Chapter 123: Ancient Wine
When Li Tao left from Cui Xiang's residence, Cui Xiang and Li Longji had already drunk down.
Pei Yue saw that Li Tao was like no one, and couldn't help but admire: "Little master, I have also drunk Lao Dong's newly brewed wine, it is not something that ordinary people can drink, I didn't expect you to be able to drink it like this!" ”
Li Tao smiled: "Uncle Yue, let me tell you a secret!" ”
"What?"
"Using the Five Birds Drama Internal Technique, you can melt the wine that you drink into your stomach!"
Pei Yue opened his mouth wide: "Huh? Who else in the world can drink you better? ”
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On the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, there was a rare thing that everyone had been waiting for for a long time in Luzhou City: Nie's Distillery began to sell ancient wines.
said that it has been long-awaited because half a month ago, the streets and alleys of Luzhou City began to spread that the Nie family's newly opened wine shop would sell a wine that is unparalleled in the world. It is said to be a rarity because this wine is not self-brewed, but is controlled from the ground, so it is called ancient wine.
Whether it's true or not, in short, on the day Nie's Distillery opened, there was a sea of people at the door. Of course, there are many people who watch the excitement, but there are very few people who actually come to buy alcohol. Even if there are really people who want to taste the freshness, they have already shrunk back in fear of the sky-high price: a liter of ancient wine costs 100 yuan.
You must know that it only costs twenty-five yuan to eat and stay in the inn for a day, and the price of this liter of wine is enough to eat and stay in the inn for more than a year. But the more this happens, the more curious everyone is, can this wine be sold?
Just as everyone was talking, a passage suddenly opened in the crowd, and a group of errand servants walked to the door of the wine shop with a few people.
"It's Liang Thorn Shi who is here!" Someone in the crowd muttered quietly.
"It's not just the history of Liang Thorn, but also the King of Linzi, Shi Sima, and Tian to join the army, and the biggest officials in Luzhou have all arrived!"
"Are they here to buy wine?"
"Buying wine? Who of you has ever paid for anything in this government? The shopkeeper of this Nie's Distillery is estimated to have to shed his skin if he doesn't die! An old man said indignantly.
After hearing this, everyone stopped talking, and they all stretched their necks to see what Liang Dequan was going to do.
"Liang Tingshi, it's really lively here!" A beautiful man next to Liang Dequan had a smile on his face.
It was none other than Cui Xiang who spoke.
"yes, I haven't seen such a scene in years!" Liang Dequan laughed on the side.
Cui Xiang asked the man standing in front of the Nie Clan's Wine Shop in a dashing manner, "Shopkeeper!" Don't know your name? ”
"Under the surname Nie, the name is unmatched!"
"Is this wine really as good as you say? Not only is it strange and tastes great, but it is also not rancid? Cui Xiang asked suspiciously.
"That's true!" Nie Wushuang nodded.
"There is no basis for words, I have to verify and verify!" Cui Xiang stared at Nie Wushuang.
"Of course, this can be!" Nie Wushuang patted his chest and said, "I don't know how the guest officer verifies?" ”
"You won't be tempted by the amount of flavor, just taste it. It won't be rancid for a while and can't be verified! In this way, let's verify how strong this wine really is! Cui Xiang proposed.
"It's up to the guest officer! If someone can drink three liters of ancient wine without getting drunk on the spot, how about giving all the wine in my winery to the guest officer? Nie Wushuang said with confidence.
After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but secretly sweat for Nie Wushuang. You must know that there is no problem for ordinary middle-aged men to drink three liters of wine, and it is not strange to meet a good drinker to drink seven or eight liters, and Nie Wushuang is a little too full of words.
Although Cui Xiang and Li Longji were expressionless on their faces, they couldn't help but sigh in their hearts that Li Tao was ruthless. They had only drunk this ancient wine last night, and they naturally knew whether it was strong or not. Li Longji usually said that he could drink three or five liters of wine, but yesterday he was drunk and unconscious with less than one liter of ancient wine. Cui Xiang's good drink is also well-known in Chang'an, and he can support it by drinking seven or eight liters, but he barely drank one and a half liters last night, and he lost consciousness, and he didn't even know when Li Tao left. It was hard for Cui Xiang to imagine that anyone could drink two liters of ancient wine, but Nie Wushuang directly said three liters, and it was estimated that no one in the world could do it.
Although Cui Xiang thought so in his heart, he still had to cooperate with Nie Wushuang to perform this scene well.
"If this wine is exactly what you say, then I'll buy two hundred liters!" Cui Xianghao said angrily.
Hearing Cui Xiang say this, the crowd suddenly became noisy: 200 liters cost 20,000 yuan, who is this person? How rich can you be.
Cui Xiang didn't care about the admiration of the crowd at all, but turned his head to Liang Dequan beside him and asked: "Liang Thorn History, I don't know if there are good drinkers in Luzhou?" Can you please verify it for me? ”
Liang Dequan smiled: "Why do you have to ask, there is one by your side!" ”
"Oh? I didn't think about it, Liang Thorn History, you ......," Cui Xiang said with great joy.
Liang Dequan hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Cui Shilang, you misunderstood!" I don't have the ability, I'm talking about Shi Sima, and when it comes to drinking, there is no one in Luzhou who is around Shi Sima. ”
"Great, can Sima verify this wine for me?" Cui Xiang asked Sima Shijingzhi of Luzhou on the side.
Shi Jingzhi's long waist is fat and his face is big, and the meat on his face is piled up like an "oil ball".
"Slip" under the neck, the neck is thick and short, layer by layer, like stacked waves, looking like a kind "Maitreya Buddha". He couldn't help but be a little flattered when he saw the servant of the ministry asking him for a wine tasting. Shi Jingzhi can drink up to ten liters of wine, not to mention this amount of wine in Luzhou, even if he looks at Chang'an, he rarely meets opponents, and three liters of wine is not a problem for him at all.
"Cui Shilang, don't worry, I will let the shopkeeper of the wine shop obediently give you all this wine!"
Shi Jingzhi's words aroused the interest of the onlookers, and now there is a good show to watch, everyone wants to know the result of this person's wine fight.
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In front of the door of Nie's Distillery, there was a Hu table with three exquisite wine jars and six porcelain bowls on it.
"Sima, each of these cans contains a liter of wine, do you need to weigh it?" Nie Wu asked in both directions.
"No!" Shi Jingzhi drinks alcohol all year round, and he knows how much wine can be filled in the jar at a glance.
Nie Wushuang slowly poured the wine in the three jars into the six porcelain bowls, the wine in the bowls was extremely clear, everyone had never seen such a wine, and couldn't help but admire the ancient treasure wine really deserved its name. As the aroma of wine overflows everywhere, many people's stomachs have been hooked out of the wine worms.
"Shi Sima, please!" Nie Wushuang stepped aside.
Shi Jingzhi had never seen wine as clear as water, so he walked to the table and slowly brought the bowl to his mouth. Everyone held their breath and threw their eyes on Shi Jingzhi.
I saw Shi Jingyi raise his neck and drink the wine into his stomach, wiped his mouth and shouted: "Good wine!" ”
The crowd couldn't help but applaud him.
Shi Jingzhi didn't pause, and picked up a bowl and drank it all.
The third bowl.
Fourth bowl.
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