Song Tan Jishi

  Chapter 55 55. Tea quality

  Song Sancheng quickly responded: "Here, wait!"

   Quickly picked up the pole and went down the mountain.

  Standing at the door was Zhou Maozhu from the same village. This time, he was entrusted to fry the tea at home.

  Frying tea also depends on the heat, some are too vigorous, some are too raw, the finished product is always not so satisfactory, only Zhou Maozhu used to work in those big tea factories for a long time when he was young, and now his craftsmanship is the most stable.

   It was originally agreed to collect them every night, so he processed them at night.

   Unexpectedly, the tea leaves were so lush this time that the five people picked a lot of tea. Zhou Maozhu's house didn't even have a tea frying machine, so he might have to stay up all night.

  But in the village, he has the best craftsmanship, and he still has a tea-frying stove at home.

  Other places are far away, and secondly, people now use tea frying machines to fry them collectively, and it is not easy to process them individually.

  When he saw Song Sancheng, he couldn't help but smile on the face of the same vicissitudes:

   "Thirty percent, your family is really honored by the land master this year, come and have a look at this tea!"

  He opened the transparent plastic bag he was carrying, and a tangy fragrance filled the air immediately!

   "A total of twenty-five catties and two taels of hair tips were delivered yesterday. If you said there is no need to sieve, then I didn't sieve. I think the ones picked are quite pure, without much leaves."

  The most popular of their local tea is Maojian, which has only one bud. The second is the one with a leaf, and after that, the more leaves, the less valuable.

  Farmers who specialize in tea will strictly classify the grades and set different prices, but Song Sancheng's family only has such a piece of land, so there is no need for this.

  Zhou Maozhu stretched out his hand and grabbed a handful of dark green dry tea with a layer of white fluff to show him:

   "Three and a half catties come out to one catty. After frying, the total is a little more than seven catties. But didn't you say that you want to take it out? I specially baked it to make it drier, so that it can be preserved."

   "However, in this way, this time, five catties of dry tea will be produced. Later, when you have time, you can just pick the leaves."

  All of them have done some work before. When Zhou Maozhu talked about the numbers, Song Sancheng knew that there was something wrong.

  He smelled the refreshing fragrance of tea, and now he felt his throat was thirsty. So he nodded, and hurriedly dragged the person into the house:

   "Come, come, let's make two cups to see the color of this soup!"

  Good hair tips should never be soaked in boiling water. It just so happened that the water in the thermos bottle at home was boiled early in the morning. It was an old thermos bottle with average heat preservation ability. I guess the temperature is right now.

  Song Sancheng took out two glasses, grabbed two pinches of tea leaves in one at a time, washed the tea briefly, and began to taste it impatiently.

  —There is nothing professional or unprofessional, it all depends on experience.

  Accompanied by the crystal clear water brewing, the dark green dry tea rolled up instantly in the water, and then slowly expanded, showing a delicate green color.

  A delicate fragrance slowly permeated the room, Song Sancheng couldn't help but take a few deep breaths, this time he really felt that the land master opened his eyes and showed them the spirit in the field!

  Have you ever smelled such a fragrant tea in your life?

  Zhou Maozhu looked at the upright hair tips in the cup, with pride and joy in his eyes at the moment:

   "Thirty percent, the tea in your family is really amazing this year!"

   "I just got out of the pot yesterday, and the scent was immediately stimulated! When I finished cooking, I felt refreshed and more and more comfortable."

"The more it was fried, the more fragrant it became, and the whole yard smelled refreshed. It's just a bit refreshing. I haven't had time to taste it. Maybe it smells a lot. I stayed up all night, and now I can't smell it." Not sleepy yet."

  Zhou Maozhu’s “finishing” is not film finishing, but the initial step of their local roasted tea, which is mainly used to stimulate the tea aroma, evaporate water, and make the tea soft and easy to knead.

  Generally, tea leaves will have a wet tea aroma during this process, and the taste is quite unique.

  But just smelling the tea aroma during the roasting process is so refreshing, and it can make Zhou Maozhu, a person who has worked in a big tea factory, say so...

  Song Sancheng could not help but smile when he smelled the tangy fragrance that filled the room.

   At this time, Zhou Maozhu asked embarrassingly: "Sancheng, how do you plan to sell this tea in your family? After the tea is roasted, can you get me a catty?"

  How to sell?

   Song Sancheng didn't know either!

  He only knows that his daughter is capable, and the wild vegetables in the field can be packed into twenty-one catties. This tea... I dare not even think about it.

  But at this moment, Zhou Maozhu's request is not too much.

  He began to think that the output was small, and it would take only a few hours to fry the tea leaves. The wage he negotiated with Zhou Maozhu was 120 yuan a day. With his skill, if he goes out to work, it will be tiring, but at least he can earn three or four hundred yuan a day!

  Don't care how expensive the tea is, usually the pig butcher has to bring something back, just give it!

  Song Sancheng made a final decision:

   "Old Zhou, I think our tea mountain has produced a lot this year. I guess you will have to stay up all night every night during this period. It will definitely work if you give tea."

   "But we can't say for sure about the weather and production. Anyway, if they are all about the same as today, then I'll make the decision—"

   "Let's do it, I'll give you a catty of Mingqian tea!"

   "Two catties of tea before the rain."

   "If there are more in the follow-up, how about five catties of summer tea and autumn tea?"

  Most of the Maojian teas are the most expensive during the period before Qingming, followed by Grain Rain, and when it comes to summer tea, it drops another big level.

  Of course, there is summer tea in summer, and white dew tea in autumn, each with its own taste. It all depends on whether these teas are worth such a long investment this year.

  Song Sancheng's gift is not unreasonable.

   It's all because of Zhou Maozhu's hard work and honesty. For someone else, when frying tea leaves, he steals one or two a day, and there are quite a few in a month.

  Song Sancheng smiled shyly: "You know, my Tantan is in charge of this area now, and our parents are just helping her."

  The implication is that no matter how much you give, he can't give, and he can't be the master.

  Zhou Maozhu was satisfied, even overjoyed.

   "Good good! Good good! I know that your tea must be expensive! Don't worry, I will definitely fry your tea well, and there will be no waste at all."

   "Oh," he had already started rubbing his hands, and sighed: "You said so many good tea leaves, I have to save the pre-rain tea to drink slowly."

   "If Xia Tea has this quality, it will be better than the thousands of teas outside."

  Song Sancheng laughed: "You still choose summer tea as a gift for your son? Why don't you choose tea before the rain?"

  However, Zhou Maozhu shook his head:

   "You don't understand, just this tea, I have never drank such a good one in my life, why do you say it is such an exaggeration to give as a gift!"

  The most important thing is, five catties of summer tea, one catty at a time, in case someone wants more after drinking it, it is convenient to strike while the iron is hot!

   "As far as this family is concerned, we can do what we can. Summer tea is fine."

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  (end of this chapter)