462. Dong Shuzhen steals wine again(1/2)
By the way, yesterday’s experience was really tortuous.
Early in the morning, Zhu Xiuyuan woke up, listened to the singing of birds, put his pillow in his hands, and recounted what happened yesterday before Qiu Wen came in.
First, Emperor Chen summoned all ministers to discuss matters regarding the issues requested by the State of Yan for the second time.
After the court meeting was over, Zhu Xiuyuan was pestered by the "new" King Jiangdu and stalked him. Later, he even came to invite him personally, regardless of his status.
Zhu Xiuyuan reluctantly followed him to Huamanlou due to emotions and etiquette.
Huamanlou is Kou Wanwan's territory. Maybe Zhu Xiuyuan received the news as soon as she stepped in.
So Kou Wanwan started acting like a monster, and after two months, she actually organized a poetry meeting.
She also said that if she won the first prize in poetry, she could enter her boudoir to talk about it... She was forcing Zhu Xiuyuan to participate and play with her.
Zhu Xiuyuan knew he couldn't avoid it, so he made a bet with King Jiangdu...
In the end, Zhu Xiuyuan won Shikui and won the bet. King Jiangdu seemed willing to admit defeat and left on the spot.
But once King Jiangdu left, another big trouble arose.
His young lady, Dong Shuzhen, came over for some unknown reason and, together with Xia Wu, disguised herself as a man and pretended to be his brother.
He also brazenly claimed that brothers share the blessings and wanted to enter Kou Wanwan's boudoir with him...
Later... inevitably, what Zhu Xiuyuan had been worried about for a long time finally happened.
Dong Shuzhen and Kou Wanwan really started fighting!
One wave after another, suddenly a second senior sister came out from the side and kidnapped Zhu Xiuyuan. This caused the two women to temporarily stop making peace with each other and jointly rescued Zhu Xiuyuan...
Judging from what happened yesterday, King Jiangdu came with bad intentions. Zhu Xiuyuan always felt that he would be a big trouble and had to guard against him!
In addition, Kou Wanwan actually has a second senior sister. Combined with her skills and the super intelligence gathering ability of her subordinates... it is no surprise that there must be a huge force behind Kou Wanwan.
Take the time to understand it well.
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After Zhu Xiuyuan sorted out yesterday's events, he couldn't help but stretch, and then slumped on the couch without moving.
He slept a little late last night and inevitably lacked sleep. Although he had woken up, he was still very greedy for this warm bed.
Now is the twelfth lunar month of winter, the weather is getting colder, and I can stay in bed for a moment.
At this time, Qiu Wen had already knocked on the door and came in. She was busy and brought a copper basin, hot water, towels and other toiletries.
Zhu Xiuyuan knew that she would urge him to get up and would not give in, so Zhu Xiuyuan turned over and got up to be more conscious.
First he washed, then changed clothes, and finally his "personal hairstylist" Qiu Wen took care of his hair... Another beautiful day began.
After breakfast, my father-in-law changed his clothes and went to the Yamen for duty.
Dong Shuyu, surrounded by dozens of people, cheering in front and behind, set off to Wuyi Lane, Chaoku Street, to continue to supervise the renovation of the restaurant.
"Husband, what are we doing today? Are we still planning the brewery?"
That's right, Zhu Xiuyuan has nothing to do these days, so he plans to finish the work at the brewery first.
It's just that he hasn't moved yet after having breakfast, sitting there thinking about things, looking like he's so idle that his balls hurt.
Dong Shuzhen's eyes were wide open, but she couldn't stand still. She came over to him and grabbed his hand, very naturally, and she looked like Zhu Xiuyuan was following him.
Snapped!
Zhu Xiuyuan snapped his fingers and stood up from the chair.
Because Dong Shuzhen held his hand tightly, she also stood up.
She found it very interesting to see her husband pinch his thumb and middle finger together and then move them apart to make a loud sound.
So secretly, she grabbed her husband's hand, pinched her thumb and middle finger together, and then suddenly moved them apart... But she failed and did not make that loud sound.
"Hmm...yes, we will continue to prepare for the brewery today."
Zhu Xiuyuan didn't notice her little move, and walked out of the flower hall as she spoke.
Dong Shuzhen didn't have time to try the action of snapping her fingers again, so she hugged her husband's hand tightly and hurriedly followed suit.
Shortly after the two left the flower hall, their team was able to "grow".
Because Qiu Wen and Xia Wu also followed.
These two maids are not only maids who serve the young lady and uncle, they are also the eldest maids in the mansion, and they are in charge of a group of maids and servants.
Zhu Xiuyuan is preparing for the brewing workshop. Everything is complicated and requires a lot of manpower. Qiu Wen and Xia Wu can help him handle some of the matters.
This "strengthened" team grew again after leaving the main house.
Because Yan Dashan, as well as the housekeepers and stewards of the mansion, also followed, following suit, waiting for Zhu Xiuyuan's instructions.
So, Zhu Xiuyuan took Dong Shuzhen, followed by Qiu Wen, Xia Wu, and then Yan Dashan and the housekeeper, etc., and the group walked towards the area of the brewing workshop.
"Master, after working day and night, the original brewing workshop in the mansion has been renovated, and the wine cellar is also being expanded according to the master's instructions..."
On the way to the brewery, the butler or steward in charge of related matters began to report the situation.
In today's world, most wealthy families will make their own wine. This mansion was originally Prince Xu's Mansion. This Prince Xu's Mansion is famous, so naturally it also has a wine-making workshop.
But later, Prince Xu's Mansion declined and was transformed into a royal garden. Naturally, the brewing workshop in the mansion fell into disuse.
Zhu Xiuyuan wants to start a big business of brewing wine, and brewing wine in Fuzhong can just renovate the abandoned brewing workshop and put it into use, which will save a lot of trivial matters...
As for the wine cellar, it has always been in use. For example, the palace wine collected by Dong Shuyu is stored in it.
But Zhu Xiuyuan felt that it was a bit small and not big enough, so he took the opportunity to renovate the winery and expanded the wine cellar.
"Sir, the equipment for brewing wine, as well as the distiller specially ordered by the master, as well as grain, etc., are all ready and can be used at any time."
"Sir, I am following your instructions and hiring winemakers from all over the city at high prices. However... the famous winemakers are all in the residences of high-ranking officials and princes, so I really can't afford to hire them..."
"But don't worry, sir. I later found out that among the many servants your Majesty rewarded, there were dozens of good winemakers who had been assigned to work in various farms... I had someone bring them all back this afternoon.
You can arrive there.”
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"Okay, you all did a good job! When our brewing workshop in Jiangcheng Bofu succeeds, you will all be rewarded!" Zhu Xiuyuan said with a smile.
Everyone was naturally overjoyed...
After a while, a group of people came to the brewing workshop. Zhu Xiuyuan and others went in and took a look around. It was quite large and not bad!
Then I inspected the brewing equipment, food, etc., and found that the preparations were sufficient, which was pretty good.
Finally, Zhu Xiuyuan went to the wine cellar.
The wine cellar is a place where finished wine is stored. There are dozens of large vats inside, each as tall as a person, and each vat is filled with fine wine.
Zhu Xiuyuan ordered people to buy these directly from other wineries at a huge cost. He planned to use these wines to test the distillation method.
If you want to wait until you make the wine before you try the distillation method, it will be too late. Zhu Xiuyuan is ready to move forward together.
In addition to these dozen jars of fine wine, the imperial wine collected by Dong Shuyu on the Laba Festival was also stored in this cellar.
Therefore, not everyone can enter the wine cellar, and the door of the wine cellar is strictly guarded.
So, only Zhu Xiuyuan, Dong Shuzhen, the two maids Qiu Wen and Xia Wu, and finally Yan Dashan entered the wine cellar.
The rest of the housekeepers, etc. are all waiting outside.
"Wow! It turns out there are so many wine jars here!"
Dong Shuzhen held her husband's hand tightly and followed Zhu Xiuyuan's steps, but she looked around with a shocked look on her face and a curious look in her eyes.
"Husband, it smells so good! The wine in here smells so good!"
Dong Shuzhen sniffed, pulled Zhu Xiuyuan, changed direction abruptly, and curiously walked towards a large wine jar.
Zhu Xiuyuan smiled bitterly and did not stop him. He let her pull him and walked to a place three feet away from a large wine jar.
Qiu Wen, Xia Wu, and Yan Dashan also changed their paths and followed.
The wine jar was really big and tall, almost at the same level as the chin of Zhu Xiuyuan, who was 1.8 meters tall.
The top of Dong Shuzhen's head only reached his neck, so the wine jar was actually two heads higher than Dong Shuzhen's.
"Husband, I want to take a look inside this jar. For such a big jar, it shouldn't be full, right?"
Dong Shuzhen looked up at the tall wine jar, then looked up at Zhu Xiuyuan, with curiosity on her face, and pointed at the big wine jar.
It's like a father taking a three-year-old daughter out. When the three-year-old daughter saw a car, she pointed at the car and asked curiously: "Daddy, what is that?"
Zhu Xiuyuan now has this illusion.
But Dong Shuzhen is already so old...
"What's so nice about a wine jar? Isn't it just wine? You've already drank it. The wine in this jar is not much different from the wine you've drank."
Zhu Xiuyuan's face turned slightly dark. He, a young lady, was really kept under strict supervision by his father-in-law in the past. So far, he is still very curious when he sees something he has never seen before.
I want to take a look at everything...
"No, I want to see it. I want to see it. This is the first time I have seen such a big wine jar. Husband..."
To be continued...