[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-daily-intelligence-system-financial-independence":3,"chapter-daily-intelligence-system-financial-independence-daily-intelligence-system-financial-independence-chapter-28":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Daily Intelligence System: Financial Independence",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},498330,752,"Chapter 28: Acquiring 10 Jars of Daughter Red Wine!","daily-intelligence-system-financial-independence-chapter-28",28,"\u003Cp>After finishing the work, it was already noon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao took Liu Zhiyuan and the other two to a small restaurant in the urban village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each person ordered a dish, two meat and two vegetarian, and they also asked for two bottles of Baijiu Er.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao smiled and called out to the young guys:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This afternoon, everyone take a good rest. Tomorrow we’ll continue hauling goods; the day after tomorrow, we should be able to start shipping out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chubby Liu Zhiyuan chuckled and said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope to make a little profit with Brother Jiang this time, so I can have some extra cash for the New Year.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Jiang, is this thing reliable? I’m still feeling quite worried and nervous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shan Yufei also invested 50,000 yuan, but he didn’t have as much confidence as Jiang Tao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Relax, would I invest 250,000 if it wasn’t reliable? You guys just wait to make some money and have a good New Year!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao cheerfully handed out cigarettes to the group, still confident in the intelligence system’s information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Zhiyuan and Shan Yufei dared to invest 50,000 each because they saw Jiang Tao invest 250,000 and made up their minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After chatting and laughing for a bit, the owner quickly served the dishes and drinks they ordered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since they didn’t have to work in the afternoon, the four of them shared the two bottles of liquor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After eating and drinking to their hearts’ content, Jiang Tao took the initiative to pay the bill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they walked out of the restaurant, it was already past 3 p.m.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever Jiang Tao drank, he didn’t want to do anything, just wanted to take a nap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He declined Liu Zhiyuan and the others’ suggestion to play a card game and walked home alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passing by a hardware store in the urban village, Jiang Tao went in to buy a new shovel and a headlamp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered the intelligence about Daughter Red Wine refreshed at dawn today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it wasn’t convenient to work in broad daylight, so he had to wait until it was dark to try digging it up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After buying the shovel and headlamp, Jiang Tao placed the tools in the small yard and went straight home to sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slept until after 7 p.m., awakened by a video call from his wife, Xu Li.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The couple talked on video call for over an hour before hanging up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"8:20, just have a little something to eat to replenish energy and then I can take action!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that it was completely dark outside, Jiang Tao got up and went downstairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He went to a small street restaurant and had a plate of fried pancakes with meat and a bowl of dough drop soup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After filling himself and warming up, Jiang Tao sauntered to the single courtyard he just rented today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took out a key from his pocket to open the gate, then bolted it again from inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Entering the yard, Jiang Tao’s eyes went towards the west wall base.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his view, a one-meter square area near the west wall base was faintly glowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Based on previous treasure-hunting experiences, ten jars of 20-year-old Daughter Red should be buried under that glowing area!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just not sure how deep it’s buried.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hopefully, I can dig it up tonight; otherwise, it’ll be hard to explain if Xiao Liu and others see it tomorrow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Time is tight and the task is heavy, need to act quickly now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing a cigarette and stomping out the butt, Jiang Tao picked up the shovel and walked towards the glowing area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, this year’s weather was much warmer than previous years, and the ground wasn’t frozen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combined with the snow from a few days ago, the digging area was a bit damp, making it easier to dig.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao grunted and dug for over an hour, making a one meter by one meter pit, 30 centimeters deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, he dug for a while and rested for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After continuously digging for more than three hours, he had dug over a meter deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The temperature was seven to eight degrees below zero at night; Jiang Tao’s clothes were almost soaked, and his forehead was sweating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Exhausted, really exhausted!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Digging a pit like this was much more tiring than driving a whole day to haul goods!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But thinking about the 200,000 worth Daughter Red buried below, no matter how hard or tiring it was, it was worth it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How many years would it take to earn 200,000 just by hauling goods?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, when the shovel struck downward, it made a thumping sound, different from before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s hollow below! I probably found the place!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the different sound, joy appeared on Jiang Tao’s face, and he dug more vigorously!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure enough, after digging for another ten minutes, a concrete slab resembling floor tiles appeared at the bottom of the pit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao carefully pried the concrete slab open with the shovel, revealing ten neatly arranged jars of wine!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, the tenant who hid the wine was also an expert, not directly burying it in the soil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, a mini wine cellar was built below the soil layer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The small wine cellar was bordered with a circle of neat stones, with a thick wooden plank laid at the bottom and covered with a concrete slab.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ten jars of Daughter Red were placed in this environment for gradual fermentation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If directly buried in the soil, these ten jars of Daughter Red would have a 100% chance of spoilage!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Putting down the shovel, Jiang Tao carefully lifted a jar of wine out of the pit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The jar of wine weighed about 2 catties.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The label on it was already rotten and damaged, but the wine jar and the seal were still intact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the saying goes, good wine needs proper storage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wine, aged for 20 years, supposedly has good quality!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intelligence system’s valuation was 200,000, which converts to 20,000 per jar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to foreign wines that cost tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands per bottle, this price isn’t too outrageous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that the time was already close to midnight, Jiang Tao didn’t bother to examine further, he first took out the remaining nine jars from the pit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he spent another dozen minutes refilling the pit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, there was a lot of accumulated snow near the west wall base after the recent snowfall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After restoring the site to its original state and covering it with a layer of snow, there were no visible signs of disturbance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carrying two jars at a time, Jiang Tao made five trips back and forth, sneaking all ten jars of Daughter Red back to his rental house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing everything, Jiang Tao took off his muddy clothes and collapsed exhausted on the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tonight, digging for hours was the dirtiest and toughest job he did this year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But thinking about the value of those ten jars of Daughter Red, Jiang Tao felt both tired and delighted!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>200,000!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the biggest unexpectedly acquired fortune in his half a lifetime!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lying on the bed, resting for about 10 minutes,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Tao picked up his phone and took a glance, realizing it was 12:05 a.m.!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"New intelligence refreshed, let’s see what today’s updates are!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without further thought, Jiang Tao opened the intelligence system to view details.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Today’s Intelligence]: Working together with Zhang Chao today, you obtained the following intelligence—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Chao is currently in a massage parlor in Xiaoshanhe Urban Village planning a transaction involving money and prostitution with a woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In 5 minutes, the vice squad will be there for a raid!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That Zhang Chao really has bad luck!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it wasn’t for me, that kid would be spending New Year’s in detention.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the new intel, Jiang Tao was slightly disappointed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He preferred money-related information!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But disappointment aside, Jiang Tao still found Zhang Chao’s phone number and dialed it.\u003C\u002Fp>",1325,"2026-05-30T11:56:10.692Z","2026-06-01T04:31:10.297Z",1,"novelbin.me","66093bbde114ddbe0c75af724310e3e03390b3aca72a92659cce315abdef34d2","daily-intelligence-system-financial-independence-chapter-29","daily-intelligence-system-financial-independence-chapter-27",544,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdaily-intelligence-system-financial-independence-cover.jpg"]