Datang all-rounder

Chapter 24

Since the discussion with Li Ke that day, more than ten days have passed in a flash. Except for the one day when Wang Ke heard that Li Ke had a sudden headache after drinking, Wang Ke visited Li Ke for a day, and spent the rest of the time every day. Taking Dongyue out early and returning late, he stayed in his own village outside the city for a whole day. When Mrs. Wang asked him what he was doing every day, he still put on a mysterious look and strictly ordered Dongyue not to tell anyone. what is he doing.

In the early morning of this day, Mrs. Wang arranged the affairs of the mansion, and remembering that Wang Ke took Dongyue to the village again in the morning, she couldn't help being driven by curiosity, and asked someone to get in the car, and also went to Zhuangzi.

When I entered the village, I saw that the servants in the village were all busy, running back and forth between the woodshed in the front yard and the back yard.People who came out of the backyard went straight to the woodshed empty-handed, while those who wanted to go to the backyard must have a bundle of firewood in their hands.

Mrs. Wang didn't say a word, and came directly to the backyard. As soon as she arrived at the gate, she smelled a strange smell coming towards her. She was about to leave, but she saw Dongyue rushing out of a side room, non-stop Panting heavily, it could be seen that she was also suffocated in the room.

Mrs. Wang beckoned Dongyue and asked, "Where is the young master? Where is the young master? Why does the backyard smell so bad?"

Seeing Mrs. Wang coming, Dongyue was really startled, pointing to the side room and said timidly: "The young master is inside, directing the brewing of wine."

"Brewing wine? This Ke'er has been messing around like this all day." Mrs. Wang shook her head lovingly, and walked into the side room enduring the unpleasant smell.

Dongyue stuck out her tongue and followed obediently, not daring to make a sound.

I saw a few people in the room working in full swing. Wang Ke was scurrying around in front of two sets of equipment that had been built at some time, calling on this one and that one, very busy.

Mrs. Wang couldn't help but stepped forward and asked, "Ke'er, what are you doing? Not only does our family have a winemaking workshop? Why did you make another one here?"

Wang Ke turned her head and saw that it was her mother who came, and quickly saluted and said, "Mother, why are you here? My boy's wine making method is different from my family's before. What I make is distilled wine, which is much stronger than the wine at home before. My boy After these many days of experimentation, I can already produce wine, but I feel that the alcohol content is not high, and I want to increase it."

"Degree? What is it, Ke'er tell mother." Mrs. Wang asked in puzzlement.

Wang Ke said patiently: "Wine is made by mixing alcohol and water. The ratio of alcohol to water, that is, the proportion of alcohol in the whole wine, we call it the degree of wine. The higher the degree of wine, the higher the degree of alcohol. The stronger it is. The wine brewed in the past is too low in alcohol content, which is only about ten degrees in terms of alcohol content. The wine I brewed with this method can reach a minimum of more than 30 degrees. The wine we brewed in the past few days has already It's about fifty degrees, my son wants to improve it a little bit, and I'm trying it now, and the wine will be out in a while, so I'll know when I come out."

Wang Ke said a lot, thinking that he had already said it clearly and easily, but after listening to Mrs. Wang, except for the last sentence, she didn't understand all the previous ones.

Mrs. Wang frowned and asked again: "Then what is alcohol?"

Only then did Wang Ke realize that he had uttered a new term after talking for a long time, so he had to explain again: "Essence refers to the essence. Here it refers to pure wine, which means that there is no water, so we call it alcohol." .”

In this way, Mrs. Wang understood a little bit, she nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

Maybe it's because I've been in for a long time and I'm used to the smell in the room. Mrs. Wang no longer feels the smell as bad as before. It's just that the water vapor in the room makes it difficult for me to breathe, but seeing so many people in it is also very difficult. There was no problem, and I was also very curious to see the process of making wine, so instead of thinking about going out, I stayed at the place where the wine was dispensed with Wang Ke and waited for the wine to flow out.

Before long, I saw drops of water dripping downwards. Wang Ke hurriedly picked up a small jar to catch them. Slowly, the drops of water merged into a somewhat turbid stream.Wang Ke didn't remove the small jar until it became as clear as water, and let the wine flow into a large tank that had been placed on the ground in advance.

Dongyue came here with Wang Ke every day, and already knew what was going on. Seeing that Mrs. Wang was about to open her mouth to ask questions, she knew what she wanted to ask, so she quickly said: "Ma'am, the one that the young master picked up just now is called Jiutou, and the young master called Jiutou." It is stronger than ordinary wine, and it is useful to store it alone."

Mrs. Wang wanted to ask this too, but now that Dongyue is so smart, she doesn't speak, but just smiles and nods to her.

Wang Ke put down the small pot, picked up a small cup from behind, scooped up half a glass of wine from the big pot, took a sip, and after a while, he shouted at the new housekeeper after Uncle Zhang left: "Uncle Wang, come and taste it, I think it's sixty degrees."

Uncle Wang ran over happily, took the wine glass handed over by Wang Ke, drank all the wine in the glass in one gulp, grinned, scooped up half a glass of wine from a jar full of wine next to him, and drank it again. Then he nodded and said: "It should be. Today's wine is obviously much stronger than the ones made a few days ago, and it can be mixed by drinking it."

Seeing that Uncle Wang was so sure, Wang Ke clapped his hands and said, "It's done, that's it. Uncle Wang, you have memorized all the techniques and equipment, and the winery in our village will be the same as our current one." The appearance is changed, and the wine in our house will be this kind of strong wine in the future."

Seeing that Wang Ke didn't intend to continue, Uncle Wang hesitated for a while and asked, "Master, can't you improve?"

Wang Ke smiled and said: "It's not necessary, if the alcohol is higher, it will be harmful to the human body. Sixty alcohol is high enough for people. If you really want to increase the alcohol, you can use the current The wine can be distilled one or two times to increase it a bit, but it can’t be increased much, at most it can be increased by about ten degrees, it’s not necessary, after all, the conditions of the equipment we make can’t meet the requirements, so let’s do it .”

When Uncle Wang saw what Wang Ke said, he had nothing to say, and directed his servants to start the work of dealing with the aftermath.

Wang Ke helped Mrs. Wang out of the room, and Mrs. Wang asked curiously: "Ke'er, are you sure that the way to measure the degree is by tasting wine?"

Wang Ke replied with a wry smile: "Yes, I didn't expect to make wine when I came back, so I didn't bring a meter to measure the alcohol content. Now I can only use the method of tasting wine to confirm. Fortunately, the boy is in the extreme west. When I was in China, I often drank alcohol of various degrees, and I still have a feeling for the degree of alcohol, so I can determine how much alcohol it has reached."

Mrs. Wang asked: "Why does Ke'er think of making wine now?"

"Didn't the boy bring a few bottles of wine back when he first came back? Dad finished drinking it, and now seeing that his birthday is approaching, the boy wanted to make some wine to drink on his birthday, and it happened that this year's grain was also harvested. When it came up, the boy got into the idea of ​​brewing wine, and it really came out. When I go back tonight, I will take some back for my father to taste." Wang Ke replied.

Seeing what Wang Ke said, Mrs. Wang patted Wang Ke's hand, and said with a look of relief: "Ke'er has really grown up, and everyone knows how to be filial."

(End of this chapter)