My Girlfriend is a Wicked Girl

Chapter 299 The Soul of the Brewer

An Yunyingzhu held the white porcelain wine bottle tightly, as if it was his life, she didn't feel sorry for the chaos in the store caused by her son, she just frowned and thought - this doesn't make sense, there are several wine tasting conferences every year, How has this wine never been tasted, never seen, never even heard of?

Kitahara Hideji ignored him and continued to greet the guests, but An Yunyingzhu thought for a long time about the wine and still couldn't come up with a name for it, and finally asked Kitahara Hideji: "Kitahara-kun... no, General, where is this wine produced? "

Kitahara Hideji was chatting and joking with an old customer, and didn't bother to answer for a while, but Haruna said quietly: "It's brewed by my general."

Their family has a license, so there is nothing to hide, even if they don’t have it, it doesn’t matter—about one tenth of the izakaya will sell their own wine, and many people in the countryside will also make their own wine, plum wine, etc. and push it to the city No one cares about selling them here.

The government wants to collect wine tax, but the wine tax is mainly aimed at large-scale wine producers such as wine brewing. If you brew 30 or 50 bottles at home, even if you report it to others, it is an oral education. None will be confiscated.

Even if the government is idle, it doesn’t pay for it. There is a cost to collecting taxes. It doesn’t think it’s worth the five bottles and three cylinders. Anyway, the izakaya also has to pay business tax and urban construction tax. It’s just as rich after selling wine. receive.

Of course, the premise is not to drink to death, but according to the degree of sake, as long as you don't intentionally poison it, it is basically impossible to drink to death.

An Yunying took a deep breath after listening to Haruna's answer, and looked at Kitahara Hideji with some awe.

It is easy to make wine, but it is difficult to make good wine, and it is even more difficult to make wine that cannot be faulted. It is almost an impossible task.

Rice is very important. The variety of rice, growth environment, maturity, and whether it is moldy will affect whether the rice fragrance can be accurately passed on to sake. Many breweries even require farmers to plant rice suitable for sake brewing, that is, sake rice—— It tastes bad and becomes mushy when boiled, but it is quite easy to make wine.

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; too much iron ions will make the color of the wine change, darken and gray, and even worse Has a very unpleasant iron odour; excessive tin ions can cause serious cloudiness in the wine...

These will determine the final quality of sake, but not the most important, the most important thing is the type of music - the song is the soul of the wine, and the same principle applies to sake.

There are few bacteria in the koji, and the fermentation is not complete. The result is sweet rice soup instead of wine; there are many bacteria in the koji, which will cause the mash to become rancid. What comes out is a vat of sour water, or even if the koji is dead, the final result is a vat Stinky lumps that don't even eat pigs.

How many times will it take to combine so many conditions to finally get a perfect bottle of wine? How much persistence and persistence to muster up the courage to try again... As a winemaker, no one understands better than An Yunyingzhu.

This kind of thing is impossible to be lucky at all, it is interlocking and extremely complicated, if you want to be perfect casually, that is really luck, so what kind of wine is there, why not buy a lottery ticket!

In an instant, Kitahara Hideji seemed to be covered with a light layer of golden light in An Yunying's eyes. This young man's figure is so tall and straight, his words and deeds are so charming, even the smile on the corner of his mouth reveals his extraordinary persistence and belief—Hidesuke Ahn looked through Kitahara Hideji's handsome skin, and directly saw Kitahara Hideji's pure soul, which belongs to winemakers, was instantly moved!

To be able to do this at such a young age, an amazing young man, a real strong among the brewers!

He couldn't help but become polite, and he no longer dared to put on airs like a senior from the Liquor Kingdom. The brewer speaks with wine, and comparing his wine with Hideji Kitahara's, it's a compliment to say that it's pissing, and you have to accept it if you don't accept it.

The little idea of ​​"win-win" has long been thrown aside - Junweiya has the perfect sake that is worthy of any Japanese cuisine, he has nothing to say - he is so polite that he is a little respectful, and he doesn't even dare Interrupting Hideji Kitahara's chat with other guests, although he was obviously not talking about serious business, he was just discussing what fruits and vegetables to eat to fill his stomach and lose weight, but he still didn't dare to interrupt rudely, he could only ask Haruna softly Said: "Has Miss Beiyuan assisted Brother Ling in brewing wine?"

Hideji Kitahara introduced Haruna as his younger sister, and An Yunyingzhu is really a brother and sister. Chuncai didn't care too much. Although she doesn't like An Yun's family very much, as a general supplementary service, it is also her duty to gossip with the drinkers: "Yes, Mr. An Yun."

"Have you been assisting all the time?"

"yes!"

"It's hard, right?" There is nothing difficult about brewing wine, but there is a period of time in the brewing process that is similar to boiling an eagle. Either you boil the wine, or the wine boils you to death.

"It's not hard work. Helping my general. I can learn a lot of things that others can't learn. This is my luck." Haruna doesn't talk too much with strangers, and it can be regarded as learning. In fact, to be honest-she likes it There is an inexplicable sense of fulfillment in being busy with Hideji Kitahara. When Hideji Kitahara succeeded, she also felt very happy, with a sense of pride.

Of course, she did learn a lot.

An Yunying nodded approvingly. Now that Hideji Kitahara is making wine again, he is willing to work for free, even with a subsidy. Anyway, as long as he is allowed to look at the details at close range, then anything is fine.

He was a little envious of Chuncai. He looked at Chuncai skillfully carving carrots to decorate the dishes, which showed a bit of skill, and then looked at her calm but focused little face under the white kerchief, standing there shaking slightly as if facing the wind Qingzhu's posture couldn't help but feel admiration in his heart - he is an outstanding child, sensible, able to endure hardships, and I am afraid that he is also a good seedling for a winemaker!

He couldn't help turning his head to look at his pair of sons and daughters, wanting to make a comparison. There is nothing wrong with my daughter, she has always been fine, but what happened to that impatient kid... Why do you suddenly feel that this kid is such a waste? Is it because his wife dotes on him too much?

No, the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold, and only a difficult environment can shape a person into a talent! Girls of the same age have already started to work hard, still without pay, just to learn and improve themselves, while this family is still eating and waiting to die, there is a huge gap in character, character and ability, and it is true that the wife spoils the child too much!

It's not too late to change now, turn around and get this kid to work in a brewery, starting from backing rice and grinding rice, what is dirty and hard work! I can't let it go any longer. Seeing how he is doing nothing now, what can he do in the future? !

An Yunyingzhu decided to go back and give her son a Spartan education with a glance, but his son didn't realize it and just lowered his head to pick up the rice, so he turned to Chuncai and asked politely: "Is your store going to make wine soon?"

For sake, winter is the best brewing season. In ancient times, it was brewed five times a year, according to the maturity period of rice, but in modern times, it was found that the spoilage rate of sake brewed in winter was lower, and the yield rate was higher. Until now, it has basically been 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 breaking a taboo, he could only inquire about the date, and then think of a way to see if he could help.

Chuncai shook her head: "There is no plan to make wine in the near future, and my general has no time."

"How could there be no time?" Hero An Yun was a little unbelievable. It's a crime to have such a skill and not use it to save everyone in the wine country, right?

"We are all in school, and we have to keep the store open. It is inconvenient to make wine for several days without people." Chuncai replied calmly, and they didn't have time to make the more profitable imitation Buddha Jumping Wall, so they could barely make it once a week. Double the winemaking is even more impossible.

An Yunying was a little annoyed, and at the same time suspected that Haruna had discovered her plan and was refusing in advance, but Kitahara Hideji turned around and smiled politely: "Mr. An Yun, are you satisfied with the wine?"

This family is quite troublesome, the old ones are picky, and the young ones are stupid, but they also spent a lot of money, so they have to care about it, and they can't be too cold.

Facing Hideji Kitahara, An Yunying immediately treated each other with awe, straightened her back and sat upright, lowered her head and said sincerely: "I am very satisfied, it can be said that it is impossible to be more satisfied. Kitahara-san, I am a frog in a well who lacks knowledge, and today I finally understand the perfect What kind of sake is it, thank you very much!"

"It's really an honor, as long as you are satisfied." Hideji Kitahara replied with a smile. Now he doesn't pay much attention to this guy who is demented after drinking just one glass. He feels that he should be rare——Hideji Kitahara knows that this is good wine, but he doesn't want to touch it. He has never tasted it, and he has no intuitive feeling. Seeing An Yunyingzhu like this, not only couldn't understand, but wanted to laugh.

The Fukuzawa family is in a similar situation. Fuyumi, like Kitahara Hideji, only cares about whether input and output can be directly proportional, Yuli only thinks it is fun, Natsuori Natsusa only cares about overtime pay, so Haruna takes it seriously and wants to keep doing it, but she said in the middle doesn't count.

Kitahara Hideji finished his courtesy and was going to appease other guests, but An Yunyingzhu finally spoke to him, and refused to let him go, quickly took out his business card, bowed slightly, pinched a corner with both hands, and handed it over respectfully Past: "I was rude just now, Kitahara-san, this is my business card, please take care of me in the future!"

The self-introductions of the two parties before were centered on An Yunai, and they were classmates, friends and family members, but now they are introducing each other on a social level, which is obviously a lot more solemn. Kitahara Hideji was a little surprised, wiped his hands quickly, took it with both hands, and said at the same time: "Sorry, Mr. An Yun, I don't have a business card."

As he spoke, he glanced down at the business card, and was surprised to find a series of titles such as "Director of Kikuki Wine Co., Ltd.", "Supervisor of Yukimi Brewery", "Permanent Director of the National Sake Appreciation Conference" and so on.

No wonder he is so picky about drinking wine, it turns out he is a wine seller!

Yingzhu An Yun didn't hide anything, and said bluntly: "I made Kitahara-san laugh! The reason why I came here today was to reach a cooperation intention with your store, but I didn't expect to gain something else. It's amazing to see such perfect sake. ……so amazing!"

Hideji Kitahara understood a little bit, is this to sell wine while eating? He is not very interested in this. They only have a hundred guests a night, and the normal sake consumption is about 60 bottles—not everyone drinks sake—the usual bottle is between 2,000 and 4,000 yen, and the total is also Just sell it for 170,000 to 100,000 yen, and the profit is only about 30,000 yen. Even if the profit of high-priced famous wine is added, it is only about 40,000 to 50,000 yen, which is not a big revenue at all.

Therefore, it is not very attractive for An Yunying to supply directly from the brewery... The main reason is that Chunwei House buys several boxes of each item, and the brewery will not be located in the urban area, so they may not be willing to deliver to their door.

In the past, Dongmei didn't feel very distressed when he was ordering her around, but now that she is preparing for a girlfriend, I feel that she should cherish it a little bit, so don't let her pull the cart and go all the way to grind those two short legs—— I was already very short, but I still want to raise it to grow taller!

He directly smiled and said: "You are so kind, I tried it once in a while, and it's a blessing that it suits your taste... In the future, if we need wine, we must contact Mr. An Yun."

These words are actually tantamount to not contacting each other, but An Yunyingzhu didn't mind, she just looked at Kitahara Hideji seriously and said: "Kitahara-san is too modest, your strength has already explained everything through this bottle of wonderful wine."

After he finished speaking, he rested his hands on his knees, lowered his head and asked earnestly: "Now I have a rude request, can I ask Kitahara-san to be the special consultant of Xuejian Sake Brewery? Although it is very presumptuous, my heart is sincere, please." !"

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