Chapter 14 Stealing Wine
The weather in August is still very hot in Qinghe Village. Lv Xianger followed Zou Yue and Zhao Xiu to the mountain behind the village, and she was also sweating. Because Lv Xianger went up the mountain with eyes, when she followed Zou Yue and Zhao Xiu to pick mushrooms, she mentioned the grapes intentionally or unintentionally.
"Grapes?" When Zou Yue heard these two words, her face turned a little pale. Lv Xianger could see that the child was also scared by the rumors. Zhao Xiu was also very nervous. He took Lv Xianger's hand and explained patiently, "Xiang'er, you are still young. I don't know. Let me tell you, the grapes..."
Looking at Zhao Xiu's closed mouth and Zou Yue, Lv Xianger suddenly felt that she had a long way to make wine. Thinking of the financial resources brought by wine, Lv Xianger still made up her mind to solve all difficulties and make grapes into wine.
When Lv Xianger found that Zhao Xiu had the potential to turn into a chat, she quickly waved her hand and immediately changed the topic: "Okay, Sister Xiuer, I know. I will never eat grapes. Let's say something else. By the way, did Brother Yi walk out of Huarong Road?"
"Xiang'er, I forgot it if you didn't mention it. It's ridiculous. My brother didn't read a book last night, so he just played with Huarong Road. He was so angry that he couldn't get through and was reluctant to throw it away. This morning, there was a little black around his two eyes. Zhao Xiu wanted to laugh when he thought of seeing Zhao Yi this morning.
When Zou Yue heard this, she immediately said doubtfully, "Xiuer, Zhao Yi didn't say that Xiang'er's toy is strange..."
"Wickill ** ingenuity." Seeing that Zou Yue didn't remember, Lu Xianger said it for her. At the same time, Lv Xianger also took out two sets of Huarong Dao from the basket and handed them to Zou Yue and Zhao Xiu respectively, and said, "Sister Yue, Sister Xiu, I promised you a long time ago, and I finished it yesterday. Let me tell you, I made it myself."
"It's so beautiful." Zou Yue and Zhao Xiu opened the lid of the box, saw the pattern inside, and couldn't help but be surprised.
The Lv family can't hide the Zhao family from making toys, Zhao Xiu, and Zou Yue. In order to keep Zou Yue and Zhao Xiu secret, Lu Xianger once promised them that she would make a set of toys for them. Today, the toys of the Lu family were sold in Jiangling Mansion, so there is no need to keep them secret. Only then did Lv Xianger take out the 'Hua Rongdao' that had been done for a long time. The patterns on these two sets of 'Huarong Road' were designed by Lv Xianger herself. In this era, it can be called beautiful.
"Okay, put it away. It's time for us to pick mushrooms. When you get back to the village, you can play at home. Lv Xianger saw that Zou Yue and Zhao Xiu couldn't put it down and wanted to turn around and send some toys to the two.
After all, Zou Yue needs to be smaller and put away the toys carefully before taking Zhao Xiu and Lv Xianger to the mountain. While picking mushrooms, Lv Xianger carefully looked around. In the end, she really found grapes on this mountain.
After picking mushrooms, Zou Yue and Zhao Xiu were in a hurry to go down the mountain. Knowing that the two were in a hurry to go down the mountain and play 'Huarong Road', Lv Xianger also agreed to go home. However, when she went down the mountain, Lu Xianger walked behind Zou Yue and Zhao Xiu. Therefore, Lu Xianger made some marks along the way, and Zou Yue and Zhao Xiu didn't know at all.
After returning home, Lv Xianger was not in a hurry to get out of the mountain again, but threaded the mushrooms with thread and hung them on the wall of the mud house with a wooden stick. The mushrooms hanging on the wall are Lv Xianger's trophies for picking mushrooms twice. That string of mushrooms is the miss of Lv Xianger's favorite dish. Its name is 'Chicken Stewed Mushroom'.
Looking at the half-sized chicken in the yard, Lv Xianger swallowed a few mouthfuls of water, and then secretly went up the mountain with a small basket and a wooden stick used by Lv Hong to practice martial arts. Following the marks left before, Lu Xianger soon saw several vines.
A bunch of unripe grapes in the vine hung in mid-air, which was really tempting. Some vines had too many grapes, which fell to the ground and were eaten by small animals, which was a pity for Lv Xianger. Thinking that she didn't have much time, Lv Xianger didn't care to sigh and quickly tied the knife on her neck to the end of the wooden stick. Then she held up the wooden stick and cut the largest grain of grapes.
With this knife, Lv Xianger really doesn't have much effort. Only when it touched the branch, the large bunch of grapes immediately fell to the ground. Although she also broke a lot of grape grains, Lu Xianger had no choice. Who made her so young as five years old?
As the first bunch of grapes fell down, Lv Xianger quickly ran over and took one and put it in her mouth. The grapes made in this wine must be sweet, otherwise the wine will be very bad. Feeling that the grape skin in her mouth was thin, juicy and very sweet, Lv Xianger's eyes narrowed into a crack with a smile.
"It's too sweet. It's so delicious." After tasting it, Lv Xianger immediately continued to pick the big grain. It was not until her little basket could no longer be put up that Lu Xianger put away the knife. Then, she hung the basket on the wooden stick again, and she resisted the wooden stick and went down the mountain, which really saved a lot of energy.
This time, it's only half an hour. After returning home, Lv Xianger put a basket of grapes in the mud room. Then, Lv Xianger couldn't help picking a grape and stuffing it into her mouth again, muttering, "It's so sweet. This is really a pure green, pesticide-free fruit. It's a pity that the people here don't eat it.
After eating a few more grapes, Lv Xianger reluctantly carried a small basket and went up the mountain with a wooden stick. After running back and forth three times, Lv Xianger felt that she had picked these grapes, which should be enough to make wine, so she never went up the mountain again. In fact, Lu Xianger really has no strength, otherwise she would like to pick another basket for food.
Sitting at the door of the mud house and looking at the pile of grapes inside, Lv Xianger was very tired and didn't want to move a finger, but this happy mood couldn't stop overflowing. Perhaps because she was in a good mood, Lv Xianger sat on the ground for half an hour and then had strength again. After cleaning up the dust on her body and washing her hands, Lv Xianger went into the mud room with a clean towel.
When making toys in the mud house, Lv Xianger found a big jar in it. After asking Lv Erniang about her talent, Lv Xianger knew that the jar was not the owner of the house and should be used for pickled vegetables. Because Lv Erniang thought it was too big, she bought a small pickle. This big one has never been used, so it was thrown into the mud room where the debris was placed.
Lv Xianger was going to make wine secretly, but she couldn't find the utensils. This jar really seemed to fall from the sky. While Lv Erniang and Lv Hong didn't care, Lv Xianger secretly cleaned the jar and prepared to dry it.
It's finally come in handy today. Sitting next to the jar, Lv Xianger took a knife, cut off the grapes one by one, and then carefully wiped off the floating ash on it with a hand towel before putting it in the jar. If this is in the modern era before crossing, you have to wash the pesticides on the grapes before drying them. And in ancient times without pesticides, that step was not needed. As for sugar, let alone put it in. These grapes are very sweet.
While wiping the grapes, Lv Xianger threw one into her mouth from time to time. It was not until she put all the grapes she had picked into the jar that she stopped talking. Then Lv Xianger took out the leftover wooden board when making the toy and covered it on the jar. Finally, she took some sundries and covered the jar before she walked out of the mud.
"It seems that there is no need to have lunch." She patted her half-full stomach, and Lv Xianger sat under the locust tree to enjoy the cool. Thinking of tasting the wine again, Lv Xianger began to giggle again.
When Lv Xianger thought of Lv Erniang, she had a headache. She didn't know how to make Lv Erniang accept the fact that grapes were not poisonous. According to Lv Xianger's observation during this period, Lv Erniang is really a very enlightened and truly person. If Lv Erniang believes that the grapes are not poisonous, then if Lv Xianger wants to make wine, Lv Erniang will definitely agree. But if Lv Erniang thinks that a person or thing threatens the safety of Lv Xianger and Lv Hong, she will be determined to the end.
"What should I do to make my mother believe me?" Looking at the clouds floating in the sky, Lv Xianger suddenly felt that her eyelids were getting heavier and heavier.