Over the next two days, the Chicken and Teppanyaki continued to sell well, and the reputation of the Wilderness Tavern grew, and from the afternoon onwards, there was always a steady stream of customers in front of the door, and many of the residents of the lower town came for the delicious and cheap bowl chicken and teppanyaki. Xu Zheng's name was also widely spread as the creator of these two new things, and for a while, no one in Xiacheng didn't know that there was such a magical black-haired boy in the wilderness.

Two days later, Xu Zheng and Xiao Banga went to the blade again to get the custom-made steamer, this time it was still Hughes who set up the car, and he was waiting outside the field gate early as if he had a heart. Just said a word without spending money, Xu Zheng happily climbed into the carriage automatically, and didn't care how much it trembled, and commanded the two wildebeest to open the way with an excited shout.

When he arrived at the blade, after receiving the steamer and paying the gratuity, little Banga couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to knock on the side to inquire about the whereabouts of the two dwarves. Xu Zheng stopped him and calmly led Xiao Banga out of the blade blacksmith shop.

Back in the field, Xiao Banga asked anxiously, "Why didn't you let me inquire? Who knows if they escaped." ”

Xu Zheng said: "The last contact with them is us. If you ask like this, others will be suspicious, and no one is stupid. ”

"But I want to know if they escaped." I kind of like those two dwarfs. Looking back now, if I hadn't helped you, I would have regretted it for the rest of my life. ”

Xu Zheng looked at Xiao Bangjia for a long time, chuckled because of his kindness and innocence, and said, "Dwarves are straightforward and enthusiastic by nature, unlike human stomachs that always have such a bend. That doesn't mean they're stupid, and if they do, they'll find a way to report to us. After a pause, he said to little Banga: "Go and invite your grandfather and Grandpa Barlow to come over, we are going to start making the first batch of wine." ”

Lao Banga and Barlow have been staying in the wilderness almost all this time, and when they heard Xiao Bangjia say that Xu Zheng was going to steam wine, they all came over. Seeing Hughes half-dragging and half-hugging a strange thing from the carriage, Barlow was stunned for a moment and said, "Use this thing to squeeze wine?"

Xu Zheng smiled and said, "It's not squeezing, it's steaming." ”

Steaming?Barlow was puzzled: "Didn't the wine run out after steaming?"

Xu Zheng smiled: "Don't worry about this, you will definitely not be able to run." The winemaking process in the imperial capital has always been fermentation and then juice to obtain the liquor, right? What standard do you generally use to measure the concentration of wine?"

Old Banga said a measure word.

Xu Zheng felt embarrassed, so he said: "In my hometown, the concentration of wine is measured by degrees. The meaning of "Dazhi" refers to how much pure wine is contained in a certain amount of liquor. As you all know, most of the ingredients in a wine are water, and it's the part that really determines the taste. After explaining the concept of alcohol concentration to the two old men, Xu Zheng said: "Take the degree of the two wines sold by Aunt Lucina as an example, it looks like 6~7 degrees. The power is really low. This is the disadvantage of the pressing process. In general, if there is too much water in the wine, the taste of the water will be too strong, and the aroma of the wine will be greatly reduced. Unless it is a fruity wine, the flavor of the wine can be adjusted by the fruitiness and sugar content of the juice, otherwise the taste will not be good. By distilling, the water in the liquor can be greatly removed and the alcohol content can be increased. Today, I will use this steamer to show you a new process, which is steaming wine. ”

Hearing that it was a new winemaking process, Lao Banga and Barlow were extremely excited, and despite their old arms and legs, they came up and began to help Xu Zheng.

With the joint efforts of everyone, the mixture of peak honey and wheat bran fermented nine days ago was dragged out in four jars. Xu Zheng lifted the lid and looked inside, and the fermented products had condensed into lumps, indicating that the fermentation process was going well, and it was not in vain that he was patient and let them ferment for two more days. If this fermentation is made of high-efficiency koji, it is actually about 3~4 days, and when the temperature is relatively low in the winter of the central star, it will only take about 6 days, but considering that the koji from Lao Banga cannot be as efficient as the koji in the previous life, Xu Zheng waited patiently for them to ferment for two more days.

Take out the fermented fermented material that has congealed into lumps, and there is no Uncle Carlo here today, so it is up to Theseus, and everyone works together, smashes it, and puts it in the steamer.

At the moment when Xu Zheng opened the lid of the steamer, Xu Zheng saw that the lid was engraved with two shallow figures. If you don't look carefully, I thought it was the pattern of the lid material itself, but if you look closely, you can see that it is two pictures. The first picture shows two stout short men sitting on the ground in shackles. The second picture shows two moons, and one of the two short men in the previous one is pulling the door open, and the other is close behind, holding an open lock in his hand. The lines of the two drawings are rough, and the depiction seems to be extremely hurried, but the content of the expression is very expressive.

Xu Zheng smiled slightly, which can be regarded as a relief. He shouted to Xiao Banga and quietly pointed out the two pictures to him. Little Banga understood it at a glance, and exclaimed in surprise: "Ah, escape!"

Xu Zheng hurriedly covered his mouth, put the fermented food into the pot, and fastened the lid.

Knowing that the two dwarves had successfully escaped, Xiao Banga jumped up and down with excitement, but he didn't dare to say it, looking like he couldn't find a place to vent his passion. Xu Zheng saw that this kid was too excited, so he had to push him away, and he and Xiusi worked together to pour water into the steamer and carry it to the kitchen to steam.

Due to the double-insulated structure, Xu Zheng is not worried about the temperature being too high, so he just burns the fire hard to make the steamer heat up quickly.

As the steamer began to heat up, a strong aroma of wine wafted out. Lao Banga sucked his red nose and praised: "What a strong fragrance! When I smell it, it's better than any wine I've ever made!"

Barlow didn't speak, and kept watching all of Xu Zheng's movements intently, until he inhaled when the aroma of wine overflowed, with a moving expression on his face.

The mixed fermentation of honey and wheat bran was not strong when it was taken out of the vat and crushed, only a faint aroma could be smelled, and the old Banga and Barlow were worried that the fermentation would fail. Because honey and wheat bran are mixed and fermented, the two have never seen each other, so they have been guarding the side of the wine vat and guarding the whole process. They didn't smell enough wine for nine days in a row, and although the two knew that Xu Zheng would not speak in vain, they still had some doubts in their hearts. I know that after Xu Zheng built a strange steamer and put it on steam, the situation changed completely, and when the aroma of wine wafted out, it was so rich that it seemed to condense but not disperse, lingering on the end of the nose, lingering, not leaving, I just felt that there was a drunkenness in the heart.

Little Banga, who was still excited about the two dwarves, ran over when he smelled the wine, and sucked his nose like his grandfather, and suddenly became dizzy, and hurriedly pinched his nose with two fingers and ran, shouting as he ran: "Wow, it's so strong! Grandpa, didn't you say that you can't make strong wine? Or Brother Xu Zheng is stronger. ”

Seeing that Xu Zheng was in a hurry to control the heat, Xiusi had already taken over Xu Zheng's work and asked Xu Zheng to concentrate on checking the situation of the steamer. At this time, he smelled the aroma of wine, and couldn't help but look at Xu Zheng with strange eyes. This kid not only has a strange talent for animal trainers, but also a strange skill, if he hadn't seen him come back with a strange thing today, he decided to stop business for a day and follow him to the wilderness to have a look, he wouldn't have seen his ability.

At this time, it was almost time to make the wine, and the intensity of the wine was almost at its peak, and even Lucina could not help but come in from the outside and praised: "It is so fragrant! It is the first time I have smelled such a fragrant wine after so many years of selling wine." Seeing that several people were standing in front of Xu Zheng's so-called steamer, Lucina said happily: "Is there a new wine to sell soon?" I've been waiting for many days. ”

Xu Zheng said: "It should be okay." Seeing that it seemed to be almost over, he unscrewed the angle valve, and saw that the wine began to drip out, so he shouted: "Hurry, hurry, hurry!

Seeing this, Lao Banga jumped up like a burning buttocks, rushed to the courtyard and dragged an empty wine vat to the bottom of the wine mouth.

I saw the liquor condense like white dew at the place where it came out, and then drip downward. At first, it was just a drop of drops, but then the speed of the wine began to increase, and finally it formed a thin line, and the sound fell into the vat crisply.

The whole process lasted for about an hour, and it was not until the wine outlet stopped dripping the liquor that Xu Zheng turned off the angle valve and moved the steamer away, and nearly half of the vat of liquor had been received in the wine vat at this time.

Old Banga and Barlow couldn't contain their excitement and took a closer look at the wine made by the new process. I saw a vat of wine crystal clear, like a vat of liquid amber. When it shook slightly, the water light was reflected, and it was all refracted by a clear and shimmering light, which was indescribably good-looking. When it is not shaking, the liquid surface is as bright as a mirror, so clear that it can reflect the human face.

Old Banga sighed: "Just by looking at the wine, you already know that it is the best. I just feel that I am short of words, and I can't find the right words or sentences to describe what it looks like. Little Banga, bring a bowl for grandpa. ”

Little Bonga pinched his nose and brought a bowl. Lao Banga bent down and scooped a bowl, only to feel that after the wine reached the bowl, it became more and more clear and transparent, just like a transparent top aurora spar, without half impurities. Shake the bowl in your hand slightly, and the wine comes alive, flowing along the wall of the bowl, sparkling and moving.

Xu Zheng said with a smile: "This is another benefit of distilled spirits, there is no squeezing, and there is no precipitation of impurities." The shape and color of the wine are naturally mixed, and it is already the best quality. ”

Old Banga and Barlow nodded, seeing the appearance of the liquor, they had already deeply understood the benefits of distilled spirits.

Ba Huo took the bowl from Lao Banga's hand, lowered his head and looked at it for a while, and smelled the wine carefully, and his old face couldn't help but wrinkle all the comfortably, and he lowered his head and planned to try it.

Xu Zheng hurriedly shouted, "Wait!"

Barlow looked at Xu Zheng puzzled.

Xu Zheng smiled and said, "I suggest that Uncle Xiusi try it first." Uncle Hughes, are you drinking well?"

Xiusi nodded inexplicably and said, "It's okay, it's not a problem to drink ten pounds." ”

"Ten catties is not a problem, huh?" Xu Zheng snickered and said, "Okay, you can try this." Say yes first, don't throw up. ”

didn't understand the strange expression on Xu Zheng's face, Xiusi took the bowl, brought it to his mouth, and habitually raised his head to take a big mouthful.

This drink is terrible, as soon as the wine enters the mouth, it is as if swallowing a big flame, burning all the way in. Xius didn't think that this wine would be so strong, his face was immediately red, and he swallowed a large mouthful of wine in his mouth.

"Don't vomit!" Xu Zheng laughed.

Hughes was heartbroken, and swallowed the wine. The flame immediately shifted from the mouth to the ground, showing the wind of a frenzied flame all the way, raging all the senses and igniting everywhere it passed. When it fell into the stomach, it was even more angry, and after a burst of madness, it turned soft, and the warm and comfortable feeling emanated from the chest, spreading throughout the body, and there was an indescribable pleasure.

Hughes threw his head back, first screamed, then slammed, and finally clenched his fists and slammed into the wall, yelling: "It's so ****** strong! Cool! This is the wine that men drink! After drinking this wine, everything else is water!" I couldn't help but take another sip of it, and as soon as I put it in my mouth, I almost felt that I could breathe fire when I opened my mouth, but there was a pleasure growing in my heart, and I just felt that I couldn't stop it. Hughes praised again and again, and repeatedly formed a sentence: "Except for this, I will never drink any other wine in the future!"

Seeing the appearance of Hughes, the old Banga and Barlow were pleasantly surprised. Barlow took the bowl and looked up to drink. Xu Zheng hurriedly said: "Take your time, take your time, your body can't stand it." ”

Barlow took a sip of his doubtful sip. As soon as the wine entered his mouth, he immediately reacted exactly the same as Xius, his face turned red, his neck became thicker, and his forehead suddenly sweated. However, he is different from Xiusi, the former does not know the deception and pours a big mouthful into it, and the latter is just a small one. Therefore, when the power of the wine has passed, the infinite taste will be revealed. Barlow tasted it carefully in his mouth, only to feel that the wine was rich, sweet and mellow, and far-reaching and long. After swallowing it, a wave of warmth immediately rose and spread to the limbs, and I felt lazily and indescribably comfortable.

Barlow pinched the bowl, closed his eyes and savored it, and finally slowly opened his eyes and sighed: "After drinking this wine, I feel that I used to live in vain, and the wine I brewed was also made in vain." This wine is the best regardless of the shape, color, aroma and taste. If you put it outside, 100 gold coins a cup, I think some people will break their heads. ”

Seeing that the two people who tried the drink commented like this, Lao Banga anxiously grabbed it and took a small sip, and after being speechless for a long time, he only asked: "What's your name?"

Xu Zheng smiled slightly and said, "Jade Ice Burning." His full name was Yubing Shochu, and he removed the word "wine" to make it sound more catchy.

"Is this the jade ice burn?" Lao Banga muttered, "pure knot like jade, transparent like ice, and like fire." True to its name. Suddenly, he lowered his head, a tear fell into the bowl, and he sighed again: "Indeed, as Barlow said, after tasting this wine, I feel that the previous wine is in vain." The wine in the world can also be fragrant to this extent. ”

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little sad, Xu Zheng hurriedly said: "What is white brewing." Don't say such frustrating words about the two grandfathers, I just rely on the development of winemaking technology in my hometown to make good wine. I have a lot of methods here, write them out another day, your decades of brewing experience, and when you come into contact with the new brewing process, you will definitely be able to touch the side and make a peerless wine!"

Lao Bang smiled to himself and said, "Yes." If you kid don't write it, I won't spare you. When you learn your new technique, you will definitely be better than you. ”

Xu Zheng hurriedly smiled: "That's, that's!"

Seeing that his old friend was sad, Barlow also smiled and diverted the conversation, and said: "Old friend, don't you open your eyes today by living a lifetime and learning from a lifetime? Aren't we looking for self-breakthrough, there is an opportunity in front of us. ”

Old Banga smiled and said, "Yes." I haven't served anyone yet, and I am convinced by Xu Xiaozi now, but I am not convinced. Hahaha. Boy, this wine is good?"

Seeing Lao Bangjia smiling, Xu Zheng also smiled and said, "No." The wine is indeed drinkable now. But the taste is not mellow enough. ”

Hughes was shocked: "It's not enough, I think it's too good to be true!"

Xu Zheng opened the steamer again, put in the second batch of raw materials to steam, and said: "This wine needs to be steamed three times and brewed three times, and the steamed mixture is added to the koji for the second time, and the wine is steamed after fermentation again." The same technique is carried out a third time, and finally the three times are mixed together, which is the final jade ice grill. The final jade ice roast is truly mellow and long, and the artistic conception is endless. The jade ice roast that has only been steamed for one time tastes too strong and is a little stiff, but it is suitable for Uncle Xiusi's bold way of drinking. ”

"Really?" said Xiusi, "Then can you just burn some of this steamed jade ice for me?" After hesitating for a moment, he said, "I know this wine is good, and I estimate that the price is very expensive." Otherwise, you can ride my carriage for free anytime and anywhere in the future. Two wildebeest at your disposal!"

Xu Zheng was overjoyed and said with a smile: "Uncle Xiusi said this, and he will see the outside." I like you. Why, you can take all the half of the vat that has been steamed. Don't be money-worthy. However, Aunt Lucina's shop was paid for drinking in the future. ”

Hughes frowned and went to find a bottle of wine, and said with a smile: "You kid is just likable." No wonder everyone sees you as if they were a treasure. I heard that you also have bowl chicken and teppanyaki, so you must try it today. Do you need to give money?"

Everyone was happy, talking and laughing, and steamed the remaining wine ingredients one by one, and got a steamed jade ice roast 4 cylinders, and then the steamed raw materials were sent to ferment and prepare for the second steaming.

When all the work was done, it was getting late, and everyone was tired and had back pain, and the proposal to eat Xu Zheng's craftsmanship had to be abandoned, and the old Banga took the little Banga and Barlow, Xius and others to have fun.

PS：

Take the ticket~

Occasionally, try to hit the charts. These two chapters are extremely sour, and the broken keyboard in the office is not easy to use, so it is super depressing......