The life of a villain in a courtyard

"Well, since you all said so, I, the old man, will definitely show you my skills."

Xu Huizhen asked everyone to clean all the instruments. Grandpa Sun carefully checked the equipment and made sure it was fine. Although it had been unused for many years, it was still usable. Then he started to get busy.

The first step is to fetch water to wash the sorghum, and then put it into a large pot to steam it. During this period, the old man has to open the pot from time to time to check how cooked it is. It cannot be too cooked or too overcooked.

He hung the cooked grains outside to dry in the sun, and when the temperature dropped to about the same level as human body temperature, he mixed the koji into the grains and stirred them thoroughly.

Just these few steps took half a day.

Xu Huizhen often deals with wineries. After a few glances, she knew that Uncle Sun was definitely an expert and was not deceiving her.

He waved his hand and called the chef to go to the kitchen to prepare some delicious dishes for Master Sun.

"Master Sun, let's eat. You've been busy all morning. You must be tired. Let's go back and have a good rest after dinner."

"You can't refuse to accept your old age!"

Grandpa Sun tapped his back with one hand and said with a smile: "When I was young, I could do these jobs without any effort! Now it's not possible. My back and waist will ache after a while."

"Master, please take a rest."

Cai Quanwu came over and helped Grandpa Sun up and gave him a massage.

"Not bad, not bad, young man, your cooking skills are really good. My waist feels much better now!"

I didn't expect he had this ability.

“That’s a lot of meat!”

Grandpa Sun looked at the dishes on the table and didn't dare to eat them. The last time he ate meat was a year ago, when he bought half a pound of meat to make dumplings during the Chinese New Year.

"Uncle Sun, these things are specially prepared for you, eat them quickly."

"Yes, Uncle Sun, this is a tavern, so we can't do without your food and drinks. After dinner, I will take you to see where you are staying. If you are not satisfied, we can change places!"

"Thank you, thank you, you are all good people!"

Grandpa Sun was so moved that he cried. He has no children, but at his age he still managed to meet someone who is so kind to him. Thank God!

Xu Huizhen had a small courtyard near the tavern, and they settled Grandpa Sun there. They also planned to transform it into a brewery so that they could produce and sell their own products in the future.

Grandpa Sun was wearing the new clothes bought by Cai Quanwu, and looking at the clean and tidy house, he felt extremely satisfied. This was a good day that only existed in dreams.

At the same time, he also made up his mind to do his best to repay Xu Huizhen.

The next day, Grandpa Sun came to the backyard. After a day of fermentation, the sorghum from last night was ready for distillation.

Put the fermented sorghum into the steamer, add water and light the fire.

"Add more wood! The temperature is not high enough."

Xu Huizhen hired two people to help him.

When the lid was opened, a clear liquid slowly flowed out of the tube.

Grandpa Sun smelled the wine and poured it into the jar prepared on the side.

"Uncle Sun, why should this wine be kept separately?"

"This is a high alcohol liquor. We usually don't sell it. You can take it back and make it into medicinal wine."

You can't drink the beginning or the end of the wine, only the middle part of the wine can be drunk.

One hundred kilograms of sorghum only produced thirty kilograms of liquor.

"Boss Xu, how about trying the wine brewed by the old man?"

Grandpa Sun poured Xu Huizhen a glass.

Xu Huizhen has been buying wine for many years and can naturally tell what is good wine and what is inferior wine. She can tell with just a sniff.

"Master Sun, this wine is really good, mellow and not intoxicating!"

Grandpa Sun also took a sip and then frowned. Something was wrong. He made wine in the same way at home, so why didn’t it taste so good?

It doesn't make sense that my brewing skills have improved after not brewing for many years?

Little did they know that the problem lay with the food. The sorghum rice was carefully cultivated by Su Yun in the space. The sorghum grains were large and full, and were the best quality food!

The wine brewed from this kind of grain is naturally extraordinary, and cannot be compared with those cheap wines out there.

Xu Huizhen removed the blackboard outside the door and opened the door to welcome the guests.

Soon a few regular customers came in and ordered a pound of wine and some side dishes.

The news that the tavern had returned to normal spread quickly, and that night the tavern's business returned to normal.

Most of the tables were occupied.

"Boss, give me another half pound!"

"I'm coming."

"Huizhen, change the wine!"

Uncle Niu took a sip and tasted it. It was better than before.

"Yeah, how's the wine?"

"It tastes good, much better than the previous one. Which distillery makes this wine?"

“We brewed this ourselves!”

"Did you brew it yourself?"

Uncle Niu became more energetic.

"Yes, we have a winemaker here, and this is what he brewed yesterday."

"Pack two kilograms for me later. I want to take it home and drink it slowly."

"This is not okay."

Xu Huizhen waved her hand to refuse.

"Why, are you worried that I don't have money?"

This statement is somewhat embarrassing for him. What Mr. Niu cares about most is face. He can do without other things but must have face!

"Look at what you said. You have been a regular customer for many years. You have been coming here to drink since my father-in-law's time. Who else can pay the bill in this tavern except you? Why would I think so? This is the first time Master Sun brewed wine. There are only 30 kilograms in total. If you really want it, come back tomorrow and I will leave 2 kilograms for you. But you can't tell anyone else about this, otherwise I won't be able to continue my business."

"understand!"

The arrival of Master Sun seemed to have given the tavern a shot of adrenaline, and business became even better than before.

If they are happy, someone will be unhappy.

"Qiangzi! Did you do what I asked you to do?"

Fan Jinyou was sitting on a chair wearing a green military uniform, with a man wearing the same clothes standing in front of him.

Fan Jinyou joined the rebels and rose from an ordinary street office employee to the director.

"Director Fan, I did it! I did it according to your instructions."

Qiangzi felt very aggrieved. He had run so hard and talked so much to complete Fan Jinyou's task.

"Then how come Xu Huizhen's tavern is back in business? Not only that, but business is even better! Is that how you did it?"

Qiangzi used to deliver wine to the tavern, and he knew exactly how Xu Huizhen bought wine, so Fan Jinyou sent him to cause trouble.

It is true that the winery’s output has decreased, but the lack of wine is purely due to Qiangzi’s sabotage behind the scenes.

"I don't know either, but I heard Xu Huizhen has found a new way, and it tastes pretty good."

Fan Jinyou stood up angrily and threw all the teacups to the ground.

"New way, new way, what exactly is this new way? I really don't know what the use of you guys is."

"What are you doing! You're angry and smashing things. Tea cups are free!"

Chen Xueru walked in with her plump body twisted and glanced at Fan Jinyou with dissatisfaction. His temper has been getting worse and worse since he became the director. If he dares to smash things today, will he dare to beat people tomorrow?

"It's none of your business."

"this is my house!"

Fan Jinyou looked at her impatiently and prepared to leave with Qiangzi.

"wait!"

"What's the matter?"

Fan Jinyou was already getting impatient.

"Let me ask you, who was that woman next to you three days ago?"

Fan Jinyou's face changed when he heard this.

Three days ago, he accompanied Director Zhang's sister to go shopping. They had obviously gone to a place quite far away, but how come they were still discovered? What bad luck!

"What nonsense are you talking about? What woman? How come I don't know."

"Xiao Liuzi told me everything! Tell the truth, or you won't be able to leave!"

Xiao Liuzi is a tailor apprentice at Xueru Silk Shop.

"Oh, he's wrong. There's no woman around me. Don't listen to their nonsense."

The two have been married for many years, and Chen Xueru can be said to be the worm in Fan Jinyou's stomach. She knows exactly what he is thinking.

"You are such a jerk, Fan Jinyou, you are messing around with other women. I will fight you!"

The couple started a fight in the house, smashing a cup, kicking over a bench, and overturning a table.

"Director Fan, I remember something happened at home, so I'm leaving first!"

It would be wrong for him, an outsider, to help anyone who was fighting with the couple, so he found an excuse and ran away.

Not long after, Fan Jinyou ran out with his face covered, with four or five bloody marks on his face from Chen Xueru's scratches.

"You crazy woman! You're crazy! I want to divorce you! Divorce!"

"Divorce if you want, do you think I'm afraid? I'll go to the Civil Affairs Bureau tomorrow morning! Don't let me look down on you!"

After saying that, he closed the door with a bang.

Fan Jinyou covered his face and walked quickly on the street. It would be embarrassing if he was seen by others.

When a person is unlucky, even drinking cold water will get stuck in his teeth. So, he was only paying attention to his face and didn't pay attention to his feet. He fell down with a "bang", and his mouth made negative distance contact with a pile of dog shit on the ground.

"Pooh, pooh! You dead dog is pooping, you're pooping everywhere, don't let me catch you! Otherwise I'll beat you to death!"