Chapter 9 The Market

When Liu Xu walked back along the same road, it was almost noon. Liu Xu felt hungry, so he decided to go to Juxianglou, beat Uncle Qian's autumn breeze, eat a mixed meal, and take a look at the current market of his soju by the way.

When Liu Xu walked into Juxiang Building, he felt that the atmosphere was a little wrong. Originally, at this time of noon, it should be the time when Juxianglou has the most drinkers, but today there is only one table in the entire Juxianglou, and there are four diners who seem to be splashing skin, and Uncle Qian is accompanying them.

Liu Xu knew that Juxianglou must have some trouble, but he didn't know if it had anything to do with Uncle Qian selling his own soju.

"Boy, the wine in this restaurant is poisonous and has eaten my brother's stomach. If you dare to come to dinner, change to a restaurant! An evil-looking pimp shouted at Liu Xu.

Liu Xu was shocked in his heart, and it was really related to his soju. Although you will get drunk and have a headache if you drink too much alcohol, it is impossible to drink it to spoil your stomach. Liu Xu quickly thought that it was possible that he was making wine himself, hindering the business of other wineries, and these splashes may have been found by a winery to make trouble, and he might be in trouble. However, his own soju is a high-end road, and it is available in limited quantities, so there should be no conflict with other wineries, Liu Xu decided to understand the situation.

As for the deliberate evil appearance and evil appearance to scare him, Liu Xu is not timid, his father-in-law is the one who opened the martial arts gym, and some of his subordinates are idle and bored apprentices who want to fight. If these puffers really don't open their eyes, let the father-in-law send a few people to clean them up. Hehe, it's still very beneficial to have a father-in-law with strong force as a backer, Liu Xu thought to himself.

"Brothers, my brother is not here to eat. This money shopkeeper is a friend of mine, and my younger brother is here to talk about something. ”

"Don't call us brothers, we can't afford it. You are a scholar, we are splashers, not all the way. Besides, don't you see us talking to old money? Come back another day! "A big black man with a ploppy leader. He is very single, and he admits that he is a splash. The meaning is very clear, we are a splash, and we don't want to provoke you as a scholar, but you don't want to get in the way of us. Although the big black man said it horizontally, Liu Xu also saw that the big black man was still afraid of his identity as a scholar. A scholar, even if he is a scholar with no merit, is also afraid in the eyes of the people in the market, who knows that people will not be able to gain fame in the future? The status and discourse power of the literati in the Great Song Dynasty in society are still quite high.

"The younger brother is not a scholar, and every time the so-called righteousness slaughters more dogs, every time he reads the chivalrous things in the "Biography of the Rangers" written by Taishi Gong, the younger brother also has a lot of yearnings. Now I see all the strong men and get close. Besides, the soju that the elder brother is talking about has something to do with the younger brother. It's better to be like this, today the little brother is the east, please have a good drink", Liu Xu said without any restraint.

"You're a scholar, but we're not heroes, we're just some marketmen. Ordinary scholars see us in the market, and they quickly avoid it, you want to drink with us. Hehe, it's kind of interesting, sit down. Although the big black man admits that he is a splash in the market, Liu Xu praised them as righteous heroes, and obviously he listened to it very usefully. Most of them have nothing to look up to, they wander the streets, fight, steal and rob, and there is no taboo about doing bad things, but the only thing they value is the word Xinyi. If you are entrusted by others, you will be loyal to others. At the same time, they can also stick a knife in their friends' ribs. When Liu Xu came to the Great Song Dynasty, he already had some understanding of the people in the Great Song Dynasty, and somewhat admired these people. Liu Xu felt that at least they were bad, and sometimes they were more worthy of making friends than some people who were upright and upright behind their backs.

After three rounds of drinking, Liu Xudong pulled the west, and soon chatted with a few splashes. Liu Xu learned that the leading black big man was surnamed Niu, named Yu, and nicknamed "Black Bull". When the rice wine is entered, it feels very bland. Liu Xu asked Qian Lao to take a jar of soju.

"No, I don't dare to drink this wine, my brother drank this wine, and he is still lying at home. Old money, what's wrong with you? "That Niu Yu just cared about drinking with Liu Xu and talking nonsense, and then he remembered the purpose, he was here to smash the field, why did he patronize and drink?

"Brother Niu, my family's Juxiang Building, since the previous dynasty, my grandfather opened here. For decades, the signboard of this Juxianglou relies on the genuine goods, the children are not deceived, and it is this conscience business that I dare not deceive. There are many people who drink that soju every day, but I don't see anyone who has a bad stomach. You see, if this is not the case, I will take the usual money and give the brother who eats a bad stomach, and find a doctor to take a look. "Lao Qian thinks that he has always had a lot of money, which is almost enough for an ordinary family's expenses for a month. It is estimated that these splashes are not many times all year round, and they have the same money in their hands.

"I said old money, you say this, does it mean that I am slandering you? Yesterday my brother did eat wine at your place. Your old boy shochu is so expensive, I don't know how much money you make a day, and you always want to send us away. Besides, you still tell me about your conscience, your old boy controls this soju, and there are many drinkers every day, but these restaurants around you are so crowded that you can't open anymore, and you are not kind. If you don't give an explanation for this, it's not over. ”

"My soju is also sold on behalf of others, and I can't make much money." Lao Qian was very depressed, Liu Xu didn't let himself tell others that he made this wine, but with the increase in the popularity of soju, there are always people who come to him, either they want to buy the secret recipe of soju, or they want to partner with him to open a wine shop. Thinking of this, Lao Qian couldn't help but look at Liu Xu for help.

Liu Xu also understands now, the feeling is not that other liquor shops think that their own soju has robbed them of their business, but that this soju is only sold in Juxiang Building, and the drinkers are brought here, and several restaurants around it have no business. Then it's much easier, as long as people don't really come for their own wine, rest assured. Liu Xu picked up the wine jar and filled the bowls of several people.

"Brother Niu, this wine is definitely good wine, come, let's make a bowl first."

The crowd has nothing to grow, and it is rare to have money to drink a bowl of good wine, and when they saw Liu Xu drinking it, they didn't shirk it, and drank it all.

"Don't hide it from my brothers, this soju is made by the younger brother, and the younger brother is also poor, make some wine to sell and earn some expenses. I can also see that you are found by the shopkeeper of a restaurant, and the soju is sold exclusively by Uncle Qian's Juxiang Building, and the drinkers have come here, which has indeed damaged the surrounding restaurants. Since you brothers are entrusted by others, I can't embarrass you. In this way, it just so happens that I am preparing to open a wine shop, and I will no longer sell this wine in Juxianglou in the future. After a while, my wine shop opened, and everyone could go to my restaurant to buy soju. In this way, the brothers can go back and give an explanation to the hired family! "Liu Xu has been preparing to open a wine shop recently, since the trouble is coming, it will be much more troublesome to sell this wine in Zuixianglou in the future, if people accuse themselves of making wine and selling it privately, it will be troublesome, it is better to push the boat down the river and send him a personal favor.

"Okay, Erlang, you are refreshing, come and let's do this bowl, what will you do in the future, brother, just come to me, my black cow", Niu Yu felt that Liu Xu was very face-saving. He is the kind of person who respects you a foot and I respect you in return.

Uncle Qian originally wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, with his understanding of Liu Xu and his relationship with Liu Xu, Uncle Qian believed that even if he didn't sell the soju alone, Liu Xu would not provide him with less soju when he opened a wine shop in the future. Thinking about the troubles a few days ago, Uncle Qian felt that this situation was also very good.

Niu Yu left happily with a few brothers, and when he left, he hugged Liu Xu and gave him a jar of soju, in fact, he likes to drink this kind of spirits that resemble knives.

Liu Xu couldn't help but think: Actually, this black bull is really a straightforward and lovely man, but it is worth dating.