In the middle of summer in Flower Town, the fruits in every household's courtyard were all ripe.
Grapes, pears, apricots, green plums, plums, peaches, loquats … Almost all the summer fruits could be found in Flower Town.
As for the two black and purple grapes that were transplanted from Dashi Mountain in Su Shuiyue's family, they were also fully ripe.
"Beautiful sister, there are so many grapes, it would be a pity to waste them if we can't eat them all. Why don't we use them to make grape wine?"
Situ Yun was lying on the cherry tree slits, tossing a bunch of plump and translucent black and purple grapes in his hand as he lazily proposed.
"Right, last year I was thinking about making grape wine, now the grapes are really ripe …" Su Shuiche's eyes sparkled, "Yun, you know how to make wine?"
"No, I only know how to drink wine." Situ Yun replied without any trace of politeness.
"Oh …" Su Shuiche's shoulders drooped in discouragement. She stuck out her belly and leaned on the soft couch, "Alas, Ah Yao definitely won't let me make wine."
"Doesn't Martial Uncle know how to make wine?"
Situ Yun was chewing grapes in his mouth, squinting his eyes as he leaned on a thick branch, enjoying the cool breeze of Flower Town after sunset.
"He knows how to make wine?" Su Shuiche was surprised.
He never said that he knew how to make wine.
Last time, when he made that jar of osmanthus wine, he followed the steps in the book, little by little.
"Huh?
He doesn't know how to make wine?
Then who made that jar of wine buried under the tree? "Situ Yun inadvertently exposed his previous actions.
He had coveted that jar of wine for a long time.
"Yun!" Su Shuiche covered her mouth and exclaimed, "How did you know that there was a jar of wine buried under the tree?"
"Uh … It wasn't me, it was Xiaochun who dug it out." Situ Yun hurriedly denied any involvement.
"Situ Yun –" Su Shuiche called him by his full name for the first time.
She had worked hard to make that wine, and it was a waste to open it in less than two years.
"Don't worry, I put it back after digging it out.
There was definitely no air leakage, and it would not deteriorate.
I promise. "Situ Yun raised his hands in surrender.
She didn't forget to tilt her head to take a bite of the grape string in her hand.
…
"I knew it. How could Martial Uncle not agree to let you brew wine?
As long as you're happy, "Situ Yun swung his legs and sat on the branch of the cherry tree. He looked at Su Shuiche, who was slowly washing a large pot of purple grapes, and continued," Even if you want the moon in the sky, I think he will spare no effort to fly to the sky and take it down.
Tsk tsk, beautiful big sister, martial uncle is really too good to you.
No wonder Master and the others wanted to … "
"What do you want?" Su Shuiche raised her head and asked in confusion.
"What else can I want? I'm just jealous." Situ Yun laughed and glossed over it.
Didn't Master and the others send him here to join in the fun?
Supervising the project was just a pretense. His real purpose was to disturb Martial Uncle's married life!
His unscrupulous master and the other two unfathomable martial uncles really couldn't stand Martial Uncle Si Ling's leisurely life.
Alas, who asked the three of them to live so bitterly on the edge of the blade.
However, thinking of the big house that was gradually taking shape, Situ Yun couldn't help but narrow his eyes. Was Master and the others about to bid farewell to their assassin career and come here to live in seclusion?
Then again, the Fengyao Pavilion where Master was at was really too oppressive.
Fortunately, he and his fellow apprentices were smart enough not to join. Instead, they set up another organization under the plan of Master and Big Brother.
Even if Master separated from Fengyao Pavilion in the future, he believed that Master wouldn't say that he was "bored" all day long and had nothing to do.
"Guang Ci Pavilion". His brothers vowed to build it into the number one information pavilion in Dahui Kingdom.
It was also the direction of their future efforts.
As for Fanluo City, they had already set their sights on a stronghold and intended to incorporate it as a branch.
On this trip, he, Situ Yun, had been tasked with such a task.
Of course, these days, he ate well here (Oh, ever since his Martial Uncle found out that he knew how to cook, he basically took care of all three meals), lived well (Sigh, every night he slept on the cherry tree, he almost forgot what a bed felt like), and even chatted and teased with his big bellied beautiful sister. He was so happy that he almost forgot about this errand.
Alas, he should find some time to do it as soon as possible.
Otherwise, Master would beat him up if he knew that he had been fooling around these days.
After making up his mind, Situ Yun nimbly jumped down from the cherry tree and planned to obediently go to the kitchen to make lunch. "Beautiful big sister, I'm going into the city this afternoon. Is there anything I need to bring?"
"Oh, entering the city?
Then help me get some white cotton cloth, two empty wine jars, and some fine cotton gauze for filtration. "
Su Shuiyue tilted her head and pondered for a long while. She carefully went through the items that needed to be consumed at home in her mind. Only then did she lock onto the fine white cotton cloth that had been cut out, as well as the wine jars and gauze needed to brew wine. She nodded at Situ Yun in confirmation.
"Oh, I was just asking out of politeness. You don't have to take it seriously." Situ Yun wailed and slapped his forehead.
He hated cloth shops as much as cooking.
That was clearly a place where women should go, right?
To think that a dignified man like him, uh, correct — a handsome young man actually went to a cloth shop to pick out some white cotton cloth. Oh, kill him.
"…" Su Shuiche looked at him speechlessly. He was the one who asked her what she needed to bring!
She really wanted him to buy it for her. Why did he have such an expression?
Was it difficult for him?
Thinking about what she asked him to bring, there was nothing abnormal about it!
At least, she didn't ask him to buy … toilet paper for her …
"Alright, don't look at me so innocently. If Martial Uncle saw this, he would think that I was bullying you.
White cotton cloth, gauze, and wine jars, right?
No problem! "
Situ Yun repeated. When he saw Su Shuiche nod, he waved his hand and pretended to be calm as he went into the kitchen.
He had brought all of this upon himself.
Oh, Situ Yun, next time you can abandon these so-called etiquette and respect. Honestly, there were some people that she didn't know how to be polite …
…
For the next few days, Su Shuiche was immersed in the process of brewing wine.
Recalling her older brother's teachings and referring to the process of brewing fruit wine in the book, Su Shuiche tried to brew the first jar of grape wine.
Of course, the physical work in between was naturally done by Situ Yun.
Lin Siyao wouldn't really let her do it.
It was just to let her have an interest to pass the time and divert the hardships of pregnancy. It didn't mean that she could do everything herself.
However, just this alone was enough for Su Shuiche to be very happy.
She soaked the grapes that Situ Yun plucked in a large wooden basin. After removing the rotten fruit skin, she carefully washed and dried them. She crushed them one by one and put them into the wine jar until it was seventy to eighty percent full. Then, she wrapped gauze around the wine jar to seal it.
Three days later, she opened the gauze cover and stirred it with rock sugar.
For the next five days, she stirred it once a day.
Five days later, she fished out the floating grape skin and seeds. Situ Yun poured the liquid into another cleaned and dried wine jar. He also took out the fruit flesh that had settled at the bottom and used gauze to filter out the juice until it was dry.
The juice formed in the new wine jar was pure grape juice.
She mixed in the foamy egg white and mixed it evenly before sealing the wine jar. This time, she used a solid seal.
After covering it with dry leaves, she sealed it with wet mud.
That way, it wouldn't leak.
"How is it?
When can we drink it? "Situ Yun clapped his hands and asked Su Shui Yue with a hopeful look on his face as he was done.
"At least a month.
Come, bury it under the cherry tree. "Su Shuiche pointed to the place where she buried the osmanthus wine and motioned for Situ Yun to bury the grape wine there.
The temperature underground was low. In such a hot day, it wouldn't spoil.
"Sister, sooner or later, the cherry tree will be tormented to death by you." Situ Yun rolled his eyes and carried the hoe to dig a hole.
"Then … under the big jujube tree?" Su Shuiche stroked her heavy stomach and blinked. She thought of the big jujube tree in the South Courtyard.
But wasn't that place facing the sun? Wouldn't the temperature be too high?
"Can't we not choose under the tree!" Situ Yun muttered.
If the wine jar was buried under the tree, the tree roots would be dug to death!
"Then … where do you think we should bury it?" Wasn't it cool under the tree!
Moreover, didn't the song say: Bury the jar of good wine under the tree, after many years, the fragrance is still there …
"Ai, let's find time to ask Martial Uncle to build a cellar." Situ Yun helplessly shook his head.
He could see that the woman in front of him who was bathed in the radiance of motherhood would definitely brew some wine on a whim.
If he didn't find a cellar to store the wine, the big cherry tree that he slept under would be destroyed by her hands.
"Cellar?"
Su Shuiche sat on the stone bench and supported her chin with both hands. She looked at Situ Yun who was digging a hole a few steps away and thought about the possibility of his suggestion.
This place was unrealistic. It was an old house that had been here for decades. Although it looked new after the renovation, it was actually in a dilapidated state.
Otherwise, Ah Yao wouldn't be in a hurry to build another house.
However, they could build a cellar in the newly built house.
Even if it didn't have to be used to store wine, there would be a place to store other winter rice, dried meat, and dried fish.
Moreover, rather than building a warehouse above ground, it would be better to build a cellar underground.
Although this kind of project was a bit large.
However, it was indeed a good suggestion, wasn't it?
"Thank you for your hard work, Yun."
Su Shuiche smiled at Situ Yun who was working hard. Then, she held her big belly and went into the study to look for similar books to reference the design of a cellar.
"Ai, are all pregnant women like this?
I have an idea.
Just now, you said that after brewing the wine, you would develop sour plum soup. Why did you suddenly change your mind?
Ai, I really want to drink sour plum soup. Xiaochun, you also want to drink it, right? "Situ Yun guessed as he looked at the thing that was sleeping in the afternoon and had a string of sparkling liquid flowing from the corner of its mouth.
"Wuwuwu … I'm not drooling over some sour plum soup. I want to eat meat tonight.
Meat — — "Xiaochun shook its head and wagged its tail for a long time before strolling briskly to the river in the southern courtyard to stare at the fish to satisfy its craving.
Situ Yun, who was left behind, continued to use his hoe to dig, dig holes, and bury wine jars …
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