Otherworldly Days

Chapter 488 Natural and Man-made Disasters

At this time in previous years, the grapes were harvested to make wine. This year, the grapes can also be picked, but this year there is not much rain, and the grapes are small and astringent, which does not affect the taste of the wine.

At this time, the grapes are about to be picked in a hurry. As soon as the grapes are ripe, a large area is ripe. If they are not picked in time, they will soon rot on the tree.

The last time he bought the mountain land, Cao Xiangnan even bought the land at the foot of the mountain, so the wild grapes here belong to him, so now he picks grapes openly. thing.But people are like that. Once someone asks for something that no one wants, he is afraid that he will rush to ask for it. At that moment, he thought of the trouble, so he just bought it together.

The people in the village thought it was strange, why Cao Jiashilang asked people to pick so many sour fruits back home, and one day they drank the wine made from sour fruits, and then they suddenly realized, oh, what can be made from sour fruits? fruit wine.

Without Cao Gang and the others in charge of the winery, the new manager didn't know everything well, so Cao Xiangnan had no choice but to come over and arrange manpower for wine production.

There is no shortage of manpower this year. Regardless of their disabilities, those men are able to work neatly. They can do what ordinary people can do. The same is better than others.

There was the sound of the axle turning, and the one-armed man was steadily pushing the wheelbarrow, which was full of grapes.

The picked grapes are transported back to the winery, and they have to be processed and brewed before they can be finally made into wine.All the people left here are his own people, and Cao Xiangnan is not afraid that the wine-making technology will be leaked.

The current management and development of the workshop are also very mature. There is a clear division of labor and mutual cooperation. Each person does a good job in the part he is responsible for, and it is the turn of the next person in charge to take over. A process can be completed quickly.

It's just that I don't know if the wine produced will sell well in this year's situation. The wine has always followed the high-end route, and Cao Xiangnan has no idea.But as long as Yipinzhai can continue to open, the wine is not afraid that it will not sell out, he believes that Fang Ziye has his own way.

He didn't know what was going on in Fengdu City, and he was worried about Fang Ziye. Cao Xiangnan wanted to go to Fengdu, but he didn't know what was going on with the current situation. Can wait until such a day, Fang Ziye will come to Caojia Village.

"Hey, you said that this sour fruit can really be made into wine?" The man who had never seen it before was still a little bit in disbelief, holding this small sour fruit, they had never looked down on these things before, the sour in the wild fruit The fruit is the worst, unless they are very hungry and really have nothing to eat, they will pick some sour fruit to eat.

"Yes, the little boss said yes, then it will be possible."

"We may be able to taste this taste when we wait for it. I heard it's delicious."

They blindly worship the person who took them in, they respect and fear the lieutenant general, they trust the little boss completely, and they like and get close to them inexplicably.In the past, if the lieutenants were still there, those who had eaten at the Xiaodong's house with them would miss that taste now. It was the taste of home, which was what they longed for.

This person gave them food and clothing, made them eat and wear warm clothes, and didn't dislike them for being disabled. He took them in and let them stay here to work. Even their own parents would not treat them so good.

Speaking of those cruel fathers and mothers, many of them here have many children and are poor. The imperial court came to collect corvees, but the family couldn't get any money, so they had to let the officials take them away.It's not that they don't have grievances in their hearts, but so what if they have grievances, they are their parents after all.

If they go home like this, they will probably be rejected by their family members. It is better to stay here. As long as they can work, they will have a bite to eat, and they will still have a few big money every month. It will be a lot if they accumulate over time. In this way, they can still save money. Some money to marry a brother and come back, and have a few boys.

Cao Xiangnan also didn't notice the difference in the way these men looked at him. Without the help of Cao Gang and Liu Baishu, he would have to do everything himself.The apprentice who was finally brought out ran back to fight again, and he was discouraged when he said it.

You bastards must come back alive for me, I am still waiting for you to come back and work for me!The people who are dizzy in a hurry are thinking of those good brothers who can help with the work. Without them, Cao Xiangnan really misses them very much when he is working.

"Ah...snee..." A certain tiger who had been missed rubbed his nose, his face was dirty, and he huddled in a corner without making a fuss.Under the shaggy beard, a pair of piercing eyes stared at the courtyard. It used to be the place where the prefect lived. Now they suspect that the leader of Zinu lived there, and it was guarded by strict soldiers.

After the fall of Hecheng, some of them stayed in Hecheng with the people. They suspected that the leader of Zinu was staying in Hecheng, and they had their mission to stay here.

Just looking at the people who have lost so much weight, Wang Dahu is really reluctant in his heart, he looks forward to completing this damn task as soon as possible, and can take his daughter-in-law back to Caojia Village to have a good meal of meat, and then fatten up his daughter-in-law .

God knows how long he hasn't eaten meat...and his own wife...

In his dreams, Wang Dahu wanted to eat a meal of meat!

Here they saw with their own eyes that the hateful Zinu raped their Dafeng brother, so their Dafeng people shouldn't play with and torture like a human being. If the people around him didn't hold him down, he would have rushed over uncontrollably Kill those people!It's just that Wang Dahu didn't forget who was by his side, he could disregard his own safety, but he absolutely couldn't disregard Liu Baishu's.

A team of them waited for the opportunity in Hecheng, found the target they were looking for, and eliminated it as quickly as possible!

"Ah, you are not human, let me go..." Another good-looking boy was dragged into the prefect's mansion by the teasing Zinu Junhan. Don't think about the fate of that brother.

Putting a hand on the back of his hand, Wang Dahu took a look at the person who appeared next to him. The two met each other, and they both had the same thing hidden in their eyes.Wang Dahu got up, followed the visitor, only took a few steps, and glanced back at the vermilion gate guarded by two stone lions.

The person who sent someone to look for his brothers in that distant place did not know that the person he was looking for was in the most dangerous place.

After a few days, the wine made from the first picked grapes was fully fermented. The man who had tasted the taste widened his eyes. He didn't expect that such a sour fruit could really make such delicious fruit wine.However, they prefer to drink the refreshing sorghum wine compared to this less strong fruit wine. Those who have drunk it once want to drink it for the second time.

However, there are express regulations in the brewery that you cannot get drunk.

It’s okay to sneak a sip, really drunk and something went wrong, there is no need for the boss to drive them away, they all leave with their own bags and money.

"Move these jars to the carriage, and I'll take them away later." Cao Xiangnan wanted to take a few jars home to store in the cellar, and when everyone came back, they could drink together. They must have a big celebration .

The workers in several workshops are always busy, and the busiest one is the garment workshop. Almost all the buddies working there have never stopped, from sunrise to sunset.Everyone has two rest days every month, but they can earn a lot of money by doing work on the rest days, and these buddies are not willing to take a rest.

Cao Xiangnan has to admit that he really has the potential of a capitalist, and he can exploit the labor force of his workers to the greatest extent. Fang Ziye's big orders are enough for them to work non-stop from spring to winter. I am afraid that the supplies are not what Fang Ziye wants, but His Royal Highness King Yi.Now that the situation in the court is like this, I don't know how sure the King Yi is to sit on the dragon.

It has not rained for a long time here, and the water level of the Fenshui River has dropped a lot. The water level has dropped, and the big ships can't get to the pier. If this continues, the situation is not optimistic.The passing ships could only stop not far away, and the man rowed a small boat ashore to buy supplies of food and water.

When meeting the boats coming from the south, Cao Xiangnan chatted with them and asked the young man how the situation in the south was.Then the man who chatted with him introduced their boss to him. Cao Xiangnan followed him on board and met the boss he was talking about. The two sat down to drink a cup of tea and chatted about things in the south.

"Hey, it's not good over there either. Floods have occurred in many places, flooding ten thousand hectares of fertile land, not to mention the houses are gone, everything is gone, floating corpses are floating everywhere, and I don't know how many people died... "Their ships came from the south, and now they can't go to the Northland. The boss who spoke said that they planned to go to Nanyang to sell the goods and not go any further.

God does not allow people to live, and the lives of their common people are not easy.

If the imperial court could not repel Zinu and Zinu came to the south, they would have nowhere to go.This world is not good, people are forced to become bandits when they are hungry, and they are afraid of encountering bandits when they travel by water or land. Once the merchant sold the goods, he wanted to go back to his hometown to hide.

There were a lot of goods on the ship from the south, Cao Xiangnan went to see them, and bought a lot of the goods he needed, and bought some of the goods he was looking for.In the past, ships would stay in Fenshui for a while when they came, but now the ships just pass by the supply point to eat and leave.

"Bon Voyage."

The big boat left, and the man standing on the boat waved to him.