In the low recess between the two mountains, a staircase paved with bluestone slabs winds upwards like a bridge, connecting the peaks on both sides. A crystal clear stream, flowing in a valley that originates somewhere in two mountain peaks, then merges and penetrates each other with indescribable harmony and depth.

The green trees in the valley are shady, and the leaves are green and dense, like a big green umbrella stretched out. Under the big umbrella, a courtyard is located on both sides of the stream, with smoke curling, a century-old home.

This is the Shen family in Liuquan Valley!

Since the Shen family began to sell Drunken Immortal Liquor, the fame has become even greater, Drunken Immortal Liquor is a strong liquor, and it is a good wine, this is the consensus of all people who love to drink, as long as the local liquor store and the three religions and nine streams are dredged, the Drunken Immortal Brew is not worried about the market.

At present, the sales of Zuixian Liquor are excellent, and it has already accounted for a large share of the Shen family's income.

Shen Qing is the eldest son of the eldest house, and he has served as the head of the family undisputed soon after the epidemic in Yangzhou, and then went to Suzhou Mansion to do business for more than a month, and finally let the drunken immortal brew have a place in Suzhou Mansion after exhaustion.

However, the front door was wide open, the backyard caught fire, and Life stabbed him silently, without the slightest precaution or concern......

After receiving some bad news, Shen Qing rushed to his home in a hurry, and even the final matters in Suzhou Mansion were handed over to a shopkeeper to deal with on his behalf.

When Shen Qing entered the mansion with a gloomy face, a middle-aged man dressed as a scribe greeted him, looking anxious and said, "Family master, you have finally returned, the Shen family is in trouble......

"Shen Qinghe, you are the old man in the family, since you know that you can't do anything about it, why don't you dissuade it, do those old things want to destroy my Shen family's century-old foundation?"

This middle-aged scribe named Shen Qinghe is an uncle of Shen Qing, and also a steward of the Shen family, he is a talented person, and he is quite respected in the Shen family.

Shen Qinghe said bitterly: "They are lustful for profit, and they are blind, how can I persuade them, the third master in charge of the northwest liquor store has arrived home half a month ago, and in addition, the fifth master, the sixth master, the eighth master, the shopkeeper Li, and the shopkeeper Wu have also been called back, and they are discussing with the third master in the side hall at this time." ”

Shen Qing nodded, and walked silently all the way towards the side hall, and just walked outside the door, only to hear an extremely soft voice from inside: "My Shen family must produce Drunken Immortal Brew ......"

This voice is familiar to Shen Qing, it is the voice of Shen Qingyou, the third master of the Shen family, in fact, Shen Qing has not seen Shen Qingyou a few times, but he is deeply impressed by Shen Qingyou, he feels that his third uncle is like a poisonous snake when he looks at others, and he even had several nightmares because of it when he was young.

Shen Qing suddenly lost his anger, Shen Jiacheng had already lost his enterprising spirit for a long time, and even some people's mentality became distorted. It's like a person who is sick and has to remove all the rotten flesh from the wound in order to recover.

In this case, it is better to be ruthless and do it once and for all!

Shen Qing walked into the door, the father above glanced at him, and waved his hand casually to let him sit down next to him, although Shen Qing is the head of the family, but after all, he is young, and everyone present has been working for the Shen family for many years, most of them are his elders, and there is no need to ask the opinion of the young family master on many things.

??? Shen Qingyou spoke, but no one in the side hall dared to speak, privately plotting to steal other people's secret recipes, the Shen family has actually done a lot since they made a fortune, but they always have to think carefully when doing this kind of thing, and how much they need to pay in the future to eat this bite of meat without choking.

In a moment of silence, the shopkeeper Wu who was in charge of the Jingshi Liquor Store shook his head: "This matter is still to be discussed, don't jump to conclusions, after all, many of these things have not been figured out, especially to investigate how capable that Qin Yangbo is, and it is too risky for my Shen family to rashly draw conclusions......"

Shen Qingjiang, who was ranked sixth in the Shen family on the side, also nodded at this time: "Shopkeeper Wu is right, if you observe for a while, it is best to spend money to buy the Drunken Immortal Brew, and don't care about the amount of silver, just befriend that Qin Yangbo." ”

The third master, Shen Qingyou, is in charge of the Northwest Liquor Store, and the sales of Drunken Immortal Brew in the Northwest are extremely smooth, and the profits are terrifying, so he thought about it, and before he came back, he wrote a letter in advance and communicated with the eighth master Shen Qinghai.

The two are siblings of the same mother, they have a close relationship, and they have already discussed to swallow the drunken immortal brew, Shen Qinghai received Shen Qingyou's eyes, got up and said, "Fart!" Our Shen family's silver is not blown by the wind, I have inquired, what Qin Yangbo is only ten years old, from a humble background, and he was only given a knighthood when he happened to cure the Yangzhou epidemic, and he has no connections.

He and Huang Gong are good because they gave Huang Gonggong a few shares, as long as my Shen family has a higher share, where will there be anything, I also gave Huang Gonggong a few thousand taels of silver more than the dividend of Drunken Immortal Brew last month, and Huang Gonggong has already accepted it!

Isn't it stupid to not eat the fat in your mouth? A few days ago, I sent Lai Ba to Qinyang County to deal with this matter, but there was no turning back when I took out the bow, and I gave Cao the only ten thousand taels of silver, which was enough to smash him over......"

The front hall seemed to be divided into three factions, some stewards directly agreed to swallow the drunken immortal brew, some were more secure, and some were silent. Shen Qing's father, Shen Qingxi, has been decadent for more than 20 years, and he has long lost the right to speak at home, and sitting on it is just an ornament.

Shen Qing listened expressionlessly, and finally laughed silently, stood up in the midst of an argument, and patted his father on the shoulder: "Dad, uncles and uncles, I ...... I'll take care of the family's accounts, and I won't leave much left. ”

Everyone gave up their hands to him again, and continued to argue, Shen Qing didn't mind, and walked out of the door, Shen Qingxi said: "Qing'er, go out to bask in the sun with me!" ”

Shen Qing was stunned for a moment, then slowly picked up his father and walked out of the side hall together, the departure of the father and son did not attract much attention, because it was not worth ......

In the corridor, Shen Qing carried his father on his back, felt his father's rickety body, and couldn't help but speak: "The weather is still a little cold, and there are still a few good mink fleece in the treasury, so I will send someone to my father to send it over." ”

"Dad is old, he doesn't need anything good, since this leg is broken, Dad has nothing to think about in his life, the only thing he is proud of is having a competitive son like you...... Qing'er, what do you think about the drunken immortal brewing? ”

Shen Qing was silent for a moment and said, "Dad, this matter is not handled well, and the Shen family is about to be broken!" ”

Shen Qingxi's body trembled, looked at Shen Qing seriously, and said, "Is this true?" ”

"Dad, that Cao Wei ......" Shen Qing wanted to describe Cao Wei, but he didn't know how to say it, and finally smiled bitterly: "That Qin Yangbo is definitely not as simple as you think!" ”

Shen Qingxi sighed and said, "Under the nest, there are no eggs, and my father is old, so I can't care about these things, the Shen family...... The Shen family will be handed over to you. ”

"I understand, it's just that the Shen family is definitely going to break their muscles and bones this time. I'll leave tomorrow morning and go to Qinyang County to find Pan Fu, maybe there is room for redemption in this matter......" Shen Qing hesitated for a moment, and said: "Dad, after all, you are old, pay attention to your body at home, I heard that my Qi Niang is pregnant with ...... again"

Shen Qingxi's old face was slightly red, and he said: "After all, there is only this one leg left, so you can't make the best use of it......"