Siheyuan: A master brewer starts with a jar of bone-strengthening wine!

"Son...son, where are you going!"

When Jia Zhangshi saw this, her heart clenched and she took off chasing after him.

Inside the house, Liu Dong sat calmly, a slow smile creeping onto his face: Trying to swindle me out of this house?

None of the doors!

Click—

The door closed.

He fell asleep as soon as he hit the bed, without even blinking.

But the Jia family in the Intermediate People's Court is destined to be in an uproar tonight.

"Son! What's wrong with you?!"

Jia Zhangshi chased after him all the way to the middle of the courtyard, her voice trembling.

Jia Dongxu collapsed to the ground, his face as white as paper, sobbing and crying, "Huai Ru... I believe her, I believe she's not that kind of person..."

His body trembled like a leaf in the wind, and he could barely speak coherently.

Old Jia also heard the commotion and ran out. When he saw the scene before him, his head buzzed.

"What happened? Weren't we supposed to be discussing exchanging apartments? How did it turn out like this?"

He looked at his son lying on the ground, and felt a tightness in his chest.

Madam Jia gritted her teeth and said, "It's Qin Huairu! That woman isn't innocent! Even Liu Dong knows she has a bad reputation; he says she's been having affairs with other people for a long time!"

"impossible!"

"I don't believe it!"

Jia Dongxu suddenly looked up, his eyes red: "Father, Qin Huairu isn't that kind of person! She's so pretty and clean, how could she let anyone take advantage of her? Someone must be jealous of her looks and deliberately trying to ruin her reputation!"

"She's the only one I'll ever love... Waaah..."

He broke down again as he spoke, tears streaming down his face.

Old Jia was furious. He kicked him as if to shove, yelling, "Are you spineless? Is there a shortage of wives in the world? You can't live without her?"

"Go see Cui Jinfeng tomorrow! Do you know how much she cares about you?"

"I'm not going!" Jia Dongxu jumped up, roaring with veins bulging on his face. "I want Qin Huairu! I'm going to find her right now and find out if it's true or not!"

"I'm leaving now!"

"I'll walk away no matter who tries to stop me!"

Before he finished speaking, he turned and rushed out the door.

"No! Where are you going?!" Jia Zhangshi chased after her desperately. "What are you doing, going crazy in the middle of the night? Can't we go together at dawn?"

But Jia Dongxu seemed deaf, only caring about running forward.

Old Jia stood in the courtyard, slapping his thigh in anger: "Let him go! What an idiot! It's forty miles of mountain road, let's see how many steps he can take! I bet he'll roll back halfway!"

They talk tough, but they're not really at ease inside.

Seeing his wife chase after him, he muttered a few words: "She's so stupid, running out at a time like this."

But he turned around and went back into the house, lay down on the bed, and tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep—his wife and children were all outside, how could he feel at ease?

I endured it for over an hour.

Knock, knock, knock! A loud banging sound came from outside!

"Dad! Open the door! Open the door quickly!! Something terrible has happened to Mom!!"

Jia Dongxu shouted outside until his voice cracked.

Old Jia sat up abruptly, opened the door, and saw that his son was covered in sweat and his face was deathly pale.

"W-What's wrong?"

"Mom fell into a ditch! Her leg is broken! She's lying on the side of the road right now, please save her!"

Upon hearing this, Old Jia's forehead throbbed with anger. He grabbed a rolling pin from the corner of the wall and started hitting him: "I'll beat you to death, you bastard! That'll teach you to listen to reason! That'll teach you to run around!"

Jia Dongxu howled and ran around the yard in circles, clutching his head.

The entire neighborhood was woken up by the noise.

Yi Zhonghai, wearing a coat and slippers, peered out one by one, asking, "What's going on? How did things get like this?"

……

Early the next morning, Liu Dong had already set off on his tricycle.

Last night, Lao Jia and Yi Zhonghai knocked on his door several times, wanting to borrow his car to take Jia Zhangshi to see a doctor about her leg.

He ignored me completely—I'm not your family's nanny.

I brushed my teeth and washed my face, pushed the stroller and set off. When I left, it was still dark, and the yard was quiet and there wasn't a soul in sight.

We arrived at the tavern at six o'clock.

It was just getting light, and there were hardly any people on the streets.

As soon as he entered the door, he started to get busy: washing and chopping vegetables, tidying up the countertop, moving wine jars and cleaning the place inside and out.

By the time Old Man He and Xu Huizhen got up, the work was basically finished.

"Oh my? You're being so diligent today?" Old Man He asked, his eyes wide.

Liu Dong smiled and said, "The sooner I finish my work, the better I can go out and run errands this morning."

"Alright, alright, go ahead." Old Man He watched him leave, shook his head and sighed, "This kid is a hundred times better than my good-for-nothing."

He is methodical in his work, hardworking, and quick-witted.

This kind of person can succeed anywhere.

Then look at his own son, He Yongqiang, who is good at eating, drinking and having fun, but not at doing anything serious—he's a complete scoundrel!

Liu Dong rode his tricycle straight to the grain depot as his first stop.

Then we went on a shopping spree, mainly buying rice.

After visiting more than thirty locations, we finally reached the required volume.

Adding to the 10,000 jin harvested earlier, a total of 40,000 jin of rice was poured into the two [Time Jars], and the time markings on them were turned to [0].

I counted the remaining money—there was still thirty million left.

Keep buying! But this time I won't hoard food; I have enough at home for three years.

Switch to buying dried goods: eggs, pork, frozen chicken, and fruit; also pick up some soybeans, peanuts, and sesame seeds while you're at it, as they can be stored and appreciate in value.

While I was busy loading the truck, I suddenly heard a light, cheerful voice behind me:

"Liu Dong! Liu Dong!"

Looking back, I saw Chen Xueru.

Today she was dressed smartly and brightly, with her braids tied high, and she exuded energy and spirit.

Liu Dong leaned against the tricycle, chuckling and joking, "Oh, so Boss Chen isn't running the business anymore, he's out buying goods too?"

"Aren't you the same?" she retorted. "I just saw you haul away a thousand pounds of rice. Where are you? Where did you hide?"

Liu Dong was taken aback and scratched his head: Oh no, we've been targeted, and we didn't even realize it.

"Ahem..." He coughed lightly twice, "I put it away."

Chen Xueru's eyes lit up, and she took a step closer, lowering her voice: "You found out too?"

"Huh?" Liu Dong looked completely bewildered.

She moved closer, standing on tiptoe, her mouth almost touching his ear: "Stop pretending, I know you're hoarding food. I'm doing it too, I've already bought over three thousand jin in the last two days."

"And you? How much did you buy?"

Liu Dong was still hesitant about whether to tell the truth, since he didn't know much about her background.

Just then—

"Ding-dong!" A sound rang in my mind.

[Super Brewing System Task Released]

[Mission: Confess the truth to Chen Xueru, reward: RMB 888 million, and give away the item [Good and Evil Wine Jar]] Liu Dong decided to take on this task.

If the system has spoken, then it must be correct.

Besides, he was also quite curious about what exactly that "Good and Evil Wine Jar" was!

Even if the worst-case scenario occurs—Chen Xueru finds out he has hoarded 40,000 jin of rice and goes back to complain—

So what?

He didn't do anything illegal!

There's no unified purchase and sales system yet, so where does this talk of "speculation and profiteering" come from?

At most, they'll get a few words of nagging and a lecture, and that's it.