In July, when the imperial examination was approaching, a large number of students came from all over the Daze Dynasty to take part in the three-year imperial examination. Unknowingly, the number of scholars and students in Shangjing could be seen everywhere, as if they had increased all at once. .

At the beginning of the month, Yuanzhi Liquor officially began to be supplied to Zuixianlou. Taking advantage of this upsurge of imperial examination students, Jiang Ning gave the liquor a full name, Yu Nian Yuanzhi. The wine was going to sell well, and it was well received by the scholars and students. Since then, it was spread by word of mouth, and there were many people who came here for the name. The Zuixian Tower was almost full every day, and there were many people. The inner voice gradually rang.

Because the supply of wine was in short supply, Jiang Ning decided to rent a large courtyard in Shangjing City as a wine shop after much thought. Ding Yu had learned how to brew wine from Chen Nianyin's grandson for more than a year. Can get started.

A month later, the wine shop was built, and some people were recruited. Together with the guys brought from Yuezhou, everything started to go on the right track. On this day, Shi Tianhua invited Jiang Ning to have a small gathering at Zuixianlou. People chatted, and then talked about the war at the border.

Shi Tianhua sighed, and said: "Fortunately, my Daze generals are brave, and there are frequent success reports in this battle. A few days ago, I heard from my father that in a few days, the barbarian bandits will surrender."

After hearing this, Jiang Ning's heart moved, and he asked, "Is it going to surrender? Isn't the war going to end?"

Shi Tianhua smiled, put down his wine glass, and said: "That's right, in a day or two, the news should have spread, and the soldiers who went to the expedition will soon return to the court." He said with emotion: "The war so far has exhausted the people and money. I hope that one day in the future, barbarians will not dare to invade our border again."

Jiang Ning thought for a while, then suddenly asked: "When is the class teacher going back to court?"

Shi Tianhua was slightly taken aback, and then replied: "I'm not too clear about this." He paused, and then said: "I heard that in the past few days, the court has already prepared military rewards. Not long."

Hearing this, Jiang Ning looked thoughtful, and suddenly heard a voice behind him, calling with a little hesitation: "Jiang Ning?"

The voice was a bit familiar, Jiang Ning couldn't help being taken aback, turned his head, and saw Gu Hongyun standing there, looking at him in surprise: "So it was really you, I thought I was dazzled."

Jiang Ning stood up and said with a smile: "So it's Brother Gu, what a coincidence, Brother Gu, long time no see."

Gu Hongyun was still a little dazed, and after a while, he smiled again: "Brother Jiang, it's been a long time, are you here all right?"

Jiang Ning smiled slightly, and invited: "Brother Gu hasn't had lunch yet, why don't you sit down and have a drink together?"

Gu Hongyun's eyes lit up, he put away his fan, and approached, "Then I'd rather be respectful than obedient."

As he spoke, he sat down next to Jiang Ning. Gu Hongyun and Shi Tianhua seemed to know each other, they just nodded slightly at each other, and they didn't talk much. He turned to ask Jiang Ning, "Why did you come to Beijing? You didn't tell me." .”

Jiang Ning poured him a glass of wine with a smile, and said, "I've been here for a month. I know you're in Shangjing, but I don't know where your residence is, so I haven't told you. I'm really sorry."

Hearing this, Gu Hongyun was a little annoyed and said, "It was my negligence, and I almost blamed Brother Jiang."

Jiang Ning smiled and said it was all right, and then introduced Gu Hongyun to Shi Tianhua, and said: "We met in Shahe City last year, and he is also from Beijing. I think Rong Min might know him."

Shi Tianhua smiled and said: "We do know each other, we studied in the same academy before." He paused, and asked in a subtle tone: "I wonder how your brother is doing recently?"

Gu Hongyun glanced at him inexplicably, and replied: "He is in the army, I don't know the details."

Shi Tianhua laughed and said: "That's right, please tell him that I will buy him a drink when he comes back."

Gu Hongyun nodded, Shi Tianhua looked at him, then at Jiang Ning, thought of something, hesitated to speak, the three of them sat for a while, Shi Tianhua said he had other things to do, so he left up.

After Shi Tianhua left, Jiang Ning and Gu Hongyun also left the restaurant. As the two walked, Gu Hongyun said: "I just returned to Shangjing a few days ago, and I heard the news about Yuanzhi Wine, and I thought maybe it was you who came. , I didn’t expect it to be true.”

When he said this, he smiled and asked again: "I don't know where you are now?"

Jiang Ning replied: "I set up a wine shop in Shangjing, which is in the west of the city. If you are free, you can come and sit for a while, and you will definitely sweep the couch to welcome you."

Gu Hongyun readily agreed, thought for a while, and said: "The battle report was just sent two days ago, Shaheguan was victorious, and it will take a few days before the news will be released, so you don't have to worry."

He said, laughing at himself: "The letter from the family was sent at the same time as the battle report. The first thing I learned was the news of the battle report." Did you get your brother's letter?"

"Not yet," Jiang Ning hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "There is one thing, I did not hide it from Brother Gu, it was my fault, please forgive me."

Hearing this, Gu Hongyun was surprised at first, and then said: "What is it?"

Jiang Ning replied, "Actually, Han Zhiyuan is not my elder brother."

"So it's about this matter," Gu Hongyun was stunned, and then said with a smile: "Of course I know this. You have different surnames, so you probably aren't biological brothers."

Jiang Ning smiled slightly, paused for a while, and then said: "I don't know how Brother Gu thinks about Duanxiu?"

Gu Hongyun suffocated for breath, and felt that his heart boiled all of a sudden, as if a fire had sprung up. However, the next moment, it suddenly cooled down again, as if only light ashes were left, and a feeling of suffocation was hidden in the My heart can't go up or down.

He smiled a bit awkwardly: "Why are you talking about this all of a sudden?"

Jiang Ning just laughed and said nothing, the atmosphere between the two fell silent, Gu Hongyun was a little at a loss for what to do, thought for a while, and said: "As long as you really love it, it doesn't matter if you don't want to break your sleeves."

Hearing this, Jiang Ning smiled and said: "Then, Brother Gu already knows what I want to say. I'm really sorry that I've kept it from you for so long. Please forgive me."

Gu Hongyun was silent for a moment, and finally asked, "How long have you guys known each other?"

Jiang Ning thought for a while, and replied: "If you count from the day we first met, it's probably been six years now."

For six years, Gu Hongyun looked at Jiang Ning and chewed these two words back and forth on the tip of his tongue several times. For some reason, a sense of bitterness welled up from the bottom of his heart.

A few days later, Shi Tianhua found Jiang Ning when he had time, and the two moved wine and had a drink in the courtyard. After Shi Tianhua hesitated for a moment, he still said: "I have a word, I don't know if I should say it or not."

Jiang Ning smiled slightly, put down his wine glass and said, "How polite do you need to be between us? Rong Min has something to say, but it doesn't matter."

Shi Tianhua said: "Then I'll just say it straight, Brother Jiang, Gu Hongyun should not be friends with."

Jiang Ning was taken aback: "The last time Rong Min looked different, is it also because of this? Brother Gu, what's wrong?"

Shi Tianhua nodded, hesitated for a moment, and said: "To tell you the truth, I have a mediocre relationship with him, but I have more contacts with his elder brother Gu Hongwen. The situation of their family..."

When he said this, he didn't seem to know how to describe it. In the end, he just said vaguely: "Maybe I'm just worrying too much and making a fuss over a molehill. Brother Jiang, let's just hear it. Come, drink, drink."

Shi Tianhua usually speaks and does things very frankly, and it is rare for him to be so vague. Jiang Ning couldn't help but keep this matter in his heart, and occasionally took it out to think about it, but he never saw Gu Hongyun again. It was also gradually shelved.

Another month passed in a blink of an eye, and there was news that the Yi people had surrendered. When the soldiers of Daze were about to march towards the royal court of the Yi people, the Yi people chose to bow their heads and profess their vassals, and were willing to pay tribute to the Daze Dynasty. The new emperor was overjoyed After rewarding the army, the soldiers who went out to the expedition returned to the court to reward the meritorious soldiers.

For Jiang Ning, this is good news. He originally planned that if the war continued, he would hoard food and grass and send it to the border for support through Shi Tianhua's network, but it seems that there is no need to do so now. .

However, before he could breathe a sigh of relief, Ding Yu told him that something happened in the winery. Someone leaked the wine making method of Yu Nian Winery, and wine brewed by the same method began to appear in Shangjing.

After Jiang Ning heard the news, he was not surprised. He knew that such a situation would happen one day. After all, there is no impenetrable wall in the world, and there is no corner that cannot be dug. The helpers signed the deeds one by one, especially regarding the matter of confidentiality, but human nature is like this, how can a mere thin sheet of paper be bound?

He paused, and was about to speak to Ding Yu, when he heard someone outside the door shouting, "Is shopkeeper Jiang here?"

Jiang Ning responded, and went out. Outside the door was the assistant of Zuixianlou. When he saw him, he said, "My shopkeeper, please come over to the house to talk about it."

Jiang Ning nodded and said: "Please wait a moment, I will come as soon as I order."

The waiter agreed, Jiang Ning turned back and entered the winery, and said to Ding Yu: "I have prepared for this, you don't need to panic, Yiying in the winery will act as usual, we will talk about it when I come back."

Ding Yu quickly agreed, and Jiang Ning left with the Zuixianlou buddy.

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