Chapter 315: Winemaking

Dashan Village is really poor, and the villagers are eager to live a better life where they are well fed and clothed, and all their children can go to school.

Goudan bought a tractor and went to the town every once in a while to buy some items, isn't it just to slightly improve the living standards of the villagers?

"Layman, you get up first, if the poor road can help the villagers, naturally there will be no regrets. Xuanwei stepped forward to help.

"Daoist Xuanwei, I'll go to the village chief tomorrow and ask him to lead the villagers to start brewing wine!" said Goudan, blushing and quite excited.

Xuan thought about it carefully, waved his hand and said, "Don't be anxious, Poor Dao thinks that this matter can be told to the villagers after a while." Let's try to make mulberry wine first, and if the finished product is of good quality and there is market demand, it is not too late to call on the villagers. ”

"Daoist Xuanwei, you are right, you are all in accordance with Dao Chief!" replied to the dog.

If the mulberry wine is miserable, or if no one wants to pay for it, telling the villagers in advance is tantamount to making them happy.

"Poor Road needs some wine-making utensils and materials here, and only the laborious laymen can prepare them. Xuan Wei continued.

It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and there is nothing Xuan Wei needs in the mountain view, even if he wants to make wine, he has no way to start.

"Dao Chief, you say, what do you need, I'll prepare it immediately!" said the dog Dan patted his chest, that posture was simply eager to go to the moon for Xuanwei for nine days and catch turtles in the five oceans.

"There's no need to be in such a hurry, the layman can gather all the things that the poor road needs tomorrow, they are all ordinary things, and they should be all in the village. Xuan Wei whispered reassuringly, and then reported a list of needed things.

"Earthen jars, rock sugar, yeast...... I remember!" Dogan snapped his fingers and repeated what Xuan Wei needed.

As Xuan Wei said, these things are relatively common, and they can be gathered in Dashan Village.

"Oh, by the way, you still need a lot of wild mulberries to make wine, and the layman might as well ask Xiaomei for some of them, and then you can take them to the town to try sell them after brewing the wine. Xuanwei added.

"Okay!" the dog responded.

Rao is Xuanwei repeatedly emphasized that he is not in a hurry, and the dog is still going down the mountain in a hurry, no surprise, it is estimated that he will not be able to sleep if he does not get his things together tonight.

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Sure enough, early the next morning, Xuanwei was reciting scriptures in the courtyard, and Goudan came to Dashanguan with two large baskets.

"Daoist Xuanwei, you haven't eaten breakfast yet, have you? I brought freshly steamed steamed buns from home, can you eat two?" said the dog with a flattering voice.

"Then thank you!" Xuan Wei thanked lightly.

If Xuanwei doesn't accept the kindness of the dog, maybe this honest man will sit on the sidelines!

Hot steamed buns, soft and delicious porridge, plus some home-made pickles, it can be said to be quite comfortable to eat.

After eating and drinking, Xuan Wei got up and said, "Layman, you go and fetch a bucket of water first." ”

The dog was waiting for Xuanwei's command, but as soon as Xuanwei opened his mouth, he conveniently ran to fetch water.

After a while, Dog Dan carried a bucket full of water and put it in front of Xuanwei.

"Daoist Xuanwei, what do I need to do next?" said the dog anxiously.

"Put the wild mulberries in water to wash, pay attention to the movement should be light, do not rub with your hands, otherwise the peel of the mulberry will break. Wash thoroughly little by little, and it doesn't matter if you do so many times. Xuanwei instructed.

According to Xuanwei's instructions, Goudan picked up a handful of wild mulberries and put them in water to wash, but it was also difficult for this rough man with big feet, so that he could wash the mulberry fruit gently, which was more strenuous than hard work.

It took more than half an hour for the dog to wash all the wild mulberries.

"Whew, Xuanwei Daoist, all the fruits have been washed. Dogan wiped the sweat from his forehead and spoke.

Xuan Wei nodded, stretched out his palm to feel the sunlight at this moment, the sun had just risen, and the sun was not very sufficient.

"The sun isn't too scorching right now, it's just right. Layman, pour the washed wild mulberries on a sieve and wait for the moisture on them to dry thoroughly. Xuan Wei said to the dog.

While doing so, the dog asked rather incomprehensibly: "Dao Chief, since it is going to be air-dried, why don't you wait for the sun to be better before drying?"

"The sunlight is too strong, and the juice of the fruit is easily evaporated, and the high temperature will exacerbate the fermentation of the fruit, resulting in a cloudy and sour taste. Xuanwei patiently explained.

"Well, I didn't expect there to be so many doorways here!" said the dog.

There is so much attention to the preliminary preparation alone, and it is no wonder that this wild mulberry is everywhere, but no one in Dashan Village has succeeded in making it into wine.

Finally, when the wild mulberries were dried, Xuanwei took out the yeast and prepared the fermentation broth.

The concentration and dosage of the fermentation broth will determine the quality of the fruit wine in the later stage, and only this ring must be done by yourself.

"Layman, prepare the jar, pour the wild mulberries into it, and stir, making sure that the flesh is broken. Xuanwei said while taking advantage of the gap in the fermentation broth.

The dog egg can't understand at all, why he had to carefully clean the wild mulberries before, and he couldn't even break the peel, but now he needs to break the air-dried fruit, isn't this an extra move?

However, it is incomprehensible to be incomprehensible, and he believes that it will definitely not be wrong to follow Xuanwei's instructions.

Waiting for Xuanwei to prepare the fermentation broth, the dog egg has almost broken all the flesh.

"When you wait for the poor road, you will slowly pour the fermentation broth into the jar, and you take the opportunity to put in the rock sugar and stir it with a clean stick. Xuan Wei said.

Mulberry wine fermentation must be sweetened, otherwise the fermented mulberry wine will not only have a strong taste of traditional Chinese medicine, but also bitter and difficult to drink, adding rock sugar is undoubtedly the best choice.

"Daoist Xuanwei, I'm ready!" Dog Dan held a stick in one hand and rock candy in the other, looking like he was waiting for battle.

As the fermentation broth is poured in, the fermentation process starts instantly, and a hot air gushes out of the jar, and the sound of bubbles bursting inside can be heard.

Dogdanyan quickly sprinkled the rock sugar in batches, and then stirred it vigorously.

The purpose of mixing is to mix the ingredients better, to make the fermentation process more perfect, and to fully release the nutritional value of wild mulberries.

"It's almost, it's time to seal. Xuan Wei waited for a while and spoke.

The dog's sore arm immediately pulled out the stick and prepared to seal the earthen jar.

"Layman, a large amount of carbon dioxide gas is produced during fermentation, which needs to be released, and the growth of yeast requires oxygen, so the mouth of the altar should not be sealed. After the fermentation is stable, seal the mouth of the altar to avoid contamination with miscellaneous bacteria. Xuanwei suddenly thought of something and hurriedly reminded.

"I know this, that's what my mother did when she pickled pickles!" said the dog, scratching his head.

The time is not early, it is estimated that the children who will come to class will arrive soon, Xuan Wei said immediately: "This earthen jar is also invited to move to the corner of the Taoist temple and place it, wait for a day or two, after the fermentation is over, filter and clarify, and this mulberry wine is finished!"

The dog picked up the earthen jar happily, and the smirk looked like holding a baby.