Xiao Yan slowly poured the wine pot, letting a few drops spill into her cup, then straightened the wine pot.
Wen Nongnong was dumbfounded. She looked at the wine in the cup and then at the wine pot in Xiao Yan's hand.
That's far too little; it really was just a few drops.
“Nephew’s wife, I’m not trying to criticize you, but you shouldn’t drink like that. You have to savor the wine slowly to appreciate its flavor,” Xiao Yan said leisurely, swirling the wine glass in his hand.
Wen Nongnong's lips twitched slightly. Just this tiny bit? How was she supposed to savor it slowly?
Seeing that she didn't take it seriously, Xiao Yan continued, "Let me tell you, this wine is no ordinary wine. Don't be fooled by its sweet and delicious taste; it has a strong aftereffect and you can't drink too much. Otherwise, you'll be drunk and won't wake up for three days and three nights."
Even Atuo Qingye couldn't stand it anymore. "Duke Jingguo's words are too exaggerated. Is there such a wine in the world?" He shook his head, clearly not believing Xiao Yan's words.
Seeing this, Xiao Yan said disdainfully, "You barbarians are just ignorant. Just because you don't have this kind of wine in Xinjiang doesn't mean that we in Daye don't have it."
Atuoqingye wasn't angry. Instead, he put down his cup, clapped his hands, and immediately two servants carried in a basket.
As she got closer, Wen Nongnong saw that the wooden basket contained many cylindrical objects, all the same size, about the thickness of an adult's calf, completely sealed, so she couldn't tell what they were.
However, she soon received an answer.
"This is wine from our Hui region, a thank-you gift for the Princess," Atuoqingye explained, pointing to the basket of items.
Wen Nongnong then realized that it was wine, which was the thank-you gift he had just mentioned.
She smiled and said, "Thank you for the gift, Your Highness. It would be impolite of me to refuse it."
Atuoqingye shook his head, "This is just a small gift, nothing to show my respect."
“Your Highness is too modest. We have all kinds of wine in Daye, but none of them are grape wine. Your Highness’s gift is truly too precious.” Wen Nongnong spoke from the heart. Daye did not have grape wine, and Xinjiang was too far away. Nowadays, even if people had money, it would be difficult to buy it. Yet Atuo Qingye gave her so much of it all at once.
Xiao Yan also had a craving for wine.
Although he wasn't completely unfamiliar with wine, it was a rare treat for him. Seeing Wen Nongnong receive so much at once, his eyes lit up. He put down the wine jug in his hand and said to Wen Nongnong, "Little girl, I just treated you to Baihua Qingniang wine. Shouldn't you treat me to some red wine now?"
Wen Nongnong really didn't want to complain about him anymore.
What does it mean to have invited her to drink Baihua Qingniang wine?
She'd only taken two sips, and he still had the nerve to say that?
However, she was not a stingy person. Since he had spoken, she said to Lü Qiao, "Bring me a clean jade pot."
Lü Qiao went to get it immediately.
Wen Nongnong took it and placed it on the table. Then she took a wooden tube handed to her by a servant and examined it for a moment.
There were no wine bottles in this era, but this wooden tube served a similar purpose to modern wine bottles. The opening of the tube was also sealed with a cork, but its sealing performance was certainly not as good as that of modern wine bottles.
Just as Atuo Qingye was about to remind her that she needed to remove the cork before pouring the wine, Wen Nongnong easily pulled the cork out with her bare hands.
A Tuoqingye: "..."
Atuo Jianghua: "..."
Wen Nongnong slowly poured the wine into the jade pot.
Instantly, the rich aroma of wine spread out.
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