Chapter 67 Plum Wine
Su Kang's alcohol capacity is not good, and he is also self-aware. Although he has to drink alcohol every day, he is only at midnight, and has a drink for two meals and savor it slowly. I am really greedy, so I add one more cup at dinner. Anyway, I go to bed when I get drunk.?????????
After hearing this, Zhiruo laughed and said, "Mr. Su is a wise man. Do you really think he is full of food and drink?" In just half a month, Mingze has already been impressed by Su Kang's talent. Even Minghui is looking forward to the assessment every seven days. If he takes the exam well, Su Kang will explain a chapter of "Military Chronicles" to their brothers.
"Military Records" is the work of Shi Shuo, the most famous general of the Six Kingdoms era more than 300 years ago. It is also the only book on military strategy in this time and space so far. It is said that there are not many books passed down. If you don't expect it, Mo Wang will find one from the pile of old books.
Ruchun said embarrassedly: "Who made him kicked out of the academy because he was greedy?" If he hadn't been full of food and drink, how could he have done such a thing? But Old Man Su Kang was still very dedicated in teaching the two young masters in their Meizhuang. Could it be that the food here is delicious, and he was afraid of being driven away, so he restrained it? Yes, the cook Aunt Bai's cooking skills are good, and the eldest girl also gave Aunt Bai a new dish recipe every few days. Although they are not expensive dishes, they are better because of novelty and good taste. For example, the "beggar chicken" I made two days ago, which made Su Kang almost swallow the chicken bones. He kept asking the girl about the origin of the "beggar chicken", which was more serious than the second young master's story of military tactics.
Zhiruo shook his head: "Seeing is true, hearing is false, rumors are often unreliable." Even if you "seen" it is still a pitfall sometimes.
The distillation and purification equipment has been successful, and I know that Xu Lin was asked to distillate all the wine that Qiang Bo had bought from outside and then store it back into the cellar. Xu Lin was the youngest of the managers who bought them in the market last time. He was sold to an official slave for the owner's family for committing crimes. Xu Lin originally had a fiancée, the personal maid of the original mistress. The old owner's family was searched and committed suicide by committing humiliation. Therefore, Xu Lin, who was originally an orphan, is still alone.
Coincidentally, when Xu Lin was the second housekeeper of the old master's house, he had been taking care of his dowry for his wife for many years. He was very familiar with the various matters and processes of the winery, and even had a lot of experience in wine tasting. So after conducting a survey on him, Qi Bo and Qiang asked him to take two servants to be responsible for the affairs of the wine cellar.
Xu Lin is also a meticulous person. He knew that Zhiruo was going to use these wines as base wine and then make other wines. After numbers of each jar of wine, he recorded the variety, wine shop, purchase time, distillation time and other detailed information for future comparisons. At the same time, he also took the two servants to try to make wine. Perhaps he had seen too much before, and cultivated a sense of smell and taste that was very sensitive to wine. After several experiments, he really made him successfully. The wine he brewed was even better than several kinds of wine bought from outside.
Zhiruo asked Xu Lin to pick up fifteen jars of wine with the best taste after distillation, and personally brought Ruchun and Rudong to soak three kinds of wine in the basement of Guanmeiyuan: hawthorn wine, cider wine, and plum blossom wine. Among them, plum blossom wine is the most complex. The preparation method and recipe were found in ancient books with his roommate in modern times. It is said that it was the secret recipe for the royal plum blossom wine in the Song Dynasty. In France, Zhiruo had soaked plum blossom wine many times according to the recipe. The wine made was clear and transparent, and the fragrance spreads for ten miles. In addition to the mellow aroma of the wine, it also has a quiet fragrance of plum blossoms, soft and sweet in the mouth, which makes people feel endless aftertaste.
In fact, there are two ways to make this kind of royal plum blossom wine. One is made with snow water. It has a low degree, low stamina, cold and sweet, refreshing, and is particularly suitable for women or men with poor alcohol tolerance. It is used to nourish the skin and nourish the body.
When the first heavy snowfall this year was in the past few days, Rudong brought a few little maids to collect a lot of snow from plum blossoms. Zhiruo had already soaked five small jars of snow soaked plum blossom wine and buried it under the two plum blossom trees in the backyard of Guanmeiyuan.
Nowadays, the plum blossom wine made with rice wine has a higher degree and a stronger taste. It is prepared for wine fairies, alcoholics, etc. like the old man in the mountain.
Ruchun and the other two saw such a complicated procedure, but their girls didn't have to look at the secret recipe to operate. Instead, they were skillful and free, and they were very sad. In the past, the princess always said that no matter what others thought, she liked to see her baby daughter carefree and relaxed. The maids also thought that the girl had a strong family, and the mother-in-law and husband who loved her, how could she have to worry about it? But now, the girl not only had to take charge of the family, but also had to worry about a lot of things, but even the like to brew wine.
Zhiruo was devoted to brewing wine, while doing it while savoring the excitement and the fragrance of the wine in the room when she opened the first jar of plum blossom wine with her roommate. How could she notice the pity and heartache in Ruchun and the other two? But even when she saw her, she could only smile helplessly. The self in her previous life was simply "silly" by being spoiled, okay? Her mother, Princess Qianxin, believed that she was innocent and simple, carefree, and she had no idea that no matter how strong her parents' family was and how rich the dowry was, she could not withstand the tossing of ignorance and cowardice.
The master and servant came out of the basement and went back to the study room upstairs, but they saw Ruqiu asking Xique at the door: "Where has the girl gone? Have you left the village?"
Zhiruo laughed coldly and said, "What? Ruqiu, are you asking me for trouble? How about those little maids? Is Zhixuan's white rabbit cloak ready?"
Ruqiu suddenly turned around, a hint of panic flashing across her face, but she quickly calmed herself: "Girl... Miss, the third girl's cloak will be ready soon. Xilian and the others are skillful and learn very quickly. I thought that in less than three months, the four of them could be responsible for the affairs of the needle and thread room independently, and I could also return to the girl to serve." Except for Shi Xiaoyu's name to Xiyu, the others were named after flowers, such as Xilian, Xiju, Xitao, Xikui in the needle and thread room. Among the four, Xilian, thirteen years old, is the oldest, and the best girl is.
Zhiruo nodded: "Just use them, don't hide your own personalities, just teach them all your skills. If you are fine, just look at them more and teach them more." As for what to do when you return to her, hum, she has never promised.
Chapter completed!