Chapter 37: Poetry on Wine
"Brother Gao, let's have lunch at noon, so that you can taste the fragrance of my new wine." After everything was negotiated, Li Qikun issued an invitation to drink.
Wine, the predecessor was not a good sip, but for Gao Feng, every time he lost his job in his previous life, he would have a drink to relieve the boredom in his heart, but when he came here, he had no time to drink because he was full.
However, Li Qikun's invitation is in line with the meaning of the peak, one of the purposes of his coming is to understand the current wine, and now that Li Qikun has mentioned it, how can he refuse?
I haven't drunk it yet, just listening to the name of the wine, Gao Feng knows that it is a good wine, and of course you must taste good wine, and only this kind of wine can represent the wine culture of the Song Dynasty.
Seeing that Gao Feng agreed, Li Qikun asked someone to serve wine and food, four dishes and one soup were served, and the two of them sat down.
At this time, Li Qikun took out two exquisite porcelain wine glasses, the wine glasses are square on the outside and round on the inside, smooth and translucent, and the white jade is flawless.
It can be seen from the bits and pieces that Li Qikun is a person who pays attention to the quality of life, which may be related to his wandering and entrepreneurship in his early years.
I'm still rich! Gao Feng couldn't help but admire.
Li Qikun picked up the wine jug and poured it in the cup, the technique of pouring the wine was extremely skillful, and it really flowed without hurrying, full but not overflowing.
Once the wine is released, it immediately overflows with aroma and mellow aroma. Gao Feng leaned over and smelled it, and sure enough, there was a faint smell of flowers, maybe this is the origin of the fragrance of flowers.
Look at the wine again, it is pure and yellow, rich and thick, and it makes people feel slightly drunk before they drink it.
Li Qikun raised his glass and said: "Brother Gao, there are fewer than a thousand cups of wine for a confidant, let's have a drink first." ”
Raising his glass, Gao Feng greeted Li Qikun from afar, and then tried to take a sip. The entrance of the wine, the floral fragrance is strong, the chime is heart-warming, and then the lips are smacked, highlighting the fragrance of the wine.
Seeing that Gao Feng didn't drink thoroughly, but was tasting wine, Li Qikun asked, "How is this wine?" ”
As he spoke, a magpie flew over the roof, and the cry was pleasant.
Gao Feng couldn't help but say: "The flower gas hits people to know the cold and warm, and the magpie voice penetrates the forest and the cloudy weather." The manor wine is poor and drunk, and the mud of the field is rich and cultivated. Good wine, good scenery. ”
Gao Feng recited the original poems intercepted from Lu You's "Village Residence Books", the first of which was used by Jia Baoyu in "Dream of Red Mansions" to name the attacker, so he remembered it more deeply, but Gao Feng still changed a few words in the original poem, so that it also suited the situation, but changed the meaning of the original poem.
The meaning is to say, you are very comfortable to drink this flower-scented wine, the magpies outside through the forest are to celebrate the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, although I am poor, but because the wine in your manor is too fragrant, I am also willing to get drunk, although you are rich, but willing to drop the shelf, to do the ploughing.
The poem not only praises the good wine, but also praises Li Qikun's diligence and the beauty of the manor, which is catchy and has a unique flavor.
"Good poetry." Although Li Qikun is not a genius, he is not a white man, and when he heard such a poem and writing, he couldn't help but give a thumbs up.
In addition to admiration, Li Qikun was shocked. Not to mention that Gao Feng can make sofas and make candles and other unusual things, just chanting this verse is very unusual.
In the Song Dynasty, there was no universal education, there were very few people who could read, and the children of ordinary families lost the opportunity to learn because of poverty.
Gao Feng's family background is not good, he is by no means an educated talent, such a person can make poems, and it is strange that Li Qikun is not shocked.
Although Li Qikun can't judge the quality of the poems, he also knows that making such a proper response to the scene is definitely not plagiarized.
Cao Zhi became a poem in seven steps, and Gao Feng responded to the text, and the two had to fight, what is this not a genius?
Because of this poem, Li Qikun promoted Gao Feng from a stranger to a genius, and I don't know if it's a joke.
Others didn't know what was going on, but Gao Feng knew, so he said humbly: "Two nonsense, the outsiders laughed." ”
Gao Feng's humility confirmed Li Qikun's guess, and he hurriedly stood up and said: "Brother Gao's great talent, for my brother's clumsiness, this glass of wine is my guilt, but there is a sentence that you said wrong, and you have to be punished with a glass." ”
"What's wrong?" Gao Feng was stunned.
"You are not allowed to call me an outsider in the future." Li Qikun said.
"What should I call that?" Gao Feng asked in surprise.
"It's best to call me brother." Li Qikun replied.
"It's better to be respectful than to obey, Brother Li." Gao Feng said submissively.
"Haha, that's great."
The two sides toasted, drank it all, and then looked at each other and laughed, and a pair of year-old friends were formed.
Immediately the topic of the two sides talked about the wine, Li Qikun said: "This wine is made by me with several kinds of grains such as sorghum and rice, jasmine, chrysanthemum and other petals, which took several days to brew, and has been stored for half a year. ”
Looking at Li Qikun's eager gaze, Gao Feng smiled indifferently and said: "This wine is really good, the name is also very appropriate, the wine contains floral fragrance and does not hide the smell of wine, it is indeed the best wine, but it is ......."
Gao Feng's comment is exactly the characteristics of the wine, Li Qikun couldn't help but be secretly proud after hearing it, this is what he spent a lot of effort to brew, how can he be unhappy with this evaluation? But when he heard Gao Feng say "but", he was stunned, is there any disadvantage to such a good wine?
"But what?" Li Qikun asked eagerly.
"This wine is light and watery, strong but not strong, and has lost its true wine." Gao Feng said calmly.
"What? Light and watery, thick but not strong? Haha, I thought you kid really knew wine, but it turned out to be a half-bottle of vinegar. Li Qikun was surprised, but quickly reacted, and after he laughed wildly, he began to tease Gao Feng, and he had the pleasure of grabbing his little tail.
"Brother Li, what do you mean by that?" Gao Feng asked puzzled.
What he said is indeed the truth, although this floral fragrance is drunk with floral wine, but the alcohol content is very low, less than 20 degrees, slightly higher than the beer of later generations, at best it is a rice wine, but there are a few more processes than rice wine, so this kind of wine is also a good wine?
However, in order to take care of Li Qikun's face, he didn't dare to say so absolutely, otherwise, he would definitely say that this is a wine soaked in some flowers and mixed with a lot of water.
"Brother, don't say this kind of thing in the future, it will make people laugh, you say that my wine is light and like water, strong but not strong, but in fact, my wine is strong among all wines, and other wines are even worse, and even some wines are already sour and are still being sold, and everyone doesn't drink them with relish." Li Qikun explained.
After listening to Li Qikun's explanation, Gao Feng suddenly remembered that the heroes in "Water Margin" drank either with bowls or jars, and it turned out that the truth was here. The degree of beer, even if you drink two jars, it is not a big deal, not to mention that some wines do not reach this degree?