The Great Doctor and the Noble Lady 064, Arch Enemy (Another Ten Thousand More, Alas.)

  In ancient times there was no going to the hospital, but women had their own ways of dealing with childbirth.

  This Mrs. Sun is indeed capable, she cooked ginger sugar water and then added a lot of brown sugar, to the extent that it's no longer suitable to be called soup, almost becoming brown sugar congee.

  Su Lianwei couldn't drink it at first, the sweetness was irritating her throat, but she couldn't refuse the kindness, so she gritted her teeth and drank down the bitter red sugar water. She could clearly feel the warmth entering her mouth, going down her esophagus into her stomach, and then her whole body felt a subtle warmth, after which the pain in her lower abdomen suddenly eased.

  Too amazing!

  With the help of Chu Yue, she changed into a clean set of clothes. The previous one had been drenched in cold sweat and her energy was completely drained. She fell asleep in a state of exhaustion.

  Outside the door, Wu told Dahu some common sense as a veteran, hoping that Dahu could take good care of Lianhui. Dahu listened with a red face, but had to pretend to listen. Firstly, they couldn't let others discover that they were fake spouses. Secondly... he felt it was necessary for him to listen, not wanting Su Lianhui to fall ill again.

  When Ripples woke up again, it was already afternoon.

  She reached out to touch her bed, and there was actually someone else on it. The little bit of sleepiness she had suddenly disappeared, and she was startled for a moment. When she looked carefully, it was Chu Ying, and only then did she put her heart at ease again. Thinking about it, she really was too bored, how could she have imagined that the one sleeping beside her was Da Hu?

  The sleeping firefly looks more like a child, completely defenseless, with a small mouth slightly pouting and long eyelashes like two small feather fans.

  Lianyi carefully got out of bed, covered the quilt for Chu Ying, and then went out of the door. To her surprise, Da Hu was in the yard.

  "Didn't you go out today?" Ling asked in surprise.

  "En." Datou nodded.

  Lianyi raised her head and it was already dusk, "It's time to eat again, I'll go cook."

  "I'll do it." Big Tiger rushed forward.

  Ripples of laughter, "Can you?" Actually she wanted to say, can what you made be eaten? Didn't have the nerve to say it out loud. "Let me do it instead."

  Dà Hǔ's thick eyebrows furrowed, "Then I'll wash the dishes."

  "No need for that, why are you being so polite today?" Lingling couldn't help but smile lightly.

  The big tiger's whole body was stiff and very embarrassed. "Sister Sun said, you... these days, try to avoid cold water." His face turned bright red.

  Dahai and Su Lianwei were nominal husband and wife, but in name only. Dahai had never been with a woman before, and despite his years of wielding swords and guns, he was still as innocent and shy as an ordinary young man.

  Lianyi thought for a moment, "Well, that's good too. It's hard work." When you give roses to others, the fragrance remains on your hands. She helped the Sun family without expecting anything in return, but they were grateful and treated her very well. This world is still beautiful.

  Lianyi was busy in the kitchen, while Datou washed vegetables at the door with a basin and handed them over after finishing. The latter took it, and the two people didn't talk much, but they were extremely tacit.

  Half an hour later, Chu Ying rubbed her eyes and came out of the house. The dishes were already on the dinner table, and Da Hu was arranging chopsticks.

  "Wake up just in time for dinner." Lianyi took off her apron and hung it on the kitchen door, wiping her hands with a towel.

  "Okay, hehe." Chu Ying happily ran to the table.

  Laughter and chatter on the dinner table added vitality to the quiet courtyard.

  Unlike Sujiacun's tranquility, another place is bustling with activity.

  In the suburbs of Yuewang County, a bright and spacious mansion, the winemaster is inspecting the wine lees, while workers outside are turning over brewing materials. A horse-drawn carriage arrives and stops in front of the gate.

  "Master, you've arrived?" A middle-aged man in a brown short-sleeved shirt and pants, seeing the stunning young man surrounded by attendants at the gate, hurried forward to pay his respects. His name was Qiao Liu, and he was the manager of this new winery, while the stunning young man in front of him was the behind-the-scenes boss of the winery.

  The ink was thick and entered first, and then flashed, Li Yutang in white clothes slowly walked in, with a faint disgust in the depths of his clear eyes due to the poor environment.

  He held a white handkerchief of the same color as his long slender hands, covering his mouth and nose, filtering out the dust in the air.

  This is a wine workshop. Before the fine wine is put into the cellar, the raw materials need to be soaked, steamed, and cooled, all of which are done in the courtyard. The air inside the courtyard isn't very clean naturally.

  "En." Li Yutang nodded slightly. "The first batch of wine, how much longer until it's ready?"

  "Returning home in two days." Qiao Liu hastily said.

  Li Yutang walked through the bustling courtyard and into the house, where the dim interior was also filled with a faint haze. Two winemakers were tending to the wine mash.

  There is a saying in the wine industry: good wine is 30% technology and 70% raw materials. Technology is crucial, but raw materials are fundamental.

  The wine lees is also crucial, directly affecting the flavor of the wine.

  "Master." Two winemaking masters stopped their work and came to pay respects.

  Li Yutang nodded silently and walked over, putting down the handkerchief covering his mouth and nose. He pinched a grain of wine yeast with his index finger, slightly opened his thin lips, and put it in his mouth. His eyelids drooped as he savored the taste carefully.

  Two masters stood silently, waiting for the owner's evaluation.

  If it were just a few days ago, they would not have been so submissive. The two of them used to be masters of the big wine workshop and were poached by this young man at a sky-high price. Seeing that the young master was young, they thought he was a rich young master who played with the family property worth millions, but later, the young man's skills opened their eyes wide.

  Whether it's the raw materials or the wine brewing, even from entering the cellar to storing and tasting, this young man is familiar with everything, and his discerning eye and sharp evaluation are in no way inferior to a veteran winemaker with thirty years of experience.

  They were all guessing the identity of the young master, and later heard Qiao Liu say that the master was actually the second young master of the Li family, the legendary prodigy Li Yutang, who shook the business world, and suddenly realized, no wonder this person was so talented and knowledgeable at a young age.

  However, Qiao Liu repeatedly warned that the identity of the East House must not be revealed, and those who violate this will bear their own consequences. Therefore, the nominal boss of this wine workshop is Qiao Liu, but in reality, the mysterious mastermind behind it is Li Yutang, also known as Master Li.

  After a moment, Yutang's thin lips curled up slightly and he nodded slowly.

  Two master brewers secretly let out a sigh of relief, finally passing this strict checkpoint.

  This young master is not just preparing to open a wine shop, but clearly wants to brew the heavenly jade liquor! The scrutiny of ingredients and the strict standards are something that neither of them has ever experienced before, and they cannot afford to be off by even a single hair.

  Qiao Liu also secretly let out a sigh of relief, finally passing the test, and stepped forward. "Master, rest assured, I will be on duty day and night to ensure that no mistakes occur."

  Li Yutang nodded, and a faint smile made his already outstanding appearance even more stunning. "This wine is called Victory Wine, the wine of victory. It will be officially sold in Yuewang County three days later." After finishing speaking, he turned around to leave.

  One of the winemakers hesitated for a long time before carefully asking his question, "Boss, how much does this wine... sell for?" Not to mention him, even Qiao Liu didn't know, and Qiao Liu only knew what he had to do the next day the night before.

  Li Yutang paused for a moment, then smiled slightly, "One jar, one tael." After that, he left without looking back.

  Qiao Liu suppressed his shock and respectfully sent the young master out the door, while the two masters in the house were discussing with great surprise and loss of color.

  "One or two? The cost of this wine is also one and a half silver coins, even if it's sold for five coins, it's not excessive. People all say that Li Gongzi is the business genius, but this... how can he make a loss-making deal?" One of the masters said, surprised, puzzled, and indignant.

  Another master also said, "Yes, what's going on? I thought the boss was brewing the best wine and selling it at the highest price. How come it's only sold for one or two taels! Although this price is already higher than ordinary wine, it's far from covering its cost."

  Two people whispered to each other, both were unbelievable.

  After a while, the two saw Qiao Liu return after seeing off Dong's family and surrounded him. "Manager, what's going on?"

  Qiao Liu also had no choice, "Don't mention you guys don't know, I don't know either." The three of them huddled together to discuss for a long time, but no matter what, they couldn't figure out why Li Yutang wanted to do this money-losing business.

  So why did Li Yutang want to do a money-losing business? It was naturally to squeeze Su Lianwei's Su Family Wine out of the market. Although that medicinal wine was good, it was expensive and relying solely on one medicinal wine made it difficult to develop.

  On the return carriage, Li Yutang was half-reclining in the carriage, casually playing with a jade bead, with a faint smile hanging from the corner of his lips, and his mind full of fantasies of Su Lianhui kneeling down to beg him, the more he thought about it, the happier he became.

  ……

  This is Su Lianwei's first time using a sanitary napkin, and before that, she hadn't even heard of them.

  Happy strips are like underwear, more like the "兜裆条" used by Japanese people in the past, playing a fixed role. Later, several soft cloth bags need to be prepared, and cotton balls or cloth can be put into the bags, but more rural women use ash.

  Incense ash can be used after burning incense for worship, or it can also be used as the ash from kitchen firewood that has been completely burned. Although it looks very dirty, it is actually very clean.

  When the cloth bag filled with incense ash is broken, replace it with a new one, pour out the incense ash, and wash the cloth bag clean for next use.

  Now, Lianyi's quilt is new, given by Sun Jia's wife. The cloth bag was made temporarily by Chu Ying after Lianyi fell asleep.

  Su Lianyi couldn't get used to the good news for a while, so she didn't go to the county town for the next two days and stayed at home to rest. During the day, she watched Chunxue teach Su Bai and Sun Xiao Jin read books, in the afternoon she chatted with Chunxue and did needlework, and at night she silently looked at the moon and stars with Da Hu, the days passed quietly and happily.

  It rained, a whole day and night of light rain, which cooled down the scorching heat. It didn't clear up until the next morning.

  After lunch, Chun Yue and Lian Yi sat in the courtyard with a small stool, and Chun Yue continued to teach Lian Yi needlework.

  Lianyi is also dexterous, she used to be able to sew on human skin, and now she can do it on fabric as well. Although she wasn't good at it at first, after practicing, she became more skilled and proficient.

  "Xiao Ying, what are you embroidering?" Ling asked curiously.

  The young woman's embroidery was extremely good, even small items didn't need a hoop, she could embroider them just by holding them in her hand, nowadays I don't know what she is doing.

  "Oh, Lianyi, look, isn't it beautiful?" Chu Ying raised her head and let Su Lianyi see.

  Only a bright moon is seen in the sky, half-hidden by colorful clouds. Under the moonlight is a peaceful lotus pond, with lush grasses swaying gently. A very beautiful scene.

  "What a beauty! What is this? Is it a handkerchief?" Lingling was amazed. On the handkerchiefs of ordinary women, they usually embroidered mandarin ducks and butterflies, rarely seen embroidering landscapes, truly unique.

  "No, it's the cloth bundle on your belt." Chū Yō took it back with a smile.

  “Hmph……” Su Lianyi almost fell off the small stool, “Chu Ying, can't you be more straightforward? Why do you always have to make some issues so erotic?” The flowers and grass by the lake were lush and vibrant, oh dear, how erotic could it get.

  Xiao Yue's face was innocent, she blinked her eyes, "Why porn? I don't understand."

  Ripples were stunned, it seemed that Chu Yue was unintentional, and she blushed and stopped. "I thought too much, but you embroidered this, what's the use of such a private thing? Even if it's made to look good, what's the point?"

  Just as Yu Ru was about to say something, she hesitated and stopped. "I... I like it." Then she didn't speak again, lowered her head and continued embroidering.

  ……

  When Su Lianwei felt comfortable again, "re-emerging into the world", it was already three days later.

  Lianyi rushed to the Su family wine shop, but was surprised to find that the business was dull, and there were few customers. On the contrary, a new wine shop had just opened across the street at the crossroads.

  The wine shop's facade was not well decorated, very simple and low-key, but the small door was already crowded to the point of bursting. The shop seemed to be giving away free goods, people rushed in hastily, bought two jars and squeezed out again, laughing as if they had picked up a bargain.

  "Ripples, you're here?" Su Hao saw his own sister at the entrance of the wine shop and turned his head to stare at the opposite wine shop, looking a bit embarrassed.

  "Brother, what's going on over there?" Ling asked, her sharp eyes fixed on the wine shop across the way.

  "It's... " Su Hao was embarrassed, "This wine shop just opened yesterday and didn't do any promotion, but in less than a day it spread throughout the county town. Now no one comes to buy our wine anymore, they all go to buy that family's wine."

  What's going on here? In just one day, without any promotion, it has caused a buying frenzy. This is unprecedented in modern times, even the sale of Apple phones didn't cause such a stir. How is this possible?

  "Alas, it's all...all my fault." Su Hao stuttered, feeling ashamed and self-reproachful. His own sister had worked hard to keep the Su family wine shop afloat, and business had been booming just a few days ago, but after his sister fell ill, the shop's fortunes plummeted, all because of him.

  Lianyi turned around, softly comforting. "Brother, don't talk nonsense, you're the best. A wine that sells well must have its reasons, knowing oneself and others can win a hundred battles without danger, I'll go take a look."

  Su Hao was startled and reached out to grab Lian Yi, "Don't go, you're a woman alone, it's not safe."

  Lian Wei burst out laughing, "In broad daylight, this is in the county town, and our County Master's portrait is still hanging on the wall of our Su family wine shop. What can they do to me?" She pulled down Su Hao's hand, "It's okay, brother, on the first day the wine shop opened, I was hiding in a hidden place, they didn't recognize me."

  "...still," Su Hao was still worried.

  "Brother, you go back, I'll be right back." Saying that, disregarding Su Hao's objection, he crossed the intersection and headed towards the newly opened wine shop.

  That wine shop is very distinctive, although it has not been renovated, but the signboard is made of high-quality materials, with only one word written on it - Victory!

  Ripples don't understand its meaning, what does it mean?

  Inside the store, it's crowded to the point of being scary. Everyone is desperately squeezing in and then desperately squeezing out. Even the slogans shouted by the shop assistants are different from others. Other wine shops all shout "Welcome, sir! Come in and buy some wine!", but this famous wine shop called "Victory" has its shop assistant shouting - "Buy quickly and get out, make room for other customers!"

  Just then, someone squeezed in, and the ripples hesitated for a moment before hastily following that person, swaggering along the "blood path" that the person had managed to squeeze out.

  The interior decoration is very ordinary, with a long counter facing the entrance. Behind the counter is a wall with a door, and in front of the door stands a three-fold screen made of bamboo, which is pleasing to the eye.

  The shopkeeper and the young apprentice were busy at the counter, with workers constantly going back and forth between the warehouse behind them and the counter, carrying wine, showing how many people were buying wine.

  These people rushed to buy like crazy, all wanting to buy more, but the store had a rule that one person could only buy two jars at most. If you want to buy more, come back tomorrow morning.

  So these people grabbed two jars of wine and could only squeeze out, still muttering in their mouths: Tomorrow I'll bring my old dad to buy a few more jars.

  Lianyi was really puzzled, what kind of good wine is this that makes people so crazy! She even suspected for a moment that there might be some banned drugs in the wine, such as... morphine!

  What most people don't know is that the screen behind the counter is a one-way screen, which is a unique embroidery technique. Such screens cannot be seen from the outside, but from the inside, you can see the outside scenery clearly.

  Everyone thought that Qiao Liu, who was at the counter at this time, was the boss. In fact, the real boss was not Qiao Liu, but someone else. This person was behind the screen, flipping through the account book while waiting for someone.

  When he saw Su Lianwei's figure, his pale hand suddenly closed the account book, and a playful smile curled up at the corner of his lips - the person he was waiting for had finally arrived.

  Ripples, however, were completely unaware, with their attention focused on the people beside them. These people seemed familiar with the place and shouldn't be first-timers. Faintly heard from a conversation between two people just now, it turned out that this wine shop had once held a trial tasting session, and the taste was so good that it left an unforgettable impression on them, so they came to buy today in droves.

  The taste can be so good? Ripples in her heart secretly sulked.

  Logically speaking, a woman squeezed among a group of men would easily be taken advantage of, let alone a beautiful woman like Su Lianwei. However, these men didn't have eyes for Su Lianwei; all they had eyes for was the fine wine! Fine wine!

  Su Lianwei is quite tall, even among men, she's not considered short. She carefully observes every person around her, looking at their clothes and manner of speaking, eavesdropping on their conversations to infer their purchasing intentions and habits.

  But there was no gain at all, because these people were rich and noble, scattered throughout various social strata, the only common point being - they liked to drink wine from this wine shop.

  Li Yutang, behind the screen, put down the account book in his hand and stared at Su Lianwei motionlessly, with shock and incredulity filling his eyes. Because he could see that Su Lianwei was not just coming to join in the fun, but was frantically collecting materials, things he had done before, and he knew it.

  What has changed Su Lianwei, such a drastic change! Whether it's from appearance to personality and abilities, the current Su Lianwei is simply flawless!

  Even in the midst of such a crowded scene, she managed to maintain her usual elegance. Those dark eyes were like a quiet and deep pool that was not disturbed by anyone. The calmness emanating from her entire being was something that even a true lady could not achieve. That calmness was not pretentious, but rather it had been precipitated over time, radiating from within to the outside.

  Finally, the person in front of Lianyi bought two jars of wine and happily turned around to squeeze out. It was Lianyi's turn to make a purchase. "Shopkeeper, I'd like to buy two jars, how much?" Even though her clothes were wrinkled from being squeezed, her voice was still extremely calm.

  "Miss, I'm really sorry, but unfortunately, we're all out of liquor." Qiao Liu said with a apologetic face.

  It was heard that the wine had sold out, and a crowd of people let out a not-so-small hiss, extremely disappointed, they squeezed out one after another. The room, which was just crowded to the point of being water-tight, suddenly became spacious.

  Lianyi was still standing in front of the counter, her eyes filled with disappointment and her heart tangled. Should she walk away or continue to bother him? As a wine shop owner herself, she knew that this wine shop must have reserve wine for emergencies.

  Seeing that everyone had left, the entire wine shop was empty except for her. Some of the waiters started tidying up the counter, while others began sweeping the floor. Lianyi decided to ask again, and the sooner she knew the reason, the sooner she could make a decision.

  A sudden movement, and a faint sorrow flashed across his calm face.

  "Uncle, can you sell some to me? My father is visiting from the village and will leave early tomorrow. I'm married in the county and have to take care of my ailing mother-in-law, so I won't be able to go back home... " Lianyi wiped away tears with her handkerchief, "I just want to use the best wine and the best dishes to treat my father."

  Li Yutang behind the screen was taken aback and almost burst out laughing, hurriedly covering his mouth for fear of being discovered by Su Lianwei.

  Mo Hen was surprised, his family's young master had always been cold and arrogant, rarely showing his emotions, let alone laughing so hard. But thinking about Su Lianwei, he also wanted to laugh. It had to be said that this woman was really talented, telling lies as easily as drinking tea, yet the lies she told were very moving.

  Luckily he knew Su Lianwei beforehand, otherwise at this time and under these circumstances, he would probably have been deceived as well.

  Qiao Liu was deeply moved, he also had a daughter who married far away. Seeing the woman in front of him reminded him of his own daughter. Every time he went to visit, his own daughter would also go to great lengths to entertain him with good food and wine.

  If only he could, he really wanted to sell it off, or rather, give it to this young lady, but...this was truly not a place where he had the final say. The young master Li wouldn't let anyone take the wine.

  It's really troublesome, "Miss, today is really no wine, or else you come early tomorrow morning, I'll sell my first jar of wine to you, okay?" Qiao Liu tried to find a way to comfort this poor girl who was deeply filial.

  No wine? Who are you kidding? If a wine shop doesn't have a single jar of wine, what would happen in an emergency situation? This Old Qi looks like an old businessman, how could he not understand this?

  Ripples thought in her heart, but didn't say it out loud. Her big eyes were instantly filled with mist, and then the crystal tears fell like broken pearls. "Uncle, my village is very far from the county town, it takes a whole day to walk. Tomorrow, I have to set off before dawn, if I set off late, I'm afraid of encountering wolves at night."

  At this time, even Su Lianying was secretly surprised, didn't expect to cry out! Does she also have the potential to be an actor? Self-praise one!

  It's actually like this, in a context, saying some moving words, touching others at the same time also touches oneself. In other words, it depends on whether you "get into character". Those actors who cry with deep emotions are showing true feelings, those who can't cry, ninety-nine percent of them are not acting with their heart and are just pretending.

  Mo Hen jumped in fright, that cunning Iron Maiden Su Lian Wei actually... cried? Strange! It's really strange!

  Li Yutang's smile froze at the corner of his mouth, and he furrowed his brow, that damned Su Lianying had brought back memories of her worried expression when she forcibly "rescued" him to shore. He couldn't laugh it off, this Su Lianying was really a ghost, a very crafty one!

  Qiao Liu was in a bad mood because of Lian Wei, with a heart stuck in his throat, and he wanted to see his daughter who was far away in another city even more.

  "Let Jiao Liu come in." Li Yutang ordered coldly.

  A small servant came out from behind the screen and whispered a few words in Qiao Liu's ear.

  "Sorry, miss, I'll be right back. You... you wait here for a moment." Qiao Liu apologized and then turned around to enter the screen, intending to ask Master Dong to bring out a jar of wine even if it meant going against his wishes.

  "All right, I'll wait for you." Lianyi wiped away her tears with a handkerchief and smiled warmly.

  This smile caused Li Yutang behind the screen to be deeply shocked again, and a strange feeling surged up from the bottom of his heart.

  "Master, this..." Qiao Liu was about to clarify with his master, in the wine shop, he had to address Li Yutang as "master", and couldn't reveal his true identity.

  "Take out a jar." Li Yutang remained expressionless.

  Qiao Liu was overjoyed, "Thank you, young master, thank you!" Then he personally carried out a jar of wine and walked out with a beaming smile, "Miss, it's really lucky, I just entered the warehouse and found that there is still one jar of wine left."

  Ripples of surprise on her face, "Great, uncle, you're really kind, how much money?" In fact, she was thinking in her heart, if only I had known earlier to prepare wine, but still very grateful to this boss, after all, he made an exception for her.

  "By right, we win the wine, one or two silver coins a jar, but seeing your filial piety, this jar is Qiao Liu's gift to you. I truly hope that all sons and daughters in the world have your kind of filial piety." Qiao Liu said sincerely.

  It can be seen that Qiao Liu did not lie, he really spoke from the heart. "No way, this silver is what our family should give, and Uncle is also doing business." But in his heart, he was secretly surprised, how could it be the same price as Su Jia wine? Is this a coincidence or intentional?

  "Kid, this wine, Uncle said he'd give it to you so I'll give it to you. I have a daughter too, every time I go visit her, my daughter also finds good wine and prepares good dishes for me." Qiao Liu smiled and said.

  Lianyi nodded, "Then I won't compete with Uncle's house anymore. On the contrary, I'll buy wine from Uncle's house in the future." With that, she picked up the wine jar, slightly bowed her body, and turned to leave.

  Li Yutang calmed down the unusual feeling in his heart, and expressed extreme disdain for Su Lianwei's lie. For a pot of broken wine, she put aside her dignity and cried, women will never be able to hold their heads high.

  As she quickly walked out of the wine shop, she saw the messy footprints on the ground and thought of the kind old man again. She smiled and turned back. "Uncle, I won't take this jar of wine for nothing. I'll give you a good idea, one that's unique in the whole world."

  Qiao Liu Yi was stunned, "The best idea in the world?"

  Li Yutang behind the screen was also stunned, what a good idea? Unique? What a big tone!

  Although I thought disdainfully, I still secretly looked forward to it in my heart.

  "Yes," said Lianyi, putting down the wine in his arms. "Uncle, if there are so many people fighting to buy wine every day in the future, will you be worried or not?"

  "Alas, what can be done? Not just me, an old man, but even these young and strong fellows are shouting themselves hoarse. Who knows how things will turn out tomorrow?"

  "I have a way to make these people line up, one by one, to buy wine. Uncle, don't you think this is the best idea under heaven?" Ling Wei smiled slightly.

  Li Yutang's eyes suddenly lit up, is there such a trick?

  Mo Hen was also full of expectation, why could Su Lian Hui always think of things that others couldn't think of?

  "Really? Come on, girl, if you say it well, come tomorrow and I'll give you a few more jars." Qiao Liu was suddenly delighted, which solved his biggest worry. From yesterday to today, his throat hurt, and no medicine worked.

  The ground was covered with floating dust, and the ripples moved to the little second who was about to sweep the floor. "Little brother, lend me a broom."

  The shopkeeper handed over the broom.

  After the ripples came over, one reversal, the broom head up, the broom handle down, "Uncle look good." Saying that, he began to draw a line at the door, extending all the way to the front of the cabinet, one and a half feet away. Then the line suddenly turned, parallel to the previous line, and drew another line. The two lines extended out of the shop.

  Qiao Liu didn't understand, what is this thing.

  Li Yutang quietly stood up and leaned against the screen, narrowing his eyes to stare at Su Lian's every move.

  The ripple painting was finished, and the broom was returned to the shopkeeper again.

  Along this line, a curved railing is set up, with the east as the entrance and the west as the exit. At the entrance and exit, two handles are installed for people to hold onto. The entrance does not allow exit, and the exit does not allow entry. In this way, the crowded crowd becomes a long dragon, entering in an orderly manner to make purchases, and after purchasing, they line up in an orderly manner to leave, without causing any chaos.

  Qiao Liu was astonished, listening to the woman's words, and already had such a scene in his mind - guests lined up neatly at the counter, bought wine and took it out one by one, Ah! It's really high!

  "Girl, this is a great idea! It seems that this jar of wine was not sent in vain by the old man!" Qiao Liu was extremely delighted at once!

  Mo was astonished, this method seemed simple yet truly effective, but no one had proposed it before.

  Li Yutang was even more surprised, his eyes wide open, looking at Su Lianhui with a stranger's gaze, the complexity in his eyes increased.

  This method is actually nothing new in modern times. Train stations and subway stations often have such barriers to maintain order and control the flow of people.

  "There is." Lingling continued.

  Everyone thought the woman had proposed a good method, but unexpectedly, this beautiful woman spoke again.

  "Please speak, miss," said Qiao Liu hastily.

  Ripples pointed outside the door, "If people enter from this entrance and exit from another, you can stand in this position." He said, pointing to the counter near the entrance, "Let Xiao Er stand in this position," pointing to the exit, "This way, Uncle, you only need to collect money, and after customers pay, they will walk forward to pick up their wine. This way, sales will be very fast, and who knows, a day's work can be done in half a day."

  "Ah, yes, miss, you're really clever!" Qiao Liu slapped his thigh.

  Lianyi picked up the wine jug, smiled and slightly bowed to Qiao Liu, "It's Uncle's kindness, heaven is fair, good people will have good rewards, I wish Uncle's business prosperity, I'll take my leave." After finishing speaking, she turned around and left.

  Su Lian's figure was very tall, although not slender, but under the set-off of this high and challenging figure, it was extremely elegant. With a wine jar in her arms, there was no dishevelment, every move was natural and elegant.

  Sheng Wine Shop closed its doors, and Lian Hui walked towards the back door of Su Family Wine Shop with a wine jar in her arms. As she walked, she couldn't help but wonder why she was doing this. The Su Family Wine Shop was clearly a rival to her own family's business, so why was she going out of her way to help them?

  Alas! She's dead set on it, dead set on it! If only she could knock out all the employees of that wine shop, her family business would probably be better off.

  These, that is what Su Lianwei thought, doing business relies on fair competition, relying on quality, she would not stoop to using clever tricks to win, those who do many unjust things will eventually suffer, such businesses cannot last long.

  But now she must know why this wine can attract customers.

  Sheng Wine House, all the young men had finished work and gone home, leaving only three people in the warehouse: Li Yutang, Mo Nong and Qiao Liu.

  "Master, here are today's accounts." Qiao Liu presented the account book with both hands, but in his heart he was increasingly puzzled. Why did Master want to do a business that would lose money? What benefit could be gained from selling more and losing more? The more they sold, the more they lost.

  Li Yutang didn't even glance at it, "Account books, once a month is enough." This wine workshop and wine shop, in the eyes of Li's family business, were really too small to be negligible.

  "Yes, sir." Qiao Liu was even more perplexed, feeling a sense of wonder at the thoughts of the wealthy, which poor people would never be able to comprehend.

  "Master, it's getting late, let's head back." Mo Nong reminded him in a soft voice.

  "Alright." Li Yutang stood up and walked towards the back door of the wine shop, every move full of elegance and composure. At the back door, a carriage was waiting, with no sign of the Li family crest on it, which was specially purchased to avoid being recognized by outsiders.

  Li Yutang got on the carriage, but instead of going to the Li's mansion, the coachman drove it to another courtyard in the county town.

  As he passed by the Su family wine shop, Li Yutang couldn't help but carefully lift a corner of the carriage curtain and look inside, without even realizing it himself, he was subconsciously searching for that familiar figure.

  The horse carriage whizzed by, and he put down the curtain with a hint of disappointment, without seeing anything. Although unwilling to admit it, Su Lianyi was indeed an extremely intelligent woman, but who knows what decision she would make after getting the victory wine.

  He is looking forward to it very much.

  Outside the carriage, Mo Nong sat beside the coachman, his heart filled with worry. He didn't know why, but he always felt that this time, Young Master would lose.

  Li Yutang naturally couldn't see Su Lianwei anymore, because Su Lianwei wasn't on the first floor of the wine shop, but on the second floor.

  The business of the Su family wine shop had almost come to a standstill, except for occasional inquiries about purchasing medicinal liquor. However, the medicinal liquor was after all very expensive, being five times that of ordinary liquor. Except for wealthy families and those who were mortally ill, no one came to buy it. The medicinal liquor alone could not support the Su family wine shop.

  Only one waiter was serving on the first floor, while Su Lianwei and Su Hao were on the second floor.

  When the oil paper on the wine jar was lifted, the strong aroma of wine filled the entire room instantly.

  "Good wine!" Su Hao, a connoisseur of liquor, couldn't help but raise his thumb.

  Lianyi's heart sank, this situation is not good. This wine has not been drunk yet, just smelling the aroma can attract the attention of a connoisseur, it seems that Su family wine is hard to surpass this wine, let alone the price of this wine is the same as Su family wine.

  He brought out two empty bowls and poured wine into them.

  Lianyi picked up the wine bowl, took a small sip, and that warm, sweet aroma instantly slid down her throat, making her feel cozy all over. "Indeed good wine." Even she couldn't help but praise it.

  Su Hao took three sips in a row, seemingly appreciating and savoring the taste. But suddenly, his expression turned gloomy, he put down the wine bowl, stopped tasting, and grasped his hair with both hands painfully. "Lianyi, I... our Su family wine... can't reach this level of flavor."

  "What's the difference?" Ling asked back.

  Su Hao was disappointed, "This wine, not to mention the craftsmanship, just talking about the ingredients and yeast. The ingredients used are the same as ours, which is malt, but they have been roasted twice, that is to say, our Su family wine from steaming, stewing, re-steaming, and cooling down counts as one time, while they do it twice. Moreover, our yeast is made from coarse grains, with a single flavor, but the yeast used for this wine is made from fine grains, which is rice! So its mouthfeel is soft and silky, with a rich aftertaste."

  Lian Yi was shocked, "Brother, why are they doing this, yet their prices are the same as ours at one or two?"

  Su Hao was also puzzled, "According to this calculation, their cost is not just one or two silver coins, why can they sell it for only one or two?"

  Lian Wei slowly sat down in the chair, quietly thinking for a while, suddenly furrowed his brow, smiled slightly, stretched out his hand and gently patted his despondent brother's shoulder, "Brother, don't blame yourself, now that we've found the reason, this isn't your fault, nor is it the fault of our Su family wine secret recipe. If we process it so finely, in conjunction with our secret recipe, the taste will be better than theirs."

  Su Hao also nodded, "Yes, if I don't consider the cost, I can also brew good wine!" He vowed solemnly.

  A pair of slender hands gently lifted the wine glass, savoring it sip by sip, while carefully replaying every detail that had just transpired in her mind.

  The boss is very easy-going, although there is a sharpness in his eyes that is typical of businessmen, but it can be seen that he is a good person. However, this wine is called "Victory Wine", strong and overbearing, giving people an unstoppable sense of invasion, and also seems to have... some kind of purpose.

  The Su family wine shop opened on the third day, two wine shops facing each other, selling without regard for cost, with a name that was strongly aggressive, and the shopkeeper had a hint of hesitation in his eyes. Her rippling pupils narrowed slightly, if she still couldn't guess who owned the wine shop across from them, then she would be an idiot.

  "Brother, don't worry, we'll still be open for business as usual, and we'll still sell wine at the same price," Liang Wei said to Su Hao. "Find an opportunity to meet with Da Hu, he's quite knowledgeable about wine tasting. See if you can improve the taste of our wine without affecting the cost, after all, quality is fundamental."

  "Alright, got it." Su Hao said, "Then... that Sheng wine..."

  Lianyi smiled and shook her head, slightly turning around to look in the direction of the wine shop. The corners of her mouth curled up, her eyes seemed flirtatious yet disdainful. "Win? Hmph! Just wait and see, I'll make him lose even his underwear."

  Su Hao thought for a moment, "Lingering waves, underwear... but dirty underwear?"

  Her face turned red, "Hehe, brother, just pretend you didn't hear that, I misspoke." She quickly corrected her mistake.

  In a delicate villa in Yuewang County, someone had just finished bathing and put on clean clothes, still in white, when he suddenly sneezed twice.

  "Young man, have you caught a chill?" Mo Nong hastily asked.

  Li Yutang shook his head, "It doesn't matter." After finishing speaking, he unknowingly looked out the window, and in his mind, a figure slowly reappeared.

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