Chapter 116: The Experience of Tea Eggs (Part 2)

Chen Mo felt that his body was inhaled into a vast space with a huge suction, and when he opened his eyes again, he was in a large courtyard.

The construction of this courtyard is quite exquisite, a laterite bridge lies across the small river in the courtyard, rows of bamboo forests are neatly repaired, and there is a path in the shade of greenery, which leads to the gate with twists and turns.

Chen Mo walked along the path in the bamboo forest through an arch and saw another courtyard.

This courtyard is even more spectacular than the one just now.

The flowers, birds, trees and stones in the courtyard have a unique world.

On the left is a corridor that spirals up and down with long layers of autumn vines.

The small river in the courtyard seems to be living water, brought in from the outside, crystal clear, like a mirror.

Chen Mo couldn't help but sigh, what kind of person can live in such a courtyard.

At this moment, two maids who seemed to be serving in the courtyard came up and walked out of a room in the courtyard with a smile.

Looking at the service of these maids, it does not look like modern clothing, but like the clothes of a large family in the Qing Dynasty.

"Excuse me, where is this?"

As a "trespasser", in order not to be regarded as a thief, Chen Mo very politely and respectfully asked two young ladies who were not as old as him.

However, the two maids did not seem to hear, and still talked and laughed quietly as they walked.

Chen Mo thought it was because his voice was too small, so he raised his voice.

"Two beauties, where is this?"

There was still no response this time, and the two maids walked straight past Chen Mo as if they hadn't even seen Chen Mo.

This is evil!

Could it be... Can't they both see me?

With this thought, Chen Mo hurriedly stepped forward and tried to stop the two, but who knows, they passed directly through Chen Mo's body.

Sure enough, it was the same as I thought.

In the world of this experience card, you are just a spectator, and you can't communicate with the people in the courtyard.

Chen Mo's brain circuit turns very fast, and this statement seems to make sense.

Chen Mo walked through a few more courtyards in the courtyard, and finally saw two words on a larger courtyard gate: Suiyuan.

It turned out that he had come to Yuan Mei's house.

So what is this tea egg experience for?

At this moment, Chen Mo heard the sound of two people talking next door.

"Master, how is this tea today?"

"Hmm..."

The sound of the lid touching the teacup.

The sound of drinking tea.

"Today's Changzhou Yangxian tea, not bad, the tea is dark and blue, shaped like a bird's tongue, and like a giant rice, and the taste is slightly stronger than Longjing. and yesterday's Dongting Jun camellia, not comparable. ”

When Chen Mo heard this, he was very obedient, this person is very good at tea, just take a sip, he has this kind of knowledge, and he is called a master, not Yuan Mei, who else can there be?

Following the direction of the sound, Chen Mo took three steps and two steps, and came to the courtyard next door, where he saw an old servant and a middle-aged man about 35 years old, talking in the pavilion by the river.

The middle-aged man was sitting, and the old servant was standing.

Chen Mo came to the vicinity of the pavilion and looked at a middle-aged man with a slender face, large earlobes, a straight nose, and a mustache.

Could this person be Yuan Mei?

"Master, there are people out there who are begging for texts, you see..."

Without waiting for the old servant to finish speaking, the middle-aged man replied directly: "I need to write "Suiyuan Food List" recently, and I don't have time to write for them for the time being, but whenever anyone comes, tell them to come back in three days." ”

"Yes, sir. The old servant said respectfully.

Listening to the two of them ask and answer like this, the middle-aged man is Yuan Mei's identity, and there is no doubt about it.

"This tea has also been tasted, and the scenery is almost finished. After Yuan Mei finished speaking, he stood up from the stone bench, "Are the tea and eggs I want ready today?"

"Ready, sir, the varieties of tea and eggs are prepared in strict accordance with your requirements. ”

"Very well, I'll go check it out. ”

With that, Yuan Mei pulled out his legs and walked towards a room.

How could Chen Mo miss this opportunity, isn't it just to experience tea eggs here.

From the two raw materials he instructed the old servant, tea and eggs, Chen Mo knew that Yuan Mei was going to make tea eggs.

So I hurriedly followed.

"Master, your garden is getting more and more powerful, people outside say that your courtyard is not only a garden, but also a base of cooking ingredients. In addition to fresh meat, tofu, etc., you also need to go out to purchase, and almost all other dishes are prepared. The old servant walking behind Yuan Mei said flatteringly.

Yuan Mei didn't make a sound, but pushed open a door.

Chen Mo followed the two into the house, only to see an open booklet on the table, a stove prepared in the room, a basket of eggs, at least fifty, in addition, there was also a basket of freshly picked tea leaves on the table.

"Although this Yuhua tea is not as good as Jin Junmei, it is better than fresh, and it is not backward when used to make tea eggs. After Yuan Mei finished speaking, he picked up the brush on the table, dipped it in some freshly ground ink, and began to write on the manual.

Chen Mo tiptoed to Yuan Mei's side.

Although the time of birth of the two spans nearly 300 years, at this moment, the distance between the two is less than 1 meter.

Chen Mo looked at Yuan Mei writing on the booklet: recipes, tea eggs.

Chen Mo was stunned, it turned out that the tea eggs had also been recorded in the "Suiyuan Food List".

Seeing that Yuan Mei was still writing, Chen Mo immediately went up to look at it again.

I saw Yuan Mei write a question in the booklet: How long does it take to boil tea eggs?

Chen Mo thought to himself, this person is really strange, how long does it take for an egg to be boiled, it's good when it's cooked, if you want to taste it, of course the longer the better.

In fact, according to the way people eat, it is almost enough to boil tea eggs for 10 minutes, and at most they can be boiled for half an hour, and they are already delicious.

But Yuan Mei seems to be very particular about this tea egg and has his own opinions.

Yuan Mei wrote: "There are people who become more and more tender the more they are cooked: such as kidneys, eggs, etc., but even so, you need to grasp the appropriate degree." ”

Next, Yuan Mei began his own experiment.

He made a fire in the stove, boiled the tea leaves, took out the basket of eggs that the old servant had prepared for him, took out 32 of them, beat them slightly until the shells were broken, and put them in the pot.

Chen Mo is very clear about the relevant steps of making tea eggs, but what about time?

This time, Yuan Mei took 32 eggs at one time to boil tea eggs, and fished out 4 of them every hour to serve them separately, this boiling, it took a full 8 hours, and it was almost like Chen Mo's waist to stand up for the problem.

After this slightly clumsy experiment, Yuan Mei, who tasted 32 tea eggs one by one, came to the conclusion that the tea eggs boiled for four hours had the best effect.

Seeing that Yuan Mei very solemnly wrote this sentence into the "Suiyuan Food List", Chen Mo knew that the original tea eggs are not boiled for as long as possible, the longer the more fragrant they are, everything has a degree, for making tea eggs, four hours is the best steaming time for tea eggs.