Red Mansion: Bastards rule the roost

Chapter 127 Founding Lineage

There were many wealthy people left without brands, and they hurriedly asked the shopkeeper: "Shopkeeper, what brand is that? How can I buy it without a brand?"

The shopkeeper smiled and said: "Sir, this brand is called the membership card. Only those with the card are eligible to buy wine. Just imagine, this new wine was personally given the name by Your Majesty and the Queen after tasting it. Is it an ordinary thing? How can everyone Can everyone buy it? Besides, the production of this wine is limited, so not everyone can buy it."

Everyone was speechless and could only ask: "How can I have cards?"

"As long as you become a member of my Fairy Wine Shop, you will get a membership card. With the brand, you can buy wine."

"How much does the brand cost? I'll buy one."

"That's right, bring me the sign and I'll buy one too."

"Everyone, there are several levels of membership brands. The cheapest ordinary member has a membership fee of 100 taels of silver a year and is limited to 10 boxes per month;
  Above it is the Bronze Membership, which costs 200 silvers a year, and is limited to 20 boxes per month; the Silver Membership, which costs 300 silvers a year, and the monthly purchase limit is 30 boxes; the Gold Membership, which costs 500 silvers a year, and the monthly purchase limit is 50 boxes. Everyone joins as needed. "The shopkeeper smiled and said,
  Everyone was silent for a moment, thinking about it, and then shouted: "I'll do something ordinary."

"I'm a silver medal."

"I have a bronze medal."

"My gold medal."

"Don't worry, buddy, please register as soon as possible and issue your membership number."

The shopkeeper secretly sighed in his heart, Mr. Cong is such a genius. A bad brand can increase his income by a huge amount out of thin air every year.

The brand is ready-made, with a number engraved on it. You just need to register and distribute it directly. In just half an hour, more than 4 yuan was distributed, and more than yuan was collected in vain. The shopkeeper was so happy that he smiled crookedly, discovering the business for the first time. So easy to do.

"Shopkeeper, what if I still want to buy something after this month's limit is used up?" one person asked, and everyone nodded hurriedly and asked more questions.

"Everyone, please listen to my explanation. If the quota is used up this month, you can purchase the quota separately. You can buy ten boxes of quota for 5 taels of silver." The shopkeeper smiled.

"Shopkeeper, this is too expensive for you. How much does it cost to buy a credit limit?" Another person said, and everyone agreed, shouting that it was too expensive.

The shopkeeper cupped his hands and smiled and said: "I'm really sorry, you guys. The small shop doesn't want to be like this. There are really too many monks and too little rice. If we don't set some rules and everyone drinks freely, how can there be so much good wine? If you think it's expensive, save it. Even with some drinks, the monthly quota is enough."

Everyone shook their heads and said helplessly, "That's all. How can we sell this wine?"

"A box contains 5 taels of silver, and there are two bottles of wine in total, one each for Shenxian Zui and Peach Blossom Zui. Each bottle weighs about a catty," the shopkeeper said.

Everyone took a breath again. They really had to save up on drinking such expensive wine. Some people regretted buying the membership brand on impulse. Who would have bought it if they had known it was so expensive.

The shopkeeper was so sophisticated that he didn't know what everyone was thinking, so he smiled and said: "You are right if you think it is expensive. This wine is imperial wine appointed by the Holy Spirit. I would like to ask you, if there is no small shop, how can you drink imperial wine in this life?"

After saying this, everyone nodded and felt that it made sense. It was strange that imperial wine was cheap. Ordinary people would never have the chance to drink imperial wine in their eighteen lifetimes. Even officials and officials, most of them did not know the taste of imperial wine. Thinking of this, they suddenly felt mentally balanced. .

"What the shopkeeper said makes sense. Anyway, it's worth spending some money to taste the emperor's grandpa's royal wine."

The shopkeeper smiled and said: "You are right to think so. The store will do its best to prepare the goods today, and you can just come and pick them up tomorrow. There is really nothing we can do today."

Everyone bowed their hands and left.

Housekeeper Qingyang Hou was stunned after watching this set of operations, and swallowed, dark, too dark! I thought that drinking some soldiers' blood, eating some free wages, reselling some arms, and smuggling some commercial goods would be enough for me to be evil, but I didn't expect that the Immortal Liquor House could be so evil. Two kilograms of wine costs 5 taels of silver, which is dozens of times higher than the market price. What's even more outrageous is that a bad brand has to be sold for money, and the amount of wine purchased has to be sold for money. Isn't this a waste of money?
  Even though he was thinking this way, he had no choice but to step forward and pinch his nose to leave his name. One hundred boxes cost 500 silver, which didn't seem like much, but based on the amount of alcohol consumed in the house, it probably cost tens of thousands of silver a year.

"You're good to go, don't send it off. The store will deliver the goods to your door tomorrow." The shopkeeper sent the butler away with a smile, thinking about how to go back and report the good news to his bosses later.

As expected, within a few days, the two new wines became popular in Shenjing and radiated to the surrounding areas. Ordinary people who couldn't afford membership could only go to the restaurant to taste it, which made the restaurant's business boom a lot, but how could the restaurant have a quota?

He had no choice but to upgrade his membership and frequently increase his purchasing quota, which allowed the Fairy Wine Shop to make a lot of money. This has also caused terminal selling prices to skyrocket, to the point where they are sold by the cup.
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  Rongguo Mansion, Rongxi Hall.

Today, in addition to Ning Rong's second mansion, the heads of the six founding princes' mansions, as well as the old lady and Mrs. Gaoming, all arrived, which shocked Jia Mu and others.

"Old lady, I came here uninvited, but I became a bad guest." Mrs. Zhenguo said with a smile.

"It's actually because I can't open the pot at home, so I went to the old lady's place to have a meal." Mrs. Zhiguo said with a smile.

Jia Mu liked this kind of lively and respectable scene the most, and said with a smile: "You old bastards, what brought you to my little temple today? Come sit down and talk. Yuanyang, hurry up and bring some tea and fruit snacks." .”

Mrs. Liu Fang, the first-class son of Duke Li Guo, smiled and said: "Everyone is here today. Firstly, they want to pay their respects to the old lady. Secondly, they want to meet the famous brother Cong in the mansion. Thirdly, they are here to ask for my blessings." For the sake of being of the same lineage as the founding of the country, my wife gave me a hand."

Old Mrs. Xiu Guo sighed: "The old lady also knows what is going on in the Eight Dukes' residence now. If there is still some way, we don't dare to come to ask for help. I hope the old lady will be merciful."

Mother Jia was stunned and said, "You guys think I'm confused. I want to see brother Cong one moment and pull him off the other, but I don't understand."

On the other hand, Wang Xifeng guessed a bit and said with a smile: "Ladies and gentlemen, Brother Cong is far away in Yangzhou now. I can't pay you my respects today. I hope you can forgive me."

Everyone was a little disappointed. Mrs. Zhenguo thought for a while and said, "I'll just tell you straight away. Now there is a fairy wine shop in Shenjing City. Does the old lady know about it?"

Jia Mu nodded: "I heard that there is some new wine. The current emperor and empress even gave it a name. A few days ago, Aunt Xue's brother sent ten boxes, right?"

Aunt Xue smiled and said, "It's hard for the old lady to keep this little thing in mind."

"Hey, this is Mrs. Xue's family? I'm so disrespectful." Everyone stood up and greeted Aunt Xue.

Aunt Xue had never seen such a battle before. She hurriedly stood up and returned the courtesy, and said bluntly: "Old ladies, how can you do this? It's a shame for me."

She was completely naked, and faced with a group of ladies who were at least third-grade ladies, and even a few first-class ladies, she was so frightened that she almost rolled off her chair.

Jia Mu said hurriedly: "What do you mean?"

Mrs. Xiu Guo sighed: "The old lady is so blessed that she doesn't know how blessed she is. Brother Cong, uncle Chen's family, and Mrs. Xue's family have done great things and opened a fairy wine shop. Now the gods are Of the money in the capital, four or five out of every ten are lost to the Fairy Wine House."

"Is this happening?" Mother Jia was shocked and looked at Wang Xifeng.

Wang Xifeng didn't know why. She only knew that business was good, but she didn't know that it was so good. She hurriedly said: "Is this what the old lady said seriously? I have also heard about Shenxian Winery, but they only sell wine. There are so many Shenjing Winery. This is where it comes from.”

Mrs. Zhiguo shook her head and said, "We didn't believe it at first, but it's true. Since Brother Cong is not here, why not invite Brother Xue to come and you will know after asking."

Aunt Xue hurriedly ordered people to find Xue Pan when she came back.

(End of this chapter)