"It's really sweet and soft, and the more you chew it, the better it gets."
Zuo Jin carefully finished one piece with a look of enjoyment on his face, and wanted to take another, but the shopkeeper had already collected the bag containing the dried potatoes and put it away.
Second Master, you are doing your business right now. Don’t mess up what I asked you to do!
As soon as Zuo Jin raised his eyes, he saw the big shopkeeper shaking his head slightly. He then glanced at the shopkeepers standing below. When everyone saw him, they glanced over and closed their mouths and lowered their heads.
I just hope my boss doesn't see me opening my mouth in surprise.
"Dried potatoes are good, but not suitable for birthday gifts. And this fan..."
Zuo Jin raised his eyebrows.
He had just been aroused by the dried potatoes, and now he was a little curious about this thing called fans. But the shopkeeper said that if you want to eat, you have to go into the kitchen to cook, which takes time and is a bit troublesome.
"Send it to the kitchen and let the chef of the house cook it at noon."
Listening to what his boss said, Shopkeeper Hu didn't know whether to be depressed or happy.
Call it frustrating. The second master did not criticize the gifts he sent to other shopkeepers like he did to other shopkeepers. Call him happy. Looking at the posture, these two things will not be included in the boss's gift list.
Shopkeeper Qiao stood aside and exhaled slowly, feeling half relieved for Shopkeeper Hu.
He certainly knows what dried sweet potatoes and vermicelli are, and he also understands how much guests like these two things nowadays, but after all, these are made of sweet potatoes, and they are indeed a bit crude. How can they be seen by the second master who was raised in fine clothes and fine food?
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But some things just don't follow common sense. The second master not only tasted this dried potato, but also praised it in public. Even fans were interested and willing to try it. It's not uncommon.
Besides.
Shopkeeper Qiao's thoughts changed, and he thought about what Lao Hutong had just mentioned, and that he had prepared something as good as his Nanzhu.
What will it be?
His eyes couldn't help but drift to the left side of Shopkeeper Hu, where there was a small blue and white porcelain altar. It seemed that it was just the good thing the other party mentioned.
At this time, after the second master Zuo Jin briefly savored the sweet fragrance left in his mouth, he became fully energetic and his eyes fell on the blue and white porcelain jar with the same interest.
"What's inside? Let me take a look?"
Each of the standing shopkeepers who came into the hall bowed respectfully, and then quickly presented the birthday gifts they had prepared. At this time, seeing shopkeeper Hu looking blankly at his boss, they all felt that this guy was really like a pig.
Can't even lift it up.
He really has no eyesight at all. How can such a person become a shopkeeper?
Shopkeeper Hu was indeed in a state of confusion, but he was not stupid after all. He immediately realized what he was doing. He held the jar in both hands and raised it over his shoulders, then walked all the way to the big shopkeeper.
No matter how small the jar is, it cannot be delivered directly to the owner, otherwise it will lose dignity.
This is pretty cool.
The big shopkeeper nodded in his mind, held the jar in one hand, raised his chin towards shopkeeper Hu, and motioned for him to wait next door.
Zuo Jin turned his body slightly with interest, supported his chin with one hand, and tapped the armrest of the red sandalwood chair with the finger with the stone ring on the other hand.
The small blue and white porcelain altar is painted with floral patterns of intertwining flowers. The color is dark blue, rich and slightly blurred, and the shape of the vessel is small and can be held up with one hand.
This small altar is somewhat delicate, but it cannot be said that it can be used as a birthday gift.
Of course Zuo Jin knew in his heart that the universe must be in this small altar.
"Open."
The big shopkeeper makes one action at a time.
He held the altar steady with one hand, and flew up and down with the other hand, instantly undoing the oil-paper seal on it.
Immediately, a clear and sweet scent overflowed from the mouth of the altar, causing the big shopkeeper to pause in his movements.
This, this fragrance...
Second Master Zuo Jin sat up straight in an instant, and quickly took the small altar into his hands regardless of his manners.
As soon as I got closer, I felt that the fragrance was like a life, coming straight to my nose and lingering for a long time.
He looked closely at the mouth of the altar again, and saw that it was filled with water as pure and transparent as melted snow water on the top of a mountain. With the slight movement of his hand, the sweet and fragrant aroma of wine continued to flow.
Spread outward.
This, this is wine?!
Although Zuo Jin is a member of a branch of the Zuo family and has no sense of presence in the family, he is still the second grandson of the eldest son who is favored by his old master. He did not talk about fine food, fine clothes, and fine clothes when he was a child. He grew up in a honey jar, what kind of delicacies?
He has never tasted or seen any treasures. In addition, Wu Fu Ji, who manages groceries from the north and south, has a broad vision. There are few things that can surprise and surprise him.
Just like the brocade 100-year-old picture just now, although he repeatedly called it a treasure, he only thought that it would be the most eye-catching thing to use as a birthday gift, and it would earn him some face when he separated his family.
But where is the jar of wine in my hand now?
Just looking at the color and smelling it are so extraordinary. I can't even imagine what kind of wonderful feeling it will be after entering it. Could it be that I can just become an immortal?
"Hurry and get my white jade wine cup!"
Raising his hand, Zuo Jin gave the order without even raising his head.
The big shopkeeper suppressed the turmoil in his heart and went out in front of everyone's surprised or puzzled eyes. After a while, he took out an exquisite and beautiful lotus-shaped white jade wine cup.
The wine cup was placed in a wooden tray. Zuo Jin, not caring about his appearance, raised his hand and tilted the jar slightly until the clear wine gurgled out and filled most of the white jade cup, then he stopped.
He carefully placed the wine jar on the high table next to the red sandalwood chair, and picked up the lotus white jade cup.
At this time, the aroma of the wine has spread to everyone in the hall. The shopkeepers are very knowledgeable. They can tell that the wine in the owner's hand is extremely extraordinary as soon as their noses are raised. For a moment, they all cast complex eyes on Hu standing in the middle of the hall.
On the shopkeeper.
Before, I felt sorry for him and could only take the wrong approach and send him some local products to please the second master. Now it was my turn to be envious and jealous.
Look at the previous chapter again.
This jade cup is extremely white and moist, light and delicate. The wine contained in it is so clear and transparent that even the finely carved lotus heart pattern on the bottom of the cup is revealed.
Zuo Jin couldn't bear to enter.
But the sweet fragrance on the tip of his nose kept seducing his sense of smell, leading him to take the first bite.
Sure enough, he took a sip into his throat and felt a refreshing taste. The wine rolled down his tongue. Before he could taste its beauty more deeply, it stimulated the bulging throat bone in his throat to slide up and down.
Immediately afterwards, another mellow and sweet fragrance floated in his mouth, slowly rising into the depths of his nose, leaving him with endless aftertaste.
Zuo Jin frowned slightly, closed his eyes and said nothing for a long time. The quiet sound of needles could be heard in the hall. The shopkeepers were constantly guessing, and shopkeeper Hu, who was down below, was also full of worry.
Do you like the boss's expression, or do you dislike it?
But the big shopkeeper knew it very well.
Can this wine only be said to have caught the eyes of the second master?
It was simply delivered to the second master’s heart!
I think he is also a veteran who has followed his master all over the world for many years. From the mare's milk wine in the north, to the osmanthus fermented rice in the south, from the glutinous rice wine in the countryside, to the first line of incense in the city, it is now the signature "Luofuchun" of Wufu Ji. I'm afraid
None of them are as good as the wine in the young master's hand.
Glancing at the short and fat shopkeeper Hu below, Pan Ren, the big shopkeeper, had already begun to plan in his mind how to persuade the second master to keep this good wine in his hands.
Zuo Jin is proficient in eating, drinking and having fun, but he is not uneducated. He has been sensitive to numbers since he was a child and is extremely talented in business. At this time, he does not need to be reminded by the big shopkeeper, he has already figured out how to pass the next step.
Shopkeeper Hu has come to win over the brewer.
"You all should step down and stay in the capital for a while. I will recruit everyone to come over the next day and announce the list of selected birthday gifts at that time."
Reluctantly placing the wine cup in his hand on the tray, Zuo Jin said with a warm face.
All the shopkeepers, who had stood nervously all morning, felt relieved.
The same goes for shopkeeper Hu. Although the boss didn't give any reaction to the sweet potato wine, it's good to be able to leave here with all his hair and tail intact.
He sighed, bowed to the leader Zuo Jinzuo, and left with the other shopkeepers.
"Stop, you stay."
Zhou Pan, who had stepped out of the threshold, stopped and looked back hopefully.
Shopkeeper Hu didn't have the confidence to think that the owner was calling him, so he just buried his head and continued walking out.
"Shopkeeper Hu from Songling Town, you stay."
The big shopkeeper naturally knew who the second master wanted to call, so he called out to ask for help.
Shopkeeper Hu paused after hearing this, his face was visibly confused for a moment, and he didn't notice Zhou Pan's jealous and angry look behind him.
