Surviving In The Ancient Times With Limitless Supplies
Chapter 292: Tribute Wine

Chapter 292: Tribute Wine

Seeing Han Yizi’s reaction, Lin Yong could only smile wryly and said, "The deadline is next week. But as you can see, there is nothing that can be used as material to brew the wine. Not to mention the peach trees in my village. Not even a blade of grass could be found now. How can we provide tribute wine to the palace in this situation? In this case, all we can do is wait to die."

After calming down, Han Yizi asked, "Why does the palace suddenly want tribute wine?"

Lin Yong took a sip of tea to calm down and said, "I heard that the crown prince is going to pay tribute to the Bei Wei Empire. Since the national treasure is empty, our king has decided to send one hundred beauties, one hundred barrels of peach blossom wine, and one hundred war horses to the Bei Wei Empire this year as tribute."

"I also heard from the envoy who delivered the imperial decree, that those beauties belonged to the royal family and the noble families. Because of this matter, the situation in the imperial capital is very tense. Most of the royal family and noble families voiced their objections regarding this matter, but the king turned a deaf ear to it. I guess that in the near future, war will break out. It seems that the royal princess’ prophecy is about to come true." Lin Yong shook his head helplessly.

Hearing this, Xu Xiang suddenly said, "So, what you need are ingredients to make peach blossom wine?"

Lin Yong looked at her and said, "Exactly. Although there are only seven days left before the time limit to hand over the peach blossom wine, it will take at least six months from our kingdom to the imperial capital of the Bei Wei Empire. When the crown prince arrives in the Bei Wei Empire, the peach blossom wine should be ready. The problem is the ingredients of the wine."

Xu Xiang nodded and calmly said, "I can provide you with the ingredients for peach blossom wine."

Hearing what she said, Lin Yong’s eyes lit up. He quickly clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Venerable Master, for agreeing to help me. Whatever payment you want, please tell me. Even if you ask me to become your ox and horse, I am willing."

When Mu Yucheng heard his words, his hand that poured the tea paused. He glanced at Lin Yong, and said coldly: "Xiang’er doesn’t need you to be her ox or horse."

Facing his cold gaze, Lin Yong shuddered all over, and said hastily: "Venerable Master, please forgive my ignorance."

Xu Xiang glanced at Mu Yucheng, gently tugged at his sleeve under the table, and softly said, "Don’t scare people."

Hearing what she said, Mu Yucheng glanced at her and nodded slightly. "Mhm."

Xu Xiang looked back at Lin Yong and said, "I don’t need you to pay me. As long as you promise to help me plant some tree saplings and seedlings, I will provide you with the ingredients needed for brewing the peach blossom wine."

After Xu Xiang said this, Lin Yong stood up and wanted to kneel down, but thinking that Xu Xiang didn’t like others kneeling down, Lin Yong bent his waist and bowed deeply. His wife also stood up, took a step behind him, and saluted Xu Xiang together with her husband.

Lin Yong suppressed his heart and said, "Thank you, Venerable Master."

Xu Xiang nodded and said, "Please just call me by my name."

After finishing speaking, she took out four plates of stir-fried dishes, one big bowl of soup, and a large plate of steamed buns. Looking at the food spread out on top of the table, Han Yizi and Lin Yong’s family were all taken aback.

Although Lin Yong’s living standard is better than that of other villagers, this is the first time he has seen such a sumptuous meal. Back then before the drought hit the continent, even on New Year eve, they did not eat this lavishly.

Xu Xiang smiled slightly at them and said, "Just right, it is lunch time. Let’s have a meal together."

After speaking, she took out the tableware from her space and put it on the table. She also took out Mu Yucheng’s and her personal tableware. Seeing that no one moved their chopsticks, Xu Xiang scooped up a bowl of chicken soup for herself and Mu Yucheng.

She picked up a steamed bun, put it in Mu Yucheng’s bowl, smiled at him and said, "Let’s eat with them today."

At first, Mu Yucheng didn’t want to eat with strangers. But looking at Xu Xiang’s smile, he nodded and started to eat silently. Seeing that he didn’t say anything, Xu Xiang picked up her bowl and chopsticks.

Seeing that Han Yizi and the others didn’t move their chopsticks and only looked at the food in a daze, she asked, "Is the food not to your liking?"

Hearing her question, Han Yizi and Lin Yong shook their heads quickly. How dare they say the food is not to their liking? This is the best food they have seen in the past seven years, ah.

After exchanging glances with his wife, Lin Yong picked up his chopsticks and said, "Then... I won’t be polite. Thank you, Miss Xu, for the food."

Xu Xiang nodded and said, "Eat as much as you want. If it’s not enough, I still have more."

Hearing what she said, Han Yizi and the others nodded and began to eat. At first, they were polite and reserved. But the moment they take that first bite, their hand movements speed up. Seeing how fast they were eating, Mu Yucheng calmly put down the bowl and chopsticks.

Xu Xiang looked at him and asked, "Are you done eating?"

Mu Yucheng nodded and took a sip of tea.

"But you only ate a steamed bun and a bowl of chicken soup. Are you feeling uncomfortable? Has your injury worsened?" Xu Xiang asked again worriedly.

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