The long-lost sunshine broke through the thick clouds and cast a brilliant glow over the city of Chang'an.
After the Chang'an County Magistrate received the report from the people sent by Yiguo Duke's Mansion, he quickly came over with a group of government officials, moved the bodies out, and left in a hurry. The news that a large number of dead soldiers attacked Yiguo's Mansion quickly spread throughout Chang'an as if it had wings.
In the city, everyone who passed by Duke Yi's mansion couldn't help but take a look at the majestic mansion.
The tall stone lions, the heavy gate, especially the four gilded characters on the door plaque - Yiguo Gongfu, make people feel complicated, inexplicably awe, and even a little fanatical, as if there is a huge beast lurking inside the door plaque, no matter how many
Even if the bad guys get in, they won't even think of coming out alive. It's mysterious and powerful.
At the beginning of the troubled times, the Tang Dynasty was fond of martial arts and respected the strong the most. Duke Yi Guo was gone, but Duke Yi's Mansion once again made people feel its power!
Qin Huaidao didn't care about the reaction from the outside world. He was organizing people to build a large shed next to the blacksmith shop in the open area of the west courtyard, and built a tea stove with three pots connected. The pots were tilted at 25-30 degrees, and then asked people to find bamboo and make it.
Several tea brooms, about one meter long, with bamboo branches about ten centimeters in diameter at one end.
In his previous life, Qin Huaidao was born in a rural area. He watched adults fry tea since he was a child, and he knew the method by heart.
But everyone didn't know why, and when Qin Huaidao didn't explain, they didn't dare to ask, so they worked hard.
It took one day to prepare the tea stove. Qin Huaidao asked Uncle Ma to help them build an iron pot. The iron pot heats up quickly and dissipates heat evenly. It is the best for tea frying, but it is a bit troublesome to make. Uncle Ma has never done it before. Under Qin Huaidao's command,
, worked overnight and made it by pouring method.
Maybe it was because the murderer was killed last time and no one came to attack at night. Six large iron pots were ready early the next morning, three of them were placed directly on the tea stove, and the other three were prepared to go back and have three more tea stoves built.
Use later.
When everything was ready, Qin Huaidao took Jia Youcai, who had been helping, aside, and said seriously: "Uncle Jia, next I am going to make tea. This craft is very important to the family and can bring in huge sums of money. It cannot be leaked.
, I need about ten women who are absolutely reliable and trustworthy, please help me choose them."
"I understand, I'll make arrangements now." Jia Youcai's pupils suddenly shrank, he nodded solemnly, and hurried away.
Craftsmanship is extremely precious to the ancients. It is the foundation of supporting the family, passing on the family line, and lighting the lintel. He would rather die than reveal it. Jia Youcai was very aware of the powerful relationship here. Soon he brought ten women to signal everyone.
After waiting, he hurriedly came to Qin Huaidao and said in a low voice: "Young Master, these few are absolutely reliable. In addition, let them sign the deed of sale. From now on, they will be the slaves of the house."
"Don't force it." Qin Huaidao said in a low voice, feeling a little disgusted with the idea of selling one's body.
Jia Youcai explained: "Young master, I have never forced you to do it. It is all voluntary. If the number of places is not limited, more people are willing to come and master a skill that makes money. No one would be unwilling."
Qin Huaidao suddenly realized that this was ancient times, the Tang Dynasty, not later generations. Although there were no human rights, in an era when it was difficult to survive, being able to sell yourself to a wealthy family was a great honor for the struggling people at the bottom of society. Moreover, once
After signing a deed of sale, it becomes the owner's private property. Even if the government kills you, the government will not pursue you. With the restriction of this sale relationship, you will not betray easily.
The times were like this, Qin Huaidao had no way to change, he could only adapt, and said in a deep voice: "Let them come up."
Soon, ten women came forward and saluted respectfully: "I have met the young master."
After Qin Huaidao signaled all other irrelevant people to leave, he looked at the nervous people and smiled and said: "No need to be cautious, I will teach you a tea-frying technique. If you do it well, you will earn one or two silver a month. If you can't do it well, what will you do?"
Do you understand what you are going to do when you go back?"
Everyone was frightened and didn't know what Qin Huaidao said about fried tea, and whether it was difficult. But when they heard that there was still a tael of silver left, they were surprised and wanted to learn it seriously.
Jia Youcai was also surprised. Everyone's monthly income was only three hundred cash, but now it suddenly increased to one or two, which is one thousand cash, more than three times. He realized that he had underestimated the tea-frying skills, and became cold-faced.
Added: "The young master is benevolent and righteous. He will pass on the precious technology to everyone and return one or two cases of money. This is unheard of in the entire Chang'an City. Do it well. If someone leaks it out, the young master is kind and will not say anything. I will kill her all over."
, remember it all.”
Everyone's expressions changed and they quickly wrote it down.
Qin Huaidao glanced at Jia Youcai, like an old hen guarding his calf. He was afraid that he would suffer a loss. He was a little moved. He thought about it. It would be better to threaten him in advance and set some rules. He continued: "Don't be nervous. You are all old people in the house. Or
If you trust me, come forward."
People came up one after another, nervous, curious, uneasy, and all kinds of emotions.
Seeing everyone's expressions, Qin Huaidao didn't make any mistakes. He opened a bag of tea and poured it into a large dustpan. He explained: "The first step in making tea is to clean it. There will inevitably be some small bugs, debris and debris in fresh tea.
, it must be cleaned up first, this is not difficult, let’s try it first.”
Everyone was used to doing menial work and farm work, and they were very comfortable with this. They came up one after another. Soon, a bag of tea was cleaned quickly. There were indeed some debris, debris, and insects, but they were not found, but it didn't matter. This process cannot be omitted.
Qin Huaidao pointed to the three-port tea stove and said: "The second step is to fry tea. The frying tea is separated into a raw pot, a green pot, and a cooked pot. The three pots are connected and operated in sequence. There is a formula for everyone to remember, which is called 'one pot full pot'
Spin, the second pot brings strength, the third pot drills the handle."
After speaking, Qin Huaidao stopped and gave everyone time to digest.
After a while, Qin Huaidao signaled to light the fire. While demonstrating, he explained: "The raw pot is mainly used for killing green leaves. The temperature of the pot should not exceed 200 degrees. Add about one kilogram of leaves. Use a tea broom to rotate and mix. Turn fast and use force.
Mix well and shake the tea leaves loosely. As for the mixing time, just count to a hundred in your mind. You can’t count fast. Each exhale and inhale count as one. When the leaves are soft and dark green, you can start the green pot.
.”
In ancient times, there were no clocks to measure time, and the reading time was one to two minutes. This time is difficult to express. For these women who have never gone to school, counting is the only way to understand and remember it. Every breath, every breath,
Almost a second, a hundred times is a hundred seconds.
The brief 100 seconds passed quickly. Qin Huaidao used a tea broom to sweep the tea leaves directly to the second pot. While demonstrating, he continued: "The second pot is the green pot. This process mainly includes the continued greening and preliminary rolling.
The effect is that the temperature of the pot is slightly lower than that of the raw pot. Because the friction between the tea and the pot wall is relatively large, the force should be greater than that of the raw pot. Therefore, you need to "bring more force" to make the leaves rotate in the pot with the tea broom and start to roll.
At the same time, you need to shake the tea balls loosely to let out the hot air. When the leaves shrink into strips and the tea juice sticks to the leaf surface and feels sticky, you can sweep it into the cooking pot."
This process took a long time. Qin Huaida asked everyone to try it. If anyone did something wrong, he pointed it out on the spot and corrected it. Everyone was very moved when they saw that Qin Huaidao not only did not get angry, but taught him carefully step by step, and their nervous hearts gradually relaxed, and they learned naturally.
It's much faster.
After a while, Qin Huaidao saw that it was almost done, swept the tea into the third pot, and continued: "The last pot, also called the cooked pot, is mainly used to make thin tea sticks. The temperature of the pot is lower than that of the second green pot, about
130-150℃. At this time, the leaves are relatively soft. Use a tea broom to stir-fry a few times. The leaves will get into the bamboo branches inside the handle, which is conducive to making strips. Shake slightly, the leaves will scatter into the pot again, and stir-fry until the strips are thick.
It is tight and fine, with a tea aroma, and is about 30 to 40% dry before serving. After cooling, it can be sealed in a jar."
"Everyone takes turns to try. If you don't understand, just ask."
Qin Huaidao looked at everyone with encouragement in his eyes.