Ancestral recipe
"Now present this waist badge to the prefect and say that the chief of the Censorate is not dead, but there is a major discovery in the county, and we need to create a false impression of his death for a thorough investigation. With this waist badge as evidence, even if there are doubts, they will not be found out immediately."
After listening to Xia Shang's words, County Magistrate Chai seemed to see a chance of survival and asked: "Is this plan feasible?"
"We will know whether it works or not only by trying it, but where is the body of 6 Xun?"
"The prefect ordered people to burn it."
"Burn it well! There is no evidence in this way. You spread it according to this. Go up. Even if the prefect is suspicious, he will cooperate with you. Because if there is no satisfactory answer, even if he uses you as a scapegoat, he will not have an easy time. With 6xun's waist badge as evidence, the prefect will help you. And 6xun is a person who comes and goes without a trace. Even if the court can't find him, it can't find out where he is. I'm afraid this case will never be solved in a lifetime, and you can worry about it forever. "
Chai County Magistrate was not too excited, and was still uneasy. He would not know the result until he presented the things to the prefect.
Accepting Xia Shang's suggestion, the two of them were considered to be on the same boat. Xia Shang took this opportunity to ask the county magistrate to give him convenience in the future where he could. Although Chai County Magistrate was embarrassed, he was willing to submit the waist badge to Yangzhou, so he hurriedly agreed.
From Xia Shang's point of view, this county magistrate is not a reliable ally, but an indispensable ally.
How can a businessman be without government resources?
With Xia Shang's current ability, only this useless county magistrate can be used by him. After all, he is the runner-up in the imperial examination, and his ability and knowledge are not a problem. By maintaining this relationship and helping him to grow his wings, it may be of great use in the future.
Moreover, by using this person, the waist badge can be thrown away. This thing is definitely a source of trouble and cannot be kept by the side.
When he returned home, it was already nightfall.
The family members at home were looking at each street corner, anxiously waiting for the head of the family to come back.
It was not until they saw Xia Shang that the family felt relieved. After heating up the meal and eating, they went back to their rooms to sleep.
In the wing room, Xiaoyue rubbed the young master's feet with her little hands, frowning her thin eyebrows under the dim candlelight, concentrating on it, fearing that she would leave something dirty.
It must be said that this person cannot be spoiled.
Xia Shang initially rejected feudalism. How could he let others do such things as washing feet and face, which were within his power? But after enjoying it once, Xia Shang fell in love with it and completely became an ancient young master who was content with pleasure. This kind of life of having clothes to wear and food to eat was indeed very comfortable.
Xiaoyue's little hands were tender and soft. Rubbing her feet was so comfortable that it had a magical hypnotic effect, which made Xia Shang yawn.
Xia Shang sat on the bed, facing a screen, and behind the screen was the large bathtub that Xia Shang had specially selected.
At this time, the mist was lingering, and the figure behind the screen could be vaguely seen changing its movements.
But Xia Shang's sight was not on it. It was not that the posture behind the screen was not attractive enough. It was really that he could imagine what kind of grace it was without looking. Or maybe it was a feeling unique to Qin Huairou. No matter what the situation was, he always had a kind of respect for the lady from the bottom of his heart, and he could not have a trace of blasphemous emotion.
So, Qin Huairou was not shy in front of her husband. She wore a thin and shameful dress, walked out of the mist behind the screen, and shrunk into the bed quietly.
Xiaoyue knew it was time to go, wiped the feet for the young master, and quietly left the room with the wooden basin.
Xia Shang liked to rub his wife's belly when he slept, which was the most drastic action he could do. Every night, there were always a few times when he wanted to touch the tender belly, but he was always worried about offending the beauty.
Qin Huairou obeyed every night and slept peacefully, but never responded. There was always something missing between the two of them.
In the same room, the girl also slept in the bed, but she was not as quiet as Qin Huairou.
Yazhi would apply perfume before going to bed every night, hide the sachet in the bed, and never remove her makeup. After falling asleep, her heart would beat wildly, always worried that the young master would sneak in.
She herself did not know whether she was worried or looking forward to it. She was afraid and wanted to see him, but she could not think of him.
She could not sleep well and restfully every night.
…
Day after day.
The Xia family courtyard changed day by day, and life gradually returned to peace.
This morning, Jiangnan came with the fat boy Zhu Jindou.
As Xia Shang expected, this guy finally agreed to Xia Shang's request.
Xia Shang had already prepared the last three chapters of "Dream of Red Mansions" and gave them to the fat boy, asking him to keep them well and print them into a book.
In this way, Xia Shang had one more ally.
However, writing books to make money is not a long-term solution. You must have a decent livelihood.
What should I do? What should I do first?
Before Xia Shang thought about it, his wife Qin Huairou had already mentioned her husband's plan.
Wine making.
Xia family.
Qin Huairou has been keeping the recipe of Xia Family Winery.
Even Xia Shang didn't know at this time.
When Yazhi came in and Xia Shang wanted to divorce Qin Huairou, it was Xia's mother who insisted on giving the recipe of Xia Family Winery to his daughter-in-law, and told her not to care about Xia Shang's mistakes for the sake of this recipe. If the Xia family is in trouble in the future, please use this recipe to help the Xia family make a comeback.
Qin Huairou hid this matter for many days, and dared not forget it for a moment, but kept it in her heart because the time was not ripe. Now that the family is getting better and better, and there is some extra money in hand, it is time to reopen Xia Family Winery.
Xia Shang likes wine and understands some theories and methods of winemaking. Most of the wine in this era is yellow wine, that is, turbid wine, with poor brewing technology and low alcohol content.
Just as it is sung in "A pot of turbid wine for a happy reunion".
Turbid wine should be roasted and drunk warm, and it tastes light when drunk directly.
However, there are also a few extremely precious wines that are close to modern liquors, with significantly higher alcohol content and more obvious taste improvements. For example, the formula passed down by Xia Shang.
Xia Shang saw that the formula was easy to understand. No wonder the Xia family could rely on brewers. The Xia family's formula is the prototype of distilled liquor, which is fundamentally different from the current popular brewing techniques. It's just that the various processes are less meticulous and the brewing tools are less standardized. Therefore, it is difficult to achieve uniform quality.
This formula has great room for improvement. Xia Shang doesn't know how to brew wine, but he knows the theory and process. There is no problem in optimizing the formula, fine craftsmanship, and standard processes.
More importantly, Xia Shang knows the formula ratio of the raw materials...
360 kg of sorghum, 220 kg of rice, 180 kg of glutinous rice, 160 kg of wheat, 80 kg of corn, 200 kg of bran, and 200 kg of Daqu!
I don't know what miracles will happen if the proportion of Wuliangye is used?
With this recipe, we do not aim to reproduce the flavor of Wuliangye, but to let people today feel the essence of Chinese liquor.