"Selling baihua brew! The finest baihua brew, only ten copper coins a bowl!"
With shouts echoing, He Xiuyuan walked through the streets and alleys with his wine gourd, heading towards the City God Temple.
Many diners in the nearby restaurants and inns, hearing the shouts, instinctively turned their heads to look in the direction of the sound.
The reason for their interest was, naturally, that this baihua brew was extremely famous in this area.
But famous as it was, this baihua brew was also genuinely expensive, so many people couldn't afford to drink it.
Now, someone was shouting that a bowl of baihua brew only cost ten large coins, so they were naturally very interested.
"That scholar, you don't even have anything to hold wine, so where is the wine?"
"That's right, you're selling this baihua brew so cheaply, are you perhaps watering it down?"
At this moment, everyone spoke up, asking He Xiuyuan, who was not far away.
He Xiuyuan heard the voices and immediately patted the gourd at his waist, "This baihua brew is right here in my gourd. Gentlemen, don't look down on my small gourd, but the baihua brew it contains is very, very plentiful."
"As for watering it down, gentlemen, if you buy a bowl, won't you know whether it's watered down or not?"
Hearing this, everyone scoffed, "Scholar, don't talk nonsense. How much wine can such a small gourd hold?"
Saying that, he pondered for a moment before speaking, "How about this, I'll have a bowl first. If your baihua brew is real, then I'll take all the rest."
With that, he gestured for He Xiuyuan to come upstairs.
A bowl of baihua brew for only ten large coins; even if it was just a little, he was willing to buy it, simply because the wine was too cheap.
He Xiuyuan smiled at his words and, without explaining, just went upstairs.
Once he reached the big man, seeing the clean, large bowl the man pushed forward, He Xiuyuan immediately took out his gourd and began pouring the wine.
As the wine slowly flowed out, in a moment, the bowl was completely filled.
The big man sniffed it slightly, and his eyes lit up.
He had originally thought that for someone selling wine from street to street, and at such a cheap price, the wine couldn't be very good.
He never expected the aroma of the wine to be so rich.
Thinking of this, he quickly lowered his head and took a small sip. As the wine went down, the big man's eyes brightened, and he gulped down the entire bowl in a few big sips.
Then, he quickly asked the waiter for several large bowls, "Quick, I want all the remaining baihua brew in your gourd!"
Saying that, his gaze at He Xiuyuan became very eager, and he counted out several more large coins, placing them on the table.
He Xiuyuan happily poured the baihua brew and then collected the large coins from the table.
"Lao Yu, is this wine real?"
The other diners nearby, seeing this scene, were immediately surprised.
Their thoughts were similar to the big man's; they all thought it was fake, but looking at Lao Yu, the wine seemed to be real?
Thinking this, their expressions immediately showed surprise.
However, the big man in front of them was currently too busy drinking the baihua brew to answer these people.
"That person, is there any more wine in the gourd? Give me a bowl?"
Seeing him drink with such relish, the others couldn't resist and quickly asked He Xiuyuan.
"Yes, is there any more? Give me a bowl too."
"I want a bowl to try too!"
It was only ten large coins, they could afford that.
He Xiuyuan responded, then walked towards these people, poured baihua brew for each of them one by one, and collected the money.
And after taking one sip, everyone present immediately confirmed that this baihua brew was indeed real!
Suddenly, the restaurant became incredibly lively.
As everyone drank, they worried that He Xiuyuan's wine gourd was running low, so they quickly asked He Xiuyuan to refill their bowls.
He Xiuyuan, seeing this, also refilled everyone's baihua brew one by one and collected the copper coins.
A moment later, everyone, who had been somewhat worried, watched He Xiuyuan pour bowl after bowl and suddenly froze.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on He Xiuyuan's wine gourd, filled with surprise.
They couldn't understand how such a small wine gourd could hold so much baihua brew; it seemed as if the wine inside was endless?
Everyone thought of this, feeling very strange.
Lao Yu, who had been drinking from the start until now, was already a bit tipsy. Looking at He Xiuyuan's wine gourd, he couldn't help but exclaim.
"Your trick is much better and more practical than those on the street."
"*Hic*..."
Lao Yu said, hiccuping, and continued, "If you performed this on the street, you would definitely get a lot of tips!"
"But it's still better to sell wine directly here. We can tell your wine is real, and we're willing to pay for it."
Lao Yu's words made everyone realize, yes, this must be some kind of street trick, it's just that He Xiuyuan's trick was much more impressive.
Also... wouldn't he lose money selling baihua brew like this?
Everyone was puzzled, but they didn't voice their questions. However, they found He Xiuyuan's trick very novel; they had never seen anyone display it before.
Moreover, they had watched for so long and still couldn't figure out how He Xiuyuan's wine kept refilling infinitely. This was truly amazing.
"Hey, wine seller, come over here!"
Seeing the lively scene in the restaurant, people in the inn across the narrow alley could clearly see what was happening here.
Upon seeing this, they immediately called He Xiuyuan over.
At this moment, however, the restaurant's manager was one step ahead and approached He Xiuyuan.
Earlier, seeing He Xiuyuan only carry a wine gourd upstairs, he hadn't intended to make things difficult for He Xiuyuan, as a single gourd surely couldn't hold much wine, so He Xiuyuan could sell it if he wanted.
What the restaurant manager didn't expect was that the baihua brew in He Xiuyuan's gourd seemed to be inexhaustible.
At this, he immediately had an idea.
With so much wine in He Xiuyuan's gourd, and at such a cheap price, if he bought it all, couldn't he resell it and make a small profit?
"Guest, can you sell the wine in your gourd by the jar?"
The manager didn't waste words and asked He Xiuyuan directly.
He Xiuyuan nodded at his words. Selling it bowl by bowl, he didn't know how long it would take. If the restaurant manager was willing to buy, he could sell some to him.
The manager was immediately overjoyed at his words and quickly had someone prepare several clean wine jars, ready to buy a few jars.
