The Rise of Primitive Tribes Farming

Chapter 136 Brewing
After returning from the Xiong tribe, Chen Bei planted a few gourd seeds in his yard, and handed over the other gourd seeds to the planting team. Although the planting was a bit late, there was still time.

Ordinary days always pass quickly, and in the blink of an eye, five months have passed.

The second month of autumn.

"Gee chi... chi chi..."

Chen Bei was sitting in the courtyard, and insects could be heard from the corner of the courtyard wall.

Above his head is a large shelf made of trees, covered with gourd vines, the lush leaves cover the scorching sun and provide a shade below.

Five or six large gourds hung down from the shelf. Chen Bei weaved a net bag with hemp thread to catch these big gourds and hang them on the shelf to prevent them from being blown off when the wind blows.

The adaptability of this kind of gourd is really strong.

At the beginning, Chenbei brought back three gourds from Youxiong Tribe. There were hundreds of gourd seeds in them. Except Chenbei planted a few gourd seeds, the other gourd seeds were planted in the ground and tied up with bamboo, and they grew very well. The people of the Mang tribe have basically tasted it.

In addition to gourds, other crops of the Mang tribe have also grown well this year, and they have begun to harvest in large quantities.

In the first few days, Chenbei would also participate in the harvest, but he didn't go there later. The Mang tribe is now fully manned, and after everything is on track, it will be easier for him to be the leader.

This year's grain harvest is still bumper, and the Mang tribe has built several large warehouses in advance. This winter, even if they add a few more people, they don't have to worry about not having enough food.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Boss, the vat you asked for has been brought to you."

Wuteng's voice sounded outside, Chen Bei was refreshed, got up immediately, and opened the courtyard door.

Wu Teng and several pottery workshop craftsmen waited outside the yard carrying five or six round wine jars with big bellies and small mouths.

"Put it in there."

Chen Bei asked them to put the wine jar under the gourd stand.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Wu Teng hurriedly said: "It's not hard, the leader will see if it is suitable for use. If there is anything that needs to be changed, please let me know. If there is nothing wrong, we will go back first."

"and many more."

Chen Bei stopped them, then went into the house and took more than 20 catties of dried meat, handed it to Wu Teng, and said, "Take it back and improve the food for everyone."

"Thank you boss!"

Wu Teng took the craftsmen away happily, and was grateful to the leader in his heart, because the leader had never treated them badly.

Chen Bei closed the courtyard door and walked to the wine vats.

These wine jars were specially made by him in the pottery workshop, and they also have lids, which can be used for wine making.

Chen Bei picked up a wine jar, inspected it carefully, patted it with his hands, and nodded in satisfaction. The pottery workshop's pottery craftsmanship is getting better and better.

Chen Bei washed all these wine jars, and then turned them upside down to dry.

Afterwards, Chenbei began to clean the raw material for winemaking—wild grapes.

Because there is no koji, wild grapes have become one of the best choices for wine making. You only need to wash it, crush it, put it in an altar, and seal it, and it will automatically ferment into wine.

There are a lot of wild grapes planted in the orchards of the Mang tribe.

When the tribe was established, in addition to growing food and vegetables, they also planted a lot of wild fruit trees, and wild grapes were one of the varieties that were planted more and multiplied quickly.

Before they knew it, the Mang tribe already had a large field of wild grapes on the hillside.

The weather this year is good, and the yield of wild grapes is also very high. This kind of wild fruit with a sweet taste after ripening is quite popular among the Mang tribe.

Chen Bei took a big rattan basket, carried it on his back, and walked towards the tribe's fruit forest.

Along the way, Chenbei saw many places where grains were drying in the sun, and they looked pleasant.

Mang tribes used straw mats woven by garment workshops to dry their food. This was also Chenbei's idea, and they used reeds that grew lushly by the river.

Weaving mats is not difficult, but requires a lot of labor and time. Fortunately, the Mang tribe has no shortage of manpower.

These straw mats can not only be used to dry food, but also can be used to sleep on the bed. After all, it is not a comfortable thing to sleep on hay all the time, and it is too hot to sleep on animal skins in summer.

The straw mat has become a very good bedding.

Most of the people in the Mang tribe now have their own straw mats, some of which are woven by themselves, and some are produced by garment workshops. Everyone likes it very much.

"Boss, where are you going with a big basket?"

"Boss, do you want to help?"

"leader……"

Along the way, many clansmen greeted Chen Bei warmly, and some people wanted to help him carry the basket and work, but Chen Bei responded one by one and rejected their kindness.

Soon, he passed through the tribe and came to the fruit forest.

There are already a lot of ripe fruits in the fruit forest, and some tribesmen are picking them and bringing them back. Those that are durable will be piled into the warehouse, and those that are not durable will be cut up and dried in the sun.

Chen Bei walked all the way to the place where wild grapes grow.

The places where these wild grapes grow are put on shelves, and this is what Chen Bei asked them to do, so that it is easier to pick, and the growth will be better, and the yield will increase a lot.

Most of the wild grapes are ripe, black and purple in color, with a layer of off-white "cream" on the skin, exuding a strong fruity aroma.

Chen Bei picked the biggest one, put it in his mouth, squeezed it, and the flesh of the wild grape broke away from the grape skin and entered his mouth.

The part close to the grape skin is very sweet, but the pulp close to the core is still a bit sour, so Chen Bei didn't bite it, just sucked the sweetness away and vomited.

"It's not bad, but I don't know if the brewed wine tastes good."

Because there is no rock sugar, Chenbei actually does not have much hope for the taste of the finished wine. This is just an experiment, and it would be good if it can be brewed. As for the taste, I dare not expect extravagance for the time being.

Chen Bei raised his head, picked the ripe and large wild grapes from the shelf, and put them into the basket.

It took more than an hour to pick and choose like this, before Chen Bei plucked the big rattan basket.

Chen Bei came to the stream with a wicker basket on his back, and dumped all these wild grapes on the ground.

Chen Bei patted the rattan basket clean, and then put the cleaned wild grapes into the basket.

Chen Bei did not wash off the layer of "frost" on the wild grapes. This layer is useful for brewing wine.

After washing, Chen Bei carried the wild grapes back home, spread them out in a rattan dustpan, and dried them.

After three or four hours, both the wild grapes and the wine jars were completely dry.

Chen Bei crushed wild grapes one by one with bare hands, and then threw them into the wine jar. It took a lot of time to install two large jars.

Afterwards, Chen Bei covered the wine jar, sealed it with yellow mud, and placed them in the corner of the room.

Chen Bei clapped his hands, looked at the two wine jars, and said, "Whether it can be done or not depends on luck."

In the third month of autumn, most of the Mang tribe's grain harvest has been completed, and the Mang tribe's trading team set off again.

At the first stop, they went to the Xiong tribe, where they traded back a large amount of fruit, a small amount of honey, animal skins, animal bones, animal teeth and other things.

As for the second stop, Chenbei decided to explore the south of the tribe and go down the Lobster River. He was looking forward to it, what kind of tribe would he meet this time?

　Thank you for the 5152 book coins rewarded by the guardian "Hunyuan Emperor".

　　
　
(End of this chapter)