Chapter Eleven: Successful Brewing

  As soon as he returned home, his father and mother, second brother Li Shimin and third brother Li Yuanji were already at the dinner table. His mother had her hands on her hips, ready to unleash a big move, while Li Shimin was sneaking a smile on the side, seemingly waiting for a show. Fortunately, his mother didn't blow up in anger, but he estimated that if he had been any later, he would have been in trouble.

  "The children have all arrived, let's start dinner." The mother, as the head of the household, gave the order and everyone began eating.

  "Right, Cheng Er, what were you doing running around so many shops today?" Father spoke up, apparently it was those guards who told him.

  "Hmm, nothing, I'm just curious, so I wanted to know." Li Jiancheng replied perfunctorily.

  "Ah!" His father responded with a sound of understanding, fortunately those guards were only responsible for his safety, so they didn't know what he was doing. If they found out, they would have treated him like a monster.

  The meal ended in a harmonious atmosphere, and after dinner, Father went back to his study to work, Mother took Xiu Ning for a walk, leaving only the three of us brothers.

  "Big brother, you didn't take me out to have fun again today." Second Brother Li Shimin spoke up first.

  "Right, right!" His third brother Li Yuangui echoed again.

  "Second brother, big brother is busy with work today, where has the time to play? Look at big brother, he's so tired that he hasn't even eaten lunch yet!" Li Jiancheng told Li Shimin the truth, otherwise Li Shimin would probably pester him again.

  "Cut it out! You just told Father you were going out for a stroll, and now you're trying to deceive me!" Li Shimin had an air of "don't think you can fool me, I'm very astute".

  "Next time there's a chance, big brother will take you out to play again, okay? I've been busy these past few days!" Li Jiancheng had no choice but to compromise.

  "Really?" Li Shimin looked at Li Jiancheng with suspicion.

  "Really, when did I ever cheat you!" Li Jiancheng said with a face full of indignation.

  "Cut it out, you've deceived people so many times." Li Shimin's words left him speechless.

  Finally, under Li Shimin's request, the two of them pulled a fast one on him and convinced him that they would take him out to have some fun. Then, with Li Yuanji, he happily returned to his room, and Li Jiancheng also followed them back to their room.

  It's probably just past 7 pm, and he still can't sleep. So Li Jiancheng took out the "Long Life Secret Method", this is the foundation for his future cultivation, absolutely cannot be relaxed. He practiced for about an hour, and his mind recovered, but still didn't find any internal energy in his dantian. However, Li Jiancheng was not anxious, he's only 7 years old now, after the new year he'll be 8, there's still plenty of time to cultivate. Looking at the time, it's just 9 pm, go to bed and rest!

  ……

  The next day, I woke up at six o'clock, washed my face and rinsed my mouth with salt water. Not having a toothbrush and toothpaste is really uncomfortable, and I'm worried about the smell in my mouth. It seems that after making wine, I should put toothpaste and toothbrush on the agenda. Then I went to practice Tai Chi, and then returned to the room to practice "Changsheng Jue" for a while. After eating breakfast in the hall, I came out.

  "Is Mrs. Qin in?" he shouted at the gate of Mrs. Qin's house, as was the custom back then. There was a saying that "many disputes occur in front of a widow's door", but fortunately, he was still just a young boy.

  "Li Xiaogongzi, how come you're here so early?" Madam Qin was already dressed and looked like she still had a hint of charm.

  "Madam Qin told me to just get it done. It's like this, I've already found the store, and then I thought of asking you to go over early to help think about how to redecorate the wine house," Li Jiancheng explained.

  "Oh! So soon? Alright, I'll go and tidy up." Madam Qin said as she went in. Not long after, she pulled out 9-year-old Qin Yao, who smiled at me when she saw me.

  "This tavern is really big!" Madam Qin exclaimed as she arrived in front of the tavern.

  As they entered the wine tower, Li Jiancheng pointed to the original owner's residence and said to her: "In the future, you can live there with Qin Feng, no need to go back to your original place of residence. This way, it will be more convenient to take care of the hotel." After finishing speaking, he took Qin Feng and Qin Yao towards that direction.

  "Wow! This is really beautiful." Qin Yao exclaimed. Then she hopped and skipped away to play.

  "It's all thanks to you that we were able to pay off our taxes, and now you're giving us such good terms, I don't know how to repay you," said Madame Qin, her voice filled with emotion.

  "Hehe, Mrs. Qin, you're too polite. Now that I'm your boss, of course, I want to make sure you have no worries. " Li Jiancheng said with a smile, "By the way, does Mrs. Qin know anyone else? Preferably female, I'd like to hire some more people to help out."

  "Yes! There are also a few who, like me, have lost their husbands in battle. Their lives are also very difficult. Can we also recruit them?" asked Madame Qin.

  "It's okay to recruit them as long as they have good character and some ability." Li Jiancheng made the request.

  "You can rest assured about these women, they are all kind-hearted people with no problem in their character, and they also live by their own ability, I can guarantee that." said Mrs. Qin.

  "Alright, now I'll go do something. You bring them over. When I get back, we'll start rearranging the wine shop." With that, Li Jiancheng left, while Madame Qin called her daughter to summon people to the wine shop.

  "Boss, is what I want ready?" Li Jiancheng walked into the glass store and asked.

  "Is this satisfactory, sir?" The boss then brought out a semi-circular glass and a long-necked glass bottle. Li Jiancheng took a look and thought it was acceptable, so he had the ten packages wrapped up, paid for them, and called two apprentices to carry the items with him to the wine tower. Seeing how hard the apprentices were working, Li Jiancheng gave them a small tip, making them happily exclaim "Thank you, sir!"

  "Have you returned? What are these things?" Madam Qin asked, looking at the ten glass jars beside Li Jiancheng's feet.

  "Haha, this is what we'll make money from in the future. First, let's move the stuff to the basement." The house left by the old boss was really nice, with one living room, five bedrooms, and one basement. If it weren't for being bullied by the tyrant, anyone would not have sold the house so cheaply.

  After moving the glass to the cellar, he took out a bottle of wine labeled "daughter red". Then pour the wine into the glass, light a fire under the glass, and cover the empty space on top. Fortunately, this cellar is often used, so there's nothing to worry about. After a while, I saw that the heated glass wall finally had something, Li Jiancheng quickly placed a bowl under the long tube, and then saw a drop, a drop dripping into the bowl, finally waiting for the wine in the glass to dry up, and the distilled wine was only one-fifth of the original. The wine this year is indeed heavily watered. Tasted a bit, exciting! Finally succeeded.

  "Really, can this thing make money?" Madame Qin asked strangely, looking at Li Jiancheng's excited appearance, isn't this just a wine warmer with nothing special about it?

  "Hehe, just try it and you'll know." Li Jiancheng said as he handed her the bowl. She took a sip with a puzzled expression. "Wow! This flavor is so strong, compared to the wine before, it's like water!" Madame Qin exclaimed after finishing, looking at Li Jiancheng with an even stranger gaze.

  "This method must be kept confidential, even if it can't be kept forever, at least for a period of time only our store has it, so when the time comes, find two more reliable people from your side to operate." Li Jiancheng said to Qin Furen.

  "Well, I know what to do now." Mrs. Qin replied with a serious face. As someone from a small business family herself, she also knew the importance of product confidentiality. Li Jiancheng saw that Mrs. Qin understood and didn't say much more.

  "Let's go and see how many people you've called over." With that, Li Jiancheng led the way to the main hall.