novelAbuy Chapter 296: Good Wine
Chapter 296: Good Wine
Chapter 296: Chapter 296: Good WineWatching the mule cart approach the village, Old Sixth Xu was worried about losing a sure bet and was too distracted to continue working. He rushed towards the village without a second thought.
Xu Chou had initially planned to have Aze drive the mule cart straight to his house. However, he was blocked by villagers who heard the commotion.
The leader was none other than Wang Jinlan, the wife of the village chief of Niuniu Village.
She had always despised the Xu family. At first, it was because she resented the fine wine Xu Chou’s mother sold, which took business away from her own family. When she stopped selling wine, Wang Jinlan even brought over some items to ask for their wine recipe.
She began her request politely, suggesting that if the Xu family would pass on the recipe for their wine, her family would support them in their old age.
However, the unyielding old woman not only refused but also threw out all the items Wang had brought to her.
When Xu Chou’s mother died last month, Wang planned to wait until the body was discarded before
"Master, please taste the wine," said Xu Chou as he opened one of the jars. The rich aroma of wine instantly filled the room, causing them to feel slightly tipsy even before they took a sip.
Nanzhi and Shen Miaomiao looked at each other, both understanding that they had found a fine wine. But it was perhaps too fine.
The age worth of this wine was extensive. Not daring to drink much, Nanzhi only tasted a drop.
The robust aroma of the wine nearly made Nanzhi choke. The taste was sophisticated and aromatic. Perhaps due to the small quantity, she did not taste any spiciness.
Even though she had only tasted a drop, both Nanzhi and Shen Miaomiao were slightly flushed. They gazed at the people in the cellar, feeling a bit fuzzy-headed.
Eventually, Xu Chou came to their assistance by serving them a bowl of water. Drinking it down, Nanzhi slowly regained clarity, then turned an inquisitive gaze toward Xu Chou.
Under such scrutiny, Xu Chou became troubled and nervous. The room became so quiet that one could hear the sound of a needle dropping.
"Master—"
"Uncle Xu, how much are you selling this wine for? Name your price," Nanzhi interjected. Even though she was no wine expert, she knew this was an extremely good wine. In all of Yan City, finding a second source of this kind of wine would be near impossible!
"Master..." Xu Chou was overwhelmed and for a while, and he managed to stutter out only two words.
"This wine is exceptional. I won’t beat around the bush. I’ll give you a hundred taels for one jar, how about it?"
One of these large jars could hold the equivalent of ten small jars. The wine she had purchased from the Liao Family was priced at two taels per jar. Not to mention the fact that this wine was both fantastic and aged, ten taels per jar was actually a bargain for her.