Chapter 21 Chapter 21 Distilled Spirits Emerge

"Wei Yan ......"

"I'll go to your uncle's!"

Seeing Wei Yan running over, Wei Xu just wanted to say a few sarcastic words, but Wei Yan didn't pay attention to it, and came up with a punch.

"Whew~" Wei Xu screamed and threw himself face down on the ground.

Gao Shun pounced on Wei Bao, and after Wei Bao dodged with a roll, he didn't chase and protected Qingqing behind him.

This series of actions happened too quickly, and by the time the others reacted, Qingqing had already been rescued.

It can't be said that Wei Xu and others were slow to react, but the people at that time were more or less gentlemanly.

These people are still half-grown children after all, and most of them quarrel and fight for the sake of having fun and getting cheap, where would they have thought that Wei Yan would be so fierce and shameless.

"Blood...... Blood, I'm bleeding! Wei Xu got up dizzy, felt his nose itching, wiped it, and found that his hands were bloody.

He suddenly panicked, the beginning of the invincible life has long disappeared, and now he looks like a bullied little daughter-in-law.

"Humph! I just want you to know why the flowers are so red! Wei Yan sneered.

"Wei Yan, you are so bold, grandmother will not spare you!" Wei Shen shouted.

Wei Yan had a sneer on his face and slowly walked towards Wei Shen, "Do you think I will spare you?" ”

"What do you want to do!" Wei Shen was very inward-looking.

"Brother, let's go, he's a madman."

Wei Yan...... You wait for me! Wei Xu said unwillingly as he walked.

"Let's go...... Let's go...... "The others also walked away with a frown.

"Remember, if you dare to provoke me again, it won't be the result you have today." Wei Yan said loudly behind them.

Originally, it was not uncommon for children to fight with each other.

This matter was just a small episode, and Wei Yan didn't pay too much attention to it.

They returned to the river, Wei Yan dried the wet clothes, and Gao Shun grilled the fish.

The three of them happily had a full meal.

Gao Shun continued his carpenter's work, and Wei Yan didn't know anything about carpenter's work.

He just told Gao Shun his idea, and then Gao Shun made it according to his requirements.

Wei Yan wanted to make a vessel for brewing distilled spirits, and the process was not complicated, but it was quite cumbersome for them.

Such menial work they have been doing for some time.

This production process was not a one-time success, either.

Although Wei Yan knew the principles of making distilled spirits, he had never seen distillation equipment with his own eyes.

Now he can only push back the equipment according to the principle of distillation.

After a few failures, a simple distillation plant was largely formed.

Wei Yan gave Gao Shun a hand, and finally assembled the distillation vessel in the afternoon of this day.

At that time, there were no distilled spirits, and the liquor that people drank was fermented spirits.

Although it is brewed with pure grains, it is more environmentally friendly, but the degree is too low and the taste is too light.

Distilled spirits are based on fermented liquors, using alcohol and water with different boiling points to separate alcohol and water, so as to increase the concentration of alcohol.

The distillation equipment they made looked simple and was made entirely out of wooden planks.

In appearance, it looks like a small barn.

It is divided into three parts as a whole, starting with the bottom container, which resembles a wooden barrel.

Then another layer was added on top of the container, like a cage drawer for steamed buns, but with many small holes.

These small holes are designed to allow the alcohol to evaporate into the cage drawer.

There is also a groove on the top layer, which is used to add cool water.

Its function is to cool the water vapor, and the evaporated alcohol can be condensed into water droplets again.

Condensed water droplets run down the top and around the perimeter into a circle of troughs around the cage drawer, which has been set aside in advance for the distilled liquor to flow out.

"It's simple, but it's an epoch-making progress, haha!" Wei Yan pinched his chin and circled around the equipment, very proud.

"Wei Yan, can this work? Just this thing can make the wine taste better? Gao Shun wondered.

Wei Yan patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, I promise that the wine that comes out of here will make you unforgettable for the rest of your life." ”

"I hope so." Gao Shun shrugged.

"Qingqing, ignition!" Wei Yan said.

"Okay!" Qingqing has been waiting for a long time.

She wasn't interested in wine, but she was interested in the novelty.

"The fire is smaller." Qingqing probably wanted to show it, and kept adding firewood to it, and Wei Yan had to stop her.

The boiling point of alcohol is about 80, while the boiling point of water is 100, so the temperature should be maintained between 80 and 100, so that the purity of the distilled alcohol can be higher.

"Qingqing, you remember, the firewood must be added slowly, yes, just like this, just a small fire, and you must not boil the water." Wei Yan taught Qingqing method.

"Oh~ I see." Qingqing said.

"Alright, Junko, let's pour all the wine into it." Wei Yan taught Qingqing and commanded Gao Shun to work.

Gao Shun poured both jars of wine into the container.

"Quick, close the cage drawer."

Gao Shun closed the cage drawer again.

"Is that all there is to it?" Gao Shun asked.

"yes, just wait." Wei Yan replied.

After a while, liquid flowed out of the small hole in the cage drawer.

"It's out, it's out!" Qingqing shouted happily.

"It's so strong!" Gao Shun dipped his fingers on it, put it in his mouth and licked it.

"Wei Yan, your method is really useful!" Gao Shun said excitedly.

"It's broken!" Wei Yan slapped his head, "Qingqing is about to put out the fire!" ”

"Oh." Although Qingqing didn't understand what was going on, she obediently put out the fire.

"Fortunately, it's just the beginning, and there's not much waste." Wei Yan said with some rejoicing.

"What's the matter, Wei Yan, isn't this a success?" Gao Shun didn't know why.

"You see, this wine is flowing down the barrels, and it's all wasted, and we have to think of a way." Wei Yan looked around.

"There it is." Suddenly, Wei Yan shouted happily.

He ran quickly to the river, and folded a section of reeds in the reed.

He snapped the joints at both ends, leaving only a small part of the hollow.

Then he stuck this small piece of reed in the hollow of the cage drawer, and just plugged the whole hole.

"That's fine, the distilled wine can flow out along the reeds, and as long as you put the jar under the reeds, the liquor can flow into the jar without leakage." Wei Yan explained.

"Brother Wei Yan is so smart." Qingqing praised from the bottom of her heart.

"Alright, Qingqing, let's make a fire."

The flame rose again, Qingqing controlled the fire very well, and the water did not boil, and the alcohol evaporated continuously.

In the beginning, the distilled spirits just ticked down from the reeds, and after a while they converged into a thin stream of water.

Wei Yan also changed the cold water in the groove at the top of the still several times.

After about half an hour, the fluid that came out gradually decreased.

"Okay, don't do the rest, if you continue to distill it, the degree of these liquors may be reduced." Seeing that it was almost over, Wei Yan asked Qingqing to stop lighting the fire.

"That's less than one jar of wine, let's pour two jars into it." Gao Shun said.

"There is little wine, but the essence is in it, and the content of the remaining wine is very small. Don't feel a pity, even if our distilled liquor is sold for ten times the price, it is not in demand. Wei Yan said.

"Can you sell that much?" Gao Shun was still a little unconvinced.

"You don't have to worry about this, I believe that Sister-in-law Lu will definitely be able to sell it for a good price."

He beckoned to Qingqing, "Qingqing, bring a bowl." ”

"Brother Wei Yan, here you go." Qingqing gave the bowl to Wei Yan very obediently.

Wei Yan poured half a bowl of wine in the bowl, and then couldn't wait to drink it, "Hiccup~ It's so refreshing!" ”

"Brother Wei Yan, is it delicious?" Qingqing put her hands behind her back and looked at it with blank eyes.

"It doesn't taste good." Wei Yan said.

"It's not delicious, give it to me." Qingqing said.

"What kind of wine does the little girl's family drink?" Wei Yan rolled his eyes.

"Oh." Qingqing pouted.

"Okay, I'll give you a taste." Wei Yan poured a little bit into the bowl.

Qingqing learned from Wei Yan, tilted her neck and swallowed.

"Ahem...... It's spicy...... It's so hard to drink, cough cough ......" green and spicy tears flowed out.

"Hahaha, it's not delicious, you still don't believe it, you will believe it. Do you want to drink in the future? Wei Yan teased.

"I don't drink anymore." Qingqing said aggrieved.

"Come, Junko, you can drink a bowl too." Wei Yan poured another bowl and handed it to Gao Shun.

"Wei Yan, just a total of so much wine, let's give it to Sister-in-law Lu, it's too little." Gao Shun swallowed and foamed, wanting to drink but afraid that he would not be able to make a difference.

"Shunzi, you have to learn to be flexible, you can't always be brainless, Sister-in-law Lu wants a method, not this wine, do you understand? As long as we have our method, we will have as many good wines as we want in the future, so drink it quickly. Wei Yan said.

He knew that Gao Shun was killed by Cao Cao because he didn't know how to be flexible in the future, and now he has this opportunity to help him open his mind.

"Hey, got it." After speaking, Gao Shun raised his head, and a bowl of wine quickly bottomed out.

"Ah~" Gao Shun touched his mouth and exhaled a long breath, "Good wine, it's too enjoyable." ”

"Alright, pack up our things, let's go into the city tomorrow."