Chapter 269: Wine is everything
The door of Aunt Yang Liu's house was wide open. Aunt Yang Liu was sitting in the yard mending clothes. The team leader was sitting beside the grindstone, sharpening a knife, with scissors, hoe and other tools beside him.
Last year, all the children of Aunt Yang Liu got married. Then they separated and built their own houses to live in. Only Aunt Yang Liu and the team leader lived in this house.
This is very convenient for Ning Xiyue to come over for a drink. There will only be three of them at the table and no one will disturb them, which makes it easier for them to do things later.
Ning Xiyue poked her head in from the doorway, looked at the yard with a smile and shouted:
"Aunt, look what good things I brought you."
She shook the wine bottle and lunch box in her hands, and greeted the captain who looked over: "Hello, captain."
"Xiyue, come in quickly." Aunt Yang Liu looked up and saw Ning Xiyue waving at the door with a smile. When she saw the thing in her hand and thought about what they had said before, she had a guess in her mind: "I think I know what it is. Come here and let me see it."
Ning Xiyue walked into the yard and passed the wine bottle in her hand to Aunt Yang Liu's nose: "Aunt, smell it."
"Okay, let me smell it."
Aunt Yang Liu twisted the lid once, but before it was completely opened, she smelled a familiar scent wafting out. Her face immediately changed to a look of surprise: "This is the glutinous rice wine brewed by Old Zhang. I guessed right, didn't I?"
"Let me smell it." The captain's eyes lit up when he heard this. He put down the kitchen knife he was sharpening, took a few steps forward, opened the lid of the bamboo tube in Aunt Yang Liu's hand, looked at the bright color of the wine inside, smelled the odor, looked up and said, "This is brewed by Old Zhang himself."
As Zhang Jianguo's grandfather grew older, he usually just helped to light the fire and stood by and watched his son do it. He hadn't done it himself for a long time.
Ning Xiyue was able to make this rice wine thanks to her help from Zhang Jianguo, who made it himself without any help from anyone else.
The best winemaker in their family is Grandpa Zhang, but the wine that everyone on the team drinks is basically brewed by Zhang Jianguo's father.
When Aunt Yang Liu heard that it was Grandpa Zhang's craftsmanship, she became even more excited. She snatched the wine barrel from the captain's hand, held it in her arms like a treasure, and walked quickly into the house holding Ning Xiyue's hand.
"Xiyue, come on, let's go inside, let's sit down and have a nice drink."
The captain looked down at his empty palms, then looked at Aunt Yang Liu who was in a hurry to go in and have a drink. He sighed helplessly and shook his head.
With wine, everything is enough.
Ning Xiyue turned around and called the captain: "Uncle Dawei, I fried a plate of peanuts and I'm waiting for you to eat them. Come quickly."
She did not forget the main purpose of coming here today. The captain must not be left behind, and she had to drag him along no matter what.
"Okay." Thinking of the smell of alcohol he had just smelled, the captain felt itchy and pointed at the pile of grindstones and said, "You guys drink first, I'll clean up here and come back."
"Don't worry about your uncle, he knows how to come." Aunt Yang Liu whispered in Ning Xiyue's ear: "Don't think your uncle is calm on the surface, he really wants to drink. Old man Zhang hasn't made it himself for a year or two. I'm afraid he must be itching to drink it when he smelled it. Today, thanks to you, he can drink such precious glutinous rice wine. I'm secretly happy."
Aunt Yang Liu was also very happy, especially when her favorite child came to drink with her, she was even happier.
The years are better now than before, but every household has old and young, a large family. The glutinous rice harvested every year is either eaten by the younger generation or exchanged for some money in the town. She hasn't drunk glutinous rice wine for a long time, let alone the glutinous rice wine brewed by Old Zhang. She has no regrets in her life to be able to drink this wine today.
Ning Xiyue saw that Aunt Yang Liu's smiling eyes actually had tears in them. Was she so moved that she was crying?
My aunt really loves wine, I admire her.
"Aunt, let's drink slowly today. Here are two kilograms of rice wine, which should be enough. I have a box of peanuts and a box of fried eggs with wine lees in it. Let's eat one to whet our appetite before drinking."
Ning Xiyue put the lunch box in her hand on the table as she spoke, took out the box of peanuts and opened it, then took out the box of wine lees fried eggs and opened it.
A fragrance wafted over her face, making Aunt Yang Liu swallow her saliva.
"It smells so good. Please sit down while I get the wine glasses and dishes."
Aunt Yang Liu quickly cleared the things on the table and ran quickly to the kitchen.
After she ran into the kitchen, she did not take the dishes and chopsticks for the time being. Instead, she picked up a kitchen knife and walked to the stove. She took down a piece of the blackened pig's ear hanging above the stove and cut off a piece.
When she saw Zhang Dawei coming in, she threw the meat to him and said, "Wash the pig ears, cook them, and bring them over to go with the wine."
After leaving these words, he washed his hands and hurried to the main room with a soup spoon, three sets of bowls and chopsticks and three wine glasses.
"Come on."
Ning Xiyue took the bowl and scooped an egg for each person and filled it with some wine lees soup. The large lunch box of wine lees could just hold three small bowls.
"Auntie, try it while it's hot. I made it with the lees left over from brewing this yellow wine. It's very nourishing to the body."
"Okay, I'll try it first. I know it's delicious just by smelling it."
Aunt Yang Liu smiled and took a sip of the soup. "It's delicious. You're a great cook. You must have added a lot of brown sugar."
Ning Xiyue responded with a smile, picked up the wine glasses and wine barrel and poured wine for the three people.
He clinked glasses with Aunt Yang Liu and took a sip.
"Ah! I haven't tasted this for a long time. It's so delicious."
Aunt Yang Liu swallowed the wine in her mouth and let out a long sigh of comfort.
The wine glass was very small, and Ning Xiyue drank it one glass at a time. She did not take a sip for the first sip, but drank all the wine in the glass directly into her mouth. The slightly yellow and clear wine tasted sweet but also mellow and rich. After swallowing it, it tasted sweet and fragrant, with a long aftertaste, and it warmed her stomach all the way.
Compared with the famous modern cocktail fruit drinks, Ning Xiyue prefers this glutinous rice wine. After drinking it, not only does it not make her feel uncomfortable, but it also makes her stomach feel comfortable.
"Xiyue, come, keep drinking." Aunt Yang Liu raised her glass happily.
"good."
Everyone was drinking and chatting happily here. Zhang Dawei, who was busy in the kitchen, smelled a sweet scent wafting over there and quickened his work.
He first lifted the lid of the pot and poked it with chopsticks. It was almost cooked, and the ears turned to the other side. After covering the pot, he took out some of the unburned firewood in the stove hole and extinguished it, leaving only a small fire. He picked up the stone that sealed the stove hole on the ground and blocked it to prevent sparks from jumping out, leaving just a small gap above for air to let in. After putting it in place, he clapped his hands and ran to the main room.
The smell over there was so tempting that his alcohol addiction was aroused and he couldn't wait to drink.
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