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

Old Man He began to doubt Liu Donglai's motives for working here.

This guy isn't at all like Director Zhang said, desperate. He can afford a car, why would he come here as a temporary worker?

His gaze shifted from Liu Dong's face to the car.

Actually, what he cared about wasn't the person, but the alcohol.

"What are you up to? Didn't I tell you to buy five jars? Why did you bring back six?" Old Man He frowned, looking displeased.

They felt that this young man was disobedient.

Liu Dong replied, "That jar is mine, the remaining five are yours. You can check them yourself!"

"You bought the wine yourself?" Old Man He was taken aback.

He then stepped forward to inspect the five jars that belonged to him.

They're all from Shunyi Distillery, no problem!

Looking at his jar again, there was no label.

Because Liu Dong had long since erased the mark of Zhanji Distillery.

"Okay, no problem. Move the bar, carry it to the backyard!" Old Man He waved his hand.

Liu Dong replied, "Okay!"

I jumped out of the car and got to work.

With both hands supporting him, he holds a jar under each arm and another in front of his chest.

Three large jars of wine were taken away all at once.

Old Man He's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets.

"What's going on?" He was stunned: This weighs 300 pounds!

They just took it away so easily?

That much force?

Could it be that he cut corners and didn't fill the jar completely?

Old Man He immediately went and weighed the wine jar from his own Shunyi Distillery.

It's very heavy.

One hundred jin (50 kg), that's a real weight.

But the problem is...

Is this kid really that good?

"Sister Huizhen, open the door!" Liu Dong carried the wine inside.

Xu Huizhen's mouth could fit an egg.

Three altars?

Carrying three jars at once?

Is it empty?

"Don't just stand there, open the door!"

"Hey hey hey..." Xu Huizhen suppressed her shock and quickly ran to open the backyard door.

Liu Dong went in and steadily put down the three jars of wine.

Then he turned around and went back to continue moving things.

Xu Huizhen sneaked into the courtyard and bent down to test the wine jar on the ground.

Ouch—it's so heavy!

It really weighs 100 jin (50 kg).

But... that's a whole 300 pounds!

Is Liu Dong born with superhuman strength?

In less than a minute, he carried the remaining two jars into the courtyard.

"Liu Dong, you're amazing!" Xu Huizhen couldn't help but give him a thumbs up.

Old Man He walked in after him, chuckling, "Tsk tsk, I never would have guessed you were so strong, lad! You're a good prospect, it's a waste for you to be doing odd jobs for me!"

Liu Dong said, "Uncle He, how about I help you move the wine to the cellar?"

"No need!" Old Man He shook his head and shouted into the house, "Yongqiang! Stop lazing in bed, get out and move the wine, all of it to the cellar!"

He Yongqiang shuffled out of the house looking annoyed, his face as black as the bottom of a pot.

They're probably still holding back their anger over Xu Huizhen and Xu Huizhi's affair.

Liu Dong tactfully stepped aside.

He knew that the reason Old Man He wouldn't let him move the cellar was because that place held the He family's secrets that couldn't be known to outsiders.

He didn't care about these secrets.

With the system at his disposal, as long as he thoroughly understands the wine within the system, he will never have to worry about food and clothing for the rest of his life.

As for the old recipe for pickled vegetables from the He family?

Whoever wants to talk to me can talk to me.

As Liu Dong stepped into the tavern, he casually grabbed a rag from the table to wipe the surface.

Old Man He followed closely behind, peeking out from the kitchen.

"Xiao Liu—stop working so hard!" He raised his hand to stop him. "You've been busy for two days, you're covered in sweat and stench. Go back and take a shower, get some rest before you talk."

"Come again tomorrow, it's the same!"

"Alright!" Liu Dong grinned. "Thanks for your understanding, boss!"

Then, pointing to a large wine jar in the corner, he said, "I'll leave this jar of wine here with you for now."

"Is it alright to leave it there? I can come over for a drink anytime."

Old Man He raised an eyebrow: "You're not taking it with you?"

"What should I bring?" Liu Dong asked with a smile. "So that when the guests come over for drinks, I can join them for a drink. That'll make it more lively."

"Brilliant!" Old Man He's eyes lit up immediately: This is exactly the kind of energy the tavern wants!

Taverns aren't places for just eating; they're places to have a warm meal, chat, and talk about anything and everything, big or small, world events.

With many people and lots of chatter, laughter fills the air, and business naturally booms.

Liu Dong's actions were exactly what Lao He wanted.

"Thanks!" Liu Dong cupped his hands in a respectful bow. "I'll be going now!"

After saying that, he went out, got on his tricycle, and disappeared from Qianmen Street in a flash.

Indeed, the smell of his sweat was so strong that even he himself found it offensive.

The first thing I do when I get home is take a shower!

A rinse with water and I immediately felt refreshed.

I pushed the tricycle into the side room and locked it, then went back inside and went straight to sleep.

I've been traveling back and forth these past two days and haven't had a good night's sleep.

I closed my eyes and slept straight until the moon was in the sky.

My first thought upon waking up: Let's drink!

goodong...

goodong...

goodong...

The power display panel in my mind started to spike with increasing numbers—

156!

157!

158!

……

The number stopped at 280 after the baby was full.

After that drink, my stomach was so full that I didn't need to eat anything else.

……

The courtyard in the inner courtyard of the siheyuan (traditional courtyard house) is in an uproar.

Under the big locust tree in front of Yi Zhonghai's house, a group of people squatted down, eating their dinner while enjoying the cool air and chatting non-stop.

Yan Bugui picked up a piece of food with his chopsticks and casually said, "Hey, did you guys see that? Liu Dong rode in on a tricycle today. Could it be that he bought it?"

"Really!" Liu Haizhong immediately chimed in, "I even saw it. It's very old and locked to the door of his side room."

"What? Liu Dong bought a car?"

"Tricycles aren't cheap!"

"Where did he get the money? Could his salary afford it?"

Immediately, the courtyard was abuzz with discussion.

Back then, ordinary people couldn't even dream of owning a bicycle.

Let alone them, even someone as skilled as Yi Zhonghai doesn't deserve to have one.

Why? Before the public-private partnership was implemented, those capitalists in Loubancheng were extremely stingy, keeping workers' wages incredibly low.

Take the income in my hometown, for example. At most, it's only 480,000 yuan a month, which is equivalent to 48 yuan according to the 1955 standard.

What about Yi Zhonghai? At most, he has 250,000 to 260,000 yuan, enough to eat and live on, but to buy a car? Dream on.

Now, Liu Dong not only has a vehicle, but it's a tricycle that's even more practical than a bicycle! It can haul goods and carry people; who wouldn't be envious?

"Master Yi, why don't we go ask him?" Yan Bugui suggested. "If he really bought it himself, we can borrow it to use later."

"Yes, yes, yes!" someone immediately nodded in agreement.

At that time, Yi Zhonghai had not yet become known as "Uncle Yi"; this title only came about later during the era of ration coupons.

He was currently just an ordinary master craftsman, and finding this reasonable, he nodded.

"Alright, let's go ask!"

So he took the lead, followed by He Daqing, Yan Bugui, Liu Haizhong and others, and the group walked in a grand procession to the backyard.

As soon as he stepped into the backyard, Yi Zhonghai's nose twitched a few times, and he froze abruptly:

"Wow! It smells amazing! Can you smell it?"

"Hmm!" Liu Haizhong rubbed his nose. "Smells like wine! Definitely good wine!"

"Which wine is leaking?" Yan Bugui smacked his lips. "This aroma is so enticing, it's making my mouth water!"