The feast was dispersed, and the worries began.

Liu Bei looked at the starry sky with a melancholy expression, and said gloomily: "This time I went to crusade against Guan Hai, and I don't know what the odds are?" ”

"Brother, don't worry, with me and my second brother here, then Guan Hai is a bird!"

Zhang Fei roared with a big grin.

Guan Yu said with relief from the side: "Big brother, if you come, you will be safe, the yellow turban thief Kou is a group of snakes, insects and ants, so it is not a problem!" ”

Looking at Guan Yu on the left and Zhang Fei on the right, Liu Bei's heart was at ease, maybe he shouldn't be competitive this time.

This Liu Yi is really his own stumbling block, and it seems that he will not be able to join forces in the future.

The next day, Liu Bei went to the barracks to transfer 800 elite soldiers, together with 500 people from his headquarters, to go to Qi to suppress bandits with great fanfare.

Liu Yi returned to the barracks, had nothing to do, and remembered that he still had to spend gold bumps to buy officials, and tried his best to search for the way to make a fortune, and now there is really a thing that can be made quickly.

That's distilled spirits.

Nowadays, most of the liquor in the Han Dynasty is rice wine and the like, the alcohol content is not high, it is difficult to trigger the nerve elements of the old drunkard, if you can create a high concentration of distilled spirit, it can not only be used as a strategic reserve material in the future, but also bring a lot of income to yourself.

Practice is the only indicator of truth.

Liu Yi went to the Chinese army camp to take a leave of absence with Zou Jing, saying that he had a distant relative of his own in the local area, who had been separated for many years, and he wanted to look for it as a courtesy.

Zou Jing didn't think much about it, so he nodded and agreed.

Liu Yi left Pei Yuanshao to stay in the Ruishi camp, only took Li Yuanba and eighty Xuanjia soldiers out of the camp, and began to look along the streets and alleys of the county, but this time they were not looking for people, but to find the winery.

Not to mention, I really found one, in the most remote place in the west of the city, there is a Zhou's wine shop, the gate is dilapidated, and it must have not been repaired for many years.

Liu Yi dismounted and came to the door of the winery, and was about to buckle the door, but with a light touch of his hand, the door broke open by itself.

"Is there anyone there?"

Liu Yi asked.

It was only after a long time that a cough came from inside, "There is no wine to sell, you can go somewhere else!" ”

Listening to this voice, it seems that the owner of the house is old and decrepit.

"Old man, can you go in and talk about it in detail?"

There was a ticking and ticking sound, and a white-haired old man in his seventies and eighties walked out of it with a cane, came to the gate, rubbed his eyes, and said in surprise: "It turned out to be the official!" Where it is rude, I hope that the official Haihan is still in sight! ”

Liu Yi arched his hand and said: "It's the sin of Liu Yi to disturb the old man's Qing Xiu." ”

"The official is polite, the little old man has lost his life, please come in quickly, listen to this official and his accent is not like a local!"

"The old man is thoughtful! Under is the subordinate of the Youzhou soldier Cao Zou Jing, this time he was invited by Gong Jing to crusade against the Qingzhou Yellow Turban. ”

"Oh!"

The old man led the way in front, invited Liu Yi and Li Yuanba into the hall, and sighed: "Now there is only the old man left in the winery, and there have been no distinguished guests for a long time, so I hope the official will forgive me for the inconsiderate hospitality!" ”

There weren't a few decent things in a huge hall, and even the place where they sat was covered with dust.

Liu Yi didn't pay attention to it, flicked the dust lightly, sat down, and asked, "Old man, why are you the only one in such a big wine shop?" ”

The old man replied: "The official doesn't know, the old man's surname is Zhou, his name is Kang, his ancestors have made wine for four generations for a living, and his life is quite fulfilling, I never thought that three months ago, the old man's family was on the way to visit relatives in Qi State, and suffered from the Yellow Turban disaster, so far there is no news, the old man is a lot old, physically and mentally exhausted, and he is no longer able to support this winery alone, so he dismissed the craftsman and closed down. ”

It's really a scripture that is difficult to read!

Liu Yi immediately relieved: "Maybe the old man's family is just hiding temporarily, and they will all come back after the Yellow Turban Rebellion subsides." ”

Zhou Kang shook his head, and said with a sad look at Liu Yi: "The official doesn't need to comfort the old man, the old man is also a person who lives for a day, and there are only a few days left." ”

Birth, old age, sickness and death, it is inevitable to avoid it, Liu Yi said again: "Old man, I really have something to ask for this time, I don't know if I can borrow your winery!" ”

"Does the official want to make wine?"

Liu Yi nodded solemnly, and said slowly: "It's not a secret, it's to make a novel wine, a wine that is several times stronger than the wine we drink now, which will definitely open the eyes of the old man, and I am willing to pay fifty taels of gold as a requisition fee." ”

Liu Yi's words instantly attracted Zhou Kang's attention, he had been tired of making wine all his life, and when he heard that he could make stronger wine, he was so excited that he was excited.

Zhou Kang's figure was stunned, and he said fifty taels of gold, even if he sold this winery now, it was not worth so much money, so he immediately waved his hand and said: "The official thinks too highly of Zhou's winery, the official wants to use it, just use it, the old man does not charge a cent, but after the wine is completed, he can let the old man drink a sip, and he will be satisfied." ”

"Good!"

After getting the approval of the master's family, Liu Yi immediately took action, took out the gold in his hand, and instructed the Xuanjia sergeants to purchase rice, sorghum, and wheat, and then asked Zhou Kang for his ancestral koji.

This koji is the top priority of winemaking, the fermentation is not good, the wine is basically in vain, I think it has been four generations in Zhou's winery, it should not be bad.

In the afternoon, the Xuanjia sergeant who went out to buy raw materials came back, and Liu Yi immediately began to cook the ingredients.

Mix rice, wheat and sorghum and cook them in a pot until they are half-cooked and set aside.

Again, spread the boiled raw materials in a bamboo sieve, add koji and mix well after a little cooling, put it in an earthen clay pot to ferment while it is hot, cover and wrap the quilt to keep warm.

This fermentation process took two or three days, and Liu Yi simply lived in Zhou's winery.

When the smell of wine overflows, the fermentation is complete, at this time, remove the warm quilt, and let it stand for a few days, and then the wine can appear.

Finally, the wine is steamed, a large pig iron pot is placed on the pot village, and an appropriate amount of water, wheat grass and pork bones are added, which can remove the peculiar smell and improve the taste of the wine.

Put the wooden steamer, spread a layer of wheat stalks, cover the large pot, boil the water in the large iron pot and let the water vapor overflow in the cage, and then add the fermented wine.

Place a pig iron pointed bottom pot on the cage and seal it along the perimeter with a sand cloth, then add cold water to the iron pot on the top of the cage, change it at any time to keep the water temperature low, continue to steam the wine, and then use the bamboo in the middle to draw the distilled liquor down.

After the completion of the work, Liu Yi tasted the wine he brewed by himself, fragrant, really fragrant, this alcohol content should be about 40 degrees.

Liu Yi gave Zhou Kang another bowl, and after Zhou Kang tasted it, he exclaimed again and again, shouting: "The old man has made wine for a lifetime, less than one thousandth of the official, it's really ashamed!" ”