I am a boss in the world of nine uncles

The next morning.

The sun was shining brightly, and a gentle breeze was blowing.

Qin Yao, dressed in a white robe and wearing a silver-black cloak sewn by Chang'e herself, slowly stepped into the ancient city, which was closer to the human city-states.

His timeless clothing and cape garnered him countless admiring glances, some envious, some amazed, some greedy—but no one dared to approach him easily.

Actually, he didn't enjoy the feeling of being the center of attention. The reason he changed into this outfit was because, in the original drama, Bao Niang, the wife of the Du clan chief of Taigu City, was a very snobbish woman.

If his first impression on her is that he is slovenly, then some unpleasant things will inevitably happen, and such unpleasantness will not be conducive to his subjugation of the Du tribe.

In the blink of an eye.

Under the watchful eyes of countless people, Qin Yao strode to the Du clan settlement in the west of the city and stopped in front of the largest courtyard.

Looking up, my gaze went through the open wooden door and into the room. There, I saw a large group of burly men dressed in furs surrounding a man, waiting for him to serve them some kind of drink with a wooden spoon. The scene was lively and noisy.

Qin Yao sniffed and found that even standing outside the door, he could still smell a rich fruity aroma. Clearly, the drink was fruit wine, and the man surrounded by the crowd was probably Du Kang, the patriarch of the Du clan...

"May I ask you are?"

Just as he was sizing up Du Kang, a slightly reserved voice suddenly came from behind him.

Qin Yao turned around and saw a round-faced woman with a rough, dark face, wearing a gray long dress and a gray cloth hat, standing not far away, looking at him with curiosity.

"I was just passing by, and I came here because of the smell of fruit."

The woman smiled, straightened her chest, and said with great pride, "This fruit wine was developed by my husband. Everyone in Taigu City is proud to be able to drink the fruit wine made by my husband."

Qin Yao asked with a smile, "May I ask who you are, Madam?"

The woman replied, "My name is Bao Niang, and I am the wife of the chief of the Du clan."

Qin Yao cupped his hands in greeting and said, "So you are Madam Bao. It's an honor to meet you."

If a poorly dressed person tells her that they've heard so much about her, Bao Niang won't be emotionally affected.

But when a well-dressed man, whose appearance alone revealed his extraordinary status, said to her that he had long admired her, Bao Niang truly felt honored and overjoyed, but she was too embarrassed to show it. So she forced herself to say, "I am not worthy of such praise. May I ask who you are?"

"I am nameless... just an unknown nobody," Qin Yao said with a slight smile.

Bao Niang slowly narrowed her eyes, thinking to herself, "How could an unknown person have such attire? It's probably because the other party has too great an background and is unwilling to reveal their real name."

Thinking of this, she asked with a smile, fueled by a slight desire to uncover the mystery, "Why has Mr. Nameless come here?"

Qin Yao said, "Let's just take a walk."

“Since there’s nothing urgent, why don’t you stay at my Du clan for a few days? My Du clan has the best fruit wine and the best hospitality, you’ll definitely feel like you’ve returned home,” Bao Niang said eloquently.

Qin Yao smiled and nodded: "Thank you, Madam."

Bao Niang was overjoyed and immediately said, "Come with me."

After saying that, she strode into the courtyard and shouted, "Finish your fruit wine and leave now. Don't chat here. You're all making so much noise."

Under her shooing, the surrounding clansmen left without any temper. Only Du Kang, who was standing in front of the wooden tub, did not move and even shook his head helplessly: "Bao Niang, you should be nicer to them."

"Good my foot!" Bao Niang said. "If they could exchange something for it, we would drink it. But they don't offer anything and they still have the nerve to come and drink for free. How can I give them a good face?"

Du Kang: "..."

"By the way, let me introduce you to a benefactor."

Bao Niang's temper flared up quickly but subsided just as fast. Her face soon brightened, and she pointed to Qin Yao at the door, saying, "His name is Wuming. He was passing through Taigu City and had nowhere to stay, so I invited him to stay here for a few days."

Du Kang looked in the direction she was pointing, and after seeing the other person's clothes, he understood why his wife was so hospitable...

"Please come in, sir."

"Thank you." Outside the door, Qin Yao smiled slightly and strode into the courtyard.

"Baoniang, why don't you hurry and get a bamboo cup and make some fruit wine for our esteemed guest to try?" Du Kang said to his wife as soon as she came to his side.

"Alright, Wuming, please wait a moment." Bao Niang replied and hurried into the main hall.

"The Du tribe is truly hospitable," Qin Yao said to Du Kang with a smile after watching her figure disappear.

Du Kang chuckled dryly, thinking to himself, "If you didn't have this outfit, you'd probably have the opposite feeling."

A moment later, Bao Niang came out carrying a greenish-yellow bamboo cup and handed it to Qin Yao with a smile: "Wu Ming, you should try it quickly. This is my husband's most prized creation, Red Peach Fruit Wine."

Qin Yao took the bamboo cup with both hands, looked at the juice-like liquid inside, and took a big gulp. The fragrance lingered in his mouth, and he even felt a cool sensation that made him feel refreshed.

"How is it?" Bao Niang asked expectantly.

Qin Yao nodded: "It's delicious. It's the best thing I've ever tasted since I came into this world."

Bao Niang immediately laughed, a smug look on her face.

Qin Yao finished the bamboo cup of fruit wine in a few gulps, and then said to Du Kang, "However, although this is delicious, it is not advisable to drink too much, otherwise it will become cloying."

Du Kang nodded: "All fruit wines have this problem, even those that have had their sweetness neutralized."

Qin Yao laughed and said, "Have you ever thought about using other things to brew drinks?"

It was rare for an outsider to discuss brewing techniques with him, so Du Kang immediately became interested and said, "I have also tried brewing with other things, but the results... were not very good."

Qin Yao asked, "Have you tried brewing it with grain?"

Du Kang was taken aback: "Grain?"

Qin Yao nodded: "Judging from your performance, you probably haven't tried it yet. Let's try it with grain; you're sure to reap huge rewards."

"What makes you so sure?" Du Kang asked curiously.

Qin Yao said, "Because I've tasted it... and I never get tired of the flavor."

Du Kang perked up and said, "Alright, I'll give it a try!"

Beside her, Bao Niang's expression changed slightly, but looking at Qin Yao's gorgeous attire, she hesitated to speak.

She was very worried about wasting food. After all, other things could be wasted, but food was life-saving and could not be wasted.

But then again, such an important person wouldn't casually make such a joke...

a few days later.

Qin Yao was meditating in the room arranged by Bao Niang when Du Kang's joyful cheers suddenly rang out in the courtyard.

In the blink of an eye, just as he was slowly finishing his practice, there was a knock on the dormitory door from the outside. Du Kang's powerful voice then pierced through the door and resounded in the room: "Mr. Wuming, I succeeded! I successfully brewed grain liquor!"

Qin Yao smiled, and in an instant, he appeared behind the wooden door. With a thought, the door opened automatically: "How does it taste?"

"It's even more refreshing than fruit wine, and the aroma is even richer. Moreover, just as you said, you can drink it a hundred times without getting tired of it." Du Kang said excitedly, "Mr. Wuming, where did you drink this kind of grain wine before? The person who first proposed brewing it with grains is truly a genius."

Qin Yao said, "That is a very distant place. Even a true god cannot travel from here to there."

Du Kang blinked and asked in confusion, "Then how did you get there?"

Qin Yao smiled and said, "Because I have an opportunity that even a true god doesn't have..."

Du Kang: "..."

After a moment of silence, he straightened his clothes and bowed deeply to Qin Yao:
"If that's the case, then this is the moment when grain-based brewing was born in our world. On behalf of everyone in our world who will love this, I, Du Kang, thank you, sir."

Qin Yao gently lifted his elbows with both hands and said softly, "There's no need for that. If it weren't for the hospitality of your Du tribe, who not only invited me to stay here but also treated me to fruit wine, I wouldn't have come all this way to tell you about brewing wine from grains. Every drink and every bite has its own destiny."

"Nine?" Du Kang's eyes lit up slightly. "Sir, in that very, very far place, is this thing called Nine?"

Qin Yao smiled, dipped his finger in the wine, and wrote the character 'wine' on the table: "This is the character, specifically used to describe this thing."

Du Kang silently memorized the characters, then suddenly stood up and said, "Sir, your attire is extraordinary, your speech is elegant, and you are knowledgeable and well-traveled. You are certainly not an unknown person. May I ask if I may have the honor of knowing your real name?"

At that moment, Qin Yao realized that the best time to recruit him had arrived, so he smiled and said, "My name is Shennong."

Du Kang suddenly opened his eyes wide, his face full of shock: "But is that the legendary Shennong who first cured the plague of the Xuanyuan tribe, and then the plague of the Jiuli tribe, bringing peace and cessation of war to the Central Plains?"

"Exactly."

Qin Yao nodded slightly, then smiled and said, "However, the peace in the Central Plains is only temporary. If the Yellow Emperor and Chi You do not determine a winner, or if either of them does not withdraw from the Central Plains, the Central Plains will not have a long period of peace."

Du Kang's shock gradually turned into a bright smile, and he hurriedly said, "It really is you... No wonder you are so extraordinary, as if you were a visitor from heaven."

Qin Yao waved his hand and said, "Clan Chief Du, you flatter me."

"Please wait a moment, I'll go get two bottles of wine for you to drink together," Du Kang said warmly.

Qin Yao paused slightly, but did not refuse.

After all, persuading someone to surrender at the dinner table is often more effective.

A short while later, Du Kang arrived with wine and invited Qin Yao to sit down in the courtyard. He poured the wine with great respect and said, "Sir, please try it and see if there is anything that can be improved."

Qin Yao picked up the wine bowl and took a sip, saying, "The impurities need to be further purified; ideally, the wine should be completely free of impurities."

Du Kang nodded and said, "It's nothing difficult. I'll find a way to continue purifying it later."

"That's all," Qin Yao said with a smile. "As long as this wine can be passed down, Chief Du Kang's good name will surely live on forever with the wine."

Du Kang was overjoyed and chuckled. After realizing what was happening, he quickly raised his wine bowl and said, "Master Shennong, I toast you."

Qin Yao lightly touched the rim of his bowl to his and said with a smile, "Cheers."

Du Kang blinked, and with that single word, he felt a surge of heroic spirit, raised his head, and drank the wine in his bowl in one gulp: "Cheers!"

Before long, after several rounds of drinks, the atmosphere at the table became even more intimate. Qin Yao, sensing that the time was right, asked, "Clan Chief Du Kang, what is your opinion of the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan?"

The more Du Kang drank, the clearer his mind became. After much deliberation, he slowly said, "A hero of our time."

Qin Yao then asked, "What about Chi You?"

Without hesitation, Du Kang replied, "A hero of his generation!"

Qin Yao smiled slightly: "Now the Central Plains are divided in two, with heroes and tyrants coexisting, but the Central Plains can only have one master. Chief Du, who do you think will dominate the Central Plains in the future?"

Du Kang waved his hand and said, "I'm just a brewer. Who rules the Central Plains doesn't seem to have much to do with me..."

"No, it's related, it's very related."

Qin Yao said, "Because Taigu City is located in the area between the Jiuli tribe and the Xuanyuan tribe, although it is not a strategic location that military strategists fight over, no ruler would allow you to remain independent for long."

Du Kang gradually understood and asked, "Who did Master Shennong come for?"

"The Yellow Emperor," Qin Yao said, "is destined to unify the world and become the new king of men."

"Why are you so sure?" Du Kang couldn't help but ask.

Qin Yao smiled and said, "Because I support the Yellow Emperor."

Du Kang: "..."

"Chief Du, submit to the Yellow Emperor."

Qin Yao then said seriously, "For your Du clan, this is an excellent opportunity to rise to prominence."

Du Kang said, “Logically speaking, with Shennong as the guarantor for the Yellow Emperor, I should not hesitate. However, I am really worried about the safety of the Du clan. The source of the crisis lies with the Zhao clan!”
The Zhao clan is the head of all the families in Taigu City. If they target the Du clan, the Du clan will suffer heavy losses.

Qin Yao said, "What if I could subdue the Zhao clan?"

Du Kang immediately promised, "If that's the case, the Du clan will definitely join forces with the Zhao clan to offer Taigu City to the Xuanyuan tribe!"

Qin Yao smiled, picked up his wine bowl, and said, "It's a deal."

"Never regret it!"

Du Kang tapped his bowl against his, and with a crisp sound, he spoke firmly.

After half a stick of incense.

Qin Yao arrived alone at the gate of the Zhao clan, where he saw countless people crowding around the gate, excitedly promoting something.

Among these people, he even spotted Bao Niang...

"Bao Niang."

Qin Yao came up behind her and gently patted her shoulder.

Bao Niang looked in the direction of the voice, and when she saw it was him, she swallowed back the curse that was about to come out of her mouth, and smiled and said, "Mr. Wuming, what brings you here?"

"Just wander around."

Qin Yao made up an excuse, then pointed at the crowd in front of the door and asked, "What's going on here?"

Bao Niang pulled him to a quiet spot and whispered, "These are all people who came to propose marriage to Young Master Zhao. They all want to use this to get a reward from the Zhao clan."

Qin Yao said, "The Zhao clan is ruled by the clan chief, right?"

Bao Niang nodded: "Of course, if Chief Zhao doesn't take power, he wouldn't be the Chief Zhao. Mr. Wuming, why are you asking this?"

"I'd like to meet this Chief Zhao. Bao Niang, could you tell me about him?" Qin Yao asked with a smile.

Bao Niang's expression changed slightly. She looked around and, seeing that there was indeed no one else nearby, said softly:
"This Chief Zhao is arrogant, domineering, selfish, and even capricious; unless you have something extremely important to do, I advise you to avoid dealing with him, lest you suffer a great loss and have nowhere to seek justice..." (End of Chapter)