Lord: Start with a book of Water Margin

Chapter 31 Kushutun Winemaker

After looking at the bluestone tower, Bao Xu pointed to the two sides of the main hall in the courtyard and said, "Master, the trees you plant on both sides are all different. Just replace them with boxwood on the dead tree mountain."

Zhao Zhen laughed and said: "There is no rush to plant boxwood. I have arranged for people to transplant some to the village, but they are not planted here." Zhao Zhen pointed to the jujube tree and said: "This is the fairy jujube. It is edible." If you eat it, your strength will be +1." Then he pointed at the grapes and said, "These are the Queen Mother grapes. Brother Han Bolong got them. If you eat them, your spirit will be +1. When the fruit comes out, share it with all the brothers."

When the four heroes heard this, they were all happy. Everyone went to the front hall to have a banquet, and their interest became more and more high. They drank until midnight and dispersed.

The next day, let’s practice martial arts. Everyone dispersed. Zhao Zhen went to the front hall and called Zhao Yuanli to ask: "How are the arrangements for the bankers recruited by the former?"

Zhao Yuanli replied: "Ten landless farmers have been recruited, and a total of fifty-five people have been accommodated. One winemaker, four doctors, and six beggars. There are also two dead objects. The owner of the village wants to have them today. Summoned?"

Zhao Zhen said: "I have nothing to do today, so I'll invite you all to see me."

Zhao Yuanli agreed. After a while, they all gathered together. The farmers came into the front hall according to their households. Zhao Zhen looked at them one by one. They were all honest farmers. Each family was given two pieces of cloth and one stone of rice. According to the precedent, they signed the contract. , and from then on it was the tenant farmers under Zhao Zhen's rule.

After meeting the farmers, Zhao Zhen said to Zhao Yuanli: "Ten old farmers will be transferred, and these ten households will be assigned to Kushu Mountain. From now on, that place will be called Kushu Tun, and Ding Chou and Tang Tian will be called first."

After seeing the ceremony, Zhao Zhen asked: "Yesterday you and others also went to Kushu Mountain. It is seven or eight miles away from Xixi Village. Hundreds of acres of mountainous land have been cultivated on the mountain. Furthermore, there are green poplar and boxwood on the mountain. , are all timber of great use. Going back and forth every day will always waste a lot of time. I plan to allocate twenty households of tenants to live in Kushu Mountain. It turns out that there are fifty or sixty houses in the village, and they can be renovated. Let’s live there. I’ll call you two here today and ask you two, who wants to become a village chief here?”

The two glanced at each other, and Ding Chou took a step forward and said, "Master, Manager Tang is pregnant with his wife, and we cannot leave her lightly for a while. I am willing to go to Dry Tree Mountain."

Zhao Zhen said: "In that case, let's prepare in the next two days and go. I will arrange for Brother Bao Xu to bring five or seven villagers to protect him."

After saying that, the two of them were allowed to go down.

Zhao Yuanli saw that Zhao Zhen had arranged the dry tree village and called six beggars in.

Zhao Zhen looked at them one by one and sighed in his heart. Sure enough, none of them were outstanding, and their attributes were worse than those of the children in the village. Let Zhao Ji also be sent to the village school to teach him for one or two years. Every application is spent on the banker.

The winemaker's family of seven came in, and Zhao Zhen's eyes lit up. They were a couple in their forties and five young people. Through the introduction, Zhao Zhen knew that the winemaker's name was Zhong Rang, and his wife's family was Zhong Wang. Son, a daughter, the eldest son Zhong Mu, married Sun, and had a son, Zhong Ying. The second son, Zhong Lin, is fifteen years old. What made Zhao Zhen's eyes shine was this person. Zhong Lin still had some baby fat on his face. He was eight feet tall and had a big body and a round waist.

Zhao Zhen has seen it, and his strength and physique are indeed much higher than ordinary people.

Asked why he wanted to come to Xixi Village, Zhong Rang looked a little embarrassed, rubbed his hands, sighed and said: "Master of the village, my family has lived in Yuncheng County for a long time. Although my family's ancestral wine-making skills can only make some muddy wine, This way we make a living and support our family with enough food and clothing. My eldest son, Zhong Mu, has been obedient since he was a child and learned how to make wine early. Now his skills are not inferior to mine. My second son, Zhong Lin, is very naughty. He never went into the wine cellar and only played in the street every day. This disobedient son got into an argument with someone on the street and accidentally injured someone. The man's father was powerful in the city and he lost a lot of money, forcing my family to stay in the city. Unable to settle down, he had to sell his ancestral property. It happened that Master Guanghui was recruiting people, so he came to Xixi Village with his team." Zhong Rang pointed at Zhong Lin and assured: "Master, please don't worry, I will take good care of this bad guy from now on. Son, I will never let him cause trouble in the village."

Zhao Zhen said: "Maybe you can control it?"

When Zhong Rang heard this, he immediately became anxious and said: "Master, you must be in good control. If you cause trouble again, I will take this scoundrel into the mist. I just ask the master to take in my eldest son and his family."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhen knew that Zhong Rang had misunderstood, and said: "Haha, don't worry, you have misunderstood. Since your second son is unwilling to make wine, he is not a law-abiding person. Besides, you can't always restrain him. Just come to my village and be a servant. I also have a few good men in my village, all of whom are highly skilled in martial arts. If he can learn even one and a half moves, it will be enough for him to enjoy his life."

Zhong Rang was overjoyed when he heard this and kicked Zhong Lin: "Why don't you thank the owner of the village quickly?"

Zhong Lin staggered and said thanks with a red face.

Zhao Zhen said sternly: "I have to make it clear to you and others in advance that I, the villager, live and eat in the village, and I have a monthly allowance of one piece of silver every month. The villager is also a soldier who protects my world. I want to To maintain law and order in the village, we must also be on guard against wandering bandits and strange beasts. We rarely have to fight with people, and casualties are inevitable, but are you still willing?"

Zhong Rang was a little hesitant after hearing this, but Zhong Lin was a little excited and said: "Master of the village, I am willing to practice martial arts and become the village leader."

Zhong Rang sighed and said: "Erlang, you have chosen the road yourself. Don't regret it in the future." After speaking, he turned to Zhao Zhen and said: "Master, since Zhong Lin is willing, and I have nothing to say, let him Just stay in the village." After saying that, he patted Zhong Lin on the shoulder and left with his family.

Zhao Zhen said: "Don't worry, I have a brewing recipe for you to take a look at."

He immediately ordered Zhao Yuanli to go to the study to get the "Secret Record of Snake Making" and hand it to Zhong Rang.

Zhong Rang looked at it again, frowned and said with embarrassment: "Master, this does not seem to be a pure wine-making method. Among the thirteen recipes, only Double Snake Wine, Three Snake Wine, and Turtle Snake Wine are considered wines. Brewing and Maceration Method: It is divided into cold soaking method and hot soaking method. Cover and seal the snake wine at normal temperature, store it in a dark place, and let it stand for filtration. Percolation method: First soak the dried snake in the wine, and after it swells appropriately, Put it into a percolation cylinder and repeat percolation in a short time. Medicinal brewing method: add rice and koji to ferment it into wine. The color of the wine is pure. You can understand it if you are young, and you can make it if you think about it. These three kinds of wine are all It uses wine as the raw material and adds snake blood, not wine. It is just the remaining Jiedu Pill, Anwei Pill, Paishidan, Shedan Pill, Shebian Pill, Fengshi Pill, Tiaojing Pill, Snake Oil Pill, Yishen Pill, Snake Pill, etc. The powder seems to be a pill that only a doctor can make."

Zhao Zhen said: "Yes, my wine recipe is an inheritance and can awaken the profession of snake wine bell doctor. There are more doctors than winemakers. I am giving it to you to judge first, whether you can take up the job?"

Zhong Rang said: "I'm afraid this is a bit difficult." Zhong Mu, who was listening to the excitement of the two people talking, couldn't help but pull out the secret record of snake making from Zhong Rang's hand. He also read it carefully and said, "Master, I am willing to try my best."

Zhong Rang couldn't help but look embarrassed after hearing this.

(End of this chapter)