Chapter 14: Stealing Wine
The weather in August is still very hot in Qinghe Village. Lu Xiang'er followed Zou Yue and Zhao Xiu to climb the mountain behind the village, and she was also tired and sweating. Because Lu Xiang'er went up the mountain with a purpose, when she followed Zou Yue and Zhao Xiu to pick mushrooms, she mentioned grapes intentionally or unintentionally.
"Grapes?" When Zou Yue heard these two words, her face turned a little pale. Lu Xiang'er could see that this kid was also frightened by those rumors. Zhao Xiu was also very nervous, took Lu Xiang'er's hand, and patiently explained: "Xiang'er, you are still young, I don't know." I tell you, the grapes ......."
Looking at Zhao Xiu's mouth closed one by one, and Zou Yue who was still helping on the side, Lu Xianger suddenly felt that her road to making wine was very long. But thinking of the wealth brought by wine, Lu Xianger still made up her mind to solve all difficulties and make grapes into wine.
Lu Xiang'er found that Zhao Xiu had the potential to turn into chatter, so she hurriedly waved her hand and immediately changed the topic: "Okay, Sister Xiu'er, I know, I will never eat grapes." Let's talk about something else, by the way, did Brother Yi walk out of Huarong Road? ”
"Xiang'er, I forgot if you didn't mention it. It's ridiculous to death, my brother didn't read a book last night, so he played that Huarong Dao. He was so angry that he couldn't get through, and he was reluctant to throw it away. This morning, there was some darkness around his eyes. Zhao Xiu wanted to laugh when she thought of seeing Zhao Yi this morning.
When Zou Yue heard this, she immediately said suspiciously: "Xiu'er, didn't Zhao Yi say that Xiang'er's toy is a strange ......?"
"Tricks." Lu Xiang'er saw that Zou Yue didn't remember, so she said it for her. At the same time, Lu Xiang'er also took out two sets of Huarong Dao from the basket and handed them to Zou Yue and Zhao Xiu respectively, and said, "Sister Yue, Sister Xiu, this is what I promised you a long time ago, and I only finished it yesterday." I'll tell you, I did it myself. ”
"It's beautiful." Zou Yue and Zhao Xiu opened the lid of the box and couldn't help but be surprised when they saw the pattern inside.
The Lu family can't hide it from the Zhao family, Zhao Xiu, and Zou Yue when they make toys. In order to keep Zou Yue and Zhao Xiu secret, Lu Xianger once promised the two of them that she would make a set of toys for the two of them. Today, the Lu family's toys are sold in Jiangling Mansion, so there is no need to keep them secret. Only then did Lu Xiang'er take out the 'Huarong Dao' that had been done a long time ago. The patterns on these two sets of 'Huarong Road' were designed by Lu Xianger herself. In this day and age, it can be called beautiful.
"Alright, put it away, it's time for us to go mushroom picking. When you get back to the village, you can do it and play at home. Lu Xiang'er saw that Zou Yue and Zhao Xiu looked like they couldn't put it down, and thought about going back and sending some toys to the two of them.
After all, Zou Yue was a little bigger, so she carefully put away the toys before taking Zhao Xiu and Lu Xiang'er towards the mountain. And Lu Xiang'er was picking mushrooms while carefully observing the surroundings. Eventually, it was she who discovered the grapes on the mountain.
After picking the mushrooms, Zou Yue and Zhao Xiu were in a hurry to go down the mountain. Lu Xianger knew that the two of them were in a hurry to go down the mountain and go home, so they agreed to go home. However, when going down the mountain, Lu Xianger walked behind Zou Yue and Zhao Xiu. Therefore, Lu Xiang'er made some marks along the way, and Zou Yue and Zhao Xiu didn't know anything about it.
After returning home, Lu Xiang'er did not rush out of the mountain again, but threaded the mushrooms with threads and hung them on the wall of the mud room with wooden sticks. The mushrooms hanging on this wall are the trophies of Lu Xiang'er's two mushroom picking. The strings of mushrooms are a reflection of Lu Xianger's favorite dish, and its name is 'chicken stewed mushrooms'.
Looking at the half-sized chickens in the yard again, Lu Xiang'er swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva before carrying a small basket and holding the wooden stick used by Lu Hong to practice martial arts, and secretly went up the mountain. Following the marks left earlier, Lu Xiang'er soon saw several grapevines.
The bunches of unripe grapes hanging in the air on the vine were really tempting. Some vines had too many grapes, and they all fell to the ground and were eaten by small animals, which made Lu Xianger very sorry. Thinking that she didn't have much time, Lu Xiang'er couldn't care about sighing, and hurriedly tied the knife around her neck to one end of the wooden stick. Then, with a stick, she cut the grapes with the largest grains.
With this knife, Lu Xiang'er really didn't have much effort. As soon as it touched the branch, the large bunch of grapes immediately fell to the ground. Although she also broke a lot of grape grains, Lu Xiang'er couldn't help it, who made her so young as five years old.
As the first bunch of grapes fell, Lu Xiang'er hurriedly ran over, picked one and put it in her mouth. The grapes used to make this wine must be sweet, otherwise the wine will be very unpalatable. Feeling that the grapes in her mouth were thin, juicy, and very sweet, Lu Xiang'er's eyes narrowed into a slit with a smile.
"It's so sweet, it's so delicious." After Lu Xiang'er tasted it, she immediately continued to pick the big grain. It wasn't until her small basket could no longer fit that Lu Xiang'er put away the knife. Then she hung the basket on the stick, and she saved a lot of effort by going down the hill against the stick.
This back and forth, only half an hour. After returning home, Lu Xianger put a basket of grapes in the mud room. Then, Lu Xiang'er couldn't help but pick a grape again and stuffed it into her mouth, muttering, "It's so sweet." It's a pure green, pesticide-free fruit. It's a shame that people here don't eat it. ”
After eating a few more grapes, Lu Xianger reluctantly carried a small basket and carried a wooden stick up the mountain. After running back and forth three times like this, Lu Xiang'er felt that she had picked these grapes, which should be enough to make wine, so she never went up the mountain again. In fact, Lu Xiang'er really didn't have the strength, otherwise she would have wanted to pick another basket for food.
Sitting at the door of the mud room, looking at the pile of grapes inside, Lu Xiang'er was very tired and didn't want to move a finger, but this joy couldn't stop overflowing. may be because she was in a good mood, Lu Xianger sat on the ground for half an hour, and then she had strength again. After cleaning up the dust on her body and washing her hands, Lu Xianger took a clean hand towel and entered the mud room.
It turned out that when she was making toys in a mud house, Lu Xianger found a large jar in it. After asking Lu Erniang about her talent, Lu Xianger learned that the jar was not wanted by the owner of the original house, and it should be used to pickle pickles. Because Lu Erniang thought it was too big, she bought a small pickle. This big one has never been used, so he threw it in the mud room where the miscellaneous items were kept.
Lu Xiang'er had planned to secretly make wine, but she couldn't find the utensils, this jar really looked like it fell from the sky. Taking advantage of the fact that Lu Erniang and Lu Hong didn't care, Lu Xiang'er secretly brushed the jar and dried it to prepare.
Just today, it finally came in handy. Sitting next to the jar, Lu Xiang'er took a knife and cut off the grapes one by one, and then carefully wiped off the floating ash on them with a handkerchief before putting them in the jar. If this were to travel before the modern era, the grapes would have to be washed with pesticides and then dried. And in this ancient world where there were no pesticides, there was no need for that step. As for the sugar, not to mention the sugar, these grapes are very sweet.
While rubbing the grapes, Lu Xiang'er also threw one into her mouth from time to time. It wasn't until she had put all the grapes she had picked in the jar that she stopped. Then Lu Xiang'er took out the wooden board left over from making toys and covered the top of the jar. Finally, she took some miscellaneous items to cover the jar before she walked out of the mud room.
"It seems that I don't have to eat lunch anymore" patting her half-full stomach, Lu Xianger sat under the locust tree to enjoy the shade. Thinking that she could taste wine again, Lu Xiang'er began to giggle again.
When Lu Xiang'er thought of Lu Erniang, she had a headache, and she didn't know how to make Lu Erniang accept the fact that grapes were not poisonous. According to Lu Xianger's observation during this time, Lu Erniang is really a very open-minded and flexible person. If Lu Erniang is made to believe that grapes are not poisonous, then if Lu Xianger wants to make wine, Lu Erniang will definitely agree. But if Lu Erniang thinks that a certain person or thing is going to threaten the safety of Lu Xianger and Lu Hong, then she will definitely be resolute to the end.
"What should I do to make A-Niang believe me?" Looking at the clouds floating in the sky, Lu Xiang'er suddenly felt that her eyelids were getting heavier and heavier.