Chapter 62: Don't forget your original intention

Wen Yiming put down the cup and said with a smile: "Today is to use Gu Jingzhou's half-moon pot, if you use a clean and transparent glass, first boil the water and then put the tea, Biluochun put it into the cup, the tea sinks to the bottom, the white clouds roll, and the snowflakes fly." ”

"The fragrance hits people, the tea is in the cup, looking at its shape, you can enjoy the three wonders of the snow waves spraying beads, the bottom of the spring dyeing cup, and the green crystal palace. ”

"Drink its taste, the first drink is light, fragrant, fresh and elegant, the second drink is green, fragrant, mellow, and the third drink is clear, fragrant, and sweet. ”

Yan Lao said: "Dongting Ting Mountain is on the shore of Taihu Lake, standing on the small island of Taihu Lake, according to legend, it is the summer resort of Wu Wangfucha and Xi Shi, where the king is located, and the mountain is naturally famous. The climate of Dongting Second Mountain is mild, warm in winter and cool in summer, suitable for growing tea. ”

In the Song Dynasty, through the efforts of the monks of the Shuiyue Academy, the Shuiyue Tea was finally created, which can be regarded as a local famous tea, at most it is a "lifting" level. ”

Later, "Qing Dynasty Wild History Grand View" contains: Dongting Mountain Biluo Peak stone wall, several wild tea plants are produced every year, and the natives say: "Scared people to kill incense". Kangxi has driven the car to Taihu Lake, Fuchen Song Qian bought this tea to enter, the Holy Ancestor is inelegant and tame in his name, and the title is called "Biluo Spring"

"This tea has been known since the past, and the essence is not turned off the fire and roasted. When the moth eyebrows come to pick on the fifteenth, a touch of crispy breasts steamed mung beans. The gown does not hesitate to dry in the spring rain, and the full light is really milky. ”

Ling Tiancheng interjected: "Since ancient times, fame has determined the market value, and the ancient emperors have the final say, and even tea is difficult to transcend. Not only in our country, but also in American collecting circles, the president's name is not necessarily worth more than the villain's name!"

"For example, the signature of Jesse James, a famous thief in the United States, is more expensive than the signature of HSD, the signature of the assassin of President Kennedy is sold for twice as much as the price of the victim's signature, and the signature of the murderer of the second president McKinley is 50 times higher than the signature of the victim. ”

Yan Lao smiled and picked up the third pot of tea, and said softly: "The first two are considered to be famous, and the next three are relatively unpopular, but the taste has its own merits, Xiaoyou, try it?"

Wen Yiming nodded, the main drama finally appeared, everyone knows West Lake Longjing and Biluochun, and they can't see the level, the following is the key.

Yan Lao opened the lid of the pot and showed the third pot of tea, which was flat and yellow in appearance, with curly-shaped tea tight, thin and curly, and needle-shaped tea tight, thin, round, straight and obvious. Ling Tiancheng took a deep breath and couldn't help but sigh: "This is clearly a work of art!"

Wen Yiming picked up the tea, smelled it, tasted it, and said confidently: "The appearance is tightly curled and multi-milli, tender green and moist, the inner quality is fragrant and fragrant, fragrant and tender, the soup color is clear and slightly yellow, clear and bright, the taste is fresh, rich and sweet, and the young buds at the bottom of the leaves are beautiful and even." ”

"Mengding tea, Lotus Peak!"

"Okay!" Yan Lao patted his thigh and said excitedly: "It's fairy tea, Mengding!"

"Legend has it that the Puhui Zen master of Ganlu Temple on the top of the mountain planted it by himself, and the tea tree has clouds and mist on it, if there is a god to protect it. The tree is planted in the middle top of the upper Qingfeng, there are only seven trees, and the number of the Big Dipper constellations is taken. ”

"When picking in spring, the county order chooses an auspicious day, bathes in vegetarian food, wears court clothes, leads subordinates, sets up a case to burn incense, and bows down repeatedly. Then 12 monks were selected to enter the garden, each bud took 1 leaf, a total of 365 leaves, and then handed over to the monks to bake, into the bottle sealing, into the tribute to Kyoto. These 12 monks imply the month of December, and the 365 leaves imply that there are 365 days in a year, taking the meaning of the year and the year of peace. ”

Mengding tea has a very high status in the famous tea of the past dynasties, and the successive dynasties are the champions, the Tang Dynasty called "the first", the five dynasties called "Youjia", the Song Dynasty called "the best", "Duzhen", the Ming Dynasty called "the best", the Qing Dynasty called "the best", "the best", "Junjia". ”

Yan Lao picked up the tea, took a sip carefully, and said with some reluctance: "Every year, I ask people to get less than three taels, so I am reluctant to drink it!"

When the two heard this, they hurriedly took a few more sips, this kind of tea is really not available anywhere else, and the old man laughed and scolded.

Then there is the fourth pot, lift the lid of the pot, the tea leaves are like a single piece in the shape of melon seeds, naturally flattened, the leaf edge is slightly warped, the color is green, the size is even, and there is no bud tip tea stem.

"Bat Cave, Lu'an Gua Pian!"

Wen Yiming said with a smile: "The fragrance is high and refreshing, the taste is mellow and sweet, the soup color is clear and translucent, and the bottom of the leaves is green and bright." ”

"Lu Rui is slender and slender, that is, to prevent Ye Lao from being busy. Under the window of the camping volcano, a county incense comes every spring. ”

"Wonderful!" Yan Sihai gave a thumbs up and said: "Xiaoyou's eyesight is superb, admire and admire!"

Picking up the tea, he smiled and said: "If Mengding tea is famous for immortals, then Lu'an Gua Pian is famous for gods! The magic is in two things: one is that the tea farmer Hu Lin brewed this tea in the teahouse, and the clouds and mist rose in the bowl, like a golden lotus, and the strange fragrance hit people, all of them called "good tea! Good tea!" Hu Lin returned to the mountain to find the tea picking place again, and he was like a Wuling fisherman who strayed into the peach garden, and he could not revisit the wonderful place. ”

"The second is that Li Deyu, the famous prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, did an experiment, cooked this tea and poured it on the meat and put it in a silver box. The next day, the box was opened and tested, and the meat had turned into water. The effect of this tea on meat is better than that of aqua regia synthesized with three acids, do you say that it is miraculous or not? Both things have a time, a place, and a witness, believe it or not?"

The three of them talked and laughed, the four pots of tea were quickly tasted, Ling Tiancheng was still unsatisfied, pointed to the last pot of tea, Shao Daheng's pot, and asked curiously: "Elder Yan, what is the last pot?"

Yan Lao touched the temperature of the pot and said with a smile: "This pot of tea is special, it takes a longer time to brew, now is the right time, you can taste it!"

Open the lid of the pot, the shape of the tea leaves is strong, similar to a dragon's whisker, the color is dark green, the taste is mellow, the soup is orange and yellow, looking at Wen Yiming with a face full of expectation.

"Wuyi tea is rock tea on the mountain, and Zhou tea is on the waterside. The name of Zhou tea has lotus seed heart, white hao, purple hao, dragon whisker, and phoenix tail. Those who pick the first sprouts and have not unfolded a flag are called the heart of lotus seeds. Two inches of branches, cut off the roaster, called the phoenix tail dragon whisker. ”

Wen Yiming said softly: "Octagonal Pavilion, Dragon Whisker Tea!"

"The best octagonal pavilion dragon whisker tea not only has the aroma of green tea. And it will be accompanied by a fresh floral scent. After brewing, the soup is orange-yellow, clear and bright. In the mouth, the taste is thick and mellow, fresh and sweet. ”

He smiled: "In the end, it turned out to be a rare bunch of tea?"

"Hahaha, I knew I couldn't hide your eyesight!"

Yan Sihai looked at Ling Tiancheng's confused expression and explained: "The so-called bundle of tea, dragon whisker tea pays attention to shape, the process is unique, and the binding is a meticulous and ingenious process, and most of this craft is completed by the nuns who chant scriptures and fasting in the Xianshan Temple. ”

"They carefully laid out and tied up, and completed the key process of shaping the dragon whisker tea. The quality of the bunch technique and the speed of the tie affect the quality and style of dragon whisker tea. ”

"The long strips are put down in the layer, the short ones are placed on the upper layer, and then the ends are tied with red or green colored silk threads, and the base is trimmed neatly with scissors, and the two are combined. The tea leaves made are slightly scattered, just like the tail of the phoenix, which is the origin of the phoenix tail dragon beard. ”

The old man picked up a pot and couldn't put it down: "I met this pot a few decades ago, love is like a treasure, carefully maintained, the tea mountains accumulated over the generations are deep, and it is not a day's work to clean up like a cocoon!"

"The emperor lived up to his wishes, and finally cleaned up ninety percent, but the last layer is unforgettable, and it really can't be shaken. The final test resulted in this dragon whisker tea. ”

"Since this is the case, it is also the will of God, so this tycoon pot is only soaked in phoenix tail dragon whiskers, and it is considered a small success after more than ten years, the pulp is warm and moist, and the treasure light is inside, which is not in vain for many years of hard work!"