177. Wine tasting
"Then let's go over, I want to see what you have in store for me?" Pang Tong said to Zhuge Liang with a smile.
"Then let's go, I'm afraid I'll be delayed when it's late." After speaking, Zhuge Liang took Pang Tong to a room.
Then Zhuge Liang smiled and said to the servants in the room: "You go and let the kitchen pipe serve the food!" ”
"It's master, I'll go and inform Steward Lin." With that, the servant walked towards the kitchen.
While the servant was leaving, Pang Tong smiled and said to Zhuge Liang, "Do you want to invite me to a bar?" But what kind of wine do you have in your house that you can bring out for me to drink? ”
"Don't worry, you'll find out later." After speaking, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong waited quietly in the room for the food to be served.
"I'd like to see what you're preparing? can keep you in a mysterious tone until now, it seems that your preparation is not simple! ”
At the same time, the servant who Zhuge Liang had summoned to the kitchen before also came to the kitchen.
Then the servant smiled and asked Steward Lin, "Steward Lin, is the dish that the master asked you to prepare, ready?" ”
"It's been prepared for a long time, just wait for the master to send someone over for us to serve."
"It's time to serve, the lord's guest has arrived, and the lord has taken him over. Don't delay your lord's reception. And remember to send all the wine that the master asked you to prepare in advance. ”
"I know all this, if there is nothing to tell you to go first, I'll go over soon."
"In that case, then I'll go and reply to the lord first, serve the food as soon as possible and don't make the guests wait for a long time." With that, the servant returned to the room he had been in.
Then Zhuge Liang smiled and said to the servant: "What I asked you to do, how did you do it?" ”
"Sir, don't worry, they'll be here soon." The servant replied respectfully to Zhuge Liang.
"Okay, I know, you go down first!" Zhuge Liang said to the servant with a smile.
"Does the lord need me to arrange someone to serve you two?"
"No, I want to talk to him alone, so I don't need to send someone over."
"Yes, sir." With that, the servant left the room and walked towards the other courtyards.
After about half a cup of tea, Steward Lin walked in with a few servants carrying a few boxes of things.
Then Steward Lin respectfully said to Zhuge Liang: "Master, I have prepared everything you ordered, can I start now?" ”
"Put everything you have in the kitchen." Zhuge Liang said to Steward Lin with a smile.
"It's sir, I'll let them open the food box." Steward Lin said respectfully to Zhuge Liang.
Immediately afterwards, Steward Lin said to these people with food boxes: "Why are you still stunned? Don't open it yet. ”
After saying that, these people with food boxes opened the food boxes one after another.
Soon a burst of aroma came to the nose, and plate after plate of dishes was served on the table. Soon the dishes prepared in the kitchen were served on the table.
Then Zhuge Liang smiled and said to Steward Lin: "What about the wine I asked you to prepare!" Haven't you prepared yet? ”
"Sir, don't worry, the wine is here!" After speaking, Steward Lin took out the jar of wine that had been prepared. It's just that the jar of wine prepared by Steward Lin is packed in the jug.
"You even have prepared fine wine, I would like to see what kind of wine you have prepared, so that you can bring it to me. I know you don't usually treasure fine wine. Why did you bring out a jar of wine today? You won't fool me with those shoddy wines! Pang Tong said to Zhuge Liang with a smile.
"We've been friends for so many years, how could I bring you those bad wines? I know that you don't drink anything but no wine, so I specially took out my treasure today and invited you to drink it, how can you question me if you should be happy? Zhuge Liang said to Pang Tong jokingly.
"Is it inferior wine? We don't know if we've tasted it. Pang Tong said to Zhuge Liang with a smile.
"Okay, okay, I'll fill it up for you."
During the conversation between the two people, Steward Lin respectfully said to Zhuge Liang: "Then sir, you can talk first, and I will retire first." ”
"Alright, I see, you can take them down! And remember to go to the account room to get a reward of ten taels. If the keeper of the account office asks, he will say that I am rewarding you. ”
"Then I'll take them to thank the master." Steward Lin said to Zhuge Liang as if grateful.
"Don't say so much about the guest, these are what you deserve." After Zhuge Liang finished speaking, Steward Lin left the room with those people.
On the way, Steward Lin smiled and said to his subordinates: "You guys go back first!" I will go to the account office for you, and receive the ten taels of reward, and I will divide it among you when I return. ”
"Then we'll thank Steward Lin first." These subordinates of Steward Lin thanked Steward Lin in unison.
"Alright, then I'll go first." After speaking, Steward Lin walked towards the account room.
At the same time, in the room where Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong were, the two were drinking wine and eating food.
Pang Tong smiled and said to Zhuge Liang: "Kong Ming didn't expect you to really treasure such a good wine, but why didn't you take it out early and invite me to drink it?" ”
"If I had brought it out early and asked you to drink it, wouldn't I have drunk both jars by you? And these two altars are still I got it with great difficulty, if you drink them all at once, then what else will I drink? And I don't drink much of it. After all, there are only two jars of such wine, and I have already brought one jar to you, and if I take another jar, then I will not have it. Zhuge Liang said to Pang Tong with a smile.
"By the way, you haven't told me the name of this wine?" Pang Tong said to Zhuge Liang with a smile.
"You say this wine! Do you feel a little sweet when you drink it? ”
"Don't sell it, can't you just tell me what the name of this wine is?"
"Since you are such a good wine, you should be very knowledgeable about wine, so it is up to you whether you can taste it or not."
"Doesn't you believe I know anything about wine? In that case, then you can say it! This wine does taste a little sweet to drink, and it has a floral aroma in it. You won't tell me that this wine is a hundred flowers drunk! ”
"Looks like you really know a thing about wine! It's just a little bit close. This is not as simple as being drunk. If it's really a hundred flowers drunk, then how can it become my treasure. ”
"You let me taste it again." After speaking, Pang Tong poured another glass of wine and tasted it carefully.
Soon Pang Tong showed a surprised expression, because the pot of wine that Zhuge Liang took out was even more precious than he imagined.
Then Pang Tong was ready to say to Zhuge Liang excitedly: "Shouldn't you be the long-lost Wanhua Brew!" If it weren't for Wanhua, how could it be in your eyes? Don't forget, I know you very well, and you like good wine, but you only collect and don't like to drink it. ”
"I didn't expect this to be all because your understanding of me is really unusual!"
"Tell me, what's the matter? You have nothing to offer and are not stealing, and even if you were happy, you would not have been able to bring such a precious wine to me. Pang Tong said to Zhuge Liang with a smile.
"I didn't show any flaws, how the hell do you know I have something to ask you for." Zhuge Liang asked Pang Tong in a flat tone.
"Don't forget, we've been very good friends since childhood, and with what I know about you, you must have something to ask of me. Just say it! Don't sell it, or I won't help you. ”
"In that case, then I'll be straight to the point. I heard that there are a few flowers in your house, and I want to borrow them. ”
"I guess those flowers you want to borrow must be unusual!"
"I want to borrow your ghost vine flower, as well as the cloud grass and the holy fire orchid."
"What's the use of these three flowers? As far as I know, it doesn't seem to be of much use! ”
"How could it be useless? These three flowers are of great use to me. ”
"If you have to borrow it, I can only give you one plant each. As for whether you can feed or not, it's up to you. ”
"You don't want to give me the seeds of these three flowers, do you?"
"Now that you've spoken, what else do I not give you? And we are such good friends, if I don't give it to you, it can't be said, you have brought out such a good wine for me to drink. If I really don't give it to you, I really can't care about it. Pang Tong said to Zhuge Liang with a smile.
"In that case, let's go ahead and have a drink! And I also asked the kitchen to prepare your favorite pine fish for you. ”
"I'll just bring it back with me, and I still have official business to do, so I won't stay with you for long."
"In that case, then I won't be far away, and I'll ask the people in the house to send you a few more pots of good wine."
"In that case, then I'll laugh at it, it's rare for you to be so generous, I can't miss this opportunity."
"What do you mean by that? Didn't I be unkind to you before? Zhuge Liang pretended to be angry and said to Pang Tong.
"You're still as grumpy as you used to." Pang Tong said to Zhuge Liang teasingly.
"Each other, in that case, my official business, after all, I still have a lot of official business to deal with?"
"Then I'll go back first, and I'll have someone send you the seeds when I get back." As for whether you can feed or not, it's up to you. If you really can't feed yourself, come to me and I'll help you. ”
"Forget it, you're so busy with business, there's still no need to come over. And there are so many gardeners in your house, can't you send me one? ”
"You're really scheming, okay, since the seeds are all sent to you, then I'll send you another gardener."