Rebirth of Jiuyouyan

What Wen Yougong took Xia Yue to was a small Zhuangzi. The signboard was hung inside the Zhuangzi and could not be seen from the outside.Those who don't know only know that this is a private house, and they would never expect that it is a restaurant that is open for business.

Xia Yue looked at the signboard, thinking that no matter how many times he saw it, he still wasn't used to it.

Luo Yue's characters are very close to the Chinese characters he is used to, which indeed makes it much easier for him to learn, but the fact that there are no radicals for female characters has caused many commonly used characters to lose their radicals or change their radicals.That's all right, Xia Yue has a lot of characters next to the female characters in his impression, and they look completely different here. For example, the Rushui of their Yun family, the word "Ru" made Xia Yue look at it for a long time. There is the most commonly used word "good", which appears frequently in books, but Xia Yue was confused for a long time and didn't know what that word read.

Sure enough, it’s impossible to get a complete bargain. Xia Yue held the book and thought at the beginning. Without the gold finger, although he has traveled to a place where the language and characters are basically the same, Luo Yue is not ancient China. He has a hundred or so new characters that he does not recognize. Need to learn from scratch.

At this moment, Xia Yue looked at the three words "Yanhaoju" on the signboard, and silently recognized the first two words again in his heart.He secretly thought that he should quickly get used to these newly learned characters, and he couldn't think about it for a while every time he saw it.Maybe no one will suspect that he is not the original product because of this, but this obviously affects the image of Young Master Yun.

It seemed that Wen Yougong had reserved a table early, and the three of them were led directly to a suite. Wen Yougong himself brought his entourage, so he let them and Xia Yue's servants eat outside, while the two young masters sat inside.

Zhuangzi's dishes are all exquisite, and Wen Yougong ordered Yun's Rushui, and the two chatted while drinking.

Outside the window is the garden in spring, with a small pool built. The water in the pool is deep dark green. When the wind blows, it shatters into a pool, reflecting the sunlight, flickering bustlingly, and then slowly returning to calm.

After talking leisurely in such a quiet environment, Xia Yue realized that Wen Yougong and himself really seemed to be congenial.Both of them are businessmen, so naturally they don't talk too much about poetry or current affairs.Wen Yougong has been to many places, chatting about the scenery of various places, what rare goods he has seen, which ones have been shipped to Beijing and sold at a good price, and which ones have not been paid much attention to, Xia Yue listened with great interest.Later, when the subject changed, they started talking about wine again. Wen Yougong said that the quality of water in different places is different, and the taste of the wine produced is also different.At this time, Xia Yue began to show off his professional knowledge, and explained in detail the influence of soft and hard water on the quality of wine. Wen Yougong listened intently, his eyes sparkling, he really looked like a child.

The meal was enjoyed by both host and guest, and at the end of the banquet, both of them started calling each other brothers.Xia Yue will turn 24 this summer, but Wen Yougong will only turn 22 at the end of this autumn, so Wen Yougong called Brother Yun, calling himself younger brother, Xia Yue called him Yougong, and the distance between them became closer than the day before a lot.

After finishing the last glass of wine, Wen Yougong straightened his face and said, "Since I'm called big brother, I won't make any devious little brother anymore, let's be honest."

Seeing Xia Yue put down his wine glass and smiled, Wen Yougong also smiled, and then said: "Of course, elder brother must have seen it long ago. The younger brother took the initiative to talk to him and wants to get to know him. Naturally, he also thinks that elder brother is very handsome and admires him in his heart." But after all, he is a businessman, and his main purpose is business. Let’s be honest, I want to make a contract with the Yun Family Wine Store to exclusively sell Yun Qi from the Yun Family in Beijing.”

Xia Yue never expected that Wen Yougong valued Yun Qi so much.Except for Youxijiuzui in Yincheng, the Yun family's wine is sold in other places, all relying on wine merchants to purchase goods and sell them sporadically. It is not much different from other retail wine merchants.No, if the contract is comprehensive and long-term, maybe you can get better profits...

Xia Yue thought about it for a while, but didn't answer yes or no, just asked: "As far as I know, the Simu caravan never runs to Yincheng."

"Yes," Wen Yougong admitted frankly, "From my father's generation, they basically ran to the south, and went to Donan if they could. The more south you go, the more things you don't have in Beijing, and the possibility of making money The sex is stronger. Yincheng is still closer to Beijing, although we always pass by, we have never done business there. "

Xia Yue smiled, turned the wine glass in his hand, and said casually: "You won't decide to do business with the strange Yincheng just because you like Yunqi."

Hearing this, Wen Yougong smiled and showed his white teeth: "As expected of Brother Yun, there is probably no one in Beijing who can take advantage of Brother Yun."

After saying this, Wen Yougong stopped laughing, looked back at the closed door, and said in a low voice: "I didn't intend to hide it from my elder brother, but my younger brother naturally thinks it's safe to do this business. The results of the two-day tasting will be announced, and in my opinion, Yun Qi must be at the lowest level."

The main purpose of the tasting meeting is to grade the participating wines. The grades from low to high are third-class, second-class, first-class, top-class, and the highest is special-class, which is the level of tribute wine.After this level is divided, a notice will be issued to announce to the world that high-level wine can naturally be set at a high price. The better the level, the more customers will buy wine attracted by the name, and of course there will be more wine merchants who want to sign a contract to do business. Yes, the price of the purchase can be driven up.

Xia Yue saw that Wen Yougong still had something to say, so he gave a foreshadowing: "The lowest?"

"Yes, the lowest." Wen Yougong smiled mysteriously, and lowered his voice this time, "Actually, I decided that Yun Qi would be selected as the tribute wine."

"Based on what?" Xia Yue stopped laughing and lowered his voice.

"I'm only telling my elder brother this." Wen Yougong got up and closed the window, and sat down beside Xia Yue, "The emperor has recruited a new Huajun this year. This Huajun is deeply favored and is a wine lover. He was given more than a dozen bottles of Yuehua in the palace, and they were all Yuehua matured for six years."

It was six years ago that Yuehua was selected as the tribute wine, and there must not be many bottles left in the palace now, it seems that it is indeed very pampering to be able to give more than ten bottles to Huajun at once.It's just that this matter seems to have nothing to do with Yun Qi, Xia Yue asked Wen Yougong with his eyes, urging him to continue.

Wen Yougong didn't pretend to be a joke, he just paused for a moment and then continued: "To be honest, my servant and this Huajun are old acquaintances, that Huajun also came to my house as a guest before entering the palace, and I also sat with him for a few times. Once again, I am somewhat sure about the taste of his preferred wine."

This inside story was somewhat beyond Xia Yue's expectation. He connected what Wen Yougong said and thought about it for a while, then he guessed a possibility: "Then, yesterday's tasting..."

Wen Yougong nodded with a smile: "Yes, I saw him there."

"Which one is not with you?" Xia Yue asked in surprise.Although Luo Yue didn't say that Qingguan can't go out to show his face, then Hua Jun must have changed his clothes and covered the back of his neck, but he can let his wife come to this kind of place where almost all of them are officials, but he doesn't accompany him?Xia Yue felt that he would definitely not be able to do it. Apart from going back to Bai's house, he would follow Shi Yan wherever he went, not only following, but also holding hands, for fear that others would not know that they were a couple.This has nothing to do with trust, it's just his desire for exclusivity at work.

"Probably not." Wen Yougong thought for a while, then shook his head firmly, "If that one came, how could the wine manager be so calm."

Remembering that the wine manager was chatting and joking with his father, Xia Yue also agreed with Wen Yougong's words.If it is the Huajun Xinna this year, he has not attended any major occasions. The sacrifice to heaven and other royal celebrations are after June. It is normal for most officials not to recognize that Huajun.

Xia Yue thought for a while, then asked again: "Did you see him drink Yunqi?"

"I see," Wen Yougong nodded, "Although his back was turned, he stayed in front of Yun Qi for a while, and even picked up the wine bottle to look at it carefully. I can assure you that he likes the wine."

Hearing this, Xia Yue pondered.According to Wen Yougong, if the emperor really dotes on Xinna's Hua Jun that much, then the possibility of Yun Qi being selected as the tribute wine is extremely high.For the Yun Family Wine Store, this is indeed beneficial and harmless, even if Wen Yougong monopolizes the right to sell it in Beijing, the Yun Family can earn a lot more than expected.

only……

"When do you plan to arrive in Yincheng?"

Seeing Xia Yue asking him this way, Wen Yougong knew that the matter was basically settled, he smiled happily, and told the day that he had planned in advance: "In May, as soon as the Qianqiao Festival is over, I will set off, first go to Go to the south, and then enter Yincheng on the return journey, which will be around the end of the month."

Xia Yue frowned slightly after hearing this: "The choice of tribute wine is in June, what if you don't choose it?"

Wen Yougong was stunned for a moment, realizing that the eldest brother he had just met was worried about him, and he felt even happier.He scratched his cheeks, and said with some embarrassment: "Actually, even if you don't choose the tribute wine, the first-class wine is still safe. I have already checked the mouth of the wine manager. No matter what, the younger brother will not lose money." , if this business can be done with the Yun Family Wine Store, it will be my little brother's money. Big brother can rest assured."

Xia Yue raised his eyebrows, looking at this little brother who had done a lot of actions in private, but all of them were poured out in front of him, he felt that he had nothing to say, and let the other party finish everything.From what his father said, this Mr. Wen should be a formidable businessman, but in his own opinion, he is an honest boy.

I hope he only does this to himself, Xia Yue thought narcissistically, sighed with a smile, and said to him: "In that case, I'll make the decision, sign a temporary contract tomorrow, and come when you come in May After leaving Yincheng, we will change the contract to a formal one."

Wen Yougong was excited for a while, and smiled brightly, Xia Yue couldn't help but said: "The wine is for sale, so don't drink it yourself when the time comes."

The young man with a peach blossom face suddenly froze, and after a while he smiled coyly, then raised his chin and said: "That's the wine I bought with money, big brother won't lose money, if I can really drink Yunqi by myself Light up, even if I'm drunk to death, I'm willing."

He licked his lips as he spoke, with a greedy face, which made Xia Yue laugh out loud.