These people seemed to have seen a new way to make money; they would drink half of a pound of liquor themselves and then resell the other half.
Just like the scalpers of later generations, the original price of 10 taels of silver per bottle was inexplicably driven up to 20 taels for half a bottle!
The first group of people who drank the alcohol did so almost for free, and some even made a lot of money.
Old Jiang and his helpers were dumbfounded by the scene.
They expected the wine to be very popular, but they didn't expect it to be so wildly sought after.
Is this still a chaotic world or not?
How come these people are so rich?
Twenty taels of silver! That's more than an average person could save up in a lifetime, even if they worked hard and lived frugally!
Just for half a bottle of wine...
That's outrageous!
Of course, there are also some people who paid high prices but still couldn't buy the wine from the middlemen.
These people went even further. In order to be the first to sell refined salt and Forget-Worry Valley next time, they didn't even care about closing the shop and decisively slept on the floor in front of the shop.
They claimed they were buying the goods for their master so that he could be the first to buy when the store opened next time, and that he would definitely buy several bottles next time.
No matter how much Lao Jiang tried to reason with them, he couldn't get rid of these people.
In the end, having no other choice, he could only let these people sleep on the floor and guard the gate of Sun Jian's shop.
Once one person started sleeping on the ground, others followed suit, and the queue stretched from one end of the street to the other, with people lining up to sleep on the ground!
And so, the first batch of highly distilled spirits, Forget-Me-Not Valley, entered the market.
Those who have tasted this wine praise it highly, calling it a heavenly brew.
The news spread throughout Kyoto overnight, and Sun Jian's nameless shop became famous overnight!
Everyone on the street was talking about who this shop owner was...
Some wineries and brothels even bought half a bottle of Forget-Worry Valley overnight at a high price and began to study the recipe.
...
Meanwhile, on the other side, ever since Old Cao listened to Old Jiang's advice and sent ten bottles of Forget-Worry Valley to the inner courtyard...
Sun Jian then drank this wine with the three women.
With a table laden with dishes, the Forget-Worry Valley, and three stunning beauties vying to serve him, Sun Jian was overjoyed.
Sun Jian would kiss this person one minute and hug that person the next.
That feeling was even more blissful than being a god.
The three women reacted just like everyone else in the neighborhood, praising Sun Jian to the skies.
Especially Zhou Wan'er, as a princess of the Great Zhou royal family, had tasted many imperial wines since childhood, but compared with the Forget-Worry Valley developed by Sun Jian, they were like heaven and earth.
The two are simply not comparable.
"This...this wine will probably become a hit in the surrounding countries soon, right? I feel that ten taels a bottle is a bit too little..." Zhou Wan'er said, taking a sip of the wine.
Sun Jian looked at Zhou Wan'er with great interest. "Ten taels for a bottle? Do you know that most people can't afford just ten taels of silver?"
Zhou Wan'er said with an arrogant expression, "So what? This wine is definitely not worth ten taels of silver. I feel it is worth a thousand gold pieces."
Hearing Zhou Wan'er's words, Chu Qingcheng nodded and praised, "Yes, the Forget-Worry Valley that my husband developed is smooth and mellow on the palate, leaving a lingering fragrance in the mouth. It is not too spicy when it goes down the throat. Most importantly, it has a slightly sweet aftertaste. It is truly a rare find in the world."
"My husband, you truly are a celestial being descended to earth!"
"That's right!"
As they spoke, Zhou Wan'er pointed at Gu Zijian with an adorable expression: "Oh dear, Sister Chu, we've been so busy talking that you've forgotten about Sister Gu. She's already drunk almost a bottle and a half by herself..."
Gu Zijian smacked her lips, her face already flushed. She glanced shyly at the two girls and said apologetically, "Sorry, sorry, I really couldn't resist, it's just so delicious..."
"Sister Zijian, you should drink less. My husband said that although this wine is good, you shouldn't overindulge."
Chu Qingcheng said gently from the side.
"Then...then I'll drink one last cup..."
Gu Zijian had been drinking rather quickly, and with the alcohol content of the Forget-Worry Valley liquor around 42 degrees, he was clearly already feeling slightly tipsy.
"Husband, why don't you try to persuade Zijian..."
Seeing Gu Zijian down another glass of wine, Chu Qingcheng became worried and nudged Sun Jian, who was eating meat and drinking wine beside her.
"She's almost drunk, why bother trying to persuade her? She'll just fall asleep on her own soon." Sun Jian shrugged indifferently.
The physical condition of people in ancient times was not like that of people in later generations who were raised with various chemical solutions from childhood.
In addition, Gu Zijian had practiced martial arts in the army for many years and was quite experienced in drinking. A pound of liquor was nothing to him.
It would be much better to advise her tomorrow when she's sober than to stop her now.
"Husband, you are simply amazing! Just how many incredible things are in your head? How did you manage to research and create this celestial brew?" Gu Zijian looked at Sun Jian beside him, his expression quite adorable.
Before Sun Jian could even reply, the girl had already fallen asleep on the table.
It was accompanied by soft snoring...
This scene made Zhou Wan'er and Chu Qingcheng laugh.
Seeing that they had almost finished eating, and night had fallen.
Sun Jian originally planned to take advantage of his drunkenness and sleep with the three women in the same bed for a night of pleasure, truly experiencing a threesome.
Unfortunately, he couldn't fly three times today, because of the aftereffects of the Forget-Worry Valley, Gu Zijian was already completely drunk.
Zhou Wan'er seemed to have sensed Sun Jian's ulterior motives. Before Sun Jian could speak, she offered to take the drunk Gu Zijian to sleep in a side room. After saying that, she helped Gu Zijian leave.
This left Sun Jian feeling extremely embarrassed.
One got drunk, and the other took care of him.
Only Chu Qingcheng remained.
Well, one is better than none.
Sun Jian shamelessly pulled Chu Qingcheng into his arms, intending to tease her a little, but unexpectedly, he heard some hurried footsteps outside.
"Sun Jian, Sun Jian, we're back!"
At this moment, Old Jiang and the shop assistants had returned to the mansion with plenty of silver, ready to report the good news of today's wine sales to Sun Jian.
Hearing the sound outside the door, Chu Qingcheng shyly sat up from Sun Jian's arms, her face flushed, and began to tidy up the dishes in the room.
"My lord, you have to attend the morning court session tomorrow... You can't neglect the morning court session which is held once every ten days. Why don't you sleep in the study tonight? I'll wake you up early tomorrow morning."
"All right."
Sun Jian was somewhat helpless, but what Chu Qingcheng said made sense.
He had to get up around 3 a.m. for the morning court session, which was held once every ten days.
If he keeps causing trouble tonight, he might be late for the morning court session...
Inside the study, Old Jiang reported to Sun Jian what he had seen and heard about selling wine that day.
His words were brimming with pride.
Sun Jian was overjoyed when he saw the large bag full of silver.
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