The sun was setting in the west, and a cool breeze blew.
Li Zexuan had already finished touring the entire Plum Village by himself. Of course, there were no incidents of him getting lost or meeting a beautiful woman by chance. After all, how could there be so many beautiful women in the countryside? Han Yuxi was just a special case.
Plum Village was surrounded by mountains and rivers. The environment was very elegant. After Li Zexuan finished touring the village, he even had the thought of living here in seclusion. Shaking his head, he got rid of this unrealistic thought. Li Zexuan came to the village entrance and took the statistical booklet that Liu Qingfeng had made for the villagers. Then, he returned to the Han Family Manor.
After arriving at the Han Family Manor, Li Zexuan asked Han Lizheng to inform some villagers to go to Plum Village tomorrow to guide them in the construction of the chicken farm. Li Zexuan returned to the Han Family Manor alone.
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The Han Family Manor's Manor.
"Hongling, quickly bring three people to wash the wild strawberries."
"Okay, Sister Yuxi."
"Ah Xiang, bring four people to wash and cut these hawthorns."
"Sister Yuxi, Ah Xiang will go now."
"Wenwen, go get some water, sugar, and distilled yeast."
"Okay."
The moment Li Zexuan entered the manor, he felt as if he had come to a country of women. The manor was full of young and lively girls, making the surrounding air seem fresher.
This was the first time he saw Han Yuxi personally making wine. He saw her use a hairband to tie up her long hair. Her sleeves were also rolled up high, revealing two slender white jade-like arms. She was squeezing some juice, mixing some distilled yeast and sugar, and pouring it into the wine jar.
Her movements were so elegant. Her every move was poetic. While she was busy with the work in her hands, she directed the girls to do their jobs and work together. The manor seemed to have become her battlefield, and she was the female general of the battlefield.
Perhaps it was because of the hot weather, but there were already beads of sweat on Han Yuxi's nose. Some traces of sweat could also be seen on the clothes on her back. Every time she bent down, the thin white dress outlined her beautiful figure.
Uh, see no evil, see no evil. Li Zexuan hurriedly turned his face away and coughed twice. Only then did Han Yuxi and the other girls realize that Li Zexuan had already entered the door.
"Greetings, Lord Jue!"
All the girls stopped what they were doing and bowed to Li Zexuan.
Han Yuxi gave him a smile. "Young master, you're back."
When Li Zexuan heard this, he felt a little strange. It was as if a wife was greeting her husband who had just returned from afar. Shaking his head to get rid of the wild thoughts in his mind, he hurriedly smiled at the girls.
"There's no need to be so courteous. Carry on with your work. Don't delay it because of me."
After saying that, Li Zexuan walked straight to Han Yuxi.
Although the other girls returned to their original positions and continued with their work, their eyes secretly glanced over from time to time.
Which girl didn't yearn for love? Li Zexuan was handsome and had a high status. He was young and rich. It would be a lie if they said they weren't moved.
However, they all understood that in terms of beauty, all of them added together couldn't compare to Han Yuxi. Now, they were looking at Li Zexuan and Han Yuxi with gossipy gazes.
All the girls wanted to know if Han Yuxi, the most beautiful girl in the Han Family Manor and even the surrounding villages, could capture the heart of this young Lord Jue.
Of course, in their hearts, they really hoped that Han Yuxi and Li Zexuan would end up together. Because then, this young Lord Jue would be the son-in-law of the Han Family Manor. The Han Family Manor would continue to have good days in the future.
"Yuxi, you've worked hard. Come and wipe your sweat."
Li Zexuan tenderly handed over a handkerchief. He wasn't used to wearing it on his body. He felt that only women would wear handkerchiefs.
However, every time Xiao Xi helped him pack his clothes, she would put a washed handkerchief on his waist. After a long time, Li Zexuan was too lazy to correct her. He didn't expect to use it today.
He wanted to personally wipe Han Yuxi's sweat. However, he remembered that this was ancient times. If he did so, it would be too presumptuous. Not only would it ruin a girl's reputation, Han Yuxi would probably ignore him in the future.
It had to be said that even though Li Zexuan had been in a relationship in his previous life, he was still a novice when it came to understanding women's thoughts. Until now, he still couldn't see Han Yuxi's feelings for him.
Han Yuxi hesitated for a moment. She shyly took the handkerchief and thanked him. Then, she gently wiped the sweat on her face and said,
"Young Master, this is the last batch of fruit wine. The previous batch of fruit wine can already be taken out of the cellar. When will it be sent to you?"
Li Zexuan muttered, "How much was the last batch of fruit wine?"
Han Yuxi thought for a moment and replied, "There were a total of 80 jars. Each jar was about 40 pounds."
Li Zexuan nodded and said, "Then tomorrow, ask your father to call a few young men and send the last batch of fruit wine to my house. Yuxi, are you free tomorrow? After the wine is sent over, we will start mixing the wine. Do you want to come together? "
Finally, she could help the young master. Han Yuxi was a little excited. She quickly replied,
"Yes, Young Master. Today's last batch of fruit juice and wine can be put into the cellar after mixing. That's all."
Li Zexuan happily said, "That's good."
At this moment, Lan 'er and Iron Egg came back. The little girl was sweating all over, but her face was filled with a happy smile. Li Zexuan was a little speechless. His little sister's temper was getting wilder and wilder.
"Master!"
"Brother!"
The two little guys greeted Li Zexuan. Li Zexuan nodded. Seeing that it was getting late, he said goodbye to Han Yuxi. Iron Egg stayed. Li Zexuan asked him to go to the city with Han Yuxi and the others tomorrow.
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As soon as he got home, Li Zexuan immediately went to the study. He wanted to draw a set of distillation equipment. A complete set of distillation equipment was divided into two parts, the distillation pot and the condenser.
Li Zexuan planned to make the distillation pot with pure copper. First, copper had a good thermal conductivity. Second, copper was a catalyst for some esterification reactions. Third, copper had a good resistance to the acidity of the raw wine. Fourth, copper could make butyric acid, hexanoic acid, decanoic acid, lauric acid, and so on form insoluble copper salts and precipitate them, so that these unpleasant acids could be removed.
As for the condenser part, Li Zexuan planned to use a clay pot to fire it. Because in this era, the process of firing glass was not mature. Li Zexuan knew the general formula, but he did not have the time to study it.
With the help of his super strong mental strength, he drew a set of distillation equipment in less than an hour. He did not miss a single detail.
Then, he quickly went to the workshop before the door was closed. He asked Faubert to help him make a set of distillation equipment before noon tomorrow. Faubert looked at the blueprint. It was not difficult, so he agreed.
Li Zexuan breathed a sigh of relief. When he returned home, he bumped into Wang Zhong and San Bao who came back from the east market. Wang Zhong immediately asked for forgiveness.
"Young master, I did not buy many chicken seedlings today. This old servant has failed in his duty. I have let young master down."
Li Zexuan was surprised. "Why?"
Wang Zhong told Li Zexuan about how the Cheng family's housekeeper brought a lot of people to the east market and bought all the chicken seedlings in less than a quarter of an hour.
Li Zexuan pondered for a moment and understood the ins and outs of the matter. He shook his head and laughed.
"Uncle Wang, you don't have to buy the chicken seedlings for the next two days. Let the Cheng family buy them first. Oh right, the Plum Village still needs 70,000 chicken seedlings. Uncle Wang, you can buy them all in the future. "
"But, young master …" Wang Zhong reached out his hand and stopped.
Li Zexuan waved his hand and said, "Uncle Wang, it's okay. Our family is not lacking in money. It's fine if we buy them a few days later."
Cheng Yaojin's guess was right. The Li family was not lacking in money. Since Cheng Yaojin was willing to take advantage of Li Zexuan, it meant that he did not treat Li Zexuan as an outsider. Of course, Li Zexuan would not be calculative.
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