An Yunyingzhu held the white porcelain wine bottle tightly as if it was his life. He was not at all embarrassed about the chaos his son caused in the store. He was just frowning in thought - this makes no sense. There are several wine tasting conferences every year.
How come I have never tasted this kind of wine, never seen it, or even heard of it?
Kitahara Hideji ignored him and continued to greet the guests, but An Yunyingsuke thought for a long time and still couldn't figure out the name of this wine, and finally asked Kitahara Hideji: "Kitahara-kun... No, general, where is this wine produced?
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Kitahara Hidetsu was joking with an old customer and didn't bother to answer for a while, but Haruna said quietly: "My general brewed it."
Their family has a license, so there is nothing to avoid. Even if they don’t have it, it doesn’t matter – about one-tenth of the izakayas sell their own wine, and many people in the countryside also make their own wine, and bring plum wine and the like to the city.
It's sold here and no one cares about it at all.
The government has to collect liquor tax, but the liquor tax is mainly targeted at large liquor manufacturers such as sake breweries. If you brew thirty or fifty bottles at home, even if you report it to others, it will only be a verbal education.
None will be confiscated.
Even if the government is idle, it won't hurt it so much. There is a cost in collecting taxes. I don't think it's worth it for five bottles and three cylinders. Anyway, the izakaya has to pay business tax and urban construction tax. It will still be rich if it sells the wine.
receive.
Of course, the premise is that you don't drink it to death, but with the alcohol content, as long as you don't intentionally poison it, it's basically impossible to drink it to death.
An Yunying took a deep breath after hearing Haruna's answer, and looked at Kitahara Shuji in awe.
It is easy to make wine, but it is difficult to make delicious wine, and it is even more difficult to make wine that no one can fault. It is almost an impossible task.
Rice is very important. The variety of rice, growth environment, maturity, and whether it is moldy will all affect whether the aroma of rice can be accurately passed on to sake. Many sake breweries even require farmers to specially grow rice suitable for wine making, that is, sake rice——
It tastes very bad and becomes pulpy once boiled, but it is quite easy to use for brewing.
Water is also very important, and the minerals contained in the water also have a great influence on the wine. More calcium and magnesium ions will make the wine taste rough; more sodium and potassium ions will make the wine alkaline, causing the taste to lose its softness;
Excessive iron ions will cause the color of the wine to change, become dark and gray, and in severe cases will have an extremely unpleasant iron smell; excessive tin ions will cause serious turbidity in the wine...
These will determine the final quality of sake, but they are not the most important. The most important thing is the type of koji - the soul of the sake. The same principle applies to sake.
If there are few miscellaneous bacteria in the koji, the fermentation is incomplete, and what comes out is sweet rice soup instead of wine; if there are too many miscellaneous bacteria in the koji, the mash will become rancid, and what comes out is a vat of sour water. Even if the koji is dead, what you end up with is a vat of sour water.
It's so stinky that even pigs won't eat it.
To integrate so many conditions together and finally get a perfect bottle of wine, how many times will it take to try again and again, how many times will you have to endure the blow of failure, and how many times will you be discouraged and frustrated by "just let it be"?
How much persistence and perseverance does it take to muster up the courage to try again... As a winemaker, no one understands it better than An Yunyingsuke.
This kind of thing can't be left to chance. It's interlocking and extremely complicated. If you want it to be perfect casually, it's really unlucky. Then why make wine? It's better to buy lottery tickets!
For a moment, Kitahara Shuji seemed to be coated with a light golden light in An Yunyingsuke's eyes. This young man's figure was so upright, his words and deeds were so uniquely charming, and even the smile at the corner of his mouth revealed a unique persistence. and faith - An Yunyuesuke's eyes penetrated through Kitahara Shuji's handsome skin, and directly saw Kitahara Shuji's pure soul that belongs exclusively to the winemaker, and his heart skipped a beat for a moment!
To be able to achieve this at such a young age is such an amazing young man, a truly strong one among brewers!
His demeanor became polite involuntarily, and he no longer dared to act like a senior from the Sake Country. The brewer let the wine speak for itself. When comparing his wine with Kitahara Shuji's wine, saying "horse piss" is considered a compliment. If you don't agree, you have to accept it. .
The little idea of "win-win" has been thrown aside a long time ago - Junmiya has the perfect sake to go with any Japanese food, and he has nothing to say - he is so polite that he is a little respectful, and he doesn't even dare to Kitahara Shuji interrupted the chat with other guests. Although he was obviously not talking about serious matters, he was just discussing what fruits and vegetables to eat to fill your stomach and lose weight. However, he still did not dare to interrupt rudely and could only ask Haruna softly. Said: "Has Miss Beihara assisted Brother Ling in making wine?"
Kitahara Shuji introduced Haruna as his younger sister, and An Yunyingsuke really regarded him as a brother and sister. Haruna didn't care. Although she didn't like An Yun's family very much, as a supplementary officer for the general, it was also her duty to chat with the drinkers: "Yes. , Mr. An Yun."
"Will you be assisting me throughout the whole process?"
"yes!"
"Is it very hard?" Brewing is not difficult, but there is a period of time in the brewing process that is similar to boiling an eagle. Either you boil the wine out, or the wine kills you.
"It's not hard work. By assisting my general, I can learn a lot of things that others can't learn. This is my luck." Haruna doesn't like chatting with strangers for a long time. It can be regarded as learning. She basically tells the truth - she likes it. Working around Kitahara Hideji gave her an inexplicable sense of fulfillment. The moment Kitahara Hideji succeeded, she felt very happy and had a sense of honor.
Of course, she did learn a lot.
An Yunying nodded in agreement. Now that Hideko Kitahara wants to make wine again, he is willing to work for free or even pay for it. Anyway, as long as he can see all the details at close range, then anything is fine.
He was a little envious of Haruna. He looked at Haruna's skillful carving of carrots to decorate the dishes, which showed quite a bit of skill. Then he looked at her calm but focused little face under the white scarf, standing there swaying slightly as if facing the wind. Qingzhu's gesture made me unable to help but feel admiration - he is an outstanding child, sensible, able to endure hardships, and may be a good candidate for a winemaker!
He couldn't help but turn around and look at his son and daughter, trying to make a comparison. There was nothing wrong with his daughter, she had always been fine, but what was going on with that impatient boy... Why did he suddenly feel like this boy was such a loser? What? Is it because his wife usually dotes on him too much?
No, the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold. Only a difficult environment can shape people into talents! Girls of the same age have already begun to work hard, unpaid, just to learn and improve themselves, while the girl in my family is still eating and waiting to die. There is a huge gap in character, character, and ability. Sure enough, my wife is too doting on her children!
It's not too late to change now. Let's go back and get this kid to work in a brewery, starting from carrying rice and grinding rice. It's dirty and hard work! We can't let it go anymore. Looking at the way he is now doing nothing, what future can he have?
!
With one look, An Yunyingsuke decided to go back and give his son a Spartan education. Then he turned to Haruna and asked politely: "Will your store still make wine in the near future?"
For sake, winter is the best season for brewing. In ancient times, it was brewed five times a year, based on the maturity period of rice. However, in modern times, it has been found that the spoilage rate of sake brewed in winter is lower and the wine yield is higher. Until now,
Basically, it is fixed as autumn, winter and four.
He really wanted to know how this perfect sake was brewed, but he didn't dare to ask directly for fear of violating a taboo. He could only ask for the date and then think of a way to see if he could help.
Haruna shook her head: "I have no plans to make wine in the near future. My family doesn't have time."
"How is it possible that there is no time?" Hero An Yun was a little unbelievable. With such skills, it would be a crime not to use them to save the people of Liquor Country, right?
"We are all in school, and we have to keep the store open. It's inconvenient to have to make wine for several days without people." Haruna answered calmly. They didn't have time to make the more profitable imitation Buddha jump over the wall continuously, so they could only make it once a week. It would be a lot of trouble.
It is even more impossible to make wine twice as much.
An Yunying was a little annoyed, and at the same time he suspected that Haruna had discovered his intention and was rejecting it in advance. Kitahara Shuji then turned around and smiled politely: "Mr. An Yun, are you satisfied with the wine?"
This family is quite troublesome. The elder is very picky and the younger one is stupid and rude. However, they have spent a lot of money, so they must be cared for and cannot be too indifferent.
Facing Kitahara Hideji, An Yunyingsuke immediately treated him with respect. He straightened his back and sat upright. He lowered his head and said sincerely: "I am very satisfied. It can be said that I can't be more satisfied. Kitahara-san, I am the frog in the well who lacks knowledge. Today I finally understand perfection."
What’s the sake like? Thank you very much!”
"It's really an award. I hope you are satisfied with it." Kitahara Hideji responded with a smile. Now he didn't pay much attention to this guy who became dementia after just one drink. He felt that he must be a rare and strange person - Kitahara Hideji knew that this was good wine.
, but he didn’t want to touch wine, he had never tasted it, and he had no intuitive experience. Now looking at An Yunyingshu like this, not only could he not understand it, but he also wanted to laugh.
The situation in Fukuzawa's family is similar. Fuyumi and Kitahara Shuji are the same, they only care about whether input and output can be proportional, Yuki only thinks it's fun, Natsuori Natsusa only cares about overtime pay, Haruna takes it seriously and wants to keep doing it.
But she was caught in the middle and said nothing.
Kitahara Shuji finished his courtesy and was about to appease other guests, but An Yunyingsuke finally talked to him and refused to let him go. He quickly took out his business card, held a corner in each hand, and handed it over respectfully:
"I was rude just now, Kitahara-san. This is my business card. Please take care of me in the future!"
The self-introductions between the two parties before were centered on An Yun'ai, and were considered to be classmates, friends, and family members, but now they were introduced to each other on a social level, and they were obviously much more solemn. Kitahara Shuji was a little surprised, and quickly wiped his hands and took them with both hands.
He came over and said at the same time: "Sorry, Mr. An Yun, I don't have a business card."
As he spoke, he looked down at the business card and was surprised to find that it had titles such as "Director of Kikuki Sake Co., Ltd.", "General Supervisor of Yukimi Sake Brewery", "Permanent Director of the National Sake Appreciation Conference" etc.
No wonder I’m so picky when it comes to drinking, it turns out I’m a wine seller!
An Yunyingsuke did not hide anything and said bluntly: "It made Kitahara-san laugh! The reason why I came today was originally to reach a cooperation intention with your store, but I didn't expect to gain something else. It's really amazing to be able to see such perfect sake.
……so amazing!"
Kitahara Shuji understood a little. Is this a way to promote wine while eating? He is not very interested in this. They only have a hundred guests a night, and normal sake consumption is about 60 bottles - not everyone drinks sake.
——An ordinary bottle costs between 2,000 and 4,000 yen, and the total price is only about 170,000 to 80,000 yen. The profit is only about 30,000 yen. Add in the profit from high-priced famous wines, and the profit is only about 40,000 to 50,000 yen.
It’s not a big revenue generator at all.
Therefore, even An Yunyingsuke's direct supply from the brewery does not have much appeal... The main reason is that Chunweiwu purchases several boxes of each kind, and the brewery is not in the urban area, so he may not be willing to deliver it to their door.
In the past, Fuyumi didn't feel too bad about being bossed around by him, but now that she is preparing to be a girlfriend, she feels that she should cherish it a little more, and don't let her pull a cart and run all the way to rub those two short legs——
You are already very short, but you should try to cultivate yourself and try to grow taller!
He smiled directly and said: "You are so polite. I tried it occasionally and I'm so lucky that it suits your taste... If we need wine in the future, we must contact Mr. An Yun."
This actually meant no contact, but An Yunyingsuke didn't mind. He just looked at Kitahara Hideji seriously and said: "Kitahara-san is too humble. Your strength has already explained everything through this bottle of wonderful wine."
After he finished speaking, he put his hands on his knees, lowered his head and asked seriously: "Now I have a rude request, can you ask Kitahara-san to be the special consultant of Yukimi Shuzo? It's very presumptuous, but my intention is sincere, please!