The quality of tea depends on the tea tree, the time of picking, and the frying process. There are many tedious steps. If one problem is solved, the quality of the tea will be completely different.
The Huizhou government does not value tea, which means the Cui family does not value tea, and the purpose of Chen Yu's trip is tea.
The tea gardens in Laojun Mountain will not be picked until next year at the earliest, and the yield may not be high. It will take only two or three years to become a success. And the profit of tea is too high. In the hands of a capable person, a piece of tea can become
Priceless, of course, is a slight exaggeration, but in fact, good tea is hard to find, and this has been the case since ancient times.
In addition to the tea itself, the tea culture derived from it is a treasure.
"Xunmei, go out and look at all the tea you can see on the market and buy half a tael of it. Let's figure out the price." Chen Yu glanced at the teapot on the table. It was a very ordinary teapot, but it was fine to use.
After Xunmei went out, Chen Yu asked Lengxiang to eat. After eating and drinking, he began to teach her how to use rouge and gouache to change her appearance. Unless someone who was particularly familiar with it could see some clues, people who had met her usually were
It can't be discovered, and besides, Leng Xiang was still young when she left. She has undergone a major transformation, and her appearance itself is slightly different from before.
After buying the tea, Chen Yu was not in a hurry to taste it. Instead, he waited for Liang Yijin to come the next day. After asking Liang Yijin to sit down, Chen Yu said, "Does Miss Liang like tea?"
"It's acceptable, but even the tea given by the palace is rarely good to drink. To say that the best tea in our country is Yunwu Tea from Liangzhou Prefecture," Liang Yijin said.
Chen Yu knew that Liangzhou Prefecture was adjacent to Huizhou Prefecture, but Liangzhou Prefecture had many mountains. He mentioned in his travel notes that Liangzhou Prefecture did not have a dock, but the reason was not mentioned.
"Then let's taste the tea from Huizhou Prefecture today." Chen Yu asked Xunmei to bring over the box. When the box was opened, there were small grids inside. Each grid contained a kind of tea, not many, there were only six types in total.
Chen Yu took out a set of Kung Fu tea sets in a leisurely manner. After setting them all up, he looked up and saw Liang Yijin's somewhat suspicious expression, and his heart sank slightly.
"Mrs. Su is actually a tea master?" Liang Yijin asked in surprise.
Chen Yu raised his eyebrows: "What does tea master mean?"
Liang Yijin heard that Chen Yu meant that she didn't know the tea master, so she smiled and said: "Tea masters have become popular among the noble ladies in Beijing a few years ago. Rich families will have a tea master specially to make tea for distinguished guests."
"Isn't this something everyone knows?" Chen Yu looked at Liang Yijin with a slight frown.
Liang Yijin shook his head: "Our country of Dayue previously valued military affairs and neglected literature. The whole country didn't like this. It was only after Emperor Jiajing came to the throne that we gradually began to pay attention to civil servants. Many elegant things only started not long ago, and there are very few tea masters."
When the two people were talking, Chen Yu had already turned on the charcoal fire in the red clay stove and listened to Liang Yijin's words while boiling water. It made sense that the Cui family did not pay attention to tea because the Dai Viet Kingdom did not. It seemed that he
This is the right step.
"Miss Liang can taste it," Chen Yu said with a smile.
Liang Yijin said repeatedly: "Okay, Mrs. Su, please accept Yijin as your apprentice. I also want to learn from it."
"What's so difficult about this? When we return to Qingniu County, our girls' school can open another tea master class." Chen Yu paused and said, "We mainly taste tea, and we use different brewing methods for the same tea.
, try how it tastes.”
The aroma of tea filled the room. It was the first time for Liang Yijin to taste tea like this. The same tea, but different brewing methods, resulted in different tastes.
The two of them were not in a hurry. After tasting all the tea leaves collected by Xunmei, Chen Yu asked Liang Yijin: "Is there any difference?"
"Tea brewed in a teapot tastes astringent and bitter. Tea brewed with a cup of tea tastes pretty good, but the tea has too many leaves and is bland. The fragrance of the tea disappears over time. This kind of Kung Fu tea is better.
The fragrance of tea is lingering and the aftertaste is sweet and refreshing..." Liang Yijin learned quite well and spoke eloquently.
Chen Yu nodded: "There is another fundamental reason. These teas are not very good after being roasted. Today we will go to Qilin Mountain to have a look. There are the most tea gardens there."
The two of them left as soon as they could, went out and got on the carriage to go to Qilin Mountain.
Chen Yu and Liang Yijin had just left in the front, but the people sent by Mrs. Cui arrived in the back, but they were in vain.
After replying, Mrs. Cui couldn't sit still. Chen Yu must be looking for business when she comes to Huizhou Mansion!
But does the Cui family have the nickname Cui Bancheng, and can the business fall into the hands of others?
Yesterday, she sent someone to Qingniu County to investigate. She still didn't know what the Su family had become in the past year or so. Chen Yu was not an easy person even if he could earn the title of Xiangjun.
But it would take six or seven days at the fastest to go back and forth. She originally wanted to hold Chen Yu here to wait, but no one was blocked this first time.
"Old madam, the master is coming this way." The mother-in-law came in to announce.
Mrs. Cui frowned: "Didn't you just go to the Yamen? Why are you back?"
As she said this, people came to greet her at the door. As soon as she arrived at the door, she saw Cui Shouzheng who had entered the second door.
"Master, why are you back?" Mrs. Cui came over with a smile on her face.
Cui Shouzheng entered the house with his hands behind his back, and after asking his servants to retreat, he said: "Xiaoyi from above is going to Qingniu County again."
"What?" Mrs. Cui stood up immediately: "What do you want to do?"
Cui Shouzheng's face was gloomy: "What happened last time was not enough! I have taken on such an errand again! I am really going back more and more, how can I still have the brains?"
Mrs. Cui was already pale.
"Sir, the Su family is no longer the Su family it used to be. The old lady of the Su family is now the head of the village." Old Madam Cui was so anxious that she said, "Mrs. Su came to our Huizhou mansion yesterday. I originally planned to go here today."
I asked Mrs. Su to come over, but she went out."
Cui Shouzheng was also stunned: "Mrs. Su came to Huizhou Mansion? What did you do?"
Mrs. Cui sat down and said, "They are giving us clothes, and they also said that they want to see the local customs, but if Xiaoyi comes to trouble the Su family, we are afraid that we will really offend the Su family. Didn't the master say that a few days ago?"
Now, will Shiro Su family directly become a fourth-grade captain?"
"I'm afraid Xiaoyi is going to the Su family. The Lin family girls are still in girls' school and have never returned to the capital. Behind the Lin family is the Ninth Prince." Cui Shouzheng frowned: "How can I become an official?"
Mrs. Cui sat down and suddenly looked up at Cui Shouzheng: "Master, let's send someone to bring Xiaoyi back first? Isn't there a chamber of commerce recently?"
"Either we have to let Mrs. Su go back first." Cui Shouzheng frowned: "If Mrs. Su wants to go back, I'm afraid Xiaoyi won't be able to fight. It's really a hot potato!"
Cui Shouzheng whispered: "Let the people below watch and see what Mrs. Su is doing here."
Mrs. Su nodded: "Don't worry, sir, I'll let him go right away."
On the carriage, Chen Yu sneezed. Why did he feel like he was being plotted against? In Huizhou Prefecture, could anyone else plot against him?
Seeing that they had reached the foot of Qilin Mountain, before Chen Yu could get off the carriage, Yan Gui was already approaching. He stood outside the carriage and said in a deep voice: "Old madam, the Yan Gui is back."