nucmednet Chapter 517 Pomegranate Wine
Chapter 517 Pomegranate Wine
Xu Han and a few others spent the whole morning picking all the pomegranates, leaving only a few that were not yet ripe and were not exposed.
Just keep them for a while and pick them after they are ripe. Unripe pomegranates are sour and a bit astringent and not tasty.
In total, we picked more than twenty baskets of pomegranates from all the pomegranate trees, which is at least nearly a thousand kilograms. It has to be said that there are many more pomegranates this year than last year.
Han Qi called on a few laborers to help carry the pomegranates back home. Xu Han and others also helped to take a little bit. Everyone carried the pomegranates together and they finished transporting all the pomegranates in one trip.
When they got home, Dan Niang had just prepared breakfast. Xu Han told Chunmei and the others to come over after breakfast to help peel the pomegranates, and Dan Niang followed them back.
This was the first time in such a long time that so few people had eaten. There was no chattering in the yard as in the past when people were eating. Everyone was a little uncomfortable for a moment.
The Taoist priest said, "Without them, today's breakfast wouldn't taste good. It's better to have more people! Everyone is scrambling to eat, that's when it tastes better!"
Grandpa Zhao also agreed, "Yes, I'm used to the usual chattering, it's a bit hard to adapt to the sudden silence."
Xu Han said, "We do get used to it after a while. I still remember when they first came, we complained that there were too many people and it was too noisy. But after they have been here for a while, everyone has gotten used to their presence. But it doesn't matter, you will get used to it after a while."
Lu Chuan also said, "It's good to be separated like this. At least we have some privacy. And after they left, our food supply improved immediately."
The Taoist priest laughed and said, "Hahaha, what you said is true. From now on, we can eat whatever we want."
"Well, I will cook often in the future. In addition to the meals made by Dan Niang, I will provide you with extra meals."
Grandpa Zhao became even happier when he heard this, "Hahahaha, that's what you said. I've been waiting for it."
After the family finished their meal, they went back to their own business.
Mother Ma came in to clean up the mess on the table. She went back to the valley to eat while Dan Niang was cooking, and happened to eat separately from the others so that she could stay here to clean up the mess and clean the table in time.
Since they moved to the other side of the valley, each of their jobs has basically been fixed, with each person being responsible for different tasks and having different working hours.
Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, they independently discussed the work schedule. After showing it to Xu Han for review, Xu Han saw that there were no major problems, so he did not ask any more questions and let them arrange it themselves.
Everything will slowly get on track from today on, and everything will gradually be institutionalized, including the food, clothes, shoes and so on that will be given to them every month.
Xu Handu specially formulated a system, which was strictly followed in the future to make everything clear.
Of course, these were told to them in advance, and they themselves had no objection to it.
In addition to the daily allowance, there was no fixed amount that Xu Han would give extra. It depended on the situation. No one had any objection to this. After all, the allowance was already quite a lot.
After a while, Dan Niang came over with a few little girls, and Xu Han took out a basket of pomegranates that she had picked today.
As the sun outside gradually grew higher, everyone moved chairs and sat in the main room to start peeling pomegranates. They placed all the peeled pomegranates in a large wooden basin on the side.
Xu Han taught them the technique of peeling pomegranates, and seeing that they peeled them very cleanly, she just left it alone. She took Dan Niang and the other girl to the back to clean the large wine jars used for soaking wine.
It has been many years since I last drank pomegranate wine. Today, Xu Han plans to make three full jars of it and save them for next year. There are many people in the family now, so she has to make enough for next year.
After cleaning the wine jar and placing it upside down in the sun to dry, Xu Han went to prepare other utensils for soaking pomegranate wine.
For Xu Han, making wine has long been an easy task. She knows every step clearly, and the wine she makes tastes very good. It is not sweet and everyone in her family likes it very much.
When Xu Han had prepared everything, the pomegranate seeds on their side had not been peeled yet, so Xu Han took the peeled pomegranate seeds and made a jar of wine.
While she was doing it, she did not forget to explain to Dan Niang the steps and precautions for making wine.
Dan Niang listened very carefully and would ask questions when she encountered something she didn't understand. She also explained patiently.
Xu Han said, "You have already looked at it once. You can handle this jar by yourself. I have already prepared the ingredients and the amount for you. Just feel free to do it."
After Xu Han finished speaking, he moved a chair over and sat beside her, watching Dan Niang operate, not forgetting to give her a few reminders from time to time.
After all the pomegranate wine was soaked, Xu Han and Dan Niang began to seal the jar together. After that, they went back to the room to get a pen and paper, wrote the date and the name of the wine on the paper, and finally drew some cute sketches on it.
Mu'er and Ze'er came out and saw their mother painting, and they insisted on painting with her. Xu Han had no choice but to give each of them a piece of paper, and it happened that the three of them, mother and children, each painted a jar.
After finishing the drawings, Xu Han led the two of them to stick the simple drawings they had just drawn on different wine jars, which could be considered as completing a parent-child activity.
She clapped her hands and said, "Okay, the pomegranate wine is ready. Now we just need time to ferment it."
Ze'er said, "Mom, can you let me taste the pomegranate wine after it's ready? This pomegranate wine looks really good and tastes really good at first glance."
Before Xu Han started to speak, Mu'er said, "Why are you drinking alcohol when you are so young? Even I can't drink, so forget it."
Xu Han spread her hands and said nothing. But Ze'er had understood what her mother meant, and she pursed her lips and said nothing.
Xu Han comforted her, "It's okay. Although you can't drink pomegranate wine, you can drink pomegranate juice! Mommy will squeeze some pomegranate juice for you, okay?"
Ze'er became happy upon hearing that. He jumped back to his room and happily went to help peel the pomegranates.
At lunch, each person on the table had a large glass of pomegranate juice, but this time it was not just half a glass, but a full glass, and there was also a large pot of pomegranate juice on the side.
Lu Chuan looked at the pomegranate juice on the dining table and asked happily, "What happened today? Why is there so much pomegranate juice? Isn't it a bit extravagant to drink so much at once?"
Xu Han said, "There are many pomegranates this year, so let's drink a cup today. We don't have to be stingy like last year. Let's be generous today and drink as much as we want. If you don't have enough, there's more."