This extreme situation didn't last long, as the village was once again facing an important event.
The cold winter has passed, the snowflakes have melted, and another spring has arrived.
After the Lantern Festival, Luo Yunhe really got busy.
She took out all the fermented wine lees that had been fermenting all winter and started steaming them.
This time, in order to give the distilled liquor a richer and more mellow flavor, she directly redeemed a medicine in the system to accelerate the sedimentation of the liquor.
This medicinal liquid is also added during distillation, so when the alcohol is distilled, a strong medicinal aroma wafts out.
The workshop where he poured the wine was filled with a strong aroma of wine.
The villagers of Yue Shang Village were quite surprised when they smelled the strong aroma of the wine.
This rich aroma not only contains the scent of wine, but also other fragrances.
"Wife, what kind of wine is this? Why does it taste so mellow?"
Luo Yunhe smiled: "This is peach blossom wine. This time, some other ingredients were specially added, which gives the wine a mellow aroma. It only needs to be left to settle for a month, and the flavor will be even more delicious!"
Su Jingxuan nodded after listening and helped him seal all the distilled liquor, which was then placed in a large corner.
"My dear husband, could you please bring back the custom-made wine bottles for me tomorrow? There are over 1,000 bottles in total!"
"Okay!" Su Jingxuan hurriedly left the village.
After Luo Yunhe took out all the lees, she slowly distilled and filtered them into alcohol and put it into a huge water tank.
Because the amount of alcohol filtered from these lees is not very large, they can only be temporarily stored in a large water tank and sealed.
He used all the lees from the second filtration to feed the pigs.
It has to be said that ever since Luo Yunhe exchanged some growth-promoting herbs in the system space and placed them on the ground, the grass that grew from them and fed it to the pigs has grown very lushly, and each one looks quite pleasing.
In just under a month, these piglets have grown into big piglets, growing in size rapidly.
Most importantly, they eat everything with great relish.
Su Jingxuan returned the next day, bringing back more than 1,000 bottles, all of which were designed and made by Luo Yunhe herself.
A white porcelain bottle with various characters engraved on its surface.
The words "osmanthus," "peach," "pear," "tea," etc. are also present...
The most important thing is that this kind of bottle has a big belly shape and a relatively small opening. A little above the belly, there is a small hole so that it can be hung directly on your body.
This was different from the wine jugs Su Jingxuan usually saw; they were either large jars or oval-shaped, grayish-brown jugs.
Today, after drinking one of his own new styles of wine, he was still pleasantly surprised.
"Honey, this wine bottle is really beautiful..."
"Of course! We're not just selling quality, we're selling the appearance too!"
Luo Yunhe and he helped sort the bottles and put them in the workshop.
Finally, they simply changed the design to another bottle, with the character "精" (jing, meaning exquisite/refined) written on it.
"Husband, take this and tell them that the bottle needs some green accents!"
Su Jingxuan looked at the bottle. It wasn't very big, but it was square and had a character on the front.
"This is..."
"This is what I use to store alcohol. It's the stuff I distilled the second time, which can be used to prevent wound infection and for disinfection."
We can just sell these things to the clinic and see how effective they are!
"well!"
The fermented wine base from the winter has been used up, so Luo Yunhe has started fermenting the wine base again.
These busy days continued.
Just after the second day of the second lunar month, a very important event occurred in all the villages.
Border conflicts erupted, and the northern wilderness once again launched a war. The nation, lacking sufficient military strength, began conscripting soldiers from various regions.
If a family has more than two male members, they must enlist in the army.
Once this news came out, everyone was tense and looked worried.
Many people know that joining the army often results in death, paralysis, or disability, among other things...
It's not so bad if there are many male children in the family, but if there are few male children, it's a real blow to them.
Everyone in Yue Shang Village was very nervous when they received this news.
Fearing that their son would die after being selected, they tried every possible method.
Some fled overnight, while others pretended to be sick, or they hid extra children.
Unfortunately, all of this was in vain; after all, the household registration system in the county government office was not just for show.
Our collection order came through very quickly.
The list wasn't specific; it only listed how many men each household needed. They would discuss and decide who should go.
Once the person is identified, their name will be found, and checking the box next to it is equivalent to submitting the list.
The village chief of Yue Shang Village, along with his men, went from house to house, gathering all the families with surplus male members together and explaining the levy requirements from the government.
The Su family was among them.
After all, the Su family has many male members.
Luo Yunhe and Su Jingxuan were among them.
"Husband, I don't want you to go..." Luo Yunhe's face showed worry and concern.
After all, the Su Chen family would definitely not do it. Sending Su Jingxing instead would put Su Jingxuan in a bit of danger.
"Wife, don't worry! If it's absolutely necessary for your father to go, then there's nothing we can do about it, since we're not officials!"
"No, I absolutely will not let you go!"
At this moment, the families with more male members were all arguing and shouting, and some were even crying and wailing, saying they wouldn't let their sons go.
Unfortunately, no matter how much they cried, it was too late to undo the damage.
The village chief was determined.
"Everyone, I know that sending your children to war is inherently dangerous."
But have you ever thought that if you win a battle, you will earn military merit, and with military merit, you may very well become an official? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
This is a chance to turn things around, don't you want it?
"Village chief, what you said makes a lot of sense, but there are still dangers. What if my child accidentally loses his life on the battlefield?"
"That's right, I won't let them go today no matter what, and no one will be allowed to take my son with them..."
The men stood silently to one side.
The village chief listened to the villagers' words and understood their concerns.
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