There are several varieties of fruit cakes, as well as croissants, red bean paste buns, savory toast, sweet toast, finger biscuits, egg biscuits...

With so many varieties, they can open a unique cake shop.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, the year has passed and spring is coming quietly.

The grass sprouted like bamboo shoots after the rain, and the peach blossoms, pear blossoms, apricot blossoms... bloomed one after another like beautiful girls competing with each other, and the air was filled with the breath of spring everywhere.

A good start to the year begins with spring, it’s time to start working!

On the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, Gu Xinran originally wanted to inspect the shop that was being renovated first, and then arrange the spring plowing on the farm.

As soon as I walked out of the house, I met Doctor Zhang.

His face flushed, and as soon as they met, he got straight to the point. "Young Master, I've prepared the greenhouse and supplies. Can we start cultivating penicillin now?"

This was also a big deal, so Gu Xinran readily agreed, "Of course, let's go and take a look at your place first."

Doctor Zhang nodded, and his young apprentice drove the carriage in front to lead the way, while Xiaomei and Xiaolan followed closely behind with Gu Xinran.

In fact, Gu Xinran had not made penicillin for many years. In order to successfully teach Dr. Zhang, she first cultivated and extracted it by hand in an accelerated space where it was spring all year round.

Therefore, I am confident that I can guide Dr. Zhang to successfully obtain penicillin.

A quarter of an hour later, the carriage arrived at Zhang's Mansion, an exquisite two-story house.

The greenhouse was located in the east wing. Gu Xinran entered the room and experienced it. The temperature was around 25 degrees, which was very good. This was the best temperature for cultivating mold.

Although it is the beginning of spring, the temperature in early spring is not stable, about ten degrees during the day and only a few degrees at night.

The temperature suitable for the growth of Penicillium is between 20 and 25 degrees, so a greenhouse is still necessary.

In the storage room next door, there are also a lot of oranges and rapeseed oil.

Gu Xinran could see that Doctor Zhang had put a lot of thought into this and praised him wholeheartedly, "Not bad, not bad!"

Doctor Zhang was delighted to receive the young master's approval. He stroked his beard and smiled broadly, asking, "What should we do next?"

There wasn't much that could be done for the time being, so Gu Xinran asked Dr. Zhang to put the oranges in the greenhouse and notify her when they were covered with penicillium mold, which might take seven or eight days.

After instructing Doctor Zhang, he left Zhang's house and after another quarter of an hour, he arrived at the most prosperous commercial street in Jinzhou Prefecture.

Gu's mother's dowry shop and the two shops she later bought were all here, one of which was a winery and the other was a cake shop.

When she arrived at the shop, Duan Yunchi was also there, directing the workers to do the finishing work on the winery renovation. The renovation of the cake shop next door was in full swing.

When he saw Gu Xinran finally coming to inspect the winery, he hurriedly and attentively greeted her and personally helped her out of the carriage.

He said complacently: "Ranran, come and take a look, is this the effect you want? Everyone thinks it is very good."

Gu Xinran toured the wine shop and the lounge on the second floor. It was exactly as she imagined. She gave Duan Yunchi a thumbs up and said, "My cousin is awesome!"

Duan Yunchi took her to the backyard with a smile and showed her the cellar built according to her requirements.

Gu Xinran found that the cellar structure was stable, the temperature was suitable, the ventilation was good, and there was no water seepage at all. It was perfect.

The walls and bottom are treated with multiple layers of oilcloth to prevent moisture and water, and then built and paved with blue bricks.

It is a perfect place to store wine. I have to look at Duan Yunchi differently. He is very meticulous in his work.

I continued to praise him: "Thank you for your hard work, cousin! It's better than I imagined."

Duan Yunchi's mouth curled up and he was in a good mood. It was not easy to get a compliment from his cousin, and today he got it twice in a row!

"Except for official business, I spend all my time here. How can it not be good? Come on, I'll give you another surprise."

After leaving the cellar, Duan Yunchi opened the locked main room in the backyard and pointed at something covered with red silk on the table and said, "Uncover it and take a look."

Seeing his mysterious look, Gu Xinran estimated from the shape that it should be a plaque. Could it be made by a famous craftsman?

She slowly lifted the red silk, and what came into view was a large plaque with yellow characters on a red background, which read "Ruyuanling Jiufang". The five large characters were written in yellow strokes, and they were engraved on the wall.

This calligraphy is even better than Xiao Mingzhan's! A true surprise! Once this plaque is hung up, the entire winery's grade will be greatly improved.

Gu Xinran asked happily, "Where did you find this great calligrapher? This calligraphy is so powerful!"

Duan Yunchi laughed triumphantly, "Look at the signature seal, this calligraphy is worth a fortune."

Gu Xinran took a closer look and found a signature "Yiyuan" above the trademark in the small right corner. He didn't know who it belonged to.

He looked up at Duan Yunchi in confusion, "I've never heard of 'Yiyuan'. Who is he? Don't keep me in suspense."

Duan Yunchi put away his smile and looked at her with disdain, "You are too ignorant. That is the title of Dou Taifu. You should learn from Xuanxuan."

Alas, this cousin really couldn't help but praise him. He felt a little disgusted and glared at him impatiently, "I'm not a scholar, why would I pay attention to these things? You can just tell me how well Dou Taifu wrote. I wanted to praise you for doing a good job, but now I don't have to."

Duan Yunchi frowned gloomily, then said with a playful smile: "I still have to praise you, I went back several times to ask for it.

He hadn't written anything for anyone for more than ten years, so he particularly loved these wines and reluctantly agreed. I even owed him two jars of premium wine as a fee.

With this calligraphy, all the scholars in Jinzhou Prefecture will come to see it, and our winery will definitely be packed with customers."

Considering that this was a good job, please forgive him for criticizing me.

Gu Xinran smiled again. "When you get home, go to my place and bring a few more jars of good wine. We can't be stingy. Speaking of which, where are the bottles and jars?"

Duan Yunchi led her to two other rooms in the backyard, which were filled with wine bottles and jars designed by her, and piles of labels were also prepared.

Gu Xinran really didn't expect that Duan Yunchi could manage the winery so well in such a short time.

He praised again: "Cousin, I really made a profit by cooperating with you. It saves me so much trouble!"

Duan Yunchi coughed dryly twice and said awkwardly, "Haha, actually, most of the things are handled by Lai Fu and Shopkeeper Wang. I just come over to take a look occasionally. It's only that plaque that I really put a lot of effort into."

Gu Xinran looked at him in surprise. When did he become so honest?

"Lai Fu is your man. It's your ability to use people properly. I think the winery is almost ready. Can you choose a date for the opening? Have you arranged the staff? When will you go to the mansion to move the wine? The east and west wing rooms in the fourth courtyard are almost full."

"I was just about to discuss this with you. I just had someone calculate an auspicious date, and the sixteenth day of the first lunar month is a good day for opening. There are still three days left, so it should be enough time to prepare. The manager has been decided, but we still need to hire two assistants. Do you have any suitable candidates?"