If you keep making noise, I won’t stand it anymore!

The color was much brighter than the wine currently available on the market. Doctor Wang glanced at Mrs. Gu Du who nodded to him reluctantly, raised his wrist to his lips and took a sip, then handed it to Gu Duzhong who was staring at the bowl in his hand.

The other person couldn't wait to take it, took a sip, and passed it to the next person waiting.

Meixiang took a sip of the drink under Xiaosan's fixed gaze, and then impatiently handed the bowl to Sister-in-law Zhang, refusing to let her drink even a drop more.

"Well, why is it so bland? This is just water with a little bit of alcohol flavor." Meixiang swallowed the wine in her mouth and said with disdain, "It also has a little bit of astringency."

"It's a little lighter, but the color looks much better. This proves that your method is feasible, girl Xiang." Doctor Wang expressed his thoughts pertinently.

"Yes, the color alone makes people hungry." Doctor Lonely also said encouragingly.

The light taste of the wine may be due to the short fermentation time. It can also be steamed twice to increase the alcohol concentration. As for the astringency, it may be related to the water quality. The stream water from the back mountain is obviously not up to standard. As for the small amount of wine, this may depend on Chen Tiesheng.

"I'll think about it later and try it a few more times." Meixiang looked a little depressed.

The person who arrived earlier than Doctor Wang's other two friends was the former City Lord Wang of Liuzhou Prefecture. When the second brewery of Liu Mansion was producing wine, City Lord Wang, who was wearing casual clothes, knocked on the door of Liu Mansion with a little boy.

The waiter on duty informed Lord Wang and invited him to the main hall of the main house.

When City Lord Wang entered the room, he looked up slightly and saw the beautiful woman sitting at the top, and Meixiang sitting at the first seat on the right. He quickly bowed and knelt down, saying, "Your humble servant greets Madam and Miss."

Nanny Chen came over and stopped him from kneeling.

The beautiful woman smiled and pointed to the first seat on the left: "No need to be so polite when you are out and about. Sit down and talk."

The Lord of the City in front of him looked exhausted: his hair was tilted to the left; his eyes were bloodshot, with obvious dark circles under his eyes; his half-long goatee was not well-groomed, with some uneven and frizzy edges; the wrinkles on the corners and cuffs of his robe were clearly visible...

Seeing his expression, Nanny Chen brought a bowl of freshly brewed strong tea and placed it on the low table next to him.

"Looking at how haggard City Lord Wang looks, he must be in a hurry to get on with his journey. Thank you for your hard work." The beautiful woman spoke first as she looked at City Lord Wang, who was sitting uncomfortably on the chair with only half of his buttocks resting.

"Your Majesty's transfer order this time is very strict in terms of time. The handover must be carried out in Suzhou Prefecture within ten days. I have hurried here with my child, and my family is still following to pay their respects. I am sorry for being in such a hurry." City Lord Wang was a little scared. This was his first time meeting the current queen. There was only an unnamed girl in the capital's palace, and the harem was in name only. This showed the status of the queen in His Majesty's heart.

Looking at the embarrassed City Lord Wang, and thinking of the joke he made when he left the front and back yards of Liuzhou Mansion, Meixiang couldn't help but want to laugh. In order to avoid embarrassment, she continued: "I really didn't expect that we would meet again so soon. City Lord Wang, don't be so reserved, have a cup of tea first." After saying that, she made a gesture of invitation.

"Thank you, Miss. I never thought that such a good thing would happen to me. To be honest, it feels unreal as if it has fallen from the sky." City Lord Wang picked up the tea bowl and took a sip before continuing.

The beautiful woman and Meixiang smiled and picked up the tea bowls at the same time. They could guess a little about the purpose of City Lord Wang's visit. The reason he was promoted to the City Lord of Suzhou was certainly because of the current City Lord's wife's own death, but it was still somewhat related to Meixiang.

Because the two sides had not had much dealings with each other and were not very familiar with each other, the scene inevitably fell into an awkward situation where no one spoke. Finally, City Lord Wang could not hold it in any longer, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and spoke.

"This time, I came here to pay my respects to Madam and Miss, to thank her for her care, and secondly, to do you a favor that I have not asked for and hope you will fulfill it."

Meixiang looked at the beautiful woman with interest, and Meixiang took over the conversation, "Oh, City Lord Wang, please tell us. We will do our best to help you."

"Madam and Miss also know that I worked in Liuzhou Prefecture. Although I did not commit any serious mistakes, I did not make many achievements either." City Lord Wang changed his name subtly. "This is my first time in Suzhou Prefecture. I am not familiar with the place and I took over in a hurry. I am really afraid that I will make mistakes and fail to live up to His Majesty's grace."

He raised his head slightly to look at the beautiful woman at the top and Meixiang opposite him, gritted his teeth secretly, stood up suddenly, and knelt heavily on the ground with a thump: "Madam, please give me some advice."

City Lord Wang knew how the current City Lord of Suzhou was dismissed and how the position of City Lord fell into his hands. He knew his abilities best. He was good at defending the city but not at innovation. Since Meixiang took over, Liuzhou Prefecture had come up with a lot of good things in just a few months. Others had no chance to contact her, but he could go to her house and talk to her. This was his advantage. Whether he could make further progress in the future depended on this time, so he took this opportunity to come to the city to surrender.

Meixiang looked at the kneeling City Lord Wang. He was a smart man, and the key was that she liked dealing with smart people. Liuzhou Prefecture was so small that it could be self-sufficient, but if it wanted to become bigger and stronger and achieve its ideal goals, it had to take its products out and open up more markets. Then it had to find other prefectures to cooperate with.

Her identity is an advantage but also a constraint, so for so long, she has never made a fuss about her and her mother's identities. She wants to prove her ability on the one hand, but the bigger reason is that she doesn't want others to use this as an excuse or a handle in the future. Since she wants to find someone to cooperate with, and City Lord Wang has now taken the initiative to extend an olive branch, if she doesn't accept it, it's not naive or noble, but stupid.

"City Lord Wang is too modest. Sit down and talk." Meixiang made up her mind and gave him a way out. "Liuzhou Prefecture is your base camp. We already have feelings for each other. Suzhou Prefecture is adjacent to Liuzhou Prefecture. We should watch over each other and help each other."

Seeing City Lord Wang nod in agreement, he continued, "I am just stating my opinion, City Lord Wang, please listen to the useful ones. As the saying goes, 'scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans', merchants are ranked last, but I think if a place wants to develop, it must first understand its own strengths and weaknesses, encourage commercial development, and magnify its advantages while balancing its disadvantages. For example, Liuzhou Prefecture has dyeing workshops, new agricultural ingredients, medicinal materials, and so on."

"It's the same in Suzhou Prefecture, isn't it?"