A journey through ancient times, a journey of exquisite divine skills

Chapter 253 Hot Pot and Alcohol?

Yun Dan urged helplessly, "Eat quickly, otherwise we wouldn't even have a single clove of garlic left."

In this fenced-off open space, I've harvested it hundreds of times over the years.

Zhang Sanfeng then asked, "So, the ingredients in your Qiankun are almost used up?"

Yun Dan glanced at Leng Xiyue and said meaningfully, "If someone hadn't been clamoring to eat hot pot for the first two years, we wouldn't have run out of food so quickly."

Upon hearing this, Leng Xiyue immediately retorted: "Hey... I wonder who it is that comes to me every time it's mealtime to ask."

"Uncle Leng, are you having barbecue or hot pot for lunch, or rice or porridge for dinner?"

Yun Dan said irritably, "You old geezer, do you really have to choose hot pot? Can't you choose barbecue?"

Leng Xiyue said with a smile, "Hot pot is much more delicious than the other dishes you make. Most importantly, hot pot is simple and convenient to eat, and it tastes so good."

After he finished speaking, he picked up another piece of wild game, dipped it in garlic sauce, and happily put it in his mouth.

Yun Dan snorted: "Hmph... all I know is that it smells good. If it weren't for Junbao's arrival, I wouldn't have brought it out!"

Leng Xiyue teased, "Oh, so this old man is actually benefiting from Zhang Zhenren's fame!"

Master Zhang, we must eat more! This hot pot might be a rare treat these days!

As she spoke, Leng Xiyue stretched her hand out to Yun Dan.

Yun Dan looked puzzled: "You still have so much sauce in your bowl..."

Leng Xiyue said irritably, "Who asked you for sauce? It's alcohol. Bring out the strongest bottle of alcohol!"

Yun Dan exclaimed, "Wow, I already told you that alcohol isn't for drinking! Why are you still thinking about my bottle of alcohol?!"

Strictly speaking, it is not alcohol in the true sense.

However, compared to other wines brewed in the Abyss of Extremes, this wine has a much higher alcohol content and is more intense.

Yun Dan truly put in a lot of effort to brew this high-proof liquor.

She repeatedly performed the distillation process, trying for more than two years, during which she failed so many times that she lost count.

As a result, she used up 70-80% of the yeast and rice she had stored in the space.

It just takes longer for rice to ferment into wine than for glutinous rice.

Fortunately, the rice used to make wine can be repeatedly cooked into rice or porridge.

After countless adjustments and experiments, she finally succeeded in distilling more than three to five kilograms of this high-proof liquor.

At first, Yun Dan noticed that the water in the rice wine was clearer than that in other wines.

She took a small sip and realized that it had indeed been successfully brewed, so she poured a small cup for Leng Xiyue to try.

As expected, this was the first time Leng Xiyue had ever drunk alcohol with such a high alcohol content.

I was instantly captivated by it and absolutely loved it.

Yun Dan could even see that Leng Xiyue's eyes were almost shining.

She herself never expected that the winemaking process, which she had tried countless times, would actually succeed.

This was the first time she had tried this kind of wine, and there wasn't much to begin with. Leng Xiyue finished it all in one go and still felt unsatisfied.

Leng Xiyue finished the wine in one gulp before curiously asking Yun Dan what the wine was called.

Without thinking, Yun Dan blurted out the word "alcohol".

Actually, the alcohol content of this liquor is at most around 40 degrees.

In the relatively backward ancient times, such an alcohol content was comparable to modern alcohol, which was considered quite high.

Yun Dan then used various herbs collected in the Abyss of Extremes to soak them together with this high-proof liquor to make medicinal wine.

In the end, a total of three small jars were obtained.

Two of the jars are for human consumption, while the other jar is for soaking different herbs for external use.

Over the past three years, Leng Xiyue had already finished drinking those two jars of medicinal wine.

Now, all he wants is that jar of external medicinal wine.

However, this external medicinal wine is actually different from modern external medicinal wines.

The medicinal wine made by Yun Dan for external use can actually also be consumed.

However, medicinal wines used externally are primarily for external use, and even if they can be drunk, they should not be consumed in excess.

Yun Dan actually wanted to make more wine.

But the reality left her feeling powerless.

As the saying goes, even a clever cook can't cook without rice.

She has used up all the yeast in her space.

Even the rice and glutinous rice needed to make wine are almost exhausted.

In this way, it is naturally impossible to brew any more wine.

Leng Xiyue complained helplessly, "Ever since you didn't brew any new wine last year, I can only drink that tasteless yellow rice wine now."

Ugh, just like you said, it's called some kind of cheap liquor, and now my mouth feels so bland.

Little Yundan, please be kind and take that 'alcohol' out for Uncle Leng.

"Pour a sip for me and Master Zhang each, just one sip, okay?"

Yun Dan said again, annoyed, "That's for external use, a medicinal wine for external use! It's not for you to drink!"

Leng Xiyue waved her hand dismissively: "Oh, it's all the same, it's not like we haven't had it before. Don't be so stingy."

Yun Dan muttered to herself as she reluctantly pulled out a cup and medicinal wine from her spatial storage.

She said irritably, "Drink, drink, drink. I really hope this wine will make you, you old geezer, pass out."

Although she took out the wine, she had no intention of giving it to Leng Xiyue.

She took out two more bowls and then removed the lids from the jar.

As soon as the lid was removed, a fragrant aroma of wine instantly filled the surroundings.

Smelling the fragrance wafting out, Leng Xiyue exclaimed, "Mmm...smells good...it smells so good!"

Yun Dan ignored him and personally poured each of them about three ounces of wine.

In reality, this amount is only enough for them to drink two or three small sips at most.

As soon as Yun Dan finished pouring, he immediately put the lid back on the jar.

Then, in the blink of an eye, the wine jar vanished from her hand without a trace.

It was as if that jar of wine had never existed.

Leng Xiyue watched helplessly as Yun Dan took away the wine jar.

His previously excited expression instantly deflated like a punctured balloon.

However, his hands moved very quickly.

He reached out and picked up the two bowls of wine that were placed on the table in front of Yun Dan and took them over.

He placed one of the bowls in front of Zhang Sanfeng, and said with a smile, "Master Zhang, please try it. This wine tastes extraordinary!"

In fact, Zhang Sanfeng did not have a particular preference for alcohol.

But since Leng Xiyue was so warm and respectful, he didn't want to spoil her mood.

So he smiled, picked up his bowl, and gently touched it with Leng Xiyue's. Then the two of them slowly began to drink.

Neither of them finished the wine in their bowls in one go.