In the following time, Shen Luo and Lu Huaming returned to Chang'an, walking, stopping, eating and drinking, which made Shen Luo spend a rare period of comfortable time.
However, when they were near Chang'an, Lu Huaming suddenly received a secret order from the government, asking him to deal with other matters. This ended the wonderful time of their traveling together, and Shen Luo was left alone on his journey.
More than a hundred miles outside Chang'an City, near the foot of Mount Zhongnan, there is a thousand-acre peach forest.
As soon as March arrives, peach blossoms bloom all over the mountains. Thousands of acres of peach forests are covered with pink. The fragrance of flowers fills the fields, attracting countless swallowtail butterflies.
In Chang'an city, no matter they are dignitaries or common people, they will bring their families to enjoy the spring outing here at this time, appreciate the magnificent scenery, and buy a few pots of peach blossom wine made from the petals of the previous year.
This has almost become a custom for welcoming spring in Chang'an City.
Therefore, outside these thousands of hectares of peach trees, a small town with wine-making as its main business gradually formed.
It is certainly not late spring now, but it is already past midsummer and approaching the beginning of autumn. Not only are there no tourists visiting Taolin Town, but even many restaurants and inns have closed down due to lack of business.
At this moment, Shen Luo came to Taolin Town alone.
Of course, he did not come to the town to enjoy the flowers, but was asked by Lu Huaming to find a restaurant called "Taohuawu".
The owner of this restaurant is a little different from other restaurants. He not only uses peach blossoms to make wine, but also uses peach pulp to make a kind of fruit wine. The taste is sour with a sweet aftertaste and fragrant, which is unique in Taolin Town.
However, the brewing cycle of this peach wine is short and it is not as mellow as other wines, so its shelf life is very short. It can only be bought during the season. Once the time is up, you can only wait until next year to buy it.
It was for this reason that Shen Luo agreed to help Lu Huaming buy two jars of fruit wine at the end of the season.
Business in the town was slow, and most of the shops were either completely closed or had their doors shut. Shen Luo walked from one end of the town to the other according to Lu Huaming's description, and only saw the sign for "Taohuawu" at a corner.
This is a small shop specializing in selling wine. There are no tables, chairs or benches for guests to enjoy, only a door stall. Guests can buy wine and take it away, and the prices are reasonable. A pot of peach blossom wine is one liang, and a jar is ten liang. A pot of peach fruit wine is one and a half liang, and a jar is fifteen liang.
However, the sign posted had the words "Sold Out" written in black and white.
When Shen Luo saw those two words, he sighed inwardly, knowing that he might have made a wasted trip.
But since I have come this far, I have to go up and ask a question before I will give up.
Before he got close, he heard a crisp female voice coming from the shop:
"How can you be such a scoundrel, customer? I have told you dozens of times that these two jars of wine are reserved for regular customers and cannot be sold to you. Why didn't you listen?"
"Little girl, if you keep two jars for your regular customer, it will only cost thirty taels in total. I will give you ten taels of silver and you sell me one pot. Is that okay?" Outside the shop stall, a graceful man wrapped in snow-white fox fur begged, refusing to give up.
There is a jade pendant hanging around her waist, which has a faint spiritual aura. It is obvious at a glance that it is not an ordinary thing.