The matter was decided, and Xu Zheng did it immediately. The large class and the small class could no longer learn archery from the teacher because of the tuition problem, so they naturally followed Xu Zheng to become a helper.

The first thing Xu Zheng did was to ask the two of them to bring the wine in the field to taste.

The senior class and the junior class are now obedient to Xu Zheng's words, and when they heard him say this, they immediately poured out two glasses of wine. These are the only two types of liquor in the store.

Xu Zheng took it, and frowned after tasting both cups. To tell you the truth, the wine in Aunt Lucina's shop is really not good. To be exact, with Xu Zheng's taste, it is completely unpalatable.

The taste of both sake seems to be made from fruit. The process is very bad, the color is cloudy, there is an unknown sediment at the bottom, and it looks like there is nothing to drink; the shape is thin, but it has to leave traces when it flows through the wall of the glass, which is obviously a manifestation of many impurities; smelling the fragrance, this step can actually be skipped, because they only exude a smell of sake lees, and there is no fragrance at all; and finally taste, the taste is thin, sweet and not sweet, sour and not sour, clear like water, and there is no big feeling. And a cup is sour and astringent, and a glass is light and a little bitter. The overall evaluation of the two labels is: terrible......

"How's that?" Lucina asked nervously.

Xu Zheng shook his head and didn't tell Aunt Lucina about the wine, so as not to hit her little confidence. He turned to the senior and junior classes and said, "Can you two find a way to get some wine from Mrs. Rose's shop?"

Xiaoban said: "The two of us will definitely not be able to. But you can go to Angell. ”

Xu Zheng said: "Then go quickly." ”

An hour later, Ben returns with Angel, followed by Lucy. This little girl is still dressed as a warrior, as if she will never leave her sword and shield at any time.

As soon as Angel saw Xu Zheng, he excitedly shouted: "I heard that you can also make wine?

Xu Zheng nodded with a smile and said, "Did you get it?"

Angel took out four small bottles from his bosom and said with a smile: "It was originally used to contain the poison that poisoned the dagger, but now it has been modified into wine." The woman knew me, but she didn't sell me wine. He smiled proudly: "Isn't it who I am, I'm a thief, so naturally I took four kinds of hands." She only sells four. ”

Luki just couldn't see his smug look, and sneered, "Stinky beauty." ”

Xu Zheng took the bottle, opened it and tasted it one by one. Madame Rose's wine is indeed better, the color, aroma, and shape are similar to Lucina's, only in taste it is a little better than her wine, but not much better. If it is put into Xu Zheng's previous life, this kind of thing can only be poured out as rancid water. So Xu Zheng frowned every time he tasted it, and frowned four times in a row before he sighed: "This is the level of wine in this world?"

"What? what is this world?" asked Ben curiously.

Belch...... Said that he leaked his mouth. Xu Zheng hurriedly said: "It's nothing, it just means that the wine is hard to drink." Seeing that Xiaoban was still going to ask, he immediately gagged him and said, "Why are all these wines fruit wines?"

Ingres asked, "What is fruit wine?"

Xu Zheng explained: "It is wine made from fruits. Don't you have wine made from other ingredients?"

Xiaoban asked curiously, "Isn't wine made from fruit?" Although I don't know much, I still know that wine is made from fruit. I haven't heard of any other raw materials. ”

"What?" Xu Zheng said in a lost voice: "The wine here is all made from fruits?" Generally speaking, as long as the starch is rich and the grain content is suitable, it can be used to make wine.

"Hmm. Xiaoban nodded in agreement: "I used to see my mother opening a shop hard, and I also wanted to learn to make wine." So after looking at some related things, there was never any mention of making sake from ingredients other than fruits. ”

In this way, other types of alcohol, such as grain winemaking, have never appeared. Xu Zheng was so ecstatic that he couldn't help but dance and laugh loudly: "Whahahaha! Aunt Lucina, I can not only assure you now that we will win the competition, but I will also make your wilderness the most beautiful tavern in the imperial capital, and those nobles will have to buy wine and drink from you in the future." ”

"Really?" Although Lucina still didn't believe it, looking at Xu Zheng's appearance, it seemed that there was something like that, and she couldn't help but be infected with his excitement, and said with a smile: "Don't just talk and don't practice, hurry up and do it." I'm curious. You kid seems amazing. ”

Angel also laughed and said, "As soon as I heard the senior class and the junior class say, I had a premonition that something interesting must be happening, so I followed without hesitation immediately after stealing the wine." It seems that this is the case. Your barbecue is so magical, I'm sure you'll make good wine!"

Luki also nodded and said, "Yes." Make good wine and bring down that woman. Cut! And Mrs. Rose, I think it's a sow!"

Everyone looked at Luqi with a black line, and sure enough, she was poisonous. Ruthless enough.

In the middle of his excitement, Xu Zheng suddenly thought of a question and asked, "Where is the koji?"

Xiaoban asked, "What is koji?" Xu Zheng's mouth came out of many things that he hadn't heard before, and he couldn't help but believe Xu Zheng a little more.

Xu Zheng said: "In Interstellar United, well, in my original hometown, also known as Jiutou, it is a little addition that can be used to speed up the brewing process. Without it, the natural brewing process would have taken a lot longer. If you have it, and the quality is good enough, the time can be shortened to a minimum of 10 days and a maximum of 15 days. ”

Xiaoban couldn't help but be moved: "So fast?"

Xu Zheng said: "There are still 5 to 6 days." If the wine is out early enough, we can do more, experiment with more varieties, and have more time to make all kinds of preparations. Seeing that Xiaoban didn't believe it, Xu Zheng didn't want to explain more, in the Interstellar Alliance, there is a compound flavor-enhancing type of high-yield koji, if it is used to catalyze fermentation, supplemented by special equipment and the best fermentation environment, it is not impossible to produce wine in 2 to 3 days. He and Tie Zheng had done that before, but these modern technologies couldn't be explained to Xiaoban.

Taipan hung his head and pondered where there might be something like the one Xu Zheng was talking about. After a while, he raised his head and said, "Xiaoban, do you think that strange old man in Zhongcheng District has the kind of thing Xu Zheng said?"

"You mean the old man who arrogantly threatens to make wine better than the wine of elves and gnomes?"

"I've met him a few times, and he comes across as a taciturn old man. It's not like the arrogant kind of person who only talks nonsense. If he can say something like this, maybe there really is some unique method or raw material. Maybe he has what Xu Zheng said about koji or wine head or something. ”

Angel said: "Why don't we go and see? ”

"Sneak in?" Rucy said disdainfully, "Let's wait until we get the Thief Badge." ”

Angel was immediately deflated.

Hearing the big class and the small class say this, Xu Zheng was interested. If you can find koji, the process of making sake will definitely be half the effort, especially if you find good koji, you can greatly improve the quality and taste of the sake. I immediately decided that I must go to the old man mentioned by the senior class and the junior class to have a look.

But before that, you should first look at what ingredients can be used to make wine. Xu Zheng knows too little about this other world, and the preparations for this first step must be done well, otherwise there will really be no theory, and it will be difficult for a clever daughter-in-law to cook without rice.

Immediately asked, "Where is the home market?"

Xiaoban looked at Xu Zheng strangely, and a new word came up. I can't help but ask, "What is a farmer's market?"

Xu Zheng laughed dryly, scratched his scalp and said, "Uh-my hometown likes to call it that." Hahaha. Nothing, nothing, I just asked, such as vegetables, fruits, grains, fish, meat, etc., where are these things sold. I wanted to see what good ingredients were available for sake brewing. ”

The small class understood that the farmers' market is a general term for things like vegetable stalls, fruit stalls, and meat stalls. It's a convenient title, and it includes it all. Immediately, he said, "I'll show you." ”