Wang Yao didn't disturb them. Instead, he watched them quietly.
Stir-frying, kneading, stir-frying, kneading again.
The process was repeated, and the time and strength were different each time.
There were no advanced instruments, no temperature and time detection and display. It was controlled and operated by one's own experience. This was the beauty and attraction of handcraft.
Some things may never be made by machines.
The spring tea picked from Nanshan Hill was stir-frying until the afternoon. During this period, Master Xu almost did not rest. He was immersed in that special state, and Wang Yao observed and recorded silently. He did not disturb him at all.
Phew!
At the end of the drying, he breathed a long sigh of relief.
Looking at the stir-frying tea leaves, Xu Maosheng gently wiped the sweat on his forehead with a towel and said, "Well, I didn't waste these good tea leaves."
"Thank you for your hard work!" Wang Yao said sincerely.
Stir-Frying tea was a technical and physical work. Just now, Wang Yao had observed the process of Xu Maosheng's tea stir-frying. This process needed to control the temperature, stir-frying, and kneading. It required patience, physical strength, and energy. It was quite tiring to operate the process.
"It's okay, I'm used to it. Let's go over there and sit. These tea leaves need to be cooled down a little, and then put into bags." Xu Maosheng wiped the sweat on his head with a towel.
"Okay."
In the inner room, Xu Maosheng's wife had already prepared water and fruits for them. She also carefully cooled a large cup of water for her husband. After Xu Maosheng sat down, he picked up the cooled water and drank a large cup. When he was stir-frying tea, he basically did not care about drinking water.
After drinking a cup of water, Xu Maosheng sighed and said, "Ah, after all, I'm old. If I were five or six years younger, this kind of work would be nothing."
"At your age, you are considered to be in the prime of your life," Wang Yao said with a smile.
"Prime of my life, haha." Xu Maosheng laughed loudly. "I really want to do this for a few more years. Not many people are willing to learn this craft now."
"Yes, not many people are willing to learn," Wang Yao said.
Craftsmanship required attentiveness, patience, and meticulous study. Young people nowadays were a little impetuous and always wanted to earn big money. These were also what they lacked.
"There are specialized machines for making tea now, so there's no need to waste time on this. It's tiring and inefficient." Xu Maosheng took a sip of water.
"But things made by machines can't be compared to things made by hand. Is there something missing?"
"That's right. The shape and taste of the tea are still lacking. It also lacks that artistic conception."
The two rested for a while before returning to the tea-making room. The room was well ventilated, and the tea had already cooled down.
"You can pack it now. It's about one jin. How many portions do you want?" Xu Maosheng weighed the stir-fried tea leaves and asked Wang Yao said.
"Six portions."
"Alright, I happen to have some packaging here. You can take a look and see which one you should use."
He made and sold tea here, so he had a complete set of packaging materials and packaging tools.
"Anything is fine. Something simple will do." Wang Yao casually picked the simplest packaging.
The packaging was the same inside and outside, a simple landscape with the word "tea".
Originally, Xu Maosheng wanted to give him six small buckets of tea leaves, but he refused.
"You can drink it yourself or give some to your friends. You don't have to be so particular."
"This is for you to try." Wang Yao left a bucket for Xu Maosheng.
"Hey, this is too precious. I don't want it. There's still some left." Xu Maosheng pointed at the remaining small pinch of tea leaves.
"That's not enough. You've been busy for a whole day. Do you think it's too little?"
"It's not little. It's not little. I'll take it." Xu Maosheng accepted it with a smile. He was also a person who liked tea, not to mention the tea leaves he stir-fried himself.
"Let's try this tea. What do you think?"
"Alright!"
Xu Maosheng took out a tea set, took out an appropriate amount of tea leaves, and brewed them with hot water.
The tea fragrance immediately floated out. It was pure and lingering. The tea was between yellow and green, clear and bright. The shape of the tea was excellent. There was not a single leaf or bud, and there was almost no damage. This was the craftsmanship of a tea master!
"Good tea. It's really good tea!" Xu Maosheng sighed. He was sincerely impressed.
Truly good tea did not need to be tasted.
Ask for its fragrance, look at its color, and observe its shape.
These three were all top-grade. This tea must be top-grade as well.
Xu Maosheng picked up the teacup and carefully asked for the taste. He then took a small sip. The tea was mellow and refreshing. It left a fragrance in his mouth.
"Good!" Xu Maosheng sighed again. "Lao He, come and have some tea!" Then he rushed to his wife, who was still busy in the yard. His wife heard the sound and came into the house.
"It smells so good!" she said with a smile as soon as she came in.
"Try it. This is a rare good tea. It's the mountain tea that Dr. Wang grew himself. It's top-grade!" Xu Maosheng poured a cup of tea into his old cup.
"Well, it's delicious. It's better than the ones we grew," his wife praised after drinking a cup.
"Of course. Mountain tea and garden tea are different. Our tea garden also uses fertilizers and herbs." In front of Wang Yao, Xu Maosheng did not care about these things and directly said it.
The pot of tea was brewed several times. The tea fragrance did not diminish. It was still rich. The color of the tea did not change. It was clear and translucent.
"This is above top-grade. It can be called the best!" Xu Maosheng exclaimed.
His face was full of smiles. As a tea master who had been making tea for decades, the happiest thing was to be able to stir-fry top-grade tea leaves with his own hands. The best quality tea could only be found by chance.
It was just like how Wang Yao felt happy when he cured someone's illness.
This was a sense of accomplishment. It was a sense of achievement that came from working in a profession and achieving a certain level of success.
When Wang Yao left Xu Maosheng's house, it was already past 4 p.m.
After returning home, he left a pot of tea for his family.
"Dad, Mom, this is the tea I grew on the mountain. Drink it yourself," Wang Yao said.
"Okay," his father replied.
Since Wang Yao's friends sent some famous tea, his parents also liked drinking tea. They drank a pot every day when they were free. When they heard that this tea was grown by their son, they were naturally happier.
Wang Yao planned to give the remaining pots of tea to Tian Yuantu and the others.
The next day, after finishing his morning practice, Wang Yao went down the mountain again and drove into the city. He first went to Wang Mingbao's shop. The business of his shop was getting better and better. Many people went to see the decoration materials in the morning.
"Hey, how come you have time to come here?" Wang Mingbao invited him into his office and made him tea.
"Don't be busy. I have something to give you. I'll leave right away," Wang Yao said as he put a small pot of tea on Wang Mingbao's table.
"Tea?" Wang Mingbao was slightly surprised.
"I grew it myself and asked the master to stir-fry it. The quantity is limited. Try it."
"It's definitely right!" Wang Mingbao said. He had almost blind trust in the things on Wang Yao's mountain. The jujubes and chestnuts were still fresh in his memory. They were extremely delicious. This mountain tea was definitely top-grade.
"No, I have to put it away." Wang Mingbao hid the small pot of tea in his drawer.
After staying for a short time, Wang Yao left and drove to Tian Yuantu's office. When he arrived at his company, he happened to have a guest. It was an old man in his 60s. He was slightly thin, but he was very energetic and had deep eyes. Tian Yuantu did not treat him as an outsider and directly invited him into the office.
"How come you are free today?"
"I have something to give you. It's the tea from my mountain. Master Xu stir-fried it. Try it." Wang Yao put the small pot of tea down.
"Really? Then I'm in luck!" Tian Yuantu took the small pot of tea with a smile and put it aside.
"Stay for lunch?"
"No, thanks. You go ahead. I'll leave first."
Huh?
When he passed by the old man, Wang Yao paused for a moment. He heard a noise when the old man was breathing. It was like a bellows and was slightly rapid.
There was a foreign object in the lungs. It was most likely phlegm.
Tian Yuantu was slightly surprised. After seeing Wang Yao looking at the old man, he immediately asked with a smile, "What's wrong?"
"I forgot to introduce you. This is Professor Lu, an expert in civil engineering. This is Wang Yao, my friend. Although he is young, his medical skills are extraordinary! "
"Oh?!" Professor Lu was quite surprised. Wang Yao was so young, but he was worthy of the word "extraordinary." He was a genius.
"Brother Tian, you flatter me."
"Young man, why are you staring at me?" Professor Lu asked with a smile.
"Professor, have you been feeling unwell recently? Are you having trouble breathing? Do you have phlegm?"
"Yes!"
Professor Lu was surprised again. If he was surprised because of Tian Yuantu's praise, then he was surprised because of the young man's ability. Tian Yuantu could tell that he was feeling unwell just by looking at him. Tian Yuantu could also pinpoint the specific location. This was really extraordinary.
"Amazing, young man. I caught a cold a few days ago and had phlegm in my lungs. I feel better today," Professor Lu said.
"Do you want Wang Yao to take a look at you?"
"Okay!" Professor Lu replied.
"Let me take a look at you."
Wang Yao sat down and took Professor Lu's pulse. There was indeed something wrong with Professor Lu's pulse.
"Professor Lu, you have stones in your kidneys. It's been a while, right?"
"Yes, it's an old problem," Professor Lu replied.
"You usually like to eat meat. Also, you have severe constipation in the morning, right?"
"Wow, you can tell that by taking my pulse?" Professor Lu asked in surprise.
Wang Yao just smiled and did not answer.
"There is no big problem with your body. It's just that you have to change your living habits," Wang Yao said after the diagnosis.
"Drink more water, eat more vegetables, and eat less meat. You can eat some wood ears and walnuts every day."
"Can you prescribe some medicine for me?" Professor Lu had stopped looking down on Wang Yao. It was indeed amazing for a young man to have such skills at such a young age.
"Your situation is not particularly serious. It's best to improve it by changing your living habits. I can prescribe some medicine, but it may not last long," Wang Yao said.
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