"Wow, wow, wow......"

The crowing of chickens shatters the tranquility of this small village.

The sky is still long in September. The sun has not yet risen, but the sky is already bright. This newly awakened village is just south of the White City and is called Taipingzhuang. Villagers have been farming for generations. Like most villages in the north, they are neither barren nor rich, so they are short of breath.

Gao Mingde is a native of this village. He's in his fifties. He also ventured abroad as a young man. Later, the fallen leaves return to their roots. It is filial piety to have a son and settle in Ascension.

When a person gets old, sleep becomes very light. He got up early. First, he quickly mixed the pig food, fed the chickens in the pigs, and then began to clean the yard.

About seven minutes later, he returned home and cooked a pot of noodles, which was believed to be breakfast.

The old man ate a lot of food and ate a pot of gurgling noodles with his own cucumbers and sauces. He wiped his mouth, dressed neatly, and rode out on a broken bicycle.

Holding on to the potholed dirt road, he turned and left the village, then walked north along the asphalt road. The old man looked forward on his bicycle, looking focused, but in fact his mind was wandering.

He lived for more than 50 years without much skill. If he had to single out one thing, it would be 20 years in the making.

As a young man, I worked as an apprentice in a provincial distillery and slowly became a full-time worker and veteran. The money was good, but unfortunately I was too tired and sick to retire early.

After returning home, he left the ship. I don't think I'll talk about it again, but two days ago, a young man named Zeng came to see me and said that he had set up a small winery and asked me for guidance.

Look, guide! It's talking.

Of course, this alone is not enough. When people put a stack of monthly salaries on the table, Gao Mingde was completely moved.

This old man is not stupid. The country's wineries don't have that price, but he's not afraid. What's in it for an old man? Moreover, the son is getting married, and the money for the house has not been paid.

"Ah, high head!"

He was riding a horse when he heard someone shouting behind him. Looking back, he saw an old man named Li from the same village. It was the craft of an ancestral carpenter, who carried a red-faced toolbox.

"Where are you going?" he asked.

"I went to the north side of the mountain and got a big job. Guess how much?"

"How much I care!"

"Hey, hey, this number!"

Lao Li gestured, seeing that the other party's face was calm and a little self-defeating. He asked, "Hey, where are you going?"

"I'll go there too. ”

Gao Mingde didn't want to reveal it, and said, "Hey, I said, is there a development zone over there? ”

"Whatever it is, it's the money we make. ”

The two travel together and soon pass the Phoenix Party. They went 30 miles north. A small construction site suddenly appeared in front of them. There was no dust flying, the machines roared, but it seemed quiet.

There were also many workers, but at first glance they were all outdated, making them masters and purely used as coolies.

Boss Li greeted him and went to find the organization. However, Gao Mingde was a little confused. He only made an approximate reservation, but where exactly would he go?

"Hello, are you Master Gao?"

Just then, a young man came and asked.

"Uh, yes, yes. ”

"After waiting for you for a while, the place where you work is not here. I'll take you. ”

People are very enthusiastic, Gao Mingde doesn't know why, but he can only follow each other. As a result, after walking for a few minutes, I felt that something was wrong. It's up the mountain.

"Well, I'm here to see the winery. He warned cautiously.

"Yes, on top, not too high. It will arrive in 20 minutes. The young man smiled.

No, the old man has to move on.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for a fork in the road ahead that stretched to the left. The two turned left and walked through a grove of trees before reaching their destination.

It is a small courtyard surrounded by trees on three sides. A small stream formed by the mountain spring water flows through the doorway, clear and bubbling. The terrain is not high, about 70 to 80 meters above sea level.

"Is this a brewery?" the old man was stunned.

"We're not big enough. We should call it a wine shop. ”

When they walked into the yard, they saw the large spacious house. A man in his thirties heard the noise and ran out to meet them.

"This is Guo Fei, he will be your apprentice in the future."

"Master, I've been working in a winery for a few years, but I'm not very proficient in anything. Please teach me more. ”

His attitude made Gao Mingde very satisfied. He nodded and said, "Okay, let's take a look at the equipment first." ”

"Yes, please go this way. ”

With that, the three of them entered the wine room.

The old man looked up and was shocked. This is the top brewing equipment in China. In general, large distilleries are willing to introduce it. He couldn't help but ask, "Are you too expensive to make money?"

"Ah......h

The young man smiled and said, "I heard that Master Gao is good at solid brewing. ”

"Well, a few years of experience. ”

"That's great. We mainly use rice bran as a raw material to make baijiu, so you should be more careful in the future. ”

"It's just rice bran, and it tastes very ordinary. The old man frowned.

"At the moment, there will be other raw materials."

"You're the boss, you're in charge. ”

Then, the three of them went to each room and went around in a circle, there was a warehouse, a wine cellar, a bedroom, a kitchen, a bathroom, and so on. Especially in the warehouse of rice bran and rice, the old man came out and rubbed it a little, and his heart was even more surprised.

This rice is weird. What kind of hotel is it, and why was *** built in such a place?

At the end of the visit, the young man still smiled and said, "Master Gao, if you are satisfied, we will sign the contract." If you are not satisfied, the previous money will be considered hard work and I will take you back. ”

“......“

Gao Mingde pursed her lips, but in the end she couldn't bear the pressure of reality. She gritted her teeth and said, "Yes, I signed it!"

"I'll sign it too!" Guo Feidao.

"Well, our contract is simple."

The young man took out a piece of paper and said, "Three years, two days off a month, all the safety and welfare... Our request is two-point. First of all, we need to make good wine. Second, you must keep it confidential and not disclose it to the public. ”

Speaking of the last point, his expression was suddenly strange, with a little nervousness.

The old man was not highly educated. Guo Fei read the contract several times and said, "Why don't you write down the liability for breach of contract?"

"Liability for breach of contract? hehe, you'd better not breach the contract......"

The young man grinned and asked them to sign and stamp, and when they left the house, he told them, "Remember, keep it a secret." ”

......

After the guy left, Gao Mingde talked to Guo Fei.

Guo Fei came from Caohekou and moved to Baicheng, where he opened a winery before becoming addicted to gambling and losing all his savings and settlement fees. Now that his wife and children have run away, he is mending his ways.

He didn't know what the situation was either. All he knew was that if he had a good income, he would try his luck.

When Gao Mingde heard this, he became even more worried, and smoked a bag of cigarettes. In the end, I understood. I don't have any worries either. I signed all the contracts anyway. Then I'll do it.

The old man was a doer. Let's say he'll come.

As a general procedure, the music should be prepared before brewing. Koji includes large koji and koji, with wheat for large koji and rice for small koji. Since the raw material is rice bran, it is naturally made into koji.

The process is very complicated. First, the rice is crushed, sifted, mixed with water, and stamped into a bent blank in a bent die. The rice husks are then laid in a curved room, and the curved blanks are fed into the room for arrangement.

First put some reed rods on top, then make a layer of curved pieces, then put some reed swings, which can be stacked in three layers.

Here, the first day's work is about to be done. Next, the koji room will be closed and the temperature will gradually rise. After 36-37 hours, the koji blank will become moldy.

Then it takes about a week for the mold to dry, the fire to rise, the koji to rise, and the koji to officially release from the room.

Gao Mingde is a patient and is mainly responsible for guidance. Guo Fei is also experienced and very agile. Before you know it, it's dusk, the sun is still shining, and the forest is dying.

The old man moved a wicker chair and sat by the river, looking at the surrounding scenery, and suddenly felt a little comfortable.

Alas, it's still the most refreshing way to make wine! I don't like feeding pigs or chickens at all. Good work today. I believe I can write a batch of good songs, and then create a few more good pots of wine.

Gao Mingde sat for a while, looked at the time, and offered to go home with Guo Fei.

As soon as he got up, he heard a gentle question in his ear, as if it suddenly appeared in the void:

"Hey, are you a winemaker?"

"Who?"

The old man moved, looking around, but there was no one. "Who are you?"

"Ha, I'm here to deliver you herbs. The voice suddenly changed, as if two people were talking.

Hiss!

Gao Mingde suddenly raised his head and saw two little girls sitting on a tree more than ten meters high in front of the house. When they were young, they were both beautiful and exquisite, like two mountain monsters that absorbed the essence of heaven and earth.

“......“

The old man shook his gums and couldn't say a word.

"Here you go!"

I saw the older girl take out a clay pot and throw it out with her hands. The jar fell smoothly to the ground without even splashing some dust.

"There are some herbs in it. You can add them to koji and brew them on their own. ”

Seeing her friendly attitude, the old man pretended to be brave and asked, "Are you a man or a devil?"

"Nonsense, of course I'm alone ... Oh, don't be soft-hearted, let's get back to work!"

The young girl was impatient and kept shaking her companion's arm. The companion couldn't help but sigh, and fired a shot.

Gao Mingde's eyes widened, and two strange mosquito-like bugs suddenly appeared in front of him. One of them swooped into the flesh, and the other flew twice, grabbed Guo Fei, who heard the sound, and slipped in.