"Shh!" Tang Shiyue put the deer meat back into the house, closed the firewood door, washed her hands in the basin, and took the little brother she was worried about inside: "Don't worry, they are from the village, we are on the mountain today. We hunted a deer together and agreed that each person would share half of it. I was afraid that people would be too crowded during the day and something would be unpleasant to hear, so I sent it to me at night."
Tang Shirong still looked serious: "What's his name? How did you know him?"
"I don't know," Tang Shiyue said innocently, "Is your surname Qi?"
When Tang Shirong heard that she didn't even know her name, his expression softened and he didn't ask any more questions.
Tang Shiyue walked around behind him and wiped his hair with a towel while asking: "Brother, how are you doing these days? Why did you ask Tang Junchen to bring money back? I don't need it at all!"
Tang Shirong just smiled and didn't answer, and Tang Shiyue said casually: "I think Fourth Uncle Tang's family is pretty good. Do you have a good relationship with Tang Junchen?"
Tang Shirong hesitated for a moment. Tang Shiyue tilted her body and looked at him: "Brother? Brother?"
He was amused by her weird posture, and lightly tapped her forehead while saying: "The relationship is not bad... The relationship was not good at first, but after we got to know each other, we felt that we were quite compatible..."
He spoke vaguely for a long time, and Tang Shiyue finally understood.
In fact, what he meant was that the main reason Tang Junchen took the initiative to make friends with him was not because he had similar interests, but because he thought he would achieve something in the future. In other words, he thought he was a potential stock.
On the one hand, he didn't like such a utilitarian friendship, and on the other hand, he was afraid of living up to such high expectations, so he never interacted with him until the night they were kicked out. When he was desperate and asked him for help, it was equivalent to accepting The two of them started to interact with each other after receiving his olive branch. Although they felt that they were compatible after the exchange, they were still a little concerned about his original purpose.
After all, Tang Shiyue was someone who had been involved in Vanity Fair, so she quickly understood what he meant.
She couldn't help but laugh and said: "Brother, if you think like this, some scholars are angry."
Tang Shirong was startled. He didn't care just because the words came from his younger sister. Instead, he solemnly asked: "Why do you say that?"
"Let me put it this way, at least half of the wealthy people in the world build bridges and pave roads for the sake of fame and reputation. How many people are really dedicated to doing good deeds? But at this time, if you are a parent and an official, building bridges and paving roads is a This kind of thing is beneficial to the people, so why don’t you accept it because the person who provided the money has the intention of seeking fame and reputation?”
Tang Shirong suddenly became speechless.
She continued: "If the water is clear, there will be no fish. In fact, I think it is not a big mistake to seek fame and reputation. People are selfish. Those who benefit themselves at the expense of others are bad people. Those who harm others without harming themselves are big bad people. Those who benefit themselves without harming others are actually bad people. Even if you are a good person, if you benefit others at your own expense, I think most of them are fools."
These words were indeed shocking to the little scholar, but she still felt that he should have been taught this truth early on.
A person who is good at learning may not necessarily be a person or an official. She only hopes that even if Tang Shirong is not a person who can be an official, he is at least a person who can be a good person. After all, he is not a child of a noble family and does not have a family behind him. , even if one day he really wins the title of Toad Palace, he can only rely on himself. A high emotional intelligence is more useful in the workplace than ability.
Tang Shirong thought deeply.
Looking at the little boy sitting under the moon with his hair loose, wearing only a middle coat and showing his thin arms, I feel more and more pitiful that he is thin. The three children in the third room, including herself, are not in good health. When they have money,
It needs to be replenished properly.
The next day, the brother and sister worked together to cut the venison into pieces and use the method of making beef jerky to make venison jerky.
In addition to sugar, salt, wine, plums, soy sauce, Dayan Chao also had ginger, onions, garlic, pepper, Sichuan peppercorns, etc. The seasonings were quite complete. The last time she went to town, she bought some of all kinds.
A cup of dried venison is extremely delicious.
Tang Shiyue had been busy all morning, so she had her hands free and planned to go to a small wine shop to buy a few wine jars to use as meat pots.
As soon as they walked out of the door, they saw a brand new carriage parked at the door of the Tang family mansion, surrounded by several children. Mrs. Zhou from the wine shop was also leaning against the door and watching. When she saw her coming, she smiled and said, "Yue
Son."
Tang Shiyue told her the purpose of her visit, and Mrs. Zhou smiled and said: "A few wine jars are just sitting there gathering dust. If you want any money, you kid is just asking for help."
"Thank you, Auntie." Tang Shiyue didn't shirk much, "Then I'll make it later and bring a jar to treat Auntie to eat."
She didn't open her mouth to ask, but Mrs. Zhou couldn't help it and said with a smile: "Your fourth uncle's new daughter-in-law came to the door, so I took a look. She is really a rich girl."
She looked very interested: "Oh? He's handsome?"
"How should I put it?" Mrs. Zhou was embarrassed and said vaguely: "She is a bit like the camellia from the Chen family. She is quite handsome in appearance and has a big butt. She looks lucky. She wears the same clothes.
You are really rich, the gold and silver you wear dazzles me!"
She smacked her tongue and lowered her voice: "I heard that she is the only daughter of a big shot in the town, and she grew up doting on her. If you can marry such a noble daughter-in-law, your whole family will benefit from it."
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Chen Camellia? Tang Shiyue thought hard for a long time and finally remembered what she looked like.
Basically, he is over 1.6 meters tall and weighs about 160 pounds... Tang Yongming has never been good at this, and it seems that he has worked hard for wealth.
The two of them walked inside while chatting. As soon as they entered, Tang Shiyue smelled the smell of wine lees.
Madam Zhou went in and brought out several jars for her. Tang Shiyue saw some sealed wine placed against the wall, and casually said, "There are so many, haven't you sold them yet?"
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Zhou's cheerful face also darkened: "It's not easy to sell. Now the restaurants in the town don't accept them. Our boss carries a load and goes to the villages every day to sell them by the shop. Sake can only be used as turbid wine."
If you sell it, you won’t even be able to sell it for the original price.”
Tang Shiyue was stunned and suddenly remembered the scene at Yunlai Restaurant in the town last time.
Mrs. Zhou came out with the jar, scrubbed it hastily by the water tank a few times, and then tied it up with a straw rope.
Tang Shiyue walked around casually, glanced at the utensils in the courtyard, and suddenly her heart moved.
In this era, the wine-making technology was actually very underdeveloped. Generally, koji, rice, and water were put into the wine jar in proportion, and then the jar was sealed. It usually took three months to open the jar. Before opening the jar, a small amount of lime and plant ash was added.
Prevent over fermentation.
Then it is filtered, the clear part is sake, and the remaining part full of sake lees is turbid sake.
But in order to sell it, you have to "cook the wine", that is, cook it slowly over a low fire, heat it, and then make a wine that can be sold, called Shaochun, also called Shaojiu.
It turns out that the Dayan Dynasty did not have distillation technology yet...
This ordinary wine-making technology can produce wine with only about ten degrees of alcohol. With a still, it can reach at least fifty or sixty degrees. This is a qualitative leap.
It's just that this kind of epoch-making progress cannot be afforded by a village winery. Instead, it can make small improvements first and everyone can make profits together.
Tang Shiyue took this matter to heart, thanked Lady Zhou, and carried the jar out. (To be continued)