"Please follow me."
One of the winemakers shouted.
"What?"
"How many Imperial Jade Brews have we brewed? Your Highness actually wants to abandon us at this critical juncture?”
The other winemaker's face sank. When he thought of the blame he would face if he was fired and returned to the palace, he threatened Li Yuanfang.
"Aren't you afraid of His Majesty's punishment for failing to brew the wine?”
"Hahaha…"
Li Yuanfang seemed to have heard a funny joke and burst into tears.
"If I dare to chase you away, I dare to bear the consequences of failing to brew the wine.”
"Besides, who said that without you guys, this king will definitely lose?”
"Get lost, don't let this king say it a third time!”
The two wine brewers were humiliated and left with Bai Fu.
Xiao Yu raised his eyebrows and asked casually after watching the farce.
"With these strange materials, do you really have the confidence to win?”
Li Yuanfang shrugged his shoulders and smiled evilly. He didn't explain the use of those materials and only promised verbally.
"Teacher has been teaching this disciple for many days. You should know that this disciple never does anything that he is not confident in.”
"So…I can wait for the new wine in peace.”
Seeing Li Yuanfang's mysterious appearance, Xiao Yu gave him face and suppressed his curiosity. He didn't pursue the matter at this time.
However, the two winemakers were openly sent back to the palace, and everyone learned of this news.
One of the winemakers returned to his original position. The more he thought about it, the more unhappy he became. He kept complaining to the people beside him that Li Yuanfang was acting willfully.
Drinking was popular in the Tang Dynasty. There were many wineries in Chang 'an alone. It could be said that if a winemaker could create a new wine, he could receive a huge reward.
However, in this era, the identity of a winemaker was still not presentable. Therefore, when this winemaker slandered Li Yuanfang, the other winemakers automatically distanced themselves from him.
It was also because of this person that the betting odds of the gambling house began to change.
The odds on Gu Sanniang winning were 1:1, and the odds on Li Yuanfang winning were 1:1. 10。
Judging from the odds, all the officials and nobles in Chang 'an were looking down on Li Yuanfang.
When Li Yuanfang heard this news, he only smiled playfully.
"This battle is getting more and more interesting. I wonder who is adding fuel to the fire.”
"Master is also very curious. It just so happens that the Ministry of Revenue has nothing important to do, so I will accompany you to the shop to participate in the competition tomorrow.”
Xiao Yu's eyes revealed an interested expression. Compared to making wine on the surface, he was more curious about the person who secretly controlled the fishing boat here.
……
Early the next morning, Li Yuanfang ate his breakfast and calmly took out 100 gold to instruct Bai Fu to bet on him.
Then, Li Yuanfang brought the An twins out and went all the way to the backyard of the candy shop to make wine.
As soon as he stepped into the courtyard, he raised his head and saw a dark mass of people in the courtyard.
Li Yuanfang, who was slightly distracted, couldn't help but jump up in fright!
Looking closely, not only were there officials supervising the gambling, but Xiao Yu, Li Chongyi, Chai Lingwu, Fang Yiai, Du He, and Cheng Chumo were also present.
Li Yuanfang's gaze swept across everyone's faces and finally landed on Cheng Chumo.
"Cheng Chumo, why are you here?”
"No, I should say, why are you all here?”
Cheng Chumo scratched his head and told him the reason honestly.
"I heard that you're short of helpers here, so my father asked me to help. My father said that only those who know wine can brew good wine!”
Li Yuanfang turned to look at the three silkpants and asked in surprise.
"Are you here to help?"
Fang Yi 'ai, Du He, and Chai Ling Wu nodded repeatedly. Li Chongyi also nodded solemnly.
"Although the three of us are a little mixed up, we still have the strength.”
"Ahem, uncle, I'm also here to help.”
Li Yuanfang waved his hand gloomily.
"During the wine-making process, there's a lot of physical work. You guys can go wherever you want. Stop helping me!”
Hehe, he was still prepared to win, so no one could mess with him.
The group of second-generation officials who were despised were not angry. Instead, they were all laughing and laughing.
Even if they stayed to watch the show, it was better than going home early and getting scolded.
An Zuo and An You went back and forth a few times and soon piled up the ingredients they had bought in the empty courtyard.
Barley, peas, sugar, eggs, and so on…
Bai Fu, who had just returned from placing his bet, smiled at the items on the table.
"These were all bought according to your instructions. I also bought a dolphin to raise in the manor. When you say you want it, I'll kill it and get a fresh one.”
Hearing that pig meat was used to make wine, the official supervising the gambling was a little dazed.
When he saw the wheat, eggs, peas, and other things, the man couldn't help but ask.
"Your Highness, you have all the wine-making materials used next door, and you added what you didn't have next door. Is this really okay?”
No, actually, what he wanted to ask the most was, was this really not a game?，Considering the other party's identity, he changed his words to be more tactful. He could guarantee that the bet was fair, but this did not mean that he was not afraid of offending people!
Li Yuanfang smiled mysteriously.
"Of course, all the things that I have are useful. Just wait and see.”
With that, he slapped his hands and shouted at the top of his lungs.
"Anzo, Anyou, let's start.”
"Alright!"
Soon, the backyard of the candy shop became lively.
The fruit was grapes, stored in the palace's freezer. They were specially taken out for this wine.
Yes, both shops had it, so it was very fair.
After Li Yuanfang picked out a few high-quality grapes, Bai Fu's job was to wash and peel the grapes, remove the core, squeeze the juice, and filter it to make the original juice.
Li Yuanfang picked out some raw materials such as wheat and peas and instructed An You to grind them into powder with a small stone mill.
The remaining wheat was put into a large clay pot, and Anzo poured clean water into it.
Li Yuanfang adjusted the ratio of honey and water, then slowly poured it into the wheat bran and stirred it evenly.
The above work was the initial processing of the raw materials.
After the preparations were done, Li Yuanfang's wheat bran and An You's mixture were handed over to Bai Fu for him to steam in the kitchen.
Of course, Bai Fu didn't do it himself. There was a chef helping him in the kitchen.
Everyone could only watch as Li Yuanfang took out some strange things from the ingredients. The amount of these things was very small. After grinding them into powder, he poured them into the grape juice.
Immediately after, Li Yuanfang took out the grapes he had picked out in advance. According to the recipe recorded in the Encyclopedia of Winemaking, he took some sugar and began to make the yeast to adjust the taste of the wine.
Well, the yeast had to be cooked in the kitchen. Because he was worried about the others, Li Yuanfang could only cook it himself.
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