Chapter 227: Winemaking
When Yunxi reacted, the money was gone, and the rhubarb in Aunt Cao's hand was also screaming, and as soon as Aunt Cao untied the rope, it jumped out silently.
The calm valley was broken, the birds chirped, the grass began to rise and fall, and the barking of the dogs of Qian Qian came from time to time, as if there was a fierce competition. However, when the rhubarb had brought back the two wild ducks, Qian Qian was still screaming vigorously; When the wild ducks brought back by the rhubarb were all cooked and about to enter the stomach, Qian Qian was gray, and came back with a few hairs on his mouth, which made Yunxi angry and want to laugh.
"Yunxi, you can't do it, I think you can help her keep me when you turn around, in two months, I'll give you back a powerful hunting dog, okay?" Aunt Cao said.
"That's great, thank you, auntie." Yunxi agreed without hesitation. Can this be done, just watched the performance of rhubarb, it is definitely well-trained, and he came back with the prey in his mouth quietly, what about the money? screamed vigorously, blind, and couldn't catch anything.
"Hiss," Aunt Cao snorted and asked, "Is there something mush?" ”
Yun Jin, who was chopping vegetables, hurriedly rushed to the stove, lifted the lid of the pot and saw that sure enough, the mushroom stewed duck in the pot had already stuck to the pot.
"Yunxi, the fire you burned is too big." Yun Jin was about to add water to it while speaking, but was stopped by Aunt Cao, "It should be cooked, just serve it, and add water to it to taste." ”
"That's not the reason, I forgot about it in a hurry." Yun Jin hurriedly took the pot and put the dishes out, glared and said, "It's not delicious, you can finish eating it yourself in a while." ”
Yunxi wasn't sure whether it was because he was burning too much, or if Yunjin was adding less water, but it didn't make sense to pursue it, so he had to say yes helplessly. However, the slightly burnt meat turned out to be surprisingly delicious, although it had a little mushy taste, but it was more of a barbecue-like fragrance, and it was praised by the two gentlemen, and later Yunjin also developed a series of dishes in a dry pot stew, which can be regarded as a blessing in disguise.
After lunch, everyone began to go up the mountain to pick mountain grapes, it turned out that Yunxi they came down from the ridge of the hillside, there are a lot of mountain grapes, the last time they came was still a small green little bit, now it is purple and black, and some of the grapes are a little dry, this is not ripe, but a little ripe. However, because it hangs on the vine, the mountain is well ventilated, and the taste not only does not deteriorate, but the sweetness is more concentrated, and the fruity aroma is also stronger, and there is almost no sourness when eating, so you don't have to worry about eating your teeth down at all.
"The sake is absolutely delicious!" Yunxi said with a smile, although she hadn't drunk much, she had also learned that the aroma of late-picked wine would be richer, the aroma was rich and full of tension, and the aftertaste was longer, making it a very good accompaniment to the table.
Zhou Han, who has brewed a lot of wine, also agreed, but he saw that he was lucky and shouted: "Don't eat it, pick it for me." And they all picked the grapes with all their hearts.
After a short time, two large baskets were filled, and Aunt Cao and the two gentlemen of Yunxi Yunjin came down in advance, leaving a few boys to work on the mountain.
People who go down the mountain begin to select materials, first green grains, moldy grains, broken grains and other bad grape grains, and then take clean water to rinse them thoroughly, and then remove the grapes from the stem, spread them in a fine bamboo basket to control the moisture.
Thanks to Mr. To, the things prepared are not only complete, but also very clean.
When the grapes are dry, they start to serve in the jar, and after putting them in, they are crushed by hand, the more broken the better, because the more broken the wine, the higher the wine yield.
The previous steps Yunxi and Mr. Zhou's steps are the same, but the latter ones are different. Zhou Han's method is the same as that of ordinary people's self-brewed wine, which is to add sugar directly, and then seal it after stirring.
Yunxi used a different method, not only did she add sugar, but also took out a small bottle of wine from the house, ready to add it to the jar of winemaking.
"Wait, what's in this bottle, show me first." Yun Jin snatched it up, pulled it out and sniffed it, and raised his eyebrows, "You are fooling around again, can you pour this wine into it?" Hurry up and get it back. ”
"Sister, it's not nonsense, this is my exclusive secret recipe, okay?" Yunxi said, "Adding some wine to it can make the wine taste more correct, more refreshing, and more fragrant and stronger." "Don't underestimate this little bottle of wine, it's something she distilled specifically for wine.
Yun Jin pouted, "Believe you ghost, no one else did it, you will, don't come up with it yourself." I'll tell you, this jar of grapes, but the result of our hard work for half a day, I can't let you spoil it. ”
In the face of Yunjin, Yunxi has always been a little powerless, and this time is no exception, so anxious that he can't do anything about her by stomping his feet.
Aunt Cao was also so anxious that she rubbed her hands on the side, not knowing how to persuade it. In her opinion, Mr. Zhou seems to be more authoritative, as for Yunxi, although he is a good boy, he is a little smaller, and his curiosity is heavy and naughty, which is understandable.
"Two gentlemen, don't watch the show, hurry up and say something!" Yunxi couldn't, so she had to pull the gentlemen in, hoping that they could have a bit of innovation and let her give it a try.
The two gentlemen are really scholars and have carefully researched, Zhou Han smiled and said, "Give her a small jar and let her try." Even Wang Lin smiled: "It's all game, and you can't waste a lot of money, so let her play." ”
Yun Jin knew that her sister had a lot of weirdness, but she had to make a show in front of people, since the two gentlemen had spoken, she didn't insist anymore, and soon found a jar to come out, and said angrily: "Oh, let's play with it yourself." ”
Yunxi didn't mind her attitude, she happily took the jar and went to the side to load the grapes, and when the grapes were crushed, add sugar first, and then add wine, she didn't dare to add more, the recipe she had seen before only said that it was appropriate to adjust the wine degree of the grape pulp to 4~5 degrees, which was not easy to grasp than the appropriate amount in the recipe.
If she could be the master of the house, she could have made a few more jars to test, but the problem is that she can't, so she has to estimate it. After adding wine and sealing his mouth, Yunxi also made a special mark, so as not to be confused with what others did.
"Brook girl, should we make a bet? Just bet on who makes the better wine, okay? Zhou Han saw that she also made a special mark, and immediately became interested, and he had to bet with Yunxi.
"Don't bet," Yunxi replied categorically, it's really not interesting to bet on this matter, especially with your own people, it's not interesting to lose or win. It's even more boring to bet with people whether the wine is good or not, turnip greens, each has its own love, and there is a standard for whether the wine is good or not, so it's completely unnecessary.
Zhou Han was just teasing her, and she didn't get angry when she heard the words, and said with a smile: "Then you have to wait for me to open the package when I'm there, so I can appreciate it as soon as possible." ”
Yunxi: "It's an honor, it must be." ”
"Haha, this girl is just interesting."
When it was about to get dark, Yunxi and the others finally filled all the jars with sealed altars, and Mr. Zhou was also greedy, so he actually bought twenty or thirty wine jars, large and small, in rows It was very spectacular. If it weren't for Shui Yi's kung fu, let alone sealing the altar, it would be difficult to pick enough grapes.