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  "Father, I have let everyone down." Bai Ping's face was tinged with a subtle anger, his eyes filled with self-reproach.

  Bai Qi's body trembled slightly, then he closed his eyes heavily and said, "Speak."

  There was a faint sense of powerlessness in his words.

  Bai Ping looked up at his father's unusually tired figure, choked in his throat, and said: "I found the owner of Qingfeng Building, Wu Wen, and asked him to return our Zhuyeqing wine. At first, Wu Wen was very displeased and scolded me severely. I remembered my father's words and didn't back down, asking Wu Wen to return our wine. But in the end, Wu Wen suddenly changed his attitude and agreed to return the Zhuyeqing. However, when I saw the returned Zhuyeqing, more than half of it had been broken. Originally, we sent fifty jars, but now only twenty-three jars are left."

  Bai Ping finished speaking and lowered his head. Among these twenty-seven jars, each one was the essence of the Bai family's hard work. Every jar of bamboo leaf green liquor was a month's accumulation of the Bai family's blood and sweat, but now it was being wasted like this, and everyone in their hearts felt reluctant to part with it.

  "Alright, everyone go to sleep now, we'll discuss everything again tomorrow."

  Bai Ping's words fell, and after a deep breath, he said in an extremely calm tone: "I'm going to go out for a bit." As soon as he finished speaking, he stood up and walked out of the main hall with somewhat unsteady steps.

  An Yan looked at Bai Qi's departing back and suddenly felt a surge of sorrow.

  The rest of the people looked at each other in silence and eventually left quietly.

  When only An Yan and Su San were left in the hall, An Yan inadvertently turned his head to look at Su San on one side, but found that he was also looking at himself.

  She was moved in her heart and asked: "Do you have a way to help the Bai family get through this difficult time?"

  It's not that she belittled herself, but rather that she was new to the situation and still felt uncertain in her heart, so she wasn't quite sure how to solve the current difficulties of the Bai family. As for Su San, she always felt that he was not simple at all. Especially when Su San unintentionally revealed a kind of proud and aloof temperament, which was absolutely not something that an ordinary farming family could cultivate.

  Su San's eyes were like black jade, shining brightly in the dark of night. His profile, turned towards An Yan, was chiseled like a ghostly axe, hard as granite, yet exuding an inexplicable mature charm that made An Yan's eyes flicker slightly. This man, if dressed in brocade, would be a young master from a family of great merit.

  Su San looked at An Yan's eyes, the color was light and his facial expression remained indifferent. His body, which had been leaning against the beam, slowly straightened up, then without saying a word, he walked out of the hall.

  Looking at Su San's upright posture and leisurely pace, An Yan's usual calm and gentle face twitched slightly.

  This person is really inhumane! With a calm tone, he thought to himself with great indignation, his elegant eyes flashing with a hint of annoyance.

  One night without words, the next day when the sky was slightly white with fish belly, An Yan woke up. She and her mother Bai Shi were in the same room, but after waking up, she didn't move, just standing quietly by the window. Through the open window, she saw the few clumps of bamboo in the courtyard, looking at the green bamboo leaves, feeling that her mood had improved a lot instantly.

  Bamboo leaves green, the fine wine that the White family once proudly introduced, has now become a painful wound in the hearts of the White family.

  The Bai family was a prominent clan in Nangong, the largest winemaking family in Chu State. The most glorious moment was when they were imperial merchants. At that time, all the wine and water in the palace were provided by the Bai family. However, later on, they were surpassed by the new rising star, the Yin family. The "Daughter Red" made by the Yin family swept across the entire Qin State as soon as it was launched. The Bai family was powerless to change this, and their winemaking skills had not improved at all. As a result, the Bai family's status as imperial merchants was taken away, and their position plummeted.

  However, the Bai family was still a prominent clan in Nanjun. Later, a branch of the Bai family, the White First Branch, produced the famous wine "Zhu Ye Qing", which once again made the Bai family's name resound. But three months after the release of Zhu Ye Qing, something unknown happened. The White First Branch was removed from the family tree and expelled from the family. And Bai Xian also left with the entire branch, taking away the secret recipe for Zhu Ye Qing.

  The Bai family branch, also known as the Tang Jinxiu's maternal family, moved to Qingcheng and relied on the secret formula of Zhu Yeqing to become a prominent family in just a few years. It can be imagined that within a few more years, the Bai family would likely become the richest family in Qingcheng. However, the Bai family had an internal traitor who secretly escaped with the family's wealth, causing the Bai family to become impoverished overnight. The Bai family branch also fell apart due to this incident, and the three brothers went their separate ways.

  After the three brothers parted ways, Bai Xian brought his wife and children to Qingzhu Village in Hsinchu County and settled down there for over a decade.

  According to legend, after the White family left with the secret recipe of Bamboo Leaf Green, their life should not have been bad. With just a few years' time, they would naturally be able to rise again. However, what was taken away by the thief that time was not only money but also the secret recipe of the White family. Therefore, the Bamboo Leaf Green of the White family also flowed out and was no longer a secret. Even so, the White family could not find any other way to make a living and started doing the Bamboo Leaf Green business again. Although they couldn't become rich and wealthy, maintaining a warm and comfortable life was still not a problem. As time passed, the White family's people cultivated and brewed Bamboo Leaf Green on the one hand, and their days were also spent in peace and tranquility.

  However, with the arrival of Tang Jinxiu and her son, coupled with the blow from this bamboo leaf green incident, it completely broke the tranquility of the Bai family.

  The history of the Bai family was told by Mrs. Bai and Tang Jinxiu, with Mrs. Bai speaking in a sorrowful tone, while Tang Jinxiu listened with some impatience, thinking that if the Bai family had been powerful enough, she and her mother would not have been neglected by their father, and her marriage to Ruan's son would not have been so difficult.

  Now, An Yan thought of these things and felt that the world is impermanent and quite helpless. Although she didn't know the specifics, she felt that these things must be related to the secret recipe of Zhu Ye Qing. She wasn't really Tang Jin Xiu, nor was she a member of the Bai family. However, since she was already here, even if she couldn't do it wholeheartedly, doing her part was also acceptable. Thinking this way, she turned around and started searching through the trunks in the room, soon finding several sets of bright and fine clothes. She held these clothes and walked out of the room slowly.

  As soon as I arrived at the courtyard, I saw Mrs. Liu sweeping the yard, while Chubby was jumping and playing alone in the yard.

  Chubby first discovered An Yan, and suddenly a pair of eyes widened, it seemed that yesterday's rabbit steamed bun had taken effect. Xiaobao's eyes were bright at this time, with a hint of shyness, recalling the previous scandalous behavior of Tang Jinxiu. After hesitating for half a day, Xiaobao just stood still, lowering his fluffy little head, and his small hands clenched his clothes tightly, obviously making a difficult decision.

  At this time, Liu also saw An Yan's arrival. Based on An Yan's good behavior yesterday, Liu saw that she was also gentle and smiled slightly.

  As soon as he saw this good start, An Yan quickly walked to Liu's side with a hint of a smile on his face and said softly: "Sister-in-law, this is my clothes, yesterday I said it was okay to take them to sell for silver. I don't know if Big Brother went to the county today?"

  Liu had always been someone who couldn't hide his thoughts, and as soon as he saw An Yan's actions, a joyful expression immediately appeared on his face. However, thinking of something, he hesitated and said: "If you donate all your clothes, you'll have to wear my and my younger siblings' old clothes, I'm afraid it won't be comfortable?"