Qi's Winery.
Qi Yuanming used to hate the smell in the winery, but now he thinks it is surprisingly sweet.
More than a dozen masters were mixing the yeast, and hundreds of workers were busy with various tasks - after all, brewing wine with 30,000 kilograms of grain at a time was a huge scale, and the people in the winery had never faced it before.
Some masters also raised questions, but Qi Yuanming did not explain. This is a secret recipe. How could he explain such a secret thing to you?
Some masters even suggested that doubling the amount of koji would cause it to become sour, and even said that adding eggs was ridiculous, etc. Qi Yuanming smiled very profoundly and said, "You all, just do as I say."
The winery is mine, I bought the grain, I bought the eggs, and even you were hired by me, so I will be responsible for all the consequences. But! If you don't do as I say and something goes wrong, it's your fault, and I will make you pay until you're bankrupt!
Therefore, this unique winemaking method was firmly implemented here.
These masters are also curious. Could it be that the young master really has some amazing secret recipe?
Then let's brew it and see. The young master is not crazy. He spent so much money to buy so much grain, and he didn't even do a small-batch experiment, but he just went ahead with it. He must have the confidence.
Think about the advertisements in Linjiang City in recent days. They were written by the young master himself. Now it is well-known in Linjiang City that Qi's is about to launch two kinds of wines comparable to Xiangquan and Tianchun. This is related to the reputation of Qi's family. The young master has made such a big promise, he certainly won't joke, not to mention that this is the first time that the young master has personally guarded the winery.
Two of the masters were still skeptical, especially because of the ratio of the koji and the cooking time. It had doubled! The grains would have been steamed to pieces! Not to mention that the cooked grains would have definitely turned sour and bitter under the influence of the doubled koji!
They insisted on their opinions and were fired by Qi Yuanming without hesitation.
"This is innovation. All old ideas must give way to innovation. You guys work hard. As long as this wine is released, I will never treat you unfairly!"
It turned out that this was really a new formula and new technology. The remaining masters and workers felt relieved and were full of enthusiasm.
August 14th, noon.
Zhang Pei'er has received the news that Fu Xiaoguan has returned to Linjiang.
With Qingmei's help, she put on her makeup in front of the mirror with a happy look on her face.
It’s time to serve Qi Yuanming’s wine.
It will be officially on sale tomorrow morning.
Fu Xiaoguan is finally back. He is the protagonist of this play. If he is missing, the play will be meaningless.
"Let's go to the Fu Mansion and pay our respects to Qi."
…
The wine from Qi Yuanming's house is indeed ready.
But……
Qi Yuanming sniffed hard and smelled a sour smell. This was not right. What went wrong? His heart skipped a beat and he went to another pot. Same recipe, same taste.
"Who the hell can tell me why this is happening?"
Qi Yuanming's eyes were red and he was furious.
What emanated from the winery was not the aroma of wine, but a strong sour smell that was pungent, unpleasant, and nauseating.
"You, tell me, did you add too few eggs?" Qi Yuanming grabbed a worker's collar and asked viciously.
"No, no, Young Master, one hundred kilograms of grain and one hundred eggs. I, I remember that."
Qi Yuanming rushed to another master and roared, "Yeast, yes, yeast, is the yeast ratio not enough? Or is there something wrong with the yeast? Bring it here for me to take a look!"
Hundreds of people in the winery stood there stupidly, looking at the furious Qi Yuanming, and each of them felt uneasy.
"Look at this, look at this! I told you there's something wrong with this yeast. It doesn't even taste like yeast at all! You're trying to kill me!"
The master was also confused. He took it and looked at it, then replied softly, "Young Master, this is your family's wine yeast. I just came here yesterday."
"You are a spy, you are a spy. Tell me, were you sent by Fu Xiaoguan?" Qi Yuanming pointed at the master, his hands shaking constantly.
"I'm innocent. I don't even know Fu Xiaoguan." The master was also unlucky. "I'm the master of Lu's Winery. You asked my boss to borrow me. What does this have to do with me?"
Qi Yuanming paced back and forth in the huge winery like an ant on a hot pan. He kicked over a jar and knocked over a shelf with his fist. "No, there must be something wrong. The recipe is definitely correct!"
The master chef in charge of the winery stood up and asked in a low voice, "Young Master, where did you get this recipe?"
"Zhang Pei'er got it, it must be correct."
"Why is the young master so sure?"
"Zhang Pei'er bribed a master from Fu Xiaoguan's winery. This is the recipe and process that master wrote down personally. Can you tell me why there was an error?"
Is this the secret recipe of Xiangquan and Tianchun?
The master chef frowned and thought about it. If the recipe and process were correct, then there must be a problem in the brewing process.
"How about we try again?"
The master chef's eyes suddenly lit up. Yu Fu Ji's secret recipe! It was right in front of him. He had to figure it out.
"Yes, yes, let's try again. We have food and eggs—if we don't have enough eggs, go buy me some! Pour them all out and clean them up. If anyone messes up again, I'll kill them!"
Qi Yuanming yelled, but kept telling himself in his heart: There is still time, don't be anxious, this time, I will definitely succeed!
…
On this side, Qi Yuanming bravely cut off his arm, while at the Fu Mansion, Zhang Pei'er and Qi were chatting and laughing.
"That kid hasn't come back for a long time. It would be better if he didn't come back. Out of sight, out of mind."
"I think Aunt's wish will come true soon."
"Oh? So, the wine will be brewed soon?"
Zhang Peier smiled and nodded, "Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the wine will be on the market. Then, Yu Fu Ji will go bankrupt."
Qi held her belly and stood up carefully, her face full of joy. "So he won't have any property in Linjiang anymore. He has been tinkering with some new things in his West Mountain Villa. I heard he's come up with something called cement—I don't know what it is, and I wonder if Miss Zhang would be interested."
"Of course there is. If Auntie gets it, Pei'er will certainly not forget Auntie's kindness."
As the sun set, Zhang Pei'er left the Fu Mansion. Qi Yuanming's wine should have come out by now.
Qi Yuanming's second round of wine did come out at this moment.
He personally inspected every process and supervised every ingredient preparation.
At this moment, he pinched his nose while drinking the wine because it still had a strong sour and bitter taste.
He took a sip and then spat it out. "Is this what you call wine? Zhang Pei'er, I'm going to kill you, you bitch!"
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