Chapter 189: Lucky

Little Female was saying a bunch of words he didn't understand, Mo Lie remained expressionless, bent down, hand braced on the table, turned his head and lowered his eyes to observe the grapes in the pot whose skins had been bruised.

He chuckled lightly, looked at Lin Manzhi, and said with some anticipation, "This natural yeast smells so fragrant; since Zhi Zhi made it herself, it will surely taste great."

Lin Manzhi: "…This isn't for drinking."

As she turned her head to look aside, Mo Lie seized the moment, tilted his head closer, and swiftly gave her lips a light peck.

Lin Manzhi only felt a faintly cool, soft sensation on her lips, and immediately the other's handsome face bore a gentle smile, causing her to stare wide‑eyed in a daze.

Mo Lie's expression remained unchanged: "What is that for?"

Lin Manzhi: "…"

"Does that count as a stolen kiss?"

She gave Mo Lie a faint smile and said, "You could also say it's for drinking; it's something pleasant called 'wine'. If it's ready, I'll invite you for a drink."

Drinking wine! Mo Lie has never encountered an alcoholic beverage before, and compared to her tolerance, getting Mo Lie drunk would be just a few glasses.

A drunken Mo Lie would be at her complete disposal!

Thinking that, Lin Manzhi's smile grew even sweeter.

Mo Lie tilted his head slightly, his gaze lingered a moment on her upturned lip corner, and his eyes narrowed imperceptibly.

Although he saw she seemed to be scheming something, this Little Female made his heart itch.

He curled his lip, his sapphire‑blue eyes glittered in the sunlight, and said, "Alright, Zhi Zhi, our agreement is set."

…

The busiest times for farming are sowing and harvesting; since the farming work in the number‑two Planting Base's Planting Greenhouse was finished, there is basically no farm work left on ordinary days.

Hearing Xiang Sa's reports every day, Lin Manzhi no longer went.

Yesterday after making the grape yeast, she immediately took out a hundred grape vines from the Wan Ri Ling Tian in the space, wrapped the roots with a wet cloth, and placed them in the cool backyard; the Wan Ri Ling Tian resumed planting cherry small radish to sell coins.

The next morning, after getting up, Lin Manzhi went straight to the cool underground room, where about ten bottles of roughly two liters of homemade grape yeast were stored.

She watched as dense tiny bubbles began appearing in the bottles the next day, took one out and gave it a shake to make the fermentation more even; it seemed the yeast made according to the video would succeed without issue.

After finishing breakfast, Lin Manzhi followed Mo Lie to the Planting Base, having someone bring the hundred grape vines that cannot be left long in the backyard,

First, Lin Manzhi gave a casual sweep and discovered that the guards here had increased, apparently at least double the number of Beastfolk warriors.

"The guards for this planting have newly added eight thousand Beastfolk warriors; the leaders remain Xiang Sa and Hei Cheng, and they obey your orders," Mo Lie's deep voice sounded beside her, clarifying for her.

Lin Manzhi didn't know how to arrange the protection layout; after learning, she withdrew her gaze. A few people soon arrived at the number‑one Planting Greenhouse, where Lin Manzhi looked at the Agave that had grown like a tree.

"By the way, have everyone pull up all the Holy Maiden Fruit; I want to plant new grapes," Lin Manzhi said.

The Cherry Tomatoes had been harvested for dozens of days; the roots had aged and the leaves withered, each plant bearing only two or three fruits much smaller than before, half‑green and not red, of poor quality, and this would likely be the last batch to be picked.

In modern farming, when the Cherry Tomato seedlings are finally pulled out to be replaced, any unripe or bad fruit is simply discarded; she has become accustomed to this and has long planned what should be planted on this land.

The grapes planted in the Wan Ri Ling Tian a few hours earlier should now be about five years old, mature and bearing fruit; therefore, after harvesting the first round of ripe grapes, the vines, which continue to grow after picking, can also serve as winemaking material.

Thus, planting them in the same Planting Greenhouse as the Agave, once the experimental brewing succeeds, they will gradually expand the cultivation area.

Mo Lie's eyes narrowed slightly; he was very interested in the drink Lin Manzhi wanted to brew, and turned to the still‑stunned Xiang Sa, calmly urging, "Go quickly, bring people to pull up this Holy Maiden Fruit."

Xiang Sa looked bewildered and pained at the scattered Cherry Tomato seedlings and asked, "Plant grapes? Lord, do you really want to pull them up??"

Mo Lie: "Pull."

The lord spoke, and Xiang Sa, filled with fear of Mo Lie, dared not say anything else and immediately turned to obey.

Because the lord was present, the dozens of planters led by Xiang Sa pulled the Cherry Tomato seedlings with a painful heart but dared not show it.

Lin Manzhi was not idle; she cultivated Agave, originally intended early on to prepare for the extreme drought in the desert, when the water barrels were stored.

Now she doesn't lack water, and she plans to brew wine.

In the original work, the Xing Yuan Continent possesses a unique special strong brew; after drinking it not only boosts one's strength and courage, but also induces a floating, intoxicated feeling as if soothed by Female Pheromone.

This sole strong brew, comparable to the Wushen Temple's female‑pheromone‑mimicking elixir, is coveted by the world's Beastfolk; Lord Yin Xuan, who holds the exclusive recipe, is said to be richer than Cangqiong, who possesses the world's number‑one merchant caravan.

This is fruit wine.

Lin Manzhi finds it hard not to be moved.

She is now the Wife Master of Kuangsha City, and on her own barren lands, she naturally favors her own family.

Unfortunately, she lacks tools, cannot brew high‑proof Agave liquor, and grape wine requires a long wait.

Her first intended brew—Agave beer.

Extract Agave juice, add natural yeast filtered from fermented grapes, pour into wooden barrels, store in a twenty‑something degree underground room for seven to twelve days, and you get Agave beer with an alcohol content of 4‑8%.

Lin Manzhi led Mo Lie through the Agave trees, explaining how to make Agave beer, and naturally said, "Pick fifty reliable Beastfolk for me to fetch Agave juice daily."

Mo Lie lowered his deep‑blue eyes, his voice gentle:

"Alright, I'll arrange it."

His handsome face showed no outward change, but inside he was somewhat surprised.

In Mo Lie's heart, a feeling of great luck rose again.

Indeed, if one can, in a state of a crippled Beastfolk, encounter the legendary Ability Female and bond with her, isn't that lucky?

At this moment he could not hide the smile in his eyes, gently reaching to cradle Lin Manzhi's slender waist, supporting the Little Female lightly, as if caring for a female cub, fearing she might fall on the uneven ground.

Unconsciously, Lin Manzhi suddenly felt her body become much lighter, still pondering the next steps of Agave beer, yet her body instinctively leaned into Mo Lie's embrace, eyes unfocused ahead.

With Mo Lie present, she could not see the dirt path clearly while thinking, yet it did not affect her at all.