Fan Li's twenty loads of grain were delivered. Twenty quintals of grain is a few thousand catties of grain in later generations, which does not occupy a large area, and Fan Li notified the village chief to arrange for the place to receive the grain. In addition, the county guard arranged personnel to be stationed in this small town called Quyang, and was ready to be dispatched at any time.

After more than a month of repeated interviews and research on the key words in his father's conversation, Fan Li has a general understanding of the process of making distilled spirits.

He truthfully told the shopkeeper Chen Jing about his plan, and won Chen Jing's appreciation. Fan Li interpreted the key words he recalled with Chen Jing. Fill with Chen Jing's winemaking experience. A complete set of process flow. It has already been formed.

Old man Chen Jing is also very excited about such an innovation, which will be a revolution in the ancient brewing industry.

Unfortunately, after the restoration of the Yue Kingdom, fearing that this new technology would spread and destroy the spirit of the people, the imperial court ordered the closure of this brewery and the destruction of all facilities, so that this new technology was stifled as soon as it appeared. It wasn't until more than a thousand years later that distilled spirits reappeared. That's an afterword.

Fan Li said: "Old man, I don't have any bottom in my heart, I don't know if I can make wine." ”

Chen Jing said: "My lord, if you deduce it according to reason, you will definitely be able to make wine." ”

Fan Li said: "What we lack now is a distilling retort, just wait for Wu Ban to come and make a retort for us, and then we can experiment." ”

Old man Chen Jing said: "Otherwise, now that the grain has been delivered, let's grind out the straw (sorghum) first, and wait for the Master Wu you said, as long as your distillation pot is made, you can test it." ”

Fan Li said: "That's fine. So, I got hundreds of catties of sorghum, cleaned it up, and crushed it. Or Fan Li and okra push and grind.

In order to realize this plan, Fan Li also let go, took off his long shirt, only wore short clothes, and didn't care about his demeanor.

When okra saw Fan Li like this, she felt that the distance was even closer, and she worked all day long, tired and tired, but elated.

After beating, sieve once and beat the coarse residue again. After a few days of hard work, hundreds of catties of straw have all been crushed and set aside.

Suddenly, it was reported that Wu Ban was coming. Fan Li hurriedly greeted him: "Big brother is here, big brother is here!" ”

Wu Ban was working in Gusu and was discriminated against and abused by the soldiers, and when Fan Li rescued him, he once became brothers with him.

When Wu Ban saw Fan Li, his eyes were damp. said: "Second brother, has you always been good?" ”

Fan Li was also very excited: "Big brother, I'm fine, sister-in-law is good, and second nephew is good?" ”

Wu Ban said: "Thank you second brother for your concern, it's all good, you don't know yet, Xiao Er went to be a soldier." ”

Fan Li said: "Big brother, this is your mistake, you should let Xiao Er stay by your side and pass on your skills well, that is much more effective than being a soldier." ”

Wu Ban said: "I said the same thing, but that kid has to be a soldier." He said he was going to be a general and would come back to see me. ”

Fan Li laughed and said, "Okay, ambitious!" ”

suddenly remembered: "Big brother, Master Lu Hai was killed by Wu Zixu, and his two apprentices, Chang Geng and Luo Zichen, wanted to get rid of them because they didn't want to be officials in Wu State." After I rescued them, I told them to go to you and Mr. Gongsun Zhi. Did they get to you? ”

Wu Ban said: "They all went over there. We work together every day. ”

Fan Li said: "Okay, I'll rest assured." ”

The scene after the brothers met and parted with each other, there were naturally endless words.

Wu Ban brought some carpenters, blacksmiths, stonemasons, several carriages to bring all the tools needed, and even the blacksmith's stove.

Fan Li said: "Okay, the eldest brother is really thoughtful. ”

Wu Ban was talking to Fan Li here, and the people he brought with him set up tents and buried pots to cook. He brought all the craftsmen, and he worked skillfully, and he didn't need an hour, and all the food and accommodation were arranged.

At this time, Okra came and said, "My lord, the meal is ready." Let's go back to dinner. ”

Wu Ban said: "Second brother, let's have a meal with us, I haven't seen you for a long time, I want to talk to you." ”

Fan Li said: "Okay, my second brother and I are eating and chatting." He turned his face to okra and said, "I want to talk to Master Wu Ban, let's go back for dinner." ”

Okra nodded a little disappointed: "Okay." ”

The craftsmen lifted a wooden plank from the carriage and made a table in two of them. It turned out that the table was folded.

This is the first time Fan Li has seen it, and he admires in his heart: "The craftsmen are different." ”

After the meal, Wu Ban said, "Second brother, what do you want me to do for you?" ”

Fan Li said: "I want my eldest brother to make something for me that has never been done in the world." ”

Wu Ban said: "Second brother, as long as you say something, I can make it." You say, what are you going to do? ”

Wu Ban is not talking big, as Lu Ban's apprentice, he can really make things out by saying that he can do it in a way.

Fan Li briefly introduced the current situation in Wu and Vietnam, as well as the purpose of his own winemaking.

Wu Ban said: "Okay, second brother, I understand." What do you want me to do? ”

Fan Li said: "Big brother made a distilled distilled retort for me. ”

Wu Ban said: "You first talk about this principle. ”

Fan Li said: "This is what I think. Nowadays, we usually drink Taoist wine, that is, after fermentation, the dregs are filtered out, and the wine is turbid and does not taste good. Now I want to take away the alcohol with steam, and then cool the steam into water, and when it comes out, it's wine? Such a wine is sure to be bright. The taste is good, too. ”

Wu Ban was puzzled: "Can this make wine?" ”

Fan Li said: "I want to try. ”

Wu Ban said, "Okay. Try it, and maybe you'll be done. What do you say this sake retort looks like? ”

Fan Li said: "The wine retort is divided into three layers, the bottom is the cauldron, for boiling water, the top of the pot is the distillation column, is the enlargement material, the top of the material is the wine tray, the wine tray must have some holes, let the steam rise up, the top is the cooling room, the steam is cooled into wine here, falls on the wine tray, and flows out. ”

Fan Li was on the side, and Wu Ban was drawing on the sheepskin. After the drawing, think about the details and what kind of process to use. For example, how to solve the sealing problem, how to make the wine tray steam without leaking the wine. Wait a minute.

The two studied and discussed.

It was discussed until after the second watch, and Fan Li returned to the okra's inn. As soon as he pushed the door open, Okra greeted him: "Your Excellency is back?" ”

Fan Li said: "Hasn't the girl slept yet?" ”

Okra said, "If you don't serve the adults to sleep, Okra doesn't dare to sleep first." ”

Fan Li was soft in his heart and said, "Sister, it's hard for you to have this heart, it's just too hard for you." ”

Okra said, "My lord, Okra serves you, and I like it in my heart." ”。

Fan Li sighed and said, "Sister, I estimate that in the past two days, your Langjun Chen Wu will come back." When he came back, I moved out. Inconvenient in your home. ”

"Adults don't have to move out, Okra can cook for you and prepare hot water for you every night," Okra said. Although okra can't get close to you, it can see you often. ”