Chapter 51: A Strange Recipe

When Zhang Shuting heard this, of course he couldn't say no, and stated that he would still pay how the salary should be paid. Not only did the salary remain the same, but he also implored Huo Luomao to bury his son and recover from his illness, and still return to Runquanyong to burn the pot to occupy the mouth.

Huo Luomao shook his head and sighed, saying that even if he wanted to come, he might not be faceless. After Zhang Shuting heard this, he also felt an indescribable discomfort in his heart. For a while, the two said goodbye.

Sure enough, early in the morning of the third day, as soon as Zhang Shuting walked out of the house, he suddenly saw a dry and thin old man with a goatee standing at the door of his house, accompanied by Huo Luomao's eldest son.

When Zhang Shuting saw it, he had already guessed a few points, needless to say, it must be the cousin on the door of the father-in-law that Huo Luomao mentioned when he left.

But if you look at this little old man closely, not only does he look thin, but he also shaves his head in the winter. However, it is nothing to have a bald head, the point is that Holomao is only one year older than him, but it seems that this little old man is much older than Holomo. When Zhang Shuting saw it, he couldn't help but feel relieved.

As we all know, most of the masters who take the shochu class in Zhan Yongkou are between 30 and 50 years old, too young and inexperienced, and too old to do it anymore. Zhang Shuting is worried, and the reason is also here

But look at this little old man again, because of the cold weather, there is a layer of frost and snow on his long eyebrows, and on the goatee on his mouth. Knowing that they must have been waiting outside for a long time, he couldn't help but turn around and let the two of them go home, and let them go inside to talk warmly.

Seeing that this little old man was not polite, let him enter the courtyard, let him enter the courtyard, and let him enter the house again. When Zhang Shuting let them into the east wing where he lived and made tea for them, the little old man was not polite, he drank it when he picked it up, drank it, and put the tea bowl on the table and said:

"Zhang Dongjia, you still don't know, my old Yang is an anxious person, and he is in a hurry to speak and do things. Just now, without the consent of the Zhang Dong family, they were all taken by the eldest son to turn around on the retort for a long time. ”

And again:

"Therefore, I don't hide it from the owner, I have also opened and checked all the cellar pools burned by Lao Huo, and I am afraid that these pools will have to be picked and repeated. Otherwise, after a long time, the entire cellar will be destroyed. ”

To say this, Zhang Shuting certainly understands it. In other words, I don't know if those cellars were put with salt water by the dead Huo Jinglin, but I thought that there was a mistake in that link in the fermentation process, and I slowly adjusted it, and after a long time, it could be corrected.

But as soon as he knew that it was the dead Huo Jinglin who put salt water, Zhang Shuting was going crazy at that time. If you think about it, the fermentation of wine is carried out under weak acid conditions. In today's words, the neutralization of sour and salty can no longer ferment to produce wine, not to mention, the many microorganisms in the cellar will also be killed by salt, and many microorganisms in the cellar are gone, what kind of fermentation is there, how to produce wine, not to mention good wine!

Huo Luomao's youngest son, Huo Jinglin, may have realized the seriousness of the problem at once, so he was so frightened that he committed suicide by throwing himself into the river.

Therefore, to say that Zhang Shuting is not in a hurry is a lie, and to say that he has a better way to let the cellar pool recover quickly is also a lie. Or further, to say that Zhang Shuting doesn't hate Huo Luomao's youngest son, as well as Zhang Lianqi, it is also false.

However, as soon as he saw that the youngest sons of the Huo family were dead, Huo Luomao became angry again. It is said that killing people is not a nod to the head, so no matter how anxious he is, he can only be anxious in his heart, and no matter how much he hates, he can only hate in his heart.

However, Zhang Shuting didn't say anything, and still put on a posture to listen quietly. He wanted to hear the little old man surnamed Yang finish speaking. At this time, I heard Lao Yang say again:

"However, according to what Lao Huo said, the disaster was caused by the youngest son, and he should die. But when he died, we as old men should bear the trouble he caused. We won't ask for any wages, but I've seen that in order for the pool to recover as soon as possible, we have to buy some extra things back.

I also calculated this money just now, and if you want us to take it, our small family can't take it. Even if you can make up some, you can't use bullshit. Therefore, my Lao Yang will not say nonsense, in a word, the things needed to restore the cellar pool will be bought by Zhang Dong's family, and the rest will be done by my Lao Yang. If the cellar can't be recovered, then it will be beaten or punished, and my old Yang will rely on Zhang Dong's family. ”

didn't listen to Lao Yang say this, Zhang Shuting was still suspicious of this little old man, and when he heard the little old man say it so confidently, Zhang Shuting's gloomy heart suddenly rekindled hope. For a while, I couldn't help clapping my hands excitedly:

"Although Master Yang can rest assured, as long as the cellar can be restored quickly, what needs to be bought, Master Yang can propose it, and the money will be paid by me."

And again:

"However, the wages will not be less than everyone's. If you don't get paid for your work, you're going to break the rules of my ancestors. ”

Seeing that Zhang Shuting said so earnestly, Lao Yang also slapped the table excitedly and said:

"Since Zhang Dongjia said so, then bring paper and pen, and I'll pull a list for the owner now!"

When Zhang Shuting heard this, he was shocked again. This surprise is not to surprise anything else, but to surprise this little old man who can still write. So, hurry up and gather paper and pen.

Paper and pen are readily available, but ink needs to be studied. But Zhang Shuting didn't say a word, picked up the inkstone and studied ink.

Lao Yang saw that the ink was almost finished, so he dipped it in a brush and wrote it on the paper, and the small block letters were written extremely neatly.

When Zhang Shuting saw it, he was secretly surprised. What is called not to be disfigured, this is to be called not to be disfigured. But when I looked at the words that Lao Yang wrote on the paper, I couldn't help but wonder.

I saw Lao Yang write on the paper:

1500 pounds of apples.

1000 pounds of pears

300 pounds of white sand sugar

100 pounds of new peas

200 pounds of new barley

700 pounds of new wheat

New peas, new barley, new wheat, of course Zhang Shuting knows, these are all used to make koji powder, and they are also indispensable for the restoration of the cellar. There are ready-made ones on the pot, and there is no need to spend money to buy them. Zhang Shuting wondered and wondered, what is the use of this old Yang for apples, pears and white sand sugar?

But just when Zhang Shuting was wondering, he saw Lao Yang write and speak again.

"New peas, new barley, new wheat and white sand sugar have to be selected by me personally, fortunately, these are all in these localities, and it is easy to do, as for apples, I suggest that the owner still buy the apples of the county, and the pears are best to go to Zhao County to buy." In this way, the effect will be better after the pit is restored. ”

After saying that, he said:

"Just now, I also calculated an account for Zhang Dongjia, and those liquor that came in later, needless to say, can only be sold out. But we can exchange these grains for apples, white sand grains, new peas, new barley, and new wheat, which can save a lot of money. As for buying pears in Zhao County, due to the long distance, they can only ask Zhang Dongjia for money. ”

However, at this time, Zhang Shuting didn't care about money at all, Zhang Shuting was most concerned about getting these things, and whether those cellars could really recover. Therefore, after listening to Lao Yang's words, Zhang Shuting asked with some puzzlement:

"Master Yang, let me ask one more question, you can use these things to recover the cellar pool quickly?!"

Seeing that Lao Yang nodded confidently and said:

"In the past, my ancestors also encountered this situation when they were in other places, and this method was used in the end."

And again:

"The foundation of Zhang Dong's cellar is very old, I think, if you start now, it should recover faster!"

Zhang Shuting hesitated for a moment, and finally clapped his hands as if he had made up his mind and said:

"Since Master Yang said so, it is completely up to Master Yang."