NOVEL NEXT Chapter 201 Rafting Tour
A week later, Lou Laner set up a pot on the stove and started making her pear distilled wine.
The fermented pear juice no longer tastes like pear, but it tastes like a mixed syrup of tropical fruits.
"Sister Lan'er, can this distilled wine really be successful?" Shui Xi was a little curious. Lou Lan'er was good at making stoves and baking naan, but she was a little skeptical about making wine.
"Ah Shu, you'll know if you try it after I brew it."
Brother Ying was passing firewood to Lou Lan'er at the side. The flames were getting stronger and stronger, and the steam had already started.
Lou Lan'er closed the lid of the pot tightly and followed the farmer's method of brewing wine. She placed a small hollow bamboo joint on the lid and waited for the first drop of distilled wine.
"The wine is out, the wine is out!" Brother Ying shouted excitedly when the bamboo began to drip distilled juice.
Mao Xi took a small bowl, filled it with some, and took a taste.
This smells a bit strong, the smell of strong alcohol. She took a sip, and the strong and burning taste was really created by Lou Lan'er.
Lou Laner immediately brought a jar to collect the distilled liquor.
The open-air kitchen in the backyard was instantly surrounded by the smell of alcohol, and Lu Da and Mu Zhiyuan, who loved drinking, came to the pot one after another.
Luda took a bowl, poured some out of the vat, and took a sip: "Don't mention it, this pear wine is not inferior to the distilled grain wine. The color is also pure white and translucent. It is thick and strong enough!"
Mu Zhiyuan took a wine pot, filled it with pear distilled liquor, and pulled Mao Xi into the private room of the inner room.
"Ah Xiao, it's better to choose a good day than to hit the sun. The shop is not busy today, so why don't we go boating in Kaitang in the afternoon!"
It's not the holiday yet, and Brother Mu is really anxious.
Mao Xi went to the outer hall to check on the diners. He was not busy today, so he agreed to go.
She took an umbrella and went with Mu Zhiyuan to inspect the fried chicken shop and candy shop in Kaitang.
The fried chicken shop recently recruited a handsome young man, Xiaobao, as a chef, and his sales were no worse than when Lou Laner was at the stall. Grandma Chen and Ah Tang would take turns coming to help when they were working at night.
Mao Xi went to Xiaobao and bought a bag of sweet potatoes, and then headed to the ferry port with Mu Zhiyuan.
The old lady who was punting the ferry had been waiting here for a long time. When she saw Mu Zhiyuan, she said, "Brother, you are finally here. I have been waiting here for you for an hour."
It turned out that Brother Mu had arranged everything in advance. Shui Xi felt warm and followed Mu Zhiyuan onto the boat.
The old sister-in-law rocked the oar and led them leisurely along the sightseeing channel.
After crossing two low bridges, bypassing Lefang and Fireworks Pavilion, the boat stopped in a relatively remote lake.
It is close to Linglong Mountain, and you can go directly to Taoyuan after getting off the boat. There are very few people around. The boat is parked, and the old lady walks to the stern of the boat, sits down and drinks some water.
Mao Xi wanted to invite the old sister-in-law to take a rest in the boat, but the old sister-in-law waved her hand and said with a smile: "My dear wife, brother, you can rest and drink tea. I will just sit at the stern of the boat and won't disturb you."
The boat was under the shade of a willow tree, there was no sunshine, and the umbrella I brought was not used.
The two came to the bow of the boat, and Mao Xi took out a food box with some fruit desserts in it.
There are mung bean cakes that Mu Zhiyuan likes, and egg yolk cakes and rose cakes that Shui Xi likes.
Mao Xi also brought a pot of green plum green tea. She poured two cups and mixed the fruits with Mu Zhiyuan.
But after taking the first sip, Mao Xi discovered that Mu Zhiyuan had replaced the green tea with pear distilled liquor.
Mao Xi, who usually couldn't even drink sorghum liquor, switched to pear distilled liquor and still couldn't adapt to it.
Although this wine is fragrant and sweet, it is too choking and makes you easily drunk.
After only one drink, Mao Xi was so drunk that her cheeks were already stained with red.
Mu Zhiyuan really liked this fruit wine with fruit.
He leaned against the side of the boat. As he drank the fruit wine, his eyes gradually became blurred, and Mao Xi's ears turned red from the sight.
She turned her head to the side and found a topic to chat with Mu Zhiyuan.
"Brother Mu, how much money did you spend to buy the princess's restaurant?"
"It's not much, only 50 gold. The princess gave it as a friendship price. Her utensils and labor are not counted."
Mao Xi's inner calculation began to rattle, fifty gold! Her current daily turnover of four shops, after deducting wages and costs, is full, and she still has to save for another year. It is also necessary to ensure that everything runs smoothly and there are no natural disasters or man-made disasters.
"Brother Mu, this is what I think. When the operation of the sugar water shop is stable this summer, I will buy your Liuxiang snack shop first. I haven't saved the full payment yet..."
Before Mao Xi finished speaking, she was interrupted by Mu Zhiyuan: "Let's not talk about the shop today. The weather is rarely good, so let's go out to have fun and relax. You can't keep your strings tight all the time."
Mu Zhiyuan planned to pour another glass of pear wine, shook the flask, and found it was empty.
"Brother Mu, let's go back the way we came. I'm a little thirsty."
Mao Xi doesn't like to drink, so she would have brought more refreshing pear juice or coconut drink if she had known it would happen today.
Mu Zhiyuan stood up and asked the old lady who was punting the boat to take them back to the city.
"Ship Girl, thank you for your hard work, we are going back to the city."
"Brother, the scenery is just right. If you two don't go out for a while, we still have to go to the west of the city!"
Mao Xi also stood up and said to the boat girl: "Boat girl, why don't you make a circle and take us back from the west of the city."
Since you are taking a boat, why not take the route around the city and maybe see a different scenery of Kaitang.
"Okay! Sir, please take your seats and let's set sail!"
From the boat, Mao Xi saw the Guoselou and Fanlou in the west of the city. Viewed from the water, the scenery was even more unique.
"My dear lady, if you come at night, this place will be even more lively. There will be noisy singing and dancing in the building, lanterns will be lit, and fireworks will be set off. All the fire will be reflected in the water, illuminating the night brightly." The old sister-in-law introduced excitedly all the way. .
It seems that this old lady often takes tourists on boats. The eloquence of these boatmen and boat girls is really good.
No wonder Luo Li was so excited that day that she went to Wu Lao Mountain after listening to the boatman's introduction.
The boat slowly docked, and Mu Zhiyuan took Mao Xi off the boat and paid the old sister-in-law 50 yuan for the boat ride.
Mao Xi carried the food box and followed Mu Zhiyuan up the steps.
It was not yet June, and it suddenly started to rain in the afternoon.
Mao Xi opened the umbrella and returned to the city with Mu Zhiyuan.
When passing by a small bridge, a boy about ten years old was crying alone on the roadside.
The little baby didn't hold an umbrella. Mao Xi sent her to a corner where there was no rain and asked, "Don't cry. Sister will help you find grandma."
As soon as he heard the word "Aniang", the little baby cried even harder: "I don't want to find Aniang. Sister, I ran away from home."
"Then why did you run away from home? Aren't you afraid of being caught by bad guys? There are wild beasts in the wild and they will eat you at night! Tell me where your home is."
Mu Zhiyuan frightened the little baby and wanted him to reveal his home address.
The little guy was a little unconvinced and said, "Huh! I'm not afraid of bad guys and wild beasts. I'm going to find treasures outside the city."
After saying that, he took out the small wooden sword from his waist and started gesticulating randomly.