Based on the high value of the bet, all the guests assumed a posture of listening to each other.

Chen Chen was unhurried, and finally said the second question:

"Among the people, who can tell me the brewing process of my treasured rice wine, and the specific wine that is a few years old? I will give him this string of agarwood bracelets. ”

After the question came out of Chen Chen's mouth, the guests present all exchanged their heads and were in an uproar.

This rice wine also has a unique plum blossom aroma, and it is impossible to have a unique brewing process.

In addition, we have to talk about the wine that has been aged for several years......

It is estimated that even if a professional taster answers, it will be enough to choke

What's more, it is undoubtedly too difficult for them, who are not divided into grains and feet in the city, to guess the brewing process of rice wine, and how many years to age.

All the guests were at a loss, but because the stakes were so tempting, they didn't want to give up.

During the banquet, a male guest preemptively spoke, "Old Chen, I said that your jar of wine must be plum blossom wine made of plum blossoms, so it tastes like plum blossoms?"

Chen Chen shook his head and said, "No, this jar of wine is brewed by me." It's not plum wine, it's rice wine. ”

The female guest wittily said, "That is, when making rice wine, plum blossoms are added, which is why it is so fragrant." ”

Chen Chen still shook his head and said, "It's still wrong, guess again." ”

All the next statements of the guests were denied by Chen Lao Yi one by one.

None of them answered correctly.

Because of this second question, Chen Lao didn't say that he couldn't Baidu on his face, so some female guests secretly put their mobile phones in their crotches and quietly Baidu.

However, these efforts were in vain, and in the end, they were still fruitless.

Seeing such a tempting bet, Bai Yuanshan on the side was already moved, he couldn't bear it, and said, "Is it not after the rice wine is brewed, it is soaked in plum blossom petals, so that it has this fragrance, right?" ”

Chen Chen still denied it and shook his head.

After Bai Yuanshan answered incorrectly, he winked at Bai Xiaobai in the distance of the seat.

Bai Xiaobai was silently eating crabs, and when he saw that his uncle had been squeezing his eyebrows in front of him, he winked at him like a 'flattering eye', and couldn't help but have a row of black lines on his forehead.

He naturally knew what the uncle meant, that is, he hoped that he could answer this question and get an agarwood bracelet.

However, this second question is so big at stake, and naturally it is impossible to answer it so easily.

Although Bai Xiaobai was eating crab meat in his mouth, he was actually thinking about Chen Chen's question in his heart.

The wine has the fragrance of plum blossoms, but it is not a wine made from plum blossoms.

Bai Xiaobai fell into deep thought slightly, searching for the relevant knowledge in his mind.

In fact, the brewing of flowers and wines has a long history, since ancient times, and in ancient times, it was also favored by literati and scholars.

Throughout ancient China, the five most prestigious flower wines were chrysanthemum wine, osmanthus wine, lotus wine, rose wine, and coconut flower wine.

As early as the Wei and Jin dynasties, chrysanthemum wine and dogwood became a folk custom of the Double Ninth Festival, and almost every household would brew it.

The history of osmanthus wine is even longer, as early as the Warring States Period, Qu Zi of Chu State in the "Nine Songs" chapter has the Chu Ci of 'Hui Cuisine Steamed Xi Lan Book, Dian Gui Wine Xi Shu Syrup', which clearly reflects that the Chu State at that time has been very popular to use osmanthus to make wine.

The lotus wine brewed from lotus flowers in Jiangnan once became a special flower wine for the Qing court during the Qing Dynasty.

Coconut flower wine flourished as early as the Tang Dynasty, this kind of raffia is rich in aroma, sweet and easy to get drunk, and is one of Li Bai's favorites during his lifetime.

As for the special floral aroma of rose wine, as early as the Qing Dynasty, there was a record of using distillation to make 'royal rose drunk wine', and in modern times, it has gradually developed into a new force in the liquor industry.

In addition to the above five famous flower wines, although there are some other flower wines, they are obviously far less famous than the first five.

For example, although there is plum blossom wine, there are few people in China who make this kind of flower wine, and it is rarely recorded in ancient times.

When Bai Xiaobai thought about plum blossom wine, he thought of plum blossoms again, and also thought of Miaoyu in "Dream of Red Mansions" to invite Bao Dai Hai to drink the snow brewed tea collected by Plum Blossom Xuerui.

There are also some fragmentary records about plum blossom wine on the famous food book "Food Treasures" in the Northern and Southern Period.

All kinds of mixed food knowledge poured into Bai Xiaobai's mind for a while.

It is also strange to say that after Bai Xiaobai sorted out the relevant knowledge in his mind, his mind was clear and logical.

As for why there are wisps of plum blossom fragrance in the wine, I suddenly had a little thought.

In order to validate their ideas.

Bai Xiaobai stood up and walked to the edge of Chen's seat, and took a closer look at the clay wine jar used to hold wine.

Sure enough, it is basically the same as the conjecture.

Bai Xiaobai's movements in checking the wine jar let Bai Yuanshan on the side catch it, and he felt extremely inexplicable.

This big nephew doesn't know what the hell is going on?

What are you staring at?

Could it be that I haven't drunk enough and want to see how much wine is left in the jar????

Can't you see that the eldest nephew is also an alcoholic?

A hint of funny thought appeared in Bai Yuanshan.

After looking at the wine jar, Bai Xiaobai didn't say anything, and calmly sat back in his seat.

At the moment, so the guests have racked their brains and answered all the wrong ones.

After all the guests were quiet for a while, Bai Xiaobai spoke:

"The reason why this rice wine has the fragrance of plum blossoms is not directly brewed with plum blossoms, but because it is brewed with plum blossom snow water. ”

Bai Xiaobai did not add uncertain words such as 'should' and 'maybe' in this paragraph, and his answer was a completely affirmative answer, which sounded confident.

This speech was amazing, which caused a lot of discussion among the guests.

There was a male guest who was a little scientifically literate, he had no scruples, and said directly to Bai Xiaobai, "Young man, snow water is the dirtiest, containing a lot of impurities and bacteria. ”

The female guest next to the male guest replied, "The snow water is very dirty, but after heating, it is no problem to drink it." ”

The male guest continued, "If the snow water is heated, then there is no point in using plum blossom snow, and the fragrance is directly gone. ”

When the guests heard this, they all said that there was some truth.

Bai Xiaobai was not affected by any of the guests' conversations, and he said indifferently, "Now that science is so developed, generally speaking, the current barreled and bottled drinking water can be sterilized by special filtration methods, and there is no need to heat it at all." I think when Chen Lao brewed rice wine, he used a special physically filtered plum blossom snow water, which can retain a certain aroma of plum blossoms. ”

Except for Bai Yuanshan and Gao Chao, all the guests questioned Bai Xiaobai's statement.

"I still don't believe that with plum blossom snow water, this kind of elixir can be brewed. ”

"That's it, this hairy boy has been in the limelight, I guessed the rice wine just now, I admire him, but his current statement is very exaggerated, and there is no scientific basis at all. ”

"This white and white, what plum blossoms and snow water, proper nonsense. ”

……

Chen Chen didn't say a word, but after listening to Bai Xiaobai's words, he continued to ask, "Little Brother Bai, what else do you have to say?"

Bai Xiaobai replied calmly, "Using plum blossom snow water is only the first key step in making wine, if I guess correctly, there is a second very critical step." ”