The Spirit of Wine Journeys Westward

A cross-century epic with wine as its soul, road as its bones, and suffering as its flesh and blood. Yunnan Lianxiangguan Tangjia Winery has been passed down for three hundred years, with the creed of "wine is in the soul". In order to save the people of Guan Guan, Tang Jiu lied about the crime, but he suffered the reputation of "traitoring his brother for glory" throughout his life; he mistakenly used the penicillium mold on the remains of the victims of the tunnel collapse to make wine, and out of regret sealed the wine in Guan Tower... His son Tang Jizu lost his right leg, and the Tang family winery declined. His grandson Tang Tan secretly brewed wine and died violently at the wine tasting party because his wine was confiscated. Great-grandson Tang Xingzhou failed the college entrance examination and returned to his hometown to guard the country. He dug out the wine ointment sealed by his grandfather, but was questioned by public opinion for "eating steamed buns with human blood". Tang Xingzhou cut off his fingers and burned Fang, vowing never to make wine again. Lao Banhu sang ancient tunes before his death, iron locks cast a hundred and eight atonement bells, and Tang Xingzhou led his mules westward to sprinkle wine to atone for his sins. Fifty years later, wild grapes grew beside the dumb well, and the young man brewed them into fine wine, re-titled "Journey to the West." ——The soul of wine never goes west, it is always on the road. The novel spans five hundred years, integrating caravans, railways, and contemporary cultural tourism. With "wine" as its soul, it connects individual fates and historical scars, reveals the eternal themes of suffering, sin, and redemption, and writes about perseverance and redemption in suffering.