Jia Lian refused again and again, but if an honest man like Qu Siping became stubborn, even nine oxen could not pull him back.
Jia Lian said what was on his mind:
"Laoqu, I originally meant to help you, but now it seems like I'm trying to steal your pot."
Qu Siping burst into tears, pulled Jia Lian and said:
"Second Master, I have lived to this age and am not confused at all.
I understand very well that for outsiders like us, who only know a few crafts and have no local backers, guarding such a treasure land of wine making is like a three-year-old child walking down the street holding a gold ingot.
Who doesn’t worry about it? It’s only a matter of time before you’re robbed.
If the second master hadn't come forward to help us this time, let alone the pot-burning, we wouldn't have been able to save our lives sooner or later.
In fact, the second master paid back Su Daya's money for us last time, so this pot should belong to the second master.
What's more, the second master saved us twice and spent a lot of money to hire a doctor for Jiuhua. Due to emotions and reasons, he has long been the owner of this pot.
Now, he has taken charge of our family, tidied up the Xiang family, built an ancestral hall for my eldest brother, and entrusted the cooking pot to the second master. My father and my eldest brother can feel at ease under Jiuquan.
Alas, I was destined to have no son to inherit the family business, but only one daughter, Jiuhua. Although she learned my craftsmanship, she was burned into a useless person. What hope can we, an old couple, have?
In the past few decades, just to hold on to this cooking pot, we, two old and one young, have been worried day and night.
The Xiang family lost five hundred taels of silver, and the second master gave it to me, so I shamelessly accepted this large amount of money. Since this money is enough for the old couple to return to our hometown to buy land for retirement, it would be a good idea to recruit a son-in-law for the wine shop.
The result."
Jia Lian thought for a while and patted Qu Siping on the shoulder:
"Laoqu, I know you are an honest person. Tell me your truth. If you buy a field, will you be able to plant it? Also, are you really willing to stop doing winemaking in the future?"
Qu Siping was stunned for a moment, then said after a while:
"In my whole life, I will only know how to make wine."
"Isn't that okay?
Now that you have five hundred taels of silver in your hand, you should feel at ease. Whether you want to go back to your hometown and buy land, or buy land nearby, hire people to farm and you collect rent, it will be your family's property from now on.<
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I am the owner of this 'Fu Shui Shao Guo', and I will take care of all the chores up and down the pot. However, the size of the brand will not change, and the staff will not change. You should stay and concentrate on making wine. We must work together to make it the number one in Beijing.
The big cauldron.
From now on, if you lose money, it will be mine, and if you make money, you will get 30% of it. The clerk’s wages will also be mine. What do you think?
Also, although Jihua is a girl, she really loves winemaking. It would be better to let her do some winemaking work here than to let her go back to her hometown to farm."
Qu Siping shook his head and waved his hands:
"There is no such reason, there is no such reason.
We took so much money, the owner of this pot cook should be the second master.
The second master doesn’t dislike my craftsmanship, so he hired us, my father and his daughter, to make wine and pay them wages. There is no reason in the business to give 30% of the profit to the workers. This is a bad rule.
Anyway, if the second master hires me, I will only get 1% of the dividend at most, and if there is more, it will be hot.”
Jia Lian held his hand:
"Laoqu, you are not the one I hired to make wine, you are still the master of cooking pots."
"Da... take, what does big take mean?"
"That's it...that's the boss."
"The boss...is the boss? What does the boss mean?"
Jia Lian slapped himself on the forehead:
"Oh my old song, you are making me so worried.
As for all the brewing matters in this pot, you still have the final say, and you will do whatever you have to do.
Leave it to me to deal with outsiders, such as buying ingredients and selling wine.
If you want to repay me, just devote yourself to brewing good wine for me!"
When talking about wine, Qu Siping sighed again:
"Second Master, I...well, I can't help you. This new batch of wine doesn't taste right."
"It tastes wrong? Is it turning into vinegar?"
Jia Lian's heart sank, and something went wrong again.
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Lao Mu sullenly brought a wine jar in, carefully placed it on the ground, and slowly opened the wine seal as if coaxing a child.
A faint aroma of wine floated out, Jia Lian took a whiff, it was good, it was a bit interesting!
Qu Siping stood by and shook his head:
"I still think it's not good to use glutinous rice to make koji, as it will wash away the strong smell of soju."
Lao Mu said dullly:
"Girl wine."
When the wine is poured into the bowl, it is as clear as water, with a light, soft and long aroma.
Qu Siping pointed at Lao Mu and gritted his teeth:
"I just said to filter it twice with charcoal, but you and Lao Han took someone to filter it twice for me.
This wine that has been tossed four times can’t even get out the hops, so where is the spirit of soju?”
Jia Lian felt that the taste of this wine seemed familiar, so he picked it up and took a sip.
The wine is as clear as crystal, slightly spicy in the mouth, and then turns into a mouthful of fragrance.
As the wine goes down your throat, the warmth is like a pair of gentle and pleasant little hands. When you gently touch it, a feeling of ironing flows through your limbs and bones. At the same time, a refreshing feeling comes out of your mouth.
The sweet fragrance lasts forever.
Jia Lian couldn't help but pick up the bowl again.
One bite after another, it feels so comfortable, so comfortable.
It wasn't until he drank all the bowl of wine that Jia Lian squinted and took a deep breath:
"Comfortable——"
Opening his eyes and looking at Qu Siping and Lao Mu who were staring at him, Jia Lian was very surprised:
"Have you never tasted this wine?"
Qu Siping frowned and waved his hands:
"You don't need to taste it to know that this smell is not that of soju."
Lao Mu stared:
"I tasted it, and it said that Shaojiu is not Shaojiu, and Nanjiu is not Nanjiu. It's not as fragrant as it is, and it's not as soft as it is.
I still love drinking Shao Dao, it’s so satisfying.”
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That’s right!
Jia Lian slapped his thigh and suddenly understood why he felt that the taste of this wine was a little familiar - the winter wine he had tasted in Rouniang Tavern in Gusu had something like this wine.
But this wine has been distilled and filtered four times, making it even clearer and more fragrant.
Jia Lian patted Qu Siping on the shoulder:
"Lao Qu, when it comes to making wine, I'm not as good as you, and when it comes to understanding wine, you're not as good as me."
Load five jars of wine and head straight to Dongfeng Tower.
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When Boss Chun saw Jia Lian, he immediately smiled and smiled:
"Second Master is well, Second Master is lucky. I didn't see Second Master coming, so I miss him so much."
Jia Lian pointed to the wine jar in the car:
"Second Master is not here to drink today, Second Master is here to sell wine."
Boss Chun was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly agreed:
"Okay, okay, I want these five jars of wine. How much does the second master want?"
"First tell me you want it, then ask for the price. Boss Chun is a businessman. This is selling me a favor, not sincerely talking about business with me."
When Boss Chun saw Jia Lian's transparency, he quickly apologized:
"Second Master is very kind to our restaurant. The wine you brought is something the restaurant can only ask for."
"In business, don't talk about favors in business, otherwise it won't last long.
I don't want you to buy these five jars of wine, so I'll leave them here for consignment." Jia Lian was quite confident in his wine.
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Three days later, Jia Lian came to Dongfeng Tower again. Boss Chun gave him twenty taels of silver and said that all the wine had been sold.
Jia Lian was overjoyed:
"My wine combines the advantages of southern rice wine and northern soju, and it will definitely be very popular.
I will ask Shaoguo to send another twenty jars. Open up the sales before the end of the year, Boss Chun, and you can make some money."
But I saw that Boss Chun looked embarrassed and kept rubbing his hands.
Jia Lian was about to ask when he heard someone behind him say loudly:
"Chun! How dare you go behind my back and secretly sell other people's wine? You're tired of living!"