Chapter 172: The Problem of Wine
"Xiao Langjun, I'm back, this time I found three brewing masters from outside, this is Master Wang, this is Master Ma, and this is Master Sun. They all make wine, and they make several different kinds of wine. ”
A few days later, the housekeeper brought the people over, saying that they were found, but in fact, they were bought, if they were not bought, not a death deed, Yang Heng was not willing to use them, this housekeeper understood Yang Heng's thoughts, and they all did it according to his ideas.
Yang Heng doesn't pay too much attention to the secrecy of the technique, but it is still necessary to let these techniques contribute to him, especially if he can please Li Er, it will be even better, so once there is a new technique, it must be kept secret first, and when the benefits he needs are enough, he will slowly disperse it.
"Also, Xiao Langjun, did you bring the wine you want here, or where did you put it?" "Let's get it here." "Alright, you guys, quick, bring all the wine up, slowly, don't break the jar." The butler scolded the housekeeper and brought in a jar of wine.
"Xiao Langjun, look, this is the wine you want, but there are too many types of wine outside, I will only buy you a few representative wines, you see, this is Sanle pulp."
Sanle pulp, this is Sanle pulp, Yang Heng was a little excited, although he had been to the restaurant many times, but he had never drunk any Sanle pulp.
"Xiao Langjun, this Sanle pulp is a very rare good wine, it is a sweet wine, naturally it is incomparable with the kind of wine you brew, this is just this Sanle pulp is also the best wine in our Tang Dynasty, it is said. This wine is from Persia. But now we in Datang can also grow the three kinds of fruits that make this wine. There are three kinds of fruits, Anmol, Pilile, and Halil, because these three kinds of fruits have a Le character, which is called Sanle pulp. Sure enough, after a long experience, Yang Heng always thought that these three pulps were some kind of low-degree spicy wine, but it turned out to be fruit wine.
"That's all there is to it." "How can I be? Naturally, there are still certain steps, and you have to marry white honey so that you can make Sanle pulp. ”
Oh, understood, Yang Heng nodded, and secretly thought to himself, in fact, this is also a kind of fruit wine.
"I also want this, this is the wine that Xiao Langjun specially named, these wines are fine wines from Gaochang, it is said that only Gaochang has grapes." Yes, in a word. It made Yang Heng think about making wine, in these wines. The only thing that can be made is wine in the simplest way, but now that there are a few winemakers, it is still possible to make some koji.
"Okay, butler, you write it down, let the merchants who go to the Western Regions pay attention, and bring back a few sections of grape branches before the spring of next year." "What, Xiao Langjun, I heard you right, what do you want grape branches for, you won't say grapes." "It's the grape branch, which I want to use to grow grapes."
"Shhhh Hearing this, the housekeeper asked Yang Heng not to say anything, and turned around and looked left and right a few times, "Fortunately, there is no one outside, what Xiao Langjun said is some very important things, Xiao Langjun can grow grapes with grape branches, it is really the star monarch in the sky who descends to earth, Xingjun's immortal skills, you can't let others listen to it." "Look at what he meant, even the princess is a little wary.
"Okay, I've made a note of it, since I want to get it once, let's get some more grape branches, and Gaochang grape branches are two camels." The butler recorded as he spoke.
"But how to explain the need for grape branches, ah, if you have it, you can say that Xiao Langjun needs grape branches to be used as firewood, and you can make a snack with a grape flavor." Well, this housekeeper is so caring that he has come up with all this kind of excuse. However, this explanation is very reasonable, now there are many people in Chang'an who know that Yang Heng likes to make some strange dim sum, so it is also appropriate to use grape branches as firewood to make dim sum.
"And this wine, Pear Blossom Spring Wine." "Ah, pear blossom spring wine, is it a wine made from pear blossoms?" Yang Heng exclaimed, he seemed to have heard of a kind of wine, called Baihua Brew, could it be that there is a wine made of flowers now. Oh wrong, Baihua Brewing is a mythical wine, but in later generations, there are still wines made with flowers and grains, such as peach blossom wine, Baihua wine.
"No, no, Xiao Langjun, you didn't understand, this pear blossom spring wine has nothing to do with pear blossoms, it just said that the wine was named when the pear blossoms were in full bloom."
Oh, I see, it's related to the season, Yang Heng was a little disappointed.
"And this, earth cave wine, Ruoxia, pomegranate wine, bamboo leaf wine." The housekeeper reported a lot of wine in a row, but Yang Heng didn't mention it.
"Xiao Langjun, this pomegranate wine is a fruit wine." Yes, Yang Heng's meaning was seen by the housekeeper, and he understood that Yang Heng needed a fruit wine, otherwise he wouldn't have said anything about wine alone, but fortunately, there was another wine, that is, pomegranate wine, which was the most popular fruit wine, and the raw materials were also easy to find.
However, Yang Heng didn't like it, why, he didn't know how to make this fruit wine, ah, by the way, isn't there a master who makes wine.
Some people may say, doesn't Yang Heng know how to make wine, what kind of wine is it, but it is a wine made from some inferior wine on the market after some distillation, then it is made by Yang Heng, and even some people have noticed this matter.
"Yang Heng, our colt is a little inauthentic, what did he do when he bought back so much inferior wine, but I haven't heard that he drinks wine for his subordinates, it won't be used to make this kind of bar for me, it seems that they don't have wine lees or anything to transport out at home." First of all, Li Er discovered this problem first, "Come on, tell me about Yang Heng's winemaking." ”
"This kid, he won't just make a bar made of this inferior wine, you guys, give me a good study, I must study how to make these wines strong, and they must be very clear, just like water, that is the real water wine." Well, a few old drunkards are also at home forcing some winemakers to improve those inferior wines, but can they improve them, maybe, who knows.
"Xiao Langjun, you call us." The three winemakers had already been instructed by the housekeeper for a long time, so they were also called Xiao Langjun.
"Yes, you three, each talk about his own skills." "My surname is Wang, and I can make grain wine, so I can say that I can make most of the grain wine on the market." Yes, this is a talent, and the liquor in the future is to let him come, "But, the little one can't make koji, it seems that Master Sun can make koji." ”
"Yes, Xiao Langjun, as Master Wang said, I will make koji," Master Sun didn't say much, just said such a sentence, and didn't say more.
"What about you, Master Ma?" "I can only make some fruit wine, but I can't make three pulp and wine, I just make some common fruit dessert wine."
Master Ma was a little embarrassed, and even the other two felt a little contemptuous of him. "Well, I'm short of fruit wine." Yang Heng patted his thigh, this is done, this liquor, fruit wine are available, once the grape branches are brought back, if the grapes are planted earlier, then the wine will also be there, isn't it all.
"Xiao Langjun, you really need to make fruit wine, but the fruit wine made by the small ones is not too delicious, and some of them have some sour taste." "Isn't that better, just make some fruit vinegar by the way." "What, fruit can also be vinegar?" Everyone was a little surprised, this was the first time they had heard of it.
Yang Heng saw that these people were all from ordinary people, at most, they had done wine in some small businesses, and they hadn't seen some things, but it didn't matter, the skills of their two knives came later, plus the memory of Yang Heng's two knives, that was the result of the four knives, only better, not the best.
"Alright, you all go down, you are all ready, and then we may have to start with the wine-making first, butler, you go and prepare some necessary food, and collect some fruit, this is the right time." (To be continued......)