The best idlers of the Tang Dynasty

Du Rui saw that Shopkeeper Feng was moved, so he continued: "Shopkeeper Feng, you think this wine is expensive, and it's not bad. But you never thought that because of this kind of wine, people who love strong alcohol will come to visit you. When you come to the expensive restaurant to eat, the profit of the drinks may not be big, but the profit of the dishes can keep up. The shopkeeper can go, as long as the wine is sold out, there are so many rich and powerful families in this world, and at that time, shopkeeper Feng is still worried that there will be no profit?"

When shopkeeper Feng heard this, his heart began to move. You must know that businessmen pursue profit, which is why the scholar-bureaucrats of the past dynasties looked down on them.In fact, the moral concept of businessmen at this time is much stronger than those black-hearted businessmen in later generations.According to the blueprint drawn by Du Rui, this is a good opportunity to grow bigger.

Shopkeeper Feng thought for a while, and said, "Young Master Du must agree to the villain's business! The north of the Yellow River must be sold by the villain alone!"

"Why not!" Du Rui laughed, "It's the south of the Yellow River, the bitter cold place outside the Great Wall. As long as Boss Feng goes there, you can buy it. But except for the north of the Yellow River, it is absolutely impossible to sell it alone!"

Just being north of the Yellow River was enough to make Shopkeeper Feng's heart flutter, and he hurriedly said, "Young Master Du, we've made a deal."

Seeing that he agreed, Du Rui finally let go of a big stone in his heart. In fact, even Du Rui felt that it was not appropriate to drink twenty sticks of liquor per catty. After the development of Wude and Zhenguan in the early years, now The Tang Dynasty has gradually revealed the scene of prosperity, and the price of goods among the people is extremely low. If the twenty pennies are exchanged for gold, it will be more than five taels of gold.

Seeing that the business was concluded, Du Rui asked Du Gui to fetch the Four Treasures of the Study and wrote a deed: "Master Feng, have you ever been satisfied?"

He yelled three times before waking Shopkeeper Feng up. It turned out that when Du Rui wrote this contract, he wrote it in Zhao Ji's thin gold script. Qi.Zhao Ji can be said to be a famous faint emperor in history, and also the most unlucky emperor.However, his thin gold style and meticulous paintings are famous in later generations, and this kind of calligraphy style can still be found on many websites, which shows how influential this style of calligraphy is.At this time, there were hundreds of years before Zhao Ji was born, and the world saw this style of calligraphy.

Although shopkeeper Feng is a businessman, he is also proficient in writing and ink. He is not an insider, but he can be regarded as a layman. He was shocked by this kind of calligraphy, and couldn't help stretching out his hand to imitate it under the table.

It wasn't until Du Gui saw that shopkeeper Feng was ignoring him and yelled that he was called to his senses, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Du, I'm very satisfied."

At this time, when talking to Du Rui, his expression was obviously respectful. Although the Tang Dynasty established the country with martial arts, the legacy of the Wei and Jin Dynasties still exists here, and the status of literati is still quite honorable in society. Although Du Rui is young, But it doesn't mean that he won't be able to rise to the top in the future and become a prime minister, so Shopkeeper Feng doesn't dare to treat Du Rui like an ordinary child anymore.

Seeing this, Du Rui smiled and said, "Shopkeeper Feng, since the contract has been completed, there is one more thing that needs to be clarified in advance. Shopkeeper Feng is cautious about the origin of this wine and must not reveal it. My son is just a powerless bastard. The shopkeeper is just a businessman, as the saying goes, if you are innocent, you will be guilty if you conceive a jade, if someone from the Duke of Nalai takes a fancy to this wine brewing party, I think we will be powerless to resist."

Shopkeeper Feng was startled when he heard the words, and realized that what Du Rui said was true. The new Duke of Lai sent his younger brother out of the mansion during his father's funeral. Rui has the secret recipe for wine making in his hand, so he will definitely come over and disturb him. At that time, the business will not be able to be done. After trying to understand the joint here, he hurriedly said: "It's natural, but if someone asks, how should I say it?"

"Shopkeeper Feng said that it is his own secret recipe, and it cannot be passed on to the outside world. He just needs to send his confidantes to my house to fetch wine every day at Yinshi!"

After the discussion was over, shopkeeper Feng went back impatiently to prepare the money, and posted a notice on the gate of the restaurant, saying that the wine would be sold tomorrow, and those men who were clamoring in the restaurant saw this, and just left. Just wait until tomorrow to drink again.

A total of [-] catties of liquor in the still pot was bought for [-] guan. Although he participated in the whole process of brewing, Du Zhong couldn't believe that everything in front of him was true. Looking at Du Rui's eyes, he was already in awe .

After paying for the goods, he made an appointment with shopkeeper Feng to come to pick up the wine at Yinshi tomorrow, so shopkeeper Feng bowed and left. Looking at the copper coins in the hall, Du Rui didn't seem to care.

"Uncle Zhong! After a while, I will invite some people to come over and repair this old house. If the family needs anything, I will go to buy it as soon as possible. A few days ago, I didn't have any money. Now that I have It’s better to get these things sorted out as soon as possible!”

When Du Zhong heard the words, he hurriedly responded: "At this time, the old servant will take care of himself, so you don't have to worry about it, young master!"

Du Rui smiled and said, "That's good!"

After saying that, Du Rui turned back and went into the study. Du Zhong and the others looked at it, and couldn't help but have a strange idea in their minds - I really don't know what way the young master can come up with to make money when he goes in this time.

In the early morning of the next day, while Du Rui was still sleeping soundly, the person who was sent by shopkeeper Feng to fetch the wine arrived. While it was still early, Du Gui and the person who came to fetch the wine loaded the wine into the carriage.

Just like yesterday, just after dawn, the door of Zuixian Tower was crowded with customers who came to buy wine. Seeing this, shopkeeper Feng felt uneasy. It was set at 25 ounces a catty. Although Du Rui made most of the money, Boss Feng was satisfied with five ounces per catty of wine.

"Come here! Hang up the cover!"

Shopkeeper Feng gave an order, and the guy who had been waiting by his side took the order to do it.

All the drinkers saw that the door of the restaurant was open, and a man who looked like a buddy walked out, holding a cover in his hand, and hung it directly on the left side of the signboard of Zuixianlou.

When all the drinkers saw it, those who could read suddenly let out an exclamation.

"25 bucks a catty! What kind of wine is this for sale? It's clearly a scam!"

"What are you talking about, this old man surnamed Feng is crazy about money, isn't he, what kind of wine can be sold for 25 yuan a catty!"

"Could it be fairy wine!?"

Shopkeeper Feng saw many drinkers clamoring at the door, but no one came forward. Although he was very anxious in his heart, he had already spent [-]% of his half-life savings on buying wine yesterday. If no one bought this wine, he would really The only thing left is to hang himself.

However, even though he was anxious, his face remained motionless. He separated from the staff, stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "Everyone! Everyone says that my wine is expensive, but they don't know that this wine is brewed from my Feng family's unique secret recipe. Immortal wine, the cost alone costs [-] cents, and even today’s emperor has never tasted it, if you don’t believe me, I’ll ask the waiter to bring the wine, everyone taste it first and then buy it!”

"That's exactly the reason! Shopkeeper Feng said it was fairy wine, but if I bought it later, I suffered a loss and fell for it, who would I go to?"

"Yes! Yes! Yes! Take out the wine!"

Upon seeing this, shopkeeper Feng called a waiter to fetch a catty of wine, and moved a table to put it away, with ten wine glasses placed on it.

When the buddy unsealed the small altar of wine, a scent of wine came to his nostrils. The drinkers sniffed greedily and fixed their eyes on the wine jar in the buddy's hand, wishing to grab it and drink it.

Shopkeeper Feng said with a smile: "This wine is rare, and it only costs a hundred catties a day. Since you don't trust me, Mr. Feng, let's try it. But it's a good deal, there is only one catty of wine, no more is gone!"

"Shopkeeper Feng is really good at whetting people's appetites, hurry up and pour some wine!" A luxuriously dressed man with a rough appearance shouted loudly. Anyone who knows him well knows that this person is the butcher who runs a butcher shop in the West Market. Second, he has a lot of wealth, coupled with his chaotic personality and constant disturbances with others, people are a little afraid of him.

Not long after, all ten wine glasses were filled with wine, and people were about to come forward to get them, but they were stopped by Niu Er: "What are you grabbing! No one in this West Market knows that Niu Er is the best wine. The wine is good, the wine is bad, your tongue can compare to mine, let's get out of the way, let someone come and taste what kind of fairy wine this is, it's worth 25 cents."

Everyone knows that this man is arrogant, and they don't argue with him. They all watched Niu Er drink a glass of wine and waited for Niu Er's comment, but they saw that Niu Er wine, who has always been a big drinker, turned red just after drinking. He turned his face, didn't say a word, just coughed persistently, everyone saw this, and originally wanted to go forward to try the drink, but now they didn't dare to move, just looked at Niu Er.

When Shopkeeper Feng saw him, he laughed secretly in his heart, he was not in the same situation yesterday.

Waiting until Niu Er's temper was smooth, this person didn't say a word, he picked up a glass of wine, learned to be smart this time, and drank the wine in a small sip, and then one after another, he drank the original ten glasses of white wine by himself Drink seven cups.

Just as he was about to pick up the eighth glass of wine, shopkeeper Feng grabbed his wrist.

Niu Er was taken aback, looked at Shopkeeper Feng, and said loudly, "Treasurer Feng! What's the meaning of this, isn't this wine a promise to drink for free?"

Shopkeeper Feng knew that Niu Er wanted to take advantage of it, so he smiled and said, "Brother Niu! How does this wine taste?"

Niu Er hummed: "This is only a few sips, it's not real, I'll drink it at a certain house!"

Shopkeeper Feng refused to let go when he heard the words. The other drinkers also understood when they saw it, and those who were quick grabbed the last three glasses of wine one after another, imitating Niu Er's appearance, and drank them in small sips.

"Good wine!"

"Good wine!"

"What a fairy brew!"

"The most rare thing is that there are no green ants in this wine. It is as clear as water, but it is very spicy, but it is a good wine!"

Niu Er saw that he was out of wine, but the wine worm in his stomach had just been hooked up, and he refused to stop there, and went to ask shopkeeper Feng to get more wine.

"Brother Niu! I tried some wine again, but it didn't work. It's not easy to make this wine, and the cost is extremely high. Brother, I still point to this wine to support the whole family. If you want to drink it, the price is clearly marked there, and you can take the money." Just come and buy it!"

After finishing speaking, shopkeeper Feng turned around and went into the restaurant with his buddies. The rest of the people couldn't help being disappointed. Bring some wine and share it with everyone.

It's a pity that Shopkeeper Feng is as hard-hearted as he just sat in the restaurant, ignoring the crowd at all. The crowd had no choice but to gradually disperse, leaving only a dozen or so gorgeously dressed people who looked like young masters, walked into the restaurant, When Niu Er saw someone going in to buy wine, he was afraid that the wine would be gone, so he had no choice but to be cruel and follow him in.

Although only twenty catties of wine were sold in the first day's business, shopkeeper Feng was not discouraged. As expected, the number of people buying wine increased on the second day, and every day since then, more and more people bought wine. Too much, shopkeeper Feng still went to get a hundred catties of Du Fu every day. He still remembered that Du Rui said that the wine was buried deep in the ground. , Dig a pit and bury it deep in the courtyard, and store it.

As more and more customers bought wine, this distilled liquor gradually gained some fame in Chang'an City. Because of its pungent power, the drinker was instantly drunk, so the troublemakers gave this wine a name - Drunk Chang'an !

Suddenly one day, it was almost noon, a young man broke in and shouted: "The shopkeeper! Quickly go and get a hundred catties of drunk Chang'an, and bring it to Lu Guogong's residence!"