Wine culture has a long history, since Du Kang has the word winemaking, with the improvement of later generations, the process of winemaking has also derived a lot, the raw materials are different, the brewing process is also different, the brewing wine is also varied, varied. Although the process of sake brewing may seem simple, it is definitely a technical task to make good sake, and the processes of koji-making, cooking, fermentation, and distillation have different secret recipes in various breweries, and the choice of the environment of the workshop is also very important.

Jiang's brewing workshop is located in a small village three or five miles outside the city, it is a small quadrangle courtyard, with a fermentation room on the left hand, a steaming wine room opposite the main entrance, a finished product room on the right, and three or four small courtyards for the guys to rest. Jiang Xun chose this location because it was close to the water source, cool and dry, and suitable for winemaking.

Early this morning, Jiang Xiaobai led a horse from the stable, went out of the city to the east, and only traveled for half an hour to arrive at Jiang's winemaking workshop.

As soon as he arrived at the workshop, there was already someone at the door, and the reception was a tall and thin middle-aged man, no more than forty years old, with an honest and loyal appearance, just looking at his appearance, it was difficult to associate him with a businessman, but Jiang Xiaobai knew that this person was Jiang Zheng, the head of the account of Jiang's winery.

As soon as Jiang Xiaobai got off the horse, Jiang Zheng greeted him, and he said in a very calm and respectful voice: "It's hard to be in charge." ”

"Uncle Zheng!" Jiang Xiaobai took Jiang Zheng's hand and said very kindly, "Hey, it's not hard, compared to Uncle Zheng and the guys inside, I'm nothing." ”

Jiang Zheng also has his own room in Jiangfu as the head of the bookkeeper, but he rarely goes back, stays in the workshop all the year round, eats and lives with the wine-making guys, and only returns to Jiangfu when the bill is handed over, is one of Jiang Xun's most powerful helpers, and is also a veteran of Jiang's winery.

Jiang Xiaobai's respectful and cordial attitude, Jiang Xun was obviously very useful, he said with a smile: "I heard that the young master negotiated a business with the Zhang family a few days ago, he is really a young man, and there are successors to the old master."

"You have to rely on the support of the older generation, by the way..."Jiang Xiaobai grinned, took out a small notebook from his arms and said, "This is the manifest"

Jiang Xun took the manifest and looked through it, turned around and shouted at the guys in the workshop, "Guys, start work" and then went to the finished room to order the goods and arrange.

"Great!" Everyone rose up in response and began to get busy, ordering goods, loading goods, and delivering goods.

Although only a small batch of Wanli incense was sold, the loading, delivery, cashier, etc., were also busy all morning before they were close to the end.

Jiang Zheng flipped through the bill in his hand, took a pen and dotted on it, and said cautiously: "Young master, counting Xiao Song'er's last car, Wanli Xiang sold a total of fifty buckets, and the cashier was two hundred and fifty taels, excluding the cost, and the income was one hundred and eighty taels." ”

Jiang Xiaobai nodded, bowed his hand to the guys, and said loudly: "Everyone has worked hard, my brother has booked a banquet in Tianxiangju, and when Xiao Song'er comes back, we won't get drunk or return!" ”

"If you don't get drunk, you won't go home!" One by one, the crowd shouted in response.

As soon as the words fell, they heard the sound of horses' hooves outside the door, and everyone said excitedly: "It's Xiao Song'er who is back!" ”

In a moment, I saw Xiao Song'er driving back in a wagon, and there were ten buckets and twenty jars of incense on the truck as it was. For a while, everyone looked at each other, and they didn't know what was going on, could it be that Xiao Song'er didn't send the goods out?

Xiao Song'er parked the carriage, and hurriedly ran over, and said hurriedly: "Less. Less in charge, no! Wine.. Wine..."

"What's wrong with the wine?" Jiang Xiaobai frowned, an ominous premonition enveloped his heart, and said in a deep voice, "What's wrong?" Take your time. ”

"Wine... Something is wrong with the wine! When I first went to deliver the goods, I heard that someone had a problem with his body after drinking Wanlixiang" Xiao Song'er gasped and said uneasily, "Now many people are saying that alcohol is poisonous, and as soon as I heard it, I hurriedly ran back"

Xiao Song'er's words were like a thunderbolt from the sky, and everyone was stunned. For a moment, you looked at me, I looked at you, and I couldn't believe it was true.

"How could it be" In the two months of brewing Wanli Xiang, the guys in the workshop have been guarding day and night, it can be said that they have spent a lot of effort, how can there be a problem, Jiang Zheng said in disbelief: "Xiao Song'er, what you said is true?" “

"Really!" Xiao Song'er said anxiously, "Now those restaurant shopkeepers who have bought the goods are all making trouble at the gate of Jiangfu."

Realizing the seriousness of the situation, Jiang Xiaobai groaned slightly, and immediately said, "Uncle Zheng, you are watching here, Xiao Song'er will go back to Jiangfu with me." ”

....

As soon as he entered Dongcheng District, Jiang Xiaobai felt the strange eyes of others, and some were bowing his head and whispering something. However, half of the street, the people on both sides had stopped what they were doing, and they all looked at Jiang Xiaobai intentionally or unintentionally, and many of them gloated and smiled secretly. Although he couldn't hear it clearly, Jiang Xiaobai also guessed it in his heart, it seems that the matter may be more serious than imagined, and it is already known to everyone. Looking at the expressions of these passers-by, I am afraid that the development of the situation has exceeded my expectations. But I don't know the specific situation, Jiang Xiaobai has no bottom in his heart, the more he thinks about it, the more anxious he becomes, he can't care about much, he still spends his horse speed on the street, and gallops towards Jiang Mansion.

At this time, Jiangfu was already in chaos, and there were seven or eight wagons at the gate, all of which were thousands of miles of incense that had just been delivered. Several shopkeepers and the guys in the store pushed and shoved with the Jiang Mansion subordinates at the door, all of them were angry, and they shouted loudly, if it weren't for the obstruction of the subordinates, they would have rushed into the Jiang Mansion. The crowd of onlookers around them also whispered, pointing at this side from time to time.

As soon as Jiang Xiaobai arrived, the anger of all the shopkeepers seemed to have found a cathartic point, and they surrounded them in an instant.

"There's a problem with your wine! The guest fainted as soon as he drank it, and now he is still lying in the hospital, it is not clear whether he is dead or alive! ”

"Now I can't do business! After this incident, who would dare to go to my place for a drink"

"If someone is going to die, I'll see who is responsible! The wine is yours, don't give an explanation today, don't want to enter this door! ”

Jiang Xiaobai's face was gloomy, but he knew that there was a reason for the incident, so he didn't want to explain much, he frowned and shouted: "All the shopkeepers are calm and calm first, wait here, after Xiaobai figures out the situation, the Jiang family will definitely give you an explanation!" He turned to Xiao Song'er and said, "Go get some tea and pastries to entertain them."

Jiang Xiaobai's momentum is amazing, and he is not angry and arrogant! In his previous life, as a special operations elite, he had experienced a rain of bullets, and his aura that burst out in an instant was not comparable to this class of copper-smelling shopkeepers! This drink suddenly made all the shopkeepers close their mouths, and they wanted to say something, but they felt that the words were in their throats, and they couldn't say it, and when they came back to their senses, Jiang Xiaobai had already turned around and stepped into the Jiang Mansion.

As soon as he walked into the East Courtyard, Jiang Xiaobai saw Jiang Bo walking towards the back kitchen with a medicine bag in his hand, and just wanted to stop him to ask where Jiang Xun was, Jiang Bo hurriedly ran over: "The young master is back... The old man is sick! ”

Jiang Xiaobai's face sank, it was really a blessing and a disaster, bad things followed, and he hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with my father?"

"Hey! It's not Wanlixiang's business, the old man fainted when he heard it" Jiang Bo glanced out of the door with a worried face, he had followed Jiang Xun since he was young, and he had already regarded himself as a member of the Jiang family, this time out of this matter, he was also anxious in his heart, "Young master, hurry up and take a look, the doctor has just left, and the old slave will boil medicine for the master..."

In the main room of the East Courtyard of Jiangfu, Jiang Xun was lying on the bed, gasping for a faint cough from time to time, and he had lost his former demeanor. Mrs. Jiang sat beside her, her eyes were slightly red and tears had not dried, and her beautiful fair face had darkened a lot.

Jiang Xiaobai first shouted "mother" when he entered the door, and saw Jiang Xun lying on the bed, his eyes slightly closed, his lips pale, and he asked worriedly: "Mother, Dad's body... What the doctor said. ”

"The doctor said that your father was already suffering from wind and cold, and now his condition is aggravated, and he can't diagnose it for a while, but he just prescribed some medicine to protect his heart, and said that he will come back after a few days of resting" Mrs. Jiang sobbed and sobbed, there seemed to be tears in her eyes again, she wiped her eyes with a handkerchief and continued, "Wanli Xiang is your father's hard work, and now that the wind is on the cusp outside, how can your father let go of his mind and recuperate, and what should the Jiang family do..." Although she is a woman, she also knows the seriousness of this situation in her heart, and if she does not handle it properly, the Jiang family will even face a catastrophe. Now, the two men she loves most in her life, one is sick, the other is still immature, how can she not be sad in the face of such a situation.

Jiang Xiaobai was about to say something to comfort his mother, but he heard Jiang Xun's weak voice sound, "Xiaobai... Is Xiaobai here?", he hurriedly came to the side of the bed, held Jiang Xun's hand and said, "Dad, it's me, Xiaobai is here"

Jiang Xun moved his mouth, his voice was very weak, Jiang Xiaobai had to lean his ear to listen, only to hear Jiang Xun say weakly: "Wanli Xiang has no problem, I, Jiang Xun, have a clear conscience." Cough... cough, you must find out and return the Jiang family to innocence! ”

Jiang Xiaobai shook Jiang Xun's hand vigorously and replied calmly: "I will!" Dad, you have a good rest."

Jiang Xun nodded effortlessly and said, "Also, tell your mother not to cry, I'm not dead yet." ”

Jiang Xiaobai put down Jiang Xun's hand and looked at his worried and crying mother on the side, at this moment he had only one thought in his heart, that is, to protect the Jiang family. Since the three months of crossing, Jiang Xun and Mrs. Jiang have made him feel the warmth of the family that he has never felt before, although they are not considered biological parents in the strict sense, but in his previous life, as an orphan, he has already regarded the two as his closest family members in his heart. From this moment on, Jiang Xiaobai has secretly made an oath in his heart, he will do his best to protect this family and will not let anything destroy it!

Jiang Xiaobai got up and held Mrs. Jiang's hand, and said in a very calm and firm voice: "Mother, don't worry, with me, the Jiang family will not fall!" ”

...

After coming out of the room, Jiang Xiaobai's eyes sharpened, Wan Lixiang had no problem, he firmly believed this. That day when he was in Woyun Tower, he and Mu Xiaoshuang both drank Wanli incense, and there was nothing wrong with their bodies, but there was something wrong with the wine they sold, and there must be someone who was doing something to harm Jiang's Wine Workshop. Jiang Xiaobai's eyes showed ruthlessness, if he wanted to find out who was doing it behind his back, he would repay the other party tenfold! But the top priority is to appease a group of shopkeepers outside the door first, so as not to escalate the situation.

There are more and more people gathered in front of Jiangfu, in addition to the restaurant shopkeepers who are anxiously waiting for news, there are also many passers-by who come to Dongcheng District to buy wine and the shopkeepers of other wine shops in Dongcheng District. The expressions of the onlookers are also rich, some are happy and some regret, the regret is that the Jiang Distillery has been open for so many years, and the reputation has been good, and many people understand in their hearts what it means for a winery to have this kind of thing; And the happy people naturally wanted the Jiang clan to fall, so that there would be one less big competitor, among which Qingximen was the most cheerful one in this crowd.

When Qingximen heard that there was a problem with the wine of Jiang's Distillery, he immediately brought a few family members to watch, and from time to time he also talked about the matter to people who did not know, mostly adding oil and vinegar to exaggerate the facts.

"Have you heard, something happened to the wine of Jiang's Distillery?"

"The wine in Jiang's Distillery can't be drunk, someone has drunk it to their death!"

He shuttled through the crowd of onlookers with a happy face, if it weren't for Jiang Xiaobai's ruthlessness, he would have been ready to beat the gong and drum to celebrate at this moment.

Xiao Song'er, who was standing in front of the door, couldn't help it anymore, and said angrily at Qingximen: "Qingximen, I see that there is a problem with the wine, it is your Qinghui Wine Shop that is the ghost!" ”

Qingximen was very interested, and he said proudly: "Hey, if you think that Qinghui Wine Workshop did it, then you can take the evidence to the official mansion and sue us." Everyone runs a sake brewery, and who doesn't know the doorway to this."

Xiao Song'er wanted to say something, but was stopped by Jiang Xiaobai, who had just come out. After Wanlixiang's accident, the first object of suspicion in Jiang Xiaobai's heart was Qinghui Winery, but Qingximen was right, everyone opened a winery, and everyone understood the doorway. After the sake is brewed, it is sealed and guarded, and almost no one can enter the cellar until the day it comes out, and it is basically impossible for outsiders to do anything in the wine.

Jiang Xiaobai ignored the disturbance of Qingximen, looked at the shopkeepers and the crowd of onlookers, he took a deep breath and said, "..."