253, Utilization (3 more)
“…”
Lian Huai gazed at Xie Zhinuan.
“Though this initiation into discipleship might seem simplistic, our fates are intertwined. It is predestined that you should beco my apprentice, and I should be your master!”
He reached out to take the cup of wine and lifted his head to drink.
After fumbling in his chest for a while, he pulled out a jade token with a missing corner.
“This is the Lian Family’s wine command token, passed down through ten generations. Today, I entrust it to you. From this mont forward, you are the eleventh Sect Leader of the Lian Family. You must bear in mind our ancestral teachings and carry forward the Lian Family’s fine wines!”
Xie Zhinuan reached out to accept it, “Yes!”
On her shoulder, the responsibility grew heavier.
“Rise, and taste this wine. Pour a cup for your friend too!”
Fine wine is good, but one must not overindulge.
Xie Zhinuan understood, scooping out a cup for Li Hengyi and just a little for herself.
This wine, buried for so many years, was too rich and strong; she dared not drink much, fearing she’d beco drunk and disgrace herself.
Xie Zhinuan thought as such, lifting the wine cup to pass to Li Hengyi, then took up her cup and lightly clinked it with his. She put the cup to her lips and gently sipped.
“…”
It was indeed fragrant.
This aroma was many tis more intoxicating than that of the wines from the Feng Family’s brewery. Most importantly, the taste lingered in the mouth, and as it reached the stomach, it seed to warm it as well.
Li Hengyi praised, “No wonder it’s the Lian Family’s most renowned Drunken Snow Brew; it truly lives up to its reputation!”
Lian Huai was surprised, “I didn’t expect that after so many years, people would still rember the Lian Family’s Drunken Snow Brew!”
Because of this Drunken Snow Brew, the Lian Family’s winery no longer existed. His ho was shattered, his family gone. Now, as he reerged with the Drunken Snow Brew, he only hoped not to bring trouble upon his young apprentice.
As if understanding Lian Huai’s thoughts, Xie Zhinuan said, “Master, you are alone, and coincidentally, so am I. We, master and disciple, are a good company for each other!”
“What about your family?” Lian Huai asked.
“I don’t know. I lost mories of my past life due to an accident, and I rember nothing!”
Lian Huai chuckled lightly, “Well then, henceforth, let us keep each other company as master and disciple!”
If his wife and child were still alive, with the release of the Drunken Snow Brew, they would surely co looking for him.
If they had t with an accident ten years ago…
Would he seek to avenge the destruction of his family, his clan?
Xie Zhinuan and Lian Huai sat under the pavilion as she disclosed to him all her plans for the journey ahead.
Lian Huai looked at Xie Zhinuan, “Then let the master accompany you to the county town. As for brewing wine, it is best to acquire a winery. That way, there will be no need to purchase many things anew, and we can continue to employ those left from the winery. There is a big difference between hiring new workers and those who are already skilled in winemaking!”
Xie Zhinuan listened attentively.
As they discussed her next destination, Lian Huai shook his head, “Then you might as well start by using the Feng Family’s wine. We can also buy a manor to use for brewing and storing wine. I, as the master…”
Lian Huai hesitated, “I, as master, still have a batch of wine. It’s not just enough for one tavern; even ten taverns would have ample supply for three to five years. Yet, this wine is too precious. Once used, it will be gone!”
“…”
Xie Zhinuan raised her eyes.
Her gaze was full of astonishnt and puzzlent.
Why would he tell her about the foundation of the Lian Family?
“You are my disciple, the eleventh-generation disciple of the Lian Family. I entrust these things to you with my own plans in mind, and yes, with so intention of using you,” he confessed.
He was indeed willing to bring out the wine partly because of the dragon engraving on the Jade Pendant that Li Hengyi had inadvertently exposed.
Aside from the Royal Family, common people neither dared nor were permitted to use a dragon pattern.
Considering Li Hengyi’s look when he gazed at Xie Zhinuan, tender and restrained yet utterly accommodating, he, being a man and one who had experienced life, understood all too well what that look ant.
Chapter 254
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