Chapter 169: Tea Making (II)

Xiao Zhen Mao then recommended himself, to come over to help Xiao Nan burn the fire, not to make trouble, this baby is really good at burning fire, not only can burn, but also burns well, he has been in the Xiao family for more than four years, not only every day with Xiao Nan to learn literature and martial arts, daily manual labor should be done by children of this age Xiao Nan is also not less let him do, in Xiao Nan's words, a person whose limbs are not diligent, who does not divide grains, who has not personally experienced the hardships and difficulties of life, no matter how many sage books he reads, he cannot become a pillar of the country, it is difficult for a monarch to become a Ming monarch, and it is difficult for a minister to become a virtuous tooth, In a word, if you want to become a talent, you must combine learning with practice, and you can't just talk and not practice. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

Under such teaching, the eight-year-old doll naturally didn't have any thoughts such as gentlemen cooking far away in her heart, but after listening to Xiao Nan's remarks a lot, after suffering a lot of poison, when this baby first saw the words of the gentleman far away from the sage's remarks, she muttered a few words quite uncomfortably: "The bullshit gentleman is far away from cooking, if there is no kitchen and no practitioners to serve you old men, you can't live, what qualifications do you have to be crooked in this spitting around." "In this baby's heart, my sister's words are much more classic and practical than the words of that bullshit saint.

Xiao Zhen, who grew up with this kind of education, not only writes well, but also basically does basic housework, such as feeding chickens and ducks, going up the mountain to pick up firewood or something, but his favorite is to burn a fire, since he was five years old, he has learned to make a fire, especially in winter, as soon as he is free, he runs to the stove, for this reason, Lin saw that he rushed to come over to help, and he had no opinion, it would be almost dusk, and it would be dark for most of the hour, and she still had a lot of things to do.

Without further ado, let's get back to business, with Xiao Nan's order to open the fire, Xiao Zhen skillfully lit the stove, and added firewood to it according to Xiao Nan's requirements, after the pot gradually heated, Xiao Nan put the palm of his hand about 3cm away from the bottom of the pot to test the temperature, and when there was a hot feeling, put the prepared fresh leaves into the pot, and then began to stir-fry, this kind of pot can put about 500-600g of fresh leaves at a time, Xiao Nan will only put 200g, plus the buds are particularly delicate, to turn very quickly, otherwise, one will be accidentally scorched.

This procedure is called killing, when the color of the buds and leaves becomes darker, the leaf quality becomes soft, and there is a slight viscoelasticity, it can be grabbed into a ball, and when it is slightly fragrant with tea, it is put into the spare bamboo dustpan, and then the second pot is thrown, and only 200 grams are put in the first time, and there are about four catties of fresh buds left, that is, about 20,000g, Xiao Nan is divided into four pots to finish.

After all the buds and leaves were killed, Xiao Nan took the five dustpans to the courtyard and spread them, at this time the sunset outside had been hung on the horizon, the light in the courtyard was not bad, the buds and leaves of the first pot out of the pot were almost ready to be kneaded, Xiao Nan took a closer look at the afterglow of the sunset, and found that the effect of this pot was not ideal, some were overkill, some were slightly raw, the second pot was stronger than the first pot, but there were still flaws, she couldn't help but shake her head bitterly when she saw this, the buds and leaves picked today were only 2,300 grams, Now there are about 800 grams of finished products that have not passed the level, and I don't know if they can produce a finished product that they are satisfied with in the end.

The so-called top snow buds, refers to the color, shape, and taste are perfect hairy tip treasures, this kind of tea selection can only be the first buds that just emerged before the Ming Dynasty, in addition to the raw material requirements are particularly high, from picking to the finished product, any process in the middle can not have the slightest error, once there is a mistake, color, shape, and taste will be deviated, color, shape, and taste can not reach perfection, naturally can not be called the top well snow bud.

"What's wrong, sister, could it be that something went wrong?" Xiao Zhen looked at her appearance and couldn't help but ask.

"Well, it's not satisfactory, the first pot and the second pot didn't meet my requirements, but it doesn't matter, it's expected, take your time." Xiao Nan nodded and replied, after the finishing was rolling, the first pot of tea was almost cold, Xiao Nan poured the buds and leaves in the dustpan onto the bamboo mat laid next to it, and began to knead.

Xiao Nan closed her eyes and thought about the gesture of the tea master last year, and then rubbed her palms slightly, and began to knead the dough, the tip of the bud is very delicate, and the strength should be soft and uniform when kneading, she is a person who practices martial arts, and her control and mastery of strength are much stronger than ordinary people, this process is not difficult for her, the time of kneading each pot of tea is about ten minutes, and when it reaches the fourth pot, it is almost dark, Xiao Zhen's baby has lit up the lantern and brought it over, and the lantern prepared in the tea room is the kind of very bright and big lantern, After it was lit, the courtyard was very bright.

After the last pot is kneaded, after a few minutes, Xiao Nan began to unravel, the buds and leaves at the tip of the hair are easy to solve, gently shake them with the palm, spread them out with different dustpans, and spread out the water, at this time Lin has made dinner, come and ask them to go out to eat, Xiao Nan asked Xiao Zhen to go first, she untied the five buds and leaves and spread them out, then closed the courtyard door and walked out, in order to prevent a cat from running in and harming the tea, Xiao Nan specially called the colorful and asked it to squat by the window and wait.

After Xiao Nan had dinner, he rested for a while, washed his hands and face, and hurried to the tea room, ready to start stir-frying tea, Lin and Xiao Zhen followed, this process is also called type, making shape is the most difficult part of snow bud into tea, it all relies on a pair of skillful hands, grasp the temperature, and slowly fry the shape and tea.

In order to fry the tea, Xiao Nan quietly breathed outside the courtyard for a while, and when her mind and thoughts reached the best state, she walked into the courtyard, calmly told Xiao Zhen to light the fire, and prepared to boil the pot.

More than four catties of buds and leaves, according to the order of the previous finishing, is still divided into five pots of baking type, all five pots of tea are fried, it takes an hour, when the tea is fried, Xiao Nan all the spirit is thrown into the middle, constantly with the change of temperature and tea to sense the next move, but also do not feel tired, and wait for the last pot of tea out of the pot, smelling the pure tea fragrance, Xiao Nan only felt that his eyes were black, his hands and feet were soft, if he didn't hold on to the stove, he almost fell.

Lin and Xiao Zhen all their attention was attracted by Xiao Nan's fried tea, but they didn't notice Xiao Nan's face for a while, in their hearts, Xiao Nan has always been strong, how can she not fry some tea, so she was overdrawn, Xiao Nan found a chair, rested for about half an hour, and after recovering some spirits, then got up and walked to Lin and Xiao Zhen's side, and took a look at the fried tea. That is to say, the tip of the first bud can only satisfy you with about three taels.

There is still one last process to titian, and I don't know if there can be three taels after the incense, the idea fell here, Xiao Nan's face was a little unsightly, Lin looked at her appearance, and asked a little puzzled: "Auntie, this tea is so perfect, why don't you look so happy?" ”

"What are you happy about, these five pots of tea, only two pots meet the standard, the other pot can only be regarded as medium quality, and those two pots can only be regarded as defective." Xiao Nan pointed to the five dustpans in front of him, and said with a depressed expression. (To be continued.) )