novelhk Chapter 393 Casual Chat about Medicated Wine
Chapter 393 Casual Chat about Medicated Wine
Chapter 393 Casual Chat about Medicated Wine
Li Huaide was truly envious of Li Qin's drinking capacity.
This is practically a magic skill for navigating the workplace.
Unfortunately, this ability relies entirely on talent, and even if he admires it, it won't do him any good.
Over the next few hours, Li Qin and Li Huaide chatted casually while drinking tea.
Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, Li Huaide leaned closer and whispered to Li Qin:
"Xiao Qin, did you receive any of that medicinal wine from last time when you went to the countryside?"
Li Qin's hand holding the teacup paused involuntarily. He looked at Li Huaide with a strange gaze, then said somewhat uncertainly:
"Uncle Li, I helped you collect quite a lot of medicinal wine last time, did you finish it all so quickly?"
As he spoke, a look of worry flashed in Li Qin's eyes:
"Uncle Li, that medicinal wine is a good thing, but it's too potent. You can't overindulge, or it will be bad for your health."
Last time, I got a lot of medicinal wine for Li Huaide.
Under normal circumstances, even if Li Huaide drank it every day, he should be able to drink it for a very long time.
But how much time has passed?
It's only been a month or two.
Li Huaide suddenly wanted medicinal wine again, and Li Qin was genuinely worried about his health.
Even if medicinal wine has a powerful nourishing effect, it still contains Chinese herbal ingredients no matter what.
Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes that all medicines have some degree of toxicity.
If you drink the medicinal wine according to the prescribed amount every day, even if there are trace amounts of toxins, they can be eliminated through normal metabolism.
However, if too many toxins accumulate every day, it may not be noticeable at first.
Over time, problems may arise.
The relationship between Li Qin and Li Huaide was unusual.
He didn't want Li Huaide to have any problems because of the medicinal wine, both for his own sake and for his own personal reasons.
Upon hearing Li Qin's words, Li Huaide's expression froze, and a look of shame and anger flashed in his eyes.
Of course, he wasn't really angry with Li Qin.
Li Huaide quickly waved his hand and said:
"Xiao Qin, you've misunderstood. I'm not asking about the medicinal wine for my own use, but rather to get some to give as gifts in the future."
After personally experiencing the effects of the medicinal wine, Li Huaide knew its value.
Although Li Qin helped him get a lot of medicinal wine last time, he gave away all of it except for the two bottles he kept for himself.
This included some leaders from the steel rolling mill, as well as some people from other units.
Even when Li Huaide visited his father-in-law with Mingyu during the Mid-Autumn Festival, he brought two bottles of the product for his father-in-law as well.
Li Huaide also explained the effects of the medicinal wine.
At first, those who received the medicinal wine were somewhat skeptical, or at least somewhat doubtful.
I think this medicinal wine might indeed be effective, but it's definitely not as strong as Li Huaide claimed.
After personally drinking it, none of these people had any doubts.
It was precisely because of the powerful effects of the medicinal wine that those who obtained it were extremely eager to get more from Li Huaide.
And these people shared similar thoughts with Li Huaide:
Besides being used by oneself, medicinal wine can also be given as a gift.
In China, once people reach a certain level of status, they become less concerned about things like money.
Especially at this time of year.
They value certain special things more than money;
For example, health;
The medicinal wines that Li Qin brought out had a powerful nourishing effect that was visible to the naked eye. In addition, they also had a powerful effect of nourishing yin and yang.
This perfectly reflects the psychology of these people.
Therefore, these people, whether explicitly or implicitly, expressed to Li Huaide their desire to obtain more medicinal wine.
Li Huaide now had no choice but to ask Li Qin about this matter.
After hearing his explanation, Li Qin's eyes instantly showed a look of sudden realization.
At the same time, Li Qin looked embarrassed.
His suspicion of Li Huaide just now was somewhat awkward.
Li Qin thought for a moment, then said to Li Huaide:
"Uncle Li, I already told you what I knew last time. I've already collected all the ready-made medicinal wine for you."
Although the hunters began brewing new medicinal wine, it took time; otherwise, the wine's efficacy couldn't be guaranteed.
In fact, Li Qin's space contained many more medicinal wines, just like the ones he had previously provided to Li Huaide.
However, he cannot extract large quantities.
One reason is that the value of something decreases once there is an abundance of it; he understands the principle that scarcity increases value.
Another reason is that it's difficult to explain.
It's important to know that food was extremely precious during this period.
Under normal circumstances, no one would be so extravagant as to use large quantities of grain to make baijiu (Chinese liquor).
Once he produces a large quantity of medicinal wine, the source of the liquor will become impossible to explain.
Upon hearing Li Qin's words, a look of disappointment flashed across Li Huaide's face.
However, he then pressed on, asking:
"To guarantee the effectiveness of the medicinal wine, how long does it take to brew a new batch at the earliest?"
Seeing that Li Huaide hadn't given up, Li Qin immediately began to calculate in his mind before answering:
"It will be at least by the end of this year!"
It's already mid-August, and there are still about three or four months until the end of the year.
Li Huaide paused for a moment, then nodded and continued speaking to Li Qin:
"Then please keep an eye on this for me. Once the medicinal wine is ready, no matter how much it costs, please collect it all for me."
This time, Li Qin did not refuse and simply nodded.
However, he then added a reminder:
"Uncle Li, acquiring all the medicinal wine shouldn't be too difficult. The key is that those people only accept gold for medicinal wine, which is something we need to prepare in advance."
Li Huaide nodded.
He had his own guess in mind:
Li Qin had already said that the source of these medicinal wines was those hunters.
These people, who supply meat to the steel mill, are not short of money, and they are also worried about whether the current currency will be affected.
Therefore, I hope to collect some gold to preserve its value.
Even if something happens in the future, gold will always be a hard currency.
Li Huaide was unaware that his guesses were not only far from the truth, but also extremely far off.
In reality, the medicinal wine belonged to Li Qin, and Li Qin collected gold for alchemy.
Of course, Li Qin could not say these things.
"You can rest assured about that; I will prepare the necessary gold in advance."
Li Huaide, who believed he knew the truth, said with certainty.
Seeing this, Li Qin said nothing more.
After that, the two stopped talking about serious matters and chatted while drinking tea.
Whether it's work-related or personal.
When Li Huaide heard Li Qin talk about the people and things in the courtyard at No. 95, his brows furrowed slightly.
He then said to Li Qin:
"If I had known that the courtyard house you lived in was like this, I should have arranged for you to live somewhere else in the first place."
After thinking for a moment, Li Huaide continued:
"How about I find you a new courtyard house and we can exchange houses with someone else? That way you can get rid of those annoying things."
He meant it sincerely.
They genuinely wanted Li Qin to have a more comfortable living environment.