Chapter 23 The little wine lady of the Lu family

The first snow of winter covered the entire village with a thin white veil, and the farmers who had been busy for a year could finally rest.

Although the battle in Jiangnan was hot, prices in Jiangbei also slowly rose. Qinghe Village is a bumper harvest year, in addition to the food handed over, it is enough for his family to eat. Generally speaking, the living standards of the villagers in Qinghe Village have dropped slightly, but they are still getting by.

The villagers, who don't have to worry about food and clothing, are idle, so they will naturally pay attention to the things around them. The news of the Lu family's fruit wine slowly spread throughout the village. Some people who have tasted the wine of the Lu family are looking forward to the day when the fruit wine will be made. And those who heard that the Lu family wanted to make a living by selling fruit wine, they would secretly pout, not thinking that the Lu family could make any good wine.

Sister-in-law Zhang, who has a grudge against the Lu family, even slandered Lu Erniang for not abiding by women's morals among her small group of 'Hede' women, and showed up to attract the attention of the man. The village women who are similar to Sister-in-law Zhang, thinking of Lu Erniang's better appearance, as well as the look of their own Langjun when they saw Lu Erniang, all thought that Sister-in-law Zhang was 'the truth'.

When Sister-in-law Zhang and others didn't believe that the Lu family could make wine, the fragrance of wine was already wafting out of the courtyard of the Lu family. Aunt Zhao of the Zhao family, who is very close to the Lu family, and the Zou family and the Zou lady with the children of the two families, have already received the news and come to the Lu family. Smelling the fruity aroma that does not belong to this season, it is difficult for Aunt Zhao and Zou Niangzi to imagine that these fruit wines are from the hands of a five-year-old girl. While sighing in his heart, he also became more and more guessed about the origin of the three members of the Lu family.

In the wine cellar, Lu Hong accompanied Lu Xiang'er to open the jars one by one and taste the fruit wine inside. Every time she tastes a jar, Lu Xianger will make a mark on the outside of the jar. Lu Hong had heard Lu Xiang'er say before that these marks were the best time to record the taste of fruit wine. Lu Hong, who didn't know anything about wine, saw Lu Xiang'er's serious expression at this moment, and believed that what Lu Erniang said was not wrong, Lu Xianger really had a talent for winemaking.

"Xiang'er, are you going to take these best-tasting fruit wines to the county to sell?" Lu Hong saw that Lu Xiang'er had marked the jars of those wines, and his heart moved and he looked at Lu Xiang'er.

The sudden voice made Lu Xiang'er stunned for a moment. After a while, she understood what Lu Hong was asking, so she nodded and said, "Yes." These wines are much better than pear wine and peach wine, and they are sure to sell for a good price. ”

"Well, this wine does taste good." Lu Hong also knew that wine was better than the other two wines, but thinking of what he heard from Mr. in the school, he paused before saying carefully: "Xiang'er, otherwise, don't sell this wine first, keep it for us to drink." ”

"So much, how can you drink ......" Lu Xiang'er raised her head, but when she saw Lu Hong's serious expression, she couldn't help but be stunned, and she didn't finish her sentence. Thinking that Lu Hong would definitely not say this for no reason, Lu Xiang'er stopped what she was doing and asked, "Brother, have you heard something?" ”

Lu Hong felt more and more that Lu Xiang'er didn't look like a five-year-old child, so he said directly without concealment: "I heard from Mr. in the school yesterday that there are many fine works in Jiangnan that have sneaked into Jiangbei and are waiting for an opportunity to make trouble. There were many poisoning cases in restaurants in various places, so the court issued an order for merchants to register with the local yamen. This grape ......"

Speaking of this, Lu Hong did not continue, but patted Lu Xiang'er on the head, he believed that Lu Xiang'er should understand what he meant. It's an eventful time, and if you get into trouble because of this little wine, it's too much to lose.

"My brother said very much, then we won't take out the wine. Anyway, it's already winter at this time, and this wine can be stored for a long time, so let's keep it for ourselves. As she spoke, Lu Xiang'er took action and marked the jar of wine again.

After finishing her work, Lu Xiang'er pointed to the two jars with excellent taste, and said, "I want to come to Uncle Zhao and Uncle Zou's wine has also been drunk, and these two jars will be taken back by Aunt Zhao and Aunt Zou for a while, and they will be kept for Yuan Ri to drink." ”

"Brother remembers, you go up." Lu Hong sent Lu Xiang'er out of the wine cellar and began to move the wine jar. Soon, Lu Erniang, Aunt Zhao, and Zou Niangzi, who got the news, came to the mud house and helped carry the fruit wine that was ready to be sold out of the cellar.

After being busy for half an hour, the Lu family's ox cart was finally filled with ten jars of fruit wine, five jars of pear wine and five jars of peach wine. The remaining two jars of wine were divided between the Zhao family and the Zou family, which was regarded as a thank you gift to the two families. Aunt Zhao and Mrs. Zou did not refuse, and accepted it happily. Because the wine that the two families had asked Lu Xianger to brew had already been drunk, they also wanted to buy some wine to go back to the Lu family to help this time.

However, Lu Erniang said that she didn't want any money, so Zou Niangzi brought twenty eggs from the ducks at home. In addition to bringing a few marinated bacon to the Lu family, Aunt Zhao pulled Lu Xianger to her home. She knew that Lu Erniang was going to take Lu Hong to the county to sell fruit wine, and took the initiative to help take care of Lu Xiang'er. Lu Erniang knew that Aunt Zhao was a warm-hearted neighbor, and she was afraid that Lu Xiang'er would freeze at home alone, so she didn't refuse. After instructing Lu Xiang'er a few words, she led Lu Hong to sit on the ox cart and slowly drove out of Qinghe Village.

On the way, I also met people from the village, and most of them became interested in the Lu family's fruit wine after smelling the fruity aroma. Some people who love wine, after returning home, ask their own ladies to inquire about the price of fruit wine in the Xia Lu family, and prepare to buy some to taste. Sister-in-law Zhang's family, who is jealous in her heart, has its own movements, but it is not something that outsiders can know.

Lu Xiang'er didn't know anything about this, and she didn't want to know. Thinking about Lu Erniang's situation in the county, even Zhao Xiu wanted to play with her, but Lu Xiang'er was not in the mood. Zhao Xiu saw that Zhao Yilei was holding a book without moving, and he didn't seem to know that there was another person in the family. And Lu Xiang'er looked like an adult at a young age, Zhao Xiu felt very weird, so she could only come to Aunt Zhao's side to 'seek comfort'.

Zhao Xiu's aggrieved expression made Aunt Zhao amused and sighed with emotion. Originally, there was a 'nerd' in her own family, and Aunt Zhao was very strange in her heart. But seeing that Lu Xiang'er was young, she seemed to be older than Zhao Xiu, and she could still make wine, Aunt Zhao's heart was balanced. At this time, looking at Zhao Yi and Lu Xiang'er, one reading a book, and the other looking at the window in a daze, Aunt Zhao suddenly felt that these two people were still very compatible.

Lu Xiang'er, who was thinking about A-Niang and her brother, suddenly felt a chill in her back, and immediately looked at Aunt Zhao with feeling. The kind of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law's eyes, Lu Xiang'er, who often went on blind dates in her previous life, knew it very well. Thinking of living with Zhao Yi's stuffy melon, Lu Xiang'er's hair stood on end.

In order not to let Aunt Zhao think about it anymore, Lu Xiang'er hurriedly got up and ran in front of her, and said with a smile: "Auntie, what are we going to eat at noon, Xiang'er is a little hungry." ”

"It turns out that Xiang'er is hungry, and the aunt will cook immediately. Your uncle said that he would come back at noon today to see what prey he had brought back, and we would eat whatever he wanted. Aunt Zhao was interrupted by Lu Xiang'er, and went out to the kitchen to cook rice. After Aunt Zhao left, Lu Xiang'er secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

When it was almost noon, Uncle Zhao really came back. Because he did not go far, he hunted back into the wilderness. However, seeing a large jar of wine and Lu Xiang'er as a guest from home, Uncle Zhao decided to let Lu Xiang'er taste his own craftsmanship. And Lu Xiang'er, who has been in ancient times for a long time, also tasted ancient barbecue in Zhao's house. Just by looking at Lu Xiang'er eating a chicken leg, a chicken wing, and a bowl of rice at a young age, you know how this game is.

In order not to accumulate food, Lu Xiang'er asked Zhao Xiu to accompany her back to her house to inspect the fruit wine in the cellar after eating. Now that you've decided not to sell your wine, you need to keep an eye on the temperature so that it can be stored longer. When Lu Xiang'er and Zhao Xiu came out of the wine cellar, a familiar voice came from outside the courtyard.

"It's A-Niang and my brother." Lu Xiang'er's eyes lit up, and she immediately ran out of the mud room, followed by Zhao Xiu.

When Lu Hong, who was outside the courtyard, saw Lu Xiang'er, he immediately walked into the courtyard quickly, picked her up and laughed: "All those fruit wines have been sold, and our Xiang'er has become a veritable little wine girl......