Chapter 314 Wine Jars and Wine Vats
Shen Yueyao said seriously: "I do plan to open a winery. It just so happens that I can set aside a large workshop to be used as a winery, right next to the embroidery workshop."
"But we need to build some things, and we also need some large vats to store the wine. We need to buy all these things."
"Opening a winery is different from other workshops. I need to prepare some things in advance, so I thought my eldest brother could help."
Su Xiuye said, "That's okay, Third Sister-in-law, tell me what you need to do and I'll arrange it."
"By the way, there's a brother who went with me to suppress the bandits this time. His family used to run a pottery kiln, but because they offended someone and were suppressed, they had no business to do and had to close the pottery kiln. However, there's nothing wrong with their craftsmanship."
Shen Yueyao asked, "What is this person's character like?"
Su Xiuye said: "Of course there is no problem. When suppressing bandits, they don't care about their lives and have the strength."
"His family couldn't make ends meet, so he came out to answer the government's call for help, hoping to earn some money to support his parents and children."
"Sister-in-law, if you need something like a large vat, ordering it from him will definitely be cheaper than on the market. However, if the quantity is large, they may not be able to provide it."
Shen Yueyao said, "That's actually no problem. If they know how to make pottery jars and vats, they can hire more people or take in more apprentices. If we open a winery, we'll need a lot of wine jars. If we can cooperate with reliable people and order directly in wholesale, it will be much more convenient for us."
"The most important thing is that the quality of the wine jars and vats must be perfect."
Previously, Shen Yueyao went to the store in town that sold ceramic bowls, jars and large pots, and saw that these things were relatively expensive.
Su Xiuye said, "I don't know much about this, and I don't know the quality, because I haven't seen the jars they make. But they make all the pots and pans themselves. Oh, and the bowls he brought this time are their homemade ceramic bowls. I think they're pretty good."
Shen Yueyao's expression changed and she asked, "Brother, your brother has also returned home?"
Su Xiuye nodded and said, "They went home with me. They live in a village below South Town."
Speaking of Nanzhen, Su Xiuye looked up at Su Daya worriedly.
Seeing that Su Daya looked normal, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
He continued, "But it's not Nanlin Village. Nanlin Village is south of Nan Town, and Hongye Village is north of the town, so there's a huge distance between them. Hongye Village is adjacent to the town, so if we really order wine jars and vats from them, it would take half a day to transport them here."
It's just inconvenient to transport.
Shen Yueyao frowned and thought for a moment. Transportation was indeed very inconvenient in this era.
Most people transport things by ox cart or horse cart.
But ox carts and horse carts are not very big, and even if they are transporting wine jars and wine barrels, they can't move much in one trip.
Shen Yueyao thought for a moment and said, "As for large vats, the workshop can buy as many as it needs at once, have them shipped over, and use them all the time, unless we need larger vats when we expand, mainly for wine jars."
Since the wine jars are always used in the workshop, there is no need to keep buying them.
But if you want to sell the wine, you have to put it in wine jars.
In this era, there was no glass or aluminum alloy products, so these things could not be used to store wine. Most people sold wine in wine jars made of clay.
Shen Yueyao's expression changed. If the quantity needed is large, they can actually build a large cart. In that way, when transporting things, they can transport a lot at a time.
Shen Yueyao said: "As for transportation, it's no problem. Half a day is short."
Originally, Shen Yueyao considered that making wine would require things like wine jars, which would be troublesome.
If this problem can be solved, the rest will be much easier.
A large steamer and distillation tools are also needed.
However, Shen Yueyao had already drawn all of these on paper in advance.
Generally speaking, places where wine is made need sweet mountain spring water, so that the wine brewed will taste better.
Of course, Shen Yueyao had drunk the well water in their village, and it was also very sweet. This was related to the soil.
With the addition of spiritual spring water, she didn't worry about the wine not tasting good.
Shen Yueyao thought for a moment and said, "In that case, big brother, please take me to meet your brother this afternoon so I can learn about the quality of the large vats and jars they make."
Su Xiuye nodded and said, "Okay."
Shen Yueyao looked at Daya and said, "Daya, if I go to South Town, would you mind?"
Su Daya shook her head and said, "Aunt San, I've come out of it, and with you protecting me, I'm not worried or afraid."
"Aunt San, just do your thing and don't worry about me. I'm really fine."
Shen Yueyao nodded and said, "It just so happens that the workshop is on holiday. If you and Erya want to go, you can come along too. We can go and see it together."
Shen Yueyao wanted to help Da Ya and Er Ya with their business, so that they could learn more about business matters.
Some things are not found in books. You can learn a lot by reading more and understanding more.
Su Daya and Su Erya were very excited when they heard this, "Thank you, Third Aunt."
After being excited, the two of them hurried to eat and ate a little faster.
They wanted to finish their meal quickly and then go to South Town with Aunt San in the afternoon to see the pottery making place. Maybe they could find out how pottery jars and wine jars were made.
They are quite curious.
On weekdays they stayed in the village most of the time and never went out.
This time going out is like playing.
Of course, Su Daya really rejected Nanlin Village in Nanzhen.
But now she has nothing to do with the Lin family in Nanlin Village. She has learned a lot from her third aunt and has become much more confident.
Besides, with her father and Third Aunt by her side, she is not afraid of anything.
After lunch, Mrs. Meng looked after Dabao and Erbao at home.
Shen Yueyao took Su Daya, Su Erya and Su Xiuye to Hongye Village in Nanzhen.
They would go faster in a carriage.
Su Daya had walked along this road before and was not curious about anything. She just sat quietly in the carriage.
It was Su Erya who would lift the curtain of the carriage to look at the scenery outside.
Su Xiuye was driving the carriage in the front, while Shen Yueyao, Su Daya and Su Erya were sitting in the carriage.
Su Erya looked around and said, "None of the villages and towns along the way are as prosperous and lively as our village."
Su Daya said, "Our village used to be even more remote and desolate."
"Yes, at least these villages seem to have quite a few houses, but most of them are wooden and thatched houses."
The living conditions of every household in Liuhe Village have improved. Many people have renovated their houses, and some have even built new, larger houses.
They both understood that if it weren't for Aunt San, they might still be living in the old house, starving and freezing.
The road was not smooth in places, and the carriage would be jolted and shaken.
Shen Yueyao looked at the uneven road and frowned.
I thought to myself that the roads of this era are bumpy and uneven in many places.
This is especially true when it rains.
If no one repairs it, the carriage will shake when it passes by.
It would be great if there was cement. With cement, the road would be smooth and the carriages would run smoothly.
When they arrived at Nanzhen, they didn't know where Hongye Village was. It was only after Su Xiuye stopped to ask passers-by that they found out about Hongye Village.
"Red Leaf Village, just follow this road and you'll arrive soon."
Hongye Village is just to the north of the town, very close across the town.
After driving for a while, the carriage arrived at Hongye Village.
Shen Yueyao calculated the time. It would take about an hour (three hours) to get from their village to Hongye Village by horse carriage. This time was actually quite acceptable.
However, this is because there is no cargo on their carriage and the carriage is moving fast, so it takes this long.
If you are transporting jars or large vats, you need to walk slower.
Su Erya said, "This village looks quite big, with so many houses, it looks like there are hundreds of families."
Although the village looks big, the houses of each household are quite old and not very big.
Su Xiuye said, "I heard from Tao Zhizhong before that their village has a lot of people because the land nearby is more fertile and it's close to the town. On weekdays, people grow vegetables or save eggs from their chickens and walk to the town to set up stalls and sell things. But the conditions in Nanzhen are average, so there aren't many people buying things, and many families don't have enough to eat."
"When his pottery kiln was open, he hired villagers to help with some work, and everyone could earn some money. But since he was forced to close the kiln, no one can find work during the slack season..."
The Tao Zhizhong that Su Xiuye mentioned was the brother he met when they were fighting bandits together.
This is around 5pm.
The days are long in summer, and most people are harvesting wheat in the fields at this time.
There are also some elderly people in the village who can no longer work, so they dry the wheat in front of their homes.
They asked around and came to Tao Zhizhong's house.
Tao Zhizhong's home is at the back of the village, and you can see a kiln there.
The door was open, and from a distance one could see a young man who looked to be about eighteen or nineteen years old drying wheat in the yard and cleaning the chaff from the wheat.
It just seems that he is not very convenient to move around.
There was a little boy wrapped in a scarf on the back. The little boy looked about one or two years old and was sleeping.
Shen Yueyao took a look and found that the man's leg seemed to be broken.
Su Xiuye whispered, "This should be Tao Zhizhong's eldest son. His leg was broken."
Shen Yueyao said: "Who did I offend that made the other party act so cruelly."
Su Xiuye shook his head and said, "I don't know about that."
Su Daya and Su Erya followed behind.
Su Erya said, "It's so hot, wouldn't it be hard to wrap the child up and let him sleep? Why not put him on the kang?"
Su Daya said: "Children cry easily and are more dependent on their parents, so it is easier for them to fall asleep."
"I might also be worried about putting it indoors to sleep. What if it falls while sleeping? I always need someone at home to watch it to feel at ease."
Many families in the village have young children. In order not to delay their work, they will carry their children on their backs with long cloth strips and tie them around their waists. This way they will not be delayed in their work or in taking care of the children.
Su Erya nodded.
I remember when Dabao and Erbao were young, Aunt San didn't take much care of them, let alone holding them in her arms or on her back.
She still likes her current Third Aunt.
Hearing the sound, Tao Dacheng raised his head and saw Shen Yueyao and her group at once.
Tao Dacheng was a little wary at first.
But seeing that this group of people had a good temperament, he was also a little confused, "Who are you?"
Su Xiuye said, "My name is Su Xiuye, my brother. These are my sister-in-law, my daughter, and my niece. We are here to discuss something with Brother Tao Zhizhong."
Tao Dacheng's expression relaxed when he heard this, and he smiled and said, "So it's Uncle Su. I heard my father mention you. He said that you saved his life when he was suppressing bandits."
"Uncle Su, come in quickly."
As he spoke, Tao Dacheng picked up the crutch beside him and struggled to stand up.
Su Xiuye hurried over to support him and said, "Just sit down, no need to stand up. Is your father home?"
Tao Dacheng said, "My parents, my wife, my second and third brothers have gone to the fields to harvest wheat. I'll ask someone to go to the fields and call them."
Su Xiuye shook his head and said, "Don't bother. Let's wait here."
Tao Dacheng said, "Uncle Su, um, my father might be coming back with a cart of wheat soon. He should be back soon."
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