Druid's Country Retirement

After visiting the Taoyuan, the three of them walked out of the gate and saw a doll standing in front of the gate, looking randomly at the gate with its little eyes.

"Goudanzi, what are you doing here? Do you want to climb over the fence? I'm telling you, if you dare to climb over, you will damage the peach tree inside, and I won't be able to pay the money if I sell you."

Since Lu Niu Sheng learned about the cost of the Taoyuan, he was worried that the children in the village who were in debt would climb over the fence and run into the Taoyuan to cause damage.

"I won't do it today, but I will do it tomorrow. Ninth Nai asked me to come over and say that the rice is ready." Wawa scratched his head.

"You are not allowed to turn it over tomorrow." Lu Niu Sheng glared at the doll fiercely, and when he turned to look at Li Hongbing, his face turned into a smile, "Village Chief Li, let's go back, let's go back to eat."

"Let's go!" Li Hongbing shook his head and laughed.

When the two village chiefs walked away, the little kid who was scolded looked at Lu Niu Sheng's back.

"My dear, no wonder my mother said that Third Master has a dog-like face, he changed so quickly."

Snapped!
After saying that, he was lightly patted on the head. Lu Dayou suppressed his laughter and said, "Don't talk nonsense. Your third master is not a dog-faced person."

The three returned to Meihua's house.

Jianjun is helping Meihua turn over the soil in the vegetable garden.

The table has been set up on the rice field, and various rural home-cooked dishes are served. In the middle, there is a whole pig's head squatting on the charcoal hot pot.

In forest areas, pig heads are stewed only when distinguished guests come to the house or during festivals.

"Come on, Village Chief Li, take a seat at the table!" Lu Niu Sheng greeted, with several Lu family drinkers standing next to him.

I know that today this table is prepared for me. No one else dares to sit at the top of the table except me. And if I don’t sit down, others will not sit down. Rather than everyone standing, it is better to open up the spot.

Li Hongbing showed no restraint and came to sit down at the table. Seeing this, the others smiled even more brightly and then called Jianjun and Li Hongqi to sit down.

After the three of them sat down, the other accompanying guests found their seats.

Li Hongbing was flanked by Lu Niu Sheng and Lu Dayou. Naturally, Jianjun and Li Hongqi had other companions to entertain them.

A ten-pound wine jar was brought to the table, with some fresh soil still around it.

Lu Niu Sheng stood up and picked up the wine jar, smiling arrogantly.

"Village Chief Li, this is the peach wine I made. It has been buried in the soil for ten years. It was only after you came that I was willing to open it."

As he spoke, he slowly opened the seal of the wine jar and twisted the lid.

There was a slight "crunch" sound between the lid and the mouth of the altar, as if it was the sigh of time.

As the lid is opened, a rich peach blossom fragrance instantly spreads, like a clear spring, refreshing the heart and mind. Everyone at the table widened their eyes, sucking in the aroma greedily, as if they were in a spring with peach blossoms in full bloom.

The fragrance of peach blossoms penetrates the nose and turns into the fragrance of wine.

"Good wine!" Li Hongbing's eyes lit up.

Smell is one of the important ways to distinguish good wine from bad wine. The smell of good liquor is usually relatively pure, fresh, not pungent, with a certain layering and unique aroma, while poor quality liquor may have peculiar smell, pungent taste, and unpleasant smell. Smell.

The smell of this peach wine already meets the standards of good wine, but I don't know how it tastes.

Seeing the surprised expression on Li Hongbing's face, Lu Niu Sheng couldn't help but feel secretly proud. He carefully tilted the wine jar, and the clear wine slowly flowed out and poured into the bowl.

The wine sparkles in the sunlight and is intoxicating.

"Village Chief Li, how about you try my peach wine?"

"Then I'm welcome!" Li Hongbing picked up the bowl and took a sip, letting the wine melt in his mouth.

When you first take it in the mouth, it exudes a light and elegant fragrance, and when you taste it again, it feels soft and comfortable, slightly sweet but not cloying, giving people a feeling like a peach blossom blooming on the tip of the tongue.

After chewing and savoring it repeatedly, you will feel that the touch in your mouth is fragrant and bright, as if your lips and teeth are stained with the look and flavor of peach blossoms.

"How is it?" Lu Niu Sheng asked nervously.

Li Hongbing put down the bowl and gave a thumbs up.

"Good wine, I drink a lot of good wine, and your peach wine is one of them."

Hearing such praise, Lu Niu was so happy that he opened his mouth from ear to ear and said modestly, "It's nothing. Our village has been brewing peach wine for hundreds of years, and every family can do it."

"Why don't you package such a good wine and sell it in the city?" Li Hongbing couldn't help but take another sip, feeling the sweet and sweet peach wine aroma.

Ugh!
Bring this up.

Lu Niu Sheng sighed heavily.

Next to him, Lu Dayou said bluntly, "Why haven't you sent it to the city to sell it? The urban management has to ask for a liquor business license, a food production license, and a liquor production license. If you don't have it, you won't be allowed to sell it. We didn't even hear about it." Then he brought the wine back to the village, and the good wine was wasted."

Verify!

Li Hongbing was stunned, this was indeed a troublesome matter.

Selling self-made wine requires a series of certificates according to relevant regulations.

"Brother Lu, how do you distinguish the quality of your peach wine?"

The question touched upon his intellectual blind spot. Lu Niu Sheng could no longer pretend and looked up at a red-faced middle-aged man in the bartender.

"I can't explain this clearly, Fourth Brother, you are the best wine-maker in our village. You gave me this jar of peach wine. Tell Village Chief Li about it."

The red-faced middle-aged man pointed at the wine jar, "I can't tell whether the peach wine is good or bad for a while. According to the wine I make, wine less than three years old is considered average, wine more than five years is considered medium, and wine more than ten years is considered good wine. "

"If I plan to entrust Brother Lu to collect a batch of peach wine, can I guarantee the quality of the wine? If I can guarantee it, then I will need a large amount." Li Hongbing asked with a smile.

I just drank peach wine. The taste is usually soft, with a certain sweetness and the aroma of peach blossoms. The alcohol content is not as strong as shochu. It can be regarded as a liquor with strong forest characteristics.

Caogou Village now lacks specialty products.

Taohuagou's self-brewed wine lacks certificates. Can you help me get it?

The answer is yes, it's a phone call away.

But people are selfish. The development of Caogou Village into a tourist village was built step by step by myself.

To put it bluntly, my own village lacks specialties, so how can I have the time to help others solve their problems?

And to build a winery, does Taohuagou have the money to build a factory and buy equipment?
It is better to let Taohuagou become the peach wine production base of Caogou Village, continuously brew peach wine, and sell it through Caogou Village packaging.

In this way, Taohuagou can make money, and Caogou Village will have another specialty product, a win-win situation.

Lu Niu Sheng, who was sitting nearby, heard that Li Hongbing wanted to buy peach wine. He couldn't sit still. He scratched his head and ears like a monkey and asked, "Brother Li, you really want peach wine, how much do you want!"

Li Hongbing nodded, "I really want it. As long as the quality can be guaranteed, I can get as much as I want. Cash is not on credit."

Hey!
The Lu family here is very happy.

Almost every household in Taohuagou has the habit of making peach wine. Every year, wild peach trees on the mountains bear fruit, and villagers go up to the mountains to pick peaches to make wine. The red-faced middle-aged man named Fourth Brother pondered for a moment.

"I can guarantee the quality of the wine I make myself, but I can't say for sure what others make. The brewing techniques are different, and the wine they make is also different."

"That's it!" Li Hongbing calmed down, and it was true. Home-made wine is different from standard wine. Each family has its own method. If you have more peaches and less peaches, the taste of the wine you make will be different.

Seeing that Li Hongbing wanted to back down, Lu Niu Sheng immediately quit his job. Finally, the God of Wealth came to Taohuagou and was scared away with just a few words.

"No, brother Li, listen to me first and see if this works. Our village is responsible for the quality of peach wine. If there is a problem, we should withdraw it and punish it."

"Okay then!" Li Hongbing hesitated for a moment, but finally agreed. After all, the road cannot be blocked, and only thin water can flow. He pointed to the freshly opened jar of peach wine on the table, "How many years of this kind are there? How much do I want? In other years, one hundred jars per jar will be offered at a leisurely price, but I don’t have the money.”

You have no money?
Counting on your toes in the entire forest, you are the richest one.

I was ashamed to hear the words "I have no money".

Lu Niu Sheng secretly cursed, and after complaining, there was an excited smile on his face.

Anyway.

The peach wine business has been concluded, which can be regarded as finding a way for the village to make money.

I will tell the villagers on the radio later, who will poke me in the back from behind and say that I only know how to eat and drink and don't care about the village.

Thinking of the villagers' expressions of tears of gratitude, Lu Niu Sheng's face showed an immersed and self-satisfied smile, and suddenly there was a shout in his ears.

"Village Chief Lu, Chief Lu!"

"Yeah!" Lu Niu Sheng woke up from his self-excitement, looked up and saw the playful expressions of everyone on the table, and his old face suddenly felt like it was on fire, "I was wondering whose family has more peach wine, where are you talking about?"

No one exposed Lu Niu Sheng's forced explanation.

Li Hongbing smiled and said, "That's it. The wedding date of Meihua and Jianjun is scheduled for the 7th of this month. Let's see if you have any regulations here."

What!
The seventh of this month.

Count the days, it’s not just these few days.

Lu Niu was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Mei Hua, with a little anger on his face, "Mei Hua, why don't you tell the village about such a big matter and treat the Third Master as an outsider?"

Mei Hua looked horrified, and held Jianjun's hand tightly under the table, feeling the warmth, and mustered up the courage to speak.

"Third Master, I have no plans to do it. You also know the situation at home. My mother is sick from labor, and I have two younger sisters. I still owe so much to famine. I know that the uncles and aunts in the village take care of my family, and I don’t want to trouble everyone anymore about getting married. "

boom!
Before he finished speaking, Lu Niu Sheng slapped his hand on the table, his face turning blue.

"Mei Hua, it depends on what you say. Even if your father left early, you are still a member of the Lu family. We have seen the life your family has lived in these years, and we will help if we can. Look who asks you how to live." Money.”

"It's such a big deal like getting married. We can leave as soon as we say and without saying hello. If Village Chief Li hadn't come to pick us up today, we would still be in the dark. Are you worthy of us and Taohuagou?"

After saying this, Mei Hua burst into tears, stood up, walked to the rice field, and knelt down to the Lu family.

"It's because Meihua did something wrong. The elders at home have also seen the situation. They can't even cook a decent meal. They still have to borrow tables, chairs and benches. I really don't have the shame to tell the elders."

Jianjun saw the old lady kneeling on the ground, crying like a person in tears. He looked at Li Hongbing distressedly, hoping that he could help and say something.

Li Hongbing saw the hint but shook his head calmly.

At this time, don't interrupt randomly. First of all, let's not say that Meihua has not married to Caogou Village. Secondly, it will be a good thing for Meihua's family to talk things out.

Lu Niuchang let out a long sigh, stood up and pulled Meihua up from the ground. He could see all the hardships that Meihua's family had lived in these years, but he was really helpless. Not only was her family's life difficult, but the entire Taohua Valley was also miserable. Better off.

"You kid, you are kneeling down on your knees before your parents. Why are you kneeling blindly? Marriage is a good thing, and I didn't say no. Moreover, you are marrying to Caogou Village, and you will enjoy happiness in the future. I am not even happy in time."

"However, our daughter from Taohuagou can't be so shabby when she gets married. Not to mention the number of turns, rings and gold, the four-color gift must come to her door."

When he said this, Lu Niu Sheng looked at Jianjun.

Seeing this, Li Hongbing quickly pushed Jianjun, "Don't worry, I will never wrong Meihua. We, the matchmaker, are getting married, and we have everything we need."

"Yes, yes, that's right!" Jianjun's voice trembled slightly, trying to keep his tone calm.

Lu Niu Sheng nodded, "That's okay, but it's late today and Mei Hua can't leave."

Ok?
Li Hongbing, Jianjun, and Li Hongqi showed puzzled expressions.

I've said everything I should and shouldn't say, why haven't I let him go yet?

What do you mean?
Seeing that the three people were puzzled, Lu Niu Sheng said calmly.

"It's going to snow today, and the mountains will be closed as soon as it snows. We definitely won't be able to go to Caogou Village for the wedding banquet. I plan to hold the banquet in the village first, and then send it to the car with gongs and drums. The village committee will pay for the banquet, so we can't I am wronged by plum blossoms, everyone thinks so."

At the table, the Lu family and the women who helped cook all expressed their support.

"No, the road to the snowy mountain is impassable."

"We, Mei Hua, are also Huanghua's eldest daughter. How can we just leave at the drop of a hat?"

"Let's hold a banquet in our village first, then you can hold another one when we return to Caogou Village."

This reason makes sense.

After all, when you are marrying a daughter-in-law, you must first hold a banquet at your parents' home. The custom does not make sense, and Jianjun has to make his own decision.

"What do you think?" Li Hongbing asked.

Jianjun looked at Mei Hua, who was blushing with shame and looking forward to it, and his heart softened, "Okay, just do as Village Chief Lu said, hold a banquet in Taohuagou first, and then go back to Caogou Village to hold another one."

After saying that, he turned to look at Li Hongbing, "Brother, Mei Hua Niang's condition won't delay it, right?"

Li Hongbing waved his hand, "I'll give you a few more injections tonight. It won't be a big deal if I delay it for two or three days."

The three parties agreed, and Lu Niu Sheng happily invited everyone to drink. As for the impromptu wedding banquet tomorrow, just go door to door in the evening.

It is convenient to hold banquets in rural areas. Pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks, vegetables, etc. are all ready-made. There are also chefs who specialize in making banquet dishes. The host family can get a table and the west family can borrow chairs, and you can put together a banquet.

Li Hongbing pulled Hongqi to his side and whispered, "Don't drink. Let's drive to town tonight and buy some sugar, wine, and more meat. We can't be stingy."

The banquet is over.

Lu Niu Sheng wants to inform every household that there will be a plum blossom wedding banquet tomorrow, and Lu Dayou will accompany Li Hongbing around Taohua Village.

The villagers who received the letter knew that Mei Hua was getting married, and they did not dislike the fact that Mei Hua's family was poor, so they came to congratulate her with gifts one after another.

For a time, the dilapidated courtyard was full of guests.

(End of this chapter)