The fierce peasant woman is busy farming

In the yard of the inn, the Ning family's donkey cart had already been served with food and water by the waiter, and was pulled out and tied to a big tree at the door, ready to set off soon.

At this time, Guangnian looked at the carriage sent by the Zheng family and stood side by side with it, feeling very dissatisfied.

He kept making an angry “whoosh, whoosh” sound.

The tall horse pulling the cart was used to being arrogant, so it couldn't be too pampered with the stubborn donkey from the country.

I heard the donkey braying, and it seemed like it was being cursed very unpleasantly.

The horse barked even louder, as if the curse was even more unpleasant.

When Song Yuan walked out of the inn, he saw the battle between the horse and the donkey and frowned.

Zheng's groom was a man who could read people's expressions. He quickly stepped forward, grabbed the reins of his own horse and pulled it to the side.

Although the horse and the donkey were a little far away and would not kick or hit each other, the shouting and cursing became louder, and the innkeepers had to cover their ears because of the shouting.

The innkeeper was so frightened that he came out and called a few waiters to go and calm the horse and donkey.

Seeing this, the Zheng family servant who was driving the carriage pulled the carriage out directly and he went to wait in front.

Zhou Yue also quickly finished his breakfast and went to appease his stubborn donkey.

Song Yuan volunteered to accompany Zhou Yue and her daughter shopping.

He couldn't say that he was very familiar with Yixian County, but he had been there several times.

Slightly more familiar than Zhou Yue's mother and daughter.

Zhou Yue looked at Qing Mo's expectant eyes, thought about it for a moment, and agreed.

It's rare that Qingmo, after being frightened yesterday, still has the mood to go shopping today.

This child is careful and sensitive, but also determined, goal-oriented, and has a determination not to give up until he achieves his goal.

Who wouldn’t like such a good kid?

Such a good girl would be a good match for a nobleman of similar age and appearance, and would never marry an old widower as his second wife.

On this day, Song Yuan, Xie Ping and Xie An, transformed into bag-carrying tourists, followed Zhou Yue and her daughter shopping for half a day and bought a lot of things.

They didn't stop until Zhou Yue's purse was completely deflated and Qing Mo's purse was empty.

The one hundred taels of silver note from Lord Song had already been returned to him.

It's not appropriate to collect money from people before seeing the goods.

After shopping, we returned to the inn and had lunch together. It was Lord Song who treated us.

After cleaning up after dinner, Zheng and his son arrived at the inn as promised.

Soon the group was on the official road leading to Fenghuangtai Village.

The strength of a donkey and a horse cannot be compared.

But Guangnian is not the kind of person who would admit defeat.

Along the way, it didn't wait for Qing Mo to drive it away, but followed the horse's footsteps and ran very fast.

Qing Mo could hardly control the donkey cart. Finally, Song Yuan asked the coachman to slow down, and the donkey cart stopped running so fast.

Qing Mo stroked his hair that was messed up by the wind and let out a sigh of relief.

This stubborn donkey still needs to be disciplined. If he continues like this, something bad will happen.

After making up my mind to go home, I still have to ask experienced elders for advice on how to train this donkey.

We drove fast and slow along the way, stopping and starting many times, and soon arrived at Liangcang Town.

Song Yuan had other things to do, so Zhou Yue and her daughter were waiting in the town.

I first went to Master Cui's house, sat for a while, and took out the gifts I bought for him.

Master Cui only kept some food and politely declined the rest.

Master Cui just said, "Ms. Zhou, you said you wanted to make wine, but why can't I see your wine?

I'm about to write to my good friend and ask him to get the permit for you.

You brew some first, and I’ll try it.”

“Well, isn’t this always busy with farming?

I will start making it as soon as I get back this time, but it will take some time for the wine to be brewed.

"Master, would you like to drink fruit wine or rice wine? High alcohol or low alcohol?"

"Oh? Fruit wine? How much alcohol is it?

I have tried fruit wine from the Western Regions and it tastes good.

However, I don’t like drinking.

I have a student who really likes drinking."

After saying this, Master Cui seemed to be lost in memories.

"Master, is the senior brother you are talking about the one who is very smart but has always refused to study hard?" Xuan Mo interrupted curiously.

“Well, he is very talented, but unfortunately he only likes to practice martial arts and not literature.

I taught him literature and how to govern a country..."

"Master, the fruit wines I want to make are apple wine, peach wine, perry wine, and wild wine.

Of course, if I can’t get a license, I can start by making fruit vinegar.

Fruit vinegar is a beverage and should not violate the law.”

“Well, fruit wine is delicious, but unfortunately I’m old, and drinking too much fruit wine makes my spleen and stomach uncomfortable.

Is there any grain wine?

Yes, food is precious. Your family has many people, so it’s good enough if you can have enough to eat. How can you have extra food to make wine?

This is also the reason why this dynasty strictly controls the wine industry, for fear that too much grain would be used to make wine, leading to a reduction in food rations for the people.

Those who can afford to drink wine are all wealthy families. They are afraid of causing dissatisfaction among the people if they make wine and take away their grain.”

“Oh, that makes sense.

However, I have no problem making fruit wine.

Fruits are fresh, but they will rot if they are not used.

In addition, I can also brew some sorghum wine, specifically for the teacher to drink, and not sell it to others.

Then it won’t violate the Dahui Law.”

"Oh? That's great.

I'm just waiting for your fruit wine and sorghum wine.

Hey, your family grows a lot of sorghum?"

“I planted some, but not much. My family just bought a piece of mountain land.

I plan to plant more sorghum next year.

Although sorghum has a low yield, it is not picky about the soil and is not afraid of drought or flooding, so it is a very good dryland crop."

“Well, there are many mountains here, which is suitable for growing sorghum.

Unfortunately, sorghum is not very tasty and the yield cannot be increased.

If you can increase the yield and brew sorghum into wine, you will increase its value.

It’s a very good idea.”

Zhou Yue was very happy to hear Master Cui's affirmation.

Qingmo and Xuanmo were also very happy to hear this.

Others may not know what their mother meant, but they both know.

His family has fruits and wild sorghum from the cave, so they should be able to make a lot of wine.

However, koji was a monopoly of the imperial court and was very expensive.

Thinking of this, Qing Mo felt a little discouraged again.

Why is it so difficult to do something?

Let’s go home first and listen to what mom has to say. She has a lot of ideas.

Zhou Yue had agreed to bring some wine to Master Cui in a while, and was about to say goodbye, but Old Man Cui stopped her.

"By the way, Zhou, I want to help Xuanmo with his studies for a while longer. Do you think it's okay...?"

Here it comes, here it comes, I finally said it.

Xuan Mo swallowed nervously. The teacher wanted to talk to his mother about going to the county to study.

His grandfather and mother have always wanted him to go to school in the county.

My family didn’t have money before, but now we don’t need that money anymore.

He went to the county for an interview and even paid a year's salary of 20 taels in advance in order to reserve a spot.

Now neither he nor his teacher wanted him to go to the county to study, and he didn't know whether Shu Xiu could withdraw.

If he can't get it back, and so much money is wasted, I don't know if my mother and grandfather will say something to him.

He looked at his mother anxiously, his heart beating like a drum.

Zhou Yue was stunned, and she looked at Xuan Mo.