Chapter 4444. Winemaking
On the third day, we arrived at Jiuqu Town.
As the main production area of red wine and grape wine in the territory, the hillsides and fields near the town are planted with grapes of various varieties and colors.
Most are purple, blue, white, and green. Occasionally, there are rare varieties that are bright red. The taste is nothing special except that it is a little more sour.
The townspeople stared at the guards passing by.
Look at their fine leather armor, look at their thorn flower banners fluttering in the wind.
The news about the new lord had already reached here at the beginning of the year.
Everyone was curious about what Count Evelyn's son looked like. Those who were lucky enough to see his face exaggerated and boasted to others.
His face is as pretty as jade, his eyes are as bright as frosty stars, he is so handsome to the extreme, just let your imagination run wild.
Mayor Weber led the team. "My wise and brave lord, I have prepared a sumptuous dinner for you. Please come and enjoy it."
"Sir Weber! I heard that the red wine in our territory is not selling well. Can you tell me the reason? I want to hear your thoughts."
Weber was a little embarrassed to be asked about work right away. He thought for a while and said, "Our red wine is too astringent and not sweet enough. Of course, I think it's good. But those nobles with demanding tastes don't like it very much. They would rather spend several times more to buy red wine with better taste."
"Have you ever thought about improving it?"
"Of course I thought about it. I tried to use the best and sweetest grapes and added honey. But the problem of astringency still cannot be solved."
"Please, take me to see the wine-making process in your town tomorrow."
"yes."
After a night's rest, Lowe followed Weber to the wine estate, where he could smell the intoxicating aroma of wine from a long distance away.
"My Lord, please take a look. The first step in making wine is for the townspeople to bring us the grapes they picked, and we will sort them. We will remove the rotten and dried grapes as well as the leaves and petioles. Then, in the next step, we will remove the stems of the best grapes, mash them, and send them to the fermentation barrels."
Weber introduced step by step.
Luo Wei picked a grape at random and put it in his mouth. The flesh was indeed sweet, but the grape seeds were very astringent when crushed together.
"Have you removed the grape seeds?"
“No.” Weber was slightly startled, and immediately acted in shock: “How did you think of this? I’ll ask someone to try it right away.”
"The labor cost of removing grape seeds is very high, and it may not be worth it." Lovey shook his head, recalling his vague memories, vaguely remembering two important steps in winemaking.
The first is fermentation, and the second is filtration.
Compared with the technical accumulation required for the first two, he prefers to make money by distilling and extracting high-proof brandy.
The weather in this world is very cold, so strong liquor should be very popular.
"You can allocate some people to give it a try. Don't have too high hopes. If you improve the quality a little, maybe it can be sold. Of course, I'm just an outsider. The decision may not be correct." Lowe said conservatively.
"I understand." Weber suppressed his shock and bowed slightly.
If the first thought of removing the seeds from grapes only gave him the impression that the new lord was a little clever, then the subsequent remarks refreshed his evaluation of Lovey.
Can such a humble and rigorous person really see his own acting skills?
Weber felt uneasy.
Fortunately, Lowe only had lunch and left. He had no intention of staying longer.
Before leaving, Lowe asked for a batch of newly produced wine.
Luo Deer held the wine barrel and drank as she walked. It was not enough to have a hangover last night, she had to continue on the road today. Her pretty face was slightly stained with alcohol.
Lovi had no doubt that she might pass out drunk on the road at any time: "Dale, don't drink anymore."
"What do you know? I drink to practice." Lodel took another sip and wiped the wine stains from the corners of his mouth with the back of his hand.
"Is there such a thing?" Lovi looked at Mosuofei inquiringly.
"Young Master, drinking alcohol can indeed speed up the pace of cultivation. A warrior's strength is generated through the rapid circulation of Qi and blood. Drinking alcohol will cause the body surface to heat up, which can speed up the circulation of Qi and blood." Mosophie agreed with Lodel's statement.
"Okay, drink less. We have to hurry now. We'll talk about it after we get back. What's so good about this crappy fruit wine? It's sour and bitter." Lovey snatched the wine barrel from Lodel's hand.
Laudel burped, "I'm not drunk."
"When you get drunk, I'll throw you onto the cart." Lowe threatened viciously.
The time on the road passed by day by day in peace.
On the morning of the seventh day, Donggang City appeared before everyone.
Looking back on the long journey of nearly a month, some people were moved and some shed tears.
Finally home! The other side of the bay seemed so close, but in fact it was more than 20 kilometers away.
After walking for more than three hours.
Everyone was physically exhausted, but their spirits were extremely excited.
Closer, closer. Finally, I saw the tall gate of Donggang City and the guards standing in front of the gate in an orderly manner. There were also the city defense troops who maintained the daily order of the city, and the people who lined the streets to welcome me.
"The Lord is back."
"Long live!"
City defense officer Caiglan stepped forward and half-knelt to greet Lovi, "Welcome back."
Lowe just smiled and nodded, "Thank you for your hard work, everyone."
There was no need for too much red tape in his own city, so he strode into the city gate.
Lodel announced that the guards could go home directly and regroup tomorrow.
In just a few minutes, the guards, including Zoe, blended into the streets of the city and disappeared without a trace.
The guards who returned early followed the lord consciously, replacing their colleagues who were eager to go home.
The ice wolf Anus was surrounded by the crowd, and he tucked his tail between his legs. It was not until Lowe rode on its back that the fearful looks from the crowd disappeared.
If we talk about the difference between Donggang City and other towns.
Perhaps it is because of the large number of faces of different races in the city. Including dwarves, dwarves, elves, subhumans of various races, and orcs, almost all of them can be seen here. As the last stop on the East Continent route, the North Continent is further ahead. Every year, ships coming and going will stop at the natural harbor for supplies.
Despite this, Donggang City's maritime trade is not well developed.
The ports only have ships from a few countries coming and going, and they sell luxury goods.
Apart from gold and magic stones, there is almost nothing in the territory that they are interested in.
It's not like Evelyn hasn't thought about building her own ship and trading, but that's simply not a realistic thing.
So far, no country in the Ryan Alliance, where the Duke of Dafen is located, has the ability to build magic ships.
Ordinary sailboats built must be very careful when sailing along the coastline. If you are not careful, they will disappear with the change of ocean currents . As for the magic ships of those big countries, it is said that they can sail smoothly in the deep sea.
Such a gap is so big that it makes people despair.
(End of this chapter)
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
