011 The Birth of the Tea God
Yes, what Zhu Xiuyuan commanded the teahouse staff to fry was the fried tea that became popular in later generations.
Before the emergence of fried tea, tea was steamed, and Dong's Tea House uses this ancient process.
The reason why he ordered the tea shop assistants to do it was because Zhu Xiuyuan only knew the method but had never practiced it himself. It was more appropriate to let the tea shop assistants who deal with tea all day long do it, and it would definitely be better than Zhu Xiuyuan doing it himself.
And why Zhu Xiuyuan knew how to fry tea leaves? This is also very simple.
In his previous life, Zhu Xiuyuan was a clerk in an ordinary company. He basically had no activities after get off work and usually stayed at home. Naturally, various games and entertainment videos became Zhu Xiuyuan's pastime.
Zhu Xiuyuan especially likes to go to Biz. In addition to appreciating the various dances of girls from all walks of life, Zhu Xiuyuan also likes to watch various popular science, food, ghosts, digital, drama, life and other videos. Some of them are mainly rural grannies.
, I uploaded a video of roasting tea leaves and explained it in great detail...
When Zhu Xiuyuan was thinking hard about the details in those videos, he finally got the golden finger as a time traveler - after some thinking, he could remember all the details of his previous life experience...
"Uncle, can you drink it?" Qiu Wen swallowed vaguely, and her eyes shifted from the tea bowl to Zhu Xiuyuan's face. Just now, my uncle poured out a whole bowl of tea and said it was "washing tea" and couldn't be drunk.
This made Qiu Wen anxious to have a taste of this "fired tea".
Dong Shuzhen, Xia Wu, Chun Xue, the teahouse workers, and the maids sent by Dong Shuyu all stared at Zhu Xiuyuan after hearing this.
"Husband, I want to be the first to taste it." Dong Shuzhen shook Zhu Xiuyuan's arm and began to act coquettishly. However, she did it purely for fun. This "tea" was cooked under her surprised gaze. She and others
Rong Yan.
"Okay." Zhu Xiuyuan nodded and opened the large tureen covering the tea bowl. Immediately, a strong scent of tea floated out, spreading like an explosion and moving with the wind. Soon, everyone present smelled it.
Fragrance.
"Madam, this is yours, drink it slowly, don't burn it." Zhu Xiuyuan took a smaller bowl, poured the tea from the bottom of the bowl, and handed it to Dong Shuzhen with his own hands. Dong Shuzhen said happily: "Thank you, husband." With both hands
Holding the small tea bowl, her long sleeves and shawl fluttered, she raised her neck and drank all the tea at the bottom of the bowl.
The two maids Qiu Wen and Xia Wu stretched their necks and followed the movement of the small bowl. Xia Wu was fine, she was just curious about the color of the tea, but Qiu Wen, that was the real thing.
eagerly.
Zhu Xiuyuan saw Qiu Wen's look in his eyes, raised the corner of his mouth, took another small bowl, poured the bottom of the bowl, and handed it to Qiu Wen. Qiu Wen immediately took it and couldn't wait to drink it...
At this time, Dong Shuzhen smacked her mouth and looked strange. Xia Wu immediately came up and asked: "Miss, what does it taste like?"
"I can't tell, it's a bit weird, but it's drinkable..." Dong Shuzhen asked Zhu Xiuyuan to pour some more for her... Soon, Zhu Xiuyuan, Dong Shuzhen, Xia Wu, and Qiu Wen drank all the brewed tea.
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While Zhu Xiuyuan and the others were tasting the tea, Chunxue and the teahouse staff were dumbfounded and fell into a state of sluggishness——
This kind of tea fragrance is completely different from the previous tea fragrance. It has a slightly burnt aroma and is more intense and mellow!
This is the difference between fried tea and steamed tea. Fried tea is more fragrant. This kind of fragrance has never been smelled by Chunxue and other ancients!
Chunxue often accompanied Dong Shuyu and knew tea very well. However, the teahouse staff had been dealing with tea for half their lives and were even more sensitive to the aroma of tea!
Dong Shuzhen, Xia Wu, Qiu Wen, etc. smelled the scent and thought it was fragrant, but they knew nothing about the meaning of the scent!
...Finally, Haruyuki and others also drank this kind of tea. After a sip, they felt that the taste was a bit strange. After another sip, their mouths were fragrant, and after another sip, they felt refreshed!
Haruyuki and the tea house guys, they are people who really understand tea, and they have already tasted the extraordinary quality of this fried tea.
Their "tea porridge", or "ming porridge", is inferior to fried tea!
"Uncle, I have been dealing with tea for most of my life. This method of frying tea and drinking tea is the first time I have seen it. It can be said to be a creation of ancient times. I am really a god!
"An old tea shop man sincerely praised that his understanding of tea has reached a very advanced level. He just made the tea frying in the iron pot himself. Under Zhu Xiuyuan's guidance, he just made the tea in one go.
success……
The rest of the teahouse staff also praised Zhu Xiuyuan one after another. With every word from you and me, they almost praised Zhu Xiuyuan as a "tea god"!
Zhu Xiuyuan was modest, but the curvature of the corners of his mouth became wider and wider——
This was the effect he wanted, and this was the first thing he did after he had the idea of "doing something".
Dong Shuzhen did not expect that these old men in the tea house would have such high praise for the fried tea made by her husband. Listening to the compliments of the old men, Dong Shuzhen held Zhu Xiuyuan's hand, leaning on her, smiling, and chatted with her.
So proud.
Xia Wu's eyes rolled around, not knowing what he was thinking. Qiu Wen made a new discovery. This tea and cakes are a perfect match!
Only Zhu Xiuyuan noticed that Chun Xue took some tea leaves from the tea can, wrapped it in a clean embroidered handkerchief, took the bag of tea leaves, and hurried towards the back hall of the tea house...
Back hall.
Dong Shuyu sat elegantly, holding the scroll in her left hand, but her attention was not on the scroll, but on Chunxue who was tinkering with the stove, kettle, and two bowls, one large and one small. Dongmei in front of the desk also stopped writing.
Staring at Haruyuki curiously, she heard that this was called "making tea", not "cooking tea". Isn't tea meant for cooking? This strongly aroused her curiosity.
"Is it done?" Dong Shuyu saw Chunxue put a handful of "fried tea tree buds" into a small bowl, then lifted the boiling kettle from the stove, poured boiling water into the small bowl, and then covered it with a large bowl.
After finishing the small bowl, Chunxue stood aside motionless. Dong Shuyu was curious, this was too simple! You know, cooking a pot of tea and porridge is much more complicated than this. That's why Dong Shuyu asked.
"Miss, this is enough. You can drink it after a while." Haruyuki said with a smile.
"Oh." Dong Shuyu nodded, noncommittal. While waiting, she took the square handkerchief from Chun Xue, unfolded it, and carefully observed these "tea tree buds" that were fried in the iron pot and broke into pieces with just a pinch. Well, they were indeed similar to the common ones.
The tea cake is completely different, the tea cake is extremely hard...
Qiong's nose came close, and after a sniff, Dong Shuyu's beautiful eyebrows suddenly wrinkled, and she stared at the "tea tree buds" with a pair of wonderful eyes. After pondering for a while, Dong Shuyu's eyes suddenly lit up, her exhaustion disappeared, her spirit was shaken, and she reached her head.
Chapter completed!