The first volume of Luoyang Fengyun in the troubled times Chapter 4 winemaking
Just as Guo Jia was anxiously roaring for people to prepare brewing utensils, Li Zhi walked out of the house and wandered around the village
I saw that many people in the village were already busy.
But when I saw everyone in the village, some were holding hoes and planning to go down to the ground, and some were carrying laundry tubs to wash clothes.
There are also a few children who may be naughty, beaten and cried by his father
Although it is a peaceful and popular small village, the people in the village are obviously malnourished.
Li Zhizhi has seen such a scene, in his previous life, he was rich in resources, at least there was no problem with eating and drinking.
How so? Look at Guo Jia doesn't look like Grande?
With such doubts, he stopped an old man who looked a little older.
"Dare to ask the elder Gui Geng?"
The old man glanced at Li Zhi and said with a smile
"You are a guest in the house of the head of the house?
Hehe... The old man is two out of fifty, dare to ask the guest what is the matter? ”
"Only fifty-two?"
Li Zhi thought to himself
"It looks like an old man in his seventies is only fifty-two? This ......"
Li Zhi didn't feel good in his heart, and felt that Guo Jia didn't pay too much attention to these villagers.
As the patriarch of a family, the head of the family makes his people so difficult, it is really not a son of man!
With this in mind, he asked the old man again
"There are no idlers in the village, everyone is busy, why is everyone with vegetables on their faces and their faces yellow?
But Guo Jia treated you badly? Don't be afraid, the old man knows that although Guo Jia is a friend, if he is really like this, he will never rest! ”
"Hahahaha...... Good, good..."
The old man was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter, and then said
"It is a great blessing for the head of the family to have such an upright friend as you!"
Speaking of this, the old man sighed again
"Hey... It is not that the head of the family treats the people well, but because of the great drought and disaster in the past few years, the grain harvest has failed, and the county has cleverly set up a name to collect all kinds of miscellaneous taxes, and it is not easy for us to survive.
That's it, thanks to the help of the head of the family everywhere, so that when he was sick, he didn't even have the resources to seek medical treatment, so how dare I ask for too much. ”
"But now it's good, it's been a good year, and the fields must be able to produce a good harvest
The original county lord was replaced by the senior brother of the head of the family, and those harsh taxes and miscellaneous taxes were also canceled one by one, presumably there is no risk of hunger this year, and this year is hopeful. ”
Looking at this old man who was easily satisfied, and listening to the old man's words, Li Zhi was silent for a long time, but a thought arose in his heart.
"I want to accumulate capital in business, but now there is a shortage of manpower, this Guojia Village is not suitable.
Also, Guo Jia selflessly helped himself, not because my origin is unknown, enthusiastic help, if you can't give him something in return, wouldn't it be a son of man? ! ”
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Guo Jia's eager shout in the distance.
"Brother of the line, brother of the line... Jia brought the craftsman here, and asked the brother to make wine quickly, so that Jia could feast on it. ”
"Heh..."
It's really an impatient, Li Zhi looked at Guo Jia, and saw Guo Jia with a few people walking over in a hurry.
"Brother Xing needs what to say to the craftsman, he is a master craftsman."
Li Zhi glanced at a few craftsmen, then pulled Guo Jia aside and asked in a worried whisper
"Feng Xiao, these people may believe? If I want to buy a house in Guojia Village, I need more jobs and people in Guojia Village, and I need reliable and trustworthy people. ”
"Thank you, Brother Xing! He and other craftsmen have lived here for generations, and they are all credible! ”
When Guo Jia heard this, he immediately thanked him, looked at Li Zhi's eyes and said seriously.
"Hmm... That being the case"
Li Zhi thought for a moment and then said to the craftsmen
"Thou shalt hold a large vat, put a small cage drawer in the vat, and put three percent of the wine under the cage drawer, and put koji and sake lees on the cage drawer.
Then make a big cover, drill a small hole on the cover and lead it with a bamboo pipe, put a wine jar under the main pipe, and burn the large vat slowly with a simmer. ”
"This ......"
The craftsmen looked at each other, knowing that the master of the house had called them to make the utensils and the sake brewers.
But who makes wine from it? At the same time, he looked at Guo Jia.
"What do you think? Brother Xing's words are to be done one by one.
If you do it well, if you want to buy a house here, you can also have something to do, and you can also make you not have the risk of starvation. ”
When the craftsmen heard this, they were overjoyed, no one had any surplus grain, and if they could mix a full stomach, they could let the family have more food, and then they could not say that this grain could save their lives, and the farm work was almost busy anyway.
"Whoa...... I'll do it later! ”
The craftsmen shouted and hurried to prepare.
"Brother Xing, are you hungry? Jia envoy prepares a family banquet, you and I have a drink first? ”
"Good, I know that there is indeed hunger and thirst in my belly."
"Brother Xing, please."
As soon as Guo Jia took the lead, he led the way.
When they arrived at Guo Jia's house, the two of them sat down and their small table was full of food.
Immediately, Guo Jia picked up the wine and knew to Li
"Brother Xingzhi strayed into Jia's place, but Jia and Brother Xing hit it off at first sight, you can see the wonder of fate, so drink saintly!"
After speaking, Guo Jia covered his cheeks with his sleeve and drank it all.
"This is a great goodness, knowledge and filial piety are also late to see each other, drink the saint!"
Li Zhi saw that he had drunk it, and he didn't shirk it, and after saying a few words, he picked up a few wine cups and drank all the turbid wine in the cups.
After drinking, Li Zhiba frowned, thinking that this was not wine, this was Liao Jie mixed with a little wine, and the degree might not even be as good as beer.
Guo Jia saw him frowning and asked
"But the wine in the Jia family is not in the mouth of the brother?"
Li Zhi glanced at him and said
"It's not a wine of filial piety, but a wine that is far from the wine that will be brewed."
When Guo Jia heard this, his eyes lit up and he said
"Listen to the words of the brother of the line, Jia is looking forward to the wine made by the brother of the line!"
"I won't disappoint Fengxiao, I'll wait for the preserved fruit first, and then the wine will be almost over, I'll drink it later, how about it?"
"Great Goodness"
After Guo Jia finished speaking, he stopped talking and concentrated on eating.
…………………………………………
When they finished eating, they went to the craftsmen together, and saw that the craftsmen were busy, and the distilled things were all done and were being sealed.
Seeing this, Li Zhi reminded
"Be sure to seal the lid tightly."
"Whoa..."
The craftsmen answered, and went on with their work.
After they had everything done, they slowly burned it, and after a while, drops of distilled liquor flowed out of the bamboo tubes, and a strong smell of liquor filled the small courtyard.
"It's done!"
"Out of the wine"
Li Zhi was overjoyed and said to Guo Jia excitedly.
"Feng Xiao, would you like to drink first?"
Li Zhi went to the house to get a wine cup, poured a thin layer of distilled liquor under the jar into the wine cup, and said to Guo Jia.
"Good! Great goodness! ”
Guo Jia couldn't help it when he first came out of the wine, and Li knew that what he said was in line with his intentions, so he hurriedly claimed to be good.
Guo Jia picked up the wine cup and drank it all.
"Hey......!"
Li Zhigang wanted to remind him not to drink too quickly, but when he saw that Guo Jia had already drunk the wine, his face turned red instantly.
"Hmm...... Whew......"
After a long time, Guo Jia sighed comfortably and praised loudly
"Good wine! Wine! This is the elixir and jade liquid! ”
Li Zhi saw that he was drinking happily, and he also wanted to drink it a little, so he took a wine cup and poured it a little and tasted it.
"Poof...!"
As soon as I tasted it, I squirted it out, but I felt that it was hot and spicy in my mouth, although the degree of feeling was not very high, but it was too spicy and not soft at all.
Li Zhi is accustomed to drinking modern processed distilled spirits, and of course he feels bad about drinking this original distilled spirit.
But Guo Jia had never drunk distilled liquor, so he felt that this was a heavenly delicacy, so Li Zhiyan said
"Brother Xing, this wine is so delicious, why don't you want to drink it?"
Li Zhi glanced at him with a strange face and asked
"Does Bonghyo think it's delicious?"
"Qiong Jelly Jade Liquid!"
Guo Jia said affirmatively.
"Then what does Feng Xiao think this wine is worth?"
"This wine is so spicy and pleasant, it is not too expensive to make a hundred gold and a jar of Jia!"
"That being the case, how about knowing and Fengxiao to make a workshop to sell wine? How about inviting more Fengxiao people, or making him earn some wages to support his family? ”
Li Zhi saw that he was so optimistic about these wines, so he said the long-planned thoughts in his heart.
Guo Jia listened to what Li Zhi said, his face was straight, and he said to Li Zhiyan
"Brother Xing, what do you mean by this?! This wine is made by my brother's secret method, Jia, it is a great luck to be able to drink this wine, how can I covet my brother's secret method? Don't talk about it again, brother! ”
"Hey~~ I can't say that, I'll wait at first sight, Feng Xiao can go out of the land, make a workshop, sell wine is also Feng Xiao to work hard, wine money is equally divided, is it not for nothing?"
"Besides......"
Speaking of this, Li Zhi touched his head, which had only a little hair left, and smiled awkwardly
"Know, penniless, unfamiliar with life, there will be more work and filial piety in the future, if filial piety is not allowed to know how to sell the wine?"
Speaking of this, Li Zhi groaned for a moment.
"If this is the case, knowing and filial piety are like each other at first sight, why not let us become brothers? In this way, their brothers don't need to be polite, what do you think of filial piety? ”
"Marry the brother of the line as the brother Gujia wishes, but the matter of wine ......"
"Bong-hyo doesn't need to say much! Feng Xiao is reluctant to covet the secret method of winemaking
The people, places, and assets who know how to use filial piety, and even the well-known subordinates, the clothes on their bodies, and the food in their stomachs all come from filial piety. May you eat the food that comes?! ”
"This ...... Strike, strike...... As my brother said, it is! ”
When Guo Jia heard this, he pondered for a while and said.
"Good, good..."
Seeing that Guo Jia agreed, Li Zhi was overjoyed and applauded.
"So, what about the swearing? ……”
Li Zhi asked.
"I don't dare to ask for it."
"Brother Jia and Xing hit it off at first sight, how could they not want to"
After Guo Jia finished speaking, he shouted loudly
"Great virtue and great virtue...... Quickly prepare the three animals, light the incense burner, I want to be a brother in the line! ”