Chapter 9: Strange Koji

Liangchen followed the old king to learn the method of winemaking, and in a blink of an eye, he was here for a whole year!

After these days of study, he can already make the mushroom king wine by himself, but it is still difficult to grasp the taste.

In the words of the old king, one is that the amount of alcohol is too small, and the other is too little!

Because in the last step of wine quality control, it is necessary to taste the wine to control the purity of the wine.

When tasting wine, you should drink a small spoonful of wine every one or two sticks of incense to determine the dryness of the wine.

He can't drink enough, as soon as he drinks a few spoonfuls, his face is red, his ears are red, his head is light-headed, it is difficult to find the best taste, and it is even more difficult after drinking faint!

So after brewing wine a few times, it was either strong or weak.

But when he finally entered the door, the old king was also very happy, and felt that his craft had been inherited, so that he would not be buried in the wilderness with him.

The old king's girl and Yan are still as crazy as ever, sometimes running around, sometimes staying at home for a few days.

Liangchen is also accustomed to the presence of this woman.

When He Yan came back, the two of them would also talk a little, and they would no longer be as awkward as they were at the beginning.

Liangchen treats her as if she is a child who has not grown up, and occasionally says funny things to amuse her.

In this way, He Yan was deeply attracted by all kinds of magical and strange stories in his mouth, and pestered him to tell stories as soon as he returned home.

Fortunately, I used to be well-informed, and all kinds of stories came at my fingertips, and I was very satisfied with myself as a storyteller.

In the past, when he returned home, he always fell asleep, but now he always sleeps until he tells a few stories, which makes him cry and laugh.

But seeing that although she was ugly, she was kind-hearted and had a big personality, which was reassuring.

Even if he slept on his side, he would not be defensive, so she always tried to meet her requests.

"It doesn't matter if you don't grow up, it's a kind of happiness to live in your own world forever!"

"Then again, it's better than the femme fatale of the Yan family, who is as beautiful as a flower!"

In this way, the relationship between the two "husband and wife" is getting more and more harmonious!

Due to his cultivation during this period of time, coupled with the fact that he often drank Fungi King wine, his injuries on his body have basically recovered.

And it seems to be a little more muscular than before, unlike when I first arrived, my cheeks were thin and weak.

But what worries him has happened again!

The nightmare that had once befell him like a curse again!

Whether it is the mana he cultivates and gathers, or the mana condensed by drinking the Mushroom King Wine and taking the pill, or the mana released by the little green liquid in his body, as long as he sleeps or after a while, it will disappear!

The scene from more than ten years ago reappeared, only this time it was even worse, not only falling into the realm, but also losing all mana.

This put Liangchen in a situation where he almost collapsed.

He carefully checked his body, and it was true that his injuries had healed, his meridians were smooth, and his cultivation was also smooth, but the trace of mana that was finally condensed in the dantian would disappear cleanly in a short time!

"What the hell is going on!?" asked Liangchen more than once. But no one told him the answer.

Fortunately, I have already experienced this situation once, and I am not as scary as the first time.

Maybe there is no good way, but with the experience of the last time, he knows that as long as he perseveres, his mana will still slowly increase.

Without mana support, he has no way to refine weapons, so he has been going to fewer weapons shops recently.

Holding the wine jar all day long is like a drunkard, and he is dedicated to studying winemaking at home.

......

On this day, Liangchen was tasting wine with a red face, and the old king walked into the steam room.

"Chen'er, in a few days, I'm going to go to Falling Star Mountain to pick kiwiberries. It takes two months to go back and forth, and these days, you have to take good care of yourself at home. The old king commanded.

"Uncle, don't worry, Liangchen will take care of him. I don't know where the Falling Star Mountain is?Why can't you bring us along?" Liangchen couldn't help but want to see it when he heard that he was going to pick kiwiberries.

"Falling Star Mountain is in the northern choice forest, and at this time of year, the winemakers in our town go together to pick kiwiberries. Because there are often monsters there, it is very dangerous, and there are people who can't come back every year.

It's just that this kiwiberry is too important to our spirits, and it needs to be made and stored in a secret method immediately after picking, so you have to pick the fresh fruit yourself.

Your body is too weak, not to mention the demon beasts on the Falling Star Mountain, even this choice forest, you can't pass it! The old king explained.

"I see!" Liangchen heard it and understood the general situation.

"If you really want to go, follow me to learn a few sets of boxing techniques. Or learn archery, and when you can reach my level, you can come with us. The old king looked disappointed at Liangchen and encouraged.

"Let's learn that brewing technique again. Liangchen replied perfunctorily.

"That's fine. The most important thing to learn is to be interested in yourself! When you really want to learn, it's never too late to learn. The old king said with a smile.

"I'm going to pack up my things, and I'll leave about the day after tomorrow. If there is anything, remember to go to Lao Li Tou, he will help you deal with it. The old king confessed again.

"Yes. Liangchen answered, and when he saw the old king leaving, he picked up the wine spoon and scooped a spoonful of wine into his mouth.

"By the way, has He Yan come back?" the old king had already walked out of the room, and turned his head to ask again.

"Came back, didn't go out today, should be in the room. Liangchen replied.

"Well, I'll go and tell her not to run out all the time these days. The old king turned and went upstairs.

......

Two days later, the old king left Agni Town along with dozens of people from the town.

One day two months later, Liangchen was drying materials in the courtyard, and a familiar figure walked in, and it was the old king who rushed back.

"Uncle is back!" Liangchen put down what he was doing and greeted him.

"Well, I'm not here, how are you doing?" asked the old king, frowning and tired.

"Everything was fine. Uncle's trip to Falling Star Mountain went smoothly?" Liangchen asked.

"Fortunately, the kiwiberries picked were enough for a while, but I was a little injured. The old king put down his belongings, and then took a bag and walked to the cellar.

"Uncle is injured, let's take a rest first, and I'll take care of the rest." Liangchen was about to reach out and take the bag in the old king's hand.

"Minor injuries, out of the way. You can't help, you haven't mastered this secret method of making kiwiberries, I'll do it. You just have to watch. The old king said,

"This injury is nothing, my old bone can still resist. ”

Liangchen followed the old king down the cellar.

"Once the kiwiberry is picked, it must be smeared with the juice of the snake fruit, which on the one hand ensures its freshness and on the other hand, allows the juice of the snake fruit to soak into the kiwiberry.

Then apply it every two days until you can make it ten times, if you can't make it in time, you need to continue to apply it every five days.

Some of the kiwiberries I picked this time have already been completed ten times, so it's best to make them in time. The better the quality of the koji!"

The old king said as he took out the kiwiberries in the bag and separated them according to their color and smell.

"You see, it's only been applied four times, and it's pale green, and each time you apply it, the color deepens. The old king took out a pale green oval kiwiberry and showed it to Liangchen.

"This has been applied twelve times, and it needs to be made in time, otherwise the quality will get worse and worse over time. The old king took out another dark green kiwiberry and said.

"To make koji from kiwiberries, first put the kiwiberries and the peel of the thousand stars in the pot, put five mung beans in each kiwiberry, boil for a cup of tea, and then pour out the spring water together with the mung beans and the peel of the thousand stars.

Then put three shelled wild pecans into the holes, add three spoons of water to boil, wait for the water to dry, and make ripe fruits.

Then dry the ripe fruit in a ventilated and dry place for 7749 days, which is the dried fruit.

Finally, the dried fruit is ground into powder, which is the koji. ”

As he spoke, the old king picked out a few kiwiberries and began to make them.

It was already an hour before the first ripe fruit was made.