One hundred and fortieth chapters green plum into the wine
After solving the problem on Yoshikawa's side, Soya took Kirino Akane and Asagiri Suzu to the door of the supermarket he often visited.
"Today's special sale items..."
He looked at the poster on the glass wall, "A box of eggs for 118 yen."
“It’s so cheap.”
"Yeah, but the purchase limit is two boxes."
"Humph." Kirino Akane held Asagiri Suzu's shoulder, "There are three of us, we can buy six boxes!"
Zonggu smiled and looked inside, "I bought too much and I can't carry it. I have to buy other things."
"Then let's go in and take a look first."
"Um."
Entering the supermarket, Soya had just picked up the shopping basket, but Akane Kirino had already pushed the shopping cart next to her.
"..."
The two looked at each other and he put down the shopping basket.
"Let me tell you in advance, if you buy too many things, I won't be able to carry them."
"Let Yuezi come over and help."
Soya shook his head, "He is working at Fuyun Shrine today."
"Eh?"
"Isn't it been raining all this time? The shrine maidens have designed a new sunny day doll Yushu, and they plan to sell more while it doesn't rain today."
"That's it..."
Kirino Akane was thoughtful and didn't say that she would buy less, but just walked forward.
Asagiri Suzu walked in front, because she had been here many times before, so she went straight to the ingredients area with a familiarity. Kirino Akane pushed the shopping cart behind her, and a thought suddenly came to her mind.
"Sogu, come and push me for a while."
"Um."
Soya took the shopping cart, and then saw her walking quickly behind Asagiri Suzu, as if he was going to pick her up.
"Kirino!"
He understood Kirino Akane's plan almost instantly, sweat broke out on his forehead, and he quickly stopped her.
It’s really no big or small!
Even though she is seventeen years old on the outside, she is still her sister!
If she was just allowed to carry Asagiri Suzu into the shopping cart, the latter might be angry for an unknown amount of time - the first time he came here, he just mentioned it casually, and Asagiri Suzu ignored him the whole day.
.
Hearing the call, Asagiri Suzu turned her head first. Kirino Akane's hands that were originally going to reach her armpits were put on her shoulders, and then she turned back to look at Soya:
"What?"
"..."
She winked and Sogu shook his head.
"All right."
Chaogiri Ling didn't know why, looked at the two of them, and then turned back.
Kirino Akane came back and said, "I'll push it."
"Um."
"Sogu, do you want to sit up?"
"Stop joking."
Arriving at the food section, Zonggu looked around as he walked, scanning the dazzling array of vegetables and meats on the shelves on both sides while thinking about the dinner recipe.
There are a lot of vegetables grown in the backyard of his old house, but not everything is available. He prioritizes ingredients that he usually eats less.
"Burdock..."
"Let's buy some bamboo shoots too."
"This is fennel? It's so rare... It seems like it can be used to make dumplings."
Zonggu stopped in front of a shelf, put the vegetables he liked into the shopping cart, and looked around.
Akane Kirino brought a box of chicken over and said, "Soya, this one is also on special!"
He glanced at the price on the box, which was five hundred and eighty yen, "Buy it and make fried chicken nuggets tonight."
"OK."
She smiled slightly and her eyes fell on the vegetables he put into the shopping cart.
"This is... fennel?"
"Um."
"It's so rare that there is such a vegetable in the countryside."
"You can make dumplings."
"Ah, I want to eat! I will also help make dumplings!"
"OK."
Zongya felt like he just walked around in the supermarket for a while, more than half an hour passed, and the shopping cart was filled with various ingredients.
"That's it, I won't be able to fit it anymore if I buy it again."
"Uh-huh."
There's still a long way to go back from the supermarket, so it's true that you can't carry it.
While pushing a shopping cart and waiting in line to check out, Soya saw mountains of green plums not far away, while glass jars and large bags of rock sugar were placed on the shelves next to them.
"Half a month into the plum season, it's time to make green plum wine..."
After paying the bill, he trudged back to Kirino's old house with several large bags of ingredients. Before Soya entered the door, he saw the green fruits drying in the yard.
"Those are the plums my mother dried. They have been drying for a day and it's time to put them away."
Kirino Akane walked over there, "A small part of the green plum wine sold in my store is homemade."
...
After dinner, Kirino Akane went to deal with the collected plums.
They are all fresh green plums that were only picked in June. They are plump and plump, with a greenish color overall, and some are yellowish or reddish. The Kirino family does not have an orchard, so of course these green plums are bought from the supermarket.
After cleaning up the kitchen, Soya came to the living room. Kirino Akane was holding a green plum and inspecting it under the light. Asagiri Suzu was also helping.
"What are you looking at?"
"Check whether there are any rot or holes on the surface of the plums." She turned the green plums in her hand and faced him with the bottom side. "The stems should also be removed. These will affect the final taste of the green plum wine.
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"Yeah."
Zong Gu also sat down next to him, picked up a green plum and turned it around on his fingertips.
"Have you washed it already?"
The surface of the plums is very smooth, without the layer of fine fuzz that they had when they were just picked.
"Yeah, mommy washed it first and then dried it."
Kirino Akane put the inspected and processed green plums into the bamboo basket on the other side, "I also picked out the rotten fruits, but I don't have time to inspect them carefully."
So, this became her job.
"I'm here to help."
"OK."
Kirino Keiko bought a lot of green plums. If they were put in the most common glass bottles he saw in the supermarket, he could make at least ten bottles of green plum wine.
Only two bottles are kept at home, and the rest will be sold in izakayas. Judging from the fact that Kirino Keiko enjoys making plum wine every year, the response must be good.
"I remember that there was a bottle of green plum wine in the room on the first floor near the stairs."
"That was made this time last year."
Kirino Akane has been helping her mother when making green plum wine since she was a child, and she is very familiar with all the aspects that need to be paid attention to. "Generally speaking, green plum wine can be drunk after it has been soaked for six or seven months. However, the longer it is soaked, the worse the taste will be."
Okay."
"That bottle of green plum wine is reserved for entertaining guests?"
"Yes, Zonggu, do you want to try it? Although it is soaked in strong liquor, if you only taste a little, it still tastes sweet."
Zonggu shook his head. Any wine was not among his delicacies.
Picking and picking, although there are a lot of plums, it is quick to check, and at most it only takes a while to remove the stems;
The unqualified parts, unless they are rotten, can be made into plum jam or green plum dew, so they are not discarded directly.
"I finally finished the inspection... my fingers are sore."
Kirino Akane relaxed and shook her arms again.
Soya sorted out the green plums that were divided into two parts, "Just put these green plums here until Miss Kirino comes over tomorrow to make green plum wine?"
"Probably... I'll ask mom."
Contacted Kirino Keiko, and she had indeed planned to do so. Thinking that Soya was also with her daughter, she proposed to let him help Kirino Akane and the two of them make green plum wine.
"...Is this okay?" Zonggu was very doubtful.
"There's nothing wrong with what I said." Akane Kirino said, "I remember the proportions of green plums, rock sugar and soju very clearly."
"Then I'll listen to you."
"Hmm~"
Rock sugar and soaked glass bottles have been prepared. The wine is boxed soju bought from the market. It is packed in a carton similar to a long milk carton, which is easier to pour.
The glass bottle had just been cleaned and dried today, but Kirino Akane poured some soju into it and shook it for a while, as if it was disinfected.
"Sogu, this wine has a high alcohol content and can be lit with a lighter. Do you want to try it?"
"Really? That's awesome. Maybe next time."
Asagiri Suzu divided the ingredients according to the ratio of "one part green plum, one part wine, and half part rock sugar." After all the glass bottles were sterilized, Soya and Akane Kirino began to fill them.
"No need to put it in layers, just put it in directly."
Large chunks of rock sugar fell to the bottom of the glass bottle, making a crisp sound. After all the green plums were put in, Sogu picked up the carton and started pouring wine into it.
For a two-liter bottle of soju, it takes three boxes to fill it up, leaving a little space at the neck of the bottle for the gas released after the green plums ferment.
In this way, a bottle of green plum wine has been initially produced, and the next thing to do is to wait for at least six months.
Following the same procedure, they filled all twelve glass bottles, and the two of them went back and forth several times to move the green plum wine into the utility room and store it away from light.
"Once it turns into this color, you can enjoy it with confidence."
Kirino Akane patted last year's green plum wine, which was dark in color and said, "It's sweet and not bitter at all. This bottle of wine was also made by my mother and I."
Zong Gu just nodded, still looking uninterested.
"I'm going to take a shower."
"..."
Kirino Akane puffed up her mouth.
He went to take a shower, and she went to wash a wine glass.
"As long as you have a taste, you will know that what I say is true..."
Opening the glass bottle, Kirino Akane scooped up a cup of brown plum wine and held it in front of her eyes for a while.
"This color is so beautiful..."
She couldn't help but take a small sip and then licked her lips.
"I just said it's very sweet."
She took the wine glass and left the utility room, sat down at the dining table, and waited for Zonggu to come out after taking a shower.
The sweet and sour taste lingers on the lips and tongue, accompanied by a slight relaxing stimulation that takes a long time to dissipate.