Chapter 24: The Dark Horse
"Everyone, don't be impatient, someone will bring the tea in a while." After speaking, Brother Eleven also stepped down from the stage, found his seat and sat down.
Hearing that there was one more tea this time, Da Liu suddenly looked at Xia Li, and he didn't know why he always had a bad premonition in his heart.
Xia Li noticed Da Liu's gaze, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly, revealing a mocking smile.
Seeing Xia Li's expression, this further verified his guess, but with so many people in him, it was not easy for him to have a seizure, so he could only secretly clench his fists: "Damn." ”
He felt that his plans might be shattered at this tea party.
Not long after, a group of young and beautiful girls in cheongsams walked out with tea trays.
As in previous years, the selection of teas is divided into several steps.
The first is to put the finished tea in front of everyone, so that everyone can see it as tea first, and then the owner of the tea will come to the stage to preach his own tea making process and concept.
Then there is the tea tasting, and the last step is the rating, and the ranking is calculated according to the final score.
As for the judges, they are hired by the host to hire industry seniors recognized by everyone in the province, plus the host's eleventh brother, a total of ten people.
Of course, after the results come out, if everyone feels that there is a problem with the ranking, they can also raise it, as long as they are present to vote, 80% of the people agree, and they can be re-ranked.
The first time he participated in a tea party, the rules were still told to him secretly by Zinong.
There are a total of eleven kinds of tea, because Xia Li belongs to the queue, so he was ranked last on the field.
Seeing that everyone was almost ready, the host nodded and signaled that it was time to start.
The tea master with the plate stepped down from the stage and placed the eleven kinds of tea leaves on everyone's table.
When you get to the table, you can observe and identify it yourself. Da Liu's table saw the neatly arranged tea leaves, especially when he saw the eleventh one, his mouth was as uncomfortable as eating fly feces.
As he expected, Wu Shanyin's needle was indeed the last one.
The tea leaves that he found to belittle people would be placed on the tea party, and I don't know how much he was slapped in the face when this news spread.
These are all local teas, and this tea party also has a regional tea, since there are rankings, there are naturally rules, and it is impossible to take tea from other places to compete.
As we all know, tea is different from other crops, it is divided into regions, and the taste of the same variety of tea grown in high altitude and low altitude is always different, no matter how you change the process, the taste is impossible to think about.
Moreover, tea tasters in a region have a regional taste, so there will be this restriction.
According to the production process, there are three kinds of tea that are more famous in Chuanshan Province: oolong tea, green tea, and black tea.
These are the three types that have the most in this tea party, and the Wushan silver needle that belongs to white tea is particularly conspicuous in it.
Each kind of tea is divided in advance, and each table can be brewed with a small pot in everyone's hands.
There is no host for the tea party, and the tea master will start after dividing the tea leaves, and then according to the initial ranking, the tea master will come to the stage to tell you about the production process.
This item is also a plus, and many teas have won the top spot because they are better at this item.
Xia Li looked at the tea master who was talking on the stage, and said in his heart that it was false not to be excited, after all, he was facing so many people in the audience.
When it was finally his turn, the Zinong next to him secretly cheered him up.
Walked on the stage, brewed a little and said: "It's an honor to participate in this tea party, the eleventh thing on everyone's table is the white tea produced in Wushan, as we all know that white tea is very rare in Wushan, this tea is also this year's new tea, because it is all bud heads, straight as a needle, white as silver, so it is named Wushan Silver Needle." ”
"Wushan silver needle has the effect of anti-inflammatory and detoxification, and the brewing method focuses on water temperature control. In this way, the elegant and long fragrance of this tea can be perfectly expressed......"
"Good ......"
After Xia Li's speech was over, Zinong's uncle took the lead in applauding, and then he stood up and took the lead in speaking: "This tea is recommended by me, I have tasted it in advance, so I have the most right to speak, this Wushan Yinzhen tea soup tastes mellow and smooth, not bitter or astringent, and has a sweet aftertaste, which is a rare good tea." ”
Xia Li nodded at him in gratitude before stepping off the stage.
There are a total of eleven kinds of tea, and it takes a long time to score the same tasting.
It's not as everyone thinks, just divide eleven cups and soak them in water, because each tea is particular about the temperature of the water and the tea set.
Back at the table, Xia Li saw that Zinong had already started making tea.
"The quality of the tea this year seems to be quite good." Zinong said as he poured water.
Xia Li looked indifferent, for him, it was already a success to be able to bring the tea, after all, Wu Shan Yinzhen was not famous at all before, and this time it was considered to be a show no matter what the ranking was.
Although he hasn't drunk other teas yet, he is also very confident in his own tea, and there are ghosts if the watering of ancient trees and plant nutrient solution is not brilliant.
At this time, someone was playing the guzheng on the side, and everyone naturally stopped talking, even if the communication was quietly lying in the ear, not as loud as before.
Especially at the judges' table, after the tea master brewed the tea, he stood aside, and everyone nodded to each other while drinking tea.
The other tables were staring at them, trying to get something out of their looks.
Half an hour later, the judges' table finished tasting eleven kinds of tea, and of course the scores came out immediately, and the eleventh brother stood up and handed the scores to the statisticians on the side.
The rating is to remove the highest score and the lowest score first, and then take the average score of the remaining eight people, and then count according to the average score, of course, if you encounter the same score, it will be scored by the people in the audience, of course, this situation is extremely rare.
Ten minutes later, the statistician sent the final results to the boss.
Brother Eleven took the score sheet and nodded, then walked up to the stage and said, "The score has come out, and I will read it out for you next." ”
When the exciting time came, the people at the bottom immediately cheered up, and for the eleven tea owners, it was more like an exam, and this ranking could completely affect the price of tea in this quarter.
Eleventh place: Yinchuan white eyebrows
10th place: Taihu Lake phoenix tongue
……
When the last ten were read out, Brother Eleven cleared his throat and paused for breathing, at this moment, although everyone already knew the ranking and knew who the first was, they wanted to hear the host read it.
"First place: Wushan Silver Needle."
When it was read out, Xia Li knew that his tea sales this year were stable, and after drinking other teas, although this was expected by him, he was still very excited after the results came out.
Yuan Zinong also showed a smile on his face and left his heart for Xia.
At this time, the hall was boiling, and the people who knew each other said congratulations to the tea owner, and only Da Liu and Lao Ding looked at Xia Li who was surrounded by everyone with a gloomy face.
After Brother Eleven read out the results, it was equivalent to reading out that their previous encirclement and suppression plan had failed.
Originally, the purpose of Da Liu's coming over this time was to take advantage of the connection of the Eleventh Teahouse, but now he was not in the mood at all, so he could only leave while others were not paying attention.
……
Although everyone is looking at the young man in front of him, this does not prevent them from coming over to talk, and now that the relationship is good, it is easy to talk about cooperation in the future.
Although Xia Li doesn't really like this feeling of being sought after, he must rely on these people if he wants to sell tea.
In the end, Xia Li and several interested tea business owners left each other's phone numbers, ready to contact each other after they returned.
I feel almost the same, but seeing that everyone didn't let go of their meaning, they all wanted to find out what their origin was, and they were able to make a tea like Wushan Silver Needle.
He originally wanted to pull the farmer on the side to help him out of the siege, but who knew that when he turned around to look for him, he couldn't see anyone.
"This guy probably has already guessed that he is running faster than a rabbit."
Half an hour later, there were more and more people instead of decreasing, and Xia Li could only pretend to go to the toilet to avoid the siege of everyone.
Walking to the door, Xia Li had to sigh that this group of guys was full of energy.
"Xiaoli? It's okay for me to call it that. "As soon as I turned around, I ran into the host.
Xia Li hurriedly shouted: "Eleven ......"
Just about to call Brother Eleven, he felt that it was wrong, there was a Zinong, so shouting was not bad.
Brother Eleven smiled and thought of his troubles, and said kindly: "You still call me Uncle Eleven, I estimate that I am about the same age as your father, and you will not suffer if you call Uncle." ”
"Uncle Eleven, do you have anything else?" Xia Li asked.
"Haha, I'm here to find you this time, this is not the place to talk." As he spoke, he pulled Xia Li and walked towards his office.