Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the meal, especially the large vat of fruit wine, which completely won over everyone's taste buds.
"Brother Ming, how am I supposed to drink anymore? After drinking your wine, I feel like I can't drink any other wine anymore." Yun Zhiqi held a roasted chicken leg in one hand and a glass of wine in the other, feeling like he was living the life of a god.
"In a few years, when those fruit trees have grown, I'll take you all to make this fruit wine together." Yun Zhiming generously prepared to share his experience in making fruit wine during this period. At first, he used the fruit in his space to make wine, and later he also tried using the fresh fruit that Yun Qi had bought. The fruit wine made using the same method was no different from the fruit wine. That's why he generously brought out all these fruit wines for everyone to taste. Otherwise, how could he explain it in the future?
"That's a sure thing. When I went up the mountain to check before, I found that the fruit trees in that orchard had all sprouted buds. In a few years, there should be fresh fruit." Yun Mingwei had led a team to check the situation on the mountain a few days ago. That orchard was a key target of his observation, since the village hadn't eaten fruit for a long time except for tomatoes (which can be used as a substitute for fruit when there is none).
However, looking at the scale of the hospitality tonight, I couldn't help but silently calculate whether my family could afford to bring out so much stuff.
Fortunately, now every household raises a lot of poultry. The free-range chickens and eggs that were hard to buy in the past are now the main source of meat in the village. Moreover, since raising so many chickens and ducks, their droppings are used as fertilizer, and the crops grow very well even without sunlight! So every household is more enthusiastic about raising livestock, and even the newly moved-in families have followed suit and raised a lot of them.
Besides chicken, you can also set up fish traps in the lake like Uncle Ming does to store live fish. It seems that apart from not being able to provide as much alcohol as their family, other ingredients can still be found. As for seasonings, if you really run out, you can always stir-fry them instead of grilling them. All things considered, it seems that every household can afford it. Thinking about this, I feel even more inclined to drink fine wine, after all, such opportunities don't come around often.
The next day, Si Cheng and his father-in-law went to the back mountain early in the morning to collect stones. He mainly carried the larger stones home, and to make use of his strength, he had his carrying pole made of steel bars that he had twisted himself. This way, he could carry a full load of stones each time. As for Yun Zhiming, he just collected the smaller stones and piled them up, which Si Cheng would then carry home.
The monkeys and the others originally wanted to help them carry some stones, but Si Cheng refused. After all, every household was starting to prepare, and they couldn't very well ask them to put down their own work to help him.
Although Si Cheng was very strong, it still took him a whole day to pick the ginseng. Yun Qi felt sorry for him and pulled out the oldest and largest ginseng from his space. According to the proportion, it should be forty or fifty years old. He also killed two old hens to stew for them to nourish them.
Yunqi and her mother weren't idle at home either. They set up a fire and kept burning the limestone they had brought back from the mountain. Once the limestone was thoroughly burned, it would be easier to crush it into powder. After each batch was finished, they mixed it into a paste. Sicheng would find some time to lay a layer of the paste under the kang (a heated brick bed) to make a simple waterproof layer.
As soon as evening fell, the same group of people came to their house to help again. This time, the Yun family didn't make a barbecue, but simply cooked some noodles and braised a large pot of eggs. After all, they were just starting out, and if they made too much of a feast, it would be difficult to arrange for the people who were digging the reservoir later, and it would cause dissatisfaction among everyone.
Because everyone had prior experience building houses, stacking the four stone walls was not a difficult task for them, and they finished building all the stone walls in one night.
After everyone climbed out of the pit, Si Cheng put up a waterproof barrier on the ground to prevent water from flowing away underground.
"Do we have to leave it running for another day before we can release the water tomorrow?" Wu Yong has been following along with everyone for the past two days, learning from them, because he had never been exposed to any of this before.
"Yes, otherwise the slurry would dissipate if the water were flushed down now," Uncle Bing, who happened to be standing next to him, answered him.
"Uncle Bing, when we were collecting stones earlier, some people from other villages were asking us what we were doing with so many stones. I told them all, so it shouldn't have any impact, right?" Wu Yong asked somewhat nervously, worried that this might cause trouble for the village.
"It's alright, they'll find out sooner or later. If they can prepare like we are, then if the drought really comes as we feared, the people around us will be able to get through it better. Otherwise, since we have relatives in every village, it will be even more difficult to deal with them coming to us for help." Uncle Bing said nonchalantly. If all the villages are prepared, that would be a good thing.
To be on the safe side, Si Cheng let the water drain for another day before filling the reservoir. It took a whole night to fill the 40-50 square meter pit. On the day the reservoir was filled, villagers of all ages came to watch, and even villagers from other villages who had come to carry limestone came to take a look.
Si Cheng blocked the inlet again, wanting to see if the water level would drop after a day. If it didn't drop, it would mean the water storage was successful, and then the other villagers could get moving.
"Zhiming, aren't you afraid of doing something useless? What if the reservoir leaks? You'll lose a lot of money then." Second Grandfather knew that his nephew had spent a lot the day before yesterday—a whole jar of wine. He felt a little heartache just thinking about it.
"How could it be a waste of effort? Even if it can't hold water, it can be used as a fishpond later. Besides, the results aren't out yet, so I'm very confident." Although Yun Zhiming was also very nervous, he couldn't show any weakness at this time, otherwise his increasingly childlike second uncle would laugh at him.
"Tell me, why did you go to such lengths to let these kids drink a whole jar of wine? What do they know?" Upon hearing this, Yun Zhiming immediately understood that he was worried about the amount of wine he had given away.
"Second Uncle, don't worry! I've set aside your portion and will send it to you in a few days." Yun Zhiming leaned close to his ear and whispered to him, making the old man laugh heartily.
"But you still need to hurry up and put up the fence, or you'll have to keep a close eye on our two children." After spending this time together, the second grandfather now thinks of the two children first in everything he does.
"We haven't let them come to the backyard for the past few days. Ah Cheng will start building the wall soon." Even though Second Grandfather didn't say anything, he was going to finish building the wall today.
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