Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 433 Wine

"Let me tell you...our Juan'er...even though her father was gone when she was young...but I...didn't let her suffer any injustice!"

"Yes, yes, Uncle Shi will love you when you see him."

"Have you seen her hand? That's the hand that holds the pen. She hasn't even picked up the needle! She won't be able to hold anything else in the future either!"

"That's right, I too..."

"What do you always do with Juan'er's hands? And...Juan'er has never even quarreled with others since she was a child...if someone uses force to bully her, huh..."

"Uncle Shi, please drink..."

Amidst the smell of alcohol, Bai Tu was pouring wine for Xia Houyuan - there was no one else present anyway, so Bai Tu was happy for him to drink more.

Xia Houjuan, who arrived not long ago, saw Bai Tu still pouring Xia Houyuan wine and couldn't help but roll his eyes at him...

Fortunately, the highly distilled liquor that had already been produced before came into play!
Otherwise, why would Xia Houyuan get drunk so easily?
Before the Qu'a Winery was built, people in the Han Dynasty had never drank high-alcohol wine. Even now, it is not very popular. After all, it has been less than a year since the factory was built, and the first batch of finished products has not yet been brewed. It's a "giveaway" and not officially released to the market...

Qu'a Winery is a [-]% stake owned by the Chu Palace based on technology, and the other [-]% is an investor - Bai Tu gave the opportunity to the small gentry who first took refuge in him during his time in Qu'a when he first arrived in Jiangdong, as well as those in Qu'a. A local general who contributed in the Battle of Qu'a.

However, the Chu Palace has full decision-making power. It seems that... this does not need to be emphasized separately?
The location was also chosen in Qu'a, which can be regarded as a thank you to Qu'aji for her support at the beginning...

I remember that when I first met Qu Aji, she was still wearing a rustic short jumpsuit, but she was a girl full of energy - now that she thinks about it, she looks very similar to the well-known simple farm girl Lysa , the producer also said that the reason why it is short is to make it easier to work in the fields.

However, after serving as the administrative seat of Yangzhou for a short period of time, Qu Aji's clothes were a little more gorgeous, but she still had a simple and lively flavor...

Until the winery was built, Qu Aji's current image is that she has a wine gourd around her waist, her face is flushed all day long, and she looks a bit drunk!
The character design is getting more and more complicated...

It can also be seen that although Qu'a Winery has not officially made a profit, its impact is still huge. Even before it has been launched into the market, it has already affected Chengji as a specialty industry.

In the future, Baitu will also build some official wineries. After all... as long as the private brewing business is locked down, wine is still very profitable.

Moreover, a monopoly in this area will not cause any public resentment.

That is to say, there is no shortage of food in Chu State now. Others, such as the Central Plains and the North, have long begun to "ban alcohol". After all, wine requires food.

It’s unclear how much economic benefit Qu’a Winery can bring to Bai Tu, but at least it can help Bai Tu cope with most of the current difficulties...

At first, after Xia Houyuan officially revealed his identity to Bai Tu, he called him a nose but not a nose and a face was not a face, especially since Bai Tu was not very good at getting along with his father-in-law.

Lu Bu?When getting along with Lu Bu, Bai Tu didn't feel like facing his father-in-law...

Therefore, Xia Houyuan is even more serious about taking advantage of the opportunity to establish his power!

in fact……

After discovering that King Chu's attitude was so... no domineering, Xia Houyuan felt very relieved, but for Xia Houjuan's sake, of course he had to push his nose even harder.

Regarding Bai Tu, Xia Houyuan was indeed not satisfied before entering the door.

First of all, it was the issue of marrying far away. How could Xia Houyuan not know that after this separation... it would be difficult to see his "daughter" again.

This is not a plane from Hebei to Jiangsu in later generations, but from Wei to Chu. Not only is the road difficult and long, but can Wei and Chu be always friendly?

If we can really be friendly forever, there is only one possibility - both families are being beaten by the forces of the Fu Han!
Secondly, she is also a "princess", concubine, concubine!

Although Bai Tu is the king of Chu, the master's "concubine" has a completely different meaning from the ordinary people's "concubine". This is a privilege that only the master has - no matter how powerful others are, their concubines will only be from Families whose status is extremely unequal to them, or even families that can be considered "good families" for most people, would not consider marrying their daughters as concubines.

The exception is the human master, because the harem is one of the centers of power - especially in the Han Dynasty.

However, as a "father", Xia Houyuan obviously didn't want his daughter to be a princess. When he wanted to marry Bai Tu, he did so as his wife!

Of course, it is impossible for Xia Houjuan to be his wife now, even without Lu Lingqi...

Now Bai Tu is no longer the Yangzhou Mu who hangs around in the east of the Yangtze River, but the King of Chu who has unified Jingyang. The Chu people can accept a princess who is from the Xiahou family of Wei, but they will never accept a queen who is from the Xiahou family.

These two points made Xiahou Yuan very resistant to Bai Tu, but... the matter of "Mrs. Xiahou" could no longer be undone.

In addition to public opinion and reputation reasons, in fact... Xia Houyuan also met Xia Houjuan in private once before and asked Xia Houjuan about her own thoughts.

Now that Xia Houyuan is here, he has made up his mind. If Xia Houjuan doesn't want to, he will risk his life and take Xia Houjuan back.

What happened to the reputation being damaged?What happened to the gossip?
Are you afraid that no one will marry the dignified "daughter" of Xia Houyuan?
This was not the age of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism. As long as the requirements were lowered, there were many people willing to embrace Xia Houyuan's lap, and you could also choose someone who was fair and obedient.

However, the conversation between the two at that time made Xia Houyuan deeply feel that the girl had no control over her father!

"Juan'er, do you like this Jinling?"

"It's all up to uncle to decide."

"How about uncle take you back to Yecheng!"

"My daughter wants to stay a little longer..."

"Can you really see the white picture?"

"It's all up to uncle to decide."

"Lu Bu's daughter... tsk tsk, it sounds like she's not easy to get along with, and she might even be violent!"

"Sister Lingqi is actually a very nice person."

"Juan'er, you don't really want to stay, do you?"

"It's all up to my uncle!"

Xia Houyuan: ...

Therefore, one can imagine Xia Houyuan's resentment when he first met Bai Tu.

Fortunately, when Bai Tu arrived at the banquet, Xia Houjuan had already rushed over, and the artifact "Qu'a wine" was also in place.

Xia Houyuan also likes to drink some wine. This can be said to be one of the few universal hobbies of scholars and warriors.

However, Xia Houyuan, who was accustomed to low-alcohol wine, obviously stumbled here. Originally, Xia Houyuan loved wine but was strict with himself, but now his tongue is two circles bigger.

Of course, it was mainly because of Bai Tu's previous attitude that made Xia Houyuan feel comfortable, and then he let down his guard.

Although he had a lot of worries, Bai Tu's attitude dispelled most of Xia Houyuan's previous worries...

Previously, Xia Houyuan had imagined Bai Tu's character based on his brother Cao Cao and Liu Bei, whom he had been in contact with for a while in Xudu. After all, they were both heroes, so they should be similar.

As a result, Xia Houyuan became more and more angry as he thought about it. At that time, Cao Cao also wondered if he had offended Brother Miaocai...

Now the contrast has also improved the impression of the white picture a lot.

……

Thousands of miles away, King Wei and Marquis Lu sneezed in unison.

(End of this chapter)