Evetrona's old stories

"The meaning of this spell is: to create a beam of pure light." Wenzina straightened her waist, pinched her shoulders with both hands, and said, "This book is very precious, and I will leave it to you for safekeeping. Mao Qi understands the words on it, let him teach you."

Afterwards, Eve couldn't remember how she left the hall, and whether she said goodbye to Wenzina politely.In the eyes of others, she has been holding the spell-casting book tightly to her chest, her eyes are never duller than before, she should not be called to by others, she even stumbles when she walks, and needs others to support her so as not to fall .

For Wenzina, the preciousness of the auto-casting book is not only reflected in its own value, but also the testimony of her friendship with Evetrona. Because of this, she still carries this book with her to this day; and for Eve, the book that Wenzina gave her is like giving her the second... no, it should be said to be the third rebirth. Fu is like the last piece of a puzzle. This piece of the puzzle cannot change anything, but it heralds a kind of fulfillment, a sense of belonging in this world.

Song and Wine (Part [-])

Eve followed Ye Fei and Shirley out of the yard. The three of them were silent, but Ye Fei's cheeks were swollen, obviously holding back a laugh.

Finally, they couldn't help laughing together.

"What are you laughing at?" Eve asked the two.

"Then what are you laughing at?" Shirley asked her back.

"I don't know what I'm laughing at, I just laugh with you." Eve replied.

"That's right, we are kidding you that you haven't figured out the situation yet." Shirley said.

"What do you say?" Eve asked her.At this moment, Eve had already changed out of her dress, but she was still holding the spell-casting book in her hand.

"Our Ms. Wenzina has a lot of bad intentions." Ye Fei said, "She is deliberately playing tricks on you."

"Tricking me? What do you mean?" Eve still didn't understand.

"She made such a fuss just now to scare you." Ye Fei laughed as she spoke, "She...hahaha..." She pointed to the yard behind her, and kept laughing while holding her stomach. "The step she sat on... Do you know what is...under the blanket?" She squatted on the ground, out of breath with a smile, "That's the crate my family used when harvesting grapes... ……Hahaha……"

Eve scratched her head. She recalled that when she stepped on the steps with her heels on the red carpet, she could indeed hear the sound of the bottom thumping. She thought it was a hollow floor.

"But why did she do that?" Eve was very puzzled.

"Who knows, our ancestor has always acted out of common sense." Shirley shrugged, "But she is actually a very kind person, and you will know it after getting along with her for a long time."

"I know." Eve rubbed the leather of the book with her hands, and said, "She is indeed very kind."

Aristocrats seem to do things more freely than ordinary people?Eve learned a lesson.Thinking about it again, not only the two sisters, but even Nanfen was an accomplice?Well, when she thought of her cautious appearance just now, she felt a little hot in her ears.

"Where are we going now?" Ye Fei stood up and finally calmed down from the convulsive laughter.

"Doesn't your family own a winery? Can you go there?" Eve said.

"Now?" Ye Fei looked at the sun, it was not yet noon, "The winery in Hexi is making cider now, how many miles away from here, can we find a carriage?"

"Just walk? Can't you?" Eve looked at the country road and the shade of trees in front of her, and wanted to take a walk here.

"It's not impossible." Ye Fei nodded.

"Let's go back and get some food first." Shirley said, "We need to tell them that we are going to the winery and we won't be home for lunch."

After the three of them made up their minds, they started to take action, and sneaked back to the room through the side door. Ye Fei found out the old clothes and shoes that she wore a few years ago in the storage room, and asked Eve to put them on so that she would not mess with them. Dirty skirt, after all, it would be bad if Minxi's muddy tragedy happened again.After coming out, Ye Fei carried a backpack on her back, which was filled with food and water from the cook. The three of them walked on the dirt road, and they had agreed in advance that they would take turns carrying backpacks.In addition, Shirley also held a long pole in her hand, and she would lay down a few ripe fruits when she passed by a fruit tree by someone's road. Whenever this happened, Ye Fei would lie on the corner of the wall and watch the wind, causing Eve was also a little nervous.She also saw half-grown children doing these things when she was in Boyun Manor, but it was the first time she participated in it. In fact, Shirley was not willing to do this. After all, she was already a little girl, so why did Ye Is Fei just not growing up?

But Rozimi does have many trees and flowers that Eve has never seen before, which is why Shirley is willing to accompany Ye Fei as a little thief-both of them want Eve to taste the local fruits.The climate here is not as humid and rainy as Bomeng, and the environment is more similar to a desert oasis. To the west is a small desert, and to the east are snow-capped mountains. A river flows from the snow-capped mountains to the desert, and converges into a sapphire-blue lake on the west side of the town. In Eve's view, this area is almost like a paradise.

There are not many flowers that can bloom in late autumn. You can find vigorous plants such as chrysanthemums, hibiscus, roses, and morning glory here. The three of them walked a few miles, but Eve's wide-brimmed net hat is already full of flowers of different colors. In addition, the somewhat faded printed skirt she wears makes her look like a village girl.

Rozimi's noon was very hot.At just after one o'clock, the three planned to rest under a live oak tree with a canopy on the river's edge.This is a very suitable place for a picnic. The orange leaves are covered with gravel river beaches, and insects and birds are singing everywhere.Ye Fei took out water and food from the bag and put them on the rough canvas that had been laid out in advance. The lunch was rich, including cakes mixed with dried fruit, pickled cucumbers with fennel and peppercorns, whole wheat sandwiches with smoked ham sandwiched between them, charred potatoes with charred exteriors, soft and slightly sweet fried rice cakes, and a jar of cleaned fresh purple grapes.Apparently, these foods were hastily prepared by the cooks before they left, and they were plentiful, obviously taking into account Eve's amazing appetite.

After eating, the three of them sat by the river, took off their shoes, soaked their feet in the cool river water, chatted while eating grapes.

"How about we just sit here and go to the winery tomorrow?" Ye Fei asked Eve.

"How far is it from here?" Eve asked.

"Probably still have to go this far." Shirley replied, fanning the wind with her hat.

"Okay, let's take a look here." Eve nodded. She could see that the two girls seemed a little tired, and the sun was so bright today.

"Eve, will you travel in the future?" Ye Fei was digging the sand around her with stone flakes when she asked this question.

"Maybe, but I haven't made up my mind yet. Why do you think I'll travel?"

"I think an excellent person like you must go out and have a look. No matter what you do, you can always gain a lot of good ideas and gain a lot of knowledge if you go out for a walk, just like Mao Qi." Ye Fei said.

"What about the two of you? Will you travel?" Eve asked.

"I may not have a chance. After this winter, I will go to school in Glenjin City near the Eastern City." Shirley said.

"School?" When Eve thought about it, it seemed that she was the only one who had never been to school. Nanfen asked a tutor to teach her, and she never thought about it.

"I study medicine." Shirley said, "but my grades are actually not good. I am lucky to be able to study in Glenzin."

"Xue Lier is being modest." Ye Fei stuck out her tongue, "Her father is a famous doctor, how could her grades be worse?"

"My father is a psychiatrist, which is not the same as the medicine I studied." Shirley smiled and waved her hand, "Ye Fei, let me tell you about you, aren't you going to Ladd City? At that time, we will be far away.”

The city of Rad is located in the north of Krigin, relatively close to the Kingdom of Romingo.

"You go to school too?" Eve asked.

"Probably." Ye Fei diverted the river water into the small pit she dug, forming a puddle, "Go and try your luck, see if the Spin Musical Instrument School will take me in."

A frog jumped out of the grass in the distance and got into the river again.

"Or..." Eve scratched her head, "I also find a school to study in?"

Ye Fei and Shirley turned their heads to look at her at the same time.

"It's not good to stay in the manor all the time, like a vagrant." Eve knew that if she was older, someone might come to the manor to find a matchmaker. Although Nan Fen would not marry herself, if she could find something to do like the two sisters, it might save a lot of trouble.

"Then why don't you come to Ladd City, let's be a companion?" Ye Fei grabbed Eve's sleeve with her wet hands.

"You can think about it." Eve was indeed a little moved.

Shirley opened her mouth, as if she wanted to say something, but she didn't say anything in the end.

So, this topic is over for the time being.

Ye Fei's small puddle was filled with water, she blocked the water inlet with stones, and then mobilized Eve and Shirley to go into the water to catch fish.

Catching fish with bare hands is not an easy task. Anyway, Eve can't catch one, and the two sisters are obviously familiar with it. Small fish that are one finger long can be caught in a few minutes.

Eve stood barefoot in the clear river water that was as deep as her calf. Although she couldn't catch any fish, she was in a very comfortable mood. The rainy season here hasn't passed long yet. The river channel is wide and the bottom of the river is full of clean sand. A little silt.

After working hard for half an hour, Eve finally caught only two small shrimps and put them in the small puddle dug by Ye Fei.

Wading in the cold river, Eve picked up a pool of clear water, bent over to wash her face, and just when she raised her head, she was splashed all over.

After wiping her face, Eve saw Ye Fei, a crazy girl, standing in front of her and patting the water with her palm, making a crackling sound.

Eve immediately fought back. She scooped up a handful of river water with both hands and poured it over. Before Ye Fei could react, a large area of ​​her chest was soaked.

"Oh - do you play like this!" Ye Fei exclaimed, looking a little angry.

Eve also felt that she had poured so much water a little too much, and she was a little flustered. Just as she was about to apologize, Ye Fei suddenly rushed over and hugged her shoulders.

"Try this!"

The cold water and the girl's body temperature passed through the wet clothes together. Ye Fei's unexpected action made Eve's face flush a little. She subconsciously took a step back, but because of her unstable center of gravity, she fell backwards.

With a plop, Ye Fei and Eve fell into the river together, splashing a large amount of water.Ye Fei heard the bubbling sound coming from her ear, so she quickly stood up and pulled Eve out of the water.

The two are now completely soaked.

"What are you two playing?" Shirley turned her head, but she had a familiar expression on her face. She said to the two of them, "Go to the sun and bask in the sun, and you will catch a cold when it gets cold."

Eve didn't feel comfortable because she put her head up into the water. At this time, her nasal cavity was filled with water, and she kept dripping even after blowing it. She looked at Ye Fei, who was also a drowned chicken, in this way, and then laughed.

interesting.

Shirley helped Eve untie the hair belt, drained the water, and let the hair dry naturally. The soft black hair reflected the faintly visible blue in the sun. It was so beautiful that Shirley was envious.

In less than half an hour, their clothes and hair were almost dry, and the small puddle was filled with fish and shrimp.At this moment, the sound of horseshoes and wheels came from above the river. The three of them looked towards the dirt road and saw a man in a gray vest. He parked the carriage by the side of the road and shouted in the direction of the girls: "Little Yefei, madam asked me to drop by and see you!"

Hearing this voice, Ye Fei blinked her eyes, then pulled Eve's sleeve and said, "Looks like we can go to the winery." Then he waved vigorously in the direction of the man, "Are you going to the winery? ? Give us a ride too—"

The man raised his hand and replied, "Okay!"

So, they began to tidy up again in a hurry. The first thing Xue Lier did was to tear down Ye Fei's small fish pond and release these dull fish and shrimps. Naturally, Ye Fei was not happy because she had just filled the empty grape jar with water.The two did not quarrel because of this. Although Ye Fei was playful, she had a surprisingly good temper.

The man’s name is Ouke, and he is a driver. According to the name here, he is a "handlebar type". He is responsible for delivering goods between the winery and the town. He is now driving a two-driver cart. There are baskets and baskets of apples on the cart. The roof is covered with a sun-shading tarpaulin. In this hot weather, there is a fermented fruity smell, which is actually not unpleasant.

Ye Fei took the lead to climb onto the cart loaded with goods and sat on the tarpaulin.

"Aren't you going to rot the apple?" Eve hesitated.

"It's okay, there's still a layer of straw under here, absolutely no problem, unless Oke also comes up." She lay on the nearly two-meter-high pile of goods, and stretched out her hand towards Eve.

Eve handed the backpack to Ye Fei, and when Ye Fei put the backpack away and turned her head, she saw that Eve had already climbed up the pile of goods very lightly while holding the binding rope, and the two sisters were taken aback.

"As expected of a person who is good at swordsmanship, look at his arm strength." Ye Fei joked.

"Hey, don't look, come and help me." Shirley's voice came from under the car.

Only then did Ye Fei notice that Shirley was still standing under the car.

When the three of them got into the carriage, Oke, who was sitting in front, raised his whip towards the air, and with a crisp snap, the two horses took a step forward, and the carriage steadily headed towards the winery.

It was around three o'clock in the afternoon, and the sun was not as strong as before. As the carriage drove, the breeze kept blowing on her cheeks, making her very comfortable. Eve just lay on her back on the tarpaulin warmed by the sun, and fell asleep unknowingly to the sound of horseshoes and wheels. When she woke up again, the car had already parked in the winery in Hexi.

There are five wineries in Rozimi Town, three of which belong to Ye Fei's family, and among all the wineries, the winery in the direction of Hexi is the largest.

The most conspicuous buildings in the winery are a waterwheel and two windmills located by the river. The river where the waterwheel is located can be clearly seen to be excavated and diverted. A stone wall is piled up in the river channel at the entrance of the water flow, which encloses and accumulates most of the river water. A hand-operated wooden gate is built on one side to control the flow of water. It provides a steady stream of water for the winery, and on the other hand, it can support simple automatic machinery with the transmission of gears and belts. In addition, it can be clearly seen that the bottom of the waterwheel is not immersed in the tail water channel. The waterwheel with this structure is also called an upwash waterwheel.The structure of the two windmills is much more complicated than that of the waterwheel, and it is the only one among the five wineries.The two windmills have the same specifications, and they are composed of six wide fan blades, which are mounted on the top of the semi-open tower wooden roof. The fan blades are fixed with dyed canvas.These canvases can be retracted by pulling ropes to prevent strong winds from damaging the fan blades and the internal driving machinery. The most ingenious point of these two windmills is that such huge fan blades can flexibly change directions according to the wind direction—the top of the windmill tower is a turret composed of several sets of gears, and the windmill blades are placed here. It will rotate and transmit the force to the turret through the gear, so that the main blade in the front section can always rotate against the wind.The windmills in the winery were not used to grind flour for bread, but to drive processing machinery such as mills and trommels.

Ye Fei knew what Eve would be interested in, so she took her to see the waterwheel by the river first.There are not as many workers in the winery as Eve imagined. Moreover, although it is the harvest season, these people seem to be quite leisurely?

A little closer to the waterwheel, you can hear the sound of rumbling water. When you look in front of the waterwheel, you can see how fast the big waterwheel is turning. The mist formed by the splashing water fills the surrounding area. If you find the right angle, you can even vaguely see a rainbow. The small dam built of thick stones is seven or eight meters high. Standing on the top of the dam, you can see the water filled behind it. ridge.

Fishing here should be good.Eve stared at the school of fish at the bottom, thinking silently.

At this moment, a whistle sounded in the distance, and after that, Eve saw several workers walking towards the source of the sound.

"What are they going to do?" Eve asked Ye Fei.

"It should be about to start work." Ye Fei said, "Let's go over and have a look."

The three girls were squatting side by side on the bank of the river to watch the fish. At this moment, they pulled each other to stand up. Eve stood in the middle, and Ye Fei and Shirley each held one of Eve's arms, smiling like this, while supporting her towards the workers assembly point.

The winery mainly makes two kinds of wine in this season, one is wine and the other is cider.

There are three apple planting areas in Rozimi, one is located near the blue lake in the west, the other is located on the slopes at the foot of the snow mountain, and the last is at the foot of the snow mountain. The altitude is high and the temperature in winter is low, so the fruit will be left on the tree until it freezes into a brown ice lump, and then picked for making ice wine.

Different from making wine, apples need to be cleaned before juicing. The method is to roll and rinse in a circular groove. There is a brush wheel at the bottom of the groove, which can effectively clean the stains and mud on the surface of the apples, and the workers will clean the apples. At this time, pick out the sundries and rotten fruits.It is one of the two windmills that drives this machine, and the bevel gear set and belt drive that are erected in it are the key to the effective transmission of power.

The apples used for wine making are much smaller than the local apples produced in Bomeng or Boyun Manor, with uneven green and red skins, and most of the fruits are crooked in shape, not attractive at all.Eve took one bite out of the groove and it was sweet but lacking moisture.

After the apples are cleaned, they will be continuously poured into the feeding port of the crusher, and when they come out, they will become a pool of puree with cross-flowing juice. Then, the puree will be stored separately from the juice, and the juice will be poured into a huge wooden barrel, while the puree will be stacked in a wooden shallow box with drainage grooves around it. By analogy, the shallow boxes are stacked on top of each other, and can be stacked to a height of five or six layers. The top layer will not be filled with fruit puree, but a pile of long strips of wood will be pressed through a waterproof tarpaulin.

This method is a bit like making marinated tofu, but tofu needs the leftovers, but now it needs the filtered juice.

The squeezed apple juice has been oxidized and has a cloudy gray-brown color, a bit like muddy water. The juice flows into the barrel along the pipe. At the beginning, the water flow is very fast, and a barrel can be filled in less than half a minute.Ye Fei took out the jar that was almost used to raise fish and took a little, and passed it to Eve to taste. The juice without sedimentation and filtration was sour in the mouth, neither good nor bad.

Juicing and straining took a long time.Afterwards, the workers will put the cake-like residue of the squeezed juice into bags and transport it away. It is said that it can be mixed into animal feed for good use. On the other hand, the squeezed juice is poured into cone-bottomed wooden barrels for initial precipitation.

The next step is to heat the juice to evaporate the water and retain the syrup. This step also takes a long time. It is getting late at this time, and the workers are going to the canteen of the winery to eat one after another, so there is no way to continue the follow-up process.

In the evening, the servants of Ye Fei's family drove the carriage to the entrance of the winery and took Ye Fei and the others home. The weather was a bit cold at night, and the three of them huddled together in the carriage, with the only wool blanket wrapped on their backs, shivering in the cold wind. At Ye Fei's house, a sumptuous dinner was being prepared in an orderly manner in the kitchen.

Eve's tour of the winery has come to an end.

Song and Wine (Part [-])

Another difference between Luozimi Town and Bomeng Capital City is that it still retains the ten-day system instead of the week system.

A ten-day period is ten days, and the end of the ten-day period is the last three days. Taking the local textile workers as an example, they usually take two days off in the middle of the ten-day period, three days off at the end of the ten-day period, and work ten hours on the rest of the day. We work five days off and five days off every ten days. The winery workers are special. They are divided into low and peak seasons. When the harvest season is busy, they may work eight days per ten days, but not more.

Generally speaking, the residents of Rozimi Town live a very leisurely life, so there are more leisure activities, and because the wine industry is developed, pubs are everywhere, and some shopkeepers who like to be lively will hold singing and dancing parties and singing competitions in the pubs from time to time. The prizes are usually small objects such as wine, handicrafts, and daggers.

Therefore, that night, when the wooden door was opened, the young people standing on the stage were obviously taken aback, and the audience in the audience followed the singer's gaze and looked at the person coming at the door.

Everyone would react like this, on the one hand because the person who came was a young and beautiful girl, and on the other hand because this person looked very strange.

"Eve, this way!" A girl waved at the tavern near the stove, it was Shirley.

Seeing that there was an acquaintance responding, everyone withdrew their gazes.

Eve walked through the hall full of people and came to Shirley's side.The seat has been reserved, and Eve straightened her dress and sat there in a somewhat reserved manner, with gazes projected from time to time around her.

"What happened just now, I feel that this group of people looked at me as if they were going to eat me..." Eve whispered next to Shirley's ear.

"They must think you've gone the wrong way, don't worry about it." Shirley smiled and stuffed a slice of orange into her mouth, "Come and have a taste."

Eve subconsciously opened her mouth to eat, but was almost sour by the orange.

"It's too sour." She said with a bitter face.