Yunding Ranch

Chapter 319 Collective Mobilization
Harvesting grapes is definitely not an easy job. Simple mechanical repetition is definitely a torture to the spirit. There is still some freshness at the beginning, but after 10 minutes, it becomes pure physical labor, repeating the same I can't find any fun in the movements, they just repeat them mechanically.

At the same time, this is a process of constantly bending, straightening, and bending, which is really a severe test for the strength of a man's waist.

"Morgan?" It was already eleven o'clock in the blink of an eye, and the harvested grapes had accumulated from one bunch to the fourth basket. Looking at his own results, Lu Li couldn't believe it. He decided to take a break, but turned around, Only to find that there was no one behind him——

They have all changed their positions several times, and they have become accustomed to changing the people around them.At this time, the ridge behind Lu Li had been harvested again, so naturally there was no one left.

"Is there something wrong?" Benjamin, who was standing at the intersection and was about to move on, stopped.

Benjamin is much younger. He is only in his early 30s, and he is in his prime. However, he entered the industry later and offended a leader of the local union for a piece of pizza, so his job in Napa Valley was not smooth.This time when he met the invitation from Yunding Ranch, he immediately nodded and agreed.

"No, I'm just curious. In our daily life, we also use edible grapes to make wine. So what's the difference between it and real wine? Is it professional or amateur?" Lu Li asked directly what was in his heart. question.

Benjamin shrugged, "Actually, I also like amateur wine, because it is sweet enough and refreshing. However, this is more like fruit wine than real wine."

When mentioning food, Benjamin's entire face glowed, which reminded Lu Li of the morning when he stood at the door of the refrigerator and studied his expression.Lu Li couldn't help laughing, the world of foodies is always very simple.

"There are more edible glucose; but grapes specially used to make wine, tannin is a very important element, so if you taste this kind of grape, there is no sweetness, but more sourness, and the sweetness is suppressed instead. Go on." Benjamin's explanation was very simple and clear, and Lu Li believed that the truth must be more complicated, but for a layman like him, this explanation was enough.

Benjamin showed a big smile, "It depends on which one you like. Alcohol or juice."

Lu Li suddenly realized, "I think you should like both."

"Hehe." Benjamin chuckled twice, without answering, then continued to walk forward.

Looking at Benjamin's brisk back, Lu Li burst out laughing, looked away, and returned to his work.

The busy work made everyone devote themselves wholeheartedly. After lunch was simply settled with pizza, they continued to be busy in the afternoon.The scorching sun made the air dense, and I was a little dizzy, as if my skin was about to burn, but when I concentrated on my work, my fatigue and anxiety were gradually forgotten.

From sunrise to sunset, they have only completed one-third of the work, and there are two days of heavy work to come.

Although all the muscles in his body began to protest, the work was still not done, and it was still not time to rest.

Cole and Randy drove the pickup truck over, and everyone worked together to load the baskets of grapes into the back of the pickup truck, and then everyone sat in the back of the truck, and the pickup truck wobbled back to the warehouse beside.

Then a group of people got out of the car and moved the baskets into the warehouse one by one.

Although it is already October, the weather is getting cooler and the food is not so easy to spoil, but in order to ensure the freshness of the grapes, they still need to be stored properly, and then they will be taken out for processing when the wine is made later.

This was the first time Lu Li entered the warehouse after the new warehouse was built.

The current warehouse has been re-divided into three areas, which are used for different purposes by category. It is clearer, more convenient, and more direct. It not only covers a larger area, but also greatly improves the efficiency of use.

Under the warehouse, a huge basement was dug out, and brand new refrigeration and fresh-keeping equipment was installed. When the heavy iron door in the basement was opened, a gust of cold air rushed in, and the hot sweat on the surface of the skin gradually cooled down, but it did not change. It was so sticky, but on the contrary, there was a sense of refreshment all over the body, which made people sigh softly.

Entering the basement room, you can see clean and tidy shelves at a glance, but now the shelves are empty, only a small amount of fresh vegetables are stacked on the side next to the wall, and the other parts are still empty.

Obviously, this basement is used to store fresh vegetables from the organic farm. Before the supermarket comes to deliver the goods, all the fresh vegetables will be stored here; It didn't come in handy for the time being.

In order to take into account the occupied area of ​​the organic farm and the output of vegetables, the basement is extremely spacious, and the overall area is basically equivalent to the superposition of the three warehouses on the ground, so as to ensure that when it is actually put into use, there will be no shortage of space that will affect the quality of vegetables.

However, the spacious basement is really too empty now, and even the slightest sound will cause the echo of the survey, and coupled with the low temperature, it is a bit infiltrating.

"God, why does this look like a scene of 'Criminal Minds'?" Lu Li's unintentional remark stunned everyone, and then everyone burst into laughter, which reverberated throughout the space, becoming more and more deafening.

Lu Li had a serious expression on his face, and pointed to the wooden house in front of him, "Look, does it look like an operating room or a prison room?"

Directly in front on the left hand side is a light beige wooden house, the space is not too big, it only occupies one-sixth of the entire huge basement, but appearing in such a space is really a bit abrupt.

"Listening to your description..." It was Morgan who spoke, and the atmosphere suddenly became weird.

Randy jumped up, "Hey, hey! You guys! This is where I work, don't talk nonsense, okay? How can I continue to work here in the future?" Randy looked around and felt a little creepy at this time , that vigilant look made Lu Kai burst into laughter.

"Benjamin, I think you'd better not open that room." Lu Kai reminded, while speaking, Benjamin was already standing at the door of the cabin. The situation inside, and then I saw Benjamin standing there sniffing——

Yes, Benjamin was sniffing the breath and feeling the smell inside.That appearance is even more imaginative. Could it be that there is a stench inside?
Imagining this, I immediately felt that the smell could really be smelled under the wings of the nose, and Morgan was shocked, "Wait, why can I smell a strange smell. It can't really be here..." Morgan After saying it, he froze.

Tony complained directly, "Guys, haven't you seen the refrigeration system here? Even if there is something, there will be no stench. Otherwise, what is this system used for? Isn't it a waste of money!"

This made everyone stunned, unable to turn their minds for a while, and then heard Benjamin say excitedly, "This is the fragrance!"

Fragrance, what fragrance?
Benjamin turned around and said excitedly, "This is cheese, isn't it? Good cheese! It's very fragrant!"

This... Everyone looked at Lu Li in unison, but found that he had an innocent expression on his face and spread his hands, as if to say, I didn't say anything just now, it was just your own guess.

This expression immediately made everyone speechless. They rolled their eyes, but there was nothing they could do. The more they thought about it, the more absurd they became, and then they all laughed.

The wooden house was specially built for storing cheese. Now the ranch has produced a lot of cheese, and the first batch of cheese produced should be ready to eat.

Everyone put down the baskets of grapes, up and down, back and forth, and moved down all the fruits of the day.A full day's work in the vineyard is not over.

In the next two days, the entire ranch began to mobilize, working at sunrise and resting at sunset, and the lunch break at noon was only a short two hours. The working time of the whole day has exceeded eight hours, but everyone Full of energy, the entire vineyard was harvested at a speed visible to the naked eye.

At four o'clock in the afternoon on the third day, the last row of grapes was harvested. When Tony cut off the last bunch of grapes, he shouted, "Okay! The first stage of work is complete!" He raised his hands high and shouted loudly.

But soon Tony found that he was the only one celebrating, and everyone else stood by and looked at him with caring and mentally retarded expressions, which made Tony shrug his shoulders speechlessly, "What's wrong? Isn't it Is it worth celebrating?"

"You said it all, this is only the first stage."

"What's more, the first stage is not over yet, we have to move all the grapes to the basement."

"The first stage is the easiest, isn't it? Each subsequent stage is more difficult and troublesome."

"That's right, so far it's just manual labor, and then it's technical work, and we can't help."

"Does this mean that only Tony and the others need work, and we can all do our own work?"

"In this case, it is indeed worth celebrating. Anyway, our work is over."

……

"Hey, hello!" Tony quickly protested, "You people, be more reasonable. Don't do this, we are all colleagues, and we still have to help each other in the future. How can we tear each other down?"

However, no one paid any attention to Tony. Everyone turned around and walked towards the direction where the pickup truck was parked while chatting.Tony held the last bunch of grapes by himself, "Hey, wait for me, isn't there any camaraderie among colleagues? Really?"

The sun is setting, the breeze is blowing slightly, and the joy of harvest is stirring in the chest.

(End of this chapter)