Martial Arts: Starting from a Seemingly Real System

"By the way, Brother He, I heard that there was no distilled liquor at that time?" Tian Jing asked He Peixuan again.

He Peixuan said: "It's not that there is none, but there are very few. Most of the wines at that time were brewed wines, lacking the distillation process, so the wine is turbid and tastes light. Only a few wineries that know how to distill can produce slightly purer and sweeter wines. Although these so-called fine wines are not as good as the blue and white wines made by Shuyan's family before, I don't want to stop here..." He Peixuan looked at everyone and said seriously: "With the arrival of people like us, distilled wine may become popular in the future. Blue and white wine cannot guarantee us enough advantages. I want to use the pollution-free raw materials and clean water sources of this era to improve the quality of the wine to a higher level. I want to brew a wine that will be passed down from generation to generation!"

"Good, what a spirit!" Qiao Rui clapped his hands in praise.

"Tsk! You're daydreaming again. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at?" Wen Shuyan teased her husband but her eyes were full of admiration. This man had no sense of romance and was taciturn, but he dared to think, act and fight. At that time, the quality of their own blue and white wine was acceptable, but it had no characteristics and low competitiveness. It was this little winemaker who was unknown at the time who suggested that the quality could be improved and improved. He devoted madly his energy to research and improvement and finally succeeded, making the competitiveness of their own blue and white wine soar. Only then did she see the shining point in him, and then fell in love with and married him.

Now that He Peixuan has such an idea, Wen Shuyan naturally believes that he can do it. She likes to see the way her husband treats his work with confidence, focus, perseverance and enthusiasm. He is so handsome!

"Brother He is indeed a winemaking master, and he has great ambitions!" Tian Jing couldn't help but praise him, then looked at Qiao Rui and asked He Peixuan, "But Brother Qiao's Yunlai Inn is struggling now. Brother He, can you first come up with a wine that is slightly better than the ones on the market? The inn may need this to break through!"

"Okay. Do you have any special taste requirements?" He Peixuan said confidently. He had thought that the inn's blue and white wine could be sold for two years, so he didn't need to rush to sell the wine and could focus on researching the best wine. But since Tian Jing needed this to break the impasse for the inn, he would do his best to cooperate. Anyway, he had researched several recipes, so it all depended on what Tian Jing required.

"I need a strong liquor that is 40% mellow when it enters the mouth but 60% violent when it enters the stomach. I also need to customize a batch of exquisite half-pound wine gourds and engrave the words 'Three gourds and you won't leave the city' on them. I want all the heroes in the world to drink three gourds of this wine and they won't be able to leave Longxing City!" Tian Jing said softly, her eyes very bright.

"Okay, this is not difficult!" He Peixuan thought about it for a moment and nodded in response.

"Then let's make it more intense and tell Sanhu not to go out, so that they can't leave the inn!" Wen Shuyan suggested when she saw that it seemed easy for her husband to do it.

"No need. We must allow them to leave the inn but not leave the city. Only by getting them drunk on the busy streets can we get the best publicity!" Tian Jing said with a smile.

Everyone's eyes lit up, and Qiao Rui couldn't help but applaud and said, "Great!"

Tian Jing smiled sweetly and continued, "Then arrange for the waiters to go to the city gates and places with a lot of people to spread the word that Yunlai Inn has a rare and fine wine that is both fragrant and strong. Anyone who drinks three gourds of wine within half an hour and can leave the city on his own will be rewarded with fifty taels of silver!"

Qiao Rui thought to himself that Tian Jing was indeed a professional. He had only thought of asking his men to go to the city gate to call for customers before, but this method was not as effective as this one. Then he thought that this method would be easy for others to imitate, so he asked, "Then what? With the distillation method, it's easy to get strong liquor, right? What if the Lotus Inn also uses this method?"

"The gimmick is just to attract people's attention. What really retains customers depends on the quality of the wine. This is something that Brother He has to control well. Our wine must be easy to drink and have a strong aftertaste. We cannot blindly pursue strong taste and lose the taste. After all, wine is for drinking. Even if someone succeeds in the challenge occasionally, it doesn't matter. Maybe it will attract more people to challenge. As long as the reputation of the wine spreads, the reputation of the inn will naturally be there!" Tian Jing said with a gentle smile.

"I will pay attention to controlling the degree!" He Peixuan nodded. He has already researched several kinds of raw liquor. As long as he blends them carefully, he can make the liquor that Tian Jing requires in a few days.

Seeing that He Peixuan understood what he meant, Tian Jing nodded slightly, turned to Qiao Rui and said, "If you want to do this well, you have to drive away those beggars at the door!"

"No problem, I'll take care of it later!" said Qiao Rui.

"It's best not to use too drastic measures in broad daylight. It will bring bad reputation to our inn!" Tian Jing reminded.

"I understand. I'll take care of it!" Qiao Rui said.

"In the end, the Lotus Inn will counterattack. We can't use dirty tricks. Be careful or they will send a martial arts master to cause trouble in the inn. Their young master brought a second-rate top master with him!" Tian Jing said worriedly.

"If Lu Yanjun really sends someone here, I will handle it, don't worry! In short, you help me deal with the overt business competition, and I will help you block other means!" Qiao Rui nodded.

"You know Lu Yanjun?" Tian Jing was slightly surprised, and then felt ashamed. This guy was indeed there yesterday. When she thought that Qiao Rui might have seen her embarrassing situation in some corner yesterday, Tian Jing's face turned red and white, and she glared at Qiao Rui fiercely.

"Um... I know!" Qiao Rui saw Tian Jing's bad expression and understood what she had guessed. He said hurriedly, "Shuyan, Lu Yanjun and I are classmates, but we don't have a good relationship and don't have much contact with each other. If you don't believe me, ask Shuyan."

Seeing Wen Shuyan nod, although Tian Jing was half-believing and half-doubting, she didn't want to care too much at the moment. Let this guy see her embarrassing situation. If Qiao Rui hadn't seen it, she would still be worrying about her livelihood.

Giving Qiao Rui a look, Tian Jing said calmly: "In that case, everyone should prepare for their own end. I'll go back and come up with a detailed plan!" After that, she stood up and said goodbye.

Seeing this, Qiao Rui quickly said goodbye and followed him out.

"I'll take you back!"

"No need for that. You should go back to the inn and deal with those beggars!"

Watching the two figures approaching and disappearing, Wen Shuyan sighed, "Qiao Rui is really good at attracting girls. First there was Liu Xinyue, and now there's Tian Jing. I heard he also has a wife who got separated..."

"You're overthinking it. Aren't he and Miss Tian just ordinary friends who lived under the same roof for a while? They each have their own families!" said He Peixuan.

"What do you know!" Wen Shuyan glanced at her husband, "There must be something wrong. My intuition is always accurate!"

"Take your time to guess. I'm going to the backyard. I have to blend the wine that Tian Jing wants and try to make it the best for her!" He Peixuan saw his wife thinking about it and didn't bother to pay attention to her. He got up and went to the backyard to study winemaking.