The day of the garden party has not come yet, but the autumn harvest has arrived. Although it has nothing to do with the ladies, and they will not pay attention to it, for Lin Zhu, it is an extremely important thing.
Although Feng Yuanbo takes care of everything from hiring people to harvesting, as the owner, Lin Zhu also has to intervene in the process every day.
"Girl, don't worry, our crops will definitely be harvested first." When Feng Yuanbo reported to Lin Zhu, he gave an overview of the situation.
Lin Zhu's reputation in Wangcun is very good. Whether it is spring plowing or autumn harvest, the wages she gives are not extraordinary but are the highest. More importantly, the meals she provides are much higher than others. In this way,
At the same price, she can hire the most people, so the work in her field can be completed the fastest.
Because we grow a lot of specialty rice, we need to wait for threshing and loading after harvesting, which is a slower process.
But this time when the materials were taken off, Lin Zhu specially invited Mr. Du Heng and Du over.
Mr. Du helped Lin Zhu plan the bamboo garden before, but due to some reasons the construction was delayed, so Lin Zhu felt really sorry for the trouble.
Fortunately, the old man didn't care, but he asked for a few more jars of wine to compensate. Lin Zhu certainly agreed to this request. Then he asked him to help with wine making. In order to satisfy his wine bug, the wine making raw materials provided by Lin Zhu were also practical.
It was very good, so Mr. Du agreed.
Another point is that although the food at Lin Zhu's house is average in style, it tastes great. So Mr. Du also misses it very much.
But Mr. Du was old after all, and his family didn't want him to work too hard, so they tried to persuade him to stay at home.
Mr. Du's temper was okay according to what he was told, but if he insisted on saying that he was old and was afraid of being tired, the more he would lose his temper. The Du family had no choice but to choose one of the younger members of the family to be with Mr. Du.
Du Bin, who had the most congenial temperament, accompanied him to Lin Zhu's home.
"Girl Zhu, it's all the fault of my unsatisfactory sons. They just don't feel at ease when they come to your place for good food, drinks and hospitality." When Mr. Du arrived at Wangcun, he complained to Lin Zhu first, "
No. I have to let my grandson come with me."
Only then did Lin Zhu notice Du Bin behind Mr. Du. He looked about sixteen or seventeen years old, tall and thin, but full of energy. However, he didn't seem to talk much and his face was a bit serious.
"Grandpa Du is always strong. Of course it doesn't matter, but the uncles of the Du family are also filial. They are all good things. You feel good about it." Lin Zhu's words made Mr. Du, who was pretending to be angry, laugh and follow him.
Du Bin, who came with him, secretly let out a long sigh of relief when he saw his grandfather finally smiling.
"You boy, please learn from your sister Zhu. Don't be like your father at such a young age. He is so old-fashioned." Mr. Du seemed to dislike his grandson's old-fashioned appearance. Then he introduced Lin Zhu
, "He is the second oldest child in the family. Just call him second brother."
"Brother Du." Lin Zhu greeted him and saluted.
"Miss Xiaozhu, I'm sorry to disturb you, grandpa." Du Bin returned the greeting with his hand in hand, his tone was very calm, and there was no hint of emotion or anger.
"No, I would also like to thank Grandpa Du for coming to help." Lin Zhu felt that Du Bin probably disapproved of Grandpa Du's coming out, and the way he spoke made Lin Zhu unconsciously polite and reserved.
"Girl Zhu, you don't have to worry about him." Mr. Du was helpless towards his rigid grandson, "Didn't Old Man Zhang come?"
"My godfather has been very busy and can't spare the time to come over. But now that Grandpa Du is here, I think he will also come here soon." Lin Zhu thought in a funny way. Just because of the wine, his godfather was afraid that Mr. Du would drink it all.
, you have to come over too.
Mr. Du snorted and said nothing. He has become a mature man. Of course he knew the reason why Mr. Zhang was inconvenient to come. After all, it was not the younger generation in the family.
"How much wine are Zhu Yatou going to give Grandpa Du as reward?" Grandpa Du asked bluntly without revealing anything about Dr. Zhang.
Before Lin Zhu could say anything, Du Bin's somewhat disapproving voice came over, "Grandpa, the imperial doctor said you shouldn't drink too much."
Mr. Du's interest was interrupted and he said with some embarrassment, "You don't have to worry about it."
"Grandpa Du, now that the imperial doctor has spoken, do you think this is a good idea? How about using food as compensation?" Lin Zhu put forward a condition that made it difficult for Mr. Du to choose.
"That kind of thing?" Mr. Du hesitated.
Du Bin, who was standing aside, had a serious expression on his face. His grandfather was a top-notch brewer. Many people came to him with huge amounts of real money and silver to beg him for help, but his grandfather was not moved.
, he felt that Lin Zhu's method of exchanging grain for Mr. Du's craftsmanship was something that country people couldn't do, and he felt a little angry.
However, he was embarrassed to tell it directly in person, so he could only explain it to Mr. Du alone later.
"That's it." Lin Zhu nodded. "And I estimate that the crops in the Zhuyuan are almost finished and will be transported to the capital. You can choose whatever you want there."
"Okay." The condition proposed by Lin Zhu was too unbearable to refuse, "However, I also want fifty jars of wine. Isn't this condition excessive?" Mr. Du would not give up the wine even if he died.
"Grandpa Du, if you want wine, of course you can." Lin Zhu nodded, but it's just fifty jars of wine, it's trivial.
In the end, Lin Zhu agreed to give Mr. Du three thousand kilograms of special white rice and other special grains and vegetables, plus fifty jars of wine. In exchange for Mr. Du's help in brewing ten thousand jars of wine.
Of course, it cannot be done by the old man himself, but Lin Zhu sends people to work under the command of Mr. Du, but the key part must be done by Mr. Du himself or by assigning close associates.
In this way, the transaction between the two is completed.
Du Bin didn't expect that his grandfather would fall into Lin Zhu's trap so quickly. He felt very unhappy.
When they arrived at the room that Lin Zhu had arranged for the two of them, Du Bin couldn't hold back and asked directly, "Grandpa, is this Miss Lin taking advantage of Mr. Zhang's face too much and calculating her calculations?"
"Haha, you finally can't hold it in any longer?" Mr. Du looked at Du Bin's changing face with a smile.
"Grandpa, this is related to your reputation." Du Bin said seriously.
"Do you think my grandfather is the kind of person who is easily fooled and suffers losses?" Mr. Du sat on the chair and glared at Du Bin. "The things Zhu Yatou gave me just now should be more than ten thousand taels."
"What?" Du Bin's eyes widened. It was just a little grain. His own farm also produced these things, so how could they be worth so much? Even if he was given a lot, how could his family lack that little grain?
"Did you secretly drink the wine I brought back last time?" Mr. Du looked at this most serious grandson and knew in his heart that he was the best drinker. On the surface, he was just like anyone else.
, he looked like he was a teetotaler, but in fact he was too picky about his drinking and would not drink ordinary wine because he did not like it.
"Uh." Du Bin didn't expect that his little trick would be known to his grandfather, and his face felt slightly warm.
"That wine is made from Zhu Yatou's grain." Mr. Du glared at him angrily and said to himself, I didn't even want to drink more of that wine, but you drank it all.
Hearing this, Du Bin was stunned and looked at Mr. Du in disbelief, "That doesn't mean, this is..." Du Bin suddenly felt that his language function was somewhat impaired. The words came to his mouth, but he couldn't say them out.
.
"What do you think?" Mr. Du glanced at him.
Du Bin fell down on his chair, and it took him a long time to digest the information given by his grandfather. Who would have thought that the special white rice that the whole capital was looking for would be here, right under the eyes of the capital? This news was so exciting.
"Then..." As soon as Du Bin started, he was interrupted by Mr. Du.
"This matter cannot be spread. Someone above has intervened." Mr. Du pointed to the top of his head.
Du Bin suddenly thought of Muyue Trading Company, which was the first place where specialty watermelons appeared, "That specialty watermelon was also made by Miss Lin?"
Mr. Du nodded and saw his grandson's face changed drastically, and his mood became very good. He really didn't like his old-fashioned look before.
Only then did Du Bin understand why Mr. Du was so enthusiastic about helping Lin Zhu make wine, and even brought him with him. Among the five younger generations of the Du family, he was the only one to inherit his grandfather's talent for making wine, although he had never been in the family.
There is too much exposure in the family, but I must have known who my grandfather was.
"Grandpa, is the fifty jar too little?" Thinking of how he had stopped Mr. Du from asking for wine, Du Bin had the idea of hitting himself on the head. If he had not stopped him, wouldn't it mean...
Oops, I can't think about it anymore. If I think about it again, my heart will hurt.
"Do you know this time?" Mr. Du looked funny when his grandson regretted and nodded. "Don't worry, it will be the same with Zhu Yatou in the future."
With Mr. Du's guarantee, Du Bin felt relieved. Of course, he also firmly believed that he must make good wine.
"Girl Zhu, although it is true that this wine has good ingredients, the water is also very crucial." After having a lunch carefully prepared by Lin Zhu, Mr. Du found Lin Zhu.
"Grandpa Du, can't we use well water?" Lin Zhu also knew that water has a great effect, but the space is too small after all. Such a large amount of water cannot be nourished in the space.
"If you use well water, the taste of the wine may be worse." Mr. Du also knows that if you want to find good water, you won't be able to get it without a certain relationship. With his and Dr. Zhang's reputation, those better mountain springs
, he couldn't get it at all, so he was in a bit of a dilemma. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.)