Chapter 164: Suffering is Wealth

Osmanthus wine, Gu Ming did not make less in his previous life. At that time, Lin Enzhi had just embarked on his official career, and he had to pay attention to his appearance. Therefore, the family's income is almost only his meager Fenglu, as well as Bing Jing in summer, Tan Jing in winter, and some small bad income.

And he has to support a lot of people, in a huge official office, there are only a dozen people like him who take public money, but how can a dozen people be able to support the operation of the entire county?

He must invite a master, and there is more than one master, some are in charge of money and food, some are in charge of criminal names, and some are in charge of knives and pens...... In addition to this large number of various masters, there are also housekeepers, errands, sedan chairmen, maids at home, and mothers-in-law who cook......

There are dozens of people in total! Some people can save, while others can't. And these people, all of them have to be supported by the official himself. In this way, how can that little income be used?

Every time Lin Enzhi has a peak or a colleague's family has a happy event, Gu Ming begins to worry, worrying about where to squeeze out some money to buy gifts. And even the gift she had to buy with such a difficult time made Lin Enzhi lose face in front of people several times - without him, it was too shabby.

Lin Enzhi had no way to lose his temper with others, so he came back and used her as a pawn, in front of all his subordinates, he didn't save her face, and he didn't even prepare a gift.

She was ashamed and hateful. What kind of aunt gave birth to her, if she had money and took the silver to smash it, how could she be so shabby? What is not the intention is actually just an excuse for the world to dislike the poor and love the rich.

In the end, Gu Ming had no choice but to start preparing things by herself when she couldn't think about it. She learned to make her own pastries, beat osmanthus to make osmanthus wine in autumn, picked chrysanthemums to make chrysanthemum wine, and picked the best green plum to make green plum wine in summer...... In the winter, the cleanest snow is swept and buried, and in the summer of the following year, it is good to give it to the master who loves to drink tea on his birthday in the summer......

It's too shabby to take out cheap things as gifts, but as the wife of the county, the value of the things she made with her own hands is difficult to measure. Several times such gifts were given, and finally no one disliked Lin Enzhi's gift for being too poor.

At this time, his attitude towards her was finally a little kinder.

This kind of life lasted for several years. It wasn't until Lin Enzhi finally felt that he had a foothold on his heels, began to tentatively, began to put away the filial piety of his subordinates, and began to scrape the ground in various names...... Life at home is finally getting better.

But her life was even more difficult, and one by one her aunts began to carry her home, and his reason was that she "had nothing to do". Master Lin values his wife who is bad, and although he has nothing to do, he does not divorce his wife, but plans to raise the children born by the concubine to her knees...... For a while, everyone praised Master Lin for being a lover.

At that time, when she heard the news, she was so angry that she vomited a mouthful of blood, fell ill in bed, and couldn't get up for three months. Lin Enzhi only glanced at her on the first day, and never cared about her again.

And in this life, she will never have to live like this again. For example, the jar of osmanthus candy in her hand that makes people very appetizing at first glance will no longer be only ready to take it out as a gift. All these osmanthus candies, except for a small amount that she plans to give away, the rest, she plans to follow her girls and eat them slowly. In her previous life, she made so many good things, and she was not willing to try the taste.

"It smells so good...... Fourteen Niang, when will you have to eat this osmanthus candy? Jin Ju watched Gu Ming sprinkle layers of osmanthus and layers of sugar, and her saliva flowed out.

Gu Ming said with a smile: "Our osmanthus is picked from the tree, so there is no need to wash it...... It's so good that you can eat it in about seven or eight days. And the osmanthus that is not washed can also be sweeter when it is made. Like the ones sold on the street, how can you have the leisure to pick flowers one by one? They are all hooked to the ground with special tools and picked up again. So you need to wash off the soil, otherwise it will be very dirty...... In this case, it will take fifteen or sixteen days to get better. ”

"Fourteen Niang, you know a lot!" Shanqin patted the fart sincerely.

Gu Ming smiled and didn't speak. Why does she know? Because that's what she did in her last life! She needs so many osmanthus flowers to make wine and sugar, how can she have the time to pick them slowly by hand? You can only take the hook to hook, so it can be much faster.

Only for the sake of eating for oneself will I be willing to put in such a big effort, and I am not too tired.

Watching Gu Ming marinate this jar of osmanthus sugar, these little girls have also learned, and they are all busy.

Gu Ming began to teach them how to make osmanthus wine again.

"Many people don't understand how to make osmanthus wine, so they will soak osmanthus directly into the wine...... Although the osmanthus wine brewed in this way is very fragrant, the wine also has the bitter taste of osmanthus when drunk. Speaking of which, this daughter's house is really the same as flowers, whether it is fragrant or beautiful, but the taste is all bitter...... Some people add sugar and all kinds of fruits, but they are always out of the question. Gu Ming said with a sigh while busy working. Whether it is osmanthus wine made with sugar or fruit, in fact, strictly speaking, it should not be regarded as "wine", but has become a thing for women and children to drink.

In her last life, the osmanthus wine she made was pure in taste and rich in fragrance, which was quite famous, and everyone liked it when she gave it away. There were even merchants who came to the city and came up with a lot of money to buy her home remedies for making osmanthus wine, but she refused. She only has such a gift that can be handled, if it is sold, what entertainment will Lin Enzhi have in the future, and what should she prepare as a gift?

This secret recipe was something she had worked on for a long time in her previous life, but now, she taught it to her girls so easily. The situation has changed, and the recipe in the previous life was a very precious thing for her, and in this life, it is just a game-like thing.

She picked up a very thin and thin silk cloth, wrapped the osmanthus that had been cleaned and picked up the impurities, and then hung it on the wine about an inch or two high, sealed it as it was, and then carefully stacked it in the shade of the corner of the wall. Wait for the wine to calm down, and then bury it in the cellar.

All the secret is here, osmanthus is not in direct contact with the wine. The osmanthus wine made in this way has the fragrance of osmanthus, but there is no bitter taste of osmanthus.

Osmanthus wine takes a long time, at least a month, before the fragrance of osmanthus can penetrate into the wine. The osmanthus is not in direct contact with the wine, which ensures that the wine will not be bitter, and naturally there is no need to add sugar and various fruits.

Looking at the neatly stacked wine jar in the corner, Gu Ming was in a trance for a while...... Perhaps, you can do this business yourself? Her experience in her previous life has shown that this wine is very successful and loved by the world. So, if she opens a wine shop and specializes in selling this kind of osmanthus wine, someone will definitely like it, right?

And this osmanthus is not in direct contact with the wine, so you don't have to worry too much about a little dust or anything...... In other words, you don't have to wash it with water, and it won't damage its aroma......

Yes, she wants to make osmanthus wine!