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Nowadays, koji making is also divided into seasons. What kind of koji is made at what time, only ice brewing is different, because it is brewed through the evolution of the original wine mother. Ji Mo suspects that there may be some bacteria in it. It has been artificially preserved, and it is still the kind of bacteria that are active in low temperature, so it is possible to brew cold wine with a special taste in extreme environments.

Because there are few wine mothers, not all the wines brewed later can serve as wine mothers, so the number of cold brews is even less, which is not entirely due to the special environment of the ice cellar.

Over the years, Du Kun and others have brewed several times, but the quantity is small. They were lucky enough to taste one or two sips, but Ji Mo had never tasted it. Du Mei always supported him to taste more wine, but As for the cold brew, he didn't let Ji Mo try it because he rejected it.

There is no secret in the brewing method. At Du Kun's place, Ji Mo also listens to the advice every time, and knows how to brew, but the specific taste depends on the result of one practice.

The ice stored in the ice cellar varies from year to year, sometimes more, sometimes less. When brewing ice wine, the distance to the ice will be re-measured, and a suitable area will be selected to place the wine jar.

Ji Mo started from the first step of making koji, and in July, he got a small jar of ice brew. The ice brew does not need to be distilled, but after standing and settling, the middle layer of wine is absorbed by siphon method. The first layer is the cold brew, the upper layer is sour, the bottom layer is bad, and only the middle layer is the real cool cold brew.

That kind of taste is hard to forget after taking a sip.

It is conceivable that on a hot summer day, having this kind of wine may make people as obsessed as the refreshing drink, and only in such a hot weather can drinking this kind of wine not hurt the body, and it can eliminate the accumulation in the body. The smell of alcohol and the coldness of swallowing all evaporated.

When Du Mei took this sip, a gratified smile appeared on his face: "They have many disadvantages, but one thing is that they are obsessed with wine and want to brew everything into wine. A wave of infatuation, willingness to work hard, and willingness to delve into it are all good."

Hearing what Du Mei said, Ji Mo didn't know why he thought of Dong Chao. The words were probably addressed to him. Just as he was thinking, Du Mei's eyes fell on Ji Mo, and his cloudy eyes seemed to be disoriented. Said to him: "The best thing about you is that you are willing to work hard, but you are too hard..."

A sigh ended, leaving Ji Mo confused, what does this mean?Isn't it good to be careful?

Du Mei didn't explain any more to him, but turned to Du Kun who helped him sit up and became him to rely on, raised her hand and said, "Change my clothes."

The room was filled with sadness for a moment, and they all knew what Du Mei called "clothes". It was the last set of clothes in life, neat and tidy, and had been prepared a long time ago. Ji Mo went to take it out from the cabinet with his own hands. From head to toe, a small triangular scarf is tied on the head, and the bun is loose. Du Mei's hair has fallen out a lot, and it will show his scalp any less.

The clothes are all convenient to wear, more like a coat, not close to the body at all, making him look more and more thin, like a tree trunk that has lost all its moisture, waiting for the sky fire to come one day, turning into the last symbol of light.

The pair of shoes on the feet are also new, they seem to be a bit big, they are put on the feet, they are black and shiny, the expression on Du Mei's face is frozen in a smile, relieved or let go?

At this last moment, no one knows what he is thinking, is he missing his relatives far away, his family, how many are there, and how many have grown up now?

It is cremation.

When the fire was burning, a lot of wine was poured, and there was a smell of wine inside and out. As the flames burned out, Du Kun led the rest of the brothers, including the three junior brothers who had ranks, to follow along. He picked up the ashes with his hands and put them into the jar one by one. It was a gray jar, shaped like a wine jar. After putting the remaining bones and ashes into it, Du Kun sealed the jar like a wine jar. Seal it up, and wrap it with layers of millet scorpion, and tie it tightly.

He had already prepared his burden, carried the burden on his back, held the jar in his arms, and walked out of the valley. The deep ruts are said to lead directly to the fort, and then join the team from there and set off together.

Dong Chao and Ji Mo took the three juniors to see them off, Du Kun told them to go back, and said to Ji Mo: "In the future, you will take care of our yard more, if you can come back, I will definitely come back. "

Just don't know how long.

He didn't say this, but Ji Mo also felt it, Du Kun is not young anymore, he might not want to come back, so he can't tell the winery like this, if he can't go back, he will delay it, and it's not easy to force him to come to the winery .

"Brother, don't worry, I will teach my younger brother well. Now I can be regarded as a teacher, and I can make my own wine. After two years, I will also accept apprentices."

There is no credible institution to evaluate the title of winemaker. To become a winemaker, it depends on whether you can make wine, how many kinds of wine you can brew, and whether you can play a leading role and guide others to make wine.

Du Kun was long enough to be called a brewer, but Du Mei was still on top, stuck with him, and there was no reason for a disciple to be a "teacher" like a master.

Now that Du Mei is gone and Du Kun is gone, if he can brew many kinds of wine and support the yard, if so many people are assigned to complete the task of wine making assigned by the winery, Ji Mo will be the winemaker.

This is a subtle rule.

Only those who become winemakers are eligible to accept apprentices.

Ji Mo was implying that he understood. Du Kun nodded and said, "You, I'm not worried." His eyes turned to Dong Chao, who had gloomy eyes. He wanted to say something. He opened his mouth and saw that the other party avoided it. Du Kun, the responsible elder brother who came earlier, actually told Dong Chao a lot, and urged him to make progress. However, he just didn’t like some words. Listen, times have changed, and now the other party wants to make progress, so it's okay not to say those words, but...

Du Kun didn't say anything more, turned and left.

Watching him go away, Ji Mo hasn't turned around yet, Dong Chao has already gone back one step earlier, the three juniors accompanying Ji Mo are very winking, they came late, and the master disappeared in a few years, now the last The reliable senior brother left again, Dong Chao scolded the rest, and only Ji Mo was still a reliable senior brother, so he could only follow Ji Mo.

The three of them were all young when they came here, and they are only ten years old now. The food in the wine shop is good, even if they only eat one meal, they have grown a lot taller. When the three young ones saw him turn around, they hurriedly called out: " Brother." With his hands down, he looked like he was waiting for orders, and behaved well.

"Okay, let's go back too, we still have to make wine today."

The favors of the winery can't be used casually, what should be done must still be done.

Many things have already been explained before, Du Mei’s yard is now used by Ji Mo, and Ji Mo asked the three juniors to move in to facilitate the transfer of knowledge. If he accepts apprentices in the future, he will also let the apprentices live by his side Son, his style is completely different from Du Mei's, and he may not follow his style when teaching, just teach the knowledge in place.

After the four of them walked back and settled everything, they turned their heads and saw Dong Chaoren. Only when they asked about it did they realize that the other party had already agreed that they would stop working in the winery after sending off the trip today.

"This is climbing a high branch, and I don't like our winery anymore."

The steward spoke in a weird way, apparently talking to Dong Chao was a bit unpleasant, this steward was the little steward who was connected with the Guo family back then, and now he has been promoted, he still has a bit of sympathy with Ji Mo, and he is willing to spend more time with him Say a few words.

Ji Mo usually does not lack filial piety, and he is not planning to get married and raise children. Since he can make wine, the wine shop will give him a share of money. Part of the money is given to his parents, part of it is used for his own expenses, and the other part Just gave it to the steward.

The amount of money paid for several years is not large each time, but it is better than that every year, every month, and usually Ji Mo has almost nothing to ask for, so he just saved up this favor.

I found out that Dong Chao's being selected back then really had something to do with it, like there are so many children in every family, why there were only so few candidates when they were nominated?It doesn't matter, it really can't reach the winemaker's eyes.

The relationship between Dong Chao’s family is not considered strong, but they have some contacts. They are suffocated here, and they ran away from the contacts. Now they are going to go to another place with a relative of a certain master’s family in Baowu. Well, he said he was a winemaker, and no one challenged him to say he wasn't.

Whether the brewing is good or bad, the winemakers have their own set of evaluation criteria, and the winery is equivalent to a professional judging body. Whether it is qualified or not, it is up to the winery to decide whether it is good or not, and it will be published by the whole world Yes, but to outsiders, it is not a problem if there is something mixed in the smell of wine.

The status level is a little bit worse, and the wine I drink is worse, I think it is fine wine, and I can't feel it at all.

This little bit of watering is the heritage of the family.

The people in Baowu think it is authentic, the wine in the wine shop is divided into three parts of the world, and the master of Fanbaowu is powerful, and there are wine shops there, and the continuous supply of wine is dumped to many wealthy families, some wine, no friendship, Neither will be sold.

In this case, relying on the forces behind the winery, it is the best choice to improve one's brewing technology here safely.

Ji Mo already knew that this was the best choice, and after he settled down, he didn't think about anything else. He kept brewing wine every day, only occasionally in the dead of night, listening to the insects and staring at the sky full of stars outside the window, he would also think, if it was possible It would be nice to really look at the world, whether the thousands of scenery will seem familiar again.

Maybe it's tiredness, maybe it's unwillingness, the frames of pictures passing through my mind, there are already many landscapes that are no longer modern, really far away...