Chapter 018 Dancing on Qintai Road
It's impossible to do anything when you think about the danger that's everywhere.
I'm not afraid of him.
Zhao Yulin called Lei Man and Lu Youpeng to discuss the matter together. After making all the arrangements, they decided to set off for Chengdu.
The next day, Chengyi Shaofang reported to the dock office, and two thousand kilograms of Wugufeng new wine began to be loaded on the ship. Zhao Yulin rode the Chen family's skinny horse to the county government to ask for leave from the county magistrate Chen Yun, so that he could go to Qingcheng to visit the famous mountains.
The county magistrate naturally agreed and told him to be careful and come back quickly.
Zhao Yulin said goodbye to the county magistrate, rode back to the dock, and boarded the ship. He went into the cabin and found Chen Xiaomin was also inside, looking coldly at Wu Yuqi.
When Chen Xiaomin saw him come in, she said that he was a playboy who had a wife but was hiding another woman in the White Tower.
Zhao Yulin immediately stopped her and criticized her for talking nonsense. He introduced Wu Yuqi to her and said that Yuqi was arranged by his master to protect him.
Chen Xiaomin stopped talking but was still muttering in her heart that this man was too fake. He had enough kung fu to kill Shen Tuozi, yet he needed a weak woman to protect him. He was clearly a pervert. Even a stupid pig would not believe it.
Chen Xiaomin ran over and leaned on Zhao Yulin, saying that she also had kung fu, and that Master Qu had taught her for eight years, and she would protect her brother Yulin.
Zhao Yulin ignored Chen Xiaomin, saying that he had not arranged for her to go to Chengdu last night, so why did she disobey and come here? This journey was very unsafe.
The girl immediately put on a pitiful look and said that everyone had left and she was afraid, so she came here with her father.
Zhao Yulin smiled and said, "You are a female hero, and you are supposed to protect men, so why are you afraid?"
Wu Yuqi in the cabin couldn't help laughing when listening to their conversation. Chen Xiaomin raised her little fist and said to Wu Yuqi that she was really good at fighting, and if she didn't believe her, they could have a competition.
Zhao Yulin said that with her limited skills, she should give them up as soon as possible, and this time she should just follow Sister Wu and be careful.
Chen Xiaomin felt his concern, stuck out her tongue and nodded in agreement.
Outside the cabin, Ma Jin sighed as he listened to the conversation between the three people inside. He knew that his own sister Ma Ling'er also liked Zhao Yulin, but there were two beautiful women blocking the way, so it seemed that his sister had no chance.
Seeing that Chen Xiaomin was talking to Wu Yuqi, Zhao Yulin went to the corner of the cabin to take a nap.
In Yibin County, Mr. Wang hurriedly found Zhang Bapi and told him that the dock reported that Chen Zhugan had left to ship new wine. He was Zhao Yulin's father-in-law, and as the saying goes, he who is close to the water gets the moon first. He would definitely evade taxes because the tax on wine is high.
Zhang Bapi thought that he had to strike while the iron was hot in order to kill Zhao Yulin, so he asked Mr. Wang to find two speedboats to chase after him and create the illusion that they had sunk Chen Zhongshun's wine-carrying ship. He immediately led his men to the office at Nanmen Wharf to specifically check the production of wine from Chengyi Distillery.
When Lei Man saw Zhang Paopi coming in with murderous intent, he immediately asked Deacon Yang to take out the notebook to check. The two thousand kilograms of wine were accurately recorded in the book, and the tax paid was not missing a penny.
Zhang Bapi knew that the labor agency still had records of the transportation, so he immediately ran over there to check.
Lu Youpeng took out his notebook and checked the moving batches one by one. The personnel deployment was clear before he stopped.
Zhang Bapi went back to the city unwillingly. Lu Youpeng hurried to find Lei Man, who said proudly that we acted in an open and aboveboard manner and we were not afraid of him. Lu Youpeng said that was of course, but the Third Young Master had told him before he left, so it was better to be careful.
The two of them discussed and started the secret transfer plan according to Zhao Yulin's arrangement.
When Zhang Baopi returned to the city, Master Wang immediately asked him about the results. Zhang Baopi said he had found nothing, and the spy at the dock probably only had 2,000 kilograms of wine, and Chen Zhugan had paid the tax in full.
Mr. Wang said sourly that Chen Zhugan's new wine Chengyi Shaomai cost five taels of silver per catty, so of course he could pay the tax in full.
Zhang Baopi asked what to do next?
Just grab Chen Zhugan's recipe and you're still worried about not being able to make good wine?
Mr. Wang was eagerly looking forward to it. He was afraid that if the emperor knew about the pure, transparent and fragrant fairy wine, he would buy it up for himself.
He said that the third son of the Zhao family now had Nine Fragrance Jade Dew, Five Grains Fung, and Beggar's Chicken in his hands, all of which were golden signs for making money, and it would be a big deal if he could grab any one of them.
Zhang Bapi said, "That's easy. Let's grab the Nine Fragrance Jade Dew first. We can't get to the dock, but the academy is in the city. We can just kidnap Chen Xiaomin, the only daughter of Chen Zhugan, and force her to tell us the recipe of the Nine Fragrance Jade Dew."
Mr. Wang said, "That's right. Chen Zhugan is not here. Let's ignore the dock for now and catch Chen Xiaomin first." The two jackals immediately began to plot.
After school at noon, two ox carts appeared on the street outside the academy. Zhang Bapi arranged people to peek at the academy gate from afar, but when everyone had left, they still didn't see Chen Xiaomin, so they had to give up and go back to report.
On the Minjiang River, Zhao Yulin and his crew's boat had already reached Juexichang. Ma Jin asked if they wanted to stop and rest.
Zhao Yulin said to dock and change boats immediately and asked the brothers to work hard.
Chen Zhongshun immediately went to the dock and found his old acquaintance to hire a large ship. He loaded the cargoes from the two ships together and asked the captain from Yibin to rest here for one night and go back tomorrow.
Zhao Yulin and his crew boarded the new ship and continued their voyage. Ma Jin said that the third young master had considered things very carefully.
He said that it is better to be safe than sorry. He still hasn't thought through the words Shen Tuozi wrote that night. He always feels that the Zhao family's shipwreck in Chongqing was not a simple shipwreck, so he needs to be cautious in everything.
Zhao Yulin and his companions rested for a night at Jiazhou Wharf, set off at dawn, and finally arrived in Chengdu in the evening.
The Wang family's speedboat that was chasing them had been searching the river for the two wine ships, but of course found nothing. The next day, when they returned to the Yibin dock, they actually saw the two wine ships hired by Chen Zhongshun.
After hearing the news, Mr. Wang was so angry that he smashed the exquisite tea bowl in his hand to pieces and cursed Chen Zhugan for helping him escape .
Zhang Bapi said that with Chen Zhugan's brain, he would never think so carefully, and it must be that rascal Zhao Yulin who came up with this idea.
Mr. Wang was so angry that he slammed the table and said that it seemed like they had to start from the dock.
In order to expand the sales of Litchi Green, the Wang family lowered the price to the wine merchants, mixed water into the wine and shipped a large amount of it. But Mr. Wang knew very well that once Wu Gu Feng was released, the sales of his Litchi Green would plummet.
So, either kill Wu Gufeng or grab the new brewing recipe.
No matter what you do, you have to do it dirty.
At this time, Jin Jiu, the manager of Wangjia Wharf, ran in and said excitedly that he seemed to have seen Liu San at the wharf...
On August 15th, Qu Zhengyang, the Chen family's vanguard, had already booked the entire Wenjun Restaurant on Qintai Road in Chengdu. He also contacted the distillery's old customers and visited major academies and restaurants. Today he will launch the Chengyi Distillery's Wu Gu Feng here.
Chen Zhongshun invited five wine tasting masters, and the wine merchants and restaurant owners sat in two separate rooms.
The first dish was Cheng Yi Shao, which was distilled from Chen's old wine. Chen Xiaomin, wearing a wide, ankle-revealing dress designed for him by Zhao Yulin, personally served wine to the wine tasting master.
After tasting the wine from the white jade cups, the five masters were amazed and agreed that it was unique in the world. Xiao Si then served wine to the guests at the table, and everyone praised it after tasting it.
Chen Zhongshun told everyone that there were less than 2,000 kilograms of this wine and he would never make it again.
At this time, Chen Xiaomin's skilled auction began. The girl personally went on stage to preside over the auction, attracting the guests to bid enthusiastically. Two thousand kilograms of Chengyi Shaomai was sold at a good price of 18,000 taels of silver. The girl was very happy and ran over to sit next to Zhao Yulin to drink.
What Zhao Yulin wore today was the student uniform of the Republic of China that he designed for himself. In later life, he felt that this dark black student uniform was very scholarly.
While the two were being affectionate with each other, Chen Zhongshun came on stage and started the second round of new wine tasting. He excitedly told everyone that Chengyi Distillery had produced a new wine, and that he had brewed the first pot of Wugufeng using his son-in-law's recipe.
Zhao Yulin did not follow his introduction, so he had to pull Chen Xiaomin up and bow to the guests. The little girl blushed and smiled shyly, and happily ran to serve the wine tasting masters.
After the masters commented on it one by one, they were no longer able to describe it with words. The words pure, fierce, and gentle were all unable to express the beauty in their hearts. They suspected that it could only exist in heaven.
After the wine was sold, Chen Xiaomin went on stage to auction it. She told everyone that there were only 200 kilograms of wine and it would be auctioned in four batches.
For a while, the hall was filled with cheers, and wine merchants and restaurant owners kept bidding against each other. Two hundred kilograms of Wu Gufeng were sold at a sky-high price of 12,000 taels of silver.
Chen Zhongshun was very happy that his winery achieved such great success in its first large-scale tasting event in Chengdu.
Chen Xiaomin excitedly pulled Zhao Yulin up to dance.
Zhao Yulin was also a person who liked lively occasions. He asked Qu Zhengyang to go downstairs and invite the blind man who played the erhu on the street to come up. Zhao Yulin treated him to some wine and asked him to accompany him with Liang Zhu. The two of them were going to dance for everyone.
At this moment, the restaurant owner Liu Fengxian came in with a few people. Zhao Yulin saw that it was Mr. Xishu and stepped forward to greet him in surprise.
Chen Zhongshun enthusiastically took him to the upper seat. Liu Fengxian said that Mr. Xishu was the head shopkeeper of our Shu area. Didn’t the young man know that?
Mr. Xishu immediately signaled Liu Fengxian to stop, and said with a smile that he just came to join in the fun. Zhao Yulin pulled Chen Xiaomin to toast Mr. Xishu, and said that they wanted to dance to liven up the atmosphere.
The old man was in great joy and said, "Great! I've eaten beggar's chicken and drank Wu Gu Feng wine. Now I can see the young man's dance. It's worth it for me to come to this Shu."
Zhao Yulin led Chen Xiaomin, whose pigtails were swaying and fluttering like butterflies, into the venue. Everyone quickly moved to the two sides, and Zhao Yulin immediately shouted "Stand up."
The blind artist's superb erhu skills made the Liang Zhu music sound like heavenly music. Zhao Yulin and Chen Xiaomin's waltz steps danced to the rhythm like two butterflies, which were more like gods than gods.
When the song ended, people were still immersed in the drama. Chen Xiaomin excitedly pulled Zhao Yulin to thank the guests. Mr. Xishu took the lead in clapping and shouted, "It's wonderful, so beautiful." The hall was filled with cheers.
Some people even shouted, "Come one more, come one more."
Mr. Xishu asked Zhao Yulin how long he would stay in Chengdu?
He said he wanted to go to Qingcheng and then come back. The old man stood up and said to Chen Zhongshun that he and his son-in-law got along very well and they should get together more often if there was a chance.
Everyone said goodbye to Mr. Xishu warmly.
The guests gradually dispersed, Qu Zhengyang packed up and paid the bill. Everyone was about to leave when Liu Fengxian came over enthusiastically and said to Chen Zhongshun, "They may not know yet, but Mr. Xishu is the Deputy Envoy of the Sichuan Administration Office and the Prefect of Chengdu, Lord Ding. Don't you know, young man?"
