Recruit disciples

  Bai Qi picked up a bowl of wine and brought it to his eyes for a closer look. He saw that the color of the bamboo leaf green was slightly clearer than before, but not very obvious. As he had been making bamboo leaf green for many years, he was extremely familiar with it, so he could tell at a glance.

  He brought it to his lips and took a light sip. Suddenly, the somewhat dull eyes sparkled with delight.

  "This... brocade, is this your improved Zhū Yè Qīng?"

  His lips still lingered with the faint scent of wine, but his gaze was fixed intently on An Yan's face, afraid to miss a single word.

  Her expression was warm and gentle, with a subtle smile hidden in her elegant eyes. She raised the corners of her mouth and said softly, "Yes, Uncle. How is this improved version of Bamboo Leaf Green? Can it turn around the current situation?"

  "Of course it can. This is at least three points better than the original Zhū Yè Qīng. With this kind of improvement, let's see how those people dare to look down on our White family's Zhū Yè Qīng."

  A look of excitement appeared on Bai Qi's face, making his complexion slightly red. An Yan was taken aback for a moment, not expecting Bai Qi to be so concerned about that matter.

  Everyone at the table looked at Bai Qi's reaction, and one by one they picked up their bowls to taste the improved Zhu Ye Qing, even Su San also picked up a bowl.

  Everyone's face was as white as his, full of joy and hope.

  Su San took a sip, but didn't say a word and continued drinking until the bowl of wine was empty before putting it down. Still, there was no reaction, just quietly lowering his head, sitting there, like a still life painting. However, in a place where no one could see, Su San's eyes became even more profound.

  "Uncle, this improved method of making bamboo leaf green liquor is simple. It's based on the white family's bamboo leaf green liquor and then adds a few Chinese medicinal herbs to it. Leaving it for a day is enough."

  I thought it would take some time to start, but later I realized that the effect was achieved so quickly because there were fewer medicinal materials and they happened to be easily soluble in wine.

  Upon hearing An Yan's words, Bai Qi slightly furrowed his brow, "Adding more medicinal herbs does improve the flavor, but will this cause any problems?"

  After all, medicinal materials are not something that can be added casually, and if things go wrong, it will lead to big problems. At this point, Bai Qi's face showed a serious and solemn expression, apparently not being stunned by the sudden surprise, still maintaining his calmness and clarity of mind, without putting his eyes solely on profit.

  An Yan heard Bai Qi's words and raised an eyebrow, apparently because Bai Qi did not only see the great benefits and was delighted.

  "It won't, all the medicinal materials added are mild in nature and beneficial to the body."

  An Yan continued and also said all the medicinal materials that were added, the Bai family listened and roughly understood, only then did they put their minds at ease.

  Since there is no problem, the next thing to do is to rely on this improved bamboo leaf green to pay off debts, improve family circumstances, and even let the White family rise again.

  Some thoughts that Bai Qi had put aside in his early years also became active at this time.

  "The new bamboo shoots are easy to make and we should discuss the sales issue now."

  The words fell, and the table fell silent.

  This is indeed a problem. Nowadays, both Hsinchu County and Baishan County have encountered resistance. Where can the new green bamboo shoots be sold? It has become a difficult problem for the time being.

  "Or we can transport them to Qingcheng and sell them there?"

  Bai Ping thought for a moment, scratched his own head with his hand, and then smiled in agreement.

  Selling to Qingcheng is probably not feasible, as the Ruan family is also in Qingcheng. If something goes wrong at that time, they may never have a chance to turn things around again. Moreover, transporting goods to Qingcheng would greatly increase costs.

  "I think it's better to sell it in Hsinchu County."

  Everyone was skeptical, thinking that this was the least likely place to be correct. Why did An Yan actually say this answer? At this time, everyone thought that An Yan just didn't know how to do business and had simply said something casually.

  It turned out that Bai Qi was also thinking of selling it to Hsinchu County, but he didn't know if his niece's thoughts were the same as his.

  "Brocade, tell me your thoughts."

  His eyes lit up warmly and fell on An Yan's body, carrying a temperature of expectation.

  He spoke calmly and slowly, with a hint of warmth in his smile, "Actually, among the three counties in Qingcheng, we are most familiar with Xinzhu County. As for the other two counties, we are not very familiar with them. If we were to go recklessly, it would be just like walking into the tiger's den if we happened to run into a buyer who is familiar with Qingfeng Building. In Xinzhu County, however, we not only have more knowledge but also have an easier time investigating. Once we find Qingfeng Building's rival, wouldn't that be killing two birds with one stone?"

  Su San's drooping eyes suddenly opened, and inside flowed a dazzling light, flashing with intoxicating starlight. One arrow, two eagles, what a one arrow, two eagles!

  Bai Qi heard this and immediately clapped his hands in delight, "Good, indeed a good idea."

  Bai Qi looked at An Yan's gaze with a strange emotion in his eyes.

  Wang heard the old man's words and couldn't help but look at An Yan seriously. This niece, from her initial arrogance and willfulness to her current calmness and wisdom, which one was really her? Or was it that people who had really died once were like a completely different person? However, these didn't matter, what mattered was that Tang Jinxiu had really become sensible, wasn't this heaven's blessing?

  When Bai Ping first heard it, he only felt a sense of confusion. But after careful consideration, he suddenly realized the truth. From then on, Bai Ping's gaze at An Yan was different, with a hint of reverence.

  Liu was still somewhat perplexed, looking at her man with a puzzled expression. Bai Ping immediately laughed and explained: "In this way, we can sell the white family's bamboo leaf green, and because of the rivalry with the Wu family behind Qingfeng Wine House, we will naturally promote our new bamboo leaf green vigorously. This solves our sales problem, and secondly, it can also strike at Qingfeng Wine House. You say, isn't this a clever plan that kills two birds with one stone?"

  Upon hearing this, Liu also came to a realization and suddenly looked at An Yan with eyes that were filled with fervent heat.

  Looking at the eyes of Liu and Bai Ping, An Yan felt a little helpless, but his heart was moved. He took the opportunity to say: "Big brother, big sister-in-law, Jin Xiu has something to discuss with you."

  "What's wrong?"

  Bai Ping was slightly surprised, but smiled and asked instead.

  An Yan smiled and said: "I think Pang Yu is clever, so I want to take her with me, teach her to read and make wine. What do you think?"

  Bai Ping and Liu looked at each other, both with joy in their eyes. After these few short days, they felt that An Yan had really changed. Especially today, they admired her even more. At this moment, hearing that she wanted to teach her own children, they were naturally delighted. As for whether or not she would bully Pang Ya, anyway, they all lived in the same house, so it was impossible for Pang Ya to be bullied. On the contrary, Pang Ya had rarely encountered such a good thing, after all, what farm girl could have the opportunity to read and write?

  "That's great, we two spouses are more than happy about it."