Coming out of the teahouse, Lu Xianger and Song Yuan took a carriage for another half an hour before they came to a quiet and independent courtyard. Calculating the time, Lu Xiang'er was even more convinced that Song Yuan deliberately took her to the teahouse to see the whole picture of Luming Courtyard and what she wanted to say.

Although Song Yuan used some careful tricks, it was all for Lu Erniang, and in the end, he did not hide it in the face of Lu Xiang'er's questioning. Lu Xiang'er didn't leave a bad impression of Song Yuan in her heart, and treated him as before. This made Song Yuan, who was secretly paying attention, quietly breathe a sigh of relief.

As Xiao Wu knocked on the wooden door, Song Yuan and Lu Xiang'er also focused their attention on the family in front of them. Taking advantage of this time, Song Yuan simply introduced the old craftsman who lived here to Lu Xiang'er, surnamed Yuan. Because of his good craftsmanship, Yuan opened a shop when he was young to make daily wood products such as wooden barrels. Over time, the name of the store became more and more famous, the business became better and better, and a lot of money was saved. Yuan Jiangren also married a wife and gave birth to a son, and his life was very happy.

However, after Yuan Jiangren's son grew up and learned this craft, he was sued to the government because of a quarrel with a guest and hurt his family. In order to save his only son, Yuan Craftsman scattered all his family wealth, and the courtyard in front of him was left. In the end, although he rescued his son, he lost his old wife. Under the sadness, Yuan Craftsman also lost hope of living, and hid at home all day long. He relied on his son to do odd jobs to earn a meager amount of money.

It was a coincidence that I was able to find this old craftsman this time. At the beginning, Song Yuan visited a friend in Jiangling Mansion, and accidentally learned about Yuan's son, so he helped a little, and was regarded as a benefactor by his Yuan's craftsman. A few days ago, when Song Yuan came to Jiangling Mansion, he was seen by the son of Yuan Craftsman. Craftsman Yuan's father and son specially invited Song Yuan to the house for a meal, and Song Yuan remembered that Craftsman Yuan was not the person Lu Xiang'er was looking for. So, he made a request to Yuan Craftsman, and he had today's trip.

"It's Eungong here, come in quickly." Hearing the footsteps in the courtyard, Lu Xiang'er looked at the wooden door. I saw a young man in his twenties appear in front of her, looking at Song Yuan very happily. And after seeing Song Yuan, he immediately opened the wooden door to welcome the guests.

"Mu Sheng, how many times have I said that there is no need to be so polite." Song Yuan shook his head, then turned back to Lu Xiang'er and said, "Xiang'er, this is Uncle Yuan's son, Yuan Musheng." He is my contemporary, so you can call him Uncle Musheng. ”

"Got it, sir." Lu Xiang'er nodded, then took a step forward, saluted Yuan Musheng, and said softly: "Xiang'er has seen Uncle Musheng. ”

"This little lady, I'm just a little craftsman, you don't have to be polite to me." Yuan Musheng was obviously at a loss for Lu Xiang'er's etiquette, and he didn't know where his hand should be. It was still an old voice from the courtyard, and Yuan Musheng suddenly realized that he helped Xiao Wu drive into the courtyard.

Song Yuan pulled Lu Xiang'er into the courtyard, and saw an old man in his fifties or sixties standing at the door of the main house. As soon as he saw Song Yuan, he immediately hurried over, and Mu Ran's face was a little more radiant: "Engong is here, hurry up and sit in the house." ”

"Well, Uncle Yuan's complexion is much better than a few days ago." Song Yuan smiled and followed Yuan Craftsman into the house, and after a few words of greeting with him, he introduced Lu Xiang'er to him.

When Craftsman Yuan heard that it was Lu Xiang'er who wanted to find a 'retort', doubts immediately appeared in his eyes. He remembered that Song Yuan had said that a winemaker wanted to make a distiller like a retort. But Song Yuan said today that the little lady in front of him wanted to be a 'retort', and Yuan Craftsman didn't think she was the one who made wine at all.

"I don't seem to believe it." Song Yuan smiled slightly, and said, "Didn't Uncle Yuan say last time that you like that jujube wine the most, that wine is the ...... made by Xiang'er herself."

After Song Yuan's repeated explanations, Yuan Craftsman believed that this young lady in front of him could actually make such a delicious fruit wine. While sighing at Lu Xiang'er's intelligence, Yuan Craftsman took the paper handed over by Lu Xiang'er. Seeing the thing drawn on this paper, Yuan Craftsman immediately frowned.

"Little lady Lu, the things you paint are different from ordinary 'retorts'." Song Yuan just said that he would make a special 'retort' at that time, and he didn't say it carefully, so Yuan Craftsman didn't care and agreed. I didn't think about it, this thing looks like a 'retort' on the outside, but there is a 'Qiankun' inside.

Lu Xiang'er saw Yuan Musheng and Xiao Wu who were walking in from outside, so she said vaguely: "It's a little different." ”

Yuan Craftsman is a craftsman, but he has also opened a shop for twenty years and has seen a lot, so he immediately understood what was going on, and turned to Yuan Musheng and said: "Musheng, Engong is here, you go to the street to weigh some meat." At noon today, Engong will stay at the old man's house for a light meal. ”

In the last sentence, Yuan Craftsman said it to Song Yuan, and his tone was very respectful. Song Yuan also knew that Lu Xiang'er was going to do this 'retort', and he didn't want too many people to know. Moreover, this thing seems to be a little complicated, and he can't finish talking about it for a while, so he nodded and said, "If you do this, Zicheng will bother Uncle Yuan." ”

"If Engong is so polite again, the old man will be embarrassed." As he spoke, Yuan Craftsman took out a string of copper coins and handed it to Yuan Musheng. Song Yuan saw that Yuan Musheng was leaving, so he hurriedly glanced at Xiao Wu and said, "Xiao Wu, you go with you and help get the food." ”

Xiao Wu nodded, indicating that he understood what Song Yuan meant, turned around and followed Yuan Musheng out of the courtyard. Craftsman Yuan looked at the things on the paper intently after Yuan Musheng left, and talked to Lu Xiang'er, without seeing Song Yuan's gesture.

Lu Xiang'er didn't pay attention either, and concentrated on explaining to Yuan Craftsman that this thing that was very similar to a retort was called a 'distiller', which was specially used to make wine. Although Yuan is a carpenter, he also knows how some wine is made. He'd never heard that making wine needed something like this.

Song Yuan didn't know much about the stills that Lu Xiang'er was going to do, even if he had heard some of them before, he didn't remember them. So when he heard Craftsman Yuan talk about the brewing of this wine, he also had some doubts, and couldn't help but ask on behalf of Craftsman Yuan: "Xiang'er, your still is also used to make wine?" ”

"No, sir, this still is for 'purification.'" Lu Xiang'er smiled slightly, and said very confidently: "Although the wine is delicious now, it is all very turbid, and some of it is very sweet. After being purified by a still, the wine will be as clear as water, and it will be stronger than the current rice wine. ”

"To be clear, to be strong?!" Song Yuan was stunned for a moment, then rushed to Lu Xiang'er's face, and asked in disbelief: "Xiang'er, what you said is true, can you really make such wine?" ”

"Of course, this is something that my dad has been researching for a long time. However, before he could make the still, something like that happened. Lu Xiang'er slowly said the words she had made up a long time ago, coupled with her expressions that she had rehearsed many times, Song Yuan and Yuan Craftsman were convinced.

Song Yuan is very clear about Lu Tai's research spirit. He once saw Lu Tai stay in the winery for a whole month because he wanted to make good wine. If Lu Xiang'er hadn't gone to him, he wouldn't know how long he would have stayed. Moreover, in order to know the various tastes of wine, Lu Tai left Qianzhou repeatedly to visit the places where the Great Zhou Dynasty produced good wine. This is also the reason why Song Yuan, who was seriously ill, was met by Lu Tai and rescued.

Song Yuan sat aside and remembered the past, but Lu Xiang'er began to introduce the components of the distiller to Yuan Craftsman in detail. Between the words, Lu Xiang'er also expressed her most concern to Yuan Jiangren. After listening to it for a long time, Yuan realized that Lu Xiang'er wanted him to keep it secret, so he took the initiative to sign a contract to promise not to pass on this distiller.

Although Lu Xiang'er was a little embarrassed, in order to have a skill to survive in the Great Zhou Dynasty, she pressed her handprint under the witness of Song Yuan. However, Lu Xianger did not treat Yuan Craftsman's father and son badly. In addition to giving a secrecy fee of one hundred taels of silver, it was also written on the contract that the secrecy period was ten years. Ten years later, Yuan Jiangren or Yuan Musheng can openly make this still for anyone. If Lu Xiang'er told others the secret of the distiller in the past ten years, the contract would have ended early.

In this regard, Yuan Craftsman is very grateful to Lu Xianger. And promised to work hard to help Lu Xianger make the best distiller. Song Yuan was a little surprised by Lu Xiang'er's approach, and ordinary people would not set a deadline to pass on their skills. What does this mean, it shows that Lu Xianger not only has 'intelligence', but also has 'courage'.

Song Yuan watched Lu Xiang'er and Yuan Craftsman study the still, and sighed very much that if Lu Xiang'er was a man, he would definitely be a rare talent if he was cultivated. Sighing slightly, Song Yuan just wanted to shake his head but suddenly remembered something, and his eyes lit up when he was neutral. When he looked at Lu Xiang's childhood again, Song Yuan's eyes were full of expectation, and a fatherly expression like 'Jackie Chan' appeared on his face.

Lu Xiang'er, who was talking to Yuan Craftsman, suddenly felt a chill in her back, and she had a thought of getting sick. But thinking that she hadn't been sick since Jiang Nan came over, she shook her head without care, and continued to discuss with Yuan Craftsman whether this still was better to be a whole or a separation.

Lu Xiang'er and Yuan Craftsman began to study in the morning, and it was not until it was almost dark that they thought out all the details. Craftsman Yuan hadn't worked so hard for a long time, and he carefully packed up the papers, and the whole person was very tired. Lu Xiang'er also endured the yawn on the side, and her eyes were holding back tears.

Seeing this, Song Yuan got up to say goodbye and left the Yuan family with Lu Xiang'er. When Xiao Wu set up the carriage and left Jiangling Mansion, the sky was completely dark. In order to return to Qingshi County as soon as possible, Song Yuan asked Xiao Wu to take a remote path. I didn't expect it, but because of this, I encountered something I didn't expect.