When Tang Ning came to the shop carrying a small wine jar, she didn't see the old beggar in the corner. She didn't know where he went to swindle wine.
The distillation equipment was unprofessional, the temperature control was not good, and the efficiency was extremely poor. It took him two days to cook out such a small jar of high-strength wine. He took a sip before coming and found that there was almost no other taste except spicy.
I don’t know if the old beggar will be fooled.
He passed by the door of the butcher shop. Butcher Zheng, who was chopping meat, put down his knife, sniffed, looked at Tang Ning, and asked, "What does it smell like?"
Tangning paused and raised the wine jar in her hand: "This?"
These martial arts masters have noses like those of dogs. They can smell wine even if the wine jar is plugged with a stopper. A martial arts master like Tang Yaojing does not have this ability.
Butcher Zheng took a deep breath, strode out, pulled out the stopper from the altar, took a deep breath, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he praised: "Good wine!"
Tang Ning handed the wine jar over and asked tentatively, "Would you like a sip?"
Butcher Zheng was not polite to him. He took the wine jar, raised his head, and took a swig. A blush appeared on his face. After a while, he wiped his mouth and praised again: "It's strong enough!"
The strength is enough, but it is far from being called a good wine. If the wine he made casually can be considered a good wine, then wouldn't the wine brewed according to the normal process be a fine wine?
Butcher Zheng smiled, then raised his head and drank again.
When Tang Ning saw this, she secretly thought that something was wrong with her. This wine jar was already small, and it was only half a jar. The sip he took just now was enough to drink more than half of it. If he had another sip, what would he exchange for the secret book on strengthening the kidneys?
"shut up!"
At this moment, an angry voice suddenly came from the front.
Tang Ning turned around and saw the old beggar running quickly from a distance. He grabbed the wine jar from Butcher Zheng, brought it to his mouth, raised his head and drank, but only a few drops of wine dripped from the jar.
Come down.
The old beggar shook it vigorously, and another drop fell.
He put the mouth of the jar in front of his nose, took a deep breath, his eyes flashed with strange light, and then violently smashed the wine jar to pieces. He looked at Butcher Zheng with blood-red eyes and said angrily: "How many people know how to kill a pig?"
You are so rampant in recruiting crops, you dare to touch my wine!"
A bright butcher's knife was placed on his neck.
"Brother Zheng, put down the knife first, if you have something to say."
The old beggar looked at him solemnly and said sincerely: "Isn't it just a jar of wine? We all live under the same roof. We don't see each other when we lower our heads. Don't hurt the harmony."
Butcher Zheng had no expression on his face, and the butcher's knife in his hand was still on his neck.
The old beggar laughed dryly, looked at Tangning expectantly, and asked, "I can smell it from afar. Do you still have the wine just now? If you just need a jar, the complete secret book will be yours."
Tangning shook her head and said, "There are only so many."
The old beggar closed his eyes, and his chest heaved a little. When he opened his eyes and looked at Butcher Zheng again, he sighed and said, "Pig butcher, you have gone too far. You even gave me a jar of wine. You didn't even give me a sip."
remain……"
Tang Ning's eyes were dazzled. The pig-butcher knife in Butcher Zheng's hand had appeared in the old beggar's hand. The old beggar put the knife on Butcher Zheng's neck, looked at him and said, "I told you that the pig-butcher, today's knife
Things can't be solved without a hundred taels of silver..."
Tangning watched this scene, pursed her lips, and said, "Although it's gone now, give me a few days and I can make another one."
The old beggar's eyes lit up, "Seriously."
Tangning nodded: "Seriously."
The old beggar took out a yellowed book from his arms, stuffed it into his hand, and said, "The tricks missing from those secret books are all in this."
The old beggar paid first and then received the goods. The old beggar was so unbelievable that Tangning showed a hint of doubt on his face and said, "How do I know if this is real or fake?"
The old beggar waved his hand and said, "You can ask this pig butcher, he knows more than just killing pigs."
"Forget it, I'll trust you once." Tangning shook her head, thought for a while, and said, "I'll give you an extra copy, or you can give me the other one too..."
"Which one?"
"The book on strengthening the kidney..."
…
There was no one hundred taels of silver, so the old beggar only extorted a piece of broken silver and one or two ounces of pig head meat from Butcher Zheng.
Butcher Zheng took out a broom from the shop, and while sweeping the broken wine jars on the floor, he said: "The old guy has countless good things, you have to seize the opportunity and get as much as you can by cheating him."
This is obviously an exchange, something both parties are willing to do, how can it be called cheating?
Thinking of the scene where he snatched the sword just now, Tang Ning looked at Butcher Zheng and asked, "How powerful is his martial arts?"
Butcher Zheng swept the fragments to the garbage pile in the corner and said, "It's amazing."
Old Zheng was already the most powerful person Tang Ning knew. He was so good at wielding a butcher's knife that Tang Ning didn't even notice how he put the knife on the old beggar's neck.
But he didn't see clearly how the old beggar grabbed the knife to counterattack. In other words, the old beggar was even more powerful than him. If he had such a bodyguard, wouldn't he not have to worry about his own safety when he went to the capital?
It's not enough to just figure out his secrets, you also need to figure out his people...
Fortunately, the old beggar has never seen the world and has never drunk real good wine. He can just buy a few jars of wine on the street and steam it twice. However, it is best to get some good wine that has been brewed through a complete process, so that he can
Keep this drunken old guy.
But this would take at least a year, and Tang Ning only knew a rough idea of the brewing process. Without the help of professionals, he would not be able to make it himself.
When he returned to his yard, he saw Tang Yaoyao sitting at the stone table in a daze.
Tangning took out a secret book from her arms and handed it over, saying, "The old beggar didn't sell all the secret books last time. Take this. All the missing moves are in it."
Tang Yaoyao reached out to take it, flipped through it casually, and said: "The kidney is the foundation of innateness..."
Tangning snatched the book from her hand, handed the other one to her, and said, "You got the wrong one, this one is the right one."
Tang Yaoyao flipped it over casually and threw it aside.
Tangning asked in surprise: "What's wrong? Is this fake?"
Tang Yaoyao shook her head and said: "It should be true. I felt that there was something missing in those secret books before. Some of the moves were not coherent. Now I feel much better."
If it's true, why does she still look like a frost-beaten eggplant?
She has always been very active in practicing martial arts, and she is still bitter about the fact that she is not Li Tianlan's opponent. When she sees the missing secret book being completed, she definitely shouldn't have this expression.
Tangning waved her hand in front of her eyes and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Tang Yaoyao looked away and said a little decadently: "This morning, several people came to my house to propose marriage."
A true warrior dares to face the bleak life, dares to face the dripping blood, and dares to propose marriage to the Tang family.
Unexpectedly, there were so many warriors in Lingzhou. Tang Ning guessed that there was an 80% chance that they were interested in the Tang family's money.
After all, there are few people in this era who appreciate her unique personality just like him.
Tangning looked at her and asked, "Did your father agree?"
Tang Yaoyao shook her head and said, "No, he asked me to choose, but I didn't choose and ran out."
Tang Ning had no relatives in her previous life and had never experienced what it was like to be forced into marriage. In this life, her wife was given as a gift and she had never experienced it. There was nothing she could do to help her.
Tang Yaoyao looked at him and said seriously: "We are friends, you have to help me."
Friends should help according to the occasion. As the saying goes, it is better to demolish ten temples than ruin one marriage. This is a dishonorable thing not to do.
What's more, as an outsider, he can't interfere in the Tang family's family affairs.
Tangning shook her head and said, "You have to rely on yourself for this matter. How about you persuade your father..."
"If you don't help me, I will tell Xiaoyi that you touched me last time."
As the saying goes, when a friend is in trouble, it is your duty to go through thick and thin for your friend, and you will go through fire and water, no matter what.
