At lunch, the craftsmen's eyes almost popped out when they saw such a sumptuous meal.
In order to thank Lu Yao for his kindness, they swept away all the food, and even Lu Yao himself was not full.
I shouted in my heart, these beasts.
After eating, the craftsmen worked more actively, and some decks were almost completed.
Lu Yao was not idle either. He made soap and candles in the morning, and it was time to deal with the wine in the afternoon.
In the afternoon of that day, Lu Yao and Pan Wen went to Fanlou and brought back several carts of distilled rice wine.
After the rice is steamed, put it into a wine vat, add twice as much hot water, grind the koji into powder, put it in the rice, wait for a while and then seal the mouth of the wine vat tightly.
Wrap a layer of straw around it and finally put it in the warehouse. The waiting time is the fermentation time, and the fermentation will be completed in two weeks.
However, this does not become a high-quality wine. After fermentation, it will be distilled again and the finished wine will be obtained.
Within two weeks, Lu Yao was not idle and ordered a lot of ceramics to hold wine, as well as some clay pots.
To sell high-alcohol wine, low-alcohol wine must also be sold. In this era, it is not easy to suddenly adapt to high-alcohol wine, so Lu Yao plans to set up a variety of liquor every five degrees from 20 to 50 degrees.
Drink whichever one you can adapt to.
During this period, he also went to Pan's house. To maintain a good relationship between the two families, they must visit frequently.
The day before the opening, Lu Yao hung up the plaque and covered it with a layer of red cloth. Everyone around knew that the newly opened store would sell wine, because today they could smell the faint aroma of wine.
, just smelling it makes people intoxicated, and many people are looking forward to what it will be like when they drink it.
In order to increase the publicity of his restaurant, Lu Yao spent a lot of money to invite some children to recite his poems.
"Now that I'm drunk after a sip of wine, I laugh and ask where the immortal is here?"
These two lines of poems were sung so that everyone in Bianliang knew it. There were also some people who liked wine and scolded the poets for being arrogant. There is no such thing as drunken wine in this world. They made an appointment to taste this wine.
, if it was not as described in the poem, he would smash up the store, and who would call him to confuse the public with his evil words.
On the opening day of the restaurant, there was already a rush of people even before the restaurant opened.
They had been listening to that poem for seven or eight days, and the curiosity in their hearts had been there for seven or eight days, and the alcohol bugs in their stomachs had already started fighting.
You can smell the strong aroma of wine through the door. You can tell from this aroma that it is a good wine, but how good it is must be tasted.
While everyone was waiting, the restaurant finally opened its doors.
Lu Yao stood in front of the restaurant in person, flanked by the two Su brothers and Pan Wen.
In fact, Pan Yuanwu was also here, but it was not convenient to show up. Instead, he sat in a private room on the second floor and waited for the wine like the wine lovers downstairs.
Su Shi was also a good drinker, and he couldn't help it when he smelled the aroma. If Lu Yao hadn't stopped him, he would have picked up the jug and drank a few gulps.
"Thank you all for coming. It's a great honor for Lu to open today. In order to give back to the customers, every customer who enters the restaurant will receive a pot of high-quality fruit wine and a box of soap before leaving." Lu Yao said excitedly, but these people did not.
To give him face, not even some applause.
Embarrassed, Lu Yao could only continue to the next step.
He held the red cloth on the plaque tightly and pulled it down hard.
The plaque is engraved with the words "The Immortal in Wine".
Only then did a voice come out from the crowd. It was not that the wine fairy was amazing, but that these three words were shining with gold. Lu Yao actually plated them with a layer of gold. He was really rich, so he was not afraid of people at night.
Stole it.
Customers filed in. Fortunately, there were more seats in the restaurant, so no one had no place to sit.
There is a small wine glass in front of everyone.
This wine glass is a little too small. The alcohol content of Song Dynasty wine is very low. People usually like to use bowls when drinking. The wine you have is not enough to fill the gap between your teeth.
Lu Yao looked at their contemptuous expressions and smiled and said: "Listen to me, everyone, don't look at the small size of my wine glass. If you can drink it in one gulp, I will give you free of charge for your wine today."
In fact, the wine glasses at Luyao Restaurant are not small, they are as big as tea cups, but they are much smaller than the bowls used for eating.
Moreover, the wine glasses that Lu Yao put were all 50% white wine. Think about how many people can drink 50% white wine in one sip.
"I don't believe it. A certain person who claims to be immune to a thousand cups of liquor can still be stumped by a glass of white wine." The big man smelled the strong aroma of wine and puffed his throat.
Then drink it in one gulp.
Then his eyes widened, as if fire was entering his throat, his mouth and stomach were on fire, and his face turned red instantly.
Lu Yao couldn't bear to see anyone drinking like this. He really thought he was a drinker of the Song Dynasty.
call!
The big man let out a breath of turbid air, his whole body began to heat up, and he looked at the wine glass in his hand with fear.
What kind of wine is this and why is it so strong?
He is said to be able to drink a thousand cups without getting drunk. At this moment, his brain feels a little dizzy. He is indeed drunk, and he is indeed worthy of his reputation.
Lu Yao, on the other hand, had a smile on his face, an empty stomach that made everyone drunk.
Everyone looked at the big man, their whole bodies stiffened, and they didn't speak for a long time. They were a little curious about what the wine tasted like, but they had to hear the big man's comments.
The big man finally calmed down, but there was still some pain in his throat. He said in a hoarse voice: "Good wine, so strong."
Lu Yao applauded loudly, "He is indeed a good man. Remember, this good man will not charge you any money no matter how much wine he drinks in the store today."
After hearing about the good wine, everyone began to get excited. Some imitated the big man and drank a sip of wine, but they couldn't swallow it after only half a mouthful and spit out all the wine in their mouths. Some people even tasted it and it was already too spicy.
Everyone felt that this wine was too strong and drinking it was like drinking fire.
The big man already knows the benefits of this kind of wine. After drinking it for a long time, it leaves a fragrant aroma on the lips and teeth, making people want to drink it for a long time.
The big man shouted to Lu Yao, "Shopkeeper, since I don't want to pay for drinking, I will give you a pot of wine from the original cup."
The waiter from the restaurant walked up and asked, "I wonder what the guests would like to go with the wine?"
Wine is free, but food is. If nothing is free, Lu Yao can't afford to pay.
"I wonder what snacks you have at home?" the big man asked.
"Now we only have roast lamb and braised pork."
"Then bring both of them. This good wine must be paired with good meat."
"Brother Lu, why didn't you call me brother when you opened the restaurant?"
Lu Yao raised his head and looked in the direction of the sound. Cao Ping walked into the restaurant carrying a gift, followed by a girl in red. The girl raised her pink fist towards Lu Yao.
Lu Yao really didn't want to have anything to do with the Cao family, but he didn't expect them to come anyway.
Cao Ping doesn't think so. It's really unloyal to not call him when his future brother-in-law opens a store. Moreover, after his little sister was beaten by Lu Yao, he didn't seek revenge from Lu Yao for so long. This is not normal. He must be matched.
How could the two of them miss this great opportunity?
"What? You don't welcome me, Cao Ping."
Although I don't want to in my heart, I can't do less on the surface. "I'm sorry, Brother Cao, you forgot about it. It's really Lu Yao's fault. Please go upstairs quickly. We won't come back until we get drunk today."
Cao Ping nodded, it's pretty much the same, it looks like that.
Lu Yao took him to the private room where Pan Yuanwu was staying to see how you could bring the topic of marriage to an outsider.
Seeing that Pan Yuanwu was there, Cao Ping was stunned for a while and blurted out: "Uncle Pan, why are you here too?"
Pan Yuanwu was already a little angry. He shouted for good wine downstairs, but he didn't drink a drop. At this time, Cao Ping offended him. How could he have a good face to show it to Cao Ping? He snorted coldly, "You stinky person."
The boys can come, why can’t I come?”
The Pan and Cao families are both generals and have a very good relationship. There is nothing wrong with calling them brats.
Cao Ping smiled apologetically. The sense of superiority that Lu Yao had in front of him just now completely disappeared, "Uncle Pan, you have misunderstood me. I wanted to say how come we are so lucky to meet you here, Uncle Pan."
Cao Han also hid behind Cao Ping cautiously, and she was also a little afraid of Uncle Pan.
"Everyone, sit down!"
The three of them sat down obediently. Pan Yuanwu patted Lu Yao on the shoulder and said, "Nephew Lu Xian! You are good at everything, but the one thing that is wrong with you is that you don't know how to respect your elders."
Respect your elders?
Looking at the empty table in front of him, Lu Yao yelled that he had forgotten to bring Pan Yuanwu a drink. It turned out that he had been sitting there staring at the air for half an hour, and he had not been punched away.
Fortunately.
"Old Li Tou, come up quickly." Lu Yao shouted.
After a while, an old man came to the private room.
Old Li Tou is the shopkeeper invited by Lu Yao. From now on, Old Li Tou will be responsible for all matters in the restaurant. He cannot stay in the restaurant all the time.
"Master, what are your orders?" Old Li Tou asked.
"Hurry up and bring two jars of the best wine, and then ask the kitchen to cook up some more good dishes." Lu Yao ordered.
After Lao Litou agreed, he ran downstairs. He knew that the people who could sit here were all distinguished guests, so he couldn't neglect them. Moreover, the wages paid by this small boss were really high, so he should work more efficiently.
After a while, two waiters brought up two jars of white wine packed in white porcelain.
There were a few people following behind, carrying some stir-fried dishes.
Lu Yao secretly sighed, this old Mr. Li is really fast at doing things, and he will be given a salary increase after a while.
Cao Ping couldn't take his eyes off it when he saw the stir-fried vegetables. Ever since he had fried mutton fried with green onions at Lu Mansion, he thought about it every day.
Pan Yuanwu took the wine jar and pulled out the stopper.
Suddenly the whole room was filled with the aroma of wine.
"Good wine!" What kind of wine has such a fragrance? Fan Lou has been selling wine with such a fragrance for so long.
Fill the wine glass in a hurry.
Just as Lu Yao was about to stop him, he saw Pan Yuanwu drink all the wine in one gulp.
Fortunately, I didn't drink all the wine in one gulp. There is no equipment for gastric lavage now.
Cao Ping couldn't wait any longer and imitated Pan Yuanwu and drank the liquor in one gulp.
Lu Yao was trembling all over as he saw them. They were really drinking more fiercely than the others.
Seeing Cao Han next to him doing the same thing, Lu Yao quickly stopped him and persuaded him: "Little girls are good and don't learn how to drink. You can't drink this kind of wine."
Cao Han didn't believe in evil. He raised his neck and said to Lu Yao: "Uncle Pan can drink, and so can my brother. Why can't I drink? Today I have to drink."
As soon as the wine entered his mouth, Cao Han couldn't help but spit it out and sprayed it all over Lu Yao's face.
Lu Yao wiped the wine from his face and said helplessly: "I told you not to drink, but you insist on drinking. You are really disobedient."