flstandardbreds Chapter 180: Brewing (1)
Chapter 180: Brewing (1)
Seeing the two children arguing there, Liu Jingxue hurried to stop them.
"Well, what's there to argue about?
Everyone has different tastes, so how can you force others to have the same taste as you?
You guys as a family eat the same food every day, but you all have your own likes and dislikes, let alone the two of you."
After hearing what Liu Jingxue said, the two stopped and seemed to be thinking.
Tiedan spoke first, "Sister Xiaoxue's words make a lot of sense.
We are all people, and we all have different tastes.
My uncle and my dad have eaten the same meals my grandma cooked over the years, and they are all different.
My uncle likes to eat eggplant with sauce, but my dad doesn’t like it.”
“My brother and I are different.
I like to eat silkworm pupae, but my brother doesn't like to eat them." Erzhu said on the side.
When Liu Jingxue heard this, she felt goosebumps all over her body and quickly changed the subject.
"Erzhu, please take me to your second grandfather's house."
When Erzhu heard this, he finally remembered the important matter, "Yes, let's go to Second Grandfather's house quickly."
When they arrived at Erzhu's second grandfather's house, the gate was closed.
Erzhu didn't wait for Liu Jingxue's instructions, and ran to knock on the door, shouting as he knocked,
"Second Grandpa, Second Grandma, I'm Erzhu, are you home?"
After knocking for a while, an old man’s voice came from the yard, “Here they come.
Erzhu, you don't need to knock, my second grandfather will come and open the door for you."
Liu Jingxue hurried forward and stopped Erzhu from knocking any further.
There was a sound of a door opening behind the door, and at the same time, there was the voice of an old man asking questions.
"Erzhu, why did you come to Second Grandfather's house today?
Are you here to play with your eldest and second brothers?"
Erzhu replied, "Second Grandpa, I'm grown up now. I'm no longer a little kid who only thinks about playing every day.
I came here today for serious business."
Liu Jingxue found it a little funny to see the little kid talking nonsense in front of her.
He also said that he knew he was not just a little kid who only thought about playing, so who was the one walking restlessly and constantly messing with things on the roadside?
The person is just there, how can he or she be a bother to you that makes you want to destroy or kill him or her?
The old man probably didn't expect to hear such an answer, and he also laughed.
"Then you should tell Second Grandfather what you are here for."
As soon as he finished speaking, the courtyard gate opened and the old man saw Liu Jingxue and the other two standing outside.
He was stunned for a moment, then after realizing what was happening, he quickly said, "It turns out that it's Liu Zhiqing who's here.
Erzhu, you brought Liu Zhiqing here, it seems like you really have something serious to do."
Liu Jingxue quickly greeted him, "Hello, Grandpa Chen."
She knew this old man. He also worked in the dam before. It turned out that he was Erzhu's second grandfather.
Tiedan also called for help.
"Hello Liu Zhiqing, Hello Tiedan."
Erzhu said dissatisfiedly, "Second Grandfather, I told you that I came here for serious business, but you still don't believe me.
When you saw Sister Xiaoxue, she didn’t say anything, but you believed it.”
The old man touched Erzhu's head affectionately and said, "It's your fault that you are not so serious on weekdays, which made Second Grandfather misunderstand you.
Okay, take Tiedan and go play with Da Wa and Er Wa, while Second Grandpa talks to Liu Zhiqing."
"Liu Zhiqing, please come in.
It's a rare honor for you to come to my house."
"Grandpa Chen, I wouldn't come here for no reason. I came here today to ask for your help." Liu Jingxue said as she followed Grandpa Chen inside.
"Liu Zhiqing still has something that requires the help of an old man like me.
As long as you ask, I can help you and I will never refuse." Grandpa Chen promised.
Grandpa Chen led Liu Jingxue into the house, asked her to sit on the kang, and shouted to the inner room,
"Old lady, Liu Zhiqing is here, hurry up and pour some water.
Remember to add sugar, lots of it.”
After hearing this, Liu Jingxue quickly said, "Grandpa Chen, you don't need the water. You can keep the sugar for yourselves."
“That won’t do. You saved my eldest grandson from the wild boar’s mouth, so you are my family’s benefactor.
If the captain hadn't repeatedly emphasized that we shouldn't bother you, we would have come to thank you long ago.
You finally came to my house today, so you have to accept this bowl of sugar water.
Otherwise, you have been so kind to my family, but we have not shown any appreciation, which would really make us feel uncomfortable."
When Liu Jingxue heard this, she realized that among those half-grown children, there was Grandpa Chen’s grandson.
Since the old lady said so, she couldn't refuse and had to take the sugar water that Grandma Chen brought over.
At the same time, he did not forget to greet Grandma Chen, "Hello, Grandma Chen."
Grandma Chen sat down next to Liu Jingxue and said, "Liu Zhiqing, we were stopped by the team leader and have not been able to come to thank you.
Today you came to our home, and we finally have the opportunity to say thank you to you."
“You don’t know, when we found out that my grandson encountered a wild boar in the mountains, we were so worried that we almost died.
I just thought that this time it would be very dangerous.
I didn't expect that you saved them and left so many of them unharmed.
You are truly a great benefactor to our village."
Liu Jingxue quickly said, "Grandma Chen, this is what I should do, you don't need to thank me.
I just didn't want you to thank me, so I asked the captain to stop you for me.
If you keep thanking me, I won’t know how to ask Grandpa Chen for help.”
"Okay, okay, I won't tell you.
If you need any help from the old man, just tell me." Grandma Chen said quickly.
"I heard that people in the Northeast love wine and can make wine, so I plan to exchange some wine and send it to my brothers in the army.
Uncle Mancang said that Grandpa Chen is the best winemaker in the village, so he came to ask for help. "
Grandma Chen slapped her thigh and said, "I'm not exaggerating. There are many people in our village who can make wine, but when it comes to craftsmanship, my old man is unique.
The alcohol content of sorghum wine brewed by other families is only a little over 40%, but the alcohol content of our old man is 50%. "
"Liu Zhiqing, there's no need for you to come and exchange for wine. We are planning to brew some wine, and we'll just give you some when the time comes," Grandpa Chen said.
After hearing this, Liu Jingxue quickly said, "Grandpa Chen, this won't do, I can't take advantage of this.
Besides, I want a large quantity, not just a little bit, so I can’t let you give it away for free.”
"Liu Zhiqing, how much wine do you plan to get?" Grandma Chen asked curiously.
Liu Jingxue thought for a moment and said, "I have two brothers who are both in the army, and I have to get some for them.
Everyone in the army loves to drink and can drink a lot.
They have many comrades-in-arms, and if they get too little, there won’t be enough to share.
So I plan to give them 50 kilograms each, which is 100 kilograms."
Grandma Chen was shocked by Liu Jingxue's generosity. Her family really couldn't afford to give away a hundred kilograms of wine.
She was surprised and said, "It would cost a lot of postage to send a hundred kilograms of wine."
Liu Jingxue prepared this for the people in the cowshed, not really for her two brothers.
Even if I give it to you, I will just put some of it in the package and send it to you.
But she couldn’t tell anyone else about this, she lied, “No need to send it.
Although my two brothers were not in the same unit, they lived not far from each other.
My second brother said that some of his comrades are from here and will take a home visit leave this year.
Ask him to help take it over when the time comes."
"Liu Zhiqing wants so much wine, but my family really can't afford it.
To make one hundred kilograms of wine, even if my old man has a high yield, it would still take more than two hundred kilograms of sorghum.
My family doesn’t have that much extra food.” said Grandma Chen.
Liu Jingxue quickly said, "I'll take care of the food myself.
Grandma Chen, please help me think about which families in our village might be able to spare some sorghum, so I can trade with them for something."
"There are quite a few people who can spare some food. This is not difficult. I can help you negotiate.
But what does Liu Zhiqing plan to exchange for? If it is something they don’t need, I’m afraid they won’t be happy with it.” said Grandma Chen.