Chapter 93 Who is the good person who entertains guests with tiger penis wine
Of course Du Ruo noticed the expressions of these people, but he did not think much about it. With his physique and internal organs' absorption capacity, any tonic wine could be easily absorbed by him and converted into energy to replenish his body.
"Come on, come on, eat. Don't be polite, Xiao Du. I heard from my father-in-law that you warriors have big appetites. Eat as much as you can. I've cooked enough rice."
The dinner table was quite harmonious, mainly because the prime minister's mother was a little too polite. She used her chopsticks to pick up food for Du Ruo more frequently than anyone else, which made Du Ruo feel a little embarrassed.
"Grandpa Xiang, I toast to you. Thank you for your hard work in making the tiger bone wine. Otherwise, I might not know what to do with the tiger bones."
Seeing that the heat from the Prime Minister's mother was a little unbearable, Du Ruo quickly stood up, picked up the wine glass and began to toast Xiang Yuanzhang.
"Haha, I didn't do much this time. Yuanyuan was the only one who did it the whole time. I just gave some instructions."
Xiang Yuanzhang did not take credit for it, but he still clinked glasses with Du Ruo and drank one.
What he said was really true. The reason why Xiang Yuanyuan went back to her hometown was to try to make tiger bone wine by herself. Making tiger bone wine is a very troublesome task, and because of the special nature of tiger bones, she only has knowledge but lacks experience. This time she has the opportunity to practice.
It wasn't so special in the past. They relied on the secret recipes of medicinal materials to win. Now many secret recipes have appeared on the Internet, so they can only think of other methods.
After the toasts, the Xiangmu saw that Du Ruo was no longer so restrained and stopped helping to pick up food so frequently. She started talking about other topics.
But most of the questions revolve around Du Ruo, such as how many people are there in her family, what she does, what entertainment she usually does and so on.
The dinner table becomes the mother-in-law's home ground.
Du Ruo also noticed something, but didn't say anything. He just let things take their course.
"Xiao Du drank and stayed at home overnight. There isn't much else here but a lot of rooms. I've already made room for you. Have fun drinking today."
Xiangmu is the only one in the family who doesn't drink. After all, the whole family is full of drunkards. If everyone gets drunk, there will be no one to take charge if something goes wrong.
"Well, okay, sorry to bother you then."
Du Ruo also noticed that this family knew a lot about people who practiced martial arts and were very tolerant, so he simply let them eat and drink as much as they wanted, and drank bowl after bowl of medicinal wine under the stunned gaze of his father.
However, Du Ruo felt that this wine seemed different from other medicinal wines.
After drinking other medicinal liquors, they are quickly absorbed by the powerful stomach in the abdomen and then transported to all parts of the body by the "qi" in the body.
But this time it was a little different. Less of it was moved to the limbs, and more of it remained in the dantian. After a few bowls, the abdomen felt even hotter.
Even Du Ruo, who hardly sweated without strenuous exercise since his "essence, energy and spirit" broke through , could feel the heat rising in his body. He immediately felt that this wine was really good because it had a very good effect on strengthening the body's essence and energy and could quickly fill Du Ruo's foundation.
Du Ruo drank a lot, but his face only turned a little red and some beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, but his eyes were clear and his sitting posture did not change at all. The prime minister sitting opposite him also drank a lot, and his face was flushed and his eyes were a little blurred.
"Okay, Xiao Du, Dad, you guys take your time drinking. I'll take him back to his room first. Yuanyuan, you take Xiao Du to the guest room to rest later."
After the mother said this, she took the father away, not forgetting to say hello before leaving.
After Xiang Yuanyuan's parents left, Du Ruo sped up his eating and almost finished all the food on the table before putting down his chopsticks.
"Have you finished eating? If not, Yuanyuan, go get some snacks."
Xiang Yuanzhang asked with a smile. He had not touched his chopsticks for a long time and only took a sip of wine occasionally. As he got older, he had started to control his drinking.
"No, no, that's enough."
Du Ruo thought of Xiang Yuanyuan saying that his grandfather liked to eat dried mouse as a snack, and quickly shook his head.
"Okay, Yuanyuan, you can take Xiao Du around. I'm old and can't walk anymore."
"Grandpa, let's go."
For some reason, Xiang Yuanyuan didn't drink too much that night. She only drank one pound and stopped there. At least in her opinion, she didn't drink too much.
Xiang Yuanyuan said that she was taking Du Ruo for a walk, but in fact she was just wandering around the house and never left the fence.
Xiang Yuanyuan's house is spacious, like a huge winery. The main entrance of the yard faces where their family lives. On the left are some warehouses containing medicinal herbs and a small amount of raw materials for brewing.
"These medicinal herbs are extremely precious. They were my snacks when I was a kid. Except for the extremely poisonous ones at the top, I've eaten every one I could get my hands on below."
Xiang Yuanyuan said as she opened a drawer from a row of wooden cabinets. Inside was a transparent plastic bag. She unwrapped it and took out a handful of wolfberries and put them in her mouth. "These are just a portion. Some of my uncles will send some to me regularly."
When Xiang Yuanyuan tasted the familiar flavor, her eyes narrowed, obviously very happy. By the way, she talked to Du Ruo about some things in their family.
"In our Xiang family, my grandfather's branch masters the technology of making medicinal wine, and some uncles control the channels for medicinal materials. Some uncles master the technology of brewing wine, and there are also those who specialize in sales. Each of them controls one branch, and they do not interfere with each other. In the end, the summary is compiled, and dividends are distributed every year according to the market share set by the older generation. It is carried out in the hall today."
Xiang Yuanyuan took Du Ruo away from the medicinal materials warehouse and went to the house on the right side of the hall, still talking about some family matters.
"It should be very lively, with such a big family and so many people."
Du Ruo imagined what the scale and grand occasion would be like if this happened in the prosperous past when the population was thriving.
"It's okay. Not everyone is qualified to come. They all come with representatives. And there are many issues involved. It often takes more than a day or two to discuss them all."
Xiang Yuanyuan thought for a while and explained that with such a big family and such a huge industry, the situation of each branch is different, and perhaps the branches will split up again. All aspects are too complicated.
"Tsk..."
Du Ruo clicked his tongue. Coming from a peasant family, he said he couldn't even imagine it, but he could understand why the Xiang family had such a big house. It was truly an ancestral inheritance.
"It's annoying, too. It was fine before and everyone was having a good time. We helped each other and maintained the family in harmony. Later, when conditions improved, some unexpected things would always happen.
But the tiger bones you sent this time have been a great help. We will take 20% and distribute some to each family. The rest will be kept as the family foundation and sealed up. These top-grade medicinal liquors are our heritage and will be used in times of difficulty."
"Isn't there tiger bone wine on the market? I don't think it's very expensive."
Du Ruo asked curiously, tiger bones were indeed restricted and could not be traded, but there was a way around it.
"It's different. The tigers are different, the recipes are different, the medicinal wine content is different (it will be diluted), the years are different, there will be huge differences, and the final product will be different."
Xiang Yuanyuan explained briefly, and the two of them arrived at the house on the right side of the hall. This was a huge wine-making room, and the most common items on display were jars of various sizes.
"Usually, we just brew some medicinal wine at home, and it's all done manually. If we need to brew a large amount, each branch will need to send someone to help. Each branch will do its job well, and that's when it will be lively."
The two of them didn't stay in the winery for long. Xiang Yuanyuan was still the same. When she saw a wine she was interested in, she would take a small cup and taste it. Occasionally, she would talk about what kind of wine it was, what effects it had, and how long it would take to brew it. They started drinking as they walked, which made Du Ruo's scalp tingle.
"Come on, I'll take you to the wine cellar. The tiger bone wine is stored over there."
Xiang Yuanyuan felt very relaxed and happy, which was completely different from when she was in the pub. It was as if she had found back the simple happiness she had before.
"Isn't it a bit stuffy here?"
Walking in the wine cellar, Du Ruo realized what big meant. The wine cellar was underground. Du Ruo suspected that the entire house might have been hollowed out to make a wine cellar. Du Ruo was sweating as he walked and couldn't help asking a question.
"No, it's only 20 degrees here. The wine cellar uses groundwater to flow around to cool it down. The temperature is always between 10 and 20 degrees in winter and summer. When I was a kid, I loved sleeping here. It's warm in winter and cool in summer."
Xiang Yuanyuan reached out her hand and touched a large wine jar to confirm, then looked at Du Ruo and saw that Du Ruo's face was a little red and there was sweat on his forehead, which was rare. Then she seemed to remember something and said in a low voice:
"You drank too much medicinal wine at night. This is normal. It's tiger penis wine. It's normal to feel hot after drinking too much."
"what?"
Du Ruo was a little dumbfounded. No wonder he felt something was wrong. He always felt that his five internal organs were powerful, and with the transportation of qi, he could absorb any powerful medicinal wine, and even trace amounts of toxins could be quickly purified. But no one told him that this was tiger whip wine.
Just like being immune to all poisons cannot resist aphrodisiacs, Du Ruo's excellent absorption ability will only promote the efficacy of tiger whip wine. No wonder he felt that after eating, the "essence" in his lower dantian was burning more and more vigorously. It turned out that it was because he had fed so much "firewood".
"Well, let's not go shopping. I haven't practiced martial arts today. I need to go meditate and exercise."
Du Ruo wiped his sweat. It was fine when he didn't know, and he could still barely maintain the mind-regulating effect of Hunyuan Yi Qigong. But now that he knew, his body felt as if it was on fire, and it was very hot. However, the "spirit" was still flowing silently, allowing Du Ruo to stay clear-headed at all times.
But Du Ruo didn't want to hang around here any longer. If he didn't go back and absorb and digest the restlessness of his "essence", it would be a complete waste of such good medicinal wine.
"Ah."
Xiang Yuanyuan felt a little embarrassed and blamed her mother for bringing out the tiger whip wine. After all, only a good person would use tiger whip wine to entertain guests.
"I'm going back to rest. You...you should rest early."
Xiang Yuanyuan sent Du Ruo to the door of a guest room, then trotted away quickly. She had never felt so embarrassed before.
(End of this chapter)
