Chapter 10: New Wine

Speaking of winemaking, Gao Yuan is no stranger. In his previous life, almost every family in the village where he lived had a small workshop, where the wine was made in a native way. It can be sold for hundreds of thousands of yuan at a cost of only a few yuan. Almost every household in the village knows how to make koji and wine. Gao Yuan also worked in these workshops until the 16th Gao Yuan did not know much about other things, but he was too familiar with making koji and brewing wine. The wine of this era is too unpleasant to drink. Gao Yuan believes that if he really does wine business, It won’t take a few years to keep the Wu family and dominate the wine market, but of course this is just thinking about it. It’s not about digging people’s ancestral graves. Others have to work hard, and it’s better to be honest. , otherwise, the second life has not yet made a big picture, and it would be too uneconomical to kill people first, and it would also ruin the favor of God for him.

Get yourself some wine, and it's better to satisfy your own cravings.

Zhang Yi was quick in his hands and feet, and early the next morning, he found several masons and started busy in a side room, while Gao Yuan started making wine songs on his own. After listening to Zhang Yi's words, he However, I have developed a mind, wine making and wine koji are the key, it is better to do it by yourself, otherwise this technology will flow out and let others know, and it will inevitably offend the Wu family.

Selecting materials, making molds, stepping on koji, getting moldy, drying mold, getting wet, big fire, post-fire period, and finally raising koji. The most difficult thing to control is the temperature, and now there is no thermometer, Gao Yuan can only rely on himself When I was helping in the village before, those old people did all these things by feeling, but Gao Yuan didn't have this skill, so he could only rely on skill 30%, and luck 70%.

The steamer that Gao Yuan wanted to make was not large, and the masons finished the work in one day, but it would take at least ten or more days for Gao Yuan to produce the koji. Have a charcoal stove ready to use at any time.

During this period, the Ye family of three still came to help every day as usual, but Gao Yuan was mysterious, which made Ye Jinger and Ye Feng very curious. Ye Jinger burst into laughter when she heard the wine that she drank. She has been a neighbor with Gao Yuan for a long time, and she has never heard that Gao Yuan can make wine. It's just that this guy's previous playfulness has flared up again.

Gao Yuan doesn't argue with her. Facts speak louder than words. When he brews the wine, he will take a good look at her jokes. Ye Jinger is the same every day now, with good meals, good food and good nutrition. She used to be as thin as firewood. The woman who is now is rapidly plumping up. In Zhang Yi's words, she looks like a woman who wants to have breasts, butts and butts. The key is that Tweety has breasts and butts, but her whole body is too long. It's too wide. If you split it into two, it looks slim, but when combined into one, it won't look so good, but Ye Jing'er is different. In high-level terms, the current Ye Jing'er needs to have a good appearance and a physique. With a figure, the face of an angel, and the figure of a devil, it is almost the same to describe the current Ye Jinger.

After making the koji, the official winemaking began, and Zhang Yiben also joined in at this stage.

Selection of ingredients, crushing, soaking, ingredients, cooking and gelatinization, cooling and adding koji, saccharification in the vat, fermentation in the cellar, and the next step is to distill out the wine. This busy work is over in a month. This period of time has passed. , The county began to collect tax and rent. This time of year is also the busiest time for Lu Hong. In such a large county, there are always some people who resist rent and tax, and even hurt tax collectors from time to time. Lu Hong sits in the county office every day. He issued orders so that he could send troops to suppress him at any time, but he was too busy to manage Gao Yuan's affairs. He promised Gao Yuan that he would take office after he fully recovered. Since Gao Yuan did not move, he would not urge him, nor would he anyway. Looking forward to what Gao Yuan can do, the soldiers stationed in the city now have no Gao Yuan, and nothing happened quietly.

Lu Hong was so busy that his feet didn't touch the ground, and this Gao Yuan's family finally waited for a crucial day. These days, he eats and sleeps in the wine room every day. In the heat, he didn't want to give up all his efforts. Ye Jing'er was curious to see him being so serious. In addition to doing some housework every day, when he was free, he also came to the wine room to accompany Gao Yuan. She wanted to see , Gao Yuan down can make wine.

A man and a woman have been together for a long time, and they are more familiar with each other, which makes the two really feel a little different. Ye Jinger has a good impression on Gao Yuan, but this time Gao Yuan almost died for her. In addition to this, she was even more grateful, and as Ye Jinger became more and more like a woman day by day, her lofty heart, which had once been in the sea, became alive. Compared with those dewy marriages in her previous life, Ye Jinger was as pure as a blank sheet of paper. , in the quiet of a sound, he plucked the love string deep in his heart.

To Gao Yuan, teasing a girl is just a piece of cake, a little bit of tricks will make Ye Jinger extremely happy every day, and the time she spends in the wine room is increasing. If you stop it, it will be almost ten years, and there is no news yet, and she is gradually giving up. Gao Yuan is not bad, and his family is not bad in Fufeng City. It is not bad for Jinger to marry him. Going home, just because Gao Yuan dared to risk his life for Jinger, and Jinger married him, she would not suffer in the future.

Mrs. Ye acquiesced, and Ye Jinger spent more time in the wine room.

There was an alluring aroma of wine in the wine room, Ye Jing'er's eyes widened and she looked at Gao Yuan in surprise, as if it was really made for him, the aroma of wine alone is enough to make people full of expectations.

Gao Yuan was even more excited in his heart, based on his previous experience, just by smelling the aroma of this wine, he knew it was done.

"Everyone." Gao Yuan stretched his tone, rounding up Ye Jinger, Ye Feng, Zhang Yi, and Cui'er, clasping their fists and bowing. stand up.

Zhang Yi brought a wooden barrel and placed it under the steamer, where there was a wine outlet, Gao Yuan stretched out his hand, gently flipped a wooden peg under the steamer, tilted it slightly, and a clear and sweet spring spewed out Out, the strong aroma of wine wafts in the wine room.

Ye Jing'er's eyes widened, and she covered her mouth and let out a soft cry. Zhang Yijie opened her mouth and said, "My mother, it's really done." Except for Gao Yuan, everyone in the room was inexplicably surprised.

Zhang Yi was in Lufu before, but he had seen many so-called good wines, but the wine made by Gao Yuan, although it was not imported yet, just based on the aroma and color of the wine, it has already compared them all.

Gao Yuan picked up a scoop with a smile, and seeing that the first wine was almost finished, he reached out to take some and handed it to Ye Jinger, "Miss Jinger, try my craft."

Taking the scoop from Gao Yuan's hand, Ye Jing'er drank her neck without thinking.

"Slow down!" Gao Yuan was taken aback, this is not the glutinous liquor outside, and it is not easy to get drunk. Gao Yuan estimates that this wine is at least fifty degrees, and Ye Jinger doesn't drink much, just like before. , there must be a problem.

As expected, Ye Jing'er, who did not know the details, took a gulp of wine, and a flame suddenly ignited in her abdomen. In shock, she suddenly coughed and threw the scoop, and kept coughing and rinsing, her face suddenly changed blood red.

Gao Yuan didn't even think about it, he quickly stretched out his hand and patted Ye Jinger's back lightly, "You can't drink this wine like this, you'll get drunk." While patting, Ye Jinger finally stopped coughing and rinsing , But just that one sip, I was afraid that there was a little two or two wine, Ye Jing'er blushed like blood, and her body was shaking, but fortunately, she was sober, "This, what kind of wine is this? Why is it so spicy?"

"This is the wine that just came out of the pot. Of course, it will be very spicy. After a while, it will be much better, but you can't drink too much of this wine." supported her.

Just after helping Ye Jinger, there was another problem with Ye Feng. The little guy smelled the aroma of the wine, and actually stretched his mouth to the mouth of the wine. He didn't know how many sips he drank. When Gao Yuan found out, he was already there. The ground turned in circles, giggling while turning, and after a few turns, he fell to the ground in a dizzy state, and actually fell asleep.

"Master, good wine!" Zhang Yi was much more careful, took a small sip, tasted it carefully, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

At this time, Gao Yuan didn't have the heart to taste the joy again. He was holding one in his hand, and one fell on the ground. Yes, he had to send it back.

"Zhang Yi, you put out all the wine and pack it well, and seal it with mud. This wine will be kept for a few more days, and it will be the best to leave it for a spicy flavor. You and Cui'er should not tell anyone about this. If we just figure out a happy word and say it out, we will inevitably cause more trouble, understand?" Gao Yuan said.

After all, Zhang Yi came from the county magistrate's mansion, so he knows the importance, "I know, young master."

"You and Cui'er clean up, I'll send these two back!" Gao Yuan shook his head, Ye Jing'er beside him was already drunk, her whole body softened.

Bending down, he lifted Ye Feng from the ground, carried it on his shoulders, and supported Ye Jinger, who was swaying, with the other hand, "I will send Miss Jing'er back."

Zhang Yi nodded with a smile, "Young master, go do your work, just leave it to me and Cui'er."