In previous years, grapes were harvested and made into wine at this time. This year, grapes can be picked at this time. However, there was not much rain this year, so the grapes are small and astringent, which does not affect the taste of the wine.

Grapes must be picked in a hurry at this time. Once the grapes are ripe, they will be ripe in a large

area. If they are not picked in time, they will rot on the tree soon. The last time Cao Xiangnan bought the mountain land, he also bought the land at the foot of the mountain. Therefore, all the wild grapes here belong to him. So now he is picking grapes openly. People here call them sour fruits, which are just things that no one wants. But people are like that. Once someone wants something that no one wants, they will probably fight for it. At that time, he thought of some trouble and simply bought it all.

The people in the village found it strange that Silang of the Cao family asked people to pick so many sour fruits. One day, when they drank the wine brewed from the sour fruits, they suddenly realized that these sour fruits could be used to brew delicious fruit wine.

Without Cao Gang to manage the winery, the new manager was not so clear about everything, so Cao Xiangnan had to come in person to arrange people to rush the wine brewing.

There was no shortage of manpower this year. Although those men were disabled, they were all very capable. They could do what ordinary people could do. If one person couldn't do it, two people would work together and do it better than others.

The sound of the axle of the wheel turning, the one-armed man steadily pushed the wheelbarrow full of grapes.

The picked grapes are transported back to the winery and have to be processed and brewed before they can be made into wine. Now all the people who stay here are his own people, and Cao Xiangnan is not afraid that the wine-making technology will be leaked.

The management and development of the workshop are now very mature, with clear division of labor and mutual cooperation. Everyone does their part well, and then it is the turn of the next person in charge to take over, and they can complete a process quickly.

I just don't know if the wine brewed this year will be easy to sell. Wine has always been high-end, and Cao Xiangnan has no idea. But as long as Yipinzhai can be opened, there is no need to worry about not being able to sell the wine. He believes that Fang Ziye has his own way.

He didn't know what was happening in Fengdu City now. He was a little worried about Fang Ziye. Cao Xiangnan wanted to go to Fengdu, but he didn't know what the current situation would be. He couldn't leave his home and go to such a far place, so he could only wait until that day when Fang Ziye would come to Cao Village.

"Hey, you said that this sour fruit can really be made into wine?" The man who had never seen it was still a little unconvinced. He pinched this small sour fruit. They used to look down on these things. Among the wild fruits, the sour fruit was the least delicious. Unless they were extremely hungry and had nothing to eat, they would pick some sour fruits to eat.

"Yes, if the young master said it can be done, then it must be done."

"We'll wait and maybe we can taste it. I heard it's delicious."

They blindly worship the person who took them in. They respect and fear the deputy general, and completely trust the young master. They also have an inexplicable liking and wanting to be close to him. If the deputy general was still around, those who had eaten at the young master's house now miss that taste. It's the taste of home, which is exactly what they long for.

This person gave them food and clothing, let them eat well and wear warm clothes, and did not mind their disabilities. He took them in and let them stay here to work. Even their biological father and mother would not be so good to them.

Speaking of the cruel father and mother, many of them have many children and are poor. When the imperial court came to collect labor service, their families could not afford the money, so they had to let the officials take them away. They were not without resentment in their hearts, but what could they do? After all, they were their father and mother.

If they returned home like this, they would probably be rejected by their families. It would be better for them to stay here. As long as they could work, they would have a meal to eat, and they would have a few big bucks every month. After accumulating over time, it would be a lot. In this way, they could save some money to marry a boy and have a few boys.

Cao Xiangnan did not notice the difference in the way these men looked at him. Without Cao Gang and Liu Baishu to help him, he had to do everything himself. The apprentice that he had brought out with great difficulty had gone back to fight again. He was so disappointed when he talked about it.

You bastards must come back alive for me. I am still waiting for you to come back and work for me! The man who was so busy that he was dizzy was thinking about those good brothers who could help with the work. Without them, Cao Xiangnan really missed them when he was working.

"Ah... sneeze..." The missed Mou Hu rubbed his nose. His face was dirty and he was not noticeable when he hunched in the corner. Under the messy beard, a pair of bright eyes stared at the yard. It was originally where the governor lived. Now they suspected that the leader of Znu lived there, and it was strictly guarded by soldiers.

After the fall of Hecheng, some of them followed the people and stayed in Hecheng. They suspected that the leader of Zinu stayed in Hecheng, and they stayed here for their mission.

But looking at the people who had lost so much weight, Wang Dahu couldn't bear to leave. He hoped to complete this damn mission as soon as possible, so that he could take his wife back to Caojia Village to have a good meal of meat, and then fatten his wife up.

God knows how long he hasn't eaten meat... and eaten his own wife...

Wang Dahu wanted to eat a meal of meat in his dreams!

They saw with their own eyes that the hateful Zinu raped their brother from Dayong, and they played with and tortured the people of Dayong like human beings. If it weren't for the people around him holding him down, he would have rushed over and killed those people uncontrollably! But Wang Dahu did not forget who was beside him. He could ignore his own safety, but he absolutely could not ignore the safety of Liu Baishu.

Their team was waiting for the opportunity in this Hecheng, finding the target they were looking for and getting rid of it quickly!

"Ah, you are not human, let me go..." Another good-looking boy was dragged into the prefectural governor's mansion by the mocking Znu soldiers. Needless to say, the boy's end was not a good one.

A hand was pressed on the back of his hand, and Wang Dahu glanced at the person who appeared beside him. The two people recognized each other, and there was the same thing hidden in their eyes. Wang Dahu stood up and followed the person who came. He only took a few steps and looked back at the vermilion gate guarded by two stone lions.

The man who sent people to look for his brothers in that faraway place didn't know that the people he was looking for were in the most dangerous place.

After a few days, the wine made from the first grapes picked had fermented completely. The men who tasted it widened their eyes. They didn't expect that these sour fruits could really make such delicious fruit wine. However, compared to this fruit wine that was not so strong, they preferred the refreshing sorghum wine. Those who had drunk it once wanted to drink

it a second time. However, there was a clear rule in the winery that people were not allowed to get drunk.

It was okay to take a sip secretly. If they really drank too much and got drunk and something went wrong, they didn't need the host to chase them away. They could just pack up their bags and leave.

"Move these jars onto the carriage and I'll take them away later." Cao Xiangnan wanted to take a few bottles back to his cellar and store them there so that when everyone came back they could drink together. They must celebrate greatly.

The workers in several workshops have been busy all the time. The busiest one is the garment workshop. The guys working there almost never rest, from sunrise to sunset. Everyone has two days off a month, but they can earn more money by working on their days off, so these guys are reluctant to take a rest.

Cao Xiangnan had to admit that he really had the potential of a capitalist, and he could exploit the labor of his workers to the greatest extent. The big orders from Fang Ziye were enough to keep them busy from spring to winter. Cao Xiangnan knew in his heart that so many materials were not wanted by Fang Ziye, but by His Royal Highness the King of Wings. With the current situation in the court, I don't know how confident the King of Wings is in sitting on the dragon.

It had not rained for a long time, and the water level of the Fenshui River had dropped a lot. The water level had dropped, and large ships could not dock. If things continued like this, the situation would not be optimistic. Passing ships could only stop not far away, and the man rowed a small boat ashore to buy food and water.

When he met a ship coming from the south, Cao Xiangnan chatted with them and asked the young man about the situation in the south. Then the man who was chatting with him introduced him to their boss. Cao Xiangnan followed him on the boat and met the boss he mentioned. The two sat down to drink a cup of tea and talked about things in the south.

"Alas, it's not good over there either. Floods have occurred in many places, not only have thousands of acres of fertile fields been submerged, but also houses and everything else. There are floating corpses everywhere, and I don't know how many people have died..." Their boats came from the south, and they couldn't go to the north now. The boss who was talking said that they planned to sell the goods in Nanyang and not go up again.

God doesn't give people a way to survive, and the lives of the common people are not easy.

If the court can't repel the Zinu, and the Zinu come to the south, they will have nowhere to go. This world is not good. The hungry people are forced to become bandits. They are afraid of encountering bandits when they travel by land and water. They will lose both money and goods, and they are afraid that they will even lose their lives. He planned to sell the goods on this trip and then go back to his hometown to hide.

There were a lot of goods on the ship from the south. Cao Xiangnan went to see them and bought a lot of what he needed. The other party also bought some of his goods that he liked. In the past, ships would stay for a while when they came to Fenshui, but now ships just pass by to replenish some food and leave.

"Have a good trip."

The man standing on the ship waved to him as the ship left.