When it was the height of summer, Shi Qiu was already on the way to the north, and Shi Qiu couldn't tell why he was heading towards the north, maybe because he remembered his father's words and wanted to taste the spirits of the north, or he heard Su Zhi talk about the gentleness and meticulousness of the northern folk customs that were different from Huainan, and wanted to feel some roughness and enthusiasm.

Along the way, Shi Qiu has been vigilant all the time, and has also met people with bad intentions staring at her burden, in that case, Shi Qiu will always choose to walk in a crowded place, and carry the burden tightly in her hands, for fear of being robbed by others.

After arriving at the next place, Shi Qiu had learned the previous lesson, so she spent a few copper coins to buy a coarse cloth with patches on it from a woman in the village who was about her size, and painted her face with a layer of loess, so that she hurried forward like a fleeing person.

Sure enough, fewer people noticed her on the road.

Everywhere he went, Shi Qiu would always inquire about the most famous local wineries, and spend a few dollars to buy a bite to taste, some of which were too poor to eat, and some of which were indeed considered to be the best wines in the world, and their taste was unique.

Every time Shi Qiu buys wine, the guys in the wine shop will always look at her with a puzzled face, because very few women come out to buy wine and drink, Shi Qiu always says that it is for his father at home, and when others hear it, they are no longer suspicious.

Although Shi Qiu was so cautious, she still encountered danger. After she had stayed in an inn, someone quietly pried her doors and windows at night, Shi Qiu opened her eyes and saw that the gangster looked like the shopkeeper of the inn, and the shopkeeper saw that she was alone and had evil thoughts in his heart, wanting to catch her and sell her to the old bustard of the brothel.

At that time, Shi Qiu's heart was frightened, but he kept quiet, and when the sneaky figure approached, he suddenly pulled out the dagger that was originally hidden next to the pillow and stabbed it towards the man's shoulder. The room was dark, the man screamed and ran out, and the guests living in the next room heard the movement, or saw that the road was uneven and justice, or wanted to see the excitement, and asked Shi Qiu what was wrong? Shi Qiu confessed that he had met a thief, and he reported to the official with the guests who stayed in the same hotel.

The lord of the official mansion was still a reasonable person, and when he saw so many people in the inn, they all testified that they saw the blood that flowed on the ground after Shi Qiu stabbed the man, so the official lord sent someone to carefully check everyone in the inn, and finally found out the shopkeeper who was hiding in the backyard and did not dare to show his face. The shopkeeper knelt in front of the official master, and confessed his crime, saying that he was united with the old bustard of the brothel, and had sold a lot of single girls, and now he saw that Shi Qiu was alone and had bad intentions again, who would have thought that Shi Qiu looked gentle and soft, and was silent, and he pulled out a knife but dared to go in with a white knife and come out with a red knife.

Shi Qiu thought about this matter later and felt scared, if she didn't find out that she was sleeping dead at the time, or if the shopkeeper was a skilled person, it would be difficult for her to stab him, and if he caught him, the consequences would be unimaginable.

But these are all assumptions, Shi Qiu comforted herself, life in the world, always learn slowly, and then eat a trench to grow wise, every danger encountered, she took it as a lesson in her heart, every time she passed the danger, she also comforted herself, this is a difficult growth, and when it passes, she will be like Su Zhi, she will see it and figure it out, and the days will be able to go on.

Along the way, she was frugal and budgetary, and the silver saved by Shi Qiu barely supported her to the north, but after settling in Liangcheng, the farthest away city in Biansai, Shi Qiu was really penniless, like a refugee living on the streets.

People live in the world, their stomachs always have to eat, if they are a young and strong man, they can still find a job to support themselves, but Shi Qiu thinks about it, all she can do is to go to the backyard of a rich family, to be a maid who washes and washes, but most of the maids have signed long-term contracts, Shi Qiu does not want to go from Huainan's cage to Liangcheng's cage, she has been a maid for her uncle's family for several years, since she has the courage to run out, she has already walked such a long way, even if she is tired and hungry, Freedom can no longer be sold.

After thinking about it for a long time, Shi Qiu thought that his father wanted to make good wine all his life, and he dreamed of one day making wine that would have both the gentleness of the south and the warmth of the north, or the neutralization of the two, which would be a new and wonderful taste.

Thinking about it like this, Shi Qiu began to inquire on the street again where there was a place to sell wine, this time when he went to the winery that sold wine, Shi Qiu did not buy wine, but explained that he could make wine, and he could stay and make wine.

There are more than a dozen wine shops in Liangcheng, Shi Qiu asked half of them, and those people looked up and down at her as a weak girl, and then thought about those stout men who made wine, so they laughed, thinking that Shi Qiu was joking. Shi Qiu wanted to explain again, and those people asked her if she wanted to buy wine? If you don't buy it, you're going to blow it out.

There are also those who are willing to stay in Shiqiu, but they told Shiqiu a rule, saying that the people who make wine in the north have always been men, and if women are close to the place where they make wine, it will spoil the taste of wine, which is an unlucky thing.

Shi Qiu chose one to stay, and the owner of the store asked her to scrub and clean in the wine shop, if the wine buyer came, the store could also take care of it if it was too busy, but it was a place where she couldn't get close to the wine.

Shi Qiu thought at the time, it was okay to have a place to eat and stay and get in touch with wine, how do you know that the spirits in the north seem to be more intoxicating, some drunk men came to Shi Qiu with a wine bowl, and asked her to drink, Shi Qiu was not unable to drink, but was unwilling to accept the humiliation of these people, so those who bought wine became angry, and the owner of the wine shop saw that it affected the business, and reprimanded Shi Qiu and drove him out. Shi Qiu has been working in this house for half a month, and the boss has never given her a copper plate, so he wants her to leave with her baggage.

Shi Qiu was originally a wanderer here, helpless, so the boss would unscrupulously deduct the salary originally promised to her, and it was expected that Shi Qiu would not have much ability to come and ask for it.

The boss was right, Shi Qiu really didn't go back to ask him for wages, he just looked back at the winery, and went elsewhere with his baggage.

Shi Qiu knew that if she insisted on asking for wages, it would not lead to anything, and those people would only kick her out, and then scold her for food, I don't know what to do.

If she can't work, but only gets a meal and a place to live for by the man, and she has to ask them for wages when she turns around, this is not hers, but it is clear that this is not the case at the beginning, the boss promised to provide her with food and shelter, but the salary was kept so low that it could not be lower. Shi Qiu felt that since the other party was willing to keep her, she didn't care about the amount of money, so she got up before dawn every day to wash and cook, not only cleaned the wine shop in front of her, but also cleaned the place where the boss's family lived in the backyard, but because she didn't accept the customer's teasing for many days, it became the reason why the boss deducted her salary and swept her out.

At this time, Shi Qiu felt that maybe no matter where they went in the world, all people were the same, some were good-hearted, and some were so bad that they lost their conscience.

Shi Qiu held the burden and wandered on the streets of Liangcheng for two days, fortunately, the weather has not yet entered autumn, and he can barely hold on to it at night under other people's roofs, but after autumn, this is not a way.

Maybe there is no endless road, when Shi Qiu felt that there was no hope, an old winery in the west of the city left her, the winemaker was an old man, the business was very ordinary, and there was no winemaker, only the old couple worked together to run a tavern, in and out of the busy business. The old man brewed the wine in general, but it was sold cheaply, and the business was not too good, but it could also feed two mouths.

Shi Qiu was rejected many times, and when she found this family, she didn't actually have much hope, but the old couple looked at Shi Qiu back and forth, and still nodded and left her.

The old couple was very good to Shi Qiu, and did not hand over all the trivial work to Shi Qiu, but everyone did what work they had together. Shi Qiu is also very diligent, from getting up in the morning to lying down at night, there is almost no time to sit down and rest, a day, two days or even half a month has passed, and he has not slackened because of the long time.

After getting along, Shi Qiu knew that the old couple originally had a son, but when Beidi invaded Liangcheng, their son joined the army, died on the battlefield, and never came back. The old couple of middle-aged Yako are grief-stricken, but in reality, life has to go on, originally when the son was still motivated, the business of the tavern is better than now, now it is just to earn food, the husband and wife rely on each other, how long will they live.

Shi Qiu saw that the husband and wife were sincere, and also told them about their experiences, the old couple had no children, but Shi Qiu had no parents, and was enslaved by his uncle's family for so many years, and in the end he didn't even end up safely, and he had to be sold to someone else's house as a concubine. The old couple listened to Shi Qiu's experience, sighed and felt a little sorry, and felt that they were all people with a hard life, so they took Shi Qiu's hand and said that as long as they are willing to stay, they will stay here for a long time.

Shi Qiu knelt down and kowtowed to the old couple, recognized them as godfathers and godmothers, and from then on they depended on each other as companions, and together, they had children, and Shi Qiu also had something to rely on.

Gradually, there was originally only laughter and laughter in the family of the old couple, Shi Qiu was young in the end, and when he met a kind person, he became more lively, and when he encountered interesting things in life, he was willing to say it to make the old couple happy.

Shi Qiu treats each other sincerely, the old couple is also sincere, although the family is poor, but with delicious food, the old couple will never forget Shi Qiu, which makes Shi Qiu's heart wander for a long time, and slowly settled in this small tavern in Liangcheng.