Chapter 40: Forty: Drunken in the spring breeze, I am drunk in the spring breeze
Practicing is addictive.
Watching the data rise bit by bit every day, I feel like I can't stop.
"Master, good news, good news."
A few days later.
Li Sui'an is practicing swordsmanship, preparing to sprint for his first LV9 martial arts skill.
Fu Qingnian rushed in excitedly.
"Master, the Lantern Director has issued an order to hold a wine tasting conference, and our family Zui Chunfeng has also been invited!"
Li Sui'an sheathed his sword, and the light from the sword dissipated in the sky.
"Uncle Fu, why is it that the lantern holder will announce the wine tasting event? Do we have to attend?"
"Ah! Don't you want to participate, young master? I'm afraid this won't work. Notices have been sent to your home, specifying the name of Ruyifang. They also let our Zui Chunfeng pass the first round of selection directly. And it's early in the industry.
There are rumors that this is a wine tasting conference on the surface, but in fact it is a tribute wine selection. Once the title of tribute wine is chosen, it will be sold to Runjing in the future, and there will be no worries about sales. As for why it was the Lamp Holder who issued the notice this time,
If it's not the government office, I don't know."
"That really can't be ignored."
Li Sui'an thought thoughtfully, "Were all the tribute wines in the past always Lion Heart Wine? Why should we choose it this time?"
"This...maybe Lion Heart Wine is no longer enough."
His tone was quite gloating, "Lion Heart Wine is just like that. It's not better than our wine. It only relied on the reputation of the Xu family to get the name of tribute wine. We didn't have the chance before. This time
Lion Heart Wine was clearly excluded, which was a heavy blow to the Xu Family Restaurant."
Xu Jiaguang collected membership fees but did not do anything, which caused dissatisfaction among the restaurants.
This is a move that has won the hearts of the people, so happy.
"Lionheart Wine is excluded?"
"Yes. It's strange to say that with the power of the Xu family, even if they are not allowed to participate unless they make a big mistake, they still won't be expelled. This time, they are excluded directly, and there is no mercy at all.
No one will keep it. Who will spend that wasted money to buy expensive Lion Heart Wine in the future?"
Li Sui'an remembered that Huang Henian once said that he would not accept the change of office.
"Maybe it's for other reasons."
Seeing Li Sui'an's lack of interest, Fu Qingnian asked strangely: "Master, what do you think? This is a good thing. Even if you are not selected in the end, even if you enter the final rounds of selection, you can still make a name for yourself as Zui Chunfeng."
"Well, let's follow the procedure."
"Okay. Master, do you think you should try to clear the relationship?"
Li Sui'an glanced at him sideways, "This is a wine tasting party held by the Lamp Holder. What kind of relationship can you clear?"
"Don't do any unnecessary things. Uncle Fu, the weather is getting warmer, and we also need to prepare to make wine. I have some inspiration recently and am going to study several new wines."
"Master wants to study new wine?"
Fu Qingnian said happily: "If I see the young master making such progress, I will definitely be very happy."
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Li Sui'an didn't pay much attention to the wine tasting party.
In order to prove that he was not a rotten maggot, he also began to devote some energy to focusing on business.
Let’s not talk about anything else.
He already has a clear understanding of the business model of his restaurant.
If you only look at the two three-story restaurants in Ruyifang, they are actually not very conspicuous.
If you pay taxes on time and make necessary contributions on time, you won't have too much trouble.
After all, the Darun Dynasty was a mature dynasty that had lasted for thousands of years. After several reforms, the administrative laws were still relatively sound.
There are many dangers outside the city, but the life of the people in the city is still very comfortable.
Maybe the government does not have the idea of hiding wealth for the people, but the Northland is rich in resources, and the land suitable for farming is vast and fertile. The problem of land annexation is also serious. However, there are ghosts and evil spirits in the wild, and monsters block the way, which in turn gives ordinary people
Way to survive.
As long as you dare to take risks and work diligently, you can support yourself.
When people have money in their hands, businesses have room to use it. As long as they work hard, they can accumulate wealth.
The main business model of Ruyifang is the combination of main store and foot store.
The biggest difference between a main store and a foot store is the right to brew wine.
The main store is equivalent to the flagship store, while the foot shop needs to purchase goods from the main brewery, which is more like a franchise store. The main store will buy shares in some well-run foot shops to further control the sales channels.
The biggest sign of Ruyifang is "Drunk Spring Breeze".
Unlike Lionheart Wine and others, which focus on the upper area.
"Drunken Spring Breeze" is very popular among the middle and lower class consumer groups.
The annual demand for drinks in Beidi Liudao is huge.
The demand for drinks in Kunpengfu City, Guangbei Icefield Road is enough to support dozens of well-known wineries, not to mention there are several surrounding counties.
Li Sui'an's expenses last year were too great, and they will only be even greater this year.
The days of cultivation are still long in the future, and he sees no sign that consumption will decrease in the future.
If he continues to consume like this, no matter how many businesses he has, he will lose them all.
I have long wanted to earn some money back.
I didn’t set my sights so high as to take on the challenge of crossing the Three Treasures, cement, glass and soap.
Li Sui'an now has an extraordinary memory. He can even recall university physics formulas, and he can also find the method of making "Three Treasures" in his mind. It mainly comes from the time-traveling historical web articles he read in his previous life, which helped him a lot.
Although it has not been practiced, as long as you know the principle, it should not be difficult to reproduce.
If necessary in the future, you can do it.
It's urgent now, so let's brush up the skill level of [Wine Brewing] first.
The first thing he brewed was fruit wine.
This is the easiest, but it is difficult to produce a high-quality product.
Many farmers can brew some fruit wine by themselves, but they cannot accurately control the problem of excessive methanol and the taste cannot be unified. They can just drink it by themselves and are not suitable for large-scale brewing.
Since you want to do something, you can’t just do it in a showy way.
Li Sui'an immediately began to visit the market frequently and purchase various fruits from some tribes. During this season, only the tribes would store a large amount of dried fruits. At the same time, he also tasted the fruit wine brewed by some farmers to increase his wine-making experience.
There are countless types of fruits in other worlds, and there are also various types of fruit wine.
But none of them can form a brand.
The alcohol content of fruit wine is low, so it may not be suitable for the taste of northern gentlemen. Women are also a huge consumer group, and they can be cultivated. Moreover, the colors of fruit wine are colorful and crystal clear. Not only do they look very beautiful, they also
It even tastes sweet and sour, so I believe it will not lose its audience.
So for the next period of time, Li Sui'an immersed himself in wine making.
In a short period of time, twelve kinds of fruit wine have been brewed.
A group of people in the mansion became his first wine tasters.
Narcissus was forced to drink until she was drunk, and new flavors were served to her every day, which made her both happy and annoyed.
The little deer was greedy and wanted to try everything, but Li Sui'an wouldn't let him.
She actually dared to drink secretly, and ended up lying drunk on Li Sui'an's bed and not getting up. She even shamefully drew a map on the sheets, but was caught by Li Sui'an.
When she woke up the next day, the little girl was so ashamed that she wanted to crawl into the ground, but Li Sui'an didn't let her go either.
She was spanked several times, until the little girl burst into tears and could not even scream.
"Darcissus, keep this map for me. When she grows up, show her the masterpiece you made when she was a child."
The little deer stared.
He sucked back a piece of crystal snot.
Narcissus covered her mouth and snickered, and wiped her nose.
During the period of home brewing, wine tasting events organized by the government will continue as usual.
Even the common people paid a lot of attention to this wine tasting party.
The government also invited many wine tasting experts to serve as judges, and the reception was lively.
Naturally, the owners of various restaurants were indispensable to participate. Li Sui'an asked Fu Qingnian to wait for work and never went there even once.
I heard that the competition at the wine tasting event is very fierce. Not only the prefectural city, but also the slightly famous restaurants in the surrounding counties have come to participate.
However, in such a state of disregard, Zui Chunfeng broke through the second and third rounds of screening, miraculously reaching the finals all the way.
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Li Sui'an is still addicted to wine and cannot extricate himself.
Thanks to his diligence and hard work, he finally upgraded his [Wine Brewing] skill to LV4 Mastery (12/10000).
Suddenly, a lot of wine-making experience came to mind.
Inspiration is like diabetes.
Feeling blessed, Li Sui'an selected an inconspicuous small dark red fruit from among the many fruits. He then added several fruits and accessories in a smooth manner and started brewing a new fruit wine.
A week later, wait until the wine has just finished fermenting.
Li Sui'an took a sip and suddenly became excited.
"It's done?"
He couldn't believe it.
At this time, you need a drinking buddy who can make as fair an evaluation as possible.
He did not forget his friend next door, so he went to the Plum Blossom Alley next door with his drinking utensils and knocked on the door, "Brother Mu, open the door quickly. I have brought new fruit wine, come and taste it."
The door was opened, but Mu Zhou didn't see it. His wife Xu Ying walked out with a big belly.
"Brother Li, what flavor is it this time?"
"Haha, this time it's a brand new fruit wine. The main ingredient is a small red fruit that grows on iron thorns. It can be found everywhere in the wilderness of the North. I call it thorn mold. This kind of thorn mold tastes sweet, green and astringent when eaten.
It’s not delicious, but after I mixed it into wine, it tasted surprisingly pleasant. Brothers and sisters, come and try it.”
Mu Zhou was not raised to be a drunkard, but his wife was gradually becoming a drunkard.
Even with her big belly, she couldn't stop her.
"Then I have to taste it."
After setting out the drinking utensils, Mu Zhou also came out of the back room. He was covered in sawdust and was actually doing carpentry work.
"Brother Mu, what are you doing?"
"Nothing, I just have nothing to do and want to make a baby rocking chair for future use."
Li Sui'an smiled and said: "It seems that Brother Mu is ready to be a father."
"But just making a rocking chair is not enough. Babies are delicate and there are many things that need to be prepared. Food, clothing, and supplies are all indispensable. For example, have you prepared a baby bottle? The clothes the baby wears must be as comfortable as possible.
Soft, it is best to use pure cotton clothes. Pants, bellybands, quilts, bath towels, basins, square towels, diapers, etc.”
Both couples were stunned.
Mu Zhou was speechless, "This... do you still need to prepare so much?"
"What do you think."
"Also, it is best to sterilize all baby products at high temperature first. Including the things you usually use." After that, he explained again why sterilization is needed, and the two of them nodded repeatedly.
Xu Ying looked strange, "Brother Li is not married yet, how can he know so much?"
"Have you never eaten pork or seen a pig run away? I'm a medical student, so... you just have to listen to me."
On the topic of raising babies, the three of them had a few drinks.
Xu Ying praised, "These days, we have drunk more than a dozen kinds of fruit wine from Brother Li, and this kind of fruit wine has the best taste. It is soft, comfortable, and refreshing. Even a pregnant woman like me feels very refreshing after drinking it. It is like summer."
If you come and drink it, it should taste better."
Mu Zhou also nodded in agreement, "This wine is the best."
Li Sui'an smiled and touched his beard, and it turned out to be true.
Think about the state of burst of inspiration at the beginning of skill upgrading. It is really rare to find it.
In addition, the main material of this mixed fruit wine, Asparagus, has a huge yield. It can be grown all year round, even in winter, as long as the fruit is picked, another crop will grow after a while.
He thinks that his first finished fruit wine should be the raspberry wine.
Another problem is that fruit wine generally has a short shelf life, so he has an empty nest.
As the 'empty nest' proficiency increased to 20%, the volume of the internal chaotic space more than doubled.
If all are developed and the level of magical powers is raised, it won't be a problem to store more wine.
When Li Sui'an returned home excitedly and prepared to make arrangements for brewing new wine, Fu Qingnian also brought good news.
"Master, good news! Our Drunken Spring Breeze Wine has been selected."
"What's the number?"
"I was selected, selected as tribute wine!!"
Li Sui'an frowned slightly, "You have been selected, why are you so hasty! We haven't smoothed out the relationship, have we?"
Fu Qingnian couldn't laugh or cry. Zui Chunfeng was chosen as the tribute wine. What an honor it was for a restaurant. But how could his young master look so reluctant?