Xiantan Village is located at the junction of Qingyuan and Putian counties, and the fields are barren and scarce, and the villagers have basically migrated to the cities of Qingyuan and Putian counties in recent years.

Because there were not many people in the village, and the government felt that it could not collect any taxes, the county officials of Qingyuan and Putian counties basically adopted an attitude of ignoring Xiantan Village and letting it go.

After Mei Ji and Fang Ming's carriage entered the village, they stopped at a long-abandoned barn in the village.

Afterwards, Fang Ming led Mei Ji out of the carriage and walked around the village alleys, and soon found a house with curling smoke.

At the end of the Shen period, the sun is setting, and it is the time to make a fire and cook.

Standing at the door of this household, Mei Ji took out a brocade to cover her nose, frowned slightly, and said, "You actually built the wine shop in this broken village. Tsk, what has this village become abandoned? There is no shop in front of the village and no store in the back. Look at the place you chose, is it a place where people live? Tattered and stinky, phew, I knew that my mother wouldn't follow this trip! ”

Fang Mingha smiled and said, "Madam, don't worry, this is also the idea of the Xue Dong family." He said, after all, we are counterfeit wine, and the site must be hidden, right? Except for a few families living in this village, basically no one will come to this Xiantan Village on weekdays. In this way, we are not afraid of leaking the news about the cooperation of several companies to make fake wine, right? Hehe, as for this family, it is the best house in the village, and it was rented by Xue Dong's family from the villagers for 300 yuan. Madame rest assured, this looks tattered, but the beds, tables, chairs and other things are good, there are absolutely no insects eating snake bites, quilts and mosquito nets or something, all have been replaced. Also, you can cook. Madam, take a look, this chimney is still steaming, we are just in time for dinner, and it is estimated that it is Xue Dong's family and they are ready to eat. ”

Mei Ji waved in front of her nose with a brocade handkerchief in disgust, and after driving away the smell of exorcism, she asked, "So, everyone is here?" ”

Fang Ming said: "These days, I, Xue Dongjia, the shopkeeper Peng of the Sihai Warehouse, and the eldest son of the Su family in Putian have been watching in shifts, and the Lin family Saburo of Quanzhou Mansion is mysterious and secretive, and he has been here twice." There are still three days before this wine is going to be shipped out, so I guess he has been working in Quanzhou City for the past few days, right? However, three days later, when the goods were shipped to Quanzhou City, the Lin family Saburo would definitely appear, and he would personally escort them back to Quanzhou Mansion. ”

"Lin Jiazaburo of Quanzhou Mansion?"

Mei Ji muttered, stretched her eyebrows slightly, and said: "This Lin family is the real family of Quanzhou Mansion, since the previous dynasty began to run a shipbuilding business, and basically thirty percent of the ships along the coast are from the Lin family's shipyard. However, I heard that the Lin family has never touched other businesses except shipbuilding, so why did they extend their hands to our Qingyuan's winemaking business this time? ”

"Hehe, Mrs. doesn't know, although the Lin family is a big family in Quanzhou Mansion, the head of the Lin family has three sons under his knees, and their shipyard has always been passed down to the heirs, and the elders are not passed on to the young. This Lin family Saburo is the third son of the Lin family, so no matter how big the shipyard business is, it has nothing to do with Lin Saburo. ”

Fang Ming gently pushed open the door of the hidden fence courtyard and led Mei Ji into the courtyard, while relieving his doubts: "Lin Sanlang has a good relationship with Xue Songnian of the Xue Clan's Distillery. This time, Xue Dongjia took the lead, and Lin Sanlang participated. This Lin Sanlang can't be underestimated, Xue Dongjia said that he has a lot of ways in the restaurants and wine shops in Quanzhou Mansion, and if we want to sell this batch of fake wine in Quanzhou Mansion, we have to use this Lin Sanlang's connections in Quanzhou City. ”

"Xue Songnian has some means, and he can actually pull the people of the Lin family in Quanzhou into the group!"

Mei Ji couldn't help but nodded, and rarely threw a wink at Fang Ming, and said with appreciation: "What about you this time, partnering with Xue Songnian and them to do this business, it can be regarded as a promising and long-term thing." You remember, Xue Songnian is an old fox, you have to guard against him. The surname of the Su family in Putian and the Sihai Warehouse is Peng, and they are not very famous, and the old lady is not in his eyes. It's Lin Sanlang from Quanzhou Mansion, you remember, no matter what, you must make friends with him, even if you are a little wronged, it doesn't matter. If you catch this Quanzhou Lin family, it will only be good for us, no harm! ”

"Madame is wise!"

Fang Ming flattered: "Our family, we have to rely on your cousin to take the helm, hehe, without my cousin's guidance, I will be blind!" ”

Mei Ji smiled lightly at the corner of her mouth when she heard this, stretched out her slender finger and tapped Xia Ming's forehead, and smiled very comfortably: "You dead ghost is sweet-mouthed, when this deal is secure, and our family has money in the account, I will send some to my father-in-law." Can you keep his old man happy, and ask for an errand for you in the yamen? Alas, I found out that this business has nothing to do with the government, and it's really not easy to do. You can write and calculate, even if you are a knife and pen official in the yamen, you can come out for our winery. ”

"That's right, that's right," Fang Ming's eyes suddenly lit up, and he bowed his head again and again, "What Madame said is extremely true. ”

"Hahaha, Mrs. Fang Xiang, the virtuous couple is very affectionate!"

Suddenly, a few people came out of a room, and the first person was Xue Songnian from Xue's Distillery, who seemed to be in a good mood and greeted: "You two came at the right time, the next person has already finished the meal, let's start the meal!" ”

When Mei Ji saw Xue Songnian, she naturally greeted: "Shopkeeper Xue is full of red light, it seems that he has been in a good mood recently." Hey, where is the shopkeeper Peng? The little woman is polite! ”

Standing next to Xue Songnian was Peng Tai, the shopkeeper of the Sihai Warehouse, and the three people behind them were the brewing master chefs Xue Songnian called from his own winery. These three people are all Xue Songnian's trusted winemakers, so they let them take the lead in making fake wine. After all, there is no such thing as counterfeit wine, so from the winemaker to the apprentice, to the transporter, you must be a confidant.

Peng Tai is about forty years old, with a square face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and he looks loyal, but those who know him well know that when Peng Tai did not set up a Sihai Warehouse and did not make a career, he relied on selling shoddy goods to make money. This time, they partnered to make fake wine, and those porcelain wine utensils that imitated Mulan spring wine were porcelain masters hired by Peng Tai from other places.

Peng Tai saw Mei Ji with a beautiful face, and naturally greeted her.

At this time, Xue Songnian had dinner again, but Mei Ji shook her head and said, "Since you have come here, why don't you take the little woman to see our new wine shop?" Let's let the slave family see the difference between our 'Mulan Spring Wine' and Cui Xiaodog's Mulan Spring Wine! ”

"Haha, it seems that Mrs. Fang still can't trust someone Xue!" Xue Songnian smiled and said.

Mei Ji pretended to be frightened: "The Xue Dong family is tormenting the slave family, it's just that our head of the family always praises you for being thoughtful in front of the slave family, and boasting that our Mulan Spring Wine can almost be fake, isn't the slave family curious?" ”

"Hahaha! False praise, false praise! ”

Xue Songnian clapped his hands, made a gesture of please, and said, "Come on, then let's go to the new wine shop to have a look, it just so happens that the wine shop hasn't finished work yet, let's go, let's go and take a look!" ”

As he spoke, he walked first, led the way, and led a group of people out of the fence courtyard.

Fang Ming, who was walking behind, turned his head and looked behind him, and asked Peng Tai in a low voice: "Peng Dongjia, why didn't you see Master Su?" Today it should be his turn to supervise the work in Xiantan Village! ”

"Su Dalang?"

Peng Tai replied directly: "It's unfortunate, just before you came, someone from their house said that there was a distinguished guest at home, and they wanted Su Dalang to go back!" Well, it's quite urgent, it is said that his sister sent someone to get someone, and he must let Su Dalang go home! Hey, I don't know what a great guest is coming! ”

Fang Ming smashed his mouth when he heard this, and muttered, "Su Dalang's sister? How many sisters does he have, it seems that there is only one sister Su Xiuxiu, right? Guest? What kind of distinguished guest is more important than supervising here? ”

"Don't think about it! Can a big family like the Su family in Putian still have glamorous relatives and friends? Peng Tai said, "Su Dalang, can't you believe it?" He has a fateful friendship with Peng! And without him, can we find this wonderful place in Xiantan Village to build a winery? Don't be foolish, let's go, keep up, in the past two days of your absence, our winery has brewed a batch of new wine. In a few days, you'll just wait to count the silver, hahaha......"

"Distinguished guests? Why do I always have a sudden burst in my heart? ”

Fang Ming still muttered incomprehensibly.

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At the end of the unitary hour, the sky was as dark as ink.

Putian County East, Xinghuafang, Sufu.

Su Li hurried his horse's whip, and under the neighing of the horse's hooves all the way, he finally rushed back to the house at night.

If it weren't for the fact that his Su family was also a big family in Putian County, the officials guarding the city gate might not have let him ride into the city. It is forbidden to gallop horses in the city during the day or at night. Especially at night, let alone riding a horse, even if you are wandering around the street, you must pay attention to whether you will be intercepted by the guards patrolling the city, and ask for routine interrogation.

As soon as he arrived at the house, there were already people from the Su family waiting there. Su Dalang tightened the reins and stopped the horse, raised his legs and dismounted very skillfully, threw the whip in his hand to the subordinate in a very chic manner, and ordered: "Quickly take it back to the stable and take care of it, give it good food, and feed it well." I ran for two hours in a row, and I guess I'm hungry! ”

The servant replied: "The little one knows, the eldest son and rest assured!" ”

The descendants knew that their eldest son cherished his horse very much, and it was said that he bought it with a merchant from the Western Regions in Quanzhou Mansion for a lot of money. You must know that in Datang, horses belong to strategic materials, and in the market, money may not be able to buy them. Especially the horses of the Western Regions like Su Dalang are even rarer.

However, before the next person could lead the horse away, Su Li suddenly called him and asked, "By the way, what kind of distinguished guests are at home?" What a distinguished guest, as for my sister who is so in a hurry? ”

The next man said: "It's the eldest lady's brother-in-law's brother-in-law who is here!" ”

"Who?"

Su Li was stunned for a moment, mistakenly thinking that he had misheard, scratched his ears and asked again: "You say it again, who is here?" ”

The next person said: "It is the second son of Cui Mansion in Qingyuan County, and he is accompanied by the second lady of Cui Mansion!" ”

"Ahem, Qingyuan Cui Erlang?"

Su Li almost choked when he heard this, and snorted with disdain: "Just Cui Erlang's goods? Hey, what kind of guest is he? ”

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