Chapter 1291: The Road to Listing

ous. I'm not really going to do anything!”After Xia Jingyu's head fell on the pillow, she felt extraordinarily comfortable. She felt like she was truly a little tired. 。Soon, she fell into a deep slee..."This wine smells amazing!" Xiao Zheng couldn't help but exclaim. Although he hadn't had a drink in almost two years, he instinctively recognized the aroma of good wine. 。"The mayor said to appreciate incense, and this old man is happy!" A slightly aged voice came from the factory. 。Xiao Zheng looked up and saw an old man in a blue cotton short shirt standing at the door. He was Cao, the village's master brewer. 。Beside Old Master Cao stood Li Qingcha, with an elegant bearing. Her smile was always faint. 。Xiao Zheng hurried forward, grabbing Cao Lao Ye's hand: "Cao Lao Ye, how do you do! Long time no see!" Cao Lao Ye smiled and with his thin hands, patted gently on Xiao Zheng's back: "We people from Baokuang Village all know Mayor Xiao is busy >>> 。But no matter what others think, I, Old Man Cao, can't thank you enough! Without you, our village wouldn't have such a good winery!

Old Man Cao extended his right hand and gestured towards the winery in this mountain ravine. Xiao Zheng also followed the old man's gaze. Although the building wasn't tall, the factory behind it was large and had already taken shape. 。Xiao Zheng's gaze shifted from Wei Xishan to Li Qingcha, a hint of confusion in his eyes. He asked, "Which one of you invested in this factory Or did you all invest together"

Li Qingcha chuckled and said, "Mayor Xiao, you don't need to ask..." 。Let Mr. Cao show you around the factory first We'll explain everything to you after you've had a look. 。Xiao Zheng heard this and was exactly what he had in mind. 。If an ordinary person visited a winery, they would probably only care about whether the wine tasted good and how much it cost. However, as the mayor, Xiao Zheng's concern is whether the Jinli Mi Zi wine product can create an industry. 。For this very reason, the factory building is a must-see. He is very interested in the entire winemaking process, and he said: "Alright, then I'll visit first." 。I haven't seen the whole winemaking process before, today I have a chance to see it with my own eyes. 。Thus, Old Master Cao, leaning on his cane, walked slowly in front, followed by Xiao Zheng, Wei Xishan, Li Qingcha and others at a leisurely pace. 。"As Old Master Cao walked, he introduced: 'Our Jinye Mi Zi wine brewing method is called ancient brewing. There are three very important things: grain, water, and koji.' " 。For a long time, our precious land became poor and parched. The water dried up, and naturally, we couldn't brew good wine anymore. The fine wine I have stored in the cellar was all brewed many years ago. 。But, over the past two years, the mountain has turned green again. The tree roots have held onto the water, soaking it into the reservoir, and our Baomian village can now drink clean spring water again, and our crops have flourished 。We chose to build our factory in this valley because there is a spring flowing above and mugwort growing below. This location couldn't be more suitable. 。"So that's why it wasn't chosen in the mountains, but in a valley. " 。Xiao Zheng nodded slightly and followed forward. 。This factory area used to be interconnected, stretching for hundreds of meters in length and fifty or sixty meters in width. The connecting points had heavy iron gates that could be opened and closed. 。Today most of the lights are already on, and the house is brightly lit. 。At nearly eight o'clock this evening, there were still workers in blue short-sleeved shirts laboring. 。The factory environment was spotless, with clean floors, walls, and ceilings. The air was thick with the smell of alcohol, so potent that one might feel slightly tipsy after inhaling it too deeply. 。Then Old Master Cao added: "Brewing rice wine has 'six-six thirty-six processes', one hundred and eighty-eight steps. Each step must be done well, especially the three key stages: brewing, making koji, and blending. None of them can be careless." 。The factory is too big, so today I'll just take you to see these three main workshops. 。At this time, the brewery was not making wine, but two workers were cleaning up. 。According to Mr. Cao, the best time to make wine is at 5:08 in the morning. The workers at Mi Zi Winery would start working fervently before daybreak, stirring up the spent grain lees that had slumbered in the fermentation tanks overnight and releasing its fragrant aroma! At that time, the aroma of the wine would be everywhere. 。Xiao Zheng was very sorry that he couldn't see the scene of feverish activity at this time, otherwise he would probably have been unable to resist grabbing a shovel and taking a few scoops. 。。Continuing forward, we arrived at the fermentation workshop. 。The workers in this workshop are mostly women, and they are finishing up their work. 。They saw the leaders coming, their faces flushed with embarrassment as they walked to the sides. 。The work of brewing starts at dawn, with 4 am considered the best starting time. A shift change ensures that the entire process of brewing is completed throughout the day. 。What's even more puzzling is that the making of this fermented rice wine actually involves stepping on it with your feet. 。Those fair and delicate female feet stepped upon it, and in a few dozen seconds they would stamp out a "tortoise-shell" shape: tight on the sides, loose in the middle. 。Many uninformed people say that wine made from this foot-stomped koji will have a smelly odor, won't it Can it be eaten It's too unsanitary! In fact, in traditional delicious crafts, such as udon noodles, pickled vegetables, tea leaves, pickles, sea salt, wine, sour plum soup, and flatbreads, the traditional methods all involve foot-stomping>>> 。At this point, the koji has been made. Part of it is spread out on drying racks in the drying room, while another portion begins to be moved into the aging room. 。These koji will subsequently be sealed together with steamed grains in the cellar for nine fermentations over 28 days, emerging as "sake lees." Then, it undergoes seven distillations in a wine boiler to produce the fragrant and rich Mi Tzu Wine!

They arrived at the side of the wine cellar and stopped before a large steamer. 。"Mayor Xiao, please have a taste of this wine!" From beside the barrel, Old Master Cao picked up a glass and handed it to Xiao Zheng. 。Xiao Zheng took it and placed it under a stainless steel wine pipe. He gently turned the faucet with his hand. 。

Transparent with a slight yellow hue, the liquor flowed freely from the spout like heavenly nectar. It blossomed into beautiful floral patterns in the cup, and its aroma wafted invitingly, making one eager to take a sip. 。This wine has almost reached the 53-degree alcohol content of our golden rice wine. 。“Old Master Cao said, ‘But without fermentation, it wouldn’t be good liquor! Let’s go see the fermentation workshop one last time, then you can go eat dinner and drink rice wine.’” 。In the teasing workshop, Xiao Zheng met an acquaintance. 。Because this person was wearing a white coat, his appearance was vastly different from before. Xiao Zheng didn't recognize him at first until the other party addressed him, "Mayor Xiao, you're here!" Xiao Zheng looked closely and remembered, "Cao Yong You're working at the winery too" Cao Yong was Jiang Xiaoli's husband and Jiang Xiaohui's brother-in-law. Previously, Xiao Zheng and Fang Ya had lived in their cave dwelling. 。Master Cao said, "Cao Yong, is my grandson. 。From the time he was a little boy, he'd follow me around when I made wine. He'd peek here and touch there. 。Before my wine was fully fermented, I opened the thatched roof of the wine vat and stole a taste. I don't know how many jars of wine I ruined. 。"I thought my wine was sour, but it turns out this little rascal was playing tricks!" Everyone laughed after hearing this. Cao Yong, being honest as he was, sheepishly said: "Grandpa, these old stories, can we not talk about them in front of the leader""You did it and you're not even admitting it" Grandpa Cao chuckled, "The leader is also human, they wouldn't mind a little thing like this!" Li Qingcha added: "Everyone has their own childhood, don't they" 。"Cao Yong, if you hadn't had that kind of childhood, how could you be our sommelier today"

Old Man Cao said, "You see, Mr. Li said it so well..." 。You grew up with me making wine, so you have a natural feeling for rice wine. This kind of feeling, when people grow up and want to learn, they can't learn it. 。 。“At this point, Cao Yong nodded solemnly: 'I will study seriously. Now that the village has established a factory and the environment has improved, there are conditions to pass down mi zi wine.’” 。I hope this winery can operate for decades, even centuries, and continue to thrive. 。this moment, everyone is undoubtedly eager to know: Did Professor Yunqi truly find the "keng mine" in Yunnan and Guizhou Could these two elements, "keng" and "qiang," really perfectly fuse to form a v...