Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Beginning of Cultivation
Suddenly, there was a strong aroma of wine from the east end of Erjinggou Alley!
This surprised the old neighbors who lived in Erjinggou Alley-
Obviously, the aroma of this wine came from Li Chen'an's shop.
"Did he really make wine?"
"It smells much better than the eighty pounds of wine I played!"
"Old Yutou, I tasted Guanglingsan once in my in-laws' house, and the taste of Li Gongzi's wine is probably even better than that Guanglingsan!"
“...... Is it so powerful?"
"Don't underestimate Li Gongzi, when he was selling steamed cakes and grass cakes here, I saw that Li Gongzi was not an ordinary person!"
"Cut! I said shopkeeper Zhao, how do I remember when Li Gongzi was selling steamed cakes and grass cakes, you wanted to smash his shop? I remember when Li Gongzi's shop was closed, your face almost laughed badly!"
"Where is it? I said that you, an old man, must not tarnish my old Zhao's name! If Li Gongzi listens to it, won't it hurt the feelings of our neighbors!"
"What are you arguing about, go to Li Gongzi's tavern and take a look!"
So, people flocked to the tavern, only to find the tavern door closed.
A bright red silk cloth hangs from the lintel of the closed gate, which hides the plaque behind it.
In addition, two large red silk cloths hung on either side of the threshold, which seemed to obscure the couplet.
What does this mean?
This tavern seems a little mysterious in the eyes of the neighbors.
......
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Bistro backyard.
Cuihua stood behind Li Chen'an with a reluctant face, and her heart was ten thousand unhappy.
Because guarding the coffin shop is very leisurely, and the four-god temple next door can also bring him a little unexpected income.
But the new embroidery envoy wants to go to his tavern himself!
She couldn't refuse, because the cheeky embroiderer said it was a task!
Before her grandfather died, he told her that the task of the Lijing Division must be completed no matter what method is used!
She followed this embroidered messenger to this place, and only then did she learn to make wine!
The little girl's eyes widened.
"Reikagyo...... When did you get such a task as winemaking?"
Li Chen'an was busy brewing the first vat of wine.
Li Qiaoxi was burning the fire, Li Xiaohua was cutting, and he was paying attention to the changes in the quality of the distilled liquor.
"Do you want me to make up the money that the Lijing Division owes you?"
The little girl nodded without hesitation.
"Then don't ask, if you learn this way of making wine, you will have endless money in the future!"
The little girl's eyes lit up, and at that moment she seemed to see piles of the best gouache from the rouge building in her room.
"Really?"
"What am I doing lying to you little girl?"
"But grandpa said that the most unreliable thing is the man's mouth!"
After thinking about it, the little girl muttered again: "What's more, not to mention that your name is Li Chen'an!"
Li Chenan slapped a small spoonful of wine from the wine vat and sniffed it on the tip of his nose, and then took a sip, frowning slightly between his eyebrows, the degree of this wine is roughly thirty-five degrees.
It's much worse than I expected, but it's much stronger than Guanglingsan.
This freshly baked wine is a little choking, so it's best to cellar it for a few more days.
But the conditions are not available here.
Not to mention the wine cellar, these people live in this backyard and it is already extremely crowded.
He put down the wine spoon and turned his head to look at Cuihua, "Li Chen'an's name is not good?"
"Ah, my lord," Cuihua hung her head, a little apprehensive in her heart, but still whispered, "This name used to be really not very good. ”
She raised her head and stared at the wine vat with a smile on her face, revealing a bright smile: "But now it's much more pleasing to the ear!"
"Why?"
"Because this wine smells so good!"
"You can drink?"
"A little bit, grandpa used to like to drink. ”
"Then taste my wine. ”
Li Chenan slapped another spoonful and handed it to Cuihua, Cuihua took it, drank it all in one gulp, and after a while, her eyes suddenly lit up: "Good wine!"
"How good?"
"At least it's better than Guanglingsan!"
"Then how much silver do you think you can sell for a pound?"
“...... Guangling sells for 250 wen a catty, and this wine is worth at least 350 wen!"
Li Chenan smiled indifferently, "Then are you willing to follow me to learn winemaking?"
"Yes!"
Cuihua agreed, because if this wine came out, she believed that it would definitely become the best wine in Guangling City, no, and even Ningguo!
Of course, there is another reason, if you learn to make wine, won't you be able to drink such delicious wine without spending a penny in the future?
"I can give you the method, but you remember, this method must not be passed on to anyone!"
"My subordinates understand that this is the rule. ”
"Okay, literate?"
"Somewhat recognizable. ”
Li Chenan handed the note with the steps of brewing from his arms to Cuihua, "You memorize what is written on it, and then burn it, and you will be responsible for brewing the next vat of wine." ”
“...... Good!"
When Cuihua took the note, she looked at Li Chenan a few more times with some hesitation.
Although she is young, she has long understood the sophistication of human feelings, and she knows the weight of this note!
She even knew that if this note was taken out and sold, it would be worth tens of thousands of dollars!
But the new boss handed it over to her casually.
Why does he trust himself so much?
The little girl's heart felt the warmth of being trusted, so she said, "Don't worry, if this method leaks out...... I lay myself in the coffin in the coffin shop. ”
"Don't be so stressed, this wine...... It's not actually the best. ”
Cuihua was stunned, "So what's the best?"
"Not yet, sell this kind of pub first, and when we make money, we have to buy a brewing workshop, which is too small to make better wine." ”
“...... You can keep the money that Lijing Division owes me for the time being, and you will give it to me when the workshop is established and you make a lot of money. ”
Cuihua took the note and looked at it carefully.
Suddenly, she felt hopeful.
Under the leadership of this boss, the branch of the Lijing Division of Guangling Prefecture may really be able to regain its former glory.
The backyard of the small yard was busy, and three more teenagers came outside the small yard.
Qi Zhixue looked at the door that was still closed, sniffed the strong aroma of wine, and turned her head to look at Cheng Zhe.
"How's Birilou?"
"The scent is more intense. ”
"So...... This kid really doesn't have any pompousness?"
Cheng Zhe pondered for a moment and nodded.
Qi Zhixue laughed, and shook the folding fan in his hand: "Although it is a small road, if you can walk out of a large road in the small road, I think it is also a great ability!"
"I just think it's strange, if he can make such a good wine, why did he sell that steamed cake and grass cake before?"
Su Mu thought for a while and said, "The teacher said...... This is called great wisdom. ”
"What do you mean by that?"
"Think about it, if he had made this wine before, would he have preserved this method of winemaking?"
Cheng Zhe was stunned, "What does Boss Hua mean...... He only now has the means to keep it?"
"It should be like this, after all, the third lady of Zhongli Mansion is paying attention to him, after all, the teacher treats him as a New Year's friend, and even introduces him to the senior Liu. ”
"In this place of Guangling City, even if it is the Huo family, if you want to grab this recipe from him, I am afraid you have to weigh it. ”