Chapter 37 Preparation for Brewing
Cheng Mansion, Cheng Yaojin told Cheng Lingyun about Qin Yu and Princess Changle after returning home. There was no way, there was no way to hide this matter. Sooner or later, Cheng Lingyun would know about it, so it was better to tell her in advance so that she could have some peace of mind.
Prepare.
After Cheng Lingyun learned about Qin Yu and the princess, she was speechless for a long time. Fortunately, Mrs. Cheng was there to enlighten her. Men, who doesn't have three wives and four concubines? Qin Yu only has two, so be content. Of course, this is just Mrs. Cheng's words.
I mean, I won't say it directly.
Cheng Lingyun finally figured it out. Although she was resentful, there was nothing she could do about it. Li Shimin had already spoken. What else could Cheng Lingyun say? Besides, her father, Cheng Yaojin, had more than one wife, and she was a princess. It was the best thing for her to be both his head wife.
A good ending.
You can't sleep with the princess in vain. It doesn't make sense if you don't ask Qin Yu to marry the princess.
Besides, Cheng Lingyun herself has a bit of low self-esteem and thinks she is ugly. To be precise, she is not confident. She feels that she is content to be Qin Yu's wife, so naturally she will not fight for her, otherwise it will make Qin Yu dissatisfied.
After all, the engagement was only successful under coercion. Although Qin Yu was not dissatisfied and was quite happy, Cheng Lingyun still felt that she owed Qin Yu a lot, so Cheng Lingyun cherished this marriage in every possible way.
Qingfengju, Cheng Huailiang and Cheng Huaimo each found an excuse to go about their business. The pressure from Shitou was really too much.
Wherever Qin Yu goes, Shitou will follow him. The two big hammers in his hands are scary when they are used. The servants and maids all look at Shitou with frightened eyes. Only the children in Zhangjia Village come to Shitou one by one and are curious.
He touched this and that, while the stone kept giggling.
Qin Yu felt that the stone was very strong, but what Qin Yu didn't expect was that this guy's appetite was also unparalleled.
Shitou said he was hungry, so Qin Yu asked his servants to eat. But not long after, the servants came to report in a panic, saying that Shitou was crazy. Qin Yu hurried over to take a look.
I saw this guy holding a big steamed bun in each hand and eating one in two or three bites. He ate at least thirty-six of them in such a short time. I really don’t know what this guy’s stomach is made of.
Qin Yu was worried that the stone would burst his stomach, so he quickly stopped the stone. The stone stopped, but he kept mumbling, "I'm not full yet."
Qin Yu looked at Shitou's pitiful appearance, as if he was an angry child, and twitched the corners of his mouth with a smile, "How old are you, and you still act young?" However, Qin Yu would not say this out loud.
As for asking Shitou to eat, that is absolutely not possible. Who said Shitou was too cruel? Qin Yu was so stingy about a few steamed buns that he was really worried that this guy would be in bad shape.
Seeing Qin Yu's insistence, Shitou stopped making trouble and continued to follow Qin Yu while carrying a big hammer.
The winery needs to be built, but the waiting time is too long. There are still many vacant rooms in Qingfengju. You can choose a room here to make wine first. When the winery is built, you can move there.
Qin Yu didn't understand the utensils for making wine, but Sun Erniang, the old lady who made the wine, did. Qin Yu taught Sun Erniang all about it. He could use any manpower he needed. Anyway, Qingfeng Residence had plenty of servants.
Qin Yu planned to complete the finished product at once, and then told Sun Erniang the distillation method.
Sun Erniang's face turned red, but it was Qin Yu who whispered in her ear. Fortunately, Sun Erniang understood. Qin Yu didn't care about the rest of the matter. After all, after signing the contract, Sun Erniang would not dare to go out no matter how courageous she was.
disclose.
However, the room that was taken out alone has become a restricted area. No one who is not trusted by Qin Yu can get close to it, but it doesn't matter for now, after all, it hasn't been released yet.
Speaking of Qingfeng Juli, there are really not many people Qin Yu trusts. Fortunately, the maids and servants are all slaves, so no one dares to leak the secrets. If they dare to leak the secrets, Qin Yu has the right to execute them, but to be on the safe side, Qin Yu still gives strict orders
No other people are allowed to approach.
Of course, except for the few maids and servants selected by Sun Erniang, if Sun Erniang is asked to make wine by herself, it will not be brewed until next year, so she will naturally need manpower.
The children in Zhangjiacun are very sensible and know that Qin Yu has many things to do, so no one goes to Qin Yu to ask academic questions. When they have nothing to do, they review their homework separately and come forward to help when there is something. For example, this group of people now
The children followed the arrangement of the brewing place. Although they were not needed, they still worked very hard.
After Qin Yu explained the matter, there were naturally people busy with work, but Qin Yu was not in trouble. The wine shop was not yet located. Fortunately, Qin Yu's land was within ten miles of Qingfengju. He could build wherever he wanted, and no one could care about it.
Qin Yu simply took the stone and took Cheng Huailiang to look for a place.
Making wine requires water. Although there is a small river outside Qingfeng Ju, Qin Yu is not going to use it. There is a fountain inside Qing Feng Ju, which shows that the groundwater resources in this place are extremely rich. How can we use river water for making wine? If we want to use it, we have to use groundwater.
Qingfengju entered the mountain forest two miles to the south. The three-mile radius there also belonged to Qin Yu. Qin Yu looked around and chose the foot of the mountain. This is the Qinling Mountains, and further south is the Zhongnan Mountain.
Legend has it that Lao Tzu taught Yin Xi the Tao Te Ching in 5,000 words. Although Qin Yu was not a historian, he was still interested in finding out the truth, but he didn't have much time at the moment.
After the place was chosen, Qin Yu took the stone Cheng Huailiang and went to Chang'an to find craftsmen to build a winery. There were a lot of materials and labor. Fortunately, Cheng Huailiang was here, and no one of these businessmen dared to cheat Qin Yu.
Of course, a well needs to be dug where the winery is built. Qin Yu does not want to use river water to make wine. Although the river water at this time is much better than the so-called mineral water in modern times, why choose the inferior one when there is a better one?
The wine produced that way tastes better, right?
There wasn't much to do, but it took a long time. When we returned to Qingfeng Residence, the sun was already setting.
Daniu, the servant whom Cheng Yaojin asked for in the morning, who was Shuangxi's lover, had arrived at Qingfeng Residence. He waited dryly for Qin Yu for more than two hours, but he didn't complain, and he couldn't. Shuangxi had already arrived.
After telling him what happened, he didn't know how to thank Qin Yu.
Qin Yu looked at Shuangxi standing next to a simple and honest young man with a shy look on his face. Without Shuangxi's introduction, Qin Yu knew that this must be a big shot, unless this Shuangxi was a licentious young man.
When Shuangxi saw Qin Yu coming back, he quickly whispered something in Daniel's ear. After hearing this, Daniel suddenly realized and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Danniu, I have met the young master. Thank you for your help."
Da Niu's voice is a bit silly, and his personality is not yet clear, but Qin Yu guesses that Da Niu is also a simple and honest person. Fortunately, he is different from Shitou. Shitou is called Qiangenxian, but this Da Niu is not.
Qin Yu smiled and said, "You are a great guy. Yes, yes. No wonder Shuangxi misses you so much. You must take good care of Shuangxi in the future, otherwise the young master will not let you go."
"Yes, Master, Daniel can do it." Daniel smiled naively, while Shuangxi lowered his head and rubbed the corner of his clothes in shame.
"Okay." Qin Yu smiled, then looked at Shuangxi and said, "You will pick a room in a while. You and Danniu will live there after you get married."
When Shuangxi heard this, he glanced shyly at the cheerful Daniel, then nodded and said softly, "Thank you, Master."
"Master, Daniel can cook..." Shuangxi suddenly remembered that Daniel had not been assigned any work yet, and said quickly.
Qin Yu nodded, "Okay, let's go to the kitchen to work. Well, you can go too, so we can keep company."
"Thank you, Master." After hearing Qin Yu's words, Danniu Shuangxi was so happy that he almost hugged him on the spot. Fortunately, the two of them were restrained, but even if they hugged each other, Qin Yu would not say anything.
Qin Yu had no confidence in the cooking skills of Tang Dynasty chefs, but he couldn't cook by himself all the time. Once or twice was fine, but if he did it too many times, he would naturally get bored, "Well, we have to train some cooks as soon as possible.
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As soon as the meal arrived, Cheng Hualiang and Cheng Huaimo arrived at the same time. Why not use it if they had the opportunity? After eating Qin Yu's food, it was really hard to eat other dishes. Qin Yu didn't care, he cooked it or not.
Well, when the last plate was served, I found that the dish had not been touched.
Qin Yu soon laughed, but Shitou was holding a big hammer and staring at the two brothers. If Shitou dared to move his chopsticks, he would raise the hammer. In Shitou's words, "My young master hasn't eaten yet. I'll beat whoever dares to eat."
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Qin Yu kept praising the stone for its good work. The stone shook the sledgehammer happily and said "bang bang" three times. Qin Yu instantly remembered that the stone should not be praised, especially when he was holding a hammer in his hand.
when.
After a table of food, Cheng Huailiang, Cheng Huaimo and Cheng Huaimo together couldn't eat it as fast as Shitou. Three-fifths of it went to Shitou's belly, one-fifth of it went to Qin Yu's belly, and the rest was eaten by the two brothers of the Cheng family.
Cheng Huaimo and Cheng Hualiang were both angry and dare not speak out. Just like the lunch at noon, Shi Shi started eating again and swallowed fifty steamed buns. Only then, with Qin Yu's heart-pounding worry, patted his belly and felt satisfied.
He said, "I'm finally full."
When Qin Yu saw this, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. Qin Yu wanted to stop it several times, but he finally held back. In the afternoon, Shi Shi was often beside Qin Yu complaining about not having enough to eat, so Qin Yu did not stop Shi Shi.
, because Qin Yu felt that the stone was just missing a string, but he was not really stupid. Fortunately, this was also the case.
Qin Yu looked away from the stone and shuddered violently when he saw the two brothers from the Cheng family washing the dishes with their tongues.
"Damn, as for that, if we wait for sunflower oil, peanut oil and the like to be made, and all the star anise, anise, tangerine peel, cinnamon and so on, you won't be chewing the plate by then."
Most of the oil in the Tang Dynasty was animal oil. Qin Yu only saw some rapeseed oil in the kitchen. After asking about it, he found out that sunflower oil, peanut oil, etc. had not appeared yet. Fortunately, there was soy sauce in the kitchen, otherwise Qin Yu
Chapter completed!