A few days have passed in the blink of an eye, and the banquet is still full.

The fame of the first leader of the Forget Worry Lake Poetry Club made many people come here to see Chu Ling's demeanor, but they couldn't see Chu Ling.

Chu Ling was not interested in this kind of entertainment.

Even if the Guozijian and the six academies all came to drink, and wanted Chu Ling to participate in the admission assessment, and even said that he could choose to worship the great Confucian in the academy, Chu Ling did not come forward, which also made some servants of wealthy and powerful families not send out the invitations they carried.

For a while, the crowd gathered at the end of the wine became more and more curious about Chu Ling, and they even discussed what kind of person Chu Ling was.

In such an atmosphere, all kinds of liquor sold every day were snatched up, which made Zhuangyuan Hong, General Liquor, Zhuqing Liquor and other liquors spread.

"You must keep in mind that the distillation temperature of each original brew is different, and you must grasp the heat well, not at all."

"The aroma and taste of a wine is its soul."

"The wine sold is different from the wine on the market, and if it is different every time, those who know wine can drink it......"

In the backyard, Chu Ling sat in front of the stove, observing the stove fire and steam, adding firewood from time to time, and telling Xiang Ruonan about the various factors of distillation.

There is an endless stream of people who come and go every day, which makes the few liquors that were distilled and blended before not enough for a month, Chu Ling can only buy another batch of original liquor, Jun Hanlin and a few people are busy in the front store, and the matters involving distillation and blending fall on Chu Ling and Xiang Ruonan.

"Childe, you can't add any more firewood."

Xiang Ruonan, whose jade cheeks were slightly red, saw that the stove fire was slightly higher, and immediately said: "The steam is just right now, and if you continue to add firewood, the taste will be different." ”

"You're right."

Chu Ling showed a satisfied smile, took out a few pieces of firewood with tongs, and said approvingly: "It seems that you have memorized what I taught you." ”

Being looked at by Chu Ling like this, Xiang Ruonan lowered his head a little shyly.

Originally, Chu Ling still thought that Xiang Ruonan could get started, and it would not be possible in ten days and a half months, but Xiang Ruonan's intelligence made Chu Ling impressed.

"When you're not busy in the future, I'll teach you to read and write."

Seeing Xiang Ruonan like this, Chu Ling said: "You are very smart, maybe you can be the champion in the exam in the future and become the first female champion of the Feng Dynasty." ”

Childe laughed.

Xiang Ruonan replied: "How can a woman participate in the imperial examination, but she is literate and literate, and the slave is willing. ”

"Haha......"

Chu Ling couldn't help but laugh.

After getting along for a few days, whether it is Xiang Ruonan or Xiang Yannian, they have lost their initial restraints, although they are very busy every day, but the sisters and brothers feel very down-to-earth.

At least when it comes to the errand of drinking, their sister and brother can do it, so that they can earn silver every month to help their second uncle supplement the family.

"Let's go, let's go get some tea."

Chu Ling got up and walked towards the wooden pavilion, looked at Xiang Ruonan and said.

Xiang Ruonan didn't speak, got up and followed behind Chu Ling.

"Childe, you drink."

Xiang Ruonan picked up the teapot, poured a cup of tea, and handed it to Chu Ling, Chu Ling took it with a smile, and motioned for Xiang Ruonan to sit down too.

A few plates of pastries were placed on the wooden table, Chu Ling picked up a piece of mung bean cake and handed it to Xiang Ruonan, "I'll eat it myself in the future, buy these to let me eat, if you don't eat it, I won't eat it, do you want to throw it away?" ”

"Okay."

Xiang Ruonan stretched out his hand to take it, his jade cheeks were slightly red.

Chu Ling didn't care about some of the so-called rules, people live in the world very hard, why should they wronged themselves and please them?

Respect is mutual.

Chu Ling was eating pastries, drinking herbal tea, and a breeze was blowing from time to time, Chu Ling liked this comfortable state very much, and it was good to do what he wanted to do.

"Childe, I want to see you so much every day, why don't you come forward?" Xiang Ruonan, who was holding the tea cup, expressed the doubts in his heart.

"Why did you remember to ask about this?"

Chu Ling asked with a smile.

"If Childe doesn't want to say it, slave ......"

Xiang Ruonan was a little nervous, and hurriedly explained.

"There's nothing you can't ask."

Chu Ling waved his hand and said: "You are not as good as your brother in this regard, look at how much Yan Nian has changed in the past few days, just like a curious baby, chasing a few of us and asking questions." ”

Xiang Ruonan lowered his head.

"I didn't want to see him, I just felt like a waste of time."

Chu Ling put down the teacup and said with a light smile: "I can actually guess what they think in their hearts, but I don't want to go, so I just don't see it." ”

"Isn't that boy really going to participate in the Forgotten Worry Lake Poetry Club?"

Xiang Ruonan was a little surprised, and looked up at Chu Lingdao.

"I don't have any plans to do that just yet."

Chu Ling picked up a piece of pastry and stuffed it into his mouth, "It's just a game between a bunch of powerful people, what's the benefit of mixing it, whether it's fame or profit, I don't value it." ”

"But ......"

Xiang Ruonan said subconsciously.

"Do you want to say that the poems of Forget the Sorrow Lake will be different?"

Chu Ling chewed the pastry and looked at Xiang Ruonan with a smile, "The Seven Academies are jointly organizing, this is the first time in the Feng Dynasty, attracting a large number of scholars to gather. ”

Xiang Ruonan nodded.

Although she has only been here for less than two years, she still understands some things, such as the Seven Academies, although they are private academies, but they are more than the national eunuchs, every time the grand occasion of the imperial examination comes, each academy has a group of outstanding high schools, and many scholars in the Feng Dynasty dream of entering the Seven Academies.

Xiang Ruonan couldn't understand why his son-in-law was so talented, why didn't he want to enter the Guozijian or the Seven Academies, and then the title of the gold list would be able to achieve the leap of the dragon, on the contrary, opening a tavern in this downtown area, isn't it too condescending?

"Again, it's just a game between a bunch of powerful people."

Chu Ling smiled slightly: "One more, even if it's not like this, I'm not interested, I can eat and drink enough every day, sleep well, and do something I like, I'm quite content." ”

Chu Ling has had enough of living a life that doesn't follow his heart, since he can move as he likes now, why does Chu Ling want to mix those rights and wrongs?

The Feng Dynasty is in a prosperous era, since it is impossible to rebel, then live the life you want to live, isn't it good?

People have only been around for decades, Chu Ling wants to be at ease in a chic way, and he doesn't have to look at anyone's face to live.

"Let's go, go and replace the vat."

Seeing Xiang Ruonan's eyebrows frowning slightly, not knowing what he was thinking, Chu Ling got up with a smile, "When these few days are over, I will take two days off, pay a rest, and increase my salary at the end of the month." ”

"No childe."

Xiang Ruonan hurriedly got up and said: "Slaves are not tired, slaves often do farm work that is more tiring than this before." ”

With that, Xiang Ruonan went to walk towards the stove.

Looking at Xiang Ruonan's back, Chu Ling made up his mind that he wanted to set up a brewing workshop as soon as possible, like this kind of small workshop production, it was really too tiring.

Since the wine has been sold for all kinds of liquor, and the reputation has been recognized, it is inevitable to expand production, so that Chu Ling can work so hard in the short term, but not for a long time.

Doing the same thing repeatedly is a waste of youth in Chu Ling's eyes.

Compared to the busyness of the backyard, the front store is relatively better.

After a few days of busyness, Liu Jun and Xiang Yannian have adapted to their own errands, and the wine is very lively, Liu Jun is standing in the counter, the abacus is crackling non-stop, Xiang Yannian shuttles around the wine table, calmly responding to the requests made by the drinkers, and it is even more lively when the wine goes out.

Jun Hanlin leaned against the door of the shop, listened to the storyteller on the side, gathered the crowd in line, and listened attentively to the story told by the storyteller.

The Feng Dynasty has a vast territory, and after several generations of kings have worked hard to govern the country, the Shengqian Dynasty has been in its heyday, which has also made many entertainment projects emerge among the people.

"Let's ......"

The storyteller sitting on the wooden chair told the story with emotion, and when it came to the excitement, the expression on the storyteller's face also changed with the plot, which made many people who were immersed in it forget the time for a while.

"Brother Feng, drink some tea."

When Jun Hanlin was yawning, Xiang Yannian, who was busy with his work, ran over with a bowl of tea, raised his head and looked at Jun Hanlin with a smile.

"Have you drunk?"

Jun Hanlin took the tea bowl and smiled lightly at Xiang Yannian.

"I've drunk it."

Xiang Yannian nodded and said, "I also ate a few pieces of meat." ”

"Hehe... Look at your little bit of interest. ”

Jun Hanlin stretched out his hand and gently rubbed Xiang Yannian's head, "A few pieces of meat... As for making you so happy? Haven't we all eaten meat every day these days? ”

"It's just a pleasure."

Xiang Yannian grinned and said: "Previously, during the Chinese New Year, Sister A and I could only eat a few pieces of meat, and the son is so good, he asked us to eat meat every day." ”

Jun Hanlin smiled but said nothing.

Since Xiang Yannian's sister and brother came over, Jun Hanlin's face had a lot more smiles, not as cold as before, especially Xiang Yannian ran to him at every turn, curiously asking him about his various experiences as a ranger, which made Jun Hanlin feel a little embarrassed when he told it.

"Brother Jun, are there really ghosts in this world?"

Jun Hanlin drank tea, heard Xiang Yannian's question, saw him blinking his eyes, smiled secretly in his heart, thought about it, Jun Hanlin said, "Of course there is." ”

Well?

Xiang Yannian's brows furrowed slightly, and his little face began to be a little nervous.

"When I traveled in Fancheng, I didn't have any money on me, so I slept in the wilderness." Jun Hanlin said half-truthfully, "What's wrong with you..."

When he said this, Jun Hanlin deliberately paused, his expression was slightly solemn, and his tone increased a lot, which made Xiang Yannian's heartbeat speed up a lot.

"How... What's wrong? ”

Xiang Yannian stammered.

"Nothing."

Jun Hanlin said with a smile.

Xiang Yannian: "......"

Jun Hanlin said with great difficulty, and the expression on his face changed, which made Xiang Yannian really think that Jun Hanlin had encountered a ghost.

"Boy, where are the ghosts in this world?"

Jun Hanlin stretched out his hand and tapped on Xiang Yannian's head, "It seems that those anecdotes passed down by word of mouth are just made up by people like me, just to be scary." ”

"Okay."

Xiang Yannian had a little regret in his heart.

What a silly boy.

Jun Hanlin smiled and shook his head, and at this moment, a person walked towards the shop door, and when he saw the person who came, the smile on Jun Hanlin's face was gone.

"This guest officer, our store has sold out all the cards in your hand today." Xiang Yannian saw someone coming, and stepped forward to explain, "If you want to go into the store to drink, ...... early tomorrow."

"I'm not here to drink."

Lianxin glanced at Xiang Yannian and said calmly.

Well?

Xiang Yannian looked at Lianxin suspiciously, he didn't come to drink, so why did he come to drink?

"Childe is in the backyard."

Jun Hanlin said calmly.

Lianxin nodded slightly to Jun Hanlin, and under Xiang Yannian's suspicious gaze, she raised her feet and walked towards the wine.

"Brother Jun, do you know him?"

Xiang Yannian looked up at Jun Hanlin, "He's so strange, why is he so fragrant?" ”

"Acquaintance."

Jun Hanlin said: "It's just a woman dressed as a man." ”

"A woman dressed as a man?"

Xiang Yannian was stunned, and when he wanted to look again, he didn't find Lianxin's back.

Why do good people dress up as men?

"Don't think about it."

Jun Hanlin handed the tea bowl to Xiang Yannian and said with a smile: "I didn't see the shopkeeper, I'll help you do things, don't go quickly." ”

"Hey, hey."

Xiang Yannian hurriedly took the tea bowl and ran towards the store quickly.

The smile on Jun Hanlin's face disappeared, his brows furrowed slightly, the third princess's personal maid came over, I'm afraid that there is something to do, right?

Thinking of the previous events, Jun Hanlin was actually very curious about Chu Ling.

can have a marriage contract with the Shunguo Mansion, and can also compose poems and recite lyrics, the key is that when he gets along with Huangfu Jingyu and Liu Chengfeng, he does not show the slightest timidity, and these alone make Jun Hanlin sure that Chu Ling's background is not simple.

However, Jun Hanlin, who has read countless people, found that he couldn't see through Chu Ling.

"What's the matter?"

Chu Ling did not react to the arrival of the lotus heart, and continued to add firewood, observing the fire of the stove.

"The slave maid is here to send an invitation to Prince Chu on the order of the princess."

Lianxin bowed her head slightly, took out an invitation, and handed it to Chu Ling.

"It won't be an invitation to the Forgotten Lake Poetry Club, right?"

Chu Ling didn't reach out to pick it up, and turned his head to look at Lianxin.

"It's not."

Lianxin shook her head and said, "It's the princess who is holding a banquet in the mansion and wants to entertain Prince Chu." ”

"It's as simple as that?"

The corners of Chu Ling's mouth raised slightly.

For Huangfu Jingyu, although Chu Ling has not been in contact with him a few times, he also knows what his temperament is.

"The princess said, if Prince Chu is willing to go to the banquet, remember to bring some wine to the mansion."

Lianxin didn't answer positively, "The wine that has gone away is much better than the wine treasured in the princess's mansion. ”

"Got it."

Chu Ling bent down to pick up the wood and threw it into the stove, "Tell the princess, Chu will go to the banquet with an invitation, I'm still busy, you can put the invitation in the wooden pavilion." ”

"Okay."

Lotus Heart bowed her head.

Chu Ling's fame in Shangdu has increased dramatically, which makes Lianxin's title for Chu Ling have changed compared to before, after all, people who can write such masterpieces are not something she can treat casually.

When Lianxin walked out of the wooden pavilion, she saw Xiang Ruonan walking out of the kitchen, her face did not change, but she had doubts in her heart.

The identities of Xiang Yannian's sister and brother, Xiao Zhiyi had previously found out clearly, and it was an accident that he met Chu Ling, but Lianxin couldn't understand why Chu Ling only hired their sister and brother for people who had never known each other, and Chu Ling's style of doing things made people feel confused, just like Chu Ling himself.