At dawn, when I opened the doors and windows, the entire courtyard was covered with white, and there was a thick layer of snow. It was really like the New Year without snow.
Wei Zheng was thinking about home brewing and got up early to watch the wine.
"It didn't work out,"
Wei Zheng opened the tightly covered wine barrel. Although there was a smell of wine, he smelled something wrong. He scooped up a bowl and held it in his hand. The wine looked clear, but after taking a sip, he immediately felt...
That's not right.
"No, it's not that smell."
Mrs. Pei came over and took it and took a sip, "Astringent and bitter, it doesn't taste like wine at all."
Wei Zheng was still studying it carefully.
"Don't think about it. Wu Erlang next door gave you a jar of Wuhou Shao. Do you think you can make it yourself after drinking it twice? How can it be so easy? The wine is strong and spicy, but it is very mellow and sweet. It is better than us.
Home-burning spring is very powerful, it is not brewed in the same way at all." Ms. Pei said bluntly.
Wei Zheng was still sipping and tasting, "How did you make that wine? The wine is so clear, yet so strong and overbearing. When I first drank it, I felt like I had swallowed fire in my stomach, but that
After the semen energy rises, it can make the whole body feel like it is boiling..."
Wei Zheng is not only good at making better wine, he usually likes to make two side dishes and drink a pot of home brew. The more he drinks, the more flavorful it becomes. If he is writing an article or admonishment, he has to have a pot first.
His ability to drink was okay, but the jar of Wuhou wine given to him by Wu Huaiyu really opened his eyes. He had never drunk such strong wine. At first, he thought Wu Huaiyu had poisoned the wine to murder him.
In the past few days, the altar of Wuhou Shao had been finished, and Wei Zheng was too embarrassed to ask for it again. Since he couldn't buy it outside for a while, he thought about brewing it himself.
"Maybe it's the wrong season?"
Wei's home brewing is mainly spring wine, which is brewed after the first lunar month and then roasted. Generally, winter wine is brewed during the winter solstice, or simply during the Qingming Festival, when the weather is neither too cold nor too hot.
Now that the Chinese New Year is approaching, the weather is a little cold. Although he is wrapped in a cotton quilt to ferment, he still feels uncomfortable.
"It's not these problems at all. Then Wuhou wine is not brewed by traditional methods at all. What's the use of wondering about it?"
Mrs. Pei told Wei Zheng that she went shopping in the two cities yesterday and found that Wu Huaiyu had opened a Bingyutang wine shop in the east and west cities. Wuhou wine and bachelor's wine were selling very well. It was the Chinese New Year and wine was banned this year.
The demand for wine exceeds supply.
"The imperial court banned the use of grains to make wine, but Wu Erlang actually had the ability to make wine with Taozi and pears. This young man is very smart, but the taste of the wine is also unique. Men drink Taozi Shao, while women drink Taozi.
Sweet and sour·······"
Wei Zheng looked at the unfinished barrel of wine and said, "It's a pity that so much material was wasted."
"If you want to drink, go and visit next door. I say you should take the initiative to go for a walk. What happened last time, the saint rewarded us with Qianguan to pay off the debt for us, but Wu Erlang also gave us a great favor. Enemies
It is better to untie than to tie,”
Mrs. Pei still hoped that her husband could have a better relationship with Wu Huaiyu. Didn't the emperor also say that he was a good neighbor?
Wei Zheng did not answer his wife's words. In fact, Wei Zheng was not that pedantic person. On the contrary, Wei Zheng was the most pragmatic and smart person.
When his father died in a foreign land, the young Wei Zheng had no choice but to become a Taoist monk. However, the world was in chaos, so he immediately went to serve as a staff advisor to Yuan Bao Bao of Julu County. Yuan Bao Bao defected to Li Mi, and Wei Zheng also immediately offered advice to Li Mi, and then
It became Li Mi's recording room.
After Li Mi surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, he was not reused in Beijing. Wei Zheng also proactively saw the opportunity and asked for instructions to go to Shandong to recruit Li Ji for the Tang Dynasty. Later, he was captured by Dou Jiande, and he was also very aware of current affairs and stayed as a daily servant.
After returning to the Tang Dynasty, Jiancheng recruited him, and he decisively joined the East Palace. He also gave many good suggestions to Jiancheng, such as killing Li Shimin early, and he was a full-fledged counselor.
But six months later, he changed from a counselor to an admonisher. This huge change in status was also a helpless move. When Dou Jiande captured him, he accepted the surrender very happily because he knew that if he did not surrender, he might die.
But six months later, Li Shimin questioned him about his plan to kill him, but Wei Zheng behaved as if he was a loyal minister of Li Jiancheng and was very strong. This was because he had already understood that Li Shimin was not Dou Jiande. Li Shimin was a very capable person and would not kill him.
He, Wei Zheng, is now Minister Zuocheng, and his status in the court is very special. At that time, Wang Gui and Wei Ting were treated similarly in the East Palace, but there was a Wang family from Taiyuan and a Wei family from Jingzhao. Wei Zheng couldn't compare with him, so he could only
You can now take the path of admonishing ministers and being lonely ministers.
Since you want to be a lonely minister, you can't be afraid of offending others, and you can't think about being polite and friendly with your relatives and ministers.
Wives are women, how can they understand the mystery here?
He, Wei Zheng, could only go to the dark side in one way, and he had to constantly rebuke him. Whether he was the emperor or a hero, he had to stand up when something was wrong.
"Alang, madam, the owner of the martial arts gym next door is here to visit."
Wei Zheng was stunned.
Mrs. Pei smiled and said, "Hurry up and greet you."
"What are you still doing? People come to you. You don't want to have a bad face. I heard that he will be the governor of Yanzhou in the next year?"
"The edict has been issued to envoy Chijie Yanzhou's military personnel and Yanzhou governor to take office in the next year."
"Less than twenty years old, the governor of the fourth rank, tsk tsk." Mr. Pei exclaimed.
Wu Huaiyu followed the old servant of the Wei family to the front hall. He hadn't been here for a while. The Wei family had changed a lot. Previously, the emperor ordered the supervisor to renovate the hall of the Wei family. The gate and hall were renovated, making it more grand.
In the hall, Uncle Yu, the second uncle of the Wei Zheng family, and their two daughters were all writing there.
Although they were both less than ten years old, they were very serious about writing and practicing calligraphy. Huaiyu took a look and found that especially the second Shuyu and Wei Erniang, they could write extremely well at such a young age.
When Wei Shuyu saw him, he was not afraid of strangers, and even took the initiative to ask him for calligraphy lessons. Wei Zheng got a calligraphy by Huaiyu from somewhere, and asked Wei Shuyu to learn his Yan Zhenqing style, which was quite good.
Wei Zheng came in and saw Huaiyu instructing his second son in calligraphy. He felt a little embarrassed when he saw the calligraphy.
"Wei Erlang is really talented in calligraphy, and Wei Erniang is also very good."
"Wei Gong has a good family tradition,"
When Wei Zheng saw this, he was a lot more polite. The guests and hosts sat down again and let their children go out to play.
Huaiyu first brought up two jars of wine, one jar of Wuhou Erguotou and one jar of pear blossom wine.
"Recently, there is a rumor in the market that I, Wu Huaiyu, am a villain. I deliberately sent a secret letter to Quan Yushi to ask him to impeach Duke Wei for marrying the prince's family, and made this good thing dirty. Then I, Wu Huaiyu, robbed Wei Dalang's property for my third brother.
Girl with the fifth surname, I am wronged in this matter.
At the beginning, Quan Zhirang impeached me and even punished me."
Wei Zheng had also heard this rumor recently, and he was a little skeptical. After all, the Wu family was the one who benefited the most from this incident.
He did not expect that Wu Huaiyu would take the initiative to come and mention this matter.
"Wei Gong, our two families are neighbors. Although we were a little unhappy before, to be honest, I have never done anything to offend Wei Gong, right? It's all some misunderstandings, right?"
Mrs. Pei blushed when she heard this. It was her husband who always blamed others, and they repaid kindness with kindness. When they borrowed money, they helped without saying a word, and the interest was much less than other families. Even if there was an unpleasantness in the end, it was his family who regretted the agreement first.
In the end, their conditions are much better than those of others.
"It's indeed all misunderstandings," Pei said.
Huaiyu looked at Wei Zheng with a smile, "I will also go to Shuofang to work in the next year. Before I leave, I don't want these misunderstandings to become a problem for our two families. After all, distant relatives are not as good as close neighbors."
"Some people intentionally cause harm. The one who is clean will be cleared up. I don't have much explanation. Today, it is actually a good thing."
Wu Huaiyu came to the Wei family to propose marriage and act as a matchmaker.
"Xueshi Wang has a nephew named Wang Yifang. He and Xueshi Wang have not yet entered the fifth service, but his great-grandfather was an official in Sishui and later settled in Lianshui. Wang Yifang is only eleven years old this year. He lost his father when he was young and his family was poor, but he served his mother
Gong Jin is a filial son. He has been studying since he was a child and is proficient in the Five Classics. Now he has come to the capital to serve as a bachelor to the King..."
Huaiyu said that he had seen this young man at Wang Xueshi's house. He was very smart and filial, and he would become a great man in the future.
"I want to act as a matchmaker for Duke Wei on behalf of Wang Yixiang, and ask him to marry a young lady from the Wei family. It's really a pity that the good things between the Wei and Wang families didn't work out before. Why don't we do it again this time?"
This was something Wei Zheng and his wife did not expect.
Wu Huaiyu actually came to propose marriage to the Wei family as Wang Ji's nephew. The last time he proposed to marry the Wang family's daughter, he failed, and now the Wang family is asking to marry the Wei family's daughter.
"Wei Gong, although Wang Yifang lost his father when he was young and his family situation is now more difficult, he is a descendant of the Wang family in Taiyuan. I think this son will become a great person in the future. The marriage between the Wang and Wei families is definitely a good thing."
Wei Zheng had previously wanted his son to marry a daughter of the Wang family, so naturally what he most valued was the century-old reputation of the old Wang family.
If a daughter from the Wei family can marry into the Wang family, it will naturally be helpful to the Wei family.
Mrs. Pei became excited, but Wei Zheng looked at Wu Huaiyu in confusion for a moment.
"Wei Gong, I really hope that our neighbors can be friendly. It's really a pity that the marriage between the Wang and Wei families didn't happen last time. This time I happened to have this opportunity, so I wanted to pull a red line."
"Does Scholar Wang and his nephew also have this intention?"
"Of course Bachelor Wang is very willing, and Wang Yifang's mother is also willing. However, the Wang family's current financial situation is not very good, and Duke Wei may have to be considerate of this gift."
"Of course, it doesn't matter if Wei Gong disagrees. In fact, I have a good choice. Wang Xueshi has a very good relationship with the uncle and nephew of the Xue family in Sanfeng, Hedong.
Ji is also a close friend.
Xue Shou's eldest son, Yuan Chao, is a male from Fenyin County. The emperor has previously granted marriage to Yuan Ji's daughter and the head of Jing County. His second son, Renwei, is still young and has not yet been engaged. If Duke Wei is interested, I can act as a matchmaker and bring about a marriage between Wei and Xue."
Mr. Pei is very aware of the status of the Xue Shou family. Even though Xue Shou has passed away, his two nephews are now quite famous in Beijing and have good official careers. Not to mention that Xue Shou also has an aunt who is the Supreme Emperor's Jieyu.
The Xue family in Hedong is a famous family together with the Pei family and the Liu family. Whether it is the Wang family in Taiyuan or the Xue family in Hedong, they will definitely be a good match for their son-in-law.
Wei Zheng couldn't help but feel that Wu Erlang was really big and broad-minded. The relationship between the two was as good as before, and he could still be so helpful.
"Marquis Shouyang, please pay homage to Wei Zheng!" Wei Zheng stood up and thanked him.
"Wei Gong is so polite. We are just neighbors."
When leaving, Wei Zheng and his wife walked all the way to the gate, very polite and grateful. After Wu Huaiyu entered the Wu family gate, the two of them stood for a while before returning.
"Did you see that he's just like Takejiro, he's very grand."
"In the future, you must never impeach and attack Wu Erlang without any reason again. It's shameful to be embarrassed." Mrs. Pei couldn't help scolding her husband, "I think these two marriages are very good, how about two marriages?"
Everyone agrees, the eldest wife will be promised to the Wang family, and the second mother will be promised to the Xue family?"
Wei Zheng thought about it carefully for a while, "I think it's fine,"
"Then prepare gifts and ask Wu Erlang to be a matchmaker to help start proposing marriage to the Wang and Xue families. We can't miss it this time." Mrs. Pei said seriously.
