"The monk said... this strong wine is like fire in water, it burns so much that everyone wants to have a second spring!"
Song Wen was stunned for a long time and murmured: "What a monk! It can be said that he has mastered the five poisons..."
Lin Chong smiled: "However, Zen Master Zhitong's kung fu is indeed outstanding. Even Master Zhou Tong admires him very much."
Song Wen thought about it and said with a smile: "Otherwise, how about calling this Shaojiu Huoshaochun?"
Lin Chong nodded: "Huo Shaochun! It sounds good, I think it will work! However, I don't know how the store is being cleaned up."
Song Wen shook his head: "I haven't even bothered to deal with the old madam and her scoundrels these days. Will you go back to the city with me later? Have you not seen Yueniang for several days?"
"Hey hey hey..."
"Okay! Did you go to a brothel with me and become tired of the old?"
Lin Chong was shocked: "Brother Wen, don't talk nonsense, how is it possible? My feelings for Yueniang can be learned from heaven and earth..."
Song Wen curled his lips: "He is a strict wife again... However, if you want to make a girl happy, you really have to put some thought into it. When I have time, I will help you get some gifts to send to Yueniang."
"That feeling is so good..."
After checking the well-preserved wine steamer, he encouraged several young men and told Li Yan not to drink secretly... Song Wen took Lin Chong and went straight to the wine shop.
An Daoquan and his grandfather went to Luoyang, Xijing to visit friends. The three boys had agreed to go to Zixuan Tower to watch Chun Niang's song and dance some time ago.
Song Wen didn't know if this was the beginning of the fall of Lin Chong, a peerless good man... but he thought it was quite interesting.
The shops were still dusty, and the street was not very lively, so the closed shops were not that conspicuous.
As soon as he entered the door, Song Wen felt uncomfortable. Two carpenters were sawing, and two apprentices were slowly clearing away the debris on the ground.
According to Song Wen's arrangement, the entire room was completely emptied. There were huge wooden shelves on three sides, filled only with drinks. There were also round tables and round stools for guests to rest. Song Wen only required that the whole room be spacious, bright and tidy.
A steward ran over, raised his hand to Song Wen and said, "Brother Wen is here. Didn't Li Yandong's family come over today?"
"Uncle Li won't have much time to take care of these things in the future. Didn't Mrs. Ping tell you that these business matters will be in my charge in the future?"
A trace of disdain flashed in the eyes of the young steward of Zhao Shenyan's family, but he still raised his hands and said, "Then in the future this shopkeeper will..."
"I have my own arrangements! You can go back. I will arrange the decoration of the store for the past two days. Please help me tell Mrs. Ping that the wine shop will officially open on the sixth day of this month!"
"This... I know, I will go back and talk to Madam right now!"
The steward left with a hint of embarrassment, as if he didn't really think much of Song Wen, the little tortoise who mingled among the masters.
Song Wen didn't care what a slave thought. He instructed the carpenters and servants to clean up the house and rearrange the wooden frames, tables and chairs.
Too lazy to go back, Song Wen had someone clean up a guest room in the backyard, bought a new bedding, and stayed there for the night. An old man hired by Ping Niang stayed in the shop to watch the night.
Sitting in the yard, Song Wen looked up at the night sky of Bianliang, which was faintly illuminated by lights... There were also faint sounds of lively hawking and shouting coming from outside.
Song Wen felt as if he had completely integrated into the Song Dynasty, but many things that he knew the consequences of still made him feel uncomfortable.
This is the living Song Dynasty! Each and every living person, at this time... Did Lu Zhishen just join the army in the northwest? Tong Guan is still making military exploits in the northwest, and Cai Jing is still in power! Gao Qiu is ready to dominate the Sanya Imperial Army for profit
The position of Taiwei...
Wu Erlang may still be learning skills. I wonder how Wu Dalang's cooking cakes are doing? Has Jin Lian been ruined by the master? Song Huizong's Gen Yue has just started to build... This guy is really good at playing with power. He is
When he was in power, the cabinet could be said to be just a bunch of decorations! But the power of politics could not cover up the weakness of the country and the collapse of the army...it was just a desperate struggle.
Song Wen was sitting alone in the yard, looking up at the bright moon in the sky, suddenly smiled, then got up and walked out of the shop and went straight to the oldest restaurant in Bianliang, Tokyo a few streets away...Gaoyang Zhengdian.
The next day, the day for the annual competition between Baifanlou and Panlou and other restaurants to test new dishes and brewing water came! Song Wen had been waiting for so long not to launch this shochu, just waiting for this day...
Baifanlou has now almost surpassed Panlou Zhengdian to dominate Bianliang. Seven or eight scattered wooden buildings complement each other. There are naturally shadows of the court's powerful people behind the four proprietors.
The long-declined Gaoyang Zhengdian and Pan Lou naturally also received the invitation, but in the past two years, Gaoyang Zhengdian has rarely participated in this kind of vegetable and wine competition.
It’s not that they don’t know the benefits of building a signature here, but now Pan Lou and Baifan Lou are very wealthy and have gathered the best cooks and brewing masters in Bianliang... In addition to the lamb wine that Gaoyang Zhengdian is proud of,
Apart from that, there is almost no power to parry.
But today, the old shopkeeper of Gaoyang Zhengdian came over in a donkey cart uncharacteristically. The welcoming shopkeeper of Baifanlou was surprised...
"Shopkeeper Meng, today is the day for our Bianliang restaurant guild to test new dishes and drinks! It would be inappropriate to bring out this old Huangli lamb wine again..."
Hong Guoguo, the shopkeeper of Baifanlou, gave Mr. Meng, the shopkeeper of Gaoyang Zhengdian, a slap in the face. Several shopkeepers next to him also had disdainful looks on their faces.
Mr. Meng, the shopkeeper, smiled calmly: "Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi. It is not the right way for villains to become rampant when they succeed! Everyone, Gaoyang Zhengdian is the first time-honored brand in Bianliang in the Song Dynasty! You should not underestimate it too much.
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Everyone was stunned for a while. The businessman was naturally a thick-skinned person, and he immediately came out with humorous words to interrupt the pleasantries and liven up the atmosphere.
The shopkeeper of Baifanlou looked at his colleagues next to him. Everyone was a little surprised. In the past, shopkeeper Meng, who had always swallowed his anger, did he have any capital to support him today? I didn't hear that Gaoyang Zhengdian hired a new chef! As for the drinks,
Apart from a kind of lamb wine, I haven’t heard of any new wines coming out...
There is a large round table, and the people sitting on it are the largest restaurant owners in Bianliang, Tokyo. Below are the three cooks from Baifanlou who are preparing the braised vegetables today, the two cooks from Panlou, and the two cooks from Tianbaolou, plus
A... uh, a boy from Shang Gaoyang Zhengdian.
Pan Lou's shopkeeper frowned: "Senior Meng, why didn't the two chefs from your restaurant come? But they were delayed on the way?"
Before Mr. Meng, the shopkeeper, could speak, the shopkeeper from Baifanlou next to him sneered: "It's just the same old dishes over and over again, red silk crystal wonton, two-color kidney, fried quail... Does it make any difference whether you come or not?"
Mr. Meng, the shopkeeper, snorted: "That's right, these are the dishes that are cooked over and over again with oil, salt, sauce and vinegar! Isn't it just deceiving people with all the new names? I'm here today to give you a taste of a new wine.