Chapter 41
In the end, Xu Chang took the tailor as Xu Ping ordered and put it alone. The tailoring was too impurities and could not drink it. He could only put it in the pot and steam it, or add it to other ingredients to continue fermenting.
After steaming the steamer, Xu Ping came up to see the material in the steamer. There was a lot of sorghum starch inside, which was not completely fermented. So he asked the customer to put the steamed material into a freshly brushed large jar and fermented it in the ground.
Rest for a while, then put a tank of ingredients in the steamer, and then steam the wine.
After noon, three tanks of ingredients had been steamed, so Xu Ping stopped. The ingredients in the steamer were left directly inside, barely counted as the lees to be thrown away.
A few days ago, I took the wine mash made from sweet sorghum, took out the water from the iron pot, squeezed the wine mash, poured the wine into the pot instead of water, and continued to steam the wine.
This is to use the method of skewers to make low-end white wine. The wine produced is sufficient and smells fragrant. Gao Daquan and several shopkeepers were curious and scooped it up with a scoop to taste it. When the wine was drunk, they just shook their heads and poured the remaining wine back.
There is no difference without comparison. Only by comparing this low-end liquor can the real sorghum chorus steamed in front be good. If you want to sell liquor at a price, you must first find the right people who like to drink liquor, and then in this way, you can truly separate the levels so that people will willingly increase the price.
When the sun sets west and the weather is not so hot, Xu Ping asked Xu Chang Gao Daquan and Sun Qilang to discuss the division of the shopkeepers. The steaming wine here cannot be stopped. The sweet sorghum wine brewed a few days ago must be steamed until the completion is completed and the wine will not be ruined.
It is not easy to divide the class. At this time, people who don’t go back on duty will have to eat and drink, making it unhappy for anyone to stay here. The three guards promised to swear, threaten and tempt, and clamored there.
When the bustling time, the shopkeeper who was guarding the door came over and said to Xu Ping: "Official, Li Tixia and an official came to the village and were waiting in the front hall."
Xu Ping then ordered, regardless of these people, and took Li Zhang back to the courtyard.
A few horses were tied in front of the door, but a few people did not enter the yard and sat under the big tree in front of the door to enjoy the cool air.
When Xu Ping walked forward, he found that it was Li Yonghe and Guo Zi coming together.
After going up to see Li, Xu Ping said: "Why are Uncle Shi and the Chief Clerk sitting outside? Please come inside to use tea."
Li Yonghe said, "No need, just take some tea and drink it. Mr. Guo and I just take a break from you. We have to rush back to Zhongmu County to meet the Grand Marshal Li who came down."
Although Guo Zi was just the chief clerk of Zhongmu County, he was sent to serve as a judge of Dali. From the eighth rank, in other places, this was the position of the magistrate of the county. Li Yonghe was the right attendant, but the ninth rank, so let alone the difference between civil and military officials. Moreover, Guo Zi was the first to be a Jinshi, and then he entered the sixth rank. The so-called super-investment transfer of officials with Jinshi was a system guarantee for rapid promotion at low levels. Normally, Li Yonghe, such an official without a background, could not catch up. So in Xu Ping, Li Yonghe's official position was much more prestigious than Guo Zi, but in fact there was a gap between the two. When Li Yonghe was facing Guo Zi, he naturally placed himself in a relatively low position.
Hearing Li Yonghe's hurry to leave, Xu Ping said, "Why is it so urgent? Zhongmu is only 10 or 20 miles away. You all have horses, just make a few more whips. My house has a new steamer today, and Uncle Shi and the chief clerk will have to taste two bowls no matter what."
Li Zhang interrupted: "The wine today is good, much better than before!"
Li Yonghe glared at Li Zhang: "Too talk! There is no place for you to talk here!"
After scolding Li Zhang, Li Yonghe turned to Guo Zi and said, "What should we do when we evaluate the matter?"
Guo Zi had a good impression of Xu Ping and said with a smile: "Since the owner of the little manor said that he had good wine, it would not be too late to drink two bowls before leaving. Li Fangyu was about to arrive at Zhongmu County, and it would be dark anyway."
Xu Ping asked the two of them to go in, but Guo Zi stopped going in any case and just said that he would just try a bowl of wine outside.
Xu Ping was unaware of it, so he had to let the shopkeeper set a table under the tree at the door, put a large plate of cooked meat on it, and then asked someone to come to the place where the wine was steamed and put a large jar of wine back.
Pour wine to Guo Zi and Li Yonghe, Xu Ping said: "This wine is a new wine in my house. It is powerful and tastes easy. Uncle Shi and the chief clerk."
Guo Zi took a sip and smiled and said to Li Yonghe: "This wine is a bit interesting, what do you think of Tiju?"
Li Yonghe said, "I am a rough person and I love wine. I just think this wine tastes smooth and I feel it smells like it when I get into my stomach. I like this one the most. I am a scholar from a literati, but I am afraid that this wine will be too strong."
Guo Zi said: "It's okay. I heard that Li Fangyu is better to drink, so it's better to bring him a jar. If you are happy, you will not cause trouble for us when you do things."
Of course, Li Yonghe had no objection, so he asked Xu Ping to install a small pot and bring it to Li Duanyi later.
Seeing Xu Ping leave, Li Yonghe said again: "I will not hide the comments. This family is in the same family as me. When I was young, I was in a down-and-out situation. If it weren't for the old owner of this family, I would have died of illness and ditches, so my friendship was unusual. Last time I came here for official business, there was this kind of strong wine, but it didn't have the same mellowness in this wine. If I had a wine like today, ordinary people could have a few sips."
Guo Zi nodded: "Although I drink a drink when I'm fine, I can't say I love wine very much. But today's wine doesn't feel spicy when I drink it, but it makes people feel savory, which makes people feel unique. I also met the little master of this family yesterday. The management of the countryside is quite organized, and the ditches in the ground are organized. They are not casually done, but are talented. Since the friendship with the Prosecutors is unusual, I will take care of him more in the future."
Xu Ping got the wine back, drank with Guo Zi and Li Yonghe for a while, and then asked the shopkeepers to go to the soldiers and officers there, each with a bowl of wine and two large pieces of meat, so that they could eat and drink enough.
After eating and drinking, it took some time to see the red sun wafting westward. Li Yonghe and Guo Zi did not dare to delay any longer. They said goodbye to Xu Ping and rode away on horseback.
Sang Yi's family had an urgent matter these two days and had already returned. The court sent people to rectify the surrounding order, but he didn't know what impact it would have on him, and he had no personal discussion, so Xu Ping was also bored.
When Li Zhang saw his father leave, he breathed a sigh of relief and ran back to the bar to watch them steam wine.
The other shopkeepers were also divided into classes. Because of his special status, Xu Chang could not compete with others, so he brought a few shopkeepers to the first shift.
Xu Ping ordered the shopkeeper to seal the steamed liquor that was steamed today and put it in a ventilated and cool place, leaving only a tank outside and put it in the shop for everyone to enjoy. The wine is aged, and the more it is aged, the more valuable it is. Now it is just the beginning, and only those low-end liquors that are produced with skewers are sold. When will a group of loyal users of liquor be cultivated, these aged liquors can be sold at a high price.
Chapter completed!