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

He died just two hours after writing his will.

Before his death, he left his backyard, his tavern, and all the antique furniture he had collected throughout his life to Xu Huizhen.

He Yongqiang? He didn't get a single copper coin.

The tavern closed for the next few days.

Liu Dong, Niu Ye, Pian'er Ye and a few others helped with the funeral arrangements. The tavern reopened only after the funeral was over.

Xu Huizhen was quick-witted; on her first day in charge, she announced two things:

First, we will continue to operate as usual, without any delays.

Second, from today onwards, not a single drop of water will be added to the wine sold in the store!

Liu Dong continued working odd jobs at the tavern. Xu Huizhen had long seen that he was no ordinary person, so she specially pulled him aside for a talk.

"Liu Dong, I know you're capable, it's really a waste of your talent to work here."

"You won't have to do these rough jobs anymore."

"How about we try a different approach and work together as a team?"

She stared at Liu Dong, her eyes revealing shrewdness and sincerity.

Liu Dong nodded: "Okay, go ahead and tell me."

This woman is extraordinary; like Chen Xueru, she's a natural businesswoman.

What's even more remarkable is their understanding of people's hearts.

Xu Huizhen said, "In this arrangement, you can continue selling your pure brew through me. The previous profit sharing agreement will be waived, and all the profits will be yours. The tavern won't take a single penny!"

Liu Dong smiled – this is the proper way to do business.

If Lao He understood this, he wouldn't have ended up in this situation.

"And another thing," she continued, "if you're willing to continue supplying us and improve the quality of our wine, I'll give you 20% of the shares. You'll get a share of whatever the tavern makes in the future."

Hey……

This woman is ruthless and has real guts.

"Forget about the shares," Liu Dong waved his hand. "It's already enough that you're helping me sell wine. I'll still do the heavy lifting, like going to Niulanshan to buy supplies and carrying wine barrels!"

"Wash the dishes and mop the floor yourself."

"Okay!" Xu Huizhen immediately agreed.

Liu Dong added, "One last reminder, big boss."

Xu Huizhen's expression turned serious: "Please speak!"

"Since He Yongqiang is determined to be with Xu Huizhi, you shouldn't waste your time. Divorce him as soon as possible; it's better for both of you."

Xu Huizhen frowned slightly: "Thank you, I'll think about it carefully."

A week later, she found He Yongqiang and went through the divorce proceedings.

The weekend has arrived in the blink of an eye.

Not long after finishing breakfast, postman Wei Dali rode the post office's green, faded bicycle, its bell jingling all the way, and stopped at the entrance of courtyard house number 7.

"Liu Dong! Is Liu Dong home?"

His voice was incredibly loud; it could be heard throughout half the courtyard.

He Yuzhu immediately poked his head out from the courtyard: "He's here! He's in the backyard!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he quickly ran out and led Wei Dali around the screen wall, heading straight for the backyard.

Upon seeing Liu Dong, Wei Dali pulled an envelope from his pocket, tore off a blue military stamp, handed it to him, and sighed, saying, "Dude, this thing is really hard to get..."

"Guess what? It took me seven whole days to get my hands on this one!"

At first, he thought that since he worked at the post office, what rare things hadn't he seen? Getting some blue military mail would be a piece of cake, right?

Reality slapped him hard in the face.

These stamps were extremely rare. He begged and pleaded with everyone he could, asking all his colleagues for help, and it took him seven days to finally get one.

I used to brag that I would get twenty of them for Liu Dong, but now I feel ashamed.

"Oh, it's alright!" Liu Dong smiled as he took the stamps and stuffed them into his pocket. "Take as many as you can, no pressure."

"Okay! I'm off then!" Wei Dali jumped onto his bike and sped away.

Liu Dong smiled as he watched the departing figure, then carefully put away the precious blue military mail.

Things are valued for their rarity; the harder something is to obtain, the more valuable it becomes.

Turning to look at He Yuzhu, he casually asked, "Not going to Hongbinlou to practice your skills today?"

He Yuzhu waved his hand: "Take a day off, I'll go tomorrow! Brother, my skills are much better now, my master even praised my knife skills last week!"

"How about I show off my skills and cook you a nice meal sometime?"

"That sounds good!" Liu Dong slapped his thigh in agreement. "I'll buy some good food later, you cook, and we'll get some drinks and chat while we eat!"

"Oh my!" He Yuzhu rubbed his hands together with joy.

At this time, he hadn't yet been beaten down by life; his father, He Daqing, was still holding down the fort in the courtyard, and no one dared to mess with him. He was still a naive and shrewd young man.

"I'll go buy some things at noon and come back to drink my homemade pure grain liquor!" After saying that, Liu Dong pushed his old but sturdy tricycle out the door.

There are less than two months left before the public-private partnership takes effect.

What needs to be stockpiled must be collected as soon as possible.

His first stop was a car repair stall on the street corner.

Repairman Sun Liansheng, his hands covered in grease, was squatting under the shed tightening a wrench. Hearing the noise, he looked up and asked, "Repairing a car?"

"I'm not getting it repaired," Liu Dong said with a smile. "I'm here to buy a car—a used one."

He already has a tricycle, which makes it convenient to haul goods and items.

When going out to run errands or visit relatives, riding a two-wheeled bicycle is more presentable.

New cars are too expensive, often starting at five or six million, and you need a purchase quota; without a permit, you simply can't buy one.

But used cars are different. They're not only cheap, but they also don't require license plates, making them a real bargain hunter.

"What a coincidence! I happen to have two spare cars here. Come in and choose one!" Sun Liansheng wiped his sweat and gesturing for them to come in.

Liu Dong went inside and looked around. He took a fancy to an old Phoenix brand bicycle with a shiny chain and an intact frame, and bought it for 2.2 million.

Although it's a bit old, it's all made of lumps of iron and is very durable. Even if any part breaks down, you can just replace a screw or a tire, and it can last another five years.

In his view, bicycles were nothing special—after all, he was a person who had traveled from decades in the future.

After paying, the system directly put the car into the wine cellar for storage.

After leaving the repair shop, he headed straight for the meat processing plant.

For everyday purchases of a few pounds of meat, you can just go to the grocery store. But if you want to buy in bulk, you have to come here.

"Uncle Cheng, some meat, please!" Liu Dong greeted him with a grin. "The usual, thirty jin today!"

"Alright!" Old Cheng deftly chopped and weighed the meat. "Today it's 6,700 a catty, totaling 200,100. I'll round it down to 200,000."

Liu Dong casually handed over a stack of bills.

These days, he keeps telling people that he owns a restaurant, and he comes to buy meat every few days, so he has become a familiar face here.

But you can't go too far. You should limit yourself to between 30 and 50 kilograms a day, and it should all be streaky pork with a good balance of fat and lean meat.

By now, one of his wine vats contains nearly a thousand pounds of frozen pork.

But that's still not enough.

Over the next thirty years, it is conservatively estimated that around 5,000 jin (2,500 kg) should be prepared.

Half a pound of meat a day for one person, that's not much, is it?

Fifteen catties a month, 180 catties a year, and 5,400 catties in thirty years.

After leaving the Haidian Meat Processing Plant, he went to two more plants in the west and south of the city, and bought nearly 100 kilograms of meat in total.

Finally, I went to a few more grocery stores for a quick shopping spree.

After this trip, I've collected about 150 jin (75 kg).