Chapter Eighty-Nine: Huang Lingqiao of the Qing Palace

In the south of Jingshan Mountain, there is a kind of famous tea, the color is like Huangling, straight like a needle, after brewing, it is stretched out in the cup, like a sword like a needle, this kind of yellow tea is known as "Qinggong Huangling".

One year, there was no rain for a long time in the southern foothills of Jingshan Mountain, and plagues broke out everywhere, and there were countless sick and dead. There is a dragon well on the Qinggong Mountain that is covered by clouds and fog, there are several fairy grasses growing next to the dragon well, kneading out the grass juice can cure all kinds of diseases, the grass juice dripping in the river and the field, it can gush out the water, so it is necessary to save the villagers, unless the fairy grass is picked. At that time, many brave young men went to look for fairy grass, but they all went and never returned.

There is a family with three brothers and sisters, the eldest brother is named Luo Yuan, the second brother is called Luo Cheng, and the third sister is called Jin Yu. The three agreed that the eldest brother would go to find the fairy grass first, and if no one returned, then the second brother would look for it, and if it was not returned, the third sister would continue to look for it......

On this day, before the eldest brother Luo Yuan set off, he took out the ancestral mandarin duck sword and said to his younger siblings: "If you find rust on the sword, it means that the eldest brother is no longer alive." ”

Then we set off to the east. After walking for thirty-six days, he finally arrived at the foot of Qinggong Mountain, when an old man with white hair and silver beard walked out of the roadside and asked him if he wanted to go up the mountain to pick fairy grass?

Luo Yuan replied yes.

The old man said that the fairy grass is next to the dragon well on the mountain, but when you go up the mountain, you can only move forward, and you must not turn back, otherwise you will not be able to pick the fairy grass.

Hearing this, Luo Yuan didn't say a word, and climbed halfway up the mountain in one go.

Seeing that the mountains were full of rocks, eerie and terrifying, there was a shouting behind him, he ignored it, just moved forward, but suddenly heard a shout: "You dare to go up!"

Luo Yuan was shocked, and as soon as he turned around, he immediately turned into a new stone on this chaotic stone hill.

On this day, Luo Cheng's brother and sister found that the sword was rusty at home, and they knew that the eldest brother was no longer alive. So Luo Cheng took out the iron cluster arrow and said to Jin Yu, I went to pick the fairy grass, if you find that the arrow cluster is rusty, you will continue to find the fairy grass.

Luo Cheng walked for forty-nine days, and also came to the foot of the Qing Palace Mountain, and met the white-haired old man, who also told him that he must not turn back when he went up the mountain.

When he walked to the rocky hill, he suddenly heard Luo Yuan shouting behind him: "Brother Luo Cheng, come and save me", he turned around sharply, and it also turned into a boulder.

Jin Yu found that the arrow clusters were rusty again at home, and knew that the task of finding fairy grass fell on his head.

Not long after she set off, she also met the white-haired old man on the way, and also told her that she must not turn back, and gave her a piece of roasted glutinous rice.

At this time, strange sounds arose, she was in a hurry to plug her ears with glutinous cakes, resolutely did not look back, and finally climbed to the top of the mountain, came to the side of the dragon well, she was quick to see the arrows, took out the bow and arrows, and the arrows flew out, and the black dragon was killed with an arrow.

She picked the buds and leaves on the fairy grass and watered the fairy grass with well water, and the fairy grass immediately blossomed and bore fruit, and Jin Yu picked the seeds and immediately went down the mountain.

When she passed through the chaotic stone hill, she dripped the juice of the fairy grass sprouts and leaves on every stone according to the old man's instructions, and the stone immediately turned into a person, and Luo Yuan and Luo Cheng were also miraculously resurrected.

The three brothers and sisters were in ecstasy. When they got home, they planted the seeds all over the hillside. This kind of fairy grass is an ancient tea tree, so this area picks tea buds and leaves every year, dries and collects, and is widely spread.

This is the origin of "Qing Palace Huangling".

Today, Nong Lu, Wu Qing, and Nong Tianyi are discussing the practice of this tea. They wanted to try and develop this lost top-notch yellow tea.

Wu Qing said to Nonglu: "When I make tea with Qing Palace Huangling, I have a feeling of floating. ”

Nong Lu thought for a while and said, "That is to say, the tea making is very light. ”

Wu Qing said: "The key is that the buds picked are tender and have a fluffy appearance. ”

Nong Lu continued: "The tea tree is also particular, otherwise it will be difficult to make it if you can't pick qualified finished leaves." ”

Wu Qing thought for a moment and said: "Tea leaves are one aspect, and workmanship is also a problem, otherwise, it will be difficult to achieve its quality." ”

Nong Lu replied: "Then we can start with the tea tree leaves and the production, what do you think?" ”

Wu Qing replied: "Let's try it first." ”

Nonglu said, "Okay." ”

Nonglu is a well-known master of tea making. On this day, Nong Tianyi and Bai Longjie were helpers, and Nonglu was ready to experiment with the production of "Qing Palace Huangling". He wants to develop this high-grade yellow tea, so that the "Sanjitang" brand can be extended and expanded!

After picking the tea leaves, the farm arranges the manpower, and at this time, the tea-making room is not lively. The fire that burns the fire, and the finish that finishes the fire, each performs its own duties.

Nong Lu reminded Bai Longjie: "When the temperature of the pot is high, put dry branches, and the fire will rise at once; Pull out the firewood, the temperature of the pot will drop at once, you must master the temperature, you must not be sloppy. ”

Nonglu has considered maturity, and has also exchanged views with Wu Qing, the process is arranged in this way, after finishing, cooling, initial drying, initial baking, re-baking, re-wrapping and other processes, a complete set of processes are done, and the new product "Qinggong Huangling" is out of the cage.

They cheered.

At this time, they were tasting at the tea shop.

Wu Qing asked, "What kind of water is this?" ”

Danxia said: "It's the rain trickling of the old years. ”

What she means is that the clean rainwater, which is carefully stored, is specially used to make tea.

Wu Qing drank half of it, handed it to Nonglu with a smile and said, "You taste this tea." ”

Nonglu drank it all in one gulp and said with a smile: "It's good, it's just lighter, and it's better if it is thicker." ”

Danxia nodded repeatedly.

This "Qing Palace Huangling" looks like the old man's long eyebrows, the name of the tea has the meaning of longevity, and the brewed tea set needs to be made into a small colorful lid cup, which is the porcelain produced by the official kiln in Jingdezhen, and then matched with natural rainwater to remove impurities. That's a perfect match.

Therefore, when drinking "Qinggong Huangling", you can see that some of the buds in the cup are suspended, some are erected, and some of the buds are undulating in the middle, which has the reputation of gold and jade, and can also rise and fall three times, which can be described as unique in appearance and full of aroma.

Here's an interesting fact: Legend has it that there was an emperor in the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and when he went to the court for the first time, the courtiers held a cup of tea for him, poured boiling water into the cup, and immediately saw a white mist rising into the air, and a crane slowly appeared. The crane nodded three times to the emperor and flew towards the blue sky.

Looking into the cup again, the tea leaves in the cup are gradually hanging in the air and standing up, like a group of spring bamboo shoots breaking through the ground.

After a while, strangely enough, it slowly sank in the cup again, like snowflakes falling one after another, extremely elegant.

The new emperor felt very strange and asked the courtiers what was the reason?

The courtier replied: This is the Yuliang spring water of Jingshan, which brews Huang Ling.

The courtier also explained: The crane nodded and flew into the blue sky, which means long live the blessings of the sky; Ling Mao Yi Qi is to express the admiration for Long Live ; Huang Ling's slow fall is to express his sincerity to Long Live it.

When Mingzong heard this, he was very happy in his heart, and immediately issued an order to set the "Qing Palace Huangling" as a tribute tea.

Of course, the courtier's words are to please the emperor, in fact, the delicate "Qing Palace Huangling" belongs to the top yellow tea, when brewing, there are indeed tea buds erected and suspended in the cup, up and down, but extremely beautiful. So amazing!