Chapter 360: Homemade Rice Wine

Huanhuan's temperament is actually more like a combination of parents, as calm and scheming as her mother, but as irritable as her father and refuses to look back.

However, Su Man's temperament is quiet and indifferent, gentle and lovely, like a plum blossom, arrogant and cold, but endearing.

Huanhuan likes Su Man, has a gentle temperament, likes to listen, does not blindly follow his own opinions, but can give himself ideas appropriately. Both of them are also interested in flowers and plants, and they are more compatible because of their same growth experience.

Although Su Man did not have the complexity of Huanhuan's experience, he also supported the family with his mother at a young age after the death of his father.

The elderly grandparents need to be cared for, and the younger brother is too young to understand the situation. After her mother dismissed her slaves and sold her property, she opened a shop to meet her needs. At that time, he took the initiative to take on the responsibility of housekeeping, cooking, cooking, washing, sprinkling and sweeping.

Later, my mother couldn't bear to see her thickening fingers, so she bought a young girl at a low price. And this little girl is now the one who knows the painting next to her, twelve years old this year, chattering endlessly all day long, and getting rid of a thrush.

Mrs. Shen did not eat and live in vain, and after living in the valley, she raised the chickens and ducks raised in her yard on weekdays. Zhilu Dao Dong Xiaoman was not short of food, so he asked for some food to make wine by himself.

Dong Xiaoman didn't expect her to have this ability, but Mrs. Shen smiled bitterly: That was also played with when she was young.

This wine tasting is the same as tea tasting, it must be a wealthy family and a person who loves elegance very much. It can be seen that Mrs. Shen must have been a woman who knew how to live very well when she was young, and now that she has washed away the lead, it must be another story.

The rice wine made by Mrs. Shen asked for fifty catties of glutinous rice and a large vat from Dong Xiaoman. Dong Xiaoman really hasn't seen how to make wine. Naturally, he was very interested and started to start with Mrs. Shen.

First, soak 50 catties of glutinous rice for a day and a night. Drain as much water as possible after removal. Put the soaked glutinous rice on the steamer and steam. Then put the glutinous rice into a large vat of good rice.

Add water and the usual medicinal liquor, stir well, cover and let it ferment naturally.

Because it was early autumn, the weather was not particularly cold, so five days later, Mrs. Shen opened the rice jar and found that it had almost fermented. Dong Xiaoman even smelled the strong aroma of wine, but unfortunately this time was not particularly critical.

Then put water in it, and this water is very particular. The previous medicinal liquor and water were used to ferment the glutinous rice, which can also be said to make the glutinous rice better absorb water.

This time the water is to soak the rice wine out, and three catties of water should be put in one pound of glutinous rice. Fifty catties of glutinous rice. Mrs. Shen put a full hundred and fifty catties of water. It's a big vat full and it's tempting to look at.

Three days later, Mrs. Shen asked Shen Man to personally invite Dong Xiaoman, Huanhuan, Erya and other female relatives to come over, and everyone tasted the first vat of wine they brewed together.

Rice wine has a low degree and a sweet taste that is not easy to intoxicate. Drinking a cup before going to bed will help you sleep, and drinking a cup in winter will soothe your muscles and invigorate your blood to drive away cold and refresh you.

I heard that there was home-brewed rice wine by the lake, and the old men of the waterfall began to move. Mrs. Shen is not stingy, Old Man Shen likes to be lively when he is old, and as long as someone comes, he will naturally give him wine.

This group of heroes is not in vain, and often comes over with pheasants and hares to exchange wine and eat. Someone accompanied him to drink and chat, and Old Man Shen was very happy. I often talk to people for a long time.

For example, on this day, Mrs. Shen went shopping in Pingliang City with Dong Xiaoman, and only Old Man Shen and Shen Man were left at home.

As for Shen Man's younger brother, he was naturally accepted by Wei'er as a new follower. I don't know where to go all day.

This time, the person who sent him to ask for wine was Santan, who carried a snow-white rabbit and a basket of fish into the small courtyard.

Old Man Shen sat in a rocking chair and drank tea with a smile, and saw that it was Santan who waved his hand and greeted: "Can you play chess?" ”

Santan thought that the old man was talking about Go, shook his head and said: "I don't know Go, if it's chess, I can kill two games." ”

When Old Man Shen heard this, he immediately became interested, turned his head and shouted into the room: "Man'er, quickly take out the chess." I'm going to have a few rounds with this strong man, and I'm going to get through this long day. ”

Su Man took out the chess pieces from the room and naturally took the things in Santan's hand. Seeing that the rabbit was jumping around very cutely, he put the rabbit on the ground and took a handful of grass and fed it to it.

When I got back to the kitchen, I put the fish in the basin, added two handfuls of water, and went back to the house to read.

Old Man Shen was playing chess with Santan before he knew it, and before he knew it, he suddenly smelled a burst of fragrance.

"Have a bite to eat here at noon, and play chess with me for a while in the afternoon." Old Man Shen seemed to be in high spirits playing chess, and he even took care of lunch.

Su Man set the dishes and chopsticks on the dining table, and then scalded the wine jug and put it on the table. turned around and disappeared again, probably going back to his room to eat.

Santan saw three dishes and one soup on the dinner table and a pot of hot wine, but he felt very warm. The dishes are not particularly hearty, they are similar to the ones that are usually delivered.

A plate of stewed fish, a plate of mutton with sauce, a plate of shredded radish salad, and a large bowl of tofu noodle soup. There are meat, vegetarian soups and noodles, which are suitable for eating, drinking and chatting, and he also made the gifts he brought, and the etiquette is in place.

"Why doesn't Miss Shen come out to eat?" Santan couldn't help but be surprised, feeling that this girl doesn't eat fireworks in the world?

"There is a difference between men and women, you are a foreigner." In just a few words, Master Shen said it easily, but it shocked Santan's heart.

Santan didn't expect that in this place where the folk customs are open, there are still people who can estimate this little thing. remembered that Lu Yueniang deliberately rubbed her arm with her chest in order to stay. Santan felt more and more that the Shen family had a strict family education and was a serious person.

By this time, Su Man had already finished eating, and took out the empty bowl from the room to go to the kitchen. was stopped by his grandfather: "Man'er, this strong man's clothes are torn, you sew and mend them." ”

After speaking, he shook his head and said: "You guys are just hard, there is no woman at home to take care of you, and life is difficult." ”

Suman took out the needle and thread from the room. As a result, Santan's clothes began to be mended. She was sitting in her grandfather's rocking chair. Keep your head down and quietly sew and mend your clothes.

Santan sat at the dining table and ate the food she cooked. I looked up again and saw her supple appearance, and then looked at the clean courtyard, and my heart began to throb.

This is what it feels like to be at home, with a virtuous wife by your side. It's like now, a small but clean yard, a gentle and kind wife, and three or two naughty children. This is the feeling of home, Santan has a desire to get married.

I don't know how he walked back. I don't know what the brothers of the wine altar who took it from him said. He only knew that he was holding the clothes that had been sewn by Su Man that day, and he slept very sweetly.

From then on, as long as there was nothing to do, Santan would come over to play chess with Old Man Shen or help Mrs. Shen work. Although the Shen family is next to the lake, because Mrs. Shen is clean by nature, drinking water has always been from the waterfall.

Therefore, Santan became a person who specially carried water for their family, and after a long time, Mrs. Shen knew the meaning of Santan.

The autumn harvest season has arrived, and Pingliang City is becoming more and more turbulent. The Tatars have to loot at this time of year, and this year even the Tatars who have been surveyed in Pingliang City have entered the city.

Fortunately, there were Tatar merchants in the city, which could be regarded as giving some face, but the villages outside the city suffered. The people in the valley were even more grateful to Erlang's family for taking them in, and began to rely more on them and their husbands.

Unfortunately, the good times did not last long, and a group of refugees suddenly came to the gate of the valley. It's like a swarm of locusts rushing into the valley.

Fortunately, there were people watching in front of the valley gate, and this was the first time that the heroes on the other side of the waterfall were used. In Dong Xiaoman's words. It's the Praetorian Guard in the valley.

Originally, Erlang was soft-hearted and let those refugees in, but later found that these people were not people at all, but hooligans. When they came in, not only did they not thank them, but they rushed their fists at the helpless people.

rushed into their homes and began to rummage through the boxes and cabinets to find food, so that the people who had no scruples in their own business were beaten out by Tiansheng and others.

The second wave was the more honest of the group, and they were not as reckless as the fools who came before them. Instead, after a few days of seeing what he was doing, he began to steal.

The first is the Shen family by the lake, because it is difficult to start with every household next to each other in the village at the foot of the mountain. I thought that Dong Xiaoman and his daughters lived by the lake, but they didn't think that there was a house behind the mountain, so they thought that the quiet and elegant place by the lake was a residence.

In the middle of the night, while everyone was asleep, several people went to steal, not wanting to anger everyone for a while.

A few people were not smart enough to think about why the owner of this great valley lived in these thatched huts. A few people entered the courtyard, lying next to the window, and heard the snoring in the house, and there should be few people, and they all seemed to be women.

Thinking that the master of this valley was really rich, the gold, silver and jewels on the lady's body and her flower-like face became evil again.

It happened that it was cool for two days, and Shen Man took the rabbit sent by Santan that day to sleep in his arms, and the painting of the maid got up because the food was too greasy that night, and he was ready to go to the toilet to get a tuba.

I actually saw a black shadow from the moonlight, and I thought I saw a ghost and was so frightened that I woke up Shen Man. Shen Man woke up and thought that it was a refugee outside, afraid that he had invaded the valley, so he was so frightened that he didn't dare to say anything.

I don't know if it's a person or a ghost, but I saw that the figure entered the room and lit the oil lamp as soon as he entered the room.

Shen Man didn't have time to stop it before he saw the true faces of those two people, and the two thieves also took a big jump. The four of them stared at each other for a long time, and the thief lit up the bright knife in his hand.

"Where's the money? Show me out, or I'll kill you!" As soon as the intimidation was finished, the sound of the painting resounding like a wolf's howl throughout the valley.

"Ahh The thief with the long knife in his hand trembled and almost dropped the knife to the ground. The man with the dagger in the back roared, "Shut up, if you shout again, I will kill you!" ”

"Murder, help. Madame, old lady, hurry up. Help~" The painting is young and sharp, and it echoes in the valley in a circle.

Santan was the first to hear the sound of this side of the lake, maybe he was worried about Shen Man, or it was because of the turmoil for a while. He had slept lightly, but when he heard the screams here, he jumped up and rushed out.

When I arrived at the small courtyard, the thief had already run away without a trace, and the small courtyard was brightly lit and there was crying.

Santan rushed in and saw Su Man, who was holding a bloody body, crying loudly...... (To be continued......)

PS: Su Man is the one in this article, and I would like to thank sunflower889 for always supporting me. S is Su Ye~