freenovelworld Chapter 326 Brewing
Chapter 326 Brewing
"No!" Zhang Liang cried out in desperation, his voice a silent scream...
"Mother!..." the two children cried out in despair.
In the nick of time, Ah Xing, filled with rage, swung his cold sword, slicing Yan Jin's throat open. Ah Xing leaped into the air, flew forward, caught the falling sword, and pressed down hard, causing blood to gush out from Yan Jin's throat. Afraid of splashing blood on himself, Ah Xing quickly pulled his sword away and moved to the side.
The air seemed to have quieted down, and the street was deathly silent.
"Damn it, couldn't you wait until I finished eating before you killed me! This is disgusting." A Yue's curse startled everyone.
"Ahhh! Murder! Run!" someone shouted, and chaos erupted around them.
Zhao Yang remained silent, only packing up the food. He hadn't had a horse for the past few days and had been eating poorly, so he figured the buns at this small shop were decent and he should take a few more.
Two of Yan Jin's loyal henchmen tried to resist and rushed towards A Xing. A Xing turned his face slightly, without even turning his head, and stabbed one of them through the neck with his sword. The other was so frightened that he couldn't even hold his knife steady. He was used to following Yan Jin and acting arrogantly, and his men didn't dare to resist much. Only when he actually fought a trained fighter did he realize how wrong he was.
"Tsk!" Ah Xing chuckled softly, letting the thug tremble as he rushed towards her. "Ah!" He raised his knife, but Ah Xing curled his lips into a wicked smile, then stabbed him without hesitation. "Ugh!" The thug collapsed, powerless.
Ah Xing looked at the other people, and the thugs looked at each other and then scattered and ran away.
In a shop not far away, the owner was wiping the table, clicking his tongue repeatedly, "This young man is so bold, isn't he afraid of retaliation!"
The old scholar adjusted the sword at his waist, picked up the wine jar on the table, and poured wine into the gourd as he said, "He still has some guts. What's there to be afraid of? They're all professionals. If he gets retaliated against, it's only fair."
The shop owner was taken aback, not quite understanding what he meant.
After pouring the wine, the old gentleman left some silver and asked, "Shopkeeper, how do I get to Lijia Town in Linxia?"
"Oh, what are you going there for, sir? Just head north along the main road. But that's a bit far. Why don't you rent a carriage for me, sir?" the innkeeper suggested enthusiastically.
"I've heard there's a lot of delicious food over there. I'll go and try it. What's a little distance?" The old man declined his offer and walked away.
"Tch!" The shop owner scoffed and continued eating his melon.
The Zhang family, still shaken, kept kneeling down to thank Ah Xing. Ah Xing touched his nose and grinned wickedly, "Hurry up and run, or they'll catch up with you."
"Good! Good! Thank you for saving me, young hero. I will repay your kindness if I have the chance." Zhang Liang kowtowed three times, then grabbed his wife and children and ran. The two of them were dragging and pulling each other, running away in a very disheveled manner.
Ah Xing stood there, touched the things on Yan Jin's body, and after the four of them disappeared, he leaped a few times and disappeared into the alley to find his two senior brothers and sisters who had already run away.
When the government officials arrived, they were devastated by the chaos on the ground...
On the way, A-Yue complained, "He's killing people like this, and you're not even doing anything about it..."
Zhao Yang replied slowly, "As long as he's happy, these few things are nothing special."
"Tch, you act like you're so kind. You're the one who killed those people in Wangjiazhuang." A-Yue sneered.
"That's different. I was afraid of delaying things." Zhao Yang was too lazy to explain, and handed over a steamed bun, asking, "Want some?"
"Eat!" Since she was being fed, A-Yue couldn't say anything more.
Fifteen minutes later, Ah Xing came over, and Zhao Yang handed him another steamed bun. Ah Xing took a bite, then pulled out a few pieces of dried meat from his pocket and started gnawing on them, complaining, "These steamed buns are awful. Let's go to Lijia Town. We haven't finished the mission yet, so we'll probably have to go to Wangjia Village anyway. The food in Lijia Town is much better."
“Okay!” Zhao Yang agreed.
"You actually have some hidden away?" A-Yue said in surprise.
The two people next to him immediately agreed and went to snatch Ah Xing's jerky.
"That's all, just these few." Ah Xing ran off like a rabbit. The two of them quickly chased after him.
After Chen Wenfang made up her mind to seek revenge, she realized that she didn't seem to have any other ideas besides asking Qi Heng for the person. After thinking it over and over, she concluded that revenge required money, and Wang Erniu also needed money to climb up the social ladder. She still needed to make money first. So how did she make money?
Wang Erniu said that there have been more refugees recently. Fortunately, last year's sweet potato harvest was plentiful, so very few families have starved to death. However, he has heard that there are refugees fleeing, so be careful not to get robbed.
Lijia Town is well-managed and has become a very large and densely populated area. Chen Ji's street is always packed with tourists and merchants. However, Chen Wenfang's pastry business is already saturated and she doesn't plan to expand. Because the recipes are sold freely, there are now many pastry shops in Lijia Town. Everyone makes money together. Chen Ji gets the meat, and they get some soup. But in terms of comparison, Chen Ji's pastries are naturally the most authentic, and there's no way to compare them.
Chen Wenfang's mind wandered, and she remembered the wine she'd used to wipe Mu Tou's body that day. She thought, why not start a liquor business? That way she could easily sell it at a high price and make money off the wealthy. Once she made up her mind, she started racking her brains. How was liquor made? She vaguely remembered the process of adding yeast, fermentation, and sealing for distillation, but nothing else.
Chen Wenfang acted immediately. Since he was idle anyway, and he was someone who was easily hunted down, he couldn't just run around aimlessly. He might as well do something serious.
Most people know how to brew cloudy wine. For example, Sister-in-law Nie does, but she brews rice wine. Chen Wenfang humbly asked her for advice and figured the process should be the same. So, under Sister-in-law Nie's guidance, she bought a still and other tools, but she wanted to brew it with wheat. Actually, it was quite simple. She just steamed the wheat, added yeast, fermented it for a few days, and then distilled it. As expected, after several days of hard work, Chen Wenfang brewed several jars of cloudy wine.
"This!" Chen Wenfang stared blankly at the wine that looked almost exactly like the ones she had bought. Why did she bother with all this trouble?
Sister-in-law Nie poured herself a bowl and drank it all in one gulp. "Good wine! As expected of the mistress of the house. Cough cough, it's so spicy."
The men who came attracted by the aroma couldn't resist pouring a bowl to try it, and unanimously commented that it was better than the wine they bought, although it was a bit spicy.
Chen Wenfang stared in disbelief as they guzzled down bottles of baijiu like heroes from Liangshan, and couldn't help but remind them, "This isn't rice wine, it's spicy because it's high in alcohol, you can't drink it like this..."
Chen Wenfang hadn't finished speaking.
"Sister-in-law Nie! Sister-in-law! What's wrong?" Aunt Li asked anxiously as she helped Sister-in-law Nie, who was sliding down to the ground.
"I'm dizzy!" Sister-in-law Nie uttered these two words before completely fainting.
"Hey, what's going on?" Everyone rushed to help, only to find themselves starting to feel dizzy too...
"Oh my god!" Chen Wenfang, supporting Sister-in-law Nie, had a terrible headache. So, the reason you all have such a high alcohol tolerance is because you've never drunk strong liquor before...