Two days later, Ding Wei's family moved into the courtyard with a fine softness.

The master bedroom has been empty, and Qian Jin plans to leave it to his parents. There are two wings on the east side, and Qian Jin and Silkworm Niang live in one room. There are three wings in the west, and Jin Taiming and Li Liang live in one room. Li Xiang has been living with the silkworm girl.

Ding Wei's family of three people now only has one side room left, and it is a bit crowded to live in. Although there are still two concierges, Ding Wei is Qian Jin to be reused, and it is a little inappropriate for him to live in the concierge.

During lunch, Qian Jin discussed with Li Liang: "Little Lizi, let's sleep with your husband at night." ”

Li Liang was a little embarrassed and said, "Brother, I slept in the gentleman's room for one night...... The gentleman didn't wash his feet for a few days. It stinks to death. With that, he covered his nose.

Qian Jin couldn't help but glance at Jin Taiming, although his oilcloth robe had been replaced with a new one, he always felt that his face was shining with a layer of oil, and his hair looked like he hadn't washed for a few days, so he asked: "Brother Jin, take the liberty of asking, do you usually take a shower every few days?" ”

Jin Taiming was feasting at the moment, and when he heard that Qian Jin cared about his private life, he said disapprovingly: "In winter, the wax moon is generally washed once a month, and in spring and summer, it is almost once every six or seven days. What's wrong? ”

When the silkworm mother and Ding Wei's mother-in-law heard Jin Taiming's words, they all held back their smiles and only ate with vegetables.

Qian Jin stroked his forehead and sighed, and after a while, he persuaded: "Uh...... Brother Kim. You haven't married yet, this ...... You still have to pay attention to hygiene, otherwise what if you scare the girls away? ”

Where did Jin Taiming not know what money was playing. He picked up the chopsticks and wanted to hit Li Liang, but Li Liang dodged him alertly, and turned to Qian Jin and said: "Brother, I can't let Xiao Lizi sleep with me, this stunned young man is not honest when he sleeps, and he kicked me bruised last time." After that, he squeezed his eyes again and said with a smile: "Brother, actually...... This is easy to do, you and the flower girl live together. ”

The silkworm girl next to her was flushed when she heard this. She was busy with the affairs of the flower shop during this time, and everyone lost some weight.

Ding Wei's mother-in-law saw all this in her eyes, and she understood a little in her heart. She pulled Ding Wei to Qian Jin and said, "Master, let my men sleep in the concierge, and you can also watch the nursing home at night." My daughter and I live in a private room. ”

"Hey...... That's all there is to it. Qian Jin sighed. The number of people in the family has increased, and there are more things, and they have to be taken care of up and down, left and right.

The lunch was cooked by Ding Wei's mother-in-law, all northern dishes, and the taste was quite delicious. Qian Jin saw that she was also more reasonable, so he discussed with Ding Wei to hand over the courtyard to her to take care of, 2 taels of silver a month.

The Ding family's mother-in-law's real surname is Wang, and she looks like she is in her early thirties, and her appearance is quite dignified. Hearing that Qian Jin was willing to invite her, Wang agreed without saying a word. Ding Wei couldn't speak at all next to him, and it seemed that he was also a man who was afraid of guilt.

After a long time, this family still gets along harmoniously. The happiest is Li Xiang and Ding Wei's daughter, Nuomi, the two little girls are about the same age, and they are both playful age, so they have a companion to play with.

After lunch, Ding Wei and Wang went to clean up their residence. Everyone else rested on their own.

Qian Jin ran to the utility room in the backyard alone and banged on a few pieces of dry wood. However, he had never done carpentry at all, and he didn't make anything after working for half an hour.

At this time, Ding Wei walked into the utility room and said, "The old man is expensive, but he doesn't dare to do these rough jobs." ”

"They all eat whole grains, what's the difference." Qian Jin looked back and smiled.

Ding Wei glanced at the semi-finished product in Qian Jin's hand, and didn't see what it was for a while, so he asked: "What does the master want to do, the grass people know a little about carpentry." ”

"Oh? Don't say it sooner. Qian Jin said happily. He wanted to make a water tank, and then convert the porter to the west into a bathroom, so that everyone could take a bath. In fact, it is not difficult to make a water tank, as long as a wooden box is opened, and then an opening is made at the bottom, buckled with a wooden bolt, and it does not leak. When taking a bath, put the wooden cork open to shower; When not in use, use a rope to tighten the wooden bolt, and the water will be blocked.

Ding Wei had never done this before. Qian Jin told him about the general structure, and the two of them pondered it together. When it was time to hold the lamp, the two of them finally made the wooden box and brushed it with tung oil.

A room full of people came to see the surprise.

Jin Taiming, who Qian Jinchong came to observe, said with a smile: "Brother Jin, it is specially prepared for you." ”

Jin Taiming stretched out his hand and pulled the wooden stopper under the water tank, and said strangely: "This can take a bath?" ”

"When the tung oil is dry, the first one will let you try it. How is it? ”

The crowd burst into laughter.

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In the next few days, Ding Wei was busy looking for helpers.

The first to arrive were five female workers. The silkworm girl gave each of them a piece of linen cloth and ordered them to cut the cloth and sew it together with a needle and thread. Unexpectedly, these five female workers are very nimble, and they have all completed the assessment according to the requirements of the silkworm mother.

Silkworm Niang looked at Qian Jin and nodded with satisfaction.

"Shopkeeper Ding, these people are very good. Where did you find it? Qian Jin asked with a smile.

"It's all the daughters of old guys' families, and they know the details." Ding Wei replied.

Qian Jin nodded and asked, "5 taels of silver per person per month, what do you think?" ”

Ding Wei was stunned for a moment, hurriedly pulled Qian Jin aside, and said in a low voice: "Master, give too much." A female worker is given a maximum of 2 taels of silver per month. ”

"I'm different here and somewhere else. First, there must be a lot of work, and naturally it is more tiring than other people's homes; Second, these women can earn 60 taels of silver a year with me, and they will definitely have face at home in the future. Qian Jin explained.

Ding Wei heard this and nodded thoughtfully.

"As for Shopkeeper Ding, your mother-in-law, do you know why you only give 2 taels a month?" Qian Jin said with a smile.

“……”

"Because I'm going to give you 150 taels of silver a year, plus 10 percent of the dry shares of the winery. When you make more money, if you want your mother-in-law to go east in the future, she won't dare to go west, isn't it happy? Qian Jin smiled evilly.

Ding Wei couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed when he saw that Qian Jin had seen through the troubles he was afraid of, but he was more grateful. Originally, it was enough to give 150 taels of silver a year, but what I didn't expect was that there were still 10% dry shares. He has been a tourist eater in the capital for so long, and it is the first time he has heard of a boss who is so arrogant. This means that the more money the winery makes in the future, the more his income will rise.

In fact, this is just Qian Jin borrowing the modern equity incentive method. Ding Wei is too important to him. In order to keep him firmly tied to himself, Yicheng dry stock is nothing at all.

Sure enough, Ding Wei worked harder in the next few days. Two days later, he found a dilapidated old winery in Wanping County, and only used 50 taels of silver to put it down. Best of all, there is a natural cave behind the winery, which is estimated to store two or three hundred wine vats.

Ding Wei recruited forty or fifty men to renovate the old winery. Then, the distillery moves on to a crucial part – the construction of the still.

To put it bluntly, this still is to add a kettle body to a stove, and then put a retort body on top. When distilling liquor, the kettle is filled with water and heated with a coal fire underneath. The retort is heated by the steam coming out of the kettle, and the liquor inside volatilizes, and the steam and water vapor come out through a long tube at the top of the retort and condense into alcohol.

The freshly steamed wine is commonly known as "wine head", the degree is eighty or ninety degrees, and it smells particularly fragrant, but it is easy to hurt the eyes when drinking, so the "wine head" should be removed. "Medium wine" has a degree of 60 or 70 degrees, and it is a good wine. The "tail wine" has a big water flavor and is a little sour, so I don't want it. This is the commonly known "tapping and tailing" in Chen Guo Distillery.

Even so, Chen Guo's winery can only steam wine at 60 or 70 degrees at most, and the yield is only 6 or 70%. The main reason is that the heat is not well controlled, and too much steam enters the wine. In addition, the timing of "tail removal" is also based on experience.

Qian Jin is not much smarter than the ancients, but he pays more attention to the sealing of utensils and has some tips.

He won't throw the wine. This thing smells very fragrant, and since it is going to be blended with alcohol, these heads can be used to increase the flavor and increase the degree. Of course, it can't be used directly, it has to be "cooked".

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A month later, ten stills were built. Each retort can hold 50 catties of wine, and two shifts can steam 1,000 catties of wine per day. The raw material for distillation is rice wine, which can be bought everywhere in the market.

On this day, Qian Jin took Jin Taiming to the winery to preside over the start of construction. The guys were very excited when they saw the boss, but they didn't expect the boss to be so young and an official master.

Ding Wei bowed down and said, "Master, when the wine shop opens, you have to have a name first." ”

"It's called a sake brewery." Qian Jin has been thinking about the name of this winery for more than a day or two, and the name has already been thought of.

"Okay. Now that the auspicious time has arrived, please light the fire. With that, Ding Wei handed over a shovel.

Qian Jin took it and shoveled a piece of burning coal from the stove next to him and sent it to the stove. A few men pulled the bellows nearby, and soon the coal in the stove was burning brightly.

Half an hour later, someone shouted "Out of the wine".

Ding Wei hurriedly took a clay pot and took it. After about 10 minutes, change to another clay pot to receive the wine.

At this time, the whole brewery was filled with a strong aroma of wine. Qian Jin listened carefully to the movement inside the retort, and estimated that the fire was almost over, so he opened a small hole reserved for the retort and threw a pebble down.

To create a high-strength sake, the liquor cannot be boiled. This pebble is used to cool the wine, so that the temperature of the wine is always around 80 degrees.

When he came out of the wine shop, Ding Wei couldn't help but ask, "Master, what did you just put in it?" ”

Qian Jinsai gave him a pebble, and Zhengse said: "This is the capital to settle down after we have a winery." Remember not to divulge it, and don't fake it. After that, he taught Ding Wei the timing of throwing pebbles and the matters to pay attention to.