There was a sign hanging at the entrance of the winery, which read " Ning County Wuliang Winery ". It was a Sunday, so there were not many people working in the winery. Dai Xuan drove the car into the winery. After getting off the car, Lao Li led Dai Xuan to his office. There was a glass showcase in the office. The showcase was divided into three layers, and dozens of bottles of wine were placed on it. Most of them were in glass bottles, but there were also ceramic bottles and porcelain bottles. The labels were printed with " Ningxian Wuliang Winery's first song " and so on.
The few of them sat down in the office. Old Li made a pot of tea and showed Dai Xuan two bottles of wine. Old Li said to Dai Xuan,"Little brother, I forgot to ask for your name in the car just now. How should I address you?”
"My name is Dai Xuan."
Old Li nodded and said," Comrade Dai, these two kinds of liquor are our flagship products. Wuliang starter and Wuliang erqu. The wholesale price is 2.80 yuan for one and 3.21 yuan for one bottle for the other. They are both aged for five years. What do you think?" Do you want to try two cups?"
Dai Xuan looked at the bottle and frowned."The packaging of your wine bottle is too old-fashioned. If I didn't look at the label, I would have thought it was two bottles of white vinegar. I'm not interested in this kind of wine. I want an old wine that's more than 50 years old. Do you have any samples here?”
"Do you want that kind of old wine? That kind of old wine will cost a lot of money. I have a few jars of old wine here.”
After saying that, Old Li went out and brought back a jar of wine. The seal of the jar had been opened. He took out a glass and poured half a cup for Dai Xuan. Dai Xuan took the cup and smelled a strong fragrance of wine. The wine in the glass looked clear and pure with a little light yellow. Dai Xuan drank half a cup of wine in one gulp. He tasted it and nodded."This wine is not bad. I'll take as much as you have.”
Old Li was very happy to hear that. He walked back to his desk, picked up a notebook, and flipped through it. After two minutes, he said to Dai Xuan,"There are still more than 18 tons of this 50-year-old wine. However, at this price, a bottle of wine costs 10 yuan, which is about 400,000 yuan in total.”
Dai Xuan nodded." Money isn't a problem. Don't you still have wine that has been stored for seventy to eighty years?" I want it too."
Old Li flipped through his notebook again and said," There are still more than nine tons of 80-year-old aged wine. This wine is more expensive in our factory. It costs 26 yuan per bottle. In fact, this wine is already very cheap. It's very difficult to find it outside. If you want all of it, this batch of wine will cost about 500,000 yuan.”
Dai Xuan nodded again." The price is not a problem. I have money in my car. Can you take me to the wine cellar to see the goods?"”
Old Li and Department Director Luo looked at each other and nodded. Old Li said to Dai Xuan,"No problem. The wine cellar is not far from here, only a few kilometers away.”
The few of them left the office and got into the car to drive to the wine cellar. After driving for more than ten minutes, they arrived at the foot of a stone mountain. The mountain was covered with low trees. At the foot of the mountain, there was a large courtyard surrounded by a wall. The car stopped at the entrance of the courtyard. Old Li got out of the car and knocked on the big iron door. Soon, an old man came to open the door.
"Old Chen, I brought a client to see the wine.”
Elder Chen didn't say anything. He opened the big iron gate and let the car in. The car stopped in the courtyard and the few of them got out.
Dai Xuan looked at the courtyard. The courtyard was built against the mountain. Behind it was a cave that was locked by two big iron gates. Elder Chen took out the key and opened the two big iron gates. He also turned on the lights in the cave.
Before they entered the cave, they had already smelled the fragrance of wine. After entering the cave, the fragrance of wine became stronger. Dai Xuan followed them into the wine cellar. Inside was a natural cave, about 4,000 - 5,000 square meters in size. There were many jars of wine on the ground. Some of the jars were even bigger than a person. They were more than 1 m in diameter, 1 m in height, and 50 - 60 cm in diameter. There were thousands of jars of wine that weighed 10 kg. They were placed on the shelves. Some of the jars looked old and dusty. Dai Xuan habitually swept the wine cellar with his spiritual awareness and found that there was something else inside.
"How old is your winery?" Dai Xuan asked Old Li, who was walking in front.”
"Our winery has a long history. It can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty."”
"Is this the only cave in your wine cellar?" Dai Xuan nodded. Are there no other caves?"
Old Li shook his head and said," This is the only place. It's about 5,000 square meters. The temperature is maintained at around 20 degrees all year round. It's the best place to make a wine cellar."”
Dai Xuan looked at the wine cellar and said to Old Li and the others,"I know how to read feng shui. I see that there are holes in this cave wine cellar and another cave that should have wine.”
The few of them were shocked when they heard that. Director Luo asked Dai Xuan nervously,"Young Dai, is what you said true? Can you tell us where the cave is?”
Dai Xuan walked to the back of the cave and stopped in front of a large wine jar that was taller than a person. He pointed at the wine jar and said,"The cave entrance is behind this wine jar.”
Department Director Luo and the others quickly came over to take a look. There was a half-meter-wide gap behind the big wine jar. Department Director Luo and the others crawled into the gap to check, but they could not see anything, so they stood up and looked at Dai Xuan. Dai Xuan walked in. Soon, they saw him push open two stone doors. The exterior of the stone doors looked like the stone walls of the cave. It was difficult to see them after a long time. Old Chen, who followed behind, was even more dumbfounded. He had been looking after the wine cellar here for 30 to 40 years, but he had never found such a place. Director Luo turned to him and shouted,"Old Chen, go get the flashlight."
Dai Xuan stopped Old Chen and said,"There are a lot of spider webs inside. We need to clean them up before we can go in."”
Not long after, Old Chen came back with a bamboo pole and a flashlight. The flashlight was not very bright, so it was useless to clean the cave.
Director Luo, Old Li, and the others discussed for a while and decided to go back to the factory to get the tools and find an technician to connect the wires. At the same time, they would inform the factory manager of this shocking news. Therefore, Dai Xuan volunteered to be a driver.
After two hours, at about 12 o'clock in the afternoon, the cave was cleaned up. Several electric lamps were connected inside. Factory Manager Zhang also came over. He held Dai Xuan's hand tightly and thanked him repeatedly. This cave was a bit bigger than the one outside. It was filled with big wine jars more than one meter high. All of them were tightly sealed. He couldn't even smell any strong alcohol. Factory Manager Zhang was very happy about this cave and these wine jars.
Factory Manager Zhang asked someone to clean a few large wine jars. On the lid of the wine jar was engraved the words "45 years of the Qing Emperor Qianlong", which was exactly 200 years ago.
They had lunch in a small private room in the winery's dining hall. A table full of dishes was placed on the table. Dai Xuan had just discovered the old wine of the Qing Dynasty. This wine was light yellow in color and had a rich and rich fragrance. It was like drinking fine wine. After drinking it, the aftertaste was like playing the lute. In short, it left a lasting aftertaste.
At the wine table, Factory Manager Zhang said to Dai Xuan,""Young Dai, I can sell all the 50-year-old and 70-year-old wines to you. I can give you five jars of the old Qing Dynasty wine that I found today. The rest will have to wait for the approval of the higher-ups. If it can be sold, I will definitely inform you.”
"Thank you, thank you, Manager Zhang. This is very good.”Dai Xuan said politely and clinked glasses with Manager Zhang.
In the afternoon, Dai Xuan paid a deposit of 500,000 yuan. The old wine had to be refilled. Dai Xuan chose a coffee-colored pottery bottle to make the wine bottle. It would take ten days to fill the wine. After completing the formalities, Dai Xuan left. Factory Manager Zhang also gave him two small jars of old wine from the Qing Dynasty, about 20 catties.
It was already past two o'clock when he left the winery. Dai Xuan drove the Land Rover back to the camp. He turned from the main road to the mud road leading to the camp. After driving for a few hundred meters, he saw that there was no one around, so he released 100 cows from the space and drove the cows back to the camp slowly.
At the entrance of the 118th Division's teaching regiment camp, the soldiers on duty saw a herd of cows slowly walking towards the camp. When the cows approached, the soldiers on duty found an unfamiliar car following them. Soon, the car stopped by the roadside. A man in military uniform got off the car and walked towards the gate. The soldiers on duty saw that it was Dai Xuan, who had caught a lot of wild boars these days.
Dai Xuan saluted the soldier standing guard and said to him,""Give our Commander Luo a call and tell him that I've driven the cows back.”
The guard returned to the duty room at the door and called Commander Luo. Then, he came out and said to Dai Xuan,""Company Commander Luo is out.”
Very soon, Company Commander Luo led Squad Leader Ye and the others out. Everyone looked at the herd of cows and Dai Xuan with their mouths agape. You're going to be so awesome! There must be 100 cows in this herd, right? Each cow was so big. They had never seen such a big cow. Its black leather and fur, and its strong body made people drool.
Commander Luo looked at the large herd of cows and felt that it was difficult. He didn't know where to put these cows, so he ran to the duty room and called Deputy Commander Wang Xingguo."Guild Leader, the bulls are coming, the bulls are coming.”
"What do you mean by a cow is coming? Dai Xuan's cow is here? I'll be right there."
Soon, Deputy Regiment Commander Wang came with two people. Deputy Regiment Commander Wang also had a headache when he saw the cattle. He asked Company Commander Luo to find more than ten rural soldiers to drive the cattle to the nearby river bank to graze. Dai Xuan handed the cattle to Deputy Regiment Commander Wang and did not care. He smoked and watched the fun.
Deputy Regiment Commander Wang saw an off-road vehicle parked not far away by the roadside. He asked the soldier standing guard next to him,"Whose car is that? Are there any leaders coming?" The guard pointed at Dai Xuan and said,"Dai Xuan drove it over."”
Deputy Regiment Commander Wang frowned. He walked over and said to Dai Xuan,"Young Dai, where did you get this car from?”
Dai Xuan saluted and replied,"Reporting to the regiment commander, this car is mine."”
"Why did you drive such a good car back? Aren't you afraid that people will gossip? Even the commander can't drive such a good car.”
Dai Xuan spread his hands and shook his head."I didn't think so much. It's so convenient to drive the cows.”
"Forget it. It's not a big deal. Just say that you borrowed it.”
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