Malicious Medical Princess of the Marquis House

The cold wind howled.

Da da da……

The ground vibrates!

A group of fast riders came from the northwest.

The capital is ahead, and it's still fifty miles away at most. Everyone, work harder and strive to enter the city before dark.

General, after driving for several hours, people can withstand it, but horses can't. Can you rest for half an hour?

Gu Ting's eyes swept over the faces of every soldier, all of them were exhausted.

He nodded, If I remember correctly, there is a tea shop in front. I will rest for half an hour at the tea shop.

The general is mighty!

The soldiers responded with a bang, all of them were excited.

Continue to ride the horse forward, and as expected, a building appeared in front of it.

It's not a tea shop, but a wine shop.

Haha, there is wine here. General, let's rest here, okay?

Gu Ting nodded, and then emphasized: Let me listen to the general, and each person can have at most one glass of wine. Anyone who dares to drink too much will be dealt with by military law!

Promise! The soldiers agreed in unison, with an astonishing momentum, which immediately attracted the attention of merchants in the restaurant.

Look at that aura, he must be a soldier.

Come back from the northwest, maybe it's the Northwest Army.

Every one of them looks tough, it must be the Northwest Army. Except for the Northwest Army, soldiers in other places don't have such momentum.

Men should be like this!

It's all nonsense. Haven't you heard that good men don't serve as soldiers? Good men should study and become an official and serve the court.

This man must be mentally ill.

If you are stupid in reading, don't worry about him.

Everyone goes to study and become an official, whoever goes to guard the border. It really is stupid to study and not to do production.

The merchants were quietly looking at and talking about Gu Ting and his party.

Gu Ting's soldiers were also looking at the surrounding environment.

As expected of the capital,

Such a remote restaurant was actually full.

The house is oddly built.

I've never seen it before. This is a house made of cement. It's popular in Beijing to build houses like this.

The clerk came out to greet them, with a smile on his face, and warmly welcomed them into the restaurant.

What do you guys want to eat? Our menu is posted on the wall, just follow the order.

Hey, isn't this bullying people who are illiterate? a soldier muttered.

Stop talking nonsense. It doesn't matter if you can't read, as long as the general can read.

Gu Ting stared at the menu that occupied half of the wall, and said, Two catties of wine, ten catties of pork head meat, ten catties...

After ordering, the waiter responded, Okay. Wait a moment, gentlemen, the food will be ready soon. But I have to make it clear to you, the wine here is neither sorghum wine nor wheat wine. It's sweet potato wine. If the guests have no objections, I'll serve you wine here.

Sweet potato wine? The soldier looked confused, never heard of it.

The guy laughed, Guests, you have just arrived in the capital, so it's no wonder. Sweet potato wine is currently only sold in the Gyeonggi area. It is estimated that many people outside of Gyeonggi have never heard of it. But sweet potato wine wants to come to you. The officer must have heard of it.

Nonsense, who doesn't know that sweet potatoes are a godsend food. There are also people in the Northwest, and the yield is always high.

The man nodded and agreed, Yes! This sweet potato not only has a high yield, but also satisfies your stomach. You know that sweet potatoes can also be used to make wine. This year, many farmers in the Gyeonggi area have made a fortune by growing sweet potatoes and selling them to breweries. But the only bad thing is that the taste of sweet potato wine is not as good as that of sorghum wine and wheat wine. But sweet potato wine is cheap.”

The guards opened their mouths to question, dare to sell them wine with bad taste, and treat them as beggars? Can't pay or what?

In the end, Gu Ting raised his hand to stop him.

Gu Ting looked at the buddy, beckoned, and told him to take two steps forward.

The guy was a little apprehensive, he was stared at by several soldiers, so he had to take two steps forward, very close to Gu Ting.

Gu Ting was handsome, but a little dark.

His voice was soft, which made the guy relax a bit.

He asked, Why does your store only sell sweet potato wine?

The waiter hurriedly said: Several soldiers have been in the barracks all year round. I don't know the current situation. These years, there have been natural disasters and man-made disasters every year, either drought or flood. I heard from foreign merchants that there are places where there hasn't been a drop of rain for three years. Every time it rains in a place, it lasts for a month. Those who suffer from drought die from drought, those who suffer from floods die from waterlogging, and grain production decreases.

In our Gyeonggi area, in recent years, the weather has barely been smooth, and the ditches are unobstructed and irrigated by the Wei River, so there have been no natural or man-made disasters.

All the soldiers know that making wine requires a lot of food. One catty of wheat wine consumes several catties of wheat, which can save one person's life. Seeing the reduction in grain production, the imperial court issued repeated orders and repeated orders, prohibiting the private brewing of wine without permission, and prohibiting the sale of grain wine without permission.

Of course, there are also wine shops that secretly sell grain wine. That's all against the law. If you get caught, you'll have to eat a meal in prison. Our boss is timid and abides by the law. He said that he would not sell it if the imperial court refused to allow it. However, sweet potato wine can be sold casually, and the imperial court does not restrict this.

After hearing this, Gu Ting laughed, Is the sweet potato wine you mentioned also produced by Sihai Trading Company?

The buddy was excited when he heard it, Master also knows about the Four Seas Trading Company, but I didn't expect the Four Seas Trading Company to be so famous. The master guessed right, this sweet potato wine was originally produced by the Four Seas Trading Company. Later, other brewers followed suit. Buy sweet potatoes everywhere to make sweet potato wine.

Although the taste of this sweet potato wine is not as good as that of grain wine, it still sells well. Our shop alone can sell one or two hundred catties a day. Some of the nearby villagers specially went to our shop to get wine.

Just as he was talking, a ten-year-old boy, holding a wine gourd, came in and shouted, Boss, boss, here are two catties of wine. My dad is waiting for a drink, so hurry up.

The boss, Li Sheng, poked his head out from behind the counter, Little Sanzi, is your father finished drinking again?

It's over. You give me two catties of wine, and this is money.

The third son took out a few copper coins from his pocket, counted them one by one, and put them on the counter.

Li Sheng put away the copper plate and threw it into the drawer casually. Using a bamboo spoon, he filled three full spoonfuls of wine and poured it into the wine jug through the funnel. Not a drop came out.

Two catties of wine, take it! Put the lid on, don't spill it on the road, and be careful that your father beats you.

Got it! The boss is really long-winded. The third son took the jug, waved his hand, and ran out.

Li Sheng shook his head, brat, you are so clever.

When I get older, I can be recruited into the store as a waiter.

Gu Ting withdrew his gaze and continued to ask, That kid just now, from a nearby village?

The man nodded, Go down the side path and walk three miles, and there is a village. The child belongs to that village.

Sweet potato wine is sold so cheaply, can it make money?

The guy laughed, If you don't make money, who would want to sell sweet potato wine? You're right. It's just that you don't make a lot of money, just earn a little living money, which is not as good as grain wine. I heard that some people in the south use rice to make wine. It’s a waste of food. No wonder the imperial court issued repeated orders to prohibit the private brewing of wine.”

Gu Ting smiled, Take two catties of sweet potato wine. Let's taste it today. Compared with grain wine, how much worse is it?

The buddy responded loudly, and quickly called two catties of sweet potato wine.

The buddy said to Gu Ting: Actually, the taste of sweet potato wine is not bad. Most people can't taste the difference. Master, you can try it and see how it tastes.

Gu Ting poured himself a cup, took a sip, and tasted the taste.

There is indeed a difference.

The master actually tasted the difference, it's amazing. The guy gave a thumbs up.

Gu Ting laughed, You said just now that your boss is timid. I don't think so. A person who can open a wine shop in such a section of road has no background, so that's not okay.

When the man heard this, he immediately laughed, and whispered: Master thinks highly of my boss. To tell you the truth, my boss is a refugee, yes, he is the refugee you think of. But he is the first batch of refugees to settle in the capital. , it's time to catch up.

Later, the Four Seas Commercial Bank came up with some measures, saying that it was to help refugees buy houses, and my boss was the first one to eat crabs. With the money borrowed from the Four Seas Commercial Bank, he ran here to open a wine shop with the help of the Four Seas Commercial Bank. Unexpectedly, it came true.

Masters, do you know that the ingredients and drinks in our store are all supplied by the Four Seas Trading Company. Even this house, the chairs and benches here, and even the bowls and chopsticks were all purchased by Sihai Commercial Bank. Every month, my boss has to pay back a sum of money to Sihai Commercial Bank.

If you ask me, our boss may not be very good at doing business, but he is lucky and can always catch up with the first batch of bonuses. On the contrary, a native-born local like me now has to work for my boss in exchange for wages. I don't know when I will be able to board the big ship of the Four Seas Trading Company, and I will also eat the bonus.

After listening to the buddy's nagging, Gu Ting smiled even brighter, According to what you said, the Cosmos Trading Company is very good to those refugees.

My parents are not that good. The guy looked envious, Everyone bought a house in the capital and settled down, and some of them even became bosses. It must be the smoke from the ancestral graves that makes such a good thing. But later came to the capital The refugees in the world don't have such good luck.

Gu Ting smiled, Sihai Trading Co., Ltd. must be very big.

That's right! Master, look at our store. Everything from food, clothing and housing, as small as a pair of chopsticks and a spoon, to as large as the entire house, has been contracted by the Four Seas Trading Company. Think about the business. How big it has to be.

Gu Ting took out a few copper coins and tipped the buddy.

The buddy took the tip and smiled happily, Guest officer, wait a moment, I will go to the kitchen and hurry up to serve you.

Go!

Gu Ting looked at the boss behind the counter, who would have thought that the boss was a refugee who was about to starve to death a few years ago.