vrcanaries Chapter 178 Wine Yeast
Chapter 178 Wine Yeast
"That's right, brother. Can Xiaofang come to our house for meals more often in the future?" Yu Shui asked expectantly.
Sha Zhu shook his head. "It's okay to sneak around occasionally, but if Aunt Wang and Xiao Fang's mother find out, they won't let Xiao Fang come to our house to play with you anymore."
"Huh? Why, brother?"
"It's considered impolite to eat at someone's house during mealtime. If you go to a classmate's house, would they invite you to eat there?"
Rain shook her head. "The cornbread at my classmate's house isn't as good as ours. I'm not going to eat at my classmate's house."
Brother, when I visited my classmate's house, they ate cornbread every day. Why is it that we can eat meat every day?
My classmates said that landlords and capitalists can eat meat every day at home. I know what landlords and capitalists are.
What are capitalists? Dude, are we capitalists?
Sha Zhu quickly shook his head, "No,"
"Then why can we eat meat every day at home?" Yu Shui stared wide-eyed at Sha Zhu.
"Many of my classmates wear patched clothes, and only a few students from well-off families wear clothes without patches."
"But brother, last time I tore my clothes, and after you washed them clean, I put them back on, and amazingly, the tear disappeared," Yu Shui said, pointing to the tear on his sleeve for Sha Zhu to see.
"Brother, it's here. I accidentally wore it out, but when I wore it the next day, the worn-out part was gone, and there were no signs of mending."
Sha Zhu had a headache; that piece of clothing was still lying in his spatial storage.
"Oh, this one? You have two of these clothes. The one broke, so I went and bought you another one without telling you. The broken one is at the tailor shop. I'll go pick it up in a couple of days."
After rambling on, Sha Zhu began lecturing his younger sister, "Don't run around like that anymore. Be quiet, or you'll never get married."
Also, our family isn't capitalists; it's just that your brother has a good mentor.
My master's family is well-off, so we never lack meat. But we need to learn to be self-reliant. From now on, whatever money your brother earns at work, that's what we'll spend."
"Then, brother, what exactly constitutes a big capitalist?" Yu Shui breathed a sigh of relief. Since his family wasn't big capitalists, he wouldn't have to go to the guillotine.
My brother scares me every day, telling me not to tell anyone what we eat at home.
"Big capitalists are all bad people. You'll understand when you study hard," Sha Zhu said dismissively.
Just as the rain was about to relentlessly pursue them, Second Uncle Cai Quanwu returned home from get off work.
Seeing the siblings, Sha Zhu and his sister, chatting in the living room, he spoke up.
"Zhu Zi, I've brought back the yeast you wanted." With that, Cai Quanwu handed a package to Sha Zhu.
Upon hearing this, Sha Zhu hurriedly took it, thinking that he could try making his own yeast and brewing his own wine in the future.
"Second Uncle, have you had dinner yet? Yushui and I had dumplings. I'll cook you a bowl."
Cai Quanwu sat down at the table, poured himself a cup of tea, and shook his head. "I've already eaten at a small restaurant."
Sha Zhu put the yeast in his room, returned to the living room, sat down, and asked about Xu Huizhen. "Second Uncle, how are things between you and Xu Huizhen?"
“Zhu Zi, your second uncle has only met her twice, there’s no need to be in such a hurry.”
Besides, she's just a young girl; I really can't bring myself to say anything.
But I can tell she really needs the money right now. She asked if I could buy more yeast. Zhu Zi, what do you think?
Rain asked curiously, "Brother, are you looking for a second aunt for Second Uncle?"
"Yes, that's right. Rain, if you're alright, go practice your boxing techniques. After that, go back to your room and read your comic books."
“No,” Yu Shui said, then sat down next to Cai Quanwu, looking at the two of them with curiosity.
Sha Zhu sighed, realizing that Yu Shui had someone backing him up again. He wouldn't have dared to say no so bravely if Cai Quanwu wasn't around.
"Second Uncle, I'll take as many as you have. But, Second Uncle, you should know your limits. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and you're not getting any younger."
"Don't worry, Zhu Zi, I know what I'm doing. You don't need to worry about your second uncle's marriage." Cai Quanwu's expression changed after he finished speaking.
He's clearly happy, but why does Shazhu look a little creepy?
"Second Uncle, is Second Aunt pretty?" Yu Shui asked Cai Quanwu curiously from the side.
Sha Zhu stood up, walked to Yu Shui's side, grabbed Yu Shui's cotton coat from the back, and lifted Yu Shui off the chair, preparing to practice martial arts in the open space of the living room.
"Brother, brother, I can walk by myself, let go of me," Yu Shui struggled in the air, her limbs flailing.
Sha Zhu put the rainwater on the ground and practiced martial arts.
Rain knew this was a daily routine, and no matter how much she made a fuss, she couldn't escape it. She said defiantly, "Brother, could you please not bring me up anymore?"
"Alright, alright, hurry up and practice your martial arts. Then take a hot bath and go to sleep. As long as you listen to me, I won't bother with you." Sha Zhu said while practicing his martial arts.
Reluctantly, Yu Shui started practicing Wing Chun next to Sha Zhu.
After watching Sha Zhu and his sister practice martial arts for a while, Cai Quanwu started drinking his tea.
That night, after Yu Shui and his second uncle Cai Quanwu had fallen asleep, Sha Zhu took the yeast his second uncle had brought back and entered the space.
When it comes to making yeast, Sha Zhu only knows the simple home-style yeast-making process.
You'll need glutinous rice flour, Polygonum hydropiper, Poria cocos, and licorice root. If you have fermented rice wine, you don't need the licorice root. Luckily, I have all these ingredients in my inventory.
All you need to do is clean these raw materials and dry them.
I wonder if accelerating time will cause these raw materials to age and lose their activity.
We still need to light the stove inside the space to accelerate drying under the heat and flames. We can only experiment step by step.
Sha Zhu was prepared to use both methods; he was bound to succeed eventually.
Thinking about drinking his own homemade wine in the future fills Sha Zhu with motivation and a sense of accomplishment. As for toluene, it doesn't exist there.
At worst, I can add a drop of holy water to purify the harmful substances. The road ahead is long and arduous, but I will persevere in my pursuit.
Before we knew it, it was time for Sha Zhu to go to the countryside.
Having promised Workshop Director Chen that he would go to the countryside to celebrate his father's birthday, at six o'clock in the morning, Workshop Director Chen of the steel rolling mill took Sha Zhu, Zhang Long, and Liu Lan and headed towards Haidian.
Director Chen and Sha Zhu rode bicycles, each with a [unclear - possibly a typo, should be "carried" or "carried"].
Alone, he traveled a long and arduous journey to Director Chen's hometown.
Sha Zhu was a little disappointed; he figured he'd made a wasted trip.
Along the way, there were dirt roads and self-cultivated land everywhere, making it particularly desolate.
In the dead of winter, nothing grows, so thinking of switching to other crops at this time is wishful thinking.
Sha Zhu roused himself and directed Zhang Long and Liu Lan to prepare the ingredients.
Looking at the villagers in the countryside, most of whom were wearing clothes patched upon patched, Sha Zhu prepared to do a good job preparing for this birthday feast.