Su Yu looked at the huge white snake.
'Is he planning to stay?'
A lot of the viewers found it astonishing.
"The white snake seems intelligent. Bro, why don't you keep it?"
"Yeah, we like the white snake. Maybe if you keep it long enough, it will transform into its spirit form like Bai Suzhen of the 'Legend of the White Snake'. Isn't it great?"
"To hell with your Bai Suzhen though I really hope you can keep the white snake."
[Promise sent you 10 Super Rockets]
Promise then typed, "Bro, keep it. Use the money from the gifts to buy food to feed the snake!"
[Jun Moxiao sent you 10 Super Rockets]
Jun Moxiao also joined the fray. "I agree to keep the white snake. Give that snake a drumstick!"
[Princess Piggy sent you 5 Super Rockets]
Princess Piggy typed, "And an egg!"
Su Yu then looked at the white snake. In the end, he nodded.
"Okay then, you can stay, but there are three conditions. Without my permission, you aren't allowed to attack other people and you cannot simply go out. There are a lot of people in the village, especially kids.
"You are a snake, and you are not small by any means. If you slither around the village freely, you will scare others. If that happens, not only you but both of us will get in trouble, get it?"
Su Yu sounded serious when he explained the conditions to the snake.
The snake nodded obediently.
"Hiss!"
Su Yu happily nodded and said, "Great."
The viewers in the stream saw how the snake nodded as though it understood Su Yu's words. Everyone was shocked.
"Holy sh*t! Is that what I think it is? Does the snake understand humans?"
"He's so clever! It must be a snake spirit! Bro, you are really lucky!"
Promise typed, "Bro, are you selling the snake? I'll pay you 100K for it."
Ju Moxio typed, "If you are selling it, I'm paying 200K!"
The viewers started to bid for the big white snake, and Su Yu reacted strangely to the situation.
'Is the white snake this valuable?'
Ultimately, he decided to keep it instead of selling it for a high price. Technically, the white snake was not his pet, thus he had no right to sell it. Secondly, the snake was clever and understood the words of men. Since he decided to take it in, he also started to feel sentimental towards it.
Keeping it as his pet would be the best choice.
"Sorry, guys. I'm taking the white snake as a pet. It's not for sale," he said.
"Too bad! I like the white snake!"
"Bro, give it a name! Calling it 'white snake' all the time sounds strange."
"Yeah, if you are adopting it as a pet, you can name it. I have a great idea! Why don't you name it Bai Suzhen?"
"Why Bai Suzhen? Isn't Nuwa better?"
"Why are you people naming the snake based on myths? I think it's better and more appropriate to name it Mangy!"
"Screw you, Mangy! This isn't 'The Adventures of Little Carp'!"
Su Yu mediated, "Okay, guys, stop arguing. I think let's go with the simplest name. I'll name it Little White."
"Little White? That's a dog's name."
"Dude, your naming sucks! It's like you simply came up with it!"
"It might be simple, but it's better than Bai Suzhen or Mangy!"
Princess Piggy typed, "I think Little White is good! Here's a big thumbs-up!"
"Geez! You agree to everything he does! I think you are after his body! You pervert!"
Princess Piggy replied, "Damn…You got me!"
Su Yu said, "Alright, guys, stop fooling around. I'm going to clean up the storeroom and Little White can stay there. I think I'll end the stream here. See you guys tomorrow!"
"No! Bro, it's only 6:00 p.m.! Stream for a little longer!"
"Yeah! Going off this early? The stream is too short! We want to see Little White a little longer!"
"Yeah, dude, come on! Don't be such a mood killer!"
However, Su Yu was firm as he said, "It's getting a little late. I still have to clean up the storeroom and brew the liquor, so I guess tomorrow it is. You guys can interact with Little White tomorrow."
After that, he waved at his viewers through the camera and ended the stream.
"Damn! He's cold!"
"Cold streamer, going off at lightspeed!"
"Damn, I want to see Little White for a little longer!"
"Oh, well, I'll be earlier tomorrow!"
"It's over, guys!"
…
After the stream, Su Yu started to clean up the storeroom in his house.
The storeroom was not big by any means. It had been used to keep farming tools by his parents when they were still alive. As time went on, his family stopped farming, and the tools were given away, thus leaving the storeroom vacant.
After properly cleaning it up, the storeroom could easily house Little White.
It took him half an hour to clear out the grass and dust, and after it was cleaned, Little White moved in happily.
Then, Su Yu went on to prepare the liquor brew.
Since he had promised his viewers that he could prepare some Xiantai liquor for them, it would be better if he started earlier.
Xiantai liquor was considered grain wine, but the brewing method was slightly different than normal. Regular grain wine contained Xiantai Village's unique specialties: the mountain grapes and osmanthus.
Therefore, it granted the grain wine the fragrance of osmanthus and the sweetness of grapes. The taste would linger on one's taste buds for quite some time.
The steps in brewing normal grain wine were propagation, material selection, and fermentation. Unlike modern liquor, the steps did not include distillation and blending.
As long as the raw materials were ready and the yeast was sufficient, Su Yu could brew an unlimited amount.
Brewing grain wine required a large number of raw materials.
Xiantai Village usually used sorghum as a base because it has a high starch level, hence making it easier to ferment.
The fat and protein levels of sorghum were also balanced. During the fermentation process, the microorganisms would produce a fragrance and make the liquor smooth. It would not cause impurities in the process to affect the taste, hence it was the best brewing material.
Actually, Su Yu had nothing at his disposal, be it the sorghum or the yeast. He had just come back from Beijing and his house had been left vacant for a few years now. Why would a vacant house have all those brewing materials?
Fortunately, it was not a big problem because Uncle Zhang had them, and Su Yu could go take some. After all, he had already told Uncle Zhang about brewing Xiantai liquor during dinner.
At night, Uncle Zhang used his electric trishaw to deliver two sacks of sorghum and yeast, plus some extra brewing materials to Su Yu's house from his own wine cellar.
When Su Yu moved everything into his house, it was already 7:00 p.m. It would be too late if he wanted to start brewing, so all he could do was take care of the sorghum.
Su Yu boiled a big pail of water and soaked the red sorghum in it.
The first step of brewing would be taking care of the grains. It had to be soaked for a whole night.
After the sorghum was soaked in the water, there was nothing left for Su Yu to do. Therefore, after making sure all the sorghum was soaked, he went upstairs to rest.