Chapter 172: Eighteen Longjing Imperial Tea Trees

Cao Anbang got on the train after saying this. Xiao Ping waited until the train slowly left the platform, and then curiously looked at the metal box in his hand, "This box is flat and small, and it is more doorless than the kind with mints." some, but it's very exquisitely done. Xiao Ping took a closer look and found that this box was not actually made of iron, but made of stainless steel, Xiao Ping had never seen stainless steel used to make tea boxes before, and even characters like Cao Anbang attached great importance to this tea, which shows that these teas are definitely not a few products.

It's a pity that Xiao Ping doesn't understand tea at all, and the tea he drank the most was the kind of herbal tea sold on the street in the summer when he was a child. In Xiao Ping's view, as long as the tea is bitter to drink, the difference between good tea and bad tea is just in the price. So he didn't feel too relieved about the tea sent by Cao Anbang at all, stuffed it into his pocket in a small box, and drove back to the Garden Hotel.

Xiao Ping was delayed for a lot of time at the train station, and by the time he returned to the Garden Hotel, the lunch was over. Sun Lin was already empty, and when he saw Xiao Ping coming back, he hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Xiao Xiao, I really want to thank you this time, your three living river knives have really helped a lot, but I have fulfilled a wish of the master and his old man." ”

"Chef Sun, it's too much for you to say that. Xiao Ping said politely: "I hit it off with Old Man Cao, this little thing is not worth mentioning." ”

Speaking of this, Sun Lin also smiled and said: "Don't say it, the master really looks at you differently." I remember that when the master had just retired, the rich man surnamed Li in Hong Kong invited his old man to live in his villa for a while, but no matter who invited him, the old man did not agree. Today, you just said this casually, and the master actually agreed to live in the farm for a while in the future, which shows how much he values you. ”

"Tsk...... Isn't my face bigger than that rich man Li in Hong Kong?" Xiao Ping couldn't help laughing: "I think Old Man Cao is looking at the ingredients produced in the farm, otherwise he won't pay attention to me!"

Being reminded by Xiao Ping like this, Sun Lin couldn't help laughing: "Of course, this must also be a reason!"

Xiao Ping and Sun Lin looked at each other and smiled, he quickly remembered something, and hurriedly said to Sun Lin: "I heard that you like to drink tea, I got some tea leaves, brewed them for you to taste?"

Sun Lin usually drinks tea well, and he is used to Xiao Ping often bringing surprises, so he can't help but nod his head expectantly when he says this.

Xiao Ping's only understanding of tea is that green tea is brewed in a glass, and he doesn't understand the rest. He found two glasses, and he didn't wash the cups or warm the cups, so he directly put the tea sent by Cao Anbang in them, and then flushed the boiling water in the hot water bottle.

When the tea leaves were still in the cup, Xiao Ping sent the cup to Sun Lin. Sun Lin's face changed as soon as he saw the appearance of the tea, and he didn't care that the cup was still very hot, so he hurriedly took it and took a deep sip of the aroma of the tea soup.

Although he hadn't drunk it in his mouth yet, Sun Lin couldn't help but praise intoxicatedly: "Good tea, really good tea!"

"It seems to have a more fragrant fragrance than ordinary tea. Xiao Ping expressed his opinion on this tea lightly, and then pushed the small box containing tea in front of Bujing and said: "This tea was given by Old Man Cao, and I don't usually drink tea, so if you like it, give it to you." ”

"Master, his old man sent it?" Sun Lin's expression changed, and he hurriedly picked up the small box and looked at it carefully.

When Bulin put down the small box, his face was full of painful expressions, and Sun Lin looked like the most angry miser who had lost all his property, and his whole face was wrinkled together in distress, and after a while, he sighed: "Xiao Xiao, you are," "Waste!"

Unexpectedly, Zilin just looked at the box and reacted so much, Xiao Ping took a sip of tea and asked inexplicably: "Not a big chef, what's wrong with you?"

Seeing Xiao Ping drinking tea, Sun Lin was even more distressed, patted his chest and said, "What's the matter, do you know what kind of tea this is?"

Xiao Ping nodded and said, "Old Man Cao said that this is this year's new Longjing." ”

"This is a new Longjing, yes, but it's not an ordinary new Longjing!" Sun Lin said with a yearning face: "This is the tea picked from the eighteen imperial tea trees on Lion Peak, which is extremely precious!"

Seeing Sun Lin's solemn appearance, Xiao Ping couldn't help but be interested, and hurriedly said curiously: "What eighteen imperial forests", "Tell me about it." ”

"Longjing is also divided into several kinds, West Lake Longjing, Hangzhou Longjing, Zhejiang Longjing ......" talking about tea, Sun Lin said: "But among them, the Longjing on the mountain near Longjing Village in West Lake is the most authentic, and the taste is also the most delicious, and the most precious of all Longjing is the Longjing that is harvested from the eighteen imperial tea trees on the Lion Rock, these eighteen tea trees have a history of hundreds of years, and the tea produced on these trees is specially paid tribute to the royal family, so it is called the imperial tea tree." ”

"That's it," ,..." Xiao Ping picked up the glass and took a sip, and then said a little indifferently: "I don't think this taste is special, it's just a little fragrant." ”

Xiao Ping's words made Zilin speechless, he carefully picked up the glass, took a sip almost with a very reverent attitude, and then sighed very intoxicated: "What do you mean that it is fragrant...... Do you know how much tea these eighteen imperial tea trees can only produce in a year? Tell you, at most, it is only two or three catties! Now what we are drinking is the new tea before the Ming Dynasty, and this top-notch tea is only a few taels a year! Don't look at the master who only gives you such a little bit of tea, but it is a great face to be able to get such a little bit of tea! Tsk...... He's an old man who has the ability!"

After hearing Sun Lin finish speaking, Xiao Ping realized that the tea that Cao Anbang gave him was so precious, and he couldn't help but habitually ask: "How much does this kind of tea sell for in the market?"

Bu Lin smiled bitterly: "You can't buy this kind of tea even if you have money! But I can tell you that this year, the special West Lake Mingqian Longjing has been sold for 170,000 catties, and the supply exceeds demand!"

"170,000 catties?" Xiao Ping said in surprise: "It turns out that tea is so easy to earn." ”

"Good tea is priceless. Bu Lin said distressedly: "The master gave you such precious tea, you should prepare it well, in a quiet and elegant place, find a good set of tea sets and taste it carefully." How can we be like us, holding a glass of cow drink in a place like the kitchen, this is simply a rare thing!"

For a person like Bu Lin, who loves tea and is obsessed, tasting imperial tea is definitely a great event, and it can be seen from Sun Lin's current expression that he can't wait to bathe and fast before drinking tea. And Sun Lin's resentful eyes when he looked at Xiao Ping also showed that he still had some complaints about Xiao Ping's handling of such a superb tea so casually.

However, Xiao Ping didn't notice Sun Lin's emotions, his mind was on these teas. In the past, Xiao Ping had a difficult life, and he didn't have the conditions to contact the sky-high price of tea of more than 100,000 catties. Today, he accidentally learned that there is also this way to get rich, and of course he is very interested in trying it.

Xiao Ping pondered for a while and asked Sun Lin, "Chef Sun, if I find a way to get those imperial tea tree seeds, do you think there is any hope for growing the same good tea leaves?"

Sun Lin replied honestly: "Of course, the variety of tea trees is very important, but the environment in which it grows should not be underestimated. Even if you really have the means to get the tree seeds, without a suitable growing environment, the quality of the harvested tea will definitely not be high. Those imperial tea trees have existed for more than 200 years, and there are certainly not a few people who have obtained the tree seeds, and why can't the same good tea be produced in other places? I think that's why!"

Xiao Ping admits that Bulin's words are very reasonable, but when it comes to the problem of the growing environment, he has never been worried. Anyway, the space of the demon refining pot is getting bigger and bigger, if you really get the royal tea tree species, then plant them directly in the demon refining pot. Xiao Ping didn't believe it, there was still a place in this world where the environment was more suitable for the growth of animals and plants than in the demon refining pot.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ping strengthened his determination to cultivate the best tea, and he chatted with Sun Lin for a while, and then said goodbye and left. When Xiao Ping left, he wanted to leave the box of tea sent by Cao Anbang. Lin, but Sun Lin felt that this gift was too heavy, and he understood Xiao Ping's kindness, but he definitely couldn't accept things. Seeing that Sun Lin's attitude was so resolute, Xiao Ping could only give up.

Xiao Ping went back to the farm and simply cleaned up, and set off for Hangzhou the next day. Hangzhou has a long history, beautiful lakes and mountains, and has been saying since ancient times that "there is heaven above, and there is Suzhou and Hangzhou below".

Xiao Ping has long heard of this famous tourist city, and today he personally went here to find that any description of the beautiful scenery of Hangzhou is so pale and powerless to be in this city, and the warp belt will give people the illusion that people are in the painting, and they can't be integrated with the surrounding beauty.

A large part of the beautiful scenery of Hangzhou is concentrated around the famous West Lake, this small lake seems to condense the spirit of heaven and earth, and the exquisite and beautiful scenery is intoxicating.

Longjing Village is located in the mountains not far from West Lake. Longjing tea is named after this village, which naturally shows that the Longjing tea produced near this village is the most authentic. Sun Lin said that the new Longjing in the Ming Dynasty, which was sold for 170,000 yuan per catty, was also grown in this vicinity, and the Longjing produced in other places could not be sold at such a high price.

And the legendary eighteen imperial tea trees are on the Lion Rock on the edge of Longjing Village. It is said that there is an ancient temple on the mountain, and those imperial tea trees are located in the temple, and they have been strictly guarded. At most, the stranger could only look at it from a distance, and he didn't even want to get close to what kind of tea he picked.

Although this regulation caused great inconvenience to Xiao Ping, he could understand it. After all, those are precious imperial teas, if they are not protected and let people approach them casually, before he Xiao Ping knows about it, those tea trees will definitely be killed a long time ago.

Xiao Ping left the farm early in the morning, and after driving for most of the day, he finally came to Longjing Village in the afternoon.