Republic of China small businessman

Fang Ji'an saw the bait and also saw the fishing line held by the Japanese businessman, he hesitated again and again, and the hook was false.

But all his wealth has been mixed in, and the other party is not worried that he can escape.

At night, Ito came to visit alone again, lingered in front of Fang's house for a long time, and finally stepped into Fang Ji'an's house.

In the next few days, shopkeeper Sun brought several other strangers to Fang's house and had frequent contact with them.

Black River Winery.

The summer in the Northland is short. After a few rains in midsummer, it starts to get cold in early August.

Bai Rongjiu brought people to live here for a few days, tasting Fang Yurou's newly brewed wine.

In addition to the first batch of drinks delivered this time, a portion of shochu was also sent to the provincial government, and the rest of the wooden boxes contained medical alcohol.

According to Master Jiu's instructions, Fang Yurou specially ordered a batch of transparent glass bottles. Regardless of the craftsmanship, they must be clear and translucent, and put them in after packing.She has been brewing wine for many years, but this is the first time she has made this kind of Western medicine. She was always worried about something wrong, and when Master Jiu came, she couldn't wait to take the samples.

Bai Rongjiu was checking the machine in the factory, talking to the German engineer, Xie Jing followed behind and took a thin cloak.

Fang Yurou stood waiting not far away. Although she was busy in the factory, she didn't talk much to foreigners. Seeing that Lord Jiu was busy, she waved for Xie Jing to come over, and talked to him with a smile: "Xiao Xie, I haven't seen you for a while. Seeing you, I thought Master Jiu was really willing to send you to study in the ethnology school, I heard that a foreigner was hired as a teacher there?"

Xie Jing said: "Yes, an English teacher sent by the provincial government has a few students who are good at homework, so they stayed and added lessons."

Fang Yuju said: "Yo, that's really rare, you haven't followed me for a while?"

Xie Jing said: "I went to listen for a few days, but I didn't understand much."

Fang Yurou covered her mouth with a handkerchief and smiled, and said softly, "According to me, you have learned more from Master Jiu." She paused, then asked in a low voice, "I heard that Master Jiu is going to the provincial capital, How long will it take this time?"

Xie Jing said: "It hasn't been decided yet, maybe I will return in a few days."

While the two were talking, they saw the German engineer walking away with a smile on his face. When passing by, he took off his hat and saluted Fang Yurou. He was too close, and Fang Yurou was startled and even took two steps back.

Bai Rongjiu said from behind: "It's okay, he was joking with you."

Fang Yurou has worked in a winery for many years, and she is more open-minded and straightforward than other women who stay at home and take care of their husbands and children. She smiled and said, "I'm not used to it. I suddenly saw his blue eyes, and my heart panicked." She went to After walking a few steps forward, he asked the people around him to bring over a tray with several kinds of drinks on it, and on the far side was a glass bottle with a big belly and a small mouth, which was sealed with a soft rubber stopper, "Master Jiu, according to your This month's wine has been boxed and sent to the cargo ship, this is the second batch of shochu to be brewed, as well as the medical alcohol you asked for."

Bai Rongjiu first picked up the bottle of medical alcohol, opened it, smelled it, observed the color, and said to her: "Send two bottles to Dr. Lin. He is a Western medicine doctor. He should understand this. If he nods, he will pack it up and deliver it to Dr. Lin." To the provincial capital."

Only then did Fang Yurou remember that there was still a ready-made western doctor, and she agreed and asked the buddy to deliver it.

When the guy came to fetch the two glass bottles of medical alcohol, the ground was a little slippery. He turned around with something in his hand and almost fell down. It was Xie Jing who quickly picked up the bottle and supported him.

Fang Yurou reprimanded the clerk: "Don't be careful, you're messing around all day long!"

Xie Jing said: "I'll take him to the door."

Fang Yurou agreed, and then asked Master Jiu: "This place is full of machines, and the road is slippery due to the crowd. Why don't Master Jiu go to the office on the second floor? It's better to sit and rest for a while."

Bai Rongjiu said: "It's okay, I'll take a look at the machine." His eyes fell on the tray held by someone beside him, and he asked, "Is this newly brewed wine?"

"Yes," Fang Yurou knew that he was short on time, poured out four or five small cups and lined them up, "Try Jiuye? There is a new prescription here."

Bai Rongjiu picked up the first cup, sniffed it on the tip of his nose, and took a sip. It was the consistent standard of Heihe Distillery. It used high-quality raw materials and high-quality spring water.The rest of the cups are not bad, but the taste level is slightly different after a little taste, but the aroma is always the same, with a unique and long flavor, which is a major feature of the Fang family's secret recipe. I feel strong.

Fang Yurou asked, "What do you think of this wine, Master Jiu?"

Bai Rongjiu swallowed the glass slowly, and said, "Whiskey. It's not brewed wine, it should be regarded as distilled. The formula of foreigners is a little different from ours, but the taste is acceptable."

Fang Yuju said: "This is the Sun family's wine."

"Sun's family from Changshan Distillery?"

"Well, this Sun's family is a bit interesting. We know that shochu can't compete with us, so we changed to a new type of wine. Shopkeeper Sun bought a lot of Japanese machines a while ago, and probably can't compete with us. If you want to change the way, it's a way."

"I'm afraid it's not that simple."

Fang Yurou smiled and said: "Yes, I can't hide anything from you. The shopkeeper Sun invited a lot of people here a few days ago, saying that he was going to hold some industry seminars and discuss it together. It's nothing new. They just came to the workshop to see each other. , according to your instructions, I let them see the machine. The shopkeeper Sun is not satisfied. He even looked at the pottery storage tank from afar. The master took a few apprentices to visit the winery of the Sun family. Anyway, he himself said, this is called a "visit"! Guess what, the Japanese machines of the shopkeeper Sun are similar to ours, but not quite The same, most of them are distilling equipment, what is called 'whiskey' wine, the process is simple, and the master craftsman in our factory will remember it in his heart at a glance, and he has learned it back."

Bai Rongjiu is a businessman and not proficient in brewing, so he just asked her if she needs more guards.

"The people you sent are enough. Now the winery is as good as Tietong, and outsiders can't easily come in." Fang Yurou explained: "Don't worry, my family doesn't make wine in Beidi for a day or two. The raw materials and process are not afraid of them seeing, even if they learn exactly the same, they can't make the taste in my hands."

"Why is this?"

"It's all because the mother of the song is different."

Fang Yurou's greatest reliance is Qu's mother.

Foreign wines are not fermented, and are often mixed and distilled, but Chinese liquors are made with koji.One is to brew better baijiu, and the other is to speed up the brewing process. All the distilleries in Heihe understand this principle. The recipe of each distiller's koji is similar. It is nothing more than grain, koji and water, which is very simple.

But the most important thing is the song mother.

The mother song in Fang Yurou's hands was handed down from the family. After years of selection and optimization, medicinal herbs were added to it, but the taste of the medicine was never tasted, and the brewed wine also had a special fragrance. Only then came out on top.This flavor of shochu can only be found here, and it can be called a must in the three provinces of the North.

Shopkeeper Sun thought of many things, and wanted to see the real face, but all he saw were the obvious things, and he couldn't touch the core.

Not only that, but Fang Yurou's master master learned a trick by stealing chickens without losing money.

"The shopkeeper Sun still wanted to bluff me by making the procedure extremely complicated, not to mention the configuration, but also aged. The master master who went to visit saw the truth at a glance. After returning, he used his own formula and used several kinds of aged wine. Mixing, I tasted good, but I only stayed in the Northland, so I don't know much about foreign wine, sir, can you check it again?" Fang Yurou poured another half a glass and handed it over. "You have traveled far and wide and experienced a lot, and the old man in the provincial government is also good at drinking. We just make wine. We can't tell whether the wine is good or not. It all depends on outsiders!"

She said it modestly, Master Jiu took the cup and sipped it carefully, then nodded and said: "It's really good, the vintage is fine, and needs to be fine-tuned."

"Yes, I thought so too. The bottle of foreign wine that shopkeeper Sun took out was amber in color and translucent."

"How about the beer you mentioned last time?"

"It's going well. Why don't Jiuye go and have a look when you're free?"

"Alright."

Xie Jing sent the buddy off, watched him carefully pack the two bottles of medical alcohol and took them away, then trotted back to the factory building.

I just searched around, but I didn't see Bai Jiuye. After asking a few people, I asked someone who knew the matter, and said to him, "Jiuye? Jiuye went to taste wine with Fang's shopkeeper just now. The master is really huge, and his tongue is also one of the most picky, and he can taste the slightest difference. The master brewers in our factory are convinced, and now accompany him to taste the original beer."

Xie Jing's heart skipped a beat, "Did you drink beer again?"

"Yeah, such a big cup, Xiaoxie, you haven't seen it before. When drinking soju, the cup was small, but there were many varieties. Our best drinker, the master, didn't dare to taste it all at once. Others would have passed out by now. Alright, Lord Jiu is fine, he is just like a human being, he can still read the foreign language on the machine after drinking!"

Xie Jing didn't listen to what he continued, and hurriedly got up to look for it.

There are many machines in the factory, and the compartments are spacious and large. Finally, Bai Jiuye was found in the corner between a machine and a brick wall.

Bai Jiuye was standing there reading the foreign language on the machine with his eyes focused. If he hadn't held the vat of wine with one hand, no one would have known that he needed to use his strength to stand.

Xie Jing approached and called him in a low voice.

Master Jiu turned his head and glanced at him, but didn't speak.

Xie Jing went over to take him by the hand, wanting to take him upstairs, but the other party's feet seemed to be filled with lead, and stood there firmly without moving. Instead, he pulled Xie Jing back with force, and asked with a frown: "Didn't you mean to go upstairs? , why don't you go?"

Xie Jing: "...Master?"

Master Jiu frowned and moved his hands, but he still held the person firmly. He looked down at the wrist holding Xie Jing, and he couldn't understand why what he thought was the opposite of what he did.

Xie Jing tried hard, but Master Jiu was stronger and remained motionless.

Xie Jing thought, this guy is really drunk.

Bai Jiuye stood there quietly, dressed in a white robe, with his hair hanging down slightly to cover half of his long eyelashes, his nose was straight, and his thin lips were slightly pursed.

Xie Jing went over to support him, Master Jiu looked at him for a while, then slowly let go of the hand that was supporting the wine jar, and it fell on Xie Jing's shoulder. Xie Jing never thought that a drunk person would be so heavy. As long as he could support it, Master Jiu's hand slipped down on his waist, followed by the man who staggered a step and sat on the ground.

Xie Jing let out a low cry, then quickly looked left and right, trying to block him as much as possible: "Master? Wake up, I'll help you back upstairs to rest."

Jiu Ye sat there, squinting his eyes, his voice was as calm as usual: "Okay."

Having said that, he hugged Xie Jing's waist and didn't get up, his hands were not weak, and he didn't move half an inch.

Master Jiu was puzzled: "Why don't you leave?"

Xie Jing didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he wanted to drag him up, but now he was a head shorter than Master Jiu, and he was not as strong as this one, so he couldn't drag him up at all.

The ninth master of the Bai family is good at everything, but he can't drink alcohol.

If it's white wine, a few catties is fine, but only a little, and it must not be mixed with it. This is also a little secret that Xie Jing only learned after following Master Jiu for several years.It was Mid-Autumn Festival at that time, Master Jiu was very happy, and took him to the mountain to stay for a few days, and drank a lot of mixed wine without paying attention, probably relying on his own thousand cups to stay drunk, he didn't take it to heart, but it was also that time, Xie Jing It was the first time I met Jiu Ye who was drunk.

Master Jiu is different from others when he is drunk.

At a glance, the conversation was as usual, but some things were reversed. He was cold-tempered on weekdays, but that day he took him to climb a mountain and recited poems to him.

At first, it was ancient poems, but after looking at him, I recited two more English poems.

Xie Jing didn't understand those things, but she recognized the look he was looking at.

Leaning on the trunk of a spruce tree, Master Jiu also blew a harmonica song for him. The tune was lingering and distant, just like the one he had just recited in a low voice.

I can't remember the moonlight that night, but I only remember the people under the spruce tree.

——Gentleman Jiaojiao, as clear as the moon.

There were footsteps coming from outside, and Xie Jing's name was called from afar.

Xie Jing said, "What's the matter?"

The other party said: "Master Fang is looking for you, saying that he wants to ask about the trip in a few days, so he can make some preparations."

Xie Jing said: "Let the shopkeeper find Zhang Huwei, he knows all about it."

The man enthusiastically said: "Hey, that's fine! Why is Guanshi Xie here alone? Do you want to help? I'll ask two people to follow you around..."

Xie Jing didn't let him approach, and said through the machine: "No, I'll take a look at the equipment, and I can do it myself."

The other party agreed and left.

Xie Jing put his hands on his waist, and lightly pressed the other's encircling hands. He had a thin cloak on his shoulders, covering Jiu Ye who was sitting on the ground, leaning on his chest and resting with his eyes closed.