206. Winemaking

Seeing that Chen Zhe was enjoying eating grapes, Yan'er and Xiao Qiao, two little gluttonous cats, immediately surrounded him.

"Sister, I want to eat grapes too!"

"I ...... too I want to eat grapes too......"

Da Qiao smiled dotingly, and hurriedly divided the grapes in his arms to the two younger sisters, Yan'er and Xiao Qiao each held a few, wiped them twice with their hands and threw them into their mouths.

Wild grapes do not have the same strong aroma as artificially cultivated grapes, and some are only naturally green and sweet, but for Chen Zhe and others, who often can't eat fruits, such grapes are already very delicious.

At this time, Chen Zhe realized that Da Qiao had not eaten the grapes she picked with her own hands, so he picked up a grape and fed it to her.

"Come, taste it too. ”

"Hmm...... Good. Da Qiao was coldly stuffed into Chen Zhe's mouth, and hurriedly wrapped the crystal clear grape gently, and then gently bit it open, and the sweet juice splashed out.

"How's it going?," Chen Zhe asked with a smile.

"It's delicious, it's so delicious......," Da Qiao nodded repeatedly, "The wine made from this grape must be delicious." ”

"Yes, the sweetness of this wild grape itself is very high, which means that it contains a lot of powdered sugar, so the wine will be very sweet and must taste good. Chen Zhe said.

When the girls finished dividing up the grapes that Da Qiao brought back, Chen Zhe carried a huge bamboo basket and followed Da Qiao to pick grapes.

This time, he plans to pick more - some of them are left for sake brewing, and some of them are used as fruit for his usual meal.

After all, grapes are rich in sugar, protein and vitamins, which can improve the body's immunity.

......

In the evening, Chen Zhe returned to camp with a basket full of wild grapes, and he and Da Qiao picked almost all the wild grapes on the nearby hillside, which were enough for him to make wine.

The whole banyan tree was filled with the fresh and sweet smell of grapes, and Yan'er and Xiao Qiao couldn't help but put down their work and came over to watch these delicious fruits.

"Wow...... There are a lot of grapes, they grow really well, like purple pearls. Yan'er couldn't help but praise.

Xiao Qiao couldn't wait to ask: "Chen Zhe, how do you use them to make wine? We have no equipment in the wilderness here, can we really make wine?"

Chen Zhe smiled and didn't speak, Da Qiao said for him: "This little thing must not be difficult for Chen Zhe, right?"

Chen Zhe whispered "um", and then immediately started the operation.

The first step is picking – carefully picking all the grapes that have been picked back and removing the unripe, rotten, egg-stained grapes that are left with only good, ripe grapes.

There are not many grapes screened out in this step, only about a few tenths of the total, because Chen Zhe and Da Qiao have already done a screening when they were picking, so the workload this time is much smaller.

After the selection, the second step is to pour the qualified grapes into a spacious clay pot, and then Chen Zhe begins to squeeze the grapes with his bare hands, crushing and cracking the grapes, squeezing out the fruit and juice......

Seeing this, Xiao Qiao hurriedly asked, "Wait, Chen Zhe, don't you need to wash the grapes first? Wash the surface or something before making wine? What if there is dirt on the grape skin?"

Chen Zhe shook his head with a smile and said, "Silly girl, have you forgotten the reason why I said before that grapes can be used to make wine?"

"Because...... Because ......" Xiao Qiao narrowed her eyes, and the girl who was off the line really forgot about it.

At the critical moment, Da Qiao stood up and explained: "Because the surface of the grapes is parasitic with wild yeast, it can be used directly to make wine, if you clean the grapes, then the yeast on their surface is gone, how to make wine?"

"Oh......" Xiao Qiao suddenly realized, nodded and said, "I see." ”

Chen Zhe nodded and emphasized: "The grapes used to make wine must not be cleaned, unless you can directly add ready-made yeast. ”

The next step is to continue squeezing the grapes.

Chen Zhe kept squeezing the grapes with his unicorn arm, trying to separate the juice and pulp of the grapes.

After squeezing for more than ten minutes, you can see that the pulp and juice in the clay pot have completely turned into two separate parts, at this time the second step is completed, and the next step is the third step.

Chen Zhe picked up a piece of loose silk and gently covered the mouth of the clay pot.

In this way, the silk acts as a filter that separates the juice from the pulp of the grapes.

Gently pick up the clay pot and pour out the juice from the pot and pour it into another pot, while the remaining pulp is filtered out by silk and left in the original pot.

In this way, Chen Zhe got a jar of pure grape juice.

The next step is to seal the pot where the grape juice is stored and let it ferment at room temperature.

The weather on the island is very hot, this kind of weather is very suitable for wine making, which lasts for about half a month to a month, and Chen Zhe and the girls have fresh wine to drink.

After working on the whole process and it was already dark, Chen Zhe wiped his sweat and stood up, only to feel that winemaking was no easier than cutting down trees, and in a sense it would even be more tiring.

"Okay, I've done everything I can do, and I'll leave the rest to time. ”

Chen Zhe said with a smile,

"The precipitation of time will give the wine its mellow aroma, and then we can wait for the wine. ”

Seeing a large jar of wine being brewed, Da Qiao's eyes lit up, and she couldn't help but happily hugged Chen Zhe's arm and praised: "Chen Zhe, you are too powerful, you can do anything, even wine!"

Xiao Qiao next to him couldn't help but complain: "My sister is a natural drunkard, and she can't take her eyes off when she sees wine...... Chen Zhe, you are so good at making wine, you are simply my sister's true destiny!"

Hearing this, Da Qiao couldn't help blushing, glared at Xiao Qiao, and said angrily: "Dead girl, what nonsense?"

"Hey...... I'm kidding. Little Joe grimaced.

At this time, Yan'er hurriedly cut two slices of ham and handed them to Chen Zhe, and said, "Brother Xiao Chen, you have been busy for a long time, so hurry up and eat something to rest." ”

Chen Zhe took the freshly cut ham, nodded with a smile, and said, "Yan'er still knows how to feel sorry for people." ”

Yan'er was a little embarrassed by Chen Zhe's praise, and her cheeks turned red.

At this moment, a loud noise suddenly sounded in the sky.

Boom——!

It was thunder in the dark clouds.

Then the wind in the rainforest grew stronger, blowing the bonfires under the trees.

Chen Zhe frowned, and said helplessly: "Sure enough, it's going to rain again, it looks like it's still a rainstorm." ”

Da Qiao nodded and said in a low voice, "Let's go back to the house quickly." ”

After all, it's the rainy season, and the storm on the island comes very quickly.

It was as if the thunder was heard one second, and the next second it was already pouring rain.

Chen Zhe and the three girls hid in a cozy little tree house, looking out the window at the scenery outside the window, and the heavy rain washed down from the sky, pouring on the wide leaves in the rainforest to make a "rustling" sound.

It can be seen that the scale of this rain is not small, even in the forest shaded by trees, you can still see the raindrops the size of beans falling to the ground.

If it's under the unsheltered mountain, I don't know how heavy the rain will be.

Heavy rain accompanied by strong winds gradually cooled the temperature on the island.

Yan'er, who was most afraid of the cold, couldn't help but drag over a wolf skin and gently wrapped it around her body.

Seeing this scene, Chen Zhe hurriedly leaned over and gently hugged Yan'er, although the wolf skin can keep warm, but it can't get hot, if you want to warm up as soon as possible, you have to rely on Chen Zhe's body temperature.

Xiao Qiao next to her saw Chen Zhe and Yan'er snuggling up to each other, envious and jealous, she could only take the initiative to lean over to her sister, hug her sister's toned and full body, and whispered: "Sister, they hug for warmth, and we hug for warmth......

Da Qiao glanced at his sister with a smile, nodded helplessly, and said, "Okay then." ”

After saying that, the sisters hugged each other gently, and also lay down against a wolfskin blanket.

Outside the window was a continuous rainstorm, and inside the treehouse were four people warming each other, and as the light outside became dimmer, everyone fell asleep one after another......

......

The rain rained overnight and lasted until the next morning.

When Chen Zhe opened his eyes the next morning, he saw that it was still raining outside the tree house.

However, the torrential rain turned into light rain, and it was not as menacing as last night.

He rolled over and sat up from his wolfskin blanket and looked at the rain outside the treehouse in deep thought.

It will rain at both ends of the rainy season for three days, but it is not a way to hide in the tree house when it rains, even if there is enough food in the tree house, the fresh water resources can also be solved by using clay pots to catch rainwater, but what about going to the toilet usually?

You can't make a toilet out and let everyone solve it in the treehouse, right?

The treehouse is only a small room of more than ten square meters, and whoever wants to go to the toilet can only solve it in front of other people - how embarrassing is this?

So even if it is rainy, Chen Zhe has to ensure everyone's ability to act, and he can't really only act by looking at God's face, he will go out on a sunny day, and he can only be stuffy in the house on a rainy day.

"Then you have to make some rain gear...... Chen Zhe thought quietly.

At this moment, Yan'er, who was sleeping next to Chen Zhe, also woke up, she rubbed her sleepy eyes, stretched her waist and made a very comfortable voice: "Hmm-~"

Chen Zhe looked down at Yan'er dotingly, and asked softly, "Silly girl, are you awake?"

"Brother Xiao Chen is early. Yan'er smiled sweetly, then looked out the window and said in surprise, "This rain hasn't stopped yet." ”

"yes, it didn't stop. Chen Zhe nodded and said, "But it turns into light rain, and this kind of rain jacket can block it, but it won't affect going out." ”

"Go out?" Yan'er was a little surprised and asked curiously, "Brother Xiao Chen, are you still planning to go out?" It's still raining outside, where are you going?"

"Go find some materials and make some rain gear. Chen Zhe said with a smile.

With that, he straightened his clothes, picked up his blood-drinking knife, turned over and climbed down from the big banyan tree, and walked down the muddy earth into the woods.

There are many options for rain gear in the rainforest, but hand-held rain gear such as umbrellas is not suitable for survival in the wild, after all, it is difficult to move with one hand.

In addition, heavy rains on the island are often accompanied by strong winds, and umbrellas are basically a burden when they encounter strong winds - not to mention the rain, they will also carry people to run around with the wind.

The rain gear that is really suitable for survival in the wild is an ancient rain gear - the cloth, which is actually the raincoat.

It is a kind of rain gear invented by the people of Jiangsu and Zhejiang in ancient times in order to travel in rainy days, this kind of rain gear seems simple, but it is full of wisdom, whether it is a light rain or a heavy rain, it can play a magical role in sheltering from the wind and rain.

What's more, you don't need to use your hands when you wear it to go out, so it's much more convenient to go out for work or to go to the toilet.

In addition, the raw materials of the lily can also be taken locally on the island, and a very delicate set of lily clothes can be made from the bark of palm trees.

What Chen Zhe was looking for at this time was a palm tree that could weave a cloth, and he kept wandering through the woods with a blood-drinking knife.

Palm trees are a very common plant on the island, and their density is almost similar to that of rubber trees and banyan trees.

So it didn't take long for Chen Zhe to find a row of palm trees growing together, and he immediately walked over and began to observe their growth.

In the rainy season, the palm trees are often baptized by rain, so they are more clean and beautiful, the tender green leaves are shining, and the dark brown bark is also quite textured.

Chen Zhe couldn't help but admire: "You are so good-looking, I can't help but think about ...... so good-looking."

With that, he slammed the blood-drinking knife in his hand and slashed at the trunk of the palm tree.

The brown bark was immediately cut out by Chen Zhe, and then he used his hands to pick up the bark wrapped around the tree.

The bark of the palm tree is like a layer of clothing worn on the trunk of the tree, which can be picked off with a strong pick, and after working for about ten minutes, Chen Zhe picked off several layers of wide bark.

Looking down at it, the system gives a hint:

[Item detected: A sheet of palm bark that had been violently stripped of it.] 】

"Poof...... Violent stripping? You know that?"

Chen Zhe couldn't help but chuckle, and then spent 5 popularity points to upgrade the bark.

If you want the coat to be durable, first of all, the raw materials must be excellent enough, as long as the bark is upgraded, then the clothes made are naturally of high quality.

Soon this palm bark was upgraded.

[A Palm Bark Stripped] - Upgrade - [A Durable Palm Bark].

"Well, that's pretty much it. ”

Chen Zhe nodded, peeled off some bark from the tree in the same way, and then carried the bark back to the tree house.

By the time he returned to the treehouse, everyone had already gotten up, even Qiao Mengfei, the champion of lazy sleep, had already washed up, and sat in the treehouse eating breakfast.

Seeing Chen Zhe carrying a few pieces of bark back to the house, everyone gathered around curiously.

"Chen Zhe, what are you going to invent and create?" asked Xiao Qiao as he chewed the ham in his mouth.

Chen Zhe did not sell Guan Zi this time, but said bluntly: "It's not an invention or creation, make a few pieces of rain gear for everyone." ”

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