Chapter Forty-Seven: Black-hearted Merchants Are Greasy
It has been more than ten days since the last time the winery was gathered, but for some reason, Shen Sizhuo, who was originally afraid that the world would not be chaotic, was unusually quiet this time, and there was no movement at all.
On this day, Lu Xiyi was busy in the wine shop as usual, but for some reason she always felt that this day was a little strange.
"Ah Leng, do you think there is anything wrong with these two days?"
Ah Leng poured the freshly brewed wine into the flask, wiped his sweat, and asked, "Why do you say that?" Isn't it just right that these two days have been calm? ”
Lu Xiyi shook his head.
"It's because it's so calm that I think it's a little weird."
Ah sneered and did not speak.
Although he didn't understand why he had been so calm in the past two days, since Shen Sizhuo had stopped causing trouble and gave them a peaceful day, it was still good to do so.
"Oh no, no, the guests just left in an instant."
Xiao Er suddenly ran into the brewery and said in a panic.
Lu Xiyi was taken aback, and hurriedly asked, "What?" What about the silver? ”
Xiao Er bent over and gasped for air.
"The wine money is over, but a new one has opened opposite our restaurant, and all our business has been robbed!"
Xiao Er sighed, a little regretful.
Ah Leng didn't believe it: "Go! Take me over and see where they are better than our winery! ”
So, Xiao Er and Ah Leng went to the mysterious restaurant together.
The two stood at the door of the restaurant, raised their eyes, and the four words "Forget Worries Restaurant" on the signboard came into view.
Looking at the restaurant again, the crowd was boiling, and the two juniors were also busy.
This business is compared to the Joyful Winery. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is one in heaven and one on earth.
"Let's go! Check it out! ”
Ah Leng said that, and took Xiao Er into the restaurant together.
As soon as he walked into the door of the restaurant, one person stepped forward to take care of him and said, "Are you two playing top-notch or staying in the hotel?" ”
Ah Leng glanced the man up and down: "Bring us all the best wine and food you have here!" ”
When the man saw that Ah Leng was so generous, he hurriedly took him to the good room, and brought all kinds of refreshments and drinks.
"The two of you will drink some hot wine to warm your stomach, and the little one will go and talk to the back kitchen, and it won't be long before the dish comes up."
The little two said that and left.
"Is it really good for us to do this? If they find out that we are from the opposite restaurant, will they blow us out! ”
Xiao Er asked nervously.
"How so! You must know that this door is full of guests, how can it be reasonable to drive us out of the door, you are afraid that you are thinking too much. ”
Ah Leng replied.
While the two were chatting, someone brought a steaming dish that had just been prepared.
Plates of dishes were neatly placed in front of Ah Leng, still steaming.
I have to say, these dishes are very appetizing just by looking at them.
"The two of you enjoy it slowly, the small one will retreat first, and the small one will be in the lobby downstairs, if there is anything, you can call the small one."
After Xiao Er left, Ah Leng couldn't wait to take a chopstick dish into his mouth, and the dish was a little spicy.
Ah Leng didn't think about it, and drank the glass of wine in front of him.
What people didn't expect was that as soon as the wine was drunk in the mouth, the spicy taste decreased a lot in an instant, and the taste seemed to be a little lighter.
The people sitting next to me felt the same way.
The two of them couldn't stop taking a sip of wine and a mouthful of food, and when they wanted to continue to eat the next bite, they found that the wine was gone, and the dish had already bottomed out.
Ah Leng looked up at the sky outside and realized that it was not too early.
"Okay, we're almost done, so I'll take this bottle back to Xiaoxi to taste!"
When he arrived at Xiaoyao Wine Workshop, Ah Leng shouted loudly before he saw Lu Xiyi: "Xiaoxi! Come out and have a look, we're bringing back the wine! ”
"Come and try it!"
As soon as the words fell, Lu Xiyi came out of the house with the freshly brewed wine.
"You're back, how about a taste of my new wine?"
Xiao Xi poured two glasses of wine and brought them to them, and the two took the wine and tasted it.
This wine tastes different from what you drink on a regular day, and it doesn't seem to smell like wine, only a faint fruity aroma.
"Why doesn't this wine look like wine at all?"
Lu Xiyi covered his mouth and smiled, explaining: "This is not any wine, I see that many people who come to our restaurant still have children." ”
"So I'm making it for those kids, so that we have a special place in the restaurant."
Ah Leng looked at Lu Xiyi, who was smiling happily, but his heart was a little sour.
Dare to ask which of the owners of these restaurants in Liuzhou City can be as meticulous as Lu Xiyi, but I didn't expect the business of this restaurant to be so bumpy.
Ah Leng was stunned, and then hurriedly handed the wine they brought back from the Forget Worry Wine Workshop to Lu Xiyi.
"Why don't you try this first?"
"This was brought back to you by the two of us from the winery across the street."
Lu Xiyi was puzzled for a moment, then picked up the glass of wine and looked at it carefully.
Under the candlelight, the wine still glowed with a faint blue light, and people who looked at the sparkling wine couldn't help but salivate.
Lu Xiyi took a shallow taste.
Bang!
Lu Xiyi felt as if his sense of taste had suddenly exploded, and he was strongly impacted.
"This wine ......"
As she spoke, she couldn't help but take a few steps back.
Ah Leng hurriedly supported Lu Xiyi, and the wine glass shattered to the ground.
"What's wrong with this wine? Why did you react this way? ”
Lu Xiyi didn't want to believe his guess just now, and then hurriedly took another big sip of the remaining wine.
When he took this sip, Lu Xiyi was sure that his guess just now was correct.
I remember that as early as when she was a child, her master told her.
In this world, you have to have a conscience in everything you do, and the same is true for winemaking.
Some people with black hearts, in order to buy their sake better, will deliberately add some herbs that can make people dependent on the wine when making wine.
Because the amount added is relatively small, the average person will not notice it at all, but once you eat too much, you will fall into it and can't extricate yourself.
But how could Lu Xiyi, as a winemaker, not even feel this, she just didn't want to believe that there were really such unscrupulous people in this world who would do whatever it took to make money.
Thinking of this, Lu Xiyi closed his eyes and calmed down.
After a while, she suddenly opened her eyes and said, "Let's go!" Go to Yamen! ”
Ah Leng was startled when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Why did you say that suddenly?" But something went wrong! ”
Lu Xiyi glanced at Ah Leng, then tremblingly pointed to the remaining half glass of wine on the wooden table and replied, "This wine is poisonous!" ”
"What? Then the two of us just drank a lot, shouldn't we ......?"
"Rest assured, you two, this is not a strong poison that can kill people, but it will make people dependent, which is why the wine from the winery opposite has always been so popular."
"Time is running out now, so we'll go over first, and then I'll be slowly explaining to you what the hell is going on!"
Ah Leng nodded, and then drove his horse to the yamen.
It was already night, so the door of the yamen was naturally closed.
Lu Xiyi didn't say a word, stepped forward directly, walked to the side of the yamen and beat the drum.
The drums rumbled, and the crowds of officials arrived at the yamen in a short time, and the county officials also reached the high hall.
"Ascension!"
A startled sound suddenly sounded.
"Wow! Military! ”
The officials made a low sound with their brushes, and kept shaking the yin and yang sticks in their hands.
"Who's kneeling? What is it all about drumming late at night? ”
Lu Xiyi knelt in front of the hall.
"Back to the county official's words, the people's daughter Lu Xiyi is the proprietress of the Xiaoyao Wine Shop, and the little girl sued the newly opened Forget Worry Wine House for adding herbs that will make people dependent on the wine and murdering others!"
The county magistrate thought for a while and ordered, "A few of you go and bring the people from the Forget Worry Wine Shop here!" ”
It didn't take long for the people from the Forget Worry Wine Shop to be brought over, and many people also followed to the yamen.
Those people looked at Lu Xiyi kneeling in front of the hall, and couldn't help but feel resentful, as if Lu Xiyi had threatened their interests.
The cold words were like knives, piercing Lu Xiyi's heart one after another.
Ah Leng hurriedly grabbed Lu Xiyi's hand and said comfortingly: "Don't be afraid! It's okay! I'm here with you! ”
"Those people don't know that you're doing this for their good, they didn't mean to!"
The atmosphere seemed to be a little uncontrollable, and the county magistrate hurriedly patted the startled wood.
"Alright, Silence!"
"The owner of the Forgotten Sorrow Wine Shop is on the court!"
With that, a man dressed in silk and satin with a mustache arrived in the lobby.
"Just now, this Lu girl said that you added herbs that make people dependent on the wine to make money, is this true?"
When the man heard this, his head shook like a rattle.
"The conscience of heaven and earth, look at this girl who looks so good-looking, why is this heart so black, how can you spray people with blood just because I opened the wine shop opposite your door!"
"Besides, this common man must go where he goes because of whose wine is good and whose food is delicious, you wronged me here because I robbed your business!"
The man said that the head is the Tao, and those who don't know may really think that what this man said is the truth.
Lu Xiyi didn't want to watch these people being deceived, so he said again: "County official, the people's daughter really didn't lie!" His wine is really poisonous! ”
"Since you're sure that his wine is poisonous, what proof do you have?"
The county magistrate asked.
Faced with the county official's questioning, Lu Xiyi was not afraid.
"If you want evidence, it's even simpler, any Lang Zhong can find out with a single inspection!"
When the county magistrate heard this, he hurriedly ordered: "Hurry up and find a Langzhong!" ”
It didn't take long for a Lang Zhong to hurry over.
"You're going to see if there's anything wrong with this wine?"
The county magistrate immediately commanded.
When the doctor heard this, he hurriedly stepped forward, sniffed and licked, and finally even used a silver needle.
After testing for a long time, this Langzhong finally came to the conclusion: "If you go back to your lordship, this wine is not poisonous!" ”