Life Manor is divided into two buildings.
The building she lives in now is the main building with three floors. It was the residence of the old lady when he was here. There is usually no one else except the old housekeeper and the cook, but it is still kept very clean.
There is also a two-story long living building next to it, which is used for technicians, winemakers and workers.
Separated from the Living Manor by a wide road covered with roses, there is a brewery and professional wine cellar with an ancient architecture.
In front of the brewery, some workers were moving in and out of large wooden barrels, and some were loading and unloading.
If Life Manor and the winery are like the center of a circle, then the five hundred acres of vineyards surrounding them are the face of the circle.
Xu Yin stood in front of the manor door, putting her hand on her forehead and looking from a distance.
The old housekeeper finished sweeping the garden with a broom, went to make a pot of black tea, and asked the cook to prepare some snacks that Xu Yin might like and bring them over.
The original person has learned French from Grandpa Xu since he was a child, and oral communication is much smoother than English. However, Xu Yin is still more proficient in English. French was only learned for a while in the small world when she went abroad with Song Mingjin.
Fortunately, the old housekeeper can speak both languages and can switch easily.
The two chatted very enthusiastically.
He said that the oldest trees in the vineyard are over forty years old, and the youngest ones are about fifteen years old.
Generally speaking, when vines are more than fifty years old, yields will become very low. Before Grandpa Xu passed away, he came here to inspect and then exchanged a batch. Even the newest vines are now more than ten years old.
Xu Yin remembered that there were many carefully selected old vines in the system warehouse, and decided to take them out someday and replace those old trees that were about to turn fifty years old.
The grapes here only mature in September or October. At this moment, they are still bunches of small green fruits, crowded together under the broad grape leaves.
She did not go over to disturb the workers, but took a walk nearby and went back upstairs to review her professional classes.
During these few days of jet lag, she spent her time reviewing, walking around, and chatting with her old housekeeper.
She showed Zhang Peng's photo to the housekeeper and asked him if he had ever been to the winery.
The butler took one look and nodded, indicating that he had been there.
He still had the impression that he came to buy wine, but after looking around, he didn't buy any wine because it was too expensive. But the free tasting was one cup after another, and I drank a lot.
The housekeeper was a little angry when he mentioned this, and said that there was a Chinese and two foreigners who came with Zhang Peng. Both parties spoke neither English nor French, and he could not understand what they were talking about.
Xu Yin nodded thoughtfully, and then asked the housekeeper to monitor Zhang Peng.
In the surveillance, Zhang Peng and the three people seemed to be very cautious. They either turned their backs to the surveillance probe so that no one could see the shape of his mouth when he spoke, or they chose to talk in a place where workers were joking and working and the background sound was very noisy.
If you want to convince Xu's father that Zhang Peng has evil intentions, just such a period of monitoring is not enough.
Before Xu Yin could figure out a countermeasure, Lisa Wen came to play with her.
"Yinyin, I convinced my grandfather and he agreed to let us visit the vineyard where he works." Lisa told her with a face of excitement, "Let's go now. We will have dinner at my house tonight. Grandma can cook Chinese cuisine. It tastes pretty good.”
Xu Yin went upstairs to pick out a few gifts that were suitable as companions, and went to the Rothschild Winery with her.
Before I even got off the bus, I saw the iconic building - Chateau Lafite.
"Let's go! I'll take you to see my grandfather."
Xu Yin followed her to the place where Lisa's grandfather worked.
The other party greeted her warmly and opened a bottle of wine for her to taste.
Xu Yin also brought a few bottles of home-produced wine, but she was a little embarrassed, as if she was doing something special. But the other party didn't mind at all and accepted it with a hearty smile.
Lisa held her grandfather's arm and said coquettishly: "Don't just accept it without drinking it. This is brewed by Yinyin's own winery, not just bought from outside."
"Oh? Isn't she from China? Is there a winery here?" Old Ivan said in surprise.
"Of course! When her great-grandfather opened the winery, you didn't even come to work here."
Old Ivan was obviously very interested when he heard this, so he asked which winery it was. When Xu Yin reported the name of his own winery, he raised his eyebrows, as if he had thought of something.
However, since it was his working time at the moment, he didn't say much. Instead, he asked his granddaughter to entertain her new friends. They could visit any place that didn't have a "No visitors allowed" sign.
Xu Yin was dragged away by her new friend to have fun.
Rothschild Winery covers an area of more than 1,500 acres, which is three times the size of Xu Yinjia Winery.
In the vast vineyard, three generations of old, middle-aged and young grapevines are planted in separate areas. The grapevines in the old area are over fifty years old, and the entire batch is replaced by young trees that are three to five years old. This is worth learning, Xu Yin secretly kept it in mind.
"Yin Yin, look at that, that's my favorite place to stay every time I come here." Lisa pointed not far away, where there was a five or six meter wide river winding through the middle of the vineyard. There is a small patch of greenery on both sides of the river, and where the greenery meets the vineyards is a row of small fountains, spraying water. The overflowing water sprinkles on the ground and flows along the concave tube into the vineyard, nourishing the surrounding soil.
Xu Yin also kept this in mind.
Her family's winery still uses the old-fashioned method of watering by adding water pipes from the river, but she seems to have a set of fully automatic watering equipment stored in the system warehouse. It is very convenient to use it without a fountain.
The two of them lay on the grass under the shade of trees and chatted until the sun went down and the winery workers got off work, then they went to her maternal grandfather's house hand in hand.
Old Ivan is the oldest winemaker in the winery, and the owner allocated a two-story building to him. He and Lisa's grandmother lived here for a long time.
Lisa's maternal grandmother, Mrs. Ivan, was indeed good at Chinese cuisine. She not only roasted crispy duck, but also made dumplings and steamed fish. She kept asking Xu Yin to eat, and even used chopsticks to put it into her bowl.
After a pleasant meal, Lisa made a pot of tea, took some pieces of apple pie baked by her grandmother, and took Xu Yin to her grandfather's study.
"Grandpa wants to talk to you. Let's chat while eating."
Xu Yin helped her carry the teapot: "Are you not full yet?"
"Hey, my stomach is full for the food, but not for the snacks."
Xu Yin smiled helplessly and shook her head.
"Go and help grandpa bring up the pipe on the coffee table downstairs." Old Ivan put his granddaughter away and turned to look at Xu Yin, "Don't be nervous, little girl. I just have something to tell you. Lisa is not stable enough. , I’m afraid she’ll be shocked if she finds out.”
Xu Yin sat up straight and leaned forward slightly: "You say it, I'll listen."
"About three months ago, two Chinese people came to our winery to observe and learn. As you know, my son-in-law is Chinese and has been coming and going over the years. Although I can't speak well, I can generally understand. They seem to have some premeditated plans for your winery, so you should be careful."
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