nucmednet Chapter 526 Fruit Wine
Chapter 526 Fruit Wine
"Okay, I'll definitely bring them back for you tomorrow. How many do you need? Is forty enough?"
Xu Han was just about to ask if it was a bit too much, but unexpectedly the Taoist priest answered for her directly.
"Just forty of them, I guess. They all have to be the big ones. You can buy as many as you like, and a few medium ones as well.
I guess there won’t be much sweet potato wine left, so we’ll have to make more by then.”
Xu Han thought about it and said nothing. These things may seem like a lot, but when they are needed, they are not too much.
Lu Chuan scratched his head and said, "Is there anything else you want to buy? I can buy it all tomorrow. Or you can make a list. I'm afraid I can't remember it."
Xu Han said, "Not yet. I'll write it down for you later."
After that, he asked the Taoist priest and Grandpa Zhao, "Do you have anything to buy?"
Grandpa Zhao said, "We don't have much paper at home, buy some more tomorrow.
Just buy the worst ones and let them practice calligraphy. You can also buy a few good ones, as they don’t seem to be many anymore.”
Lu Chuan nodded and looked at the Taoist priest again. The Taoist priest said, "I don't have anything to buy. I already have food and drinks at home, and I don't need clothes or anything like that."
Lu Chuan thought so too and was about to end the topic when Ze'er at the side finally got a chance to interrupt and said, "Daddy, what about me? I want to eat roast chicken, green bean cake, and plum cake. I want a lot more. I want everything that is edible."
Mu'er agreed with his brother's words. Although the cakes made by his mother were delicious, she rarely made them recently. In that case, he didn't mind eating some cakes bought outside.
Lu Chuan looked at his two greedy sons and said with a smile, "Got it, two little greedy cats. Don't worry, you won't be left out."
The few of them chatted about other things for a while and dispersed very late.
The next day, when Xu Han got up, Lu Chuan had already gone down the mountain.
It was just daybreak, and Xu Han took people to make wine without any delay.
Xu Han had already become very skilled in making various kinds of wine, so he rolled up his sleeves and started working efficiently.
It took a whole morning for several people to make wine from all the grapes they picked yesterday. After they were ready, they were temporarily placed in a row of warehouses in the backyard.
There are still some wild kiwis left, and Xu Han also plans to make them into kiwi wine.
But all the wine jars at home have been used up. But it doesn’t matter. I will wash the kiwis today. After Lu Chuan buys the wine jars in the afternoon, I can start making wine tomorrow.
Wild kiwis are relatively small, so peeling them is difficult. Moreover, Xu Han plans to make a large number of them, so peeling them would be a waste of time.
So she instructed everyone, "Let's pick out these kiwis first. When selecting, choose the ones that are slightly harder, not the ones that are too soft.
After you have selected them, take them to the backyard and wash them clean. When washing the kiwi, use the loofah to scrub the hairs on the surface of the kiwi clean.
Remember to be careful when scrubbing, and make sure to scrub it thoroughly. Otherwise, the kiwi fruit will be hairy and your throat will itch when you drink it. "
Xu Han instructed everyone carefully, and they listened very carefully and did exactly what Xu Han said.
In the next two days, we will definitely pick a lot of fresh wild fruits at home. Those that can be used to make wine can be used to make wine, and those that cannot be used to make wine can be used to make dried fruits or jams. If that doesn’t work, canning them is also good.
Of course, not all of these wild fruits can be used to make wine. Canned food is also a big part of the market, but we can’t stop canning them just because they can be used to make wine.
However, some wild fruits are not suitable for canning, so they can only be used to make fruit wine.
Lu Chuan came back in the afternoon.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, he asked, "Are the Taoist priests back? The wine jars have been bought, but they are still on the boat. I'm here to find them and help move the jars."
Xu Han heard the sound and came out from the backyard. "They haven't come back yet! How are you going to transport them back later? By cart or ox cart?"
"The wine jars are quite large. We haven't transported all 40 jars today, so we have to make another trip tomorrow. It will probably take two trips. We should just use a bullock cart to transport them. Using a flatbed cart is too tiring."
"Well, you wait for a while. I guess they will be back soon?"
After Xu Han finished speaking, she did not see Liu Erzhu coming back, so she asked, "Where is Liu Erzhu? Why didn't I see him? Didn't he go with you?"
"He's watching the boat over there! I'll come back and call for help."
"Oh, then you go first, I'll tell them when they come back."
Lu Chuan looked at his wife in surprise and said with a wronged look, "Wife, I just came back and my butt hasn't even touched the bench yet, and you're driving me away. You're too cruel!"
Xu Han smiled and said, "Okay, stop pretending and go quickly. You two can unload the goods together, which is better than waiting for them all the time. What if they come back late today!"
Lu Chuan looked at the sky and saw that it was indeed getting late, so he drank a glass of water and went out again.
He had to go to the other side of the valley to lead the cows and donkeys. Since the house over there was built, the cows and donkeys in the family were led there to be fed.
The main reason was that they often needed them in their work, and it was troublesome to always bring them here, so Xu Han simply let them take them away and raise them in the valley.
And since the cow and donkey were taken away, there were no other livestock except the dog.
The original location of the cowshed was also cleaned up by Lu Chuan and his men. The floor was also refreshed and sprinkled with quicklime.
After being exposed to wind and sun for a period of time, the smell in the cowshed has almost dissipated, and it would be a good place to store things in the future.
Not long after Lu Chuan left, the Taoist priest came back.
After Xu Han explained everything to the Taoist priest, the Taoist priest immediately took people to find Lu Chuan.
After a while, Lu Chuan came back driving a ox cart, bringing back four large jars of wine.
When Xu Han saw that they had brought back four large jars of wine at once, she couldn't help but sigh again. The space was so good. If she could use the space, Xu Han could bring them all back at once and there would be no need to make so many trips.
With so many people living together, Xu Han's space was completely useless. After a long time, she often even forgot the existence of the space.
Xu Han instructed, "Put it in the backyard first. Let them wash it later and it will be ready for use tomorrow."
"Okay, then I'll drive the bullock cart directly over there."
Everyone helped to move the large wine jar down, cleaned it and put it in the warehouse.
Lu Chuan said, "You guys wash first, I'll continue to transport. I estimate it will take two more trips to finish transporting."