Poor Lady

The aftermath of the concubine turmoil has not passed, but Qi Surong no longer pays attention. To her, Cao Xiang is just a small person, and there will be no place for him on Qingyun Road in the future. This incident gave Qi Surong an unyielding reputation, and it also confirmed that the name of the family really matters. The Qi family is not alone, at least when it comes to the righteousness of reputation, the famous family will never ignore it.

With Cao Xiang's lessons learned, I believe that no one will dare to insult the Qi family at will in the future.

In the room, Qi Surong was sorting out the information collected by the beggars. The content is messy and varied, and it is not easy to find useful things from it. These are still recorded by Yuan Xi and then screened again. If she is left to deal with it alone, it is estimated that she will have a lot of headaches, and she has no time to check them one by one.

Now she is mainly concerned about the news of the seven families of Fan, Meng, Song, Lu, Jiang, Bu, and Wen. It is a pity that only Song and Lu were mentioned in the intelligence. After they were demoted to commoners, they have been reclusive and kept a low profile. Live a simple life and rarely interact with people.

Qi Surong thought for a moment, and then compiled the intelligence of the two families separately for the record.

Her biggest problem right now is poverty. If you want to build a network in the future, you will definitely need a lot of money. But the Qi family can't make money in an open and honest way, not to mention whether it will arouse the emperor's suspicion, just the villain's calculations can make the Qi family overwhelmed.

Because of this, when Qi Surong opened Yunrong Xiu Zhuang before, he used the name of others. But this Xiu Zhuang can only guarantee the life of her family, she must find another way to make money.

She has more experience in the next 30 years than others and can seize business opportunities first.

Qi Surong took out a piece of white paper and tried to search for his memory, and after a long while he picked up the pen and wrote the word "wine cellar".

She remembered that not long after, in Yao Village, three miles southeast of the capital, villagers would discover a wine cellar with a history of more than 400 years. This wine cellar is well preserved and large in scale. When it was discovered, it did not attract much attention. It was not until a big businessman bought the wine cellar and brewed the world-famous Yaocun wine that this place really became famous.

A cellar with a long history is very important for winemaking, and the mud and grains of the ancient cellar can make the wine more rich and mellow. The same winemaking recipe is brewed in different cellars, and the quality of the wine is quite different. More importantly, the ready-made wine cellar can not only save the cost of reconstruction, but also derive a more complete winemaking process from the structure of the wine cellar.

Then, Qi Surong wrote the word "grape" on the white paper.

Today's grapes are not well-known in Beijing, only a few farmers plant them, and the price is very cheap.

But four or five years later, with the advent of wine, the value of grapes has also risen.

The wine is delicious and mellow, the color is as transparent as a gem, and it can nourish the body and beauty, which is very suitable for women to drink.

The brewing method of this wine was passed down from the Western Regions, and Qi Surong did not remember who it was introduced to the Central Plains. Her master likes to drink fruit wine. When she traveled the world, she collected dozens of brewing methods of fruit wine. Unfortunately, she only remembers two, one is wine and the other is chrysanthemum wine.

But these two alone are enough to make a fortune.

After making up his mind, Qi Surong immediately sent a letter to Gu Jinyun.

That afternoon, Gu Jinyun appeared in Qi Surong's room like a ghost.

"Rong." Gu Jinyun asked, "Is something wrong?"

"Gu Jinyun, have you heard of Yao Village?"

"Call me 'Jin Yun' or 'Yun'."

"...Well, Jin Yun, have you heard of Yao Village?" Qi Surong had seen someone's unrelenting patience, so he didn't bother with him about the title.

"What happened to Yao Village?"

"It is said that Yao Village used to be a wine shop four hundred years ago, and the wine it produced was famous for a while, but unfortunately it was affected by the war and disappeared since then."

"Oh?" Gu Jinyun looked at her and waited for the next sentence.

Qi Surong continued: "I specially sent someone to inquire before, the ruins of this winery are likely to be near Yao Village."

"what do you mean?"

"If you can find this site, you may be able to have your own brewery in the capital."

"Let's have a look together." Gu Jinyun said to her.

Qi Surong thought for a while and nodded in agreement.

After she informed Ping'er, she took Gu Jinyun through the firewood house to the house next door. Gu Jinyun sent someone to buy it here, and the nursing home is also his person, so he already knew about Qi Surong's disguise as a man, but he had never seen it with his own eyes.

When Qi Surong appeared in front of him dressed as a teenager, Gu Jinyun stared for a long time.

"What's wrong?" Qi Surong was a little uncomfortable when he saw it.

"Too Jun, it's not good." Gu Jinyun's voice was low, and his face was obviously expressionless, but Qi Surong felt that he really wanted to stuff her back into the room.

"Pleasant young man, turbid Shijia son." Qi Surong carried his arms on his back, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, and his expression was high.

Gu Jinyun's eyes darkened, and he turned around and said, "Let's go."

The driver was already waiting outside the door, and the two got into the carriage and drove straight towards Yao Village.

Inside the car, the two were speechless.

"Are you always so bold?" Gu Jinyun said to break the silence.

"how do I say this?"

"On the surface, it is noble and dignified, but in fact it is deviant and does not follow the old rules." Movement is like wind, quiet is like blue, ever-changing, always brings different surprises to people.

"Are you praising me or scolding me?" Qi Surong raised her eyebrows.

"boast."

"But your tone doesn't sound like a compliment at all, and your expression is scary."

"You don't seem to be frightened."

"I just looked calm, but I was actually scared." Qi Surong joked casually.

Gu Jinyun seemed to be serious and asked, "How can I not scare you?"

Qi Surong thought for a while, pointed to the corner of her mouth and said, "At least smile when praising someone."

Gu Jinyun's eyes fell on her lips, looking very intently.

Qi Surong almost twitched at the corner of his mouth when he saw him, and hurriedly said, "Come on, give me a smile."

Gu Jinyun was silent, as if trying to adjust his facial expression.

It turned out to be a pity, except that his muscles became more and more stiff and his expression became more and more gloomy, he couldn't even squeeze out a smile.

"Uh... If you can't laugh, you don't have to force it." Seeing that he was in pain, Qi Surong quickly stopped him.

Only then did Gu Jinyun relax his body, and his expression gradually returned from "ferocious" to "cold and hard", which was finally normal.

Qi Surong secretly sighed in relief, and then he felt that his appearance just now was rather cute, so he couldn't help laughing.

Gu Jinyun stared at her smile and asked, "What are you smiling at?"

"It's nothing." Qi Surong asked with a smile, "Jin Yun, was there a girl who fell in love with you before?"

"no."

"Then who girl did you fall in love with?"

"You." Gu Jinyun answered neatly.

"..." Qi Surong's heart skipped a beat, avoiding his gaze and turning to look out the car window.

"There is still a year and a half." Gu Jinyun said suddenly.

"What?" Qi Surong didn't know why.

"You said that you won't be engaged to me until two years later. It's been half a year, and there's still a year and a half left."

Qi Surong bowed her head slightly and did not speak.

"Don't go back." Gu Jinyun said seriously, "I won't give you a chance to go back."

The woman in front of him must be his wife, and he is willing to protect her for the rest of his life.

Before meeting her, he only regarded marriage as a responsibility, but now it has become his favorite.

He thought that if he missed her, he would regret it for the rest of his life.

When the carriage arrived at Yao Village, it was already too late.

The arrival of Gu Jinyun and Qi Surong attracted the attention of many villagers.

Qi Surong didn't want to waste time, so she didn't talk to them, and started looking for the ruins of the wine cellar following her memory.

Gu Jinyun walked beside her leisurely, looking at the surrounding environment carefully.

At this time, his eyes suddenly fell on a stone brick well not far away and some mounds nearby.

Qi Surong stopped and looked around, as if confirming something.

Gu Jinyun squatted down, grabbed a handful of soil, sniffed it between his nose, and then put it down.

"How?" Qi Surong asked.

"It has a sour taste." Gu Jinyun stood up and said, "There may really be a winery ruins here."

Qi Surong said happily, "Then let's call someone to dig it right away."

Gu Jinyun said: "This matter is not urgent, I have to discuss it with the village chief of Yao Village."

"Well, you're right. If he agrees, we can directly ask the villagers for help."

"Go for a walk again?" Gu Jinyun asked.

"Okay." The autumn is high and the air is refreshing, and it is also a pleasure for the two of them to walk in the mountains.

Qi Surong hasn't been as relaxed as she is now for a long time. Although the man around him doesn't talk much, it makes people feel very at ease.

It was not until Shen Shi that the two got into the carriage and returned to the city wearing Yuxia.

Gu Jinyun sent Qi Surong to the new house. When parting, Surong took out a stack of paper from her arms and handed it to Gu Jinyun.

Gu Jinyun unfolded it and looked at it, it turned out to be two kinds of wine brewing methods.

He looked up at Qi Surong.

Qi Surong smiled and said, "I want to save some money for the Qi family, but I am inconvenient now, so I have to entrust it to you."

"You believe me?"

"Yes, I believe you." Qi Surong looked directly at him.

There were waves in Gu Jinyun's eyes, and a light called "joy" flickered faintly.

"Okay, Jin Yun, don't let it go, I hope you can gain something tomorrow." Qi Surong nodded slightly, turned around and prepared to get off.

At this moment, Gu Jinyun suddenly pulled her into his arms, lowered his head and kissed her on the lips.

Qi Surong was stunned, Gu Jinyun had already pressed her against the wall of the car, deepening the kiss.

After a long while, Gu Jinyun reluctantly let go, staring intently at the flushed woman in her arms, her heart soft as water.

Qi Surong breathed slightly, and said in a low voice, "You are overstepping the distance."

"For you, I don't want to follow the rules." In the future, you should hug and kiss more, and always remind her who she belongs to. If only kissing could make her pregnant... Gu Jinyun was secretly making up his mind.

Qi Surong glared at him, pushed him away, and got out of the car in embarrassment.

Walking to the door, she turned around and said, "For five days, you are not allowed to appear in front of me."

Gu Jinyun's face was paralyzed, expressionless.

Qi Surong felt that she was stupid and went away angrily.

"See you tomorrow, Rong."