Because of the snowstorm, the town has shrunk its tourist routes, and the number of tourists will drop greatly in the winter, except for some tourists from the south, most people have little interest in the cold winter in Canada.

Therefore, at this time, there were not many people in Hickson's Daddy's restaurant, only tourists chatting in small voices.

Qin Shiou thought that the old man was worried about business, so he smiled and said, "Okay, Dad, I think you should be satisfied, right?" This year's overall earnings should be good, right? ”

Father Hickson nodded and said, "Of course, business is really good, why do you say this?" Is it to borrow money? ”

As he spoke, the old man laughed, obviously teasing Qin Shiou.

Qin Shiou said: "Then why are you still worried? Have fun and go outside to see the beautiful snow-white island, what a touching scenery! ”

The old man rolled his eyes and said, "Xite, boy, you misunderstood me, I'm not worried about business, but because of my wine!" You know, my ice wine has always been the best in town, and a lot of people love my wine, but hell, I probably won't be able to serve it to everyone next year. ”

"What's wrong?" Qin Shiou asked, he really misunderstood the old man.

Father Hickson lay down in front of the cash register and said sadly: "The cold snap and snow came too early this year, damn it, the grapes are not fully ripe, they are frozen, and there is no way to make wine." ”

This is not only the case on Daddy Hickson's side, but the weather is abnormal throughout Canada, with a cold snap sweeping across the Atlantic coast early, and Ontario's grape production also reduced, and it is expected that Canada's wine industry will be hit hard this year.

While complaining, Daddy took out a bottle of ice wine. opened the lid and poured a glass for Qin Shiou and said, "While you can still drink it, my child." Drink to your heart's content, there is wine today and drunk tomorrow. Isn't it? ”

Qin Shiou took a sip of wine and said, "If you want to make wine, why don't you go and see my grapes, I recently went to inspect the vineyard and found that although my grapes don't bear much, they are full of grains and the quality seems to be good." ”

The old man shrugged his shoulders and didn't take his words to heart, he knew that the grapes in the Daqin Fishery were the first season of the year, and such grapes were not suitable for winemaking. Moreover, the fishing grounds are close to the sea, so they should be more severely affected.

At this time, Father Hickson noticed the smoked fish brought by Qin Shiou, he took it in his hand and looked at it, his eyes suddenly lit up, and said, "Who smoked the fish here?" Well done, good heat. ”

He is a connoisseur, and you can tell the smoke of fish from his appearance.

The old man in the back tore another piece, and the look of surprise on his face became heavier, and he muttered, "The fish is so tender? And a little bit of resilience. This is the result of smoking. But why is the fish so tender? There's almost no fishy smell, and the umami flavor is so strong, damn it, it's better than the smoked fish I made. Ha ha. ”

Qin Shiou also laughed, pointed to himself and said, "This is our family's smoked fish stunt, you even say that it can't compare to your craftsmanship?" Oh. It's unbelievable. ”

The old man said, "That's the truth, you have to believe that the smoked fish I make is the best......

The two chatted. The only diner at the table also left, leaving a tip of twenty yuan for the old man before leaving. The old man didn't let them give it in vain, but gave them a roast crab leg, saying that if they were heated up, they could be used as supper.

The diners left, Qin Shiou was also leaving, and the old man wanted to keep him to eat together, he said that there were still guests at home.

The old man quickly cleaned up the dishes on the table and said, "Okay, then I'll go to your house too, I think you must be short of a Western chef tonight." ”

Qin Shiou didn't refuse, it just so happened that after Winnie became pregnant, there was no one to cook Western food, and it would be best if Father Hickson was willing to help.

Of course, by the way, he will let Daddy take a look at his grapes, he thinks they can be used to make wine, maybe because of the first batch, the quality is average, but it is better than Daddy's frozen grapes, right?

Qin Shiou opened the car door to take the old man, but the old man went into the garage and drove his car, rolled down the window and patted the car door and said with a smile: "I still drive my old man more comfortably." ”

Daddy Hickson owns one of the oldest pickup trucks in town, the current Ford F150.

The Ford F150 is the most classic pickup truck in North America, the first generation was born in 1948, and then until today, it has been derived from twelve generations, if the F150 is compared to a family, then this is really a big family.

Hickson's father's F150 is the sixth-generation pickup truck listed in 1973, the model is very simple compared with the present, but the durability is very good, in fact, the sixth-generation F150 is the most acclaimed pickup truck in Ford's history, it is strong and durable, a large number of galvanized sheets are used, which can effectively prevent corrosion and aging.

The old man drove the car into the snow, and the roar of the engine was still very low and powerful, like a sturdy old cow, and it could be seen that Hickson loved the car very much, the paint was smooth and clear, and every part was well maintained.

Qin Shiou walked over and leaned on the window of the car and said, "This car is really good, it can catch fire all of a sudden on such a cold day, it's really surprising." ”

The old man said proudly: "My old man has been to the North Pole, we traveled all over Canada together when we were young, he is a stubborn and strong old man. ”

"Just like you."

"Haha, that's right stinky boy, just like me old guy!"

From a distance, this car is well maintained, but up close it has been a little bad, the front of the car originally had two silver metal grilles, and in the middle of the grille was an aluminum bar, and now the grille has been twisted badly.

In addition, the front of the car originally had the Ford logo, which was the four letters 'FORD', which should have been very small, and now it is a large letter, which is obviously replaced later.

Start the car and heat up the car, no problem, the old man will take the lead, Qin Shiou will follow behind, and he will respond at any time if he has something to do.

The car drove into the fishing ground, and without going to the villa first, Father Hickson followed Qin Shiou directly to the vineyard.

The vineyards are hundreds of acres, which is obviously not enough for a truly large vineyard, but for private individuals, it is large enough.

Today, the vineyards are no longer as green as they were in summer and autumn, and bunches of grapes hang dejectedly from the vines.

The leaves had already fallen, and even if there were a few that had not fallen, they had turned a dry yellowish-brown, and it seemed that it would not be long before the sea breeze blew and drifted weakly.

Of course, the current vineyard is not all dry and yellow, and there are red grapes, green grapes and black grapes rippling in the wind, adding a bit of style to the dead branches and leaves.

Qin Shiou picked a red grape casually, it was cold and crisp, and when he chewed it, he felt as if a small ice grenade exploded in his mouth, which was very sweet and refreshing.

He asked Daddy Hickson to taste it, but the old man picked a Riesling.

Riesling is specially used for sake brewing, and if you eat it directly, it doesn't taste very good because of its thick skin, less meat, more juice, and small particles.

But after eating the grape grains, Father Hickson was full of joy, and looked at Qin Shiou in surprise and said, "What the hell, your grapes are very good, very suitable for winemaking!" (To be continued......)