Fairy Gourd Farm

Chapter 1619 Cooper Doug and Son

Doug and his son have fully demonstrated the power of their genes. The two look very similar. The little Doug is almost like a replica of his father, the old Doug, when he was young.Just by looking at the old Doug, you can guess what the little Doug will look like when he gets old.

When shaking hands with Doug and his son, Zhao Lei found that their hands were all rough and strong. Obviously they were people who worked all the year round, and he had a little more expectation of their craftsmanship.

"It's really great that you both agree to make wine barrels for Xianhu Winery." Zhao Lei never likes to talk nonsense, so he cut to the point after exchanging pleasantries: "Why don't you go and see the wood I prepared first, and if it's suitable, hurry up start."

Doug and his son are both craftsmen, and they don't have the habit of eloquence. They both appreciate Zhao Lei's pragmatic attitude. The old Doug nodded immediately and said: "Then go and have a look. If the wood is not suitable, we have to prepare it immediately, otherwise I'm afraid Can’t catch up with this year’s brewing season.”

"Please come with me." Zhao Lei asked the old Daoge with a smile while guiding the two of them, "From your words, do you believe that Xianhu Winery can really produce red wine this year?"

Old Doug said with a serious smile: "It doesn't matter whether I believe it or not. The important thing is that I don't delay the customer's winemaking plan because I didn't finish the wine barrel. I can only guarantee the delivery on time. As for whether your winery can produce wine this year? Red wine, it has nothing to do with me!"

Unexpectedly, the old man spoke so bluntly, Zhao Lei could only smile smugly, and did not continue this topic anymore.Anyway, his request to Doug and his son is to make a high-quality wine barrel, and just complete another piece of the puzzle needed for the best red wine, and don't think too much about other aspects.

On the contrary, Little Doug felt that his father was not polite to speak to a big client like this, but he was also a taciturn person, so he just nodded to Zhao Lei with apology, which was regarded as a greeting.

Zhao Lei took the wood out of the gourd space the night before and put it in the winery's showroom.After a few people walked into the exhibition hall, they immediately saw a large pile of wood.

Old Doug sniffed his nose and smelled the smell of the exhibition hall before he entered the wood, as if a hound had possessed him, and soon said in surprise: "The aroma of this oak...how can it be so strong? !"

Little Doug agreed with his father's opinion: "The aroma of oak is indeed very strong. It seems that the wood prepared by Mr. Zhao is very good!"

Old Doug couldn't care less about talking to Zhao Lei, he strode up to the wood and observed carefully.He first got closer to smell the wood, then tested the hardness of the wood with his nails, and roasted the wood with a lighter to confirm the moisture content of the wood, with a very serious attitude.

Little Doug was at the side helping his father. The more the two checked the wood, the more obvious the surprise on their faces became.

Seeing this, Zhao Lei nodded secretly, knowing that the oak he provided was not only fine, but also made Doug and his son very satisfied.In this way, the wine barrel of Xianhu Winery is also the only one, and the chance of brewing top-level red wine is a little bit more.

Doug and his son checked all the wood carefully, and finally returned to Zhao Lei.

Compared with just now, the old Doug's attitude towards Zhao Lei is much better now, and he actually told him with a smile: "Mr. Zhao, your batch of wood is really good. I have been a cooper for decades. It's the first time I've seen such fine oak, and the barrels made of these woods will definitely add a lot to the red wine of the winery. It's just..."

Unexpectedly, after the old Doug praised the wood, there would be a turning point. Zhao Lei hurriedly asked, "But what?"

"But these woods are a bit much." Old Doug said like a few treasures: "If I remember correctly, Randy... Oh, it is now called Xianhu Winery, with a total of 150 hectares of land, according to the average land of Warwick Town Calculated by the grape production, it can produce almost [-] bottles of red wine every year. The capacity of a wine barrel is almost equal to [-] bottles of red wine. Even considering the years of abundant grape production, you only need [-] wine barrels. "

Speaking of which, Old Doug took a look at the wood behind him, and confidently said to Zhao Lei: "These wood can make at least 250 wine barrels, and the extra one hundred is a waste!"

Knowing that Old Doug was worried about this, Zhao Lei also secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and said to him with a smile: "You don't have to worry about that, just make all the wood into wine barrels, and I will pay the wages accordingly."

Old Doug also wanted to persuade Zhao Lei not to waste such a good piece of wood, but to save the excess and use it when needed in the future.

After all, for coopers like Doug and his son who want to make top-quality wine barrels, such good wood is hard to come by, and it would be a pity to waste it.

However, Zhao Lei was unmoved and insisted that Doug and his son use all the wood to make at least 250 wine barrels.It's not that Zhao Lei insists on going his own way and doesn't listen to other people's opinions.In fact, he knows very well that after watering the winery's grapes with fairy gourds, not only the quality will be very good, but the yield will also become higher. Maybe 250 wine barrels are not enough!
As for the waste of wood, Zhao Lei didn't care much.Perhaps to Doug and his son, these oaks are top-quality woods that have never been seen before, but in Zhao Lei's eyes, they are also common.He could cut down another oak anytime he wanted.Anyway, the gourd space has grown into an oak forest, and cutting down a few trees is not a problem at all.

Seeing that Zhao Lei insisted on his own opinion, Doug and his son felt that it was a pity and had no choice but to agree to his request.However, making wine barrels is not an easy task. A good wine barrel needs to go through many processes to complete.Making two hundred wine barrels at a time is a big project, and it will take at least several months.

Fortunately, it is still spring in Australia, and there is still more than half a year before the grape harvest season, so there is still time.Doug and his son quickly removed the lumber and went back to work at their cooperage on the edge of Warwick.

Not long after Doug and his son left, Leonardo hurried over and asked Zhao Lei, "Have you talked with Doug and his son?"

"It's all settled, they will finish before the grape harvest season." Zhao Lei nodded, and suddenly remembered something: "By the way, how much red wine can be stored in the winery's cellar?"

As expected of a famous winemaker, Leonardo knew the situation of the winery like the back of his hand, so he told Zhao Lei without thinking, "The winery's cellar is very large, at least five to six hundred wine barrels can be stored!"

Only then did Zhao Lei feel relieved, and couldn't help but nodded lightly and said, "That's good, it seems that putting 250 wine barrels will be no problem."

Leonardo was taken aback and said, "Mr. Zhao, how many wine barrels did you ask Doug and his son to make?"

(End of this chapter)