Mountain Looting: Targeted by a Leopard at the Start
Chapter 379 - 377: Exquisite Enjoyment, Top-Grade Delicious Monkey Wine!

Chapter 379: Chapter 377: Exquisite Enjoyment, Top-Grade Delicious Monkey Wine!

Time passed rather quickly.

Xu Yang busied himself with the farm, chatted with his significant other, and occasionally wandered into the mountains; days flew by in no time.

Su Yutong and Xu Xuanxuan had already returned to Pudong, and Xu Yang was curious about where she lived in Pudong after coming back. Su Yutong told him her family bought her an apartment there.

"You have an apartment in Pudong?"

Xu Yang was slightly astonished.

After all, the most expensive real estate in the country could be found in the Capital and Pudong.

"Yeah, it’s just a normal apartment, over a hundred square meters. I definitely need a place to stay on the mainland."

"I thought, if I were to stay on the mainland, then Pudong would be my first choice."

Su Yutong responded in the video call.

Xu Yang had merely thought Su Yutong’s family was well off, without asking for details, but judging from the situation, her family’s financial condition was not just generally good.

An apartment in downtown Pudong, even the cheapest ones, would start at fifty or sixty thousand per square meter, and the nicer ones could go up to a hundred thousand.

A hundred square meters could easily cost between five to ten million.

Xu Yang felt a bit of pressure again.

A man’s normal thought is always to hope his own conditions might be a bit better.

The two chatted idly for a while and agreed on the next place to meet.

He planned to invite Su Yutong to Danzhou next time, to stay at his villa, and at that time, with a small villa and a small yacht, the atmosphere right, things would probably work out.

Life was quite fun; things that needed to be settled were mostly determined.

That afternoon.

Tao Hua, the person in charge of the Yanji Scenic Spot, came to Xu Yang’s Farm.

Tao Hua was responsible for many things, one of which was very important, being to receive important figures coming to Yanji on business.

Some figures couldn’t be revealed.

Now, every time these people visited Yanji, Tao Hua would prepare a very exquisite gift box containing blueberries from Xu Yang’s Farm.

These blueberries were particularly popular.

Tao Hua knew that Xu Yang’s blueberries were in demand, and he came to ensure others wouldn’t snatch his supply.

Xu Yang always honored contracts; once he had signed one, he would not break his promise.

Tao Hua was also one of his important partners, so Xu Yang had Niu Zhuang make two dishes for lunch, eaten in a private room at the farm’s cafeteria.

On the dining table, Xu Yang specially prepared his home-brewed Monkey Wine.

This wine was for entertaining guests.

Initially, Tao Hua didn’t pay much attention to it, considering it just an ordinary wine.

However, as the two dined and sipped lightly, Tao Hua instantly noticed something different after one gulp.

This wine... was very fragrant.

He could sense some sweetness, but the sweet taste wasn’t overpowering; the primary flavor was the aroma of alcohol.

It was unlike any other type of wine.

The sensation upon drinking was also splendid.

Tao Hua had tried many wines, especially top-tier spirits available on the market, he had tried them all.

But this cup was an experience he had never had before.

"Hmm?"

"What wine is this?"

"The flavor is really good."

Tao Hua exclaimed in surprise.

He wanted to know the brand of the wine, feeling it would be excellent for entertaining VIPs.

"I brewed it myself, a fruit wine."

"Produced right here on the farm."

Xu Yang replied with a smile.

"You brewed it yourself? No, this quality of wine was brewed by yourself?"

Tao Hua was even more astonished.

It’s common knowledge, fine wines come from factories that have gone through many years of brewing to become well-established brands.

Wine recipes have been refined over hundreds of years.

It’s simple for an ordinary person to brew ordinary wine, but crafting high-quality spirits is no small feat.

It would require specialized cellars, barrels, and recipes.

Some also need time to mature, at least several years, before they can be produced.

And the wine that Tao Hua was drinking now could definitely be ranked as a fine wine.

"I generally don’t have much to do, so I research food and drink.

"These are fruits produced on the farm, of rather good quality, and I have a cellar here, which allows me to store wine."

"I just brewed it myself."

"This is the first batch; the alcohol content isn’t too high. There will be more batches to come, with richer flavors."

Xu Yang responded.

"This is amazing, Mr. Xu, do you sell this wine?"

"Can I buy some?"

Tao Hua immediately inquired.

This was truly a good thing.

"It’s not for sale; there really isn’t enough to go around, so I only use it to entertain."

"I’ll brew some more in a few days."

Xu Yang said with a laugh.

"Such fine wine, if you don’t go into the wine business it would be such a waste— even a small distillery would work, you could definitely make a profit."

"The margins in wine can be pretty substantial."

Tao Hua wasn’t ready to give up just yet.

Xu Yang had considered what he mentioned, but practically, it just wasn’t feasible.

The Monkey Wine recipe rewarded by the system was not an instruction manual, it was "brewing experience" instead.

This was a skill-based knowledge, adaptable to different situations, requiring various handling methods.

In other words, the wine could only be brewed by Xu Yang himself, as it was part of his abilities.

Opening a distillery was out of the question.

If a distillery were opened and others operated it, the likelihood was they would produce fruit wine of merely good taste—such a business would not be easy to run, and was prone to losses.

"A distillery isn’t feasible; there’s no formula for this, I just figured it out myself."

"Later on, I plan to set up a special wine cellar to brew a batch all at once and use it to entertain guests,"

"Or maybe prepare some bottles of wine, to give away to you guys as farm presents."

"But it’s just a gesture, not something that could turn into large-scale trading,"

Xu Yang replied again.

Tao Hua poured another glass of wine and tasted it.

The wine really had a great feel to it.

The taste was on point, and it didn’t have that strong yeast flavor.

Very pure.

Even people who don’t like drinking might not find this wine too hard to swallow.

And that’s just one of the advantages in terms of taste.

Another plus is that although you can get drunk, you won’t have a headache or a cold stomach when you wake up.

Just drink a cup of hot water the next day and you’ll sober up quickly.

Definitely a quality product.

High-end stuff.

Everything produced at Xu Yang’s Farm tastes great.

We’re on a high-end path now, and the farm products have a very good reputation in the city.

Tao Hua really enjoyed the drinking; he was quite fond of drinking and truly relished it today.

He hadn’t expected the farm to have such a treasure.

The business between the two was settled, and supplying blueberries was no issue.

This year’s first batch of blueberries would be going to him.

This period is just when blueberries are ripening, so Xu Yang is pretty busy.

Running a farm, whenever a certain crop is ripe, it must be sold quickly—that’s the biggest pressure on a farm.

If you’re a bit late, the fruits rot on the trees, and that’s a major loss.

So for most people running a farm, the stress is tremendous.

But for Xu Yang, it’s not so bad.

Two days passed, and partners from the Capital also came.

As usual, Xu Yang served them with his own brewed Monkey Wine.

Their reaction was exactly like Tao Hua’s; they all thought the taste of the wine was spot on.

They even asked Xu Yang which winery the wine was from, what brand it was.

When they found out it was brewed by Xu Yang himself, they were flabbergasted.

They hadn’t expected Xu Yang to have such a skill.

Xu Yang was also generous; he prepared some bottles, filled with his own brewed Monkey Wine, and packaged them nicely to give some to the partners.

The partners were particularly delighted and even wanted more wine.

Now everyone had a consensus: Xu Yang’s Farm is quite extraordinary, and Xu Yang himself is quite exceptional.

The products from Xu Yang’s Farm are definitely top-notch.

A farm like this doesn’t come along every day.

Being able to partner up is destiny.

At the same time.

A blueberry dealer from the next city over, through connections, found Tao Hua.

He knew that Tao Hua had a large demand for blueberries and offered high prices.

Upon meeting Tao Hua, he kept insisting:

"We know the price you’re paying for working with Xu Yang. Here’s the deal, we’ll sell at 70% of that price, absolutely the best blueberries in our city."

"You’ll be able to save a lot of money."

"And if you want to inflate the price on the bill a bit, we can negotiate; I absolutely have no problem with that."

Hearing these words, Tao Hua found it amusing.

With his status, to take kickbacks from buying blueberries would be too low.

These people simply didn’t understand what the high-end market wanted.

Put simply, it’s not about the money, but the quality has to be good.

The blueberries from Xu Yang were right there, and if any could match them, Tao Hua would be willing to give them a second glance.

But now, he had no interest in engaging with them.

So with a cold expression, he said, "Not interested, look for someone else," and then turned around and left.

The blueberry dealer couldn’t understand why his usually successful "price war" had no chance with Xu Yang.

They wouldn’t even give him a second look.

He couldn’t land a single deal.

In fact, the reputation of the blueberries from Xu Yang’s Farm, to some extent, had boosted the surrounding blueberry market.

Profit-wise, these people should actually thank Xu Yang.

But the market often is that complicated.

Everyone is out for profit, and that’s not wrong.

Xu Yang also had less worry, after all, with the system in place, the blueberry business would always be stable.

Afterward, the cherry business would be next.

He was also busy during this time.

The blueberries needed to be dealt with, and he couldn’t spare any time.

He always had to go out for business talks, negotiating orders.

Driver Ma Wen and finance manager Ge Lin frequently stayed late with him.

Large trucks were entering Xu Yang’s Farm every day.

When he could sneak away, Xu Yang would feed the dogs, walk the horses, pet the Sika Deer, tease Little Raccoon, and then go to the pasture to check on Little Fox.

He managed to find some time to unwind within his busy schedule.

Additionally, he hadn’t expected the Monkey Wine to be so popular.

The partners were all clamoring for it.

The Monkey Wine Xu Yang brewed was quickly given away.

He had to get ready a large wine cellar, then buy many wine jars of different sizes, and also prepare some professional disinfection tools and the like.

He readied the fruits from the farm and got prepared to brew wine.

This time, he’d brew a bit more.

As the boss, it was a job he had to do himself.

It also counted as part of the farm’s heritage.