Traveling through the mountains and fields to be leisurely

Chapter 164
Chunhua was very surprised when she saw the grapes piled in the basket. She washed the grapes herself yesterday, and it seems that there are not so many grapes left.

"Why not so much? We bought more than half of the car and came back. Didn't I say we want to make wine? If we buy less, it will be enough. Let's not do other things today, let's make wine first."

These are grapes that have just been moved out of the space. They are fresh. Lan Lingxue and Chunhua asked her to call for someone to wash them out and dry them. At the same time, they sent Wang Ruishen and Yu Wenzheng, Go to the city and buy fifty large urns and come back.

"I heard from Qiuyue that Missy wants to make wine?"

Wang Ruishen and Yu Wenzheng got the order from Qiuyue Chuan, and they wanted to go directly to the city, but suddenly a thought flashed in his mind, and he dragged Yu Wenzheng to the eldest lady's house first,

"Well, I want to make some wine."

Lan Lingxue knew that Wang Ruishen would not ask for no reason. During the two years of contact, she knew that Wang Ruishen was a shrewd and capable person. will do it perfectly,
"Is the wine made from grapes really delicious?"

Wang Ruishen wanted to clarify the matter, although so far, none of the decisions made by the eldest lady were wrong, but he has never heard of wine made from grapes since he was a child.
"I read in a book that Fanbang has this kind of wine. It is pink in color, crystal clear, and has a good taste. I want to try to make some. The book only briefly introduces the process, and I don't know Can't do it."

Lan Lingxue didn't dare to say that she would be able to do it well. After all, this thing doesn't exist in this world now. Although in her previous life, during the grape harvest season, she often made some wine by herself.

"Since the eldest lady said it is delicious, it should be delicious. Rui Shen just wanted to tell the eldest lady that since the eldest lady wants to make wine, but it is not very sure, it is better to buy some wooden barrels for wine making. , the success rate will be higher if the wine is brewed in wooden barrels specially made for wine.”

That's right, it would be better to use wooden barrels to brew wine. Why didn't I think of it? Thinking about my last life, brewing wine was just a pastime, and I can just find a device that can be sealed at home and use it. No, I seriously want to brew some good wine,
"Ruishen is still thoughtful, then you and Wenzheng will go buy some wooden barrels, and if they don't have them in stock, let them make some quickly. In this way, we need a hundred large wooden barrels."

"Will it be too much, miss?"

Yu Wenzheng asked, looking at the grapes in the baskets, it can't hold a hundred wooden barrels,

"No, we can still buy grapes, but after the season, even if there are wooden barrels, it's useless if there are no grapes."

In the deep winter, even if the grapes in the space are growing well, Lan Lingxue dare not take them out, and can only see if they can be planted in the greenhouse.

"We know, we want a hundred wooden barrels, so let's go."

Wang Ruishen and Yu Wenzheng fought for a thousand and were about to go out.
"Hey, wait a minute, I forgot to ask, is there an outlet below the barrel for wine making?"

This is the key. If you need to lift the lid to scoop the wine when you want to drink it after the wine is brewed, it will affect the taste and quality of the remaining wine in the barrel.
"Of course there is, otherwise it would be inconvenient to pour wine. Those big wooden barrels are filled with wine, but they all weigh a hundred catties."

Look, this is the wisdom of the ancient people, Lan Lingxue once again mourned for her short-sightedness, and gave the ancient people a thumbs up,
"Okay, then I don't have anything to worry about. By the way, look at my brain, and I still have rock candy. I need to buy more."

There is still some rock sugar in the house, but it is obviously not enough to make wine in large quantities.

"Brew, use rock sugar?"

I have never heard of this. Even if it is used, it should be maltose. Now there are some fruit wines on the market, such as "Spring Pear Brewed", "Lotus Burn", etc., but they are all made with maltose. And in terms of price, rock sugar is more than ten times more expensive than maltose, isn't the cost a bit high?
"That's what it says in the book. We have to follow what's written in other people's books. After all, it's not something we invented."

Lan Lingxue pushed [-] and pushed the matter to the books. Anyway, these people don't know where they read it.

"Oh, let me tell you, you two, you can buy whatever the eldest miss says, why are you rambling on and on, hurry up, hurry up, dawdle for a while, and you won't be able to come back at noon."

It was the first time for Chunhua to see the ink marks of the two of them, so she rushed over and urged the two of them to go to work quickly. In fact, Wang Ruishen and Yu Wenzheng just wanted to help her because this time it was a new thing. Be more thoughtful, so as not to be disappointed and blame myself when the wine cannot be brewed, Lan Lingxue couldn't understand what the two of them meant, so she was even more moved in her heart.

"The two of them are also worried about me. Ruishen and Wenzheng, go buy it. I remember it clearly in the book. I promise it will be fine."

After getting the assurance from the eldest lady, the two of them felt relieved and went out to drive the carriage.
"There is nothing to worry about. The decision made by the eldest lady is always wrong, but the two of them are worried."

Chunhua is still full of resentment when the young lady is questioned,

"You little girl, your temper is getting worse and worse. What's wrong with them making more suggestions? If the two of them hadn't come here to make wine, I wouldn't think of using wooden barrels to make wine. You should think more about things in the future. , You can’t rely on me all, I’m not omnipotent, and there will be negligence. I don’t know it.”

"Oh."

Chunhua was taught by Lan Lingxue, and quickly went through what the young lady said in her head again. I have to say that Chunhua is really talented in learning. As long as it is what Lan Lingxue said, she They will write them down carefully, analyze and understand them, and turn them into their own knowledge and opinions. Now that Lan Lingxue goes out, she doesn't need to do the general things by herself. Chunhua can handle them well. Although being smart is one aspect, But her hard work and diligence are also what Lan Lingxue admires the most.

Called all the female workers in the village to wash the grapes. Afraid of hurting the skins, each of them took a pair of small scissors, put the scissors close to the fruit stems, and cut off the grapes one by one, leaving a little fruit stems , just wash it off for a while,

"See, just do it like this. Be careful, don't break the skin. The broken grapes will be washed with water, and the taste will be bad. Don't leave the stems too long, as it will easily hurt other grapes. Grapes must be moderate, you know?"

According to Lan Lingxue's instructions, Chunhua first made an appearance for the women and girls of the farmer's family to see, and then did as she did.
"These are specially set aside by the eldest lady for you to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. When the work is done, each family will take some back. There will be mooncakes delivered tomorrow, so you don't have to prepare them yourself, and have a good Mid-Autumn Festival. "

Chunhua pointed to the few baskets of grapes left aside, and they were all lying in the baskets in bunches of water.

These were bought in the city yesterday. Lan Lingxue did not dare to use these grapes to make wine. , also picked the best one and bought it back. The women and children saw it, and they were also very happy. They said in unison,
"Thank you ma'am!"

Lan Lingxue waved her hand. For these servants, Lan Lingxue can take care of them. She is not stingy. After all, it is just her own effort, which can make the whole family happy. Why not do it? What a difficult thing, not to mention the happiness that can only be found with a few small money, she is not stingy, in Lan Lingxue's heart, everyone is equal is deeply rooted in her mind, although The environment at the time did not allow her to really do it, and she had to conform to the rules of this era, employing servants, buying maids, and signing contracts, but she could help them live a comfortable life within her own power. A little bit of life, give them enough respect, and create conditions for them to change their lives.

Giving a man a fish is worse than teaching him how to fish. Lan Lingxue was too busy to teach her father how to read in person, so she specially found a gentleman to come back and gather all the people in Zhuangzi who were willing to read and write together. Now, Zhuangzi Except for these few women, most of them can read a few words, even the girls from peasant families. Lan Lingxue believes that it is good for everyone to learn more knowledge. Thinking about it, this move has made several farmers put their hearts on Zhuangzi. It is not easy for children from ordinary families, even boys, to get the opportunity to study, let alone these prostitute girls in these people's families. A person who can read is nothing more than being a sweeping girl for the rest of her life. When she grows up, she can be matched with someone casually, but it is different when she can read. You will be able to be a personal girl, waiting for your wife and young lady, and when you get older, you will be assigned a manager or something, and you will not have to worry about it for the rest of your life. Where can you find such a master? Blessings, people have to cherish blessings.

"There's nothing to be thankful for. You are from Zhuangzi. It's the festival, so it's not right to buy you something. Besides, our family's business is not bad, and we don't miss this kind of welfare. Just take care of yourself." If you work on Zhuangzi, I will never treat you badly, just remember that the better Zhuangzi is, the better your life will be."

These words are actually needless to say, these farmers put in [-]% of their energy in their work, and Lan Lingxue also noticed it, so when she said it at this time, it meant that the conversation was over here, and it was useless Just one sentence,
"Then let's say Miss, Missy's heart for us, we can all see it, and I will definitely not disappoint Missy's love for us. Being able to work on Missy's estate is our blessing, my Those relatives are too greedy."

(End of this chapter)