Chapter 103:

How could Xu Yi be stingy about a few bottles of wine when he got the books he collected?

Later, every time he cooked a new medicinal wine, he would ask A Xu to send a bottle over.

Since Pang Yi's constitution was not suitable for drinking too much medicinal wine that promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis, Xu Yi prepared a new tonic prescription suitable for him based on his constitution.

In the new medicinal wine, several herbs for promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis were replaced, and wolfberry, dangshen and astragalus were added.

The medicinal wine smelled sweet and tasted smoother after drinking it. Xu Yi personally brought it to the door and told Pang Boyi and Uncle Pang the benefits of this medicinal wine.

He also told Uncle Pang not to let his husband drink too much, otherwise he would have to put away the wine.

Uncle Pang listened to Xu Yi and strictly controlled the wine. Pang Boyi couldn't even drink one more glass of wine. He was so angry that he pointed at Uncle Pang and wanted to send him back to his old home for retirement.

"Dalang, your body doesn't look as strong as that of an old slave." Uncle Pang bowed meaningfully and said.

Pang Game: "..."

Later, Xu Yi couldn't finish the medicinal wine he sent, so Pang Game asked Xu Yi not to send any more.

Xu Yi didn't let A Xu continue.

*

Although Xu Yi did not participate in setting up a stall to sell wine and only prepared recipes to cook wine in the kitchen, due to lack of manpower, only Ah Jin was busy.

He and Ah Jin each guarded a stove. After the first day of the Yuan Dynasty, many patients with gastrointestinal discomfort due to dieting came to Xu Yi for treatment and prescriptions.

There was no way to guard the stove, and there was even less manpower. Later, when Yu Qiulin found out about this, he took the initiative to ask Ying to help.

The group of people divided the work and worked together in an orderly manner. Xu Yi wanted to take a rest on the Lantern Festival, but A Xu handed him a notebook, which recorded the customers who were queuing up to buy drinks.

Xu Yi's plan to invite everyone to a restaurant for dinner on the Lantern Festival naturally came to nothing.

After the Lantern Festival passed, the number of people holding banquets in the county gradually decreased. Seeing that the number of people buying wine decreased, Xu Yi immediately sent a message to let everyone rest.

Everyone was very excited because they were making money. When they came back from work every day, they would talk to Xu Yi about how much wine he had sold. Even Yu Qiulin, who had no salary, was very excited. When he helped, the corners of his mouth were raised.

After counting the strings of copper coins, Xu Yi was surprised to find that in half a month, they had earned more than 30 coins.

With this money, Xu Yi doesn't have to worry so much.

He left Yu Qiulin Bai busy and asked him if he wanted medicine, wine or money.

Yu Qiulin swallowed and focused on the medicinal wine.

Xu Yi smiled when he saw this and asked A Xu to pick out a clean clay pot from the kitchen.

He filled a large clay pot with medicinal wine and asked Yu Qiulin to take it back.

As for Zhang Tiegou...

During the period when he was selling wine, this guy often drank under the pretext of tasting wine. Xu Yi didn't want him to drink too much, so he didn't mention it.

It was night, Zhang Tiegou couldn't sleep, so he knocked on Xu Yi's door.

Xu Yi held his forehead with his hands and looked at Zhang Tiegou, who was squirming. The wind was blowing coldly outside, and he was standing at the wind outlet, his hair floating in the air frozen into strands.

He backed away in disgust: "How many days have you not had a bath?"

"You just took a bath on the first day of the month." Zhang Tiegou said.

Xu Yi: "..." He looked at the sky. The sky was pitch black with no moonlight.

"Brother, I thought about it all night and couldn't sleep, so I came to find you." Zhang Tiegou kicked the threshold with his toes and made a "dong dong" sound. It was a bit noisy, so he stopped kicking.

"I don't understand, why didn't you ask me if I wanted a drink?"

He stared at Xu Yi with eyes full of "You can't stop giving me a drink just because I lost the bet."

Xu Yi was indifferent: "Being a man must keep your word. If you don't keep your word, you don't have it."

Seeing that it was useless to play the emotional card, Zhang Tiegou immediately changed his approach and asked: "What about the employee price? Last time you said there was a 20% discount, I will pay for it myself. Buy it, you agree."

Zhang Tiegou's body is very strong. Whether it was hunting in the mountains or old ailments caused by being a guard, the medicinal wine he drank in the past half month has almost cured the old ailments and bruises.

It's medicine that's three parts poison, and Xu Yi doesn't agree with him drinking too much.

But he underestimated the contemporary people's love for wine. If it weren't for the high price of such good wine, they would still want to drink it day and night.

If Xu Yi didn't agree, Zhang Tiegou would guard the door and not leave.

The corners of Xu Yi's mouth twitched slightly, and he bit his back molars, resisting the urge to push Xiao Huang's eating basin into his head.

That's the guy that Xiao Huang eats. You can't hit his head, Xiao Huang will be angry.

In order for his friends to drink enough without harming their bodies by drinking too much, Xu Yi got into the kitchen and mixed drinks again.

In two days, he created a new formula and developed a medicinal wine with mild medicinal effects that is suitable for both men and women.

Although he was responsible for dispensing the medicine himself, A Xu still took over the task of lighting the fire.

The rich aroma of wine overflowed, accompanied by wisps of sweet white mist that lingered, making A Xu a little intoxicated.

"Lang Jun, what kind of wine are you making this time? Why is it so sweet?"

A Xu's voice was low, worried that people outside would hear him if he spoke too loudly.

Xu Yi smiled lightly and said, "This is sweet medicinal wine. It can nourish qi, stomach, and beautify the skin. The concentration is not high. It doesn't hurt to drink a few more cups."

Compared with other ratios, he added the sweet medicinal wine this time. Other non-medicinal ingredients are included, such as apricot sugar, stir-fried black beans, roasted glutinous rice, etc.

Apricot candy, also called apricot slices, is a fruit pickled in sugar frosting. It has the effect of relieving coughs, moistening the lungs and clearing the throat.

Stir-fried black beans can detoxify and lower cholesterol. It is also an anti-aging food.

Glutinous rice can be used to make wine, which can beautify the skin and strengthen the body. Xu Yi added it with two other ingredients, and then combined it with several medicinal materials such as wolfberry, angelica root and Codonopsis pilosula. The steamed wine has the benefits of the medicinal materials. It is fragrant and has the sweetness of apricot and glutinous rice.

Moreover, this wine is different from wine brewed purely from glutinous rice. It has a clear color and a refreshing and sweet taste.

He made the wine and gave one to Mrs. He and Pang Boyi first.

He also asked A Xu to send messages to the Xing family, Xin family, and Tao family, inviting Xing Yuesen and others to come and taste wine at home.

Xing Yuesen was originally choosing a birthday gift for his sister who was returning to her parents' home. When A Mu came into the house to report that Xu Yi had sent A Xu over, he asked him to come in in confusion and asked what was going on.

A Xu said respectfully: "Lang Jun has made a new sweet medicinal wine, please taste it, Mr. Xing."

"Sweet medicinal wine?" Hearing the word "sweet", Xing Yuesen asked curiously.

Knowing that this medicinal wine was not only suitable for men, women, old and young, but could also beautify and replenish blood and Qi, Xing Yuesen immediately asked his servants to carry down the gift in front of him.

With such good wine, what other gift should I choose?

Then, he knew that A Xu was going to look for Xin Shengyuan and Tao Qinghao, so he said he would go with him.

"I asked Amu to prepare a car, so that you can save yourself a lot of errands and just let Qinghao and Xinyao ride in my car."

After hearing this, A Xu did not dare to refute.

After waiting for a quarter of an hour, A Xu got on the Xing family's donkey cart and sat on the top next to the handlebars.

...Go to the Tao family and the Xin family.

Soon, the three of them arrived at Xu Yi's home in a donkey cart.

Xu Yi rolled up his sleeves and sat with Ah Jin in the yard skewering meat.

Hearing the noise, he looked up at the door and saw Xing Yuesen and others getting out of the car one after another, and then continued what they were doing.

When Tao Qinghao came in, he was so surprised that he saw Xu Yi personally preparing food for them.

"You...you..."

He pointed for a long time, unable to find the right words.

Xin Shengyuan, who was next to him, rushed to Xu Yi's side, pulled a wooden stool and sat down, with novelty in his eyes: "Eat barbecue?"

"Didn't you invite us to drink?" He asked again in confusion.

Xu Yi said: "Drinking wine with barbecue is also a kind of enjoyment."

Tao Qinghao clicked his tongue twice: "You usually tell us to drink less, why do you take the initiative to ask us to drink alcohol and eat meat this time?"

Xu Yi said : "It's okay to drink occasionally. The human body needs a balance between work and rest. Excessive fatigue and depression will harm the body. In a few days, it will be the day when Brother Xing goes to the state capital to register for the scientific examination. I'm afraid it won't be like today. I want to When we get together, we get together."

Tao Qinghao was stunned for a moment, then looked at Xing Yuesen, who looked calm, yes, they were used to being playboys and forgot that there was real ability here.

"This is not my arrangement." Xing Yuesen met his gaze and said.

Xin Shengyuan sighed in distress: "I want to participate this year too."

"Huh?" Tao Qinghao

was confused: "Why didn't you tell me?"

: "My mother suddenly told me yesterday, and I haven't had time to discuss it with you."

Xu Yi gave the roasted meat to them, and then asked Xin Shengyuan: "What are your plans?"

Xin Shengyuan ate with clenched teeth. The meat, while inhaling: "I don't want to go, but my mother said that I am so old, it is time to take the exam."

Xu Yi saw that he was so hot that he was reluctant to spit out the meat, so he gave it to him helplessly Pour a glass of wine.

The sweet wine with a medicinal aroma dissipated a lot of the burning pain on the tongue. Xin Shengyuan's eyes lit up: "This wine is delicious."

Xing Yuesen and Tao Qinghao did not forget the reason why they came to Xu's house today.

Upon seeing this, they all picked up their wine cups and tasted the wine, and they all felt that this wine was more flavorful than the previous beat wine.

"This wine is suitable for daily drinking. The medicinal effect is not as strong as that of Chuida wine. Drinking too much will harm the body." Xu Yi said.

However, he did not forget to respond to Xin Shengyuan's words: "If you are not sure, take the test first. The scientific test is not easy. First understand the difficulties and rules of the scientific test. Then you will be confident in the future and you will not be in a hurry when you go to the scientific test."

Xing Yuesen agreed . "If you want to participate, we can go together this year."

Seeing that his friends were all supportive, Xin Shengyuan felt a little better about the discomfort of being forced to take the scientific examination.

After complaining about their unhappiness, a group of young people put aside their worries and began to pick up skewers without restraint.

Barbecuing is similar to acupuncture. After Xu Yi seared it a few times, he was able to control the heat and grill it properly.

However, the few people present were not very interested in kebabs. They wanted to drink today's sweet medicinal wine.

After knowing that this was Xu Yi's specially made wine for these friends, the three of them became more interested and made sure to drink to their heart's content.

Xu Yi supported his forehead and naturally did not allow them to drink alcohol.

Even if it is a sweet medicinal wine with a low alcohol content.

But he wasn't really too restrained. These people were a little crazy today and wanted to vent their inner emotions. Later, Tao Qinghao revealed to Xu Yi that he also wanted to take the scientific examination.

"They have all gone. Wouldn't it be very shameful if I didn't go?"

Xu Yi said: "..."

He pinched his brows, looked at Tao Qinghao, who was getting depressed, and patted him on the shoulder, which did not comfort him.

When a friend starts to become better, but he still stays where he is, he will always feel a little disappointed.

No one can solve this for him.

But Tao Qinghao is a very open-minded person, and he is not so sad after knowing that he is not a candidate for the scientific examination. He told Xu Yi that he had found the right person to buy girl Ayan.

Xu Yi raised his eyebrows: "Who is it ?

"

Is the impact serious?" Xu Yi was a little worried.

Xing Yuesen said: "It's not in my name, it's my brother who lives in a side house. I asked him to come forward on my behalf."

Knowing the ins and outs of the matter, Xu Yi looked up at the sky. Compared with the ancients, he is simple.

In the end, all four of them drank too much.

They were all sitting cross-legged on the floor, chatting about the world, mountains and rivers, and the worldly world.

Before the small gathering parted, Xu Yi asked Ah Xu and Ah Jin to pack the extra sweet medicinal wine into three portions for them to take back.

...

After finishing this busy period, Xu Yi made it clear to A Xu and Zhang Tiegou that there was no need to go to the evening market to sell alcohol.

Zhang Tiegou couldn't help but sigh: "Brother Xu, you will ask me to be A Xu's guard in the future." This way he can get employee wages.

Xu Yi said concisely and to the point: "No need."

In the past half month, several taverns in Yanting County were aware of the medicinal wine he made, and several have developed similar medicinal wines.

Some taverns even use the original recipes to improve several new medicinal wines.

In the past few days, fewer customers came to buy wine, and Xu Yi felt more relaxed.

I'm very busy repairing the house.

*

East Street, Taiping Lane.

Uncle Liu and a young man carrying a toolbox were waiting at the door of Xu Yi's newly purchased house.

The young and strong eyes fell on the door beam and did not move away for a long time. Even Uncle Liu next to him didn't respond when he spoke to him.

Uncle Liu called again: "Master Ji."

"Master Ji."

Qing Zhuang, who was called Master Ji, turned his head to look at him hesitantly, asking in his eyes, "Is something wrong?"

Uncle Liu's eyebrows twitched, and he was already regretting it. He didn't know whether it was good or bad for him to introduce such a carpenter to Dr. Xu.

"Master Ji, you have to be more attentive to this job today. You can't continue like this without answering questions." Uncle Liu sighed with emotion. Master Ji is just too boring. If he talks sweeter, he won't have no work to do.

"Doctor Xu is a good man. He will not ask for too much from you. However, as a master, you can only be appreciated by your customers if you are attentive. Besides, if you have a mouth problem, you can ask Dr. Xu to take a look at it. Maybe it will be cured."

Master Ji's eyes moved and he didn't speak, but he still nodded in the face of Uncle Liu's sincere eyes.

Uncle Liu knew that he had heard what he said and said nothing more.

Not long after, a donkey cart stopped in front of them. Xu Yi got out of it, handed the handlebar money to the cart, and drove away leisurely.

As soon as Xu Yi landed, his eyes stopped on the inconspicuous Qing Zhuang next to him. This man was not obvious in appearance, but the tool box he was carrying was conspicuous.

The entire tool box is divided into three layers, the upper and lower layers. The outside is semi-hollow, and you can see that the mezzanine inside is carved with grooves of different shapes, and contains formatted woodworking tools.

Uncle Liu said happily: "Doctor Xu, this is the Master Ji I told you. He doesn't talk much, but his skills are really good."

"I can tell." Xu Yi nodded to him.

He knew in advance that Master Ji didn't like to talk this time, so he didn't say anything and invited him and Uncle Liu into the house.

After entering the house, Master Ji stopped from time to time and looked at the layout of the house.

Professional matters should be left to professionals. Xu Yi strongly agrees with this.

He does not have high requirements for the style of furniture. He wants it to be simple and does not require too many tricks. If possible, he would also like to build several large racks in the yard to dry medicinal materials.

Master Ji listened with a frown at first, but after hearing this, he looked at Xu Yi with doubts in his eyes.

He rarely heard from people who wanted something strong and simple.

Especially with such a magnificent house, such a family has higher requirements when it comes to choosing furniture, and the price given seems to be very fussy. After bargaining and

confirming Xu Yi's requirements, Master Ji didn't say a word and started to take out the tools. , pulled the cloth ruler, and measured the dimensions of each house.

Xu Yi watched him measure the dimensions skillfully and write down the dimensions in a notebook, looking focused and meticulous.

This man is indeed a great carpenter as Uncle Liu said.

He safely left the matter to him and asked Uncle Liu to drive an ox cart to take him back to South Street.

Uncle Liu looked at Xu Yi and then at Master Ji: "This...doesn't need to leave a person here?"

Xu Yi laughed: "There is nothing in the house. It makes no difference whether anyone is left here or not."

Uncle Liu Dazed, yes, this house was empty, with nothing. It was like neither he nor Dr. Xu stayed to guard it. Even if Master Ji had bad intentions, he had nowhere to act.

He felt relieved and ran to bring the bullock cart over.

After Xu Yi and the others left, Master Ji kept moving. He marked out the dimensions of all the household items to be made, spread the drawings on the ground, and lay down to draw.

Those who study carpentry can more or less know how to read and have the skills to draw.

Master Ji had studied for two years before, but he was not good at studying, so his father sent him to a carpenter's house as an apprentice, where he stayed for more than ten years.

When he finished his studies, his master did not allow him to work in the city.

It is said that "the disciples of the church starve to death of the master", which is not unreasonable. He has the talent of being a carpenter, learns quickly, and the styles he makes are better than the master and other senior brothers.

His master was worried that if he stayed in the city, the carpentry shop would have no business. He was grateful to his master for teaching him carpentry work over the years, but he had not been in the city in the past few years.

Unless a customer from the city comes to visit him personally, otherwise, he will not go to the city to take the job.

He didn't know who Dr. Xu was, but according to his father-in-law, he should be a capable man.

By the time he finished drawing the drawing, Doctor Xu and the others had not returned yet.

Master Ji did not dare to leave privately, so he sat on the steps of the corridor of the house, waiting for Xu Yi and Uncle Liu.