Me and my Jianghu Tavern

Chapter 54: I have a drink, but I can be the first!

Seeing what Young Master Yulong said, Gongsun Yu didn't ask any more questions, thinking it was just his own illusion.

The reception will start in about half an hour.

It's still early, and there's no rush, most of the people in the cubicle are drinking, and the top-quality Baihua Niang is served, and this wine was the leader of last year's reception.

Yu Linglong pretended to be decent, she flicked her folding fan, looked at Zhang Ming and said, "Brother Zhang, how about trying my Baihua Niang?"

"Okay." Zhang Ming nodded, took the half-full wine glass, put it on the tip of his nose and smelled it.

This wine has a floral fragrance, like the fragrance of many flowers fused together, as if walking through a sea of ​​flowers.

Zhang Ming tasted the wine. Although the taste was not as good as the wine in the tavern, the flavor was rare in the world.

He counted carefully, and there are at least ten kinds of floral fragrances in it, such as peony, osmanthus, peach blossom and so on.

"As expected of being called Baihua, this wine is very good, and the name of this wine is also well chosen." Zhang Ming praised.

At least, he can't brew a wine rich in more than ten kinds of flowers, which is very difficult, because it can't be done by adding more than ten kinds of flowers to the wine.

Zhang Ming didn't lie either, Yu Linglong was indeed very good at brewing such wine.

"Brother Zhang is being modest, my wine is not as good as the wine in Brother Zhang's tavern." Yu Linglong laughed.

There is indeed nothing wrong with this statement, but there is no comparison at all. Zhang Ming has the best materials and the best process, and the power of the system is always stronger than the world.

The two are not comparable at all, at least Zhang Ming thinks so.

"How did Brother Yulong know Brother Zhang?" Gongsun Yu still felt that he knew this person, so he asked tentatively.

"We've known each other for a long time," Yu Linglong said.

The two chatted, and Gu Qingshan understood the questions Gongsun Yu asked. This guy probably guessed it vaguely, but Yu Linglong pretended to be too similar, and there was no flaw in his words. Gongsun Yu was not sure.

However, looking at it this way, it is quite interesting, Gu Qingshan thought that he would also go out with his clothes to cheat and kidnap that day.

While chatting, Gongsun Yu talked about the rules of the reception.

People from these upper-class circles participated in the annual reception, but the source of the wine participating in the competition was found from most taverns or folks.

Some tavern owners will also seek cooperation with these rich kids for the promotion of their own drinks, and bring their best drinks to this reception.

After a few quarters of an hour, three luxuriously dressed middle-aged men walked out the door.

They wore felt hats on their heads and dressed as businessmen, and each of them was accompanied by two servants.

"Everyone is doing well, I'm not late this year." Shopkeeper Wu said with a smile, cupping his hands.

After these three people came, everyone stopped drinking. After exchanging pleasantries, they realized that they were the judges who presided over the reception.

"These three people are the outside shopkeepers of Qingyu Tower. They are in charge of the clothing store, wine shop, and horse shop of Qingyu Tower respectively. I heard that they were the three of them who presided over the Qingyu Tower last year. There are only these three shopkeepers in Qingyu Tower. They show up all year round." Gongsun Yu explained.

Only then did Gu Qingshan and Zhang Ming suddenly realize that this competition was hosted by Qingyulou, so naturally the people from Qingyulou will make the judgment.

The shopkeeper sitting in the middle was surnamed Wu, and he was the shopkeeper of the wine store. He cupped his hands and said with a smile, "Young masters, I don't know if the previous Baihua Niang is still satisfactory."

“Satisfied satisfied!”

"Hundred Blossom Brew is a must, nothing to say."

Shopkeeper Wu stroked his beard, looked in Yu Linglong's direction, and said, "I have to thank Mr. Yulong for entrusting the wine recipe to our wine shop, otherwise you wouldn't be able to drink such good wine."

Everyone nodded, cupped their hands and said words of thanks, and Yu Linglong, who played the role of Mr. Yulong, also nodded in response.

"Everyone, I don't want to gossip anymore. The time has come. Today's reception has officially started. I don't know which young master will bring the good wine in his hand to have a look first."

"I'll come first!"

I saw a young man in a blue robe standing up from a seat beside him, and picked up a small altar with soil stains from under the table.

"I found this small altar after a long search. Don't underestimate this small altar of wine. This wine has been stored in the ground for more than 30 years. It is the best daughter red." The young master Qingpao ordered to go forward , handed over the wine in his hand.

The green-robed young man smiled again after finishing speaking, cupped his hands and said apologetically: "Everyone, my wine is quite short, but it's hard to find a 30-year-old daughter Hong, so I offer it up first, so as not to make a fool of myself later. "

Shopkeeper Wu smiled and said, "Nuerhong in the past 30 years is really rare, and it is also a good wine outside."

Having said that, everyone knew that if the wine in this reception was so ordinary, then the young man in green robe would not say that his wine was poor.

The three shopkeepers tasted one by one, and after commenting, they gave the wine to the buddies who participated in the reception in this compartment. After everyone tasted a little, they were the second.

"Three years of Qishan Yellow Snake Wine."

"12 Year Peach Blossom Wine."

"Kummissi from Northern Desert."

"The capital is full of flowers..."

All kinds of wine were brought up by the crowd. Most of these wines came from Jian'an, and many came from different places, even the wine from Beimo.

Moreover, everyone brought a lot of food, no matter how small the pot was, after all, it was for everyone to taste, and this was also the fun of the reception.

In fact, most of them come here with the attitude of drinking and drinking.

Sometimes there is only one cup for a table, and sometimes there are many. Zhang Ming also tasted a lot, and the taste is still very good.

After the three shopkeepers have tasted one by one, they will expel the smell of wine through the inside, otherwise they would not be able to taste so much wine.

There were fewer and fewer people offering wine. Shopkeeper Wu stroked his beard, looked at Gongsun Yu's table, cupped his hands and said, "I wonder if Mr. Yulong will make new wine this year?"

Yu Linglong shook her head and laughed, "Not this year, but I made a special trip today to drink with everyone."

"Hahaha, after drinking Brother Yulong's one-year Baihuaniang, what's the harm in drinking two cups of wine? I still have half a pot of daughter's red here, so I gave it to Brother Yulong!"

Although these wealthy sons are dudes, they also like to make friends, and they will not be stingy with friends, they value love and righteousness, and are straightforward and generous.

After some pleasantries, many jokes were made.

After the compartment fell silent, a man in gray stood up.

Sikong Ming first bowed his hands to the crowd, and then said: "I have a wine, which comes from the mountains and forests, and I can be the first!"

"Oh?"

Everyone was a little surprised when they heard this, and they looked over one after another, only to see Si Kongming picking up the wine jar on the ground and walking out.

The gray-robed man's name is Sikong Ming, the eldest son of the Sikong family, and the Sikong family is also a second-rate family in Jian'an City.

"A guard in my family slipped and fell into the valley. By chance, he survived. He got this wine from a group of spirit monkeys and brought it back."

"This wine has a rich fruity aroma and a mellow taste. It should be a peerless wine. Please give it a try."

Sikong Ming patted the sealing paper on the wine jar, and a strong aroma of fruit wine wafted out from the wine jar.

"It's so fruity!"

"This wine was actually taken from the spirit monkey..."

"Impossible, how can monkeys make wine?"

Zhang Ming's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he became curious.

Hearing the man's description, Zhang Ming remembered the monkey wine he had heard about before. If it was really the monkey wine, it would be terrible. I can only say that this person is very lucky.

Chapter 55: The Incomplete Monkey Wine

Monkey wine is not recorded in the history books, but it is a real thing. Monkeys are smarter than ordinary mountain beasts. They will take mountain fruits and hide them in tree holes. Finally, this monkey wine was created.

It is not an exaggeration to call this monkey wine a spiritual thing.

"Wine made by monkeys?" Shopkeeper Wu's eyes lit up. This is really unheard of and unseen.

And the strong fruity aroma, one smells it and you know it's a good wine.

"This wine is not easy to come by. I have sent people to search for it in the mountains several times but they have not found it again, so there is only this small jar." Si Kongming explained.

If all the monkeys could brew this monkey wine, it wouldn't be the case that no one has mentioned it until now.

Everyone smelled the aroma of the wine and their tongues were already full of saliva, and the aroma of the wine made their hearts itch even more.

Gu Qingshan was also very curious, he turned his head to look at Zhang Ming, and wanted to ask if the wine was really what people said it was, but he saw Zhang Ming's eyes were fixed on the jar of wine.

Seeing Zhang Ming's expression, Gu Qingshan knew that this wine must be extraordinary.

"Is this wine good?" Gu Qing Shan asked.

Zhang Ming turned his head to look at Gu Qingshan, and replied: "I've only heard of it, but never drank it, but from what he said, this wine should be authentic."

"Brother Zhang knows this wine!?" Gongsun Yu also became interested.

Zhang Ming nodded, and said in a low voice: "This wine is called Monkey Wine. As he said, wild monkeys in the mountains like to hide all kinds of fruits. This wine was only made available by chance. This man is lucky. , found a small altar."

Yu Linglong was listening. It was also the first time she had heard of monkey wine, a wine that could interest Zhang Ming. It was absolutely extraordinary.

Sikong Ming started to pour the wine, and the bright liquid was poured into the cups. After the three shopkeepers in the middle finished pouring the wine, they handed over the wine jug to the boy on the side, and asked the boy to pour a glass for every table present.

"Everyone, this wine is not much, it would be weird if there is less." Sikong Mingchao and everyone cupped their hands.

"Master Sikong, this wine is not easy to come by. It would be nice if you would share a small glass with us. If it were me, I might drink it myself, so what would I say?"

"That makes sense."

Everyone smiled and nodded, but now they want to taste the wine even more.

The small jar of wine was poured out and there was only half of it left, Si Kongming put the wine seal back on it, intending to take it back and hide it.

Zhang Ming, Gongsun Yu and the others were also given a small cup for their table, not even half a cup, and things were rare and expensive, so it was not bad to be able to get a share.

Zhang Ming looked at Gongsun Yu and said, "How about this small cup? I'll treat you to a drink later."

He was really curious about the taste of this monkey wine, after all, it was something in legends.

"How about this, Brother Zhang allows me to bring a jug of wine back, and I don't need Brother Zhang to invite you." Gongsun Yu originally wanted to try it, but after thinking about it, he still thinks that Zhang Ming's wine is better.

"Okay." Zhang Ming nodded and agreed.

The tavern did have a rule not to allow drinkers to bring alcohol out of the tavern, but if Zhang Ming brought it out and sold it, it didn't count. It was just that Zhang Ming would not get a penny for the wine sold, and all of it would fall into the hands of the system.

Zhang Ming felt that this might be like a fine.

The compartment exudes a strong aroma of fruit wine. Everyone looked at the monkey wine in the glass before them and fell silent.

Shopkeeper Wu first raised his glass and tasted the wine, and then everyone sitting on both sides also tasted it one by one.

Zhang Ming picked up the white jade porcelain cup, carefully looked at the wine in the cup, and smelled the aroma of the wine.

The fruit aroma is strong and the wine has a mellow aroma. This monkey wine has been hidden for at least three or four years. The person who found this wine is really lucky.

He raised the small glass of wine, there was not much wine, so he drank it directly to the bottom of the glass, because in this way he could have a good taste of the monkey wine.

The monkeys in the mountains pick all kinds of fruits and hide them in the tree holes, and pile them up here. Over time, the wine will ferment naturally, and the wine will drip slowly. This wine is not only mellow, but also easy to intoxicate. I have to be drunk for three days, and I don't know if it's true or not.

When the monkey wine enters the mouth, it does not smell of alcohol at first, and the aroma of mixed fruits seems to be chaotic, but it seems to be just blended together.

Dozens of fruit aromas bloom in the mouth, followed by the mellow and rich aroma of this wine.

"As expected of monkey wine."

Zhang Ming was very satisfied. Today's trip was worthwhile. The monkey wine did not disappoint him. In his opinion, this wine was at least high-quality.

[The host has tasted monkey wine, and starts the wine tasting module! 】

【Monkey wine (residual)】

[Wine grade]: medium quality

【Tasting progress】: 12.12%

[PS]: When the progress reaches 100%, you will get the corresponding wine recipe.

"Disabled?"

Zhang Ming was stunned by the system prompt that suddenly appeared. The monkey wine he drank was marked on the system, but there was an incomplete character added after the monkey wine.

According to the meaning of the system, this wine is actually not real monkey wine. The meaning of 'residual' may be that something went wrong during the brewing process, or it has not been brewed properly.

But even so, this wine has reached the level of medium quality.

"Even if there is a mistake in brewing, can it reach this level?"

Zhang Ming thought to himself, how delicious it would be if he brewed the current monkey wine.

Zhang Ming came back to his senses, all the people in the cubicle who drank the monkey wine closed their eyes and thought about it, their faces were full of intoxication, and they still hadn't come to their senses.