Retirement Life

Chapter 10: Pick grapes to make wine

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In summer, the morning dawns very early, and people in the village are used to getting up after dawn. The occasional barking of dogs brought Lin Mo back to his senses, who was lying on the bed and wandering.

Slowly turning his head to look out the window, after a long time, realizing that it was already dawn, Lin Mo entered the space, moved around and lay his stiff body all night, and drank a sip of spiritual spring water as usual.

The small tomatoes planted in the space are also watered with Lingquan water every day, and the branches have grown as thick as a small tree. The small tomatoes on the twigs are also ripe, hanging one by one in a string, which looks like a tree from a distance. Bunches of red grapes.

Lin Mo folded a bunch and walked to the small 'medicine field' while eating. The small part that was thrown into the space before had been planted by him, because he wanted to let it grow quickly and grow into a fruit. A piece of medicine field, Lin Mo poured a lot of spiritual spring water on it.

After getting the seeds, they continued to plant them. After tossing and tossing several times, Lin Mo tossed out a small piece of 'medicine land'. Because he was not in a hurry to use them, Lin Mo didn't water them with spiritual spring water anymore. They grow like this.

Lin Mo stood aside, staring at them while eating the small tomatoes. After eating the last one, he washed the soil on the soles of his feet and left the space.

After washing up and eating breakfast, everyone took their tools and left home to go to the fruit forest. Because there was an injured patient and two three-year-old children at home, Lin Chen stayed to look after the house.

I haven’t been here for a few days, the fruit tree on the tree is almost ripe, and the surface of the green fruit was also covered with powder a few days ago. Lin Mo picked up a peach, gently wiped off the fluff on the surface, and bit it After taking a sip, the ripe peach juice was very sweet. The corners of Lin Mo's mouth curled up, and his mood improved a lot.

Because of the rush to make wine, everyone took a shortcut to the bottom of the cliff and started picking grapes. The vines are very thick, and the vines must be decades old.

Grape vines almost covered the entire cliff wall. Lin Mo told them to stop when he saw that the five baskets were full, and gave up on the rest.

The volume of these five large baskets was enough for Lin Mo to make two barrels of wine. The two of them worked together to move the baskets containing grapes up, loaded them into the car, and pushed them home.

Lin Mo pushed the cart back with Father Lin, and the others were picking other fruits in the orchard. The cart was not big and could only hold three baskets at a time.

The small road is not the flat concrete road or asphalt road, but the muddy road with potholes, the kind that becomes muddy when it rains. Lin Mo has seen this kind of road in his previous life. When he fled to the countryside At that time.

It happened to be raining heavily at that time, and the road was full of yellow mud. At that time, Lin Mo fell into the muddy water after walking a few steps. His whole body was covered with mud, and he was extremely embarrassed.

The road in the village is flat, maybe the fruit forest here is deserted, so I don't care about the road here.

Lin Mo followed to help push the cart. The road here was full of potholes, so they could only push slowly to prevent the cart from overturning.

Lin Mo kept pushing the cart with a blank face and lowered his head. After thinking for a while, he asked, "Father, does anyone in the village have a donkey cart?" Pushing carts by manpower is too tiring, but it's a pity that people here don't use oxen to pull them. car.

"There are donkey carts, but those who have donkey carts are used to pull goods or carry people to the town. They want to use donkey carts to make money, so how can they be lent to us?"

"Okay, you just walk aside and follow." Father Lin saw that Mo Ge'er's face was a little too pale, so he said quickly.

Lin Mo, who couldn't breathe, saw that Father Lin didn't seem to be struggling, and knew the difference in physique between the two of them, so he gave up.

Lin Mo let go of his hand and walked slowly beside the car. Because he straightened up suddenly, his head felt a bit congested and painful. Lin Mo's vision instantly turned black, and it lasted for a few seconds before he slowly recovered his vision. It seems to be unaffected by walking forward.

Finally, after walking the bumpy road, Father Lin's clothes on the back were soaked in a thin layer of sweat. When he pushed the car onto the road, Father Lin's arched back straightened.

Lin Mo returned to the position just now and continued to push the cart. On the way, the villagers who passed by greeted or asked questions, and it was Father Lin who responded. Lin Mo just lowered his head and pushed the cart without saying a word.

"Da Cheng, why don't you go in when you're here?" Father Lin, who was about to get home, was a little surprised when he saw Cheng Yan standing outside the door not far away.

"Uncle Lin, I just arrived too."

He parked the car at the door, and before Lin Mo could react, the baskets on the car were removed. Lin Mo looked over and saw only a strong figure from the back. Not long after, Cheng Yan came out, and their eyes collided.

Cheng Yan glanced at the young man standing beside the car panting, saw his abnormally white face, his brows were slightly frowned but disappeared for a moment.

"Please come here, just wait a moment and you can help move the wooden barrel in. I'm worried that the wooden barrel is too heavy. Mo Ge can't move it, and his elder brother can't get up now."

"It's okay, I don't have anything to do today." Cheng Yan shook his head and said.

"Father, fourth brother, you are back!" Lin Chen walked out of the room, still holding Lin Xiaoya in his arms.

"Well, look at Xiaoya Xiaonan and the others, and let your fourth brother not be too tired, dad is going to Guolin."

Father Lin exhorted, and then went out.

"Brother Cheng." Lin Chen greeted.

"Well, what do I need to do?"

Because the man and brother also want to avoid suspicion, Cheng Yan didn't think about having too much contact with Lin Mo.

Lin Mo rested for a while to regain his senses, washed a bunch of grapes for his nephew and niece who were sticking to him, asked them to sit obediently on a small stool not far away, and then began to process the three large baskets of grapes placed aside .

Cheng Yan helped fetch water from the well, and after filling the tank with water, Cheng Yan stood aside and watched the boy squatting beside the basin to wash the fruit.

Lin Mo cleaned the bunches of grapes and spread them on the bamboo dustpan. Holding the edge with both hands, he stood up. It seemed that the blood circulation was not smooth after squatting for a long time. When Lin Mo got up, he felt that his vision was distorted and his body was out of control. Stepped back a few steps.

"Are you okay?"

A deep voice came from his ear, and Lin Mo's ears trembled a little sensitively.

"It's okay." Lin Mo whispered, shaking his head slightly, and when the sight in front of him returned to normal, he distanced himself from that person.

"Your complexion is a little abnormal, didn't you rest, okay?" Cheng Yan withdrew his hand, still a little worried and said.

The astonishment flashed across Lin Mo's eyes with his back turned to him. Lin Mo was a little surprised at this man's observation ability. It stands to reason that after he drank the spiritual spring water in the morning, others would not be able to see that he hadn't slept all night, because No dark circles either.

Lin Mo often suffers from temporary blindness for a few seconds recently, which is also caused by the lack of energy and blood caused by not sleeping all night. Lin Mo thought that he used the spiritual spring water to recuperate this body for a month, and the physique of this body should be able to As in the previous life, at least you won't be temporarily blind if you don't move.

"No, it's just due to physical fitness." Lin Mo denied.

Lin Mo put the bamboo dustpan covered with grapes aside to let the water drain, then went back to wash the grapes, Lin Chen also squatted in another basin to help wash, when Lin Mo finished washing and put it in the bamboo dustpan to take away, Cheng Yan told him Pick it up and put it aside to dry.

Lin Mo froze for a few seconds, looked up, and waited for Cheng Yan to turn around and lower his head to continue washing the grapes.

The cleaning was done very quickly, and after an hour, all the grapes had been washed and placed in the shade to dry. Lin Mo stood aside and moved his hands and legs, which were a little sore, before walking into the kitchen.

Not long after, Lin Mo came out with a pot of herbal tea and put it on the stone table, calling them over to drink tea to quench their thirst. This tea was made by Lin Chen before Lin Mo went to the fruit forest, and it has cooled down now.

The leaves floating in the tea are mint leaves. Mint usually grows by ponds, river banks, river beaches and other places close to water. Lin Mo picked these mint leaves by the river before.

"Cool~" Lin Xiaoya took a sip, and seemed to be stimulated by the unique coolness of mint, her body trembled, then she raised her head and looked at Lin Mo with a voice of milk.

After Lin Xiaonan took a sip, he wrinkled his face and stuck out his tongue, trying to drive the cold air out of his mouth.

Lin Mo touched Lin Xiaonan's head, said nothing, drank a bowl, and finally got rid of the drowsiness in his mind.

God knows why he suddenly wanted to sleep just now. If it was normal, Lin Mo would have gone back to his room to catch up on sleep. After all, this sudden sleepiness was exactly what he expected but didn't have every night.

But there is still a lot of work to do today, Lin Mo has no time to sleep at all.

Not long after, Father Lin delivered the custom-made wooden barrel yesterday. Cheng Yan got up and went out, and brought the wooden barrel in. The shape of the wooden barrel for wine making is the same as modern ones. Somewhat strange.

According to Lin Mo's request, Cheng Yan scrubbed the two wooden barrels several times, then wiped off the water inside with a clean cloth, and put them aside to dry.

Lin Mo moved the drained grapes to the stone table and put them into the wooden bucket in the steps of two layers of grapes and one layer of sugar, while Lin Chen and Cheng Yan continued to carry the two big baskets that Father Lin had just brought back. Wash the grapes and drain the water.

After the two of them finished washing the grapes, Lin Mo's side was almost finished, leaving a little space in the bucket, Lin Mo put the lid on and tightened it tightly.

"Brother Cheng, can you help me move this bucket into the house?" Lin Mo looked at Cheng Yan with an unnatural expression.

"Okay, you can lead the way." Cheng Yan nodded, and easily lifted the wooden barrel full of grapes with both hands.

Lin Mo nodded, and took him to the granary where the grain was stored. Lin Mo had been paying attention to Cheng Yan all the time. He didn't expect this man to be so strong. Yes, this man's body shape was similar to that of his elder brother who was a soldier in his previous life, and he must have similar strength. where to go.