Chapter Thirty: The Tavern Under the Banyan Tree
Suddenly, a strong aroma of wine came from the east end of Erjinggou Alley!
This surprised the old neighbors living in Erjinggou Alley-
Obviously, the fragrance of the wine came from Li Chenan's shop.
"He really made wine?"
"When I smelled this, it was much better than the 80-month-per-pound wine I made!"
"Old Yu, I have tasted Guangling San at my in-laws' house. The taste of Mr. Li's wine is probably better than that of Guangling San!"
“…is it so powerful?”
"Don't be young, Mr. Li. When he was selling steamed cakes and straw cakes here, I gave Mr. Li a very ordinary person!"
"Tsk! I said to Manager Zhao, how do I remember when Mr. Li was selling steamed cakes and grass cakes, you wanted to smash his shop? I remember when Mr. Li closed his shop, your face almost laughed!"
"Where is it? I said, "You Old Master Yu, don't even taint my name as Lao Zhao! If Mr. Li listened to it, wouldn't it ruin our neighbor's feelings!"
"What are you talking about? Go to Mr. Li's tavern!"
So people rushed to the tavern, but found that the door of the tavern was closed.
A bright red silk cloth hung on the lintel of the closed door, covering the plaque behind it.
In addition, there are two large red silk cloth hanging on both sides of the threshold, which seems to cover the couplet.
What does this mean?
This tavern seemed a little mysterious in the eyes of the neighbors.
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Tavern backyard.
Cuihua stood behind Li Chenan with a reluctant look on her face, feeling ten thousand unhappy.
Because I was very leisurely guarding the coffin shop, the Four Temples next door could also bring me some unexpected income.
But the newly appointed embroidered clothes man wanted to go to his tavern by himself!
She couldn't refuse because the shameless embroidered clothes said it was a mission!
Before her grandfather passed away, he told her that Li Jingsi's task must be completed no matter what method he used!
She followed this embroidered dress and went here to find out that she was learning to make wine!
The little girl's eyes were so big.
"Reijingsi...when did he have the task of making wine?"
Li Chenan was busy brewing the first jar of wine.
Li Qiaoxi is burning the fire, Li Xiaohua is laying the ingredients, and he is paying attention to the changes in the quality of the distilled wine.
"Do you want me to make up for the money Li Jingshi owed you?"
The little girl nodded without hesitation.
"Then don't ask, you have learned this method of making wine and you will have endless money to spend in the future!"
The little girl's eyes lit up, and at that moment she seemed to see the best gouache in the rouge building in her room.
"real?"
"What am I 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, your name is Li Chen'an!"
Li Chenan put a small spoonful of wine from the wine jar and put it on his nose and smelled it. Then he took a sip and frowned slightly between his eyebrows. The wine's degree was about thirty-five degrees.
It was much worse than I expected, but it was much stronger than Guanglingsan.
The freshly released wine is a bit choking, so it is best to store it in a cellar for some time.
But the conditions here are not met..
Not to mention the wine cellar, these people are now living in this backyard that is extremely crowded.
He put down the wine spoon and turned to Cuihua, "Don't the name Li Chen'an sound good?"
"Ah, sir," Cuihua lowered her head, feeling a little nervous, but she still whispered: "This name was really not very good once."
She raised her head, stared at the wine jar with a smile, and showed a bright smile: "But now it's much more satisfying!"
“Why?”
"Because this wine looks delicious when you smell it!"
"You can drink?"
"You know a little, my grandfather used to like to drink."
"Then try my wine."
Li Chenan took another spoonful and handed it to Cuihua. Cuihua took it and drank it all in one gulp. After a moment, his eyes lit up: "Good wine!"
“How good is it?”
"At least better than Guanglingsan!"
"Then how much silver do you think you can sell per pound?"
"... Guangling sells 250 cents per pound, and the wine is worth at least 350 cents!"
Li Chenan smiled calmly, "Would you rather learn to brew wine with me?"
"willing!"
Cuihua agreed immediately, because if this wine was released, she believed that it would definitely become the best wine in Guangling City, no, even Ningguo!
Of course, there is another reason. If you learn to make wine, wouldn’t you be able to drink such a good wine without spending a penny in the future?
"I can hand over the method to you, but you remember that this method must not be passed on to anyone!"
"I understand, this is the rule."
"Okay, can you read?"
"Recognize more."
Li Chenan handed Cuihua the note with the brewing steps from his arms, "Remember what is written on it, and then burn it. You are responsible for brewing the next jar of wine."
"……good!"
Cuihua took the note and hesitated a little more, Li Chenan looked at her a few more times.
Although she was young, she already knew the worldly ways. She knew the importance of this note!
She even knew that if this note was sold, it would be worth ten thousand yuan!
But the new boss gave it to her casually.
Why does he trust himself so much?
The little girl felt the warmth of being trusted in her heart, so she said, "Don't worry, if this method is leaked... I'm lying in the coffin shop myself."
"Don't be so stressed, this wine... is actually not the best."
Cuihua was stunned, "What's the best thing?"
"It's not possible yet. Selling this kind of bar first. When we make money, we have to buy a winemaking workshop. This place is too small to make better wine."
"...You keep the money that Li Jingshi owes me for the time being. When the workshop is established and you can make a lot of money, you can give it to me."
Cuihua took the note and got up carefully.
She suddenly felt hopeful in her heart.
Under the leadership of this boss, the Guanglingzhou Lijingsi branch may really be able to reappear the glory of the past.
The backyard of the small yard is busy, and three more teenagers come outside the small yard.
Qi Zhixue looked at the still closed door, smelled the strong fragrance of wine, and turned to Cheng Zhe.
"How about Birilu?"
“The fragrance is more intense.”
"So that... this kid is really not exaggerating?"
Cheng Zhe pondered for a moment and nodded.
Qi Zhixue laughed and shook the folding fan in her hand: "Although it is a small path, if I can walk out a big path in the small path, I think it is also an amazing skill!"
"I just find it strange. Since he can make such a good wine, why did he sell the steamed cakes before?"
Su Mu thought for a while and said, "The teacher said... this is called great wisdom."
"How do you say this?"
"Think about it, if he had made this wine before, could he still preserve the method of making this wine?"
Cheng Zhe was stunned, "What Mr. Hua means...he has the means to protect this method now?"
"It should be so. After all, the third lady in Zhongli's mansion is paying attention to him. After all, the teacher regards him as a friend of his age, and even introduced his senior Lord Liu to him."
"In Guangling City, even the Huo family would have to consider it if they wanted to grab his recipe."
Chapter completed!