On the first day of July, the ninth day of the first lunar month.

Last night I steamed wine until midnight. In the end, the sake lees had no more taste, and the steamed sake almost lost the characteristic aroma of baijiu, so I had to mix the back sake with the front one. Although this will lead to a decrease in the quality of the sake, it does not matter in this day and age.

When he got up early in the morning, Xu Ping had to go to Baisha Town to deliver wine.

The rancid liquor left over when I bought the restaurant had long been used up, and the amount of bad liquor steamed from the lees was limited after all, and it was not enough to sell, so I had to use the good wine in the restaurant to steam it to replenish, and Xu Zheng was so distressed that he had a toothache.

When Li Zhang heard that Xu Ping was going to the town, he got up from the bed and said, "I haven't seen my aunt for several months, I'll go with you and say hello to my aunt!" ”

Xu Zheng always has to go to the capital once or twice a month, Zhang Sanniang has left Tokyo City, but he has never returned until now, Li Zhang didn't see him last time, and he really hasn't seen him for several months.

Xu Ping also intended to show off in front of this half-grown child, so he agreed, letting him ride a tricycle with him and send wine to the town with an ox cart.

At this time, the weather was hot, and before the sun appeared, everyone set out.

Xu Ping and Li Zhang sat on the tricycle, Gao Daquan and Sun Qilang were the power, and Xu Chang was the driver. Lu Song was driving the ox cart pulling wine on the side, and there were five or six villagers accompanying him on the side.

After finishing last night, Xu Ping cashed in the reward on the spot. These bankers can't save money, so they want to go to the town to have a good time. Gao Daquan and Sun Qilang also had this thought, so they rushed to pedal the car. Only Xu Chang is now in charge of Ying'er, a little daughter-in-law, and there is no chance to spend money indiscriminately, and he was teased by his brothers.

Working in the village, in order to mobilize the enthusiasm of the villagers, in addition to the fixed monthly salary, Xu Ping will also reward him with cash when he has a big job, which is somewhat similar to the bonus in his previous life. This is a common practice in this era, in fact, compared to Xu Ping's previous life, many bosses did not even pay overtime pay, and there is still some humanity.

It's a pity that most of the people in the village are homeless floating people, quite a bit of homeless habits, no concept of saving money, there is wine today and drunk today, no matter tomorrow's life and death, the money is scattered. Many people have worked hard all their lives, but they still have nothing, and the evening scene is bleak. If it came to the years of famine, it was these people who were the first to be impacted, and the Song court recruited these people into the army to avoid chaos. In this way, year after year, this kind of homeless habit was extremely widespread in the Song Dynasty's army and lower class society, and its influence was far-reaching.

Xu Ping has seen a lot and is worried about their future. Under the same roof, they are all considered a family, and the obligations of the banker are much more than the obligations of the workers to the boss. Later, Xu Ping thought of a way to let the banker keep the money in the village and take it as he wanted, so as not to spend money indiscriminately in his own hands, which is quite a bit of the meaning of the bank in his previous life. You must know that there is no interest in saving money in this era, and there is generally a handling fee, and it is free to store it in Xu Pingzhuang, which is considered a benefit. It's a pity that everyone is lazy.

These bankers next to the car are the most typical, even if they have a penny on their bodies, they are uncomfortable, and they will be honest only if they spend it cleanly. This is still Xu Ping's strict prohibition of bankers gambling, otherwise if you send money yesterday, someone will lose all your money today.

Li Zhang sat on the tricycle, the novelty was too good, looking around, he couldn't be quiet for a moment.

At first, Xu Ping patiently answered some questions for him, but after a while, he got annoyed, let him toss by himself, and ignore him again.

When the sun rose, the red light had just faded, and the group entered Baisha Town.

This tricycle has been seen many times in the town, and everyone is surprised, and no one comes to watch. Of course, there are also owners who have a few money in the family and want to buy one for themselves, but Xu Ping refuses. The car doesn't look so remarkable, it's still very technical, and it's not about money at all.

When he arrived at the door of the wine shop, the supervisor Lu Pan came out to continue.

Xu Ping asked him, "Director Lu, isn't my father here?" ”

Lu Pan said: "Back to the little official, the master has been in the restaurant for the past two days and has not come." ”

Xu Ping asked Xu Chang to move wine with Lu Pan here, and took Li Zhang to the restaurant.

There were no guests in the early morning, Liu Xiaoyi sat idle with a few small servants, saw Xu Ping, hurriedly came up to greet him, and walked to the backyard.

When they arrived in the backyard, Xu Zheng and Zhang Sanniang had breakfast and were drinking tea.

When he arrived at the house, without waiting for Xu Ping to speak, Li Zhang went up first and said, "I saw Uncle Xu, I saw my aunt." My aunt hasn't seen me for a long time, and she wants to kill me! ”

Zhang Sanniang's eyes lit up: "I haven't been noisy with your child for the past few months, and I suddenly feel a lot colder." Come and let me see if you've grown taller. ”

Li Zhang stepped forward, and Zhang Sanniang pulled him to look left and right.

Xu Ping stepped forward, saw the salute, and said to Xu Zheng: "Daddy, I said a few days ago that the wine I brewed in the village has been pulled over today." ”

Xu Zheng stood up and said, "Okay!" Good! I'm so sad these days! ”

Zhang Sanniang pulled Li Zhang by her side and said to Xu Ping and his son: "You two just go and get busy with you, and the two of us are talking here." ”

Xu Ping and his father came to the wine shop, where several large wine vats had been unloaded and placed on the side of the counter.

Xu Zheng stepped forward, opened the wine vat and sniffed it, and said to Xu Ping: "This time, the wine is even stronger than the one sold before, can it be sold for more money?" ”

Xu Ping hurriedly said: "Daddy, don't think like this, you can taste it and you will know, this wine just smells good, it is more difficult to taste than steamed out of the lees, and it can only be sold cheaply." ”

When Xu Zheng heard this, he was a little unhappy: "It's cheap, so what's the point?" ”

Xu Ping whispered: "Daddy, you don't want to think about it, this wine is made from reeds in the wasteland, the cost is almost none, and it is not higher than water, how much do you want to sell it?" ”

Xu Zheng looked at his son and was a little suspicious: "I heard Xu Chang say that you use a lot of sorghum for brewing, which is bought from the village, not reed millet." ”

Xu Ping pulled his father aside and picked up a small jar: "This is the wine made from sorghum, which is made of reeds, and it just uses a little sorghum flavor." ”

Xu Zheng opened the small altar, sniffed it, tasted it again, and his eyes lit up: "This wine is good, it is much better than the bad wine sold a few days ago, and it can be sold for a price!" ”

looked at Xiaotan carefully, and asked Xu Ping again: "Only this point?" What can it be! ”

Xu Ping said: "There are many, if all the brewing is steamed this time, how can there be ten tanks and eight cylinders, all of which are placed in the village." ”

Xu Zhengdao: "What are you doing in the village?" Pull it into the shop to sell! ”

Xu Ping sighed: "Daddy, you have sold wine all your life, why don't you understand this truth?" Good wine should be sold to those who can afford it! You see that in the shop now, except for the boatmen and coolies, that is, the soldiers in the forbidden barracks, which one is rich? Even if you bring the wine, you can't sell it if it's different? This wine is not afraid to be released, the older it is, the more fragrant it is. When there are more people drinking our shochu, will we sell it to people who know the goods? ”

Xu Zheng thought about it, nodded and said, "You have a point. It's a pity that there is no money in this wine shop, and there is no price for good wine. If it's in the city of Tokyo—"

Speaking of this, he let out a long sigh and did not say any more.

Xu Ping said: "Daddy, now we have several kinds of soju here, and the taste is different, so we have to sell them separately in the future, and the price will also be opened, so as to attract people to drink." ”

"I naturally understand this, where do you still need to teach me? I've been selling alcohol for decades. ”

Xu Zheng thought for a while and said: "If you sell them separately, you have to take a few different names to distinguish them." If you look at the wine sold in the Beijing restaurant, as long as it is a little different, it has a different name for the flower head. If we want to do this business, we have to choose a good name. ”

Xu Ping smiled: "I've already thought of the name, the cheapest one of this reed millet brew is called a burning knife, which means a mouthful, like swallowing a red-hot knife, dripping freely." The steamed wine from the sake lees is called bad liquor, which is simple and understandable. As for the best one, since it is brewed with sorghum, it is called sorghum wine, and you can understand it as soon as you hear it. ”

When Xu Zheng heard this, he stared at Xu Ping with a pair of eyes, and scolded: "You rammer, you are still so shallow, you have no knowledge!" Thanks to Lin Xiucai, he told me a few times, saying that your reading has improved these days, and your mother and I are really happy for a while! Listen to the names of the wines sold in the Beijing restaurant! What kind of fragrant spring ointment, agar jade liquid, Liuxia Yaoguang, can there be a vulgar one like you?! When people hear this name, they are beggars, who will pay for it? ”

Xu Ping didn't expect that the name of the wine in his previous life casually would cause such a big reaction from his father, so he had to lower his head, but he was still a little unconvinced in his heart, and whispered: "Isn't there also lamb wine?" ”

"Can that be the same? Can that be the same? ”

Xu Zheng originally had great hopes for his son's name, but he didn't expect this result to be the end, so he was so angry that he almost beat him with a stick.

Xu Ping thought about the name of the famous wine sold in the Tokyo restaurant in his memory, and he also felt that he was at a loss. I forgot this, this era advocates flashiness, and there is a bit of literary and artistic atmosphere everywhere, and the names with a strong local atmosphere that I say are really out of place. In this way, the customs of his previous life turned out to be quite simple.

After thinking for a while, Xu Ping said: "Daddy doesn't like these names, so change them." The cheapest one is called the drunkard, the better one is called the wine fairy, and the best one is called the flying fairy. How is it? ”

Xu Zheng thought about it a few times and nodded: "This is still interesting, how do you talk about it?" ”

Xu Ping said: "These kinds of wine are strong, and when you drink it, you will feel like a fairy." As for the cheapest one, I like to drink and don't want to pay for it, so I have to go to be a ghost. ”

Xu Zheng said with a smile: "The names of the two immortal wines have been obtained, but the ghosts don't sound good." ”

Xu Ping shook his head: "This is Daddy's poor thinking, those who are really good at drinking are all trying to be drunkards." The best wine in history is Liu Ling, isn't he called the first drunkard in the world? ”

Xu Zheng just shook his head: "The name will be here first, when I see Lin Xiucai, I will discuss it with him." After all, your talent is limited, and you can't think of a good name. ”

Xu Pingwan didn't expect that he just casually said the names of those kinds of wine in his previous life, which left such a bad impression on his father, and directly doubted his ability.