Zhao Da already had some clues about going to Xiangyuan Village to look for Xiner's relatives.
However, according to what Zhao Daxin said, there is a little regret.
It turns out that Xin'er's mother died young, and her father who raised her was sent to the battlefield as a young man because of the last war, and his life and death are unknown.
There is another brother in the family who is three years older than Xiner.
He escaped military service because he broke one of his hands while hunting when he was young.
However, after the war ended, the Xia Dynasty promulgated a law that made it a crime for men to be eighteen and women not to marry until they were sixteen.
In his early twenties, he was poor, could not afford a wife, and was in violation of the law.
When Zhao Da saw him, he was in prison.
Fortunately, Liu Mo gave him a betrothal gift of 200 taels, took out 100 taels and paid the fine.
After all, if men and women do not marry, the parents are guilty. Xiner's mother is dead and her father is missing.
After all, Xingzhou County Government released the person.
After some persuasion, Xin'er's eldest brother didn't have a good livelihood there, so he agreed to go to Rongcheng.
Firstly, he can reunite with Xin'er who has been separated for many years. Secondly, as his eldest brother becomes a father, he can also settle the marriage between Liu Mo and Xin'er.
Thirdly, Liu Mo also hopes to get a trustworthy helper.
After marrying Xiner, her eldest brother is also her brother-in-law.
Having this kind of relationship is much more trustworthy than an outsider who is a complete stranger.
Xiangyuan Village is about twenty days away from Rongcheng. When Zhao Da comes back, it will be the time when the beer will bear fruit.
A plan emerged spontaneously.
Why not take advantage of the time when you have a concubine, launch beer at the wedding, and skewer these two late-night snack stall "magic weapons"!
Let all the guests have a good time, and then the late night food stalls will be officially launched.
This kind of marketing strategy will definitely work!
After discussing the plan with Lin Shiqi, the latter immediately agreed.
After finalizing the plan.
Next, it’s all about waiting.
"How, how?" Liu Mo asked.
Today is the big day for beer brewing. At this moment, Liu Mo lost the courage to be the first to taste it because of excitement.
He handed over such a glorious and arduous task to Wang Xiaoqi.
"It doesn't taste like alcohol!" Wang Xiaoqi sipped as if drinking white wine.
"Take a big gulp and drink it all!"
"Uncle, I have a poor drinking capacity, please don't play tricks on me!"
"Yaya, when have I ever played tricks on you?" Liu Mo raised his voice, "You want to force me to do some soft violence again, don't you?"
"Okay!" Wang Xiaoqi smiled, and then followed Liu Mo's instructions and drank a large glass of beer in one sip. "Uncle, I still can't taste anything."
"Take this skewer of grilled sausages!" Liu Mo handed over a few skewers, "and here are the grilled pork belly and grilled leeks."
Grill sausages in your left hand, grill pork belly in your right hand.
"Hmm..." Wang Xiaoqi nodded while eating, "Okay, okay. Not bad, not bad!"
"Uncle, don't tell me, this beer has no taste at all if you drink it on empty. One sip of beer and one sip of barbecue. It's really delicious!"
"Then let's all have a taste!" Liu Mo suggested. "Shiqi, Xin'er, you all come and try it too."
"I'll just have some barbecue." Lin Shiqi said. "Women should not drink alcohol."
"By the way, the beer is suitable for both men and women, come and try it! Yuan'er, you too, come here."
The three girls were hesitant, but Liu Mo had always been able to come up with something unusual, so they convinced themselves and started drinking.
"how is the taste?"
"It's a little bitter." Xin'er said.
"Have a bite of the meat skewers."
"Hey! It does feel different."
"Haha, right? It feels better when iced!" Liu Mo said, "Xiao Qizi, how are the ice cubes that I asked you to inquire about?"
"Uncle, it's not winter yet, where are the ice cubes?"
There’s no such thing as an ice room in Rongcheng? Liu Mo thought to himself that winter would begin in more than a month, and he had to find a way to collect ice cubes and use the entire ice room to make cold beer.
This damn thing will be released next summer!
Let’s put this plan aside for now, and the top priority is to promote the beer skewers.
"Forget it if you don't have ice. Everyone, how do you feel about barbeque with beer?"
"It's the same as the pearl wine with fried chicken last time, a treasure in the world!" Wang Xiaoqi praised.
"Xiao Qizi is right, uncle, when will we start 'hunger marketing'?"
Ha, I’ve learned the term ‘hungry marketing’. Liu Mo couldn't help laughing.
"Same as grilled sausages, there will be less noise in the early stage. When mass production is ready, we will come up with a strategy that will shock Rongcheng!"
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A few days later, at dusk, Zhao Da came back.
"Uncle!" Zhao Da walked into the door and let out a familiar roar, then hugged Liu Mo, almost breaking his bones apart, "It's so nice to see you."
"You're back, Xiao Qizi, hurry up and get a glass of beer." Liu Mo laughed.
Wang Xiaoqi brought some beer and a few skewers.
"Uncle, is this the beer skewers you were talking about before? It's so exciting!" Zhao Da introduced the people accompanying him while taking a swig of his temper. "This is Xiang Wu, Xiner's eldest brother."
Liu Mo took a closer look and saw that the person was tall and thin, with pale skin, dry and white hair, and two teeth missing from his mouth.
He is only three years older than Xin'er, but looks like a middle-aged man in his thirties.
Obviously, he suffered a lot in prison.
"Brother Xiang, hello!" Liu Mo bowed and saluted. "Where's Xin'er? Xiao Qizi, go to the kitchen and call her."
Xiang Wu returned the salute, his movements seemed a little stiff.
"Brother..." Xin'er came over after hearing the news. Seeing her relatives again, she was at a loss for a moment.
"Xiaojuan?" Xiang Wu called out Xiner's real name.
"...My name is Xin'er now!" Xin'er's previous name sounded so unfamiliar to her. "Brother, you have been suffering recently!"
Xiang Wu forced a smile, showing some loose teeth, "It's okay."
"Haha, Brother Zhao, Brother Xiang. Are you all hungry? Xiao Qizi, go and get some food."
They haven't seen each other for more than ten years, so the two Xiner siblings are a bit strange.
It was not until the dinner table, after drinking a few glasses of beer, that Liu Mo and others introduced some topics, and then the two of them slowly began to talk about the bitter twists and turns of these years.
Regarding Xin'er and Liu Mo's marriage, Xiang Wu would certainly not object and immediately nodded in agreement.
The beer has been developed, and Liu Mo is also thinking about the wedding as early as possible.
So it was decided that night, and ten days later, the two were married.
Although Liu Mo was a son-in-law, since the old lady gave "Jingshui Pavilion" to Lin Shiqi (nominally), according to ordinary people's understanding, it was equivalent to dividing the family. As long as Lin Shiqi nodded, concubinage was allowed.
And on the night when the wedding was scheduled, Lin Shiqi made another suggestion.
Liu Mo's jaw dropped immediately.
"Husband, why not marry Yuan'er together."
The issue of taking Yuan'er as a concubine was brought up again.
Good guy!
This operation left Liu Mo speechless for a long time.
Although Liu Mo had already discussed with Lin Shiqi about taking concubines, he never expected that he would marry two at once!
"Married together?" Liu Mo muttered a little stutteringly and said, "Shiqi, are you sure?"
"How dare I make fun of you, my husband?" Lin Shiqi said, "It is normal for men in the Great Xia Dynasty to have three wives and four concubines. The most important thing is that my husband is so arrogant. I am afraid that neither I nor Xin'er can serve you." Good on you."
Damn it! I love hearing this last sentence.
If you think about it carefully, Yuan'er is also over seventeen years old. According to the laws of the Great Xia Dynasty, if you are not married at the age of seventeen, you will be fined.
Her situation was very different from Xin'er's. Her parents were away and the government couldn't find the person responsible, so they didn't embarrass her.
But in a while, it will be Yuan'er's birthday.
If you are over 18 and unmarried, it doesn't matter whether you are responsible or not, you will definitely go to jail.
The two of them fell in love with each other as sisters, and Lin Shiqi was worried about marrying off to any husband's family. Marrying Liu Mo naturally became the best choice.
After all, including Doudizhu, he is so good in every aspect, isn't he?
"Yuan'er? Will you agree?"
"She has always admired you, your husband." Lin Shiqi said, "She just has some feelings for Xin'er..."
"That's what I want to ask." Liu Mo said.
If they get married together, who is older and who is younger? If Yuan'er is allowed to be the second wife, Xin'er will suffer even more due to her status.
"Let me handle this matter," Lin Shiqi said. "This marriage has been settled. Husband, speaking of which, you are my Lin family's son-in-law. According to the rules of the Great Xia Dynasty, I have the final say on concubinage matters.
Hee hee, if I were happy and asked you to marry ten at a time, you would only be able to nod. "
Good guy, if you make the eldest wife unhappy, ten at a time, you will be like a exhausted cattle!
"Ha, you're right, my wife, you have the final say!"
