By the time Du Qi was done with everything, it was already evening and the sky was getting dark. However, Du Qi knew that if the tea leaves he bought today were not stir-fried overnight and were to be stir-fried the next day, the taste would change and lose its initial taste.
He set up a pot in the courtyard and asked Liu Jian to add firewood, preparing to stir-fry overnight.
At this time, Du Qi made a cup of tea.
It was made directly from the tea leaves he just bought and boiled in water. Although this tea had a trace of bitterness, it had the fragrance of the tea leaves and a rich aftertaste.
Du Qi took a sip and felt the taste of the tea leaves. He sighed, "This tea is still the best, comfortable!"
Liu Jian imitated Du Qi and made a cup of tea. After taking a sip, he frowned and said, "Young master, the tea leaves that were just picked and steeped in boiling water are very bitter and tasteless. It's too boring, it's not good to drink. "
Du Qi said, "Drinking tea is like drinking water for a cow, you can't drink it."
After a pause, Du Qi said, "The frying pot is ready, add firewood for me."
"Yes!"
Liu Jian obeyed and quickly lit the fire.
As the fire grew stronger, the temperature in the pot gradually increased. Although Du Qi had a clear process of stir-frying tea in his mind, in reality, he had never done it before. He could only cross the river by feeling the stones.
In the beginning, Du Qi poured a small amount of tea leaves into the pot to stir-fry.
Du Qi began to stir-fry the tea leaves. He did not stir-fry with his hands. After all, he was not familiar with it. If he used his hands directly, it would be easy to hurt his hands. Therefore, Du Qi made a stir-frying tea broom with bamboo that was about three feet long.
This stir-frying broom could quickly stir the tea leaves in the pot, causing them to constantly spin and turn, evaporating the water in the tea leaves. After a while, the tea leaves gradually softened, and the color changed from the initial green to a dark green.
At this stage, Du Qi asked Liu Jian to lower the temperature. As the fire was removed, the temperature in the pot began to drop. At this time, the stir-frying of the tea continued. After Du Qi was a little familiar with it, he removed the broom and quickly rubbed his hands, causing the tea leaves to quickly take shape.
The humidity of the tea leaves further dried.
After the first pot of tea leaves was stir-fried, it was temporarily set aside.
At this time, Du Qi personally made a cup of tea. After stir-frying the Duansheng tea, the taste of the tea was even richer. The tea leaves were more fragrant and less bitter. When the tea entered the mouth, it was the true enjoyment of the tip of the tongue.
However, Du Qi was also clear that the tea he made was worlds apart from the tea made by real tea masters in the future. After all, he was not a professional. But compared to tea with mixed flavors, Du Qi liked this kind of tea.
The smell was fresh and natural, refined and extraordinary.
There was a hint of bitterness.
But the aftertaste was endless, making one intoxicated.
With the experience of frying tea, Du Qi gradually increased the amount of frying. By the time he finished frying 100 catties of tea leaves, it was already past midnight. Du Qi's entire body was already aching all over. After all, it was not an easy task to stir-fry 100 catties of tea leaves. However, looking at all the tea leaves in the pot, a satisfied smile appeared on Du Qi's face.
With these tea leaves, it was enough to drink.
Moreover, now that he had stir-fried so many times and was familiar with the process of stir-frying tea, he could look for opportunities to promote his tea leaves.
This was the business opportunity that Du Qi was aiming for.
However, currently, frying tea was the trend. If Du Qi directly took out the current stir-frying tea leaves, no one would be interested. To promote the tea leaves in his hands, he had to follow the example of his superiors and create a trend. Only then would there be an opportunity to make money.
This was something that Du Qi had to plan for.
Du Qi stretched his back and let Liu Jian massage his shoulders and waist before letting Liu Jian go to rest. At this time, Du Qi returned to his room to rest.
The next day, early morning.
After Du Qi woke up in the morning, he drank a cup of tea and felt refreshed. Compared to the so-called tea soup, he now preferred the endless aftertaste of the brewed tea.
In his heart, Du Qi was still thinking about the promotion of the tea leaves.
If he wanted to make money, he had to promote the tea leaves.
After pondering for a while, Du Qi had an idea in his heart and went straight to Du Ruhui's study room. It was still early in the morning, but Du Ruhui had not yet gone to the Duke of Qin's Residence.
After Du Qi entered, he saw Du Ruhui and bowed, "Father!"
Du Ruhui's face was solemn as he said in a deep voice, "I heard that you took two strings of money from the treasury yesterday and went to the West Market to buy a hundred catties of tea leaves. Is that true?"
Du Qi said, "Nothing can be hidden from father's eyes."
Du Ruhui said in a deep voice, "The residence has specially made tea cakes, you don't need to buy tea leaves. Moreover, you took two strings of money from the treasury under the guise of buying tea leaves. Your guts are getting bigger and bigger. "
Du Qi's expression was calm as he explained, "Father, it was mother's arrangement that I took two strings of money. I wanted to buy some utensils and tea leaves, so mother gave me two strings of money. "
Du Ruhui's cheeks twitched when he heard this.
He inwardly said that his daily pocket money was only a few dozen copper coins. When had he ever had two strings of money? This evil creature took out two strings of money as soon as he opened his mouth. The difference was too big.
Comparing oneself to others would only make one angry.
Du Ruhui's face did not show the slightest bit of emotion, but he said, "Since your mother agreed, then do your job well. Don't disappoint your mother's expectations. Otherwise, Laozi will make you look good. "
Du Qi said, "Son will remember father's teachings."
Du Ruhui said, "Is there anything else?"
Du Qi said, "Replying father, son has something that I sincerely hope father can evaluate."
When Du Ruhui heard this, his interest was immediately piqued. He leaned forward slightly and said, "What is it? Take it out and let father have a look. If it's not bad, father will naturally not be stingy with praise. "
Du Qi took out a small bag of tea leaves from his sleeve. He then took out a teacup and used boiling water to brew a cup of stir-fried tea leaves for Du Ruhui. He placed it in front of Du Ruhui and waved his hand, "Father, please have a taste."
"Just this?"
Du Ruhui was stunned.
When he looked at Du Qi, there was a hint of astonishment on his face. He thought to himself, could it be that this unfilial son had specially come to amuse him?
He actually gave him such a tea to drink.
Du Qi said, "Father, first sniff it lightly, then take a sip. You will know the taste."
Du Ruhui saw Du Qi's solemn look, especially Du Qi who did not like to lie. Du Ruhui held the teacup in front of him, lowered his head slightly, and sniffed the tea. Immediately, a faint tea fragrance filled his nose.
His entire being was energized.
Du Ruhui often drank tea, but he drank fried tea. The tea was rich and full of flavor. However, the tea in front of him had a faint fragrance that was very comfortable. Du Ruhui picked up the teacup, blew on the tea leaves standing on the surface, and took a sip.
When the tea entered his mouth, the most direct feeling was a trace of bitterness. Immediately after, the fragrance of the tea leaves spread between the taste buds, from the tip of the tongue to the whole body.
A cup of tea was enough to clear one's mind.
He felt even more refreshed.
Du Ruhui took another sip. The faint tea fragrance lingered in his taste buds, causing Du Ruhui to take a few more sips in succession. However, he took small sips with each sip, savoring the taste of the tea.
Each time, there was a different taste.
After swallowing a mouthful of tea, the tea's fragrance spread from the depths of his throat and permeated his whole body. Du Ruhui had never experienced such a taste before. Du Ruhui's eyes lit up. He suddenly thought of the fifty kilograms of tea leaves that Du Qi bought yesterday. He said, "Erlang, the tea leaves that you bought yesterday were all made into such tea?"
"Yes!"
Du Qi nodded and answered.
Du Ruhui's eyes were filled with interest. He asked, "How did you think of making tea like this?"
Du Qi said, "It was just a flash of inspiration. I suddenly thought of this method in my mind."
Du Ruhui scolded, "Speak human language!"
Du Qi smiled embarrassedly and said, "I don't like fried tea, so I invented this way of drinking tea."
"Good, good, good!"
Du Ruhui smiled approvingly and said, "This kind of tea is not simple. Although it's unlikely that the commoners at the bottom would like to drink it. However, scholars who flaunted their culture, or even high officials and nobles, would definitely like it. Give the method of making tea leaves to your mother. Let her arrange for our family's shop to sell it. "
"That's not right!"
Du Qi shook his head and directly refused.
What a joke. This was his way of making money. If he gave it to the Jeong Clan to manage, he wouldn't get anything. Moreover, the promotion of fried tea was not something that could be done just by pushing it out. It needed to be done.
Du Ruhui said in a deep voice, "Why is it not right?"
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