Chapter 149 Stealing a Master
It was completely different from my own peach blossom wine, obviously missing that one step of the secret recipe, but outsiders wouldn't be able to smell much of a difference.
However, there is still a big difference in taste; peach blossom wine is naturally more flavorful.
"Miss, would you like to buy some wine?" The vendor greeted Jiang Mi warmly as he stood in front of his stall. His business was quite good, with many people coming to buy. Everyone seemed to know that what they were selling here wasn't the peach blossom wine from Jiang's Restaurant, but it was half the price, so they were more willing to patronize this place.
"Is this peach blossom wine?" Jiang Mi asked deliberately. "It smells somewhat similar, but it seems to be missing something."
The stall owner didn't try to hide anything and said, "This is peach blossom wine, it's just that the wine pot isn't as nice. The wine is all the same, what's the difference? Do you want it or not? If not, I'll sell it to someone else."
Jiang Mi didn't mind and continued to ask, "Is this wine from Jiang's Restaurant? I remember Jiang's Restaurant selling it for much more than yours, how come it's so cheap here?"
Speaking of prices, the stall owner said proudly, "Of course! Jiang's Restaurant is so greedy, charging such high prices so easily, even though it's the same recipe. I'm half the price here, how about that? Am I honest?"
Jiang Mi sneered inwardly. Seeing that the person next to her had bought another pot, she asked, "Sir, don't you think there's a difference between the peach blossom wine this man is selling and the Taihua Niang from Jiang's Restaurant? It doesn't seem to be the same kind of wine. This is clearly fake wine!"
When the stall owner heard her say that, he immediately became unhappy: "How can you be like this? You don't want to buy anything, and you don't want others to buy anything either. Are you here specifically to cause trouble? If you're not going to buy anything, then leave now and don't affect my business."
The gentleman who bought the wine said, "Of course I know they're different. You get what you pay for, but the wine at Jiang's Restaurant is too expensive. The peach blossom wine is very good, but I can't afford to drink it every day. I can only drink this to satisfy my craving. I'll buy the real peach blossom wine when I have the money."
The stall owner said unhappily, "What nonsense are you talking about? This is authentic peach blossom wine. Do you think only Jiang's Restaurant can make peach blossom wine? Pshaw, you just don't understand."
Jiang Mi said coldly, "The peach blossom wine was indeed first sold by Jiang's Restaurant, and its taste is unique. What you are doing is deliberately stealing other secret recipes. Be careful you don't get sued in the county government."
The stall owner seemed to have been prepared all along, showing no fear whatsoever: "Go ahead and sue me. I clearly wrote 'peach blossom wine' here, not 'peach blossom brew.' Besides, the taste of mine isn't exactly the same as the peach blossom brew at Jiang's Restaurant. Is that illegal?"
It seems these people are used to doing this kind of thing and already know how to evade the law. She was furious, but there was nothing she could do about it.
The stall owner looked at Jiang Mi with a flippant expression and laughed, "You're so indignant about Peach Blossom Wine, who are you to Jiang's Restaurant? Could it be that you're Jiang Mi?"
Jiang Mi gave a cold laugh, turned around and left the market. It seemed that these stalls could not be forcibly stopped, nor could they be reasoned with, because if they were reasonable, they would not have done such a thing.
It's all about money.
I just hope that after some people drink the fake wine, they will like her peach blossom wine even more. It's normal for people to imitate her. What she needs to do is to innovate and keep researching new things so that others can't keep up with the imitation.
But she was the ultimate winner!
"Never mind, let them be."
When Jiang Mi returned, she told everyone to stop worrying about the matter. After all, their status and position were different now, and those people were just trying to make money; ultimately, they hadn't done anything too bad.
"The weather is getting colder and colder, and winter is just around the corner. We need to prepare some New Year's goods. It's nice in the city, but for such a big occasion as the New Year, we still have to go back to our hometown village. It's more meaningful to celebrate the New Year in our hometown."
In the past, many taverns and restaurants would stay open, even on the day of the Lunar New Year, to provide a place for travelers to rest and to earn more money.
However, Jiang's mother valued this day very much, so she planned to take her family back to her hometown.
“Great! It’s so much more comfortable to celebrate the New Year back home. The restaurant will be closed then, so we won’t miss out on one more day of business.” Liang Lan smiled. She hadn’t been back to her parents’ home for a long time and missed it quite a bit. However, because her husband’s family was doing well, she was always envied by many people whenever she went back to her parents’ home, who said she had married the right person.
Su Yindi lowered her head in worry. Last time, she ran into her mother and Su Xing on the street. Her mother pointed her finger at her and scolded her harshly. Many people on the street were watching. It was so embarrassing. Su Xing even asked her for money and took away the money she had saved for groceries. She didn't dare to mention it when she got back. Fortunately, her mother never questioned the money she received, so no one knew about it.
Jiang Mi noticed Su Yindi's mood and changed the subject: "I plan to research more types of wine. Although our peach blossom wine sells very well, we can also sell more types of wine. In this way, even if others secretly imitate us, they will not be able to learn our essence. What is ours is ours, and others cannot take it away."
Just then, a waiter came over and whispered something in Jiang Yan's ear. Jiang Yan looked surprised, but then felt relieved: "Then I'll go take a look."
"What's wrong?" Jiang's mother asked.
Jiang Yan didn't say anything and walked to the backyard. After a while, he came back and looked at Jiang Mi and said, "A master chef said he had something to do at home and was going to resign. I have agreed and given him double the wages."
Jiang Mi nodded: "That was a bit sudden, you're leaving already?"
Jiang Yan said, "He said there was an emergency at home and he needed to go back to take care of things, so he didn't have time to come over. I asked him how long he needed so I could hold it for him, but he said it wasn't necessary and he couldn't decide on a time, so I had to let him go."
"Then let's find another one." Jiang Mi thought that she also had to do the work herself. Losing one person might affect the production of peach blossom wine. In any case, the daily production of four vats could not be reduced.
However, the next day, Jiang Yan returned from the street in a huff, slamming the table. No one knew what had happened to him, so Jiang's mother quickly pulled him to the backyard, afraid that he would disturb the guests eating in the main hall.
What are you doing? Have you lost your mind?
Jiang Mi noticed that Liu He, who was following behind Jiang Yan, also looked unwell.
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