Chapter 10: The Winehouse
Xu Yan and the four of them got off the carriage in the downtown area of the central area of the capital, which made Xu Yan and the three of them a little surprised, because this place is obviously not a famous place, and there is no natural scenery to speak of, but it can be seen that compared to the food street and most places in the capital, the architectural style in this area is obviously more nostalgic and ancient.
It can even be said that there is not a single brand new building in this area, and it is completely in the style of the ancient inheritance.
After Xu Yan got out of the car, he looked at Chen Qinghe and asked, "Why did Senior Brother bring us here?"
Chen Qinghe glanced at the street scene, and it can be said that this place is the most appropriate for what he remembers, because there is no change here.
He took a deep breath in the air, obviously there was nothing, but he seemed to smell something delicious, he breathed a long sigh of relief with an intoxicated face, and finally said mysteriously: "Little junior brother, you will know later, okay, let's go quickly, we have been in the carriage all morning, and now it is time for dinner, we have to go and fill our stomachs first." ”
Xu Yan and the three of them glanced at each other, and they all shook their heads helplessly, not understanding what Chen Qinghe was doing.
However, what they didn't know was that just as they walked down the street, not far from them, four more people walked into this area, and it was none other than the four people from the Purple Cloud Sect.
Du Shaoyang looked at the very old buildings in front of him, his first reaction was to frown, he didn't expect that there was such a dilapidated place in this Yong'an City, so he wanted to say a word of disdain, but unexpectedly, He Zhaozhu, who was on the side, was the first to say excitedly: "Wow, this place is so beautiful, even the streets are full of ancient flavors, it feels even older than the place where our sea tribe grew up." ”
When Du Shaoyang heard He Zhaozhu say this, the sarcastic words on his lips stopped abruptly, and while no one noticed, he quickly turned into another face, and said with a slight smile: "I really didn't expect that there are such ancient buildings in the capital, it's really eye-opening, the little junior sister's decision is really wise, but let's catch up with those Lotus Sect disciples, by the way, little junior sister, are you hungry, why don't we go find a wine shop for lunch first?"
He Bizhu and another disciple of the Purple Cloud Sect, who were following behind, were not surprised when they saw Senior Brother flattering He Zhaozhu so much, and they didn't say anything.
He Zhaozhu rubbed his stomach and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, I'm still a little hungry, so let's go." ”
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Entering the main entrance of the street in this area, the whole scene will change, there are not only pedestrians bustling inside, but also countless shops opened on both sides of the street, most of which are mainly selling food, of course, this is different from the food street that I went to yesterday, because the food here is not selling that kind of local cuisine, or sea food and big fish and meat, but a very ancient traditional local food in Zhongzhou, all of which are some exquisite and complicated snacks, pastries, and a variety of different flavors of wine.
Chen Qinghe took Xu Yan and the three of them to walk through the streets and alleys in the crowd, and finally came to a small wine shop called the wine house, Chen Qinghe, who walked in the forefront, suddenly pretended to be the shopkeeper when he came to the door of the store, and stretched out a hand, bowed slightly to Xu Yan and the three of them and invited: "Little junior brother, senior sister Bai, senior sister Gu, the place I want to bring you here has arrived, please come in." ”
Xu Yan and the three of them, who were following closely behind, saw him suddenly behaving like this, and their faces were pale, and Xu Yan couldn't help but laugh and said, "Senior brother, what kind of play are you playing?"
, and I'm not afraid that the people in this store will laugh at you after seeing it. ”
After Chen Qinghe heard this, he laughed and said: "It's okay, I dare to say, if the shopkeeper of this wine house knows that I am coming, not only will he not laugh at me, but he will also prepare good wine and meat for us for free, go, as your senior brother, it is time to take you to eat a bully meal." ”
After entering the "wine house", the bright light suddenly dimmed, even at noon, the sky was shining with sun, and the atmosphere inside the wine shop was dark and dreary, because this kind of oldest building built in the capital has very few windows.
The shopkeeper of the wine house was an elderly man, dressed plainly, and it could be seen that on his head, there were already gray hairs mixed in his hair.
When the man saw Xu Yan and the four of them, he habitually wanted to make a gesture of welcome, but after seeing Chen Qinghe's face clearly, the old shopkeeper suddenly showed a hint of surprise and said, "You are ...... Qinghe's nephew?"
Chen Qinghe saw that the other party still knew him, and immediately replied with a smile: "It's me, Uncle Shi has been in good health recently?"
The shopkeeper of the wine house is named Xue He, who is a friend of Chen Junzhong, the father of Chen Qinghe, the two have known each other for decades, nine years ago, the two Chen brothers both worshiped into the Lotus Sect to practice, and Xue He was present at that farewell party, so it was not too difficult for him to recognize Chen Qinghe.
Compared with Chen Qinghe nine years ago, he has not changed much in appearance now, but he looks more sophisticated and mature.
Xue He walked out of the counter and came to Chen Qinghe's side, looking at this nephew who was not going to practice and would have become his son-in-law with a gratifying face, and then patted his broad shoulder, and said with sincere admiration: "Okay, good, compared to when I was a child, I am now mature and stable, but it's a pity that you and Lian'er ...... After all, there is still no fate. ”
When Chen Qinghe went up the mountain, he was already sixteen years old, of course, he knew that the other party had intended to marry his daughter to him as a wife, but unfortunately, it was impossible for the other party to let his daughter, after knowing that he was going to practice, he also let the latter waste time in vain and wait for him in the boudoir.
Chen Qinghe knew that the other party didn't blame him, otherwise Xue He wouldn't have gone to the farewell party when he left home, but he still tried his best to calm his tone and said: "Sister Lian'er has a gentle and virtuous temperament, but I am not blessed to marry her, and at the same time, I have not lived up to the expectations of my uncle." ”
Xue He heard him blame himself, and then realized that this was not the time to say this, so he immediately smiled and said: "Hey, your Uncle Xue is also old and confused, why are you still talking nonsense about the past, by the way, the nephew hasn't introduced me to these ......?"
Chen Qinghe replied with a smile: "Oh, these three are all nephews' fellow disciples, and they finally came to the capital this time, so Qinghe specially brought them to Shibo, so that they could taste your unique secret red date wine, and by the way, Qinghe also happened to come here to see you." ”
As he spoke, Chen Qinghe had already taken out the gifts he had prepared at home from his storage bag and put them on the counter.
When Xue He saw this, his face was full of loving smiles, but he inevitably felt a little embarrassed in his heart, and at the same time, he couldn't help but think, "If this kid didn't go to the mountain to practice back then, but became my son-in-law, how good would it be?"
"It's a pity that the world is not what ifs. What is past is the past, and what is missed will never have any possibility of intersection. ”
Xue He asked Xiao Er to carefully put away the gifts brought by Chen Qinghe, and he took Xu Yan and the four of them to the backyard of the wine shop, a small courtyard that belonged to him for his own use, and while instructing the cooks in the back kitchen to prepare lunch, he went to the cellar and took a jar of self-brewed jujube wine.
When the wine altar was served, Xue He personally lifted the top flower on the wine jar, and Xu Yan and the four of them immediately smelled an extremely rich mellow aroma of wine.
Xue He Yuguang saw the changes on their faces, and he was quite complacent.
This jujube wine, not many people in this capital can brew it, even if other wine shops sell it, they are all imitations made from him after drinking it, and those imitation jujube wines want to compare authenticity, taste, and mellow fragrance with the wine in his hands, which can only be self-inflicted.
Xue He poured a small half bowl of wine for Xu Yan and himself, the color of this wine looked very dark, even darker than the Danqu rice wine on the Gu sisters' side, it was several levels darker in color, it was already very close to black, but this did not affect Xu Yan's desire to drink it at all.
Xue He didn't let go of the red date wine on the table, and said to Chen Qinghe with a smile: "This jar of red date wine is brewed by Uncle Xue and drunk by himself, and it is a little different from what is sold outside. ”
After Xu Yan heard this, they all picked up the porcelain bowl in their hands and took a sip of jujube wine.
Chen Qinghe exclaimed: "It's really a nostalgic taste, my father once said to Qinghe that Uncle Xue's ability to make wine should be the best in the world, and it is indeed worthy of the name." ”
When Xu Yan on the side heard this, he didn't like jujube wine too much, and he couldn't help but feel that Chen Qinghe was suspicious of sycophancy. In his opinion, although this kind of wine tastes good, it is not as delicious as the pure Huadiao in Jinxi Town and the Danqu rice wine in Yumen Town.
But the real situation is that Xue He's jujube wine may not be as famous as Huadiao, and the world knows it, but when it comes to the craftsmanship and techniques of winemaking, it is definitely a master.
At this moment, without waiting for Xue He to be humble, outside the courtyard, there was a junior in the shop, who hurried to the courtyard, and then whispered something in his ear, which made his face suddenly tighten.
He turned his head to the little second and said, "What did you say, now?"
The shopkeeper replied with a wry smile: "Exactly, and they named the shopkeeper to drink the hand-brewed jujube wine of the shopkeeper, I want to see if it is as rumored by the outside world, only your jujube wine here tastes the most authentic, if it is just a vain name, they will ......"
The next words, the shopkeeper didn't finish, but it was obviously not a good word.
When Chen Qinghe saw this sudden scene, he couldn't help frowning and asked, "Uncle Shi, what's the difficulty in the store?"
After Xue He heard this, he smiled heroically and said: "No, no, it's just that a group of children from the family came and threatened to taste my red date wine, I guess I heard some rumors outside, this group of anointing children, they have always been proud of their high taste, they are all elegant people, I will meet them myself, but Uncle Xue can't accompany you for the time being, you can drink by yourself first, and later, Uncle Xue will come to drink with you." ”
Chen Qinghe saw that the other party didn't look like something was wrong, so he didn't insist, but just said with a smile: "Uncle Xue is going to greet them, don't worry about us." ”
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