The return of the Jiang Anyi brothers made the Jiang family enter the celebration of the New Year in advance.

When his son left his mother when he was older, Jiang Huang was both relieved and sad. I haven't seen my two brothers for more than half a year, which makes Yan'er full of resentment, pouting and following the two brothers inch by inch, sulking and not speaking.

At dinner, Jiang Anyi made a table full of delicious food, so that Yan'er turned cloudy and sunny, and complained while eating, Jiang Huang's interjected from time to time, Jiang Anyong had to bow his head and smirk, not daring to fight back.

This time in Renzhou, Jiang Anyi was very moved by the scale of Li Zhuang, and he also wanted to build a century-old foundation like the Li family, and take precautions, so he might as well start now.

This time he brought An Yong back, Jiang Anyi didn't plan to let his younger brother return to Anyang Mansion, when he was not at home, he needed a man at home to support the door, look at An Yong's changes in the past six months, and let him do the things at home.

After dinner, the family got together, and Jiang Anyi told his family about his plan to build the fishing land he had fancied last time into a small manor. In the past six months, Jiang Anyong practiced in the palace guards, not only his martial arts have risen, but his horizons have also broadened a lot, and he is thinking about showing his skills, and his brother's idea just makes the hero have the power of martial arts, and he tries his best to approve it.

Jiang Huang said: "In the past half a year, the family is Pingshan and digging ponds, and the expenses are a lot, my mother has calculated it, there is not much silver left at the end of the year, how can I have the money to start Zhuangzi again?" ”

"Money is not a problem", Jiang Anyi thought of the gems buried in the ground of the room, he really couldn't take out one or two, at least he could exchange them for one or two thousand taels of silver, but this thing came from the wrong way, so he had to be careful.

The next day, Jiang Anyi went to visit the Shi family. The stone family was placed behind the Jiang house, and it happened to be stuck on the way to the basin, and the fields and the house were fulfilled as promised, and the stone family was very satisfied. Jiang Huang received his son's letter and learned that the Shi family had helped him here because he had helped his son, so he looked at them more and more differently and treated them like Uncle Wang's family.

Seeing that it was the New Year, early in the morning, Yan'er and her third uncle's little girl Hua'er clapped and sang in the courtyard: "Twenty-three, the sugar melon is sticky; twenty-four, sweep the house; Twenty-five, grinding tofu; Twenty-six, to cut the meat; Twenty-seven, slaughter the rooster; Twenty-eighth, put the face hair; Twenty-nine, steamed steamed buns; Stay up for 30 nights, and twist and twist on the first day of the new year. ”

The affairs of the Jiang Huang family were properly arranged, and the brothers did not need to handle it. Now in addition to Uncle Wang and the more than 40 members of the Shi family, Uncle Wang has also successively selected some simple and capable men to help at home, and now the Jiang Mansion is a bit like a big family.

After a turn at home, Jiang Anyi found that he had become a redundant idler, and he couldn't interfere with anything, and when he remembered it, Master Yu asked him to bring a letter from home, and Jiang Anyi went to the horse shed to take out the charcoal and prepare to go to the county seat.

As soon as he took two steps, he was seen by Yan'er and immediately stuck to it. Jiang Anyi was a little hesitant, and it was a bit inappropriate to go to Yufu to take Yan'er. Jiang Anyong was bored and wanted to go out for a walk, so Jiang Anyi asked his younger brother to take Yan'er to Guo's Mansion first, and then go home together after he came out of Yufu.

Yu Zhiren, the head of the Yu family, personally received him and was very enthusiastic, and the relationship between the two families was even stronger because of the crisp white wall.

After lunch, Jiang Anyi said goodbye from the Yu Mansion and went to Guo's house, Guo's lunch was still in progress, Guo Haiqing personally accompanied him, and listened to Jiang Anyong's boasting about what he had seen in the palace with a smile.

Guo Huaili desperately picked up vegetables for Yan'er, the bowl was piled high, and Yan'er ate with oil on her face, smiling.

Jiang Anyi's arrival made the dinner end early, and while drinking tea, Guo Haiqing said bad news. The Yang and Zhenren of Sanqing Guan feathered and ascended to immortality at the end of November, and his apprentice Ming Qing continued to serve as the master of the view.

Because the crisp white wall was sold all over the place, the fairy bait lost its attractiveness, the incense of Sanqingguan became deserted, and life was difficult, and many Taoists left Sanqingguan to find another way. After the Ming and Qing dynasties were re-elected, they released a word that on the fifteenth day of the first month of next year, Tianguan Tianguan went out to give a crisp white wall recipe, each of which was 1,000 yuan, and a total of 10 copies were sold.

"Is the news true?" Jiang Anyi was shocked, if the formula of the crisp white wall is known to the public, the price will inevitably plummet, and without the input of the crisp white wall, the family can only maintain balance, and there is no money to build Zhuangzi.

Guo Haiqing's fat face shrunk into a bun, and he said with a sad face: "It shouldn't be true, Boss Xu of Baizhen Building is my friend for many years, he is a big pilgrim of Sanqingguan, he said that he heard what the Ming Qing people said with his own ears." ”

Jiang Anyi was silent, and Guo Huaili hurriedly said: "Then won't so many of our branches be closed, and this is a big loss." ”

In addition to Dezhou, Renzhou, Fangzhou, Pingzhou, Fuzhou, Weizhou, Mengzhou, Louzhou have branches, the stalls are very large, most of the income this year is invested in the opening of branches, if the door is closed, it will definitely hurt the vitality.

Jiang Anyi thought for a while and said, "Don't worry, even if Sanqingguan sells the formula, we still have about a month to maneuver." It is not easy to open up trade routes, even if we don't sell crispy white walls, we can keep them for other purposes. ”

Guo Haiqing praised: "Anyi's words are clear, I want to put the bamboo art business on the top first, and maintain it for a period of time, but I don't know what Yu Fu thinks." ”

Scratching his scalp, Guo Haiqing said: "I heard from a friend who walked the North Road that the North Desert suffered a white disaster this year, and the court encouraged merchants to go and do business with the North Desert, but unfortunately my family's business can't catch this line, otherwise I can make a fortune." ”

Jiang Anyi was in urgent need of money now, and asked, "What is the best way to save money doing business with Beimo?" ”

"In addition to the embargo on grain and iron tools, wine, tea, silk and cloth can be everything, it is said that this year the court opened a grain ban, and the grain can be sold to the north to save the most money, but ordinary people can't afford it. Spirits sell well in the Northern Desert, but this year it is cold, and spirits are selling more and more, and a jar of wine can be exchanged for half a jar of silver. ”

"Don't look at the Northern Desert as a grassland, there are a lot of gold mines and gem mines, and you can make a fortune with just a stroke." Speaking of business, Guo Haiqing's eyes lit up, and his saliva was about to flow out as he spoke.

Spirits, Jiang Anyi's heart moved, and he asked, "What kind of wine is considered spirits?" ”

Guo Haiqing's eyes lit up, he was full of confidence in this Jiang Zhuangyuan, from the bamboo fan to the crisp white wall, he witnessed the miracle created by Jiang Zhuangyuan, but this time it was time to witness the miracle.

There were some things that could not be said clearly, Guo Haiqing said to Guo Huaili: "Go, ask someone to bring the Biluo Spring Wine with red paper in the innermost jar of the wine cellar." ”

The effort is not big, the two-pound wine jar is placed on the table, and four large bowls are poured on Biluochun.

Biluochun, one of the four famous liquors of Dazheng, is as famous as Huang Su Drunk, Qiongzhou Liquid, and Mingyuexiang. The wine is poured into the cup and the color is green, the fragrance is tangy, and a mellow fragrance goes down with the throat in the mouth, which is many times richer and more aromatic than the village brew.

Jiang Anyong took a sip, praised "good wine", and when he raised his head, a large bowl of wine entered his stomach. Jiang Anyi shook his head when he saw it, An Yong's problem with this good wine was completely lost.

Biluo spring wine has been stored in the cellar for many years, the wine is viscous and hung on the wall, a bowl of belly, Jiang Anyi felt a little dizzy, and Jiang Anyong poured himself a full bowl and dried it up.

Yan'er sniffed curiously, and said "It's so fragrant", Guo Huaili took a teacup and poured half a cup for Yan'er, Yan'er took a sip, choked and coughed, and shouted "spicy".

Jiang Anyi knew that Da Zhengguo's wine-making process was three steps: steaming, koji fermentation, and pressing, and the servants at home would also use glutinous rice to make rice wine.

Biluochun is much stronger than home-brewed wine, and there is a warm heat in the stomach when you drink it, this is a spirit? Jiang Anyi compared the wine that the demon had drunk in his mind, and the feeling that Bi Luochun could bring was not a strong drink.

The method of making wine in the demon's memory has an additional steaming process, whether it is effective or not, Jiang Anyi is not sure, and he has to go home and try it.

Guo Haiqing waited with anticipation for Jiang Anyi to say that he would brew Biluochun, but the wine in the altar was all drunk by Jiang Anyong, and Jiang Anyi still looked thoughtful.

Guo Huaili couldn't help it, and said, "Xiao Jiang, have you seen the method of brewing Bi Luochun in a book?" If so, then make a fortune. ”

In the past twenty or thirty years, Dazheng has been peaceful, and with God's blessing, the wind and rain have generally been smooth, the people have no worries about food and clothing, and wine has gradually become a daily consumer product. Dazheng allowed the people to make wine, but imposed a heavy tax on the liquor sold, a liquor tax of 100 yuan per catty, and the annual liquor tax collected by the court was not less than one million taels, accounting for one-twentieth of the entire tax.

Bi Luochun is five taels and one catty, excluding the cost and liquor tax, there is at least a net profit of more than three taels, which is like robbing money. Biluochun Distillery can produce about 500,000 catties of wine every year, more than 50,000 taels of wine tax, and 1.5 million taels of net profit.

After pondering for a moment, Jiang Anyi spoke: "I don't know the way to brew Bi Luo Chun. ”

Guo Huaili was deflated and sighed: "Xiao Jiang, you won't make trouble for a long time, it's so hard." "Pick up the bowl and pour the rest of the wine into a big mouth.

Guo Haiqing was calmer than his son, staring at Jiang Anyi, and sure enough, he heard an uplifting word from Jiang Anyi's mouth, "I know a way to purify wine, I haven't tried it, I don't know if it will work." ”

A mouthful of wine rushed out of his mouth, Guo Huaili coughed again and again, and complained again and again: "Xiao Jiang, you didn't speak like this before, but when you become an official, there are many problems." ”

Guo Haiqing's fine eyes immediately became round, and the wine was purified, which was the dream of many generations of brewers and drinkers, and the wealth contained in it was enough to make the family rich for generations, and even make the princes crazy.

Standing up with extraordinary agility, Guo Haiqing grabbed Jiang Anyi's hand and said quietly: "Try it, try it now, I'll let people prepare whatever you want." ”

Jiang Anyi said with a smile: "Not today, there are still some equipment to be built, three days later, let Brother Guo come to my house to see what the result is?" ”

Guo Huaili jumped up and said, "In less than three days, I'll go back with you, just take a look at my godmother, take a walk, don't delay your efforts, An Yong, don't ride a horse, take my carriage." ”