Chapter 77: The Japanese Pirates Are Coming

Xiao Shi immediately brought over the Osmanthus Brew; as soon as it was unsealed, a rich, mellow aroma of wine wafted out, mingled with the scent of osmanthus flowers.

Gu Feichen poured wine for them.

He only poured a few drops for Yan Ning, who muttered, "It's just osmanthus wine, yet you won't even let me drink it."

Gu Feichen explained, "This Osmanthus Brew is not like other Fruit Wine; children won't be able to handle it."

Yan Ning tasted a little to try it, and whether it was a matter of taste or not, she felt the Green Plum Wine was better.

Yan Ning poured them some Green Plum Wine, "Try the Green Plum Wine brewed by my family and see if it's good."

Gu Feichen only took one sip, and his eyes lit up.

"This, this taste of Green Plum Wine, did you bring it from Yangzhou?"

Yan Ning: "Not at all, we brewed it ourselves."

A look of surprise appeared on Gu Feichen's face, "What, you made it yourselves? The taste of this Green Plum Wine is, one could say, very similar to the Green Plum Brew I drank when I last went to Yangzhou."

Yan Ning seized the opportunity: "So, our Green Plum Wine is the same as the one in Yangzhou?"

Gu Feichen continued to educate her: "Yes, exactly the same. The Green Plum Brew at the Drunken Immortal Tower is very popular, though it is mostly drunk by women and children; compared to this green plum wine of yours, it only has a bit more sourness and astringency."

Yan Ning said with a smile, "That's easy to fix then."

Add a little less rock sugar, and the taste will likely be exactly the same.

Gu Feichen's eyes were sparkling, looking at Yan Ning as if she were a god of wealth, "So, is your family's Green Plum Wine for sale?"

Yan Ning said with a smile, "Naturally, it is for sale. Isn't that why I came to Haicheng to take a look and see if our Green Plum Wine could be sold?"

Gu Feichen said, "It definitely can. I will take as much as you can brew."

The Gu Family had vast industries, with Four Seas Tower in every region, as well as several wine shops; as long as Yan Ning could produce it, his family could take as much as she had.

Yan Ning said with a smile, "Then I will hurry back to make it, and I'll come find you again once it's ready."

The effect of the Fruit Wine was unexpectedly good; she had followed the tutorial in the video step by step, except for the last step.

The last step in the video was to add fifty-degree white liquor, but Yan Ning couldn't find any strong spirits on hand, only the Bamboo Leaf Green her father treasured; she hadn't expected the effect of mixing them to be so good.

On the way back, Yan Ning brought back several large jars of Bamboo Leaf Green, and also picked up some Daughter Red, Peach Blossom Drunk, Pear Blossom White, and Jade Spring Spring.

She would take a few more back to test the effects.

Yan Ning bought a cart, pushed the wine out of the city gate, found a deserted spot to put the wine and the cart into her space, and only took them out when she returned home.

Yan Ning immediately went to find her third uncle.

Ji Yunzhang had been recuperating for half a month and had finally recovered, though he could no longer run around playing wildly with her like before.

He was feeling a bit gloomy at the moment.

Yan Ning tugged on his sleeve: "Little Uncle, I have a way to make money here; would you like to lead the Ji Family in doing it together?"

Ji Yunzhang revealed a smile: "Tell me, what is this method?"

Yan Ning said: "Brewing Fruit Wine."

Ji Yunzhang asked her: "Where did you learn to brew wine?"

Yan Ning bluffed without batting an eye: "I've seen others brew wine, but I didn't have any strong spirits, so I could only use Bamboo Leaf Green as a substitute; it was a happy accident that it turned into good wine."

"Little Uncle, I went to Haicheng yesterday, and that Young Master Gu said that as long as we can brew it, he wants it all, and the price is negotiable."

Ji Yunzhang's expression remained unchanged, but his heart was full of surprise; in just these few days, Yan Ning had actually found a way to make money.

Yan Ning said to them: "The buyer has already been found. I will tell you the method of brewing the wine, and you can find some idle people to come over and make the Green Plum Wine."

Ji Yunzhang asked: "Then how shall we split the profits?"

Yan Ning said with a smile: "What profit splitting? What is our relationship? I just stumbled upon making the Green Plum Wine and happened to help bridge the connection; there's no need to split it."

Ji Yunzhang said: "A fifty-fifty split, otherwise we cannot do this business."

Yan Ning wanted to tell her Little Uncle several times that she had a space filled with gold and treasures, and she really didn't want to take such a small share of the profits.

In the end, after the two sides haggled, Yan Ning received thirty percent, and those who brewed the wine received seventy percent.

Thus, Yan Ning began to teach them how to make Green Plum Wine.

They said they would do it and immediately got to work.

A while ago, the village had dug several wells, so the previously stockpiled earthenware water vats were left idle, with every household having one or two.

After washing them clean, they used the earthenware vats directly to brew the wine, while the women and children went all over the mountains to pick green plums.

Yan Ning told them to pick some other fruits as well; perhaps they could unlock new fine wines.

Under Yan Ning's suggestion, they also went to customize quite a few sky-blue wine jars; the jars were not large, with each jar holding less than a thousand milliliters of wine.

Those sky-blue bottles were indeed very beautiful.

Afterward, Yan Ning did not concern herself with what wine they sold or at what price; in any case, the Ji Family was not lacking in quick-witted people, and they could make their own decisions.

As jar after jar of wine was sent over to Gu Feichen's side.

This Green Plum Wine suddenly became a hit all over Haicheng.

Not only were the wine bottles beautiful, but the wine inside was also truly delicious; it was sweet, and there were also some that were a bit sour, with both flavors available for them to choose from.

With the wine sold by the Gu Family becoming a hit, Bai Yu naturally had to investigate where it came from.

This taste was actually about the same as the Green Plum Wine from the Drunken Immortal Tower in Yangzhou City!

A jar over in Yangzhou cost over a hundred taels of silver, while the Green Plum Wine sold by the Gu Family was only one tael of silver per jar.

They were prepared to take the path of small profits but quick turnover, and they would even have to send this wine to other places later on.

When Bai Yu learned that the wine was produced by Yan Ning, he immediately went to Chaoyang Village, prepared to use both soft and hard tactics to make them sell wine to him!

Yan Ning was a bit surprised when Bai Yu arrived.

"Is there a problem with the Fireworks?"

Bai Yu's eyes were resentful: "My family also has a restaurant, and I also want to get some wine..."

Yan Ning said with a smile: "Then you'll have to talk to Brother Ji Yang; he is currently in charge of the trivial matters."

Ji Yang is from a collateral branch; the collateral branches of the Ji Family do business to earn money, while the direct line takes exams to become citizens.

Ji Yang was influenced by this from a young age, and with his sharp mind, he began taking over the family business before he was even twenty.

Therefore, he is responsible for the production of the Green Plum Wine this time.

Bai Yu immediately went to find Ji Yang.

It was a pity, but they only had so much manpower, and they were barely able to keep up with the supply for Gu Feichen's side, so they could not find another partner.

Bai Yu pleaded for a long time but could not persuade him.

He decided he would not leave; he would wait until Ji Yang relented, and only then would he go!

For two days in a row, Bai Yu stayed in Chaoyang Village, following behind Ji Yang whether there was anything to do or not.

It was only because they had specifically taken an empty house to brew the wine that Ji Yang allowed him to follow him around.

Bai Yu was truly patient, staying with them for five days without leaving.

In the evening, Bai Yu found Yan Ning and sighed, "That Ji Yang is truly too difficult to deal with."

Yan Ning smiled and said, "Indeed."

Yan Ning continued, "You don't need to be anxious; if there is anything we can cooperate on in the future, I will come to you."

Bai Yu: "It's a deal! Our Bai Family will definitely offer you the most fair price."

Bai Yu decided to leave the next day, but who would have known a major incident would occur.

Before dawn had even broken, someone was heard shouting: "The Japanese pirates are here!"