【Chapter 004】 Mysterious Jade Bead

It gets dark early in the mountains, and as soon as it passes eight o'clock, the summer sun is completely invisible, and the night covers the whole mountain.

At night, there are no decent entertainment activities in the countryside, and because of the fatigue during the day, Liu Rui basically goes back to his room to sleep as soon as it gets dark.

Although Liu Rui had the heart to read the novel rented from the county seat, Liu's house had no electricity yet, and lighting a kerosene lamp hurt his eyes, so he asked for his surname and lay quietly on the bed.

Half-lying on the bed, listening to the bursts of insects chirping in his ears, as well as the sound of frogs sounding from time to time in the distance, Liu Rui felt extremely calm in his heart. Although he gave up the opportunity to go to college and returned to the countryside, Liu Rui is confident that even in the countryside, he can still live a wonderful life.

After only a while, the tiredness began to creep in.

Soon, Liu Rui fell asleep.

When Liu Rui let out a slight snoring sound, a trace of cyan light suddenly appeared in the room.

The source of the light was the beads that Liu Rui picked up when he was boring fish in the afternoon, and now it emits a faint blue light in the dark room.

Gradually, the blue light emitted by the beads became more and more intense, like a small colored lantern shining.

What is strange is that the light of the beads did not leave Liu Rui's body too far, but covered Liu Rui's body like mercury.

The soft cyan glow was like the color of spring, and it stood out in the dark room, illuminating the small chamber very warmly, but unfortunately no one could appreciate it.

Qingguang is like flowing water, extending on Liu Rui's body, and in the blue light, patterns of flowers, birds, grasses, insects, and fairy grass spirit animals appear from time to time, just like those holographic projections in science fiction movies.

These patterns are lifelike, and birds and beasts seem to want to leap out of the blue light, full of movement; The dew on the flowers and plants is crystal dripping, and the aura is compelling.

It's a pity that these dazzling scenes, only the lifeless furnishings in the house can be seen, and they don't cause any ripples.

The blue light appeared for about a quarter of an hour, gradually retracting onto the beads, and after the last dazzling light burst, the beads miraculously disappeared.

Liu Rui was still asleep, and he didn't notice the magical change in the beads he was wearing.

Liu Rui, who was asleep, felt that he had come to a paradise with beautiful mountains and rivers.

Here, the vegetation is lush, and the birds are constantly skimming the sky, and there is a pleasant chirp, which makes people feel refreshed. Inside the small lake, you can see golden carp leaping out from time to time, reflecting dazzling light under the light of the sky.

Gentle little creatures such as rabbits and yellow animals carefully drank water by the lake, and when the wind and grass were blowing, they jumped into the nearby grass in panic and disappeared in an instant.

On the shore, the tall fruit trees bear many fruits that Liu Rui does not know, the bright peels are particularly attractive, the breeze blows, and the rich fruity fragrance makes people intoxicated.

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In the early morning, Liu Rui was awakened by the chirping of magpies.

On the two osmanthus trees in front of the door, there are two nests of magpies, which keep calling every day before dawn, and have become the most punctual alarm clock of the Liu family.

Walking out of the house, Liu Rui felt a strong fragrance of plants and trees coming to his face, and he suddenly sobered up a lot.

Although it is summer, there is still a faint mist on the small mirror lake in the distance, and it is constantly changing shape under the breeze. From time to time, the early kingfishers would pass by and catch the small fish with floating heads, causing ripples.

In the village below, a little smoke begins to rise, and the faint sound of chickens and dogs barking makes this ink painting a little more vibrant, and more intimate.

In the nearby mountains, patches of forests were blown by the mountain wind, sending out waves and waves, and the whole mountain had woken up from its slumber.

After standing in the yard and moving his body to make himself completely sober, Liu Rui went back to the house to get dressed.

At this time, Liu Rui found that there was only a red silk thread left on his neck, but the stone bead was gone.

Thinking that the bead was still quite good-looking, Liu Rui also deliberately searched for it on the bed, but he didn't find it, presumably it fell off while taking a bath.

Shaking his head, Liu Rui didn't go to drill the horns again, got dressed and went downstairs to prepare to start brewing.

The Liu family's five large tile houses, the leftmost one is the wine shop, next to the wine shop is the storage room, the middle is the hall house, and then the two houses next to it are divided into four bedrooms, which is enough for the Liu family of five to live.

When he came to the door of the winery, Liu Rui heard his mother release the chickens in the chicken coop in the backyard and let them look for food near the orchard and creek in the back mountain. The Liu family has a large orchard with their back against Xiaoqingshan, so the chickens they feed do not need to be fed too much food at all, and it is enough for them to find insects in the mountains to eat.

After greeting his father, who was sitting in the courtyard, Liu Rui went into the winery and began to steam rice on a fire.

Winemaking is a very tedious task, in which there are many processes, and each process is quite complex, so winemaking requires slow and meticulous work.

Steaming rice, drying, mixing koji, pressing, fermentation, aging, and finally secondary distillation can obtain a mellow and delicious wine.

There must be no mistakes in each of these links, otherwise it will affect the taste and yield of rice wine. The quality of the rice, the temperature changes of the seasons, the amount of koji, and so on, all of which can only be seen by those who are in the middle of it.

Fortunately, now there is a complete set of boiler equipment for brewing, which is much easier than the traditional cauldron brewing in many links, otherwise Liu Rui would not have been able to do it alone.

Liu Rui has watched his father make wine since he was a child, and he has been exposed to it for more than ten years, but he has only mastered the approximation, and in the past few months, under the patient advice of his parents, he has finally gradually become a teacher.

The reason why the rice wine in Liu's distillery is more delicious than other people's houses is that the Liu family has an ancestral secret recipe for koji, which is the foundation of the Liu family.

In less than an hour and a half, the rice was steamed, and Liu Rui began to pour the hot rice on the mat in the house to cool.

All of a sudden, the inside of the brewery was filled with smoke, and the heat of the boiler and the water vapor of the rice made the temperature in the room rise by at least five or six degrees. Liu Ruisuo took off his clothes and worked shirtless.

"Little girl, it's hot in this room, don't come in!" After being busy for a while, Liu Rui, who was resting at the door, saw the little girl banging and wanted to run into the house, and hurriedly stopped the little aunt and grandmother.

"Underestimate me?!" The little girl's face was full of unconvinced, and she pouted and said, "I can help you watch the fire." ”

"I know that Tongtong is the best!" Liu Rui knew that the little girl was a donkey, so she had to coax her with good words, and said, "You go to the kitchen to help your mother make breakfast, my brother is hungry." ”

"Huh! Big brother, when did you go to get a tattoo? Don't you hate tattoos the most? At this time, the little girl's hair appeared on Liu Rui's chest, and a circular mark was clearly visible.

"Tattoos?" Liu Rui asked a little puzzled, and subconsciously looked down at his chest.

Seeing this, Liu Rui was stunned all of a sudden!

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