"Heh, my name is Wang Hua, come, you can recognize this at a glance as the tip of the monkey kui, you know that it must be a good tea person, let's drink a few cups of this tea."

Fang Ming nodded, he didn't shirk, this is actually the way the tea shop operates, usually those who come to the store to buy tea will taste tea, and they will also try a few according to the taste of the guests, so that they can find what they want to drink.

Everyone sat down in front of the tea table, this place to sell tea is naturally readily available, Wang Hua, as the host, sat down, of course, he was responsible for making tea, after the water boiled, he first washed all the teapots and the like with boiling water and then soaked them carefully.

Fang Ming knew that the reason for this was to be able to make tea so that the water that was flushed into the teapot would not drop due to the temperature of the teapot itself, which affected the quality of the tea, and he also found that Wang Hua was very careful and meticulous when dealing with these things, and the whole process was not said a word.

"Master! This is a real master. ”

Fang Ming secretly thought in his heart, he knew that only a true master would notice these details.

Ordinary people, even if they know these details, but because they can't tell the difference between doing this and not doing it, they slowly stop paying attention to it. It's not that I can't insist on doing this, but because my level hasn't reached yet, I can't tell how much of an impact this and not doing it has on the tea, so I don't think it's too necessary.

For example, Fang Ming asked himself if he couldn't do this.

After realizing this, Fang Ming immediately cheered up, he really didn't expect to meet such a master when he came here this time, now he can really taste it and see what the difference is between it and the tea he usually brews.

"Come on, drink my extra tip, although it is not a particularly good thing, but it is not easy to find. This superb Taiping Monkey Kui, now I really can't get it, I spent a lot of effort a year ago, and in the end, don't say too much, even if you can't get one, this makes me angry. ”

Wang Hua shook his head gently, with a regretful expression on his face, obviously quite depressed that he couldn't get the Taiping Monkey Kui.

Fang Ming nodded lightly, put away his thoughts, picked up the teacup and began to taste tea.

After sniffing it lightly, Fang Ming immediately felt a faint aroma rushing into his nose, and then his whole heart and spleen felt as if he had been scalded by the steam of tea, and his spirit relaxed all of a sudden

Down, the spirit is also lifted.

"It looks like an orchid instead of an orchid, this is worthy of being a monkey kui tea, this extra tip is like this, I really don't know what kind of situation the legendary Taiping Monkey Kui is."

After a long time, Fang Ming finally put down the teacup and sighed softly.

"When I was young, it was, thirty years ago, at that time, although the best Taiping Monkey Kui was already valuable, but, after all, it was not as rare as today, I drank some with my father, but slowly, such tea can only be a legendary thing."

Wang Hua shook his head gently, thirty years ago, Taiping Monkey Kui had already become famous, but at that time, the main thing was that people didn't pay much attention to such things, so as long as there was a way and it was worth spending money, it would still be able to drink, but now it is different, it is not possible to solve the problem if you have money. Therefore, even if it is a person like Wang Hua who has been running a tea house for generations, he can only meet Taiping Houkui in a dream.

"This is also a matter of no choice, who called the Taiping Monkey Kui outside and the production is very small?"

Fang Ming is also one of the good teas now, and he has also learned a little about Monkey Kui before.

Although Houkui tea has appeared for a long time, it was not until the Xianfeng period of the Qing Dynasty that it was inadvertently discovered in Huizhou and brought to the capital.

The best quality of Houkui tea Taiping Houkui is produced in the Huangshan District at the northern foot of Huangshan Mountain, the geographical environment here is humid climate and the temperature is relatively low, at the same time, the land is fertile, and the clouds and mist are shrouded all the year round, so the texture of the tea produced is different from other places, the biggest feature is that the buds are straight and delicate, and at the same time the tea buds appear to be extremely strong, the color is verdant like bamboo, and the whole tea tooth is with white hao, the tea soup after brewing has the characteristics of green, watery, fragrant and mellow.

In addition to the natural environment, another important reason why Monkey Kui can have such good quality is its picking and processing technology.

The most particular thing about Monkey Kui is to be sure to pick fresh leaves, before and after the annual valley rain, when the buds grow to a bud and three leaves just unfolded, it is necessary to prepare, and then pick a batch in 3-4 days, and stop picking when it comes to the beginning of summer.

The most important criterion when picking is "one bud and three leaves at the beginning", that is to say, in addition to such tea, other tea leaves will not be wanted, but this is not the end, the fresh leaves picked back also need to be "picked", that is to say, one bud with two leaves of the "tip" removed, this is the raw material of Houkui.

When folding, do not pay attention to the tip of the tea, that is, the tip of the bud and the tip of the leaf are the same length, and only in this way can we ensure that the tea finally forms the shape of "two leaves hugging one bud".

The time of the whole process is generally controlled to be completed in one day, picking in the morning, picking at noon, and finishing on the same day. In this way, the freshness of the monkey kui can be guaranteed to the greatest extent.

The shape of the finished monkey kui has two leaves and buds, flat and straight, naturally stretched like fingers, and Baihao is hidden in it, and the appearance alone is already very attractive.

However, the origin of the Taiping Monkey Kui in the Monkey Kui only refers to the area of the Monkey Pit, so the real production is small, and there are even fewer of the best products. In addition to this place, the monkey kui produced in other places is called kuijian, the method of making tea is actually basically the same as the Taiping monkey kui, and the appearance is also very similar, if it is not a real master, it is easy to be confused, but, the master will know at a glance, and the monkey kui of Taiping and the monkey kui elsewhere also have obvious differences in quality, and the two are not at the same level at all.

One level worse than Taiping Monkey Kui is the so-called Tikui, and then it is Tikui. Of course, there are many kinds of divisions now, such as Gongjian, Tianjian, Earth, Renjian, Hejian, Yuanjian, Curved Tip and so on.

"I heard that the real Taiping Monkey Kui has its own unique characteristics in color, fragrance, taste, and shape, some people use 'knives and guns gathered, dragons fly and phoenix dance' to describe its characteristics, each tea is two leaves and a bud, without exception, and at the same time straight and flat, not scattered, not warped, not curved, it is also the so-called 'two knives and one gun', so that people say 'Monkey Kui two pointed ends, not scattered, not warped, not curled. The color of the tea leaves is pale green and uniform like pine, the leaf veins seem to be able to see a red silk line, and the first leaf is covered by fine white hair, if it is soaked in boiling water, the buds and leaves will form a flower, or suspended or sunk in the water, as if a small monkey is smiling at people. ”

"Although this is not the most authentic Taiping Monkey Kui, the quality is also quite good, and from this Kui, you can also imagine what the real Taiping Monkey Kui is like."

Sun Rong sighed, she grew up in a wealthy family, but she has only drunk something like Taiping Houkui a few times, after all, the yield is only a little, and too many people want you to drink, so there is not much after it is really divided.

Therefore, although she is a person with a background, but after all, she is not in the position, so it is even more unlikely that there will be many opportunities to taste such a good tea.

In contrast, Wang Hua's Tikui here is much more practical, and she knows that even a Tikui of this quality is not something that can be obtained casually.

In addition to money, it also requires a very strong relationship to be able to get it.

This relationship is not something that can be built with money, but something that is formed over many years of trading.

In fact, many tea gardens, they have established a good relationship with some sellers in ten or decades of operation, and the real good quality tea will only be sold to their own "related households", in addition, those who are inferior or several levels will be given to ordinary merchants.

Wang Hua can get such a good promotion, it must be the same.

"There is also a legendary story about Monkey Kui, that is, in ancient times, there was an old monkey in the mountains, he gave birth to a little monkey, one day, the little monkey went out to play and did not come back, in this case, the old monkey naturally wanted to go out to find it, but it searched for a long time and still could not find the little monkey, and then died of illness. The dead monkey was found in a tea growing village on the mountain road, so he buried it, and when he was buried, he heard someone saying that he would repay him, and he didn't care when he heard the voice. When he returned to the mountains the following spring, he found that the entire mountain was covered with green tea trees. At this time, the voice appeared again, saying that the old farmers should plant these tea leaves well in the future, and they would no longer have to worry about suffering. At this time, the old farmer realized that it was the old monkey he buried that helped him. In the legend, this is the true origin of the monkey kui. ”

Ke Liu smiled, of course, this is just a legendary story, another example of good intentions are rewarded, but, who cares?

For good tea, there is such a story to be worthy of it!