Cheng Yaojin’s wine barrels have never been designed for exquisiteness. What he personally pursues is roughness, boldness, and full of strong western style. As soon as the black oak barrel is placed on the table, he is trying to destroy it.
The congratulators on the giant cake all caught their attention. Xiaoya climbed up on the table, patted the wine barrel that was taller than her and said to Li Gang: "Grandpa Li, my brother robbed this from Uncle Cheng's house yesterday.
His wine was buried under the flower tree and was nowhere to be found, and he lost his temper at home."
Li Gang fondly took the little girl off the table, pressed her nose and said, "Uncle Cheng has been a robber for most of his life, always robbing other people's things. It's rare that someone robbed him today. He's so drunk."
Need a few more drinks.”
The guests in the hall burst into laughter. Qin Qiong stroked his beard and laughed so hard that he gasped and said: "This brother of mine is only good at wine in his life. The wine he has in his collection must be extraordinary. You must drink it."
Yun Ye smiled awkwardly and clapped his hands. Four strong servants of the Yun Mansion carried an iceberg and put it under the pergola. The heat suddenly subsided. One of them took out a wooden drill and with just a few clicks, it was in the oak barrel.
A small hole was drilled out, and a bamboo joint with a small mechanism was inserted into the small hole. The whole process was as smooth as clouds and flowing water.
The other three servants took out a small silver hammer from the basket, carefully knocked off small pieces of ice from the iceberg, and then pounded it into knuckle-sized ice cubes. The maid of Yun Mansion held a large wooden plate.
When he came over, the wooden tray was filled with white porcelain bowls. He put a piece of ice on each porcelain bowl, and then skillfully arranged the porcelain bowls into a mountain shape, with a porcelain vat attached under the wooden tray.
The guests didn't know what it meant. Just when they were about to ask questions, they saw the strong Yun Mansion servant turned the switch, and the bright red wine juice flowed out from the bent end of the bamboo tube, first filling the first bowl, and then the next.
The wine overflowed, slowly flowing down the wall of the bowl, and then poured into the wine bowl on the next level. The red wine pulp exuded a faint aroma of wine, which diluted the sweet aroma of the cake lingering in the small courtyard just now.
Along the iceberg wine barrels, a total of four wine towers made of wine bowls appeared. A slightly sour fruity aroma stimulated the guests' sense of smell, and the servants and maids bowed and retreated.
Li Gang stood up on his own and took the first bowl of wine from the wine tower. Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, Qin Qiong, Yuchi Gong, Li Jing and others also curiously took a bowl of wine. Only Wei Zheng sighed and took a bowl too.
, Lishi, Yuanzhang, Yushan, Gongshu are not behind others.
Seeing that the elders had all taken the wine, the remaining people also carefully took a bowl and held it in their hands, but did not drink it, waiting for someone among the guests to say a toast.
Fang Xuanling did not hesitate to hold up his wine bowl and said to the guests in the garden: "Long live a long life and have many blessings. This bowl of wine should be regarded as a public congratulation. All gentlemen, drink it and win!"
All of a sudden, congratulations were heard in the courtyard. Li Gang's face was red and he was in high spirits.
After the wine tower disappeared once and was set up again, the servants moved up long tables covered with clean linen cloth. The tables were filled with prepared delicacies, as well as various types of cheese and fresh seasonal vegetables.
Xiaoya had been tired of being in Yun Ye's arms. When she saw the food, she immediately forgot about her brother's existence. She skillfully found some of her favorite foods on the table, put them on the plate with bamboo tongs, and gave them to Li Gang.
, Lao Li's smile became a little thicker, but he felt a little worried looking at the fried chicken and pork ribs on the plate. He didn't know if his teeth could bear it.
While others didn't know how to eat these things, Runniang also picked up two large plates. One plate was full of vegetables, tofu, and soft braised pork, and the other plate was full of meat. She was very cruel when she left.
He added a large piece of meat steak and then brought it to Qin Qiong. He gave the vegetables and tofu to Lao Qin and the ribs and meat steak to Xiao Qin. Yun Ye laughed empty-handed, determined to straighten out the family style after going back.
Yun Ye, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui, and Wei Zheng were holding plates side by side, picking their favorite food, and chatting while picking.
"Xiang Xiang, your spleen and stomach are weak and you can't digest meat. It's better to eat more tofu and vegetables.
Du Xiang, I heard that your lung disease attacks severely every winter and spring. Why don't you take a period of leave and live in Yushan so that Mr. Sun can take a good look at you. Summer is the best time to treat winter diseases. Don't miss it.
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Prime Minister Wei, don't frown. The origin of the Yun family's wealth is clear. It's okay to have a lavish banquet. On Li Gong's birthday, he was a little extravagant. It was also a reward for Li Gong's hard work for many years. At an age when he should have been entertaining his grandson, he was
The junior is forcefully forced to stay and work all day long. It seems that the junior is sorry for Mr. Li."
"Why did Marquis Yun say this? I am not a hater of the rich. I just lamented that Marquis Yun's banquet today was unique and refreshing. I am afraid that there are many people in the world who are imitating others and cannot learn from Marquis Yun's Tao Zhu skills. They can only learn
Marquis Yun's extravagance is only a blessing, but it is not a blessing for the people of the world. Nowadays, the trend of luxury in Chang'an is increasing. This trend needs to be suppressed. Being diligent and thrifty is the foundation of life."
Wei Zheng is like this. He thinks about everything from the worst side and never considers the positive side. He thinks that luxury must be wrong. This is a big misunderstanding.
"Xiang Wei, if you think this way, you are wrong. If we are as diligent and thrifty as you, our Tang Dynasty will never become rich and will only become a pool of stagnant water. If you want to get rich, diligence and thrift are one aspect, and open source is the only way to be rich.
fundamental."
"Oh? What do you think of Marquis Yun?" All three people stopped and looked at Yun Ye in confusion. It was the first time they heard someone say that it was wrong to be diligent and thrifty. If it had been anyone else, Wei Zheng would have slapped him in the face.
When it comes out of Yun Ye's mouth, the meaning is completely different.
"Come on, Marquis Yun, that place is relatively shady. How about the four of us eating and chatting there?" Fang Xuanling liked to listen to Yun Ye's strange stories. Several conversations between the two of them inspired him.
Now that I can hear the wonderful talk again, there is no reason to let it go.
Yun Ye waved his hand to the maid, put the four people's dinner plates on the wooden plate, motioned for her to take it over, and ordered her to bring a few bowls of wine, and then said to Wei Zheng: "Mr. Wei doesn't know something, the secret of wealth is
It depends on the flow. The so-called flowing water does not rot and the door hinges do not rot. This is the truth. Being diligent and thrifty is a virtue, but it hinders the development of business. Everything is content in one's own self-sufficient small circle. If you can't get it out, your wealth will never be there.
It will increase rapidly, just like a basin of water. No matter how much you save, you will only have this basin of water, no matter how much you save."
"Wealth has been fixed since ancient times. If you make more money, others will make less money. The coins minted by the imperial court every year are fixed. Why does Marquis Yun say that wealth can be increased? There is no limit."
Du Ruhui seemed to have discovered the loophole in Yun Ye's words and asked, "
"The boy will start with today's banquet. The meat and vegetables on our plates are all grown by farmers, so they become goods. The farmers need to be paid for their hard work, so the Yun family pays them.
After buying chickens, ducks and vegetables, the farmer had money and found that he needed to make clothes for his children, so he went to a cloth seller and bought a piece of cloth with the money. He was very satisfied, and the cloth seller also
I’m very satisfied. In this way, the same amount of money has been used to do three things.”
"Yes, it is used to buy chickens, ducks, and cloth. The cloth sellers will definitely have demand, and the money will continue to circulate. It is true, but the money is still the same money, there is no increase."
Wei Zheng made a supplement, but found another problem.
"Money has not increased, but things have increased. These are wealth. Generally speaking, it is labor that creates wealth. And of course there is innovation." Prime Minister Wei can imagine that if wealth does not increase, we put the money of the Shang and Zhou dynasties
Until now, what do you think our Tang Dynasty will be like? So, the basin of wealth is always growing, not static. The Yun family has innovated perfume, cement, and some other messy things, but now they
They are supporting a lot of people. Chang'an City has not become poor because of the new businesses, but has become richer. This is proof.
In a few days, the houses in Xinghuafang will be auctioned. Prime Minister Wei, Prime Minister Fang, and Prime Minister Du please come and take a look at the amazing wealth of the people of the Tang Dynasty and how terrifying the potential is.
A huge amount of money will be recovered in due course, and Prime Minister Wei can see if the imperial court will lose part of its tax revenue."
The three of them didn't know whether they understood or not. Maybe they were even more confused? The four of them didn't speak and ate in silence. This was a good example of the good habit of eating silently and sleeping silently.
Suddenly there was a noise at the door. Yun Ye looked back and saw Yuchi Baolin and Duan Meng walking in carrying a colorful tiger. The two of them put the tiger on the ground, kowtowed to Li Gang respectfully, and congratulated Li Gang in unison.
Sir, you may live a long and prosperous life.
Li Gang came over and touched the tiger's colorful fur, and then looked at the two students who were covered in blood. Tears flowed from his eyes. He helped them up. After checking them one by one, he found that they were not seriously injured, so he said happily: "
Baolin, Duan Meng, you are both good boys who respect their teachers. It is a blessing to have a disciple like you, but you can’t do this next time. It’s too dangerous. Doing your best is enough. There is no need to risk your life.
,not worth it."
The two of them humbled themselves and learned the lesson, and made a promise that they would never do such 250-year-old behavior again.
Old Yuchi's dark face had long been so drunk that he couldn't distinguish his features. He only smiled with his big mouth open, and finally said loudly: "It's just a tiger, it's nothing. If Master Li likes it, wait for me to be free and go to the forest in person."
Come here and catch all the tigers to repay your kindness, sir."
He was bragging there, but Yuchi Baolin was tugging at the corner of Yun Ye's clothes. He followed him to the door, where he saw two officials standing outside with serious faces. One of them raised his hand and said, "I am from Nanshan."
The stewards of the hunting ground are Yuchi Baolin and Duan Meng who led a group of thugs and forcibly entered the hunting area. They not only injured many guards but also hunted a tiger wantonly. The lower official came here to ask Marquis Yun.
I want to know whether to hand over the villain to the subordinate officials to take away."
Yun Ye was a little dizzy. Judging from the bruises and swollen faces of the two officials, they must have been beaten a lot along the way. But why are they looking for me? Their fathers are at the banquet today.
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