Traveling through 70's wine

Sister Zhang said, "Xiao Wen, I ate your mushroom sauce last time and I still can't forget the taste. Do you want to sell your recipe? Our brewery is collecting recipes for hot sauce."

"I wonder how your factory acquires the formula?"

"A recipe costs 1000 to 2000 yuan, depending on the quality of the product."

Wen Qing figured out how to make the mushroom hot sauce herself. "Okay, I can bring a few bottles to your factory so that everyone can try it."

Before they knew it, it was noon and Zhang Desheng insisted on treating Wen Qing to a meal.

Wen Qing went with them to a larger restaurant. There were no private rooms at that time, so everyone sat in the lobby. Zhang Desheng ordered a large table of dishes. After the meal, he left his unit and phone number for future contact.

In the afternoon, Wen Qing went to Sister Zhang's workplace. When she arrived at the factory gate, the guard immediately said, "Director Zhang has called. Go directly to the office building to find her."

It turned out that Sister Zhang was the director of the brewery’s office, her name was Zhang Deying.

After they met, Sister Zhang called the production manager of the brewery to taste the samples brought by Wen Qing together. When they opened the jar, they smelled a strong mushroom aroma and tasted fresh, spicy and delicious.

The production manager's eyes lit up, "This mushroom chili sauce tastes better than our chili sauce and bean paste."

Sister Zhang: "This formula is worth at least 2000 yuan."

Production Manager: “Worth it!”

Wen Qing then took out mushroom meat sauce, which tasted even better. The brewery bought the two recipes for 4000 yuan, and the two parties signed an agreement. Wen Qing not only left the recipes and methods, but also went to the workshop in person to guide the workers in their operations, and completely replicated the two products.

Wen Qing knew that this was Sister Zhang's way of thanking her, so when she left, she went to Sister Zhang's office to say goodbye to her. Sister Zhang promised to send her the test paper as soon as she found it.

After leaving the brewery, Wen Qing was in no hurry to go back. He found a family area with his backpack on his back and knocked on the door. "Brother, do you want some mushroom chili sauce?"

The man who opened the door asked, "What hot sauce?"

"Mushroom hot sauce, made with mushrooms, bean paste and chili peppers, fragrant and spicy, smell it."

After opening the sample of mushroom sauce, the man's eyes lit up. "How much is a bottle?"

"One yuan and fifty cents a bottle." Ordinary hot sauce is one yuan a bottle, which she also thinks is a bit expensive, and added: "It can be used to make pickles, and it can also be used as a seasoning."

The man smelled the spicy flavor of mushroom sauce and said simply, "Two bottles, please."

Passersby saw them trading and gathered around. Wen Qing took the money and said, "Brothers and sisters, let's go to the side and don't block the door."

He walked to the roadside with the crowd and handed out the opened mushroom hot sauce. The people around him smelled the fragrant and spicy smell and looked at the oily hot sauce, "How much is a bottle?"

"One dollar and fifty cents a bottle."

Someone said, "Less, one yuan a bottle."

Wen Qing shook her head: "There are a lot of mushrooms in this. Mushrooms are not cheap, and they have a lot of oil. The cost is high, so it can't be reduced."

Workers in the city earn a few dozen yuan a month, so this price is indeed not too high.

So, these people snatched up all 30 bottles of hot sauce that Wen Qing brought.

Wen Qing discovered that the purchasing power of big cities far exceeds that of county towns.

She took the bus all the way back to the small hotel and found a small restaurant two alleys away. She ordered a plate of spicy stir-fried cabbage and a serving of rice. It was not that she didn't want to eat meat, but the small restaurant had little meat and it was sold out at noon.

Wen Qing took out the mushroom chili sauce, scooped a spoonful on the rice, and started eating it bite by bite.

The young boss saw the hot sauce and came over to ask, "Big sister, what kind of hot sauce is that? It smells delicious."

“Mushroom hot sauce, homemade.”

"Are you selling it? How much is a bottle?"

"One dollar and fifty cents a bottle."

The young boss said, "Give me ten bottles."

Wen Qing actually took out ten bottles from her bag. The boss deducted one yuan for the meal and gave Wen Qing fourteen yuan.

Wen Qing collected the money and said, "Boss, I still have liquor and wine, do you want some?"

Young Boss: "Really? Can I see it?"

Wen Qing took out a bottle of white wine and a bottle of red wine. The young boss took out two cups, opened the bottles, and poured out a cup for each.

He picked up the white wine glass. It was the color of crystal and had a strong aroma. He took a sip and it tasted slightly spicy. When he exhaled, he felt the sweet aftertaste. It was a very good white wine.

He picked up the wine glass again. It was ruby ​​red in color. He could smell the aroma of ripe grapes when he got close to it. He took a sip. The astringency of tannins and the acidity of fruit were very prominent. He could also taste the faint aroma of berries when he tasted it carefully. The young boss gave him a thumbs up and said, "This wine must be wild wine. It's very good."

Wen Qing nodded, "Boss, you're amazing! You can even taste this."

At this time, an old man who was eating nearby came over and asked, "Little comrade, can I have a taste?"

The young boss introduced: "This is Mr. Zhao."

"Uncle Zhao, you're welcome." Wen Qing poured white wine and red wine into two cups respectively.

Mr. Zhao picked up the wine glass, first looked at the color of the wine, then smelled the aroma, and finally took a sip, savoring it carefully in his mouth. After a while, he swallowed the wine in his mouth, "Young comrade, did you brew it yourself? This wine is good."

Young boss: "Mr. Zhao, please give us your comments."

Mr. Zhao: "First look at the color. This red wine is at least three years old. It tastes like fruit, cream and raspberry. The tannins and acidity are well balanced."

He picked up the white wine glass and drank it. "This is a light-flavored white wine. It's refreshing on the palate and has a sweet aftertaste, but it also has a little bitterness. It's a newly brewed white wine, and it's pretty good overall."

Wen Qing nodded. She had brewed the wine the previous year and had placed it in the space to age, which took about three years in total. She had brewed the white wine after she harvested the grain in the summer but didn't want to sell it.

The young boss asked Wen Qing: "Comrade, how much do you sell these two kinds of wine?"

"Wine is 5 yuan a bottle, and liquor is 6 yuan a bottle."

The young boss looked at Mr. Zhao, who nodded. The young boss said, "I want 50 bottles of wine and 100 bottles of liquor."

Wen Qing said: "I only have these two bottles of samples here, I will send them to you later."

Mr. Zhao: "I'll have two bottles too, bring them here quickly."

Then he said to the young boss: "Boss, make two more dishes, and wait for this girl to bring the wine so we can have a couple of drinks."

After Wen Qing went out, he took advantage of the night to take the wine out of the space, put it in a backpack, and carried it to the restaurant.

When the two men saw her come back, they stood up and took the backpack. The boss counted the money and gave her 850 yuan. Mr. Zhao put the four bottles of wine in his bag and also gave Wen Qing 22 yuan.

Mr. Zhao asked her and the young boss to sit down, and Wen Qing handed him the opened bottle of wine.

Mr. Zhao said, "You should use a red wine glass to drink wine. You can't care so much now." He poured half a glass of wine into the glass.

Wen Qing asked, "From what Mr. Zhao said, you are familiar with wine tasting?"

Mr. Zhao smiled and said, "My family used to make wine. Later, the public and private sectors were merged, and I joined the winery. I have been doing this ever since. However, due to the shortage of grain in recent years, we have made less wine."

The three of them drank and chatted, mainly about how to make wine and how to taste wine.

After drinking a few glasses of wine, Wen Qing said goodbye and returned to the hotel.

In the following days, Wen Qing visited several small restaurants and sold a total of 310 bottles of mushroom sauce, 385 bottles of white wine, and 260 bottles of wine, earning a total of 4000 yuan.

Although there are no self-employed individuals now, there are still some small restaurants opened privately near train stations, bus stations, and large state-owned enterprises.

On the way to shopping, she found a lot of test papers and some books at a scrap yard near central Yunnan. In addition, she also found some old bicycles, old motors, chains, pulleys, and bearings, all of which she put away.