CHAPTER 1642: CHAPTER 1642: RECOGNITION (1)

The appearance of wine received unanimous approval from everyone, especially Feng Family and Dong Wenxiu, who unexpectedly took an immediate liking to it.

Yang Ruxin genuinely respected these two women deep in her heart.

The Feng Family truly had it tough; for Gu Qingheng, she had practically sacrificed everything she had.

As for Dong Wenxiu, she worked hard to become strong for their sake.

Anyone who makes an effort to improve themselves, regardless of their status, deserves respect.

Besides, they were her family, so she was determined to take good care of them. As long as they liked something and as long as she had it, she wouldn’t hesitate to share it with them.

Wine was plentiful in her private stash, and it was particularly beneficial for women. Therefore, she greatly encouraged them to drink a little whenever they had time.

Of course, since this was a novel product, it couldn’t solely be reserved for family consumption; its value had to be utilized. With the New Year approaching, despite having already sent out annual gifts, it wouldn’t hurt to send over a couple of extra casks.

"Uncle Du, tomorrow could you arrange for some custom-made, prettier-glazed bottles?" Yang Ruxin thought for a moment. "Don’t worry about the cost; they need to be exquisite and high-class, with varying sizes—large, medium, and small."

"Is the young lady planning to go into the wine business?"

Yang Ruxin didn’t answer but instead looked at Du Chengxiu, turning the question back to him. "Uncle Du, in your opinion, if we introduced this wine, do you think people would buy it?"

"Of course they would," Du Chengxiu nodded. "In our Great Xuan Dynasty, the most common wines on the market are grain-based, like glutinous rice wine and millet wine. There are stronger ones like baodaozi, but those are mostly drunk by men—and women rarely take to them. Especially baodaozi, which is mostly found in the extreme cold of the north. The wines women tend to like are plum wine and almond wine, but their flavor can’t compare to this..."

"Uncle Du, with you putting it that way, do you think I’d lack a market if I introduced this wine?" Yang Ruxin smiled, thinking to herself that Du Chengxiu was indeed a talent. He instantly grasped her point. Of course, she was targeting women as her customers. And if cherries were available, cherry wine would be excellent too.

She wondered whether this era even had cherry as a fruit.

"Then I’ll head over tomorrow morning. The porcelain shop in town can make glazed bottles."

Yang Ruxin nodded. "But first, bring back a few prettier jars and bottles tomorrow; I need them for gifting."

"Alright," Du Chengxiu nodded.

As expected, the wine was immediately embraced by everyone. However, to her surprise, the elderly eunuch Li Jing, after drinking it, wanted to introduce her to the court’s official buyers and suggested sending the wine into the palace.

Yang Ruxin was pleased but hurriedly refused. The grapes in her private stash couldn’t be exposed to the public, and although she had started cultivating grapes on her hill, she couldn’t produce them at scale yet. While it was feasible for personal consumption, it wouldn’t do as tribute wine.

Li Jing also agreed that aiming for such a high-end market right away was premature, so he dropped the idea. However, he gifted Yang Ruxin a Luminous Pearl—reportedly bestowed upon him by the late emperor. He told her to keep it for entertainment, in return for occasionally offering him a couple of casks to enjoy.

"Grandfather Li, how could it be only occasionally? As long as you like it, even if my family doesn’t drink, I’ll make sure to keep some reserved for you. From now on, I’ll give you one cask every month..."