Chapter 332: Tea Picking
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After returning to Anxian County, after a round with Luo Ying, he discussed it and decided to go back, although Luo Shou refused to let it go in a million ways, Luo Ying's family had made up their minds.
Yang Li also has to go back to work, although it is an idle position, but it always has to appear.
When I went back, it changed from two cars to a convoy, Liu Dan and Wang Jiatian also had their own cars, and this time they each brought two proud disciples.
Now that the time has entered March, the time is more urgent, Liu Dan and Wang Jiatian came to Pingshi, and after settling down, they immediately put into work, first under the leadership of Wu Xiaofan, first take a look at the tea forest.
Seeing the vibrant tea trees in front of them, as well as the fat and tender bud tips, both of them are tea lovers, and their mood is a little excited.
Spring tea is divided into two types: early spring and early spring, which is the so-called tea before the Ming Dynasty and tea after the Ming Dynasty.
The tea picking season before the Ming Dynasty should be around March 5 of the Gregorian calendar, in the 24 solar terms of the lunar calendar is the beginning of the day of "stunning", the tea tree hibernates for a whole winter, after the spring rain so gently watered, wake up and spit out the buds.
The large-scale picking of tea before the Ming Dynasty was around March 20, which is the "spring equinox" in the 24 solar terms of the lunar calendar, when most of the tea trees had their second buds. The picking of tea before the Ming Dynasty ended about ten days after the "Qingming".
After the Ming Dynasty tea, after the end of the Ming Dynasty tea, it is time to pick the Ming Hou tea, at this time it is also the "valley rain" of the 24 solar terms, with the gradual increase in rainfall, the tea tree in the second sprouts. At this point, the tea began to be picked in the Ming Dynasty, and by May 20, that is, the day before the "Xiaoman" of the 24th solar term of the lunar calendar, all the spring tea was picked.
Spring tea - the cord is fat and firm, the buds are plump, the color is black and gray, the tenderness is better than that of summer and autumn tea; the soup color is golden, orange or light yellow, bright and clear, and the silver is surging. The aroma is calm and the daylight flavor is distinct. The taste is mellow, the tea soup is full of tea gas, and the oral astringency is strong.
Summer tea, also known as rain tea, around May 5 every year is the "beginning of summer" of the 24 solar terms of the lunar calendar, at this time the spring tea picking is near the end, to May 21, the "small man" of the 24 solar terms of the lunar calendar, it will enter the picking of summer tea, summer tea is the highest yield in a year, the longest picking season, from "small man" to the beginning of autumn after the "white dew" before the summer tea.
Summer tea, the cord is fat and tight, heavy and firm, and the buds are long and thin. The color is dark brown and oily, slightly gray with flowers. The soup is yellow and bright, and the silver quill is elegant. The aroma is calm and dull, slightly watery, the taste is peaceful, the entrance of the tea soup is slightly light, the bitter bottom is heavier, and the oral astringency is strong.
Autumn tea, also known as Guhua tea, "white dew" after the "beginning of autumn" with the decrease in rainfall, the weather has gradually cooled, then it has entered the picking season of autumn tea, and at the same time, the camellia is basically budding. Autumn tea from "white dew" to "frost" after the "beginning of winter" before the harvest is over.
Autumn tea, the cord is tight and thick, and the buds are slightly hairy. The color is jet black and oily, slightly gray with brown. The soup is bright. The aroma is elegant, there is a lot of pine smoke, the taste is pure, the tea soup is soft in the mouth, the bitterness and astringency are slightly heavier, and the oral astringency is strong.
"Mr. Wu, this tea can't wait any longer, we have to start picking, do you have someone here who can pick tea?" Wang Jiatian asked after picking a young bud and tasting it.
"This ...... Not really. Wu Xiaofan asked embarrassedly, he used to think that picking tea was just to pick the tender bud tip, but since he went to Anxian County this time, he learned more about it, and knew that it was a violent thing.
Wang Jiatian frowned when he heard it, this is far from what he imagined, everything here is zero, even the factory can only be regarded as barely in line with his qualifications, it is too late, otherwise it will be demolished and rebuilt.
"Mr. Wu, otherwise, tomorrow you gather some clever manpower, we will teach on the spot, how much can be learned, how much is calculated, time waits for no one.
The tea before and after Qingming is the best, and I can't afford to delay. Liu Dan said.
"Okay, I'll listen to the two masters, and I'll arrange for someone to find someone later. Wu Xiaofan agreed.
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The next day, Wu Xiaofan led a group of female comrades, from more than forty to seventeen, eighty, nineteen, twenty.
"Two masters, they will be handed over to you. Wu Xiaofan brought people to Liu Dan and Wang Jiatian and said.
These people were recruited by Fu Wenjie from outside Wujia Village, Wujia Village and several nearby villages, there is no one to find at all now, and they can't look down on this salary, the salary of tea pickers is very low, and the average skilled worker is only about one hundred and fifteen, including food and accommodation, but Wu Xiaofan can't be covered, counting one hundred and eighty-one days, eating a Chinese meal.
Because Wu Xiaofan's tea is a high-end route, there are strict requirements for tea picking.
When picking, strictly abide by the picking principle of "no picking in rainy days, no picking in the scorching sun, no picking in dew leaves, no picking in heavy rain the day before, and picking time from 9 am to 11 am on the same day".
According to this principle, the working hours are very short, about three hours a day, although this may lose a lot of tea, but for the sake of quality, Wu Xiaofan thinks it is worth it.
Wu Xiaofan listened to Liu Dan explain how to pick tea, what kind of buds can be picked, what kind of buds can not be picked, and he also learned to try to pick it, and felt that it was a little difficult, if it was at his speed, even if it was fresh tea, he didn't know if he could pick a pound in the morning.
After trying a few times, he gave up completely, feeling that it was not suitable for this job, he did not expect that even picking a tea would be so cumbersome and exquisite, and he finally understood why those high-end teas would be so expensive.
The yield is not high, and it takes so much manpower and financial resources, his tea forest is good, according to the approximate estimate given to him by Wang Jiatian, his tea tree, as far as early spring tea is concerned, there may be a mu yield of about ten catties to twenty catties of dry tea.
This is already considered a high yield, which means that his hundreds of acres of tea forest, a total of about 2,000 catties.
However, if he can have 2,000 catties, Wu Xiaofan is already very satisfied, and if he sells them all, he has to have an income of hundreds of millions, which is definitely a huge profit.
And there are Ming Hou tea, summer tea, spring tea, a year, just this hundred acres of tea forest, there is a lot of income.
Of course, this is only a preliminary estimate, and it is possible that due to the large volume, the market will be saturated and the price will fall.
After a day of study, these 20 tea pickers are on duty, although they are on duty, but they are also under the supervision of Liu Dan and Wang Jiatian's master and apprentice.
After the tea pickers finally didn't make too many mistakes, they pulled out and began to roast the tea.