No matter what, it was just a show of filial piety to Old Master and Old Mistress. No matter how much he gave, no matter how expensive it was, it was already considered as their own. They could give it to whoever they wanted. Just like a few years ago, he built a house for them. First, he gave it to Li Dong, then to Li Kuo. They could do whatever they wanted. The most important thing was that they could get a sense of existence from it. As long as they felt happy, it was fine.
A woman pulled a five- or six-year-old boy out of the house, greeting them attentively without a hint of stage fright.
Li Zhaoyun smiled and asked Li He, "This is your sister-in-law. Do you know her?"
"This child is getting cuter." Li He had only seen her once or twice during the New Year and didn't have much of an impression.
"Here, take it. I didn't buy anything." Li Zhaokun took out a stack of money and stuffed it into the child's hand. Li Zhaohui and Li Zhaoming also took out money. It was obvious that the three brothers had discussed this in the car.
Li Zhaoyun smiled and said, "Just for the sake of it. This is too much."
She glanced at it casually and estimated that it was at least a thousand yuan. She was a little surprised. How could she not know her three brothers? They were either stingy, muddle-headed, or they didn't know how to behave.
Li Zhaokun said, "I don't have much more. That's all."
"Then take it. Thank you, Uncle." Li Zhaoyun saw that her big brother's attitude didn't seem to be fake, so she let the child take it.
This made Li He's jaw drop. Were they going to let bygones be bygones?
Back in the day, Li Zhaokun had fought with his son-in-law, Huang Manzhu. Just because they didn't agree with each other, they ended up fighting. That scene, that stance, even if it came from someone else's mouth, Li He could imagine how melodramatic it was!
The dishes were served, but before they were ready to eat, a few more people came in. Huang Manzhu introduced them one by one, mainly the director of the winery and two leaders in charge of sales and finance. After greeting Li Zhaokun and his brothers warmly, they hugged Li Zhaokun and sat in the seat of honor, and then started a long conversation with Li Long.
Li Long chatted with them from time to time. Seeing that his big brother was in no mood to talk to them, he stopped introducing them.
"Director Li." The manager of the winery, Ying Zhibang, was in his fifties and had a fair complexion. He rubbed his potbelly, which was protruding from his belt, and sighed. He then said to Li Long, "It's not the first time you've seen our winery. This place is huge. To put it bluntly, even if we were to sell the land, it would be worth more than the price I'm offering. I'm only telling you the truth because we're close. If it was someone else, I really wouldn't have bothered."
"Let's drink." Li Long was already in his thirties, and he was no longer a young man. He was not easily fooled. After clinking glasses with Ying Zhibang, he smiled and said, "You owe the bank so much money, why don't you say so?"
Ying Zhibang's face darkened, and then he smiled and said, "It's just four million. It's a piece of cake for you."
Li Long smiled and said, "My money doesn't just fall from the sky. Factory Manager Ying, you know that I used to be a scrap collector. That's where I have to be stingy. It's not easy."
"That's true, that's true. It's just that things are different now." Ying Zhibang smiled awkwardly and said, "What we're drinking now is the raw wine from our winery. The taste is no worse than the wine on the market that costs more than ten yuan!
You know the reason why we can't continue, don't you? "
"This wine is good. It's smooth and easy to swallow. It doesn't go to your head." As an old drunkard, Li Zhaokun gave a pertinent evaluation. After chewing the peanuts in his mouth, he burped and then said, "It doesn't stink."
After drinking bad wine, the stomach would be uncomfortable, and the burps would be stinky.
His only standard for judging wine was whether it was comfortable to drink. He and Second Brother Li had the same opinion. Any wine that couldn't be drunk with peanuts and cucumbers was not good wine.
Therefore, the father and son never drank red wine.
"You mean, you can take over the winery's equipment and land for just five million?" Li He listened from the side and got a general idea of what was going on.
"Our winery's equipment was bought the year before last. Moreover, our cellar is very particular. It's an ancient cellar from the Ming Dynasty. It's one of the oldest, longest continuous, and most well-preserved Daqu fermentation cellars in the Huanghuai region. It's not a lie to say that it's an old cellar." Ying Zhibang saw that Li He was interested and immediately became spirited. He didn't know Li He very well, but that didn't stop him from hearing many legends about Li He.
Li He shook his head and said, "What a pity."
He didn't think that Ying Zhibang was bragging. Their place was called "Yingzhou" in ancient times. It was the location of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties' Hu Zi Kingdom, the Warring States' Chu's capital Juyang, and the early Han Dynasty's Ruyin Marquis.
Since the Northern Song Dynasty, the winery's reputation had spread all over the world.
The winery history of Yingzhou could be traced back to the middle period of the Dawenkou culture, 5500-5000 years ago.
During the Tang and Song dynasties, Yingzhou was very prosperous. Ouyang Xiu and Su Dongpo, the master and disciple, were the governors of Yingzhou. They combined poetry and wine, and famous poems such as "Picking Mulberry Seeds" were passed down. They praised Yingzhou for its simple people, sweet water, and fertile soil. The people were good at making music, the fertile soil produced good sorghum (sorghum), and the sweet water brewed good wine.
Regardless of whether the wine was good or not, at least it was related to history and culture, so it could be packaged.
"If this wine was made seriously, how could it be at a loss?" The experienced Li Zhaokun couldn't understand.
Ying Zhibang sighed and said, "Who can say for sure about this? I was ordered to take over in 1992, and it was already a mess at that time. "
Li Long looked at his brother. Seeing his brother nod, he immediately understood and changed his attitude. "It's a bit distant to call you Factory Manager Ying. If you don't mind, I'll call you Big Brother."
"That's what I wanted!" Ying Zhibang had no reason to refuse.
"I have to help you with this!" Li Long said generously. "From now on, your problems are my problems!"
"Boss Li, let me drink to you." Even though he knew that Li Long was just being polite and that talking about feelings was meaningless, Ying Zhibang was still happy. As long as it could be done!
At the same time, he sighed. He had been pestering him for a year, and even when his saliva was dry, it couldn't compare to a look from his brother!
After eating and drinking to his heart's content, Li He didn't stay long at the Huang Family. He used the excuse of looking for a classmate and took a taxi to Zhao Di's place.
"Why is it always you?" This was He Zhou's first sentence when he saw Second Brother Li.
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