Fairy Gourd Farm

Chapter 1617 Wine barrel wood
After confirming that the fairy dew can easily purify the toxins left by the giant spider, Zhao Lei is also in a good mood.He originally planned that if the elixir was ineffective, he could only try his luck with vermilion fruit leaves or even vermilion fruit, but the loss would undoubtedly be even greater.

Fortunately, everything is going well now, Zhao Lei naturally has no need to stay on the cliff, and soon went back to the winery along the river.

On the way, Zhao Lei paid special attention to it, and found that the unpleasant gloomy atmosphere was indeed weakening.As the celestial dew followed the river downstream, the eerie aura became weaker the further downstream it went.When Zhao Lei came near the winery, he almost didn't feel anything special anymore.

This shows that the toxins around the winery have almost been cleaned up. Just wait a few more days before planting the grape seedlings that Zhao Lei cultivated in the gourd space.

At that time, the workers should have cleaned up all the dead vines, and the time was just right to plant grape seedlings.

When Zhao Lei returned to the winery, the sky was completely dark.Because there is no lighting equipment in the vineyard, the workers can only get off work and resume work early tomorrow morning.

Only Leonardo is still waiting for Zhao Lei at the winery, bringing him good news.Cooper Doug and his son have accepted Leonardo's commission and promised to come over to make wine barrels for Xianhu Winery in a few days.

However, Old Doug did not agree with Zhao Lei's request to use his own wood.I just promised Leonardo to see if the wood is suitable first. If it doesn't meet his requirements, I still have to use the wood designated by the old Doug.

Fearing that Zhao Lei would change his mind because of this matter, Leonardo quickly explained to him: "Old Doug's words are also reasonable. If the wood is not good, it will definitely affect the quality of the wine barrels, and the wine produced will not be much better. He The reason why I say this is that I am responsible for the winery and my own reputation."

In fact, Leonardo misunderstood the new boss. Zhao Lei always advocated leaving things to professionals, and he would never intervene for no reason.

The more old Doug said that, the happier Zhao Lei was.A craftsman who cares about his own reputation like this, and would rather offend his clients than accommodate him, is a truly respectable master.

So Zhao Lei didn't show any displeasure, but nodded with a smile on his face: "Old Doug is right, I will send the wood as soon as possible, and after he has a look, he can decide whether it can be used."

Seeing that the new boss was so easy to talk to, Leonardo also secretly heaved a sigh of relief: "This is the best, and I feel relieved."

Zhao Lei nodded and said, "If it's okay, you can get off work. Grape seedlings will be replanted soon, and you will be even busier then."

After Leonardo left, Zhao Lei entered the gourd space with a thought, looking for wood suitable for making wine barrels.

Zhao Lei checked on the Internet and knew that the requirements for wood suitable for making wine barrels are still very high.First of all, it is best to use oak, and there are certain requirements for the age of the tree, the area where it grows, and the storage time after felling.Only when every aspect meets the requirements can it be regarded as a high-quality wood. In the hands of an experienced cooper, it will become a high-quality wine barrel, which is also one of the necessary conditions for brewing top-quality red wine.

But for Zhao Lei, the requirements such as the age of the tree and the area where it grows must not be satisfied.Anyway, these oak trees have only been planted in the calabash space for more than two years, and there is no other choice at all.

Zhao Lei looked around the oak trees that had almost grown into an oak forest, and finally selected one of them as the material for making wine barrels.

At the thickest part of the oak tree, the three of them couldn't hug each other. It was four or five stories high, and the crown of the tree covered the sky and the sun like a huge parasol.

But even such a large oak tree can only be regarded as a moderate size in the "oak forest" in the calabash space.

Of course, Zhao Lei didn't know how to choose the material for making wine barrels, so he decided to follow the golden mean, choosing an oak tree that was stable in every way, and there shouldn't be too many problems.

For an ordinary person, it is very troublesome to cut down such a large oak tree, even with tools such as a chain saw.Let alone the other things, just the huge canopy falling down would be very dangerous.

But today's Zhao Lei is no longer an ordinary person. He summoned the soul-destroying shovel with a single thought, and let the natal magic weapon cut down trees instead of him.

The soul-destroying shovel conveyed a ray of dissatisfaction to Zhao Lei, but obediently obeyed the master's order, and in the blink of an eye it became twice the size of an ordinary shovel, passing the oak tree with a cold light.

At first, the oak tree looked normal, but soon there was a dislocation near the root of the tree. The huge tree crown and the thick trunk slowly toppled over, and fell heavily on the ground with a "crack" sound. .Where the oak tree had grown, there remained only a stump large enough to serve as a table.The fracture of the tree stump was extremely smooth, as if it had been polished with sandpaper, which showed how sharp the soul-destroying shovel was.

"Easy!" Zhao Lei nodded in satisfaction, and then controlled the soul-destroying shovel to cut off all the branches of the oak tree, leaving only the trunk and two particularly thick branches.

Immediately afterwards, two cold lights flashed, and the tree trunk was cut into several pieces of wood by the soul-destroying shovel, and they were neatly stacked on the open space of the gourd space.

"With the wood, it depends on whether Doug and his son are satisfied." Zhao Lei nodded, and was not in a hurry to get the wood to the outside world.

Although Zhao Lei is not a carpenter, he also knows that the wood he just cut is not suitable for making anything.And time passes faster in the gourd space than in the outside world, so it is undoubtedly the best choice to let these woods dry here for a few days.

After finishing these things, Zhao Lei left Calabash Space and returned to the hotel in Warwick Town.

It was already late at this time, and there were many customers in the bar, which was much more lively than during the day.

Seeing Zhao Lei come in, the hotel and bar owner Merkel handed him a glass of beer with a smile and said, "I heard that you plan to ask Doug and his son to make wine barrels for the winery?"

Zhao Lei asked unexpectedly: "How do you know?"

"Haha, don't forget that I am the owner of the bar." Merkel smiled proudly, "I am the most well-informed person in Warwick Town, and I know all the big and small news in the town!"

After hearing Murdoch's words, Zhao Lei couldn't help but shook his head and smiled wryly. In such a small town with a small population, the bar owner is indeed a well-informed person, so he raised his glass to Murdoch and said, "Okay, It was you who won."

Seeing that Zhao Lei accepted his statement, Murdoch couldn't help being a little proud, but quickly lowered his voice and said mysteriously: "Actually... I also heard a rumor related to you!"

(End of this chapter)