In a remote village deep in Jingshan, there is an ancient and touching story about the tea girl:

A long time ago, this village was offended by someone who punished the people of the village by increasing the elevation of the village by a thousand meters and turning the water from the river that was originally used for irrigation into a spring. As a result, the villagers are unable to grow crops.

In ancient times, there were no trade relations here, food was the source of life, and the punishment of the mountain gods brought famine to the villagers, followed by a terrible plague, and many villagers suffered from unknown diseases, their faces were red and weak, as if they were paralyzed.

That's no small feat!

There is a family surnamed Yun in the village, only father and daughter, the old man is over sixty years old, and there is only one daughter who is twenty-eight years old under his knees, the little girl is named Yun Zhiqing, and she follows her father to practice medicine in the township all day long, or climbs the cliff with her father, and goes to the deep mountains and old forests to pick herbs.

On this morning, she saw her father's sad face, tasteless, helpless against this disease that she had never encountered, Yun Zhiqing saw it in her eyes, anxious in her heart, she kept going, running around, asking around, trying to find a capable person who could treat the villagers.

One day, Yun Zhiqing met an old man collecting medicine on the majestic Yunling Mountain, and told the old man his bitterness.

After hearing this, the old man sighed continuously, thought for a while, and told the girl a strange story told by the elders: It was still a flood period, and the Shennong clan had traveled to many places, tasted all the herbs, and found a treasure tree. The leaves of this tree are all treasures, as long as people drink the decoction with it, they will be refreshed when they drink it, and the accumulated fatigue will be eliminated, and all diseases can be eliminated.

Yunzhiqing asked the old man who picked medicine: Where is this treasure tree?

The old man said that he only knew a rough idea, and he couldn't tell the specific location.

After hearing this, Yun Zhiqing looked a little depressed, and he didn't know what to do for a while.

In order to rescue the villagers, Yun Zhiqing made up her mind to go through hardships and dangers to search one by one, but on the way, she also fell ill with a terrible disease and fell on the side of the road. When she was dying, a crane covered in blue feathers brought a leaf into her mouth, and suddenly, the girl woke up, and the crane told her that it was also called Yunzhiqing.

The crane flew away, and the girl felt refreshed and full of energy. She took the leaf out of her mouth and thought, "This must be the leaf of that precious tree!"

So, Yun Zhiqing was full of confidence and took the leaves to continue to look for the legendary "treasure tree".

Finally, on the top of Yunwu Mountain, she found a tree that was not tall, but it was luxuriant, and the leaves were exactly the same as the one that saved her life. Yunzhi Qingke was so happy that he plucked a golden seed from the tree, and couldn't help but watch it sing a mountain song.

Her singing alarm an old man with silver beard and silver hair, he is the Shennong clan that everyone admires.

Shennong walked up to Yun Zhiqing, stroked his beard, looked at the girl kindly, and said approvingly: "You are really a kind girl. This tree is called camellia tree, the seeds are picked, sown into the soil, and tea leaves grow, which can cure the plague of the villagers, but the seeds cannot fall into the water, otherwise they will be invalid! ”

Yun Zhiqing nodded again and again, and at the same time, she found that the immortal crane with the same name as her had been guarding the side of the Yan Emperor Shennong.

After Yun Zhiqing thanked him repeatedly, he said goodbye to Shennong's family, held the golden tea seed in his hand, and walked happily all the way, full of heart and set out on the way home.

She traveled day and night, not daring to be tired in the slightest, and only wanted to rush home as soon as possible, sow seeds, and cure the diseases of the villagers. Walking, walking, and finally arriving at home, at this time, all her efforts and strength were almost exhausted, and because she was almost exhausted, when she drank water, she unconsciously lay down by the spring and fell asleep, and the seeds in her hands fell into the water.

When Yun Zhiqing woke up, she found that the seed in her hand was gone, she was very anxious, looking everywhere, gradually, she turned into a seed, the crane flew over, buried the seed in the soil, and flew away in a hurry.

The Dragon King of the East China Sea heard the story of Yun Zhiqing and was deeply moved by her actions, so he applied heavy rain for three days and three nights in a row, and the drought was lifted and the villagers were saved. It is really strange to say that this tea seed was moistened by the rain, and immediately sprouted and unearthed, and soon grew into a tall and large tea tree, and it also wafted out a fragrance.

This aroma attracted the nearby villagers, Yun Laohan picked a piece of tea and put it in his mouth, and immediately felt refreshed, so he asked the villagers to pick and eat, and those who had the plague ate it.

The Emperor of Heaven was moved by Yun Zhiqing's behavior, abolished the mountain god, and sealed Yun Zhiqing's soul as a tea fairy to govern the mountains of the world.

Later, Yunzhiqing devoted himself to the Buddha and purified all sentient beings, and after receiving the consent of Shennong's family, he spread the tea seeds to the land of China. Nowadays, local villagers often say that in that quiet mountain forest, they will see a woman wearing a camellia on her head and wearing a green dress, exuding the fragrance of tea. That woman is the incarnation of Yun Zhiqing.

No one has explored the origin of this story, because the beautiful and touching emotions have permeated the entire mountain.

For a long time, this tea was also known as the "emerald" of the high mountains.

How to manage and protect the "emerald" tea trees also has special attention: before the young growth period of tea trees is not mined, it takes three to four years of fertilization, pruning, weeding, and biological control management period. In March, June and October each year, the tea trees are fertilized three times, and the fertilizer used must be organic fertilizer or ecological farm fertilizer. The use of oxytocerin is strictly prohibited.

Nonglu Dao: The raw materials of one bud, two and three leaves selected for "emerald" tea must have thick mesophyll, long tenderness, small leaf opening, slightly longer leaves, enough storage inclusions and can make products with better fragrance.

Nong Tianyi talked about the origin of the "emerald" in the high mountains:

The shape of the tea is tight and round, granular, green and clear, the buds and leaves are complete, the fragrance is fragrant and chestnut fragrant, the taste is fresh and mellow, thick but not astringent, the bottom of the leaves is complete and fresh, resistant to brewing, and the inner quality of the drink is unique, as noble as a jewel, so it is named "emerald".

Wu Qing especially talked about the quality characteristics of the "emerald" in the high mountains: the buds and leaves are large and strong, the leaf color is emerald green, the hair is very large, the buds are beautiful, and the content is rich. The cord is tightly curled and twisted, and the white hao is fully exposed, and the appearance is beautiful, and the shape is like a fish hook; The tea soup is thick and the soup is green; The taste is mellow, the aroma is strong, and it has a unique and thick honey aroma, and the aftertaste is endless after drinking.

It is reported that the depiction of brewing alpine "emerald" is: "As soon as the lid of the cup is lifted, I see a puff of white gas coming out of the cup, first like an umbrella, then like a cloud, slowly rising into the sky, so it is called alpine cloud tea, also called alpine emerald tea." ”