"Childe, childe, the master's side has replied."

Shu Wen ran briskly into the backyard with the lamp.

"As soon as I received the letter, someone from the Lord's side would be sent in a few days. It has been determined that the Wei family here is one of the descendants who were divided that day. However, the boy who came to deliver the letter just now said that they went to Weizhou to find out the whereabouts of the other two so far. ”

Wei Zan put down the book, covered the book and sighed: "If it is not an heir, it may be a change of name and surname." ”

It's not out of the question. After all, if you want to survive in troubled times, you can use any way.

"So, what's next?"

"It's not for you and me to take care of the rest. You just need to urge people to repair the houses in the state capital and in the village. The clan may send the clan uncle out, and there must always be a place to stay. ”

Shu Wen nodded and said that he would go to the state capital tomorrow to urge. The family bought a family locally to serve the son, and the dumb uncle was watching from the side, so there was no need to worry about the son's daily life being taken care of.

Before the village house was repaired, Wei Zan lived most of the time in the house lent to him by the mayor.

The house is not far from Wei Jin's powder shop, and it is only 100 meters away from the alley.

Without Shu Wen making noise next to him, Wei Zan walked around the town and arrived at the door of the powder shop.

"Wei Gongzi?" Sihua'er just started the pot helmet, and when she looked up, she saw Wei Zhan, "You, do you want to taste it?" ”

The other party's eyes kept staring at the pot helmet, as if he was very interested, but the pot helmet was taken out of the hearth directly, and for the son of the family, this level of hygiene was simply unbearable for him.

The sister-in-law next to her gently bumped Erhua'er's arm, didn't say anything, and couldn't hold back her laughter.

"What do you say about Sihua'er, how can Gongzi Wei eat ......?"

Before the words fell, Wei Zan directly reached out and took Sihua'er's cut pot helmet, and looked at Erhua'er with a plate.

"Please also ask the second girl to blanch a bowl of noodles, no meat, just soup."

Erhua didn't react, but the eldest sister-in-law responded simply.

"Wei Gongzi, it just so happens that Sanhua'er is making some kind of mash, do you want to go and take a look?"

The eldest sister-in-law led Wei Zan to the middle courtyard, where there were two clean tables, which were specially prepared for "distinguished guests" who had a bit of status and were unwilling to squat on the side of the street.

Wei Jin is steaming rice with Xiaoya. To make mash, whether the rice is steamed properly or not depends on the quality of the mash, and this step is especially important.

Seeing Wei Zan sitting down with a pot helmet and plate, Wei Jin was a little surprised.

The other party has lived in the town for a long time, and he has never seen him eat outside. Of course, the mayor of the town and the rich people of the town are not among them. This is the first time I've seen Wei Zan come out alone to eat these civilian foods.

"Sanhua'er, can the mash you made before be unsealed today?"

"I just went to smell it, and it smelled a little bit of wine, but it felt a little sour, and I was afraid it didn't work out."

When it came to business, Wei Jin didn't think much about it, and told Xiaoya to watch the fire, she went to the utility room with her sister-in-law, and moved out the mash jar hidden on the wooden frame in the corner.

As soon as the wrapped floc and wrapping cloth were opened, there was a smoky smell of wine, but as Wei Jin said, there was a faint hint of sourness in the sweet aroma.

When the lid is opened, the acid gas is even more pronounced.

Wei Jin scooped up a glass of wine, poured it into the bowl and tasted it, smashed his mouth, and frowned.

"It's probably because of the temperature, or maybe the amount of koji is still less."

There is no way, there are no thermometers and kitchen scales at this time, and the temperature can only be measured by feeling, so those experienced craftsmen can eat all over the world in one move.

"I'll taste it." The eldest sister-in-law took the bowl and took a sip, "It's a little sour, but it's much better than the wine my man drinks, although it is slightly sour, but it is not bitter or astringent, and the color is good." I think it's okay. ”

Wei Jin shook his head: "It's okay to eat it at home, but if you want to sell it, you can't." This smell is a bit weird, forget it, pour it out later, wash the jar and dry it, and redo it. ”

"There's not much koji left."

"It's okay with the koji, I told the Ying family that she would go to Fucheng to help me buy good koji and come back."

It was also this year that her family made a lot of money, and there were dividends from the workshop every month, otherwise Wei Jin was so striving for perfection, and the general family background was not enough for her to toss.

"What is this?"

"Mash, also known as rice wine." Wei Jin scooped a cup with a clean bowl and handed it to Wei Zhan, "Taste it, although the taste is not so good, it's okay, it's okay to drink it yourself." ”

gave Wei Zan naturally no small teeth. After the same bowl was handed over, she began to stir up the mash in the jar.

One part is scooped up to make food, and the other part is filtered and sealed with gauze and funnel to continue fermentation.

This secondary fermentation has a higher alcohol concentration than the first fermentation, but the acidity also increases.

Wei Jin wanted to try it, if it was fermented like this, would it be possible to make rice vinegar. White rice vinegar is also used in many foods, and many dishes have a completely different taste from white vinegar and red vinegar.

"Second sister, your little stove over there is useless, right? I'm going to make some mash and try it. ”

The glutinous rice ball noodles are too late, so boil them with mash, beat them into poached eggs, and add brown sugar. Once the eggs have set, just remove the buoys from the water.

"Come, one bowl per person, everyone eats and sees."

Mash eggs are the simplest food, but at this time, they are also very luxurious. One is sugar, and the other is mash.

Wei Zan also shared a bowl.

A bowl of stoneware, a spoon of stoneware, a poached egg of no shape, and a bowl of sweet soup with a dark red color. He hesitated a little and tried to scoop a spoonful of sweet soup into his mouth, and his eyes lit up instantly.

As the son of a family, he has eaten countless exquisite dim sum, but this bowl of sweet, warm mash eggs brings him a very different feeling from what he has eaten before.

Listening to the chatter and laughter of a few girls in the small courtyard, and holding a bowl of sweet soup that he would never look at in the past, Wei Zan suddenly understood why he kept coming here involuntarily.

Because these are the days, the lively and lively days that ordinary people live.

While eating, Xiaoya also had to pay attention to the steamed rice on the stove. He occasionally glanced at Wei Zhan, who was sitting in the corner and was comfortable, his eyes flashed, forcing himself not to pay too much attention to the other party. Wei Zan is no better than an uninformed villager, he can't control it a little, this person will definitely find a problem.

"Little tooth, you eat first, I'll take a look."

Wei Jin lifted the lid of the steamer and quickly stirred the rice. By the way, I poked a chopstick, came out, stuffed it in my mouth, and took a sip.

"It's almost done, and then the steamed rice will be mushroomy."

Hearing her words, the eldest sister-in-law took the lead in pinching the wet handkerchief and took the steamer away from the cauldron. The table next to it had already been prepared, the steamer was put aside, and Erhua came over to help lift the bamboo fence for drying rice.

The steamed rice has to be scooped out quickly to dissipate the temperature, otherwise it will soon clump into a ball, and finally the rice grains will be wet and not formed at all.

Wei Zan didn't go up to make trouble, and he unfolded a warm smile when he saw the family working together and busy.