Cheng Chuyu: " Coincidence, absolutely coincidence, extremely coincidence, too coincidence.”
As the saying goes, give him a taste of his own medicine.
Cheng Yaojin:
Cheng Yaojin waved his hand." Since you don't want to tell me, I'll ask. You can do whatever you want as long as you don't mess up my winery. Let Old Liu take you there."”
Cheng Chuyu chuckled. After bidding farewell, he went to find Old Liu, the old butler of Duke Lu's estate.
Just as he and Old Liu walked out of the mansion, they met Li Lizhi again.
Behind him were naturally the Thousand Bull Guards.
"Where are we going today?" Li Lizhi smiled playfully.”
"Brewery."
"What's so fun about a winery?" Li Lizhi frowned.”
"I'm not going to play, Little Aunt. I have something important to do." Cheng Chuyu said helplessly.”
"What other business do you have?"
Cheng Chuyu:
There was no answer to this question.
"It doesn't matter. I want to go too."”
Cheng Chuyu nodded. Anyway, he couldn't chase this young lady away.
After passing through the bustling Vermilion Bird Avenue, the group arrived at the bustling East City.
The Cheng Manor's winery was located in a rather good location. In front of it was a winery that sold wine to the public, and behind it was a winery.
The scale of the winery was not small. It was one of the best wineries in Chang 'an.
This winery was also one of the main sources of income for the Cheng Residence.
Wine was undoubtedly the number one drink in the world. Moreover, the Tang people drank wine when meeting friends, banquets, chatting, reciting poems, and so on.
Therefore, the profits from brewing wine were not inferior to popular industries like restaurants.
There were many customers in the tavern, and there were also manservants from various restaurants who came to transport wine. Clearly, business was good.
Butler Liu led Cheng Chuyu, Li Lizhi, and the others into the winery from the back door.
There were more than 20 people working in the workshop. Other than those large-scale wine-making tools, there were also many large vats and vats piled up in the workshop. The air emitted the smell of fermented yeast and some finished wine.
Li Lizhi fanned her nose and frowned.
"If you can't stand it, you can wait for me outside."”
Li Lizhi shook her head.”
Cheng Chuyu did not force him.
At this moment, a person who looked about the same age as Old Liu walked over.
"Old Zhang, this is Fourth Young Master. Fourth Young Master, this is Owner Old Zhang."”
Old Zhang's face was full of smiles.”
"Hello, Old Zhang."
"Then this old servant will go back first."”
Cheng Chuyu nodded.
After Old Liu left, Cheng Chuyu asked Old Zhang to show her around.
He realized that most of the wine made in his workshop was made from rice, water, and yeast. They were mixed according to a certain ratio and then placed into a large jar to ferment. After the fermentation was completed, lime was sprinkled.
However, the wine fermented in this way was very turbid. It was green in color and sticky. It could be drunk after simple filtering.
The quality of this green ant wine was relatively low, and the price was relatively cheap. It was usually drunk by ordinary people.
If there were low-end ones, there would naturally be high-end ones. The sake was relatively high-end and was clearer than the turbid wine. However, the brewing time was much longer and the brewing process was more complicated.
Apart from that, there were also some fruit wines, concocted wines, and so on.
He had wanted to try it, but the taste was too bad for him.
Cheng Chuyu took out a drawing that he had prepared earlier and handed it to Old Zhang.
"Old Zhang, can you see if you can find a blacksmith to make this tool?”
Old Zhang opened the blueprint and nodded.""It should be possible."
"Alright then, I'll have to trouble you to make this thing for me."”
"Yes, Fourth Young Master."
Old Zhang took the blueprint out of the workshop and walked towards the nearest blacksmith shop.
"What are you doing with that thing?" Li Lizhi asked curiously.”
She took a look and saw that the thing drawn on the blueprint was strange. She had no idea what it was.
Cheng Chuyu smiled,"Wine brewing."”
Li Lizhi's eyes lit up.”
"Isn't that so?" Cheng Chuyu said arrogantly. I know a lot."
To his surprise, Li Lizhi didn't seem to suspect anything at all. There was even some admiration on her face.
"Then I'll try it when you brew it," Li Lizhi said expectantly.”
Cheng Chuyu smiled and nodded.
In fact, he had asked Old Zhang to make a simple retort to try and see if he could make distilled liquor.
The alcohol content of the wine in this dynasty was generally very low, and the highest was no more than 20%. This was also the reason why the ancients in ancient poetry often wrote "Three hundred cups of wine" and "One hundred cups of wine".
It was just that the alcohol content was too low.
Distilled liquor was different. It could reach more than 60 degrees Celsius. The principle was to use the difference between the boiling point of alcohol and the boiling point of water. By heating the original fermented broth to between the boiling points of the two, the alcohol and aroma substances could be steamed and collected.
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Old Zhang went for about four hours and finally brought back the simple still.
Cheng Chuyu inspected the small simple retort and found that it was quite up to standard. It was obvious that the craftsmanship of the Tang craftsmen was not bad.
Then, Cheng Chuyu went to cut a bamboo pole, opened the joints in the bamboo tube, and inserted it into the water outlet of the simple retort. Then, she found a wine jar and prepared to fill it with wine.
It was too troublesome to make distilled liquor from scratch, so Cheng Chuyu directly took a jar of relatively high-quality sake from the winery, poured it into the retort, and then started a fire to heat it.
Li Lizhi watched the whole process from the side, her bright eyes filled with curiosity towards the unknown.
As he continued to heat it up, the distilled wine gradually flowed down the bamboo pole into the wine jar.
It was as clear as water, and the fragrance of the wine spread.
The people working in the winery were all alcoholics. When they smelled the fragrance of the wine, their eyes lit up. They temporarily put down their work and surrounded the winery.
Seeing the wine that was as clear as well water and smelling the fragrance that made them drool, an intoxicated expression appeared on their faces.
"Just by smelling the wine fragrance, I know it's good wine. It's too fragrant.”
"I've been in the winery for so many years and tasted so much wine, but I've never smelled such fragrant wine.”
"It's crystal clear without any impurities. How did you do it?”
Cheng Chuyu smiled." Everyone has suffered. If you want to taste it, bring a small bowl."”
"Thank you, Fourth Young Master."
Everyone thanked him and each took a small bowl.
Cheng Chuyu poured a little for everyone. It was not much, just a small cup.
Li Lizhi brought a small bowl over and handed it to Cheng Chuyu."Me too."
Cheng Chuyu smiled and poured a little into the bowl.
Li Lizhi pouted unhappily." Petty. They all have a small cup. That's all I have."”
"I'll pour it for you if you can finish it," Cheng Chuyu said unhappily.”
Li Lizhi was not convinced. It was not like she had never drunk wine in the palace. She did not feel anything even after a few glasses. How could she not finish this bit of wine?
Without a word, she raised her head and poured the wine into her small mouth.
In the end…
* Cough cough * * Cough cough *
Li Lizhi's face turned red as she coughed. She felt as if her throat and lower abdomen were on fire, and her little head was dizzy.
Cheng Chuyu had no choice but to scoop some water for Li Lizhi to drink.
Only then did Li Lizhi feel much better. However, her little head was still a little dizzy, and her little face was extremely red.
"Why is this wine so strong…"
"Do you think it's those Sanle pulp and fruit wine?" Cheng Chuyu said unhappily. This wine was not something that ordinary people could drink.”
Everyone looked at each other when they saw Li Lizhi's reaction. Was the wine really that strong?
An couldn't hold back her curiosity and drank the wine in her bowl.
* Cough cough * * Cough cough *
Everyone coughed dryly, and their reactions were no better than Li Lizhi's.
"It's too strong! I've never drunk such strong wine before!"
"It's just a little bit, but my entire body is clear. It's as if my entire person is about to sublimate!”
"Although it is very strong, this wine is very fragrant!”
"This should be the best wine I've ever drunk in my life!!”
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