The Golden County Magistrate

Prince Ning hesitated again and again, but finally nodded slightly.

The housekeeper secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he was willing to drink, there would be no problem!

Yao Chi Xian Niang was not available for tasting.

But Yao Chi Shen Niang was available for free tasting. He had tried a little and felt that the taste of the two was not much different. Otherwise, he would not dare to buy it rashly.

The box also followed the routine of Yao Chi Xian Niang, with a corresponding copper cup.

The moment he saw the copper cup, Prince Ning's face turned green!

The housekeeper knew that he must have noticed that this cup was different from the cup of Xian Niang. Fearing that the prince would refuse to eat, he quickly opened the bottle cork as quickly as possible and said: "Please look, your prince, this wine is pure and thick, it must be..."

Just halfway through the words, Prince Ning was suddenly shocked and shouted: "What is this!"

The housekeeper was dumbfounded: "Ah? This Yao Chi Shen Niang..."

Prince Ning grabbed the bottle in his hand, sniffed it, and his eyes had regained the murderous intent.

"It's too white and too thick, so I can bear it."

"You dare to say that this smell is similar to Yaochi fairy wine!"

"And this bottle hurts my hand when I hold it!"

Snap!

The more Ning Wang talked, the angrier he became. He threw the bottle to the ground and roared, "Is this for people to drink? How dare you buy it for me!"

The butler of the palace was so scared that he knelt on the ground and said in panic, "Your Majesty, these two are almost the same... and the price is much cheaper, so I spend less money..."

Ning Wang kicked him to the ground and cursed, "Do you think I am short of that little money? There is no good thing when it's cheap. You hurry up and look for it in the whole city. I only want Yaochi fairy wine! If I can't find it, I will soak you and drink it as wine!"

The butler's face was pale. He didn't dare to say anything else and quickly retreated.

"Yes, I'll go right away!"

After leaving the palace, the butler breathed a sigh of relief.

That was a close call! Unexpectedly, he was beaten and scolded instead of achieving his goal.

Damn it, if it wasn't for the urgent matter, he really wanted to smash the Yao Chi Shen Niang shop right now!

However... he really didn't expect that he would lose in the end because of these details. I really don't know what's wrong with the prince, so entangled with those things that are obviously not the main part.

"Alas, I have to look for it again. I heard that there is another Yao Chi Secret Brew in the East Market, maybe it can work."

The housekeeper calmed down, got on the carriage, and hurried away.

In the next two days, the whole process was repeated.

As soon as the Yao Chi Shen Niang followed the trend, a large number of other follow-up products immediately sprang up in the capital.

What Yao Chi Secret Brew, Yao Chi Xuan Brew, Yao Chi Original Brew, Yao Chi Fairy Brew, Yao Chi Mountain Brew, Yao Chi Fairy Brew...

Each one is cheaper than the other, and each one is more affordable than the other!

The housekeeper has been to each one and bought it for King Ning!

But Prince Ning did not try all the wines from all the brands. There were two brands that imitated the wines to about 70% of the original color and shape. He could not help but tried them reluctantly.

His face changed as soon as he tasted it, and he turned around and sprayed the butler all over!

The butler gradually realized that something was wrong.

Originally, the prince's tongue was rare in the world, and he was extremely sensitive to taste differences.

As a result, not only his tongue, but also his eyes and hands were extremely sensitive.

He got angry if the substitutes he bought were slightly inappropriate.

Twice, he even knocked on the wall of the cup and listened to the sound, saying that the sound was too turbid and not crisp!

The prince was indeed picky before, but he had never been so picky!

But to be honest, the butler had secretly drunk the Yaochi fairy wine, which was indeed extraordinary.

These followers didn't know how to make the taste more appropriate!

Not to say it was 90% similar, but at least 80%, right?

But in fact, most of them are imitating like ugly women, and some shops sell Yaochi fairy wine mixed with 10,000 parts of water, and the taste is 100 to 80 times better than them!

Such a housekeeper naturally dared not take it back for the prince to taste, and could only look for it all over the street with a sad face.

Later, he had no choice but to leave the capital and search for it in nearby big cities, but he still found nothing.

Similar situations are not only for Ning Wang's family.

In the first few days, the business of various copycat shops was indeed booming.

The craze brought by Yaochi fairy wine really made everyone taste a wave of sweetness.

But a few days later, suddenly, the business of each shop dropped like a cliff.

Those wealthy families who used to frequently order Yaochi fairy wine, after trying the quality of various copycat shops, no longer went to those copycat shops to buy.

The shop was crowded with customers, but it became deserted.

Yaochi Shenniang, which followed the trend at the beginning, is located in one of the most prime locations in the capital, but the number of customers coming in and out of the door has dropped to almost the same as the door opposite.

The door opposite is closed, and there are no people coming in and out.

He opened the door wide, but there are still no people coming in and out!

Shopkeeper Yang was so anxious that he was scolded by his boss.They had to increase the discount, lowering the price from 150 taels to 100 taels, then to 50 taels, and even to 30 taels.

Buy two get one free became buy one get one free, and even buy two get three free.

It didn’t have any effect, but more people did come. Ordinary people who couldn’t afford it originally, some lower-level officials and small vendors also dared to try it.

But most of them were just trying it out, and they would never come again after coming once.

Shopkeeper Yang’s hair turned half white in a few days.

They had to continue to lower the price and increase the promotion!

But the cost was there, and to ensure profits, they had to lower the quality again.

The wooden boxes made of fine wood were replaced with ordinary wood, and then simply cancelled.

The exquisite bottles were replaced with ordinary porcelain bottles, and then replaced with wooden bottles.

The copper cups were more direct, and they were no longer given away.

The quantity was doubled, and then doubled again.

In less than ten days, the price of the entire market had been lowered to about five taels per bottle, and most of them were large bottles.

However, even so, no one is interested!

After all, five taels of silver is enough for an ordinary family to live comfortably for several months. This is still in the capital. If it is in other places, a family of five can live for a year.

However, the original wealthy customers looked down on this quality and naturally would not buy it.

And this thing can't be stored for a long time. It's a pity to throw it away. Originally, it was only sold fresh on the day, but later it became the next day's stale goods that were sold, and even two or three days later!

Without any means of preservation, the taste can be imagined, and naturally no one comes to buy it.

"Strange, really strange..."

He Jinyao muttered in the mansion of the official of the land.

Zhou Yang in front of him also frowned. He sent people to investigate these situations and then reported them to He Jinyao, but he couldn't figure out what the reason was.

"Zhou Yang, if I remember correctly, you have urged me to lower the price before?"

He Jinyao glanced at him.