The gentleman's way

, Obviously the same is true. This place does not produce sugar itself, and the price is higher if you buy it from outside. Since the grapes are available, most people squeeze their juice as seasoning.

The more Jun Changning thought about it, the more he felt that it was feasible, and he didn't care about the two people behind him. He hurried back to the state office holding the grape, took out a pen and paper, and wanted to write down the things in his memory. After all, more than ten years had passed. , even Jun Changning, who has always had a proud memory, felt a little fuzzy at the moment, and had to recall it over and over again, almost racking his brains.

Seeing their young master coming back in a hurry, the Qi family went to ask Zhao Mingde who came back with him, but Zhao Mingde didn't know what Master Zhizhou was thinking, he was also confused at the moment, the two of them I had no choice but to stare at the door and wait for Jun Changning to come out. You must know that when this adult is doing business, he doesn't like to be disturbed by others. Generally, there are no important things, and the Qi family will never let anyone in. .

After all, it took too long, and after Jun Changning finished writing it, he also felt that something was not quite right. Fortunately, he now has enough time to adjust slowly. After all, as long as there is no another nomadic invasion, the life of ordinary people in Qinguan is not easy. But no matter how bad it is, it can't be that bad, after all, this is how they have lived for so many years.

When Jun Changning came out of the study and told Zhao Mingde about the matter, the latter showed a somewhat surprised expression. After all, brewing wine in this era is actually a technical job, and ordinary people can't do it. Besides, brewing doesn't require distiller's yeast. Is it possible to use grapes directly?

Jun Changning carefully explained it to him. Although Zhao Mingde still had doubts about it, he also knew that if Qinguan could really use grapes to make wine, it would be a great thing for the local people. Wine is not like It is difficult to preserve like grapes. As long as it is sealed well, wine will naturally taste better the longer it is kept, and it is easier to transport.More importantly, the price of good wine is not cheap.

With the support of Zhao Mingde, Zhang Dahu gave his full support when he heard that he wanted to make wine. You must know that after arriving in Qinguan, the wine worms in his stomach were crying. The yellow soup, not to mention the cloudiness of the wine, has no taste of wine at all.

Because I don’t know if it will be successful or not, but I hid it from other people first, and found some grape lords, Changning, to do it myself. The grapes here don’t have much water and are not big. Although they are purple, they are actually more like grapes. It's some horses.Jun Changning remembers that when making wine, you need the kind of ripe grapes, but it is a bit troublesome to wash the grapes. You have to wash them clean but not too clean, because the wine brewing depends on the wild yeast on the grape skins. Now, don't look at this clumsy look, doing housework is also a good thing.

Every time he sees such a scene, Jun Changning yells in his heart that it is a must-have product for home travel, and his own Qi family is like this.The grapes have to be dried after washing, which is really easy in Qinguan, where the sun is high and the humidity is low, and the grapes are dry in half a day.

As for the grapes used to make wine, Chang Ning looked down upon them. There are local pottery craftsmen in Qin Guan, but they are always focused on practicality, and the things they make are very clumsy, let alone him. Even the Qi family despises those who bought good things.But at this time, there was nothing to be picky about, so Jun Changning had to use those cans first.The job of pinching grapes is the Qi family's buddy, he has strength, but the Qi family is not willing to let the young master do rough work.

Because it was the first time brewing, Jun Changning didn't know whether to put sugar or not, and finally put some in different proportions according to each jar, and waited for the effect of the first brewing to come out.After being sealed, the wine jar should be stored in a cool place, and it will take about 20 days to a month.Don’t look simple, you have to pay attention when fermenting. At the beginning, the lid should not be sealed too tightly, otherwise the yeast will not be able to multiply. Later, the lid must be opened, otherwise the gas generated by fermentation will damage the container. At this time, the lid A few layers of scrim will do the trick.

As expected, most of Jun Changning’s first wine making failed, even the taste of success was not very good. Obviously, some of them couldn’t grasp it, but with the experience of the first failure, the second time went much smoother. At this time, Zhang Dahu became the one he cared about the most. All the drinks he succeeded in last time went into this guy's stomach. Although he still disliked that the wine taste was not strong enough, compared to the local drinks in Qinguan, it was one day at a time. landed.

When the wine was brewed for the second time, even Jun Changning himself was taken aback. The wine has not been purified yet, and the aroma of the wine inside is very attractive. Thinking about the water I use is clean water from the source , and the grapes are also natural, organic and pollution-free, so they must not be better than those of later generations.After removing the peels, the wine has a natural luster and a sweet aroma of wine. Those wines without sugar are a bit sour, but after adding them, the sweet and sour taste is moderate. If they are stored for a few more months, they will probably become natural. After aging, it becomes more transparent, aromatic, full-bodied and stable.

At this time, Jun Changning thought again that the transportation of wine is also a big problem, and the bumps in the transportation may affect the taste.It's just that Zhang Dahu was already so excited that he held up the jar and started to drink from the sea. Even Zhao Mingde drank a lot excitedly, and said with a flushed face, "Your Excellency is indeed a scholar. There are many ways to do it. You can even make wine with your hands. This wine Better than anything I've ever had."

Jun Changning couldn't laugh or cry when he saw this, and the matter of the secret transportation will be resolved later. After all, in ancient Europe, people were not transported here and there. Could it be that the wisdom of the people in the Yan Dynasty was not as good as that of them.Facts have proved that Jun Changning's thoughts are also reasonable. After the wine came out, the first person who came up with a solution was none other than the butler of his Jun family.

After determining the method of wine making, Jun Changning made a bold move and called on the people in Qinguan to start picking grapes, washing grapes and pinching grapes. In the end, Jun Changning was watching the wine making work, not because he was afraid that the wine making process would be leaked, but because of this matter It's a technical job. If you make a mistake before, you will ruin a jar of wine, but now it's a big barrel.That's right, he just asked the craftsmen to make the big wooden barrels and started this round of winemaking.

The people in Qinguan just planted the land, and they have nothing to do anyway. I heard that the new adults are willing to let them work, and they can eat two meals a day for free. That is a positive thing. Jun Changning uses cheap labor with peace of mind. , Comforting myself that anyway, the money is still for these common people.

No one knows that when Qinguan, the wine town, was just starting up, the common people were still complacent about eating for free, thinking that the new lord was really a good person.As for the grape vines planted by generations of people all over the mountains and plains, no one would eat them anyway, so the adults were willing to take them away, and it was very good for each family to give some supplements.Although they more or less knew that the adults were going to make wine, but in the hearts of these common people, brewing wine was not an easy task, and they hoped that the adults would not take their anger out on them if they failed.

When a large number of large wooden barrels are brewed, the grapes all over the mountains and plains will disappear, and the remaining Jun Changning will be made into raisins. These are simple, and the people in Qinguan used to do it, but the same, the raisins are also very sweet. , almost no one can eat it as a normal dried fruit.But it's good to put a few cooking dishes down.

Jun Zhang calmly waited for the results of these red wines, while thinking that if the red wine was brewed, how to sell it would still be a technical job, who knew that the red wine would be sold before it was brewed.On this day, Jun Changning went to the storage room as usual, and when he came back, he saw the Qi family's eyes were red, and he saw him coming over and shouted: "Master, you are here, look who is here!" .”

58. Jun's new business

Speaking of Ningyi Jun's family, it is estimated that everyone in ten miles and eight villages knows something, of course not only because of the title of the richest man in Ningyi, after all, it is only a short distance from the capital, and there are quite a lot of big businessmen here.The common people are willing to talk about the Jun family. The first thing is that although the Jun family is a wealthy businessman, it is very benevolent for the rich. If there is a famine, the tenants and workers under the opponent will be treated very preferentially.

Of course, the second thing that the common people are willing to preach is the nine girls of the Jun family. Nine girls are not too many in the big family.But in Ningyi, it can be regarded as the first family. These nine girls are all like flowers and jade, well-educated and well-educated. It is said that the dowry is enough to feed a family.

And the third thing that the common people are most willing to preach is naturally the young master Shilangyu of the Jun family. After winning the No. [-] Scholar, it became the pride of the people of Ningyi.

Due to various reasons, the Jun family is quite famous, but in fact the foundation of the Jun family is really shallow, not to mention the ancestors, even the generation of Mrs. Jun, it can only be carried forward by the dowry of Mrs. Jun.All in all, it has been the past few decades that the family has become rich and powerful. Most of the servants in the family were bought later. If it is said that the family has children, there are really not many, and if there are any, the foundation is still there.