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Chapter 103: Numb, Really Numb
Xu Yungong was a little curious when he heard this.

He leaned over and looked at Song Shen curiously.

This good brother, who used to work in the inner court, no longer wears the official uniform, but a blue and white gown. There is also a wheelchair next to the carriage not far away, which seems to be prepared for his travel convenience.

Song Shen himself did not look much different from before. He still had that gentle, bright and cheerful look. But apart from his dull eyes, the only difference was that his expression was much more lively.

It's not that he had expressionless face before, it's just that Brother Song came from a scholarly family, and he always kept in mind that he must not embarrass his family in public, so he was always very reserved, or to put it bluntly, he was very pretentious. But now his face is full of expressions, he is surprised when he is surprised, he is confused when he is confused, although he is not as modest and upright as a gentleman, but he is more friendly and down-to-earth.

"Brother Song has drunk this before, but now you have even forgotten the taste of Shaodaozi?"

Xu Yungong was afraid that Song Shen would hear these words and be hurt, so he pulled Zhang Wei aside and whispered in his ear.

Zhang Wei wanted to laugh when he heard this, but he didn't want to tell Xu Yungong directly that he was going to use them to test how hot the barbecue could get. He could only hold back his laughter and nod.

"Yes, I accompanied him here last time, but he didn't drink it because he thought the wine was too strong. Later, I asked the imperial physician, and he said that he had injured his head after all. Many people who have suffered head injuries or even memory loss will have their temperaments and even their tastes change drastically."

"He originally had a diet and couldn't drink anything. The imperial physician said that walking around the places he had been to before might help, so I came with him. I just happened to run into you guys this time, how about you give him a hand?"

When Xu Yungong heard that this could actually help restore his memory, he immediately patted his chest hard, feeling obliged.

"I will handle it!"

He said with great vigor:

"Brothers, let's go in and buy some wine. Let's drink here. Today is a day off. I, Xu Yungong, will pay for all the money!"

The corners of Song Shen's mouth twitched hard, and it took him a while to suppress the urge to burst out laughing.

What is this? Mr. Xu is going to pay for all the consumption today?

He was too lazy to say anything to these two idiots. Since he became blind, his hearing has become more sensitive than before. Moreover, Zhang Wei and Xu Yungong were both the kind of people who spoke with great vigor and spoke too loudly.

The latter is easy to understand. If you are in a military camp and you don't speak louder, others probably won't be able to hear what you say. And if you have a little understanding of the process of attending court, you will know that the former is probably because when reporting to Zhu Yuanzhang in court, you need abdominal resonance in order for the emperor to hear clearly, so you developed this kind of strong way of speaking.

In short, in short, Song Shen didn't miss a word of what the two of them said just now.

I have to say that Lao Zhang is indeed an official. When it comes to fooling people, even though Xu Yungong was born as a son of a duke, he is still too naive. Look, he was fooled by just a few words!

Holding a guide stick (crutch) in one hand and supported by Zhang Wei with the other, Song Shen groped his way into the Shaodaozi shop.

Perhaps because Zhu Yuanzhang had brought Jiang Lin here last time and the latter had given instructions, the waiter and the shopkeeper of this imperial merchant shop wanted to come over and greet Song Shen and Zhang Wei as soon as they saw them. Fortunately, Zhang Wei was sharp-eyed and blocked Xu Yungong's sight with his body, secretly waved at them, and tried hard to wink at them not to make special arrangements, so the other party gave up.

Song Shen, Zhang Wei and Xu Yungong sat at one table, and the rest of the soldiers sat at two or three tables each, each finding a seat to sit down.

It was not until we were seated that the waiter came over and pointed in the direction of the counter as usual:
"How much would you like to drink, gentlemen? Would you like some snacks?"

Everyone was obviously accustomed to his service attitude, except Song Shen.

To put it bluntly, a waiter in modern times is a waiter. If a waiter has such a casual attitude, how can he still do business?
Zhang Wei saw his doubts, but he didn't say anything to his face. He just said to the waiter:

"I heard you guys have a new kind of liquor here that's stronger than the usual kind. How much of it do you have now?"

The Shaodaozi shop is small, and there are not many employees in the entire shop. The waiter naturally knows the orders given by his superiors.

Hearing Zhang Wei's words, he immediately realized what the other party was saying, and laughed:
"Yes, but it's just the beginning, so the quantity is not much, just one jar, and it's not old, it was just made these few days. If you want to try it, our shop just wants to find someone to try this new Shaodaozi. If you want it, I can give you a pot!"

Quite clever...

Zhang Wei hesitated for a moment and said with a smile:
"Okay, let's try a pot. I won't serve the ordinary Shaodao liquor for now. You can serve more side dishes. If the wine is really strong, you have to fill your stomach before drinking it."

After the waiter agreed, he ran away panting.

After he walked away, Zhang Wei explained to Song Shen:
"The waiter at Shaodaozi has always been rather lax. Firstly, there are three major camps nearby. If the waiter is too easy to talk to, he will be easily bullied. Secondly, they are imperial merchants after all, and His Majesty does not want too many people drinking among the people. The generals above do not want the soldiers to get drunk, as this will easily cause trouble. So it is normal for them to drive customers away in this way."

So this is ah……

Song Shen nodded thoughtfully.

Isn't this the Ming Dynasty version of x-enterprise? With no shortage of food or drink, and no commissions based on performance, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't want the common people and soldiers to drink, and didn't want the wine sellers to make money, so he could only recruit as many wine businesses in Yingtian Prefecture as possible, and then let them have a very bad service attitude, continue to drive away customers, and form a perfect closed loop.

Wonderful!

Xu Yungong, who was standing next to him, leaned over and asked curiously:

"Zhang Yushi, how did you know that this shop has a new and stronger Shaodaozi? I often come here to drink, but how come I have never heard of it?"

He was actually much more familiar with Song Shen than Zhang Wei. First of all, Zhang Wei was a civil official, and an imperial censor, so he naturally couldn't get along with the sons of military generals. Secondly, Zhang Wei was a student of Song Lian, the leader of the Zhejiang East Group, and Xu Yungong's father Xu Da was a nobleman in Huaixi, so it was even more difficult for them to get along.

The most important thing is that the difference between them is that although Zhang Wei's official position is not high, he has reached this position on his own. He is different from second-generation officials like Song Shen and Xu Yungong. The reason why he can get along well with Song Shen is all because Song Shen's grandfather is called Song Lian, and obviously, Song Lian has nothing to do with Xu Yungong.

Therefore, Song Shen called Zhang Wei "Brother Congming", while Xu Yungong still calls him "Imperial Censor Zhang".

Zhang Wei didn't care about this and just smiled:

"There is a relative who supplies the raw materials for this Shaodaozi restaurant. It's a rumor, it's a rumor."

Song Shen also nodded:
"I've heard about this, too. That's why I was curious and asked Brother Congming to bring me over to see how strong it is."

The two of them kept talking to each other, which aroused Xu Yungong's curiosity more and more.

Shaodaozi is the strongest liquor in Yingtian Prefecture, so soldiers like to drink it, especially in the severe winter. After being in the military camp for so long, Xu Yungong already knew why they loved to drink so much - when the weather is cold, half a bowl of Shaodaozi is more effective than drinking several pots of expensive rice wine. After drinking this stuff, you will immediately feel hot all over, as if you have swallowed a knife, and the effect of driving away the cold is very strong. When it is hot, come in and eat some cold stewed dishes, drink some wine, sweat, and then take a bath in the river. That refreshing feeling is even better than using ice!

Moreover, as the eldest son of Xu Da, Duke of Wei, Xu Yungong naturally knew how bitter and cold his father was now at the northern border. I heard that the winter there was much longer than in Yingtian. If this stronger Shaodaozi was really that good, he would bring some home and ask someone to send it to Yandi. His father would probably like it very much.

Thinking of this, he half stretched his neck impatiently to look into the kitchen.

The waiter did not get the wine from the counter, but went to the backyard. It seems that the new Shaodaozi is still in the tasting stage and has not been sold, otherwise it would have been on the counter.

Just when Xu Yungong and others were already feeling a little annoyed.

The waiter came out from the kitchen, holding two wine jugs in his hands and followed by another man dressed as a waiter.

"My dear guests, I just asked the shopkeeper, and he said that since we are giving gifts, we cannot be partial. I will give one pot to your table, and one pot to the other military officers, so that everyone can have a taste."

He placed the wine jugs on the tables of Song Shen and the soldiers beside him, and arranged the appetizers brought by the waiter behind him, and said with a smile:

"Please use!"

After serving the drinks and snacks, the waiter didn't come back and just stood there waiting, as if he wanted to see their reactions after drinking.

Xu Yungong was a little unhappy:
"How can we enjoy our wine if you stand here?"

The waiter recognized who he was and quickly smiled and said:

"My lord, you don't know that this wine is too strong. There are many people in our shop who claim to drink a thousand cups without getting drunk, but they all passed out after tasting one bowl. I am afraid that you will drink too much, so I am here to watch over you."

Xu Yungong was only eighteen years old, and he mingled with soldiers every day. He was a young and fearless man, and he was immediately excited when he heard this.

He reached out and took the wine jug, and poured himself a full bowl of wine:

"I don't believe it, how can wine be so powerful!"

Gumbling.

In just three or two gulps, the whole bowl of wine went into his mouth.

Song Shen felt something was not good when he heard the noise.

The current brewing technology cannot measure the alcohol content, it all depends on the human mouth. The waiter's meaning just now is very clear. He drinks a thousand cups without getting drunk, and he gets drunk after tasting one bowl. This is like the staff in the winery drinking alcohol and getting themselves poisoned. Could Xu Yungong's alcohol tolerance be better than theirs?

Now this new version of Shao Dao Zi is not necessarily 75 degrees, but it is probably not much different. The sound of this guy drinking just now sounded like he drank it in one gulp, and he didn't even eat any snacks, he just drank it on an empty stomach...

What if I get gastric bleeding from drinking? How can I treat it these days? !
"Stop him, quickly!"

Song Shen shouted loudly, and Zhang Wei was frightened. His first reaction was to raise his hand and slap Xu Yungong hard on the back. He slapped him so hard that one third of the bowl of wine spurted out, one third went into his stomach, and the other one third spilled onto his crotch.

Xu Yungong didn't even have time to curse, and within a few seconds, the alcohol had taken over his head.

It was visible to the naked eye that his skin was red from his neck to his ears, and even his scalp from his hairline upwards looked a little red, and finally even the backs of his hands that were exposed turned red.

Song Shen couldn't see the situation, so he could only ask anxiously:
"How is he now, what's the situation?"

Zhang Wei was dumbfounded:

"He drank less than half a bowl. I took a picture of the rest, but he looked...he looked drunk..."

outrageous.

He was not very familiar with the boy from the Xu family, but he could guess the other's living environment just by walking a little.

Xu Yungong was born into a family of military generals. He probably started using chopsticks to dip in wine and let others lick it when he was just a child. Later, he stayed in the military camp for many years when he was a teenager. He would invite soldiers to drink Shaodaozi every now and then. No matter what, his alcohol tolerance could not be too bad.

But today I only drank less than half a bowl of this re-steamed Shaodaozi, and it had this effect. Isn’t that too ridiculous?

Is this still a burning knife?

The name Song Shen mentioned last time is really more appropriate than Shao Daozi——

What is Shaodaozi? This is alcohol, the alcohol has become a spirit!!!
Song Shen covered his face helplessly:

"Brother Congming, please feed him more food. Also, waiter, go to the kitchen and get him some boiled water. Make sure he vomits it out. Also, no one else should drink it. This wine is not meant to be drunk by humans. Unless you mix it with other wines, drinking it normally could easily lead to accidents."

Even though I didn't see it with my own eyes, judging from Zhang Wei's reaction just now, even if this stuff didn't reach the medical alcohol standard of 75 degrees, it was probably pretty close.

There are many liquors with such high alcohol content in later generations. The most outrageous one is even the 96-degree water of life. However, the water of life has to be mixed with various fruit juice drinks before it can be drunk, and not everyone dares to drink the 75-degree sorghum liquor.

In the Ming Dynasty, even a 40-degree Shaodaozi was considered one of the strongest liquors. Drinking alcohol also required gradual adaptation and improvement of alcohol tolerance, and high-proof liquor had to be drunk slowly in small sips. Just like Xu Yungong just did, drinking alcohol directly jumped from 40 degrees to 70 degrees, and he dared to drink it in one gulp. This was no different from seeking death!

Zhang Wei had never seen anyone drink so much before, it seemed like someone was going to get killed. But the soldiers brought by Xu Yungong reacted quickly, without any further instructions, they directly pulled the waiter to the backyard to find boiled water, someone was responsible for prying open Xu Yungong's mouth, and someone was responsible for stuffing wine and food into it.

Xu Yungong himself was already in a state of excitement, but he was still shouting that he was fine and trying to resist.

In short, the scene was chaotic.

At this moment, hurried footsteps were heard outside the shop.

A soldier-like man rushed to the door and shouted:
"Hurry back! Zhang Laosan fell on the road and his saber got stuck in his leg. Who can help me carry him? He's right in front of the barracks!"

(End of this chapter)