Chen Daniu, suspended in mid-air, flailed his limbs, but to no avail. Once a person is suspended in mid-air, they cannot find a foothold, and no matter how much strength they have, they cannot exert any force.

A gasp rippled through the crowd. The onlookers were merely spectators, unaware of the trick involved. Seeing Zhao Cheng lift Chen Daniu above his head with one arm, they assumed Zhao Cheng was stronger than Chen Daniu.

Suddenly, Zhao Cheng used one arm to throw Chen Daniu away, where he crashed heavily to the ground.

Chen Daniu quickly got up from the ground. Although he had fallen heavily, he was not injured.

He wasn't stupid when it came to wrestling; he knew he had been careless. His opponent hadn't intended to fight him and had simply lifted him up, rendering him powerless.

This time, we need to be more careful. First, grab him firmly, and then forcefully throw him down.

Seeing Chen Daniu rush over again, trying to grab him, he understood the other man's intention. It seemed that this young man was not stupid.

Zhao Cheng wouldn't confront Chen Daniu head-on; if he did, he certainly wouldn't stand a chance. However, he had plenty of practical experience and knew there were plenty of ways to deal with Chen Daniu.

He quickly went to meet him, and just as their bodies were about to make contact, Zhao Cheng dodged to the side and swept Chen Daniu's leg with his own, the kick landing squarely on Chen Daniu's back.

Chen Daniu was very fast, and his kick was a smooth sweep, sending Chen Daniu flying.

The onlookers were horrified; a flying acrobat had appeared, and if they were hit, their bones would surely be broken.

As everyone scattered and fled, Chen Daniu fell heavily to the ground again. This time, he struggled to get up, grimacing, clearly in pain.

Chen Xiaoxiao was terrified. Fearing her younger brother might get hurt, she quickly went to check on him.

"Da Niu, are you alright?"

"Sister, this guy is incredibly strong, much stronger than me. I can't beat him." Chen Daniu began to feel afraid.

At this moment, Zhao Xian also came over. Seeing that Chen Daniu was not injured, it seemed that Zhao Cheng had acted with restraint.

“Da Niu, he’s a general who came from the battlefield and killed countless enemies. How could you possibly defeat him?” Zhao Xian said.

"So he's a general. No wonder I couldn't beat him." Chen Daniu's eyes immediately filled with admiration.

“If you want to become powerful and a general, go and become his disciple. He will teach you martial arts,” Zhao Xian continued.

"Will he teach me?" Chen Daniu asked with some concern.

“Those ten men were his soldiers. Even all of them combined are not as strong as you. If you go and ask him to be your master, he will definitely accept you as his disciple.”

At this moment, Chen Xiaoxiao also spoke up: "Da Niu, you should become his disciple and learn martial arts from him. You will become even more powerful. If you want to become a general, strength alone is not enough."

"Okay, I understand." Chen Daniu seemed to have a sudden flash of inspiration and became shrewd all of a sudden.

"Master, please accept me as your disciple." Chen Daniu walked up to Zhao Cheng, knelt down, and kowtowed.

Zhao Cheng looked at Chen Daniu kneeling on the ground and felt even more fond of him. He spoke up.

“Learning martial arts is very hard work. Can you endure the hardship?” Zhao Cheng asked with a stern face.

“I can endure hardship, please teach me martial arts,” Zhao Daniu returned firmly.

At this moment, Chen Daniu doesn't seem stupid at all. Perhaps Chen Daniu is the legendary martial arts prodigy who is very stupid in daily life and even unable to take care of himself, but when it comes to learning martial arts, he is like a different person.

Zhao Cheng was overjoyed. Chen Daniu had great potential, and with patient guidance, he would surely become a useful talent.

"Alright, since you can endure hardship, I'll take you as my apprentice. From now on, you'll learn martial arts from me." Zhao Cheng walked over and helped Chen Daniu up.

Everyone gathered around to congratulate Zhao Cheng on taking on his beloved disciple.

After Zhao Cheng took Chen Daniu away, the onlookers dispersed, and the villagers who had come to watch the spectacle also left.

After returning from the county government office yesterday and receiving a reply from Magistrate Cao, Zhao Xian prepared to try making millet wine.

Making millet wine involves several steps, including soaking the raw materials, steaming, adding yeast, fermentation, and distillation. The principle is not complicated. As long as each step is done well, making millet wine should not be difficult.

The family was very curious about brewing wine, and many people came to the workshop to see how Zhao Xian made millet wine.

Zhao Xian had someone take out two hundred catties of barnyard grass from the warehouse. He first soaked the barnyard grass in water for ten hours. After the barnyard grass had fully absorbed the water, it had grown considerably larger than before.

Next, Zhao Xian put the soaked barnyard grass into a large pot and steamed it until it was fully cooked. Each batch was steamed for a sufficient amount of time. Then, he put the cooked barnyard grass into a large vat and let it cool naturally. When the temperature dropped to about the same as human body temperature, he began the next step.

At this point, yeast is added to the processed barnyard grass to allow the starch in the barnyard grass to be saccharified by microorganisms and then converted into alcohol by further action of the microorganisms.

The ancients did not understand these principles of winemaking, but that did not prevent them from brewing fine wine.

This process requires patience and careful temperature control. To allow more sugar to be converted into alcohol, the fermentation time needs to be extended.

This period will last about four or five days.

After such a long fermentation period, the barnyard grass in the large vat has developed a strong aroma of wine and already contains a certain concentration of alcohol.

At this point, alcohol distillation technology was to be used. Zhao Xian had people put these pungent stalks into the distillation equipment and start a fire to distill the alcohol.

Soon, the alcohol vapor was drawn out through a conduit, passed through the cool well water, and then condensed into liquid, flowing into a wine jar.

On the day the wine was produced, Wang Lizheng made a special trip over. The entire workshop was filled with a rich aroma of wine, which excited him greatly.

Zhao Xian took a bowl of wine and handed it to the village head. The village head took a sniff of it and immediately looked delighted.

Then came the exciting moment: the village head began to taste the wine, and everyone's eyes were on him.

Li Zheng took a sip of the wine and immediately exclaimed in surprise.

"This liquor is very strong, just my taste, I like it."

Zhao Xian knew that the alcohol content of freshly distilled liquor should be above 50 degrees, which is already high-proof liquor. For ancient people who had never drunk liquor before, suddenly drinking high-proof liquor would generally be difficult to adapt to.

Everyone's curiosity was piqued, and those who liked it and those who didn't began to taste it. The women almost all disliked this strong liquor, and after tasting it once, they stopped drinking it.

The men were different. After tasting it a few times, they began to like the liquor and wanted more. Zhao Xian kicked them all out of the workshop, except for Wang Lizheng, who was allowed to drink his fill.