Life: Five
The tavern is located on the street, the place is not big, so the old couple built the courtyard of wine-making elsewhere, less than half a mile away from the tavern, Shi Qiu according to the rules of the north, diligent and fast in the tavern, but never took the initiative to go to the courtyard of wine-making.
The days seem to have begun to be dull again, spring goes to autumn, and Shiqiu gradually adapts to the life at the border, to the changing seasons here, and the folk customs here. People from all over the country also know Shi Qiu, and know that she is the daughter of the old couple in the tavern, she is beautiful and capable, and she is always polite when she meets people, and she greets her first with a smile, which is particularly likable.
People think that the old couple will take in Shi Qiu, and after another year or two, they will find a capable young man in the local area for Shi Qiu to be their son-in-law, provide for them in old age, and make up for some regrets about losing their son, and everything in the family will be left to Shi Qiu in the future.
In this matter, the godmother also secretly mentioned Shi Qiu, Shi Qiu from the heart, in fact, silently accepted such a result, and lived a life in peace.
But in the world, there are many troubles, and before Shi Qiu arrived in this house for two years, his godfather became seriously ill and couldn't get out of bed. This family seems to have lost its backbone all of a sudden, the godmother sits at the head of the bed and cries every day, she has lost her son, and she can't lose her husband anymore.
A good family, all of a sudden, lost support, this matter Shi Qiu experienced, so when the suffering came, although she was sad, she knew that it was more important to support this family, support the tavern they had run for a lifetime, and then feed the people in the family and see a doctor for her godfather.
So, after getting up early in the morning every day, Shiqiu began to run back and forth between the tavern and the sake brewing yard.
Relying only on his own strength, he has always been small, for the first time, Shi Qiu moved the money in the tavern, and when he discussed with his godmother, the woman who had listened to her husband all her life had no idea, and she didn't know what to do.
In addition to the money for the godfather to ask for a doctor, for the rest, Shi Qiu inquired in the city and invited some winemakers who had made wine, even if they were older or physically disabled, they could.
At this time, Shi Qiu began to look at the heat of each step like when he was a child, like when he was in Huainan, and discussed with the wine workers about countermeasures to solve various problems, and optimized the wine originally sold in the tavern step by step.
Although she is confident that the wine will be brewed well, if all her methods and steps are followed, the taste of the wine still belongs to the south, she knows that the people at the border are used to drinking spirits, and there will inevitably be some people who are difficult to accept, so she bet on the godfather and godmother to save a lifetime, almost all the capital went to hire the wine workers in Liangcheng, if the wine brewed by the combination of the north and the south fails, then she will not only be burdened with debts, but also lose the old man's old age.
At the beginning, Shi Qiu was almost inevitable every night, thinking about winemaking over and over again, getting up early in the morning, cooking for his godfather and godmother, doing the work at home, and eating two bites in a hurry, and then ran to the courtyard of winemaking.
During this period of time, Shi Qiu has visibly lost weight, except for the two eyes that are still shining when she looks at the wine tank, at first glance, it seems as if she is also seriously ill.
Maybe as long as you work hard, it won't be in vain after all, or maybe God seems to have begun to take care of her after neglecting her for many years. Shi Qiu was glad that he walked more than ten miles on foot, running from the west of the city to the east of the city, and went two or three times in a row before inviting an old winemaker to make wine.
The old winemaker's hair was almost white, and he had been brewing wine for a lifetime, and finally his physical strength couldn't keep up, and he couldn't do heavy work, so he was dismissed by the owner, a person of his age, who worked in one place for decades, and then changed to another family, few people were willing to use him, but Shi Qiu was different, Shi Qiu liked his experience that was hard to buy, even if the wine he brewed was not very brilliant, but there were few young people who could understand the spirits of Liangcheng better than him.
It seems that when he was young, he paid more attention to money to support his family, and when he was old, he wanted to be recognized for his achievements for a lifetime, and the old winemaker got along with Shi Qiu, and he was also very grateful for the young girl's appreciation, and put all his mind on winemaking, and also wanted to work with Shi Qiu to brew a new taste in Liangcheng. Later, when the process was urgent, the old winemaker simply used an ox cart to pull the cover, lived in the courtyard of winemaking, and woke up in the middle of the night to get up and have a look.
The hard work pays off, the wine of the autumn is brewed out, put in the tavern to sell, the first tank, there are not many people willing to sell, habits seem to be a difficult thing to change, come to this humble tavern to sell wine, is the picture of the tavern was originally cheap, unwilling to spend a few more copper plates, to try the new taste.
At the beginning, Shi Qiu gave some of the newly brewed wine to the old customers who often came to buy to taste, and asked how it was, those people were full of praise, one came to praise the taste of the wine is really good, the entrance is soft and fragrant, and drank it, but he felt that the wine was strong and full of stamina, and the second came to praise Shi Qiu for giving wine for nothing, doing business brightly, and talking to the guests was also generous, gentle and decent, and with a trace of ability.
Shi Qiu won a reputation and praise, but he lost money, and gave away the brewed wine in three taels or two taels.
Some people didn't understand why Shi Qiu did this, so they talked about this matter to the ears of the godfather and godmother, and the attitude of the two old men made Shi Qiu feel that he had support and support for many years to come, no matter what he did, and someone understood.
They said that Shi Qiu is not a foolish girl, she must have her own ideas about what she does.
Shi Qiu was very emotional at that time, and felt how fortunate he was.
Indeed, from the moment the wine was brewed, Shi Qiu was not in a hurry to think about how to sell it for money, she wanted to cast a wide net and catch more fish, the reputation of the people seemed to be more and more firewood, only if there was more and more firewood, it would become more and more prosperous, and the winemakers would make their own wine and drink it into the hearts of others, and business would come.
Shi Qiu remembered that this was when she rode on her father's neck, and what her father said, she would definitely be able to do.
Sure enough, it didn't take long for the old customers to start running to buy her new wine, and gradually, new faces were mixed into the old customers, and new customers came back and brought others in.
Four miles and eight towns, which family needs to hold a banquet to marry, Shi Qiu will bring wine to congratulate in advance, the favor is opened, and then talk about the problem of business, it is easier to talk more, and deal with more, people know that Shi Qiu is a bright girl, and the courage to set the business is not lost to any man in Liangcheng.
In two more years, Shi Qiu really became a big girl, most of the people of the same age became mothers, but she was still running her own winery.
After years of tempering, the watery gentleness on Shi Qiu's body gradually faded, and he was more capable and spicy. The tavern is still in place, but it has become a big restaurant, Shi Qiu's goal is not only that, she wants to one day her wine can be sold farther away, even Huainan, her hometown.
In the past two years, Shiqiu invited the best doctor in Liangcheng and cured his godfather's illness, but his godmother was too sad for a long time, and a cold caused her life.
The border is not stable, there are many wars, the result of the war is to lead to the separation of many families and relatives, Shi Qiu remembered the days when he had wandered, and saw the helpless people, he would have pity, she successively took in a few good moral character, working as a wine worker in the winery, and the diligent young man or woman was in the restaurant on the street, cleaning and ushering in the send-off, and the wages were the same as the locals, and they were not deliberately squeezed because the other party was helpless, and it was the time of distress.
At this time, Shi Qiu is no longer the little girl who first entered Liangcheng, and her business is much better than the shopkeeper who drove her out back then. The two of them also met later, Shi Qiu hated him in his heart, but he could laugh at the scene, but the shopkeeper who only cared about Xiaoli changed his face on the spot after seeing Shi Qiu, blue and yellow for a while, and his speech was a little slurred.
Shi Qiu's business is doing well, and opponents will inevitably encounter some, and when there are more opponents, various means will come out. Shi Qiu did not forget her father's intention to teach her to make wine, but she also had to say that in some ways, she had to thank her uncle, businessmen should have a conscience, but they can't be blindly good, and the result of kindness may be like Daddy, you reason with the other party, but the other party wants your life.
Recently, Shi Qiu let people carry some wine out of the cellar and put it at the door of the restaurant.
If he was not on duty at the front line, the young men in the army also liked to come to buy wine and drink, Shi Qiu instructed the guys in the store to give two taels more to all those who were soldiers to buy wine and drink, and the right should be given to her godbrother who had never met before.
The godfather no longer asks about the tavern, and when he sees that the tavern that he has been busy with all his life has been developed like this by Shi Qiu in a few years, he is also quite emotional. Shi Qiu treats him well, and people with a discerning eye know that after getting along for a few years, he has also regarded Shi Qiu as his own daughter, and now the only thing he thinks about all day long is that Shi Qiu is no longer small, but he never seems to care about his own family affairs.
So the old man was kind, so he entrusted half of the matchmakers in Liangcheng, thinking of finding a suitable in-law for Shi Qiu, even if it was not a son-in-law, as long as the character was good, it would be good for Shi Qiu.
Now the capable proprietress in the Liangcheng Wine Factory, the most troublesome thing is not how to make the business bigger and bigger, or how to deal with difficult opponents, but in the face of the matchmaker who keeps coming and going, listening to how good the young man is, listening to the sadness of the heart.
Often at this time, Shi Qiu always thinks of Su Zhilai, although the two have known each other for a very short time, but in retrospect, he is the most outstanding teenager among the people Shi Qiu knows, but when they meet in Pingshui, I am afraid it will be difficult to meet again.