Outside the second master's mansion, Cheng Yanjin felt a little cold when he saw it, this second master was dressed in ordinary clothes, and he thought that this person was a person who cultivated martial arts, but seeing that his mansion looked shabby on the outside, and the furnishings inside did not look like a rich and noble family, his heart suddenly became cold.

This person is only afraid that he is just an ordinary small boss in this Song family mountain city, and he may not be able to help himself. Although this person's martial arts cultivation is profound, but the world is so big, there are no surprises, he is just a frog at the bottom of the well, where can he dare to say that he knows the past and the present, maybe the children of the Song family are all cultivated like this?

But it has come to this, and it can only be left to fate. After all, this person is the first person of the Song family who has made himself strong, and the old man has a saying that 'dogs that bite people don't bark', although this person's family looks relatively poor, but it may not be that they have no money, maybe people don't like to show off, after all, not everyone likes to make their homes as brilliant as they are, and they can't wait to let people know that they are nouveau riche.

The guest and the host sat down, and the second master was not polite, and immediately ordered his subordinates to set up the tables and chairs, put on the dishes and chopsticks, and began to drink with Cheng Yanjin and others. Cheng Biting Jin did not postpone it, although he said that this wine was mainly brewed for the second master, but he hadn't drunk it for a few days, and this gluttonous worm had already come up, so he didn't care about three hundred and twenty-one. Suddenly, you came and went, and you couldn't drink enough.

The four of them sat in the hall, drinking and chatting, but they were all gossiping. The process of biting Jin was in high spirits, and the Tang family brothers next to him only cared about covering their heads and drinking, but as a result, none of the three of them remembered to talk about business.

When he was happy, Cheng Biting Jin was interested, and then put the wine bowl down, and said to the second master, "This wine is very particular, you must know wine virtue and wine etiquette, in order to be regarded as a gentleman in wine!" ”

The second master's eyes lit up, "I want to hear it!" ”

Cheng Yanjin said, "The word "wine virtue" means that the drinker must be virtuous, and cannot be like the king of Xia, 'subverting the virtue and absurdity in wine', which is: "drinking only rituals" means that you can only drink alcohol during sacrifices; "Wu Yi wine" means not to drink alcohol often, usually drink less alcohol, in order to save food, and only when you are sick, it is advisable to drink; "Drinking in groups" is to prohibit people from gathering to drink; "No indulgence" means that it is forbidden to drink excessively. These are the Confucian virtues of wine.

As for the etiquette of drinking, the host and the guest are to bow down to each other when they drink together. When the younger generation drinks in front of the elders, it is called a waiter, and it is usually necessary to bow down first and then sit at the second seat. The elders order the younger generations to drink, and the younger generations can raise a glass; The wine in the glass of the elders has not yet been drunk, and the younger generations cannot drink it all first. But you and I are both people in the rivers and lakes, but we don't have to be so particular.

In ancient times, there were about four steps in the etiquette of drinking: worship, sacrifice, spitting, and dying. It is to first make the gesture of worship to show respect, and then pour out a little wine on the ground to thank the earth for its fertility; Then taste the wine and praise it to the delight of the master; Finally, the glass is gone.

At the banquet, the host should toast the guests (call for reward), and the guests should return the salute to the host (called sorrel), and say a few words of toast when toasting. Guests can also toast each other (called travel entertainment). In some cases, they are toasted in turn (called a sake). When toasting, both the person toasting and the person being toasted should "avoid the table" and stand up. Ordinary toasts are served in three degrees. ”

Drinking the wine in his hand, Cheng Yanjin continued, "This wine virtue and wine ceremony are the things made by those poor sours of Confucianism, although I am a rough person, but I also admire those cultural people." But admiration is admiration, if you want me to abide by those rules, it will cost me my life. This knowledge was told to me by the old scholar in the village, and it happened to be here to borrow flowers to offer Buddha and show off! ”

The second master heard what he said interestingly, so he saluted a bowl, "Your Excellency is a lover!" The more the two drank, the happier they became, and later, Cheng Yanjin couldn't remember how much wine he drank, only vaguely remembered that he stood up to pour wine for the second master, but he fell to the ground lightly, and then he didn't know what to do.

It wasn't until noon the next day that Cheng Yanjin opened his eyes. As soon as he walked out of the door, someone came to report that the second master was waiting in the side room. waited for Cheng to bite the gold to take a look, but found that the Tang family brothers had already eaten there.

After a full meal, the four of them went to the living room. They sat there and chatted a few words, asking each other about their surnames. The second master, who claimed to be Song Zhi, opened his mouth and said straightforwardly, "Brother Cheng, my brother has a reluctant request, and I hope Brother Cheng you agree!" ”

Cheng bit Jinxin and said, "There is a door!" In his mouth, he politely agreed, "Where did the elder brother say something, but there is a sending, the younger brother naturally obeys!" ”

The second master of Song said, "Okay, refreshing enough, I can't hide it, my brother's life is good, only the things in this cup, yesterday I drank the wine made by my brother, and I felt that in addition to eating wine, everything else in this world is just some horse urine." Therefore, the elder brother wants to implore the elder brother to sell the wine-making technique to the elder brother, so that the elder brother can drink this kind of wine often in the future! You can rest assured, in terms of price, you will definitely not let your brother suffer! ”

Cheng Yanjin opened his mouth and said, "Where does the old brother say come from, it's just a small skill, if you can let the old brother break the bank, the little brother will give it to the old brother, it's just, it's just..."

Seeing that Cheng was a little hesitant, Second Master Song asked anxiously, "What is the difficulty of the brother?" But it's okay to say! ”

Cheng Yanjin was embarrassed and said, "It's just that the secret of this winemaking is that the younger brother intends to give it to the head of the Song family as a gift, if it is given to the elder brother, I don't know if the head of the Song family will be blamed?" "This is purely his bragging, thinking about the identity of the head of the Song Valve's family, let alone asking for his things, it is impossible to see him.

"Oh, why is that?" Looking at the interested expression of Second Master Song, Cheng Biting Jin's spirit perked up, there is a door! Immediately said, "Don't dare to hide it from my brother, my younger brother is a small illegal salt dealer in Qilu, because the road is unsafe in recent days, so when I came here, I also wanted to join forces with the Song family to do that private salt business, but I didn't have a way, so I planned to use it as a close gift"!

Looking up at the second master Song, Cheng bit Jin Xin and said, I have picked out the words for you, it depends on whether you can go to the Tao or not, as long as you can help me do this, then the secret recipe for winemaking is yours.

But seeing that Second Master Song asked with a strange face, "You little smuggler of salt, how much salt do you sell in a day, and you want to come here to seek cooperation?" ”

Listening to his somewhat contemptuous words, Cheng Biting Jin smiled, "It's not much, I just control all the salt ponds in Qilu County, and there are a few workshops in the coastal areas that boil the sea for salt!" ”

Then Second Master Song suddenly got up, "This is also called a little smuggling salt dealer?" "Cheng Biting Jin touched his head embarrassedly" Isn't it a small business for the Song family, which dominates the entire south? ”

The second master of Song sat on the wooden chair and looked at him with interest, "My Song family has always admitted that it is a scholarly family and the Han people are orthodox, but you came here to teach us to do the business of the merchants, do you think anyone will agree?" Don't forget, this businessman is only ranked seventh among the ninth-rate, and if you don't do a good fourth-rate official but want to be a seventh-rate businessman, wouldn't it be ridiculous and generous to spread it! ”

The details of the first-class Buddha (Sakyamuni) second-rate immortals (Yuan Shi Tianzun, Taishang Laojun, eight immortals, etc.), third-rate emperors (true dragons, feudal emperors), fourth-rate officials (large and small officials), fifth-rate pots (wineries, feudal eras, was the largest manufacturer), sixth-rate pawns (pawnshops), seven merchants (merchants), eight guests (manor owners), Jiuzhuang Tian (farmers).

Although what he said was very reasonable, Cheng Biting Jin did not flinch, "People have to eat, and there must be salt when they eat, and today there is a big chaos, thieves have risen everywhere, and the supply of official salt has long been cut off, if the Song family can be merciful and make a living for the people in the world, and transport the private salt to the people in time, it is also a merit, how can there be a reason to refuse!" ”

The second master of Song was made to cry and laugh by his righteous and strict statement, it is difficult to make a fortune in the country, and he found such an open and honest reason, well, what a good boy. This reason is just right to gag the mouths of those old Confucian students. Thinking of this, the second master of Song said, "Brother Cheng is dedicated to the people, and the elder brother naturally can't fall behind, so the elder brother will go around and contact the brother to see if he can contribute to this matter!" Brother, let's stay here with my brother first, and wait for the good news! ”

Although the second master of Song was not in a hurry or impatient, but early the next morning, Cheng Yanjin was invited to the living room by his subordinates, saying that the second master of Song had done something for him, so Cheng Yanjin called the two brothers of the Tang family to go together.

When Cheng Yanjin and the three of them arrived in the living room, in addition to the second master Song, there was also a middle-aged man sitting on his left hand. Seeing Cheng Biting Jin coming, the second master of Song pointed to the middle-aged man and said, "Brother Cheng, this is Song Lu, the elder of the Song family, the "silver dragon", he is very interested in what you say, you should be close and close!" Ignoring the other two, he got up and walked through the hall alone.

Cheng Yanjin and the Tang family brothers faced the "silver dragon" Song Lu with both hands and clenched their fists: "The younger generation has seen Elder Song!" Then Song Lu said politely, "It's easy to say, it's easy to say!" ”

After everyone sat down, Song Lu looked everyone up and down, and said in surprise, "It's really the back waves of the rivers and lakes pushing the front waves, and a new generation is better than the old!" A few of you are so young and so bold and heroic, you are really heroes and teenagers! ”

Cheng Yanjin and the others said a few polite words, and Song Lu didn't talk nonsense, and said directly, "The private salt business can be done in partnership, but it has to be opened in 28, you are responsible for production and storage, and our Song family is responsible for transportation and sales!" ”

Cheng Yanjin's face sank suddenly, the raw materials and labor are all made by themselves, this Song family is only responsible for transportation, and it is too dark. He wouldn't be naïve enough to think that the twenty-eight Kai was eighty percent of the Salt Gang and two percent of the Song Family.

The two Tang brothers next to him knew Cheng Biting Jin's temper, and when they saw that his face was gloomy, they hurriedly gave him a look and asked him to agree. After all, with the salt production capacity of the salt gang, the profit of these two percent is also considerable every year, and there is no need to worry about the loss on the road.

Besides, this is a cooperation with the Song family, the gate valve giant that dominates the south, and the influence of that reputation and the benefits it brings are enough to offset the eighty percent of the annual profits. Although this 28 Kai seems to be a bit of a loss, it is not less. After all, when they came, they still thought that if the Song family didn't agree, they would open it.

Cheng Yanjin squinted and glared at the Tang family brothers next to him, a pair of idiots, this Song Lu put forward the conditions of this twenty-eight opening at the beginning, indicating that this division can still be discussed. Isn't there a saying in the business field that 'asking for a price all over the sky, pay back the money on the spot', no wonder the business of the Salt Gang is not as good as a day, and what he has entrusted for a long time is actually two losers!