Looking at Lu Li's depressed appearance and Tony's serious appearance, everyone else laughed sullenly, holding back their laughter without any sincerity, like covering their ears and stealing a bell, but it just became more and more funny. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

Lu Li rolled his eyes speechlessly, but Tony pretended not to see it, and continued, "This is a very delicate job, and the slightest negligence may cause our work to be greatly reduced for the past half a year. Therefore, don't pursue speed, you can slow down a little, ensure quality first, as for speed, just leave it to a few of our professionals to be responsible. ”

Tony said bluntly, without hiding it at all, everyone couldn't help but chuckle, and then Lu Li shouted, "Then what if you professionals miss?"

Tony choked on, and in the crowd, Randy raised his right hand in the air and shouted, "Deduct wages!" Everyone laughed collectively.

Tony glanced at Lu Li helplessly, and then continued to explain, "I'll demonstrate a few times first, and you can just follow along." ”

Then, Tony walked up to Lu Li, glared, and motioned for Lu Li to get out of the way, Lu Li raised his hands innocently and muttered, "Are all teachers so big names now?" Tony was speechless again, and everyone laughed.

Without further joking, Tony took on his gloves seriously, and then picked up the special scissors, "Everyone knows that the first step is to cut the grape stems. Note that the scissors should be as far away from the grapes as possible, the stems can be cut longer, it doesn't matter, the point is not to hurt the grapes, never to hurt the grapes, even if it is just to scratch the skin, even the indicated hoarfrost should not be destroyed as much as possible. ”

As he spoke, Tony cut the first bunch of grapes. As Tony said, the work itself is not difficult, the difficulty lies in the finesse, and if you are in too much of a hurry and damage the grapes, then it will have an impact.

Tony showed a whole bunch of grapes, "It's the same with putting it in a basket, don't use force, if you break it, or if you crush it, it's a loss." We're going to make sure that the skins are intact, so what if, I mean, we accidentally break the skins?"

"Don't worry, there's still room for redemption, put the broken grapes in a special box, and then we'll take care of it ourselves to minimize the damage. After Tony explained, he looked at everyone to make sure they had no doubts, and he smiled widely, "Well, now you can get to work!"

After the explanation, everyone dispersed one after another, ready to start work, but without an overall plan, everyone looked like headless flies, and they couldn't disperse at all for a while. Fortunately, everyone is usually used to the division of labor and cooperation, and you discuss the amount with me, and quickly sort out the ideas.

"I'll take care of this ridge, you go to the next ridge. ”

"Isn't it too crowded if there are two people in one row?"

"My hands and feet are slow, I guess you are busy with two ridges, and I am only busy with one, so let's separate them, so as not to hurt the grapes because of catching up with the progress and then rushing with my hands. ”

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Everyone said bustlingly, gradually dispersed, ready to work, but Tony remembered another thing, and hurriedly shouted, "Everyone, pay attention, at the front of each ridge, there is a number marked, the whole vineyard is divided into four areas, and the grapes between the areas should not be confused." So, after the grapes are loaded, mark the outside of the basket to see which area of grapes they are. ”

The fact that the vineyard of Cloud Top Ranch is divided into four areas is naturally clear to the ranch members, but Tony still emphasizes it again, and then explains it carefully to Morgan and others.

Lu Li walked into the third ridge of grapes in the first area, holding a square bamboo basket in his hand, all the way to the end, only a few steps away from the gurgling stream, and then put the bamboo basket next to him, put on gloves, picked up scissors, and began to prepare.

Raised his hand to hold a bunch of grapes, and all the dewdrops attached to the surface disappeared in the palm of his hand, which made Lu Li chuckle, it seems that this work still kills two birds with one stone, and the motivation for work is even more sufficient. Raising the scissors in his right hand, he aimed at the dark green grape stalk and cut it gently, and then the dark purple grapes fell into the palm of his hand, and the heavy weight was a little more than expected.

It's hard to imagine that this is the fruit that comes out of a vine, from nothing, and finally transforms into such a full and solid fruit.

If you look closely, the grapes are smaller than the ones you eat, and the fruit is more compact, put the grapes under your nose and smell them, the rich fruity aroma with a hint of sweetness lingers, and you can even imagine the wonderful taste dancing on the tip of the tongue, but it is really impossible to associate the bunch of grapes in your hand with those mellow and slightly acidic wines of Château Romanée-Conti.

Turn around, put the grapes in the basket, retract your mind, and start to really get to work.

This is a simple manual work, there is no technical content, the only thing required is care. At the beginning of the work, when the concentration is the case, there will naturally be no problems, and the real test is still in the afternoon.

One string after another, Lu Li's movements gradually began to become proficient, and the frequency also accelerated slightly, taking advantage of the fact that the sun had not yet fully risen and the dew had not completely evaporated, Lu Li planned to speed up his work and collect more dewdrops, such opportunities are not available every day.

"I can't see that you are so skillful. There was a joking voice behind him, Lu Li didn't turn around immediately, but cut the bunch of grapes in his hand and put it in the basket, then turned his head, and then saw Morgan's friendly smile.

Morgan wasn't worried about being distracted, he was busy chatting and his movements weren't affected much.

Lu Li laughed, "It's just practice makes perfect, compared to real professionals, it's too far away." ”

Morgan chuckled and shook his head, "It's just basic work, and if you've been busy in the vineyard for ten years, you won't find it unusual." ”

"Ten years, you've been in Napa Valley for ten years?" Lu Li was a little surprised, but when he thought about it, Morgan's current age was immediately relieved.

"Thirteen years, to be exact. Morgan lifted his chin slightly, then quipped, "This is probably the only thing in my life that is worth showing off." Hold on to one thing for thirteen years, God, it's simply unthinkable. ”

Lu Li thought about it, and originally wanted to ask a question, but he still suppressed it, turned around and started to work again, but after cutting two bunches of grapes, he still couldn't hold back, the reporter's gossip talent and respect for personal privacy are really a contradiction, "It seems that you should be a senior professional in Napa Valley, and now is also the harvest time in Napa Valley, isn't there a shortage of people there?"

Of course, Lu Li knows how valuable professional technology is, especially in North America, where labor costs are particularly expensive, and the cost of technical personnel is even more sky-high. Therefore, Cole was able to hire Morgan and others, and Lu Li took it for granted that they should only be medium-level winegrowers, after all, those top professionals were booked in Napa Valley early.

"Huh. I know what you mean. Morgan didn't notice that he was offended, but chuckled, "After all these years of operation, the system has basically stabilized, and it is difficult to accept more fresh blood, but after 2008, the economic situation has been unstable, and Napa Valley has begun to lay off people one after another, and generally speaking, young people in the prime of life are more likely to stay." ”

The so-called prime of life, generally speaking, is between the ages of 30 and 45, with experience, physical strength, skills, and ability, as well as development potential. They are the backbone of Napa Valley.

At Morgan's age, on the contrary, it is more embarrassing, just past the peak of his prime, and his working years and development potential are not as good as those of young people, but he is a little worse than the level of older professional consultants. Therefore, when layoffs occur, they are often the first to suffer.

"Napa Valley is still the largest wine-making region in North America, and it's still the busiest harvest time of the year, so you don't have to worry about finding a job. Morgan further explained, and Lu Li understood, "Actually, before Cole came over, I received temporary employment contracts from two wineries. However, I chose Cloud Top Ranch. ”

Lu Li laughed heartily.

Cloud Ranch wants to hire professionals, and it is also a business trip, and the cost is naturally higher than that of Napa Valley. That's probably why Morgan took the job.

"You probably didn't expect that there were vineyards in Texas, right?" Lu Li teased.

Texans have an arrogant confidence in their own wines and a blind eye to others, and the same can be said about Napa Valley, which has the ability and confidence to be the number one wine region in North America.

"It's true that Benjamin and I thought it was a lie at first. Later, I watched the video on your Facebook and believed it. "However, when I came here in person, I realized that this place is much better than I thought." Although Pinot Noir is only known after tasting, and everything is uncertain until the wine is fermented, the quality here is definitely not worse than that of Napa Valley, if not better. ”

When Morgan finished speaking, he pursed his lips and grimaced, indicating that he was joking—

Truly. Anyone who says that Pinot Noir from Texas is better than California is going to make everyone laugh. California's Napa Valley wines are recognized all over the world, but Texas ...... Does anyone other than Texans know that Texas also produces wine?

Lu Li shrugged his shoulders indifferently and said meaningfully, "We'll know the answer." ”

Then, Lu Li withdrew his gaze and returned to the grape harvest. It's a physical job, a real physical job, a physical job full of joy.