Zhao Tiezhu had no experience in brewing, but that didn't stop him from looking it up online.
Soaking, rinsing, fermenting, and finally bottling—there were quite a few steps involved. Fortunately, being in the countryside, there was plenty of space and a wide array of tools, allowing him to complete the first two steps with ease. The soaking process was relatively long, requiring eighteen hours, so he told his sister-in-law to check on it periodically, and the entire morning slipped away.
After breakfast, the people he had promised to help with the roof repair arrived. They gathered at his sister-in-law's house, and Zhao Tiezhu went over to lend a hand. Zhu Dazhuang was among them, along with Wang Laosan and about a dozen others who hadn't signed the contracts.
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