Zeng Lao said suspiciously: "As far as I know, the people of Qingxi like to boil Tieguanyin to drink, and every household is equipped with a stove and pot, which is some exquisite water boiling utensils, such as alcohol stoves and small electric hot water cups. Qingxi people like to soak with their hands, or boil water on an induction cooker to brew Tieguanyin's ......"

Zhou Deqing heard this, smiled slightly, and said: "This is not necessarily, right? If you want to make a good pot of tea, tea sets are the most indispensable." As the saying goes, 'water is the mother of tea, and the pot is the father of tea'. When making tea, it is necessary to make tea, water, fire, and utensils cooperate with each other in order to brew a good pot of tea. So as the king of tea, Tieguanyin's brewing process cannot be sloppy. Brewing Tieguanyin, generally speaking, there are 'four treasures of the tea room'. ”

Zeng Lao was stunned for a moment and asked, "Oh, which four treasures are they?"

Zhou Deqing said: "Gai bowls, purple clay pots, white porcelain pots, glass tea sets, as for the elegant cup, we won't talk about it, we can't get on the table." ”

Tang Chen didn't drink the "Tieguanyin King" for thousands of yuan, what is the difference between it and ordinary tea, that is, after drinking, there is still a fragrance on the tip of the nose and mouthpiece, is the difference here? He didn't have any research on tea, let alone how to taste tea, so he had to be silent and be a listener.

After listening to Zhou Deqing's words, Zeng Lao asked in surprise: "What about boiling Tieguanyin?"

"That's just the way the older generation does, a big bowl of tea!" Zhou Deqing said with a smile, "I can't eat enough at that time, so what are the requirements? Just take a big iron teapot, or a copper teapot, boil tea in a pot, and sell it for a penny and a big bowl." Now some people of the older generation miss that kind of practice, so they make tea and drink it. But Tieguanyin, it is best to brew and drink, the taste is the best. ”

"I see!" Zeng Lao understood a little, "But what did you just say, what are the covered bowls and white porcelain pots?"

Although Zeng Lao had some research on antiques, he did not involve tea utensils, and he did not know about gaiwan and white porcelain pots.

"Actually, the gaiwan and the white porcelain pot are the same kind of things. Zhou Deqing said what he was best at, and there was a convincing meaning in his gestures. "The gaiwan is made of white porcelain, and the teapot made of white porcelain is a white porcelain pot. Gaiwan, that's what ...... it."

As he spoke, Zhou Deqing walked to the tea set stand on the side and took down a teacup. That's right, it's the kind of teacup with a lid that can often be seen in ancient TV dramas.

"This is the covered bowl, with a lid on the top, a tray on the bottom, and a bowl in it, which is the traditional tea set of our Han nationality. Gaiwan is also known as 'Sancai Bowl' and 'Sancai Cup', covering the sky, supporting the earth, and the bowl being people, implying the meaning of heaven, earth and people. 'Tea saucer' is also known as 'tea boat'. To cover a bowl of tea, you must use boiling water to flush the bowl, and then put in the tea leaves to hold the water and cover, and the time to dip the tea depends on the number and type of tea. Zhou Deqing talked eloquently, not impatient, and very self-contained.

Tang Chen looked at it and secretly exclaimed his surprise: "Could it be that this is the demeanor of the 'Tea King'? Sure enough, he is not an ordinary person!"

Zhou Deqing didn't know what Tang Chen was thinking, and continued: "Come on, come on, let's talk while drinking tea......

When Tang Chen heard this, he gently took a sip of this "Tieguanyin King", and then learned from Zeng Lao to gently close his eyes, and when he opened his eyes, Zhou Deqing added new tea for them.

"Nowadays, the materials of the bowl are porcelain, purple sand, glass, etc., and there are many porcelain bowls of various colors. But the most authentic, the most suitable for brewing Tieguanyin, is still the white porcelain bowl. Moreover, the type of Tieguanyin brewed in the white porcelain bowl is also very particular, and it must be a fragrant Tieguanyin in order to soak the aroma and taste of the fragrant Tieguanyin. If you use a purple clay pot to brew, the fragrant Tieguanyin, in many cases, there will be a "stuffy" incense, and the taste and brown color are "thick" and "heavy". It not only affects the tea soup, but also affects the taste, so it is generally not used to brew the fragrant Tieguanyin in a purple clay pot. The purple clay pot is generally brewed with a strong fragrance type Tieguanyin, and a purple sand pot with a large mouth should be used, so as to develop the 'connotation' of the strong fragrance type Tieguanyin, so that it will have a sweet and sweet taste. If the purple clay pot with a small mouth is not conducive to the heat dissipation of the tea, the tea will soon be 'ripened' in the pot, and the taste of the tea will reflect the 'astringent' side.

The great writer Mr. Lu Xun once wrote in the article "Drinking Tea": "To drink good tea, you must use a bowl. So I used a covered bowl. Sure enough, after soaking, the color is clear and sweet, slightly fragrant and slightly bitter, and it is indeed a good tea. 'There are a lot of benefits to covering the bowl.

Anyone who is well versed in the tea ceremony knows that tea tasting pays special attention to 'observing color, smelling fragrance, taste, and looking at shape'. Making tea in cups and pots is not conducive to color observation and shape, nor is it conducive to the adjustment of the intensity of tea soup. The cup-shaped tea set is in the shape of a straight barrel, the young leaves and fine buds of the tea are all simmered in boiling water in the cup, how to taste the elegance of tea, can only be used as 'cow drink'; the big pot of tea that prevails in the north, the tea is warm and easy to cool, the aroma is easy to lose, it is not resistant to drink and loses its taste. In addition, the quality of tea will also decline after brewing for a long time. Whether from the perspective of tea appreciation or health care, the shortcomings of making tea with cups and pots are obvious.

And the gaiwan tea set, with a bowl, a lid, and a boat, has a unique shape and is exquisitely made. The tea bowl is large and small, the lid can be put into the bowl, and the tea boat is the bottom support. When drinking tea, the cover is not easy to slip off, and there is a tea boat to support and avoid the pain of hot hands. And only need to hold the tea boat to stabilize the center of gravity, and do not have to open the lid when drinking tea, only half open and half close, the tea leaves are not entered, and the tea soup can be slowly poured out, which is very pleasant, avoiding the trouble of the pot plugging the cup and spitting. The tea cover of the bowl of tea is placed in the bowl, if the tea soup is thicker, you can use the tea cover to gently scrape on the water surface, so that the whole bowl of tea is turned up and down, the light scrape is light, and the heavy scrape is thick, which is wonderful!"

When Zhou Deqing said that he was happy, he almost looked like an old naughty boy, Tang Chen couldn't help but laugh.

Zeng Lao nodded frequently: "It turns out that there is such a saying, I have been taught! It is really 'the insight of the world is knowledge'! It is a pity that in Guangdong Province, few people use covered bowls." ”

"This is true, so I chose the strong fragrance type of 'Tieguanyin King' and brewed it in a large-mouth purple clay pot to entertain you......" Zhou Deqing said unhappily like a breeze.

Zeng Lao said in surprise: "Do you always see that we are from Guangdong Province?"

Zhou Deqing nodded: "I didn't hear this little master's accent, but I could hear your accent." ”

The surprise on Tang Chen's face couldn't be hidden, and then he seemed to understand a little. No wonder people's business can be so big, look at how people treat people, and it is not wrong to describe it as "moisturizing things silently". In the conversation, your information has been collected, and then you are in the most comfortable state. Making friends with such a person is probably something that everyone will not refuse, right?

Zeng Lao smiled bitterly: "Then do you know that my ancestral home is actually Hui'an?"

"I heard a little bit, but the accent of Guangdong Province was heavier...... Zhou Deqing said sincerely, "Even if it's from Hui'an, it's okay to drink my 'Tieguanyin King', right?"

Zhou Deqing's words were naughty, Tang Chen smiled, and said in his heart: "People say that the older a person is, the more like a child, this Zhou Deqing is really like a child!"

The atmosphere in the banquet became lively, and Zeng Lao took the opportunity to continue to ask: "Then what is the point of soaking this 'Tieguanyin King' in the purple clay pot?"

(End of chapter)