lying down

Where there is sun, there must be moon, where there is sunshine, there must be cloudy, where there is white, there must be black, and where there is good, there must be bad. The world is a contradictory body of opposites.

Ouyang wiped the sweat from his forehead, looked at the whole set of modified distillation and purification equipment in front of him, the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

With this thing, before he has developed a good koji, the purified high-grade liquor is enough to deal with the situation in front of him.At the very least, he can buy himself a period of one to two years. During this period of time, the liquor market may not necessarily become saturated. With Datang's enthusiasm for liquor, the high-quality liquor he distilled and purified will definitely be sought after.

"Brother Ouyang, you must be tired. Look at your sweat, you haven't stopped in winter. Come and drink some soup, I learned it from Sister Yanluo, it clears heat and relieves heat, I guarantee you will like it after drinking it !" Han Xi took out a bowl of turquoise soup from the bamboo basket and brought it to Ouyang, watching Ouyang finish it like a little housekeeper.

Ouyang is helpless, the restaurant is so big, there is no way to avoid it, he can only face the gentle offensive of this charming and foolish little girl every day, since the dinner party, she has never clearly expressed her love for him, but Even a blind man can hear Hanxi's "Brother Ouyang, Brother Ouyang" every day, and he can hear the deep affection in it.

"I said girl..."

"I'm seventeen!"

"Oh, cough cough, I said Hanxi..."

"Why doesn't it sound like a 'girl', Brother Ouyang, let's change it back!"

"..."

"Brother Ouyang, what's the matter with you? Could it be that this soup is not delicious? You have ruined your stomach? Seeing your distressed face, then, then I can't help you, you go to change (go to the toilet) by yourself... "Han Xi said that she was already blushing here, watching Ouyang's face change again, from that bitter melon face to a closed-eyed King Kong.

Ouyang reached out and rubbed his brows, and asked softly: "Han Xi, is it possible that our house is not busy now? Why do you always have time to come and bring me snacks and soup? Can you supervise the study of the ten children? You Have you ever helped me see those craftsmen being lazy?"

"Sister said, you are the pillar and backbone of this family, and you can ignore everything else, except that you can't be tired, hungry, thirsty, and..."

"Then do you listen to what I say?"

"Well, listen..."

"Well, how about this, go and supervise those children. If you have time, you might as well help me to inspect the unfinished construction site at home, and report to me in time if there is anything, which will save me a lot of worries, but good?"

"Since my brother entrusts me so much, I naturally agree." Seeing Ouyang's gentle tone but serious expression, Han Xi obviously entrusted her with a heavy burden, so she got up in a hurry and was about to leave.

Ouyang let out a long breath, he was so depressed that he almost fainted just now, this girl's obsession with her has not diminished but increased with age, neither said it nor scolded her, I really don't know what to do.Just when he was secretly glad to get rid of this little nemesis, and excitedly picked up the unfinished soup and drank to celebrate, the iconic singing of the younger brother Li Jinlai came: "Master! The eldest lady of the Di family is here to see you!"

He almost choked to death with a sip of water, not because of Di Xue's arrival, but because the little girl Hanxi who had just walked two steps also heard Li Jinlai's shout at the same time, abruptly stopped and turned back.

"Women are really incomprehensible animals!" He murmured a sentence often seen in later generations, stood up and stretched, looked at the little tail Xiao Hanxi sticking to his back and smiled wryly again...

Di Xue has not been here two or three times. When Ouyang is away, Di Xue often comes to talk with the old lady Li Wangshi, and by the way, find out about Ouyang's previous "glorious history" from Yunniang.Now she is like a member of the family. She is very familiar with the old lady and Ouyang's two sister-in-laws. Mother, Yunniang likes to communicate with people, and Di Xue's status as "daughter-in-law-to-be" has brought the distance between them closer, and it can be said that they talk about everything.

When Ouyang rushed to enter the hall, the maid reported that Di Xue had gone to the back house by herself to greet the old lady, but at the same time, the news came that Li Erlang, the chief housekeeper of Di's mansion, had also come with her, which made Ouyang feel uncomfortable for a while. confused.

Since Ouyang took the initiative to reconcile at the last dinner, the relationship between Li Sanlang and himself is still the same, but his wife Sumei and her two grandchildren run to the house every now and then, so that the old lady can often see her own grandchildren, which is also a disguise. It eased a lot of tension.But this Li Erlang usually doesn't come. When he asked about Sumei's sister-in-law, his answer was very cover-up, either because the Di family was busy with business, or because outsiders were invited to banquets, and he really couldn't get away.Ouyang laughed it off most of the time, as long as Li Erlang didn't drag the price into it, those things between him and him would not be considered grievances at all.

Ouyang was sitting in the contemplative room on the left side of the first entrance hall, when there were lively sounds from the road connecting the second entrance hall.Li Wang's, Xiao Zhou's, Yunniang, Chu Xiang, and Di Xue Xiahe's voices were chatting and laughing happily, and there were a few dry laughs from Li Erlang in the middle.

Ouyang stood up and welcomed everyone into the hall with a smile.

"Hey, why are you coming out from the west this day? My youngest is willing to sit here!" The old lady Li Wangshi glanced at Di Xue, who was shyly bowing her head, and at Ouyang, who was standing there stupidly. , The words amused the two of them.

Everyone understood that the old lady did it on purpose, and they all laughed kindly.

"I said mother, your son is not a mule, can't you rest for a while when you are tired from work? Besides, there are guests at home, so I should come over to support you, right?" How thick-skinned is Ouyang?The corner of the city wall was less than one or two, and he immediately cleared the siege for himself.

"Brother, is it just a 'support'? Is it a 'guest'?" Yunniang quickly caught the clue in Ouyang's words and insisted on subduing Ouyang Zhi.

Ouyang touched his face with one hand, shook his head helplessly and said with a smile: "Three women in one drama, no matter how righteous I am, no matter how loud I am, I can't argue with you. I surrender, I surrender..." He always Just like some rascals, they are used to being casual, and sometimes their words are very casual.

Everyone laughed even more when they heard this, and even this extremely clever boy Ouyang wanted to surrender. It can be seen how powerful the "Women's League" is?

Yun Niang pointed her finger at Ouyang and said with a smile: "Stinky boy, you have such a slippery mouth. I really don't know how you coaxed such a good girl, Di Xue, to come here. Sooner or later, I will get that part from sister Di Xue." Tell everyone about the past and see if you are ashamed?"

Ouyang was completely speechless. Looking at Di Xue whose head was almost lowered to her chest, she laughed dryly, not daring to say another word.

Everyone sat down, the old lady cleared her throat and said formally: "Youngest, you are a man, and now you are an official in the army, and you have been praised by the emperor. Why do you always let a girl named Di Xue come here? ? You also visit people’s homes when you have time, but you can’t always go and lose your courtesy. By the way, haven’t you been working out some superb wine recently? What kind of words! Do you hear me!"

As the old lady spoke, she patted Di Xue's hand lightly, and gave Di Xue a grateful look to express her comfort.

Ouyang couldn't help thinking of the scene when Di Xue almost became a nun that day. Her mother was like a tigress, but her grandma was obviously a reasonable person.The only reason why he didn't go was because Di Xue's father hadn't made it clear which side he supported, and had always been on the sidelines.This made Ouyang a little upset, so he made excuses and shied away from the old lady several times.But this time the old lady Li Wang said it in front of almost the whole family, and Di Xue herself was also present.He raised his eyes to look at Di Xue's slightly resentful gaze, and the little unhappiness in his heart had already flown to Java Island.

"Mother, wasn't I busy before. I will go tomorrow, and I will go tomorrow. I will definitely not embarrass Xueer. Then I will definitely bring the wine." Ouyang counted the time, and it will not be long before the governor Xu Shiji returns. , which means that I don't have much spare time, so I made a quick decision and went there tomorrow, and made it clear to the family members of Di's mansion, and forget about it.

"Eighth Brother! What kind of wine is called 'Superior'?" Everyone else was delighted, but Li Erlang's eyes lit up when he heard the word 'Superior', and he took this matter to heart.

Ouyang rubbed his head and looked at his mother. Li Wang smiled, but stared.Ouyang had no choice but to say: "I dare not say if it's top quality or not. It's shameless to be the only one with no other branch in Datang. This wine is highly purified, and it tastes more fragrant and vigorous."

"Oh? There is such a thing? The eighth brother quickly brought it for me to taste!" Balang's eyes were burning, and his eagerness was beyond words.

Ouyang was taken aback for a moment, and then he was relieved. Could it be that Erlang Xindao likes this?How not found before.He turned his head and nodded to Li Jinlai who was standing beside him, and Li Jinlai turned away immediately.

Before everyone could speak, Li Jinlai rushed in with a sauce-purple pottery jar in his arms, put the jar on the low table in front of Li Erlang, slapped the mud seal and retreated.

"Eighth brother, with so many people, why did you bring a jug of wine? I'm afraid it's not enough!" Li Erlang looked at the small jug in front of him, which weighed about a catty, and smiled.

"Uncle, according to Hachiro's statement, this wine has a very high alcohol content. Normally, ten bowls of alcohol can be drunk, but this wine can only be drunk slowly for more than half a bowl." Yun Niang interjected, fearing that the smell of gunpowder would be choked out.

Ouyang smiled helplessly, wondering if I was so narrow-minded.Then Yunniang said: "What my sister said is exactly right. There are only two characteristics of this wine, one is fragrant and the other is high. It is light and fragrant at first, but it burns the lungs like a fire when it enters the stomach. It is guaranteed to refresh the whole body after drinking it. Don't drink too much."

In this hall, only Erlang, Di Xue and the maid Xia He have never tasted it. Di Xue and Xia He naturally believed in what Ouyang said, but Li Erlang didn't take it seriously.Since he became the chief steward of the Di Mansion, his power has increased dramatically, and the number of people who usually entrust him with the Di Mansion or seek asylum also increases accordingly, and they often invite him to banquets for drinking and having fun.It didn't take long, he had already practiced drinking a lot.

"Okay! Let me have a taste of Eighth Brother's peerless wine!"