After a few people set off to go to the place called the 'farmer's market' by Xu Zheng in Xiacheng District, Xu Zheng had a big bottom in his heart. Here, many of the common fruits seen in previous lives are still available here. For example, apples, pears, grapes, bananas, etc., you can see them here. I don't know if it's because of the backwardness of science and technology here, so the whole natural environment has not been polluted by any industry, the same fruit, here looks a lot bigger, a smooth and shiny water, you can smell the fruit fragrance they emit from a distance, from the point of view of the image, it gives people a much better feeling than in the previous life.

The staple food here is mainly wheat, but there are also barley and something called tree rice. Wheat is processed to make bread and other foods, a bit like the center of the American continent in the Middle Ages. Seeing this, Xu Zheng was already very sure in his heart. And he also thinks further, only processing wheat into bread as the staple food of the main meal, this way of eating is too simple, and he will come up with more ways to eat it when he has the opportunity in the future, which is also a business opportunity.

Looking at the plump wheat, Xu Zheng snickered, as if he had seen the scene of his own money.

Seeing him smiling weirdly, Lucy couldn't help but ask, "What are you laughing at?"

Xu Zheng smiled: "The items are very rich." It's good, it's powerful. Wowha!"

Xiaoban anxiously asked, "Which ones have been selected as raw materials?"

Xu Zheng turned around again and specified a few.

Xiaoban saw that the things Xu Zheng had selected included apples, grapes, honey, wheat, peas, and even eggs and fatty pork. The first three small classes can also be understood, it is indeed a brewing raw material, and honey can be used to add flavoring, which is also understandable. I have to say that the first time I saw the use of honey as a condiment, Xiaoban thought about it carefully, and felt that this choice was quite clever and unique, and I believe that what I made will definitely be very distinctive. But can wheat and peas be used to make wine? What are eggs and fat pork for? Fat pork makes wine? Xiaoban was disgusted, and couldn't believe that the fat and white stuff could be equated with liquid liquor.

Taipan was also skeptical and asked, "All these things are used to make wine?" Honey is very novel to be used for flavoring, but it is very expensive. ”

Xu Zheng was looking at a fruit called Mao Maodan, which had never been seen before, the whole thing was red, and there were small dot-like protrusions all over the body, and each dot had an inch of brown fluff on it, which looked very interesting, but I didn't know how it tasted. Hearing Taipan's question, Xu Zheng nodded casually and said, "Honey is used for brewing wine and seasoning, and it can be used." All of the ingredients I chose were made from sake brewing. ”

"What?" said in his voice, "Fatty pork and eggs are also used to make wine? ”

"Hey, hey, hey. Xu Zheng smiled evilly, but he didn't reveal the mystery, and only said: "Trust me." I can definitely set off a revolution in the wine industry in the imperial capital. ”

Angel looked at Xu Zheng's mysterious appearance and couldn't help but die of curiosity. But he also knew that he would not be able to say what unique means he had now, so he could only laugh and say, "It's getting more and more interesting." If there's anything interesting, don't forget to let me know. ”

Lu Qi snorted, her eyes showing great interest, and her eyes kept looking at the few things Xu Zheng had chosen.

knew that it aroused everyone's strong curiosity, but Xu Zheng just didn't say it maliciously. He smiled and said, "Almost, let's go see the old man." ”

Midtown is in the interior of the Lower Quarter and is surrounded by the whole Lower Quarter City Ring. Xu Zheng noticed that the entire city of Zion was a circular structure, and the more he walked towards the middle of the city, the more he could feel the rise of the terrain. If the estimation is correct, looking down on Zion from the air, it should be a multi-layered circular structure, several rings are set together, except for the outermost ring of the Paicheng River and the city wall, the inner is the lower city ring is covered with the middle city ring, and then it is set around the upper city, and the innermost side should be the two city within the city mentioned by Carlo.

Walking in the middle of the city, you can clearly feel that the level of affluence here is higher than that of the lower city, and the streets are more complex, street after street, lane after lane, interspersed to form a dense web, between the grid is a variety of buildings.

Xu Zheng and Angel and others, under the leadership of the senior class and the junior class, soon found the residence of the old winemaker. Taipan went up and knocked on the door, and when the door opened, Xu Zheng smelled the aroma of fermented yeast coming from inside, and couldn't help but shake his head again at the backwardness of the wine-making process here. In other words, in a previous life, whether it is a sake brewery, a family or a person, because of their preference for moonshine, there is no one who can not smell the aroma of alcohol from a distance. But here, you can only smell it when you get closer, which shows that the quality of the wine is really not very good.

The man who opened the door was a middle-aged man, about forty years old, with slightly gray temples. Seeing that it was a four-year-old boy and a girl of about the same age, the man was stunned before asking, "What's the matter?"

Xu Zheng stepped forward, smiled before speaking, and said, "Hello." Is there an old man who makes wine here?"

Seeing that Xu Zheng had black hair and black eyes that were different from Cong, his words were polite, and he was smiling, his eyes were vivid and flexible, and he was immediately impressed, and he also replied with a smile: "Do you ask the old master? I'm the housekeeper here. What are you looking for him?"

"Not here?" Xu Zheng was a little disappointed and said, "I want to buy a few koji from him, I don't know if it's okay?"

The housekeeper said, "What is koji?"

Xu Zheng explained again. The butler shook his head and said, "I don't know about that thing." I'm really sorry. Otherwise, the old master will come back tomorrow, and you will come back then." But he doesn't have a good temper, and I don't know if I won't see you when the time comes. ”

Xu Zheng was suddenly even more disappointed, and suddenly collapsed.

Seeing Xu Zheng's disappointed appearance, the housekeeper felt a little unbearable, so he smiled and said, "The little master is at home." Ask him. He is much better tempered than the old master. ”

Xu Zheng said happily: "Is it okay?"

The butler said, "Come in." Don't touch the wine jar in the yard. ”

A few people entered the door. Behind the door, there is a spacious courtyard, neatly stacked with many large earthen vats, each about half a person high, two people hugging each other, and the top of the jar is covered with a straw lid. The smell just now came from these jars.

The housekeeper said, "Come with me, wait inside, and I'll call the little master." ”

Xu Zheng waved his hand and said, "No need, it's the same here." ”

The butler nodded, and went in to call someone.

Xu Zheng saw the housekeeper enter the back room, stretched out his hand to open a cover, and looked inside. Taipan hurriedly said: "The housekeeper told us not to touch things. ”

Xu Zheng smiled: "It's okay, I'll just take a look." ”

I saw that there was a large vat of liquid in the tank, orange and red with brown in color, and I couldn't tell what it was. Xu Zheng stretched out his fingers, dipped a little in the jar and put it in his mouth to taste it, frowned and said, "It's citrus wine." ”

Xiao Ban said: "It's the kind of citrus on the fruit stand? This can also be used to make wine? It seems that the person who makes wine is really good, it's the first time I've heard of citrus wine." It seems that it should be a new variety. How's it taste?"

Angel squeezed forward with great interest, and also dipped his fingers into his mouth like Xu Zheng, and said after a while: "It tastes very good! Sweet and sour, with a little citrus flavor." ”

Xu Zheng shook his head helplessly, sure enough, he had never tasted good wine, and this kind of taste was called good wine...... But, to tell the truth, it did taste much better than the wine stolen from Madame Rose. It seems that this old man who makes wine still has some doorways.

Seeing Xu Zheng keep shaking his head, Angel said, "What's the matter?

Xu Zheng said: "How can this be called good taste? The finished citrus wine should have the original color and aroma of citrus, and the wine should look clear and transparent." And this, the citrus aroma has been almost lost, the color is dark and brown, the wine is smooth and a little sticky, the taste is not sweet enough to be too acidic, the taste is light when you enter the mouth, and there is no sweet and sour taste. You guys look at it, there's a lot of bubbles, isn't it?"

Lu Qi looked at it, and it was indeed as Xu Zheng said, with a layer of light yellow bubbles on the surface.

Xu Zheng said again: "This wine has been over-fermented. Looking at the color of the wine and the appearance of the liquid, it should be the final stage of the wine. And why the wine is still here, if I guess correctly, there is only one possibility, that is, the process is not good when making the original solution, and such a process must be used to remove the dregs and clarify the liquor. Doing so can really make the wine look a little better. But the actual effect, I can only say - to add to the snake, more than that. ”

As soon as the voice fell, I heard a teenager's voice say unconvinced: "What do you know? This citrus wine was created by my grandfather, and no one else has even heard of it except for my grandfather and me." You're talking nonsense here!"