Chapter Eighty-Five: Boiling the Pot and Making Wine
The workshop was built, everything was ready, and Li Su was waiting for Li Su to start making wine.
Li Su is very distressed, the agreement with the demon king of the mixed world has been accepted, and then think about it on the other hand, the lesson of movable type printing is in the front, in this era, you really have to find a backer to do a vigorous career, the old Cheng is good, except for the occasional pit of him, he is also a qualified business partner, and more importantly, the whole family is full of bullies, the old bully leads the little bully to run rampant in Chang'an, and he is invincible, and he feels very safe to mix with them.
Li Su was troubled by the process of brewing wine, he really couldn't remember too much, he only knew that it was steamed first and then cooled, but when it came to the details, his mind was a mess.
Cheng Chumo was very enthusiastic, and he came to Taiping Village the day after the workshop was built, perhaps he was tired of the days of visiting Qinglou and hunting all day, and now he had an opportunity to do business, so it was rare to make progress.
"What is missing, tell me, my father said, since it is a partnership between the two families, you think about it, the Cheng family pays money and things, and Chang'an inquires, my old Cheng family has always been fair in business, Tong Su is not bullied, and he never takes advantage of it in vain, who dares to say half a word, he can't be killed!" Cheng Chumo's chest snapped, and he said these words that he didn't know whether he was boasting or threatening the business partner.
Looking at the empty workshop, Li Su began to think......
yes, what's missing? Seems to be missing a lot of things.
"I want a pot, a very large pot, and an iron pipe...... Li Su unceremoniously opened the list.
Cheng Chumo was followed by a steward of the Cheng family, and when he heard this, he hurriedly wrote it down.
"There's still something missing, just say."
"There is still one, no, two bronze mirrors, one large and one small ......"
"Huh?" Cheng Chumo and the steward were dumbfounded: "Does this have anything to do with winemaking?" ”
"Of course there is, winemaking...... Very esoteric knowledge, do you know knowledge? Let me ask you, do you know what photosynthesis is? ”
Cheng Chumo and the steward shook their heads stupidly.
"Photosynthesis means that the sunlight is refracted through the mirror, well, into the pot, let the wine bask in the sun, and then the wine is fermented again, filtering out unnecessary impurities and moisture, and the concentration becomes higher, uh-huh......" Li Su suddenly admired his ability to talk nonsense...... It's also a skill, right?
Syllable!
Cheng Chumo slapped the steward with his backhand: "Write it down!" Every word is knowledge! Dare to say that you will ruin your whole family! ”
"Yes, yes!" The steward wrote it down tremblingly.
People are always in awe of the unknown, Cheng Chumo is an example, the wine-making process is added to the bronze mirror, Cheng Chumo's feeling for high-grade wine becomes more and more unfathomable.
"Brother, what else do you want, just open your mouth, what flies in the sky, runs on the ground, Cheng Mou has it all."
Li Su thought about it, what else is missing? My new house has been built, but it seems that there is still a lack of furniture......
"I also want real tools, all kinds of real tools, handmade by carpenters, well, very powerful things......"
Cheng Chumo's expression was very exciting, and he seemed to have an urge to call his wife to come out and see God: "Just say, I'll ask the carpenter to make it for you!" ”
Rosewood is too expensive, Cheng Biting Jin may turn his face, be a little safe, and use mahogany.
"Bring pen and paper, I'll draw the pattern, and you tell the carpenter to do it."
All kinds of furniture have already been formed in Li Su's mind, and he can be said to be confident, and he brushes a few strokes to outline the shape of the furniture.
Big bed, bedside table, Eight Immortals table, Taishi chair, by the way, there are reclining chairs, bookcases, kitchen cabinets...... Wouldn't the two bikini beauties be a little unsophisticated? Forget it, you have to be virtuous......
The patterns of various furniture were placed in front of Cheng Chumo, and Cheng Chumo's expression was a little ugly: "This ...... Is it also something that sake brewing wants? ”
"Yes, this is still a rudimentary version, and I will do it later when I think of it."
Cheng Chumo's eyes were suspicious: "I don't read much, don't lie to me." ”
"If you read less, you must know how to be humble, do you know what 'Schrödinger's cat law' is?"
"Huh? What...... Cat? Cheng Chu was dumbfounded, and the mountains looked up.
"The Xue family's cat, his family lives in the east of Taiping Village...... Don't care about those details, Schrödinger cat, which means to put the cat in various cabinets, put the wine outside, and see its reaction, the wine smell is too light, the cat does not react, the wine smells strong, the cat scratches and barks like crazy in the cabinet, just like a person lying in a coffin and cheating the corpse, which means that we have made good wine, you must know that the sense of smell of animals is much more sensitive than that of people, so ......" Li Su said more and more guilty, a little too much nonsense, feeling that he had committed a crime against scientists in the future a thousand years later.
Cheng Chu tacitly understood: "So, you want to build these strange cabinets, right?" ”
Li Su showed a gratifying look of "teachable": "Little grandfather, you finally realized." ”
"Do!" Cheng Chumo nodded fiercely: "If there is anything wrong with building a few cabinets, this is called a carpenter." ”
"After it is done, please ask the carpenter to brush the vermilion lacquer three times, so that it looks more beautiful, and I feel more comfortable when I start to do it."
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The winemaking process is really complicated, and the complexity is because Li Su forgot the details.
The Cheng family brought wine, all kinds of Sanle berries, fruit wine, and rice wine, and sent them to the workshop as if they didn't need money.
Li Su opened the steamer, controlled the heat to a moderate level, and then poured the wine into the pot, and above the pot was an upside-down funnel-shaped tube connected to a small porcelain basin......
The memory is too fragmentary, so I have to try little by little, anyway, the Cheng family pays for it, and there is still a month before Cheng Biting Jin's old hooligan came to chat with him, and the time and money are very sufficient.
The steamer emits a strong white steam, which slowly rises into the tube, and after cooling, it flows into the porcelain basin drop by drop......
Li Su frowned and sniffed it, the taste was not quite right, it was a little pungent, it seemed to be the legendary wine head, as for the taste......
"Little grandfather, come, try the taste." Li Su enthusiastically scooped out a small cup and handed it to Cheng Chumo.
Cheng Chu said silently: "It's brewed? I'll try it first! ”
Raising a glass and drinking it all, the whole person was stunned, even holding his breath, his dark face quickly flushed red at a speed visible to the naked eye, pursed his lips and was stupid for a long time, Cheng Chumo let out a long breath, and the breath he exhaled was full of strong wine.
"Good wine! Spicy, fragrant, drinking it in the stomach is like cutting with a knife, and it is very comfortable after cutting, so ......" As he spoke, Cheng Chumo gradually became intoxicated, his tongue was rolled up, his body swayed, and finally he pounced, and fell to the ground unconscious as if he had been hit by the sweat medicine of the rivers and lakes.
Li Su was not very satisfied with Cheng Chumo's reaction, he was also drunk too quickly, if he really poured it in one sip, how would this wine be sold in the future? Chang'an can't sell a thousand catties a year.
By the way, it seems that the first dish of steamed wine cannot be drunk, but it is used for blending with wine......
Squatted down and patted the drunk Cheng Chumo's shoulder, Li Su said apologetically: "Failure is the mother of success, little grandfather, let's try again......"
"Hehehe......" Cheng Chumo lay on the ground and slept soundly, smirking with saliva on the corner of his mouth.
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PS: There is one more ...... I pushed it strongly, and I asked for a recommendation vote to be violent!!
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