The Fourth Master's Favorite Concubine from the Qing Dynasty

Chapter 93 Chance Encounter
Qingyou and his party saw some people gathering in front of them, and it seemed like there was some excitement to be seen, so Qingyou went over and took a look.

It has to be said that Jiangnan is not only economically prosperous, but also has a much more open atmosphere than the capital.

You can see it everywhere on the street. Girls who haven’t left the boudoir are out shopping.

Some of the more sophisticated ones would wear curtains and hats, and people on the street would not be surprised.

But more often than not, girls from ordinary families can go out freely. Some women can even go out to do business, and there are no rumors outside.

Qingyou went over and saw someone holding a wine tasting banquet.

In front of them were several large tables with dozens of jars of wine of various types, belonging to different shops.

There are also some bowls on display, saying that everyone is invited to taste the newly brewed wine.

The surroundings were very lively. Ruyi asked the people around him and said yes, this is a custom in Jiangnan.

Every June, each wine shop will bring out the newly brewed wine in their store and come here to compete to see who is the wine king this time.

And the winner will win more sales channels and quotas this year, and may even be offered to the palace.

Therefore, the competition this month every year is very important. Each family used their own skills to judge their family's fortune.

Listen to the heated discussion among the people around you.

"This Wang family, maybe our Jiangnan century-old brewing family, the Wang family wins every year, and I'm afraid this time will be no exception."

"That's wrong. Although the Wang family is a famous wine-making family in the south of the Yangtze River, the only problem here is that they don't know how to innovate. The annual wine tasting banquet is about bringing out the old and bringing out the new."

"Yes, the other new restaurants this year are pretty good. Shopkeeper Zhang's Lie Dao Zi, the wine is really strong and enjoyable!"

"You have forgotten one person. Madam Su's new wine this year has been welcomed by many people, especially the Bamboo Leaf Green. It is no worse than other wines."

Everyone around them nodded in agreement.

Qingyou doesn't know how to taste wine. He usually only drinks some fruit wine with a relatively low alcohol content and doesn't drink these spirits often.

But looking at the row of people sitting on the table in front of them, they drank the wine in front of them arrogantly and talked about the good wine.

I think this time, the competition should be very fierce.

However, relatives and friends were interested in what they called Mrs. Su. After all, although the atmosphere in Jiangnan was open, it was a strange woman who could really make a name for herself and win praise from everyone.

The wine tasting banquet slowly began to select the final wine that everyone thought was better.

The three wines selected this time are Qiulubai from the Wang family, Lotus pistil from the Zhang family, and Zhuyeqing from the Su family.

However, these three wines still have to make final selections.

A row of people sitting directly in front of them took a sip of water, rinsed their mouths, and started a new round of wine tasting competition.

In the end, I couldn't help but be infected by the lively atmosphere around me, and began to look forward to the outcome of this new game.

This time, the Wang's Wine Shop that everyone was looking forward to fell behind, and the winner turned out to be Mrs. Su's Bamboo Leaf Green.

After hearing the results of the competition, everyone cheered for Mrs. Su.

What Qingyou saw was a woman, about the same age as herself, but she was dressed very smartly, and she was smiling.

At first glance, he has a very cheerful and cheerful personality, Qingyou, and Qingyou likes her at first sight. When Mrs. Su went up to receive the award, I don’t know what the organizer of the wine tasting banquet said to Mrs. Su. Mrs. Su’s face suddenly became ugly, but she tried her best to control it. Own.

But soon relatives and friends knew what had happened.

When it came time to award awards, although Mrs. Su won the first prize at the wine tasting banquet, the wine presented to the royal family this time still belonged to the Wang family's Qiu Lubai.

Although everyone had some objections to the results of this competition, they could not defeat the Wang family. Everyone probably understood that the Wang family had some connections with a certain dignitary in the capital, so everyone dared not speak out.

Although the Wang family did not win the first place, they still came in second place, so they went on stage to receive the award.

Qingyou took a look and found that this shopkeeper Wang really fit the stereotype in his mind. He was fair and fat, and he seemed to be a very kind person.

However, it just gives people some ill-intentioned feeling.

Qingyou is still more interested in Mrs. Su whom everyone is talking about.

Although she won the Wangjia Liquor Store this time, Mrs. Su was not proud at all when she heard that her victory was taken away by others.

Although he was a little surprised at first, he calmed down his expression very well. He is really a very powerful person.

Qingyou became interested in Mrs. Su, so she took Ruyi to inquire about the liquor store where Mrs. Su was, planning to go and take a look at this powerful person that everyone said.

Although there was trouble in this shop, there was something special about it when you walked in. On such a busy street, this wine shop was very elegantly decorated. If you hadn't seen the plaque outside, Qingyou would have thought it was a tea shop. Woolen cloth.

As soon as Qingyou came in, the waiter came up to greet her enthusiastically and asked Qingyou and his party if they wanted to go to the private room upstairs. There were private rooms upstairs.

Qingyou saw that there were many people in this shop, so she followed the waiter up to the second floor.

The waiter recommended several relatively friendly fruit wines to Qingyou, saying they had a mild taste and were not intoxicating, making them very suitable for young women to drink.

As soon as Qingyou heard her interest, she chose one of the fruit wines recommended by the waiter and asked the waiter to go.

Qingyou asked Ruyi to sit down, and the two began to discuss what they had seen during this period.

"This Jiangnan is indeed a famous land of plenty, and there are almost no beggars along the way.

Moreover, although some of the people on the street were not dressed so richly, everyone had only a few patches on their bodies.

And his mental outlook is very good, which shows that Jiangnan is really rich. "

Ruyi also echoed: "And I see, there are many unmarried women on the street who can go shopping without being bound by those common etiquette.

If nothing else, let’s talk about Madam Su, the lady of this shop. She runs this liquor shop in a great way.

And it can also win praise from so many people around it, which shows that a lot of hard work has been put into it.

Moreover, the slave girl inquired and found out that Mrs. Su was unusual. It was said that she had wandered to the south of the Yangtze River a few years ago, claiming to be a widow, and was kicked out by her husband's family.

However, Mrs. Su did not give up on herself. Instead, she relied on her own abilities to create such a world in this Jiangnan area.

Although the atmosphere in Jiangnan is more open, it is still not easy for the Su family to run such a large store from scratch. "

When Qingyou heard Ruyi praising Mrs. Su so much, she couldn't help but want to get to know her.

(End of this chapter)