Harvesting grapes is definitely not a simple job, simple mechanical repetition, absolutely a torture for the spirit, there is some novelty at first, but after twenty minutes, it becomes pure manual labor, repeating the same movements over and over again, without any pleasure, just mechanical repetition. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

At the same time, it is also a process of constantly bending over, straightening and bending over, which is really a severe test for a man's waist strength.

"Morgan?" It was already eleven o'clock in a blink of an eye, and the harvested grapes also started from a bunch and accumulated to the fourth basket, looking at his results, Lu Li couldn't believe it, he decided to take a break, but when he turned around, he found that there was no one behind him-

They have changed several positions, and the people around them have changed back and forth, and they have long been accustomed to it. At this time, the ridge behind Lu Li had been harvested again, and naturally there was no one.

"Something?" stood at the intersection, and Benjamin, who was about to continue, stopped.

Benjamin was much younger, in his early thirties, in the prime of life, but he was a little late in the industry and offended a leader of the local union, so his job in Napa Valley was not smooth for a piece of pizza. This time, he met an invitation from Cloud Peak Ranch, and he immediately nodded and agreed.

"No, I'm just curious, in daily life, we also use edible grapes to make wine, so what is the difference between it and real wine, professional and amateur?" Lu Li was not polite, and directly asked the question in his heart.

Benjamin shrugged, "Actually, I also like amateur wine because it's sweet enough and refreshing." However, this is more like a fruit wine than a real wine. ”

At the mention of food, Benjamin's whole face glowed, which reminded Lu Li of the morning when he stood at the door of the refrigerator with a serious expression on his face. Lu Li couldn't help but laugh, the world of foodies is always very simple.

"There's more glucose in the grape, but in the grapes that are used to make wine, tannins are an important element, so if you taste the grapes, there's no sweetness, it's more sourness, and the sweetness is suppressed. Benjamin's explanation is very simple and clear, and Lu Li believes that the facts must be more complicated, but for a layman like him, such an explanation is enough.

Benjamin smiled widely, "It depends on which one you prefer." Alcohol, or fruit juice. ”

Lu Li suddenly realized, "I think, you should like both." ”

"Huh. Benjamin chuckled twice, didn't answer, and then continued to walk forward.

Looking at Benjamin's brisk back, Lu Li smiled dumbly, retracted his gaze, and threw himself into work again.

The busy work made everyone devote themselves, and after a simple pizza for lunch, the afternoon continued to be busy. The scorching sun made the air so hot that I was really dizzy, as if my skin was about to burn, but I was so engrossed in my work that I was tired and anxious that I was gradually left behind.

From the time the sun rose and the sun went down, they were only a third of the way to work, and there were still two days of heavy work to come.

Although the muscles all over the body began to protest, the work was still not completed, and it was still not time to rest.

Cole and Randy drove the pickup truck over, and everyone worked together to load baskets of grapes onto the back of the pickup truck, and then everyone sat down in the back of the truck as it staggered back to the warehouse.

Then the group got out of the car and moved the baskets into the warehouse one by one.

Although it is already October, the weather is gradually getting cooler, and the food is not so easy to spoil, but in order to ensure the freshness of the grapes, it is still necessary to store them properly, and then take them out and dispose of them when the wine is made.

This is the first time Lu Li has entered the warehouse after the new warehouse is built.

The warehouse is now divided into three areas, which are used for different purposes, which is clearer, more convenient, and more direct, not only covering a wider area, but also greatly improving the efficiency of use.

Under the warehouse, a huge basement was dug out, a new freezing and fresh-keeping equipment was installed, and when the heavy iron door of the basement was opened, a cold air came to the face, and the hot sweat on the surface of the skin gradually cooled down, but it did not become slimy, but the whole body revealed a refreshing feeling, which made people sigh lightly.

Entering the basement, you can see the clean and neat shelves at a glance, but now the shelves are empty, except for a small number of fresh vegetables stacked against the wall, and the rest of the shelves are still empty.

Obviously, this basement is used to store fresh vegetables from the organic farm, and all the fresh vegetables will be stored here until the supermarket comes to deliver the goods, but now that the organic farm is not in operation, the current harvest is very limited, so the basement is not useful for the time being.

In order to consider the area occupied by the organic farm and the yield of vegetables, the basement is extremely large, and the overall area is basically the same as the three warehouses on the ground, so as to ensure that when it is actually put into use, there will be no lack of space that will affect the quality of vegetables.

However, the wide basement is too empty now, and the slightest sound will cause an echo of the gaze, coupled with the low temperature, it is a bit infiltrating.

"God, why does this look like the scene of 'criminal minds'?" Lu Li's unintentional complaint made everyone stunned, and then everyone burst into laughter, reverberating and echoing in the entire space, becoming more and more deafening.

Lu Li had a serious expression on his face and pointed to the wooden house in front of him, "You see, it doesn't look like an operating room or a prison room or something like that." ”

Directly in front of the left-hand side, there was a light beige wooden house, which was not very large, only taking up one-sixth of the entire huge basement, but it was a little abrupt to appear in such a space.

"Listen to your description like that......" it was Morgan who spoke, and the atmosphere suddenly became strange.

Randy jumped up, "Hey, hey, you guys, this is where I work, don't talk nonsense, okay, how can I continue to work here in the future?" Randy looked left and right, and felt a little creepy at this time, and that vigilant look made Lu Lihuai laugh.

"Benjamin, I think you'd better not open that room. Lu left the mouth to remind, between the words, Benjamin was already standing at the door of the cabin, the door panel of the cabin was not tight, and there was a thin crack in the door, you could get a glimpse of the situation inside, and then I saw Benjamin standing there sniffing-

Yes, Benjamin was sniffing with his nose and feeling the taste inside. That appearance is even more imaginative, is it because there is a foul smell in it?

As if he could really smell a foul smell under his nose, Morgan was startled, "Wait, why can I smell a strange smell." It's not really ...... here," Morgan was stunned as he spoke.

Tony complained directly, "Guys, don't you see the refrigeration system here? Even if there is anything, there will be no stench, otherwise what is this system used for? Isn't it a waste of money!"

This made everyone stunned, and their thoughts couldn't turn for a while, and then they heard Benjamin say excitedly, "This is the fragrance!"

Scent, what scent?

Benjamin turned around and excitedly said, "It's cheese, isn't it? Great cheese!"

This...... Everyone's eyes looked at Lu Li, but they found that he had an innocent expression on his face, spread his hands, and seemed to say, I didn't say anything just now, it's just your own speculation.

This expression immediately made everyone speechless, rolled their eyes, but they couldn't do anything, the more they thought about it, the more ridiculous it became, and then they all laughed.

The cottage was built to store cheese, and now that the ranch has made a lot of cheese, the first cheese should be ready for consumption.

Everyone put down the basket of grapes, up and down, back and forth, and carried all the fruits of the day. A full day of work in the vineyard is over.

Over the next two days, the entire ranch began to be mobilized, with a two-hour lunch break and a full day of more than eight hours, but everyone was full of energy, and the whole vineyard was harvested at a speed visible to the naked eye.

At about four o'clock in the afternoon of the third day, the last bunch of grapes had been harvested, and when Tony cut the last bunch of grapes, he shouted, "All right, the first stage is complete!" and raised his hands and raised his arms and shouted.

But soon Tony found that he was the only one celebrating, and everyone else was standing next to him, looking at him with a caring expression, which made Tony shrug his shoulders speechlessly, "What's wrong? Isn't it worth celebrating?"

"You've said it, this is just the first stage. ”

"What's more, the first phase is not over, and we have to move all the grapes to the basement. ”

"The first stage is the easiest, isn't it? each of the next stages is more difficult and more troublesome. ”

"Yes, so far it's just manual work, and then it's technical work, and we can't help it. ”

"Does that mean that only Tony needs to work, and we can all do our own work?"

"In that case, it's really worth celebrating, anyway, it's the end of our work. ”

……

"Hey, hey!" Tony hurriedly protested, "You people, talk a little bit. Don't do this, we are all colleagues, and we still have to help each other next, how can we tear each other down?"

However, no one paid any attention to Tony, and everyone turned around and walked in the direction where the pickup truck was parked while chatting. Tony was alone with the last bunch of grapes, "Hey, you wait for me, there's no camaraderie between colleagues at all? really?"

The sunset is all over the sky, the breeze is blowing, and the joy of the harvest is stirring in the chest.