Han Dao world

Chapter 879

Zhen Mi talked with Yuan Quan for a while, and when she learned that it was a family reunion, she said nothing more, made an appointment to meet again, and left.

Yuan Quan returned his seat.After a while, Mrs. Bian came out and delivered two dishes and a jug of wine.

The food was given by Mrs. Bian, and the wine was given by Zhen Mi, made from Zhongshan Dong.

Except for special festivals or celebrations, Xingzai Shangshi does not serve alcohol.This wine is Zhen Mi's personal belongings, and it exists here.

When Yuan Shu heard this, he regained his energy immediately, opened the jug, poured a glass, brought it to his nose to sniff, shook the wine glass again, and squinted his eyes for a look.

"Authentic Zhongshan winter wine." He said with confidence: "It has been cellared for at least twenty years."

Madam Bian smiled and raised her thumb. "It's Yuan Jun who knows wine. She said it was a thirty-year-old winter wine in her family's possession. Tang Guancheng still didn't believe it, saying that she was exaggerating."

Yuan Shu chuckled. "How much is a pot of this wine worth?"

"How much money?" Mrs. Bian was slightly startled. "Is it so expensive?"

"Of course, authentic Zhongshan winter wine can be sold for three gold buckets if it has been cellared for ten years, and ten gold buckets if it has been cellared for twenty years."

Madam Bian's complexion changed a few times. "She didn't say the price. I borrowed two pots two days ago and asked her the price. She said it was a thousand dollars per pot."

Yuan Shu laughed. "A pot for a thousand dollars? Although this pot is not big, it has at least three liters. Even if it is stored for ten years, it will cost about [-] yuan, let alone thirty years. How much do you have? Sell it all to me."

Yuan Quan reminded: "Ah Weng, don't be joking. This is Zhen Mi's deposit here, preparing to entertain important guests."

Yuan Shu waved his hand and said with a smile, "I was just joking." He picked up the jug, poured Huang Yi a glass, and hugged the jug tightly in his arms. "Thirty years of winter wine, I have always heard about it, but I have never seen it. Today is an eye-opener. Zimei, you still have something to do, just try it, don't be greedy."

Huang Yi couldn't help laughing, picked up the wine glass, smelled it, and nodded in agreement.

"It is indeed a good wine, full-bodied and bitter, even if it sells for a hundred gold, it is not too much."

Yuan Quan gave him a blank look. "Are you reminded of your drunken celebrity life?"

Huang Yi smiled slightly, and drank the wine in the glass in one gulp.

Yuan Shu saw that Yuan Quan's complexion was not good, so he didn't dare to show off anymore, squinted his eyes, sipped the wine with gusto, enjoying himself.

Mrs. Bian was also a little embarrassed, bowed her hands again, and retreated.

Yuan Quan and Yuan Heng exchanged a look, a little helpless.

Before they knew it, they owed Zhen Mi a favor.

Who would have thought that a jug of wine could be so expensive?
Even the fourth generation and third sons of the Yuan family have seen the world, and they did not expect such expensive wine.

Now that it's all open, Yuan Shu has a look of not letting go, and he can't refuse it even if he wants to.

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Early the next morning, Yuan Quan didn't wait for Zhen Mi to visit as agreed, and took the initiative to pay a return visit to Zhen Mi.

Zhen Mi had just had breakfast and was about to go out. When she learned that Yuan Quan was coming, she was quite surprised and hurriedly greeted her in person.

"Sister, why is this?"

Yuan Quan smiled, and ordered someone to bring the gift over. He stroked Zhen Mi's hand and said, "I was given fine wine yesterday, and I am very grateful. Be careful, and I hope you don't refuse."

Zhen Mi smiled. "It turns out that my sister came here for this matter. You are too polite. It's just a jug of wine..."

Yuan Quan raised his finger, covered Zhen Mi's lips lightly, and said with a slight smile, "I don't know much about wine, but my father is a famous alcoholic. Thirty years of Zhongshan winter wine is priceless, but he said it himself. Sister You don't know that the jug of wine you gave yesterday is his favorite gift in the past ten years."

Zhen Mi raised her brows lightly, then laughed.While letting Yuan Quan to the hall, she said: "My sister is serious. The thirty-year-old Zhongshan winter wine is indeed not much, but it is not so precious. The reason why there is a price but no market is because I brought them all here. These things, that’s the thing, too much is worthless. A few years ago, when Jizhou was still peaceful, the thirty-year-old Zhongshan Dongbrew was only worth a bucket of gold, and the ten-year-twenty ones were even cheaper. Wait for the emperor to calm down In Jizhou, if food is no longer in short supply, the price of wine will naturally drop.”

Yuan Quan was surprised, so he asked a few more questions.

Zhen Mi explained that although Zhongshan Dongniang is a famous wine, after all, it comes from a remote place with a large output, and the price is far lower than that of the Central Plains famous wine.In the past few years, there have been wars and food production has been reduced, and the price of wine has only begun to soar.

Rare things are more expensive.The price of ordinary wine has risen, and the price of wine that has been stored in the cellar for [-] years or [-] years has also risen sharply. As for the wine that has been stored in the cellar for [-] years, the amount was not much at first, but after she snatched it all up, it became a legend.

"It's really so expensive, I don't dare to store it in Shangshi. If the emperor finds out, wouldn't it encourage extravagance?"

After hearing this, Yuan Quan felt a little relieved.

"If you don't experience the suffering of war, you don't know that peace is rare. I hope that Jizhou and Yizhou can restore peace and peace as soon as possible."

"That's right, but the people of Yanzhao are strong, simple and seldom literary. I am following the emperor's edict to build a bookshop to enlighten the people, and I also ask my sister to give me some pointers."

Seeing that Zhen Mi mentioned a serious matter, Yuan Quan took advantage of the opportunity to discuss with her the key points of opening a bookstore and educating the common people.The husband and wife have gone through these things once and accumulated a lot of experience, so it is not difficult to give Zhen Mi advice.

Although Zhen Mi worked in Hedong Bookstore for half a year and won Madam Tang's appreciation, as the first bookstore, Hedong Bookstore has never lacked business and followed the high-quality line.

When Zhen Mi encountered a problem, she immediately thought of Yuan Quan.

After discussing with Zhen Mi, Yuan Quan reminded Zhen Mi: "Building a bookstore, engraving and printing books are of course the key points, but the real difficulty is what kind of books to print. Of course, the Five Classics and the like are not something that ordinary people can read. Learning the books of the philosophers is not an urgent task. The most urgent thing is to print some literacy books so that they can understand the documents of the imperial court, and know that the imperial court is for their own good, and don’t be deceived by others. Instead, they will help the evildoers.”

Zhen Mi nodded repeatedly. "Then sister recommend some calligraphy books?"

Yuan Quan thought about it. "Even if I give you the book, you won't have time to engrave it. Why don't I ask someone to send you a set of the engraved editions just now. You can use it first, and then arrange for someone to engrave a new edition. A set of editions will save you money." It’s okay to print [-] sets, and it’s always enough to supply three or four nearby counties.”

Zhen Mi couldn't help but thanked her repeatedly.

Yuan Quan also reminded: "The customs and living habits of different places are different. Apart from calligraphy books, agricultural books are the most popular among the people. It needs local talents to compile them, and outsiders can't help. If you want to do it Well, I still need to find a few local scholars to help you compile an agricultural book suitable for the local people, so that the common people can follow the map and benefit immediately."

Yuan Quan said, his eyes lit up suddenly, he clapped his hands and smiled and said: "It's a coincidence, I just heard from my sister yesterday that a scholar named Beizhan from Hejian is coming to see you these two days. If you are interested, you may as well ask ask him."

Zhen Mi was overjoyed, she giggled and said, "It seems like it's right to ask my sister for help. If it wasn't for my sister's guidance, I don't know how long the chaos would be."

　Conscientious and lonely, the leader of the alliance is the twenty-second.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)