I opened a tavern in Datang/Datang: My peerless talent was exposed

Seeing that Lao Fang was not in a good mood, Zhang Nuo hurriedly changed the topic, and talked about the original intention of going out today, including some ideas about making wine and selling it himself.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Lao Fang took out something from his bosom again with excitement on his face. This time it was not the house deed just now, but four house deeds, all of which were stuffed into Zhang Nuo's hands.

"Master, over the years, this old slave has actually bought the two courtyards behind our old house. Why don't you turn these four courtyards into a big workshop, which will be more convenient to operate!"

Zhang Nuo stared at the four land deeds in his hand in astonishment, good boy, you are amazing, Lao Fang, I didn't see it, but you are still a big family with four houses in the capital!

It seems that I don't know if the people I recruited today are reliable or not, but the bargain is definitely earned!

Chapter 25 Another Dead Deed

On the rickety carriage, Zhang Nuo and Lao Fang's master and servant discussed the arrangement of the workshop in detail.

But when Zhang Nuogang said that he wanted to purchase other wines in large quantities, Lao Fang suggested brewing by himself.

Fearing that Zhang Nuo would be unhappy, Lao Fang also carefully explained the gap between the cost of recruiting people to brew and the cost of purchasing.

At the same time, because all the wine is brewed at this time, it is necessary to purchase grain on a large scale, and the advantage of this is that there is no panic when there is grain in hand.

At that time, when there is a famine, as long as the wine making business is stopped, the food in the warehouse will ensure that the family will not have to worry about food and drink.

Zhang Nuo thought about it, really, in the past, he didn't want to make his own wine but only mixed wine, purely because he didn't have such a large venue to guarantee his consumption. Now that there is a venue, there is nothing to say, let's do it.

This is also an added advantage, and you don't have to worry about the supplier's jealousy and price increase.

The group of three simply purchased the materials needed for Zhang Nuo's wine mixing experiment in the West Market, and then went straight to the Chang'an County Yamen.

Zhang Nuo and Lao Fang are going to transfer all the four house deeds here, and then they have to report for the renovation.

At the same time, the death contract also needs to be filed with the government, this is to prevent people from being forced into slavery.

Things went very smoothly, the four house deeds became one, the renovation was agreed, and Lao Fang's deed of selling himself was also obtained. This morning's harvest is really great.

Zhang Nuo didn't say much, just patted Lao Fang on the shoulder and said with a smile,

"Old Fang, wait for a while, when my place is looser, I will immediately make up for you. Then you may be able to marry a wife! By the way, you didn't get married before because you were afraid of harming others. We can start a family soon!"

Lao Fang had a major turning point in his life today, and now the pressure was gone, and he replied with a smile,

"The old slave now entrusts the blessing of the master's family, which is a change of fate. I didn't dare to think about getting married in the early years, but now I really think about it!"

Seeing Lao Fang talking amusingly, Zhang Nuo also smiled and patted him on the shoulder again, then got into the carriage and went straight to Kaihuafang. He had to go home quickly and start experimenting with bartending.

Back at his own restaurant, Zhang Nuo felt relieved. He hurriedly changed this flamboyant going-out suit back into his daily blue robe, and then introduced Lao Fang to everyone.

After learning that Lao Fang will be the housekeeper of Zhang's house, everyone came to greet him, and then Zhang Nuo handed over the door key to Lao Fang according to the rules of the Tang Dynasty.

This means that in the future this home will need Lao Fang to take care of it.

After that, Zhang Nuo took Lao Fang to the cellar first, handed over his big money box to Lao Fang to count, and then explained his daily labor and operating expenses and so on.

In ancient times, the housekeeper had great power, and the servants' money was directly distributed by the housekeeper.

And if the subordinates make mistakes, the deduction of money and punishment are also directly decided by the housekeeper.

The host family will only open their mouths to give out money when they give out bonuses during the New Year and holidays, and the housekeeper makes decisions on weekdays.

As for the family background, only the head of the family and the housekeeper know. In the future, at most, the wife of the main house will know. The wives should not want to know the real situation of the family.

Lao Fang looked at the dozens of family properties in the big money box, and nodded seriously.

It seems that the main family still has a way to make money. It has only been a few months since they set up their own business. Besides maintaining expenses, they can still save the family fortune. Now they will start a workshop soon. It is only a matter of time before the Zhang family will prosper in the future.

And after following Zhang Nuo around the whole house, Lao Fang also offered advice from the housekeeper's point of view.

First of all, it is necessary to buy a carriage for the owner to travel, otherwise he will have to rent a carriage non-stop in the future just to run a workshop.

Secondly, many of the furniture in the house had to be replaced, so as not to spoil the image of the Zhang family when guests came to watch the jokes in the future.

Regarding the carriage, Zhang Nuo agreed and asked Lao Fang to take care of the arrangement, but regarding the furniture, Zhang Nuo rejected Lao Fang's request for a carpenter to come and customize it.

He planned to come by himself in some time, just kidding, although his carpentry work is not as good as the top master craftsmen at the moment, but his insight and vision are absolutely unrivaled.

When the time comes, draw pictures by yourself, direct, and find a few carpenters with good craftsmanship, and you will definitely be able to make a bunch of new-style furniture that will catch everyone's attention.

Seeing that the master's house had already made arrangements, Lao Fang immediately nodded in agreement, and then began to think about where to find an obedient carpenter.

This is the demeanor of a good housekeeper, offering advice with all his heart, but as long as the master objected, he would immediately change his position and serve the master wholeheartedly.

At noon, Zhang Nuo was cooking and cooking, while Da Zhuang and Er Zhuang stood aside and listened carefully to Zhang Nuo's explanation.

Zhang Nuo also made it clear that during the recent period, he will continue to cook and cook for the whole family, but in the future he will cook less and less, and the brothers Da Zhuang and Er Zhuang will take advantage of this time to hurry up. study.

In the future, the two brothers will definitely be in charge of eating by themselves, and Zhang Erniang and Liu Sanniang will also learn from the side. After all, the restaurant in front of them is often busy, and they are the main force of cooking at home.

During lunch, although Lao Fang complained about the host eating at the same table as the servants, seeing Zhang Nuo's insistence, he stopped talking.

But after a few mouthfuls of food, Lao Fang was amazed by Zhang Nuo's craftsmanship, and then turned around and learned that Da Zhuang Er Zhuang hadn't gone to the tooth shop to sign the contract, and that Da Zhuang Er Zhuang had to change it to a death contract on the spot.

And the attitude is very firm. In Lao Fang's opinion, the cooking skills of the master's family are enough to enter the palace and become an imperial cook.

Da Zhuang and Er Zhuang Brothers, this is the only way to learn such a brilliant skill when smoke is rising from the ancestral grave. This is a unique skill that can be passed down from generation to generation. You are a foreigner. If you want to learn it, you must sign a death contract!

Looking at the excited old Fang, Zhang Nuo didn't know what to say.

In his opinion, cooking is not difficult. He also learned it slowly from his parents when he was young, and it is not a particularly brilliant skill. It's not as powerful as what Lao Fang said!

But I never thought that Liu Sanniang and Da Zhuang brothers agreed after listening to what Lao Fang said and eating a few more mouthfuls of food!

In fact, Zhang Nuo underestimated the preciousness of a skill in this era. If such a unique skill is placed in other families, it is a skill that is passed on from male to female.

Even if Zhang Nuo is going to become an official, this craft must be passed on from a reliable descendant of his own family, and it will definitely not be passed on to people with other surnames.

So, after a meal, Zhang Nuo managed to get two death contracts again. It seems that the old Zhang family is about to flourish!

After the meal, Lao Fang took the two brothers to the yamen to sign the death contract, while Zhang Nuo plunged into the backyard and began to work hard on the pile of pots and jars. He planned to mix a main wine, and this is how to make a fortune!

Chapter 26 Peerless Wine

Bartending is very particular. Alcohol content, choice of base wine, addition of other condiments, if any of the conditions change, the final product will be very different.

At this moment, Zhang Nuo is very serious, relying on his photographic memory ability meticulously, and purely mentally recording the weight and proportion of each material.

These are precious experimental data, and the formula that will be fixed in the future is obtained after many attempts in these experiments.

This is the core technology for him to make a fortune in the future, and it is a real treasure that can be passed down to the family.

After all, I have seen the existence of various fine wines and beverages in later generations.Not long after, a pot of new wine based on commercially available sake with an alcohol concentration of around [-] degrees, with a little osmanthus honey and tangerine peel added to enhance the taste, was freshly baked.

After many experiments by Zhang Nuo, only the current concentration and taste should be the most suitable for the current taste of Datang people.

The previous preparations were either too high in alcohol concentration for most people to accept, or too bland and lacking in characteristics. Only this one is the most suitable for now.

Zhang Nuo proudly put the pot aside, and carefully recorded the whole preparation process.

These still need to be adjusted at that time. After all, there is still a difference between manual preparation and large-scale preparation in the workshop, and adjustments will be required according to the process at that time.

But the current success at least proves that this approach is absolutely feasible, and now we are waiting to find someone to try it out, and we must find someone to try it out before the new wine is launched.

Lao Fang is still busy outside at the moment, and the dog is the only one drinking at home, and he has never seen the world.

Zhang Nuo misses Lao Li very much at the moment, not only because Lao Li is currently his biggest client and benefactor, but also Lao Li is a well-informed man, so his evaluation must be more pertinent.

It's just Lao Li, who runs here every day when he is free, but now when he is really needed, he disappears.

Sometimes, it happened so coincidentally, Zhang Nuo just started to complain, and the dog ran in to report, saying that the wealthy guest surnamed Li came with two guests, and they were about to enter the door.

Zhang Nuo's eyes lit up, and he told Gouzi not to touch his things, then excitedly picked up the jug and rushed to the front yard!

Does Lao Li know that he is talking about him?Otherwise, why did you come so timely and so early? It's all fate!

When Zhang Nuo ran to the front yard, he saw Li Shimin who was about to enter the door. He was so excited that he stepped forward and put his arms around his shoulders, and said excitedly while pulling in,

"Old Li, you came today just in time. I have a jug of peerless wine that I just made for you to taste. Let me tell you, if it weren't for your luck, you would have rarely tasted this peerless wine!"

Li Shimin was stunned for a moment when he was hugged by Zhang Nuo, and then followed Zhang Nuo's footsteps into the door with a natural expression.

The eldest grandson Wuji behind was fine, after all, Zhang Nuo didn't know the identity of His Majesty, and the two were quite close, so it was normal to have some overstepping behavior.

But Du Ruhui couldn't do it anymore. He always paid attention to etiquette and rules, but now he frowned, as if he was about to start swearing.

Fortunately, Changsun Wuji grabbed him, and said with deep meaning,

"Old Du, shopkeeper Xiao Zhang has a good relationship with Lao Li, and it's normal to be a little closer. Don't tell me you're still envious?"

Du Ruhui was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and then remembered that the one who was walking in front at this moment, although he was still the emperor in his eyes, in the eyes of the shopkeeper Xiao Zhang, he was just a businessman named Lao Li.

Then the posture of the two of them hooking their shoulders and backs is naturally not considered an intentional overreach, it can only be said that Zhang Nuo did it unintentionally.

Although Lao Li brought more and more people, he still had the old seats, and he still let Zhang Nuo arrange the meals.

But before Zhang Nuo got into the kitchen to work, Li Shimin first introduced Du Ruhui to Zhang Nuo.

"Shopkeeper Xiao Zhang, this is Lao Du. He is an old buddy in our business. We have known each other for many years. This time I brought you here to taste your skills. Let's sit down and chat later."

Zhang Nuo is also happy, Lao Li is kind, not to mention generous, this one pulls one, eats, drinks and chats, but they are all his future big customers.

Smiling and nodding at Lao Du as a greeting, Zhang Nuo hurried into the kitchen to work.

Du Ruhui was still a little uncomfortable at the moment, looked at Li Shimin and said in a low voice,

"Your Majesty, is it appropriate to seek this shopkeeper Xiao Zhang to discuss the important affairs of the court?"

Li Shimin glanced at him unhappy and said,

"I said it was called Lao Li, so don't let me miss it. Besides, Shopkeeper Xiao Zhang is really capable, and you will know when the time comes!"

Although Du Ruhui valued etiquette, whoever can be an official to this extent is not a human being. You can tell from Li Shimin's expression that what he said just now made His Majesty unhappy.

Forget it, no matter what, he is also the son of an old friend back then, so he should come over to take care of the business, so don't say those harsh words.

Otherwise, if he finds out that he has said some strange things in front of His Majesty in the future, I am afraid that the shopkeeper Xiao Zhang will have to blame himself.

When the time comes, His Majesty will not like it, and Zhang Nuo complains that he is not a human being inside and out, so let's eat with peace of mind.

Zhang Nuo finished his busy work, washed his hands and just sat down with the jug in his hands. Before Li Shimin could speak, Zhang Nuo, who was thinking about his wine making business, came up to him and said mysteriously,

"Old Du, the peerless wine I told you about when I entered the door just now is here! Come on, Lao Du, you are also lucky, you ran into it the first time you came here, Lao Li and Lao Sun came several times but nothing happened. Hit!"

"This is my exclusive brew. It is better than the royal wine in the palace! Come on, try it quickly!"

Li Shimin finished listening to the music, why did he feel so mysterious?

He may not know other fine wines, but isn't Royal Wine what he usually drinks?

Not to mention the amazing culinary skills of the shopkeeper Xiaozhang, could it be that this brewing is also better than those craftsmen who specialize in it?

Seeing Li Shimin's confused look, Zhang Nuo didn't take it seriously, poured a full cup for each of the three, and then pushed forward.

The three people on the opposite side gained more confidence just by seeing the appearance and aroma of the wine.

The wine in front of the three of them was golden yellow, clear to the bottom, and exuded an exceptionally strong aroma of wine, and at the same time, there was a hint of floral aroma mixed in it.

Even these three people had seen the world, so they didn't say any more at this moment, and carefully brought the wine glass to their mouths, and took a sip.

what!

Really good wine!

The eyes of the three of them lit up at the same time!

Although they don't know how to make wine, they probably have drunk countless wines, but the glass of wine in front of them is obviously different!

The entrance is soft, the aroma of the wine is mixed with the faint fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus and the fragrance of tangerine peel, perfectly blended together, straight from the mouth to the forehead.

When the wine reached the stomach, an unusual heat flow rose up again, as if the whole body was warmed up, and at the same time, a slight sense of alcohol rose from the chest and abdomen almost instantly.

Unexpectedly, shopkeeper Xiao Zhang really made this peerless wine!

Chapter 27

Zhang Nuo secretly nodded when he saw that the faces of the three people on the opposite side began to blush after only half a glass of wine.

My guess is correct. Datang has no tradition of drinking high-alcohol alcohol at all. People in Datang who are used to drinking low-alcohol alcohol of about 20% alcohol, at present, more than [-]% alcohol is already the limit.

Give them a temperature of [-] degrees or more all at once, it is estimated that they will drink it as poison, and they still have to take it slowly.

When everyone gets used to the 20-degree temperature, it can be rolled out to more than 30 degrees, and then [-] or [-] degrees.

It doesn't matter if you are not used to drinking it now, the habit can be cultivated slowly, which is just convenient for him to cut leeks and wool one by one.

Thinking about it is also beautiful!