"Mr. Zhao, you don't know. Even Xu Jiuguan praised this wine and said he had never tasted such a delicious wine."
Zhou An explained: "Jiu Guan Xu is an official who specializes in tasting wine for the emperor."
"To receive his praise, a thousand taels is a small amount."
"That means your background is not deep. Otherwise, it wouldn't be a problem to sell a jar for several thousand taels."
"Who is Xu Jiuguan?"
Zhao Ping asked.
"you do not know?"
Zhou An was also puzzled.
He had been following Tian Fuhai, and the father and son guessed Zhao Ping's life experience very closely.
It is believed that Zhao Ping is the direct disciple or descendant of a certain imperial doctor in the imperial hospital.
The reason why he stayed in Xiping Village was probably because he was planning something.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to know how to diagnose the pulse with silk thread.
That kind of person should know the officials of the imperial court very well. How could he not know the name of Xu Jiuguan?
However, Zhou An was just stunned for a moment, and then explained patiently.
"The original name of Xu Wine Officer is Xu Tianhua. He is an official who specializes in tasting wine for the emperor. He is in the seventh grade..."
Zhao Ping was speechless for a while after hearing his explanation.
What kind of emperor is this?
If you taste any wine, you can taste it like an official.
Moreover, he is still in the seventh rank, which is equivalent to the position of county magistrate.
The key point is that the wine official is directly under the jurisdiction of the emperor. He stays in the palace all day long and cooks breakfast in the morning and evening. He is considered a celebrity around the emperor, but his authority is much greater than that of the county magistrate.
The main task at work is wine tasting.
I have tasted fine wines from all over the world.
As long as he says a nice word, the price of the wine can basically double.
It's a fat and oily job.
After tasting the wine made by Zhao Ping, he said three good words in a row.
If you want to drink again, it will be gone.
Then Zhou An was sent to buy wine.
"Mr. Zhao, how much wine do you have? I'll buy two more jars."
"Here's the check."
As he spoke, Zhou An took out two banknotes worth a thousand taels from his arms.
Zhao Ping didn't show any politeness either. Who could object to having too much money?
After accepting it, two jars of wine were prepared for Zhou An.
He also told him the name of the wine was Acacia, and also included a poem.
Zhou An was just a housekeeper, he could read and write, but he was not proficient in poetry and poetry, and he didn't know whether the words were good or bad.
Anyway, just take it back.
Zhao Ping left him to have dinner, but Zhou An said he was in a hurry to go back and recover, and the wine official Xu was still waiting for a drink, so he left in a hurry.
Before leaving, he told Zhao Ping not to waste that kind of wine again.
It hurts to watch.
Zhao Ping agreed wholeheartedly.
Having earned two thousand taels of silver at once, Zhao Ping was more confident in dealing with the Feng family.
Qian Liu, on the other hand, immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Zhao Ping.
"Brother Ping, I'm sorry. I didn't know acacia wine was so expensive. I wasted your money. Just kill me."
A jar of wine costs one thousand taels.
He has drank and smeared almost a jar of it in the past few days.
That's one thousand taels of silver.
In this era when people don't even have enough to eat, they will fight for a few cents of silver, and even use white knives to go in and red knives to go out.
Not to mention one thousand taels of silver.
"What waste?"
Zhao Ping helped him up and said angrily: "You are my brother. In order for my brother to recover as soon as possible, a thousand taels of silver is nothing."
"Besides, we make this wine ourselves, and you know the cost better than anyone else."
"Tomorrow we will continue to use wine to disinfect and sterilize."
Qian Liu was so moved that his nose burst into tears, and he secretly swore in his heart that he would be loyal to Zhao Ping to the death in the future.
But Qian Liu wouldn't dare to let him use that kind of wine again.
He didn't even dare to drink anymore.
The drink was not wine, but wasted money.
One bite is a dozen taels.
Even the county magistrate would not dare to do that.
After appeasing Qian Liu, Yun Man also returned with his people.
There were five people in total, except Xia Quan, there were two slightly older men, and the other two were younger, about twenty years old.
They were all members of the Tiger Fighting Team. Zhao Ping was familiar with them, but he couldn't name them.
Xia Quan also noticed it and hurriedly introduced him.
The dark-faced one among the older men is called Xia Zhixue. He is a veteran and lives in the same village as Xia Quan.
After retiring from the army, he has been farming at home.
Occasionally called up during the summer to serve as a member of the Tiger Fighting Team.
The other one is named Gao Meng, from another village.
Also a veteran.
As the name suggests, he is tall and tall.
One of his ears fell off, probably an injury from the battle.
The young ones are named Xia Yang and Liu Muyun.
They are all Xia Quan's apprentices.
Xia Yang is taller, more than 1.7 meters.
Coupled with his thin body, he looks like a dick.
Liu Muyun is relatively short, probably only 1.6 meters tall in shoes.
The eyes are also small, as if there is only a slit.
But the gaze revealed was quite sharp, like a wild beast.
At this time, Liu Mengru and Wen Hui had already prepared meals. Zhao Ping had said hello in advance and cooked more meals.
White rice, broth.
Xia Quan and the other five had only heard Yun Man say that his family had this way of eating, and they thought he was bragging.
Now it seems that it is true.
Everyone is envious.
Wen Hui wanted to get a drink, but was stopped by Qian Liu.
"Sister, you can't drink."
Qian Liu said eagerly: "What we drink is not wine, but money."
"Liuzi, don't talk nonsense."
Zhao Ping signaled him with his eyes, "Brother Quan and the others finally came here, how can we not let them try our new wine."
"It doesn't take much, just scoop out two bowls."
Two bowls are two kilograms, two hundred taels of silver are gone, and Qian Liu's heart is bleeding.
Nothing to drink.
Wenhui gave it to others.
Liu Muyun also felt that Zhao Ping was stingy.
Poisoning a tiger to death can earn hundreds of taels of silver, but the result was two kilograms.
It doesn't matter if it's a whole altar, it's just a tael of silver, isn't it?
It is nothing compared to the tiger we killed together.
He was a little sulky.
As soon as Wen Hui gave him the wine, Liu Muyun raised his head and drank it into his stomach.
Then……
He suddenly jumped up from his stool.
Bah, bah, bah, keep vomiting.
He also threw the bowl to the ground, his face turned red from holding back his tears, and he was very embarrassed.
Xia Quan wanted to ask Zhao Ping what was going on, but seeing smiles on Zhao Ping and Wen Hui's faces, he thought there was nothing wrong.
It took a long time for Liu Muyun to come to his senses.
He smacked his lips. It didn't seem that spicy.
On the contrary, there is still a fragrance.
Entering the belly, there is still a burning feeling, and the body is much warmer.
He is Xia Quan's apprentice, and he is also considered a hunter.
They often squat and watch for prey at night, especially in winter, when the mountain wind blows and can freeze people half to death.
If there is such a sip of wine... Liu Muyun figured out the key and said shamelessly: "Brother Ping, I didn't taste the wine just now, can you let me have another bowl?"
"no."
Zhao Ping didn't speak, Qian Liu said: "You know..."
However, he was interrupted by Zhao Ping before he finished speaking.
"Liuzi, it's just a bowl of wine, no big deal."
Qian Liu left with the bowl in hand, not wanting to see these people waste money anymore.
Zhao Ping didn't care, and motioned to Wen Hui to pour him another bowl, and then said: "Mu Yun, my wine is stronger. Don't drink it so hard, but taste it carefully."
Liu Muyun blushed deeply.
Nodding, holding the bowl, taking small sips.
It's spicy, but after entering the throat, there is a fragrance that lingers for a long time.
Liu Muyun sincerely praised: "Good wine, I have never drunk such a delicious wine in my whole life."
"Brother Ping, where did you buy this wine?"
"When I get back, I'll save some money and go get two pots back."
Wen Hui took over and said, "This wine was brewed by my benefactor himself. A jar of wine costs one hundred taels of silver."
"If you want to buy it, I'm afraid you have to save money for several years."
"What?"
Xia Quan and others were moved.
The eyes looking at Zhao Ping changed.
Especially Liu Muyun, who thought Zhao Ping was stingy before.
Now it seems that I am ignorant.
Wen Hui's words were like an invisible slap hitting Liu Muyun's face hard, making him feel ashamed.
Xia Quan said: "Mr. Zhao, we haven't touched the wine yet. You can pour it into the jar again."
"We don't dare to drink such expensive wine."
"Brother Quan, that's not necessary."
Zhao Ping said with a smile: "I brewed the wine myself, and sold it for one hundred taels of silver. We drank it ourselves for the cost, and we didn't have much silver."
"And I also want you to taste this wine for me and give me your comments to see if there are any shortcomings so that I can improve it."
Xia Quan was not polite either.
In fact, that's what he said.
Smelling the aroma of the wine and seeing Liu Muyun's reaction, he was extremely curious about the wine.
Seeing that Zhao Ping didn't take it back, he also picked up the bowl and took a sip.
His eyes immediately lit up.
He praised: "Good wine."
"If you take a bite of it when you're watching for prey at night, you can survive the whole night."
Everyone else took a sip as well.
Praise one after another.
The two veterans even said that they felt full of strength after drinking the wine.
If they had had such a jug of wine on the battlefield before, they would definitely have killed a few more enemies.
Wine is good wine and rice is good rice.
A group of people had a great time eating.
After the meal, Zhao Ping took them to the hay shed and taught them how to kill tigers.
In fact, it is very simple. It is to dig a deep pit trap in a place where tigers often hang out, and nail sharpened branches into the trap.
Once the tiger falls in, even if it cannot be stabbed to death, it cannot escape.
When the hunters pass by, they can be captured.
Xia Quan and others nodded frequently when they heard this, and they were full of praise for Zhao Ping.
"Ahem."
Taking advantage of everyone's excitement, Zhao Ping stood up and coughed twice.
"Now that we're done chatting, let's get down to business."
"Will you follow me?"
