Do you know that it starts with Meng Tong?

Because Wei Chen did not teach him the method of preparing glycerol before he left, he only had eight taels of glycerol given to him by Wei Chen. After mixing eighty kilograms of amber wine and giving it to major restaurants for tasting, he only had one drop. No more left!

On the one hand, orders were flying in like flakes, and on the other hand, he was faced with the dilemma of not being able to produce new wine at all. Sheng Wei was simply anxious. No matter how good he was at cultivating his character, he finally couldn't sit still at this time.

He went to Sheng's Free School to ask Wei Chen for advice on how to make glycerin, but he hit a wall with Lin Yan before he met Wei Chen.

As soon as Lin Yan saw Sheng Wei in a hurry when he came to find Wei Chen, he knew that it must be related to the business affairs.

Lin Yan understood that it was very rare for Wei Chen to be in such a learning state that he forgot both things and me. He didn't want him to be disturbed by Sheng Wei, so he immediately stopped Sheng Wei with a straight face and told him that Wei Chen was in retreat at the Cangshu Pavilion. During this period, Not suitable for meeting guests.

In this way, Sheng Wei, the founder of Sheng's Yi Xue, was sternly blocked from the door of Yi Xue by Lin Yanyi.

Seeing the scene in front of him, Sheng Wei couldn't laugh or cry. He felt angry and funny, but he couldn't get angry.

Who made him invite Lin Yan to come to the free school to be a private tutor?

He had promised that he would not interfere in the affairs of the school and that Lin Yan would make all the decisions?

With no other choice, Sheng Wei had no choice but to take a curveball path to save the country and sent people to Xiyin Village to fetch Wei Ruyi and Zhang Ming.

Wei Ruyi and Zhang Ming arrived at Youyang County and listened to Sheng Wei's explanation of the cause and effect, and then they understood the wonderful use of glycerin.

Both of them couldn't help but sigh: "It turns out that the things Brother Chen made are so useful!"

Sheng Wei asked them again if they knew the formula of glycerin, and the couple naturally shook their heads and said they didn't know.

They only knew that Wei Chen made this thing from lard, but they didn't know the specific steps.

Maybe Zhang Xu knew. He had been following Wei Chen in the kitchen and saw the whole process of Wei Chen making glycerin.

However, even if they knew the glycerin formula, Wei Ruyi and Zhang Ming would not tell Sheng Wei.

They now know the use of glycerin, and they can see the value of this thing from Sheng Wei's eagerness, so naturally they will not say it easily.

In the minds of ancient people, a secret recipe is worth thousands of gold and is a treasure that can be passed down for generations. It is worth guarding even with one's life.

Although the Zhang family and his wife were country folk with little knowledge, they also knew that even if Sheng Wei had been kind to the Zhang family, it would not be worth the value of such a secret recipe.

What's more, this secret recipe belongs to Wei Chen and does not belong to the Zhang family. Everything about it must be decided by Wei Chen.

Seeing that the Zhang family couple were tight-lipped and unwilling to reveal anything, Sheng Wei had no choice but to retreat and do the next best thing, asking Wei Ruyi to go to the Sheng Family Volunteer School and call Wei Chen out.

Lin Yan can stop herself, but she can't stop Wei Chen's family from meeting them, right?

Sure enough, after Wei Ruyi revealed his identity, he entered the free school unimpeded and met Wei Chen.

Wei Chen finally broke away from his crazy reading state and bathed in the sunshine outside the library.

After Wei Ruyi explained the situation, Wei Chen knew what was going on. He immediately asked Lin Yan for leave and went to Sheng's house with Wei Ruyi.

As soon as he saw Wei Chen, Sheng Wei held Wei Chen's hand tightly, his eyes full of resentment.

"My dear nephew, you have read so well that you have never known the sun and the moon, but you have brought great harm to me. If you don't come out of that library, I will have no choice but to have the library set on fire!"

Wei Chen teased: "My uncle built that library with all his hard work. How can he be willing to burn it down like this?"

"There's nothing to be reluctant about!"

Sheng Wei said disapprovingly: "As long as this fruit wine business is started, building ten more libraries is no longer a problem!"

"Oh?"

Wei Chen also corrected himself when he heard this. Although Sheng Wei was joking, it could also be seen from this that he was optimistic and enthusiastic about the fruit wine business.

It seems that this fruit wine with added glycerin is really popular!

Wei Chen didn't beat around the bush and said straight to the point: "Uncle, now that the matter is over, I'll make it clear. I will only teach the secret recipe of glycerin to people I trust, that is, my aunt and uncle."

"Only teach to people you trust?"

Sheng Wei immediately understood the implication of Wei Chen's words, that is, Master Shanda was not among them!

However, Sheng Wei was mentally prepared for this and was not too surprised.

Today, the power gap between Wei Chen and himself is not as big as usual. What Wei Chen can rely on, apart from the vague academic and political favor, is the secret recipe in his hand. It is human nature to hold the secret recipe tightly. .

Perhaps when Wei Chen succeeds in his studies and becomes an official, he will feel free to hand over the formula in his hand to him.

But this day, I don’t know how long it will take.

What if Wei Chen fails the exam in ten or twenty years, should I...

Sheng Wei quickly interrupted his evil thoughts, looked at Wei Chen who was waiting eagerly in front of him, and sighed: "As long as the launch of the new wine is not delayed, everything will be done as you said!"

Seeing Sheng Wei agreeing so readily, Wei Chen was a little surprised. He thought that Mr. Sheng was really a bright-sighted person. He understood the difficulties he was facing at the moment, and he made the right choice in choosing him as his partner.

Immediately he cupped his hands and said, "Thank you uncle for your understanding."

Chapter 29

Wuquan Winery is located in Wuquan Village outside Youyang County. It was originally the property of Li Zhong, a wealthy family in the village.

The past few years have been good, with abundant grain and cheap wine. Naturally, fruit wine, which is a cheap substitute for rice wine, is not selling well.

Li Chong saw that the fruit wine was backlogged in the warehouse and could not be sold, so he simply thought of selling it.

Sheng Wei found out about Wuquan Winery's betrayal and went to Wuquan Village to negotiate with Li Chong in person.

After talking about it, we found out that Li Zhong not only wanted to sell the winery, but also wanted to package and sell the hundreds of jars of fruit wine accumulated in the winery.

These fruit wines were the same as those sold on the market. They were of low quality and could not be sold at high prices. Sales were very poor, so Li Chong almost sold them half and gave them away, hoping to get rid of this burden as soon as possible.

The Sheng Wei family has a great business, so of course they despise these worthless fruit wines, but with hundreds of jars of brewed fruit wine, it can save Sheng Wei a lot of effort. Therefore, Sheng Wei does not refuse these wines. Accepted it all.

In the end, the two parties agreed that the wine shop plus hundreds of jars of wine were stored, and Li Zhong cashed them all to Sheng Wei at the price of 500 taels of silver.

After that came the tedious handover and transfer procedures. Shengwei has rich experience in this area and handled everything properly.

When Sheng Wei led Wei Chen and the Zhang family to Wuquan Winery, the winery had already been registered with the county government and was officially named Sheng.

After entering the wine shop, Wei Chen looked around.

Wuquan Winery is located near the river and adjacent to the official road, so transportation by water and land is very convenient.

There is a sweet spring outside the backyard of the winery, also known as "Wuquan". According to the winemaker of the winery, the water of this Wuquan is sweet and clear and is very suitable for making fruit wine.

The winery is equipped with all kinds of wine-making equipment, and the stock of fruit wine is also very sufficient. As long as the glycerin is in place, the production of amber wine can be started immediately.

Wei Chen was very satisfied with the place Sheng Wei chose.

He pointed to the backyard of the wine shop and said to Sheng Wei: "Uncle, this front yard belongs to you for brewing and brewing. The back yard belongs to my aunt and uncle. Without their permission, no one is allowed to set foot in the back yard."

Speaking of this, Wei Chen's tone softened slightly and he said seriously: "Uncle, it's not that my nephew can't trust you, it's actually that this glycerin formula is of great importance. Once that little guy knows about it and leaks it, our unique business will be gone. Gotta do it.”

A bastard?

Who are you scolding!

Sheng Wei resisted the urge to roll his eyes and reluctantly agreed: "I understand, I will restrain my subordinates."

"Thank you uncle for your understanding."

Wei Chen cupped his hands towards Sheng Wei, and then made a gesture of invitation: "In that case, uncle, please go to the front yard and wait for a while. My nephew wants to have some private words with his family here."

At Wei Chen's urging, Sheng Wei had no choice but to leave the backyard with a group of Sheng family stewards and servants.

But even after leaving the courtyard, Sheng Wei still looked back three times with each step, his eyes full of reluctance.

"Uncle, go slowly!"

Wei Chen smiled and waved at Sheng Wei, and then thoughtfully led him to the courtyard door, ruthlessly blocking Sheng Wei's sight from outside the courtyard door.

"This little fox!"

Master Shanda's dissatisfied muttering came from outside the door. The specific content could not be clearly heard, but it seemed that it was not a good thing. Wei Chen turned around calmly, pretending that he had heard nothing.

In the empty backyard, Wei Ru’s noodles

Lu looked worried: "Brother Chen, after all, this wine shop is Master Sheng's property. Isn't it inappropriate for you to kick him out?"

Wei Chen smiled and replied: "Don't worry, aunt. Uncle Sheng and I have been friends for many years. He is very strong-tempered and does not get angry so easily. Besides, this winery is not all his, I still have a share in it."

Then, Wei Chen told the whole story about his business partnership with Sheng Wei, and told the Zhang family that he intended to teach them how to make glycerin and let them be his spokespersons in the winery.

There was so much information in Wei Chen's words that Zhang Ming and Wei Ruyi took a long time to digest it before they came to their senses.

Zhang Ming swallowed and asked, "Brother Chen, are you saying that there are two of us in this wine shop?"

Seeing Wei Chen nod, Zhang Ming and Wei Ruyi looked at each other and saw the deep shock in each other's eyes.

They followed Wei Chen into the winery and saw with their own eyes how big the winery was. Such a large winery would probably not be worth a few hundred taels of silver.

But Wei Chen actually said that they were also one of the owners of the wine shop, and they also accounted for two percent of it.

That’s nearly a hundred taels of silver!

100 taels of silver, in the eyes of Zhang Ming and Wei Ruyi, is almost a wealth that cannot be spent in a lifetime.

Now, such a windfall fell from the sky and landed lightly on their heads. How could they not be shocked, worried, and panicked?

Wei Ruyi took a deep breath and said sternly: "Brother Chen, you are not rewarded for your efforts. We have done nothing. How can we accept such a valuable thing? We can't take this job."

Zhang Ming also said: "Yes, Brother Chen, we can't take advantage of this. You should keep the money for yourself to marry a wife!"

"No reward for nothing?"

Wei Chen shook his head with a smile, faced the Zhang family, and said sincerely: "Aunt, uncle, without your care for many years, Wei Chen would have been dead for many years, and even the bones may not be found. You have nothing to do with me. Well, doesn’t this count as merit?”

"These are two different things." Wei Ruyi explained: "We raised you to repay your father's kindness back then."

"These are things in the past, I don't know. I only know that my aunt and uncle worked hard every day to save money for me."

Wei Chen said matter-of-factly: "In my heart, you are my closest relatives, Wei Chen. There are benefits, but of course you have to stay close to your family."

For so many years, Wei Ruyi and Zhang Ming have always raised Wei Chen as their biological son. Wei Chen's food and clothing expenses are no worse than Zhang Xu's, or even more.

I remember that when Wei Chen was sick in bed, he had fresh eggs to eat every day and a bowl of thick mutton and millet porridge. This was a treatment that even Zhang Xu did not have.

It was precisely because of this that Wei Chen's body recovered so quickly, and he was alive and kicking soon.

No matter in his past life or this life, Wei Chen is not a heartless and unrighteous person. He will always remember the good things others do to him.

Hearing Wei Chen's sincere words, the Zhang family and his wife were deeply moved. Wei Ruyi even took out a handkerchief and quietly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, feeling extremely happy in her heart.

Wei Chen said that he

We regard them as close relatives, so why not?