After being reborn as a man, the woman improved her family's fortunes through education.

Chapter 474 Little 2, serve the wine

They had already eaten and drunk most of the food and wine, but surprisingly, there was no second wave of customers at the Wangyou Wine Shop.

Jiang Xiaoqi finally found an opportunity to strike up a conversation with the dark-faced guy again.

"Young man, your business doesn't look too good. Your food and drinks are quite good, so it shouldn't be so quiet."

The dark-faced man threw down the rag he was using to wipe the wine jars, turned around and said, "Our stuff is absolutely top-notch, sir, you have excellent taste!"

Alas, it's a pity the owner's mind isn't on business; he only thinks about cultivating himself and becoming an immortal!

In the past two years, he donated all the money he earned to the Taoist temple! In the last two years, he even built a Taoist temple in his own house.

Brewing wine became a sideline, while alchemy and the pursuit of immortality consumed most of the owner's energy.

If it weren't for the ladies and young women supporting the business, this wine shop would probably have gone out of business long ago!

The wine you're drinking was brewed by my wife and her daughters. The master of the house doesn't touch the winemaking process at all these days.

The dark-faced waiter started talking non-stop, even mentioning that he was part of the lady's dowry.

"Originally, there were several workers in the shop who did manual labor, but later, the business couldn't make ends meet and we couldn't pay them, so we dismissed them all."

I was a servant brought with me from the lady's family as part of her dowry. I used to be a coachman, but now the lady and her daughters don't come out anymore; they're busy brewing wine every day, so I, the coachman, have become a shop assistant at the wine shop!

"Ah~ I see. No wonder the business is like this. The head of the household has his mind elsewhere and is only relying on a few women to support the family. It's really not easy!"

It turns out the owner of this Worry-Free Wine Shop is a gigolo...

However, seeking immortality and enlightenment...

Hehe, that's actually quite interesting~

Jiang Xiaoqi felt as if she had grasped something.

Especially after finding traces of those items in the dilapidated temple, it's clear that Wuyou Wine Shop is definitely not as simple as the dark-faced shopkeeper said.

Gunpowder, seeking immortality, Taoist temples, alchemy...

It seems I need to find an opportunity to meet the owner of this wine shop.

Seeing his young master put down his chopsticks, Li Mo also put down his chopsticks.

After all, we still have a hot pot dinner planned for tonight. These snacks aren't particularly filling, but if I eat one more bite now, I might have to eat one less bite later. I guess I'll pass.

"I've eaten?"

"Yes! I'm done eating, young master!"

"Alright, let's head back then. Hey bro, give me one jar of each of these two kinds of wine, to take home!"

"Alright, alright! Please wait a moment, sir!"

Two large jars of wine—this is a big deal! It's been so many days since we've had such a big deal. The waiter is very attentive, trying to keep this big customer for his boss.

"Sir, would you like to have it delivered to your door or take it with you?"

"We'll take it ourselves, thank you so much!"

The jar wasn't very big; the jar and the wine together weighed no more than fifty jin (25 kg).

The two men were riding fine horses; although they weren't as capable of carrying loads as mules, fifty pounds was nothing to them.

Both men were lean and wiry, not fat, and even with the wine jar on their backs, the horse couldn't handle the weight.

The road wasn't far, only a few miles at most. The main thing was that I didn't want this guy to know where I lived.

Jiang Xiaoqi and Li Mo mounted their horses, carrying the wine jars, and leisurely strolled home.

At this time, the officials of the imperial court had not yet finished their shifts, so Jiang Xiaoqi, who had asked for leave, was not worried about running into his colleagues who were leaving get off work on time.

When they returned to the Jiang family, they delivered the two jars of wine directly to the Jiang landlord's courtyard.

“Mingfei, why did you buy so much wine? Your grandfather is old, and I usually don’t let him drink.”

"Grandmother, this is medicinal wine. Not only can Grandfather drink it, but you can also drink some regularly to relax your muscles and improve blood circulation, and strengthen your body."

Li Mo put the two wine jars down, somewhat puzzled. How did the wine he had just bought from the wine shop become medicinal wine?

Well, since the young master says so, he must have his reasons.

"So it's medicinal wine. Very well, then we'll keep it!"

Jiang Xiaoqi wasn't lying; it really was medicinal wine, but the medicine was his, and the wine was bought.

If you throw in two health-enhancing pills and they dissolve, wouldn't that make a medicinal wine that strengthens the body?

To be fair, the wine at this wine shop was actually quite good. On a whim, Jiang Xiaoqi bought two jars to improve the wine for his grandparents into a medicinal wine for health.

"Young Master, what should we do next?"

Li Mo followed Jiang Xiaoqi back to his courtyard, still preoccupied with the dilapidated temple and the wine shop.

After all, judging from his young master's behavior, things must be quite tricky.

While preparing hot pot in the small kitchen, Jiang Xiaoqi told him about the Prince of Xuan Nan's late-night visit the previous night and the black-clad assassins stealing the case files.

"Young Master, you shouldn't have faced those assassins alone. I and all the guards in the courtyard are here. Why did you have to put yourself in danger?"

Jiang Xiaoqi shook her head, "Those people... our guards are no match for them. You might be able to take on one or two, but there are eight of them."

Didn't the Prince of Xuan Nan turn back with his men? With free labor delivered to our doorstep, why not take advantage of it?

Li Mo frowned, looking worried: "Young Master, is this Prince Xuan Nan a good person or a bad person? I've followed him all the way, but I still can't figure him out..."

“Prince Xuan Nan… how should I put it? There are no absolutely good people or 100% bad people in this world. Many people stand in the gray area, and it’s not simply black and white.”

Sometimes, depending on your perspective, or if your perspective changes, you will reassess whether a person is good or bad.

Humans are such a complex species; how can they be simply categorized as good or bad?

After Jiang Xiaoqi finished speaking, she could tell from Li Mo's confused look that he hadn't understood anything.

Okay, it is a bit difficult to understand.

"Simply put, the Prince of Xuannan is definitely a good person to certain people, such as the people of the southern border who are protected by him."