The 80s Chronicle: Addiction To the Army’s Young Wife

"Grandpa Yao, do you like drinking tea?" Xu Ning propped his chin and looked at the old man in front of him after playing a medicinal meal.

Old Yao uncle nodded and smiled: "Of course I like it, but we don't have any good tea here, and it's not easy to buy tea that's too expensive."

A family like his with a long history usually likes to drink tea. As for the fashionable coffee and the like nowadays, the old man doesn't even think about it. Those things are better than drinking tea.

"Does Grandpa Yao know how to fry tea leaves?"

"This grandpa can't." The old uncle Yao shook his head, "You little girl, you really know everything when you are a grandfather of medicine. If you want to learn this, Grandpa Yao and you will introduce a teacher to you. A family friend is an imperial merchant who specializes in purchasing tea for the palace."

Xu Ning couldn't help being stunned, "Are all the people you know so powerful?"

"There are only a few who are still in contact, but they all live better than Grandpa Yao." As he spoke, the old man did not have the slightest envy or yearning.

"Then after I get the tea leaves, you can help me introduce the master tea maker. I will bring back the roasted tea to honor you."

"Hey, this is good. Grandpa likes tea, so I won't be polite to you little girl then."

Now that it is about tea, the old man explained the knowledge about tea to the little girl in detail, such as the types and grades of tea, etc. Xu Ning didn't know much about it, so he turned over a page again, wrote it down carefully, and went back. Review review.

The ten tea trees have all made their homes in the space. Xu Ning went in every morning, noon and night to have a look, and found that according to what Grandpa Yao said, she could actually pick at least three times a day. Cut a tea branch from the tea tree and planted it in the soil next to it. It took her two days to recreate the new tea branch. The transplanted tea branch had grown to be about the same size as the mother tree next to it, so she was gone. Worrying about the future, he directly used the next few days to plant tea trees on half an acre of land.

In such a tense and fulfilling busy period, the last semester of junior high school has begun.

She never relaxes for a moment when she should study on weekdays, and she doesn't make herself unhappy when she should relax.

First of all, after studying every night, before going to bed and when she woke up early, she would pick tea leaves in the space.

According to Grandpa Yao, Longjing tea in ancient times was divided into eight grades, and each grade has a specific name, while today’s Longjing tea is divided into eleven grades, from special grade to descending.

Xu Ning was not a person who often drank tea in her previous life. After all, her life was so hard. Usually, she only took painkillers every month, which was a lot of expenses. Although the restaurant took care of the meals, she still had to pay the rent. There is not much money left in the monthly salary.

At that time, she didn't know exactly what kind of tea the tea was in the hotel, but there were also "super-grade" teas. The premium tea in the hotel is actually only a few hundred yuan a catty the most expensive, and the cheaper ones cost dozens of yuan, so the price has been doubled. After all, it is a hotel in a scenic area, so the price is definitely not high. will be cheap.

She picks tea leaves according to the highest standard that Grandpa Yao said. She only collects one bud. I don’t know if it’s her illusion. After picking the first time, she finds that all the buds are almost the same size. Yes, the whole body is emerald green with a very light ink color, that kind of ink color is extremely light, she also took it out and looked at it through the sunlight, giving people a jade-like feeling, and even a kind of surging vitality that is waiting to explode, Very nice.

After picking like this for a month, she managed to accumulate about three catties of fresh tea leaves here, because Xu Ning wanted to know what standard the tea leaves in her space were, so she took advantage of a Saturday afternoon to cook dinner After that, I greeted my parents, packed a few meals, and came to Lao Yaoshu's house.

As soon as she entered the door, she saw that Grandpa Yao was loading firewood at the door, as if he was going back to the house to cook.

"It's better to come early than to come by coincidence. I just came here with lunch. Grandpa Yao, please don't do it." Xu Ning stepped forward and raised the three-layer food box in his hand, "I have something to ask Grandpa Yao, bring it here and let's go together Let's eat."

Seeing this, the old Yao uncle seemed to be used to this little girl's demeanor, so he didn't refuse, and with a bamboo basket of firewood, he beckoned Xu Ning into the house.

After sitting down, Xu Ning took out three dishes, one soup and six flower rolls, arranged them on the table, and ran to the bowl rack to find two pairs of chopsticks.

"I just ran over this week, what's the rush?" the old man asked with a smile.

"I'll show you the tea I picked, and then you can introduce me to the master tea maker and let him make this fresh tea for me." After she finished speaking, she took out a small plastic bottle from her pocket , there are a dozen buds in it.

The old man is a tea lover, so naturally he will not refuse, and he likes and loves this little girl very much, so this is not such a troublesome thing, he will definitely help.

After taking the tea, he looked at it carefully for a while, then got up and walked outside, lifted it up and knocked through the sunlight.

After returning, the old man said with regret on his face: "You child is really a waste."

"Did I pick it wrong?" Xu Ning's face also dropped. If it's really wrong, a month's physical work is nothing, but it's really wasted.

"That's right." The old man sighed, "Although it's true, but only picking a young bud, the tea produced by frying is naturally extraordinary, but now there are very few people who can really taste the essence of tea, and I think I have never seen the fresh tea you picked before. The quality of the green tea is slightly black, but the color is very beautiful in the sun, and it seems to have life flowing in it. Obviously, this tea tree must be good. It’s better to collect one bud and one leaf, and the tea produced by roasting in this way must be excellent, so you still say it’s not a waste?”

But after just one glance, he felt articulate and inexplicably wanted to drink some tea before frying it.

The old man is not an ordinary person, even if he is in the ordinary world, he never asks what should not be asked, and he never even thinks about it.

Although he was curious about where the little girl got this kind of tea that he had never seen before, since the little girl didn't say anything, he then put this thought behind him and didn't pay attention.

Seeing Xu Ning's look of disappointment, the old man smiled and said: "Don't be disappointed, my old friend is a proper tea maker, let me give her a call and ask her to come over."

"That's so troublesome." Xu Ning said hastily.

"Don't bother, she is a tea addict, and no one can stop her when she hears that there is good tea."

Seeing what the old man said, Xu Ning didn't say anything else. After eating, he took the dishes and went home, saying that he would go back to do his homework in the afternoon and come back to study tomorrow.

In the afternoon, the old man went to the village branch and called his friend who was far away in Hangzhou. After the man heard about it, he said that he would leave this afternoon and he would definitely arrive the morning after tomorrow.

The old man didn't say anything, as if he knew this would happen before he called.

At this time, in an exquisite retro residential house in Hangzhou, after the old lady with half-white hair hung up the phone, she asked the young man beside her to book a train ticket for her.

When Shen Canglan heard the destination, his face was full of doubts, "Grandma, what are you going to do in Yan Province? Next month, you will go to the Imperial Capital to participate in the annual tea exhibition. You are a special guest."

Luo Xijun waved his hand, got up and went upstairs to pack his luggage, "There's an old guy over there who said that he has some good tea in his hand, and asked me to help fry it."

"Then I'll just go for you, why do you have to go in person?" Shen Canglan disagreed.

It seems that they are acquaintances, otherwise, even if the other party said that they have good tea, but for a grandma who has been dealing with tea all her life, such a few words will not be able to please her, she is the current Chinese tea culture experience The deepest person ever.

Thinking of grandma having to travel long distances at such an age, Shen Canglan was worried.

"I'm taking two days off from school, let's go with you." He yelled upstairs.

"Whatever you want." Luo Xijun didn't bother to say anything, as long as he quickly booked her a train ticket.

If it was an ordinary person, Luo Xijun would naturally not go back, but is that old guy an ordinary person? The two have known each other since they were young. Since he said it was good tea, it must not be judged by ordinary people based on the price alone. How could she not pay attention to it?

Although there is still a month to go before the tea fair, there are a lot of things to prepare, but it is enough for her to spare a few days to go there. I believe this trip will not disappoint her.

The ticket was booked soon. Shen Canglan said that he would go to help out. He didn't just talk about it. He could take the plane if he went by himself, but if grandma went in person, he would have to run on the ground. I have gone abroad to participate in tea exhibitions. Of course, I have only had two times in my life so far. It was also these two times that the old man complained and suffered from airsickness.

Xu Ning learned on Sunday that Grandpa Yao had called the other party and said that he would be there tomorrow morning at the latest. She didn't hide it, and brought the three or four catties of fresh tea leaves she picked directly to him. After all, she has to go to school the next day.

At eight o'clock on Monday morning, a tricycle with a rear bucket drove in from the village, and drove into Xiangshan Village "chug-chug" all the way. The black smoke behind it could really choke people to death.

Shen Canglan helped the obviously tired grandma out of the car. His complexion was not particularly good. Even for a young man with good physical strength, he had had a hard time these two days, and taxis were almost invisible here, so he had no choice but to The hotel that was settled in the city had someone find a car that was here to do business in the county and brought it here.

After getting out of the car, Shen Canglan wanted to ask for directions, but Luo Xijun stopped him by clapping his hands.

"Big brother, where does the old uncle Yao in your village live?"

The old man who was walking on the street after breakfast heard it, raised his hand and pointed in one direction, and said, "Go straight along this alley, and the first one to turn left at the end is the first one."

The grandfather and grandson thanked the family, and then Shen Canglan walked into the alley with his grandmother supported.

When he saw the courtyard in front of him, Mr. Luo Xi was surprised for a moment, standing at the door seemed a little unbelievable.

"Grandma!" Shen Canglan didn't understand why he was so anxious before, why didn't he come in when he got to the door?

"Cang Lan, his family's ancestors have been imperial physicians in the palace since they entered the customs in the Qing Dynasty. Although they were not rich and powerful, they were respected by everyone. I didn't expect to be reduced to this small mountain village now that I am here with him."

I hadn't heard grandma mention it before, but now that the people living here are descendants of a medical family, Shen Canglan was a little surprised.

This is an imperial physician, not an imperial physician. There are many imperial physicians in the palace, but there are very few who can hold the title of imperial physician, which is enough to show their superb medical skills.

"You also know that grandma's ancestor was an imperial merchant who brought tea to the Qing palace, and she had a very good relationship with the Ren family. I also met him when I was young, but then he disappeared with his grandfather until the country was settled down. After that, I received a call from him, and I reconnected." The old lady looked up and saw an old man with extremely plain clothes and almost white hair coming out of the room, with a kind smile on his lips, "Grandma was born in childhood. After a serious illness, if it wasn't for his grandfather, I'm afraid I would have died a long time ago."

"I'm not living well now, I'm not dying." Seeing her, the old Yao uncle came forward with a dustpan containing dried herbs, "Why don't you come in? Do you dislike my shabby yard?"

Luo Xijun didn't answer. He looked at his legs with a mottled expression on his face, "You were ugly before, but now you have a limped leg. It's really hard for you."

The old Yao uncle was dumbfounded by her sarcasm, "Now he dislikes me for being ugly? When we were young, who would insist on pestering this ugly bastard to be my wife? Don't be ashamed. Come in quickly."

When the three of them entered the room, the old Yao uncle directly poured them a cup of tea. Although the cup was chipped, Shen Canglan was a bit of a clean freak and didn't want to drink it, but seeing that grandma didn't care at all, he didn't lose his manners.

After taking a sip, I found that this was not boiled water, and there was a little bit of bitterness and sweetness mixed in it. After a careful aftertaste, it was chrysanthemum tea.

"Where's the tea?" Luo Xijun asked.

The old uncle Yao didn't say anything else, he took out a dustpan from the medicine shelf, and broke it in front of Luo Xijun, a clear and long-lasting fragrance lingered in his nostrils.

When Luo Xijun saw it, his eyes froze immediately, and he stared blankly at the fresh tea leaves in front of him.

And Shen Canglan, who was born in a tea family, is not very proficient, but she knows more than ordinary tea lovers who are pretentious. She was also a little surprised when she saw these fresh and tender shoots.

"Grandma..." He glanced at grandma, and saw that the other party was devoting himself to it, and the words on his lips remained silent.

That's right, even he thinks this bud is extraordinary, let alone grandma who is a real master tea maker.

"This is picked from the tea trees in the Longjing tea garden in Hangzhou." After just a glance, Mr. Luo Xi put down the sentence.

But Shen Canglan felt that grandma seemed to have lost her sight, "Grandma, I have seen all the tea trees in Longjing tea garden, and they don't have such a strong green color."

"...It is indeed a little different." But Mr. Luo Xi thought she would not be mistaken, "According to my experience, it should undoubtedly come from the tea tree over there."

But even so, she still stared closely at the green buds in front of her. They were all picked buds. She also looked at them very carefully, and there was almost no difference in size. "Brother Jia, did you help to screen them?"

"No, I just spread it out for one night, and then I didn't move it." Old Yao came over and sat down, "How is it?"

"Even if you say it's extraordinary, then it must be extraordinary." Luo Xijun felt his hands a little itchy, "I knew I would bring the equipment here, and fry it directly at your side." Now I have to bring it back, this way is two days.

"I just think it's a pity." Old Yao Shu stroked his beard and laughed: "The little girl asked me about tea before, and I talked to her a lot, telling her that tea has a single bud Yes, there are one bud and one leaf, one bud and two leaves, but this girl picked the young buds directly, what a pity."

"It's really a pity." Luo Xijun nodded, "There are not many people who understand this now. Many of them are trying to be elegant and pretend to understand if they don't know. One bud and one leaf are based on the quality of this fresh tea, plus my roasting. The technique is definitely more precious than the very few super-grade Longjing on the market, or you didn’t explain clearly enough.”

"Blame me." Old Yao uncle nodded regretfully.

Luo Xijun suddenly came to his senses, and asked curiously: "You said that the person who picked this tea was a little girl? Where did she pick it?"

Looking at the state of the tea leaves, it should have been picked just yesterday. If so, the tea trees should be near this village. She really wanted to move them back and plant one.

Seeing this, Old Yao Shu narrowed his eyes slightly, "I didn't ask, and that little girl didn't say anything, but you might come back here at noon, so you're not allowed to ask."

"I..." Luo Xijun was a little unwilling, but seeing the old Yaoshu's eyes, he could only sigh regretfully in the end, "Understood, I don't ask, but according to my frying method, this can be made at most Three taels of tea, I will keep one tael according to my ideal price, okay?"

"It doesn't matter what I said, wait until you ask that little girl." After the old uncle Yao finished speaking, seeing Luo Xijun's expression, he smiled and said: "That little girl is a good boy, you say she will definitely agree, maybe I don't even want your money."

"That's impossible, she doesn't know how precious this tea is." Luo Xijun shook his head, "Even if Longjing tea is roasted by ordinary tea masters, the price is more precious than other teas, not to mention that I roasted it myself. Use such rare fresh tea."

After all, Luo Xijun said with regret and regret: "I don't know if I can drink other habits after drinking this tea."

Shen Canglan didn't say anything, he doesn't usually like drinking tea, but now he really wants to try this.

Before, I thought grandma was making a fuss, but now it seems that this trip is really worthwhile.

"You don't have a lot of tea at home?" The old man looked at the exquisite box on the table, "Is this tea brought for me?"

"Yes, I made it myself, using the tea leaves grown by myself. You can try it. If you like it, call me when you finish drinking it. I'll send someone to deliver it to you."

"Then I'll thank you first." The old man was not polite to Mr. Luo Xi.

When she was a child, she used to run around in her kitchen a lot.