flstandardbreds Chapter 140: Betting on Wine, Ruofeng Breaks Through, and the Wen Family Plans (2)
Chapter 140: Betting on Wine, Ruofeng Breaks Through, and the Wen Family Plans (2)
The waiter in front of the door exclaimed, and the entire watchtower was silent.
The crowd who were just making noise and playing suddenly fixed their eyes on the door.
There were only nine people in the group, eight men and one woman.
They are the other six young masters except the nameless young master Jun Yu and the Lingyun young master Gu Jianmen, as well as today's protagonist - Baili Dongjun.
The other two are Sikong Changfeng, who lost the Silver Moon Spear, and Yin Luoxia, Liu Yue's apprentice who is dressed in purple and looks heroic.
This group of handsome men and beautiful women attracted everyone's attention.
On the corridor bridge on the second floor of the Diaolou, the girl screamed:
"Wow! Today is a feast for the eyes. When do you usually get to see all of you gentlemen coming together?"
"The one at the head must be Mr. Li's last disciple in the academy—Bai Li Dong Jun, right? He is really handsome!"
"Help me...Help me, a gust of wind just blew up Liu Yue's gauze curtain...It's so beautiful..."
"Sister, wake up! Someone come quickly, pinch her philtrum!"
"..."
Some of those girls with stringy eyes couldn't contain their excitement and fainted!
It is no exaggeration to say that the beauty of Tianqi City is only one stone, and the nine people standing in this small building now account for eight of it!
(PS: Mo Xiaohei Yidou doesn’t have _(:3」∠)_, in fact, our Heihei is also handsome)
As for the remaining ones, Ye Dingzhi and Yi Wenjun each took one bowl (PS: Wen Yanzhao is from Lingnan, so he did not participate in this division O(n_n)O)!
Baili Dongjun, who was walking in front of the other young masters, was holding a huge green clay jar in one hand.
The patterns on the celadon tile jar are intricate. Upon closer inspection, one discovers that the floral decorations are actually the paulownia flowers that the Confucian immortal Gu Chen had planted himself!
This clay jar was used by Baili Dongjun on the night he brewed seven cups of starry night wine. He spent fifteen taels of gold on it.
I asked my junior brother Xiao Ruofeng to find the best official kiln in Tianqi City and fired it overnight. The patterns on it were also glazed by Liu Yue herself.
Baili Dongjun and Sikong Changfeng bowed to the two wine tasters sitting in front of them, and then Baili Dongjun placed the huge earthenware jar in his hand on the table.
This note was the name of the fine wine that Mr. Chen Ru had written for him - Seven Starry Night Wine!
Master Xie's eyes were sharp. He had already noticed the huge celadon jar. He asked with a serious expression:
"Bai Li Dong Jun, is this the wine you want to compete with today?"
Baili Dongjun also pointed at the ordinary wine jar on the table in front of Master Xie and asked:
"Is this your Qiu Lubai?"
Teacher Xie nodded, his expression still serious, without a trace of smile.
In terms of the exquisiteness and sophistication of wine vessels alone, Baili Dongjun can be said to have completely defeated Master Xie.
After all the gentlemen had taken their seats, Master Xie looked around the lobby of the Diaolou Mansion and saluted the guests:
"Everyone, we have gathered here today to participate in the drinking contest between me and this Mr. Baili!"
"Now that everyone is here, let's get started!"
"Master, Miss Crescent Moon, and... Little Master, please!"
Xiao Ruofeng was dressed in light gold clothes, holding the Haoque sword. He nodded in return, then stepped into the air and sat in the empty seat of the third sommelier.
"Oh, it turns out the third wine taster is the seventh one!"
Lei Mengsha leaned sideways and teased Luo Xuan beside him.
After Xiao Ruofeng sat down, he slowly spoke to Master Xie:
"Then let's drink Qiulubai first. I haven't had it for a long time since I've been with the army for so many years!"
Upon hearing this, Master Xie released the inner strength of his right hand, and with a "pop" sound, the cork on the wine jar was pulled out!
Immediately, a scent of wine emanated from the air, causing everyone around to narrow their eyes and sniff greedily...
Baili Dongjun wrinkled his delicate little nose slightly and sighed:
"Good wine, it really is good wine! It's as good as the twelve-year-old wine!"
After receiving the praise from his opponent, Master Xie's expression became a little better, but unexpectedly, the following words made Master Xie's face frown again.
I only heard Baili Dongjun continue:
"You only used three cups of such a large jar of wine. When you lose to me later, why don't you do me a favor and give it to me?"
Teacher Xie snorted coldly:
"Wait until you beat me!"
After saying this, Master Xie waved his arm:
"You three please!"
Master Xie's internal strength surged, and he instantly arranged the three jade wine glasses on the table into a straight line, placing them accurately in front of the three wine tasters.
Xiao Ruofeng picked up the jade cup and said:
"When the autumn dew is thick and heavy, collect it in a jade pot and brew it with your rice."
"Because autumn dew is hard to harvest, even if we mobilize thousands of people to make wine, it is still a drop in the bucket, so we can only enjoy it one day a month!"
Hearing that Xiao Ruofeng knew everything about Qiu Lubai, Mr. Xun, who was sitting next to him, nodded in agreement.
As the wine pours into the glass, the aroma becomes even richer.
Xiao Ruofeng raised his glass first:
"That would be disrespectful!"
When Xiao Ruofeng raised his head and drank the wine in the glass, everyone was envious.
Lei Mengsha's saliva was almost dripping, and Luo Xuan beside him quickly reminded him:
"Lei Er, pay attention to your image!"
Sikong Changfeng is also a wine lover, but he is far inferior to Baili Dongjun!
He glanced with some disdain at Baili Dongjun, who was craning his neck to stare at the jade cup in Xiao Ruofeng's hand, almost salivating:
"Hey, boss, you're here to challenge us, so stop drooling!"
Baili Dongjun's handsome face flushed slightly when he heard this. He quickly stood up straight and subconsciously raised his hand to wipe the corner of his mouth.
The wine went down his throat, swirling around for a thousand times. Xiao Ruofeng closed his eyes and savored it for a while. Then he raised his sword-like eyebrows and said:
"It's much richer than the last time I drank it!"
Teacher Xie was not proud when he received the young teacher's praise, but just nodded slightly.
Then, Mr. Xun, the winemaking teacher who was thanking his teacher, also raised his glass and drank...
Looking up, closing his eyes, and savoring the experience for a long time, Mr. Xun shook his gray beard and praised sincerely:
"Xiao Xie's uncle's skills have improved a lot in recent years! Compared to the Qiulubai drunk by those two young masters, it's almost as good."
Unexpectedly, Master Xie felt a little regretful, because the twelve-year-old wine was snatched away by Wen Yanzhao in one fell swoop.
Secondly, I feel that the Qiulubai tea I brewed this time is still not perfect, which is a bit regrettable.
He sighed softly:
"Master, that's pretty much what you said. To me, it's a compliment!"
After thanking the teacher, the last wine taster, Miss Crescent Moon, raised her glass with her delicate hands and took a sip, then put it down.
She smiled, her beautiful eyes curved into crescents, attracting the attention of several young men.
The aroma of wine lingered on Yueya's lips and teeth for a long time, but Yueya tasted a little bit of sadness. She opened her red lips slightly:
"There is no time to worry about life, just drink good wine and climb the tower!"
"The wine is still good, but Master Xie has become more melancholic in his middle age than the Master Xie of the past."
This girl was also a famous talented woman in Tianqi City. She was best at composing poems with wine. Being praised by her like this, Xie Shi also responded with a smile.
The three wine tasters all gave extremely high praise to Master Xie's jar of Qiulubai.
Everyone present turned their eyes to Baili Dongjun who was standing aside.
Some people in the lobby have already started whispering:
"This kid has a good appearance, but he dares to bet on wine with Master Xie, a master who has been brewing wine for forty years. He is really overestimating himself!"
"Yeah, yeah... Look, he hasn't said a word for a long time. Is he scared?"
“Hey! You dandy boy, it’s just a way to attract attention! Even if he loses to Master Xie today, it doesn’t matter. This time he has earned enough face!”
"Brother Zhang San is right. Let's see how this young and frivolous boy makes a fool of himself later..."
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When Sikong Changfeng heard those people slandering Baili Dongjun, he felt dissatisfied and his sword-like eyebrows immediately raised high.
He turned around and snarled at those gossipers. They immediately shut up and turned their heads away, not daring to look at him.
"In this world, one can taste one flavor of fine wine, but Qiulubai can taste three flavors!"
"Dong Jun, how many flavors of wine can you taste?"
Xiao Ruofeng smiled, looked at Baili Dongjun who was confident, and asked softly.
Baili Dongjun raised his lips and replied:
"Young Senior Brother is right. Qiulubai can be tasted in spring, summer and autumn. It is indeed a rare good wine in the world!"
"But I, Baili Dongjun, am a man who wants to become a wine immortal. My wine can taste seven flavors!"
When these words were spoken, everyone in the room was shocked, and in an instant one could hear a pin drop in the hall.
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