The sun was shining brightly, and the monastery was still lively. Crowds of people gathered in the A-shaped alley, there were several tea stalls on the street, and the noise never stopped.
"That wine is really dark." A dark-faced strong man held a tea bowl in his hand, his eyes widened, and he looked at the tea guests sitting on the left and right, exclaiming, "The minimum price for a pot of wine is 500 Wen.
, the highest one can be sold for a thousand yuan, but even if everyone goes to buy it, the price of wine is not so high."
"Who says it's not?"
The thin man sitting next to him nodded and said in agreement: "How dare he sell a bottle of wine at such an expensive price? Why doesn't he go and rob it? If he really has this money, why not go and have a nice drink comfortably?"
"Have you heard about it? The origin of Chu Ling is not simple."
Seeing someone stealing the limelight, the dark-faced man continued: "I heard that this man is the son of a wealthy businessman from Jiangnan, but he was expelled from the house... Well, he seems to be an illegitimate child..."
"Who did you hear this from?"
"That's right, is it reliable?"
The words of the dark-faced burly man attracted the attention of many people, who all poked their heads. In a corner of the tea stall, Jiang Zhongzi was sitting with a smile and shook his head.
What people say is scary.
Jiang Zhongzi put down the tea bowl with emotion on his face. In the past two days when he came to the practice workshop, he heard more than ten kinds of theories about Chu Ling's life experience.
There is a son of a rich man.
There are down-and-out scholars.
The most bizarre thing is the illegitimate son of Duke Shun.
It's said to have a nose and eyes.
Otherwise, why would the two legitimate sons of Duke Shun spend a lot of money to open a restaurant opposite Chu Ling's place?
Jiang Zhongzi lifted up his robe sleeves, took out a few coins, put them on the tea table, stood up and left the lively tea stall.
'The origin of this Chu Ling is quite complicated.'
Walking in the busy market, Jiang Zhongzi walked forward with his hands folded, "Not to mention the grievances with Li Qian and the others, how dare the tavern he opened to sell takeout at such a high price? What kind of wine can make Chu Ling...
this way?'
Jiang Zhongzi had a hobby of drinking. In his early years, he traveled around the world. Everywhere he went, he tasted the local wine. Jiang Zhongzi had his own unique insights into wine.
After coming to the monastery to learn some interesting facts, Jiang Zhongzi wanted to try the wine sold at the wine shop to see how it was different.
"Please come in, guest officer."
"Guest sir, move slowly!"
At the beginning of No. A Hutong Street, more than ten waiters greeted and escorted us, and many drinkers came here to drink, either alone or with friends.
"They are a wealthy family after all. The delicacies made by this chef are just unusual. They are more expensive, but they are better because of the real ingredients."
"That is to say, it is rare to have such a blessing. No, I have to come over tomorrow."
"But it's been a few days, and the drinks have been served across the street, and it seems like not a single drinker has been picked up."
"Listening to what you said, it's really true. What do you think they think? They dare to sell a bottle of wine so expensively..."
Several drinkers who came out of Yipintang were chatting and looking at the empty drinks on the other side with sarcasm on their expressions.
The crowds at Yipintang are in stark contrast to the deserted place after the drinks.
"Alas~"
Sighing sounded, Liu Jun, who was bored, looked at the counter and saw Chu Ling lying leisurely on the recliner. After thinking about it, he walked towards Chu Ling.
"Sir, why don't you lower the announced wine prices?"
"Not tuned."
"But Master, it's been a few days now and no one has come to drink with us. If this continues, we won't be able to do this business."
"Not urgent."
"Don't be in a hurry, I'm just in a hurry. That's not how business works. We're in the training center right now. Do you know how you told us to stop drinking?"
"The mouth is on them, let them say whatever they want."
Chu Ling lay on the recliner, closed her eyes and rested, not caring at all.
When Liu Jun saw this, he scratched his head anxiously, but there was nothing he could do.
"Can you stop drinking?"
Seeing Jun Hanlin coming, he took the wine from the wine cabinet and said angrily: "How many bottles have you drank in the past few days?"
"Have you drank your wine?"
Jun Hanlin belched wine and shook the wine bottle in his hand, "Young Master is not in a hurry, why are you in a hurry?"
"you……"
Liu Jun scratched his head angrily.
"Sir, if the first drinker doesn't come to drink with us, can I keep drinking?" Jun Hanlin leaned on the counter, raised the wine bottle in his hand, and looked at Chu Ling and said.
"yes."
Chu Ling slowly opened her eyes, leaned forward, picked up the tea cup at hand and said, "As long as you want to drink, you can drink whatever you want."
"You're still a proud man."
Jun Hanlin grinned and said: "A bunch of guys who don't have good taste, why should they be more expensive? How can this kind of fairy wine be measured by such vulgar things as money."
After saying this, Jun Hanlin started drinking heavily.
"Hearing what you said, I am actually interested."
A voice sounded, making Jun Hanlin frown.
"Sir, are you here for a drink?"
Liu Jun was excited and ran quickly towards the door, "Who are you? What kind of wine do you want to drink? Come...invite me."
"It's strange for you to go out after drinking. The waiter didn't come to greet the guests, but the shopkeeper personally greeted them." Jiang Zhongzi smiled and lifted the sleeves of his robe, but he was not in a hurry to come in.
"It's all the same, it's all the same."
Liu Jun said with a smile.
How can Liu Jun take care of this if the store is closed for several days in a row?
"Sir, do you want to come for a drink?"
Jun Hanlin carried the wine flask and walked towards Jiang Zhongzi, "The wine sold after drinking is not cheap."
Hearing what Jun Hanlin said, Liu Jun glared angrily.
"Do you want me to come and drink?"
Jiang Zhongzi looked at Jun Hanlin and said.
"I don't even want to."
Jun Hanlin was free and easy, "If you come, I can't drink anymore. It's a pity that you don't come. After all, this wine is different."
"Yeah?"
Jiang Zhongzi smiled lightly and said, "How much does this jug of wine you take cost?"
However, his gaze kept looking at Chu Ling, who had not stood up.
"This wine is called General Wine, and it sells for five hundred coins."
Jun Hanlin shook the wine pot, "It's strong in the mouth, but the aroma of the wine is light, and the aftertaste is endless. It feels like drinking from a knife. Do you want to drink it, sir?"
"What about other wines?"
Jiang Zhongzi stood with his hands behind his hands.
"Sir, you are tired from standing, why don't you come inside?"
Liu Jun smiled and stretched out his hand to signal: "Please find a seat and sit down first, and I will introduce you one by one to the wines sold in the shop..."
"It's okay, I like to stand."
Jiang Zhongzi waved his hand and interrupted: "Listen first and then talk."
Liu Jun's smile was a little stiff.
"In addition to this General Wine, there is also Zhuangyuan Red. Among these wines, I think it is the most unique."
Jun Hanlin was not in a hurry. He took a sip of wine and introduced it to Jiang Zhongzi, "Although it is the most expensive, it is definitely worth the money. This wine..."
Jun Hanlin, who is a very good drinker, explained several wines ordered by Chu Ling very objectively and did not brag about anything.
Jiang Zhongzi stood outside the door after drinking, listening to Jun Hanlin explain one by one. However, this scene also attracted the attention of many people.
It was really strange that someone came to the place where the drinks had been deserted.
"Sir, it's not good."
On the second floor of Yipintang, a middle-aged man in Tsing Yi ran hurriedly towards the first private room, opened the door and walked in quickly.
"Why are you so panicked?"
Li Qian frowned, looked at the middle-aged man and said.
"Sir, let's go and have a drink. There's a guest here."
The middle-aged man swallowed his saliva and said nervously.
"Going in?"
Li Qian raised his eyebrows slightly.
"No."
The middle-aged man shook his head and said, "Stand outside the tavern."
"Why didn't you send someone to drive them away?"
Li Qian stood up and looked at the middle-aged man.
"It's hard to drive that person away."
The middle-aged man said nervously: "This is Jiang Zhongzi, a great scholar of Zhaoyan Academy. I have met him before, so..."
"You mean Jiang Zhongzi?"
Li Kun, who was sitting next to him, stood up at this moment.
"yes."
The middle-aged man nodded hurriedly.
"You should step back first."
Li Kun waved his hand and said.
The middle-aged man bowed and saluted, and then left the private room.
"What does Jiang Zhongzi want to do after he comes to drink?" Li Qian frowned and looked at Li Kun, "Is it for the Wangyou Lake Poetry Club?"
"Not sure."
Li Kun shook his head and walked towards the window facing the street. When he saw it, he saw a sign indicating that he had finished drinking, and Jiang Zhongzi was standing outside the door.
"There's no way to rush this."
Li Qian followed, pressing his hands on the window.
"Then don't rush."
Li Kun said indifferently: "Chu Ling set the price of wine so high, even if Jiang Zhongzi really goes in to buy wine, nothing will change."
"Right."
Li Qian nodded and said: "You think this Chu Ling was kicked in the head by a donkey. He dares to sell wine so expensively. At such a price, only the fine wine collected in the house will do."
At first, Li Qian thought that after Yipintang was renovated, he would lower the price of wine to rob Chu Ling of his customers, making him unable to sell even a bottle of wine.
But before Yipintang was renovated, after the wine was over, the price of the wine was announced, ranging from 500 to 1,000 yuan, which caught Li Qian and his brother off guard.
Not too cheap.
But it’s too expensive!
As a result, many of Li Qian's ideas were of no use.
"I've been thinking about one thing these past few days."
When Li Kun saw Jiang Zhongzi walking into the wine shop, he said to Li Qian, "What kind of wine do you think Chu Ling is selling?"
"Who knows."
Li Qian spread his hands and said: "You can go and rob, but you want to sell wine. This Jiang Zhongzi is also an old fool. If you want to drink, don't go there. It's obvious that you will be slaughtered."
Speaking of this, Li Qian showed a hint of disdain on his face.
In his eyes, Chu Ling was crazy about money. However, Li Kun, standing beside him, always felt that things were not that simple. As for what was wrong, he couldn't tell.