National Beer

Some people say that the sky above the city of Qinwan always smells of hops.

Yangcun, looking around, the hops are already covered with green leaves. Like grape branches, they are climbing up the bamboo frame more than 3 meters high. The hops look like yellow-green wheat ears, hanging down numerously, but lightly overflowing. .

This year is the year of hop harvest. Rongya Brewery has contracted more than 40 acres of land in Yangcun, and it is estimated that it can harvest more than 2 tons of hops. In addition to satisfying its own plant, it can also support other domestic breweries.

Wu Geng pushed Qin Dong and jumped out of the car himself. He sniffed the aroma in the air and shouted, "Comrades, work."

"Qin Dong, this is hops?" Although he knew beer, it was the first time he saw the real hops. Du Xiaoju picked one and sniffed it before putting it into his basket.

"This is hops. Without hops, where would the beer come from?" Qin Dong laughed loudly.

Hops are one of the "souls" of beer. A bottle of beer requires about 5 grams of hops. Because hops can give beer a refreshing aroma, bitterness and preservative power, there are no preservatives in beer.

The two walked together in the lush greenery. The basket was quickly filled with hops, and the hops picked were sent directly to the nearby hop factory, dried and pressed, and used as whole hops...

"Who, don't you know how to sing duo, come for a paragraph?" Wu Geng wandered happily among the crowd, and suddenly shouted when he came to Lu Xuguang.

Seeing Lu Xuguang coming to the middle of the big guy, Qin Dong wondered that Lu Xuguang, who was wearing two big fangs, squatted when he talked about it, but likes to stand on the floor, like two people to turn around.

"Old girl, brother, sing one?" Lu Xuguang seemed to be asking for the opinions of Qin Nan next to him. Before Qin Nan could speak, he answered himself, "Then brother will sing "Crescent Moon Five Watches". Everyone applauds. "

"In one watch, just after Crescent Moon came out, Beauty Diao Chan walked off the platform, kneeling down in the dust..."

Wow

Qin Dong and Du Xiaoju were clapping their hands vigorously, not sure if they sang well, but with the rich expressions on their faces, Lu Xuguang is really talented as an actor."

"Sister Liu, let's have a paragraph?" Lu Xuguang generously invited, and a woman in her thirties stood up in the crowd. It is said that she used to sing model dramas.

"We are rowing boats to pick red water chestnuts and red water chestnuts, so we have love, we have love, and we have a heart, just like two corner chestnuts, born on the same day..."

With a partner, Lu Xuguang became more energetic. He tied the towel on his bald head to pretend to be a young man, and then he held the towel in his hand to pretend to be a girl.

Seeing such a "girl" with big fives and three rough, winking eyebrows, the people around were so happy to laugh.

These years, there are not many entertainment programs!

...

Wu Geng took the lead and clapped again, Lu Xuguang sang more vigorously, making a rowing motion, using hops as red water chestnuts, and getting them to his nose like a woman, making Du Xiaoju smile and bend over again...

With blue sky and white clouds, Qin Dong breathed a sigh of relief, and he looked around, full of smiles. People in this era are so easily satisfied!

"This kid is a talent! Don't brush bottles, just go to the Quyi troupe," Wu Geng smiled, "Well, everyone has worked hard all morning, picking so many hops, and eating!"

"Mr. Wu, didn't you say there is beer?" a young man shouted immediately.

"What are you talking about," Wu Geng put his hands on his ears, "I can't hear you."

"We want to drink beer." Lu Xuguang shouted with a group of young people.

"Drink beer, then drink!" Wu Geng laughed loudly, "Drink! Our brewery still lacks beer, old and young men, give me beer! Have a great drink today!"

Have a great drink!

Everyone burst into applause. Although they had been sweating all morning, everyone’s smile was very satisfying and sincere. The smile was overflowing on everyone's face, it was like a holiday!

The beer cart drove up to the fields, and the young and old men and women, holding canned bottles and large porcelain bowls, rushed up to the beer. The golden liquid gurgled out, and the white foam overflowed in their hearts.

"Enough?" Wu Geng shouted loudly.

not enough!Everyone shouted in unison, and everyone laughed after shouting.

"It's not enough to go back to the factory to pull a cart and drink it all! Grandma's, I can't do it!" Wu Geng took a bowl of wine and drank it by himself.

So bold, so grounded, Qin Dong has an overwhelming affection for this deputy director!

"Da Guang sang really well." Du Xiaoju took off her straw hat and used it as a fan. She took the beer that Lu Xuguang had handed over and took a sip, but Du Xiaoshu grabbed it and drank it. He wiped the foam on his mouth and took it again. Squeeze into the crowd with a bowl.

"Normally, third in the country. I'll sing a two-person turn for everyone later." Lu Xuguang glanced at Qin Dong's lunch box. "What kind of rice do you have?" In his own lunch box, there were fried beans and a piece of steamed bun.

The lunch boxes of Qin Dong and Qin Nan contained egg scallion pancakes with a few pieces of luncheon meat on them. These days, luncheon meat is only eaten during the New Year and New Year holidays, and no one dare to buy it.

"Oh, luncheon meat, bring me a piece, I just sang Caihongling, I want to eat Hongling brand luncheon meat!" Lu Xuguang immediately grabbed Qin Dong's lunch box.

The luncheon meat was thinly sliced, but it was full of flavor. With beer, Lu Xuguang sat down in the shade on the ground, "Oh my god, comfortable!"

"Qin Dong, save some..." Du Xiaoju said, "I didn't just eat it last night..."

Du Xiaoju’s lunch box contained leftovers from last night. Even last night, she was reluctant to move a chopsticks luncheon meat, or put the willow twigs in her bowl, she put it in her mouth a little bit more carefully.

"I know you save," Qin Dong assigned Qin Nan's luncheon meat to Du Xiaoju, "make an exception today."

"I don't like luncheon meat..." Du Xiaoju whispered, the luncheon meat was gently transferred to the Xiaoerhei lunch box.

Seeing Xiaoerhei wolfing down, Qin Dong could only smile helplessly.

Over there, Wu Geng was holding a canned bottle and toasting everywhere, but he was holding the steamed buns made in the cafeteria. The buns had a lot of alkali and turned yellow...

"This is your factory manager? Why don't you bring food from home?" Liu Zhi handed a salted duck egg, "Qin Dong, send it to others."

Qin Dong smiled and ate steamed buns. How could this be the life of the factory manager!

"Mr. Wu, this is for you." Qin Dong walked to Wu Geng.

"Why, Qin Dong, a duck egg sent me away?" Wu Geng unceremoniously took the duck egg, "Luncheon meat? Who can afford luncheon meat these days?" There were more than just peeled salted duck eggs in the lunch box. There are also a few pieces of luncheon meat, golden egg yolk, and pink luncheon meat, which immediately raises the appetite.

"Don't want to buy me with luncheon meat, it's not enough!" Wu Geng also found someone to sit down in the shade, "Qin Dong, this money can't be paid, Zhou Principle might really fire you..."

"I'll be fired, or I will go directly to the Luzhou factory, and they will give me a fourth-level worker if they say I go." Qin Dong will also be next to Wu Geng, "Hey, slow down, don't choke..."

"If you say you're rough, you really pant..." Wu Geng gobbled and ate too fast. He beat his chest a few times, but his eyes were on several cars coming in the distance.

A Shanghai sedan chair drove in front and slowly stopped on Tian Geng, "Hey, this is the car of the Second Light Industry Bureau!" There are a few cars in the office, which are easy to remember and easy to recognize.

"The leader has come to condolences us, the big guy is doing it!" Wu Geng hurriedly put the last few buns into his mouth, patted the dirt on his butt and greeted him.

Those who came were really leaders. Director Zou of the Second Light and Light Bureau of the city, Liang Yongsheng, deputy head of Rongya District, Wang Congjun, director of the District Industry Bureau... a bunch of people, Zhou Fenghe, Chen Shifa and other factory leaders could not be ranked. Number, can only follow.

"We planted 40 acres of hops this year, and the harvest is good. We are mobilizing workers and family members to pick them together." Zhou Fenghe trot a few steps to the front, but smiled and introduced to a beautiful woman.

Hops?

The young woman looked at the hot work scene in front of her, looked at the green and the smiling faces, and walked down the ridge with a smile.

"You planted this yourself?"

"Yes, the hop variety we introduced from the United States was successfully planted in the first two years. We named it Qinwan Xiaohua." Zhou Fenghe smiled. He picked a hop and smelled the burnt aroma deeply. .

"Well, the beer industry in our country, whether it is barley or hops and other raw materials, needs to be purchased from abroad. You can successfully plant new types of hops. First, you can save a lot of foreign exchange and support other domestic breweries," the young woman said behind her A group of city bureau and district leaders said, "This is very meaningful, eh, what about Comrade Xiao Qin? Can you let him come?"