Sui and Tang Dynasties: Awakening the Supreme Skills at the Beginning

Li Zhen and Li Zhiyong left the Chang'an County Government in a swagger.

Li Zhiyong took a few quick steps, walked past Li Zhen, came in front of him, knelt down on both knees, and paid homage to him.

"Mr. Li, I will always remember your kindness in saving my life. From now on, my life, Li Zhiyong, belongs to you."

Originally, after being arrested by the government and imprisoned in the county jail, Li Zhiyong thought that he would not have a good end, and would be skinned alive if he didn't die. However, he was unexpectedly rescued by Li Zhen before the torture even started in the jail, which surprised him greatly.

"It's okay, it's just a small matter, not worth mentioning."

Li Zhen waved his hand, reached out to pull Li Zhiyong up, and said disapprovingly.

The crowd in front of the county government office gradually dispersed.

The lackey who came to rescue the eldest son of the Cui family carried Cui, who was beaten so badly that even his mother didn't recognize him, and ran away like Luffy, without even daring to fart.

A moment later, a middle-aged man with a sinister face walked out of the yamen gate.

He has a white face and no beard.

His brows were furrowed.

Looking at the backs of Li Zhen and Li Zhiyong, he gritted his teeth, turned around and left.

He is Fan Zhiyu, the chief clerk of Chang'an County Government.

Li’s grain store.

At the door of the grain shop, Li Zhiyong's mother, Li Zhang, was leaning against the door frame and sighing. Although she had no hope for Li Zhen, she still looked towards the direction of the Chang'an County Government in the alley reluctantly, hoping for a miracle to happen.

Many neighbors who came to watch also dispersed. In their opinion, Li Zhen was incapable of bringing Li Zhiyong back, and perhaps he himself would be in trouble.

This matter is actually very simple, and even ordinary people can guess the general idea.

Li Zhen offended the Cui family. Li Zhen wanted to make wine, which required grain. All the grain in the West City was in the hands of the Qinghe Cui family. The Cui family had told grain merchants not to sell grain to Li Zhen. But Li Zhiyong didn't know this and let Li Zhen buy the grain. The Cui family must have held a grudge and wanted revenge.

The Cui family must have had close ties with the Chang'an County Government, so when revenge failed, they asked the government to step in and arrest Li Zhiyong.

This was also the Cui family's way of making an example of others to warn them, telling them not to disobey the Cui family in the future.

In this case, the small grain shops in Chang'an City would certainly not dare to sell grain to Li Zhen anymore, and Li Zhen's winery would certainly not be able to continue operating and would have to close down.

Just as everyone was whispering about this matter, someone suddenly shouted, waking everyone up.

"Li Zhiyong is back, and that Li Zhen is here too!"

Everyone looked up and saw that Li Zhen was in front and Li Zhiyong was behind, and the two of them were coming towards Li Zhiyong's grain shop.

"Look, this Li Zhen really didn't brag, he really got Li Zhiyong back!"

"Who knows what's going on? I'll go ask my distant cousin about this later. He's working as an official in the Chang'an County Office."

……

Amidst the discussion among the crowd, Li Zhen brought Li Zhiyong to the door of the small grain shop.

"Mom, I'm back!"

Li Zhiyong rushed in front of Li Zhang and kowtowed three times.

"Mom, I made you worry. I shouldn't have done that!"

Li Zhiyong's eyes felt sore and tears flowed down.

"I'm glad you're back. Did the government give you any trouble? How did you get back?"

Li Zhang stroked Li Zhiyong's head, tears streaming down her face.

"It was Master Li who rescued me from the county government office..."

When Li Zhang heard her son's words, she hurriedly walked up to Li Zhen, and knelt down with a plop.

"Thank you very much, sir, for saving my son. In this life, my whole family will work like slaves to repay you for saving my son's life."

"Old man, please stand up quickly. Zhiyong has joined my team. From now on, we are a family!"

Li Zhen hurried forward and helped Li Zhang up.

In any case, even though these people didn't know the whole story, Li Zhen did rescue Li Zhiyong.

Before long, this matter spread throughout the entire West City.

Even what happened in front of the government office began to spread in Xishi.

"What did you say? This Li Zhen not only rescued Li Zhiyong, but also beat up the eldest son of the Cui family, the city's chief. Is this true?"

"Can the Cui family let this go after suffering such a huge loss?"

"Who knows?"

……

Everyone was talking about it.

Amid the discussions, Li Zhen's reputation began to grow in Xishi. People seemed to have forgotten his reputation as a fool, and when they looked at Li Zhen again, their eyes were even full of admiration.

This is human nature.

Fear of the strong and the weak.

Li Zhen patted Li Zhiyong on the shoulder and said loudly: "From now on, if anyone dares to bully you, just beat him up. As long as no one is killed, I can handle it!"

"From now on, you can do whatever you want in this West City under the name of your boss!"

Naturally, Li Zhiyong had long admired Li Zhen.

"Hehe! I'll remember this. If anyone dares to bully me in the future, I'll beat him up like a pig."

The city government magistrate Cui Fu.

Cui She’s face was as gloomy as the bottom of a black pot.

Today, his son was beaten into a pig's head in front of the Chang'an County Government Office.

His son had hired a famous doctor for treatment. Although his life was not in danger, the head wrapped like a dumpling still scared Mrs. Cui.

"Master, you have to make the decision for Lu'er. We, the Cui Clan of Qinghe, prosper together and suffer together. That Li Zhen slapped the Cui Clan of Qinghe in the face! We can't just let it go like this!"

"Dad, Dad, you must help me get rid of this anger!"

Cui Lu looked at his father and wailed.

Cui She was still gritting his teeth, his eyes bloodshot.

"I will meet with the clan leader right now and suppress this clown from today on!"

Li Zhiyong packed up his luggage, carried his mother on his back, and followed Li Zhen to Li's Winery.

At this time in the winery, Li Mantun was leading everyone to grind rice. He mixed the corn and wheat in a certain proportion, and then ground it with a stone mill. In half a day, they had ground more than 300 kilograms.

The next step in rice milling is steaming the rice.

There are more than ten large stoves lined up in a row inside the rice steaming room.

A large iron pot is placed on the stove, water is added to the pot, and a steamer is placed on top, with the ground rice noodles in the steamer.

Li Zhen walked into the workshop and shouted loudly.

"Everyone stop and come over here."

When everyone heard this, they put down their work and gathered around Li Zhen.

Li Zhen pointed at Li Zhiyong's big body and said.

"This is Li Zhiyong. He used to be a small grain merchant. He is good at martial arts and has a good character. He has now joined our workshop team and will be responsible for the protection of the workshop. We should all get along well."

Li Zhiyong clasped his fists and bowed to everyone, "Hello, brothers!"

Li Zhiyong also came from a poor family and it was easy for him to integrate into the workshop team.

The rest of the people also clasped their fists in return.

After introducing Li Zhiyong, Li Zhen took the two of them to a small house on the west side, turned around and said, "Auntie, Zhiyong, you two will live here temporarily from now on!"

"okay!"

Li Zhiyong opened his mouth wide and laughed twice.

After settling the two people, Li Zhen led Li Zhiyong to the wine-making workshop and started the preliminary processes of wine-making. It was not until sunset that more than 300 kilograms of broken rice were steamed, mixed evenly with koji, and put into the fermentation tank, which was covered with a quilt.

The next step is to wait for twenty days for fermentation.

After the curfew bell rang, Li Zhen arranged for five other people to guard the winery with Li Zhiyong, and the rest left the winery and returned to Shenxing Town.

A face appeared in the second-floor window of a teahouse opposite the workshop. After watching everyone leave, that face revealed a sinister smile.