Chapter 6: Twists and turns
Qin Feng picked up the tea clay pot and looked at it carefully, then leaned over to his nose and sniffed it carefully, nodded and said: "Well, this tea has a thick appearance, even and straight, with a natural floral fragrance, the fragrance is clear and sharp, and the fragrance lasts for a long time, good tea, good tea." ”
Hearing Qin Feng's comment, Cao Guozheng smiled, a little surprised, and said, "I didn't expect you to be really a person who understands tea." ”
Do you know the name of this tea?"
Qin Feng said with a smile: "I don't have to say the name of this tea first, because now I just look at the appearance and fragrance of the tea leaves, and I also need the cooperation of tea art, and I can only finalize it after tasting the final tea soup." ”
Cao Guozheng nodded again, he could still be so unhurried even when he had already recognized this tea, Qin Feng's mentality was very good, this son was definitely not the king of the pool.
Qin Feng said with a smile: "Mr. Cao, can you give me the main seat first, since you want to appreciate my tea art, you have to give up your position." ”
Cao Guozheng's desk is very large, and the desk and the tea table are connected as a whole and are closely connected.
After Qin Feng finished speaking, Cao Guozheng stood up with a smile and gave up the main seat to Qin Feng.
Qin Feng stood in front of the tea table, picked up the teapot and looked at it carefully for a while, then gave a thumbs up and said, "This purple clay pot is the best." This pot looks elegant and refined, the shape is smooth and flexible, although it does not pursue ingenious carving, but the ingenuity, simple and elegant, and wonderful. If my guess is correct, it should be the masterpiece of Shi Dabin, the master of the purple clay pot in the Ming Dynasty, which is worth a lot of money. ”
After Qin Feng finished speaking, he looked at Cao Guozheng with a smile.
If at the beginning, Cao Guozheng still had the intention of letting Qin Feng retreat from the difficulties before, then at this moment, he was really whetted by Qin Feng.
His purple clay pot has been on the desk for a long time, but there are very few people who can really identify the age and maker of this purple clay pot after a few glances, especially Qin Feng only looked at the appearance of this pot, and did not look at the bottom bell mark of the pot or the inside of the pot, which shows that Qin Feng only determined the origin of this pot through the artistic characteristics of the purple sand pot and the details of the pot。 And Qin Feng actually directly determined the origin of this pot in such a short period of time, and the richness of his knowledge reserve can be seen.
Cao Guozheng gave a thumbs up and said with a smile: "Qin Feng's little friend is not simple, you are right, this pot is Shi Dabin's work." ”
Xue Jiahui was really shocked at the moment, her beautiful eyes looked at Qin Feng, and her eyes were full of incredulity.
Although she knew that Qin Feng was very talented, especially in studying, when Qin Feng was studying in school, he was the first in almost every homework, without exception.
But that was learning, but now, Qin Feng even had such a rich reserve of extracurricular knowledge, how could she not be shocked.
Qin Feng was not surprised by Cao Guozheng's praise, and poured the mineral water into the kettle first, and after boiling, poured the boiling water on the purple clay kettle, and said with a smile: "Mr. Cao, do you think my trick Meng Chen Linlin is still standard?"
Cao Guozheng's eyes reappeared with shock, because Qin Feng's performance was very professional, and the person who could say such a standard term as Meng Chen Linlin was definitely a master of kung fu tea ceremony. He smiled and nodded, "Standard." ”
After Qin Feng warmed the pot, he used a teaspoon to dial the tea leaves into the teapot, and the order of filling the tea should be thin first and then thick and then the tea stem. Then pour the water into the purple clay pot until the water fills the spout. ”
Xue Jiahui smiled: "Qin Feng, is there anything special about these two actions?"
Qin Feng nodded: "This first action is called Oolong Entering the Palace, and the second action is a hanging pot high rush." Now for the third action, the spring breeze blows. ”
While speaking, Qin Feng gently scraped off the foam from the mouth of the pot with the lid of the pot, and then put the lid back on and flushed off the foam on the top of the pot. When pouring the pot, Qin Feng was very careful, just flushing the lid and body of the pot to avoid drenching the air holes, otherwise the water would rush into the pot.
Seeing this, the expression on Cao Guozheng's face can no longer be described as shock, but appreciation. He smiled and continued to test Qin Feng and asked, "Qin Feng, I don't know what the purpose of your third spring breeze is in the face?"
Xue Jiahui also looked at Qin Feng with doubts.
Qin Feng explained with a smile: "There are two purposes for pouring the pot this time, one is to clean, and the other is to make the pot hot inside and outside, so as to facilitate the play of the tea fragrance." ”
After finishing speaking, Qin Feng quickly poured out the water in the pot, and explained as he did it: "This trick is called fumigation and washing the fairy face, also called washing tea, and the purpose is to wash away the floating dust on the surface of the tea leaves. ”
Then, Qin Feng once again carried the kettle in his hand, filled the kettle with boiling water again with the high flushing method, and said with a smile: "This trick is called jade liquid back to the pot, and the next two tricks are Ruochen's bathing and touring the mountains and waters." ”
As he spoke, Qin Feng turned the cup, like a flywheel spinning, and like a flying flower dancing, scalding the cup with the first brew of tea. Then hold the pot and run it around the tea boat to drip the water droplets at the bottom of the pot to prevent the water droplets from falling into the cup and affecting the holiness of the tea.
Looking at Qin Feng's smooth and skillful movements, the appreciation in Cao Guozheng's eyes became stronger and stronger. Qin Feng's actions at this moment were even more cumbersome than his usual hospitality, and his operation level had reached a professional level.
Under the gaze of Cao Guozheng and Xue Jiahui, Qin Feng opened the lid of the purple clay pot, held the kettle, and repeated the flushing of the pot from high to low, but saw that the tea leaves tumbled due to the change in the strength of the tea, and the substances contained in the tea were quickly leached, and the concentration of the tea soup became very uniform.
Xue Jiahui asked, "Qin Feng, what is this move called?"
Qin Feng said: "This move makes the phoenix nod. It is not only to show respect to the guests, but also to make the tea soup evenly concentrated. ”
After that, Qin Feng picked up the three teacups on the tea table, pressed down the purple clay pot and poured tea into the teacup, and the teapot was like Guan Yu patrolling the city. ”
Qin Feng said with a smile: "This trick is called Guan Gong Patrol City, the purpose is to make the tea soup in the cup consistent, and the low pour is to prevent too much aroma from being lost. ”
As he spoke, Qin Feng poured the rest of the pot into each cup, these are the essence of the whole pot of tea, and they should be evenly divided bit by bit. After doing this step, Qin Feng explained: "This move is called Han Xin's soldiers. ”
Xue Jiahui smiled and said, "These two names are very vivid. ”
After pouring the tea, Qin Feng brought one of the cups to Cao Guozheng, and said with a smile on his face: "Mr. Cao, please taste the tea." ”
Seeing this, Cao Guozheng did not go to taste the tea, but looked at Qin Feng with a smile and said: "Qin Feng, your tea art level is very high, enough to shock me, can you tell the name of this tea now?"
Qin Feng smiled and nodded, picked up a cup of tea and put it to his nose to smell the fragrance of tea, then held the rim of the cup with his thumb and index finger, and gently tasted two sips. Only then did he say with a smile: "This tea can be distinguished at the beginning of the elegant and high natural flower aroma, the aroma is rich, the tea soup is orange and clear and bright, the entrance is sweet, refreshing, and sweet, which reminds me of a couplet: "I wish to be a phoenix tea mountain guest, not an apricot blossom drunk fairy." ”
After finishing speaking, Qin Feng looked at Cao Guozheng with a smile and said, "Mr. Cao, you are still satisfied with my answer. ”
Cao Guozheng nodded with satisfaction.
Xue Jiahui was still a little puzzled, glared at Qin Feng dissatisfiedly and said, "Qin Feng, what kind of dumb riddle are you playing, what kind of tea is this?"
Qin Feng said with a smile: "The name of this tea is Phoenix Dancong! The origin is Fenghuang Town, Chao'an District, Chaozhou City, Guangdong Province, and it belongs to semi-fermented oolong tea. ”
Xue Jiahui suddenly realized, and hurriedly looked at Cao Guozheng and said, "Mr. Cao, do you think you can take us to see Chairman Cao now?"
Cao Guozheng nodded: "Okay, I really didn't expect that Qin Feng Xiaoyou has such a profound understanding of the tea ceremony, you wait a while, I will go to see my brother, I believe he should be happy to see you." ”
As he spoke, Cao Guozheng stood up and walked out.
After Cao Guozheng left, Xue Jiahui pinched Qin Feng and said, "I said Qin Feng, when did you know so much about the knowledge of the tea ceremony, why haven't I seen you perform before?"
Qin Feng said with a wry smile: "Actually, today is a coincidence, if he took out not this phoenix single bush but other tea, I may not be able to recognize it, but it is very coincidental that I have been to Fenghuang Town, Chao'an District, Guangdong Province, where the peaks are showing, thousands of ravines are contending, the mountains are green and the water is green, and the clouds are surrounding the peaks, and only the natural conditions there can give birth to such a tea boutique."
At that time, when my mother took me to travel the world, I stayed there for a whole month because of this phoenix dancong tea, and my tea art level was really tempered there. ”
Xue Jiahui's eyes showed a look of envy, and said: "It seems that you really read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles." ”
Qin Feng nodded approvingly.
Xue Jiahui said: "I don't know why Xiao Cao always set such a strange test for us." I don't know if Cao Guoming can see us. If we don't see Cao Guoming, our previous efforts will be in vain. ”
At this moment, inside the chairman's office.
Cao Guoming was sitting at the coffee table swallowing clouds and mist, his brows tightly locked.
Opposite Cao Guoming, Cao Guozheng was reporting on the process of testing Qin Feng just now.
After Cao Guozheng finished speaking, the gloom on Cao Guoming's face suddenly faded a lot, he snuffed out the cigarette butt, stood up directly and said excitedly: "Our small Bei'an City is still hiding such a master, I have to take a good look." Maybe he's the noble man of life that the miscellaneous old man told me. ”
While speaking, Cao Guoming wanted to get up and walk out, but was stopped by Cao Guozheng, Cao Guozheng said: "Big brother, don't worry, is he the noble person mentioned by the old man who can't easily draw conclusions now, but this young man's understanding of the tea ceremony is indeed very unique and clever."
However, I don't think we should act rashly. After all, tomorrow morning, Saburo Koizumi, president of Japan's NHG Tea Group in Asia, will bring their group's special tea master Miyamoto Musashi directly to our Yugu Group headquarters to play the field, if we lose to them, not only will we not be able to covet the tea market in Japan, Europe and the United States, but even a part of the market share we have now gained in China will have to be given to them.
This is a critical battle for the survival of our Glen Group, and it is a battle that is vital to us.
So, we have to be cautious.
Didn't you set up a three-level test for us to select talents, big brother?
I think that when it comes to Qin Feng, we should continue to uphold this standard, if Qin Feng can really pass these three tests, then he is very likely to be the noble man of our Cao family predicted by the miscellaneous old Tao, but if he can't pass these three tests, it can only be said that there is no fate between us. ”
Cao Guoming calmed down suddenly, nodded hurriedly, and said in a deep voice: "You're right, I was indeed a little anxious just now.
But Guozheng, you should know that the three levels of the test I set up so far, there have been more than 20 people who have been invited by us to participate in the test, those people are all top tea masters in China, all over 40 years old, so many of them can't even pass the second level, Qin Feng, a person in his early 20s, can pass our test? I guess it's difficult. ”
Cao Guozheng said with a hint of strangeness on his face: "Big brother, I don't know why, I always have a feeling that this Qin Feng is standing there, and I can't see through him."
Not to mention anything else, it's just that the level of tea art he shows today is not inferior to those top tea masters we have seen. And he can easily judge the origin and characteristics of this kind of tea, which is enough to show that this young man is not simple.
I think we should give him a chance. ”
Cao Guoming nodded: "Makes sense." ”
After finishing speaking, Cao Guoming suddenly asked: "By the way, I said Guozheng, where did you find this little guy? Why haven't I heard of it before?"
Cao Guozheng patted his head and said, "Look at me, I forgot about it." Big brother, don't you know, this little guy didn't come from me, but he sent it himself. ”
Cao Guoming's face suddenly became solemn, and he frowned and said: "This kid can't be a commercial spy sent by Japan's NHG Group to lurk? ”
Cao Guozheng hurriedly shook his head and said, "Brother, you are a little too careful. Qin Feng, this kid is definitely not a commercial spy, he is a sales representative of Xue's Hongyuan Electronics Company, a subsidiary of Xue's Group, and he came to see you because he wanted to get an 8 million switching power supply order recently issued by our Yougu Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd. ”
Cao Guoming sat back at this time, nodded and said: "Since this is the case, then let him come in and try, if he can pass our three tests, let alone an order of 8 million, an order of 80 million is not a problem." But if you can't pass the test, then where did you come from? ”
Cao Guozheng nodded, returned to his office, looked at Qin Feng with a smile and said, "Qin Feng, you wait a while, in 10 minutes, my eldest brother will meet you, but if you want to talk to him, you need to go through the three tests?"
Xue Jiahui's eyes widened and said, "Mr. Cao, you're not joking, are you? Do you have to go through many tests to talk about business? How do I feel that this is more complicated than our interview?"
Cao Guozheng said with a smile: "There is no way, my eldest brother has a strange personality and is a maverick, if you don't have the confidence, you can choose to leave now, in this way, it will not affect your company to participate in the bidding meeting of Yougu Electrical Equipment Co., Ltd. tomorrow." Of course, if you pass the following three tests, anything can be discussed. ”
Qin Feng straightened his waist and said, "Okay, these three levels, we have broken through." ”
At this moment, Qin Feng has no way out, for him, in order to save his mother Qin Ruijie, let alone three levels, even if it is thirty levels, he has to break through.
Xue Jiahui's face was full of nervousness and anxiety, and she secretly prayed in her heart: "I hope these three levels are not too complicated, and Qin Feng can't have any accidents in this project." This is at stake in the life of my future mother-in-law. ”
Thinking of the words of the future mother-in-law, Xue Jiahui's face flushed.
Qin Feng happened to raise his eyes to look, but saw Xue Jiahui at this moment with bright eyes and bright teeth, with a red face, and he was extremely beautiful.
The reason why Xue Jiahui knew Qin Feng's purpose for entering the Xue Group was that when the two had dinner together on the night they met, Qin Feng had already entered the Xue Group in order to get the ancient book of "Tao Te Ching" in Xue Zhenqiang's hand in exchange for his mother who didn't know who kidnapped him.