Fang Yu saw that Liu Zhenqiang said that he was taking wine, but he took out a bamboo tube a little strange, and when he heard Li Shuhan shout the name of Pi tube wine, he suddenly thought that he had seen a fine wine with the same name in the dream world.

In Weisheng Dao Nian, he once traveled arm in arm with a great writer in that world, spreading out food and drinking wine in the suburbs.

At that time, the great writer wrote a poem and praised: "The hated Bashan Jun has not been seen, and he has been drunk for many years." ”

The worst food and wine that can be recorded by Dao Nian is also a temporary choice, and what can make Fang Yu leave Dao Nian can clearly recall is what Wei Sheng remembers.

Thinking of this, Fang Yu was full of expectations for Liu Zhenqiang's wine.

Wang Jinrong didn't know anything about Fang Yu's thoughts, he saw Liu Zhenqiang take out a bamboo tube, he was taken aback at first, and then asked suspiciously:

"Lao Liu, is this the legendary wine you have been boasting about with us before? Why is it packed in bamboo, and why does Officer Li say that this is a pi tube wine? ”

Liu Zhenqiang pointed at Wang Jinrong and said with a smile: "Old Wang, you haven't seen this wine." The origin of this wine is very long, and now there are not many people who know how to make it, and today you can be regarded as a blessing. Let's drink first, and I'll tell you about the origin of this wine in a moment. ”

Liu Zhenqiang said as he put the bamboo tube on the table, took out a bamboo nail from his bag and chiseled the bamboo knot on the top of the bamboo tube.

As the bamboo tube is chiseled, a sweet fragrance with the crisp smell of bamboo comes out.

Wang Jinrong squinted his eyes and sniffed, patted the table gently, and sighed: "It's really good wine, just smelling this smell makes people feel intoxicated." ”

Fang Yu immediately took out four small white porcelain bowls with shallow bottoms, and helped Liu Zhenqiang pour one-third of the bowls of wine into each bowl.

The wine in the bamboo tube is slightly yellow in color, but it is not very exaggerated, and it has a clear hanging cup feeling when poured into the porcelain bowl. When I first poured it, the wine was slightly cloudy, but after a while, it became clear and transparent, and only the bottom of the bowl was still slightly suspended.

Liu Zhenqiang took the lead in picking up the bowl, "Come, let's do this first bowl first, thank Xiao Fang for inviting us to dinner and preparing such a delicious jelly pot for us." ”

Fang Yu smiled and said: "Brother Liu, you are wrong, I want to thank you, Brother Liu, you gave me the eel, and you also provided this wine." Speaking of which, today's meal can be regarded as my treat, and you pay for it. ”

Liu Zhenqiang laughed: "Okay, then I'll respect myself, how about everyone sponsor together." ”

Wang Jinrong also laughed, and dropped the bookbag: "I don't dare to ask for what I want." Xiao Fang, Officer Li, let's go together. ”

The four men picked up the small porcelain bowl, touched it, and then dried the wine.

Fang Yu knew that his alcohol consumption had always been bad, so he hesitated when he drank it, and instead of doing it directly, he licked it first.

The wine is very refreshing, with some medicinal taste, but it is unexpectedly sweet, not spicy at all, and the wine is not rushed.

Fang Yu relieved himself to dry the wine in the bowl, only to feel that the strong fragrance of the old wine and the fragrance of the bamboo instantly turned into a ball, filled his mouth, and went straight to his nose. Fang Yu couldn't help but take a deep breath, and the fragrance was like a breeze, and the bamboo branches danced lightly.

"Good wine, another bowl." As soon as Fang Yu wanted to speak, this line was snatched away by Li Shuhan.

Liu Zhenqiang handed over the bamboo tube, "Just drink it, I brought three cylinders of wine today, which is definitely enough for everyone to drink." ”

Li Shuhan took the bamboo tube and filled Liu Zhenqiang's bowl first, Liu Zhenqiang hurriedly thanked: "Officer Li, that's enough, thank you." Let's do the first cup, and everyone is still free to do it later. ”

Li Shuhan said disapprerovingly: "This wine is so sweet, and there is a kind of refreshing ice wine in the mouth, if it weren't for the taste of wine, I could drink it as a drink." ”

Liu Zhenqiang waved his hand, "Eh, don't underestimate this wine, although the degree is really not too high, but the stamina is great." It's delicious, but don't rush it. ”

Li Shuhan also poured wine for Wang Jinrong and Fang Yu, and asked, "Boss Liu, you haven't answered my question just now, is this the legendary Pi tube wine?" ”

Liu Zhenqiang ate a piece of eel, took a sip of wine, nodded with satisfaction, and replied, "Yes and no." ”

Fang Yuqi said: "How do you say this? ”

Liu Zhenqiang smiled and pointed at Fang Yu: "Brother Fang, I'll test you, how do you write the 'pi tube' of this pi tube wine?" ”

Fang Yu also smiled: "You can't beat me in this, the word 'pi' in this 'pi tube' is the 'pi' in Douban in Z County." In ancient times, the pi tube actually referred to a wine vessel made of bamboo, and later became the name of a type of alcohol. I'm right, Brother Liu. ”

Liu Zhenqiang stretched out his thumb, "That's right, it's amazing, not many people know about this now." ”

Li Shuhan interjected: "Okay, don't praise him, hurry up and tell me why this wine is both and not a pi tube wine." ”

"Officer Li has spoken, hurry up and explain honestly." Wang Jinrong also said.

Liu Zhenqiang patted the bamboo tube, "This is a long story..."

Wang Jinrong didn't buy it at all, "Then you make a long story short, don't sell it, I want to hear it too." ”

Liu Zhenqiang smiled dumbly: "Then I'll simply say that the ancient pi tube wine is actually a kind of low-alcohol rice wine that is preserved by incense or maceration into a bamboo tube after being incense or impregnated with tulip flowers. To put it bluntly, it is a kind of re-fermented heavy sake.

However, at that time, the wine-making technology was still very primitive, and the degree of the wine was generally not high, so it was very inconvenient to preserve. ”

Liu Zhenqiang took a sip of wine and continued: "At that time, literati and scholars often used to bring a bamboo tube of wine when they went out, and then sprinkled with tulip flowers when drinking, which was both elegant and could increase the aroma of wine. However, with the development of winemaking technology, there were more and more good wines, and this kind of wine gradually decreased. ”

Li Shuhan asked: "Boss Liu, in addition to the fragrance of bamboo, I drink this wine, and there is a little bit of the medicinal fragrance of traditional Chinese medicine, is that the taste of tulip flowers?" ”

Liu Zhenqiang said with a smile: "That's not a tulip flower, it's bergamot." ”

"Ahh Bergamot, isn't that for candied fruit and tea? Fang Yu asked in surprise.

Liu Zhenqiang said: "That's right, this is my exclusive secret recipe. When I was about to make this wine, I looked through a lot of ancient books. Experiments were also carried out with white rice wine, rice wine, and white wine. In the end, I think rice wine tastes the best. However, unless the degree of rice wine is aged for many years, it is not too high, and it is easy to change the flavor if you are not careful when poured into the bamboo tube.

Later, I saw an ancient book that said that the medicinal wine made of bergamot can be stored for a long time. I checked it and found that bergamot has antimicrobial activity, so I added some and found that the effect was not bad. ”

Fang Yu took a sip of wine and asked, "Brother Liu, I have drunk Huiji rice wine, although it is also very delicious, but it is not as sweet as your wine, and it does not have such a clear taste." Here's how to do it. ”

Liu Zhenqiang, who asked Fang Yu, laughed happily, "Brother Fang, you have asked the key. This wine is so sweet, on the one hand, I added sugar and honey when I brewed it, and on the other hand, it is because of this bamboo tube, and the secret of the clear taste of the wine is also on it. ”

"Bamboo tubes?" Fang Yu thought for a moment and asked tentatively, "Is it because of bamboo juice?" ”

This time it was Liu Zhenqiang's turn to be surprised, "You are so powerful, you actually said it right all of a sudden, I have been thinking about it for a long time." That's right, a large part of the credit for the sweetness and sweetness of this wine is due to the bamboo juice.

In ancient books, it is said that this bamboo juice is sweet in taste and slightly cold, and has the effects of sedation, antipyretic, shengjin, antitussive, diuretic, and sobering. In ancient times, people also used it to make tea and drink, which is said to be very good.

The biggest difference between the wine I made and the ancient Pi tube wine is that it does not adopt the practice of 'pouring spring into the tube', but directly uses live bamboo.

When the bamboo itself grows, it will produce a large amount of natural bamboo juice, which will be dissolved into the wine, which will produce a series of absorption, decomposition and transformation processes, which can increase the amino acid content in the wine while reducing the content of harmful ingredients such as methanol and fusel.

Through the fusion of fresh bamboo juice to the wine, the wine body is fully purified, and the final wine is naturally sweet and mellow in taste, fragrant in the mouth, comfortable and refreshing. ”

After listening to Liu Zhenqiang's explanation, Fang Yu picked up the wine and said with admiration: "Brother Liu, you have come up with such a magical wine-making method, you are really amazing, come, I will give you a bowl." ”