Chapter 20 Brewing Fruit Wine

"Xiang'er, Xiang'er, get up, let's go pick grapes..."

As soon as the confused Lv Xianger heard this charming and lovely voice, she pulled the quilt and covered herself all under it. But the voice was like a magic sound, and it clearly came to her ears without changing a word. Lv Xianger had to sit up with a sad face and look at Zhao Xiu.

Since the Lv family sent some wine to the Zhao family during the Mid-Autumn Festival, Uncle Zhao, who has always been good at wine, has fallen in love with this wine, and Zhao Xiu, who is extremely filial, has changed from picking mushrooms to picking grapes. It was also at this time that Lv Xianger knew that Zhao Xiucai's mushrooms were because Uncle Zhao liked to eat mushroom stew. Now that Uncle Zhao likes wine again, Lv Xianger is 'binding herself'.

Lv Hong, who came back from morning exercise, saw that Lv Xianger looked a little distressed, so he smiled at Zhao Xiu and said, "Xiu'er, I'm not going to pick grapes today. There is no jar at home to make wine. We plan to go to the county to buy some jars and take Xianger for a stroll.

"Well, we can only go up the mountain tomorrow." Zhao Xiu was a little disappointed, but he knew that there was no jar and it was useless to pick too many grapes, so he left.

When Lv Xianger saw Zhao Xiu leave, she smiled at Lv Hong and then lay down and fell asleep. It was not until an hour later that it was dawn that she got up energetically. While washing by the well in the yard, Lv Xianger thought about her changes during this period. In addition to sleepiness, she also felt that her drinking capacity was getting stronger and stronger. Although Lv Erniang did not allow Lv Xianger and Lv Hong to drink wine frequently, Lv Xianger still found that her drinking capacity was better and better.

I couldn't figure it out, and Lu Xianger shook her head. After wiping her face, she didn't want to go down but came to the mud house. Nowadays, the mud house is full of big jars. In addition to the Lv family, there are also the Zhao family and the Zou family. Since Zhao Xiu did not pick mushrooms and picked grapes instead, he naturally couldn't hide the good Zou Yue. Therefore, after tasting the wine, the Zou family also brought a few small jars to ask Lu Xianger to make wine.

"Little wine lady, don't look at it. It's time for us to go to the county." Lv Erniang borrowed an ox cart from the village's house and parked it at the gate of the courtyard. Lv Hong, who had already prepared, immediately came over and picked up Lv Xianger. At the same time, he also stuffed two eggs into Lv Xianger's hand.

Seeing Lv Hong's love for Lv Xianger, Lv Erniang smiled and said, "Hong Geer, put some wine on it and put it on the car. Mr. Song said that the county magistrate is also a good wine man.

"I know, mother." Lv Hong nodded and turned around and took out a small sealed jar from the mud room. This jar of wine is brewed by Lv Xianger for the first time. The taste of the wine is relatively strong, which is very suitable for people with good wine. When Lu Erniang saw this jar, she also nodded with satisfaction. After Lv Hong sat next to Lv Xianger, Lv Er Niang went to the entrance of the village with an ox cart.

Looking at Lv Erniang's familiar car-racking skills, it is difficult for Lv Xianger to imagine that this is Lv Erniang's first car-racking. While sighing that the Lv family was really smart, Lv Xianger ate the egg in her hand into her stomach. After eating, Lv Xianger clapped her hands and leaned against Lv Hong to look at the scenery along the way.

Last time from the county to Qinghe Village, Lv Xianger didn't care about her surroundings because she was in poor spirit from escape. This is the first time she has seen what ancient farmland is like. It's almost October now, and the rice, millet and other crops in the farmland are all golden. Driving on the gnawing dirt road and looking at the golden yellow in the distance, Lv Xianger had an unstoppable joy.

Lv Hong is also the same as Lv Xianger, and he also knows that there are 20 mu of good land of the Lv family in these farmland, and he is even more happy: "A Niang, this year is a bumper harvest year, and our farmland can also harvest a lot."

"I think so." Lv Erniang looked at the innermost farmland and said absent-mindedly, "Didn't you say that the army of that mountain has crossed the river? In this war, food will definitely be tight. No matter how much you harvest, you can't save much.

"What A Niang said, I really didn't expect it." Looking back, Lv Hong looked at the mountain in the distance and remembered the young general who didn't know his name. After Lv Hong and the young general met for the second time, he crossed the river with his army. After that, I heard from the gentleman of the school that all the troops in the court had arrived and officially defected to Jiang Ping.

Lv Erniang was thinking about whether to store more food. Lv Hong thought about the young general, but Lv Xianger suddenly thought that she might not be able to make wine before the end of the war. The food is tight, so there is still enough food to make wine. It seems that we have to continue to make wine. However, the ripening season of the grapes is only two months. If you want to make money with wine, you should brew more and store more. In addition, grapes can be made, and other fruits can also be made.

At present, people in Dazhou do not believe that grapes are non-toxic, so they can brew some other cider first. I believe that the price of wine will definitely rise because of the war. If cider is launched at a price lower than that of grain-brewed wine at that time, it will definitely be welcomed by wine lovers. Thinking of this, Lv Xianger couldn't stop the excitement in her heart.

Reminiscence that Lv's Piaoxiang Winery also brewed fruit wine, Lv Xianger sat next to Lv Erniang and asked, "A Niang, Dad also brewed fruit wine when he was in Qianzhou. Did he sell it well?"

"Do you want to sell wine?" Lv Erniang looked at Lv Xianger and suddenly found out why she made so much wine. She sighed in her heart that it was worthy of being the daughter of her brother Lv Tai. Lv Er Niang recalled the situation of Piaoxiang Winery and said, "Piaoxiang Winery makes fruit wine because your father listened to what Hu Shang said. However, at that time, your father had just come into contact with fruit wine, which did not taste good and had not been sold yet. After that, it happened..."

Lv Erniang's voice gradually sank. Lv Xianger and Lv Hong knew what happened next and did not ask. In order not to make Lv Er Niang sad, Lv Xianger changed the topic: "A Niang, in addition to Piaoxiang Winery, is there any other wine shop brewing fruit wine?"

"Of course there is. However, those fruit wines are not as delicious as the wines we have brewed. Lv Erniang saw Lv Xianger's careful thoughts and nodded her little nose with great relief.

Lv Xianger smiled and returned to Lv Hong's side to meditate. Lv Hong didn't understand how little Lv Xianger could be keen on brewing wine, but he felt that the weather was still a little cold, so he held Lv Xianger in his arms and held her cold little hand.

When she arrived in the county, Lv Xianger stopped Lv Erniang from visiting the county magistrate, but purchased a large number of fruits that could be made and jars containing wine. It was not until all the twenty taels of silver brought out by Lv Erniang were spent, and the three of them rushed back tiredly.

After eating the hot steamed buns, Lv Hong looked back at the jar of an ox cart and pears, and couldn't help shaking his head: "Mother, these twenty taels are enough for our family of three to live for a year..."

"Brother, if you want to make a lot of money, you have to spend money first. Look at it. When I finish brewing the wine, I'll earn you a few 'twenty taels'. Before Lv Hong finished speaking, Lv Xianger began to calculate how much wine the jar on the car could brew.

Lv Er Niang patted Lv Hong on the shoulder and whispered, "Hong Geer, I know that you are afraid that you can't make money in the end, and Xiang'er will be sad. But you don't know that Xiang'er really looks like your uncle when she is serious. At the beginning, when your uncle was in his teens, he insisted on making wine by himself, so he had a fragrant wine shop two years later. It was also from then that the Lu family had a place in Qianzhou.

"Mother, you don't think Xiang'er is like her uncle. She is only five years old." Lv Hong frowned, and he didn't know whether it was because Lv Xianger didn't find his conversation with Lv Erniang or something else.

Lv Erniang smiled and said, "Hong Geer, Xiang'er looks serious, but she doesn't look like five years old at all. Moreover, sometimes, I don't know what Xiang'er is thinking. However, she is your uncle's daughter. She has been influenced by her ears and eyes since she was a child, and she must be talented in brewing wine.

"But I just want Xiang'er to grow up happily." Lv Hong didn't say what was in his heart, because he knew that he didn't have the ability to do that. Now, all he can do is to hold Lv Xianger in his arms and give her a little warmth. However, Lv Hong believes that his wish will come true.