"Thank you?"
Zhang Xinnian looked utterly disbelieving when he heard Jiang Xiaobai's words.
Seriously, forcing people to buy something could actually make them grateful?
What kind of joke was that?!!
Tang Ningshuang also gave Jiang Xiaobai a surprised look.
She knew his head was always full of strange ideas.
But forcing sales on people was still a villain's deed. How could anyone thank him for it?
"You don't understand. We're just getting started, so we only need forced sales to open up the market."
Jiang Xiaobai smiled. "Later, once everyone realizes our liquor tastes good and is affordable, they'll come looking for us on their own!"
"So it doesn't matter if we get a bad reputation for a little while. In a few days, things will definitely change."
Whatever else might be said, Jiang Xiaobai had that much confidence.
Huh?
Seeing how firmly he spoke, the two were even more astonished.
"Have you ever brewed liquor before?"
Tang Ningshuang couldn't help asking as she looked at him.
"No!"
Jiang Xiaobai shook his head. "This is my first time."
"Your first time?"
Tang Ningshuang froze, then fell silent.
Zhang Xinnian also fell silent, looking as though he wanted to say something but held back.
This was Jiang Xiaobai's first time brewing liquor, yet he already dared claim it would taste good and be affordable?
And he wanted to force sales on people to seize Capital City's liquor market?
This... no matter how they looked at it, it seemed rather unreliable!
"Heh, anyway, you'll understand once the liquor is ready."
Taking in their expressions, Jiang Xiaobai smiled without explaining further and went back to work.
Once everything was ready, Jiang Xiaobai had the servants of the Marquis's Residence fetch sorghum rice, fermentation starter, and other ingredients, then lit the fire and officially