"Please, accept it. You're the pillar of the village now. If you don't accept it, I, as the village chief, won't be able to explain myself to everyone."

Sun Jian remained silent for a while, and finally reluctantly agreed.

"Alright, I'll take the wine. You can go back to sleep."

Seeing Sun Jian accept the old wine from his hand, the village chief's gloomy expression vanished instantly, replaced by a beaming smile: "Good! Good! I'll be leaving now, I won't bother you any longer."

Sun Jian stood at the door, watching the village chief's departing figure, shaking his head and smiling bitterly.

I wonder what the wine tastes like in this era?

How about we try it tonight?

Having transmigrated to this world, I immediately married three wives, but so far I've only managed to seduce one of them. What a pity.

Why don't we bring Gu Zijian, Chu Qingcheng, and Zhou Wan'er to try it?

After we get them all drunk, maybe we can sleep together in the same bed... hehehe.

Thinking of this, Sun Jian hurriedly carried the wine into the house and also took a few packets of instant noodles from the kitchen as snacks to accompany the wine.

"Come on, come on, let your husband make you three drink a few cups today."

Without saying a word, Sun Jian poured wine into bowls for Chu Qingcheng, Gu Zijian, and Zhou Wan'er.

Once the seals and wooden wedges were broken, the aroma of wine filled the entire room.

"Drinking today?"

Chu Qingcheng and the others had just witnessed the village chief delivering the wine, but they didn't expect Sun Jian to open the wine seal and pour it for them right then and there.

"Yes, let's drink it today."

Sun Jian had his own ulterior motives, and of course he couldn't let go of the opportunity to sleep with his wife.

"oh."

Chu Qingcheng was very obedient and sat on a chair to the side. She would never go against Sun Jian's wishes, after all, women in ancient times were instilled with the ideas of the Three Obediences and Four Virtues from childhood.

"What wonderful wine! I haven't smelled such a fragrant wine in a long time."

Gu Zijian was a heroine by nature. When she smelled the aroma of wine, she picked up the wine bowl and smelled it herself without waiting for Sun Jian to urge her.

She still remembered the last time they drank together, when the Gu family was still a powerful clan in the Great Gan Dynasty. Unfortunately, her father chose the wrong side and was falsely accused by villains, which led to him being labeled a rebel and causing the family to fall into decline.

Wine is made from a lot of grain. In those days, there was famine everywhere. Even wealthy families with some grain reserves did not dare to make wine. They had to save it for emergencies, let alone ordinary people's families.

It's considered good if people in the lower classes can even smell the aroma of wine.

"It is indeed good wine."

Gu Zijian took a small sip and found the flavor to be excellent, so he immediately praised it.

"Let me smell it..."

Zhou Wan'er also leaned forward and sniffed with her little nose.

"Yes, it's actually quite good."

"It seems the village chief was right; these two jars of wine can be exchanged for a hundred catties of grain. They are indeed worth the price."

"The fact that he could bring out such a rare item shows that he is truly sincere."

Upon hearing the conversation between the two women, Sun Jian frowned, rolled his eyes at Zhou Wan'er and Gu Zijian, and looked at them with disdain.

How come these two girls are so naive?

It's a shame that one of them was born a princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the other was born into a powerful clan.

This wine is considered good?

Zhou Wan'er saw Sun Jian's expression and gently nudged him with her delicate hand, "Hey, why are you making that face?"

All I can say is that you guys are ignorant and have never seen the world.

Sun Jian pursed his lips and started munching on a packet of instant noodles.

"I...I once..."

Zhou Wan'er was about to retort, but quickly changed her words: "You're the one who's never seen the world! This wine is really good."

Gu Zijian nodded. "Yes, my lord, such wine is indeed a rare find."

Chu Qingcheng chimed in, "I don't know much about it, but it does smell really good..."

"Ignore him, let's drink. He's the one who doesn't understand wine!" Zhou Wan'er said.

Sun Jian chewed on his instant noodles, then pointed at the wine with a look of disgust. "This wine is made using an extremely simple process. Judging from its color and taste, it only uses fermentation and filtration. Moreover, its alcohol content is at most a dozen degrees. It's garbage among garbage."

“I can make wine that is a hundred or a thousand times better than this with just a little effort, and I don’t need to store it.”

"Wow!"

Upon hearing Sun Jian's words, Chu Qingcheng's eyes lit up again. She had lost count of how many times she had admired her husband.

"Really, my husband?" Gu Zijian was also very curious and took Sun Jian's arm.

“Of course, when have I ever lied to you? My craftsmanship is unique in the world!” Sun Jian retorted without backing down.

"Once this matter with the bandits is over, I will brew wine for you, and then you will naturally know."

Sun Jian was full of confidence.

Even from the perspective of brewing alone, he doesn't need the system's help.

Most of the wines produced in this era were made by fermenting grains, plants, or fruits.

It cannot be ruled out that some winemakers with unique skills and knowledge of filtration techniques can elevate the alcohol content and aroma of their wine to a higher level.

Even if the liquor is made in this way, the alcohol content will not exceed 20%.

Only by mastering high-temperature distillation, cooling and filtration, and then a second high-temperature distillation, can one truly produce good wine.

"oh?"

"You know everything about brewing?"

Zhou Wan'er discovered that this kind of man was practically omnipotent.

Is there anything in the world that he can't do or doesn't understand?

"What? You don't believe me? Then let's make a bet. If I really manage to brew it, you'll call me 'husband' from now on, just like them?"

Sun Jian didn't forget to take this opportunity to flirt with Zhou Wan'er.

Zhou Wan'er blushed and stammered, "I...I won't!"

"Hey, you're the wife I married, it's only natural for you to call me husband, okay?"

"I……"

Zhou Wan'er was speechless after being silenced by Sun Jian's words.

"Okay, if I ever manage to brew a wine a hundred times better than this, you give me a kiss, is that alright?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Wan'er blushed even more deeply.

She playfully raised her chin. "Well... okay then! If you really manage to brew it, I can consider it."

"Okay, then it's a deal!"

Seeing that the ambiguous atmosphere had been established, Sun Jian quickly changed the subject, "Alright, alright, let's drink! Come on, cheers!"

The three chatted and laughed, and Sun Jian even told them some dirty jokes while they were drinking, making them all blush with embarrassment.

After a few rounds of drinks, seeing that the atmosphere was just right, Sun Jian suggested playing a game of Truth or Dare.

It's a pity there are no dice in the house, otherwise we could have taught them to play dice-rolling and boasting games.

"Look carefully, this is rock, this is scissors, and this is paper."

Sun Jian gestured to the three women, saying, "Rock eats scissors, scissors eat paper, paper wraps around rock, understand?"

"The winner can make one request of the loser, and the loser cannot refuse!"

"So, do you dare?"