After finishing the meal and clearing away the dishes, all the Lin family members, except Lin Cheng who took his medicine and went to sleep, sat aside. The two children were still crunching their fruits, their eyes kept watching them.
"We have bamboo baskets for the fruits, but we don't have any large ceramic jars. We can borrow a wheelbarrow from someone else."
"Is there a carpenter in the village? If there is, we can customize a wooden barrel." Lin Mo thought for a moment and asked.
In fact, if you want to make good wine, it is best to use oak barrels as containers. The tannins and other ingredients in the oak barrels can improve the quality of the wine and achieve the effect of mellowing. It can be said that if you want to age the wine, the oak barrels play an indispensable role.
But if you want to make wine that tastes closer to grapes, you can use ceramic, glass and other containers, but Lin Mo still wants to take this opportunity to quickly promote his wine.
Through the conversation just now, Lin Mo also knew that the people here had never tried to make wine with fruits. Even if they really did, it had not appeared on the market. It was probably only made by rich people who were bored.
Fruit wine is easy to make. Once Lin Mo and his friends make money by selling the first batch, there will definitely be people who will follow suit to make money. Not to mention other people, every household in Daling Village has a fruit orchard. When they see that the Lin family makes money by selling fruit, they will definitely follow suit.
So as long as Lin’s fruit wine tastes different from others, and then there is a series of promotions, it will definitely be remembered by others and establish a brand.
Moreover, Lin Mo's main purpose this time was to make wine, not only because he was good at it, but also because the raw material of wine, grapes, only grew on the cliff wall on the other side of their orchard, and it was probably the only one in Daling Village.
"Uncle Zhang is a carpenter in our village. We can go find him." Lin Xing, who was sitting nearby listening to their conversation, said.
Lin Mo nodded, and then began to tell them about the future arrangements. After all the instructions were given, the others also began to take action.
Lin's mother and Lin Xing went to borrow two carts from the villagers. In fact, Lin Mo wanted to borrow a cow to pull the cart so that he wouldn't have to work so hard. But in ancient times, farmers seemed to regard cows as more important than their lives, so borrowing a cow to pull a cart was basically impossible.
Lin's father went to Carpenter Zhang to order two large wooden barrels. Lin Mo also roughly told Lin's father the specific structure of the barrels. Lin Mo planned to have the whole family go pick the grapes tomorrow morning. After the grapes were brought back, Lin Mo would start brewing, while the others would continue to pick other fruits in the orchard.
Although Lin Mo didn't want to rush, most of the fruits in the orchard were already fully ripe, and if they were not picked quickly, they would surely fall off in a few days.
In addition to making wine, Lin Mo also plans to make some other fruit wines, or other fruit products, such as dried fruits, canned fruits or other fruit desserts. After all, some fruits in the orchard are not suitable for making wine, but if they are not picked, Lin Mo thinks it would be a pity to let them rot in the orchard.
The wooden barrels that Lin's father ordered to be customized were large and small, two large barrels and twenty smaller barrels for the time being. There were more than ten varieties of fruits in the Lin family's orchard. If all of them were used to make fruit wine, it would definitely not be enough. Fortunately, only a part of them was brewed.
Lin Mo gave a deadline of making a large wooden barrel before noon tomorrow, and the rest could be delayed a little, after all, he had to deal with the grapes he picked first tomorrow.
Fortunately, Carpenter Zhang has an older son who is also a carpenter, so the two of them can work together and there is still enough time.
After Lin's mother and Lin Xing came back with the cart, Lin Mo followed them to the town to buy other materials needed to make fruit wine, and to see if there were other ways to make money.
After the fruit wine is brewed, it will take some time before you can start making money. Brewing wine is a long-term plan to make money, and Lin Mo now also needs a way to make money quickly.
Lin Mo is a good cook, but there is no way he can be a chef in a restaurant. Besides, even if he is willing to work in a restaurant, the restaurant may not be willing to accept him. After all, he is just a half-grown country boy.
Lin Mo followed his mother and the others to the entrance of the village, where there happened to be a donkey cart taking people to the town. Perhaps because the sun was too strong in the afternoon, other people who wanted to go to the town basically left in the morning, so there were relatively few people riding the donkey cart at this time.
Lin Mo straightened the straw hat on his head and followed Lin's mother and others into the donkey cart. The cart was filled with some older aunties. Lin Mo sat silently next to Lin's mother, and on the other side was Lin Xing.
As soon as they came up, the others started chatting with Lin's mother. Farm women have a lot to talk about when they get together, nothing more than chatting about family matters, the harvest of the family's land, and the marriage of their children.
"Speaking of which, Aunt Lin, your little boy is almost fifteen years old, why haven't you found a marriage for him yet? If he is still unmarried at the age of sixteen, he will be assigned a place by the government."
As they chatted, they talked about Lin Mo's marriage who was sitting next to them. When they heard the information that "the young man was getting married", their minds were instantly confused.
Getting married?! He, a man, actually wants to get married. What kind of weird place is this?
"Aunt Lin, let me tell you, most of those assigned by the government are divorced or widowed, and most of them already have children at home. This was told to me by a relative of mine in the yamen. Many people don't know this." Aunt Wu, who has a good relationship with Lin's mother, said softly.
"Is this really true?!" Lin's mother's face was full of disbelief.
After all, many people in Daling Village who have reached a certain age have married or gotten married within the time limit set by the government, so few villagers know this news.
"So, while there is still more than a year left, you should quickly find a good family for your little boy. Your little boy is handsome and delicate, don't let him be ruined by a bad family." said another aunt who had a bamboo basket on her arm.
When they said that Brother Mo was good-looking but delicate, they were not being sarcastic. The members of the Lin family all had distinctive looks. Although they were not the kind that would stunningly stun you at first sight, they were still good-looking.
They had met Lin Xiu, the second son of the Lin family. If the marriages of scholars taking the imperial examinations were not affected by the government's unified allocation, Lin Xiu should have been married when he was eighteen years old. Before that, many girls in the village had the idea of marrying into the Lin family.
And they had just seen Lin Mo, the young man from the Lin family who was rarely seen in the village. He had fair skin, a slim figure and a handsome face. It would be a pity if such a young man married a widower.
And I heard that the young man of the Lin family has been weak since he was a child. Isn't that because he is delicate? Marrying those divorced men and working for them? In the long run, his body will definitely not be able to bear it.
"We should have found one earlier..." Lin's mother nodded in response. But she was very worried. Mo Ge'er was in poor health, and no one would be willing to marry a boy who couldn't work.
Before, Lin's mother didn't know the inside story of the government's unified allocation. She used to think that if she really couldn't find a partner, she would have to obey the government's unified allocation. At least the "government's unified allocation" was compulsory, and she had to marry whether she was willing or not.
But now I know that Lin's mother doesn't want Mo Ge'er to marry into those families and suffer. It seems that she needs to discuss it after returning, or let her third daughter in the town keep an eye out for suitable families.
Lin Mo's mind was a little confused. What kind of person should a young man marry? What about the "unified allocation by the government"? Was it so powerful in ancient times? If you don't marry or get married at the right age, the government will find you a husband or wife?
Lin Mo thought that he would have to ask his mother when he got back, no matter whether she had any doubts or not, it was a matter of life and death.
When they arrived in town, Lin's mother and the others got off the car and separated. Lin Mo didn't think about what happened just now. He followed Lin's mother and observed the surroundings.
It's already afternoon, but there are still quite a few people in the town. There are many vendors setting up stalls on both sides of the road, selling food and some small jewelry for women. The shops on both sides sell food, oil, salt, or some rouge and powder.
In short, everything that needs to be bought can be found in the town. Lin Mo also noticed a strange thing: some men actually put powder on their faces, looking somewhat androgynous and very strange.
Lin Mo looked at those people with a sluggish face, and he found that most of those who put on powder were thin and short.
What made Lin Mo's shattered worldview explode again was that he saw several men with big bellies. No, Lin Mo was sure that they were not men, but people called "brothers".
"Brother Mo, do you want to buy some rouge and powder? That's right, you're probably the only one in the village who hasn't used it before, do you want to buy some and take it back?"
Lin's mother, who always kept an eye on her son, noticed that he was always staring at those boys and thought that he was envious of the other boys.
"No... My body shouldn't be able to use those rouge and powder." Lin Mo refused with a stiff expression.
"That's right... Then I'll buy you some jewelry. Our little boy is so handsome, and he'll look even better with jewelry." Mother Lin thought for a moment and said.
"Fourth brother is more handsome than the other brothers!" Lin Xing who was walking beside responded.
In Lin Xing's eyes, his fourth brother is the best-looking in the village. Other brothers' faces are not as white as his fourth brother's, and even if they are equally white, they are not as good-looking as his fourth brother.
What's the point of a man being good-looking? Never mind, maybe he is no longer a man. Lin Mo inexplicably felt a little tired.
"Okay, we're here to buy materials for brewing wine. We'll buy jewelry next time."
"Okay, I'll buy more for Mo Ge'er next time," Lin's mother said with a smile, her eyes a little sad. If it weren't for her eldest son's accident and needing money...
Lin Mo: “…” What are you imagining?
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