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"Yes."

At this time, under Wang Guan's reminder, Murong Guang also reacted and immediately smiled and said: "Old man, I don't know if I can borrow your kitchen. We will pay for it then."

"What is money without money?"

The old man was also somewhat heroic, and he directly waved his hand and said: "You are my guests when you go to my house, and you should receive me warmly. Besides, you have brought your own food, so there is nothing to say. You provide the meat, and I provide the wine. This is what we call it.

fair."

"Is there wine?"

A man licks his lips, but the wine bug comes up.

"Yes, there is wine, home-brewed rice wine." The old man said with a smile: "The taste is not very good, but it is not that strong, it is relatively refreshing, but it has a lot of stamina..."

"Stop talking, old man, or I will start drooling." The man laughed, and then he couldn't wait to urge everyone to get moving and quickly come to the old man's home.

After arriving home, the old man immediately called on several villagers to help him, fetching firewood to boil water, and skinning pheasants and hares. He was very busy. As for the other people watching the fun, it wasn't because they didn't want to help, it was mainly because they were just watching the fun.

Compared to the very skilled actions of the villagers, their help seemed like adding to the chaos.

In any case, several villagers methodically processed pheasants, hares, and birds. They cut them into pieces with a sharp knife and stir-fried them in a hot pot. The aroma soon came out.

At the same time, Wang Guan found that the old man came out carrying several big gourds on his back, and he was a little surprised and said: "Old man, dinner is about to be served, where are you going?"

"Go get some wine." The old man raised his gourd and said with a smile, "Go to the wine cellar on the mountain to get some wine."

"Wine cellar?" Yu Feibai was surprised and surprised: "Old man, you are so awesome, you actually opened a large cellar to make wine."

"That was not made by me, it was something passed down from our ancestors long ago." The old man smiled and slowly walked up the mountain.

"Go and have a look!" Yu Feibai became curious and immediately called Wang Guan to follow. Seeing that the old man had no objection, Wang Guan also followed behind. Soon after, he came to a mountain wall.

Wang took a look and immediately found a bamboo arch in the mountain wall. The arch was not locked, but only had a bolt hung on it. The old man easily pulled the wooden bolt open and pushed the door directly in.

At this time, Wang Guan and Yu Feibai came over to take a look, and they could see clearly what was going on inside with the light. It was a very large cave, and there was a spacious pool in the center of the cave. However, the pool was empty.

, nothing.

Seeing this situation, Yu Feibai walked in and asked very curiously: "Old man, what is this pool for?"

In the corner of the cave, there was a row of large vats. At this time, the old man removed the lid of one of the vats, and a clear aroma of wine immediately wafted out. At this time, while pouring the wine with a spoon, he turned back and said with a smile:

"That's the wine pool."

"Wine pool?"

Yu Feibai became even more surprised. Even Wang Guan was no exception. After all, everyone should have heard of the allusion of the wine pond and the meat forest. It was a symbol of the ignorance of the ancient emperors. He did not expect that there was a wine pond in the mountain village. And since then,

Judging from the size of the pool, if you want to fill it up, it will take at least a dozen tons of bars.

Think about it, there are only about twenty households in the village, how long will it take to finish the wine in the pool?

Regarding Wang Guan's question, the old man laughed, then sighed a little, and explained softly: "Although our village has a small population now, our village used to be a big village a long time ago, with probably hundreds of households.

There are even over 10,000 people in this family."

"Population over 10,000?"

Wang Guan and Yu Feibai were a little surprised, wondering if the old man was exaggerating. After all, the issue of population density must first be taken into consideration. You must know that in ancient times, science and technology were not developed, and the population of a city could be as high as one million. That was already

A very incredible thing, worthy of a special mention.

Looking at China's five thousand years, it was only after the Sui and Tang Dynasties, when agriculture, industry, and commerce were relatively developed, and it was during the period when national power was prosperous, that such cities appeared. However, in mountain villages, there are no such conditions.

After all, people in cities can still meet their needs through the sale of food even if they don't farm. But the cultivated land in the mountains is limited, and how can Dazhai with a population of over 10,000 solve the food problem?

"Wine."

The old man smiled and said: "It is said that our former village...no, it should be Dazhaizi. The name of the village seems to be Jiuzhai. The fine wine brewed in the village is famous far and wide, and many people come to us from thousands of miles away.

Wine was bought here and was even presented as a tribute to the emperor. There were so many people buying wine that the villagers simply opened a large wine pool. The village has become a relatively prosperous and lively trading place."

"But the good times didn't last long..."

As he spoke, the old man's face was full of regret: "I don't know why, maybe it was due to the war, or maybe the technology of brewing fine wine was forgotten. Anyway, Dazhai gradually declined and turned into the small mountain village it is today. Wine

The pond dries up, and the technology of brewing fine wine is lost, leaving only an empty wine cellar.”

Sensing the old man's sadness, Wang Guan and Yu Feibai also became slightly silent. This is how things are in the world. Times have changed, and things have changed all of a sudden.

Speaking of which, this mountain village is quite lucky. At least there is a large wine pool left behind to prove that this place was once prosperous. However, in the desolate desert, the rolling yellow sand has buried countless ancient cities.

The countries in the Western Regions back then, such as Guizi, Loulan, Shule, Gaochang, etc., have all disappeared now and have been directly annihilated in the long river of history. Not many people can even explain their specific locations clearly.

However, perhaps it is because these ancient countries were annihilated that many touching legends were left behind. Distance brings beauty, and everyone always likes to give more beautiful fantasies to things that do not exist. For example, foreign utopias, ancient Chinese literati

The rule of three generations that Confucian scholars always talk about...

In addition, the big village mentioned by the old people may not have declined due to unrest or being coveted by others. In fact, there is a greater possibility. Maybe it is because the population of the village is increasing, which has exceeded the limit of the mountain village.

Then the migration happened naturally.

In the process of relocation, there will definitely be people who are dissatisfied, and civil strife will inevitably occur. Amidst the internal strife, it is logical that Dazhaizi will fall. This speculation must be a bit dark, but it cannot be denied that this possibility

Sex is the biggest. Because this is human nature, in order to survive and develop, there will always be some unpleasant situations that happen.

Of course, we must also admit that it is all kinds of despicable things that have allowed various countries and nations to continue to this day. Throughout ancient and modern times, at home and abroad, this is the case, and it should be extremely universal.

While Wang Guan was sighing, he suddenly saw Yu Feibai jumping into the pond and looking around as if he was looking for something.

"Fei Bai, what are you doing?"

Wang Guan was very curious and couldn't help but frown and said: "Don't steal other people's ponds."

The pool had been abandoned for a long time and was covered with dust. Naturally, there was ambiguity in what he said. Of course, Wang Guan said this deliberately, mainly to hint Yu Feibai not to mess around on other people's territory.

"I just want to see if there is any distiller's yeast here." Yu Feibai said casually: "After all, it is said that in the old wine cellars that have been used for a long time, that is, in the soft mud at the bottom of the cellar where the wine is stored, a large number of microorganisms have accumulated, which can

Used to make good wine.”

"Where did you hear this rumor?"

"What rumors? Isn't there a kind of Laojiao wine?" Yu Feibai glanced sideways and said: "Go and check it out. For all the famous brands of wine, which one does not use the microorganisms of Laojiao mud to research special distiller's yeast and then use it?

When brewed with this kind of koji, the taste is more mellow than ordinary wine."

"It seems so." Wang Guan thought for a while and found that he had indeed heard of such a thing.

"What does it look like? This is the real thing, okay?"

While speaking, Yu Feibai shook his head and said: "But it's a pity. This wine pool has obviously been idle for a long time. The bottom of the pool has dried and hardened, and no amount of microorganisms can survive."

"It's good to know, so don't waste your efforts." With that said, Wang Guan jumped into the pool, looked around casually, and stepped on the bottom of the pool. It felt very hard. Then he brushed away the dust.

Look, it's actually a layer of stone slabs.

Seeing this, Wang Guan immediately smiled and said: "Come on, there is a layer of stone slabs underneath. There is definitely no old pit mud you mentioned. You can give up completely."

"I didn't have much hope..." Yu Feibai muttered, and then suddenly felt something hard under his feet, as if he had stepped on something. He then moved his feet to look, and found that it was a stone, so he kicked it.

With a grunt, the thing rolled to the side of Wang Guan, causing him to lower his head and look at it subconsciously. At this time, the sun shone slantly from outside the arch, and the thing shone slightly, and it actually had a glossy refraction. Wang Guan felt very excited when he saw this.

I was a little curious, so I fiddled with it with my toes, and it felt like a round pebble.

It might be due to some kind of instinct. Anyway, Wang Guan didn't know what kind of psychology he had, so he bent down and picked up some round stones. Before he could take a closer look, he heard Yu Feibai's greeting: "The wine is ready."

, let’s go back.”

"oh."

Wang Guan responded, followed him out, and then helped the old man close the arch.

After tying the wooden bars, Wang Guan walked towards the village and opened his hands to watch. It was noon and the sun was shining brightly, so he could see clearly. The round stones did look like cobblestones, but the color was a bit special.

It actually has a pure white color, and there is a faint glow coming out.

"It doesn't look like a stone, but a bit like jade..."

With this thought in mind, Wang Guan did not throw away the small stone, but stuffed it into his pocket, and then walked towards the delicious meal with a big smile.

At this moment, under the skillful cooking of a few villagers, pheasants and hares have turned into plates of delicacies. Strictly speaking, the craftsmanship of these dishes cannot be compared with that of the chefs of big hotels, but the most important thing is that they are delicious and fragrant.
Chapter completed!