The Dali Temple System of Crossing

Chapter 24 Flower Tea
"Oh, the old man also knows my grandfather?" Cui Ge frowned slightly. It seems that many people in Tanzhou City know his grandfather. Zhang Ru, the governor of Tanzhou, and Wu Ge, what is the background of his grandfather?
Forget about Zhang Ru, this Wu Ge even came to visit and gave gifts, which is a bit unreasonable. If it is because of a new neighbor who gave a gift, it can only be regarded as a good person, but because he knew the former owner to give a gift, it highlights this. The identity of the former owner must be extraordinary!

Wu Laozhang said with a smile: "We know each other, of course we know each other, haha. Speaking of which, your grandfather is also a stubborn person. Alas, Chang'an has great glory and wealth, and he has to go to Baling County to become a small noble. Why don't you let him go?" We old friends often visit him. I haven’t seen him in almost 30 years, and I don’t know how he has been doing in the past 30 years.”

As Old Man Wu said, his face was full of reminiscence.

Cui Ge said: "Thank you for your reminder, my grandfather is in good health, and if the old man wants to see my grandfather, he can do so in two months. My grandfather will come to Tanzhou City in two months."

"Oh! That old guy is willing to come to Tanzhou City? What is he doing in Tanzhou City?" Old Man Wu asked in disbelief with a surprised expression.

"Hehe, it's my business. Grandfather came to Tanzhou this time to propose marriage for me." Cui Ge said awkwardly.

After hearing Cui Ge's words, old man Wu suddenly realized, nodded, and said: "Your grandfather hasn't changed at all after all these years, Hudu, alas, it's okay, free and easy, haha."

"Yes, although the family is not rich, but my grandfather did not make things difficult for the younger generation. The family is harmonious, so I can be so leisurely. My grandfather gave me this house, and he also hoped that I would do something, so that I would not be idle for the rest of my life." Cui Ge said.

And at this moment, a family slave came in with a plate of peach blossom petals and a pot of hot water.

"Master, what you want." The servant said respectfully.

Cui Ge nodded and said, "Put it on the table."

Then the house slave carefully placed the things on the table.

Cui Ge looked at old man Wu with a smile, and said: "Old man, I'm new here, there is no tea or snacks at home, so I can only use peach blossoms at the end of spring, make a cup of peach blossom tea for old man, and express my apologies."

Old man Wu looked at the peach blossom petals and hot water, frowned and said, "I only know that peach blossoms can be made into soup and cakes, but how can I make tea?"

Old man Wu was very puzzled. After all, tea in the Tang Dynasty was different from modern tea, and there was no scented tea.

Tea in the Tang Dynasty usually contained tea leaves, ginger, garlic, etc. If only tea leaves were added, no one would drink it.Of course, there may be a very small number of people who like to drink pure tea without any mixture, but it is really very few.

Cui Ge said with a smile: "Don't be surprised, old man. After I brew it, I will taste the peach blossom tea with my old man."

Trager laughed silently.

Immediately, Cui Ge put a plate of peach blossoms in a cup, and poured the hot water directly into the cup containing the peach blossoms.The hot water submerged the peach blossoms, and Cui Ge immediately poured out the hot water that had just been put in the cup.

In this way, the first thing is to sterilize, because the peach blossoms are freshly picked, and the petals have not been cleaned, so this method can not only sterilize, but also play a cleaning role.

And second, using hot water in this way can make the peach blossom petals change from green to soothing and soft, which is more conducive to soaking in water.

And this third, is also the most important point.After the peach blossom has passed through, the unique fragrance in the petals will dissipate immediately, and when it is put into hot water to make tea, it can be volatilized quickly, and the fragrance will not be released until the petals are swollen.

After finishing the first process, Cui Ge continued to filter the water from the petals, spread them out on the plate, and fan the air gently with his hands until the water stains on the petals flowed into the bottom of the plate, while The thin layer of skin on the peach blossom petals gradually shrank before giving up.

And to do this step, it's almost there!

Immediately Cui Ge divided the petals into two parts, one for Cui Ge and one for Mr. Wu, and put them into two cups, and then put hot water in the cups!

In no time, two cups of peach blossom tea are ready!

The peach blossom petals are undulating in the water, which is pleasing to the eye, but not a single petal is suspended on the water.

Afterwards, in these two cups of peach blossom tea, the unique fragrance of peach blossom diffused. The peach blossom did not have a strong fragrance, but a faint fragrance, which made people feel refreshed.

When Mr. Wu asked about the fragrance, he nodded expressionlessly and said: "This tea is interesting, with a strong floral fragrance, but calling it tea is a bit too much. After all, it only has fragrance, but the water in this cup is still... It's clear and bright, and it looks like it doesn't have much appetite."

This old man Wu was really straightforward, and he didn't care about Cui Ge's feelings, and directly said that the tea had no appetite.

However, this cannot be blamed on Mr. Wu, after all, if people come to visit, if there is no tea at home, it is a big deal, but Cui Ge wanted to slap the fat man with a swollen face and insisted on making peach blossom tea to fool him, which of course made Wu The old man was upset, so when the old man Wu spoke bluntly, he was venting his dissatisfaction.

When Cui Ge saw this, he was not annoyed and patiently said: "I can try it, if you are not satisfied, I can just walk away. Very few people know about this tea. If there is no tea in this junior's house, I won't either." Willing to take it out."

Seeing this, Mr. Wu's face became even more ugly!
"Xiao Langjun, let's forget about tea. If your grandfather comes here, you can let me know, and I will come to visit you again." Old man Wu said, and was about to leave.

When Cui Ge saw this, he quickly stopped him and said with a smile: "Don't worry, Sir, the tea is ready. Please give me a taste before you make a decision. If you really don't agree with me, I will apologize."

Seeing that Cui Ge was so persistent, old man Wu sighed and said, "That's all, I'll just have a taste."

Immediately, Old Man Wu sat down again, picked up the teacup, and took a sip, yes, just took a sip, in fact, he drank a little to moisten his tongue.

But this sip, the old man Wu was stunned!

I saw that after Mr. Wu took a sip, before putting down the cup, he took another sip, and then his eyes gleamed with light!
"This tea... this tea is wonderful! Although it feels astringent, it has a hint of coolness in the mouth. As soon as the tea is ingested, the fragrance is overflowing, and it is sweet in the throat. It can't help but remind people of the beautiful years! "Old man Wu sighed, and couldn't help taking another sip.

Seeing this, Cui Ge smiled and said, "Is the old man still satisfied?"

"Satisfied, satisfied, hehe, I was stingy, and I blamed Mr. Xiaolang." Old man Wu smiled awkwardly.

Just kidding, although there are countless delicacies in the Tang Dynasty, if you want to compare it with China more than 1000 years later, there are still some shortcomings. After all, although the tea ceremony existed long ago, it was not popular in the Tang Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)