Songhe Restaurant is the largest and most luxuriously decorated restaurant in Yongping County.
Xu Ning entertained wealthy families in Yongping County here.
At this moment, in the largest room of the restaurant, a group of wealthy families have arrived. Xu Ning invites them to dinner. They must come.
Not only because Xu Ning is Liu Jin's nephew, but also because of Xu Ning's poetry that amazes everyone. Everyone wants to make friends with such a great talent.
"I searched for her a thousand times in the crowd, but suddenly I looked back and saw that she was in a dimly lit place."
"Young Master Xu is such a talented person. I haven't heard such good words for a long time. I originally thought that Young Master Xu was a businessman like us, but I didn't expect that he is actually a talented man."
"There is also the poem "Clouds Think of Clothes and Flowers Think of Face." This poem made Qimeng's worth rise again. Now it's even harder to see Qimeng."
"Yes, yes, I don't know when Mr. Xu will be free. My daughter is also very interested in poetry and would like to ask Mr. Xu for some advice."
"Mr. Xu, let me toast you. I wonder if Mr. Xu has someone he likes. If not, my daughter, who is twenty-eight years old, is well-educated and sensible. She would like to get to know Mr. Xu."
"..."
Everyone complimented Xu Ning while eating food and drinking.
Xu Ning felt very happy. Although he was not a vain person, everyone liked to hear good things. He said, "Thank you, thank you. I'd like to toast everyone."
As he raised his glass, everyone also raised their glasses.
After drinking a glass of wine, Member Zhu smiled and said, "Mr. Xu, do you have something to say at this banquet for all of us?"
Everyone else also looked at Xu Ning. They were all human beings. Xu Ning would definitely not invite them to dinner for no reason. Most of them had something to do.
Xu Ning smiled and said: "You all know that I am now running a wine shop. I have recently improved the brewing method. I would like to invite you to try it and see if you like the improved wine."
Everyone looked at each other, and Member Zhu smiled and said, "Okay, let's give it a try."
Xu Ning took out the liquor he bought from Modern Society and said with a smile: "The name of this wine is Daohuaxiang. It is different from the rice wine and rice wine we drink now. You will get drunk easily if you drink too much. I will pour you a glass first and slowly Taste it.”
When everyone saw the rice flower fragrance that Xu Ning brought out, they immediately started shouting.
"This glass bottle is so exquisite. It's so luxurious to hold wine."
"Yes, Mr. Xu, if you want to sell this glass vase, I'm willing to pay you a hundred taels of silver."
"You want to buy such a beautiful glass vase for a hundred taels of silver? Mr. Xu, I'll give you two hundred taels."
"Three hundred taels."
"..."
"Stop, stop, stop." Xu Ning stopped hurriedly, somewhat dumbfounded.
My family, who knows? I asked you to taste the wine and you bid on the bottles for me.
But with an offer of three hundred taels, I might consider selling it.
"The glass bottle is not worth mentioning. The main thing is to try my wine." Xu Ning said and took the initiative to pour wine for everyone.
Member Zhu sighed: "Mr. Xu is still so grand. Such a high-quality glass vase is not worth mentioning."
Everyone nodded.
"Hey, this wine is so clear, like water. Is this wine?" At this moment, someone spoke and finally turned his attention from the bottle to the wine in the glass.
The wine in other worlds is mostly rice wine, which is often turbid due to backward technology. There are also clear wines, but very few, and they are usually given as tribute to the court. Even if you have money, you may not be able to drink them.
But even the tribute wine was not as clear as Xu Ning's wine. Many gentlemen doubted whether Xu Ning had poured the water for them.
"I'll have a taste."
Zhu Yuanwai picked up the cup and smelled the unique aroma of liquor before he drank it. He took a sip and suddenly felt a strong aroma of cellar wine and a mellow and sweet taste blooming in his mouth.
Zhu Yuanwai is a master of wine tasting. He is the only one here who has drank tribute wine. He originally thought it was the most beautiful wine in the world, but now he drank Xu Ning's wine...
Zhu Yuanwai closed his eyes with an expression of endless aftertaste. After a while, he opened his eyes with a look of amazement on his face.
"Good wine! Good wine! This wine is the most delicious wine I have ever drunk."
"I didn't expect Mr. Xu to be not only a great talent, but also able to make wine. I admire him, I admire him!"
When the others heard what Zhu Yuanwai said, they all took a sip, and their eyes suddenly lit up.
This wine was very different from what they had drunk before. Although it was a bit harsh on the throat for the first time, as long as you got through it, you could feel the strong aroma and the long aftertaste.
Seeing that everyone was satisfied, a smile appeared on Xu Ning's face. He was afraid that people in other worlds would not be used to drinking modern liquor.
Daohuaxiang is average among modern liquor brands. If it is a well-known liquor like Wuliangye, Luzhou Laojiao, and Tuopai, I am afraid these people will like it more.
Then you can put your own brewing process to use.
"Exceptor Zhu, what do you think if my wine is improved and supplied to restaurants?"
"You want to supply it to a restaurant?"
"Yeah, what's the problem?"
"Mr. Xu, you should know that you are not the only one with wine shops in Yongping County."
"I know, Mr. Xue's family also sells wine, so I didn't invite him today."
Member Zhu said: "Although Zhou Kun and Xue Deng both sold wine before, their businesses did not conflict. The Zhou family mainly sold to the people, while the Xue family supplied wine to restaurants and inns."
"If you want to sell it to a restaurant, you will be competing with the Xue family for business."
"What's the point? Everyone has their own business. Could it be that if the Xue family is sold to a restaurant, I can't sell it?"
"That's true, but why didn't the Zhou family do this in the past?" Zhu Yuanwai took a chopstick and put it in his mouth, took the initiative to pick up Xu Ning's Daohuaxiang and poured himself a cup.
"Mr. Xu, if you sell this wine to a restaurant, I dare say you will definitely squeeze out the Xue family's business, but the Xue family is not easy to mess with."
"Could it be that the Xue family also has government connections in Qingzhou?" Xu Ning asked.
Member Zhu smiled and said, "There is indeed some relationship, but the Xue family itself is not simple. The Xue family has existed for hundreds of years, and the Xue family's Qionghualu was even named a tribute wine. The Xue family also relied on this to be granted the title of baron. The power is not small..."
After Zhu Yuanwai's explanation, Xu Ning understood.
The Xue family was granted the title of Baron for their wine-making skills during the reign of the previous emperor Zhou Wen. This made Xu Ning a little speechless. This was the first time he had heard of someone who was granted a title based on wine-making.
With the title, the Xue family developed rapidly and almost opened the wine business throughout the entire Zhou Dynasty.
The residence of the Xue family is in the capital, and all the states and counties below are branches of the Xue family. Only the main line of the Xue family masters the technology of brewing tribute wine, while the rest of the branches brew turbid wine.
Relying on his title, the Xue family almost monopolized 70% of the restaurant and inn business in the Imperial City of Zhou Dynasty. If Xu Ning wanted to sell wine to restaurants, he would be competing with the Xue family for business.
Although the Xue family in Yongping County is a branch, there are people above it. The magistrate of Qingzhou is also a member of the Xue family. Although Xu Ning is the nephew of Magistrate Liu, the magistrate of Qingzhou and the magistrate are both in the same city. If the magistrate of Qingzhou wants to support him, If so, Magistrate Liu couldn't help Xu Ning.
