The servant next to him stepped on him hard, glared and said, "I told you to speak less, don't even speak. Why don't you listen?"
"You want to have a say in everything."
Butler Wu was furious and wanted to continue beating him, but another servant quickly pushed the one who couldn't speak aside.
With a smile on his face, he said to Butler Wu: "Sir, please calm down and I will explain what he means."
Butler Wu said coldly: "Okay, come on, if you still say some stupid things, you will have to lie down and go out today!"
The two servants froze.
The servant continued: "Sir, this wine is indeed a little weird."
Butler Wu frowned and said, "Weird? Humph, then I'd like to hear it."
"When it comes to drinking, can you two be more knowledgeable than me?"
The servant smiled apologetically and said, "My lord, you drink more wine than we drink water."
"As for understanding wine, even after studying for ten years, we can't catch up."
Butler Wu sneered and asked, "Why is that weird?"
The servant continued: "I wonder if your Excellency still remembers that the Qi Mansion once secretly opened a tavern in a deep alley and sold some fake wine under the sign of fairy wine."
Butler Wu thought for a while and said, "I don't remember. It is said that I made hundreds of dollars in excess money not long after I opened my business. Tsk, tsk, it's not such a huge profit."
The servant nodded and continued: "Sir, I once went there to drink for cheap."
"The wine drunk in pubs at that time was almost the same as the low-alcohol wine today."
After hearing this, Butler Wu sighed: "No wonder the Exalted Immortal strongly promotes low-alcohol wine. A small tavern in a deep alley can make money like this."
"If it were sold in an honest and fair manner, let alone a dozen dollars a day, it would be ten dollars a day."
The servant was speechless for a while. Why is Butler Wu thinking about money now? Is he pursuing it? Is the issue of money being discussed now?
Steward Wu suddenly stared, looked at his servant and said, "What did you just say? This wine is no different from what you drank in the tavern?"
The servant nodded and said, "That's true."
Butler Wu frowned and said, "Could it be that you feel wrong?"
The servant replied: "Sir, I have longed for fairy wine for a long time, but the price of fairy wine is expensive. I heard that there was something similar to fairy wine for sale in the deep alley, so I went there."
"When I was young, I rarely drank alcohol, and I thought it was fairy wine, so I can never forget the taste of it in the pub."
"This is why he said it was fake wine but not fake wine just now." After speaking, he pointed to the servant next to him.
Butler Wu said in confusion: "Fake wine is not fake wine?"
The servant said slowly: "This wine must have been simply improved. It tastes more natural than the one I drank in the tavern, but the shape and taste are almost the same."
Butler Wu nodded and said, "The tavern opened by Qi Mansion was closed down on charges of selling counterfeit wine."
"Nowadays, even if it is sold as low-alcohol wine, if the difference is not very big, it can still be defined as fake wine."
"So, the wine sent by Qi Mansion is still fake wine, but now it has become upright."
Butler Wu sneered: "This reason is indeed very good."
Butler Wu looked at the two servants standing in front of him and said, "The shortcomings you mentioned are very good. I didn't give you a drink in vain today."
"Is there anything else bad about it?"
The servant thought for a while and said: "This wine pot is too earthy. It doesn't look like the container from Shangjun's courtyard at all. It doesn't match the low-alcohol wine."
Butler Wu nodded and said, "That's very good. I'll reward you two in the future."
At this time, the servant who could not speak could not help but speak again: "Sir, why don't you reward us both now."
Butler Wu curled his lips, frowned and said, "What reward do you want?"
The servant who couldn't speak stared at the wine bottle and replied: "Why don't you and I have a drink together, sir?"
Butler Wu clenched his fists and thought: You really dare to ask for it, and you even thought about my low-alcohol wine.
Butler Wu said coldly: "As you just said, this is very similar to fake wine."
"Now this is no longer just wine. This is evidence. It needs to be sealed. If you drink it all, how can I go to the Prime Minister?"
Butler Wu glared at the person in front of him and scolded him without turning red or white.
The two servants could only look at the wine bottle on the table and reluctantly left Butler Wu's room.
One of the servants comforted him: "It doesn't matter, there is indeed something wrong with this wine now. Since it is evidence, it is not convenient to ask for a drink anymore."
"If low-alcohol wine is sold in the future, let's have a good time."
Another servant who couldn't speak nodded.
The two of them were walking and chatting when a man suddenly jumped out from the edge of the grass, startling the two of them.
After the two of them calmed down, they realized that the person coming was Kong Er, who had sneaked away with the excuse of having a stomachache.
Kong Er looked at the two of them with a smile and said, "Why have you been here for so long? Your legs are numb from squatting."
"Why did Butler Wu come to us this time?"
Kong Er's eyes were sharp and he saw a red mark on one of them's face.
Just as another servant was about to speak, Kong Er waved his hand, stared at the red marks on one of them's faces and said, "Don't say it yet, let me guess."
"It must still be a thankless job this time. If you don't do it well, you'll get slapped, right?"
The person next to him was about to speak, but was interrupted by Kong Er: "I've told you a long time ago that Butler Wu's character has been seen through, and he will definitely be up to no good with us."
"You should just be like me and just leave with an excuse."
"It's better this time. It only hurts after being slapped."
Another servant rolled his eyes at Kong Er and said, "Are you done?"
Kong Er smiled and said: "Why. Don't be angry. We are servants, and none of us have been beaten before. Tell me, what do you want to explain?"
The servant curled his lips and then said: "Butler Wu didn't ask us to do any work this time. He just invited us to drink."
Kong Er was stunned for a moment after hearing this, thinking he had heard it wrong, and laughed loudly after realizing it.
Kong Er patted him on the shoulder and said: "Brother, I can still believe you if you give a special reason. Butler Wu invites you to drink? This is too far-fetched. If you tell me, you will be laughed out of your mouth."
Not only did Kong Er have sharp eyes, he also seemed to have a very sensitive nose. He suddenly sniffed hard, then leaned closer to the two of them and sniffed hard.
One of the servants turned around and breathed a sigh of relief at Kong Er.
Kong Er was so smoked that he jumped to the side.
Kong Er, who had recovered, nodded and said, "Butler Wu invited you to drink in front of me?"
One of them said: "Otherwise, would it be fun to lie to you?"
Kong Er suddenly felt as if he had lost half a year's wages. He covered his head and wanted to slap himself twice.
After the servants left, Butler Wu looked at the opened wine and filled it up for himself.
Butler Wu muttered: "It doesn't matter whether it's real wine or fake wine, it's still wine, as long as you feel comfortable drinking it."
"Drink a little more to reveal your shortcomings. It won't be too late to report back to the Prime Minister then."
(End of chapter)
