In the Xu family cellar.
After Xu Wanning entered through a passage that could only accommodate one person, she suddenly felt enlightened.
It was midsummer outside, but it was very cold in the cellar.
The cellar was very large and open. There were many large jars, eight in a row, almost ten rows. The cellar did not smell any moldy and rotten smell, but it was all filled with the aroma of wine.
The fragrance is overflowing, making people drunk before drinking.
Xu Wanning picked a jar of wine.
When you open the lid, the aroma of wine comes out, making you salivate.
Qingxing sniffed hard: "It smells so good! It smells so good!"
"How does this scent sound? Is it any different from Lihua Zui?"
Hongmei and Qingxing shook their heads at the same time: "I can't smell it, just about right."
Xu Wanning also felt similar.
She scooped out two bowls of wine with a long-handled wooden spoon, "Let's have a taste together."
The two of them, red plums and green apricots, held the bowls and started drinking.
Take a sip, it's sweet and fragrant, it's cold and slippery in your mouth, and after you drink it, it's so fragrant that you can't help but take a second sip.
Xu Wanning took a few sips.
The more he drinks, the deeper the smile becomes at the corners of his eyes and brows.
"how?"
Xu Wanning asked about red plums and green apricots.
The two of them, Hongmei Qingxing, had already finished the wine and gave a thumbs up: "Miss, your wine is so good and delicious, just like Lihua Zui."
Xu Wanning also felt similar.
"We don't often drink. Even if they are different, we may not be able to tell the difference. If you want to find one, just find someone who knows how to drink and let them try it." Xu Wanning asked Qingxinghongmei to scoop out two small jars, and then came out into the cellar.
Back at Lihuayuan, Jixiang had prepared the washed and dried wine bottles.
"Go and pack the wine. I want to give it away." Xu Wanning said and went to the warehouse.
There are pear blossom drunkenness she brought from Yancheng in the warehouse.
Before Jiang Xu's death, Lihualou had ceased to open, and all the remaining Lihuaju inside was given to Xu Wanning. There were more than twenty pots in total. Xu Wanning was not willing to drink it, so he brought them all to Kyoto.
Now is a good time for drinkers to tell whether there is any difference between the pear blossom drunkenness she brewed and the pear blossom drunkenness brewed by Jiang Xu.
She took the bottles of wine she had prepared and went to see Mr. Lu.
Today is Chang'an's first day of school. Mrs. Lu had said early in the morning that when the children came back from school, they would have a good celebration in her yard.
Xu Qian and Lu were both there.
"A Ning also brought his own wine?" Xu Qian's eyes lit up when he saw the wine: "Is this Lihua Zui?"
Xu Wanning nodded and placed several jugs of wine on the table: "Dad, some of these four jugs of wine were brewed by me, and some were brought back from Yancheng. Dad, please taste them and tell them apart."
Xu Qian stroked his beard and smiled proudly: "Your father and I are a master of wine. There is a little difference between the two wines, and both your father and I can taste it."
"So come and ask dad for help, let's see how well I brew!" Xu Wanning said delicately: "Dad, mom, you do it first, and I'll go to the small kitchen to make two dishes for you."
Xu Qian's eyes lit up: "An Ning, your mother has been trying your squirrel mandarin fish for a long time."
Mrs. Lu gave Xu Qian an angry look, and Xu Qian blinked at her.
This old man wanted to eat and had to push her out.
"Aning, your dad also wants to eat the pickled fish you made."
Xu Wanning was amused by this old couple and laughed: "Okay, I'll do it right away."
The red plums and green apricots also cover their mouths and smile.
Xu Qian followed and shouted: "An Ning, use more spicy pickled cabbage in the pickled fish!"
Mrs. Lu punched him angrily: "You still eat spicy food, so you don't have to worry about stomach discomfort."
"Aning is cooking, Afu. I've been craving it for years." Xu Qian said.
The atmosphere between the couple suddenly solidified.
You two look at me and I look at you.
Mrs. Lu said: "Our daughter is by your side, and you will never have to be greedy again."
Xu Qian let out a long sigh: "Yes. You don't have to be greedy anymore. Our daughter will stay with us for the rest of her life, and we will raise her for the rest of our lives."
Mrs. Lu also nodded solemnly: "Yes, we will raise her for the rest of her life. When Brother An grows up, we will let Brother An raise her."
Xu Wanning was busy in the small kitchen.
The small kitchen is where Mr. Lu usually cooks medicine and some sugar water tonics. It is very clean and has all kinds of pots and pans. Qing Xing went to the big kitchen to ask for food. The pots were heated up, and Xu Wanning Standing in front of the stove, he rolled up his sleeves and started cooking.
While cooking pickled fish, Xu Wanning suddenly thought of Pei Heng again.
It's been three days since Peng Fu was sent there, and Pei Heng hasn't come to see her yet. He must have thought that Peng Fu was the one cooking.
Xu Wanning shook her head and swept that person out of her mind.
Soon, the two dishes were served.
Xu Jia happened to come back with Xu Tingan and Xu Changan.
As soon as Xu Ting'an came in, he said, "Today, Mr. An praised Brother An, saying that Brother An has a good memory and high understanding. Brother An will understand what he said after listening to it once."
When Xu Qian heard this, he immediately lifted Xu Ting'an up.
"My brother An is really great. I will come back with the top score in the exam and make your grandfather happy too. He will also shine on the lintel of my Xu family."
Xu Changan glanced at his mother.
Xu Wanning is laughing.
Grandma is laughing too.
My uncle and uncle were all laughing too.
If you can read and study well, people around you will be happy.
Xu Changan was confused and nodded: "Okay, Grandpa, I will definitely get the top score in the exam."
"Haha." Xu Qian held the person in his arms and pricked him with his beard: "Okay, then grandpa is waiting to drink your No. 1 Scholar wine! If you become the No. 1 scholar, grandpa will rewrite the family tree, starting with you! "
The dishes were served quickly.
The maids filled the glasses for the adults and served fresh fruit juice for the children. Everyone had a drink first, talking and laughing.
Xu Wanning did not forget her business. She asked Hongmeiqingxing to place four wine glasses in front of Xu Qian and Xu Jia.
"Dad, brother, these are four bottles of wine, with two varieties. Try it and see what the difference is."
Xu Jia understood, "Is your pear blossom wine ready?"
Xu Wanning nodded: "Yes. Brother, try it quickly."
Xu Jia drank cup after cup. He drank slowly, tasted it carefully, smacked his lips, and then had the second, third, and fourth cup.
Xu Wanning looked at Xu Qian.
Xu Qian put down the fourth cup.
"Dad, can you taste the difference? How many glasses of two of these four glasses of wine are there?"
Xu Qian silently turned his head and looked at Xu Jia: "What do you think?"
Xu Jia put down the fourth glass and shook his head: "I can't taste it. I think these four glasses of wine all have the same taste."
Xu Wanning then looked at Xu Qian, who claimed to be the Immortal of Wine: "Dad, can you taste it?"
Xu Qian didn't say anything and was just showing off.
Mrs. Lu slapped him in the face and said, "Aning is asking you something, don't hold back, tell me quickly."
Xu Qian finally spoke, grumbling: "I think, actually, it should be, just, a kind of bar!"
In other words, in layman's terms: I can't taste it either.
Xu Wanning was not unhappy at all, she was very happy, "Haha, actually I brewed a pot of wine, and I brought these three pots from Yancheng."
None of their drinkers could taste it. It seemed that her wine was very successful!
Xu Qian was also happy for Xu Wanning. He raised his head and drank a glass of wine with high spirits: "My daughter is so good at making wine. Dad will have wine to drink in the future. You opened Lihua House for dad, right?"
For whom was Lihua Tower opened?
Who is Lihua Zui brewed for?
Xu Wanning suddenly remembered that Jiang Xu asked her before his death, why did you want to get drunk with pear blossoms?
She said that she wanted a person to be able to drink the wine he likes throughout his life.
The banquet was dispersed and the night was already deep.
Xu Wanning returned to Lihuayuan and already had an idea in mind.
"Ask Chen Wang to send a few jars of pear blossom wine to the Governor's Mansion tomorrow." She paused and added: "I brewed four pots and brought two pots from Yancheng."
If you let him drink them together, he will definitely not be able to tell the difference.
