Da'an's best son-in-law

One night passed.

The malt mixed with malt syrup and yeast in the courtyard already exudes a mellow aroma.

Ye Chen got up very early this day. He gently opened the ajar door and saw a sneaky figure.

Taking a closer look, it was Lian'er who was squatting in front of the earthen pot, staring intently. Seeing this scene, Ye Chen couldn't help but laugh a little. Yesterday, this girl had been thinking about it reluctantly, and now it's almost over.

In order to maximize the aroma of maltose, it should be left to dry for seven to eight days. However, the current situation is urgent, and the temperature is extremely low these days, which is suitable for drying. It can be fermented for seven or eight days in one night.

Ye Chen tiptoed behind Lian'er, stretched out his palm, and patted Lian'er's shoulder gently.

"what!"

Screams rang out in the small courtyard. Ye Chen quickly covered Lian'er's mouth and knocked on Lian'er's head to indicate that it was him.

Opening his eyes that were tightly closed due to fright, Ye Chen's smiling face widened in Lian'er's eyes. The former breathed a long sigh of relief and said angrily: "What are you doing, uncle? You scared Lian'er to death." "

Ye Chen laughed twice. He didn't expect that Lian'er, a girl who was usually very carefree, could actually be so timid...

It was still early in the day, and the courtyard seemed to be covered with a layer of silver gauze, still a little dark.

Lian'er's voice shook Wei Yanran's little apricots, who were resting just now, out of the house. Wei Yanran's figure in a white dress appeared at the door of the room.

The former's black hair is still slightly messy, and the dim light behind her adds a touch of realism, adding a touch of girlishness to Wei Yanran, who usually seems to be otherworldly.

"Is your husband's wine ready?" Wei Yanran rubbed her sleepy eyes and asked slightly confused.

Ye Chen nodded and uneasily opened the lid of the earthen jar next to him, "I'm probably pretty good at brewing. Let's open this jar first and let Lian'er have a taste."

As the jar was opened, the paste-like wine pulp exuding a mellow aroma appeared in front of everyone.

"Go to the kitchen and get a small bowl and a spoon. I'll give you the first bowl to drink." Seeing Lian'er staring at him eagerly, Ye Chen said a little funny.

Lian'er took out the spoon she had just found in the kitchen, excitedly scooped out a spoonful of paste from the earthen pot, and slowly poured it into the small celadon bowl next to her.

After sniffing her nose, Lian'er picked up the celadon bowl in her hand as if intoxicated, brought it to her mouth and took a sip.

"Bah, bah, uncle, why is your wine so bitter?"

Lian'er hurriedly spat out the beer she just drank, sticking out her tongue to stir it up, her face suddenly turned red.

Seeing Lian'er's reaction, Ye Chen frowned slightly and took the small bowl from Lian'er's hand without belief.

I heard Wei Yanran say that Lian'er, a girl, could drink two large bowls of white wine without being drunk at all. How could her face turn so red after taking a sip of this low-alcohol malt beer?

Feeling very puzzled, Ye Chen turned to the kitchen and brought two more celadon bowls, pouring some for Wei Yanran and Xiao Xing respectively.

Wei Yanran opened her red lips slightly and slowly swallowed the beer in the celadon bowl. In Ye Chen's expectant eyes, the former's eyes slightly lowered, and his fingers curled up a strand of black hair and said lightly

"is acceptable"

It is not difficult to see from the reaction of the two after drinking this wine that it is indeed not delicious.

Ye Chen picked up the earthen jar in front of him and carefully looked at the yellow-green liquid inside, "The previous steps are all fine, could it be..."

With a slap on the forehead, Ye Chen suddenly thought of the key point.

He has no distillation at all!

Ye Chen secretly cursed himself for being stupid, how could he forget such an important step?

Fermentation into wine is certainly important, but without the distillation step, the wine will become extremely concentrated and bitter, and the dregs cannot be eliminated.

"Move all this to the kitchen and distill it"

Although they were confused, Lian'er and the others quickly helped Ye Chen move the beer placed in the courtyard to the kitchen one by one.

"Lian'er, you and I pour wine, Xiao Xing, start the fire"

The cypress wood prepared in the woodshed was extremely flammable. Xiao Xing lit a fire stick and soon a blazing fire started in the stove.

Under the heat of the flame, the aroma of wine, which was clearer and mellower than before, slowly emanated from the stove. As the temperature continues to rise, the originally thick and turbid liquid gradually becomes clear.

Taking out the spoon, Ye Chen carefully scooped up a spoonful and poured it into the bowl. "Here, let's have a taste."

This time when Lian'er saw the beer handed over by Ye Chen, she didn't have the same joyous expression as before, and shook her head suspiciously. The spicy and bitter smell just now left a shadow on her.

"This time is really different, you believe me," Ye Chen promised, patting his chest.

Seeing Ye Chen's confident expression, Lian'er reluctantly took the porcelain bowl from his hand and took a sip.

Then, with the second and third sip, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Lian'er drank the beer in her hand very quickly, eagerly grabbed the spoon from Ye Chen's hand, and scooped another bowl for herself.

"Miss, come and have a taste, it tastes so strange!"

Holding the bowl in her hand and smacking her lips with unfinished thoughts, Lian'er said to the crowd

The moment you enter the mouth, it is different from the rich and mellow aroma of liquor. Instead, there is a spiciness. Under this spiciness, there is also the aroma and length of malt.

Lian'er asked herself that she was a good drinker. Lian'er had tasted almost all the good wines in the lady's courtyard, but they were all similar in taste. The wine brewed by Ye Chen was eye-catching.

Ye Chen scooped out two bowls and handed them to Wei Yanran's hand. Wei Yanran took a sip, and the look in her eyes gradually lit up.

"Husband, does this wine have a name?"

Wei Yanran didn't understand wine, and she only drank a few drinks at the family's usual banquets when socializing, but she could clearly feel the extraordinary quality of Ye Chen's wine.

It was a completely new taste that was completely different from ordinary alcohol.

Ye Chen lowered his head and tasted the beer he brewed himself. Although the taste was worse than that made by modern craftsmanship, the meaning was probably the same.

"This wine is called beer" Ye Chen put down the wine glass and replied calmly.

Wei Yanran responded and looked at the strange aroma of beer in the pot with interest. If she used this wine to serve Li Zheng, it would not be difficult to win the former's favor.

"Madam, please tell some people to seal the wine here in good jars, and take these to the magistrate's house soon."

After giving these instructions, Ye Chen exhaled a long breath. In any case, the brewing of the beer was finally completed successfully.

It only takes about three days for the Wei family's silk and satin to arrive in Jizhou. They have already been delayed for a day because of wine making.

The enemy is in darkness and we are in the clear. Now the Wei family has no way to confirm when Mo Feng and his gang of gangsters will take action. Naturally, they must hurry up and seek help from the government to send troops.