and Liu Neng and his son who were holding their heads and crying: "Both of you, get up. I am about to invite some winemakers, and I think you two are on the right track.
Suitable. If you are willing, come with me."
"What!" Liu Neng couldn't believe his ears, wiped his tears and asked, "Sir, are you going to invite us, father and son, to go with you?"
"Of course." Ximen Qing smiled and stood in front of the father and son. The sunlight came over and Ximen Qing's figure seemed extremely tall.
The father and son couldn't look directly at each other, so they looked at each other and said in unison: "I am ashamed of myself, but I am willing to do anything for you, no matter what!"
"Very good." Ximen Qing smiled and said: "Especially Liu Neng, I am very happy that you have innovative ideas. I hope you can perform well and show your true strength."
"Sir!" Liu Neng trembled, tears filled his eyes, and he bowed again: "Sir, you are like my reborn parents to me! Please accept my three bows!"
Ximen Qing's promise directly touched Liu Neng's lowest level. If Liu Neng could be given a chance to show his abilities, Liu Neng would be willing to die.
Ximen Qing remained motionless and accepted the three obeisances calmly. Then he stretched out his hand to help Liu Neng up: "Both Master Lius will receive favorable remuneration! I have quite a lot of property in my name, so I will allocate a farm for the two of you."
Cast!"
"What kind of reward do you want!" Liu Jishou sighed: "Your Excellency can give this scoundrel a chance. It's like reincarnation. My father and son will never take a single coin from you for the rest of their lives! As long as there is a stutter!"
Okay, this free labor is my favorite!
"Haha, congratulations to Brother Ximen for recruiting two such good winemakers." Jiang Jing, the divine fortune teller, nodded and said, "When the good wines come out, please comment on one or two of them!"
"Why wait, this ready-made wine is in the house!" Liu Neng then recognized that Jiang Jing had been to his hotel: "You two are distinguished guests, please come inside!"
"Dad, you also come in and try the wine prepared by your son." Liu Neng respectfully supported his father and kept a few hands.
"Okay!" Liu Jishou said with a smile: "I will try the wine you made today to see how strong it is!"
The guests in the store were drinking and drinking, chatting and laughing, when they saw Liu Neng, who had just "get out", happily come in with a group of people, the tears on his face had not been wiped clean, and he was also supporting a
An inconspicuous old man, he was shouting from front to back.
When he was surprised, Liu Neng first arranged Ximen Qing and others to the big table in the middle, then coughed twice and announced loudly: "Everyone! There are many happy events in our restaurant today, and the wine money... is all free of charge!"
The guests all raised their bowls and signaled to Liu Jishou: "This old man scolded you like a little brat and got rid of the cost of today's drinks. I'm so happy!"
Liu Neng asked the waiter to serve various dishes to go with the wine, including fat beef that looked like flower cakes, roasted mutton, roasted chicken and roasted goose, which made Ximen Qing's mouth water all over the floor.
Finally, I can live the life of a Liangshan hero eating meat...
The magic fortune teller Jiang Jing was drunk, but Ximen Qing didn't drink too much. He was just eating meat and watching a group of drunkards drink themselves to death.
Next, Ximen Qingfeng started his vigorous brewing business!
More money means easier things to do!
Having people makes things easier!
The venue? With a wave of his hand, Ximen Qing directly dialed a farm near Jingyanggang. The scenery was so beautiful that even after looking at it, he praised it.
Personnel? All the people in the farm will be left to help Liu Neng and his son. If there are not enough people, they will be transferred from other farms. We just have more people!
Raw materials? The best suppliers in the market deliver them to your door, and the price is still low. Who said our boss is the county captain? It’s impossible not to fawn over such a good opportunity.
Jiuqu? With a stroke of his pen, Zhu Zhixian opened the supply and gave priority to the supply. Who told Zhu Zhixian himself to look forward to drinking fine wine every day?
The busiest person is Jiang Jing, the fortune teller. He runs to the farm almost every day, anxiously waiting for the wine to come out. He claims that he can't smell the smell of wine and can't sleep well at night.
Fortunately, Ximen Qing gave him a mysterious task within two days, to find the best blacksmith.
Why do you need a blacksmith to make wine? Jiang Jing, the master fortune teller, was very confused, but looking at Ximen Qing’s eager eyes, Jiang Jing happily agreed.
With two experienced brewers, Liu Jishou and Liu Neng, there must be no problems in production. The only thing missing is the still. The blacksmith is used to make the key components of the still.
So now that everything is settled, Ximen Qing is going to go to a place to get the prototype of the distiller.
That place is the Jade Emperor Temple in the west of the city. This kind of distiller should be said to be some kind of alchemy furnace. The earliest inventor was a Taoist priest. It mainly used the volatility of mercury to extract mercury from cinnabar.
This principle can also be applied to wine making. The ethanol in wine is more volatile than water. This distiller can be used to process low-alcohol wine to obtain higher-alcohol liquor, even reaching 75 degrees for medical use.
Historically, it was not until the late Song Dynasty and the early Yuan Dynasty that similar distillers were used in wine making, which caused earth-shaking changes.
"Let me go, why are there so many people? Could it be that everyone from Qinghe County is here?" Ximen Qing originally wanted to ride a horse. He went up the mountain early in the morning and came back. Unexpectedly, as soon as he reached the foot of the mountain, the horse could not ride.
Go forward.
From the foot of the mountain to the top, there are crowds of people.
"I don't know what I know. Today is the ninth day of the month and there is a big market." Xiao Tianqing struggled to separate the crowd and guide the horses forward: "Not to mention Qinghe County, even the neighboring Yanggu County has many people getting up early to go to the market.
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Ximen Qing simply jumped off the horse, asked Xiao Tianqing to take the horse and wait at the bottom of the mountain, and squeezed up the mountain alone.
"It's true, Master, if you just crack it with a few whips, wouldn't it clear a way out?" Xiao Tianqing thought darkly as she looked at her master who was struggling to step forward.
Even in modern times, this kind of big market on September 9 still exists in many towns and rural areas, so Ximen Qing looked a little friendly, thinking of his own time, when he was a child, going to the market with adults. What was delicious and fun?
, all can be purchased at large stores.
The hillside where the Jade Emperor Temple is located is not high, and there are gentle slopes along the way. There are temporary pavers on both sides, and two fat people can pass side by side in the middle. So once Ximen Qing squeezed up the mountain, he found that the crowd was still orderly.
It was flowing, and I could barely move.
But before I took two steps, I saw the crowd in front of me speeding up and gathering in one direction.
"Brother, I heard someone said there is a beautiful woman in the tea shop in front of you. Come over and open your eyes."
"Brother, you don't know. I went to see it just now. There were so many people that I was squeezed out."
"Is it that exaggerated? Let's get in there shoulder to shoulder, we must squeeze back!"
There were two bastards nearby who heard that the goddess was coming and wanted to rush forward to have a look. Ximen Qing's face was filled with black lines.
Sure enough, after walking two steps, there was a crowd of people not far away, and all I could see was a large flag above the shop swinging in the wind, which looked a bit familiar.
Isn't this the same banner that Pan Jinlian used at the door last time? Why is it hung here? It seems that Wang Po is very lazy and doesn't even bother to make a new one.
Could it be that Pan Jinlian is here too?!
Ximen Qing's heart suddenly started to stir, and he found a high place and looked inside. Sure enough, the two busy figures inside were Wang Po and Pan Jinlian, weren't they?
"Wang Po Teahouse, could it be that the beautiful woman is called Wang Po? What kind of name is that?" The two ladies just now also came to the side, stretched their necks to look, and one of them said to himself.
"You idiot, the older one is the king's wife!" Another lady hit him hard: "That beauty's name is Jin Lian, look at the reverse side of that flag!"
"Master Ximen, do you pay your respects to Jin Lian?" The lady from before touched her head and said, "What does this mean? Who is the high official Ximen?"
"The official Ximen is the new county magistrate." His companion obviously knew more: "He captured the killer bees as soon as he took office. He is a celebrity in front of the county magistrate. It is said that Pan Jinlian and the official Ximen fell in love with each other.
Eyes... It’s a pain for us ordinary people, we can only watch from a distance.”
"There must be some love involved!"
Ximen Qing couldn't stand hearing it anymore and shouted: "The government is arresting people, don't even touch anyone if you are brave enough!!!"