usatvline Chapter 547: Today I have wine, now I am drunk
Chapter 547: Today I have wine, now I am drunk
Although Uncle Jiu could tell from the aroma alone that the Dream Back Spirit Wine was extraordinary, hearing Xu Chu say that he was the one who refined it made Uncle Jiu a little unsure just how good this wine was.
After all, Xu Chu looks very young and isn't a famous winemaking master.
But after Uncle Jiu tasted the wine, he realized he was wrong, terribly wrong.
That's such a stereotype! Who says that a non-master brewer can't make good wine? And who says that a young person can't become a master brewer?
After finishing his drink, Uncle Jiu kept his eyes closed for a long while, savoring the memory, before finally opening them.
He stared intently at Xu Chu, as if he had discovered some extraordinary treasure.
"Your Dream Back Spirit Wine is absolutely amazing! Although I have drunk countless spirit wines in my life, there are very few that can compare to it."
"If we set aside personal tastes and focus solely on the quality of the spirit wine, this wine can be called the best!"
Uncle Jiu gave a thumbs up, his tone serious and affirmative.
Xu Chu politely replied, "You flatter me, senior."
Uncle Jiu waved his hands repeatedly.
"Don't call me senior. My friends call me Uncle Jiu. If you don't mind, you can call me that too."
"Furthermore, I am very strict about wine. If I say your spirit wine is good, then I really mean it. Even Wangyuelou, in the same year, cannot produce spirit wine of this quality."
Like some ordinary wines, aging enhances the quality of spirit wine in various ways.
Even if it were the same year, Wangyuelou wouldn't be able to produce this level of spirit wine.
This is the confidence of Uncle Jiu after a century of wine tasting.
Xu Chu said in surprise, "Uncle Jiu, you flatter me. I dare not compare myself to the winemakers of Wangyue Tower."
Of the eighteen dominant forces, the wealthiest is the Sky Dome Merchant Guild, followed by the Moon Gazing Pavilion.
The Azure Sky Chamber of Commerce mainly deals with businesses related to cultivators, such as pills, artifacts, arrays, and talismans—highly profitable industries.
Wangyue Tower's main businesses are restaurants, teahouses, eateries, brothels, and inns, with branches all over the major cities of the Tianyuan Realm.
Spirit wine and spirit tea are the signature products of Wangyue Tower, and the foundation upon which they have grown stronger and become a dominant force.
Who dares to say that their own wine or tea is better than that of Wangyuelou?
Uncle Jiu said, "I used to think that the spirit wine of Wangyue Tower was the best. Now I can only say that I was ignorant and underestimated people in the world."
Cangzhou is too remote and too far from Qingzhou.
If they were closer, or if the Xu family had been given more time to open branches of Zuixianlou and let Uncle Jiu taste Zuixianlou's spirit wine, his thoughts would have changed long ago.
He went directly from being a regular at Wangyuelou to being a regular at Zuixianlou.
Xu Chu knew the time was right, so he changed the subject.
"Alright, let's have a drink first."
Uncle Jiu also snapped out of his daze and quickly picked up his wine glass.
"Yes, yes! Let's drink."
After drinking several cups, Uncle Jiu became a little drunk. In fact, with his cultivation level and alcohol tolerance, he could drink several more jars without any problem. He was simply intoxicated by his own state of mind, not by the wine.
"Brother Xu, to be honest, I really love your spirit wine. Do you have any left? Could you sell me some? Once I've tasted it, I can't bear to lose it."
Xu Chu looked troubled.
"It's not that I don't want to sell it to you, it's just that this Dream Back Spirit Wine is not easy to brew, the ingredients required are too rare. I've only brewed three jars in total, and I've drunk quite a lot over the years, so now there are only three pots left."
Xu Chu's words were half true and half false. The recipe for the Dream Back Wine was brought back from the Immortal Realm by Xu Hao. The materials needed to brew the Dream Back Spirit Wine are indeed very rare in the Tianyuan Realm, but Xu Hao had brought back quite a few from the Immortal Realm before, and they were all with Xu Chu.
These ingredients for brewing spirit wine can be found in the Tianyuan Realm, but even if you gather them all, you can probably only brew a few jars. Moreover, it would be very difficult for an average person to gather them all.
These words struck Uncle Jiu like a bolt from the blue, leaving him heartbroken. He said, unwilling to give up, "..."
"Tell me what materials are needed to brew Dream Return Spirit Wine. I have some connections and resources in Wolong City, I can help you think of a way."
Xu Chu named the three main ingredients, which gave Uncle Jiu a headache, because he had never heard of two of them before, and although he knew about the third one, he had only seen it a long time ago at an auction held by the Sky Chamber of Commerce.
This left Uncle Wine feeling extremely frustrated. He had finally discovered such a wonderful and exquisite spirit wine, but there was hardly any left.
It's like finally marrying the woman of your dreams, only to find she's about to die.
At this moment, Xu Chu said, "Let's drink and be merry while we can. Since we're sitting at the table, let's drink first."
Uncle Jiu's eyes lit up, and he slapped his thigh hard.
"I've lived all these years and drunk so much, yet I'm not as insightful as you, Brother Xu. Come on, let's forget about everything else and drink!"
Xu and Chu toasted and drank merrily. After finishing one pot of wine, they took out another and finished that one as well.
Uncle Jiu was almost drunk by then, but he had good manners and didn't insist on continuing. Instead, he stopped in time, staggered away, and went straight to bed after returning home.
I slept for three days straight.
After waking up, Uncle Jiu stretched and felt refreshed, experiencing a comfort he had never felt before.
"I haven't slept this well in a long time."
Thinking about the drinking incident, Uncle Jiu's face was complicated, but mostly filled with regret.
After all, it's not easy to finally taste a truly exquisite wine, only to find that there's very little left.
Life is always full of regrets, sigh...
Uncle Jiu sighed and slowly went out, intending to have a chat with Xu Chu. He thought Xu Chu was a good guy, very much to his liking, and since he was also an experienced winemaker, he was even more worth befriending.