Chapter 26: Secretly Becoming Handsome Again
Several referees on the bench kept letting out exclamations.
Most of them are adjectives such as "professional", "elegant", "Yan Jin".
Coincidentally, both islanders use the island country matcha ceremony.
The island country tea ceremony is divided into a matcha ceremony and a sencha ceremony.
But usually in island countries, the tea ceremony refers to the matcha ceremony. Because the history of matcha ceremony is longer, it is more orthodox for the people of the island nation.
The matcha ceremony in the island country is somewhat similar to the way of drinking tea in early China.
Most of them will crush the tea leaves into tea powder, which is the early Chinese way of drinking tea.
Later, Huaxia gradually developed into cooking tea to drink tea, abandoning the way of drinking tea with tea powder.
It is different from the way the island country sits on the front of the coffin.
Xue Yi's technique on the side is more clean and neat, elegant with a sense of casualness.
Chen Er looked at it and was slightly surprised.
Judging from Xue Yi's tea utensils and materials, the bowl of tea he cooked has a bit of the flavor of the Wei and Jin dynasties.
During the Wei and Jin dynasties, the Chinese people also drank tea. But it is mostly popular among the monks of the temple and some high-class scholars.
Ordinary people don't drink tea.
Before the mid-to-late Tang Dynasty, tea was mostly used as a medicine.
Drinking tea is also a very elegant activity, and only those who pursue elegance in high society drink tea.
So the tea at that time was very different from the tea that came later.
Before the Song Dynasty, the Chinese people liked to put a lot of things in the tea, and the weight of the mouth was even more terrible than the dark cooking tea brewed by Chen Er before.
In order to flavor it, people at that time would put spices, salt, candied fruit, bacon, some qi-invigorating herbs, and even animal fats and fats in their tea.
A bowl goes down, so thick that people want to wash their mouths.
However, Xin Hao Xue Yi only used the tea cooking techniques at that time, and did not choose the real dark cooking tea, otherwise with the age of the judges, they might not even be able to drink a sip.
So Chen Er also began to act.
He took out three cut bamboo tubes from the basket, about half the height of an ordinary water cup.
Set aside.
Then he took out the mountain spring water left over from the previous game, fortunately there was still a lot left, otherwise I don't know where else to get water in this final.
In the process of boiling the mountain spring water, Chen Er took out the main part of cooking tea.
A bunch of pinkish-white Xinyi petals.
Xinyi flowers, also known as spring flowers, bloom every spring, at this time Xinyi is already at the end of the flowering period, so the bloom is particularly delicate and beautiful.
Xinyi flowers can be eaten directly from the petals, or used to smoke tea.
The fragrance of Xinyi flowers is elegant, the smell is mild and long-lasting, the fragrance is slightly sweet, and it tastes very lightly sweet, and then it is slightly sour.
It can be said that it is very tasty.
So Chen Er chose it.
He washed the petals with the remaining spring water and put them in bamboo tubes.
Just wait for the spring water to boil, and you can cook tea immediately.
Zhao Donglai, who was on the stage, narrowed his eyes and said softly, "This Xinyi flower is used to cook tea, which is unheard of." Could he be too hasty? ”
Xue Kun said calmly, "We'll find out later." ”
Because the finals started suddenly, the reporters from the major media waiting in Yanjing hurried after receiving the news.
Wait in the outer circle and interview the other contestants.
One of the reporters pushed the microphone in front of Gou Xue and asked him which contestant he was favoring.
Gou Xuefang pointed to Chen Er, who was tall and had a calm expression.
The reporter stopped talking.
Gou Xuefang said, "I'm optimistic about him!" ”
The reporter asked him: "But the contestant doesn't look any different." Don't you think the other two island nations have a better chance of winning the title? After all, their movements are impeccable and perfect. ”
Gou Xuefang's eyes narrowed, "No matter how perfect the form is, the core of the tea ceremony is tea, not the action of cooking tea!" ”
The reporter was suddenly a little stunned.
At this moment, two familiar figures also walked over.
It was Li Dahai and Xiao Jianren.
Li Dahai was nervous, and Xiao Jianren was gloating.
Xiao Jianren said hatefully, "Just like him, he also wants to win the championship and dream!" Don't look at the previous island nation has won three championships! ”
Li Dahai was a little indignant, "Chen Er's ability to go all the way to the finals is already very powerful!" ”
Xiao Jianren snorted, "So what, it's just luck!" ”
Li Dahai lowered his head and muttered to himself, "Even if you have this luck, I'm afraid you won't even be able to pass the qualifying round." ”
The two island contestants were the first to cook tea.
Zhao Donglai and a referee were suddenly a little surprised.
"This is Gyokuro?"
The other contestants heard it and immediately talked about it.
Chen Er was also a little surprised.
Gyokuro is the highest variety of tea in the island country.
Gyokuro is the highest grade of the island country's tea, and it is said that it is possible to find not one out of 100 tea trees to produce Gyokuro.
Gyokuro is not easy to make, 20 days before the tea tree sprouts, the tea farmer will build a straw to carefully protect the top of the tea tree, block the sunlight, so that the tea tree can grow soft new shoots. The young buds are picked, killed with high-temperature steam, and then cooled rapidly, and then kneaded into slender tea leaves.
Therefore, the tea leaves of Gyokuro are less astringent, but sweet and soft, and the tea soup is clear, with a fairy aura that does not eat fireworks in the world.
The two contestants from the island nation chose the highest grade tea from the island country, and it seems that they are determined to win the championship.
The referees were even more praising after drinking it.
The tea served by Xue Yi is orchid tea.
The smell of Junzi orchid is elegant, and after entering the tea, it is even more extraordinary.
Once brewed, it is fragrant and refreshing.
Chinese people have always loved the noble character of orchids.
As soon as this tea came out, even the island country Yulu just now was compared.
Gou Xuefang was in a hurry outside.
"The strength of those two island contestants and Xue Yi is very strong, I don't know what good tea this kid can come up with......"
Then I saw Chen Er bring three emerald green bamboo tubes to the stage and put them in front of the three referees.
The bamboo is freshly cut purple bamboo, and it also has a faint smell of green bamboo, which is very fresh.
Zhao Donglai looked down and saw some pink and white delicate petals lying inside.
He was taken aback, "It's still fresh......
The crowd in the audience was talking.
"Xue Yi knows that this flower into the tea, if it is not dried, it will not be able to taste. Why did this man just bring fresh petals? ”
"It's just that fresh petals can't taste even if they are brewed in high-temperature water."
“……”
Zhao Donglai coughed lightly and said in a low voice, "Chen Er, why did you bring the flowers directly?" ”
Chen Er smiled lightly, "That's what I plan to make tea like this." ”
Then he turned around and went to fetch the mountain spring water that was boiling on the stove.
Chen Er carried the copper stove, put one hand behind his back, and walked in front of the three referees very casually.
The copper furnace is tilted, and the hot mountain spring water is slowly poured into the bamboo tube.
The pink-white spicy flowers are flipped and washed in the transparent water.
It's like a white cloud falling from a large bamboo forest, inadvertently stained with some of the pink of the morning glow.
The beauty is refreshing.
Chen Er's face was calm, and although he was in the crowded competition venue, he couldn't help but feel at ease and quiet.
Looking at him a few more times, it seems that his whole person is like being in a quiet and deep valley, out of the dust.
The fans who have been watching the game quietly in the live broadcast room can't bear it.
"Chen Laoshi actually secretly became handsome again without telling us!"
"I have to admit that Chen Laoshi's appearance has indeed increased a lot, only a little worse than Ben Shuai......"
"The one in front is really thick-skinned......"
"Chen Lao is so eye-catching!!"
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