The tall flagpole of the wine shop has gold characters on a black background and fluttering ribbons.
This is a wine shop in Bianjing City. Although it is not uncommon in Jiifang, it is most famous for its famous roasted whole lamb, so it is still enough to attract many people from the North!
At this time, not many people in the north ate pork. Most of the households with good conditions relied on beef and sheep as their main meat. Looking at the sizzling aroma of oily meat, greedy people will salivate.
There was only one table of guests near the window on the second floor. A man in casual clothes took a knife and deftly cut off a few pieces of meat from the whole lamb in front of him, and then placed it on a plate on the table.
There is a fire chamber more than two feet long and wide in the middle of the table. There is a bright charcoal fire underneath, and there is a four-cornered iron frame on top. The mutton on the iron rack is sizzling with oil and exudes an alluring fragrance.
I'm afraid that anyone looking at the meat in front of them will feel that they are very appetizing. Although people from well-off families often have barbecue on the table, they rarely eat it this way.
In particular, the aroma of mutton is something that no ordinary cook can create. Even without any ingredients, the taste is alluring.
The wine on the table is the famous Touqu!
This kind of wine is said to be owned exclusively by the Zheng family, a prominent family in Daming Prefecture. In the area north of the Yellow River, only the Zheng family sells it. It can be said that it is an exclusive business. Nowadays, the Bianjing Palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty is also exclusively provided by the Zheng family. This wine is a royal tribute wine.
It is said that this wine has only been released in the Central Plains in recent years. It is famous for its strong and mellow wine and high price. For people in cold northern regions, it is truly a must-have.
Even though some people can afford it, they rarely see this wine. This wine is expensive and not ordinary people can afford it. Now even the Khitan and Liao Kingdoms are buying it from the Zheng family.
It is said that the Liao Kingdom sealed the border, but as long as it was the caravan transporting wine from the Zheng family, it would be easy to let them through.
For this expensive spirit, many people can only smell it from a distance.
After pouring tons of Touqu, the entire second floor was filled with the aroma of wine. Coupled with the aroma of meat on the shelf, it was already making people salivate.
"It's a time-honored barbecue restaurant in Beijing that has been famous in the Central Plains for many years. I was lucky enough to eat here once when I was a child. I can never forget the wonderful taste!" The man in casual clothes served the wine and said to the man sitting in front of him.
"In the past, drinking was not allowed in the army. Now that His Majesty has passed away, soldiers and civilians are prohibited from doing anything. I feel a little emotional that I can take advantage of it today!" I feel like my mouth is watering. It seems that I am usually an alcoholic.
"Yin Sheng!" The man opposite didn't seem to want to say more!
"Please be patient, gentlemen!" Then I saw a waiter coming over quickly carrying a tray. When he saw the two of them about to drink, he actually stopped them.
There were several kinds of dipping sauces on the tray, but they had never seen them before. They didn't know what he wanted to do, but the two of them looked at the waiter, who seemed to be smiling with an unfathomable meaning. They looked at each other and smiled, vaguely understanding, but they didn't. squeak.
"The two guests must have been here before, but now the time-honored brand has changed a bit!" The waiter looked at the two men in casual clothes, but their aura was obviously different, and he couldn't help but said respectfully: "Sir, please take a look, now this wine the difference!"
The two guests did not stop him. The waiter was cautious and a little proud. He took the wine from the small wine jar and carefully poured out a little. He took out a fire twister from the empty plate on his tray and lit it with a breath. .
Whoosh!
I saw flames soaring into the sky from the empty saucer.
That little bit of wine was lit, and the fire was transparent and glowing blue.
"It's really a strong wine!" Watching the wine burn slowly, the volume gradually decreased.
"Yes!" Xiao Er was really proud of himself. He had done this skill no less than a hundred times. In his own words, he had personally taught him how to cook it in this restaurant, and it cost him countless dollars.
Seeing the expressions on the two people's faces, I felt that this was indeed the case, and said with pride: "Such a very good strong drink. In this season, you should drink it with caution. Don't be greedy for good wine!"
"Haha! Good wine! Don't be greedy!" Listening to what he had heard before, the man in civilian clothes raised his bowl and said to the man in front of him: "A certain family honors the Taiwei!"
Drink to win!
Lieutenant! Upon hearing this title, the waiter's hands shook and his body was almost unsteady. Looking in panic at the man in civilian clothes opposite, this man with a calm face was indeed dressed in fine clothes and had a graceful aura, but he looked a little peaceful, but he was also uneasy in his heart!
"Xiao Er, is there something different about your mutton?" I felt the strong liquor entering my throat, like a scalding hot stream, flowing smoothly down my throat and reaching my stomach. I felt warm all over, and I couldn't help but praise it. : "Good wine!"
"Sir, you know the goods!" The waiter's eyes flashed, and he said with a respectful smile: "The time-honored brand has been passed down, and the family's craftsmanship has now been developed with an exclusive dipping sauce. In just a few months, even the surrounding countries, I will never forget the time-honored brand!”
The waiter was a little proud. Seeing that everyone was listening with great interest, he couldn't help but talk vividly.
It feels like déjà vu. After trying the exclusive dipping sauce, the so-called Kuming powder and Jiangyou, I really feel that the taste of mutton is very different from before. But are these two common people? They came here just for the dry tea powder and general oil.
Because I had something to talk about, I casually rewarded him with some scattered silver, and the waiter obediently withdrew.
"Today, it won't be as simple as eating!" I felt that my cheeks were a little hot because of the wine going down my throat. It was even more intense than usual when I drank a jar.
After three drinks, the man opposite the man in casual clothes spoke directly to the man in casual clothes without beating around the bush. He was not too familiar with this person before. He only knew that his father was originally from Luoyang, the commander of Jiama Camp, but now he had to pay attention to him.
Nowadays, his father is still the leader of the East and West Troops and serves as the deputy commander of Huazhou, but he knows that he is already a figure among the generals of the Zhou Dynasty. Because he was a military envoy from Kaifeng Prefecture in Bianjing, and even took office under his own subordinates, his position was under the imperial army he was in charge of.
However, his career has progressed steadily since then, from being the Marquis of Yu in front of the palace and the governor of Yanzhou, to later being the commander of the capital in front of the palace and the military governor of the Dingguo Army. His position has been far higher than that of his father's deputy commander.
Although he held a foreign position, he has been promoted step by step, and he has even been working part-time as a member of the Imperial Guard, which is also under his jurisdiction. Even now, it is expected that he has done the inspection in front of the palace on his behalf.
The promotion of the imperial guard's position is correct and natural, and it is natural to take over his position. Even I think it is normal, because the promotions in different institutions are all promoted in sequence. But suddenly a person came to mind, and something that person once said to me.
Weird words!
He didn't ask himself to pay attention to the emperor's movements, but he asked himself to pay attention to a person who was not conspicuous in the Great Zhou Dynasty, that is, the person in front of him. He was naturally very surprised, but finding out the causes of death of several relatives and anticipating how things would develop really shocked him.
His uncle's massacre was inseparable from the famous Nine Suns Sect. The cousin was pierced through the heart with a sharp sword, and the technique used to kill him with one sword was obviously the Jiuyang Sect's "Earth Splitting Sword Technique". His mother-in-law died unjustly, and the clues were inseparable from the swordsman, but he did not reveal it.
