Chapter 25: The Heavy Taste of Mulan
Qingming has passed, the rain valley has not arrived, this period of March, Jiangnan is the season of misty rain. Just now, it was still a round of red sun in the east, but in the blink of an eye, there were low lead clouds, drizzle and slanting wind, and suddenly fell into darkness again. However, this rain did not destroy the mood of the people in Gaojiazhuang, since it was just a false alarm, then there was no need to make such a stirring up and tension. Taking advantage of the dawn that was postponed by the arrival of this drizzle, Gao Qianxue and everyone separated again, and quietly returned to the farm and village where they were originally located.
When Ling Yun returned to Gaojiazhuang, many servants in the Zhuangzi had just gotten up, and when they saw the team of Gaojiazhuang people who suddenly came back from outside, they were a little dazed and at a loss. When they moved last night, not all of them moved away from Zhuangzi. The people who took it away were basically those who knew the true identity of the Gao family, as well as the guards and maidservants who came down from the north and south about a little bit of it. The local servants who had been working in the village didn't know Gao Qianxue's identity, so no one informed them when they were transferred last night. They didn't even know that they had left the snow last night, so when they saw everyone coming back from outside early in the morning, their faces were full of surprise.
Ling Yun smiled at them slightly, but did not explain, and some subordinates who thought they were smart only thought that it was the aunt and the young lady who took someone out early in the morning to run a horse. As soon as she returned to the village, Gao Qianxue immediately went to discuss things with Mingyue and Gao Bo, and Gao Qianxue originally asked Ling Yun to go together. However, Ling Yun excused himself to go back to the East Courtyard with the excuse that he was a little tired, but in fact, this was just that he was still a little resistant to the new anti-thief identity. When you are cornered, it is one thing to have to do the opposite, but when there is a choice in things, who is willing to choose the most difficult path. Gao Qianxue didn't seem to be disappointed with Ling Yun's reaction, maybe Ling Yun's reaction last night was a little beyond her expectations, maybe it was just the love words that Ling Yun said to her last night, which made her feel at ease with Ling Yun.
When I returned to the east courtyard, I called Qinglian and Mulan, two little girls, to take a hot bath, and then changed into clean clothes and sat under the porch to watch the rain hit the plantain and the wind blew the peach blossoms.
Ling Yun regretted it a little now, he was too good last night, so that Gao Qianxue's attitude towards him was full of expectations. He could faintly perceive this expectation. Maybe Gao Qianxue originally married him, but she was just a strong woman who wanted to have a complete woman's life. A woman who is so strong in her bones doesn't want to find a very good man, and because of the secret identity of the princess of the dead country and the ominous appearance of the white hair and silver eyebrows, he has not found a suitable partner in the past. Gao Qianxue and Ling Yun got married, and she didn't expect Ling Yun to be such an outstanding man, but it didn't mean that she didn't expect an excellent man. It's just that Ling Yun had amnesia after all, so he didn't expect too much.
However, last night, Ling Yun did not flinch at a critical time, but said something like that, which undoubtedly moved Gao Qianxue. Seeing the truth at the time of adversity, knowing the identity of Gaojiazhuang, knowing the danger, and being willing not to give up, even without the slightest fear of difficulties, this kind of style of not being afraid of danger has the temperament of a big man. Gao Qianxue was able to manage such a huge hidden force, not only because of her status as a princess of the dead country, nor only by the support of Gao Bo and other old ministers. Being able to support such a hidden huge force is naturally a shrewd figure, and she probably saw that Ling Yun was indeed a man worth relying on, so she didn't care about Ling Yun's attitude after returning to the village. It's normal for this man to take some time to get used to.
Ling Yun really didn't fear the imperial power, and he didn't have too much fear of rebellion or anything. It doesn't mean that he is really willing to abandon his current quiet life and take risks. If he could, he naturally hoped that this life would go on like this. Of course, he also knows that such a life is difficult to maintain. Now that he already knew Gao Qianxue's identity, with this ancient situation, how could he stay out of it.
In his previous life, he was not a big person, but an ordinary ordinary person. When you come here, even if you know some historical trends, it is impossible to point out the general trend of the world in Gaojiazhuang.
The willows are still in the air, and the lewd rain is falling.
Ling Yun hid under the outline of the east courtyard with some self-deception, trying to find a moment of peace in his heart. It's just that he wants to be quiet, and he doesn't necessarily get it.
Gao Qianxue was willing to give him some time to adapt to the change in his new identity and did not come to disturb him. Ling Yun sat under the corridor and commanded Mulan and Xiaolian to move out a small stove and watch them make tea. Ling Yun used to like to drink tea very much, and he preferred tea to coffee. However, after coming here, he couldn't adapt to the tea drinking methods of people in this era. The Sui people drink tea, and cooking with them is the same as cooking words.
For Ling Yun, who is used to drinking tea, the Sui people are really not used to drinking tea. With nothing to do today, he carefully watched Qinglian's tea making process. According to Mulan's little girl, the shy Qinglian is a famous tea brewing master in the village, and the tea she brews tastes the best. Qinglian boiled tea, in fact, like other Sui people, uses tea cakes that have been preliminarily processed rather than loose tea. The process of making this kind of tea cake is not simple, it has to go through multiple processes such as tea picking, spreading, steaming leaves, mashing, compression molding, perforation, demoulding, initial drying and re-drying, and there are as many as nine different scales of square and round tea cakes.
After all, this tea cake no longer retains the shape of tea leaves, so it is impossible to make tea in modern ways.
This kind of tea cake is actually the same as the biscuit, which is the glue of tea powder. It's not like tea, it's more like condensed coffee.
When boiling tea, you have to roast the tea first. The tea cake is baked on the fire, and the most test of roasting tea is the technique, pay attention to the distance and the length of time of the tea, so as to ensure that the fragrance of the tea cake is high. Whether the tea is boiled well or not, roasted tea is crucial. Qinglian's ability to roast tea is very good, she has a talent for roasting tea, she can perfectly grasp the heat and time, and the roasted tea cakes have a strong fragrance. Of course, baking tea cakes is just the first process.
A good bowl of boiled tea requires good spring water, bad porcelain teacups, and, of course, a good stove.
After the tea cake is baked, it is another key process, grinding the tea.
After the baked tea cake is cooled, it is knocked into small pieces, and then poured into the grinding bowl to grind the sulfur, and the tea particles of moderate thickness are screened out with a basket, so that the boiled tea soup is clear, the tea taste is pure, and there will be no bitter taste.
When Qinglian roasts tea and grinds tea, the movements are elegant and free, like dance, like art. Tea in later generations is always very convenient to brew, although there are some performative tea arts, but it is not too complicated. He never thought that the tea soup of the Sui Dynasty, which he was not used to, would have such a complicated process.
"The most important thing is to master the heat when boiling tea, and coordinate the proportion of tea, water and salt." Qinglian said with a smile to Ling Yun while grinding tea, seeing that Ling Yun seemed to be immersed in her tea art, she was both happy and a little shy, since what happened when she bathed her uncle yesterday, she always dared not face Ling Yun, and when she saw Miss, she was even more empty, and always felt as if she had done something sorry for her behind Miss's back.
Ling Yun saw Qinglian boiling the water to about eighty degrees, and when it boiled for the first time, he added some salt to it according to a certain proportion. After a while, the water vapor increased again, and the edge was like a spring, when the second boiling began, she picked up a spoon and scooped up a spoonful of boiling water for later use, and rhythmically stirred the water in the same direction, and when a vortex appeared in the center, she began to put in the sifted tea granules according to the amount. Then wait until the tea is rippling and the third boiling is time, add a scoop of water scooped out during the second boiling to stop boiling, and then take down the boiling tea pot and divide the tea soup into three bowls. Qinglian smiled and said to Ling Yun: "The tea is ready, at this time, while tasting the tea, taste the dim sum, it is delicious, and the tea is happy." ”
Qinglian is very satisfied with her own craftsmanship, and she also likes to make tea, and prefers to make her own tea and be praised by guests.
It's a pity that Ling Yun picked up the exquisite porcelain teacup, and after only taking a sip, he couldn't drink it. Can tea with salt still be called tea? However, looking at Qinglian, who had been staring at him with expectant eyes, he had no choice but to pretend to be smiling on his face and tried his best to drink the very salty tea soup. But when he turned his head, he found that Mulan's girl was not in a hurry to drink, Ling Yun thought that he had found a companion, who would have thought that Mulan was not in a hurry to drink not because she didn't like it, but because her taste was heavier.
I saw her take out a small box, which was divided into many small compartments, containing onions, ginger, orange peel, mint and other spices, and then Ling Yun was a little dumbfounded to watch Mulan put these spicy seasonings into the teacup in front of her.
I rub, do you think you drink coffee with sugar? You just add salt to a cup of tea, and you actually add green onions, ginger, orange peel, and mint, you are drinking tea, are you sure you are drinking tea? As if in response to Ling Yun's doubts, Mulan took a sip of the teacup, and then actually closed her eyes and let out a soft moan of enjoyment.
He was almost petrified, can you really drink such a heavy taste of tea? He curiously took Mulan's cup of tea and took a sip. Then, he regretted it. All kinds of flavors swirl in the mouth, and it's like a bowl of spicy soup.
In addition to being able to sigh that the Sui people's taste is really heavy, he really can't find other interjections. Thinking that he might only be able to taste so heavily in the future, Ling Yun couldn't help but feel a faint sadness.
"Qinglian, I have a new method of making tea, called making tea, do you want to learn it?" For the sake of his own taste in the future, Ling Yun began to ** Qinglian Little Lori.
Ling Yun doesn't like to drink tea made by little Lori, but he likes to watch her make tea.
Qinglian already felt that her aunt didn't like the tea she cooked, which made her feel a sense of loss for no reason. All along, her tea making skills are the best in the village, Miss and Uncle Gao are all praised, she has always been conceited, but she did not expect that her conceited skills, but not to be liked by her uncle.
Boiling tea and brewing tea are actually two completely different arts, but the biggest difference between the two is not the difference between boiling and brewing, but the difference in the processing of tea in the early stage. The early process of tea brewing is to cut the tea, spread it after picking the tea, steam the leaves, mash it, and press the mold, and finally make it into tea cakes. The tea leaves used to make tea are loose tea, and the most important thing is the roasted tea after tea picking.
After the new tea is picked, it is also sun-dried, which is also called withering, which reduces the water content, makes the leaves soft, plastic, and easy to shape. Then there is the most critical fried green, followed by rolling, drying, pressing, refining and other processes.
One of the most critical, and the biggest differences from the early process of boiling tea, is to fry green. In fact, fried green also refers to the use of slight fire in the pot to wilt the tea leaves in the whole process of roasting tea, and the artificial kneading of the tea leaves makes the tea water evaporate quickly, blocking the process of tea fermentation, so that the essence of tea juice is completely retained, which is a leap in the tea making process. If you can't master the process of frying green, it is impossible to fry qualified loose tea, let alone make tea.
And Ling Yun can stir-fry tea, he used to have an aunt's house and had a small tea farm, which used to be manually roasted tea. He often went to his aunt's house when he was a child, and he couldn't be more familiar with his aunt's tea farm, and he also completely mastered the not too secret roasting tea technique.
Ling Yun felt that making tea was 108,000 times better than boiling tea, and he believed that if he could make tea made with modern roasted tea technology, it would definitely be able to replace this primitive boiled tea.
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