He Lisan said hello and walked out of the house in defeat.

came to the winery across the wall, and the car and horses were sparse in front of the door.

On an old black lacquer sign on the door, there are four vigorous and powerful words written "Lao Ji Distillery", which makes people vaguely feel that the age of this distillery is really a long time ago.

"Excuse me, is the shopkeeper at home? I am the new owner of the house next door, and I am seeking defeat and I have come to visit me today. ”

After knocking at the door, he politely spoke.

After a while, there was a sound of thick footsteps, and it seemed that a man had arrived.

"Squeak", a small door opened at the door, and an old man, about sixty years old, with a crepe face, gray hair, dressed in gray, and his steps were steady.

"Hello, I'm Lao Can, the shopkeeper of Lao Ji Distillery. It's our blessing that the defeated little friend can come, if so. I've kept you waiting, it's really rude to me. Come on, come on, come in and sit. ”

The old Lao Kee Wine Shop shopkeeper Lao Can is a sincere person, although he is a little older, he treats people very warmly.

After being polite, Qiu Defeat walked into the door, and couldn't help but observe the environment and layout of this winery while walking.

The area of the brewery itself is not very large, covering an area of about 400 square meters, and the workshop has several earthen stoves, iron pots, steamers, and coal, as well as some traditional brewing tools.

I also saw shavings, shovels, nail rakes, and red sorghum......

"Seeking defeat for small friends, our Lao Ji Distillery has always adhered to the traditional craft of winemaking, and 'Qiongyu Yaki' is our century-old brand. Lao Ji Distillery has always been a family workshop, and the family brews and sells it by themselves, and the output is limited, so the scale is not large. ”

Lao Can politely introduced.

It is said that "Qiongyuyaki" is derived from the meaning of "Qiongyuyan", and because of the high degree of the sake, it is like a fire burning through the throat, and the drinker is very enjoyable and has an endless aftertaste, so this sake has spread and is widely popular.

"By the way, do you have any good wine in the winery? It stands to reason that you are not afraid of deep alleys, and the business should be very prosperous, why do I see that the winery is a little deserted. ”

The two communicated for a while, and they became more or less familiar with each other, and they couldn't help but ask the questions in their hearts.

"Lao Ji Distillery, at present, there are two main businesses, one is to sell 'Qiongyu Yao' small sorghum puree wine, with a degree of 58, and on the other hand, it sells a high degree of puree wine king liquid, with a degree of up to 98. ”

"Maybe you'll wonder why we sell such a high number of puree liquor liquor. Because there are many people who cultivate the truth in this county, the more the atmosphere is getting worse, everyone likes to soak medicinal materials and spiritual materials with high wine, which is used for self-brewing or entertaining relatives and friends. It's easy to make money in this market, so we added this business on the basis of the original wine sales. ”

"If we can make a good spirit wine, it will sell well. It's a pity that the old man is a small business, and I can't afford to buy good medicinal materials and spiritual materials. In addition, he has no spiritual power, is old, and is in poor health, so it is impossible to have the same ambition as when he was young, and run this ancestral old winery that has been passed down for hundreds of years. ”

Lao Can is sometimes excited, sometimes lamenting, worried about the future of his winery, and sighs.

After listening to the defeat, he didn't say anything, and continued to walk and continue to watch.

With the most primitive tools, the shochu is fermented in a traditional technique, giving rise to a smell of wine that fills the workshop.

After turning around the workshop, the two came to the living room, and the guests and hosts sat down.

"Xiaoyou, this is the 'Qiongyu Yao' small sorghum puree wine that we just baked, if you don't dislike it, I invite you to drink a bowl. ”

From a wine jar on the table that had not yet been sealed, Lao Can poured out a large bowl of hot wine and handed it to Qiu Defeat.

Smelling the strong aroma of wine, I couldn't help but taste it, and the spicy burning sensation roamed in the stomach, and I couldn't help but praise: "The taste of this wine is very good, and it won't go up if you drink too much."

From the point of view of wine tasting alone, this wine is really good, the wine quality is mellow, exudes a light grain aroma, sweet and refreshing, has a long aftertaste, no evil miscellaneous taste, scorched lake flavor, violent spicy taste, has stamina, and does not go up.

"Old shopkeeper, 'Qiongyu Yao' small sorghum puree wine is good, how is it selling in the county?"

After drinking a big bowl, he spit out a big wine, and asked if he was defeated.

Of course, seeking defeat is also concerned about the business and survival of the winery.

For the average stranger, he doesn't want to talk too much.

If you say too much, you will lose and offend people.

However, he believes that Lao Can is frank and does not care about the curiosity of others.

"Little friend, to be honest, the sales of 'Qiongyu Yaki' are getting worse and worse, and only a small number of mortals and old antiques who are fast into the coffin like us like this old wine without spiritual power. Those who are rich and good at drinking generally go to big trading houses to buy them, or go to heaven and earth and other amorous places to drink and have fun, and spend thousands of dollars. ”

As an old man who has seen the wind and rain, Lao Can speaks frankly and does not hide it.

Although it was the first time they met, Qiu Defeat and this old man felt a little close, and I admired him and this traditional winery in my heart.

"Old shopkeeper, didn't you just say that it was Lao Ji Distillery, which has always been a family workshop? Why did I only see you as an old man busy in the whole distillery, and what about the others?"

With the speculation of chatting, you are not polite to seek defeat, and ask what you think.

"Hehe", Lao Can smiled, thought for a while, and continued: "This question is related to what I just said, and it's a long story. I also said, you also know, the old man and I are a mortal, I can't cultivate if I want to, I didn't give birth to a son, and finally have spirituality, but the spirituality is too poor, no matter how hard I try, there is not much effect, this year is more than forty, or the third order of the Qi realm. The son married his daughter-in-law in his early years and gave birth to a son, he still has spirituality, but his spirituality is medium to low, and he belongs to the wood spiritual root of the middle grade. ”

"My son and grandson have a soft spot for cultivating the truth, and they are addicted to it every day, so they really can't spare any time to help the old man and me do things. I'm also happy for them, as long as they achieve positive results, even if they sacrifice my generation, it's nothing. ”

"I'm ashamed to say that. In my hometown, there was a Jindan Realm monk, and it was only later that he had the glory. But then it didn't work, and the descendants either didn't have the spiritual root, like the old man me, or the spiritual root was inferior, like the old man and my son. Therefore, the family is in the middle of the road, and one generation is not as good as the next. ”

"Two days ago, my grandson brought me a good news and a bad news, which made the old man feel painful. The good news is that his master said that as long as he took the Yunling Pill and was stuck at the eighth order of the Qi Cultivation Realm for two years, his grandson would have a great chance of breaking the bottleneck in one fell swoop, and even reaching the tenth order of the Qi Cultivation Realm or even breaking through the Foundation Building Realm. What the master said is very objective and realistic, and it is also very beautiful, the only problem is that the price of the spirit pill is expensive, a quotation requires 10,000 spirit stones, and two are required to be taken in a row, and the effect can be ideal. This is also bad news. ”

Since he really couldn't talk about it, Lao Can smiled.

Seeking defeat remained polite, did not ask anything, but patiently listened to Lao Can's heart.

Not only is there a lack of spirit stones and pills in the cultivation of ordinary people's families, but many sects also have this problem.

This is a common problem in the rivers and lakes.

It is precisely for this reason that some people rise up and have extraordinary opportunities and brilliant lives.

Some people have no opportunities and no capital, resulting in inability to advance, and they have done nothing all their lives, and they have lived a mediocre life.

There are many rights and wrongs in the rivers and lakes, to a large extent, they have a certain relationship with spirit stones and pills, which is a very fatal problem, who doesn't want to have a surplus of spirit stones and pills. For the sake of spirit stones and pills, you snatch me, fists and feet face each other, swords and swords, life and death are impermanent, some families and even some sects and countries are slaughtered and plundered because of the surplus of spirit stones and pills.

This is not alarmism, but a real, occasional example.

Otherwise, why do you want so many trading houses, Dantang, spirit masters, and Danshi to do it.

If no one lacks spirit stones and pills, people will lack a sense of crisis, motivation and desire, and the rivers and lakes will be a pool of stagnant water, without life.

Everyone has spirit stones and pills, and they all come to cultivate the truth and become immortals, is this possible?

Of course not!

Lao Can himself picked up the wine jar and poured a full wine for himself and his defeat, took a big sip, and then continued with strength and confidence: "You say, we are such a small traditional wine shop, how many spirit stones can an ordinary family earn in a year? It's only two or three thousand spirit stones, and four thousand is already the cap. ”

"Over the years, just for the sake of his son and grandson's spirit stones and pills, they have exhausted the family's savings over the years, and they have also borrowed some of the money to become the spirit stones and pills they need. I really can't think of any way, even if I don't want my old face, I can't think of any way to raise a huge amount of money to buy the Yunling Pill that my grandson needs. ”

Pouring wine into his bowl again, Lao Can took a sip, and said with some sadness: "I can't think of any way at all, I have also discussed with the whole family, and after brewing this wine today, I will sell this wine workshop that has been passed down for hundreds of years, hoping to have enough spirit stones to buy the spirit pill, for the happiness and future of future generations, I have to fight." Even if my grandson was not successful in the promotion, as a grandfather, I did my best, without regrets and with a clear conscience. ”

After speaking, he drank it in one gulp, staring at the earthen stove, iron pot, and steamer outside, and fell into silence for a long time.