The aftermath of the concubine scandal has not yet passed, but Qi Surong no longer pays attention to it. To her, Cao Xiang was just a nobody, and there was no place for him on Qingyun Road in the future. This incident earned Qi Surong an unyielding reputation and proved that the family's reputation was indeed important. The Qi family is not alone. At least when it comes to matters of reputation, the famous family will never ignore it.
With Cao Xiang's experience, I believe no one will dare to insult the Qi family in the future.
In the room, Qi Surong was sorting out the information collected by the beggars. The content is messy and varied, and it is not easy to find something useful among it. These were all recorded and screened by Yuan Xi himself. If she were to deal with them alone, she would probably have a headache. She wouldn't have time to check them all.
Now she mainly pays attention to the news about Fan, Meng, Song, Lu, Jiang, Bu and Wen. Unfortunately, the intelligence only mentioned the Song and Lu families. After they were demoted to common people, they had been living in seclusion and keeping a low profile. He lives a simple life and rarely interacts with people.
Qi Surong thought for a moment and cataloged the information about these two families for record keeping.
Her biggest problem right now is poverty. If you want to build connections in the future, you will definitely need a lot of money. But the Qi family cannot make money openly and openly. Not to mention whether it will arouse the emperor's suspicion, the Qi family can be overwhelmed by the villain's calculations.
Because of this, when Qi Surong opened Yunrong Xiuzhuang before, he would use someone else's name. But this show house can only protect her family's livelihood. She must find other ways to make money.
She has more experience in the next thirty years than others, and can seize business opportunities first.
Qi Surong took out a piece of white paper and tried hard to search for his memory. After a long while, he picked up the pen and wrote the word "wine cellar".
She remembered that soon, in Yao Village, three miles southeast of the capital, villagers would discover a wine cellar with a history of more than 400 years. This wine cellar is well preserved and large in scale. When it was discovered, it didn't attract much attention. It was not until a big businessman bought this wine cellar and brewed the world-famous Yaocun wine that this place truly became famous.
A long-established cellar is crucial to winemaking. The mud and lees from the ancient cellar can make the wine richer and mellower. The same wine making recipe is brewed in different wine cellars, and the quality of the wine is completely different. More importantly, a ready-made wine cellar can not only save the cost of reconstruction, but also derive a more complete winemaking process from the structure of the wine cellar.
Then, Qi Surong wrote the word "grape" on the white paper.
Today's grapes are not well-known in Beijing. Only a few farmers grow them, and the price is very cheap.
But four or five years later, with the emergence of wine, the value of grapes also increased.
Wine is delicious and mellow, its color is as transparent as gems, and it can nourish the body and beauty, making it very suitable for women to drink.
The brewing method of this wine was passed down from the Western Regions. Qi Surong did not remember who introduced it to the Central Plains. Her master liked to drink fruit wine. When he traveled around the world, he collected dozens of ways to make fruit wine. Unfortunately, she only remembered two, one was wine and the other was chrysanthemum wine.
But these two alone are enough to make a fortune.
After making up her mind, Qi Surong immediately sent a letter to Gu Jinyun.
That afternoon, Gu Jinyun appeared in Qi Surong's room like a ghost.
"Rong." Gu Jinyun asked, "Is something wrong?"
"Gu Jinyun, have you ever heard of Yao Village?"
"Call me 'Jinyun' or 'Yun'."
"...Okay, Jinyun, have you ever heard of Yaocun?" Qi Surong had seen someone's unyielding patience, so he didn't argue with him about the title.
"What happened to Yaocun?"
"It is said that Yao Village was once a winery four hundred years ago, and the fine wine it produced was famous for a while. Unfortunately, it was affected by the war and disappeared since then."
"Oh?" Gu Jinyun looked at her, waiting for the next words.
Qi Surong continued: "I sent someone to inquire before. The ruins of this winery are probably near Yao Village."
"you mean?"
"If you can find this ruins, you may be able to have your own brewery in the capital."
"Let's go and take a look." Gu Jinyun said to her.
Qi Surong thought for a while and nodded in agreement.
After she informed Ping'er, she took Gu Jinyun through the woodshed to the house next door. Gu Jinyun sent someone to buy this place, and the nursing home was also his, so he already knew about Qi Surong's disguise as a man, but he had never seen it with his own eyes.
When Qi Surong appeared in front of him dressed as a teenager, Gu Jinyun stared at it for a long time.
"What's wrong?" Qi Surong felt a little uncomfortable when he looked at her.
"Too handsome, not good." Gu Jinyun's voice was low and his face was expressionless, but Qi Surong felt as if he wanted to push her back into the room.
"A handsome young man, the best son in a troubled world." Qi Surong put his hands on his back, with a smile on his face and a high-spirited look.
Gu Jinyun's eyes darkened, and he turned around and said, "Let's go."
The coachman was waiting outside the door, and the two got into the carriage and drove straight towards Yaocun.
In the car, the two looked at each other in silence.
"Are you always so bold?" Gu Jinyun broke the silence.
"how do I say this?"
"On the surface, it looks noble and dignified, but in fact it is deviant and unconventional." It moves like the wind and is still like an orchid. It is ever-changing and can always bring different surprises to people.
"Are you praising me or criticizing me?" Qi Surong raised his eyebrows.
"boast."
"But your tone doesn't sound like you're complimenting me at all, and your expression is scary."
"You didn't seem frightened."
"I just looked calm, but I was actually scared." Qi Surong joked leisurely.
Gu Jinyun seemed to take it seriously and asked, "How can I not scare you?"
Qi Surong thought for a while, pointed to the corner of his mouth and said, "When you praise someone, you should at least smile."
Gu Jinyun's eyes fell on her lips, looking at them intently.
Qi Surong almost twitched at the corner of his mouth when he saw him, and said hurriedly: "Come, give me a smile."
Gu Jinyun was silent, seeming to be trying to adjust his facial expression.
It was a pity that in addition to his muscles getting stiffer and his expression getting gloomier, he couldn't even squeeze out a smile.
"Uh... If you can't laugh, there's no need to force it." Seeing that he was in real pain, Qi Surong quickly stopped him.
Gu Jinyun then relaxed his body, his expression gradually returned from "ferocious" to "cold", and finally became normal.
Qi Surong secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then felt that he looked quite cute just now, and couldn't help but laugh.
Gu Jinyun stared at her smile and asked, "What are you smiling about?"
"It's nothing." Qi Surong asked with a smile, "Jinyun, has any girl fallen in love with you before?"
"No."
"Then which girl have you ever fallen in love with?"
"You." Gu Jinyun answered neatly.
"..." Qi Surong's heart skipped a beat, she avoided his sight and turned to look out the car window.
"There's still a year and a half." Gu Jinyun said suddenly.
"What?" Qi Surong didn't understand.
"You said you would get engaged to me in two years. Now half a year has passed and there is still one and a half years left."
Qi Surong lowered his head slightly and said nothing.
"Don't regret it." Gu Jinyun said seriously, "I won't let you have the opportunity to regret it."
The woman in front of him will definitely be his wife, and he is willing to protect her for the rest of his life.
Before meeting her, he only regarded marriage as a responsibility, but now it has become his love.
He thought that if he missed her, he would regret it for the rest of his life.
When the carriage arrived at Yao Village, it was already late.
The arrival of Gu Jinyun and Qi Surong attracted the attention of many villagers.
Qi Surong didn't want to waste time, so he didn't talk to them and started looking for the ruins of the wine cellar based on his memory.
Gu Jinyun followed her leisurely, looking at the surrounding environment carefully.
At this time, his eyes suddenly fell on a stone brick well not far away and some nearby mounds.
Qi Surong stopped and looked around, as if he was confirming something.
Gu Jinyun knelt down, picked up a handful of soil, put it to his nose, smelled it, and then put it down.
"How?" Qi Surong asked.
"It smells sour." Gu Jinyun stood up and said, "There may really be a ruins of a winery here."
Qi Surong said happily: "Then let's call someone to dig it immediately."
Gu Jinyun said: "This matter is not urgent. We have to discuss it with the village chief of Yao Village."
"Well, you're right. If he agrees, we can directly ask the villagers for help."
"Going for a walk again?" Gu Jinyun asked.
"Okay." The autumn air is crisp, and it is a pleasure for the two of them to walk in the mountains.
Qi Surong hadn't been as relaxed as she was now for a long time. Although the man next to her didn't say much, it made people feel at ease.
It wasn't until Shenshi that the two of them got on the carriage and returned to the city covered with Yuxia.
Gu Jinyun sent Qi Surong to his new house. When leaving, Surong took out a stack of paper from his arms and handed it to Gu Jinyun.
Gu Jinyun unfolded it and took a look, and found that there were actually two methods of brewing wine.
He looked up at Qi Surong.
Qi Surong smiled and said: "I want to save some money for the Qi family, but my status is inconvenient now, so I have to entrust it to you."
"You believe me?"
"Yes, I believe you." Qi Surong looked directly into his eyes.
Gu Jinyun's eyes were filled with waves, and there was a faint light called "joy".
"Okay, Jinyun, let's say goodbye. I hope you can gain something tomorrow." Qi Surong nodded slightly and turned around to get out of the car.
At this time, Gu Jinyun suddenly pulled her into his arms, lowered his head and kissed her on the lips.
Qi Surong was stunned when Gu Jinyun pressed her against the car wall and deepened the kiss.
After a long while, Gu Jinyun reluctantly let go, staring intently at the flushed woman in his arms, his heart as soft as water.
Qi Surong gasped slightly and scolded: "You have gone too far."
"I don't want to follow the rules for you." From now on, I need to hug and kiss more, and always remind her who she belongs to. It would be great if kissing could make her pregnant... Gu Jinyun secretly had a secret idea.
Qi Surong glared at him, pushed him away, and got out of the car in shame.
When she reached the door, she turned around and said, "You are not allowed to appear in front of me within five days."
Gu Jinyun's face was paralyzed and expressionless.
Qi Surong felt stupid and left angrily.
"See you tomorrow, Rong."