As Zhang Yuan said, until the two left the restaurant after eating, Xiao Chen and Zheng Keke did not appear.

Obviously, their goal is to come out on top in this evaluation, so they each look for a quiet place to stay in shape.

Lu Yu and Zhang Yuan chatted for a while, and when they saw that the time was almost up, they walked to their respective examination rooms.

Because there are only more than 100 people left, everyone's examination room is relatively concentrated.

The second assessment topic is "making tea".

Unlike before, there is a small camera at the front of each coffee table that records the movements of all test takers.

Lu Yu followed the guidance to his evaluation tea table and looked at the tea set on the table......

Except for a few glasses, there were no extra tea sets on the tea table.

There was only a handy with a thermometer, a simple small tea box, a small tea spoon, a large black bowl, and a bamboo tool that resembled a miniature broom.

Tea whisks?

After seeing this bamboo tool that resembles a miniature broom.

Lu Yu nodded slightly, he already knew what this second question was.

Really.

Soon after, the invigilator said, "This test is for everyone to brew matcha." ”

Matcha ......

Suddenly many people's faces in the examination room collapsed.

In this world, matcha is a type of Toei tea.

However, it is not common in China, where clear drinks are popular.

But Lu Yu knew that matcha was actually a tea product derived from China.

In the Tang Dynasty of China, there was a record of matcha, which was also called milled tea.

Because the tea at that time was "cake tea".

Therefore, it needs to be dried before drinking, and finely ground into powder with a small stone.

By the time of the Song Dynasty.

Some tea masters in the Northern Song Dynasty developed tea whisks for making matcha.

That is, this bamboo tool on the table, which is somewhat similar to a broom.

Moreover, the ancients even invented the "tea ordering method", which made drinking tea more interesting and elegant.

It was not until the Song Dynasty that matcha was introduced to Dongying.

It's just that it started in the Ming Dynasty later.

With the popularity of light drinking, matcha tea is gradually being replaced by modern tea, which is more suitable for light drinking.

That's why.

Therefore, even in the original world, matcha is now regarded as one of the representatives of the Toei tea ceremony.

And this is especially the case in this world.

Even most tea drinkers don't know how to brew matcha, let alone evaluate it.

At this moment, Lu Yu could vaguely hear that some of the candidates who participated in the assessment behind him whispered that the questions in the tea man assessment were too difficult.

……

In the VIP room on the fourth floor, there are more than ten screens in front of the ten judges.

Through these screens, they can clearly see the brewing status and movements of all test takers.

At this time.

Chen Juncheng said with a smile: "Brewing matcha seems simple, but if you haven't done a certain amount of hard work, you can't brew it well." ”

Qi Lao nodded and said, "Actually, if you only look at the tea soup brewed at the end, you can also see the effort of making tea......

"But if that's the case, I'm afraid there will be too few people who can move on to the next stage. ”

Everyone smiled bitterly when they heard this......

In other words, when evaluating those tea poems, it seems that Qi Lao, you alone eliminated more than 1,000 test takers, right?

Co-author, you only found out that there are too few people who have been promoted?!

……

In the exam room.

Lu Yu pondered for a moment and began to boil water.

It's a pity that the Chinese tea culture in this world has disappeared, and there are no traditional tea-making utensils.

Lu Yu can only choose the simplest hand-made tea whisk to mix and brew matcha.

While it was time to boil water, he first opened the tea box and looked at the matcha inside......

Judging by the color and fineness of the powder.

Although the grade of matcha in the box is not high, it is pure matcha.

I sniffed the smell a little with my nose, and it should be the "thin tea" in matcha.

The so-called thin tea is weak tea, as opposed to strong tea.

At this moment, the water in the water is already boiling.

Lu Yu took down the kettle and flushed the boiling water into the black bowl.

Then put the tea whisk on the side into the bowl and start scalding the bowl and clean the tea set.

At the same time, he poured out a little boiling water and set it aside to cool for later use.

After the tea set was cleaned, he tried the spare boiling water with his hands.

I still don't feel satisfied with the temperature.

Then fold the boiling water back and forth in the two cups until the water temperature is not hot at all, and then put it aside.

It wasn't until this moment that Lu Yu opened the tea box again.

Scoop out two to three grams of matcha powder with a teaspoon and place in a large black bowl.

Pour a little of the cooled boiled water into the bowl and cover the bottom of the bowl.

Then pick up the whisk and gently stir the matcha with the water.

After this series of actions, the temperature of the water in the bubble has dropped to about 80 degrees.

Lu Yu exhaled softly, and the next thing is the most important thing to brew matcha!

He slowly poured boiling water at about 80 degrees into a large black bowl......

The amount of water is proportioned according to the amount of matcha used.

If there is more water, the taste is too light and not easy to foam, and if there is less water, the taste is too strong.

Lu Yu hadn't brewed matcha for a long time, so he added water very slowly.

According to the amount of matcha he put in this time, about 180 milliliters of water is enough.

After adding water, he immediately stopped pouring water and picked up the whisk again!

Before placing the whisk in the bowl.

He moved his wrist a little before he started stirring.

The key to the success of a cup of matcha lies in the final foam.

Whether or not you can create a uniform and delicate foam depends entirely on the dexterity of your wrist and the use of a whisk.

Lu Yu gently held the tea whisk to prevent the tea wash from touching the bottom of the bowl, so that the air could better enter the tea.

Then, using only the strength of his wrist, he drew an "M" shape in the bowl and began to whip it continuously......

With Lu Yu's continuous whipping.

There are more and more bubbles in the turquoise tea soup, and the fresh aroma is also spreading.

Some of the rest of the test takers around were amazed, and some even followed suit.

Unexpectedly.

These people who learn to land and rain foam either spill the tea soup or make the foam unevenly sized, which is very ugly.

Only Lu Yu, the foam in the bowl is getting smaller and smaller, fine and even.

At this moment, Lu Yu's face was also extremely focused, as if he was making a work of art made with his heart.

Until more than thirty seconds later.

Lu Yu finally let out a sigh of relief.

Gently lift the tea whisk that rests in the middle of the bowl and place it upside down in the center of the tea tray next to it......

"I've made this bowl of matcha. ”

"It's ready?so fast?!" the invigilator glanced at Lu Yu in surprise.

The rest of the test takers are either still trying hard or have poured out the brewed matcha and rebrewed it.

This kid soaked so quickly?!

But seeing Lu Yu's confident face, he looked at the green matcha full of delicate foam in the black bowl.

The invigilator finally pressed the confirmation button.

Of course, it is impossible for all ten judges to watch all the brewing conditions of so many candidates.

The proctor is the first screening level.

At the same time as he pressed confirm, the VIP room on the fourth floor also received the message.

A monitoring screen immediately played the picture of Lu Yu just brewing matcha.

When Zhao Quanqi saw Lu Yu's harmless face on the screen, he couldn't help but shrink his pupils!

Why is it him again?!Is this kid going to be the first to end every exam?

Don't you want it to be so fast!