Not only Xu Youde was curious, but also everyone else in Lao Xu's family was curious.

Especially Koushiro, his eyes were straightened.

Liao Qing was not stingy and actually took everyone who was interested to the backyard to see the letters from the academy.

***

At the end of the year, I am extremely busy.

The order at the winery was increased again. Shopkeeper He of the He Family Trading Company personally went to Xujia Village several times to ask for a large amount of gold-listed wine. Money was not a problem. He bargained with Xu Jiaojiao, and finally Xu Jiaojiao gave him thousands of dollars.

Shopkeeper He can't thank you enough for the amount of pounds.

Later, when I inquired about it, I found out that it might be handed over to the imperial court as this year's tribute wine.

Xu Jiaojiao didn't dare to be careless, but the insects from the Snow Stone Lotus over there in Bingyang City never came over.

At the end of the year, Xu Jiaojiao asked shopkeeper He several times, and finally she sent a small bottle, only about twenty of them.

He said that almost all of them were caught by He Boji last year. After the winter this year, I have never heard of bugs causing people to go crazy or hurting people. No matter how many people were sent to catch them, they could not catch a few, and even more so.

It’s gone. This kind of insect cannot be caught by specialized people. Basically, it is very difficult to disperse and collect it.

Fortunately, Mrs. He's condition improved.

The He family didn't ask for any money from Xu Jiaojiao when they brought them insects, so they just left after they brought them.

There is a letter handwritten by He Yanxi himself.

The above are all apologetic, saying that this guy He Boji went to the military camp. In previous years, he caught all the bugs. This year, he is not here. In addition, there are fewer bugs, so we can't collect them. There are only these few, and we are still collecting them.

, I will send it to you if you have it. If Xu Jiaojiao can't wait, see if it is available elsewhere...

Liao Qing read the letter several times.

He frowned and said, "Jiaojiao, this insect is so difficult to control. The quantity of Anshen Pills is not large, and the gold list wine cannot be mass-produced. Things are rare and expensive, so this price is still a bit low."

Xu Jiaojiao said, "I didn't expect it to be so difficult to collect snow stone lotus bugs. After all, He Boji brought so many in the area before. Fortunately, the limit is originally limited, and we only sell it for one month a year. The quantity is up to us."

It’s up to you to decide, and we’ll talk about it when the time comes.”

Liao Qing hummed, and then said, "Maybe something happened to the He family, and it was out of order. Otherwise, the He family wouldn't be so negligent about your matter. I still remember that when we got married, the He family said someone was coming.

, no one came, they said they were doing business at sea, something went wrong at sea and they couldn’t get back in time?”

Xu Jiaojiao nodded, "After that, He Boji went to the border to fight. Is there any connection? What really happened to the He family, so they sent He Boji to the border? But the He family's wine business has been very cooperative.

Okay! I haven’t heard any problems from shopkeeper He. There has always been a huge demand..."

"It seems that there is no problem, but in fact, let's taste it again. After He Boji went to the border pass, he ordered a batch of wine for the border officers. In the past, He's business conduct was to avoid suspicion, and he did not do business with Mrs. He's natal family for fear of being exposed.

People criticize you, but why do you suddenly order wine for border officers? This time our winery has clearly set a rule. Only in the month of the annual scholar examination can we provide limited quantities of gold list wines for sale. The He family business has always respected the rules of our winery. Why?

At the end of the year, we are asked to make an exception and they use it as tribute wine? I guess they have no choice..."

As soon as Liao Qing finished speaking, Xu Jiaojiao realized that his thoughts were too careful.

"You mean, what kind of difficulties have they encountered? Do they need this batch of tribute wine to travel? Or is it a big trouble? The number of bugs is not really small. It's because the He family is in trouble and they can't devote too much attention to catching bugs.

?He Boji went to the border to serve as a soldier. This was also a concession from the He family. It would be safer to send him to the border?"

Liao Qing was not sure, "It's just a guess. Your adoptive father didn't say it clearly, so we can only guess. I hope we overthink it."

Saying this made Xu Jiaojiao feel a little relieved.

It's a pity that people are so quiet these days... I can't be of much help.

She can only help a little with money here. However, if the He family really wants to get into trouble, it can't be settled with money. The money of the He family is hundreds of times richer than she knows. Before,

She has not touched the thousand taels of silver that He Yanxi gave to Xu Jiaojiao as a wedding gift. She still keeps it... Now that the wine shop is making money every day, she has no shortage of money.

Suddenly, Xu Jiaojiao thought of her senior brother Sun Zhijian again!

"My senior brother Sun Shenyi also suddenly came to Beijing recently. Is there any connection? He had treated the leg of his adoptive father He Yanxi before..."

Liao Qing said solemnly, "It's really hard to say. Forget it, let's not think about it too much. It's useless. We'll see what happens later. Let's have a good year first."

"Well, that's right. We can't help you much. You're a scholar and I'm a village girl who only knows how to make wine. Let's celebrate the Chinese New Year! I'll make this gold-listed wine for the He family as soon as possible.

Come out, you can deduct Xiao Hei's monthly ration!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of tiles being moved on the roof.

It's like something is causing damage.

Xu Jiaojiao raised her head and said, "If a tile is broken, take a tranquilizing pill..."

Suddenly, there was no sound on the roof.

Neither the He family nor Divine Doctor Sun told Xu Jiaojiao and the others what happened. It was definitely something they couldn't handle. They were a country couple and they really couldn't worry about it. They could only live their lives well.

The day is good.

"Big boss, after you took the criminal investigation, are the people who are secretly following you still there?"

Liao Qing muttered, "It seems like it's gone. It's okay. We're not afraid."

He didn't say that there seemed to be no one following him, but he felt even more uneasy, and there was a sign of a storm to come.

Xu Jiaojiao held his hand tightly and intertwined their fingers, "Well, we are not afraid."

Whatever happens, we face it together.

Not afraid of wind and rain.

…

***

The next day, an unexpected person came to visit Lao Xu's family.

Old Master Li and Master Ji from the town school both came.

Mr. Ji had visited Mr. Xu's house before, but Mr. Li had been teaching in the town school all his life and had never appeared in any student's home.

As soon as Old Master Li arrived at Xujiacun, he was immediately greeted by a crowd of sideways glances.

After asking about the reason, they made a special trip to congratulate Liao Qing for being admitted as a scholar. Everyone escorted the two ladies to the door of Lao Xu's house.

Xu Youde came out in a wheelchair to greet them personally, and Liao Qing was also very polite and welcomed the two wives into his home.
Chapter completed!