After the scent of scented tea became popular in the Song Dynasty and neighboring countries, homemade scented tea has appeared in the folk, and the tea is reprocessed by itself, but it is usually mixed with flowers. That is, the petals are directly mixed into the tea and then brewed.
The scented tea produced in this way is called mixed scented tea, because the fragrance of flowers is few, and it is not as pure as scented scented tea, so it is just a way of entertaining oneself, and it does not make much sense.
It can also be seen that the production method of scented tea is indeed a secret that is temporarily difficult to find out.
This also made Zou Xuelai, the judge of the tea case who knew the truth, very polite to Yun Yanhui. When Yun Yanhui reported to him, he was very polite and did not receive the full courtesy of Yunyan's return. Come to help, there is a request for help, don't be too polite to him.
Although this is the truth, as the head of an important department, Zou Xuelai can speak so well, which is really rare, and it is also very good to people, how can he not continue, Yun Yanhui immediately promised that he would. Work hard.
Zou Xuelai said melancholy: "To tell you the truth, we are busy with the tea table, and we are so busy that we don't touch the ground every day. Although we are all busy with tea-related matters, when it comes to internal research, it may not be as deep as yours."
"I don't dare, I don't understand tea, I'm just a layman..." Yun Yan was telling the truth, he really didn't understand tea, he used to drink Coke more...
However, Zou Xuelai said, "Hey, how can you say that? You are the official who said it yourself. Flowers, wine, and tea are all experts."
Yun Yan was so guilty that she was dying, and she said, "Did the officials say that I have no culture..."
Zou Xuelai: "Huh?"
It seems not.
"Haha, it's nothing." Yun Yan replied, looking at Zou Xuelai's study, and saw a wooden bracket placed in the corner with several pots of Chlorophytum hanging on it, and a glass vase on top, which was full of Peony flowers, the translucent bright colors reflect the colors of the flowers and branches, and they complement each other.
Glassware was not uncommon at this time, and it was a relatively fashionable object, also known as colored glaze, which was mostly used for flower arrangement, as well as wine and food utensils.
Compared to modern glassware, they are not as transparent as they are, but they are beautiful.
Zou Xue came to see Yunyan and stared back at the glass vase, but misunderstood for a while, and said, "This is a glass vase of Dashi, which is a bit harder than the one we burned in the Song Dynasty. I order someone to put it in your study, right?"
Yun Yan snapped back to her senses and said embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean that, I just suddenly had an idea about flower tea."
"So soon?" Zou Xuelai was shocked. This person's loan was too good. He was still reporting, so he already had an idea
Zou Xuelai was not a fool either. He rolled his eyes on the glass vase and understood a little bit, "Nowadays, people like to use glass vase for offering flowers, do you want to use scented flower tea with glass?"
"Scented scented tea with colored glaze can be regarded as an innovation. Besides, the appearance of scented scented tea is no different from that of ordinary tea, and it will not be particularly beautiful if it is brewed in a glazed vessel." Yunyan smiled back, "Now it is made by the people. A mixed scented tea, brewing fresh petals directly into the tea leaves is better than nothing."
Zou Xuelai was attracted unconsciously, relying on his intuition in this industry for many years, his heart was beating suddenly, and he felt that there must be a lot to do in what Yun Yan was going to say next.
Yun Yanhui did not disappoint Zou Xuelai, "I was thinking that this method is actually worth learning from. Is it possible to tie a whole fresh flower with tea leaves, put it into a glass vessel with high transparency, and brew it with the tea leaves. Unfold, and the flowers bloom in the water."
This is the once-popular craft scented tea in modern times. The tea can be made by scenting. As a result, it has both beauty and uniqueness, and there are thousands of changes in the shape, which is very popular.
Zou Xuelai's face slowly turned red, which was caused by excitement. He couldn't hide his excitement and said: "This move will not only make the scented tea a step further, the price will rise again, and it will also drive the sale of glazed ware..."
Nowadays, the best utensils in restaurants are silverware, followed by glassware, and many people use glassware for drinking at banquets. However, the introduction of glassware in making tea has never been seen before. This move is definitely a universal killing. Unlike wine, this will definitely be of interest to both men, women and children.
Just thinking about the sight of the flowers spreading out with the tea leaves in the water, Zou Xuelai felt that it would definitely be a big sale.
Yun Yanhui also muttered: "The variety and shape can be enriched, it's more beautiful."
Panting heavily, Zou Xuelai took Yun Yanhui's hand and said, "What are the chances of the research being successful?"
Yun Yan froze for a moment, "It's quite big."
This kind of craft scented tea, he only learned about scented scented tea incidentally, unlike scented scented tea, he not only read the materials, but also followed the production of the whole process. However, as long as you do more experiments based on the data in your memory, you should still be able to figure it out, it's just the length of time.
"Hahahaha! Good! Very good!" Zou Xuelai said with a loud laugh, "This time, I can finally get along with the official family. It's not worth it for me to roll in front of the palace."
Yunyan replied: "..."
What about almost rolling over? Did it really roll? !
"I've entrusted this matter to you, Yanhui," Zou Xuelai called to him kindly, "You can study it with peace of mind, and if you have any other requirements, please let me know, and I will try to meet them as much as I can. If you have other things on weekdays, you can tell me as much as you can, it's all your own."
I have to say that Zou Xuelai is really generous, Yun Yanhui looked at his vase a few more times, and he could think of sending a vase, not to mention now that Yun Yanhui really came up with an idea for him, and he has not waited for it to come true. Just guaranteed.
"Don't worry, I will definitely not be polite when I have difficulties." Yun Yan was no longer hypocritical, and responded directly.
Zou Xuelai finally felt relieved and said, "Okay! That's it!"
Zou Xuelai, the judge in the Tangtang tea case, is very busy with his affairs. Taking time out to see Yun Yanhui is already very important. Now he has a good thing. He is in a good mood, but he also has to work, so he speaks well to Yun Yanhui instruction.
"I understand, you are busy with government affairs, so let me say hello to my colleagues." Yun Yan also said goodbye after returning.
Naturally, Zou Xuelai would also instruct others to fully cooperate with Yun Yanhui to study the craft scented tea.
The division of labor in the tea case is very detailed, but it does not include research in this area. Yun Yanhui is now in the tea paper warehouse under his name, and then he has allocated some people to use it for him. Some are from the tea case, and some are in the palace. workshop people.
The inner tea and paper library was originally responsible for offering the royal dragon and phoenix fine tea and paper and ink. Yunyan Hui was ordered by the emperor, so it was natural to hang it here.
Yun Yanhui communicated with the craftsmen and found that in a short period of time, they have conducted a lot of research on the scenting technology and have come to some useful conclusions, such as the scenting time, the amount of flowers, and drying when scenting scented tea. How can these temperatures make the taste and aroma of scented tea the best.
Compared with the scented scented tea made by Yun Yanhui at the beginning, the scented scented tea has taken a big step forward and is more refined.
Yun Yanhui had to admire the labor and wisdom of the ancient people. He stood on the shoulders of giants, but these people were not.
And these craftsmen were a little arrogant at first, after all, scented tea is now very popular, and they are responsible for making tea for the official family. However, when Yun Yanhui spoke out about the idea of craft flower tea, everyone was convinced.
Needless to say, if this research is successful, it will definitely double the value of scented tea, which is much more powerful than their research on how to reduce the number of times of scenting, but the effect remains the same to reduce costs and so on!
Yunyan returned to the ancient people who really loved the simplicity, so she was easily subdued, and she could do whatever she wanted.
In such a relaxed environment, Yun Yanhui and his new colleagues came to the public chef of the tea station for dinner, which was the first time he ate at the tea station.
Then, Yun Yan returned with emotion.
—Although the tea case is very rich, it doesn’t seem to be very good to eat!
Zhao Yunchu, who was specially invited from the Dali Temple next door, also said indifferently, "Not much."
At the beginning, the official who brought Yunyan back to Dali Temple said ashamedly: "The public chef of Kaifeng is famous for Bianjing..."
"I'm going to apply with Baofutai and borrow a cook to follow me." Yun Yan said with a face, "Although it may not be able to change your chef, but at least during this time, you can follow me and eat a little better. Bar… "
After all, the public chef of Kaifeng House is now a signboard. Even if Yunyan returns to himself, it is impossible to break the balance at will and change every yamen in Bianjing. There are too many interests involved.
Moreover, the success of the reform of the public chef of Kaifeng Mansion has a lot to do with the open source of his vegetables, and his income to subsidize the public chef, which is not a trivial matter.
However, Yun Yan's reply made everyone very happy.
Zhao Yunchu also looked a little better. He was sitting very far away from Yun Yanhui—he was pushed away by other colleagues, and the food was not particularly delicious, so his expression was not very good.
"Then I..." In the early stage of Zhao Yun, Ai Ai said, staring back at Yun Yan like a puppy begging for food, as if he was a little afraid that Yun Yan Hui would reject him again to avoid suspicion, so he didn't even dare to continue talking.
Yun Yan's heart softened, what was wrong with Wuli Xiaochu, and now she doesn't even dare to ask for a meal, for fear of being rejected by me, however, Xiaochu just wants to eat well in the cafeteria!
"It's next door anyway, let's eat together."
"Well..." Zhao Yunchu responded softly, his eyelashes hanging down to block the light in his eyes.
…
There is a saying, it is called out of control.
In the previous diplomatic reception, Honglu Temple and the Privy Council borrowed cooks from Kaifeng House. This time Yunyan returned to bring the cooks out, which further inspired the officials of Bianjing.
Although we can't reform like Kaifeng Mansion, we can borrow people from Kaifeng Mansion!
The best thing is to have a little higher status, and then let him go to apply with Bao Zheng and take a cook away.
Departments that have overlapping powers with Kaifeng are the happiest, because borrowing is open and aboveboard. All of a sudden, the officials of Kaifeng Mansion became popular, and they were rushing to be seconded to other departments, even causing looting.
Bao Zheng had to limit the number of people - otherwise, you will come to borrow him, and there will be no one in Kaifeng Mansion!
Moreover, after a certain period of time, when all departments knew about Yun Yanhui's ability, he became the No. 1 popular candidate on the loan roster...