Zheng Lihong laughed on the side, "How do you compare this?"

"Exactly, there’s no way to compare."

Chaoyang wasn’t proud; he knew he wasn’t smart. It was due to his sincerity, steadiness, and loyalty that he managed things this way.

"If Xiang Dong knew you got these things, he might regret it badly."

Li Yunqiao spoke from the front, "It’s all our own choices, people always have to take responsibility for their actions."

Chaoyang understood this principle, so he always acted cautiously.

Xiang Dong, whom they were talking about, was currently excited, unexpectedly being notified to go out of town for procurement when he asked for leave.

This was an opportunity he had longed for, so he didn’t even think twice, packed a simple luggage, and set off.

On the train, he was still excited, knowing he wouldn’t have to do those pungent jobs in the workshop anymore.

Right now, he wasn’t even thinking about his cousin’s wedding.

Naturally, the engagement between Chaoyang and Jing Chu on the tenth didn’t bother him so much.

The next day, Wei Kaiyun drove, and the three of them, Li Yungui and Lv Beiguang, went straight to the city’s distillery.

Upon arrival, Lv Beiguang couldn’t see enough. After looking around, he noted down what was still lacking.

Their negotiations didn’t go well; the other party was holding onto what Li Yungui had already promised.

Wei Kaiyun didn’t speak, hardly revealing anything.

"Village Chief Li, let’s head back."

"Xiao Wei."

"Moreover, the distillery hasn’t been built yet; we can take our time with this."

Li Yungui understood Wei Kaiyun’s intention but was unwilling to give up. This was his mistake, and it made him especially uncomfortable.

Being leaders, of course, they understood Wei Kaiyun’s intention. They knew it was a threat but didn’t want to miss this opportunity.

Lv Beiguang just sat on the side, listening to them bickering, thinking that the other side was too unreasonable.

Seeing Wei Kaiyun stand up, he followed suit.

The two left the director’s office, and Li Yungui sighed and stood up, "Director Sun, sorry for the disturbance. In the future, if we start production, we’ll send it over. If it’s still not enough to share among everyone, then forget it. Anyway, originally the idea was to brew during the agricultural downtime."

"Village Chief Li, that’s not what you said initially." Sun Changfu got anxious. He knew his actions were inappropriate, but the distillery was facing hardships, and the brewed wine wasn’t enough, even with increased production, still couldn’t meet the demand.

Thus, he proposed such conditions last time, unexpectedly approved by Li Yungui. However, someone wise disagreed. Honestly, he didn’t want to let go.

But if people weren’t going to produce, wasn’t he playing the villain?

Sun Changfu was quite troubled. Recently, he felt a bit more at ease.

But how could they go back on their word? "Village Chief Li, what you’re doing isn’t right."

"Director Sun, honestly what you’re doing is hurting others while harming yourself as well. We agreed to provide the sorghum wine to everyone after distribution, to be handed over to you for five years. We just thought of using other time to try something else, yet you’re disagreeing, making us feel very unbalanced."

Sun Changfu also felt he was a bit excessive, knowing they were just ordinary people wanting to share some welfare among folks.

"Okay, I agree. But the quantity of wine must not be too low."

"Director Sun, can we afford to oppose money? We just don’t want to be controlled by others."

Throughout this, Li Yungui felt constantly uneasy; the handling of this matter was indeed a huge mistake. Now he just wanted to find ways to remedy it.

"Could you give me a rough estimate of the quantity of wine?"

Li Yungui helplessly smiled, "Truly, I can’t guarantee it. I understand Director Sun’s difficulties. We are amateurs, not likely to devote all our energy into it, but definitely can make things a bit easier for you."

Sun Changfu gritted his teeth, "Alright."

"Then I’ll call the other two, we must draft a new agreement. This way, we’ll have constraints."

Li Yungui’s words were well-spoken, making Sun Changfu’s dissatisfaction fade away.

Eventually, the contract was drafted by Wei Kaiyun; this side couldn’t stay passive forever.

Leaving the distillery, Li Yungui thought of going to the city leaders to avoid future problems.

Wei Kaiyun and Lv Beiguang stayed in the car.

"We’ll start brewing tomorrow. With Yang’s help, it’s fine. Xiao Wei, this wine will be top-notch."

"So confident?" Wei Kaiyun raised an eyebrow and asked.

"Yes, rest assured, by year-end, you’ll get to taste it."

"Since you’re so confident, brew more. Later, send it directly to big cities or the capital."

"Yes, I know. I will set aside a workshop specifically for these two types."

"So secretive?"

"Yes, I plan to do it with Yang alone; if there’s heavy work, Guodong can handle it. Others won’t know, and it’s worthy of the ancestral heritage."

"Alright. List what you need directly; Old Yang will prepare. This wine I’ll discuss with Li Yungui to directly supply us."

Wei Kaiyun envisioned he, Han Xiangjun, Old Yang, and Lv Beiguang directly purchasing from the distillery, irrelevant of sales volume, but merely using the village as a facade.

"The price of this wine won’t be too high, but the cost of medicinal wine is thrice that of ordinary wine."

"Got it, I’ll handle the operation."

The two were talking when Li Yungui came out.

The three didn’t want to eat out, so they went straight home.

The next day, Lv Beiguang led villagers to start brewing.

At night, Yang Xiuqin and her partner were also brewing.

High-quality products must be hurriedly made, thinking of letting Chaoyang take it back to Han Xiangjun for him to handle operations there.

Li Yungui naturally agreed to Wei Kaiyun’s request; the set price indeed ensured profitability for them.

"Mr. Lv, it’s already late, you better not go back."

The two kept busy until past two in the morning.

Lv Beiguang nodded, "You should go rest too."

Li Yungui arranged for one person per family in the village, ensuring smooth operations and avoiding conflicts.

Three couples of educated youths also received their marriage certificates, bringing a relief to their minds.

Now, everything could be considered on track. He also felt at ease arranging his second son’s engagement.

Chaoyang smiled every day, letting everyone know how fortunate he was.

Even though he knew he would leave soon, he was willing to settle down with Jing Chu.

To give his beloved girl a stable life, he was determined to fight hard outside for a few years.

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