"I, for example, am very slow to the smell of milk, so I have to have a piece of high-quality dala in my hand to smell its domineering milky smell. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info And a piece of ordinary Gary in my hand, the strong smell of medicine was smelled by me. ”

"Therefore, everyone's preference for taste determines which production area to play agarwood. A good agarwood should have as little medicinal smell as possible, but some people prefer to smell medicinal smells. In addition, the more layers and the more distinct the agarwood, the higher the quality should be, such as Brunei, you can smell the cool, milk, and floral fragrance. For example, in Daragan, you can smell cool, sweet, and milky. For example, bodhisattvas can smell cool, sweet, and floral fragrance. It is easy to see through the taste of these three first-line production areas, high-quality agarwood, all with a cool taste. ”

"The garbage Hainan sunken goods on the market are just substitutes for Laos and Nha Trang, and their lowly sweetness and cool taste are really not comparable to Hainan goods. The submerged black oil has already broken 1,000 per gram, and the thick-shelled white iron-faced old man is more expensive than mutton fat seeds, and the heart oil has not been dug up for many years. ”

"Hainan tested the water and knew the agarwood of all countries. The white skin of many Hainan products is snow-white and slightly fluorescent, which cannot be passed off as agarwood from any other production area. Of course, not all Hainan goods have snow-white sandwich cores. Hainan goods are mainly toasted and aromatic. Almost all other agarwood production areas will have a faint smell or spicy smell when burned to ashes, but Hainan does not send goods. ”

"The next step is to combine incense, which is also my weakest link, which refers to the incense products made by blending a variety of incense medicines through reasonable proportioning principles and strict processing techniques, in the form of incense, powder, tower incense, pan incense, incense, incense, etc."

"According to the origin of incense, different compatibility principles will be adopted, through the selection of high-quality incense medicines from all over the world, through different processing techniques to make the medicinal properties or fragrance better played, and then with a certain period of cellaring, so that the medicinal properties are more integrated, and the fragrance is more mellow. A harmony incense made by a famous artist is an extremely precious medicine, as well as a very special blessing and blessing. ”

"Hexiang pays attention to the six-character mantra: a break - break the bad air, turbidity, like breaking the door and entering; The second way - through the meridians, the qi veins, like water into the smooth pipeline. ”

"Three removals - to remove the bad air, turbidity, and sickness in the body, like washing with clean water and sweeping away the fallen leaves in the autumn wind."

"Four Purifications - After washing, the body and mind produce clean, pure, and light inspiration; Wuyang - the remaining aroma and medicinal properties in the body continue to nourish the body and mind; Six-legged - the body and mind are nourished to produce a sense of pleasure and satisfaction. ”

Liu Meizi sat upright with a serious expression, while demonstrating the whole process of making seals with her own hands, so that Wu Tianyuan could experience it himself. This process should not be hurried or slow, and at the same time, the steps should be meticulous, a rare meditation process.

"Seals are generally incense powder, and they should be neat and clean, which best reflects a person's state of mind. It is impossible to make a good fragrance if you are impetuous and impatient, and it has a great impact on the taste. ”

Liu Meizi went through it carefully, Wu Tianyuan watched the whole process, and he was curious to do it again. The exact same process came down, and the resulting seal was much worse than Liu Meizi, broken in some places, and crooked in some places.

"The first step of combining incense is origination, that is, why is this incense combined? This determines the main line of incense, and the selection of incense materials must be carried out around it. ”

The second step is compatibility, which refers to how to match spices, that is, "incense recipes".

There are three types of learning and incense causes, one is according to the classics, that is, it refers to the incense recipes compiled by the past dynasties, such as "Xiangxian", "Chen's Incense Recipe", "Han Palace Incense Recipe" and so on. But the flaw is that although you have an incense recipe, you have no way of knowing how the ancients concocted the original incense materials, and the processing of spices is the most important link in Hehe incense;

The second type of karma is inherited from the past, that is, taught by teachers, such as the inheritance of some monasteries or the incense made by ancestors.

The third type of cause is self-research of temperament, which is based on one's own temperament, through the practice and improvement of ancient incense recipes, and through one's own cultivation, learning to control spices, and self-developing a unique compatibility theory;

"I have some experience in Hexiang, the basic incense materials are dozens, generally medicinal materials, good for the human body, according to our origins, the main incense must be the best Hainan agarwood, other incense materials I choose these."

Liu Meizi chooses several processed incense materials, the quality is the best, and the time is pressing, so she can only buy ready-made. Then they have to be ground into incense powder, and finally beat the seal to taste the incense.

"In fact, a really good incense is indispensable in the cellaring process, and time allows it to fully ferment in order to achieve perfection."

The time will soon come to the day of the fragrance tasting meeting, Wu Tianyuan specially accompanied Liu Meizi to participate, this relationship is her first official appearance, can she win the recognition of insiders?

"These 20 people are the most senior connoisseurs in Osaka, and the middle one is Sakuragi-kun, the president of the incense association, and he presides over the incense tasting meeting every time."

"There are six of them who participated in today's competition, and the second one on the right is Yumi Kawada, the main opponent this time."

Liu Meizi was dressed in a traditional kimono, and after introducing Wu Tianyuan, she began to prepare for the upcoming incense fighting competition.

Sakuragi-kun opened: "Today's incense tasting meeting is all senior masters, the rules of the competition are already clear, the first item is the air smoke material, here are prepared ten pieces of raw materials from different origins, there are Xingzhou system, there are also Hui'an system. Each piece is a standard size and is rigorously cleaned to leave only the incense. There is a 10-minute time limit to see who gets the most correct in the allotted time to win. ”

Several kimono beauties served trays to the six contestants, and ten pieces of raw materials were neatly placed in each one, all of which were three centimeters long and four centimeters wide in standard size. Another tray holds empty smoking tools and pen and paper.

"Within ten minutes, the six of you can rely on your eyesight, or you can use air smoke, and the accuracy rate is the first. Is there a problem that the person with the shortest time at the same correct rate wins? ”

Sakuragi-kun loudly announced the first rules of the competition, and the six people in front of them were all spices that had been treated with impurities. You can only rely on experience and eyesight to distinguish the origin, and if you can't see it, you have to spend time using the heat to smell the fragrance, which seems simple, but in fact it is very difficult.

"Please light the smoke and prepare for the race!"

Yanagiko picked up the tool in front of her and began to prepare for the empty smoke, and it was impossible to tell the origin completely by her eyes at her level. There are some similar production areas that have little difference in appearance, and some are even the same production area at all, but the environment is different. She was confident that if she was allowed to smell it, she would know the result.

Yumi Kawada is dressed in white, with an elegant temperament, and the whole person is very focused when she touches the incense. The movements are smooth, fast but not chaotic, every step is precise and elegant, full of beauty, everyone can't help but be attracted to her, even Wu Tianyuan around her.

"It's broken!" Wu Tianyuan saw that he was indeed a master of incense, and as soon as the connoisseur stretched out his hand, he knew the level, and he was indeed Liu Meizi's fierce rival.

All the incense utensils are made of pure gold, the incense burner is the official kiln of the Qing Dynasty, and the incense charcoal and incense ash are the top products of Shoeido in Japan, and every detail reflects the taste and preciousness.

Liu Meizi first put the seven-piece set of incense on the incense towel, and the seven-piece set was a incense spoon, an incense shovel, a incense chopstick, an ash charge, a broom, silver leaf tweezers, and an incense stick.

Then use a special windproof fire machine to calcine the ashes, try to dry the ashes, and burn off other impurities and odors. If the incense ash is not good, it is easy to produce impurities and affect the quality of the spice.

She elegantly picks up the odorless charcoal and places it in the dried ash, then ignites the top of the charcoal and lets it slowly burn from top to bottom to the carbon core.

When the charcoal is burned to 70%~80% and the whole body is white, bury the charcoal with ash, and then press the ash in the incense burner with ash until it is convex in the middle.

All that's left is to wait for the standard-size spice to be placed in the heat, which is hot enough to quickly bring out the flavor of the spice, but it is also a waste of spices.

"All the players are ready, the competition has officially begun, please start discerning!" (To be continued.) )