So what if you flee from famine? Start all over again and live a good life every day

Now that you have decided to make wine, let’s get started.

Sui He opened the wooden barrel that had been soaking sorghum rice at midnight, scooped out the empty shells and impurities floating on it, and scooped up the sorghum rice in the water with a bamboo shovel.

Ti went into the kitchen and poured half a bucket of sorghum rice into the steamer. Anzhi was making flowers in the room, and Suihe did not call her. She was more interested in the flowers now.

I took a handful of firewood and put it into the stove. Soon the fire started up and a little smoke rose from the chimney and dissipated into the air.

Sui He put a handful of firewood into the stove. Once the firewood started burning, he didn't need to take care of it anymore. He looked at the water in the pot and walked away.

Pull out the prepared wine jar and pot from the warehouse and clean them. It's still early now, so it's better to wash and dry them for a while.

These are all new, and it's not hard to wash them. But this thing is too big, which is a bit inconvenient. I can only stand it up and use a bamboo brush to wash it while splashing water.

After brushing, rinse with water and you are done.

The sorghum rice that has been soaked in advance will cook quickly. Scoop out the steamed sorghum and spread it out in a round winnowing basket. These must be cooled before use.

While the grain was still hot, Sui He took out the pre-made koji and crushed it in a stone mill, then ground it into fine powder.

After the powder is ground and the sorghum is cooled, mix the koji and sorghum evenly.

The steamed sorghum is sticky, especially the cold sorghum rice, which is a bit difficult to handle. Sprinkle a layer of wine yeast on it, and then Sui He will stir it with great effort.

The evenly mixed sorghum was poured into a large vat, and then the rest was taken out. After all the sorghum rice was poured into the large vat, a thick cotton cloth was taken out to seal the vat.

"Anzhi, come out and help me." The jar was a bit heavy, and Suihe couldn't move it alone, so she called Anzhi. They were the only two people at home recently.

Grandpa would go to play with Doctor Ye every morning, while grandma would help Aunt He's family to open up wasteland and plant crops. Of course, grandma would not go down to help, she would just guide them by the side of the field.

Although the Xiao family is dressed like farmers, they can't even cultivate land, but they are good at hunting.

Grandma couldn't bear it anymore, so she went to help guide them to open up the wasteland.

"I'm coming." Anzhi put down what he was holding and went out.

"Help me carry this to the warehouse." Sui He carried one side, and An Zhi walked to the other side. The jar was big, but not very heavy, so two people could carry it together.

Sui He and An Zhi carried the wine jar into the corner of the warehouse and put it away: "Okay, this is it. Don't touch it for a month."

The sorghum needs to be fermented for a month before it can be used. As for why it is not fermented in space, it is because it is unnecessary. Sometimes the process is more important than the result.

Wait slowly, and you will look forward to the final product.

"Are you steaming sorghum rice at home?" Grandma came in and smelled the sweet aroma of sorghum in the air.

"No, I made something with sorghum." Sui He shook his head.

"Oh, I see." Grandma nodded, indicating that she understood, and did not ask any more questions, letting Suihe toss and turn.

"Grandma, why did you come back so late today?" Sui He was washing the steamer and winnowing basket that had been used to steam sorghum. These things were all sticky and needed to be cleaned.

"Your Aunt He's family doesn't know how to grow vegetable seedlings. I taught them step by step, but they came back late." Grandma walked to the bucket and washed the dirt in her hands: "They don't know how to farm when they came here, and I don't know how they lived in the past."

"They should have been a hunter village before. Every household was a hunter, so they didn't know how to farm," Sui He thought for a while and replied.

"It seems so," Grandma heard Sui He say this and suddenly remembered, "I heard that everyone in their village seems to make a living by hunting. No wonder they don't know how to farm."

"No wonder they are so skilled that they can even tame wild boars." The Xiao family has hunted a lot of game in the past two months. They sell pheasants and rabbits to villagers at low prices.

The prey in the mountains is not as juicy as the ones raised at home. They are full of lean meat, but for the farmers, it is also a rare meat. In addition, it is much cheaper than the meat in the town. Those who have money at home are willing to buy some to appease their bodies that lack oil.

I also killed two big prey like wild boars and sold them to the town.

"Where's Anzhi?" Grandma looked around but didn't see anyone. "Has she locked herself in her room to make her hair again?"

"Yeah, Anzhi has been a little obsessed lately." Sui He shook his head. He just asked Anzhi to come out to help move some things and then went back to his room.

"Possessed?"

"Yes, every day when I open my eyes, I make hair ornaments. Making hair ornaments is like being possessed by a demon, isn't it?" Sui He shook his head and counted on his hands.

"Go away, what nonsense are you talking about?" Grandma interrupted Sui He: "How can you say that your sister is possessed by a demon?"

"Hehe" Sui He squinted and smiled

Suihe stopped playing tricks on grandma and went to the backyard after finishing the sorghum.

The tomato seedlings grown in the backyard should also be covered with hay. The hay not only keeps the seeds warm, but also blocks the sun to prevent them from getting sunburned.

"Sui Sui, can this thing be grown for two more seasons?" Grandma also came over and helped Sui He take down the hay.

"Yes, if you manage them well, these tomatoes can be grown for two seasons." The best time to plant autumn tomatoes is from late July to early August.

After germination, you can transplant it after half a month. The weather in Qingshan Village is warm and the winter is not very cold. If you apply enough fertilizer to tomatoes, you can harvest another batch before the frost.

In the autumn, a lot of tomato seedlings were grown. Not only the Suihe family planted them, but other families in Qingshan Village also received some seedlings.

Knowing that Suihe's family wanted to grow tomatoes, other families also asked Suihe to help them grow seedlings.

Suihe didn't want them to develop the habit of taking things for free. A small amount of rice is a favor, and a small amount of rice is a grudge. So these tomato seedlings were all paid for. Tomato seeds were 10 cents per small package, and each package only had a small handful. The seedlings were 15 cents per seedling.

Not only the tomato seedlings, but everything in their house is not free, you have to pay for it.

It’s not that no one doubts that the price of tomato seedlings is high, but now tomato seedlings are a rare commodity, so they are naturally more expensive than those daily vegetables.

Most villagers chose to buy a few packets of seeds to experiment on their own. Only a few families bought one or two seedlings from Suihe to plant at home because they were afraid that the seeds would not survive and would be wasted.

When the tomato seedlings bear fruit, they can also keep the seeds.

"Really? These seeds have sprouted and are growing pretty strong." After all the hay was lifted up, the tomato seedlings underneath were all exposed.

"That's great. We should be able to transplant them in a few days." Sui He nodded and turned to look at the haystacks next to him. Cabbage seeds and some seasonal vegetables were planted under these haystacks.

These seeds need to be transplanted after they grow to a suitable height.