The Prodigal Son of Zhenguan

The maids and guards were waiting in the house, while Li Fu and Li Shao sat opposite each other in the corridor facing the street.

Soon, the servants in the teahouse came here with tea and cakes, and put the things down gently.

There were several pots of tea alone, and the other kinds of cakes filled the entire low table.

"This is the tea I asked someone to bring from the mansion." Li Fu smiled and said, "Try it. There are some that you can't buy outside."

"Oh?" Li Shao was visibly interested.

Special tea that can't be bought outside?

This is well known.

The new tea was originally made by the Jingyang Palace. If the Jingyang King said that there is no outside, then this is the truth.

"Today, I will follow Huairen and try this good tea that can't be bought outside." Li Shao smiled.

Li Fu picked up one of the bowls of tea, opened the lid, and smelled it carefully.

"This is jasmine tea." Li Fu said.

Li Shao also picked up the same colored covered bowl as Li Fu's. After opening it, the scent of jasmine mixed with tea wafted in the air.

When the temperature of the tea reached about the same level, he took a sip and closed his eyes to savor it. It was like a spring breeze blowing on his face, making his body and mind happy and relaxed. It was as if a jasmine flower was blooming in the wind before his eyes...

"The aroma of this tea is different from what I've drunk before. It's not as strong or eye-catching, but it's light and just right." Li Shao said.

"This is nine-scented jasmine tea." Li Fu said, "It's rare in the world."

"Nine-scented?" Li Shao was puzzled: "What's the saying?"

"Nowadays, the jasmine tea sold in tea shops is not only divided into grades, but also graded according to the craftsmanship."

"Jasmine and tea are mixed together for scenting, and the craftsmanship is more complicated than ordinary tea, so the price is definitely more expensive than ordinary tea. The more times it is scented, the greater the risk of the flower tea being destroyed. Now, the best flower tea that can be produced by the tea shop is nine-scented jasmine tea, which is very rare, and it is produced only after countless flower teas have been destroyed.

With this amount, it is not enough to be divided when sent to Chang'an City, let alone to be sold, so it is not seen in the shop."

And the nine-scented jasmine tea will not be cheaper than the ten boxes of special tea that were auctioned off at the beginning.

The loss rate is too high.

Currently, only three people have the jasmine flowers from Jiuyin, Li Fu himself, the emperor Li Yuan, and Li Erfeng.

Li Erfeng has the least, so he just gave it to him as a token of appreciation, so that he can taste it.

The emperor gave a little more, but not much more.

After all, at this moment, the flower tea from Jiuyin is too precious and rare.

In the future, when the craftsmanship gradually matures, perhaps more can be made, and the damage rate can be reduced.

At present, it is sent to Chang'an City, which is a rare test product and is successfully scented.

"The higher the scenting grade of jasmine tea, the more precious it is."

"The tea sold in tea shops now is cheaper with one scent, and more expensive with three scents. Occasionally, there are four scents. The price is high and the quantity is not large. Whether you can buy it depends entirely on luck. Many people in the shop have paid in advance and asked the shopkeeper to reserve it. The shopkeeper can only arrange the goods according to the time of booking. Basically, after arriving in Chang'an City, the tea is directly divided according to the account book and sent to each household. Now, the four-scent tea has no chance to show up in the shop."

"I see." Li Shao smiled and said, "I have drunk jasmine tea before, but it is very different from the flower tea I drink today. The flower fragrance is short and the tea fragrance is the main one."

"Well, that's because the flowers are not scented enough, and the fragrance is not integrated with the tea. It must have been scented once or twice."

Even... pressed flowers

That is to reuse the fresh flowers after scenting, so that the fragrance will not be so fresh.

"What about other scenting grades of tea?" Li Shao asked curiously.

Li Fu waved to the house.

Seeing this, Wu Liangye came to Li Fu.

"What do you want, my lord?"

"Go to the shop opposite and order jasmine tea of ​​various scenting grades. Just say that I am waiting in the teahouse now. How many kinds are there, how many kinds are needed. Take some of those that have not been taken out and send them to the teahouse."

"Yes." Wu Liangye responded.

"This, it's not necessary to be so troublesome, right?" Li Shao was a little embarrassed.

Li Fu smiled and shook his head.

"No trouble, since we are tasting tea, we naturally have to taste it before we can have a deep understanding and compare the differences." Li Fu said: "We are not without the conditions, why do we just talk about it?"

"Both shops are the property of Jingyang Palace, so there is no need toAfraid of trouble." Li Fu smiled.

"Oh? The teahouse is also." Li Shao was surprised.

"Of course, otherwise, apart from the Jingyang Palace, which has a tea business, who can open such a big teahouse in Chang'an City? The supply of tea categories is a problem, and it is opened opposite the tea shop. "

Speaking of this, Li Fu is full of confidence, and his every move is blessed by confidence, and he is in high spirits.

Li Shao smiled cleverly.

"Let's try other teas for the time being." Li Fu said: "This is a special tea, which is different from ordinary tea in terms of materials."

"By the way, your family also has it." Li Fu smiled.

"My family?" Li Shao was puzzled.

"When I sent you the spear, I sent two bags of tea to the Duke of England, and I specifically told him to keep them for himself, the ones wrapped in oil paper. "Li Fu said.

Li Shao suddenly realized.

"Ah, it turned out to be those." Li Shao laughed: "I was wondering why only a little was given to my yard, and the rest was hidden by my father as a treasure. It turned out to be this."

Li Fu also laughed.

Imagining the British Duke's collection of tea, I found it very interesting.

"Because there was an auction, it naturally cannot be given openly." Li Fu explained.

"I understand." Li Shao smiled playfully.

The two sat opposite each other and talked, the atmosphere was relaxed and happy.

Li Shao also asked Li Fu a lot of questions about tea.

In the future, when I sit with my sisters to drink tea and chat, and talk about tea again, I will become an expert.

Not long after, Wu Liangye came back.

"My dear, the tea has been given to the waiter of the teahouse, and it will be served in a while."

"Okay. "Li Fu nodded in response.

This morning, it can be regarded as a tea tasting lesson for Li Shao.

Several servants from the teahouse brought trays up. The two tea bowls in the trays were the same, and the tea bowls in different trays were different.

To distinguish the different tea leaves.

"My dear, this is two scents of jasmine tea."