Chapter 60: Grapes
The next day, Lu Chensheng took the fifth day of the new year to Fufeng City.
Shouyue followed, mainly worried about any danger, and it would be better for Shouyue to take care of it.
After coming to Fufeng City, Lu Chensheng found Yaxing.
The tooth shop here also has the role of a matchmaker, and Lu Chensheng doesn't know which craftsmen are willing to sell themselves, so it is more convenient to find this tooth shop.
After Lu Chensheng explained his intentions, the work in the tooth shop suddenly came to his senses.
Looking at Lu Chensheng's appearance, there is a lot of possibility that the other party will make a deal, so he hurriedly took Lu Chensheng to the craftsman's house.
"Old Zhou! I've brought you a nobleman! ”
Before the man could reach the door, he shouted at a house that looked a little dilapidated.
A middle-aged man came out of the room, although he looked middle-aged, but the other party looked a little older.
"You guy, how do you have time to come to me."
The two seemed to know each other, and the man named Lao Zhou immediately responded when he saw the guy.
The guy smiled when he heard this, and pointed to Lu Chensheng on the side, "This boy wants to buy some craftsmen to go back, I don't think you had such thoughts before?" ”
When Lao Zhou heard this, his face suddenly became slightly happy, and he bowed his hand slightly to Lu Chensheng, "I don't know son, how long has it been since you bought it?" ”
It's also time-sensitive, some for years, some for life.
For life, you need to take out eight taels of silver directly, and after handing it over to the other party's family, the craftsman will have a list of money every month, and the servitude on the government side also needs to be paid by the master's family himself.
"Just for life."
Lifelong!
Hearing this, Lao Zhou was even happier in his heart, once this became his own family, he would have a sum of money, and his son would have money to take his daughter-in-law in the future.
"Okay, then why should we go to the government to sign the document?"
"Wait a minute, I still need to ask for a few craftsmen, and I also need to see if you have any good furniture or something."
The carpenter's craft needs to be tested.
Although Lu Chensheng sympathizes with the status of these craftsmen, he can't be sloppy in building a dock and building a ship.
Hearing this, Lao Zhou nodded hurriedly, feeling that this was also reasonable, and hurriedly took out some of his furniture to show Lu Chensheng.
Most of the furniture in the carpenter's house was made by himself.
Lu Chensheng took a look, and after making sure that there was no problem with the craftsmanship, he went to see the rest of the craftsmen.
These craftsmen all knew each other, and Lao Zhou on the side also helped introduce a few friends with excellent craftsmanship.
"I've been working with them for more than ten years, and there are not many people in this Fufeng City who can compare with them."
This is Lao Zhou's original words, after Lu Chensheng listened to it, he saw the mortise and tenon joints and other seams they made on the spot, and nodded with satisfaction.
After giving the guy some copper coins as the other party's introduction fee, Lu Chensheng was leading people to the yamen.
This kind of selling oneself needs to go through the government.
With the willow pattern rising, this procedure is much simpler, and when it is close to dusk in the afternoon, along with the formalities for building a dock, all the procedures are properly handled.
Sure enough, there are people in the yamen, and it is extremely convenient to do things.
After several craftsmen handed over the silver to their families, they followed Lu Chensheng back to Taohuawu.
There are also a few wings in Taohuawu, which can allow these craftsmen to squeeze in and sleep.
However, after these craftsmen came to Taohuawu, they said that they would build a wooden house next to Lu Chensheng.
According to the rules, they are already subordinates now, and this house cannot be in the same attic as the master's house.
Only by living separately can we make a difference between dignity and inferiority.
Lu Chensheng is also up to them, after all, this room is indeed a little insufficient.
After setting up the carpenters, Lu Chensheng began to make up his own high-purity alcohol, and hired some people to start picking peach blossoms.
A jar of wine was sent to Lu Chensheng's residence, and with the distillation device made, Lu Chensheng began to experiment.
If you want to talk about this device, Uncle Lin does still have a hand, although there is no way to compare things with later generations, but in this era, it is already very good, and the sealing is also very good.
The things that the carpenters sometimes make, that is, Lu Chensheng, a person from later generations, feel a little miraculous when they see it.
A fire was burning below, and the air was filled with the smell of wine.
"On the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, are there any grapes for sale outside in the summer?"
If there are grapes, you can also use grapes to make wine at that time, Lu Chensheng was very idle before, and he himself has made wine, and the process is not complicated.
Moreover, if it is brewed well, the taste is indeed very unusual.
Hearing this, Chu Wu nodded hurriedly, "Yes, but the price is very expensive and a little broken." ”
"Broken?"
Lu Chensheng listened and looked at the fifth year of junior high school in confusion.
"Yes, grapes are a specialty of the Great Cangguo, between this Great Cangguo and our Jiang country, the mountain road is extremely rugged, and in addition, this grape will not produce fruit until summer, and every time it matures and is transported to our Jiang country, it is almost broken.
And such a fruit, even if it is bad, it is not something that ordinary people can eat. ”
As soon as he said this on the fifth day of the first month, Lu Chensheng immediately became a little clear.
"Didn't these people find a way to find a better way to transport the grapes?"
"The best way is the waterway, it is the Yunjiang River, but the water flow is extremely turbulent in some places along the Yunjiang River, I heard that there are I don't know how many boats have broken in the Yunjiang River, and I don't know how many people drowned."
There is a waterway to walk, and it is not too difficult.
Lu Chensheng listened to this, but he relaxed slightly.
The current is dangerous, and when the time comes, there will be no problem in getting some ships with watertight compartments to go.
After seeing Uncle Lin's craftsmanship, it is not difficult to build this watertight boat.
"Does Childe want to eat these grapes?"
Seeing Lu Chensheng ask about this, he asked with some curiosity.
Lu Chensheng nodded, "Sort of, it's mainly used to make some wine, and I think it can be sold at a good price." ”
Chu Wu pursed her lips slightly when she heard this, she had never guessed what her son-in-law was thinking.
After distilling the alcohol a few times, Lu Chensheng sniffed it lightly, feeling that the fragrance was enough, but he didn't know the taste in it.
Shouyue outside the door had been lingering for a long time, and Lu Chensheng called him in when he saw this.
"Here, I'll give you a taste."
According to Lu Chensheng's estimate, this should have reached the level of low-alcohol liquor, but Lu Chensheng didn't know how much.
Shouyue squinted her eyes slightly, and took a bite of the porcelain bowl in it, and Lu Chensheng was a little frightened when she saw this picture.
After taking a sip, Shouyue exhaled a long breath, and the smell of wine spread.
Immediately, Shouyue's cheeks were already rosy as if they had been coated with rouge.