The day after Li Jie returned home, he heard the concierge announce Wang Lun's visit. He had not been heard from since Li Jie returned from his study tour in Baisha last year. After many inquiries, no news came.
When he walked to the door, he saw a well-built young man. From his brows, he could vaguely tell that he was Wang Lun. He was completely different from the fat boy in his childhood. Wang Lun's expression changed when he saw Li Jie greeting him in person. He didn't expect that this man was Wang Lun. My childhood friend still remembered him after he became a scholar in high school.
Wang Lun's voice was slightly hoarse: "Shenzhi, congratulations! It's a pity that I was awarded the title of Sandingjia... I'm afraid I didn't intend to take the imperial examination."
Li Jie was surprised to see his gloomy expression: "What? Where is that high-spirited young man back then?"
Wang Lun's expression moved slightly and he babbled. He wanted to say something but didn't. He sighed and said, "Oh! It's a long story."
Li Jie saw that he had a troubled look on his face, as if he had something to hide, so he brought him into the house and prepared to enlighten him: "Youquan, come with me and talk about it."
Li Jie came to the study and asked, "But what happened? There has been no news from you in the past few days."
Wang Lun looked slightly sad and murmured: "Shenzhi, my home is gone...it's all gone."
Li Jie was shocked when he heard this: "What? What happened? Who is the murderer? Has the murderer been caught and brought to justice?"
Wang Lun's heart warmed when he heard his friend's concern, and he said slowly: "When I returned to my hometown to worship my ancestors the year before last, I encountered a fight between martial arts people on the way and was affected. If it hadn't been for Mr. Mo Da of the Hengshan sect, I might not have been able to escape the bad luck. Later, I learned from my master I know that the two parties at war are the Demon Sect and the Songshan Sect."
"By the way, Mr. Mo Da saw that I was helpless and had good talent in martial arts, so he took me into his sect. The demon cult members who killed my parents had already been killed by my master. At the moment when my parents were poisoned, , I swore that I would be incompatible with the Demon Sect and Songshan in this life! I came here this time because I heard that you had returned home, and I planned to say goodbye to you. The world is a long way from here, and I don’t know if we will see each other again in the future."
After listening to Wang Lun's story, Li Jie secretly thought that it was an unreasonable disaster.
"Youquan, my condolences. Alas! The imperial court is still too indulgent towards these martial arts people. I will definitely report to the imperial court in the future to properly manage these martial arts sects! With your talents, you will definitely shine in the martial arts world. By then, in the martial arts world, You must support me in the world."
Wang Lun smiled and said: "Okay! I originally planned to make a difference in the officialdom with you, but now I have no intention to do that. When the day comes, as long as you send the call, no matter where I am, I will definitely come. !”
Li Jie had never had a good impression of the martial arts sects in this world, and now he was even more disgusted with them. He secretly secretly believed that he would set rules for these sects when he came to power in the future.
Mo Dajianghu, known as Xiaoxiang Yeyu, would become one of the top ten masters in the Orthodox Church in the future. He could perform the Thirteen Movements of Hengshan Cloud and Mist in a myriad of ways. It was a good destination for Wang Lun to become his disciple, but Li Jie I still feel a bit regretful. With Wang Lun's talent, he should have entered the officialdom instead of going to the world.
When he met Wang Lun again this time, Li Jie found that the smile on his face was obviously gone, and he was no longer the lively and cheerful young man before. However, he believed that gold would shine wherever it went, and Wang Lun might lead the Hengshan Sect. Get a different color.
Watching Wang Lun's retreating figure, Li Jie felt filled with emotions, hoping that when we meet again one day, Wang Lun would be able to let go of his hatred and get out of the haze in his heart.
The next day, he originally planned to go to the Chief Secretary's Yamen to visit Chen Bin. Unfortunately, Chen Bin happened to be out for the past two days. Li Jie had to leave a greeting note and wait for him to come back before communicating with him. Li Jie simply went there. Lin Pu is ready to finalize the brewing matter.
Li Jie has already drawn the utensils used for brewing wine on the manuscript paper. All he needs to do is let the craftsmen of the clan make them according to the drawings. The specific details have been noted on the drawings one by one.
Coming to Linpu again, the clan attaches great importance to Li Jie, the most outstanding young man of the younger generation. Along the way, many children looked at Li Jie carefully with their eyes wide open, wanting to see this man who is often mentioned by their elders in clan studies. Many brave children asked Li Jie questions about what was so special about Ji's clan brother. Li Jie answered them one by one, and soon he was surrounded by people three circles away.
"It's noisy, what a shame! It's over, it's over!"
Following the scolding from clan elder Lin Huai, the children dispersed one after another. They often got beaten up a lot, and seeing Lin Huai was like a mouse seeing a cat.
Lin Huai worked as a county magistrate for a period of time in the early years, but he did not have much interest in being an official. Now he is free at home. In addition to teaching at clan schools on weekdays, he is also in charge of some of the clan's external affairs. This time Li Jie He had informed the clan in advance before coming, so he was the one to receive Li Jie this time.
"Come with me."
Li Jie followed Lin Huai all the way to the clan meeting hall. When he arrived in the hall, he saw several people waiting there. When Lin Huai arrived, they all saluted him. Lin Huai nodded slightly, and then waved the irrelevant people to leave.
"Shenzhi, is it true that you found the method of making wine from ancient books? As soon as the clan received your news, they mobilized skilled craftsmen and masters who have been brewing wine for many years, and they are all here to prepare for your call."
Seeing that Li Jie was hesitant to speak, Lin Huai said: "Don't worry, these people are all members of the clan. Who dares to leak it to see if I will expel him from the family tree!"
Hearing this, Li Jie took out the drawings he had drawn before: "Water will turn into steam when heated, and this is the secret of soju. I call this brewing process distillation. It uses sorghum (sorghum) as raw material and passes through several processes. It is heated, fermented, and steamed for several times, and the final wine is what people call soju. Uncle Clan, let’s see, these are the utensils that need to be used in the wine-making process.”
Lin Huai took the drawings and handed them to an old man. The old man took the drawings and looked at them for a long time. His eyes became brighter and brighter as he looked at them one by one. The old man had been immersed in brewing for decades, and he could understand the joints when he saw the drawings. Said repeatedly.
"Wonderful! Wonderful! I didn't expect that the method of making liquor turns out to be like this. It's really eye-opening and enlightening!"
After saying that, he looked at Li Jie with burning eyes, as if he were seeing a rare treasure. He knew very well how much profit was made from soju. Li Jie couldn't stand being stared at and had goosebumps all over his body.
Lin Huai heard this and said: "Oh, since you think it is feasible, it seems that there is not much problem. Be careful, I still need your guidance on the specific brewing method. The clan has never been exposed to shochu before, and some of them I’m afraid the joints are unclear.”
Li Jie smiled slightly: "No problem, this is what Shen Zhi should do."
On the way here, Lin Huai discussed with Li Jie how to divide the profits. Li Jie proposed a method. As for other production and operations, all other production and operations were handled by the clan. In the end, Li Jie accounted for six floors of profits. Li Jie initially planned that only four floors would be enough. , but Lin Huai disagreed. The 4th floor of the Yandao clan was enough. Without Li Jie, he would not have this income at all.
