Keke reported a number to her. Manbao turned it over and read it. After a while, he fell silent and said, "That's it?"
Keke said: "It's two sentences."
Manbao:……
"The only two sentences in this book about wine?"
"Host, you can read other books."
Man Bao looked at the book, "As early as ancient times, humans have recorded the existence of various drinks. In a book called "Wang Ji Cong Tan Xuan Tan San Tan", it is recorded that "Today, shochu is available everywhere, and it is brewed from sorghum."
The most correct. Peijiu, Lujiu and Fenjiu in the north are all made by Gaoliang.'..."
With only these two sentences in the record, Man Bao was stunned. She turned to the front to read the title of the book - A Study of the Scenery of Ancient Era.
Man Bao flipped the book over, sighed loudly, and started to touch other books to read.
Each of the three books has a short paragraph about wine. The most detailed paragraph discusses whether a dynasty had distilled wine, because the method of making wine recorded in history is to "fill an urn with solid wine, put mud on it, and cook it with fire."
, otherwise you won’t be able to drink it”; but in fact, from ancient times, soju is generally considered to be distilled liquor.
Manbao touched his chin and asked, "What is distilled liquor?"
Keke said: "This is a definition. You don't need to buy a book, I can help you search it."
After that, he retrieved the distilled wine and showed it to her.
When Man Bao saw the two long pages of entries, he became happy and said, "Oh my, isn't it explained very clearly? This entry is more detailed than what is written in the book."
Manbao turned to the end and even saw the specific recipes of the two wines listed.
Manbao was so happy that she wrote it down confidently. Remember, she felt something was wrong. First of all, it was this appliance. What was this distiller?
Also, what is corn?
She knew about sorghum and wheat, but why did it take so much sorghum and wheat and that kind of corn to make such a small amount of wine?
Man Bao became entangled, stopped writing, and looked at the three books again.
Manbao stayed up late reading, and took the book to the drugstore the next day. She took it out to read when there were no patients. After reading the book that described the most alcohol, she finally understood something.
So after returning home in the afternoon, Manbao sat across from Mr. Zhuang and asked: "Sir, you love drinking. Many people in the world love drinking, so why don't restaurants and wine shops sell more wine?"
Mr. Zhuang said: "The price of wine is high, who can afford to drink wine every day?"
"It's all made from grain. Wouldn't it be cheaper if you brew more?"
Mr. Zhuang then smiled and said: "There are still many people in the world who are hungry and the borders are unstable. How can we make more wine?"
Man Bao asked: "Are the poor against brewing wine?"
Mr. Zhuang nodded slightly, "Not only the poor, but also many ministers in the court and your majesty will not encourage private winemaking. If there is too much winemaking, the price of food will also rise. However, the court's requirements are also loose and will not stop the private sector from making wine."
Brewing.”
Man Bao thought for a while and asked, "Sir, what do you think of my wine making?"
Mr. Zhuang looked at her, "Can you make wine?"
"I don't know how to do it now, so I have to learn."
Mr. Zhuang then waved his hand and said: "If you want to learn, just learn. There are many people who make wine in this world. If you are missing, it will be no more. If you are more, it will be no more."
"Then what if I figure out a particularly powerful way to make wine, and the wine produced is very strong, but it consumes a lot of food?"
Mr. Zhuang: "Then you have to hide the recipe and spread it around. The poor in the world will hate you to death."
Man Bao was disappointed, "Forget it, I'll find a way to brew a bar that doesn't cost food."
Mr. Zhuang burst out laughing and asked: "Is there such a wine in the world?"
"Yes, it's wine, isn't it? Shopkeeper Zheng Da showed off to us today that he just got a bottle of wine." Man Bao's eyes lit up, "Yes, I can make wine."
Mr. Zhuang:……
He felt that this disciple had an idea, so he waved his hand and said: "First check how to make this wine, and then think about where to find grapes."
Man Bao muttered: "The land price in Chang'an must be high, so if you want to grow ordinary grapes, you have to go back home. But if you grow grapes at home, naturally you can only make wine at home. After brewing, you can bring it to the capital. It's a long way...
"
Man Bao was caught in a dilemma.
Mr. Zhuang shook his head, held up a book to read, and said calmly: "It's not class yet. If you don't take a nap, you'll feel sleepy soon."
Manbao ran to his room.
Manbao was entangled, but Wuwulang was not. Since he had decided to buy this big shop, he took aim at it.
They invited the owner to come out for talks for two days in a row. With the efforts of him and Yaren, they finally reduced the price to 2,800 taels. They found a middleman to go to the Yamen to sign the contract and hand over it. Wu Lang also handed over the price.
The furniture, kitchen utensils, etc. in the shop were all bought with twenty taels of silver.
The original owner kept shaking his head to express that he had suffered a huge loss.
Wu Lang then smiled and said: "Master Yuan, the tables and stools in the restaurant are all old and not very good. You can't sell them if you want to. And it's not difficult for us to buy tables and stools at home. They are brand new."
Yes, a set of tables and chairs doesn’t cost much. How much does it cost when you include the counter?”
The original owner said: "Master Wu, my tables and stools are made of good wood. If you buy some bad wood, it won't cost you much."
"We didn't want to make expensive meals. Naturally, these tables and stools don't need to be very good. I thought it would be inconvenient for Mr. Yuan to move these things up and down, so we paid for them all. If you feel that you are at a disadvantage,
, you can move it away."
Because the price he offered them was too high, Wu Lang had been a little unhappy, but they just liked this shop, otherwise he would not do business with him.
How can anyone do this kind of business? They bullied them because they were from other places, so they offered a price of 400 taels more than others. This was too much.
Four hundred taels was enough for him to buy four shops in his home county.
The original owner fell silent. Of course it was impossible for him to move the things away. He really lost money. His wood was really good wood, but as Wu Lang said, he didn't necessarily take advantage of him.
, because for twenty taels he can indeed buy brand new tables, chairs and counters, although the wood may not be good.
But if the people who come to eat in the restaurant are not particularly wealthy, they will not pay attention to this.
The former boss sighed, and after handing over to Wu Lang, in front of others, Wu Lang nodded to Zhou Lijun who was following him. Zhou Lijun went out and waved his hand, and Zhou Lang took Zhou Lizhong in and carried a rattan box in, and then went out again.
Another one was brought in.
Then he opened it, and there was white silver on it. Then he opened another one, and there was some golden color on it, and the rest was white silver.
Not only the original owner, but also the officials in the county government were stunned. Is this going to be done on the spot?