Chapter 049: Three glasses of the best wine poured
Liang Shanbo's house was too small, and 50 special combat personnel could only be stationed in a cave on Nanshan. Fortunately, these people's military salaries and expenses were all allocated by Liang Shanbo's grandfather, otherwise Liang Shanbo really couldn't afford to support them.
Money, you have to make money, Liang Shanbo admonishes himself every day.
Liang Shanbo has to get up early every day to go up the mountain to train with the team members, and ten kilometers of cross-country is a must. Push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups and other movements started in groups of 50, and then in groups of 100, 200, and 500.
Di Ting has to follow every training, and he doesn't forget to catch a hare when he goes home to make up for Shanbo's body.
Before going to bed at night, Liang Shanbo also told the story of Journey to the West to coax Yingtai to sleep. He is in a dilemma now, and he regrets giving Zhu Yingtai the name of Zhu Bajie, and now he can't justify himself.
There are a total of four main characters in Journey to the West, and Zhu Bajie can't help but talk about it. But he is so lazy to do the thing of robbing relatives in Gao Laozhuang, can he talk about it, Zhu Yingtai is not in a hurry. There was no way, Shanbo had to change the roles of Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng.
Xiao Jiumei stopped doing it, saying that the dignified Marshal Tianpeng of Zhu Bajie, such a powerful character, how could he only carry the burden, and he would only say one sentence when he came and went, "Senior brother, second senior brother, the master was captured by a monster." ”
Under the strong protest of Xiao Jiumei, Shanbo had no choice but to put Sun Wukong's deeds on Zhu Bajie again, and became the Monkey King Zhu Bajie. A good Journey to the West was changed in such a mess, of course, Wu Chengen was not born at this time, and it was impossible for him to jump out of the grave in anger
The second uncle's main concern is how to make good wine.
In fact, Shanbo's so-called good wine is distilled wine. At this time, because of technical problems, the wine not only has many impurities, but also has a low degree, generally seven or eight degrees, and the good one can reach more than ten degrees. It's similar to the beer that people drank in later generations.
The boiling point of wine is 80 degrees, and the boiling point of water is 100 degrees. Distilled spirits are made by using the difference in the boiling points of wine and water. Ordinary wine is poured into a large container and heated to 80 degrees, at which point the wine vapor will evaporate, but the water vapor will not, and then the wine vapor will be cooled and collected, and it will become a good wine. Of course, because the temperature is not well controlled, it is inevitable that the wine will be mixed with water, which will require several steaming times.
How to control the temperature at about 80 degrees, there is a trick here, that is, people often say that the sound of water does not boil, boiling water does not sound.
When the water is about to boil, it will hum, which is to tell people that it is about to be boiled, and when it does, it will not make a sound. So when the water is boiled to a humming sound, it is about 80 degrees.
Shanbo used to make his own sake, but at that time it was mainly for his own drinking, so the amount of wine was not much. Now it is necessary to brew and sell, this equipment must be bought, and the personnel must be increased. Where does the start-up capital come from? Shanbo's family has no spare money.
The second uncle automatically took out a hundred taels, saying that it was his own private money, and was met with a blank look from everyone. A big man even hides private money, and besides, do you have a wife? Don't laugh at Liang's mother.
Zhu Yingtai took out two hundred taels, but she really had private money, all of which were given by her parents.
With the start-up capital, the second uncle went to the county seat to buy cauldrons, bellows, coal, wine urns, wine jars and other materials, and also bought 200 catties of ordinary wine as raw materials. Once the equipment is installed, it's time to start work.
Shanbo began to tinker with the brewing of distilled spirits, the second master and Sijiu were beside him to give him a hand, and Liang Mu and Zhu Yingtai were watching with a smile on their faces.
The most excited thing is, of course, Di Ting, it happily jumps around next to it, no matter what Shanbo takes, it has to go up and smell it with its nose and then gnaw it with its mouth, and some things will bite and fight with Shanbo for a long time. made Shanbo cry and laugh, and the family laughed on the side. In the small fence yard, there was a sound of joyful laughter.
Shanbo, the second uncle, and the four ninety-three people first installed a large iron pot on a high stove, and the iron pot was covered with a wooden lid with a small mouth, and several bamboo pipes were connected to the wooden cover, and a large wine tank was placed on the ground.
Sijiu poured ten catties of ordinary wine into the big iron pot, and Shanbo lit a blazing fire under the stove, and the wine in the pot began to heat up, making a "buzzing" sound. Steaming began to bubble from the bamboo pipes, and then the cooled liquor trickled down into the vat.
The second uncle said in disbelief: "Uncle Shan, is this how your good wine is cooked?" ”
Shanbo said: "Yes, but this is not called boiling, but steaming, and it has to be steamed several times in a row to taste good." ”
After steaming ten catties of ordinary wine five times, only a small jar remained, and the second uncle poured a glass and drank it and said happily: "Good wine, good wine." As soon as he finished speaking, he began to cough and his face turned red.
Liang Shanbo said: "Be careful, these wines are stronger than the ones I used to brew, at most three glasses, and you will be drunk." ”
In one day, Sambo and the others made ten jars of wine, all of which were placed in the cellar. The second uncle finally drunk himself after drinking and tasting, and the three-legged donkey was of course no exception.
Time flies by in the midst of the hustle and bustle, the sun has already set, a full moon quietly hangs on the treetops, and it is time for dinner. In this era, it was not possible for the master and the servant, the man and the woman to eat at the same table, but this time, at the strong request of Shanbo, the whole family of five sat down at the table in the courtyard to eat together.
Shanbo said: "We don't care about the rules of other people's families, but we are all a family, and the family has to eat at the same table, how good it is to be lively!" Mother, don't you say? ”
Liang's mother nodded and smiled and said, "Uncle Shan, my mother also thinks this is very good." You are twenty years old this year, and you should have the final say in the affairs of this family in the future, no matter what you do, my mother will support you. It's just that you can leave this wine-making matter to Sijiu to do, and I still need to read more books when I have time. ”
Sijiu also said beside him: "Yes, Xiao Langjun, you can leave this kind of thing to me in the future, if you don't have enough manpower, we can still hire people." There are a lot of homeless people in the county, and they don't need money, just take care of the food. ”
"These wines can be sold in the cellar for ten days, and we will see how much they can be sold for then, shall we?" ”
The second uncle hadn't fully sobered up, and he looked at the table full of good dishes but had no appetite, so he asked Shanbo: "Our wine is too strong, and ordinary people really can't drink three glasses, so it's better to call three cups to pour." At this price, Shanbo, you have to think about it carefully. ”
Sambo said: "Good wine must have a good name, and I think these three glasses are very good." Pour three cups, pour three cups, what a domineering name! As for the price, I have already figured it out, our wine is all five catties, divided into three grades, the best ones are sold for twenty taels and one jar, the high-quality ones are five taels, and the ordinary ones are one tael. ”
The second uncle's mouth was wide open, and he could stuff an egg, "A jar of wine, you dare to sell it for twenty taels, it won't be crazy, how can anyone buy it?" ”
Xiao Jiumei interjected next to her and said: "We only sell the best to the princes and nobles, the nobles, what they want is momentum, what is expensive to buy, if it is cheap, it is embarrassing not to buy it!" The boutique is sold to the wealthy, these people want to save face and live, it is not good if it is expensive, it is not good, it is not cheap, five taels is just right. It's not easy for ordinary people to drink wine, we don't make money from them, we can just make a lot of money to get back to our roots. ”
After Zhu Yingtai finished speaking, the whole family looked at him dumbfounded. Liang Shanbo was overjoyed in his heart, a phoenix flew out of the mountain village, and there was a business genius hidden here.
Shangyu wishes the family rich and rivals the country, and there are countless daily transactions. Zhu Yingtai has been smart and clever since he was a child, he is curious about everything, and he is familiar with these business paths.