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There is an abandoned courtyard in the south of the village. Even Niu Ye can't explain the origin of this courtyard. All he knows is that it has been there since he can remember. Fortunately, there is this abandoned courtyard. Otherwise, Zhou Wu's grand plan to brew wine would have to wait until spring, because the soil would be frozen in winter, and construction would not be possible.

"How large do you plan to build this brewery? It will help me recruit more people."

With the new industry, what Niu Ye is most concerned about is recruiting people, because it can solve some of the villagers' employment problems.

"I estimate that we should start with about 30 people, since we haven't built up the scale yet. We can expand the recruitment later when the scale gets bigger."

"Okay, I'll go hire people right away. We need to clean up this yard first."

Soon, Uncle Niu brought the people over. Although it was the dead of winter, the people's faces were full of excitement. There was work to do in the dead of winter, which was unique in the entire Niujia Village.

"Everyone, hurry up and clean up this yard first."

"Don't worry, Uncle Niu."

"Just wait and see."

No matter how cold the weather was, it couldn't dampen the enthusiasm of people who wanted to make money. The huge courtyard was cleaned up in a day, and then Zhou Wu arranged for people to move the distillation equipment from his home.

"One distillation apparatus is still too few. It seems we need to ask Old Jiang to make a few more."

Seven days later, Niulanshan Winery was officially established, and on the fifth day after its opening, Niulanshan produced its first jar of new wine.

Zhou Wu gave gifts to his few close acquaintances, including Jinshan Prefecture Prefect **An, and Xingrentang shopkeeper Hu Dong, among others. Giving these gifts to these people was also a way to advertise Niulanshan.

. . . . .

"Shopkeeper, Lord Zhou has brought you a gift."

A carriage was parked at the entrance. Knowing that it was Lord Zhou Wu delivering a gift to their shopkeeper, the apprentice quickly went to the back room to call the shopkeeper over.

"Lord Zhou, you are too kind. You are so busy, yet you still remember this old man."

Manager Hu was secretly overjoyed. Who would have thought that a poor boy who used to sell medicine would now be the leader of the Qingyang Army and even think of giving gifts to him, the owner of the pharmacy?

Although the few jars of wine weren't expensive, the value lay in the sentiment and the prestige it represented.

When having dinner at home that evening, Manager Hu specially took out the wine that Zhou Wu had given him.

"I said, you don't usually drink much, what's wrong with you today?"

Manager Hu's first wife passed away early, so this wife was someone he remarried after moving to Qingyang County, and she was much younger than him.

"Hehe, this was a gift from Lord Zhou, I have to try it."

Actually, Manager Hu was just showing off in front of his wife to make it seem like he had connections, and she actually succeeded in her act.

"Would you like a drink, Madam?"

"Hmm, I'll also try the wine that Lord Zhou sent this time, and see if there's anything different about it."

When Manager Hu opened the wine seal and poured the wine into the bowl, he discovered that the wine was actually transparent, completely different from the rice wine he usually drank. If it weren't for the aroma of the wine, Manager Hu would have thought it was water, not wine at all.

"This wine is so clear, I've never seen it before."

“Madam, don’t even mention it. I’ve been in Xingrentang for so many years and have traveled around the capital quite a bit, but I’ve never seen such a fine wine. I thought Lord Zhou had just sent some ordinary wine, but I never expected that it had such a hidden secret.”

"Hehe, sir, let's have a drink."

"Ma'am, please."

Although they knew this wine was different from the usual one, the two of them still didn't change their habit of drinking ordinary rice wine and drank the wine in their bowls in one gulp.

"Pfft~~~ It's so spicy! What kind of wine is this? It tastes awful."

The woman spat it out as soon as it entered her throat, the burning sensation making it impossible to swallow. In contrast, Manager Hu, though his face was flushed, managed to hold back his spitting out. After a few breaths, feeling somewhat accustomed to it, he swallowed it.

"Great, hahaha, this is really good wine, really good wine."

"So spicy, yet the master calls it good wine?"

“What do you know, you woman? The wine before was practically horse piss. This is what men should drink. No, I have to put it away and send it to the headquarters of Almond Hall in the capital tomorrow.”

Hu Dong immediately thought of his old employer, the owner of Xingrentang, who was a heavy drinker. If he sent the wine over, at the very least, his name, Hu Dong, would be remembered by his old employer among Xingrentang's hundreds of branches.

. . . . . .

"My lord, Lord Zhou from Qingyang County has sent over several jars of wine."

"Oh."

Just a few days after An took office in Jinshan Prefecture, Zhou Wu sent someone to deliver wine. An thought it was a congratulatory gift from Zhou Wu. Although it was nothing valuable, it made An feel that Zhou Wu was a man of deep feelings rather than a man of power.

"My lord, the person who sent the gift said that Lord Zhou conveyed a message that you must try it."

An originally thought it was just a normal exchange of favors, but unexpectedly, the other party could also pass on a message, so he had no choice but to give it a try.

"Bring the wine over here."

The servant brought the wine over, opened the seal, and poured a bowl for An. An stared intently at the clear wine; it was the first time in his life he had ever seen such transparent wine.

An was different from the others; he was a scholar, a typical literary figure. So he picked up the wine bowl, smelled it, and then took a small sip.

"Good wine! Strong wine."

An wouldn't dare say he was addicted to alcohol, but due to his family background, he had tasted almost all the good wines in the world. However, he had never tasted such a strong wine before; it was like entering a new era.

"Go and tell Zhou Wu where this wine was bought. I want to buy a hundred jars."

"Yes."

The servant hurried out and caught up with the man who had delivered the wine, asking him to relay the message.

"With this wine, it should be of some help to the family."

An looked at the wine jar on the table and murmured.

As for Zhou Wu, he was not in a hurry for Niu Lanshan's sales. As the saying goes, good wine needs no bush. He was only worried that the production of the wine could not keep up with the sales. So even though it had not yet started selling, the winery was operating at full capacity and producing at all costs.

. . . .

"Haha, scholar, you're really something."

Zhou Wu made his routine visit to the distillery. Since it had only been open for a short time, he was worried that the workers might not be familiar with many of the procedures. So, Zhou Wu had been coming almost every day for the past few days, but it was just to inspect the distillery and answer the workers' questions and address any problems they encountered.

Normally, Red Bull personally oversees the distillery. This isn't because Zhou Wu is mistreating the elderly; it's because Old Man Niu volunteered himself. He said that there's nothing in Niu Family Village that he needs to manage right now, but the distillery is short of a person in charge. He feels he can't stay idle, and with a trusted person overseeing the distillery, Zhou Wu is more than willing.

"What's wrong, Uncle Niu? You seem so happy."