Imperial City, Xicheng District, Shiban Street.
There are shops on both sides of the stone street, mainly selling groceries, both from the north and the south, as well as some local specialties. They are relatively high-end, and the prices are much higher than in the East Market.
There is a time-honored shop in the middle of the street called Wang's Liquor Shop. It is said that it has been open for a hundred years and has survived for three generations. It has grown from one shop to three on the left and right. The business is getting more and more prosperous. Although it is not famous in the north and south, it is It can also be called a saying that is famous far and wide.
The store mainly sells wine, and also sells some spicy side dishes to go with the wine. It does not provide seating and is only for takeout. The most famous ones are spicy rabbit head and chicken gizzards. There are long queues of people wanting to buy every day, and only 100 copies are sold out.
The side dishes sold by the way are so popular, and the main wine is naturally sought after by many people.
Wine can be said to be ever-changing, and a simple fermentation process can produce countless tricks. Some people like to drink strong liquor. They like the spicy or mellow taste when it enters their throats, and they like the heat that makes their whole body feel like they are on fire. But some people don't like strong liquor, and even think that they drink strong liquor after only three or two glasses. This is not the way to taste wine, and it is asking for trouble.
Moreover, drinking strong alcohol can easily cause problems, and some people who need to keep a clear mind at all times are not that interested in strong alcohol. Relatively mild water and wine are the main items sold in this store. The most popular among them is a kind of mince wine packaged in small jugs.
The taste of this kind of fruit wine is not fixed, but changes with the different seasons of the year. It has different fruity aromas in spring, summer, autumn and winter. It is said that you can drink all four seasons in one pot.
Moreover, the wine here is not cheap. It is more than twice the price of ordinary fruit wine. Ordinary people will not spend this money to drink "Four Seasons". They prefer peach wine, orange wine, and apricot wine that are cheap and have similar taste. ...Only the "upper class" who pay attention to the subtle taste and class are most interested in this store's bagel. He even made up his own wine tasting routine, which he said was elegant...
However, the high prices of the items in Wang's Liquor Shop are not really based on flattery, but are based on real confidence. First of all, the quality of the bagel wine is indeed very high. From the selection of materials to the craftsmanship, it has its own set of strict requirements. What is pursued is the subtle changes in taste and the unique taste and smell memory.
The Wang family has its own winery outside the city, orchards in various places in Jingjiu Dynasty, and even a large sorghum field. All the raw materials are grown and selected by themselves. Taking the exquisite gimmick to the extreme, the reward is a substantial premium on wine.
Of course, not every pot of wine is the same. The best wine in the middle is naturally the most expensive and has a higher price. It will not be sold casually. It will be set aside for guests according to the predetermined method and stored in a specific place. Wait for the guest to arrive in the wine cellar, then take it out from the wine cellar and hand it to the guest.
Therefore, the wine cellar is a very important part of the production and sales of Wangjia Liquor Store.
Not everywhere can build a wine cellar. Some places are too damp to dig in, and some places are too dry. It is not easy to find a suitable place. Moreover, the daily maintenance of the wine cellar is also very troublesome. It all depends on experience to determine whether to start a charcoal fire or put a water basin inside. Generally, wine cellar masters have more than ten or twenty years of experience before they can get started, and they all worked their way up from apprenticeship.
On the other hand, transporting the wine cellar is easier. As long as you know the numbers and have the strength to move in and out of the warehouse, you can do it. Moreover, if you have the opportunity to get familiar with the wine cellar master, you may be able to learn some skills in wine cellar management from him in the future. Then you will have no worries for the rest of your life. Food and clothing.
Therefore, in the wine cellar, even the guys who are responsible for transportation are very in demand. If you want to squeeze in, you have to be smart enough, and at the same time, you have to be appreciated by the steward.
"Liao Er! Push the cart to the back door. The wine delivery is supposed to arrive today. There are twenty boxes in total. Please count them clearly, then sign and move them down." The person who spoke was the steward of the wine cellar, and he was also the person in charge of the wine cellar.
The steward described Liao Er as a skinny young man who looked very strong, about seventeen or eighteen years old, with sharp eyes. He was a smart young man. He had not been here for a long time, but he was diligent and sensible. He was very popular with the steward. He was responsible for all the things that went out of the warehouse, and sometimes he was also responsible for sorting the wine into compartments, and he never made any mistakes.
It's a pity that such a good man cannot be retained. It is said that his family is urging him to go back to get married. He will have to leave in half a month. It is unclear whether he will come back next time. So now the manager is worried about whether to find another smart young man.
"Okay Uncle Zhang, I'll go right away." Liao Er replied, put down his work, picked up the cart against the wall at the door, and walked out, up a slope full of gouges, and when he got outside, he walked along We followed the stone road to the alley behind the store.
The wine from the winery will be delivered to the store every few days, and it needs to be packed in the wine cellar as soon as possible.
Hey, it's quite quiet in the back alley today. Usually, every household in the back alley has their business going in and out, so the alley is usually very lively. This is the first time in the long time that Liao Er has been in the store that the back alley is so quiet during the day.
A thought flashed through his mind, and the simple smile on Liao Er's face gradually disappeared. He glanced at a carriage that had already driven in at the alley. In addition to the wine box and the driver, there were three people squatting in the car.
None of these people had been seen before.
Suddenly, Liao Er turned around. There were a few more people in the deep alley behind him, and the alley seemed to be blocked by them.
Looking up, there were people standing on the roofs of the houses on both sides at this moment. They were holding long unsheathed swords in their hands. They were all covered in black brocade robes, with a dark red Taotie pattern embroidered on their chests.
Xuan Qingwei? !
When I wanted to walk back again, the door behind me suddenly "disappeared", and even the entire alley fell into a smoke-like haze.
Anyone who had been in Liao Er's position would probably have been frightened to the point of peeing, but the smile on Liao Er's face just disappeared, and his eyes had changed from the harmless and youthful look before to as sharp as a blade.
"Tsk, tsk, Xuan Qingwei is different. He can find me here. If I had known, I wouldn't have stayed any longer. I would have just left and changed places. Unlucky."
Liao Er's voice was not loud, as if he was talking to himself. At this moment, he turned his hands, holding a bright yellow talisman paper between his index and middle fingers. Then he raised it, and the two talisman papers turned into thunder and lingered around his hands. On the arm, the crackling sound was terrifying!
At the same time, the Xuanqing guards on the approaching carriage and blocked in the back alley also set up their momentum. They also held talismans in their hands. They were all running thunder talismans. Without saying a word, they directly raised them out and turned into Nearly ten dazzling thunderbolts hit Liao Er who was blocked in the middle of the alley.
"Using a talisman in front of a talisman master? Who are you looking down on?"
With a disdainful smile, Liao Er crossed his arms and then spread them out violently to both sides, as if he was stretching. The thunder wrapped around his arms seemed to have suction, and he actually hit the thunder talisman that was running towards him like this. All the power was sucked away, and apart from making the thunder wrapped around his arm more ferocious and terrifying, it actually did not cause any harm to Liao Er!
