Wang Jinwu said: "I have never eaten pork, but I have seen pigs running away. There are so many friends who are doctors around me, and I have also smoked it."
"Why do you sound like a curse to me?"
Wang Jinwu laughed loudly: "I can't speak, don't think too much, I didn't scold you."
At this time, a farm staff member knocked on the door and came in: "Mr. Wang, we have contacted him and we will kill the pigs early tomorrow morning."
As the Chinese New Year was approaching, Wang Jinwu arranged for the wild boar they had raised for two years to be killed.
Killing pigs to celebrate the New Year is also a folk tradition. Wang Jinwu said that the pigs raised in captivity are now slaughtered between 6 and 12 months old and eat pig feed. The pigs on their farm grew up eating leftovers and drank mountain spring water.
, the growth cycle is long, both pigs exceed two years.
The reason why the pig was killed years ago was because Tong Guangsheng's family was coming back for the festival this year. Wang Jinwu asked Xu Chunliang to come over tomorrow to eat the pig meat. It would be best to invite Mei Ruxue as well.
Seeing that the time was almost up, Xu Chunliang called Fan Lida. Fan Lida drank a lot at noon. If he hadn't called him, he would probably have slept until dawn.
After Fan Lida washed up, she went to the floating restaurant, and the dinner started. After the meal, there was a barbecue. The original intention was to come for inspection, but after arriving, she just drank.
At eleven o'clock in the evening, Xu Chunliang supported the drunken Fan Lida and sent him back to the room. Fan Lida was so excited that he patted Xu Chunliang on the shoulder and said, "Brother, you are so enthusiastic and solemn."
Xu Chunliang smiled and said: "Don't be polite to me. When you come to Weishan Island from now on, we will have revolutionary wine every day."
Fan Lida nodded repeatedly: "As you said, I will definitely come, I must come. By the way, you didn't tell anyone else about me, right?"
Xu Chunliang said: "Not a word was mentioned."
Fan Lida gave him a thumbs up and lowered his voice: "From now on, your affairs are my affairs. As long as I can do it for your brother, I will give you the green light all the way."
Xu Chunliang said, "I'm just waiting for you." Wine is really a good thing. For a good drinker like Fan Lida, he must drink enough. As long as the relationship is open, doing things with him will be smooth in the future.
Xu Chunliang said in a low voice: "Don't be too busy going back. Kill the pig tomorrow and eat the butchered vegetables before leaving."
Fan Lida said: "No, I have to go back early tomorrow morning. I have to report to the boss about my work and the office location. I have to report as soon as possible." Even though he drank a lot, he didn't forget the important things at all.
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Xu Chunliang said: "Then you rest first, I will arrange a yacht to take you back early tomorrow morning."
"Don't bother, don't make it special."
Xu Chunliang smiled and said: "It's not troublesome at all. This farm is just like our own."
Xu Chunliang came outside, and Wang Jinwu and Zhang Haitao sent the drunk Xiao Wang back to the room.
Wang Jinwu has prepared a room for Xu Chunliang. Xu Chunliang said that he would go back to the hospital tonight. Zhang Haitao did not drink at night and had no problems driving.
Xu Chunliang called Wang Jinwu aside and arranged for him to bring some pork back to Fan Lida after killing the pig early tomorrow morning.
Wang Jinwu told him to just rest assured, not only wild boar meat, but also fresh lake aquatic products were indispensable. He would send them back directly on a yacht, and Guquan Town would arrange vehicles to ensure delivery to their doorsteps.
Although Xu Chunliang did not mention Fan Lida's identity, Wang Jinwu also knew from Xu Chunliang's attitude towards him and the standard of reception that this person was very important. In fact, no matter what the person's status was, as long as he was Xu Chunliang's friend, Wang Jinwu would treat him as a distinguished guest.
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Zhang Haitao accompanied him from noon to evening today, and he guessed Fan Lida's identity to some extent. He learned a lot from Xu Chunliang during this period. He didn't say what he shouldn't say, and he didn't ask what he shouldn't ask. It snowed again at night, silently.
Breathlessness quietly covers the island.
When passing by the Weishan Island Winery, Xu Chunliang subconsciously glanced in front of the door and saw several clear ruts on the snow. Xu Chunliang asked Zhang Haitao to pull over to the side of the road. Those ruts were clearly left just now.
, in his impression the winery has been closed for a long time.
Zhang Haitao was a little surprised and said: "Xu Yuan, what's the matter?"
Xu Chunliang said: "It's okay, I want to take a few steps, you can go back first."
Zhang Haitao thought to himself, this place is not far from the town government, and Mei Ruxue is back. Could it be that he wants to send me away to have a private meeting with his girlfriend? Anyway, it is not something he can do, so he nodded honestly and said: "Okay, then
Please be careful."
Xu Chunliang got out of the car and waited for Zhang Haitao to drive away. He then walked back slowly and came to the door of the winery. He saw that the door was locked from the inside. He leaned into the crack of the door and looked inside, because the white snow reflected the
Therefore, the scene in the yard was clear at a glance, and a van was parked inside.
Xu Chunliang observed the rut marks and could confirm that the car entered not long ago.
Xu Chunliang intuitively felt that something was unusual. He went around to the other side, climbed over the wall quietly, and tiptoed close to the van. He took a look inside the van and saw that there was no one inside. He reached for the exhaust pipe and immediately felt the exhaust.
The residual temperature of the cylinder proves that the car stalled not long ago.
A line of messy footprints stretched from the van to the depths of the winery. Xu Chunliang followed the footprints to the vicinity of the ancient cellar and saw faint light and shadow flickering on the broken windows of the workshop.
Xu Chunliang crouched under the window. Before he could look inside, he heard voices coming from him. He hurriedly hid in the grass.
Two people came out. One of them lit a cigarette after he came out. The firelight illuminated his face, and he was clearly Yan Zhongmin, the deputy director of the winery.
In fact, Xu Chunliang had just guessed that he should be there, after all, the key to the winery door was now in his hands.
Yan Zhongmin took a drag on his cigarette, and the man next to him, wearing a blue police coat and a police hat, with a pockmarked face, complained in broken Mandarin: "It's so cold in the south too!"
Yan Zhongmin said: "We are not in the south. Dongzhou is located in the north of the Yangtze River."
The pockmarked man chuckled: "My hometown is Inner Mongolia. Anyway, to me, you are the south."
Yan Zhongmin shook his head, unable to refute. He took a puff of smoke and said, "What's so interesting about this shabby winery? You can't come here in broad daylight? Do you have to choose it at night?"
Pockmarked: "It's too eye-catching during the day."
Yan Zhongmin looked at him with some confusion.
The pockmarked man realized that he had said something wrong and quickly explained: "Actually, we are not the only ones eyeing the winery. We mainly don't want to attract the attention of our competitors."
Yan Zhongmin said: "You are worrying too much. Except for your Qianfan Group, no one is interested in this junk."
Xu Chunliang was startled. The pockmarked face actually belonged to the Qianfan Group. This Chen Qianfan was not simple. As soon as he left, he sent someone to investigate. However, he neither contacted himself nor the local government, but contacted Yan Zhongmin privately.
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If you really want to buy a winery, you shouldn't do this. You can just go through the formal channels and contact the winery staff privately to investigate, and do it in the middle of the night. There will definitely be some articles involved.
Yan Zhongmin was obviously suspicious: "If you really want to acquire it, why don't you just negotiate with the town and buy it? After the acquisition, you can inspect it as you want."
Pockmarked said: "To tell you the truth, we are mainly interested in these three cellars. Before proposing the acquisition, we must conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the cellars. Only when we understand the value can we make an offer to the relevant departments."
Yan Zhongmin said: "Hurry up and take samples quickly."
He said with a pockmarked face: "Don't worry, I won't lose you."
Yan Zhongmin shook his head and said he would wait in the car. That van also belonged to him.
The pockmarked man looked at Yan Zhongmin's back with a sneer on his face.
Not long after Yan Zhongmin left, a short man came out again and said to the pockmarked face: "Lao Liu, what did you tell him?"
He said with a pockmarked face: "Second brother, he seems to be suspicious."
"Fuck him, two bricks can't stop him." The two bricks he said meant 20,000 yuan.
The pockmarked man whispered: "What's wrong?"
The little man known as the second brother looked around and whispered: "There are fish."
The pockmarked man said in surprise: "Big fish?"
The second brother nodded and said: "Big fish!"
Xu Chunliang could hear clearly in the grass, and he could conclude that these people were not just coming for the wine cellar. From their conversation, he could tell that what they did was shady.
In fact, the last time Chen Qianfan came over, Xu Chunliang had doubts about his motives. At that time, he thought that Chen Qianfan's purpose was to acquire the winery, but based on the current situation, it seemed that it was not that simple.
Old Chen, Old Chen, how many times have you played with Xiao Jiujiu behind my back? Xu Chunliang is a little angry. I treat you as a friend, but you treat me as a villain.
The pockmarked man continued: "Closing the net?"
The little man shook his head and said: "The fish is too big, but our boat is too small."
The pockmarked man looked around the winery and said, "Buy it?"
The little man nodded.
Not long after, the little man announced the end of work, and people came out of the workshop one after another. Xu Chunliang counted, there were four in total, plus the three who just appeared, there were seven people in total.
Yan Zhongmin started the van, and the group of people got in and drove away from the winery.
Xu Chunliang waited for them to lock the door and leave, then came out of the hiding place, entered the workshop, took out his mobile phone and turned on the flashlight. The workshop in front of him was the manual workshop of the former brewery.
The three ancient cellars mentioned by Chen Qianfan are all located in the handicraft workshop. Two of the three cellars have collapsed. Xu Chunliang found that the cellar that was relatively intact did not have many traces of human disturbance, but the No. 3 cellar that collapsed and was seriously damaged.
The pool has obviously been disturbed.
There are many kiln bricks scattered around the cellar, and there are many footprints next to them. At a glance, you can tell that it is the target of the group of people just now.
Generally speaking, the older the cellar, the more beneficial microorganisms and aroma substances in the cellar mud, and the stronger the aroma of the wine. The value of these ancient cellars is related to the microbial populations contained in them.
Xu Chunliang lay down in the No. 3 cellar and smelled it carefully, but did not smell the aroma of wine inside. The aroma of the wine in the workshop actually originated from the No. 1 cellar. The last time Chen Qianfan came here, he mentioned the No. 1 cellar.
