The pork butcher is smoother than a pig butcher!

Chapter 172 Asking for a visit

No feast is complete without wine.

When it comes to something as trivial as drinking, every man in Northwest China is a wolf!

Normally, even if they crave alcohol at the garrison, they can only resist it. They finally have a day off after finishing the spring plowing, and now they're lucky enough to be able to attend a wedding banquet.

Without needing any persuasion, they all voluntarily drank three large bowls of wine.

The men were drinking enthusiastically in the outer courtyard.

There were also many heroes among the women.

Alcohol isn't cheap, and they usually can't afford to drink it.

At the wedding banquet, they simply let loose and did whatever they wanted.

Many of them, if they don't drink, they're fine, but once they do, it's astonishing!
Women prefer wine to spirits, which men prefer.

Since the opening of the Silk Road.

The Hexi Corridor became a place for the trade of goods and the exchange of cultures between the East and the West.

Grape cultivation and winemaking techniques were also transmitted from the Western Regions to the Central Plains.

Huaiqing Prefecture is located at a key point on the Silk Road, and its natural environment is very suitable for growing grapes.

The grapes grown in this region are large, juicy, sweet, refreshing, and have a rich aroma.

Not only is it delicious as a fresh fruit, but it can also be used to make and store wine!

The Mongols of the previous dynasty had a strong drinking culture, which led to a boom in the variety of alcoholic beverages in China!

Among them, the wines of Huaiqing Prefecture have a place!
After Emperor Taizu of Bei overthrew the previous dynasty, the military households, in addition to guarding the border, made farming and growing grain their primary task.

Grape cultivation is a delicate art.

Most of them are planted in a few small towns in the heart of the border plain.

Locally produced wines are not as famous as those sold in the Western Regions and are mostly consumed locally.

Guan Dade was a commander of a thousand households, so his wedding banquet was naturally a first-class affair.

At the women's table, two jugs of wine were served on each table.

A table full of Chinese food.

Steamed lamb, hand-pulled lamb chops, sweet and sour carp, stew, etc.

Who can say it doesn't go well with wine?

In her previous life, Gan Minglan grew up relying on the kindness of many families for food, and she encountered the apocalypse after only a few years of working.

To be honest, she had never really drunk any high-end wines.

I vaguely remember drinking it a few times, but the taste was sour and astringent, not as good as pineapple beer.

I never expected to taste traditionally made wine today. The wine has a distinct nutty aroma and a sweet, brown sugar flavor.

It's sweet and delicious, and very palatable.

Because she was still breastfeeding, the two elderly ladies did not urge her to drink more, but only let her taste a small cup.

Gan Minglan didn't expect that her body had basically never been exposed to alcoholic beverages before, and that she was prone to getting drunk.

Just a small cup was enough for her to experience the feeling of being slightly tipsy.

My mind and consciousness are clear.

My whole body felt light and airy, as if I were about to become an immortal.

Looking around, the people and things all seemed to emanate soft halos of light.

I felt more relaxed and happy than ever before.

To outsiders, wasn't she a sight to behold at this moment?
Gan Minglan's beauty is quite striking, and because she doesn't smile much, people who aren't familiar with her easily feel a sense of distance from her.

Unexpectedly, the beauty possessed a completely different charm after drinking.

Her slightly flushed cheeks, dreamy eyes, and the occasional upturn of her lips gave her a languid air amidst her cool demeanor.

Before, men were so captivated by her that they couldn't tear themselves away. Now...

Madam Guan and Madam Tian exchanged a glance, thinking to themselves: Good heavens! Both of them felt their faces flush.

It is said that beautiful women have short lives, while ugly women are blessed.

That's because those who are unfortunate don't have the protection of a powerful family, nor do they have any ability to protect themselves.

Which man who knows her background would dare to provoke and seize her by trickery?

They must be tired of living!
Women can't even be jealous.

Many women who had seen Gan Minglan's face were very fortunate that she had good skills and did not have to become wives in a brothel like other exiled women.

otherwise.

Otherwise, you'll end up like these guys in front of you!
Gan Minglan had just returned to courtyard number 36 after attending the wedding banquet when three women who emerged from the red tent came to her door begging for her help.

As soon as they entered the courtyard, they kowtowed repeatedly to Gan Minglan.

He pleaded in a mournful voice:
"Fatty's mother, sister-in-law, please save us! We can't take it anymore, we can't take it anymore, sob sob sob!"

"Cousin-in-law, please have pity on us! Those soldiers, they're inhuman! From 7 PM to 5 AM the next day, they don't let us rest for even half an hour!"

"Waaaaah, they said no one can survive three years there! I don't want to die, I don't want to die!"

"We all want to join the medical team! We're willing to go to the front lines; we'd rather die in that dirty bed."

These women were all around twenty-five or twenty-six years old, making them relatively young among the wives in this group.

The news of the attractive and young newcomer entering the red tent spread throughout the five major guardhouses in less than three days.

Especially after the spring plowing season, the five major public security bureaus take turns resting.

A small number of single men went home to find partners and get married.

The vast majority of single men are dirt poor.

They were neither destined to get rich nor to be promoted.

You want them to go to brothels in Huaiqing Prefecture? They don't have the means to do that!
Giving a few copper coins as a token gesture to enter the red tent became their best pastime.

Teenagers and young men in their teens and twenties are at their most energetic.

How could a newlywed wife withstand receiving a dozen or twenty men every night?

Not to mention getting a sexually transmitted disease or getting pregnant!

The three women were filled with regret; they had initially feared that the medical team would be in danger on the front lines.

Unexpectedly, the news I've heard recently is that not only are the She family members alive and well, but they've also made a fortune by working with the "Pork Beauty".

After discussing it, the three decided to go to their door to ask for help.

They were all cousins ​​within the five degrees of kinship, and they had never been enemies before.

After thinking it over, Gan Minglan decided to give the three of them another chance.

She said very seriously:

"Perhaps you think that the medical team was safe behind the battlefield because there were no casualties this time, or you know that they made a little money after going out with me and think that this is normal!"
I would like to make a few points to solemnly declare!

First, the work of the medical team is not as easy as you think. After the battle, they have to help carry corpses and wounded soldiers, as well as help military doctors suture wounds, brew medicine, apply medicine, and do other trivial things.

When there are many wounded, medical staff are so exhausted that they have almost no time to rest.

Secondly, during normal warfare, the spoils of war might not even be distributed to the medical teams; there has never been a story of getting rich through war.

The last point is the most fatal.

If the enemy attacks the main camp, the medical team is the easiest to capture as prisoners! Doctors might even be spared their lives because of their medical skills, allowing them to continue serving the enemy.

But the lives of female prisoners of war were likely several times worse than those in the Red Tent. "Let alone three years, many probably didn't even survive three months."

Upon hearing this, the three cousins' faces turned from deathly pale to ashen.

This was different from what they had expected.

(End of this chapter)