Zhao Zhengze's room was already full of things, so the two wine urns were moved to Zhang Xiaoliu's room.There is no clutter in the kitchen here, and it can barely be used to entertain guests.

"Buyer Huo, look, the wine is here." Shopkeeper Huo was still looking at the simple furnishings in the house, Zhang Xiaoliu led him into the house and pointed to the wine jar.

Shopkeeper Huo gave him an apologetic smile. He grew up in the town since he was a child, and later he took over the wine shop at home and his business became more and more prosperous, but he rarely came to the village in person.Although he knows that there are all kinds of situations in the world, he is still surprised by the contrast between Zhang Xiaoliu's calm demeanor and his living environment.

Zhang Xiaoliu had put a bowl and a wooden spoon for wine beside him beforehand. At this time, under the watchful eyes of shopkeeper Huo and his staff, he lifted the lid of the wine urn, filled a bowl of wine, and handed it over, saying: " Shopkeeper Huo, please try it."

Domino is originally a berry fruit, and the tongue can be stained purple-black when you eat it.Ordinary glutinous rice wine is beige, so myrtle wine is darker in color, but it doesn't look cloudy after filtering the wine.

Shopkeeper Huo took the bowl, held it in front of him and smelled it, and then brought it to his mouth to take a sip.The wine slides into the mouth, not only has a mellow wine aroma, but also has a sweet taste of beans.He looked at Zhang Xiaoliu with some surprise, and then took a big sip.

He seemed to ponder over it for a long time before he said, "Brother Liu, did you really brew this jar of wine?"

"Buyer Huo, there's no need for me to lie to you." Zhang Xiaoliu was relieved when he heard what he said.Presumably he should be satisfied with the wine, otherwise he would definitely be picky after tasting it.

"That's right, since Brother Liu provided the wine, I'm fine with the rest." Shopkeeper Huo kept smiling, and his demeanor looked like he was born to be a businessman.He handed over the empty bowl, and said, "Xiao Shen, you should also try the wine from Brother Liu's house and see how it compares to the one you tried yesterday?"

Hearing this, Zhang Xiaoliu knew that the Xiao Shen he was talking about must be the guy behind him, so he quickly poured out another half bowl and handed it over.

"Thank you." The young man drank in a very heroic way, and almost drank it all in one breath.Then wiped his mouth, handed back the empty bowl, and thanked him loudly.

"How is it?" Shopkeeper Huo also looked sideways at him and asked.

"Very good, the taste is full-bodied, not strong, and it's a little different from the wine I tried before?" Xiao Shen said at the end, with a slightly puzzled expression on his face.

"Indeed, Brother Liu is a good crafter. Xiao Shen, go and bring back all the wine jars and let Brother Liu fill the bar!" Shopkeeper Huo was also unambiguous in his work. Since there is no problem with the wine, he waved his hand and asked the staff to go outside to the carriage to get the wine. The jar is moved in.

The man heard this, and walked out quickly, he seemed to be a very diligent person.

"Brother Liu, the wine you make tastes a little different. Have you sold wine before?" After ordering someone to do something, shopkeeper Huo consciously wanted to find a place to sit down. There is no place to sit.Rubbing his hands together in embarrassment, he said to Zhang Xiaoliu.

"I didn't have time to make and sell it before, but the method of brewing wine was passed down from me, so it's really a bit different." Zhang Xiaoliu said in a huff.He has discovered that the slightly different taste of the resulting wine is because he burns the wine.Wine making is not common here, and according to what Zhao Zhengze saw, they put the wine directly into the urn after drinking, and there was no subsequent procedure of making wine.

In fact, as long as the craftsmanship of wine making is good, freshly brewed wine will taste good.After burning, after continuous evaporation, the wine becomes more mellow, and the alcohol content is actually high, but the wine that has been simmered has no energy, which is similar to that of Nvhong buried in the ground.It's just that one is based on time, and the other is accelerated by fire.

"Oh? Then I wonder if Brother Liu is interested in making some rice wine?" Shopkeeper Huo has actually gone to several familiar winemakers, but after trying it, the taste is not far from the same, or it is too ordinary, which makes him not happy. Know how to choose who to cooperate with.It was only after tasting the myrtle wine that I realized something was different.Although myrtle is mixed in, the taste of rice wine is actually mixed in.Both he and his buddy could taste it, and the taste was very authentic, which inevitably made him think of something else.

"Rice wine? What does shopkeeper Huo mean?" Zhang Xiaoliu thought about it carefully. He also said last time that the rice wine and shochu in his wine shop are all made by himself.Now I ask him if he makes rice wine, could it be that the family does not make enough to sell?

"Brother Liu is so good at crafting, have you never thought about making wine and selling it?" Shopkeeper Huo said straightforwardly: "It is true that there are few people making wine here, but in Tonggang Village, which is near the town, many people rely on wine making. The handicraft makes money to support the family.”

He threw out very tempting words, and continued: "Rice is worth one, wine is six, not to mention that the price of rice is a lot lower than that of wine? Many families in Tonggang Village rely on wine making, and now they are in the There's a shop in town."

"Isn't the rice wine in Shopkeeper Huo's shop home-brewed? Since the profit is so big, why are you willing to share it?" Naturally, Zhang Xiaoliu would not believe his bragging, maybe someone really can make it in the town with his craftsmanship Buying and selling, but it must be a small part of the group in comparison.

The clerk had already brought in four wine jars, Zhang Xiaoliu was talking to him while filling wine into his wine jars.This kind of wine jar is really not big, and it can be filled with a spoon and a half of wine with a wooden spoon at home.Compared with the price of one altar of ninety articles, the profit is indeed huge.

"To tell you the truth, my dad used to make wine at home, but I didn't learn this craft. Originally, my brother could help, but he just got pregnant, and maybe he hasn't made wine in recent years. We have I've seen four or five of them, but I don't think any of them can compare to my father's craftsmanship. I just tasted Brother Liu's wine, and I seem to be an old hand." Shopkeeper Huo half-truthfully chose half of them and said that he himself is very familiar with wine making I have no interest. Now that the wine shop is getting bigger and bigger, I can only find someone to cooperate to provide wine.

Zhang Xiaoliu listened carefully, and put the wine in his hands deftly.At this time, Mai Mai also came back and helped him move the already installed jar to the side, while Xiao Shen covered the mouth of the jar with oiled paper and tied it tightly with a rope.

"So, how much does shopkeeper Huo need?" Zhang Xiaoliu thinks that brewing wine is not too hard, and the process of making wine can be purified. Even if the original wine is made less frequently, it will be much better after cooking.If it is brewed and sold directly to shopkeeper Huo, it will be very convenient.

"At least twenty buckets of wine a month. If Brother Liu thinks the distance is too far, I will send someone to fetch it." Shopkeeper Huo said hurriedly when he saw that his heart was moving.In fact, his business in the town is almost the only one now, and he has already found a shop in the county town, and he is waiting for it to open.It is precisely because there are many wine shops in the county and the competition is fierce that he tried it before looking for wine brewers everywhere.

"Twenty buckets?" Zhang Xiaoliu was at a loss. If he used buckets to count rice, he could estimate how much it was, but it was really hard to say something like wine.

"It seems that Liu Ge'er has never sold wine before. These two dozen buckets of wine... are probably more than one urn you are filling now." Seeing that he didn't understand, shopkeeper Huo pointed to the big box of myrtle wine. said the wine urn.

"It's easy to make wine, but I buy all the glutinous rice at home. I don't know what the price of the rice wine is?" What Zhang Xiaoliu wants to know most is the price. The yield of glutinous rice is lower than that of ordinary rice, so if you usually buy In exchange for rice, three buckets of rice can be exchanged for two buckets of glutinous rice.In addition to using glutinous rice, making wine only takes some firewood and time. The key is to look at the price.

"Brother Liu, don't worry, the price I charge for wine has always been the highest among wine shops." Shopkeeper Huo patted his chest and said confidently: "A bucket of filtered sake costs 350 Wen, if you sell it for two dollars a month Ten buckets, you will never find anything higher than this price." Even he was willing to spend so much money because he had to sell it in the town.

"Shopkeeper Huo, don't you need to try it?" Zhang Xiaoliu had the bottom line in his heart, thinking to himself, no wonder people say "a bucket of fine wine is ten thousand", this ordinary rice wine costs 350 Wen per bucket, and I don't know if a bucket is worth ten taels of silver. What wine.

Shopkeeper Huo pondered for a moment, and said: "Brother Liu, you can brew it for a try first. If it can be as mellow as these myrtle wines, there will be no problem. After you brew it, you can go to the wine shop to find me with the wine. .”

"Okay, since shopkeeper Huo is so straightforward, I'll take it first. I'll send it over when I'm ready. Shopkeeper Huo thinks it's okay. Let's talk about the rest."

"Brother Liu is really straightforward, then I will wait for your good wine." Shopkeeper Huo did not expect that there would be unexpected gains this trip. This level, he thinks, is enough.

Although the wine urn can hold a lot of things, it has a narrow mouth and a big belly, so it is not easy to put wine outside. At this moment, it only holds more than ten jars.

"Old Huo, why are you so slow?" The two had just finished talking when a hearty voice came from outside. Zhang Xiaoliu was raising his head when he saw a man about 35 or [-] years old walking in.He was tall and strong, and from what he said, he probably came to the village to harvest millet.

Zhang Xiaoliu looked past him and saw Zhao Zhengze came back with Xiaosong.These few days, Xiao Song is very attached to Zhao Zhengze, probably hoping that the peach pits that he can blow out will be ready soon.Zhao Zhengze was going to the fields in the morning, and he followed suit, and he didn't come back until now.They also knew that they would be waiting for someone to buy wine recently, so they were not surprised to see their family members.

"It's almost there, the millet you collected is ready?" Shopkeeper Huo seemed to be very familiar with him, and said hurriedly.

"Let them stay here and pretend slowly. I'm going back to look at the doll soon. If you don't come with my carriage, I'll be leaving now." The man seemed a little impatient, and he couldn't stop walking when he entered the house. He walked to the end of the bed by the door, and then went back around.

"You have taken care of it yourself for so many days, isn't it better? You wait a little longer, and it will be fine soon. Your carriage is still comfortable. I was shaken enough yesterday."

"Wait, wait, I still have to look for... What is this?" He suddenly paused in the middle of his anxious words, and reached out to pick up the Buddha Conquering Demon Buddha that Zhao Zhengze had placed on the table for a few days to take a closer look.

"This is the Conquering Demon Buddha, what's the matter?" Zhao Zhengze asked Xiaosong to wash off the mud on his hands. Seeing that they seemed to be in a hurry, they were about to squat down to help, but seeing him making such a fuss, he thought he had made a mistake. where.

"Of course I know it's Jiangmo Buddha. Where did you buy it? It's peach wood, which is the most suitable." In the last sentence, he brought Jiangmo Buddha to shopkeeper Huo for him to see.

"It's really suitable, but it belongs to Brother Liu's house..." Shopkeeper Huo said subconsciously.

"Oh, Brother Liu, where did you buy this demon-conquering Buddha? I've visited all the shops in the town, but I haven't seen it." The man turned around and asked Zhang Xiaoliu.

"Brother Ah Zheng made this!" After washing his hands, Xiaosong saw the excitement here, and when he was walking over, he saw the things in his hand, and quickly ran over to snatch them back.

"Hey, let me take another look, did you guys do this?" The man wanted to take it back, but Xiao Song held the thing in his arms to block it.

"Xiao Song, don't be rude, show the things to Uncle." Zhang Xiaoliu kept squatting, smelling of alcohol, and didn't know what was going on between a few words, only lightly reprimanded after seeing Xiao Song's actions road.

Only then did Xiao Song reluctantly stretch out the Jiang Mo Buddha.

"It's okay, it's okay," the man was also very winking, and he was not in a hurry to take it from Xiaosong's hand at this time, but asked, "This is engraved by your family? Is there any more?"

"Ah Zheng only made this one, what's wrong?" Zhang Xiaoliu was also baffled. Since this Buddha has such a great reputation, it shouldn't be so strange for others to have it at home.

"Hey, Ah Dong, don't be so excited, tell Brother Liu well." Shopkeeper Huo interjected.

"Can you sell this demon-conquering Buddha to me?" He didn't seem to have heard what shopkeeper Huo said, and asked eagerly after Zhang Xiaoliu said "only this one was made".

"This...we are not for sale." Zhang Xiaoliu glanced at Zhao Zhengze and said.

"Sell it to me,

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