In fact, the ancients have had a deep study on the brewing of fruit wine. However, in the Great Song Dynasty, the share of fruit wine is not much, and even some stores do not sell fruit wine.

As for the fruit wine, because the peel itself has fermentable microorganisms, there is no need for koji, on the contrary, the use of koji will make the brewed fruit wine more turbid, so the price of fruit wine is relatively low, and it can't even be put on the table.

Another important limiting factor in the wine is the tannins in the skin.

Due to the presence of tannins, fruit wine can be preserved for a long time like wine made from grain, but the disadvantage is that the acidity caused by too many tannins makes the taste of fruit wine not very good. This is also the reason why fruit wine is not loved by the Song people.

In fact, there is a very simple way to mask this sourness, and that is to add sugar during the brewing process. However, in the Great Song Dynasty, adding sugar to fruit wine is simply a discounted business, and no one will do this.

There is another way, which only Li Boyan knows. That is, glycerin is used to break down the tannins and improve the taste and quality of the wine. The bottle of Lafite in heaven and earth is a wine that Li Boyan bought for 30 yuan, and added 1% glycerin, which not only removes the bitterness brought by the excess tannins, but also increases the sweetness of the fruit wine.

In fact, at first, Li Boyan did not think of using glycerin, but thought of using distillation methods to process cheap fruit wine into high-alcohol brandy. Later, when I thought about making soap with saponification reaction, I thought of glycerin, a by-product, which can be used as a flavoring agent for fruit wine.

In this way, the originally inexpensive fruit wine not only lacks a sour and astringent taste, but also immediately rises a few steps in taste because of the mellow aroma brought by the fruit itself.

How much is a few drops of glycerin worth? However, the price of a pound of fruit wine has increased several times in an instant, and such a huge profit made Li Boyan hoard fruit wine in late summer and early autumn this year.

"Yongzhou's ship, it's time to pinch it."

Duan Jing nodded and said, "It's almost." ”

Li Boyan closed his eyes and recuperated, "Go, invite the shopkeeper Kou of Sanyuan Building, and tell him that there is a good deal to invite him over." ”

"Let me ask you again, what did Patriarch Bodhi teach the Monkey King?"

The ghost of the enemy scarf appeared behind Li Boyan by mistake, and almost scared Li Boyan to death in deep thought.

"I'll go! Still struggling. ”

"Speak quickly!" Qiu Jinmei shouted angrily.

Li Boyan raised his eyelids and took a sip of tea slowly, "Are you angry?" ”

"Nope."

"That's not going to tell you."

“……”

Li Boyan looked at Qiu Jin's blushing face, he was simply fascinated, and said with a smile: "Okay, tell you." The spell given to him by the Bodhi Patriarch is a spell that will become thicker, longer, and bigger. ”

Qiu Jinmei didn't know that Li Boyan had a bad stomach, and asked rhetorically: "There is still this kind of spell?" ”

"Yes, hey, I'm busy here, if you're okay, take Fang'er and a few of them to go shopping in the shop."

After satisfying his curiosity, Qiu Jinmei left with a sigh of relief.

Li Boyan drank the water and said with a smile: "My junior brother can also use this spell, what's the big deal."

……

……

After receiving Li Boyan's call, Zhang Guangqian didn't even have time to take care of the business in the store, so he hurried over in a sedan chair. Now in the Suzhou restaurant industry and restaurants, Li Boyan has an elegant name - brand master.

That store doesn't hang the brand of Lee's MSG, so it simply doesn't want to make money. A month later, the first dozen or so franchised stores were awarded the silver medal special, and the business suddenly became the most popular existence in Suzhou.

For a time, Li Boyan, the founder of the Li family, spread his reputation in the community. Due to the mystery of MSG, some stores did not say what MSG looked like, but when they introduced it to diners, they pointed to the brand at the entrance of the store, so Li Boyan became the brand master of Suzhou City.

The brand master has business to explain, and Zhang Guangqian is naturally happy.

After getting off the sedan chair, Lao Zhang, who trot all the way, almost tripped over the threshold of the inn, stabilized his body, and hurriedly ran to a corner, and said with a smile: "Bo Yan, are you looking for me?" ”

"Yo, Zhang Shibo came quite quickly."

Zhang Guangqian wiped the sweat from his forehead, "That's right, do business with Bo Yan, if Shi Bo is slow, he must not be robbed of business by others." ”

"Shibo is serious, sit."

"Okay." Zhang Guangqian's heart is not good, and he is not so kind, but among the many wealthy families who are good friends with the Li family, he can be regarded as having some conscience. When people are in trouble, they can see something the most, or how to make the adversity see the truth.

However, the old Zhang family did not reveal their true feelings so much, and it can only be said that they are a trustworthy partner.

"I have a batch of wine on hand, and I think it's too troublesome to find a store to sell it again, so it's just right to sell it in Shibo's wine store, how about it?"

Zhang Guangqian asked, "How many catties?" ”

"Not much, tens of thousands of catties."

Zhang Guangqian was dumbfounded, and was instantly thundered, and asked in a low voice: "Does Da Lang have wine?" Privately brewed 10,000 catties of wine, but it will kill the head! ”

"Don't worry, it's just fruit wine."

Zhang Guangqian breathed a sigh of relief, his voice was no longer deliberately lowered, and he said with a smile: "Fruit wine, that's easy to say." It's just Da Lang, this fruit wine, I'm afraid it's hard to sell, and it's easy to get spoiled after a long time. ”

Li Boyan smiled and said, "I heard that the ten miles of incense in Jiqing Building are selling very well today?" ”

Zhang Guangqian raised his eyelids and smiled awkwardly, "Can ...... Isn't. This old Tang family, a jar of wine has dropped by 30 yuan, can the business be bad. My wine shop here is close, today, I haven't sold a few jars of wine, your Uncle Zhang is in the wine shop. ”

"In that case, why doesn't Shibo keep the price of wine down?"

"Well, Bo Yan, you said it lightly. The wine of Sanyuanlou was originally two hundred and sixty Wen one jar, slightly inferior to Tang Ji's ten miles of incense, if it drops again, I will lose money. Tang Ji lowered thirty wen and sold it at a discount, but he also wanted to boost the business of his main store and more than a dozen foot shops, and I couldn't use it. ”

Li Boyan said with a smile: "In this case, my fruit wine will also be sold on consignment in your wine store at a discount, and I will pull some business for you." ”

Li Boyan said so, Zhang Guangqian didn't know how to lift, he was a little embarrassed, so he said: "It's not a problem for Boyan to consign fruit wine, but Boyan, you have to be prepared, it may be difficult to sell." ”

"Don't be afraid."

"Then how much are you going to set for this price?"

Li Boyan touched his mouth and said with a smile: "It's half price, two hundred wen a jar." ”

"Oh, two hundred wen a jar, it's quite cheap, maybe ......"

Wait a minute!

Zhang Guangqian suddenly reacted, this is fruit wine!

"Bo Yan, this ...... The fruit wine on the market is only 40 wen per catty, and this altar is 200 wen at the top of the sky, and you have a 50% discount and 200 wen a jar, the price is too high. ”

Damn, the feelings are at the original price, and you actually want 400 yuan a jar of fruit wine? It's almost the same price as Shou Mei in Fengle Building, it's too dark!

"Bo Yan's wine, isn't there MSG in it? How dare you sell so expensive? ”

Li Boyan said with a smile: "Shi Bo said that he laughed, put MSG in the wine, you can taste what it tastes like." Since I dare to have the courage to sell this home, naturally my fruit wine tastes extraordinary, and the ship from Yongzhou is about to arrive in Suzhou, and when you drink it, you will know how. ”

Zhang Guangqian got up and said, "Then wait until Bo Yan's wine arrives." The business in the store is busy, so the old man will no longer bother. ”

"Shibo, please."

Zhang Guangqian walked out of the inn in a daze, shook his head and muttered to himself, "What is this called?" Fruit wine dares to sell rice wine and liquor at the price of rice, and you want to go crazy for money! ”