On the first day of the opening of Changle winery, thanks to the words of County Magistrate Luo, many wealthy merchants and households opened the ridges of the fields to release water. Although the liquor was expensive, it was sold a lot in the end.

The craftsmen on the counter said that they were busy squeezing silver. In that day, they earned hundreds of kilograms of silver.

After this incident spread, it was said that even the Sogdians who were smeared on their hands by their family members as soon as they were born, were respectful to the Changle County Magistrate.

At the same time, news of Changle County being able to produce liquor gradually spread, and it was said that the wine was so strong that no wine in this world can be compared with it.

Then, gradually, more and more people came to Changle County to sell wine. I heard that Turkic merchants also came to Changle County to buy wine. People who knew about it said that this was bought for them Khan.

In Dunhuang, it is now the most lively season of the year. There are also many merchants there who go to Changle County to buy wine. After buying it, they put the jars of white wine on the counter.

When the guests came, they wanted to buy one cup and then make a cup with them. If they wanted to buy one, they made a cup with them. The small white porcelain wine pot with a small pot could be about six or seven small cups. Two or three people drank it separately, and they could also drink a little drunk.

But the price is really too expensive. Ordinary people are not willing to buy it. On the street, you can often see some porters in Changle County carrying loads to sell wine tails. The one with a white wine divided into wine heads, wine hearts, wine tails, five taels of silver per jar is wine hearts, and a batch of white wine is the best one.

The wine heads are the most intense, slightly scented, and they are not sold. I heard that the magistrate of Luo County kept them for another purpose. The taste of the wine tail is slightly light and does not mix with the heart of five taels of silver per jar. Whenever a batch of new wine is released, the wine tails are sold at a low price. The locals know when they are on the day of wine, and often they carry the loads to the door of the winery before dawn. When they can buy the wine tail, they will then be carried to Dunhuang and Jinchang and other places to hawk.

The porters often take three or five days to come back with this load of wine. If they go to Dunhuang, they will take one or two days to sell wine in Dunhuang in the middle.

Selling tofu is similar. The price is low and the price is faster. Often, when you arrive outside Dunhuang City, you can meet some merchants waiting to buy tofu.

If you go to Jinchang, the journey will be a little closer. However, Jinchang City is small and not as prosperous as Dunhuang, and there are not as many people buying goods as Dunhuang.

“…”

"Wine tail at the end! Changle wine tail!"

"How do you sell this wine?"

"Two cents are all the same price."

"I often have customers in my shop to eat. Are you cheaper than me?"

"If you can buy one liter, I will give you one more pack."

"I'll buy one bucket, and you'll give me three more liters."

"How to make it!"

"Don't go, don't go! Come here first, I'll take a look at your wine."

"The wine is all that wine, what's the good thing?"

"That's different. I heard that there were people who mixed water into the wine."

"How can that be?"

“…”

“…”

"Hey, are you Changle's wine ending?"

“That’s right.”

“How much is the price?”

"Two cents and one coupon."

"Call me together."

"Why."

“…”

I sell wine outside all day long, and the people I meet are all kinds of people. Some people are cheerful and some are stubborn, and there are many people who bargain, but the price of these two cents is also negotiated between these porters, and they are reluctant to give up easily.

After walking around the city for a whole day, when it was dark, they went to the familiar guest house to stay. Basically, they were all in the same place, familiar with each other, and they could support each other when they encountered anything. In addition, there were many people, and outsiders did not dare to bully them easily.

The guest house where the porters stayed was very simple and dilapidated. It was a very small yard. It only cost two cents for one night.

There are several adobe houses and several large shops, and only straw mats are placed on it, not even a piece of fabric. There is a stove outside the yard. If you want to make a fire and cook, you will have to pay extra.

These wine sellers usually don’t set fires, just take clean water, eat a few bites of dry food brought from home, fill their stomachs, and then take a rest.

Some people who have good relationships will come together to talk about gossip, which is nothing more than talking about what people and things they meet today, and who will go with whom they will go back tomorrow and the next day. They are all carrying money on their way back, and are afraid of being targeted by others. It is best to find a few more people to go with them. Sometimes if they meet a caravan going east, the road will be more lively and safer.

“…”

"I don't have much left, I can sell it in half a day."

"I'm afraid I'm going to sell it for another day."

"Then the morning of the next day, many people will have to go back. If you are one day later, there will be fewer people on the way."

"well……"

"You sell it for another day tomorrow. If you can't sell it all, you can find a food shop to sell it cheaply before dark, but you just earn less and you won't lose money."

"I'll think about it again."

"I'm thinking about it. Today you went to the wrong place. I just sold it and you went back and forth. What other wine can I sell it?"

"How could I expect it?"

"Forget it, don't think about it. I'll sell all these wines tomorrow and go back with us."

"It's okay, I'll stay for one or two more days. If a caravan wants to go to Changle County, I'll go with them."

"Don't be confused. You think those Hu merchants are all good at dealing with each other. I heard that in the desert, killing people and robbing goods often happens. It is not just robbers who grab goods, but caravans also rob each other. Those who are licking blood on the edge of the knife. Do you dare to go with them alone? If someone has a bad intention at that time..."

“He made sense.”

"Yes, you must not dare to go with those Hu merchants alone."

"At least we have to find a few of us from Changle County."

“Yes.”

"There aren't there any of the tofu sellers. You can go to the city gate and look at it, you should be able to go back together."

"It's better to go with us.

“…”

After all, the man listened to the advice and went out to sell wine for another day the next day. The remaining ones were not sold out, so he found a food shop and gave it a few more deals, and sold it to the store at a low price.

They rested in the yard for another night. Before dawn the next day, the people all got up. They all had heavy copper coins in their arms, and there were barrels of wine sold out on their loads. There were also a lot of food and jerky for the money they used to pay for.

There are not many copper coins in Dunhuang, which are often not enough for the market circulation. When people buy and sell goods, they often use silk for bulk transactions, sometimes gold, silver and wealth, and even various spices. If it is a small transaction worth a few cents, they often use grain and jerky to pay for it.

A group of people set off before dawn and rushed along the way, and they walked until dark before returning to Changle County.

The family of these people is naturally very happy. They boil water and cook. They even light the oil lamps that they are reluctant to use. The whole family gathers together to count the copper coins. In just a few days, they will earn more than a month of exhaustion and hard work in the past. If it weren't for the new county magistrate, they would not have found such a good life in Changle County.

"Come on, eat this bowl of ginger." The old woman brought a large pottery bowl of steaming white flour ginger from under the kitchen.

A bowl of snow-white gingered pork and vegetables were added to it. It smelled delicious. The children in the house were so hungry that they swallowed their saliva, and their eyes were staring at them blankly.

"Come here." The man waved to the children, and the children smiled and all passed by.

"Let's go, you still have some in your pot, don't greed for the ones in your Aye bowl." The old woman quickly reached out to stop her: "Go to the kitchen, your mother is making it for you, go quickly."

What was being cooked in the kitchen at this time was not white flour stews. The younger woman mixed some rough noodles, took a little soup left in the pot, and added some clean water to each of the children at home.

Her man has been out of the past few days and has worked hard to earn the money back. The grandmother was both happy and worried about her son's health. Then she scooped out the bowl of white noodles from her house. There was no such thing as eating normally.

If it weren't for their Aye who had earned some money recently, even this small bowl of coarse noodles wouldn't have it. There were two meals a day, morning and evening. After eating, it would have eaten. If you didn't eat enough, you could only be hungry. There was no such thing as late supper.

After eating the ginger, the family was talking in the house. The elderly Aweng said that someone from Jinchang came yesterday and said that the governor Chen wanted to talk to the magistrate Luo. Early this morning, the magistrate Luo went out of the city and did not see him back until now.

"What's wrong, could something happen again?"

Last time, people came from Jinchang, but because of the inn. At that time, Fu Bingcao brought a lot of people over. The situation was quite big, and some people in Changle were heartbroken. This time, why did he call County Magistrate Luo?

"Isn't the magistrate of Luo County under the jurisdiction of the governor Chen? It's not that much to ask him to talk to him." The grandma said.

"If nothing big of a deal, it would be fine if someone sent me to bring a letter. I think something should be wrong when I look for someone like this." The man said.

"..." Ahon sighed and said, "When I went out to fetch water today, I heard some of it, but I don't know if it's true or false?"

"What are you saying?"

"It is for the sake of wine making. We produce little grain here, and the wine making is also expensive. I think that governor Chen is going to talk about this."

It is true that making wine consumes food, and they produce less food here, which is true.

But because of this, they will not brew wine in Changle County in the future?
Chapter completed!