"Dad, I heard that Marquis Yong'an invited us to Yunshan to attend a tea tasting conference?"
To the east of Chang'an City, in the Zheng family's mansion in the capital.
Zheng Qianjun came to the study, looked at Zheng Yinhong and asked.
Zheng Yinhong nodded and said with a smile: "That's right! But this time Qianjun, don't go!"
Zheng Qianjun said unhappily: "Why? Dad? I won't ruin your business if I go?"
To be honest, he quite likes going to Yunshan, especially the tall and towering cement building of Yanhuang Academy. Even though the Zheng family is one of the richest people in Jiangnan, they have never owned such a luxurious and spectacular house in Yunshan.
Zheng Yinhong shook his head and said: "I got breath adjustment for my father. The people attending the tea tasting conference this time were all major members of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce. They should have been talking about business matters. Qianjun, aren't you right?" Aren't you interested in these? What's more, the Fengling team has a game tomorrow, and someone has to be on the court to keep an eye on it. You go to the court tomorrow!"
"...Yes! Dad~!"
Zheng Qianjun hesitated for a moment, nodded in agreement, and then his eyes suddenly lit up and asked: "Dad! Lord Marquis also invited members of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce this time. Do you want to share some business with our Zheng family? It seems that you sent a gift yesterday, dad." The Marquis likes this tea very much!"
Zheng Yinhong stroked his beard with a smile and said, "Haha! No matter what, this is a good thing for our family! It depends on what Marquis Yong'an will do tomorrow!"
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The next day, Yunshan Villa.
As soon as Li Zexuan had breakfast, a palace servant came to Yunshan and told him that Li Er had listed his tea as tribute tea, and he would be responsible for supplying tea in the palace from now on!
Li Zexuan was stunned instantly!
Because he doesn’t have any inventory of this tea!
Chang'an is located in northwest China and has an arid climate. The growth of tea trees has relatively high requirements for sunshine, temperature, moisture, wind and air humidity. Tea trees are resistant to danger and do not require too high light intensity. They prefer diffuse light. Generally, tea trees that grow in alpine forests or clouds have better quality.
Therefore, since ancient times, the south of China has been a large-scale tea production base, famous all over the world, and has a great reputation. China's famous teas are basically produced in the south, while the north seems a bit unknown in comparison!
Now Li Er asked him to be responsible for the tea supply to the palace. Isn't this branding? Where could he get so much tea
After much deliberation, the only option was to let Zheng Yinhong do it. I believe that old guy would be very happy!
At four o'clock in the morning, Zheng Yinhong, Cao Wendong, Lin Wenyuan and others arrived at Yunshan Mountain on time for their appointment.
Zheng Yinhong and Cao Wendong have met before, and because of the relationship with the Wind and Thunder Team, Zheng Yinhong's name has been widely known to the people of Chang'an. Therefore, by the time he arrived at Yunshan Villa, Zheng Yinhong had already mingled with Lin Wenyuan and Feng Zhihua, members of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce. What a joke!
"See you, Mr. Hou~!"
After being informed by the servants, the group came to the front yard. At this time, Li Zexuan had already set up tea cups under the pavilion in the front yard, and there was a stove next to it, which was heating hot water! Zheng Yinhong, Cao Wendong and others quickly saluted Li Zexuan.
"Haha! You're welcome! Everyone, please sit down~!"
Li Zexuan smiled and motioned for everyone to sit down. He then ordered: "Xiao He, pour some tea~!"
"Yes! Master~!"
Xiaohe bowed and poured boiling water into the teacups on the stone table. Suddenly, the aroma of tea overflowed and the garden was filled with the fragrance of tea.
Everyone was naturally amazed at this novel method of making tea and the color of the tea soup. Compared with the previous method of making tea, which involved brewing tea powder and various seasonings in one pot, the color of the tea soup made by brewing it with boiling water is brighter and more attractive. People, just in terms of "appearance", are even better!
But what is even more surprising is the taste of the tea soup, which is bitter at first and then sweet, leaving everyone with endless aftertaste. Zheng Yinhong exclaimed: "Master Hou, the taste of this tea soup is really special, bitter and sweet at the same time." , sweet and fragrant, especially the moment you swallow the tea soup, the aroma suddenly bursts out, and you feel that all the internal organs in your body are filled with the fragrance of tea!
In the past, Zheng didn’t like to drink the kind of tea soup made from crushed tea powder. It was freshly picked tea leaves, boiled over low heat and then drank. The taste was very delicious, so before that, Zheng thought that he would create it himself He came up with an amazing method of brewing tea, but compared with the tea soup made by the Marquis today, Zheng really felt that the tea he drank before was really in vain!
Zheng was a little curious, was this tea really the tea I sent to the Marquis the day before yesterday? Why are the flavors so different? "
Li Zexuan couldn't help but smile secretly, thinking that Zheng Yinhong had already studied the tea ceremony, and actually knew to abandon the use of powdered tea and use whole tea leaves. However, the taste would be much worse if he used raw tea leaves.
As far as Li Zexuan knows, fresh tea leaves can indeed be brewed directly with boiling water, but the brewed tea soup will have a strong grassy taste. After all, tea leaves that have not been fried are the most original and natural state of tea leaves, and the tea tree , is also a herb!
"Haha! Of course these tea leaves are those sent by Master Zheng the day before yesterday. Otherwise, where can I get so many tea leaves in such a short time?"
Li Zexuan looked at Zheng Yinhong and said with a smile: "But the tea leaves sent by Master Zheng have been processed by me using a special method, so the fragrance will be more intense! Here! You can take a look at the shape of the tea leaves after processing!"
With that said, Li Zexuan asked Xiao Xi to bring a box of roasted tea leaves, and then handed it to Zheng Yinhong.
"Thank you, Lord Marquis!"
Zheng Yinhong took it with both hands and opened the tea box. He was immediately surprised because the tea leaves in the tea box could emit waves of strong tea fragrance without being brewed with boiling water. In his opinion, this was simply incredible!
Zheng Yinhong was in business during his lifetime and even ran a stall as big as Yanyu Villa. He was naturally very good at doing business. He poured out three or four pieces of tea leaves from the wooden box, poured it into his own hand, and then handed the wooden box to the person next to him. Cao Wendong said: "Come, Brother Cao, let's take a look together!"
Cao Wendong nodded gratefully to Zheng Yinhong, and then said: "Okay! It just opens my eyes!"
Soon, everyone sitting here was given a few pieces of tea leaves and began to observe carefully.
"Tsk tsk! These processed tea leaves are all flat and smooth, tall and sharp, green and fresh, even and solid. It's really amazing."
Zheng Yinhong had a lot of research on the tea ceremony. After observing carefully, he first sighed in admiration, and then asked with some uncertainty: "Master Hou, are these tea leaves fried in a pot? "
Li Zexuan nodded in approval and said: "Haha! Master Zheng really has a good eye! This tea has indeed been roasted!"
Zheng Yinhong exclaimed: "It is really not easy to fry tea leaves into such a flat, smooth, straight and sharp shape with the same size! This tea fryer has superb skills and is simply a miraculous craftsmanship! Zheng admires it very much! "
Li Zexuan smiled slightly and said: "To tell you the truth, the person who roasted the tea leaves is my wife!"
The ancients usually called their wives a bitch to outsiders, but Li Zexuan was not used to this.
Everyone present was shocked, and they quickly stood up and said, "It is a great honor for us to be able to taste Madam Hou's craftsmanship! Thank you so much, Mr. Hou, for your hospitality today!"
"Haha! You don't have to be polite!"
Li Zexuan stretched out his hand and said with a smile.
Only then did everyone sit down again.
At this time, Cao Wendong asked: "Master Hou, this tea has an elegant fragrance and is so special. It should have a name. I wonder if Master Hou has a suitable name in mind?"
"Yes, yes! How can such an immortal tea not have a nice name? Why don't you, Lord Marquis, give this tea a name today?"
Zheng Yinhong quickly agreed.
Hearing this, Li Zexuan pinched his chin. After pondering for a moment, he said: "Since everyone thinks this is Immortal Tea, why not call him Immortal Tea!"
Although he wanted to directly name it "West Lake Longjing", at this moment, West Lake has not been "born" yet, and he doesn't know if there is a Longjing Village in this era, so he chose "West Lake Longjing". No one else knows what it means.
The predecessor of West Lake was originally the junction of hills and the East China Sea. In the Tang Dynasty, Bai Juyi served as the official of Hangzhou. In order to improve the drinking water conditions of Hangzhou people, he organized artificial dredging of the West Lake, transforming the West Lake from a purely natural lake into a semi-natural and semi-artificial lake.
Later, in the Northern Song Dynasty, when Su Dongpo became the governor of Hangzhou, he organized dredging of the West Lake and built a long embankment. Later generations named it Su Embankment in commemoration.
It is precisely because of historical figures such as Bai Juyi and Su Dongpo who not only renovated the West Lake, but also used their own vivid pens to praise the West Lake. The beauty of the West Lake gradually became popular among the people.
But at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, if you told people about West Lake, they would probably look confused and not know what you were talking about!
"Fairy tea? What a good name! First there was the fairy drunk, then there was the fairy mirror, then there was the fairy lamp, and now there is the fairy tea. Good! Good! Good! What a good name!"
Zheng Yinhong was stunned for a moment, then he put his hands on his hands and laughed.
The rest of the people also felt that the word "fairy tea" was quite appropriate, and it also echoed the name of the product Li Zexuan had previously launched, so they all expressed their appreciation.
"I just wonder if Mr. Hou has the intention to start a tea business? With the unique frying method of fairy tea, the novel and simple brewing method, and its sweet and refreshing taste and texture, Zheng can guarantee that as long as Mr. Hou If you are willing to sell it, it will definitely become popular all over the country!"
Zheng Yinhong suddenly looked at Li Zexuan and said.
Hearing this, everyone woke up with a start and turned their attention to Li Zexuan, because this was a big "cake"!
Li Zexuan felt happy. He was waiting for Zheng Yinhong's words, so he smiled slightly and said: "Haha! Of course I want to do this tea business, but I need you to cooperate with me..."
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