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197 Chapter 196, Marcel's Moonshine

196,

Going south along the road at the entrance of the Shilan Trading Station, there is a half-burned solid wooden house in the woods a few kilometers away.It is half, because apart from the incomplete roof that is still persisting, the wooden walls on the east and south sides have already been destroyed in the fire.

Whether it is the east wind during the day, the south wind at night, or the southeast wind between morning and evening, when it blows through this forest, it must first blow in and rotate a few times before leaving.As a result, the half-remaining wooden house was extremely cold, not to mention pedestrians passing by, even the rabbits in the forest, and the mice in the grass were unwilling to spend the night here.

Dai Ping'an had passed by Shilan Trading Station a few times before when he entered the Gaoshu District, but he never thought that there was something else in this cold, abandoned house.

There are 63 masters under Yan Xiaoguo's team, but this time less than 40 people were brought over.Except for the seven or eight people who can use blood drops and hide in Heishui Town, the remaining twenty or so people are here.

The name of the leader is very strange, because he was born on the first day of the new year, so he is called Shang Chuyi.

Under Dai Ping'an's vigilant and surprised eyes, Shang Chuyi yanked hard from the broken floor of this abandoned hut, pulling out a deep and dark entrance.A pungent smell mixed with a strong smell of alcohol immediately hit the face.

Dai Pingan followed behind Shang Chuyi, and along the ladder at the entrance, an underground bar that had been burned by fire appeared in front of him.

The speakeasy was lit by lanterns, and it was spacious, at least bigger than the one owned by Mad Mayor Valentine.

The solid wood walls have been carbonized after being baked at high temperature, but some surviving decorations can still see the prosperity of the bar before.Traces of the bar counter could still be seen, but the tables, chairs and benches in the bar lobby were probably burnt clean in the fire, replaced by sleeping bags one by one, obviously Shang Chuyi and the others lived here these days.

Passing through the gate opposite the bar alone, the first thing Dai Ping'an saw was a brewing boiler that was as tall as a person and was running.A big fat man with a huge round waist was bending over to add wood to the flames under the boiler.

The boiler is filled with wine sour mash fermented by yeast and grain. Under high temperature heating, the ethanol in the sour mash is evaporated into ethanol gas, which then flows out along the copper tube at the top of the boiler, and then passes through the condenser. It condenses into a liquid and collects drop by drop in the large glass jug under the mouth of the copper pipe.

This scene made Dai Pingan, who walked in, grit his teeth, because the brewing process in front of him seemed very simple, but in fact it was full of dangers.

Not to mention that once the temperature of the boiler is not properly controlled, the methanol brewed in the copper tube can cause blindness or even death directly.Just the copper pipe that is not very securely connected to the boiler, if there is a crack, it can send Dai Pingan and the others to heaven.

The degree of brewed moonshine is usually above [-] degrees, and if you want to drink it, you have to go through blending.This is because the ethanol vapor in the copper tube is very pure, flammable and explosive, and can be ignited with a little spark.Therefore, places where moonshine is brewed are generally chosen outdoors. Even if the boiler is not well sealed and steam leaks out, it will not explode immediately.

And the behavior of the big fat man in front of him moving the boiler to the basement to make wine is no different from wrapping gunpowder with an iron shell.Once it exploded, Dai Pingan didn't know how high the dust would be, but according to his estimation, the power would definitely be enough to blow up a basement below the bar.

Next to the boiler, there was a desk. A woman was lying on the desk and writing something. When she saw Dai Pingan appear, she immediately stood up enthusiastically with a cane.

No need to introduce, this must be Maggie Fick, but Dai Pingan doesn't know why he is so happy to see him
In terms of appearance, 30 or [-] years ago, Maggie was definitely an all-powerful beauty, but the ruthless years still left a series of wrinkles on her left face. As for her right face, it was because of The high temperature of the fire burned beyond recognition, and the scars that had not healed for a long time were tangled together. Only the white eyes and deformed ears could be seen with some outlines.

"Mr. Dai, welcome to my bar, just call me Mrs. Maggie."

A right hand full of scars took the initiative to reach out, and Dai Pingan, who was flattered, quickly reached out to hold it:
"You're being polite, I should... sorry, please wait a moment."

Dai Pingan took back his bloody right hand, wiped it on his clothes a few times, and barely cleaned it.Madam Maggie retracted her right hand without any trace, and at the same time wiped away the blood stains with a handkerchief.

"I'm really sorry, I just dealt with some urgent matters, and I was in a hurry."

Dai Pingan smiled embarrassedly and explained that when they met for the first time, he couldn't directly tell the other party that he had just opened the necks of several people in order to torture key information.

"Don't worry, Mr. Dai, if we want to survive on this land, we will inevitably have to use some unconventional means, which is normal."

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Maggie didn't mind at all. Instead, she waved her hand generously and asked Dai Pingan to sit down opposite:

"Is there anything you want to drink? I have all the common wines on the market here."

"If possible, I'd like to try your freshly baked moonshine puree."

Although he didn't understand why the other party was so enthusiastic, since he had brought it up, he would be more respectful than obedient.

"Of course. Marcel!"

Mrs. Maggie hesitated a little, but finally agreed.After hearing the order, the big fat man standing beside him immediately brought over the large glass wine jug that was about to be filled under the copper pipe, and gave Dai Pingan a glass of fine wine with a temperature of more than 90 degrees.

Although the fat man was trying his best to pretend, the thought of waiting and watching was still revealed from his eyes.

"Thank you."

Dai Pingan raised his glass to the fat man, then took a shallow sip.

The bootleg wine just condensed out of the condenser was still steaming, and it was lukewarm in his hand, like a cup of tea that had been brewing for a while.

But as soon as it entered the mouth, the wine boiled instantly, like boiling water just out of the pot, not only scalding the mouth, but even the tongue was so hot that it lost the taste.When swallowing, it was like a drop of hot oil sticking to the esophagus and burning into the stomach, and it finally stopped after a lot of crackling and tossing.

"What do you think, Mr. Dai?"

Big fat Marcel asked with a smile.

"Not bad!"

Dai Pingan smiled, then raised his head and gulped it down!

"Mr. Dai!"

"Mr. Dai!"

Not only did Marcel change his face, but even Mrs. Maggie on the opposite side stood up anxiously, resting in the tavern, Shang Chuyi and the others rushed in when they heard something was wrong, only to see a cloud of blood mist coming from Dai Pingan's mouth squirt.

Immediately, he pulled out the shortened double-barreled shotgun and pointed it at the two of Maggie.

"Don't do it!"

(End of this chapter)