"Is this the way to govern a country and bring peace to the world?!" He Yingyuan forced himself to stop reading and gently closed the book!

"Yes, this is the way to govern a country and bring peace to the world! Brother He, you are a man of great talent, how can you bear to see the people suffer and live in misery?" Qin San Niang said earnestly. She didn't believe she couldn't fool him! This book is a classic in the world, and it is a story that will make people's blood boil. Not to mention that He Yingyuan himself has ambition and ideas, even ordinary people without ideas will be inspired to fight.

Sure enough, upon hearing her say that, He Yingyuan stood up, cupped his hands in a bow, and said, "I am grateful for Madam Qin's kindness. I will shamelessly take this book back and study it!"

Qin San Niang waved her hand dismissively, as if it didn't matter. She had several more in her spatial storage! Besides, these were copies she had made herself, so they were practically worthless!

He Yingyuan, however, treasured it dearly and didn't even give it to Liao Hongying. Only he knew that this book was truly worth a fortune! No, perhaps even a fortune couldn't buy it!

Now, he no longer thinks about why Qin San Niang has so many good things. Instead, he is grateful that his family met Qin San Niang and walked with her through thick and thin. This is destiny!

After this little incident, everyone chatted warmly for a while before going their separate ways to rest.

In the following days, Qin San Niang devoted herself entirely to the research on "Drunken Red Dust." The initial step in making this wine was to produce a high-proof spirit from glutinous rice, followed by the addition of dried peach blossom petals for soaking. Once the fragrance of the peach blossoms was fully infused into the wine, a rich and fragrant peach blossom wine was created, also known as "Drunken Red Dust"!

However, considering the high price of glutinous rice, the raw material for the liquor was a mixture of sorghum and glutinous rice in a certain proportion. The process involved strict sterilization, including selecting the grains, moistening them, steaming them, spreading them out to cool, and adding the yeast. After that, the most crucial step—fermentation—would take place. The quality of the liquor is extremely dependent on this step, and Qin San Niang can only complete this step so far! Even so, it will take approximately one and a half to two months.

It seems I was a bit of an exaggeration to have made a one-month agreement with Manager Si. I'll have to let him know when the time comes. Fortunately, making wine is a long-standing business for the Si family, so they won't be entirely dependent on me. I don't need to worry too much!

Taking advantage of the time she had, she also wanted to go to Feng Jinshan's place in Shangfeng Village to buy some peach blossoms.

Shangfeng Village is about 40 or 50 li away from Shiligou. The village is located at the foot of the mountain, so it's not too hard to find. Qin Sanniang and Pangya drove the car and found the Feng family in an hour and a half.

Last year, the Feng family made money selling hawthorns, and their dilapidated thatched house was renovated. Of course, they only replaced the thatched roof with gray tiles and built two east wing rooms on the east side, which were for their son to use when he got married.

The Feng family has three children: Feng Bo, Feng Jiang, and Feng Tao. Feng Tao is only ten years old and is currently washing clothes outside.

Presumably due to the poor living conditions in the past, Feng Tao has a large head and a small body. When she squats in front of the huge wooden basin, she almost sticks her head into it, which makes people feel inexplicably sad.

It wasn't that Feng Jinshan didn't love his daughter, but what could a poor man do with a daughter? Once she turned thirteen or fourteen, she was betrothed to someone else, becoming someone else's wife for nothing. Those well-mannered and wealthy families could afford a few taels of silver as a dowry, which was considered a fair price for their parents' upbringing. But most poor girls were either arranged into marriages through exchange or bought for a few hundred coins—they weren't worth much! It wasn't uncommon for heartless parents to sell them to wealthy families as maids!

Since we already know the ending, there's no need to spend too much effort raising them, lest we develop feelings for them and then be reluctant to sell them later!

Of course, the Feng family had no intention of selling their daughter, since they already had two sons. However, Feng Tao was given a new task by her mother: if her two older brothers were too poor to find wives, they would arrange a marriage for her second brother, Feng Jiangxu, who was four years older than her, so the timing would be perfect.

Fatty pushed open the newly repaired fence gate and said to Feng Tao with a smile, "Little sister, is this Feng Jinshan's residence?"

Feng Tao raised her head, her small face covered in sweat, a few strands of hair hanging down and sticking to her ears. Her hair was dry and yellow, like a handful of straw, but her eyes were very bright. She smiled at the two of them.

"What do you want with my father? Is this lady here to do business with him?"

"Oh? How did you know I came to do business with your father?" Qin Sanniang asked in surprise, feeling puzzled.

“I guessed! Madam’s clothes are very beautiful; I’ve never seen such beautiful fabric before. Our family has lived in the mountains for generations, and we’ve never had a lady as beautiful as you come to visit us. So you must be the kind person who bought the hawthorns before, right?” Feng Tao said, standing up. “Madam and sister, please come in quickly, I’ll pour you some water!”

After saying that, the little girl took off to pour water. However, the bowls she used to hold the water were all chipped, which was probably the most intact one in her family.

The water hadn't been boiled, so Qin San Niang wouldn't drink it. Pang Ya, influenced by her, knew that tap water contained insects, so naturally she wouldn't drink it either. However, Qin San Niang still appreciated the little girl's kindness and quick wit.

"Thank you. Where are your parents? I am indeed the one who bought hawthorn fruit last time. I'm here again to do business with your parents."

Hearing this, Feng Tao's smile widened. This lady was indeed here to do business. Although she didn't know what kind of business it was, and Hong Guo'er was no longer around, the fact that she came meant that her parents were capable. If they made money, her mother would treat her even better and wouldn't keep talking about arranging a marriage for her!

She didn't want to be married off in a swap marriage; what if she ended up with an old man?

Sister Ahua next door was a victim of a marriage swap. She married Uncle A, who was more than ten years older than her. She passed away a few years later while giving birth, and she bled a lot! This terrified Feng Tao, and she developed an inexplicable fear of marriage swaps.

From that time on, Feng Tao was very careful in front of her parents and would take the initiative to do all the housework. She just thought that if she became more capable, her parents would naturally remember her kindness!

Sure enough, after selling all the hawthorns this year, the family suddenly had some money. Mother's temper improved a lot, and she would buy some fish to eat every now and then. Although she still drank fish soup, Grandma loved her and would secretly save fish meat for her. Being able to eat meat made her much happier.

"Madam, please wait a moment, I'll go up the mountain to call them. They've been busy in the orchard these past few days, they've all gone to the fields. It'll only take about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, I'm sure I can get them back! Please have some water!" Feng Tao said, and without waiting for Qin San Niang and the others to react, she hurriedly put on her straw sandals and ran out. She looked so anxious that anyone who didn't know better would think something had happened!