When Xiao Tianqing rushed to the door, Ximen Qing and others had been standing talking for a while. At this time, they saw Xiao Tianqing running out in a panic, wearing a belt and looking anxious, and they couldn't help laughing.
Got up.
Only Wu Song frowned and said: "Xiao Tianqing, you are here too slowly. If you are in the army before the three drums arrive, it will be a sign of death. You don't want to go, and the daily training amount will be doubled."
, just reflect on it."
Xiao Tianqing gritted her teeth and did not dare to explain, so she lowered her head and agreed. However, Ximen Qing couldn't bear to see Wu Song's sternness and said, "Second brother, you are just a child. It's just a moment of neglect. Just make up for the training tomorrow."
"
When Wu Song saw Ximen Qing interceding, he didn't feel angry, so he just said "hum" and turned away.
Xiao Tianqing was overjoyed to see her master intercede, but when she saw Wu Song's appearance, she quietly retracted her outstretched legs, bowed her hands and remained silent.
"Okay, salute your master and come with us." Ximen Qing smiled and walked up the steps. Xiao Tianqing was overjoyed and bowed respectfully to Wu Song, and Wu Song let it go.
The group of people came out happily. Ximen Qing came to the next door yard to find Chao Gai, the King of Pagodas, and asked to go with them. Who knew that Zhiduoxing Wu Yong had taken Chao Gai to discuss some matters and was not allowed to come out for a while.
"I have two young men here who are familiar with the roads. You can take them with you."
King Chao Tianwang had no choice but to arrange it this way.
Ximen Qing saw that Zhi Duoxing Wu in the seat next to him had his eyes twinkling. He didn't know what he was thinking about. He felt that something was a little strange, but he couldn't think of anything for a while. He said a few words to Chao Gai and took the two minions with him.
come out.
The two young men saw everyone, bowed and led the way. Although Ximen Qing had been to Liangshan for several days, he had never had the opportunity to visit it, and he was very interested; let alone leaving a few hands and Liu Neng for the first time.
I went up to the mountain once and saw the beautiful scenery. I pointed out and said that Liangshan is a geomantic treasure and is perfect for wine making.
"Two masters, does this brewing have something to do with Feng Shui?" Ximen Qing asked as he walked. In fact, it was made by Liu Jishou and Liu Neng.
Liu Jishou went to see his boss for questioning, touched his beard and said: "Of course it does matter, a good place can also produce good wine. Even the best winemaker can't make good wine in poor mountains and bad water. Liangshan is surrounded by water.
The beautiful mountains and clear waters contain the aura of heaven and earth, so good wine can naturally be brewed.”
Compared to his father's reluctance, Liu Neng's statement is much simpler: "Good food and good water are the foundation for making good wine. If the environment is really poor and the environment is poor, you won't be able to make good wine."
Ximen Qing also understood that good raw materials can make good things, and nodded: "It turns out that there are so many ways to make wine. I am just a hands-off shopkeeper. Without two masters, I can't make good wine."
Liu Jizuo listened and stroked his beard without saying a word, feeling a little complacent, and Liu Neng replied: "If the boss interferes in everything, it will not produce good wine. If the boss likes to let us do it, there will often be some breakthroughs."
As soon as Liu Neng said these words, Liu Ji's hand stroking his beard suddenly paused. It seemed that he had something to say but he still refrained from saying it.
Seeing that there was some profound meaning in Liu Neng's words, Ximen Qing saw Liu Jishou's expression and said with a smile: "Only by summarizing good experience can we innovate on top of it. If it is a castle in the air, it will probably not be able to survive."
As soon as these words came out, Liu Jishou praised: "What the boss said makes sense. As the saying goes, you have been making wine for decades, so you still have to abide by the basic methods."
Ximen Qing originally wanted to leave a few hands and asked Liu Neng to do it. Unexpectedly, he seemed to have some concerns from what he said. He couldn't help but ask: "But Master Liu has some new ideas?"
Before Liu Jishou could say anything, Liu Neng spoke first: "My boss, I think this brewing has been made for hundreds and thousands of years. It's just made of grains, fruits and the like. There's nothing new about it. So recently, I've tried using yam, taro and even sugar cane."
"Winemaking"
"You don't need grains to make wine, what else can you use?" Liu Jishou said angrily: "Wine is the essence of grain, but you use yam, taro and other things, how can you do it properly, especially things like sugar cane? It's just nonsense."
Ximen Qing touched the thunderstone. Anything that can be fermented can be distilled, that is, ethanol can be refined. Of course, the flavor will be completely different depending on the raw materials. Some are suitable for drinking, while others can only be used as industrial distillers or even
For use as fuel.
Taro is taro. Ximen Qing has never drunk wine made from yam or taro, but the mention of sugar cane does bring back some memories.
There is a kind of wine that is most loved by pirates because it is easy to get scurvy from wandering on the sea for many days, and this kind of wine can cure scurvy.
This drink is rum.
When he learned about scurvy, Ximen Qing learned that the raw material of rum is sugar cane molasses. Out of interest, he learned more about it and even tried what rum tasted like.
Rum has a unique and strong aroma, and Ximen Qing also fell in love with this taste after drinking it.
It seems that rum was not invented until the 16th century in history. Wasn't Liu Neng five hundred years ahead of schedule?
Thinking of this, Ximen Qing smiled and said: "If it hadn't been an accident, there wouldn't be such a thing as wine. So when it comes to innovation in raw materials, I support Master Liu. But there is only one thing. When wine is brewed, it is
It has to be recognized by the public in the end, so if the taste is too weird, it won’t work.”
After hearing this, Liu Jishou and Liu Neng both looked thoughtful.
"So I hope that Master Liu can put more effort into sugar cane. Sugar cane is inherently very sweet, and the taste of wine made from it will be more acceptable to everyone."
Ximen Qing then gave Liu Neng some words to encourage him to move forward on the road of inventing rum.
"What the boss said makes sense." Liu Neng gained Ximen Qing's support, and his confidence immediately increased: "I will work more on sugar cane!"
Ximen Qing nodded with satisfaction. This might be another major product, leading the world. Although the age of navigation has not yet arrived, buying it in places such as the Western Regions is also a good choice, but you need to pay more attention to the raw materials.
Make some effort.
The best sugarcane producing area in China should be Hainan Island, which is also Qiongzhou?
Now Qiongzhou should still be a place where officials are exiled. Sugar cane plantations must be built!
Ximen Qing was thinking all the way, but he didn't realize that the little guy in front of him had stopped. Looking at the surrounding environment, he saw that he was under a cliff. Green vines hung down from the cliff, entangled with each other, and completely blocked the entire cliff.
"Is the Stone Cave Wine Cellar here?" Ximen Qing was a little disappointed. He imagined that it should be a place with some spiritual energy, but he didn't expect it to be an ordinary cliff.
Instead, he left a few hands to suck in the air, and said with a smile on his face: "This is a place where wind and energy are stored, and it is suitable for storing fine wine. I don't know where the entrance of the cave is? Could you please show me to the old man?"
Only then did Ximen Qing remember that in the small Jingyanggang, Liu Jishou had found a dark corner to store the wine he brewed. There was even a tavern nearby.
"If someone hadn't accidentally discovered the hole while chasing a rabbit last time, no one would have discovered this place." The two minions smiled and pulled out their sabers and began to chop various vines: "In the past few decades, everything will happen again."
It’s overgrown.”
The vines were soft and tough, and when they were mixed together, there was no movement after three or five cuts. After more than a dozen cuts, I broke out in a sweat without even cutting two of them.
Wu Song saw that the little guy was not strong enough and could not enter the cave by noon even with this cutting method. He simply called Yan Qing to come forward and gave him a steel knife: "You are too slow, move away and let us
Come!"
Wu Song and Yan Qing started much faster than the minions. The steel knives in their hands flew up and down, cutting off several main vines in the blink of an eye, and Ximen Qing saw a big rock exposed behind them.
"This is it. The King of Heaven ordered the hole to be sealed with stones to prevent wild beasts from entering and making a nest and ruining the good wine cellar."
After listening to the explanation of the little guy, Wu Song and Yan Qing looked at each other, stepped up their hands, and cleared the big stone in a short time. Yan Qing's eyes were sharp, and he saw a small crack behind the big stone, and he stretched out his hand to touch it.
Cold.
"This is it."
"Ah, I forgot that it took seven or eight brothers to work together to move this big rock last time." A young man said with a bitter face: "I might as well go back and call more people over."
"Seven or eight people?" Wu Song motioned to Yan Qing to get out of the way. He stretched out his hand and pressed on the big stone. The big stone that was half a person's height swayed slightly and said with a smile: "But that's it, let me give it a try."
The two minions were dumbfounded after hearing this: "This person actually has such magical power? This stone weighs no less than four to five hundred kilograms!"
Xiao Tianqing yelled: "What do you know? My teacher used his bare hands on Jingyanggang to beat the eye-catching white-fronted tiger that weighed hundreds of pounds to the ground and beat it to death?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Wu Song had put his hands on the surface of his hand to find a place to put his weight on, and shook it hard twice. The bottom of the half-man-high stone was somewhat loose, and it swayed back and forth with Wu Song's movements.
Ximen Qing saw Wu Song shaking the stone back and forth, and he felt something in his heart.
"Wu Song didn't just use brute force, but used clever strength to shake the bottom of the stone to loosen it! In this way, it is much easier than lifting a stone weighing four to five hundred kilograms!"
The two minions stepped away from each other, fearing that rocks would hit them.
Wu Song shook for a while, feeling that the bottom of the stone and the soil were separated, and then he shouted loudly, the muscles of his arms rose, and he suddenly exerted force along with the shaking force, and saw the stone leaving its place with a bang, Wu Song was furious again
With a shout, the stone that was half a man's height suddenly flew up and landed half a foot away, overwhelming a vine.
"Divine power! This is divine power!" The two minions' legs felt weak and they knelt down to Wu Song: "How could he have such divine power if it weren't for the gods descending to earth?"
Wu Song's face was not red and he was out of breath. Hearing this, he laughed and said: "It's rare to see many strange things. What kind of skill is this? I haven't drank today, so I haven't used my skills yet! One ounce of wine means one's ability! Five points of wine equals five points of ability."
! If I had drunk a lot of wine, I don’t know where this strength would come from! I have to be very drunk to be able to strike, and I am powerful and powerful!”