Chapter 151: Rice Wine

"I'll kill a chicken and make you something delicious!"

They trusted Ruan Mian's skills; if she said it was delicious, then it was definitely delicious.

Xiao Hong, Xiao Fang, and 917 were already very proficient at the task of killing chickens.

With a clean slit to the throat, they drained the chicken blood.

They poured boiling water over the chicken, and as if the few of them couldn't feel the heat at all, they plucked the chicken feathers away in a flash.

The blade was sharp, quickly slicing open the chicken's chest and hollowing out the internal organs.

Ruan Mian was very satisfied with the speed of the Simulation Humans.

"Go ahead and debone the chicken!"

They washed the chicken bones clean, placed them into a pot, and added enough water to submerge the bones and the chicken meat.

They added ginger and scallions, brought it to a boil over high heat, skimmed off the foam, and turned it to low heat to simmer.

It needed to simmer for about an hour or two, until the chicken meat was cooked tender.

Taking advantage of this time, she began to set about making an essential seasoning.

Cooking wine!

She walked out of the courtyard, and Huo Junze, who was behind her, hurriedly followed.

"Mianmian, where are you going? Slow down, wait for me!"

She didn't do anything special; she just had 917 help carry water over and set aside a small plot of land.

She channeled her ability and grew a patch of glutinous rice.

"This is good stuff; it can be used to make quite a few good things!"

Once the glutinous rice was planted, the remaining task of harvesting was left to the Simulation Humans.

The chicken meat simmering in the house was also nearly tender; she fished out the stewed chicken and had Xiao Fang tear the meat into small pieces and mince it.

She added a little chicken broth and stirred the chicken into a fine chicken paste.

She put it back into the pot, added salt, sugar, and pepper to season, and then added a little shiitake mushroom ground into powder to enhance the umami.

She simmered it over low heat, stirring constantly, until the chicken essence became thick.

A simple, homemade version of chicken essence was finished.

"Big sister, this smells so good, what is it? Can it be eaten?"

Xia Cheng's eyes lit up, filled with anticipation.

Ruan Mian shook her index finger and shook her head, "This is for eating, but not eaten like this; add a little when stir-frying or making soup, and it can enhance the flavor~"

Once she said that, they became even more curious.

After all this busyness, a message urging Huo Junze also arrived.

He glanced at his Light Brain, and his brows knit together.

He felt restless in his heart.

Ruan Mian understood as soon as she saw it, "Is there an emergency?"

"Yes, it's the factory for the Lemonade; they say the machinery and equipment have all been installed." He was reluctant to leave Ruan Mian.

Especially since she was currently carrying a baby in her belly.

He was about to become a father!

"I might have to go over and take a look."

"You definitely have to go and take a look!"

Without even thinking, she blurted out, "This is our business, you have to be responsible, don't let anything go wrong!"

Hearing the words 'our business' made Huo Junze's mood brighten significantly.

"Alright, if the machines are fine after I inspect them later, we'll need to stock up on goods~"

This was a good thing; the sooner the Lemonade was produced, the sooner they could make money!

"Mm-hmm, go ahead, just contact me in a while."

Three days later, the Lemonade successfully reached mass production.

The official website of the Huo Group published a blog post that very day.

【Huo Group: Lemonade is now on the shelves, customers in need can log on to the official website to purchase~】

At the same time, all the fans following Ruan Mian also received the message she posted.

【Rehuohu Meishidian: Lemonade is now on the shelves, customers in need can click the showcase to purchase~】

It was like a drop of water falling into a pot of hot oil.

It crackled and exploded.

【What? Lemonade is finally out?】

【Ahhh, I'm going to grab some right now!】

【I actually grabbed some!】

【I'm going to drink it immediately, five-star review first!】

【So delicious! So this is how good Lemonade tastes!】

【Sob sob sob, exactly the same! Exactly the same!】

【How can it be so delicious!】

【And it's still ice-cold!】

【Can you sell Soy Milk? I really want Soy Milk!】

【Can the Boxed Meal be mass-produced too?】

【Fries! Fries! Fries!】

"Speaking of french fries, I want Tomato Sauce! Tomato Sauce!"

……

Anyway, no matter what, in the one hour since Lemonade went online, over a thousand cases have been sold.

One case is twenty-four bottles, and one bottle is four hundred Interstellar Coin.

The sales volume is still constantly climbing.

The machines are about to spin until they smoke; at this speed, it is estimated that the capital can be recouped in one day.

"At this speed, it is estimated that the capital can be earned back today."

The tone of Huo Junze on the other end of the Light Brain was indescribably proud.

It wasn't about making money, he just felt his girlfriend was amazing, one of a kind in the entire Interstellar!

"There will be more delicious drinks in the future!" She smiled and mysteriously picked up a glass of fruit juice.

"Look at this!"

The fruit inside the cup was all cut into small pieces.

Watermelon, cantaloupe, orange, grape, Lemon, the cut pieces were cut, the sliced pieces were sliced.

The water inside was brewed with green tea, which brought out the color, and syrup and ice cubes were also added.

It looked especially good.

"Try this fruit tea, I like it very much."

With so much fruit, it would be delicious even if it weren't.

Huo Junze took a sip and savored it carefully; the faint, fresh taste of green tea carried the sweetness of fruit.

The combined flavors intertwined on his taste buds.

"Delicious! Our Ruan Mian is just amazing!"

Ruan Mian's eyes held a hint of pride, "There are even better things!"

The rice wine made from brewed glutinous rice had already fermented a wine aroma.

Rice wine is also a good ingredient for cooking.

Add star anise, cinnamon, Sichuan peppercorns, bay leaves, and green onion segments into a gauze bag to make a spice bag.

Put the spice bag into clear water, bring to a boil, then turn to low heat and boil for twenty minutes.

The spices were fully released into the water.

Lift out the spice bag, then add the rice wine and bring to a boil again.

Then, according to one's own taste, add an appropriate amount of salt and sugar, stir well, and the yellow wine is ready.

During this period, dishes with various seasonings added have been selling extremely well.

Although the food was already cooked well and everyone liked it, the flavors of the dishes have been richer recently, which has fully hooked everyone's cravings.

"Sister, this smells so good!"

Ruan Mian saw Xia Cheng and handed her a cup of rice wine.

"Try it, this wine is delicious."

"Wine?"

The Interstellar does indeed have wine, but those wines are not very good; they are brewed using a kind of Zerg mucus.

He had tasted it once.

He almost threw up his dinner from the night before.

That was truly disgusting, and he didn't know how it was so liked by those men.

So now, whenever he heard the word wine, he felt terrible.

He wanted to vomit.

But the pale white rice wine in front of him emitted a fragrance that felt comfortable just to smell.

It was completely incomparable to that Zerg mucus.

Subconsciously, he took it, brought it to his lips, and took a light sip; a rich, intoxicating aroma mixed with the scent of fermented wine surged out.

"Sister, this! It's delicious!"

(End of chapter)