Chapter 149 (1/2)

Chapter 149: Bamboo Liquor (Part 1)

Yuan Zhou, nevertheless, shut the door of the restaurant and then took a good rest. After drinking 200ml of the bamboo liquor last night, he slept until the dawn. He didn’t really have a headache when he got up early in the morning and also slept soundly, which in turn well proved that the aftereffect of the liquor was fairly strong.

When the business hours started at noon, Wu Hai arrived just on time. He told Mu Xiaoyun, “I will be in charge of the work for drawing the lottery today.”

While speaking, he took up the small box with a serious expression. The two small tufts of his mustache had resumed their former tidiness by then, which made him appear to be a cultured youth.

“But…” Mu Xiaoyun felt a little embarrassed and hence wanted to stop him.

“Never mind. Xiaoyun, you can do some other work.” Yuan Zhou stopped Mu Xiaoyun.

“Ok.” Having agreed, Mu Xiaoyun began to wipe the sergestes wall although there wasn’t any dust or dirt on it.

The first one who came at noontime was Chen Wei, who was here today to order the rice wine. Despite the low alcohol content and small quantity, it was nevertheless far better than the inferior liquors out there due to its refreshing and fragrant taste.

“Chen Wei, are you here to order the rice wine?” Wu Hai stopped Chen Wei and asked with an affirmative tone.

“Yeah, what’s wrong?” Chen Wei and Wu Hai were acquaintances. He answered with a nod.

“Come on. Boss Yuan is serving a new liquor now, good liquor. But he only provides 3 pots every day. Anyone who can draw a red ball out of the box can drink one of it,” Wu Hai smiled good-heartedly and said in a seemingly kind manner.

“Really?” Chen Wei was fairly suspicious.

“If you don’t believe me, you can go to check by yourself.” Wu Hai let go of Chen Wei.

“It truly is so. Then I have to draw the lottery?” Chen Wei looked at the price list. To drunkards, the word liquor was very familiar, therefore he caught sight of the word quite easily.

“A man is not supposed to be so hesitant. Hurry up to draw the lottery,” Wu Hai directly used the provocative approach.

“Boss Yuan, do I really need to draw the lottery to drink it?” Chen Wei asked loudly.

“Humm, only 3 pots every day,” Yuan Zhou nodded and answered affirmatively.

He had reasons to be so hesitant. Not to mention drawing the lottery, he hadn’t even gotten any soap before. He was definitely free from the windfalls.

“Ok, let me try my luck,” Chen Wei groped in the box for a while and then took the ball out.

“Let me see. Ah, a white ball,” Wu Hai blissfully thought that it was his turn after another four people drew.

“What a stinking hand I have got! NO. I must try again.” Even before he finished his words, Chen Wei tried to draw the lottery again.

“No, you can’t. Boss Yuan has already regulated one could only draw once.” Carrying the box high into the air, Wu Hai was so happy that his two small tufts of his mustache stood up.

“Why didn’t you tell me earlier about this odd rule?” Chen Wei said discontentedly.

“You didn’t ask, either,” Wu Hai immediately disregarded him. Having known Yuan Zhou for so long time, he cheated others the same way as Yuan Zhou did.

“Perfect. You wait,” although Chen Wei was quite a well-behaved person, he tended to change when speaking about liquor. Furthermore, it was the superior liquor made by Yuan Zhou.

With a smile, Wu Hai continued to wait for others to draw while carrying the box at the door.

“What’s that?” Other customers asked when they entered.

“It’s a lottery for drinking liquor. Check the price list yourself,” Wu Hai pointed at the price list and said bluntly.

“Tsk-tsk. Boss Yuan serves liquor now? Sorry, I still can’t afford it. Please, serve me Egg Fried Rice.” They expressed their astonishment and then decided to eat the Egg Fried Rice to calm their nerve.

People who came to draw were basically those who had a great interest in drinking liquor. Ordinary people didn’t usually come for that.

The price of 5888 RMB was truly not cheap. Not to mention ordinary people, even some rich ones would be reluctant to pay so much for a pot of liquor.