It was the first day of June in the eighth year of the Xuanli calendar, and it was sunny.
Today is the day when Yu Fu Ji Xiangquan and Tianchun liquors are officially put on the market for sale. Chunxiu thought that the young master would definitely go, and she even arranged a carriage, but the young master did not go.
Fu Xiaoguan was looking at a list of craftsmen collected by Zhang Ce, the steward of Xishan Villa, a few days ago.
There are stonemasons, carpenters, painters, bamboo craftsmen, barbers, and even butchers, etc.
Fu Xiaoguan looked at it very carefully, occasionally frowning and occasionally smiling. After half an hour, he put the list down, walked back and forth in the yard for a few steps, sat down again, picked up a pen and circled a name.
Feng Laosi, 46, was a stonemason. He moved to Xiacun in the first year of the Xuanli reign due to drought in the north. He had a wife, surnamed Yu, and two sons. The eldest, Feng Dong, was skilled in carving, while the second, Feng Xi, was a strong man with no particular specialization. Feng Laosi was skilled in distinguishing the quality of stone and in observing the mountains. He mined all the stone within a radius of dozens of miles from Xiacun.
"Xiu'er, please prepare the pen, ink, paper and inkstone."
"oh."
Fu Xiaoguan picked up his pen and wrote a note to Zhang Ce, asking him to bring Feng Laosi to Fu's house for a meeting.
"Send this out."
"Okay... Young Master, today is the first day of June." Chunxiu took the note without moving.
"I know, what's wrong?"
"Yu Fu Ji, aren't you going?" Chunxiu was a little anxious.
"Oh, there's nothing to do. Manager Huang and the others can handle it."
Chunxiu bit her lip and turned to leave without saying anything else, wondering if the young master was confident or worried that the scene there would be too cold and would be embarrassing.
A lot of people in the Fu Mansion are watching. The young master has made such a big fuss. If there isn't even a splash at Yu Fu Ji today...will the young master be devastated?
There was no point in thinking too much, so Chunxiu decided to go and take a look secretly.
Fu Xiaoguan returned to his study to continue writing his Dream of the Red Chamber. He had just finished the fifth chapter.
But what about Chunxiu?
Why hasn't this girl come back yet?
Not reliable!
Fu Xiaoguan had to grind the ink himself, then sat down and wrote on the paper:
"In the sixth chapter, Jia Baoyu experiences his first sexual encounter, and Granny Liu enters the Rongguo Mansion."
"... When Xiren came over to tie his belt, she just reached her hand to his thigh and felt a cold, sticky wet spot. She was so scared that she quickly withdrew her hand..."
This time, Fu Xiaoguan wrote very smoothly. The plots flashed through his mind like a movie, and his pen moved across the paper with almost no pause.
Then... a voice came from outside the window.
"Master! Master!"
Chunxiu came running over, passing by like the wind, and immediately interrupted Fu Xiaoguan's surging thoughts.
This girl...
Fu Xiaoguan put down his pen, but of course he did not blame Chunxiu.
"Young Master..."
Chunxiu ran in and patted her chest with one hand. The trembling in her chest gradually calmed down. She took two breaths, swallowed her saliva, and said again: "Master, Shibali Lane... is packed with people!"
Yu Fu Ji is located in Shibali Lane.
Fu Xiaoguan looked at Chunxiu with a smile. He had never noticed this little girl before, but she had actually grown so big.
"Isn't this normal?"
"Master knows?"
"certainly."
"I squeezed in to take a look. Shopkeeper Huang asked me to ask you if you could raise the limit a bit. The customers are very angry. They say Xiangquan is only half a catty and Tianchun is only three ounces. This is too little. Can you double it?"
"Absolutely not. Remember, you can only sell according to this requirement. Also, assign someone to watch over it to prevent anyone from buying it a second time. Send someone to tell Shopkeeper Huang that we will close the shop immediately when the evening hour arrives."
"oh."
Chunxiu ran out again, and Fu Xiaoguan regained his mood and continued to write his Dream of the Red Chamber.
…
A carriage and several guards stopped at the entrance of Shibali Lane.
Yu Hongyi opened the car curtain, and Yu Wenjun took a look and took a breath of cold air.
"Is this... a gathering to cause trouble?"
A maid in green clothes squeezed out, sweating profusely, ran to the front of the carriage, and whispered, "Princess Nine... We can't go in the front. There are too many people."
"What's this for?"
"Yu Fu Ji's wine is on the market today, and these people are here to buy wine."
Yu Wenjun opened her mouth and said, "Is he crazy?" She said to the maid, "Lilac, go find a way to buy two jars."
Ding Xiang shook her head and replied, "Princess Nine, this Yu Fu Ji wine...each person can only buy a small amount per day. Xiangquan wine is half a catty, and the comparable and fragrant Tianchun wine is only three ounces."
Can it still be sold like this?
Yu Hongyi immediately got angry. How could you not give me face when I, a prince, come to buy wine?
Yu Hongyi opened the car door and was about to get out, but Yu Wenjun grabbed him and said, "Come back!"
"Dingxiang, take these guards to buy some wine. After that, go straight back to the Prince's Mansion. We'll go to Linjiang Academy."
"What are you going to do at Linjiang Academy?"
"Go visit Mr. Qin."
…
At the Qi's Liquor Shop opposite Yu Fu Ji, the young owner Qi Yuanming felt like a thousand horses were running wildly in his heart.
The threshold of the shop opposite has been broken, but what about my own shop?
Just when he was feeling depressed, a few people came into his shop. He immediately laughed and stood up to greet them personally.
"Sir, what kind of wine would you like? Our Yaoxiang..."
A scholar interrupted him, looking very shy and saying, "Sorry, there are too many people and we were squeezed in. We will just stand there for a while and leave when it's our turn. Please don't disturb us if you are busy!"
“…”
Qi Yuanming gritted his teeth, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled the foul air, then saw his own shopkeeper walk in.
"Young Master, I grabbed two bottles, take a look."
"This is Xiangquan wine." Qi Yuanming took the blue bottle and looked at it carefully.
The bottle is very exquisitely made, with the words "Xishan Xiangquan" written on the bottle and "Thirty-two degrees" written below.
"Yu Fu Ji's explanation of this 32 degrees is the standard of alcohol, which is what we usually call strength."
Qi Yuanming frowned and asked, "Is his wine always sold in bottles like this?"
The shopkeeper nodded and replied, "They said they will only sell bottled wine from now on."
"How much is this wine per bottle?"
"This Xiangquan wine is half a catty in a bottle and costs two hundred and fifty coins. This Tianchun wine is three ounces in a bottle and comes with a crystal cup, and costs nine hundred coins!"
"What?"
Qi Yuanming jumped up in fright. This was not selling alcohol at all, this was clearly robbing people!
Three liang of wine costs nine hundred wen. No, how much is three liang of my Yaochun wine? Forty-five wen!
You want to buy a whole jar of this wine just for this bottle?
"Young Master, it's not a price issue right now. It's a supply shortage issue on the other side."
Qi Yuanming calmed down and opened a bottle of Xiangquan wine. A strong aroma of wine immediately overwhelmed the smell of wine in his shop.
He took the crystal glass, poured a glass, looked at it carefully, and drank it in one gulp...
Then he opened the bottle of wine, poured himself a glass, and drank it down in one gulp...
"Please make an appointment with the owner of Yu Fu Ji, no, please make an appointment with Young Master Fu of the Fu family. I want him to meet at Linjiang Tower at noon tomorrow."
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