Chapter 455 455. Sorghum wine making
It had been raining heavily all day, and Wu Lei had just pulled out the washed sofa cover from the washing machine—
Don’t ask why you wash clothes on a rainy day, ask because you are too tired from work. It finally rained, and Qiao Qiao, Xinjun, and Zhang Yanping had already frantically arranged their work—scrubbing, washing, mopping, and changing into four-piece suits...
In short, I didn’t have any time to spare all morning.
Wulei feels so sad.
“We already live in a villa, and we still have to do the housework by ourselves. What kind of villa are we living in..."
It happened that Xin Jun passed by with a brand new bed sheet in his arms, and couldn't help but wonder: "But this villa doesn't belong to us. Aren't we staying here for free?"
“Oh,” he reacted again: “I seriously provide food, accommodation and treatment.”
Wulei:…
He, he is also related to Tan Tan!
Downstairs, the seventh cousin stood on the porch and looked at the pattering rain. He found a place in the yard and said, "It just so happens that we can save some effort when it rains. Then this area will be easy to wash."
“What are you scrubbing?” Song Tan looked at it curiously.
On a rainy day, everyone else was idle except for grandpa who insisted on going to his place early in the morning to study weaving straw mats. It's a rare opportunity to relax and unwind.
Song Tan wanted to see if he could turn the spiritual energy into water, so he came out and tinkered for a long time. When he turned around, he saw the seventh cousin saying this.
The seventh cousin glanced at her: "Have you forgotten that there are sorghum grown in the two fields next to each other under the peach grove?"
"It's already July. I went over last night to see if it was ripe, but it rained and I didn't have time to harvest it."
"ah!"
Song Tan really forgot - after all, sorghum, like corn, is not grown much, and Qiao Qiao planted it wholeheartedly.
“If you don’t harvest it when it’s ripe, it will get soaked in the rain!”
For example, rice, when it rains during harvest, not only cannot it be dried, but it will even sprout directly on the stems again...
The seventh cousin shook his head: "Have you ever heard the saying [Sorghum is not afraid of water when carrying a gun]? This thing is not afraid of water or drought, don't worry."
“I’m thinking that no one is eating sorghum now, so I’ll make wine from all the harvest.”
Oops, after working at Song Tan's house for a few months, I only had a small drink when guests came over, and life has lost its fun.
"Ah?" Song Tan hesitated: "Wouldn't you like to try whole grains?" It is said to be high in nutrients and sweet in taste, but she has not eaten it yet.
It happened that Song Sancheng came out to smoke a cigarette and was shocked when he heard these words:
“What?! Eat sorghum? If you don’t want to eat it, don’t eat it!”
He hated it deeply: "It's bitter, astringent, hard to swallow, and it irritates the throat... Isn't our rice bad? Do you have to eat that?"
Song Tan:? ? ? So unpalatable?
“Forget it!” She shook her head decisively: “Let’s all make wine!”
Speaking of wine, although Song Sancheng is not an alcoholic, he does drink occasionally.
At this moment, I got together with my seventh cousin in excitement: "What kind of wine is this? Is it sauce-flavored or strong? I can't get used to drinking sauce-flavored wine."
Cousin Seventh was also happy: “There is plenty of sorghum anyway, let’s make it all!”
It’s just more troublesome.
He asked again: “Do you still have the rice husks that were taken out from the threshing of the rice?”
"Yes, I have!"
Song Sancheng pointed to the warehouse: "There's a pile of them."
The straw was piled into a haystack on the back hill. The rice husks were intended to be fed to chickens and ducks, so they were packed in sacks.
“That’s okay.” The seventh cousin thought about it for a while:
“Tan Tan, then you have to buy a big steamer, a still, and wine jars and bottles.”
Otherwise, it would be too troublesome to steam it with the big iron pot at home.
Song Tan quickly took out his cell phone: "How big will it be?"
Now that he mentioned it at first glance, although he was confident that he had done well, it was hard to say—
Therefore, he conservatively said: "The steamer doesn't need to be too big, just fifty kilograms. I estimate that your two cents of land can produce two to three hundred kilograms of sorghum, which can produce almost a hundred kilograms of wine - you can prepare accordingly. ”
One hundred catties of wine?
Song Tan couldn't help but think about it: "If you sell this, how much will it cost per bottle?"
She doesn’t know much about the liquor market yet.
Cousin Seventh couldn't help but be speechless - the sorghum hasn't been harvested yet!
He could only snort: "We won't know the taste until at least a month later. It's too early for you to worry about the price. You might as well think about what the soybeans from the chestnut garden will be used for."
When the sorghum harvest is finished, soybeans will be next.
Speaking of soybeans, Song Tan is really looking forward to it:
“I’ll buy a big bean sprout machine first!”
Stir-fried bean sprouts, vinegar-coated bean sprouts, and braised bean sprouts with crispy pork!
Bean dregs, soy milk, tofu curd, water tofu, Qianzhang tofu!
Stir-fried soybeans, bean noodles, braised soybean trotters—
She stared at the phone, her eyes gradually becoming crazy:
“Do I have to buy another millstone…”
Seventh Cousin:…
The three major hardships in life are to go on a boat, blacksmith, and sell tofu. You really can’t think about it.
but…
"Show me a small millstone, the size of a palm. I will grind some seasoning particles. The ready-made ones I bought are either too fine or too coarse, and the grinder I use at home is not good enough."
Song Tan nodded. At this moment, she finally felt that her six months of hard work had been in vain - if nothing else, she had more and more food at home!
When the big stone mill comes back, tie Brother Wu Lei to the mill and let him take the time to turn it around twice...
Cough cough cough.
No, they are relatives after all, and with Brother Wu Lei’s little strength, he just wasted her soybeans by pulling the mill.
In short, we need to find some kind of grinder!
She thought about it and gradually set her sights on the mountain behind—
At this time, Song Sancheng, who had quietly finished smoking a cigarette, looked at the vast rain curtain and suddenly asked:
"After this rain, there is no need to drain the water in the rice fields anymore - Tan Tan, what are the seedlings looking like now? Can they be planted? This month we are harvesting sorghum again, and we also have to harvest soybeans. I guess your peaches will also be harvested. It’s almost done, we still need to plant rice here—we probably don’t have enough people in the village.”
Song Tan was stunned: "How many people are there to help plant peach trees on the mountain in spring?"
Song Sancheng waved his hand: "In previous years, in July, August and September, many of them went out to work, so they had to be prepared."
At this time of year, if you go to an electronics factory, a toy factory, or a shoe factory in the south, you can earn five or six thousand a month if you find someone who works a lot of overtime.
But if you are older, it will be harder and the income will be less, but you can still earn three to four thousand yuan.
Work until you come back during the Chinese New Year. Not to mention anything else, rice, flour, grain, oil, favors and gifts for next year...are always enough, right?
Although it is good to stay and work in your hometown, the work here in Song Tan is not safe every day.
Song Tan:…
The hundreds of acres of hills she has newly acquired!
Save people, we must keep people this time!
Of course, we not only have to keep this group of middle-aged and elderly people around, but also for this New Year, we really have to do what Party Secretary Xiaozhu said and try our best to recruit some young people for our hometown!
Hehehehehaha Fei 10 encountered an Amazon scam today (the other party replaced a reader’s nickname) and 10 live broadcasted the whole process to the group...
In short, there are many kinds of scams, so please be careful. We don’t borrow money, we don’t go to Amazon, we don’t apply for cards, and we don’t ask readers to verify any information…
In short, everyone, be vigilant!
(End of this chapter)