"Mrs. Cheng, what do you think of strong liquor?" Xu Hao asked straight to the point.

She dared to mention wine, of course she had seen it, there was no distilled wine in Dayan in the past life or the present life.

"Make wine?" Shi Huaying hesitated. Making wine requires a lot of grain, but Dayan has been plagued by natural disasters in recent years. Her husband would not agree to it if it involves grain, and she doesn't want to do it either.

Xu Hao saw through her concerns at a glance: "Madam Cheng, we don't need grain, we can just use the wine from the wine shop."

She was thinking about distillation, and her family taught her the technique.

Shi Huaying asked, "Buy some wine?"

You can buy wine. The General’s Mansion doesn’t make wine, but the winery makes wine every day.

This purchase by the General's Mansion will not have any impact at all.

Xu Hao nodded.

Shi Huaying felt that Xu Hao was calm and composed, and unknowingly, she put Xu Hao in the same position as herself.

"What else do you need?" Shi Huaying asked with a smile.

Xu Hao took a look and realized that Shi Huaying had figured it out. She was indeed the woman who could support the general's mansion.

You know, the men in the general's mansion are almost using up all the family subsidies.

"I need charcoal and paper."

The structure of the distiller was not complicated. After a moment, Xu Hao handed the drawn drawings to Shi Huaying.

"Mrs. Cheng, the middle tube needs to be made of ceramic..."

Shi Huaying looked at the pipes and pots and didn't ask how to use them. She just agreed: "Okay, leave it to me."

Xu Hao didn't say anything else. They could continue the discussion after the product was made.

Speaking of the share of the profits from the sweet water shop, Xu Hao did not refuse at Shi Huaying's insistence. At worst, he could donate the money he earned to the Cheng family army.

After saying this, Shi Huaying felt sorry for Xu Hao, but was also afraid that the girl would mind, so she asked carefully, "Xu Hao, shall I give you an advance on the share of the shop?"

Xu Hao instantly understood what Shi Huaying meant.

My heart ached. Everyone who met her for the first time would notice her outfit.

The Xu family couldn’t see anything at all.

I say I don’t care, but I can’t help but care.

Mrs. Cheng, out of consideration for her self-esteem, specifically said that they would share the profits.

She shook off the emotions in her heart and said with a smile: "Thank you, Mrs. Cheng. I have money, and we will cooperate according to the rules."

"You kid, why are you still calling me Madam Cheng?" Shi Huaying liked Xu Hao better than many other noble ladies in the capital. "Call me Auntie. If you have any difficulties, just tell me."

"Yes." Xu Hao nodded heavily, "Aunt, it's getting late. I have to go back."

Shi Huaying always wanted to ask Xu Hao where he came from, but Xu Hao didn't tell her, and she didn't dare to ask directly.

I wanted to keep her for dinner, but then I remembered that Xu Hao was a girl, so it might be inconvenient.

"Okay, I'll let Yinshu take you back." Shi Huaying said.

Since it was about the prescription, Cheng Yinshu avoided it. He waited outside, feeling anxious.

Why hasn’t mother finished talking to my sister yet?

When he was finally called, he almost flashed in.

When he heard Xu Hao was about to leave, Cheng Yinshu tried to persuade her to stay: "Sister, I'll take you back after dinner. The roast chicken made by my chef is delicious."

Shi Huaying glared at Cheng Yinshu and also looked at Xu Hao.

"No, I have something to do at home. I will definitely try the roast chicken you mentioned later."

Xu Hao was also looking forward to it. Roast chicken, Cheng Yinshu said it must be delicious.

Shi Huaying interrupted Cheng Yinshu and asked Xu Hao, "Xu Hao, how can I contact you when the things are ready?"

"Aunt, I'm moving tomorrow, and I don't know where to move to," Xu Hao wanted to say. "Aunt, where do you think I should go?"

Shi Huaying understood that if this question was asked, it meant that the General's Mansion was not appropriate.

Yes, there is a girl named Xu Hao who often comes here to fool people.

"Just go to Li's Grain Shop in the east of the city and ask for Manager Li."

Xu Hao took note of it and bowed to Shi Huaying again before leaving.

Shi Huaying looked at the little girl's thin back and sighed.

Nanny Zhou, who had been taking care of Shi Huaying, said, "Madam likes Miss Xu very much."

"He's a good boy." Shi Huaying said.

"Madam, if you like her, why not adopt her as your daughter?" Nanny Zhou had never seen Shi Huaying admire any girl like this, not even the girls from the Shi family.

"I think that girl has her own ideas. I don't know if she's willing. Besides..." Shi Huaying hesitated for a moment, "Yinshu likes her very much."

Cheng Yinshu didn't understand and only treated Xu Hao as a sister who got along well with him, but what about the future?

As a mother, she couldn't cut off her son's future.

Nanny Zhou was surprised. Seeing Xu Hao's clothes and background—

Cheng Yinshu and Xu Hao were talking: "Sister, look, my mother is very good."

Xu Hao agreed: "It's very good."

After leaving the General's Mansion, Xu Hao paused and said, "Master Cheng, this is enough. You can go back now."

"How can that be?" Cheng Yinshu frowned. "My mother asked me to send you home. Also, my sister calls my mother aunt, why is she calling me Master?"

As he spoke, Cheng Yinshu sounded a little depressed.

My sister is too distant with him.

Xu Hao felt amused and said softly, "Brother Yinshu, my family situation is special. If I were seen with you, I would be beaten when I get home."

Cheng Yinshu's ears turned a little red, but he wanted Xu Hao to call him brother.

Yinshu brother and the like, how can they be as nice as brother!

But he was more concerned about what Xu Hao said next: "What? Who dares to hit you? Sister, I'll help you beat it back. Come to my house and I'll let my mother recognize you as her daughter."

Cheng Yinshu's father, Cheng Pingshan, has adopted many sons, so why is it so strange for his mother to adopt only one daughter?

At this time, Cheng Yinshu had no idea how worried his mother was about him.

"No need. No one will take care of me after I move tomorrow. I'll go back first, Brother Yinshu."

Xu Hao pushed Cheng Yinshu, who was a little confused, and ran out.

As soon as I went out, I saw Xu Mingke coming back on horseback.

Xu Hao cursed his bad luck inwardly and hid nimbly behind the stone lions.

Xu Mingke seemed to see a figure and asked his followers: "Why do I see Xu Hao?"

"Master, I didn't see it."

"I was mistaken. How could Xu Hao, that girl, come out?"

Only after Xu Mingke left did Xu Hao come out of his hiding place. Fortunately, he did not run into Xu's family on his way back.

At this critical moment when she is about to leave the Marquis' Mansion, she cannot afford to make any mistakes.

【Why are they here again! 】

When Xu Hao came back, his heart skipped a beat. Is it the ghost that is still lingering?

At the door were Shen Xinzhu and Xu Jia.

Xu Jia spoke intimately to Shen Xinzhu, looking as cute and innocent as a little girl.

"Xu Hao, where have you been? Mother has been waiting for you for a long time."

Xu Jia saw Xu Hao with sharp eyes and shouted in surprise.

Xu Hao glanced at the two of them and was about to leave. She couldn't cause any unnecessary trouble, so she bowed respectfully: "Mrs. Shen."

He didn't even glance at Xu Jia.

Xu Jia didn't seem to mind at all, and said to Shen Xinzhu coquettishly, "Mother, don't you have something to say to Xu Hao?"

Under Xu Jia's persuasion, Shen Xinzhu thought that Xu Hao was about to leave, and as a mother she had to say a few words.

But when she saw Xu Hao's expression, anger surged in her heart.

If you don’t keep it by your side, then you are not close to me!

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