Fairy Gourd Farm

Chapter 304 Learning to Roast Tea
The old grandson's words made Zhao Lei's heart skip a beat, and he quickly nodded and said, "Yes!"

"Follow me!" Old Sun nodded, and after saying this, he walked into the Tea Immortal Temple.

Zhao Lei quickly followed with a happy smile on his face.

In the past two days, Zhao Lei has learned a lot about tea from Lao Suntou, and he knows that a good tea, especially Longjing, has very high requirements for the roasting process.Superb tea frying technology can improve the quality of tea.And if the technique of frying tea is not good, even the best tea will be ruined.

At that time, Zhao Lei asked Lao Suntou if he could learn how to stir-fry tea from him.But the stubborn old man just gave Zhao Lei a cold look, and didn't pick up the topic at all, which made him very embarrassed.

Unexpectedly, Lao Suntou offered to teach Zhao Lei how to make tea today. With the idea of ​​"many skills are not overwhelming", he is of course very happy to learn this skill.

The old grandson took Zhao Lei to the open space behind the Fairy Tea Temple, where there were a lot of tea leaves to dry in the shade of the trees. He flipped the tea leaves and said to Zhao Lei, "The production method of Longjing tea is very complicated. Fresh tea leaves are picked After that, it needs to be dried first, and then go through several processes such as killing greens, regaining moisture, potting, sieving, and lengthening the head. Only by perfecting every step can the truly good tea be roasted."

Zhao Lei couldn't help sighing after hearing this: "Everyone talks about stir-frying tea, but I didn't expect that there are so many ways. It's really an eye-opener!"

The old grandson said lightly: "Now I will teach you these procedures from the beginning. Most of the steps depend on understanding and hard practice. How much you can learn is up to you."

Zhao Lei said seriously: "Don't worry, I will study hard!"

Lao Sun nodded, and explained the tricks to Zhao Lei carefully, starting from the first process of drying.

Lao Suntou has studied this line of work for decades, and has more experience than anyone else. Now he is imparting everything he knows to Zhao Lei without reservation, which really benefits Zhao Lei a lot.

The knowledge in this is great, and the knowledge involved is also varied. Fortunately, Zhao Lei's memory is much stronger than ordinary people now, and he will definitely win the championship if he participates in programs such as "The Most Powerful Brain". Remember the experience taught by the old grandson.

In Zhao Lei's view, the key to drying and curing is to make fine adjustments according to the state of the tea leaves.

It may not be easy for others, but it is not difficult for Zhao Lei.With his current keen senses, he can feel the slightest changes in the tea leaves, and then make corresponding adjustments based on the experience taught by Lao Suntou. As long as he puts his heart into it, he can do his best.

Lao Suntou imparted experience to Zhao Lei step by step, and soon reached the link of "brilliant pot".

At this time, the stubborn old man's expression became more serious, and he told Zhao Lei in a deep voice: "Actually, when people talk about frying tea, they basically refer to the step of huiguo. This is also the key to making good tea. If this process is not mastered Alright, then it's all over!"

Knowing that the old grandson would not deliberately scare himself, Zhao Lei said more seriously: "Tell me the trick of this brilliant pot."

Old Sun nodded, and led Zhao Lei to the special fried tea room in the Tea Immortal Temple.There are several coal stoves here, and there is an iron pot on each stove, all of which are used to fry tea.

"Many people use gas stoves to stir-fry tea nowadays, because it is more convenient." Lao Suntou told Zhao Lei: "However, in my opinion, the temperature of the gas flame is too high, which will affect the quality of tea, so it is better to use coal stoves." .Next, I will cook a pot of tea leaves. You should watch my every movement carefully. There are many tricks that cannot be explained in words, and you can only understand them by yourself.”

After the old grandson finished speaking, he started to heat up the pot, and told Zhao Lei at the same time: "The heat of this stove is also very important. The temperature depends on the color of the flame. I can't tell you this directly. Watch it carefully!"

The fire started quickly, and the old grandson paid attention to the color of the fire. When the time was right, he put the iron pot on it, rubbed a little tea seed oil into the pot, and then put the tea leaves that had gone through the previous steps. Pour it into the pot and start frying the tea.

"Look carefully!" Lao Suntou reminded Zhao Lei, and at the same time told him the secret of frying tea.

Zhao Lei also knew that this kind of opportunity was once in a lifetime.When Lao Suntou started to light the fire, he had already concentrated his energy and entered the state of fishing saury in the Yangtze River Estuary.

In this state, Zhao Lei's various senses were pushed to the extreme, even the saury in the muddy river water could detect it.Now it is used to observe how Lao Suntou stir-frying tea, of course it will get twice the result with half the effort.

Zhao Lei had a panoramic view of the old man's every move.The movements of his frying tea, the angle and strength of his hands, the strength with which his palms touched the tea leaves, and the shape of the tea leaves moving and turning in the pot, all were imprinted in Zhao Lei's mind.

In addition to these, details such as the temperature of the fire, the angle and orientation of the pot were not hidden from Zhao Lei's eyes.As for the tricks mentioned by the old grandson, of course he has firmly remembered them.

In a word, Zhao Lei has already memorized the whole process of Lao Suntou's tea frying in his mind.Even if several cameras were used to shoot Lao Suntou's fried tea from different angles, the recorded content would definitely not be more than what Zhao Lei felt.

This pot of tea was fried for more than 20 minutes, and Zhao Lei also kept it in this state for more than 20 minutes.This is a very energy-consuming task. Even though Zhao Lei has already attained the third level of the Sanqing Xinfa, he still feels a bit overwhelmed by persisting for such a long time.

After the old grandson poured the tea out of the pot, Zhao Lei quickly withdrew from this state, but his face was already pale, and he was so tired that he couldn't even stand upright.

Old Sun poured the fried tea leaves into the container, looked up at Zhao Lei and asked in surprise, "What's wrong with you, you look so ugly?"

Zhao Lei smiled wryly and said, "Maybe I watched it too seriously just now, and I felt a little dizzy."

Seeing that Zhao Lei was studying so seriously, the old grandson showed a hint of appreciation in his eyes, and he rarely asked with concern: "Is it important?"

"It's okay, just rest for a while." Zhao Lei sat down on a small bench, and his face gradually recovered after a while.

Seeing that Zhao Lei was fine, Old Sun was relieved a lot, and said to him lightly: "I have already taught you the most important steps of making tea, now you can try it yourself!"

Zhao Lei was eager to give it a try and said, "Okay, then I'll give it a try!"

Zhao Lei, who grew up in the countryside, is no stranger to coal stoves, so he quickly started a fire. While recalling how the old Suntou made it, he put the iron pot on the stove when the heat was just right.

Seeing this, the old grandson next to him couldn't help raising his brows, very surprised.Zhao Lei chose the right heat, which is the most suitable time to stir-fry tea!
(End of this chapter)