"Father, I heard that Duke Yong 'an invited us to the Cloud Mountain for the Tea Tasting Conference?"
East of Chang 'an City, Zheng Family's mansion in the capital.
Zheng Qianjun came to the study and asked Zheng Yinhong.
Zheng Yinhong nodded and smiled. "That's right! But this time, Qianjun, you don't have to go! "
Zheng Qianjun said unhappily, "Why? Father? I won't ruin your plans. "
To be honest, he quite liked going to the Cloud Mountain, especially the tall and majestic cement building of Yanhuang College. Even though the Zheng Family was rich in Jiangnan, they didn't have such a luxurious house as the one on the Cloud Mountain.
Zheng Yinhong shook his head and said, "I've received news that those who are attending the Tea Tasting Conference are the major members of the Yan Huang Chamber of Commerce. They should be there to discuss business matters. Qianjun, aren't you not interested in these things? Besides, the Wind Thunder Team has a match tomorrow. Someone has to watch the field. You should go to the field tomorrow! "
"… Yes! Father! "
Zheng Qianjun hesitated for a moment and nodded. Then his eyes suddenly lit up and he asked, "Father! Marquis invited the members of the Yanhuang Chamber of Commerce. Does he want to take some of our business? It seems that Marquis likes the tea you gave him yesterday! "
Zheng Yinhong chuckled as he stroked his beard and said, "Haha! No matter what, it's good for our family! Let's see what Duke Yong 'an will do tomorrow! "
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The next day, in the Cloud Mountain residence.
Li Zexuan had just finished his breakfast when a servant from the palace came to the Cloud Mountain and told him that Li Er had listed the tea he offered yesterday as a tribute. He would be responsible for the tea in the palace in the future!
Li Zexuan was instantly dumbfounded!
Because he didn't have any of these tea leaves in stock!
Chang 'an City was located in the northwest of China. The climate was dry, but the growth of tea trees had higher requirements for sunshine, temperature, moisture, wind, and air humidity. Tea trees liked diffuse light. Generally, tea trees that grew in high mountains, forests, or clouds had better quality.
Therefore, since ancient times, there had been many large-scale tea production bases in the south of China, which were world-renowned and well-known. The famous tea in China was basically produced in the south, while the north was relatively unknown in comparison!
Now that Li Er had asked him to be in charge of the tea supply for the palace, wasn't this a waste? Where would he get so many tea leaves?
After thinking about it, he could only let Zheng Yinhong do it. He was sure that the old man would be very happy!
At seven in the morning, Zheng Yinhong, Cao Wendong, Lin Wenyuan, and the others arrived on time.
Zheng Yinhong and Cao Wendong had crossed paths before, and because of the Storm Team, Zheng Yinhong's name was already widely known by the people of Chang 'an. Therefore, when they arrived at the Cloud Mountain Residence, Zheng Yinhong had already gotten along well with Lin Wenyuan, Feng Zhihua, and the other members of the Flaming Yellow Chamber of Commerce.
"Greetings, Marquis!"
After being informed by the servants, the group came to the front yard. Li Zexuan had already set up the teacups under the pavilion in the front yard. There was also a stove beside him, boiling hot water! Zheng Yinhong, Cao Wendong, and the others quickly bowed to Li Zexuan.
"Hehe! Everyone, don't be so polite! Have a seat! "
Li Zexuan smiled and gestured for everyone to take a seat. At this time, he ordered, "Xiao He, pour the tea!"
"Yes! Young Master! "
Xiao He bowed and poured the water into the teacups on the stone table. Instantly, the aroma of tea filled the courtyard.
Everyone was naturally amazed by this novel tea brewing technique and the color of the tea soup. Compared to the previous method of boiling tea powder and various seasonings in a pot, this kind of tea soup brewed with boiling water had a more clear and attractive color. Just from the "appearance" alone, it was better by a notch!
However, what was even more amazing was the taste of the tea. It was bitter at first, then sweet, and left a lingering fragrance in everyone's mouth. Zheng Yinhong exclaimed, "Marquis, the taste of this tea is really unique. There's sweetness in the bitterness, and there's a fragrance in the sweetness. Especially when you swallow the tea, the fragrance suddenly explodes, and you feel like your organs are filled with the tea's fragrance!
In the past, I didn't like to drink tea made with crushed tea powder. I used fresh tea leaves that were picked and boiled over a small fire before drinking. The taste was very delicious, so before this, I thought that I had created an amazing method of brewing tea. However, compared to Marquis' tea today, I really feel that all the tea I drank before was wasted!
However, I'm a little curious. Are these tea leaves really the tea leaves that I sent to Marquis the day before yesterday? Why is the taste so different? "
Li Zexuan couldn't help but secretly smile. He thought to himself that Zheng Yinhong was quite knowledgeable in the way of tea. He actually knew to give up on using tea powder and use whole tea leaves. However, he used raw tea leaves, so the taste was much worse.
As far as he knew, fresh tea leaves could indeed be brewed with boiling water directly. However, the tea that was brewed would have a strong grassy taste. After all, tea leaves that weren't fried were the most primitive and most natural state of tea leaves. The tea tree was also a type of herb!
"Hehe! Of course, these tea leaves are the ones that Villa Master Zheng sent over the day before yesterday. Otherwise, where would I get so many tea leaves in such a short time? "
Li Zexuan looked at Zheng Yinhong and smiled, "However, the tea leaves that Villa Master Zheng sent over, I used a special method to process them. That's why the fragrance is even stronger! Here! Everyone, please take a look at the shape of the tea leaves after the processing! "
As he spoke, Li Zexuan asked Xiao Xi to bring over a box of fried tea leaves and handed it to Zheng Yinhong.
"Thank you very much, Marquis!"
Zheng Yinhong received the box with both hands and opened it. He was instantly shocked because the tea leaves in the box had not been brewed with boiling water yet they were emitting a strong tea fragrance. To him, this was simply unbelievable!
Zheng Yinhong had been doing business all his life. He even managed such a big stall like Misty Rain Villa. Naturally, he knew how to conduct himself. He poured out three to four tea leaves from the wooden box and poured them into his hands. Then, he handed the wooden box to Cao Wendong and said, "Come, Brother Cao, let's take a look!"
Cao Wendong nodded gratefully at Zheng Yinhong and said, "Alright! Just nice, let's broaden our horizons! "
Soon, everyone was given a few pieces of tea leaves and began to observe them carefully.
"Tsk tsk! These processed tea leaves are all flat and smooth, sharp, tender and green, even and heavy. This is simply amazing! "
Zheng Yinhong had done quite a bit of research on the way of tea. After a careful observation, he first clicked his tongue in wonder and sighed. Then, he asked somewhat uncertainly, "Marquis, have these tea leaves been fried in a pot?"
Li Zexuan nodded and praised, "Haha! Heightslord Zheng really has good eyesight! These tea leaves are indeed fried! "
Zheng Yinhong exclaimed, "To be able to fry the tea leaves into such a flat, smooth, sharp and uniform shape, it's really not easy! The person who fried the tea leaves has exquisite skills. It's simply uncanny workmanship! I'm really impressed! "
Li Zexuan smiled and said, "To be honest, the person who fried the tea leaves is my wife!"
The ancients usually addressed their wives as lowly wives to outsiders but Li Zexuan was not used to it.
Everyone was shocked. They quickly stood up and cupped their fists. "To be able to taste Marquis's wife's culinary skills is truly a blessing of three lifetimes! Thank you, Marquis, for your hospitality today! "
"Hehe! You don't have to be so polite! "
Li Zexuan said with a smile as he stretched out his hand.
Only then did everyone sit down again.
At this time, Cao Wendong asked, "Marquis, these tea leaves are so fragrant and elegant. It's so special that it should have a name. I wonder if Marquis has a suitable name in mind?"
"Yes, yes! How can such an immortal tea not have a nice name? Marquis, why don't you give this tea a name today? "
Zheng Yinhong quickly agreed.
Li Zexuan heard this and pinched his chin. After pondering for a moment, he said, "Since everyone thinks that this is an immortal tea, why don't we call it the Immortal Tea?"
Although he wanted to directly name it "West Lake Longjing", at this time, West Lake had not been "born" yet. Moreover, he did not know if there was a Longjing Village in this era. If he named it "West Lake Longjing", no one would know what it meant.
The predecessor of West Lake was originally the intersection of the hills and the East Sea. In the Tang Dynasty, Bai Juyi served as the Magistrate of Hangzhou. In order to improve the drinking conditions of the people of Hangzhou, he organized artificial dredging of West Lake, so that West Lake evolved from a purely natural lake to a semi-natural and semi-artificial lake.
Later, in the Northern Song Dynasty, when Su Dongpo served as the Zhizhou of Hangzhou, he organized the dredging of West Lake and piled it up into a long dike. Later generations named it Su Dike in commemoration.
It was precisely because of historical figures like Bai Juyi, Su Dongpo, and other historical figures that not only regulated West Lake, but also praised West Lake with their own flower-making magic pen. The beauty of West Lake slowly began to be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
But in Tang Chu's moment, if you told people about West Lake, they would probably be confused and not know what you were talking about!
"Immortal Tea? That's a good name! First there was the Immortal Drunken Wine, then the Immortal Mirror, then the Immortal Lamp, and now the Immortal Tea. Good! Good! Good! Good name! "
Zheng Yinhong was stunned, then clapped his hands and laughed.
The rest of the people also felt that the three words "Immortal Tea" were quite appropriate, and it could echo the name of Li Zexuan's previous products, so they spoke out to express their appreciation.
"I just don't know if Marquis has any intention of doing a tea business? With the unique stir-frying method of the Immortal Tea, the novel and simple brewing method, as well as its sweet and refreshing taste and texture, this Zheng dares to guarantee that as long as Marquis is willing to sell it, it will definitely become popular all over the world! "
Zheng Yinhong suddenly looked at Li Zexuan and said.
Hearing this, everyone came back to their senses, and they all cast their gazes towards Li Zexuan, because this was a very big "cake"!
Li Zexuan was happy. He was waiting for Zheng Yinhong to say this, so he smiled and said, "Haha! Of course I want to do this tea business, but I need everyone to cooperate with me … "
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