Chapter 223: The Difference Between North and South
There is still a big gap between the wine in the south and the wine in the north, and the dividing line is mainly based on the big river in the middle as the main dividing line, and of course, it is impossible for the two sides of the big river to have completely different life scenes.
It's just that from this big river it starts to separate, the further north it goes, the more it tends to the north, and the further south it goes, the more it tends to the south, which of course is also related to the weather and climate.
The wine in the north is relatively strong, and if you drink it, it can always reach the throat and the stomach is particularly hot, which is also one of the reasons why Mo Yu doesn't like to drink.
However, the wine in the north has an endless aftertaste, and after taking a sip of wine, you can still feel a trace of aroma in your mouth from time to time.
Southern wine is mellow, there is not much heartburn, and when you drink it, you can feel a trace of aroma, which is naturally incomprehensible for people who don't like to drink, but it should not be a particularly incomprehensible thing for drinking.
If I had to use a metaphor, it would be like rice, the aroma is like steaming rice, you don't feel anything when you steam it, but after a while, the whole house is filled with the aroma of that rice.
This metaphor is not very appropriate, but it can also help some non-drinkers understand the feelings of those who drink.
There was a lot of wine coming up, Bai Yunyi actually seemed very happy, there were still a lot of women drinking in the polar country, especially in the north.
In the West, it is even more needless to say, the plate near the West may be colder, so drinking is not drinking for the sake of drinking, but as a tool to ward off the cold.
There are various types of sake, including milk wine, grass wine, grain wine, and even grain wine, so the wine of Jiguo has developed quite strongly, and it is also exported to other nearby countries as a culture.
Even farther away are some of the most western countries, which Mo Yu dabbled in when he studied geography in the school, but he didn't know which merchants were specifically going to Western countries, but he just had a general understanding.
Of course, because of the long distance, this kind of material cultural communication is not particularly frequent, and the country does not have much strength and motivation to support, and only these businesses have the motivation to go.
First of all, I will definitely be able to bring the wine, and as for the food, it will definitely need to be served later.
Originally, Mo Yu wanted to pour wine for An Xinbi, but An Xinbi first brought the wine jug, and then poured wine for Mo Yu and Bai Yunyi first, which made Mo Yu feel a little embarrassed.
But Bai Yun didn't seem to care much about it, and said to Mo Yu and An Xinbi: "Anyway, I haven't drunk too much wine from the south, and I always feel that the wine in the south is not particularly strong." ”
In fact, it is not necessary to say all the bad things about other people's places on other people's territory, whether it is familiar or unfamiliar, some are because they are polite, and this is because they don't want to cause more trouble.
But it is obvious that Bai Yunyi does not belong to such a person, Bai Yunyi is sometimes straightforward and fast-talking, and sometimes he is very conservative, which actually explains one thing.
This thing is that Bai Yunyi is not as stupid as he seems, but sometimes he pretends to be stupid, and if he keeps doing this, others will only think that you have a simple personality.
Maybe Bai Yunyi thought like this, and felt that he was indeed a little tired if he did that, or that he felt that it was completely unnecessary for acquaintances.
If this is the case with acquaintances, Bai Yunyi will feel that this is not an acquaintance.
People like An Xinbi have lived for so many years, and almost everyone has seen them, and of course they don't care about this prejudice, or maybe it's not prejudice at all, maybe it's just telling the truth.
Although Mo Yu didn't express his desire for Bai Yunyi to correct his expression, he was still worried about Bai Yunyi in his heart, and people might care about it in the future?
If Bai Yunyi continues to speak so straightforwardly, it may be really easy to offend people, Mo Yu feels that it is not to make people stay tactful, but to say that some words may indeed make people feel unhappy, in fact, he has no bad ideas.
An Xinbi smiled and said: "Yun Yi is right, although I have not been to the north, but there are still a lot of northern wine in the local area, I did taste it, at that time you don't know if you are not mentally prepared, after taking a sip, I spit it out directly, my throat is as if it has been burned by fire, and I began to drink cold water all the time to slowly get better." ”
After hearing such an explanation, Mo Yu and Bai Yunyi also laughed.
Then An Xinbi continued: "After that, I swore never to drink northern wine again, but once at a banquet, my father had to let me drink in his presence, there was a fixed occasion, and at that time I drank wine it happened to be northern wine, and I had to do it when I was in danger, pinched my nose and swallowed it gently, feeling that the whole person was hot, and there was no way to find cold water to drink at the banquet at that time." ”
"But after a while, I found that the hot feeling on my body was much less, replaced by a strong aroma, at that time I felt that the aroma of the whole person was very strong, even as if the ears and eyes were coming out of the aroma, that feeling was actually very comfortable, so I began to drink some northern wine, of course, most of the time I was still more afraid of the hot feeling, and generally chose a little more mellow."
Mo Yu flattered: "Brother An really understands it very well, let me wait to sound like I am really immersive, I haven't drunk the wine of the north for a long time, and this time I finally went home, so Brother An said that I miss my hometown a little." ”
An Xinbi laughed: "Then you have to blame me, I'll give you a glass first." ”
Mo Yu hurriedly stood up and clinked glasses with An Xinbi: "How dare you!" ”
Now young people like Mo Yu and Bai Yunyi pay more attention to etiquette, of course, Bai Yunyi is still up for debate, but he is above forty, in fact, he doesn't particularly care about this kind of etiquette.
It's not that I don't know how to be polite, it's just that I don't particularly care about this kind of thing, and I don't care about some superfluous etiquette, of course, some things that should be kept still need to be maintained.
Therefore, An Xinbi doesn't particularly care about the culture of this kind of wine table, except for some banquets on normal occasions, in fact, this kind of meal is more like eating at home.
That's why An Xinbi was able to take the initiative to raise a glass to Mo Yu and Bai Yun, one or two young people.
Of course, there are still those who pay more attention to etiquette and are over forty, and this is because most of the officials have seen a lot of things and come into contact with a lot of people, and they feel more and more that these are actually indifferent.
It's a good thing to pay attention to etiquette when you're young, but when you are middle-aged, paying too much attention to etiquette will be called pedantic, and you don't like it very much, so I gradually omit this thing in normal times.
After Mo Yu took a sip of wine, he didn't feel anything unusual, although Mo Yu didn't drink a lot of northern wine before, but he also had a little contact, compared to the long words in the north, it was indeed so much less hot.
Mo Yu suddenly felt as if he could drink more, but of course it was just an illusion.
An Xinbi felt that Bai Yunyi was very interesting, so after drinking the wine, he asked Bai Yunyi: "What do you think of this wine?" This wine is basically a kind of wine that the local people often drink? Especially in winter, it is very effective in driving away some of the cold and gloom of the south. ”
Mo Yu really has a deep understanding of the statement that the south is cold.
This kind of cold that penetrates deep into the bone marrow is not something that a piece of clothing can resist.
Bai Yunyi also said truthfully: "Actually, don't look at me as a translator, don't look at the place where I came this time is very far, in fact, I don't travel a lot of places like you big men, but I still drink a lot, but I have my own opinion on this wine." ”
Both Mo Yu and An Xinbi were very interested, and then An Xinbi smiled and said to Bai Yunyi: "Then tell me your opinion." ”
In fact, Mo Yu is still afraid that Bai Yunyi's words are too straightforward, and her straightforwardness is often not a compliment, and many situations are often an accusation, which is also what Mo Yu is afraid of.
Bai Yunyi said: "You can feel a trace of aroma when you drink this wine, but to be honest, it is the same as drinking boiled water, there is not much feeling. ”
Mo Yu was actually a little uncomfortable when he heard this, and he was afraid that people would get angry after hearing this.
But Bai Yunyi said in the opposite direction: "Of course, I have also drunk the grain wine of the south before, and that stamina is really great, if you accidentally drink too much, it is really easy for a big man to fall down directly." ”
There are not too many reviews here, in fact, this is not a review, the review of wine is definitely not like this, first of all, there is a set of processes, for the mess of wine to make an explanation and explanation, such as color, such as taste, and then for example, there are some ingredients, after explaining these messy things, make a summary.
Bai Yunyi's comment on this wine is not so much a real feeling, or an opinion.
So there shouldn't be any big consequences for this matter, not to mention that this person is still An Xinbi, if you change to a younger southerner, maybe there is still a certain amount of maintenance for your hometown.
An Xinbi nodded and said, "Actually, that's what it looks like, and what I said is more pertinent," Mo Yu rolled his eyes when he heard this, is this the legendary pertinence? Mo Yu didn't feel that Bai Yunyi said anything in his heart, "I don't know if Yun Yi has drunk some Western wine, it's that kind of wine made from crops in the colder area." ”
Bai Yun thought for a while, and then replied to An Xinbi's words: "I smelled that wine but I really didn't drink it, because I felt a bad smell when I smelled it, so I chose to give up, and I went there once, and I went there in the summer, and I traveled for a long time, but it was very comfortable when I went there in the summer, and if I didn't bring a cotton coat, I felt a little cold over there." ”
An Xinbi smiled and nodded: "Yes, yes, it's really cold there, and that wine does have a strange taste, but it's within an acceptable range, if you drink it, it's not as oily as you smell or see, they sometimes treat wine as a food, so it smells and looks a little oily." ”