"Can this corn be burned into wine?"
When Chongzhen heard this, his face was filled with disbelief, and his eyes were full of curiosity, "I... am really amazing."
"You are living a good life now, but you are really a little tired of your limbs and can't tell the difference between grain and grain."
Hu Yunqing sat down and looked at Qin Wuyi who was setting the dishes and smiled, "Actually, the grains we eat every day can be used to make wine."
Immediately, he opened the jar beside him and poured three bowls. "Sit down quickly. You can try it. I guarantee it tastes different."
"Thank you, cousin."
Chongzhen immediately sat across from him and smelled the bowl. Sure enough, the aroma of wine was rich and refreshing.
On the contrary, the little eunuch was greatly shocked when he saw the emperor being so polite.
He is in the deep palace, what relatives of the emperor and the country have not seen?
When facing the emperor, he was respectful and respectful, walking on thin ice. On the other hand, this somewhat inconspicuous country man could actually make the king of a country be so polite.
Thinking of the emperor's previous instructions, he became more respectful.
"Not bad!"
Chongzhen picked up the bowl and took a sip, and then couldn't help but sigh, "It's really a good wine! It's soft in the mouth and has a sweet aftertaste. Cousin, this is such a good wine."
After this mouthful, his old face turned red and he looked extremely happy.
"If you like it, take a few jars back with you."
Hu Yunqing took a mouthful of food and said nonchalantly, "I can't drink that much."
"Brother Yunqing! Old Han is here!"
At this moment, I saw Niu Wazi leading an old man about fifty years old into the house. He was holding a pipe in his hand and his face was pale from the cold.
“The weather is so damn bad, it’s windy but not snowy, what will we do next year?”
He felt a little warmer as soon as he entered the room. He tightened his clothes and sat down next to Chongzhen. He took a sip of wine from the bowl unceremoniously and then he recovered.
When Qin Wuyi saw that this bad old man dared to sit with the emperor, he was about to speak, but was immediately stopped by Chongzhen's eyes!
For some reason, as the emperor, he surprisingly liked the environment here.
"You are Yun Qing's cousin, right?"
"No, it's my cousin! You are confused!"
"Look at my memory, come on, eldest nephew, have a drink."
Lao Hantou picked up the bowl and was immediately corrected by Niu Wazi.
"Cool!"
Chongzhen was not polite. After one gulp, there was already less than half left in the bowl.
"But they are all hard food!"
Old Hantou directly picked up a piece of meat with his hands and stuffed it into his mouth, and said cheerfully, "Yunqing, the money from selling corn has been collected. I think I won't buy food unless I buy something else."
"It can't be done."
Hu Yunqing shook the bowl and said solemnly, "The harvest next year will definitely be poor. If we don't stock up on food, we won't be able to just eat corn and potatoes."
"Food prices will not rise this year."
Old Hantou took a puff of dry cigarette, with excitement in his eyes, "You don't know yet, Zunhua and Datong have won a great victory! If the Tatars from outside the customs cannot enter, the capital will not be in chaos! Food prices will be Come down."
"Who did you listen to?"
Hu Yunqing couldn't help but perked up and looked at the old village chief in disbelief, "Huang Taiji was defeated?"
It shouldn't be. The Huang Taiji soldiers attacked the Santun camp and colluded with the spies inside and outside. Logically speaking, they should attack Beijing city soon.
"Do you even need to hear about this?"
Old Hantou knocked on the pipe, picked up the bowl and took a sip, and said with a smile, "Now the whole city of Beijing has spread the word, and Zhuangzi and other people know it at night! What a great victory! I heard that Commander-in-Chief Lu Xiangsheng personally Going into battle is like Second Master Guan descending to earth and beating the shit out of the Tatars!"
"Yes, yes! Brother Yunqing, I heard about it too!"
Niu Wazi's mouth was full and he started shouting.
When Chongzhen heard what the common people said, he felt very proud, and he drank all the wine from the bowl.
At this time, he was already three points drunk, but he was still as steady as a rock.
"Cousin, have another bowl! Your wine is so delicious."
He immediately handed over the bowl.
"You kid also knew this a long time ago?"
How smart Hu Yunqing is, he asked while pouring wine.
"I only learned about it on the way here."
Taking the bowl, Chongzhen replied with a smile on his face, "I heard that it was Your Majesty who made the decision this time. It seems that His Majesty has changed his mind."
Hu Yunqing did not reply, but took a sip on his own.
"Yun Qing, are you still going to collect grain according to the original plan?"
Old Hantou was smoking a dry cigarette, and his eyes were a little blurry. He didn't have a good capacity for drinking. After drinking a large bowl, he was already seven points drunk.
"Tuen!"
Hu Yunqing said without hesitation, "Although the price of food will not rise at the moment, it may not happen next year! We can't be like before, and we can't eat as much as we did before!"
Moreover, if there is a severe drought in the northwest next year, it might be feasible to resell food there.
"Okay, then I will go door to door to inform you."
Old Hantou stood up quickly, but almost stumbled to the ground. Chongzhen quickly supported him.
"Village chief, you are not in a hurry right now. Let's drink today and go back tomorrow."
Hu Yunqing saw this and quickly reminded him.
"This can't be done."
Old Hantou replied cheerfully, "Don't you know that those bastards in the village have some spare money now, and there is no work in the winter! They will definitely go to the city to gamble. Let them buy food as soon as possible. Get up and save yourself the trouble.”
"Niu Wazi, don't eat it and send the village chief out."
Hu Yunqing patted Niu Wazi on the head and motioned for him to send him out first.
"By the way, Yun Qing, those guys are here again last time."
Old Han walked to the door with his head trembling, and seemed to have thought of something again. He turned around and said, "I said that I don't want the floor heating. I want to ask you if I can sell this brewing recipe."
"Not for sale!"
When Hu Yunqing thought of the ugly faces of those guys last time, he felt even more disgusted.
In this way, after Lao Hantou and Niu Wazi left, only a few people in Chongzhen were left.
"Cousin, come here, let me toast you again!"
At this time, the emperor was already drinking happily, and the wine in his mouth felt as sweet as honey.
"Brother, you don't have to hide it from me anymore, right?"
Unexpectedly, Hu Yunqing did not pick up the bowl, but looked at him with a meaningful expression, "I didn't expect it, you hid it quite deeply!"
As soon as these words came out, Chongzhen and Qin Wuyi were stunned.
This little eunuch is already confused. Isn't it the royal brother that he promised? Why don't you seem to know me?
Chongzhen lowered his head in shame.
Indeed, it would be a bit embarrassing for a great emperor to pretend to be someone else's cousin.
What's more, people have always treated him sincerely, but he was coy and didn't dare to reveal his identity.
Furthermore, for people to help him overcome two difficulties is a great kindness!
Wouldn't it be shameful if we kept concealing it again and again? How will it spread?
