The wine lees of the official wine service have always been used to make vinegar, and no one has fought for them. Deng Jiejie took his men to pull 200 kilograms, and went to Du Zhongxiao and Han Lian to Du Zhongxiao's house. When he arrived in front of the house, a trace of white fish belly was revealed in the east.

Su Shunqin had arrived and was talking to Du Xun in front of the door.

Everything in Linying County must start with proving that the Du family did not have private brewing. As long as there is no problem with this, everything else should be solved. Su Shunqin saw this very clearly, so after arriving in the county, he did not ask about the case, so he first looked at the Du family brewing wine.

Du Zhongxiao and Han Lian came forward to see Li, and Su Shunqin said, "It is true to see it. Du Xiucai said that he did not brew wine privately at home, but filtered the remaining wine from the lees. Today, so many people are witnesses. When you come to the lees of the official wine business, you can go in and filter the wine. If you really filter out the wine, others will have nothing to say. After washing away the suspicion of your brewing, you can also sell wine as before."

Du Zhongxiao bowed and said, "Thank you, PM Tong. My family always filters wine from the lees of wine, so there is no mistake. It's just that the wine is slower, I'm afraid it will take a few hours to wait for the officials."

Su Shunqin said: "It's okay, there's nothing to do today, so I'll watch you make wine here."

Just give orders, Du Zhongxiao and Han Lian went into the shed to make wine, and Du Xun accompanied Su Shunqin to speak outside.

After moving the lees into the shed, seeing Du Zhongxiao sealing them tightly inside, Su Shunqin asked: "Du Xiucai, can't filter wine be allowed to be seen by outsiders?"

Du Xun bowed and said, "When the official is back, the students go to the capital to take the exam, and to make up for the family business. They all point to this method of filtering wine and earn some money to support the family. Therefore, outsiders are not allowed to watch when making wine."

Su Shunqin smiled and nodded, and no longer spoke. The most important property of small businesses is the secret method, which is the case in all walks of life. The Du family regards the method of filtering wine as a secret that is not passed on, and it is normal for human beings to focus on protecting it.

In fact, the Du family used to make wine without hiding Han Lian. This time, Han Lian and Du Zhongxiao were imprisoned together, so the grasshoppers on the same rope in the two families no longer hid him. Du Xun was with Su Shunqin outside, so he had to let Han Lian come in to help.

Adding water to the pot, Du Zhongxiao and Han Lian together put the lees on the grate, and the slap was moderately tight.

Han Lian kept his duty tightly. Although he didn't know why Du Zhongxiao did this, he didn't ask a word. Everyone regards this secret method as a treasure and will not let outsiders know it at any time. Today's special things are, and letting himself come in to help is already a great trust of the Du family. Asking questions will make Du Zhongxiao be cautious. One of the two families makes wine and the other sells wine. It's just right to cooperate, so there is no need to learn how to make wine secretly.

The lees of wine are both the source of wine and the filter. Only when the tightness is moderate can the wine be smooth. Du Zhongxiao is a good person to study. His current state is something he tried several times. The wine is fast and much, and it is not a casual one.

After piled up the lees, the water in the pot had already boiled. Du Zhongxiao asked Han Lian to help him, put the steamer on the pot, and then connected the bamboo tube to the jar where the wine was served. Next to it were several buckets of cold well water. Du Zhongxiao soaked the cloth soaked it and covered it on the bamboo tube.

Everything was ready, Du Zhongxiao said to Han Lian: "That's fine. We just need to watch the stove and concentrate on receiving the wine."

Han Lian was shocked and asked, "It turns out that making wine in wine lees is so simple! But I never thought it would be."

Du Zhongxiao said: "It's an extremely simple thing, it's just a matter of whether you can think of it. Dad, don't tell anyone about this!"

"I know, I know." Han Lian nodded repeatedly.

The price of wine lees is extremely low. You can turn waste into treasures and become strong liquors in such a simple way. You can imagine how precious this method is. It is precisely because of the simplicity that once it is leaked, others can do it accordingly, and strong liquors become ordinary things.

Everything was ready, Han Lian held Du Zhongxiao and sat down carefully by the fire at the stove.

Frowning and enduring the pain on his butt, Du Zhongxiao said: "My father has suffered these days, and he has suffered a lot together."

Han Lian said: "How can you say such a good nephew! If you didn't help my family, why did you have to make wine? How could you be so far? It's still a little bit of a rampant in the Wu family. You don't care about the life or death of us, the people of the people, do things so badly. Alas, a word from the power may break the life of us, the common people. If you want to live, what is the point of suffering?"

"Strength families—" Du Zhongxiao shook his head with a wry smile. In this era, forces are a special noun, even listed separately in the law. I didn't know what kind of forces were, but after being imprisoned this time, I could have known it. If my father didn't happen to be a juren, he could go to the state to complain, and this time he was eaten by Wu Kejiu.

In front of powerful people, an ordinary civilian did nothing wrong. Just because they were unhappy about you, they could force your family to be destroyed and desperate. There is no need for excuses, just run over and bully you. The smaller the place, the more this is.

Looking at the raging fire at the stove, Du Zhongxiao remained silent. In this way, if a person wants to live well, he must work hard to adapt to the world. An era has its own characteristics. After one or two years of troubled times in the Northern Song Dynasty, the social order of the past disappeared, and money dominated secular life. The lower the level, the money is, everything is easy to say. Even if money cannot buy everything, it can still buy most of the things.

Of course, on the other hand, as the status of scholars rises, new ideas rise. Among scholars, idealism rises. Especially from the Zhenzong Dynasty to the present, as Fan Zhongyan and other literati gradually move towards the center of the political stage, the literati's feelings for family and country are becoming stronger and stronger.

On the one hand, money supremacy is the secular world, and on the other hand, the idealism of scholars and officials. This is an era of contradiction.

On one hand, there is money, on the other hand, on the other hand, there is power, on the other hand, there is society. This is an era when the Song Dynasty began to slowly move towards division.

After sighing softly, Du Zhongxiao leaned against the wall and looked at the stove. His current situation is first of all, he has money, and there is no need to say that. Only when his family has money can he concentrate on studying, participate in the imperial examination, become an official, and make a difference in politics. He has a soul that will be a thousand years later. If his life is dull, he will not be willing to accept it.

Making granules from lees is an excellent opportunity. The method is not complicated and the cost is not much, but you can quickly earn a lot of money and solve the family's difficulties. As long as you have the capital, Du Zhongxiao has countless ways to make a fortune.

The method is simple, but the first step at the beginning is too difficult. A small official from some power has caused me so much trouble in one sentence. If my father had not been relieved and I had been cut off from brewing wine privately, Du Zhongxiao would have shuddered when he thought about it. At this time, the alcohol ban was extremely strict. Although it was not as severe as when Taizu and Taizong were used to be punished at every turn, it was very likely that he would be exiled to the army and sent to the remote state army.

"But I don't know how Wu Xiaoyuanwai is?" Du Zhongxiao said casually, his tone was cold.

Han Lian said: "Aren't we put in jail that day? This time, he falsely accused us of brewing wine privately and lynching in the government. He was a big crime. However, his family is rich and powerful, so he can go and manage things, but it may not be the case in the end."

"Hmph, no matter what, I remember him. People in power can do whatever they want? This time, let him know the price!"

After saying that, Du Zhongxiao closed his eyes and stopped talking.

Han Lian sighed, knowing that Du Zhongxiao was young and energetic, he couldn't swallow this. This was the spirit of a young man, and he could not persuade him, so he could only wait for time to slowly smooth it out. Life is struggling, isn't it just that slowly polishing and smoothing it out?

At this moment, Han Lian heard a vague "tick, tick" sound. He stood up to check, but saw liquid dripping from the bamboo tube.

When he arrived, he took a drop and smeared it in his mouth and tasted it. Han Lian said excitedly: "Little official, you have a drink, you have a drink!"

Du Zhongxiao opened his eyes and looked at it, saying, "The wine that comes out now is too strong, and it hurts your health. Dad, wait a moment, and we will take it out and let the judge taste it."

Han Lian nodded and stood by the wine jar, watching the wine coming out slowly turn into a stream of light.

The wine that comes out at the beginning is not just too high, but more importantly, it contains mixed alcohol, which makes it easy to get drunk after drinking it. This is a test made by Du Zhongxiao many times. It is necessary to skim off the first one or two pounds to make the wine in the middle. Of course, now, there is no need to separate the jar at one time, and it is not necessary to feel it mixed together. Only when you want to make high-end liquor in the future will it be necessary to divide it so carefully.

Seeing the wine dripping into the jar drop by drop, Han Lian sighed: "I have sold wine for decades, but I don't want the useless thing like wine lees to make wine like this, and the wine made is so powerful. It is really hard to say about the world. With this method, as long as the government does not object, you cannot rebuild your family business. A small official, this is a big deal, so you must not hate the judge Su Tong outside."

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "The livelihoods of our two families are all in the words of Parliament Su Tong. As long as he nods, the business can be done."

The wine lees in Guanjiuku need to be made of vinegar, which is the income of the county government and cannot be moved. But in addition to Guanjiuku, there are two restaurants in the county that have the right to make wine. Even if "Qixiangju" does not sell wine lees, the "Yaojiazhengdian" can also make a lot of them.
Chapter completed!