Return to the era of passion

"This?" The wine seller hesitated.

Then he said: "Why do you want to learn this? Our local water quality is not good, and the wine we make is average."

Wang Bin said: "Master, I just want to make some wine and drink it myself, instead of selling it to the commune."

The boss shook his head and said: "Well, I can't teach you this. Although it is a new society now and there is no rule like the past three years for apprenticeship and two years of service, but generally we do not accept local apprentices."

When Wang Bin said that he would not come to the commune to sell, the boss just chuckled in his heart. The two parties did not know each other, and did not know what kind of person the other party was. How could he casually teach others the family craftsmanship.

Seeing that Wang Bin was a little disappointed, he then said: "I have children of my own who can pass on the craftsmanship. Even if you ask others to intercede, I won't accept it."

This completely blocks Wang Bin's escape route. I don't know him now, but they are all locals. If he finds an intermediary to intercede, it won't look good if he refuses at that time. It's better to just say this to death first. .

Wang Bin sighed. Since the boss didn't plan to accept apprentices, it didn't matter. He could still find others for guidance elsewhere.

Then he said: "Would you like to sell the Jiuqu that I bought? I'll try it myself later."

Wang Bin remembered that he was bored before and had seen the brewing method of grain wine. The brewing method of Erguotou in Beijing was relatively complicated and not something ordinary people could master.

But the brewing method of some low-alcohol rice wine is extremely simple. Break up the steamed rice, add koji and water, and in 10 days and a half, the rice wine will be ready.

Erguotou itself has no technology, so this ordinary rice wine can still be brewed, and the rice can be replaced with barley, glutinous rice, or millet.

This type of wine is brewed wine, and the produced wine has a temperature of three to 12 degrees. Yellow rice wine, Shaoxing wine, red yeast wine, daughter red and wine are all brewed wines.

High-strength liquor such as Erguotou is distilled liquor, and the brewing method is more complicated.

Wang Bin wanted to learn the brewing techniques of Erguotou from his apprenticeship. The wine seller would definitely not agree easily, but he could still sell it if he bought some koji.

"Let's talk about it first. I'm just selling wine songs to you. If you can't make wine when you go back, you can't rely on me."

Wang Bin said: "I will definitely not rely on you. I have some wheat at home and I want to make my own wheat wine."

"That's simple. I can teach you a few simple points, but I can't teach you how to make Erguotou."

"I understand, thank you, master."

Master Chen asked the people running the stalls next to him to help look at the stalls, and then led Wang Bin towards the alley next to him and said:

"I keep all the wine and koji at home. If I want to buy wine when there is no market in the future, I can just go directly to my house."

"Okay, master."

Wang Bin pushed the cart and followed behind. As he walked inside, he could smell the rich aroma of wine. Soon he came to a large courtyard. Master Chen pushed the door open and came in. Wang Bin saw a shed on one side of the courtyard. There are wine jars and many steamers and other utensils.

Master Chen entered the courtyard and called out: "Xiu'er, come out and weigh some wine."

"Here we come." A woman came back from the room, her voice sounded relatively young.

In the blink of an eye, a girl wearing a floral cotton-padded jacket came out. She looked right at Wang Bin and recognized each other.

"Wang Tiezhu, why did you come to our house?"

"Chen Papaya, is this your home?"

Wang Bin was surprised and felt something was wrong after saying this. The girl who came out was none other than Chen Xiuli, the classmate of the original owner.

The two had a good relationship before, and they were also good friends. As for Chen Xiulin's nickname, Chen Papaya, it was mainly because Chen Xiuli looked very different from others.

Chen Xiuli has a face with oval seeds and big eyes. She has well-proportioned facial features, a fresh and fresh look, and a petite figure. She is also one of the prettiest girls in the class.

However, Chen Xiuli is a model of thin branches bearing fruit. The pair were very huge, like hanging two big papayas. She was still a junior high school student at that time, and boys were relatively naughty. I don’t know who gave her the nickname Chen Papaya.

Later, Chen Xiuli was made angry and cried several times, and as time went by, she gradually accepted this somewhat unpleasant nickname.

Wang Bin just looked through his memory and blurted out the nickname Chen Papaya.

Chen Xiuli immediately said angrily: "Wang Tiezhu, Wang Tiezhu, are you looking for death? You even called me by my nickname."

My dad quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to do it. I just haven't seen you for a long time, so it was a bit unexpected."

Chen Xiuli rolled her eyes at Wang Bin, and then said to her father, "Dad, why did you bring him here?"

Old man Chen asked: "Do you know each other?"

"Yes, he is Wang Tiezhu, my junior high school classmate." Chen Xiuli said.

Master Chen exclaimed: "What a coincidence, you are still classmates, so you can go in and give him some koji for free. I'll go back and look at the stall."

"Jiuqu?" Chen Xiuli was a little surprised, but she didn't say much. After her father left, she said, "Wang Tiezhu, if you call me by my nickname again, I will ignore you. Come in."

Wang Bin apologized again and followed him into the main room.

Chen Xiuli poured a bowl of water and added a spoonful of sugar, then placed it in front of Wang Bin and asked, "I feel like I haven't seen you since I left school in the third grade of junior high school."

"Yeah, it's been three years in a flash. How come I heard that you were married? Have you returned to your parents' home?"

When Wang Bin was in school, he knew that Chen Xiuli's home was nearby, but he didn't know which courtyard it was.

Later, I heard that Chen Xiuli got married and moved to another commune. I didn't hear from her after that, and I didn't expect to meet her today.

When asked, Chen Xiuli looked a little lonely. After sighing, she said coyly: "I was married before, but my man couldn't do it, and then we divorced."

"No?" Wang Bin was surprised and asked, "Which one can't?"

Chen Xiuli nodded shyly and said, "Oh, don't ask, we are divorced anyway."

Then asked: "What about you, do you have children?"

Wang Bin said: "I'm not married yet, where can I get a child?"

"You're not married yet? But now that you're over 18, it's hard to find a partner."

Chen Xiuli's eyes suddenly lit up. In fact, Wang Bin was also very good-looking and could be a good match for him. In an instant, he had this idea in his heart.

Wang Bin is not married, but when looking for a partner, he will only look for yellow-flowered girls, and it is impossible to find a divorced woman.

Even if the partner is not available and her body is still there, she is still a woman who has been married once. After divorce, she can only find a man for the second marriage. Even if Wang Bin is willing to marry, his family will not agree.

Wang Bin said: "I'm not in a hurry. According to the marriage law, a man can only get the certificate when he is 20 years old."

Chen Xiuli rolled her eyes and did not continue to find another topic. She asked, "Why did you think of buying Jiuqu?"