A long stone road is paved in the village.

It has been spreading deep in the village.

The village is quiet, there are not many tourists, and they are scattered in twos and threes, or take pictures or see the scenery.

People in the village used to wake up early, some on their way to the fields, and some had just returned from picking vegetables.

The villagers who picked vegetables hung a bamboo basket on their arms, full of fresh vegetables, and the leaves were still stained with crystal dew.

Chen Er went over to say hello and asked about the location of the Longevity Spring.

Walking in the direction of the other party's finger, the smoke of cooking rose from the houses they saw along the way, and the aroma of breakfast was emitted.

There is a slight noise of feet stepping on the stone pavement.

Chen Er stretched out his hand to push away a cluster of peach branches that poked out of the courtyard of a nearby house, and finally saw the cliff at the end of the village.

A few steps further on, I heard the sound of running water.

At the same time, a few big characters also come into view.

"Fountain of Longevity".

When Chen Er took a closer look, he saw a crystal clear spring gushing out of a crack in the rock.

There was a pool of clear springs.

The water vapor around the spring is steaming, and the early morning sun is sprinkled down, reflecting the misty water vapor with colorful light.

The entire rock wall shines brightly.

Chen Er took off a small bamboo tube hanging from his backpack and scooped half of it to drink.

"The spring water is clear and sweet, and it deserves to be a good water."

"The morning water is slightly cold, and the entrance is cold."

"This spring water gushes out of the rocks, and it should flow through the rhizomes of many mountain plants on the way, so this spring water has its own plant fragrance, and the taste is light and fragrant."

Chen Er drank another half tube, and then patted his stomach.

"Wait and ask the villagers to borrow a big wooden bucket to scoop some water."

Chen Er found a villager, rented a room for temporary living, and borrowed a large wooden barrel.

When the head of the household learned that Chen Er was going to scoop up the spring water, he came with him.

"Such a big bucket, the road is far away, how can you lift it!"

Then he told Chen Er that a tourist who had come before insisted on taking a bucket of spring water, and he couldn't walk after carrying half the way, and then turned back to the village to find someone to help.

Chen Er thanked him for his kindness.

Don't say one bucket, even two buckets, he can bring it.

After a while, Chen Er came back with a bucket full of spring water.

Then I asked the householder to bring an earthen jar for pickles.

Start preparing the first ingredients in the yard.

So the head of the household took the family to work in the fields.

Chen Er took out the contents of his backpack one by one.

"This is millet, and this is koji." ”

As soon as they saw koji and millet, everyone almost guessed that Chen Er was going to make rice wine.

Chen Er put the things in order, washed the earthen jar and set it aside.

"Today, the anchor is going to prepare the first ingredient of 'Little Piggy'."

"Brewing sake."

Chen Er explained, "Don't hear the name sake and misunderstand that this is an island country. ”

This is actually a kind of helplessness, many cultures in the island country are deeply influenced by China, and many places are "similar".

"Sake has existed in China since ancient times. The earliest appearance of the term sake was pushed back to the Western Zhou Dynasty. In "Zhou Li, Tianguan Wine", it is said: Distinguish the things of three wines, one is called the wine, the second is the old wine, and the third is the sake. ”

"At that time, sake was a high-class sake for rituals."

"Let's use the ancient method to make this famous wine that has been passed down for thousands of years today."

Chen Er began to process the koji.

Pour the vacuum-packed koji into a large porcelain bowl.

Then scoop out the appropriate amount of spring water to soak the koji.

After processing the koji, Chen Er washed the millet and steamed it in a steamer.

"In ancient times, koji for sake brewing was a major feature of China's liquor industry."

"In the Northern Wei Dynasty's Jia Sixian's "Qi Min Yaoshu", there are eight cases of koji-making methods and more than 40 cases of wine-making methods. Today's streamer's method is from this book. ”

"In ancient times, there were two main ways to make sake from koji. One is the dipping method, and the other is the mixing method. ”

"The dipping method was the most commonly used method in the Han Dynasty and even in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. So the anchor chose the dipping method. ”

While waiting for the millet to be steamed and the koji to be activated, Chen Er explained the method of brewing wine.

Everyone also listened very carefully, and there were hardly many people sending barrages.

"The process of dipping is not complicated. The koji is first soaked in water, and after the koji is activated, that is, we are now talking about waiting for the enzymes in the koji to be dissolved and activated, then the koji juice is filtered, and the steamed millet is put in to start fermentation, which is called the koji soaking method. ”

The wait for the koji to kick in is not too long.

Chen Er strained the koji juice, stirred the koji juice with the steamed millet, and sealed it in a jar to wait for fermentation.

"The fermentation time will be longer, so during the time of waiting for fermentation. The anchor is looking for another ingredient. ”

Chen Er rearranged his backpack, leaving only some emergency items, put on his hiking shoes, and traveled lightly.

Drive to the Grand Canyon of Taihang Mountain.

It is the nearest Taihang Mountain Scenic Area to Changshou Village.

Chen Er got out of the car and talked to everyone as he walked.

"There is a national forest park in the Taihang Mountain Grand Canyon."

"The Grand Canyon is caused by the huge dislocation of the premontane fault of the Taihang Mountain due to the uplift of the bottom crust and the depression, forming the intricate distribution of the majestic Taihang Mountain and the canyon."

"As you can see, the peaks here are steep, the terrain is elevated, and the greenery is abundant."

There are many tourists in the Grand Canyon, much more than in Changshou Village.

Chen Er followed a path to a small mountain.

Don't dare to speak much in the process, lest one mistake turn into a thousand hatreds.

It wasn't until he reached a flat place that Chen Er took a breath.

Lean against a large rock and look down.

The sun had risen overhead, and it was almost June, and the sun was blazing hot and blinding.

Chen Er squinted his eyes slightly, facing the sun and blowing the mountain breeze.

Reaching out and folding a dog's tail grass from the grass on the side, he put it in his mouth and pinched his foot comfortably.

Most tourists climb the mountain to a relatively high position and rest, look at the scenery from the heights, and if they can't climb it, they will turn back down the mountain.

Chen Er leaned on the big rock alone, with no intention of continuing to climb up, nor did he mean to go down the mountain after resting enough.

The green taste of the dog's tail grass spread in his mouth, Chen Er opened his mouth, and the cool mountain breeze poured in, and the smell slowly hit his nose.

Chen Er patted the ashes on his hands, searched for a while in the grass next to him, and then grabbed a piece of grass and uprooted it.

Hold it up for everyone to see.

"Look what this is."

I saw Chen Er holding a plant in his hand that was very similar to the dog's tail grass.

The only difference is that it has larger ears and longer and wider leaves, more like a dog's tail than a dog's tail grass.

The spikes are snow-white and large, furry like the tail of an animal.

Chen Er took the dog's tail in his mouth and said hastily, "This thing is called white grass, and the roots can be used as medicine." ”

"Hmm......" Chen Er thought for a moment and added, "It's the big cousin of the dog's tail grass." ”