The New Year passes in a blink of an eye, and it is the fifteenth day of the first month.

According to the rules of the mountain, after fifteen, the year is over, and when spring begins, the farmer will go to the field, and the hunter will enter the mountain, and he will be busy with all his work. The plan of the year lies in the spring, and it is a busy auspicious head.

On the sixteenth day of the first lunar month, Zhuang Meiyan specially called Aunt Li and several aunts and sisters-in-law in the village to her house for a gathering. Zhuang Meiyan personally cooked a few exquisite side dishes, all kinds of snacks and snacks, and set up a large table.

Zhuang Meiyan warmly beckoned everyone to sit down, scalded a pot of self-brewed wine, and poured it for everyone in person. At first, everyone was a little restrained, and the scene was deserted. After a few glasses of wine, everyone slowly came alive and talked about family life.

Aunt Li said, "Oh, how embarrassing, come to eat the third girl's wine again." During the Chinese New Year, didn't Han Niu'er send a jar of wine from door to door. ”

"yes. Sitting next to her was Aunt Zhang, who nodded and said, "The padded jacket of our little sixth son is still made by the third girl." The stitches are well-proportioned, the cotton is stuffed thickly, and the little cub no longer screams and freezes. ”

The others echoed the voice, Zhuang Meiyan was generous, and often sent some things to the people in the village, and every family in the village received her favor.

Zhuang Meiyan hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Auntie, what are you talking about! Zhuang Meiyan first came to the treasure land, if it wasn't for everyone to help, Zhuang Meiyan wouldn't even have a place to live." That day, the charm was buried in the snow, and there were no villagers looking for it in the mountains, and their lives were gone. ”

Aunt Li smiled and said: "Hey, those things about Chen sesame and rotten grain, you still remember us, for the New Year, say some auspicious words." Taste the wine of the three girls...... The third girl's wine is so fragrant, the old man has never drunk such a good wine in such an old age. ”

Aunt Li sipped her wine and admired it.

After eating a few glasses of wine, Zhuang Meiyan took the wine jug and added wine to everyone, and said: "Ladies and aunts, Zhuang Meiyan wants to say something, if what he said is wrong, please be generous." ”

Aunt Li and the others put down the wine cup and said, "The third girl just said, there are no outsiders here." ”

Zhuang Meiyan smiled and said: "This matter is not big, it is not small, but without the help of the eldest aunt, Meiyan can't do it alone." ”

The little lady sitting diagonally opposite was Aunt Li's eldest daughter-in-law, Wu, she was young and anxious, and couldn't help urging: "What is the matter with the third girl? As long as you say it, the big guy will definitely help you get things done." ”

Zhuang Meiyan smiled "fluttering", and when she saw that the time was almost up, she said with a straight face: "Aunt Niang, Meiyan wants to make a Zhuangzi for winemaking, and needs to add manpower, if the aunts are willing to come over to help, the salary is the same as that of men outside, but I don't know if everyone is willing to do it?"

Aunt Li and the others couldn't help but turn their heads and ears, and their faces were happy. It turned out that the "Phoenix Nest" was located in the middle of nowhere, far from the town, and there was not much land in the mountains, so it mainly relied on hunting for a living. Hunting is a man's job, women at home to clean up the house, take care of the children, generally rarely have the opportunity to do things, I heard that at the door of the house can make money to supplement the family, and the price is also fair, can actually get the same salary as men, naturally everyone is overjoyed.

Zhuang Meiyan was originally worried that these women might not be willing to come out to do things, but now it seems that the people here are simple and simple, and she is purely worried.

They exchanged heads and discussed for a while, and finally Aunt Li said to Zhuang Meiyan: "Okay, whatever the third girl says, let's do it." That's it. ”

The winery of Zhuang Meiyan has finally opened.

There was no lively scene, there were not many rules and pomp, and even firecrackers were not set off, Zhuang Meiyan just invited these aunts and aunts to have a meal, which was considered a good opening. The location of the winery was chosen on a vacant lot on the west side of the old house, and the wine cellar was dug and a temporary shack was built to make a workshop.

Zhuang Meiyan's wine sells very well in Qiyang Town, and its reputation is spreading farther and farther, not only in the town, but also in the surrounding ten miles and eight towns, people like to go to the "Xijia Wine Shop" to buy wine and drink. Therefore, the sales of wine are getting bigger and bigger, and Zhuang Meiyan gradually felt that he was unable to do it alone, so he decided to become a winery and hire some people to help.

After the establishment of the winery, there are a lot of things every day, Zhuang Meiyan is busy, not only to personally match the amount of koji, but also to see the quality of the wine, fortunately, the people in the mountains will make some local wine, and the aunts are still familiar with the routine of winemaking, but there are some key places that she needs to grasp personally.

After a tiring day, the first batch of wine was finally put into the jar and sent to the cellar for fermentation.

The daughters-in-law in the village received a day's wages and said goodbye one after another happily. Zhuang Meiyan sat on a wooden pier to rest, and turned her face to see Aunt Li's eldest daughter-in-law, Wu, only to see her look twisted, wanting to speak and stopping.

Zhuang Meiyan saw that she was in trouble, so she said politely: "Sister-in-law, is there something?"

Wu twisted the corners of his clothes, listened to Zhuang Meiyan's politeness, and hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no, the salary has already been received." Be...... There is something I want to discuss with the third girl. ”

Zhuang Meiyan smiled silently.

Wu timidly explained: "That's the case, my mother's family has a cousin married to Yangjiatun more than ten miles away, the man in her family is sick, only she is busy inside and outside, the family really needs money, the day before yesterday I went back to my mother's house to meet her, she heard that the third girl's winery wages are fair, and she was envious. begged me to intercede, and begged the third girl to accept her as well. ”

Zhuang Meiyan pondered and was silent, Wu thought that Zhuang Meiyan was unwilling, and said in a panic: "If the third girl is unwilling, forget it, when I come back, I told my mother-in-law about it, but asked my mother-in-law to count me down, saying that I was too busy, and that I shouldn't call people from other villages to come over for this matter." My cousin is so pitiful, she has a hard time, and she is a good girl, but now she is so thin that only bones remain. ”

Wu's voice became lower and lower, and he didn't dare to raise his head.

Zhuang Meiyan knows in her heart that each in the mountains has its own rules, the village style is strict, and she doesn't like people from other villages to intervene, so Aunt Li blames her daughter-in-law.

Zhuang Meiyan pondered for a moment and said, "What should I be, it turns out that this is the case, then call her over, and she is not alone." ”

Wu was overjoyed, and suddenly said worriedly: "But my mother-in-law's side, if it ......"

Zhuang Meiyan knew her thoughts, so she was relieved: "If Aunt Li talks about it, you will say that it is my idea, that I am too busy, and that I need a diligent daughter-in-law to take care of my mother." ”

Only then did Wu turn his worries into joy and leave with great gratitude.

As soon as the Wu family left on the front foot, Chunju turned out from behind the bamboo shed, and while beating Zhuang Meiyan's shoulder, she frowned and said: "Miss, how do you think that the eldest sister-in-law of the Li family is talking about it and not telling the truth, which makes people a little uneasy." ”

Zhuang Meiyan glanced back at her with a smile, and said softly: "What's not to worry about." Reasoning says that we are also outsiders, and the people in the village still help us less? ”

Chunju, who said this, couldn't help but bow her head and said no more.