Zhou Yu said helplessly: "Alas, this world is really incredible, to be honest, why doesn't anyone believe it?" Well, you old men should come with me to see it, facts speak louder than words. If I fool you, I will kill you, and I will do whatever you want. But the taste of those tea leaves is really not good, I chewed a few slices last time and almost didn't kill me. ”

Old man, look at me, I'll look at you, why do you seem to hear that there really is such a thing as Ergouzi? So Zhou Yu was escorted by a group of old men to the orchard in the east.

These people were lucky, and they met Xiaoqing who was basking in the sun on the way, but fortunately, these people had seen it and were not scared.

Seeing Zhou Yu, the giant python with human nature happily circled around Zhou He a few times, rubbed his head on Zhou Yu's body like a child, and then followed Zhou Yu to the orchard.

There are only a dozen or so sun fruit trees in the orchard that was once full of fruit, and the other fruit trees are only full of green leaves, which is a little bleak compared with the heyday.

Bypassing the big cherry tree with the greenhouse, everyone finally saw the tea tree that Zhou Yu said.

Mrs. Li was over ninety years old, and after seeing these tea trees, he actually trotted to the front, touched this one and looked at the other, and his eyes almost didn't fall off.

After looking at it for a while, the old man excitedly said to Zhou Yu beside him: "Xiaoyu, I'm not dreaming, right?" These are all famous teas, good guys, Longjing, Maojian, Oolong......

And look at these leaves are green and fresh, like new shoots that have just been sprung up. These teas are absolutely superb after they are roasted. ”

Seeing Mrs. Li's excited appearance, Zhou Yu was also happy, and hurriedly asked, "Mrs. Taigong, are you saying that my tea grades are not low?" ”

"Nonsense, if the grade of these teas is low, is there still high-grade tea? You kid is really unconvinced, you can always surprise people. By the way, where did you get these tea trees? ”

"Oh, I bought these all in the county seat, and they were saplings at the beginning, and they grew like this in half a year's work. But it's too many. These teas don't taste good. I really tasted it a few days ago, it was bitter and astringent, and I couldn't catch up with the taste of stone tea. ”

"Have you tasted it? How did you taste it? Mrs. Li asked with a smile in his eyes. Because he absolutely didn't believe that Zhou Yu would know how to roast tea.

"Look, of course you tasted it with your mouth?"

"Hahaha. Hehehe......" Listening to Zhou Yu's words, Mrs. Li and the old couple laughed.

Mrs. Li said with a smile: "Stinky boy." You think these leaves are the kind of tea you drink, huh? If you don't process it, these leaves are leaves.

Oh, thank God. Fortunately, these leaves are astringent and bitter, otherwise wouldn't you be in trouble by your boy and cow chewing peonies? At that time, even if you don't cry, I will cry to death. ”

"Oh, Taigong. Isn't drying these leaves tea leaves? That's how the stone tea we drink is made. Zhou Yu asked puzzled.

"Alas, you kid, let me tell you what is good, you are really guarding Baoshan to eat.

I just saw these tea trees of yours, and they are definitely the best tea trees. But what puzzles me is that the season when these tea trees sprout and grow leaves is not the same at all, but they can grow together in your place, and you look at these leaves, they are fresh and tender, as if they have just grown, which is so rare. I guess it has something to do with the unique climate of your mountain.

Tea trees are the best good tea trees, and the leaves are even more rare. Absolutely superb. The old man is blessed this time. ”

After the old man finished speaking, he felt that Zhou Yu still had a trace of suspicion, so he said disdainfully: "Don't doubt it, you kid, there is a set of standard production procedures for the tea in circulation on the market, but it is not as simple as you think." ”

"Huh? So there is still such a saying? I thought I had bought the wrong tea tree. Taigong, then you tell us how to make tea, we learn to sell these leaves for processing, and then you will be able to drink the best tea? Zhou Yu suddenly realized.

"Oh, yes, Xiaoyu is right, come, I'll tell you about tea."

The next moment, everyone sat on the ground, surrounded Mrs. Li in the middle, and the old man explained to everyone endlessly.

"I'll tell you, the process of making different tea leaves is almost different, but the steps are pretty much the same.

As the saying goes: 'Three points of material and seven points of work'. A good pot of tea comes from the raw materials of Haolu, that is, these leaves, but it also comes from the high-quality tea-making process.

Generally speaking, traditional production generally requires three processes, the first of which is called 'finishing'.

The so-called greening is a tea-making step that destroys and passivates the oxidase activity in fresh tea leaves at high temperature, inhibits the enzymatic oxidation of tea polyphenols in fresh leaves, evaporates part of the water in fresh leaves, makes the tea soft, easy to roll and form, and at the same time exudes the smell of shallots and promotes the formation of good aroma.

After finishing, the tea leaves are sent to stir-fry, and this second process is called 'roasted tea', which is a key step in making tea. The water evaporates relatively quickly during the stir-frying process, so that the quality of the tea itself can be maintained. At the same time, some of the raw earthy flavor can be removed during the frying process, and the aroma is stronger.

The last step in tea making is 'drying'. After high-temperature roasting, the remaining water contained in the tea leaves is quickly evaporated to achieve the effect of quality and drying. In this way, the tea will be more fragrant, and even if it is left for a long time, the aroma of the tea will not be lost.

Who knows that the tea in the cup is hard work. After three delicate processes, the general tea is successfully made. At this time, Mrs. Li seemed to be a tea-making event, talking eloquently.

Everyone is confused, what is high temperature and baking? It's all high-tech, right? Where are these things in the mountains?

Afraid of disturbing the old man's Yaxing, Zhou Yu asked cautiously: "Taigong, you just said that these are high-tech assembly line operations, right?" We can't go and build a set of assembly lines for these tea trees, right? Isn't there a routine that can be made by hand? ”

"Hey, you look at my happiness and want to say everything you know, hahaha, I'm sorry. If you want to say that the process of hand-making tea is of course, if there is no machine, where did the tea that our ancestors drank come from?

But it's a bit cumbersome to talk about handicraft, you see.

As the name suggests, the tea leaves are dried in the sun for a period of time, so that the tea leaves have a distinct sun flavor, which is said to have a history of more than 3,000 years.

The next step is Liangqing: Liangqing is a supplementary process for sunning. Put the dried fresh leaves into a bamboo container, spread them on the bamboo mat after turning the loose pu spread, and then put them in a cool place to redistribute the moisture in all parts of the fresh leaves evenly and dissipate the heat between the leaves.

The next step I have just said, is to kill, also called fried green, although we do not have a machine, but we can stir-fry in the cauldron, but the temperature in the cauldron must reach 220 to 260 °C before putting in the green leaves, stir-fry to be even, fast and short, kill and kill thoroughly, when the pot in the "pop" sound stopped, a slight rustling sound, the leaves are soft and slightly sticky, smell pure tea fragrance, you can put it out and knead ......"

Now everyone finally understood, but they also secretly sighed that it was not easy to make tea. Thinking about it again, the stone tea I drank was just dried in the sun, and I couldn't raise my head when I drank it directly in water.

As for Zhou Hu, he has no worries about this, this guy has never known what to call embarrassed. So after listening to Taigong Li's words, he asked in a big way: "Taigong, what you just said is the steps of making tea, but how can you judge the quality of tea?" By the way, didn't you just say that my second dog brother's tea leaves are all superb, how can you see it? Teach me? ”

Mrs. Li was relieved, Huzi is a good boy, and he is still unsatisfied, after so many years, he can finally pour the knowledge in his stomach out.

So he said with a smile: "Huzi is a good question, but if you want to judge the quality of raw materials, you can only rely on your eyesight." ”

After finishing speaking, Li Taigong pointed to the first few tea trees and said: "These are green tea trees, and when it comes to green tea, Dongting Biluochun, which is one of the top ten famous teas in China." It is produced in Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, Taihu Dongting Dongshan Biluo Peak, Xishan Water Moon Dock. On the surface of Taihu Lake, the water vapor rises, the mist is long, the air is moist, the soil is slightly acidic, and the texture is loose, which is very suitable for the growth of tea trees.

Biluochun is mined around the spring equinox every year, and ends before and after the valley rain, and the "Ming Qian tea" harvested from the spring equinox to Qingming is of the best quality. The most precious Biluochun comes from Dongting Mountain in Suzhou. When you go to Dongting Mountain in spring, you will be able to taste the most precious Biluochun "Ming Qian Tea".

Biluochun is good, but if you look at the bottom of the leaves of those tea trees, the greenery is full, the buds appear, and the mesophyll is delicate and thick, evenly formed into flowers. This kind of leaf has strong tenderness, many extracts, and rich endoplasm, which is definitely a fight with Dongting Biluochun. I believe that after many processes such as killing, rolling, kneading and drying, these green leaves must have a fragrant taste, a cool and sweet taste, and a fresh and refreshing taste. Hehe, I can't help but want to taste it.

Xiaoyu, I know that you don't know how to cultivate tea trees, but there is a good saying, 'Intentionally planting flowers can't bloom, and unintentionally planting willows and willows into the shade'. You plant these tea trees in the orchard and peach, plum, apricot, and other fruit trees are staggered and planted, the branches of tea trees and fruit trees are connected, the roots and veins are connected, the tea absorbs the fruit aroma, and the tea flavor is cultivated, and the natural quality of the floral and fruity flavor of these tea trees will make these tea leaves unique to the natural tea flavor and fruit flavor, excellent quality, compact shape, slender cord, tender green and hidden green, fragrant and elegant.

I've been drinking tea for so many years and studying tea for so many years, and to be honest, I've drunk almost all of China's famous teas, but I'm really looking forward to these tea trees here, and I don't think I'll be disappointed from the quality of these green leaves. The old man said happily. (To be continued......)