Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Smell of Fire

Liu Lianhai picked up the teacup on the tea tray and took a sip carefully, as soon as the tea entered his throat, his face immediately showed a satisfied expression. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

He squinted at Xie Jinhua and saw that he had taken two or three sips in succession, but all of them had a normal expression, and he was slightly surprised. In his impression, Xie Jinhua is a person who loves tea like life, as long as he drinks good tea, he will immediately take the case and praise him repeatedly.

How could he be so calm when drinking tea this time!

"How's it going, Old Xie? This tea is good, isn't it? Liu Lianhai asked again eagerly. At this moment, he was also muttering in his heart. Could it be that the last time I bought fake tea, it hit Lao Xie so hard that he is not so keen on good tea now.

Xie Jinhua took a few sips, looked at his wife sitting opposite him, and said with a serious face: "This tea is okay, but the smell of fire in its mouth is too strong, which makes me a little unaccustomed." Do you feel the smell of fire? ”

"When you say that, it really smells of fire. I taste it like this, it's a little astringent. Wu Huarong deliberately took a few more sips before speaking.

"Eh, what's wrong with you, I don't understand what you're saying." Liu Lianhai listened to the two of them singing and harmonizing, and was a little confused, and said, "Why didn't I drink the smell of fire you said." This tea, I drink it quite smoothly, and after it enters my throat, there are bursts of sweetness. ”

"I didn't say it didn't go well, it just smelled of fire." Xie Jinhua looked at Liu Lianhai, who was in a hurry, and also responded.

"Where's the smell of fire? How I didn't feel it. Lao Xie, you shouldn't be talking nonsense, this is made by the tea master who has been doing it for decades. Did you hear what I just said that this tea has a bit of heat that you haven't mastered well, so you're suspicious? Liu Lianhai was a little unconvinced, this was something he took from a friend, and the evaluation over there was quite high. If it weren't for the fact that he didn't seem to have any good tea here last time he saw Lao Xie, and it was for the sake of his friends for many years, he couldn't help but take out some tea, otherwise, he would have hidden it.

Now, the tea that he is optimistic about, on Lao Xie's side, actually reacts mediocrely, and he is not happy now. For a long time, he thought that his tea tasting skills were better than Lao Xie's, and there was no reason why he didn't see him for a few days, so he dumped himself a lot.

Perhaps feeling the trace of dissatisfaction in Liu Lianhai's words, Lao Xie said very calmly: "If I had drunk this tea before yesterday, I would definitely think like you." However, the two of us had a pretty good bowl of tea yesterday. If you ask me how good that tea is, I really don't dare to say, but it's definitely better than yours. ”

"No, it won't. Is yesterday's tea really better than mine? Liu Lianhai looked incredulous, he turned his head to look at Wu Huarong, and wanted to ask her to verify the authenticity of this sentence. Unexpectedly, she nodded without thinking about it.

All of a sudden, he was a little convinced.

Looking at Liu Lianhai's somewhat skeptical eyes, Xie Jinhua actually felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart, and he said with a smile: "I know you definitely don't believe it, but I really have a way to convince you." I can make a few cups for you to drink, so you can compare. ”

After speaking, Xie Jinhua took out another bowl from under the table, washed it with the boiling water he had just boiled, and then re-boiled the water and made tea in an orderly manner at his own pace.

A few minutes later, Liu Lianhai picked up the tea made by Xie Jinhua and observed it very carefully. Looking at such a cup of tea, which was obviously much lighter in color, he was a little unimpressed.

"You said this is Huangshan Maofeng tea?" Liu Lianhai asked in disbelief.

"Yes, this tea is more abundant in the Central Plains, and it is indeed relatively rare in our southeast." Xie Jinhua introduced it confidently and motioned for Liu Lianhai to drink and watch.

"This tea really doesn't smell like oolong tea? Is it really as good as you say? Liu Lianhai was still a little unconvinced.

Xie Jinhua smiled helplessly and urged: "You will know after drinking it." ”

Liu Lianhai took a small sip gently, he thought that this tea should not taste like tea, but he didn't expect that the small sip he just sipped, as soon as he took his mouth, a fresh tea fragrance exploded in his mouth, and the taste buds on his tongue were opened in an instant.

At that moment, his eyes immediately widened, but he still didn't believe it, and took a big sip, but he didn't expect that the fresh fragrance of tea was still in his mouth.

Seeing that Liu Lianhai had transitioned from suspicion just now to disbelief in a short period of time, Xie Jinhua showed a smug smile, and he quickly poured Liu Lianhai another cup of tea.

It wasn't until Liu Lianhai drank three or four cups that Xie Jinhua opened his mouth and said, "How about it, my tea is better than your tea." ”

Liu Lianhai tasted it for a while and said, "It's really better than my tea, but your tea seems to be a little astringent at the end of the tongue." ”

"Haha, that's what we call the smell of fire. Look, I didn't lie to you. My green tea, the tea fragrance is fresh and elegant enough, so that you can feel the smell of fire. Relatively speaking, the fragrance of your oolong tea is too strong, covering the smell of fire, so that you can't feel it at all. ”

"If at this time, I make you another cup of oolong tea, you will definitely understand what I said."

Subsequently, Xie Jinhua made Liu Lianhai another cup of oolong tea, and after he drank it, he really felt that the tea was in his mouth, and there was a trace of astringency on the tip of his tongue.

Liu Lianhai suddenly realized that it was not Lao Xie Pincha's level that had improved, but the green tea he had drunk before had awakened some of his taste buds.

"Where did you get this tea, it's expensive, isn't it made by a tea master?" Liu Lianhai looked at the small bag of tea in Xie Jinhua's hand, and his eyes were a little hot.

Feeling Liu Lianhai's emotional changes, Xie Jinhua unconsciously tightened the tea bag in his hand a little more, and then replied: "Don't beat me with this tea idea, it's just a little bit left." If there is new tea, it may not be available again until the day after tomorrow, and I will give you some more when the time comes. As for the price of this tea, it is really the market price, 20,000 yuan per catty, and I just booked two catties yesterday. ”

"Then you can also book two catties for me, Lao Xie. This tea is delicious and not expensive, so you can't buy more and put it away. Even if you give it as a gift to your family and friends, it will be very face-saving. What's more, this tea is not common in our side and is very rare. When Liu Lianhai heard that this tea was only 20,000 yuan a catty, he immediately became energetic. You must know that the oolong tea he bought costs more than 40,000 yuan per catty, and it is also a friendly price. Although the aroma of this Huangshan Maofeng tea is not as strong as oolong tea, its taste is a little better than oolong tea.

"Okay, then I'll take you to the teahouse tomorrow, and you can make a reservation with the boss yourself, how about it?" After Xie Jinhua listened, he also felt that it was very reasonable. He plans to book two or three catties of inventory tomorrow, so that he is not afraid of running out of tea in the future.

"Okay, remember to call me tomorrow before you go."