Three days later, at breakfast time, a convoy of twenty-four carriages slowly stopped in front of Liu's mansion, followed by several officers and soldiers who were patrolling the Liuzhou prefecture.

Seeing this, Xiaowu, who was on duty, hurried back to the main room to report. Meixiang and the beautiful woman looked at each other, and both of them understood what was going on.

"Please ask the leader to come in and answer the call." He turned around and instructed Xiao San, "Go to the wine shop to see how much inventory is left and make some preparations first."

"Miss, are you here for our small winery again this time?" Xiao San asked curiously. She was not fond of drinking and could not understand that once drinkers have tasted good wine, they will never drink any inferior wine again within their ability.

As usual, the beautiful woman went to the inner room. After a while, Xiao Wu came in with two strong men in their thirties.

"The Chen family and the Wang family of Suzhou Prefecture greet the young lady and wish her well." The two men bowed. They were not officials and were not very clear about the details of the Liu family and Meixiang's identity, so they did not perform any formal greetings.

"Oh?"

"My old master was very grateful for the wine that Miss asked Butler Wang to bring back last time, and he liked it very much. This time, he specially sent me and other families to deliver three carts of food to each family."

"Oh? Are you just here to deliver food to express your gratitude?" Meixiang asked jokingly, "Why are Wang Cheng and Li An embarrassed to come this time?"

The man who just spoke blushed and stumbled as he spoke: "The two housekeepers had something to do today, so they entrusted us to come here. In addition to delivering food, I also want to ask if the wine from last time is still available?"

From these grains, it can be seen that Wang Cheng and Li An are kind people. After returning, they did not know how to explain to each family and asked them to deliver the grain on their own initiative, but...

"I think the two housekeepers, Wang Cheng and Li An, have also conveyed that this is a small workshop managed by my husband and wife. The amount of wine produced is really not much. Last time, we emptied the stock. It's only been three days." Meixiang stretched out her right hand and made a number three. "How much can be produced in three days? Hmm?"

The two of them blushed even more. Three days was indeed a bit too much to ask. "Well, then, Miss, please be more evenly divided, or we'll be in big trouble when we go back."

Before leaving, one of them walked up to Meixiang and said, "Miss, you should build a large winery as soon as possible. The old men in the mansion can no longer drink other wines. In addition, the old masters and young masters in the family have a great demand. If you need any help, just ask."

Meixiang looked at the man in front of her. Was he accepting her offer of sharing the wine? Then she didn't need to be polite, right?

"You have done a good job this time. You have solved the urgent need of the winery. We really don't have any extra wine this time. Next time, send some to the steward to try."

When the man saw that Meixiang understood what he meant, he happily left with many thanks.

After dinner, Situ Yidong brought up the topic: "You don't know, I heard from the officers and soldiers who were patrolling today that our mansion was in the spotlight today. Twenty-four carriages were fully loaded. Oh, they were so scared that they quickly sent people over to follow the carriages. Hahaha..."

Meixiang has been upset about this for a whole day. Her biggest wish in life is to travel around and see the world, instead of being stuck in these trivial matters. But now the more she wants to break free, the harder it is to break free. There are more and more people and things involved, like a net that binds her in layers.

Everyone quickly sensed her emotions. Although she was usually reserved, she would never look sad.

"Sister Xiang'er, did anything else happen?" Chu Zeming has always been sensitive.

He lazily raised his eyelids, "It's only been three days, and we've been robbed again. Although they sent me food, I can't make any wine."

"This is just an old man who is well-known in Suzhou Prefecture. Once word spreads, there will be even more old men in other prefectures and the capital, as well as the common people who have connections with him." Feng Yizheng jokingly inserted the knife.

Meixiang didn't even have the energy to roll her eyes at him. Seeing her like this, Situ Yidong smiled and suggested, "Sister Xiang'er, why don't we take advantage of this opportunity to build a winery? Anyway, we can't refuse these people. When the time comes, let them order directly from the winery, so they don't have to come to Liu's house to trouble you."

"You make it sound easy, but do we need to build the farm? Do we need to find people? Do we need to harvest the food? Do we need to repair the roads?... Each of these is a troublesome matter." The more Meixiang thought about it, the more she hated herself for having brought this up on a whim.

"Well, find someone to do these things, and you just use your brain to give the instructions." Situ Yidun continued to coax his girl.

Mei Xiang rolled her eyes at him, "You make it sound easy, who are you looking for? Tell me."

"Uh," Situ Yidong quickly went through the people he knew in his mind, and suddenly he thought of someone: "Liu Xuanyi, yes, it's him."

"Look, Liu Liu's family has signed a contract with our family, so we share the same fate. Secondly, he is in the rice business, so the raw materials for brewing wine have been solved. Thirdly, he must know a lot of people. Didn't he find the Zhang couple?"

In line with the principle of "a friend's death is better than my own", Chu Zeming and Feng Yizheng decisively did not take up the topic. They just listened quietly to his analysis one by one. In fact, they really did not have the energy to take up this job.

Seeing that their opinions were gradually beginning to converge, I thought that Liu Xuanyi was indeed the best candidate.

Meixiang finally perked up a bit after hearing this. "Come on, come on, since we can't avoid this in the end, and we won't be afraid of itching when there are too many lice, we have no choice but to continue. Let's all share our opinions."

"I think Mr. Liu is the best candidate at this stage. Since winemaking requires the spring water from the back mountain, it would be best to build the winery nearby. Firstly, it will be convenient for getting water, and secondly, it will also protect the spring." Chu Zeming was the first to express his opinion.

"Although good wine needs no bush, it can also be used to promote Liuzhou in the early stage to attract more people to come." Feng Yizheng added.

"I will go find Chen Tiesheng early tomorrow morning and ask him to make a few more steamers as soon as possible. Then I will see if there is any suitable person in the military camp to help manage the winery." Situ Yidun was thinking about how he could help.

Meixiang listened to everyone's suggestions while drinking tea, wondering if there was anything missing that needed to be filled. "Let's put the matter of finding someone in the military camp aside for now. Since he said he would hand it over to Boss Liu, then we shouldn't interfere with the manpower. We'll talk about it when he asks for it."

"Would you like to invite him over for a chat tomorrow morning?"

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