Chapter 76: The Wine Master

  The white-haired woman supported by Qian's mother was Chang'an's mother, who was younger than Fang Shi but looked much older. She wore a bright-colored crimson satin jacket with a stone-green skirt and a half-new forehead band, looking like Liu Laolao when she entered the Grand View Garden.

  Behind the old woman, there was a couple in their thirties, dressed up, who should be Zhang An and his wife. Besides them, there was also a little girl of eight or nine years old, wearing bright and festive clothes.

  Everyone was walking outside when a large group of people suddenly appeared at the door, and for a moment they were stunned. However, Qian Mama reacted quickly, subtly releasing her grip on Chang'an's hand, and stepped forward to pay respects to Qin Daihe with a bow: "Third Miss." Her demeanor made it impossible for anyone to tell that she had been informed in advance.

  "Money mom, you're a busy person, during the New Year's festival, not helping mother with household chores, what brings you to Xiaqianzhuang?" Qin Dai also pretended to be deaf and dumb, cooperating with the performance.

  As expected, his heart was as clear as a mirror, and he wouldn't say anything more; Pei Hu and the others didn't understand the reasoning, they just looked on.

  "Miss Three doesn't know, the lady ordered me early this morning to bring over the old people who used to serve the old master to spend the New Year in the mansion, to give the old mistress a surprise." Her words were full of respect, and she intimidated the group of people behind her. Isn't Miss Three not favored? Why is her attitude so humble?

  "Chang'an mother, what are you still stunned about? Haven't you met the third young lady yet?" Qian Guanshi was a discerning person and knew that this matter couldn't be judged by appearances. Although on the surface, the madam valued Chang'an mother's family highly, they were after all just slaves. No matter how favored a slave was, could they surpass their master?

  Chang'an's mother was also a wealthy family who had experienced ups and downs. After being scolded by Qian's mother, she immediately reacted and hurriedly came forward to pay her respects, saying: "Your humble servant has seen the third young lady."

  Chang'an was somewhat displeased. Over the years, in Xiaofront Village, who hadn't treated them with respect as if they were masters? However, he also knew that the other party was the real master. Although he felt resentful, he still bowed to Qin Dai. Chang'an's wife saw this and could only follow suit, but she couldn't hide the flash of hatred on her face.

  Qin Dai's eyes were fixed on him, and she unwittingly harbored murderous thoughts. What a good-for-nothing slave, truly a case of the servant being more powerful than the master, not even putting their lord in their sights? She thought that after all, he was just a lowly slave who could be beaten to death without anyone asking questions, yet he still dared to have such improper thoughts.

  But thinking that her good days were coming to an end, Qin Dai's anger dissipated. Evil people will be punished by evil people, if she knows what's good for her, she'll suffer less in the future.

  "Alright, I'm sure Mother is still waiting. Ma, you lead the way and hurry along!" Qin Dai'er said as she finished speaking, not looking at anyone else again, gesturing for Ruo Xi to come forward and lead the way.

  As intended, Ru Yi took a step forward without making a sound, and this one step was just in time to let her use her body to squeeze Chang An Niang aside. The crowd looked on and hurriedly made way for them. Qin Dai Xin led the way into the mansion, and then let Ru Yi arrange for Pei Hu and others to enter with their carriages, after which they also entered the mansion.

  Qian Guanshi looked at the Chang'an mother and her family with a resentful expression, and couldn't help but mock them in her heart. It was just an excuse for her husband, and these people really thought they were precious? Thinking of this, she didn't even have the mind to pretend anymore, and only wanted to quickly finish this troublesome task. "Chang'an mother, it's not early now, and we've already wasted a lot of time just picking out clothes in the morning. Let's get moving and go see Madame Tai!"

  The Chang'an family had just recovered from their "humiliation" and suddenly fell into a beautiful dream of "glory and prosperity", thinking about how excited the old lady would be when she saw them; and how much money and silver she would bestow upon them, a group of people with unclear minds, each with red eyes, as if they had already seen a large amount of silver flying into their own pockets...

  Qian's mother added a few more words, finally bringing everyone back to reality from their dream state. Everyone rushed onto the bus, eager to head to Taizhou...

  On one side, someone was anxiously rushing to Taizhou, while on the other side, someone was calmly and lightly handling the handover of affairs. This person was none other than Miss Qin Dai Xin of the Qin family.

  Long before, Qin Dai Xin had already told Ruyi about Pei Hu's matter, saying it was the master's idea and she just followed suit. As a result, they unintentionally saved the lives of these dozen or so people, who were grateful and decided to leave their old profession behind, no longer engaging in this unscrupulous business, and instead follow Qin Dai Xin to Xiaofront Village to become an honest person.

  Although Ruyi still had some thoughts in her mind, she was also willing to see these people become good people. If Miss could make them abandon evil and do good deeds, it would be a great virtue. Therefore, Ruyi was also willing to believe Qin Dai's heart, knowing that the identities of these people were Miss's friends, not servants. After that, her feeling changed again, feeling a little envious.

  Qin Dai Xin arranged for Pei Hu and others to have dinner and rest, taking advantage of this gap to send someone to find the head of Xiaofront Village, who was said to be a very capable manager named Zheng Jiufu. He had gradually become the village head due to the control of the Long'an family over the village's rights. This man had great prestige in the village and handled matters with a set of skills that pleased everyone. Moreover, he was well-versed in agriculture and good at management. If it weren't for the fact that the Qin family had shown him kindness in previous years, he might have left long ago.

  Qin Dai's heart carefully sized up the unassuming old man in front of her, whose age was only around fifty, yet had a head full of white hair, and wondered if it was born that way or due to excessive worry.

  "Zheng, I don't know what you think about what I just told you?" Qin Dai had already handed over Fang Wanru's letter to him and also let him see the land deed and house deed in her hand, which made Zheng Jiufu believe that this villa was really given to Third Miss, it was her private property.

  Zheng Jiufu was somewhat excited, having been suppressed for so many years, and it had been many years since anyone had called him in charge. Now that the Chang'an family had left Xiaofront Village and a proper master had taken over, how could he not be excited? He wasn't a slave of the Qin family, nor was he a servant, if he hadn't been determined to repay their kindness, why would he have endured so many years of humiliation?

  "Miss San's idea is good, but I suppose Miss San also knows about the Drunken Fragrance Pavilion?" Zheng Jiufu didn't understand Qin Daihe's heart, but he had also heard people in the village discuss that she was a person with a temper, so after careful consideration, he tactfully expressed his own thoughts.

  "I've heard of it."

  "The wine of this Drunken Fragrance Pavilion is famous for its excellence. They not only brew their own wine to supply their own pavilion, but also sell it externally. Any large-scale wine pavilion sells their family's wine."

  "Oh?" Qin Dai's heart didn't think he still knew this, and suddenly became interested, asking: "How much do you know about the Drunken Fragrance Pavilion? Tell me all about it."

  Zheng Jiufu saw her being so cautious and thought for a moment before saying, "This Drunken Fragrance Pavilion originated in the capital city, with branches all over the country. Each local Drunken Fragrance Pavilion is mainly focused on wine, with food as a secondary option. Their family's business is different from other wineries, they never do single transactions."

  "How do you say this?"

  "Some families' wineries only make high-end wine, and the wine they produce is only sold to wealthy households; some families do the opposite, only making mid-to-low end wine, selling it to small households. Only this Drunken Fragrance Pavilion has both high and low ends, with ups and downs. Although they only supply wine to those large wineries that have reached a certain scale, it's not just good wine that they supply - they also supply cheaper wines. It's precisely because of this that many wineries can't compete with them and have closed down. Our Taizhou also has a branch of Drunken Fragrance Pavilion, which is why our village's small winery can no longer make ends meet."

  This Drunken Fragrance Building is indeed formidable, it can accommodate people of all sizes! However, Zheng Fugui is also a talented individual. He can talk about these things that have nothing to do with him as soon as he opens his mouth, which shows that this person's mind is meticulous.

  "Zheng Guanshi felt at ease, although this Drunken Fragrance Building was powerful, but we weren't afraid of him. This wine would definitely be good wine, and later on, we might even worry that our goods wouldn't meet the demand." Qin Dai still had some confidence in this regard.

  Zheng Jiufu was slightly surprised in his heart, where did this third miss get the courage to dare to call out to Drunken Fragrance Building, I don't know if it's because she's a newborn calf not afraid of tigers or if she really has skills?

  "It's just that the year is coming to an end, and it's not good to move earth in this cold weather, so let's put this matter aside for now. When spring arrives next year, we can discuss it again at length."

  Although Zheng Jiufu didn't know what good method the third young lady had, looking at her confident appearance, it didn't seem like she was talking nonsense. If it were really as she said, it would be a blessing for Xiaqian Village. Not only would the village have new income, but also the tenant farmers and agricultural households here would have job opportunities and increase their earnings.

  "I invited those dozen or so winemakers, all of whom are skilled craftsmen with tempers. A few of them are even acquaintances of my friend's, although they don't look very friendly, but they absolutely have no ill intentions and won't harm anyone in the manor. Zheng, please take good care of them, after the New Year, when work starts, everyone will be busy and it'll be fine." Qin Dai simply instructed, she believed that these people who had gone through thick and thin together would not disappoint her.

  Zheng Jiufu listened, without suspecting anything else, and hastily responded with a "yes". How many craftsmen don't have bad tempers? Especially those who have exceptional skills in their hands, their temper is even more eccentric. As soon as he thought of this, Zheng Jiufu's eyes lit up, he seemed to see the bright future of Xiao Qianzhuang. A winemaker with a bad temper must be very skilled, right?

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