Chapter 188
Fei Ruyi said it right. The tea competition in the tea market was just a utilitarian competition. It was really not entertaining at all. The first round of tea tasting only took half an hour to complete. There were only 40 out of 87 participants.
Two people passed the test, nearly half of the people were eliminated, and the huge venue suddenly became much empty.
"Madam, sir, they have passed the first level!" Yue'er shouted with joy when she saw Xu Jin was still in the field.
Fei Xiaoyu said proudly: "With Third Sister's tea ceremony skills, it's just a trivial matter to get through the first level and learn about tea."
Huang Desheng was beaming. Although the level of understanding tea seemed simple, it was actually not easy, because among the ten kinds of tea, there must be one or two extremely unpopular teas hidden in it. The purpose was to increase the difficulty and reduce the number of people who could pass.
Eliminating more than half of the people in the first round is the best proof of the difficulty.
At this moment, Fang Tianyou, who was mixed in the crowd, stared at Xu Jin in the field with a cold face, his eyes rolled around, and he didn't know what he was planning. Suddenly, a sinister smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, beckoning a servant to bring his ear closer, and then lowered his voice.
After whispering a few words, the servant chuckled and turned around to withdraw from the crowd.
Soon, the second and most difficult battle of Ming's battle began - water identification.
The method of the competition is similar to that of the first game. Forty-two combatants line up in six columns, each column has seven people. The tea servant will bring five kinds of water to each combatant. As long as the five types of water are correctly distinguished,
You can pass through the water source, otherwise you will be eliminated.
Tea leaves can also be distinguished by their appearance and smell. As long as you put in more effort and accumulate more knowledge, it will be easy to pass the first level. However, it is difficult to distinguish tea leaves because not everyone has well-developed and sensitive taste buds.
, to accurately distinguish the slight differences between the two types of water, in addition to rich experience, you must also have extraordinary talent.
Xu Jin and Fei Ruyi were ranked sixth in the sixth column. Ranked seventh was still the toothy old man. Although this guy was aloof, he obviously had real skills. He passed the first round of tea recognition easily.
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Soon, the five people in front of Xu Jin finished their round, and no one successfully passed the test. All five people were eliminated. It was really difficult to distinguish the water.
Xu Jin, who was originally calm, felt a little uneasy when he saw this. He glanced at Fei Ruyi next to him. The latter was obviously aware of it. He leaned closer and said softly: "Don't worry, Mr. Xu, as long as it is water from the top ten famous springs, Ruyi can definitely tell the difference."
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As Fei Ruyi came closer, the gauze on Mili brushed against Xu Jin's face. Xu Jin smelled a faint fragrance. He didn't know if it was perfume or the girl's unique body fragrance. Anyway, it smelled very good, so he subconsciously sniffed it deeply.
Take a sip.
Fei Ruyi quickly moved away, her face was slightly hot, and she gave Xu Jin a shy look. Unfortunately, the latter could not see clearly because of the gauze.
"Bah, you losers, prepare to be eliminated and leave!"
Fang Tianyou, who had been watching from the outside, saw Xu Jin and Fei Ruyi's "intimate" movements and couldn't help but curse in his heart, but his eyes showed a hint of excitement because now it was Xu Jin's turn to distinguish between the two.
It was the same tea servant from the first round just now, carrying a tray in front of Xu Jin and Fei Ruyi. There were five glasses of water on the tray, all of which were crystal clear in the sunlight.
"Let's get started. You only have one cup of tea. If you exceed the time limit, you will be considered a failure." The tea servant's eyes were obviously twinkling when he spoke.
Xu Jin frowned imperceptibly, took out a tea cup that he brought with him, filled a little of the first water and handed it to Fei Ruyi, smiling: "Ruyi, come and taste it!"
The tea servant glanced at Xu Jin doubtfully, who is the assistant among these two?
"Okay, sir!" Fei Ruyi took the teacup handed over by Xu Jin, brought it to her lips and took a sip.
The tea servant really wanted to see Fei Ruyi drinking water, but unfortunately the veil covered his face and he could only vaguely see his outline.
Fei Ruyi poured out the remaining water in the cup and said lightly: "This is Nanchang Hongya water!"
Hongya Water is the eighth most famous spring, and it is located near Nanchang. It is not too far from Qianshan County. Fei Dian often sent people to bring Hongya Water back by boat to make tea, so Fei Ruyi drank a lot.
, you can distinguish it just by touching it with your tongue.
The tea servant turned over the note that was under the first cup of water. Sure enough, the word "Hongya" was written on it. He nodded and said: "Correct!"
"The second cup is Longchi water..."
"The third cup is Hupao Spring..."
"The fourth cup is..."
Fei Ruyi paused when she tasted the fourth cup. The tea servant's eyes flickered and urged: "What is it? We don't have much time!"
"This is not one of the top ten famous springs...but more like our Xinjiang River water!" Fei Ruyi hesitated.
The tea servant's face changed slightly, and he laughed and said, "Are you sure? I'm going to reveal it."
Xu Jinruo glanced at the tea servant meaningfully. This guy was uneasy and kind-hearted. He said calmly: "Xinjiang Shui, sure!"
The tea servant looked a little unnatural and said: "If I'm wrong, you will be out of the game!"
Fei Ruyi said lightly: "Master, how about I try it again!"
Xu Jin calmed down with the tea servant's expression, shook his head and said: "No need to taste it again, just believe in the river water, let's reveal it, don't wait any longer, will you be responsible for the overtime?"
The tea servant had no choice but to open the note under the cup, and the note clearly read "Xinjiang".
Fei Ruyi covered her mouth in surprise and exclaimed: "I really believe in Jiang Shui!"
The toothy old man at the back let out a light sigh, with a hint of admiration in his eyes, and nodded in praise: "That little girl is pretty good, she does have real abilities."
Xu Jin gave a thumbs up and said with a smile: "There is one last kind!"
Fei Ruyi's pretty face under the gauze was smiling like a flower. She tasted the last glass of water and said with a smile: "This is the best spring in the world!"
The tea servant was a little frustrated and opened the note under the last glass of water, but saw that it read: Gulianquan.
"Congratulations to both of you for passing the test!" The tea servant turned around and left with the saucer in hand, shaking his head lightly towards Fang Tianyou outside the venue.
The face of the third young master of the Fang family suddenly darkened. Matt, how could he pass the test like this?
Xu Jin kept paying attention to the tea servant, and naturally noticed his slight movement. He followed the direction and glanced outside the venue, and immediately saw Fang Tianyou, and he couldn't help but be enlightened.
At this moment, Xu Jin smelled a faint fragrance, and Fei Ruyi whispered in his ear: "Why are you so sure that the young master is Xinjiang Shui just now?"
Xu Jin looked back and said with a smile: "Because I believe in you!"
Fei Ruyi's heart couldn't help but feel sweet, and she lowered her head shyly.
The toothy old man behind frowned and said: "Okay, if the young people want to be with me, I will go home and don't teach the children badly."
Xu Jin couldn't help but was speechless, this is called Qingqing me and me?
Fei Ruyi's face was on fire and she said softly: "Sir, let's go to the back and don't hinder others."
The second round of water identification also ended quickly. Most of the forty-two participants were eliminated, and only twelve people were left. The stinky old man with toothy teeth also passed.
Entering the painting, he said happily: "Mr. Xu and the girl have passed the second round!"
Han Chuang clicked his tongue and said: "Xu Zhiding is so unbelievable. Why haven't I seen him fail once? It doesn't matter if he fails once, we can have a better psychological balance."
As soon as these words came out, all the women immediately rolled their eyes and quickly shut up.
Huang Desheng's face turned red with excitement. Xu Jin passed two levels in a row. Now there are only twelve people left, which means there is a great hope of entering the top ten. If the black tea can be ranked among the top ten famous teas by then, hey, it might be a good seller.
It really opens up.
At this moment, the tea merchants in the pavilion had different expressions. The previously dark-faced Huizhou tea merchant, Boss Zhou, was all smiles. Because two of the three tea battle masters he sent successfully broke through.
Surprisingly, at least one person will enter the top ten.
On the other hand, Fang Tian Tianfu's face didn't look good at this time. This time, the Fang family sent a total of five Mingzhu masters to participate. As a result, only one person was left, and the other four were all eliminated. This record can be said to be terrible.
Extremely.
"Eh?" Fang Tianfu suddenly let out a light sigh, a stern look flashed in his eyes.
He didn't pay much attention to the crowd just now, and now there were only twelve participants left. Only then did Fang Tianfu discover Xu Jin.
Manager Mo looked at Xu Jin in the field and couldn't help but secretly sigh, this kid is really good at tossing, and he is indeed capable of tossing. He even came to participate in the tea battle and even made it to the last round. Sometimes it's hard to refuse.
Yang Defa, a potbellied businessman from Zhejiang Province, frowned and said, "Does anyone know that young scholar? He entered the final round at such a young age, so he has some skills!"
Luo Longwen said with a smile: "Boss Yang, I don't know something. This person is Xu Jin, a scholar from Shangrao who has won three yuan in elementary and middle schools. It is said that Mr. Xu is good at fighting geese, but I didn't expect that his level of tea fighting is also good!"
"Oh, it turns out it's him. This kid is famous now!" Yang De said with a smile, his tone obviously a little unhappy.
Originally, the tea market tea war was a competition between major tea shops to compete for the right to recommend tea. This boy named Xu is a scholar, but he just came to join in and squeeze out the quota. How can it be unreasonable?
Boss Zhou rolled his eyes and said: "Boss Fang, I heard that this Xu Sanyuan bet with your son in the fighting hall a few days ago to compete for the title of the third girl of the Fei family. As a result, your son lost to Sarai and was beaten by Xu Sanyuan in the end. But
Is there such a thing?"
As soon as this statement came out, all the tea merchants present snickered. As the saying goes, you don't slap someone in the face, and you don't expose someone's shortcomings. Boss Zhou clearly didn't open the pot and lift the pot. What a shame!
Fang Tianfu didn't answer with a sullen face. In this matter, the Fang family was really embarrassed.
Manager Mo chuckled, leaned into Fang Tianfu's ear and whispered: "Boss Fang, why should you be angry? In my opinion, that boy Xu Jin has helped your Fang family a lot."
"What do you say about this, Mo Guanshi?" Fang Tianfu frowned. This boy has embarrassed our Fang family. This is actually helping. Are you mistaken?
Manager Mo whispered: "His Royal Highness has always been obsessed with Miss Fei San, you know!"
Chapter completed!