Chapter 67: The Court Banquet

Cheng Fu.

When Fang Yiai and they arrived, Cheng Yanjin had already drunk, and his face was red from drinking.

"Fang boy is finally here, the old man has been waiting for you for a long time."

As soon as Lao Cheng opened his mouth to speak, he could smell the wine from a long distance, and it seemed that he had really drunk it for a long time.

Still, he was fairly clear-headed.

"As soon as the wine arrived, the old man sent someone to call you, why did you arrive? This wine is really good, no wonder you can't even look down on the three pulps, now the old man believes it. ”

"Have you had a meal, do you want to have a drink with the old man?"

Cheng Chumo and Cheng Chuliang brothers, smelling the smell of wine, the wine worm in their stomachs was hungry for a long time, and they couldn't stand anywhere, so they rushed over and sat down in a few steps, and poured a glass alone.

"Whew...... Wine! ”

He raised his head and drank a cup, spit out a mouthful of turbid air, his face turned red, and he yelled happily.

"Uncle Cheng, let's talk about business first, I'm afraid I won't be able to get up after drinking."

How did Lao Cheng's family drink, Fang Yiai had seen it, and as soon as he smelled the strong smell of wine, he knew that it was distilled, and the degree was frighteningly high, so he didn't dare to drink it with his little bit of alcohol.

"Let's have a drink, too."

Changsun Chong and Li Tai were quite interested, and when they smelled it, they knew that this was a new wine, and it seemed to be a good wine.

Fang Yiai also sat down and asked, "How is Uncle Cheng going to sell this wine?" ”

"How else can this be sold, our wine is so good, the best wine in the whole world, I'm afraid it won't sell!" Cheng Yanjin didn't care, and he was very confident with a wave of his hand.

Lao Cheng This is the traditional thinking, relying on the quality of the product to accumulate word of mouth, and then break out.

But Fang Yiai has seen the importance of marketing in later generations, "Uncle Cheng, the fragrance of wine is also afraid of deep alleys!" We have to make a name for ourselves before we can open up sales at once......"

Lao Cheng was reminded by him, and he calmed down at once, and asked patiently: "What does the virtuous nephew think?" ”

"Imperial wine!"

"What do you mean...... Will our wine be listed as the imperial wine of the palace? ”

"Not bad! In the hearts of the people, the wine used in the court is naturally the best, and when the time comes, the title of the palace wine will be played, and the market will be opened up. ”

"But the palace has its own tribute wine......"

"Is there a better wine in the world?"

"Haha, my brain, it seems that I drank too much."

"Our wine has just been produced, and we haven't made any money yet......

"Uncle Cheng is relieved, as long as he makes a reputation, the money will be earned back immediately."

Fang Yiai is very confident in this, Cheng Yanjin is also an adventurous person, and after a little pondering, he quickly nodded and agreed, "Okay!" Three days later, His Majesty will hold a banquet in the palace, and when the time comes, we will transport our wine into the palace for His Majesty to taste. ”

After speaking, Lao Cheng didn't know what he thought, grinned slightly, and muttered, "That's fine, this time the old man is ready." ”

"What did Uncle Cheng say?"

"It's okay! Come, drink! ”

Li Tai listened to it on the sidelines, his face was red, and he didn't know if he was ashamed of the words, or if he drank too much.

He wanted to say in his heart: "Master, I'm still here, is it appropriate for you to calculate my father and emperor like this in front of me?" ”

After chatting about business, when encountering such a good wine, Lao Cheng's father and son naturally did not get drunk and let go of drinking.

As expected, everyone drank too much.

Three days later.

In the palace, Li Shimin held a feast and feasted officials above the third grade to celebrate the smooth spring plowing this year.

Fang Yi loved a few of them, and he was not qualified to enter, but Cheng Yanjin played with His Majesty, saying that a new wine had been brewed and wanted everyone to taste it.

Fang Yiai and Cheng Chumo were a few of them, so they became porters who carried wine, and they also mixed in, mainly because the palace guards didn't dare to stop them when they saw them!

Cheng Yanjin was carrying a burden, and he clanked along the way, and he didn't know what it was?

Originally, Fang Yiai looked at this relatively lightly, and wanted to take it for him.

Lao Cheng said that he didn't want to say anything, he had to carry it on his back, and when he searched his body in the palace, he also hid it and didn't let them see it.

This time, Fang Yu loved a few of them, and his curiosity was aroused.

"Hey! Ugly cow, what Uncle Cheng is holding, mysterious and mysterious, even we don't let us see it. A few people were whispering along the way.

"I don't know."

Then, several people looked at Cheng Chuliang, "These days, I have also been on the farm, I really don't know what my father is doing." ”

Fang Yiai couldn't help but be curious, wanted to go up, secretly opened it to see what kind of treasure was inside, and let Lao Cheng kick it open, "Don't move!" When you get to the temple in a while, don't talk nonsense! ”

The place where the banquet was held was the Hall of the Two Rites.

Originally, there was no room to leave the position of the five people, but after they sent the wine, they didn't leave, the steward eunuch had no choice, and he couldn't afford to offend a few young masters, so he added a few seats for them at the end.

The feast begins.

First of all, I sang the praises of virtue, after all, it was worth rejoicing after successfully passing the spring ploughing.

Then, Cheng Chumo's old opponent, Wei Chigong, couldn't sit still, and shouted first.

"Cheng Zhijie, I heard that you and the second child of the Fang family have opened a wine shop, and there is new wine for everyone to taste today."

Obviously, he had also heard about the new wine, and he was afraid that he was not addicted to alcohol, so he urged: "Bring it quickly, let's taste what kind of good wine." ”

"Hurry up a ball, you'll drink it later!"

Cheng Yanjin scolded him, watched him drink, and said with a disdainful face: "You drink a cow and a donkey like this, no matter how good the wine is, it will be a waste for you to drink!" ”

"How do you drink it?"

Wei Chigong didn't care, pointed to the official direction of the text, and said: "Like them, drink wine and grind, like a girl." ”

Immediately, a civil official was not convinced, and angrily reprimanded: "Wei Chi Jingde! You have to hurt people, I didn't provoke you! ”

"They know what a!"

Seeing that they looked at them unhappily, Cheng Yanjin stood up and glared at him with a pair of tiger eyes, "Why, you are still not convinced!" You must know that drinking wine utensils are extremely important, and what kind of wine to drink and what kind of drinking utensils must not be sloppy......"

Then, he said bitterly: "You are embarrassed to say that you are full of poetry and books, and you don't know how to drink at all!" What a waste of wine to drink like this! ”

After speaking, he turned around and walked back, picked up the baggage he had brought in, and spread it on the table, among which a dazzling array of wine utensils appeared in front of him.

The hundreds of officials in the hall all looked at Lao Cheng curiously, I don't know which one he sings today?

Only, Fang Yiai, Cheng Chumo, and Cheng Chuliang glanced at each other, and now they all understood, Lao Cheng was pretending to be forced!

Just now, before entering the temple, he told him, "Don't talk nonsense."

It's not telling them at all that when you enter the palace, you have to obey the rules and don't talk nonsense, Lao Cheng is not a person who follows the rules.

Cheng Biting Jin meant to say: "You little guys, keep your mouth shut, keep secrets, and don't confide in Lao Tzu."