Chapter 44: Starting to Brew Wine

  "Second Master, you really flirted with Zheng's daughter again?"

  Fang Yi Ai let out a breath, this was indeed good news that evil deeds spread far and wide. In just one afternoon, the news had already reached Ling Long's ears. Even someone like Ling Long who rarely left her house knew about it, so it could be imagined how far the rumors had spread.

  "Linglong, what are you talking about? What do you mean by 'flirting again'? Do I often do this kind of thing?" Fang Yiai glared at Linglong with a bad temper, even her own personal maid dared to ask such a question, was she really that obvious?

  "Second Master, you were always like this!" Linglong muttered softly, her small hands on Fang Yiliu's shoulders, increasing the force of her massage.

  Fang Yi Ai patted Ling Long's left hand and said, "Alright, look at you being wronged. Do you think that Zheng family's little girl is easy to mess with? I'd like to tease her, but does she let me tease her?"

  Linglong's hands became gentler after hearing Fang Yiai's words. This woman, indeed, didn't mind being jealous.

  When the sun rises again, the entire West Wing also starts to bustle, Fang Yi'ai is like a foreman directing the servants of the Fang Mansion.

  "De Shu, have someone bring all the wine yeast from the mansion!"

  "...., Second Master, did you bring it?"

  "Bring it all here!"

  Fang De reluctantly led two servants to move the wine lees, Fang De was very indignant, that was four months of wine lees, all wasted in an instant, what did Second Master want to do?

  "Uncle Tiger, go to the blacksmith's shop on South Street and have Liu Blacksmith make this thing according to the drawing. Remember, hurry up!" Fang Yiai beckoned with her hand, calling over Qin Hu who was standing aside watching the commotion.

  "Alright, I'm going now!"

  "Wait, don't rush, when we come back, buy a batch of wine jars and brown sugar at the market!" Fang Yiai loudly instructed, Qin Hu nodded and shouted to the more than ten livestock on one side holding the sheep, "A Yong, what are you still dazing about? Don't follow me to work, can I get so many things back by myself?"

  "Big Brother Tiger, what's with the yelling? There are only four or five people, do you need so many?" Qin Yong dug his ears and smiled awkwardly.

  It took a whole day to prepare everything needed, and the next morning, Fang Yiai ordered people to set up the large steamer that had been custom-made. The steamer was divided into two layers, with an iron lid on top. After covering it, the entire steamer was absolutely airtight. Fang Yiai didn't care about Fang De's pitiful eyes and directly poured all five buckets of wine lees into the steamer, adding some sugar to the lower layer of the steamer. After covering the lid, he poured another bucket of cold water into the recessed groove on top of the lid.

  Fang Yi Ai clapped his hands and shouted loudly: "Fang Quan, set fire!"

  The whole house was very obedient and lit the fire, and the servant who was breastfeeding pulled out that extra-large fan, the fire was burning fiercely. Fang De's face was also twitching, Second Master is so wasteful, all this wine yeast gone just like that, what will Old Master drink in the future?

  "Brother Tiger, what is Young Master doing? Is there a 'distant mountain and cow' move in boiling water too?" Qin Wen scratched his head, while Qin Wu kept shaking his big head.

  "What's the point of saying so much? Can't you just look and understand? You bunch of fools, can't even tell that this is obviously for brewing wine!"

  "Brother Tiger, do you understand? Have you ever seen anyone brew wine like this? If you do understand, would you please tell us?" Qin Yong said with a slanted gaze.

  Qin Hu glared at Qin Yong and said in a domineering tone: "I'm too lazy to explain, even if I told you, you wouldn't understand!"

  "...The cattle simultaneously looked at Qin Hu with disdain, just pretend then!

  "Second Master, is this okay?" Fang Quan wiped the sweat from his head. It had been an hour now, and his hands were almost numb with fatigue. How come Second Master still hadn't called a stop?

  "Fang Xing, go and change all the rooms, whatever you do, don't let the fire stop!" Fang Yi Ai commanded indifferently.

  Fang Xing rolled up his sleeves and was about to take over the whole house, but today he didn't get angry. He thought there would be a big show to watch, but unexpectedly he got himself involved too. If only I had known earlier, I wouldn't have come. Being one's own boss is still more comfortable.

  An hour later, Fang Xing also collapsed, wiping away sweat and looking pitifully at Fang Yu Ai, saying in a low voice: "Second Young Master, are you not feeling better yet?"

  Qin Hu rubbed his hands, handed the waist knife to Qin Yong, and said with a self-motivated tone: "Fang Xing, you go aside, let's see your moral integrity, or rather, let's see your brother Tiger's!"

  Fang Xing innocently said: "I'm telling you, Brother Hu, why don't you sit down and talk instead of standing? It's not good for your waist."

  "No way is no way, why so many useless words?" Qin Hu was very impatient and chased Fang Xing down from the small stool, sat down himself and started burning fire with a whoosh.

  Two hours later, it was also dark, and Qin Hu was finally replaced by Qin Yong.

  "Master, how long is this fire going to burn?" Qin Hu now also had some doubts, could wine really be made like this?

  "Uncle Tiger, don't worry, it's estimated to be done by tomorrow!"

  "Ah, can't it be done until tomorrow?"

  Fang Yi Ai stroked his forehead, also didn't know how to explain it, this was already fast enough, if there wasn't ready-made wine yeast, who knows how much longer it would take.

  It's getting dark, and Fang Xuanling also heard about the things his own son had done. Although it was for brewing wine, did he have to empty the entire cellar?

  Qin Meng and Qin Wu cursed as they had just unfortunately lost the rock-paper-scissors game, so the night shift was handed over to them.

  "A Meng, this fire doesn't know when it will burn out!"

  "Ah Wu, stop complaining, who made us lose at rock-paper-scissors? But it's okay, we don't need to make a big fire tonight, just put the firewood in place and make sure it doesn't go out!" Qin Meng comforted himself while hugging his arms.