Chapter 569, The Great Discovery
Xiao Yan's interpretation is correct, under the underground of this castle, the underground passage that was once specially used for the escape of the noble lords was eventually converted into a wine cellar, although it is not known when this wine cellar was rebuilt, but it seems that it should have been around at least in the 40s of the 20th century. Tristina's parents didn't know about this wine cellar, and there were no architectural drawings under the castle, so when Tristina arrived, she didn't know that there was such a cave in her castle.
"Your ancestors were probably drunkards."
Xiao Yan looked at this deep underground cellar and sighed, not to mention anything else, just transporting those raw pulp wine barrels in the cellar with the whiskey inside is a big trouble, the entrance to enter this wine cellar from the castle living room is very narrow, there must be other passages to transport those heavy oak barrels into the cellar. Again, the air in this cellar is not enclosed, presumably with its own ventilation ducts.
Such designs were popular for a while in the 30s of the 20th century, not only in Scotland, but also in the United States at that time. The chaos caused by the Columbia Company radio farce in 1938 had a potential impact on almost the entire West, and a large number of ordinary people suddenly realized that even if they were blessed with a geographical location to avoid war, disaster could fall from the sky, and it was not a modern gunfight artillery, but an even more irresistible poison gas, germs, flames, and so on.
Therefore, building a tunnel that allows them to escape from their homes quickly has become an option for many people. In the design of houses in the 40s in the United States, many middle-class families built their homes with a firm need for a basement that could lead to other places. At the same time, the basement needs to be large enough to store a lot of food and drinking water. And the necessary living tools for living for about a month. Besides. They also require the construction company that designed the underpass to sign a non-disclosure agreement. After the construction of the entire house is completed, it is not allowed to reveal anything inside the cellar to the outside so as not to be eavesdropped on by the long-eared "aliens".
This kind of culture was also popular on the European continent, and with the clouds of World War II at that time, the whole of Europe was in a state of rumor, such as the owners of the big castles, and began to expand the escape routes of the castles. In Scotland, the trend reached its peak during the Second World War. Although the number of bombings of Scotland by German planes was not much. Mainly concentrated in England and Ireland, but German submarines were abundant in the North Sea, and almost daily news of German landings in Scotland spread through the grapevine, so it was not surprising that traditional aristocratic families like Trystina had built their castle's underground living quarters a little larger.
After the war, the cellars built on a large scale across Scotland began to become meaningless as peace came. Eventually, these cellars, which are well ventilated and have a relatively uniform temperature, have become the best places to store Scotch whisky. In addition to this, there will be some necessary assets left in such cellars. Come just in case.
However, in the cellar in front of Tristina, in the area illuminated by the flashlight, in addition to the barrels stacked on both sides of the road, there were only rows of wine racks, and the glass wine bottles on the wine shelves that had been dusted for a long time. As for the assets that should be left behind, even some antiques that are not registered with the municipality, Tristina has not seen them for the time being.
Xiao Yan used a flashlight to shine everywhere, then found the light switch behind the wine rack in his right, walked over and turned on the light, and the light of the incandescent lamp reappeared in this cellar after a few decades. Tristina subconsciously blocked her eyes with her hand, glanced around, then took a deep breath and whispered, "My God." ”(MYGOD!)
"That's your gold." (GOLD)
Xiao Yan turned off his flashlight as he spoke, and began to walk through what could be called an underground barracks-like cellar, a narrow passage made up of a series of small rooms, each of which was not too large enough for a person to move slightly loose inside. The room has not been modified from the granite underground, so it appears asymmetrical, and there is basically a certain gap where a room is dug in that location and then supported by stone pillars to avoid affecting the buildings on the upper level of the cellar.
There are a lot of such small rooms, and there are some wine racks in each room. This made Xiao Yan's inventory work a little troublesome, and after walking nearly two hundred meters, Xiao Yan and Tristina basically figured out the wine storage in this cellar. It was possible to continue along this passage, but there was no light in front of them, and there was no wine in the small room, so neither of them continued to advance. For Xiao Yan, he has no interest in wandering around without the permission of his master. And Tristina was already dazzled by the sight in front of her, so naturally she had no intention of continuing the adventure.
The number of cellars in this cellar is very large, there are about one thousand and one hundred bottles of Scotch whisky, three hundred bottles of brandy, and about one hundred and twenty bottles of gin. These whiskeys alone can sell for more than 100,000 euros, and brandy can sell for about 20,000 euros. As for the gin, I am afraid it is the least valuable, but looking at the time above, the cellar and the seventies of the twentieth century, I am afraid that the retail sale can also get some compensation.
However, it is not the bottles that are really valuable in this cellar, but the barrels that are placed in the ventilation areas on both sides of the passage, the so-called original liquor. Raw syrup aged in Scotland for more than thirty years is quite expensive, and the cask wine label found in this cellar states that the cellar date is 1966. This means that the 30 barrels of Scotch whisky puree in front of Trystina alone are nearly 50 years old, and if these pulps can be manipulated properly, it will not be a problem to earn back 300,000 euros.
Of course, the premise is to be able to manipulate reasonably.
Xiao Yan turned and walked towards the entrance of the tunnel, where Hannibal was circling around the black cat like a child. However, the mysterious black cat had no interest in going mad with Hannibal at this time, and it was lying in the middle of the living room, squinting at the scene outside the living room, and looked as if it was asleep. Only the tail that wags from time to time proves that it is in good spirits.
Now that the black cat's tail had become the puppy's new toy, Hannibal kept rushing over to watch the black cat's tail swing around, and then pounced hard. However, most of this kind of pounce will not be possible, and the black cat's tail swing may seem to be purposeless, but it will always dodge between the puppy's teeth the moment Hannibal pounces.
This process of missing the catch did not bore Hannibal, and he enjoyed it, rushing up and throwing himself into the air from time to time, turning his head on the ground because Liliang was too big. After that, he was stunned for a moment, then got up again, looked at the tail that he had been unable to grasp, and ran up again.
Of course, Hannibal will also make some feints, such as deliberately walking away from the black cat's tail, and then suddenly launching them, but such actions will never succeed.
Seeing this, Xiao Yan smiled slightly, as long as he had a good time, he had only one hope for Hannibal, and it was best for the puppy to lose weight. This is still in reality, if you return to the space of the shijie tree in this size, and then the body is magnified exponentially, when Hannibal transforms into a three-headed dog, he will definitely become a big dog who is obsessed with obesity.
Seeing Xiao Yan coming up, Hannibal temporarily gave up the pursuit of the black cat's tail, and it ran over ...... with a snort, and then swept past Xiao Yan, and began to circle at Tristina's feet. The little tail wagged like a little fan, and the puppy let out a pitiful whimper as he hit Tristina with his head.
This action was familiar to Tristina, who smiled and said, "Uh, good boy, haodehaode, I know you're hungry." No problem, I'll make you something to eat. Know what we're seeing today? Oh, a lot of wine! ”
The puppy barked.
Tristina said, "No, no, no, good boys can't drink, and those drinks are for others." We're going to make money with wine, lots and lots of money. And then, uh, well, what would you like to eat, today? ”
Hannibal snorted twice.
"Sausages? You should eat dog food, don't pull my socks so much and pretend to be pitiful, I won't be soft-hearted, don't look at me so pitifully, I won't be fooled this time! No ......, oh, okay, okay, okay, I'll throw in the towel, I'll throw in the towel, come with me, I'll take you to the kitchen, there should still be the bacon left over from yesterday, I should have thrown it all away yesterday if I knew that. haode, haode, I got ......"
Listening to the whimpering sound of Tristina and the puppy gradually moving away, Xiao Yan, who had already opened his hands to meet Xiao Yan, who suddenly jumped into his arms, continued to stand there in his pose with great embarrassment at this moment. The black cat turned his head at this time, and when he saw Xiao Yan's posture of being sold to his teammates by the puppy, he seemed to have no expression and turned his head to look out of the hall again.
Xiao Yan dared to bet with Shijie Zhishu that when the black cat turned his head just now, there was definitely a smile in his eyes. No, don't bet, this guy is shaking his whole shoulder right now, and it's clear that it's not a cat coughing.
The corners of Xiao Yan's eyes rose slightly, and he was about to say something, when the sound of a car parking suddenly came from the gate of the castle, and then outside the castle, a loud voice shouted: "My baby, Tristina, I can't wait to see you." ”
Xiao Yan was still in a daze, and Tristina had already run out of the back kitchen in a hurry, and at her feet was Hannibal, who had been gagged.
"Oh, that's bad. I actually forgot about it. (To be continued......)