Flying Wine Jar? What is that?

Liu Dong patted her shoulder: "Trust me, wait two more months, and you'll understand everything."

He escorted Chen Xueru home, and just as they reached the door, he saw Chen Zhongze and his men unloading sacks of grain onto a truck.

"Brother! What are you doing!" Chen Xueru rushed forward to stop him. "That's my stored food rations! What right do you have to sell it?"

"Are you stupid?!" Chen Zhongze said without looking up. "Why are you storing so much grain? You can't eat it every day, it'll all get moldy if you leave it too long! I lowered the price by 10% to sell it, and you still think it's not enough?"

"Brother!" she exclaimed, stamping her feet in frustration. "You don't understand! The whole country is about to be under a unified purchase and distribution system. Grain will be scarce and regulated! This stuff is more precious than gold!"

"Alright, alright, alright!"

Lu Fang rolled her eyes as she came out of the house. "The papers are already signed. Who do you think you are now? Chen Xueru, you have no right to interfere in the Chen family's affairs!"

After Chen Zhongze took over the household, he sold off all the grain that Chen Xueru had painstakingly saved up from dawn till dusk without saying a word.

No matter how much Chen Xueru tried to persuade or shout at him, he remained unmoved.

The brother and sister fell out from then on. They lived under the same roof, but treated each other like strangers.

But for Liu Dong, this turned out to be a good opportunity – he got married ahead of schedule.

He and Chen Xueru originally planned to prepare slowly, but things suddenly took off.

The matchmaker had only been at the door for a few days, and after several rounds of back-and-forth negotiations, Chen Zhongze slapped his thigh and said: I'll marry her that very month!

My sister immediately saw him out!

It's clear that he really can't wait to get rid of this "eyesore" girl.

Why?

As long as she was still at home, the old employees and customers of the silk shop would only obey her orders.

Even though she has now stepped back, the workers still bow and scrape before her, and customers always ask for "Boss Chen" when they come.

Chen Zhongze was completely unable to control the situation and felt extremely frustrated, so she could only resort to this tactic—getting married quickly so she could avoid seeing him and getting annoyed.

And so, amidst haste and oppression, Chen Xueru married Liu Dong.

Before getting married, Liu Dong originally planned to renovate the house properly, just to make it look presentable and lively.

As a result, the wedding date was suddenly moved forward, and all the plans were thrown into chaos. In the end, they simply tidied up the walls and replaced the door with a new one, and that was it.

Nevertheless, his house was the most spacious and comfortable in the entire courtyard.

That day, the two of them were chatting idly at home when Chen Xueru sighed, "Sitting at home all day doing nothing, I'm going to get moldy!"

She stared at Liu Dong. "I can't stay idle. How about... we open our own little shop?"

Liu Dong waved his hand: "Don't rush, let's stabilize for a couple of days."

"Now that 'Chen's Silk Shop' has become a joint public-private enterprise, who knows, one day the higher-ups might ask you to go back and help out."

Actually, it was only after Liu Dong relentlessly pleaded and begged that "Xue Ru Silk Shop" was renamed "Chen's Silk Shop".

Changing the name makes it sound more formal, and more importantly—it also gives Chen Zhongze a way out.

This is exactly what Chen Zhongze wanted to see.

As they were talking, the sound of an engine suddenly came from outside.

A jeep stopped at the entrance of the courtyard house, and a pair of foreigners got out—the man had a high nose and deep-set eyes, and the woman had long blonde hair.

It is Vladimir and Elena.

"My dear friends!" Vladimir immediately reached out to shake hands with them upon seeing them.

The four people went inside and sat down.

Elena exclaimed in surprise, "Oh my! You two got married? We went to the shop to look for you, but the workers said Boss Chen got married and wasn't the manager anymore! We even went to the tavern to ask, and that's how we found out you lived here!"

After saying that, he pulled a large, bright red envelope from his bag: "According to the customs of your Dragon Kingdom, congratulations! This is a congratulatory gift!"

Chen Xueru smiled and accepted it, saying, "Thank you so much, that's so thoughtful..."

After exchanging a few polite words, she narrowed her eyes and asked, "You've come all this way for more than just a red envelope, haven't you?"

Vladimir glanced at his companion.

Elena immediately got up and went to the door, looked around to make sure no one was eavesdropping before closing the door.

"Ms. Chen," Vladimir lowered his voice, "our cotton-producing regions of Astrakhan and Stavoropov have suffered from disasters this year, and there's a high probability of a fabric shortage... We estimate that prices will skyrocket!"

"Even though you're not managing the store anymore, I know you have connections and ways to get goods!"

"If you're willing to send a batch of cloth to the border, I'll buy it at three times the price! Are you in?"

Chen Xueru's face turned pale instantly: "Are you crazy? If this gets found out, I'll lose my head! I don't want to leave here dead!"

"Besides, even if I wanted to, I couldn't transport goods in large quantities. The higher-ups are watching closely; I'd get caught if I made even the slightest move!"

"But this is truly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

Vladimir said excitedly, "We want a lot! We'll take as much as you send, and we'll never shortchange you!"

"No way! I can't take that risk!" Chen Xueru shook her head resolutely.

Just then—

A soft "ding-dong!" sound exploded in Liu Dong's mind.

[Super Brewing System Activates Story Missions]

[Task options are as follows]:

▶Vladimir's request approved: Reward 888 million RMB + Special Item [Flying Wine Jar] *1

▶Refuse the transaction: Reward of 888 million RMB

Liu Dong's eyelids twitched suddenly.

A flying wine vat?

What is that?

"Ding-dong!" The system immediately added a note:

The Flying Vat can brew "Flying Wine," which grants the user the ability to fly, the duration of which depends on their constitution.

[Accept the mission?]

【whether】

Holy shit! !

Liu Dong almost jumped off his chair.

Can it fly?

real or fake?

That's amazing!

Without saying a word, he made a mental decision and chose "Yes".

"Comrade Vladimir," Liu Dong suddenly spoke up, "how many do you want?"

The other party perked up: "The more the better! If you can get your hands on ten thousand bolts of ordinary printed fabric, I'll take them all!"

His eyes gleamed as he spoke, clearly sensing the potential for huge profits.

Ten thousand horses?

This is no small amount.

According to the standards of the Dragon Kingdom, a bolt of cloth has a fixed width and a length of ten zhang (approximately ninety chi).

The retail price is 3,100 yuan per foot, while the purchase price is around 2,500 yuan, which means one horse costs 250,000 yuan.

Ten thousand horses – total cost of 2.5 billion.

Liu Dong has recently made some money selling alcohol, around 500 million yuan.

That's a huge difference.

Of course, even if he had the money, he wouldn't invest it all.

Are you kidding me?

What if I actually deliver the goods to the place you said, and then you turn around and refuse to pay?

Am I being framed as a deliveryman?

"I can help you," Liu Dong said slowly, "but three conditions must be met, none of which can be missing."

Chen Xueru quietly tugged at his sleeve.

Liu Dong turned around and patted her on the shoulder: "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing, trust me."

Vladimir was overjoyed: "Quickly state your terms!"