Physician Ren acted swiftly and quickly obtained the order to leave the camp.

Considering that Physician Ren was old and frail, Lu Qiqi went to the horse-feeding camp to get a carriage and had Ren Yuan drive it to the winery.

She followed closely behind on a tall horse.

It was already past 1 PM when we arrived at the winery.

The carriage gears stopped turning, and Lu Qiqi tightened the reins.

She looked up and saw the plaque above the dark gate, with four large, gold-flecked characters reading "Yunbian Winery".

The doors were tightly shut, yet the rich aroma of wine could still waft into the air from all directions.

Lu Qiqi, who hadn't touched a drop of alcohol, was almost intoxicated by the aroma of the wine surrounding her.

This shows just how strong the aroma of the wine is.

Upon arrival, Ren Yuan helped his elderly father down from the carriage.

When the door knocker was sounded, the people inside opened the door and politely welcomed the three of them into the house.

After the host and guests were seated, Physician Ren got straight to the point and stated his purpose.

The old steward's smiling face, full of wrinkles, suddenly froze, but he quickly regained his previous expression.

"Unfortunately, I dare not deceive Physician Ren. The head steward went out on business today and has not yet seen him return."

How about this: once the head steward returns, we will inform him of this matter immediately.

"I wonder what Physician Ren thinks of this?"

Once such polite words are uttered, it's basically equivalent to having no chance.

Even the imperial physician Ren hadn't expected that Yunbian Winery, which was usually so generous, would refuse so readily this time.

Normally, they would be willing to do a losing business, but why do they have such a completely different attitude towards a profitable business today?

Lu Qiqi also understood that further entanglement would be pointless, only making people doubt the feasibility and unclear intentions of the matter, which would be detrimental.

Thinking of this, she smiled and said, "Then please ask Steward Gu to tell the head steward that this matter is of great importance. If it succeeds, it will be a great blessing for the Great Jin Dynasty, and the winery will also be a hero."

Mastering this method of extraction will surely bring abundant wealth.

Manager Gu understood very well that if this method worked, it would be a win-win situation.

With the 'alcohol' mentioned by Physician Ren, the military camp could better treat wounded soldiers, saving many soldiers for the Great Jin Dynasty—a good thing indeed.

With this method, the distillery can monopolize the alcohol supply in the military camp, and from then on, wealth will flow into the distillery like water.

However, he was really unsure about this matter and needed to consult with his superiors.

“Your Excellency is absolutely right. I am grateful for the trust placed in me by Physician Ren and Your Excellency. This matter will have to wait for the head steward to make a decision.”

Steward Gu, neither humble nor arrogant, pushed the decision-making power to the head steward without giving any consent, speaking with impeccable discretion.

Lu Qiqi didn't plan to make a decision on the spot. After all, when Physician Ren explained the alcohol purification process, she proposed the condition of contributing her technology as equity.

What she wants is a cooperative relationship, not a one-sided supply and demand relationship.

The cooperative relationship can last a long time, but once the supply and demand relationship is broken, they will have to find new people, which will consume time and energy and is definitely not the best choice.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, Steward Gu saw the three of them out.

Military discipline was strict; the orders they received required them to return to camp before dark, or face flogging.

Therefore, the three of them did not linger on the road and rushed back to the military camp before dark.

Although the three of them returned to camp within the stipulated time, they missed the time when food was distributed.

Lu Qiqi naturally wouldn't let herself go hungry. After handing the horse reins to Ren Yuan, she returned to her own tent.

As soon as she entered the tent, she couldn't wait to go into her spatial dimension.

At that moment, she felt her stomach was empty and wished she could eat a whole cow right away.

As soon as she entered the small wooden house in the space, Lu Qiqi found some pork jerky and started chewing on it.

After eating a few pieces of dried meat and drinking a few sips of spiritual spring water, I felt my hunger was barely suppressed.

She then found a kitchen knife in the house and took it to the area where the chickens and ducks were kept.

Between stir-fried ginger duck and stewed chicken with fresh mushrooms, Lu Qiqi chose the latter without hesitation.

She's been eating nothing but biscuits for the past few days, and she feels like her jaw muscles are about to pop out.

I really want to have some soup or broth, and maybe pick a couple of bok choys from the field to eat some leafy greens.

Before long, wisps of smoke rose from the chimney of the cabin, and Lu Qiqi's attention was completely focused on the bubbling hot soup.

She had previously picked up some fir mushrooms on the mountain in the veterans' village and kept the spores to grow in her space. These mushrooms are difficult to cultivate, but they are exceptionally easy to grow in her space.

She doesn't even know how many batches of fir fungus this is; all the fir fungus that grew before were dried and kept for later use.

Now that the space has been upgraded, she can lock in the freshness of newly grown fir fungi, so that no matter how much time has passed, they still look like they were just unearthed.

This feature is even better than an ice cellar.

While Lu Qiqi was drinking soup and eating chicken in her spatial dimension, Ren Yuan brought over two flatbreads and a bowl of white porridge, standing outside Lu Qiqi's tent.

He called out into the tent a few times, but no one answered. Instead, he attracted the attention of the guards.

He had previously questioned the soldiers and learned that Lu Qiqi was inside the tent. It would be inappropriate to go in directly now. Just as he was in a dilemma, the tent flap was lifted.

Hearing the commotion outside, Lu Qiqi drank a bowl of hot soup and felt completely refreshed before leaving the space with Wangcai.

When she lifted the curtain, she saw Ren Yuan waiting for her outside with food in his hands.

This made her pause, recalling how she had entered the space to give herself special treatment, feeling somewhat like she had abandoned her teammates.

In an instant, she tried hard to recall whether she had wiped the oil off her lips before leaving the space.

Fortunately, it was dark, and there was only a faint light in the tent. The two were far apart and could not see each other's faces, let alone the grease on their lips.

"We got back late and missed the mealtime. This is food I found at the mess hall, and it's been heated up."

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