As Lu Erniang carried the ox cart into Qinghe Village, the villagers in the farmland were very curious about the Lu family's cart of jars and fruits. There was one who couldn't help it, so he asked Lu Erniang loudly. Lu Erniang replied with a reason that she had thought of a long time ago, saying that there was a war, and prices would definitely rise, so she would pickle more pickles and store grain for emergencies.

As for those baskets of fruits, Lu Erniang thought that Lu Xianger and Lu Hong both liked to eat them, so she bought more and put them at home. Although Qinghe Village is not very far from the county, there is no time to buy fruits, and enter the county twice in three days. This statement made the children in the village very envious of Lu Xiang'er and Lu Hong, but the adults pouted at Lu Erniang for spoiling the child so much.

Muramasa Niu Mancang felt that Lu Erniang didn't tell the truth, but he didn't ask either. How to say, Lu Erniang also has something to do with the county. As long as Lu Erniang doesn't do anything special, Niu Mancang doesn't want to have a bad impression in front of her. Moreover, Niu Mancang didn't believe that Lu Erniang, a woman, could do anything special.

Looking at the ox cart sent back by Lu Erniang, Niu Mancang received the money for renting the ox cart, and said very kindly: "Lu Niangzi, if you want to buy anything in the county in the future, you can come to me to borrow the ox cart." Also, you don't have to worry about those who chew the root of the tongue, just come to me if you have anything. ”

"Then thank you to the village for taking care of our orphans and widows. This basket of fruits is very fresh, and I specially brought some for the children to taste, hoping that the village will not refuse. Lu Erniang looked at Niu Mancang's two little grandsons, and a little granddaughter was secretly looking at the fruits in the basket in the house, so she didn't care about Niu Mancang's excuse, so she put the basket in the yard and turned to leave.

While walking towards home, Lu Erniang was thinking in her heart whether to buy a cow. Although the twenty acres of fertile land were rented out, she did not need to cultivate them. But with the ox cart, it is convenient to return to the county, and it can be rented to the villagers to earn some money. Moreover, when Lu Xianger really brews fruit wine, she can also pull it to the county by herself. Thinking that the fruit ordered in the county was very cheap, but the seller refused to send it to Qinghe Village, Lu Erniang nodded firmly.

Half a month later, Lu Erniang drove into Qinghe Village with a cart of fruits on a new ox cart, which attracted the attention of the villagers in the farmland. The villagers already knew that the Lu family had bought a sturdy cow, and now they had bought a cart of fruits, and they all had some doubts that Lu Erniang's family background before coming to Qinghe Village must have been good. Thinking of the village's encirclement of the Lu family, some alert villagers told their mothers not to talk about the Lu family behind their backs with that sister-in-law Zhang, which really made the Lu family calm for a while.

However, that sister-in-law Zhang didn't believe this. In her heart, Lu Erniang came out of the big family and was also driven out, otherwise how could there be no man to follow. If it weren't for the fact that there were two children, Sister-in-law Zhang would definitely suspect that Lu Erniang was a lady who came out of that kind of unclean place before.

Therefore, when Lu Erniang carried the fruits from the car to her yard, Sister-in-law Zhang and several village women looked at her from a distance, standing under the big tree and whispering. Moreover, when Sister-in-law Zhang saw the new cow that Lu Erniang bought, the envy, jealousy and hatred in her eyes were very obvious, and the tone of her speech was also strong and sour.

Lu Xiang'er, who came down from the mountain with Zou Yue and Zhao Xiu, was carrying a basket of freshly picked grapes, and when she saw the expressions of Sister-in-law Zhang, she knew that they must have nothing good to say. However, Sister-in-law Zhang didn't come openly, and Lu Xiang'er also ignored it, made a grimace at them, and then entered her own yard. Lu Xiang'er knew in her heart that people like Sister-in-law Zhang were the kind of people who kicked their noses in the face, and it was wise to ignore her. Moreover, she is very busy right now.

After putting down the grapes, Lu Xianger went into the mud room to clean up the jar. Because he wanted to make fruit wine to make money, the mud room changed in the hands of Lu Erniang and Lu Hong. The debris inside has long been cleaned up and disappeared, in addition to the empty jars, there is also a 'big pit' in the corner of the mud room.

Inside this 'pit', there is also a small world, which is a small wine cellar built by Lu Erniang and Lu Hong under the mud room for a few days, which is used to store the brewed fruit wine. Although this small wine cellar is not big and not so beautiful, Lu Xianger is very satisfied. Moreover, she also begged Uncle Zhao to make some wooden shelves, which can put a lot of jars. Among them, a third of the cellars are already filled with grapes. For the rest, Lu Xiang'er prepared to fill pear wine and peach wine.

Now that the pears and peaches ordered in the county have been delivered, Lu Xianger has devoted all her energy to making these two wines. After putting down the grapes, she began to sift through two kinds of fruits with the assistance of Lu Erniang. With the experience of her previous life, Lu Xianger understands very well that only good fruits can make good wine.

Lu Xiang'er didn't expect that such a sweet fruit could be found in this county. Compared with the rudimentary conditions of the Lu family, Lu Xianger could only choose the oldest method to make fruit wine. Therefore, in the choice of fruits, you must choose fruits with high water and high sugar. Otherwise, it is better to buy some brewed wine, and the cost of this fruit wine will be high, and Lu Xianger wants to earn more.

Seeing that Lu Xiang'er sifted out one-third of the fruit, Lu Erniang said with some distress: "Xiang'er, can't these be made wine, A-Niang looks very good." Actually, Lu Erniang also wanted to say that these were bought for money, and they shouldn't be so extravagant.

Lu Xiang'er looked at Lu Erniang's face, and immediately understood what she was thinking, and said with a smile: "A-Niang, only good fruits can make good wine." If the whole jar of wine is sour and spoiled because of one fruit, it will be more than worth the loss. Besides, Xiang'er has other plans for the rest of the fruit. A-Niang rest assured, Xiang'er will not spoil the silver. ”

"Little money fan, your brain is smarter than your father." Seeing Lu Xiang'er's confident look, Lu Erniang couldn't help but smile and pinch her little face. Lu Xianger enjoyed Lu Erniang's intimacy with her very much, and she was coquettish in Lu Erniang's arms. It wasn't until after lunch that the mother and daughter officially started making wine.

Like wine, Lu Xianger and Lu Erniang each held a hand towel, wiped the pears and peaches one by one, and placed them in the jar. It wasn't until Lu Xiang'er said, 'Enough', that Lu Erniang took the jar to the wine cellar. Lu Xiang'er marked the time on the wall behind the wine jar.

Lu Xiang'er just put the fruit in the jar, but didn't put anything else, Lu Erniang was very strange. She remembered that when Lu Tai made fruit wine, it seemed that koji was put in it. Thinking about it, Lu Erniang forgot Lu Xiang'er's age and asked, "Xiang'er, don't you need to put some koji in the jar?" ”

"Don't let go. This year's grain must be very expensive, and it is too troublesome to make koji. Moreover, when koji is added, the fruitiness of this fruit wine is covered, and the fruit wine that loses its fruitiness is not fruit wine. Lu Xiang'er felt the temperature of the wine cellar and considered how to raise the temperature when it was winter. Regarding Lu Erniang's question, Lu Xianger answered without thinking. And Lu Erniang also understood a little at this time why the fruit wine made by Lu Tai was not delicious, and few people bought it.

But Lu Erniang didn't react until she got out of the wine cellar, and she was very surprised how Lu Xiang'er could know so much about winemaking at such a young age. She never thought that Lu Xiang'er's skin was still the same skin, but the core inside was changed. Lu Erniang, who couldn't figure it out, could only comfort herself with 'Lu Xianger was born with a talent for winemaking'.

Lu Xiang'er, who followed Lu Erniang out of the wine cellar, found Lu Erniang's thoughtful expression, and realized that her performance just now was out of her age. Taking a secret breath, Lu Xiang'er began to carefully observe Lu Erniang's next behavior. It wasn't until Lu Hong returned from the school that Lu Erniang didn't ask anything again, and Lu Xiang'er's heart calmed down a little.

Later, with the addition of Lu Hong, before dark, all these fresh fruits were packed into jars and neatly arranged in the wine cellar. Seeing that Lu Erniang and Lu Xiang'er were tired, Lu Hong took the initiative to take on the responsibility of cooking dinner.

After eating and cleaning up the kitchen, Lu Hong wanted to ask Lu Xiang'er what to do with the remaining fruits, but Lu Xiang'er was already tired and fell asleep. Lu Erniang also yawned and prepared to rest, but Lu Hong, who was helpless, had to put out the oil lamp and lie down with Lu Erniang.