Chapter 46, Plum Wine
Grandma He opened the gate and said, "Come in." There was a rare kindness on her face.
"Forget about picking them today. There are too many for our family to eat. We may not even be able to eat all of them even if we make them into pickled plums. Don't pick any more." These mountain products wouldn't fetch much money if sold, and it would make one exhausted from running around.
Mei Xue doesn't want all her snacks in the future to be plums.
This thing is fine if you eat it for one or two meals, but if you eat it every day, you will definitely damage your stomach.
"If you can't eat it, you can make plum wine. Someone in our school buys it." An Liang said casually.
If his craftsmanship was good enough, he would have asked his mother to brew some plum wine and sell it.
Unfortunately, the first time he tried it, the wine didn’t taste good. His father was very disgusted and even said that his mother had wasted the wine.
"That's wishful thinking. The wine is so precious. If one thing is wrong, it will all be ruined. Then you won't be able to sell it for money, but lose it." Grandma He glared at An Liang unhappily.
But Mei Xue took this to heart.
If it can really be sold...
She is not afraid that the plum wine she brews will be bad. With the cheat of space water, there will be no bad taste.
"Are you sure someone wants this thing?" Mei Xue turned her gaze to An Liang and asked.
An Liang nodded and said, "Yes, some people want it, but they also have requirements. The wine has to be good and full-bodied, not sour." He was concerned at the time and asked seriously.
When he came back, he asked his mother to brew two kilograms of it, and then he was beaten up.
It makes me sad just thinking about it. If only his mother had this skill, our family’s conditions would be much better.
"Why, you want to make wine? Xiaoxue, let me tell you, grandma doesn't know how to make wine. It takes skill. It's not something that can be done by just soaking plums in wine." Grandma He was afraid that Xiaoxue would do something stupid.
Mei Xue said nothing, just smiled at her grandmother.
Grandma He was frightened by Xiaoxue's stare, and finally she took her anger out on An Liang and drove him out of the yard.
On the way back, An Liang looked aggrieved, and An Wen was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
He could see that his sister-in-law wanted to rescue him, but Third Grandma disagreed. She couldn't bear to scold her sister-in-law, so in the end she could only settle the score with An Liang.
When no one was around, Mei Xue whispered in her grandmother's ear: "Grandma, I can make wine, not just plum wine, but also grape wine, rice wine and so on." In her world, there are countless ways to make wine, and they are all open and transparent.
It’s not like now, where everything is a craft.
"Really?" Grandma He's eyes lit up.
With a look of amazement, he asked, "You really can do that?"
Mei Xue nodded, "Yes, my dad used to do that. He liked to have a drink or two, so he brewed rice wine at home, but no one knew about it." It's always best to put the blame on deceased parents.
"Why don't you try it?" Grandma He asked tentatively.
"No need to try, grandma. I'll go to the town tomorrow to ask what they want. If it's really possible, we can't let this opportunity go."
Because plum is a seasonal fruit, if you miss it, you can only wait until next year. But who knows what next year will be like?
"I'll go with you." Grandma He was also concerned, but she was worried about Xiaoxue going to the town alone.
"Okay." Mei Xue was of course willing. "If it works, we'll buy two more big vats. We don't have such big winemaking vats at home."
"Okay, I'll go find An Cheng later and ask him to take us there tomorrow." Grandma He was fully prepared.
For lunch, they had loaches and eels. Mei Xue didn't know much about how to cook them, so she let her grandmother cook.
The meal was so delicious that the plums could not be washed and had to wait until tomorrow to clean up.
Mei Xue was afraid that the plums would go bad, so she moved them to the room next to where she lived.
The room was empty and there was a bamboo forest behind it, so it was quite cool and it was the perfect place to put it.
After making up their minds, the grandmother and granddaughter got up early the next day and took An Cheng's carriage to the town.
An Cheng was an honest child, he didn't ask too many questions. Most importantly, his third grandmother was there, so he didn't dare to ask.
First let An Cheng take them to the place that An Liang mentioned. It’s not far from the school and there’s not much land, so just look for it.
Since they collect wine, there must be a sign and you can find it by looking for it.
After letting An Cheng find a place to rest for a while, Grandma He took Mei Xue for a stroll on the streets near the school.
It is mainly a place for residents to live or eat, and few people do business.
Mei Xue looked around, her eyes shining, full of vitality.
However, compared to doing business, she prefers her current farm life, which is comfortable, free and free.
If she wants to plant, she plants. If she doesn’t want to plant, she just lies down at home. How free.
Following grandma to the last few houses, they finally found the land.
Looking at the words written on it, Mei Xue pulled her grandmother and said, "Grandma, look." She pointed to the big words written with a brush.
Grandma He is illiterate, but seeing Mei Xue like this, she thought this was the right place, "Let's go over and ask."
After asking clearly, Grandma He saw that the boss had wine jars for sale in the store, so she ordered two big ones without saying a word.
Mei Xue secretly gave her grandmother two ten-dollar bills, which added up to twenty. No matter how much the jar cost, twenty yuan would definitely be enough.
Looking at her grandmother's domineering look, Mei Xue felt very happy.
The reason why Grandma He was so straightforward was that this wine was not cheap. If it was really well brewed, the price would be no bargain, one dollar and twenty cents per pound. Of course, there were cheaper ones as well.
For example, there are 50-cent and 30-cent ones.
The best kind costs one dollar and two cents per pound, and the boss also poured out a little for Grandma He to taste.
Even a layman can taste the flavor. No matter what kind of plum wine Xiaoxue brews, Grandma He will not lose money if she sells it here.
For example, the homemade rice wine in the village only costs one or two cents per pound. Of course, there are expensive ones, but no matter how expensive they are, they will not exceed fifty cents.
So, let’s do this business.
She has to save more money, because when Xiaoxue gives birth to a baby, it will cost money.
Mei Xue didn't know what her grandmother was thinking, but she was happy when her grandmother agreed to let her make plum wine.
You don’t have to buy wine in town, you can just go to the village to buy it, and you can even get a favor.
The price is also much cheaper than in town.
Carrying two large jars, Grandma He asked An Cheng to drive the carriage to the place where pork was sold, bought a few pounds of meat, and went back to prepare it for Xiaoxue, who loved it.
An Cheng's eyes widened. Third Grandma was so generous that she bought so much meat.
Mei Xue went to the supply and marketing cooperative and bought a lot of rock sugar. These rock sugars were calculated by kilogram. Mei Xue directly bought 50 kilograms and almost bought out all the goods in the supply and marketing cooperative.
An Cheng didn't dare to ask more questions. After hearing Third Grandma say the word "go home", he felt relieved.
Drive the carriage back home.
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