Tang Shiyue smiled and said, "I made it, Fourth Uncle, don't worry, I'm also trying it, you all try it, those who can't drink it don't drink it."
She opened the five jars of wine and tried them one by one. The more she tried, the more surprised Fourth Uncle Tang was. Finally, he could no longer sit still and stood up, holding the jars and smelling and looking at them.
When Tang Shiyue bought some wine and said he wanted to tinker with something new, he and Madam Zhou didn't take it seriously. Who could have thought that this kid would really come up with something new!
After tasting them over and over again, I found that the taste of each one was slightly different if I tasted them carefully, especially the fourth one. If the first one I tried was amazing, then this one was really amazing.
Although Tang Shiyue felt that they were all similar after tasting them, in the end, everyone agreed that the fourth jar was the best.
Fourth Uncle Tang's eyes rarely brightened, and he couldn't wait to say, "Yuer, what are you going to do with this wine? Let's discuss it carefully and do it together! Uncle will never let you suffer a loss!"
Tang Shiyue smiled and said, "Uncle Four, don't worry, we can talk about this slowly tomorrow, let's eat first."
Madam Zhou also laughed and said, "Master, why are you so anxious? Yue'er asked us to come and taste it, so how could she leave you out? I've always said that Yue'er is a lucky girl, she is really clever and skillful!"
The atmosphere became cheerful again, and everyone poured themselves some wine to drink. In the end, even Tang Shirong, who was always self-disciplined, drank a little too much.
Qi Jing's face didn't show any color at all when he drank. His expression was normal, and he sat upright. His eyes were surprisingly bright... His eyes were pointed inside and out, with deep contours, so beautiful that they were a little unusual. His look was also a little unscrupulous.
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Tang Shiyue turned her face away calmly.
In fact, she really likes his straight-forward, slightly old-fashioned and serious personality. She thinks he is very manly and reliable. If he were a 30-year-old uncle, she would definitely like him very much and would probably flirt with him. But he is only a 16-year-old boy now... She thinks he is a little too young and it is difficult to make a move.
You have to know that this is not an era where you can come if you are interested and leave if you are not. You must be cautious when taking action!
If you think about it more clearly, she is still a little girl under twelve years old. Who can she flirt with? Even if she can get married at this age, she can't accept it! I feel sad when I think about it.
After they had eaten and drunk their fill and sent Fourth Uncle Tang and the others out, Tang Shiyue didn't even clean up the pot before the brothers and sisters went to bed.
Early in the morning, Fourth Uncle Tang came to knock on the door. Tang Shirong hurriedly washed up and went out. Qi Jing drove a mule cart out and several people got on. The moment Tang Shiyue got on the cart, she whispered quickly in his ear: "The third rabbit!"
Qi Jing tilted his head and looked at her inquiringly. Tang Shiyue just blinked, meaning, you will know when the time comes.
She wanted him to take the blame.
Because she was a little village girl, it was impossible for her to know so many medicinal wine recipes out of thin air. She considered saying that she was just trying them randomly, but this reason was easy to say at the beginning, but it would be difficult to convince others later when expanding the market. Moreover, it would be too troublesome to make a scene every time she changed the recipe. The key point was that Qi Jing would definitely not believe it, and she also needed someone to help cover it up, so she decided to put this trust on Qi Jing.
The main reason is that his origins are a mystery and he is reliable, making him very suitable to take the blame.
When passing by the gate of the Tang family mansion, she heard a quarrel inside. Tang Shijin was saying something loudly. Tang Shiyue understood after hearing a few words. She raised the corner of her mouth but didn't care.
The mule cart was moving fast, and it was still early when they entered the town. Qi Jing said, "Let's go over there for breakfast. The mutton Biro there is really good."
No one had any objection, and they went in and ordered a bowl of porridge each. Tang Shiyue clearly didn't drink much wine, but perhaps because his body was too weak, he felt dizzy and uncomfortable, and just held up his head to drink the porridge.
Qi Jing glanced at her and went out to buy a few glutinous rice cakes and put the oil paper bag on the table. Glutinous rice cakes were something similar to glutinous rice balls and were greasy. Tang Shiyue had no appetite at all. Qi Jing pushed the oil paper bag towards her without saying a word.
The few young and old straight men sitting there were completely unaware of this. Tang Junchen even said in a very supportive tone, "Brother Qi is so thoughtful!"
Madam Zhou looked at her son who looked smart but was actually a fool, and suppressed her laughter while drinking her porridge. Tang Shiyue secretly glared at Qi Jing, and Qi Xiaolang pursed his lips, not knowing what he had done wrong.
When they were almost done with the meal, Tang Shiyue saw an opportunity and secretly winked at Tang Junchen.
No matter how much she tried to persuade him yesterday, Tang Shirong still refused to take her money. However, he had to pay the tuition fee at the beginning of every month. Even if he had not paid it before, he had to pay it after the holidays. How could he pay it without money?
So she asked Tang Junchen to pass on ten taels of silver to him. If she wasn't afraid of scaring him, she actually wanted to give him a little more. After all, she was now a typical rich girl!
The two of them stood in a corner of the store and spoke quickly, looking just like they were chatting. No one else noticed. Even Madam Zhou was busy packing up the uneaten Biluo. Only Qi Jing glanced over here and saw that the girl quickly handed him a small handkerchief, and Tang Junchen smiled and hid it in his sleeve.
Qi Jing lowered his eyes silently.
After sending the two scholars to the clan school, Fourth Uncle Tang couldn't wait to say, "Girl Yue, let's find a place to talk!"
"Let's just stay here," Tang Shiyue said, "It's quite quiet here."
This place is not far from the clan school. After the students on leave went in, there were indeed not many people. Fourth Uncle Tang nodded and asked anxiously, "How did you get the wine?"
Tang Shiyue smiled and said, "I used sand apples and Chinese medicine to make it. Actually, this is not my recipe, it's A Jing's."
Qi Jing: “…”
He remembered what she said about the "third rabbit" and understood. Seeing her smiling, he swallowed back what he wanted to say and nodded silently.
Fourth Uncle Tang said "Oh" in surprise and glanced at Qi Jing.
He didn't want to cheat Tang Shiyue, but when doing business, he had to bargain. If the recipe was Qi Jing's, it would be embarrassing to talk about it.
In such a serious discussion, Madam Zhou didn't say much, so Fourth Uncle Tang said, "Ah Jing, this wine is excellent! I guarantee it can be sold!"
Qi Jing nodded: "Yeah."
"Uncle Four," Tang Shiyue said, "First of all, what we need to think about is not whether we can sell it or not, but how we can continue to supply this wine. First of all, although there are a few sand apple trees on the mountain, there will always be a time when they are all gone. Of course, if the sand apples are gone, other fruits can also be used. The recipes are ever-changing, but Chinese medicine can be bought in the pharmacy, but the fruits must be fresh. This needs to be thought out in advance."
Fourth Uncle Tang was stunned for a moment, then nodded repeatedly: "That's right."
"So," she counted on her fingers, "we need wine, fruit, and medicinal herbs. These are all costs, and then it's just a matter of selling them... Fourth Uncle, how do you think we can cooperate better?"
Fourth Uncle Tang looked at Qi Jing and said, "You mean we three should cooperate?"
Tang Shiyue almost said no, but at the critical moment she quickly changed her words and said, "Yes."
After saying that, I felt something was wrong. The Tang family had wine, Qi Jing had a pot, no, a recipe, so what did she have? Why did they drag her along? Could she just retreat behind the scenes?
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