Chapter 4: Making Money

  "Huh! So she's Dugu Feng after all. But isn't it said in the Romance that Dugu Feng is a stubborn and unreasonable woman? How come she's so gentle? Indeed, the Romance has misled people." Li Jiancheng thought to himself, unaware that Dugu Wen was also very surprised at this moment.

  "What's gotten into you, little sister? You're so meek and mild! How strange! How strange!" Dugu Wen was perplexed. This incident could also be said to have been caused by Dugu Feng's willfulness. It turned out that Dugu Feng had become bored with staying at home, so she wanted to go out and play, but the family didn't allow it, so she pulled her own brother, Dugu Wen, along to sneak out secretly, and even sent away the guards who were supposed to follow them, which ultimately led to those rascals teasing them, and Dugu Wen getting beaten up.

  "Is this Miss Dugu? Underneath is Li Jiancheng, and underneath him are my second brother Li Shimin and third brother Li Yuanji." Li Jiancheng introduced to Dugu Wen and Dugu Feng.

  "It turned out to be the three young masters of the Duke of Tang's family, the Pillar General and the Prince of Tang. What a coincidence! What a coincidence!" Du Guo Wen was surprised to learn that they were Li Yuan's sons, but he felt uneasy - in this era where it was popular for people to go out, even his own sister had gone out, and now the three young children of the Li family were also going out to play. Meanwhile, Du Guo Feng took note of Li Jiancheng's name.

  "Haha, Dugu Gongzi is not bad either. Your Dugu family is also very prominent!" Li Jiancheng's words seemed a bit old-fashioned and arrogant, but everyone didn't notice. It wasn't until after he finished speaking that he felt something was off, but fortunately, he caught himself in time, or else he would have revealed his true intentions.

  "Originally, even Little Brother knew our family, haha." Du Gu Wen was a bit puzzled, how did this little kid know his own family? Of course, he didn't know that this was a transmigrator, and what Li Jian Cheng said next shocked him even more.

  "Brother Dugu dares to ask if the grandmother of your family has a single surname Yu." Li Jiancheng didn't say the name out loud, as saying it would be disrespectful.

  Du Gu Wen was puzzled, was his grandmother's surname You? As a member of the Du Gu family, he actually didn't know what his grandmother's surname was, because it was impossible for anyone to call out her name, so until now he still didn't know what his grandmother's surname was.

  "Yes! Yes! Jian Cheng Ge, you know it too!" Dugu Feng excitedly chimed in.

  "Hehe... I often come out to stroll around, and it's through other people's gossip that I know about the Dugu family." Li Jiancheng couldn't say that he was a transmigrator, how could he possibly not know? So he had to make up an excuse, but since he often went out for strolls, no one would suspect him.

  "Jian Cheng, you definitely don't know, my grandmother's kung fu is also very powerful." Dugu Feng said excitedly again. "Cough cough...", Dugu Wen interrupted her words; "Actually, it's not that powerful, compared to some powerful people, it's just ordinary."

  As Li Jiancheng listened to this point, his eyes had already narrowed, which was his habit when thinking in his previous life. From Dugu Wen's words, I got some information: First, this space is indeed not a real space in history, otherwise, a 70-year-old old man would still have kung fu? It's simply a joke; secondly, there are many powerful kung fu masters. According to my understanding of the martial arts related to this era, there are many: Tao Xin Zhong Mo Da Fa, Tian Dao, Fo Men, Ci Hang Jing Zhai. Especially Chang Sheng Jue, there is even a special book that describes him, Li Jiancheng still remembers the name of that book - "The Great Tang Double Dragon Legend". It seems that this is a world with martial arts, which makes Li Jiancheng excited for a while. No matter who it is, every man has a beautiful dream, and kung fu is the essential product to achieve this dream. Of course, to practice extraordinary kung fu, one needs not only talent but also luck, so Li Jiancheng suppressed the idea that had just risen and wanted to calm down.

  "Knock knock knock..." A rhythmic knocking sound came over, drawing several people's attention.

  "Come in." Li Jiancheng shouted.

  "Sir, here is your dish and the finest wine." A young boy then entered with a tray holding the dishes and wine, set them down, and stood to one side.

  "You can go out now, and call me if you need anything." Li Jiancheng said to Xiao Er.

  "Alright, sir." The waiter said and pulled the door of the private room shut. At the same time, he thought to himself: Is this still a kid? Why does his behavior seem just like an adult's? Never mind, it has nothing to do with me anyway. He shook his head and went downstairs carrying the tray.

  "Hehe, come on, everyone eat first and talk later." Li Jiancheng said warmly, while pouring wine into Du Guoxin's and Li Shimin's cups. As for Dugu Feng, being a girl, he didn't dare to pour her a cup, and as for Li Yuanji, being still young, he didn't tease him. Li Shimin was excited to see the wine poured into his cup, completely unaware of the sly smile on Li Jiancheng's face. As for Du Guoxin, although only nine years old this year, drinking wine was quite common among rich family children, unlike in future times when parents wouldn't allow children to drink until they reached a certain age.

  "Come on, Dugu brother, let's have a drink. Shimin, you too." Li Jiancheng was familiar with the cultural norms of the wine table from his past life, so he knew that what relationship is most intimate? Drinking together, visiting brothels together, going to the countryside together, and carrying guns together - these are all unchanging laws. Seeing Li Jiancheng and Dugu Wen drink the wine in their cups, Li Shimin also followed suit and downed it in one gulp.

  "Cough, cough..." Just then, Li Shimin had just drunk the wine and spat it out. "Big brother, you deceived me! This is so hard to drink, where's the water?!" Li Shimin glared at Li Jiancheng angrily, his bright red face making him look even more adorable after drinking the wine.

  "I didn't cheat you! I told you, drinking wine is just like drinking water!" Li Jiancheng had an expression that said he was right and you were wrong. This made Li Shimin feel very annoyed, so he could only lower his head and eat quietly. The others covered their mouths and giggled.

  Actually, the reason Li Jiancheng came to the hotel this time was to verify one thing: whether the degree of wine is the same as in his previous life. Because he knew that wealth was also a manifestation of strength. To live a peaceful and safe life, one needs sufficient wealth, power, and influence. Now his family had power, but not much wealth, and influence depended on opportunities. So he decided to rely on his own knowledge to create wealth, and brewing wine was the first step, which was also essential for a transmigrant like him. Especially for someone who had read many books, much of the knowledge could be applied. For example, glassmaking and soap-making. He knew these methods, but now he needed to accumulate some capital for himself without letting his family know about his actions, otherwise, once his parents asked: "How did you know this?" How would he answer? So all these actions had to be carried out in secret, of course, it was impossible for him to do it alone, so he also needed to find a partner.

  After drinking the wine, he finally confirmed that modern wine and future wine are really worlds apart. The degree of modern wine is not as good as the beer in his previous life, let alone those high-degree Huanghuashan, Red Star Erguotou, and authentic Beijing Erguotou. Modern wine tastes like the roadside stall's mixed beer with water, but even worse. Therefore, after finishing the cup, Li Jiancheng didn't pour another drink, but instead thought about how to make high-degree liquor and who could help him. Du Guwen saw that Li Jiancheng wasn't drinking anymore and assumed he couldn't handle it, after all, he's still a kid, so he didn't think much of it.

  "What are you thinking about, Brother Jiancheng?" Li Jiancheng, who was pondering how to make a fortune, was brought back to his senses by Dugu Feng, and saw Dugu Feng's big eyes staring at him.

  "Hehe... nothing, come on, let's continue eating." After saying that, he didn't think about it anymore and started eating with everyone. As the saying goes: The sky is big, the earth is big, but the belly is bigger.