Free Web NovelChapter 679: 762 Rich Lady, Brewing Wine
In Zuoqiu Yiren’s eyes, there was a hint of admiration for Chen Mo, surprised that he understood her intentions so quickly, she immediately said: "As for how to respect teachers and honor traditions, let me teach you the first lesson, brewing wine."
"Sister Yiren, what does brewing wine have to do with respecting teachers and honoring traditions?" Chen Mo asked.
"Of course it does, because I love drinking wine. If you learn how to brew it, you can brew it for me in the future and pay your respects by offering it to me. This way, I won’t have to go to Qing Ye to pil...take it," Zuoqiu Yiren said.
"..."
That sounded reasonable.
Chen Mo nodded.
"By the way, do you know how to brew wine?" As a first-time teacher, Zuoqiu Yiren was faintly excited, ready to start the lesson.
Unexpectedly, Chen Mo nodded and seriously said: "I do."
Since Zuoqiu Yiren liked teaching smart people, Chen Mo had to show some skill.
Zuoqiu Yiren was slightly startled, but not surprised. The steps to brewing wine weren’t a secret, so she immediately said: "Tell me about it."
"The first step in brewing wine is selecting the ingredients, commonly using sorghum, Spirit Rice, Spirit Fruit, and Spirit Medicine as raw materials. To ensure the quality of the wine, the raw materials, like Spirit Rice, must be plump, fresh, and free of pests. If using Spirit Fruit, it should be semi-ripe.
Next is the water used in brewing. As they say, water is the blood of wine. Good water brews good wine, and the quality of water greatly affects the quality of the wine..."
Chen Mo laid out the brewing process, step by step in front of Zuoqiu Yiren.
Having ten days of brewing experience, he naturally grasped the essence of brewing, so this theoretical foundation was a piece of cake for him.
Zuoqiu Yiren’s eyes sparkled, and a charming smile appeared on her face.
The Sect Leader was right; he indeed is a treasure.
Not only did Chen Mo explain the steps for ordinary wine brewing but also for brewing Spirit Wine.
This way, she wouldn’t have to repeat the process again.
"Follow me."
Zuoqiu Yiren floated along as if she were a ghost, her feet not touching the ground.
Chen Mo followed quickly.
Zuoqiu Yiren took Chen Mo to the Celestial Pool and pointed at the water: "The water in this pool is considered to be transformed by the essence of heaven and earth, containing extremely rich energy, and is thus used for brewing wine."
"Transformed by the essence of heaven and earth..."
Chen Mo’s mouth dropped open. According to the books, the so-called essence of heaven and earth is when True Qi is so dense that it becomes liquid. No wonder, just by passing by the Celestial Pool earlier, the dense True Qi, just inhaling a few breaths, rivals a day or two of arduous cultivation.
And this entire pool’s essence of heaven and earth, if fully absorbed...
Just thinking about it, Chen Mo was astonished beyond belief.
They raised living Jiao, Middle Grade Dao Artifacts freely placed, a whole pool of the essence of heaven and earth.
What treasures does Sister Yiren have?
If he managed to win her heart, wouldn’t all these treasures be...
While Chen Mo was indulging in his imagination, Zuoqiu Yiren tapped Chen Mo’s head and said: "What are you thinking?"
Chen Mo rubbed his head; he rarely felt pain from bumps and knocks lately, but just two light taps from Zuoqiu Yiren made him feel pain.
What profound mystery is this?
How to woo her?
Chen Mo instantly dismissed the idea.
At this moment, Chen Mo noticed Zuoqiu Yiren holding a crystal stone glowing with a rosy light.
"Sister Yiren, what is this?"
"This is a brewing yeast formed from Dragon Saliva and various Treasure Medicines," Zuoqiu Yiren said, handing it to Chen Mo.
"Brewing yeast formed from Dragon Saliva and various Treasure Medicines..." Chen Mo was dumbfounded again. Dragon Saliva was an all-encompassing herb, not to mention the Treasure Medicines. To use such precious materials to make brewing yeast, this is such a waste of resources...
When Chen Mo received the crystal stone, Zuoqiu Yiren waved her hand, and a pile of gleaming Treasure Medicines floated in front of Chen Mo. She said: "These Treasure Medicines are all for brewing wine..."
Saying this, she also took out a Jade Scroll and tossed it to Chen Mo, saying: "Inside is the brewing method for Immortal Drunk."
Brewing Immortal Drunk is extremely difficult and very time-consuming. Originally, Zuoqiu Yiren intended for Chen Mo to master the essence of brewing before having him make Immortal Drunk, but based on his performance just now, he could start brewing now.
She had long obtained the secret recipe for Immortal Drunk from Qing Ye, but out of laziness, she hadn’t brewed it herself, as drinking others’ brewed wines was better to her.
Precisely because she often went to Qing Ye’s to take (steal) wine, Qing Ye’s Spirit Peak had banned her from entering.
Seeing the array of Treasure Medicines before him, Chen Mo was dazzled.
So many Treasure Medicines, and even a few that were needed for cultivating the True Explanation of the Minor Profound Technique.
Wealthy woman, truly a wealthy woman.
At this moment, Chen Mo truly understood the Daoist claim of technique, wealth, companion, and land— the true meaning of companion.
Whoever becomes her Dao Companion would save themselves centuries of effort.
From what he knew, Zuoqiu Yiren was still single...
Just as Chen Mo made up his mind, Zuoqiu Yiren yawned and said: "Since you know how to brew wine, materials and methods are all given to you, you should try starting to brew. If you encounter something you don’t know, call me with the Jade Token."
After saying this, she stretched out lazily, took out a Wine Gourd as big as half her body, took a swig of what she seemed to regard as water, and floated back towards the small courtyard.
Chen Mo: "..."
That’s it?
He was hoping to find a way to subtly figure out if there was a strategy to pursue her.
Ever since coming to this world, besides actively pursuing Xiao Yunxi, other women were all attracted to Chen Mo by his charm.
But Zuoqiu Yiren was the second woman he wanted to pursue.
If Jiang Ruoqing heard Chen Mo’s inner thoughts, she would definitely call him shameless.
Charm really?
You clearly overpowered me...
Though later on, I did gradually fall in love.
Chen Mo began setting up the pot and starting the fire, following the steps of brewing in his memory, one by one.
The brewing method in Primordial Heaven was somewhat similar to Alchemy.
Alchemy requires extracting the essence of herbs.
In brewing, the raw materials, given by Zuoqiu Yiren as Treasure Medicines, are placed into the pot, roasted over intense heat until they become a paste, and then the yeast is added.
However, since these are Treasure Medicines, the roasting time is relatively long.
Chen Mo spread all the Treasure Medicines in the pot, then fetched water from the Celestial Pool to soak all the Treasure Medicines.
Then came lighting the fire and roasting it.
But in Chen Mo’s view, calling it roasting was more like boiling, evaporating all the water in the pot, thereby fusing the water’s energy with all the Treasure Medicines. When the water is dried up, the Treasure Medicines naturally turn into paste.
Then according to the secret recipe of Immortal Drunk, after several steps, the mouth of the pot is sealed with True Qi, and then True Qi is infused into the pot, thus triggering the brewing of Immortal Drunk.
