Da'an's best son-in-law

Longxu wine, known as the king of wines in the Da'an Dynasty, was rumored to have been made by Taoists at Penglai Taoist Temple near Nanhai. It was later introduced to the capital and became a banquet wine for the royal family and dignitaries.

According to legend, Emperor Anqing was depressed for a period of time and ignored the government affairs. Until one time, the former accidentally tasted this wine as a tribute from the south. He was very happy and felt energetic, so he named it "Longxu Wine".

Li Zheng looked calm and nodded imperceptibly. "Everyone, please go inside and sit down."

In words, he naturally rejected Ye Chen's proposal.

He, Li Zheng, is indeed a good wine. He has never tasted royal wine like Longxu. He has tasted all the strange and famous wines of the Da'an Dynasty. This kind of home-brewed rice wine really doesn't arouse his interest.

Can these homemade rice wines in ordinary wine jars behind Ye Chen be compared with the king of wines from the Da'an Dynasty? There is no such way to brag.

The decoration inside the house is quite simple and elegant. There are only a few calligraphy and paintings hanging next to the tables and chairs, and there are no unnecessary decorations.

Is this Li Zheng just pretending, or is he really like this?

Ye Chen looked at the decorations in the house and thought to himself:

After Ye Chen and others sat down, Li Zheng just chatted in random directions and kept silent about what Ye Chen had just said.

Seeing Li Zheng's cold reaction, Ye Chen understood in his heart that his words had little credibility.

"Master Li, this wine..."

"Hey, let's not talk about wine today. How about we talk about your marriage to Yanran first?" Li Zheng waved his hand to interrupt Ye Chen's words and started to talk about family matters.

Ye Chen finally finished dealing with it and was about to speak again,

"Hey, how is Mr. Wei's health? How are you doing lately?"

"The old man is still in good health, but this wine..."

"Hey, Yanran's father and I are old friends. Zhongyan..."

I do!

Even though Ye Chen was very patient, he was already losing his temper due to Li Zheng's nagging. Why did the prefect just talk nonsense to him?

After being interrupted one after another, Ye Chen finally realized that Mr. Li had seen through his intentions and didn't want to give him a chance to speak.

Everyone in the Wei family, from Wei Yanran to the old man, Li Zheng, knew everyone. If he greeted them all today, Ye Chen would have to sit there until dark.

I just want to give Li Zheng a gift to help him get things done, why do I have to go to such trouble...

He dealt with Li Zheng with a smile on his face. Ye Chen glanced around and suddenly caught a glimpse of the fire tongs leaning against the wall next to the wine jars. After a second thought, he had an idea in his mind.

"Pretend to be confused with me, right? I'll give you a drunkard's drink today..."

After chatting with Li Zheng casually for a while, Ye Chen smiled slightly, stood up and said goodbye to Li Zheng: "Master Li, Ye Chen will not disturb you today. I will visit you again in the future."

Seeing that the former finally relented, Li Zheng also breathed a sigh of relief and quickly stood up and made a gesture of invitation: "Master Ye, please excuse me."

In the conversation between the two of them just now, Ye Chen tried several times, but he was fooled by his own way of pretending to be confused and talking about other things.

Ye Chen came to ask him to do something, it must be the Wei family's instruction behind it, and the only one in Jizhou that can cause trouble for the Wei family is the Chen family, which is now at its peak.

The relationship between the eldest son of the Chen family and even him is just a small figure. It is best for him, Li Zheng, to stay on his own as much as possible in this kind of fight.

"Xiao Qing, send Mr. Ye off for me."

Ye Chen stood up slowly and walked out of the house accompanied by the little maid. Just as he passed the fire tongs by the wall, Ye Chen suddenly stumbled.

"Be careful, son!"

Amidst the exclamation of the little maid, Ye Chen's staggering figure directly touched the fire tongs on the wall.

Under the gaze of everyone, the fallen tongs fell directly to the wine jar in front of them.

"Snapped!"

There was a crisp sound, and the wine jar closest to the tongs suddenly fell into pieces.

Taking half a step back to avoid the beer soup flowing to his feet, Ye Chen frowned and apologized to Li Zheng: "Master Li, I have caused you trouble."

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. Mr. Ye, please... eh?"

Li Zheng waved his hand indifferently, and was about to send Ye Chen away when he was attracted by a strange aroma of wine.

Is this...the aroma of malt? There is such a mellow and refreshing taste, as well as such a spicy smell and excitement. The combination of the two instantly brought out Li Zheng's drinking bug.

He had tasted countless famous wines, but in the final analysis they were all very similar in taste. He had never smelled such a peculiar wine aroma.

The beer brewed by Ye Chen has a short fermentation time. Although the aroma of malt is not completely evaporated, it is this rich aroma that makes the originally refreshing aroma of alcohol become extremely strong and offensive, making it impossible to ignore.

"Master Ye, stay!"

Ye Chen stopped, and out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Li Zheng's changing expression, and a smile slowly appeared on his face. His goal was achieved.

When an alcoholic smells the aroma of wine that he has never experienced before, how can he resist the temptation?

"This wine is..."

Li Zheng pointed to the wine altar at Ye Chen's feet and said, "The wine bug is on your mind, you can't care about anything now."

"This is wine brewed by Ye Chen using his own secret recipe. It is indeed somewhat different from ordinary liquor. Please taste it, adults."

Seeing that Li Zheng finally took the bait, Ye Chen quickly explained.

After a long time of planning and a long time of tossing, didn't I just want Li Zheng to have a few drinks? If I don't drink, what will I do with my own affairs?

"Okay, okay, then I'll have a taste, Xiaoqing, bring me the wine glass."

The little maid brought a wine glass, took a drink from the wine jar where Ye Chen was sitting, and handed it to Li Zheng, who was in the first place.

Seeing the yellow-green liquid in the wine glass, Li Zheng intoxicatedly sniffed the alcohol smell emanating from the glass, then picked up the wine glass in his hand and drank it all in one gulp.

When beer enters the throat, it is not as spicy as liquor. Although it is slightly refreshing, it is more refreshing and comfortable. The rich malt aroma blooms in the mouth, making people feel refreshed.

It’s simply a strange wine! Li Zheng suddenly felt that all the self-brewed liquor he had drunk over the years had been wasted. Compared with this addictive wine, the self-brewed liquor that originally had some flavor suddenly became a bit useless.

I'm afraid that Dragon Beard Wine may not have such a wonderful feeling...

"What's the name of this wine?" Li Zheng asked with burning eyes.

"My lord, this wine is called beer. It was brewed successfully for the first time. I heard that your lord is quite involved in wine. Please come and taste it."

"Good, good, good!"

After hearing Ye Chen's answer, Li Zheng looked excited and cheered repeatedly.

"cough cough"

Seeing Xiao Qing's strange expression, Li Zheng coughed twice and realized that he had lost his composure.

Just now he didn't like Ye Chen's wine and wanted to invite the former out. After tasting this beer, he was so enthusiastic and the contrast between before and after was too great.

"Why did nephew Ye come to see me this time?" Li Zheng asked with a smile on his face.

Ye Chen gave himself six jars of such strange wine. Even though one jar was broken, five jars were left. For the sake of this wine, he could no longer pretend to be ignorant.

Seeing the former finally relenting, Ye Chen let out a long breath. After struggling for so long, he was finally able to do this...