I, strive for the prosperity of the motherland! 【system】

As soon as the tea artist said this, she realized that she had said the wrong thing. She smiled awkwardly and said, "Yes, it is a semi-rock cinnamon produced in Lotus Peak."

Su Xing said "Oh" and said calmly: "Isn't that good too."

Although semi-rock tea is not as good as real rock tea, it is also tea from Wuyi Mountain. As long as the craftsmanship is correct, it is also a good tea and the price is not cheap.

Zhang Xueyan and Tian Cheng exchanged glances. They didn't quite understand, but didn't ask anything.

Su Xing didn't intend to say too much in front of the merchant.

The booth manager had a gloomy face and glared at his tea artist several times.

Really, when I meet someone who obviously knows something about tea, I still talk nonsense!

The tea artist didn't dare to say another word and just made and poured tea in silence.

The three girls drank two more types of tea, then Su Xing got up, and Zhang Xueyan and Tian Cheng also got up.

Su Xing said: "Thank you, let's go shopping again."

The tea artist hurriedly took out a few business cards from the business card box and handed them to them, "If you find any tea that tastes good, you can order from us in the future."

Several girls took the business cards.

After they walked some distance away, Zhang Xueyan asked Su Xing in a low voice, "Why did you immediately know something was wrong when she just said 'beef'?"

Su Xing said: "There are several well-known production areas for Wuyishan cinnamon, the most famous of which is Niulankeng cinnamon, which is also known as 'beef' by merchants and rock tea lovers.

Niulankeng is an east-west valley in the shape of a "V", about 900 meters long and 20 meters wide at the bottom of the valley, which is about to acres. Together with the area of ​​the cliffs on both sides, it is about to acres of land, owned by more than tea farmers.

The place is so small that the annual output of green tea is extremely small, and it takes about ten kilograms of green tea to make one kilogram of dry tea. Niulankeng only produces a little cinnamon in a year, and the price is ridiculously expensive. Even if people without connections have money, they can't buy real "beef".

On the market, you can buy 'beef' in any tea city or tea shop. You can find a lot of it online. Many merchants selling rock tea will also open their mouths and say that they have Niulankeng cinnamon. "

Tian Cheng's eyes widened, "This is too much!"

Su Xing continued, "It's not just Niulankeng cinnamon, but also the cinnamon from the other three pits and two streams, as well as the cinnamon from Matouyan, Huxiaoyan and other producing areas. The amount of tea sold on the market is much more than the actual tea production of these producing areas."

Zhang Xueyan commented: "It's a bit of a pit."

Su Xing said: "In fact, it is not just cinnamon, and not just other rock teas and black teas from Wuyi Mountain. Almost all famous teas, the so-called core production area teas sold on the market, have much more production than the actual production."

Tian Cheng asked curiously: "Where did the extra tea come from?"

Su Xing replied: "Some merchants sell tea from surrounding production areas as the core production area, some are artificially cultivated terraced tea, and some are blended tea, which is a mixture of teas of different varieties, different production areas, or different years."

After a pause, she continued, "In fact, there is no need to pursue pure tea and old tree tea from the core production areas. As long as the tea trees are fine, the tea leaves are of good quality, and the craftsmanship is up to standard, they are all good teas."

Zhang Xueyan pushed up her glasses. "Is the mixed tea you just mentioned also a good tea? Isn't it considered fake?"

Su Xing said: "As long as the raw materials are not all tea leaves that are completely unrelated to the brand name, it cannot be considered fake. Whether the blended tea is good or not depends on the skills of the blender. The purpose of tea blending is to stabilize the quality, enrich the taste, and improve the cost performance. In fact, many high-end teas of well-known tea companies are also blended. For example, some teas that cost tens of thousands of yuan per pound have much higher sales than the output of pure raw materials. If they are not blended, there will not be that much tea to sell."

Zhang Xueyan nodded and said, "I see."

"There are so many tricks involved here." Tian Cheng sighed.

Su Xing also took two classmates to drink some black tea from the booth, including Dianhong, Qihong, Yinghong, and Wuyihong, black teas from all major production areas.

Zhang Xueyan and Tian Cheng followed Su Xing's method and learned how to identify the quality of black tea, and gained a lot.

There were booths for big brands at the tea expo, as well as booths for private tea growers, and they drank their way through.

Zhang Xueyan concluded, “Some branded teas seem to have higher quality control.”

Su Xing said: "The quality of tea produced by small tea vendors varies. Some well-known brands of tea do have better quality control. People who are just starting to drink tea should visit tea expos and tea cities more often. Most vendors will allow you to try brewing and drinking tea. Drink more and observe more, and you will gradually get the hang of it. If you don't have time to visit these places often, then if you want to drink a certain type of tea, buy a brand of tea that ranks high and has a good reputation. These well-known brands will also do a good job of quality control for the sake of reputation and sales."

She changed the subject and said, "But this is not absolute. Some branded teas are also very confusing, and their sales are increased by marketing means. There are also some strange chains of contempt in the tea circle. For example, some people who drink rock tea and raw Pu'er look down on those who drink green tea and scented tea. There are also those who drink handmade tea from tea farmers and look down on those who drink branded tea."

Tian Cheng said: "Why is there a chain of contempt for everything? Where does the sense of superiority come from?"

Zhang Xueyan said: "It's not just tea. Many things have a contempt chain. It's human nature."

Su Xing, "We should keep a good attitude and buy tea that suits us according to our taste, physical condition and financial ability."

Zhang Xueyan and Tian Cheng nodded.

Tian Cheng really likes a type of Yinghong No. 9 and praised it: "This Yinghong No. 9 tea has a rich aroma, high sweetness, and is very durable. I will buy some on the last day."

Su Xing said: "Yingjiu was bred in the 1960s by researchers from the Tea Research Institute of the Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, using large-leaf tea from Yunnan Province as its parent. It is different from many traditional teas made by tea makers. It is an academic tea with the characteristics of stability, durability, high cost-effectiveness, and good palatability. It is very popular among young people."

She also likes Yingjiu very much.

The three of them drank a bellyful of black tea and went to the bathroom twice.

At about one o'clock, they returned to the Su family's booth.

Uncle Su asked them, "It's noon now. Do you want to go out for lunch or wait for me to get the lunch box?"

Without waiting for Su Xing to speak, Tian Cheng said, "Uncle, we can just eat the boxed lunch with you guys, it will save trouble."

Zhang Xueyan also said: "Uncle, let's just eat the boxed lunch."

Seeing that his two friends were not picky, Su Xing said, "That's fine."

Upon hearing this, Uncle Su went to buy a box lunch.

The three girls finished their lunch with everyone, rested for a while, and then went out for a walk again.

Su Xing did not take Zhang Xueyan and Tian Cheng to drink tea immediately, but first went to visit the tea set exhibition area and tea service exhibition area to let them digest and buffer their stomachs.

Tian Cheng wants to buy everything he sees.

Su Xing pulled her and said, "Don't worry, wait until the last day."

After strolling around for about an hour, Su Xing took them out for tea again.

The first place they passed was a white tea exhibition area, and the air nearby was filled with the smell of candied dates.

Originally, Su Xing wanted to take them to drink various oolong teas in the afternoon, but when Tian Cheng smelled the sweet fragrance in the air, she could hardly walk.

There was a girl selling white tea. She poured a few cups of boiled Shoumei tea and handed them to passing tourists while standing by the booth.

Tian Cheng took the cup easily.

Seeing this, Su Xing thought: It would be fine to drink white tea in the afternoon.