Seeing this, Xia Ruofei struck while the iron was hot and said, "Mr. Li, my farm is in the middle of nowhere. It's boring for you to recuperate here. Let Lingyun accompany you more. You can give him some pointers when you're in the mood to pass the time!"
Li Zhifu was finally persuaded by Xia Ruofei. He looked at Ye Lingyun and asked, "Xiao Ye, are you willing to learn how to make rock tea from me?"
Ye Lingyun scratched his head, looked at Xia Ruofei and said, "If Brother Xia wants me to learn, I'll learn."
Xia Ruofei pretended to be angry and said, "What are you talking about? You're the one who wants to learn tea making skills from Mr. Li! "
Ye Lingyun quickly said, "Yes, yes, yes. Mr. Li, I really want to learn tea making skills from you!"
Li Zhifu couldn't help but roll his eyes and said, "Okay, okay! You can't even act properly! Xiao Xia is right. Anyway, I have nothing to do and I don't have much time left. If anyone is willing to learn, I'll teach them … "
As Li Zhifu spoke, he couldn't help but reveal a trace of desolation.
Xia Ruofei saw it. Although he knew that Li Zhifu wouldn't say "don't have much time left," he naturally wouldn't expose him.
Li Zhifu then said seriously, "Xiao Ye, since I've agreed, I'll definitely teach you well. But you must learn seriously. The making of Da Hong Pao has been passed down for hundreds of years. It's still a national intangible cultural heritage. There's a lot to pay attention to. It's impossible to learn it by slacking off."
Ye Lingyun quickly said, "Yes! I'll definitely learn diligently. "
Li Zhifu nodded and said, "Well, I'll talk about it in general today! If you really want to learn, every process will take a lot of effort! "
Xia Ruofei quickly said, "Mr. Li, sit down and talk slowly!"
As he spoke, Xia Ruofei led Li Zhifu to the stone bench in the yard and sat down. Then, he said to Ye Lingyun, "Lingyun, why don't you go and get some water for Mr. Li?"
Ye Linyun quickly ran back to the villa and poured a glass of water for Li Zhifu.
Li Zhifu took the cup and placed it on the stone table beside him. Then, he gestured for Ye Linyun to sit down.
He cleared his throat and said, "Da Hong Pao is a type of rock tea. The production process of rock tea is between black tea and green tea. The process is also the most complicated one. Our older generation summed it up with five lines. You can remember them first."
Ye Linyun immediately pricked up his ears and listened carefully.
"One plucking, two inverted green, three shaking, four surrounding water, five stir-frying, six kneading, seven roasting, eight picking, nine sifting." Li Zhifu said slowly, "Every line of this rhyme includes a complicated process. Specifically, there are nearly twenty processes such as picking, inverting, drying, making, frying, kneading, first roasting, shaking, drying, picking, roasting, stewing, wrapping, supplementing the fire, boxing, refining, screening, and piling …"
Although Ye Linyun was confused by these complicated processes, she still listened attentively and tried her best to remember.
Li Zhifu was quite satisfied with Ye Linyun's learning attitude. After introducing the overall process of making tea, he said, "Xiao Ye, it doesn't matter if you can't remember it now. Later, I will teach you the processes one by one. When the time comes, you will naturally master it."
Ye Linyun nodded and said, "Yes, I understand."
Li Zhifu continued, "The plucking of Da Hong Pao is different from that of ordinary red and green tea. The standard for plucking fresh leaves is that the new buds and leaves have matured. There must be no water on the leaves, no damage, freshness, and evenness. The fresh leaves must not be too tender. If they are too tender, the fragrance of the tea will be low and the taste will be bitter. It also must not be too old. If it is too old, the taste will be weak and the fragrance will be coarse … "
Li Zhifu spoke tirelessly, and Ye Linyun listened very carefully.
When this honest-looking old farmer in his nineties talked about the process of making tea, his face had a very solemn expression. These processes were deeply engraved in his mind, and to him, they were like sacred ceremonies.
Xia Ruofei looked at the old man and the young man and did not disturb them. He quietly got up and quietly returned to the villa.
He went directly to the kitchen and began to prepare breakfast.
In the past, this was Ye Linyun's job, but today, Xia Ruofei did it himself because he did not want to disturb Ye Linyun's class.
When Xia Ruofei put the breakfast on the table, he saw that the old man and the young man were still sitting on the stone bench in the yard.
It was mainly Li Zhifu who was talking, and Ye Linyun would occasionally ask a question or two.
Considering that Li Zhifu still had to take medicine after the meal, Xia Ruofei walked over and said, "Mr. Li, let's have breakfast first! You can continue after we finish eating. "
Li Zhifu waved his hand without turning his head and said, "There's no hurry to eat. I'll tell Xiao Ye about the process of making green tea first."
Xia Ruofei could not help but smile bitterly.
This old man, he was a little unwilling to teach just now, but why couldn't he stop now that he started teaching?
Xia Ruofei said, "Mr. Li, let's eat first! You still have to take medicine after the meal! "
After that, Xia Ruofei winked at Ye Linyun again.
Ye Linyun also quickly said, "Teacher, let's continue after the meal!"
Ye Linyun had already changed the way he addressed Li Zhifu as "teacher." Originally, he wanted to call him "master," but Li Zhifu said that apprenticeship was a very formal matter. He had not decided to accept Ye Linyun as his disciple yet.
To put it bluntly, Li Zhifu still wanted to test Ye Linyun!
If Ye Linyun did not have talent in this area, or if his learning attitude was not correct, Li Zhifu would rather take his unique skill to the grave than accept a disciple casually.
Therefore, Ye Linyun adopted a compromise and changed the way he addressed Li Zhifu as "teacher."
Li Zhifu also knew that these two young people were doing it for his own good, so he could only shake his head helplessly. He stood up and muttered, "This kind of illness is the same whether I take medicine or not …"
However, he still returned to the dining room with Xia Ruofei.
After breakfast, Li Zhifu drank the Chinese medicine that Xia Ruofei had prepared for him in a few mouthfuls. Then, he pulled Ye Linyun to continue the lesson.
Ye Linyun looked troubled and said, "Teacher, I … I should go patrol the farm …"
Xia Ruofei quickly said, "Linyun, you just focus on teaching Mr. Li. During the day, Old Cao and the rest are on the farm. You don't have to patrol."
"Brother Xia, how can that be?"
"Why not?" Xia Ruofei said, "I'll release Lightning. It's smart! If any bad guys break in, it will definitely be able to deal with them! "
Since Xia Ruofei had said so, Ye Linyun had no choice but to agree.
Therefore, Li Zhifu treated the living room as a classroom and continued to teach Ye Linyun.
Ye Linyun also took out a notebook from the house and wrote down some of the key points that Li Zhifu taught.
Xia Ruofei quietly left the villa and prepared to patrol the greenhouse and the construction site.
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