Chapter 172 I Miss You

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After Li Zhi left, Xia Liu called Liu Lanxin. "Miss Liu, how are the sales of the herbal wine? It's been a few days, why haven't you gotten back to me?" This was previously agreed with Liu Lanxin, that once the herbal wine was sold, Xia Liu would need to operate again to prevent stock shortages. "The herbal wine? It's been sold out for a while now," Liu Lanxin said nonchalantly. "Damn it! It's sold out and you didn't notify me?" Xia Liu was on the verge of losing it. What was this girl thinking—was she trying to pressure him to lower the cost or what? "I've been feeling down these last couple of days, so I didn't notify you." ... A million curses raced through Xia Liu's mind. 'Feeling down' could actually be an excuse, unbelievable. "If you could come over and hang out with me for a few days, maybe my mood would improve," Liu Lanxin suggested, just as Xia Liu wanted to comfort her. "That's not a big ask; I'll head over right now." Xia Liu had decided, the moment he saw that girl, he would give her twenty solid slaps! But just as he had made up his mind, suddenly Liu Lanxin giggled. "Giggle, I was just fooling you, like I'd really want you to keep me company." "Miss Liu, please, is it fun to play with people like this?" Xia Liu barely suppressed his anger as he spoke. "What, I can't even tease you? You need to think about it; it's only been a few days. Advertising takes time, organizing events takes time, everything needs time," Liu Lanxin said coldly. "Alright then, I shouldn't have rushed. So, Miss, when should I start production on my side?" Xia Liu took several deep breaths to vent his frustration. He indeed had been too anxious. On reflection, he really hadn't considered those issues. "This time, you need to prepare six tons of herbal wine for me. When can you deliver?" Liu Lanxin asked seriously. "That's easy; send a truck over to pick it up tomorrow noon," Xia Liu said casually. "That quickly?" "Yes, that quickly." "Everything's that quick?" "Just the wine making is this quick; other things are quick too, but might take a bit longer." "You rascal!!!" Liu Lanxin cursed directly. Xia Liu laughed wildly without responding to her curse; who knew what her 'quick' was referring to. Silence lingered for a while, and then a faint voice came through the phone before it beeped as the call was hung up. Xia Liu didn't immediately remove the phone from his ear. His facial expression was utterly baffled. Experience tales at empire Even though Liu Lanxin's voice was soft, he heard everything, and very clearly at that. Liu Lanxin's gentle voice echoed in his mind: "I miss you, bye now." When that girl expressed her feelings for him, Xia Liu knew he had unintentionally hurt another young girl. "Let it be, sigh..." he murmured, leaving the distillery. Such matters could be pursued, but should not be forced; it all depended on fate. After returning home, Xia Liu immediately picked up a basket and went into the mountains to gather herbs. Six tons of herbal wine required a substantial amount of herbs. Fortunately, he had encountered many herbs on previous journeys, so it only took a few hours to gather them all. By the time he got back to the village, it was already two o'clock. Zhang Xiaoxue was already up, her face still flushed. Moreover, her skin was emitting an unusual rosy glow; those in the know understood what that was from. After having lunch with Zhang Xiaoxue, Xia Liu asked her to play on the computer at home while he drove to the county town. Xia Liu found Ye Ming and asked him to contact the Erguotou distributor. After the lesson from the first time, Xia Liu dared not ask for bottled liquor again. It was too troublesome, and although the guys pouring the liquor didn't say anything, he could tell that unpacking and pouring liquor was too tiring. "Manager Ye, just ask them where their distillery is located." "Okay, I'll make the call right now." Ye Ming didn't ask why, he just did whatever Xia Liu said. Because the other party knew Ye Ming was the manager of the Longteng Hotel and had bought several tons of bottled liquor last time, they readily gave him the address of the distillery. "Their distillery is about fifty kilometers away from the county town, located beside a canal," Ye Ming said after getting the address. "Very good, Manager Ye, please send the address to my phone." After looking at the address for a while, Xia Liu turned on the navigation and then drove there. Using an hour's time, Xia Liu arrived at the Erguotou distillery. He explained his purpose, and the head of the distillery received him warmly. Upon learning that Xia Liu wanted six tons of unpackaged liquor, the head of the distillery almost couldn't stop smiling. Six tons of liquor, if packaged in 500 ml bottles, could fill twelve thousand bottles, each selling for nine yuan. This time, since Xia Liu was purchasing unpackaged liquor, the head of the distillery dropped the price to one hundred thousand yuan, plus transportation costs, totaling one hundred and five thousand yuan. Xia Liu readily settled the payment. Then he drove in front leading the liquor transport truck to the village. Three hours later, as it was nearly dark, the vehicle finally arrived at the distillery in Osmanthus Village. The driver didn't comment on the somewhat rudimentary distillery. Following Xia Liu's instructions, he transferred all the liquor into the storage pool. After the task was completed, Xia Liu gave him a thousand yuan to cover his accommodation and meals for the night. The villagers, seeing Xia Liu leading the truck, rushed over to help, only to find out that the truck was unloading the liquor directly into the pool. This made them secretly chuckle; now they would have less to do. Just when everyone thought they were not needed, Li Dazhuang returned in a truck. The truck was slowly loaded with various tools, giant pots bigger than several people, and countless buckets. Seeing this, they all knew the distillery was preparing for full operation! Today, Li Zhi had informed them that they wouldn't be harvesting oysters tomorrow; they would be making liquor instead! Everyone happily ran over to unload the tools from the truck and, under Xia Liu's guidance, put them into the work area. By the time everything was done, it was already eight o'clock in the evening. Xia Liu told everyone to go home and have dinner, and return tomorrow to clean up the site. Inside the distillery's rest area, Zhang Xiaoxue and a few women were waiting for their families to go back and eat. They did not dare to disturb anyone, because Xia Liu was there. The village and the families had reached their current state all because of Xia Liu. So whatever he did, they simply followed along. Looking at the pure and lovely Zhang Xiaoxue, the villagers were secretly pleased. She had struggled in the village for several years, and now she was finally able to enjoy prosperity with Xia Liu. After having dinner at home, Xia Liu took the cleaned herbs to soak in the liquor pool. This batch of liquor was quite large, and with a longer soaking duration, the effects of the medicinal liquor would definitely be superior. After finishing, Xia Liu went home to shower where his beloved was already waiting inside the house. The day passed just like that, Xia Liu had visited many places today, and although he was a bit weary, he felt very fulfilled.

Chapter 172 I Miss You

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