Song Xia and Ji Ying hadn't spoken yet.
Ji Hao said firmly, "Because my brother has fallen for you. He was too shy to come alone, so he asked me to come with him. He was lost in thought the whole way here, probably thinking about you and what he could talk to you about..."
The atmosphere suddenly fell silent.
Song Xia was the first to come to her senses. She rolled her eyes at Ji Hao and said, "Don't talk nonsense. I know what I look like. It would be strange if your older brother liked someone like me!"
"Yes, don't talk nonsense."
Ji Ying stared at him with a serious expression.
Seeing that his older brother was angry.
Ji Hao didn't dare to say anything more.
"Okay, okay, I won't talk nonsense anymore..."
The words were spoken.
Ji Hao blinked and said, "Xiaxia, let's get engaged. Aren't you thirteen this year? You're thirteen, I'm fifteen, I'm two years older than you, and our ages are more suitable than yours and my older brother's. Also, my looks and figure are a better match for yours. Don't worry, I definitely won't take a concubine..."
*Smack*
Ji Ying slapped him on the back.
"Don't talk nonsense!"
"Song Xia would actually be interested in you?"
Ji Hao straightened up and said, "Where did I talk nonsense? How could Xia Xia look down on me? Xia Xia, I really think you're great. I'm always happy when I'm with you."
"You two talk."
Song Xia ignored Ji Hao, looked at the cooked malt powder, and walked outside to the clothesline to get the filter cloth.
This cloth.
She washed it last night.
It's completely dry now.
Song Xia came in carrying a piece of cloth.
Ji Hao stepped forward, just about to say that he was serious.
Ji Yingxian spoke first, "Song Xia, what are you doing with this cloth? Is it for making beer later?"
"Um."
Song Xia nodded.
Before filtering the sweet wort.
Song Xia handed the cloth to Ji Ying, asking him and Ji Hao to help her hold the cloth and filter the contents.
They're all here anyway.
Why not take advantage of it?
Neither Ji Ying nor Ji Hao refused.
With their help.
Song Xia didn't need to bother with any fancy setups. He simply placed a clean wooden basin under the cloth, scooped out the cooked malt powder from the pot, and filtered it through the cloth.
Strain all the sweet wort.
Song Xia washed the pot clean, poured in the sweet malt juice, and continued to cook.
Stir constantly while cooking.
It takes about half an hour to cook.
Song Xia took some of the hops she had bought from her room and put them in to cook together.
"What's this?"
"Xiaxia, why are you throwing this away?"
Ji Ying and Ji Hao were both very curious.
Without looking up, Song Xia replied, "This stuff is called hops. You need it to make beer, and you can buy it at the clinic. However, if you want to buy it in large quantities, you can't get it from the clinic, so if you want to produce it in large quantities in the future, it's best to grow it yourself..."
As time passed little by little.
With the help of hops, the cloudy wort gradually became clear.
Ji Ying and the others had been watching from the sidelines, so they naturally noticed it.
"It's changed, it's not the same anymore!"
Ji Hao exclaimed in surprise.
"That's fine!"
Song Xia told Ji Ying to remove the fire and cover it with ash. She used a clean wooden stick to stir along the side of the pot until it looked the right consistency. Then she poured the wort into a jar, waited for it to cool down, added brewer's yeast, and sealed it.
Ji Ying asked, "What did you add at the end?"
"My homemade brewer's yeast."
Song Xia actually took it from the Space Supermarket.
She continued, "How about I make them and sell them to you later? Don't worry, I definitely won't charge you a high price..."
"OK!"
Ji Ying agreed.
Ji Hao asked curiously, "Xiaxia, is that all?"
"Of course not."
After Song Xia finished speaking, he continued.
"It takes more than a month of fermentation to make it properly. During this time, ice needs to be added constantly to regulate the temperature. To make beer, the temperature needs to be very low, but not so low that it freezes. The weather isn't cold now, so to reach that temperature, ice needs to be added constantly to control the temperature."
"Besides controlling the temperature, you also need to pay attention to the changes in the yeast and see if it has increased. Once it has settled, it's ready to drink when you open the jar and there's no sour or corrosive smell."
Listen to what she has to say.
Ji Ying asked, "By the time the beer is ready, the weather won't be so hot anymore. Will it taste good then?"
"You don't know this."
Song Xia smiled and said, "Besides drinking it chilled or at room temperature, beer can also be boiled. Therefore, it can be enjoyed in any season, and it tastes quite good..."
That's not bad.
I have money in my hands.
That evening, Song Xia told Song Lao Si and the others about it, and the next day she went to ask Brother Jin who in town was good at repairing houses.
Brother Jin recommended two contractors to Song Xia: Foreman Li from the west side of the city and Foreman Wang from the north side. Both of them had contractors who built decent houses, but their prices differed.
A house with one entrance and one exit.
Foreman Li asked for 190 taels of silver, while Foreman Wang asked for 220 taels of silver.
They all include materials.
The meal wasn't packaged.
Song Xia bought the materials himself and negotiated with them separately. The former asked for 100 taels of silver, and the latter asked for 120 taels of silver.
It was more expensive than she had imagined.
But the houses they build are more reliable, so choosing one of them is the right choice.
The conversation is over.
Song Xia inquired around and finally chose Foreman Wang, who was asking for a higher price.
She didn't plan to repair it in the original location, so she bought a new site to do so.
Not long after.
Everyone in the village knew about it.
When Song Lao Er found out, he was incredibly excited. He had lived to this age without ever living in a house with blue bricks and tiles, but Song Xia and the others were going to build one, and it was even a house with one entrance and one exit.
He called Qiao Lianhua and they went to Song Xia's house.
Firstly.
Song Lao Er then approached Song Xia with a smile and said, "Xia'er, is your family really going to build a big house? We're all family, so please don't hesitate to ask if you need any help."
"That's right, that's right."
Qiao Lianhua echoed.
Song Xia hadn't spoken yet.
Song Laosi came over and said, "Second Brother, we don't need your help at all. We've already hired people to repair the house, and we don't need to worry about food and lodging."
"You don't need to worry about that. How much will it cost?"
Qiao Lianhua asked with a surprised look.
Old Song, chin held high, said, "It wasn't much, just two or three hundred taels of silver..."
"Father, what nonsense are you spouting? What do you mean we can't possibly have that much?"
Song Qiu was utterly speechless.
Can't he stop bragging?
Didn't my second sister say it would be a little over two hundred at most?
Qiao Lianhua said with envy, "Fourth brother, you've really become wealthy. A few hundred taels of silver is nothing to you now. Fourth brother, your branch of the Song family is the only one that's doing well. Now that you're rich, can you help us out?"
"this…"
Song Laosi was in a dilemma, after all, he was no longer the one in charge of the family.
Seeing this, Song Lao Er said, "Fourth Brother, I know what's troubling you. We're not asking to learn from you, but can you just hire us to work and pay us wages?"
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