1980: I have a spiritual spring

Chapter 29 This taste is absolutely amazing!

In rural areas, whether it's an administrative village or one of the natural villages below it, there will always be a Bagua (Eight Trigrams) center.

In those days, the gossip center of an administrative village was usually the supply and marketing department, a place for buying and selling goods, and the most suitable place for everyone to gather together and chat about everything under the sun.

The center of the Bagua (Eight Trigrams) in each natural village is either under a big tree at the village entrance or in the home of the most popular villager.

The center of Qiaojiawan is under the decades-old poplar tree at the entrance of the village.

It's already mid-October, and the wheat planting in Qiaojiawan has been completed, so the villagers have some free time for the time being.

That day, after breakfast, some villagers who had nothing to do gathered in twos and threes at the village's gossip center and chatted about everyday matters.

As they chatted, the topic turned to the 1000 laying hens that Qiao Erhe raised.

"Erhe and his siblings are quite capable. They bought 1000 chicks from the poultry farm and have been raising them for over a month now. All 1000 chicks are alive and well, and none of them have died."

"They're really amazing. And you all saw those laying hens, right? They're all so healthy and energetic. I don't know how the siblings raise them."

"Seeing how well Erhe's family is raising laying hens, I'm starting to feel the urge to raise them myself."

"Yes, I'd like to raise one too."

"..."

It's human nature to follow trends. Although raising laying hens carries considerable risks, the villagers initially wanted to play it safe and observe Qiao Erhe's farming situation first. If he made money successfully, they would then follow suit.

But as time went by, Qiao Erhe's egg-laying chicken farming went smoothly, with all 1000 chicks surviving. And judging from their current growth, all of Qiao Erhe's chickens are very healthy.

As a result, some villagers became restless and started thinking about following the trend of raising livestock.

Aunt Qiao was also present. Hearing that many villagers were interested in following the trend of raising chickens now, she, who had a lot of experience in raising chickens, couldn't help but remind them: "If you want to raise laying hens on a large scale, it's best to wait until next year. After all, it's already the Double Ninth Festival, and the weather will get cold in about a month."

Upon hearing this, some villagers immediately realized what was going on and nodded repeatedly, saying, "That's right. The weather will soon get cold. If we buy chicks to raise at this time and don't prepare them for warmth, it's hard to say how many of them will survive. The risk is indeed too great."

The other villagers were also awakened by the news. In the past, they raised too few chickens and ducks and never paid attention to the weather. After all, with only a few chickens and ducks, they could easily manage to keep the chicks and ducklings alive, no matter how cold the weather was.

However, if it is large-scale farming, the result will be different.

"So, we'll just have to wait until the weather gets warmer next year before we start raising them again."

"Actually, this is good. We can take this time to build the chicken coop first."

"Building a chicken coop isn't difficult; the challenge is how to manage such a large fence."

“What else can we do? If we have money, we can build a wall with red bricks, or we can enclose it with a wooden fence or bamboo fence. If we don’t have enough money, we can learn from the Erhe siblings and dig a trench directly.”

"..."

While the villagers were gossiping in the center of the village, Qiao Erhe, witnessed by his siblings, removed the large bowl that had been overturned on top of the wine jar.

Instantly, a rich aroma of wine filled the air, and the Qiao siblings were instantly invigorated by the unique scent.

Qiao Sihai couldn't help but exclaim, "This glutinous rice wine smells so good!" Qiao Sanduo nodded emphatically, "I've never smelled such fragrant glutinous rice wine before."

Qiao Dajiang's eyes lit up as he said, "Second brother, quickly scoop up a spoonful and taste it. See if your sweet glutinous rice wine is good."

Smelling the rich aroma of the wine, Qiao Erhe was quite intoxicated. He took a clean wine ladle, scooped a large spoonful into the wine jar, poured it into the four clean bowls next to it, and then inverted the large bowls onto the mouth of the jar to seal it.

This glutinous rice wine was brewed by Qiao Erhe a week ago, and it has only just finished fermenting. The wine and glutinous rice are still mixed together, and the wine has not yet been separated.

Previously, when brewing the wine, Qiao Erhe also added some goji berries, so the glutinous rice sweet wine that was scooped out was a mixture of white glutinous rice and wine, with a few red goji berries as garnish, which looked quite appetizing.

(Sweet glutinous rice wine)
Next, the four siblings almost simultaneously picked up their wine bowls and eagerly took a sip of the sweet glutinous rice wine.

The moment the sweet glutinous rice wine entered their throats, Qiao Dajiang, Qiao Sanduo, and Qiao Sihai, apart from Qiao Erhe who was already prepared, were all stunned.

This wasn't the first time the Qiao siblings had drunk glutinous rice wine. It was known for its mellow sweetness and unique flavor. The glutinous rice wines they had drunk before were already considered very delicious by Qiao Dajiang and the others, more than ten times better than other rice wines.

But compared to the bowl of sweet glutinous rice wine they were holding, the sweet glutinous rice wine they used to drink was just garbage.

The taste of this sweet glutinous rice wine was beyond the comprehension of Qiao Dajiang and his two companions, who were not well-educated. They didn't know what words to use to describe it.

Moreover, this wine not only tastes excellent, but after taking a sip, they could feel a warm current flowing down their throats and into their stomachs, giving them an indescribable feeling of comfort.

"Good wine!"

Qiao Dajiang exclaimed, "This glutinous rice wine is the best wine I've ever tasted in my life! Second brother, your winemaking skills are truly amazing!"

Qiao Sihai nodded vigorously, "Big brother is right, second brother, the glutinous rice wine you brewed is really delicious."

Qiao Sanduo said with admiration, "Second Brother, you are really amazing. You can actually brew such delicious wine."

Qiao Erhe laughed and said, "This wine is not only delicious, but it is also very good for your health if you drink it regularly."

Qiao Sanduo said excitedly, "No wonder I felt a warm current going down my throat after just one sip of wine, and then my stomach felt comfortable."

Qiao Sihai couldn't help but take another big gulp, feeling the warmth as he said, "Second brother, this glutinous rice wine is so good, you should brew more, otherwise the wine we're brewing now will probably be gone very soon."

Qiao Erhe also took a big gulp and laughed, "You think brewing wine doesn't cost money? We don't have any glutinous rice at home. We have to buy all this glutinous rice. And we don't have much money right now, so we can only drink this wine sparingly. We can brew more when we have more money in the future."

Qiao Dajiang took three sips and said, "Second brother, next year our family must grow more glutinous rice, then we can use it all to brew this sweet glutinous rice wine."

Qiao Sihai immediately raised his hand and said, "I agree with your suggestion, elder brother."

Qiao Sanduo also raised her hand and said, "I also agree with Big Brother's suggestion."

Seeing that his siblings had been won over by the sweet glutinous rice wine he had brewed, Qiao Erhe couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.

Using spring water to brew wine produces amazing results.

(End of this chapter)