Xie Qingfeng is the host of this tea ceremony competition and is also one of the judges.
After the tea contestants from both sides showed up and were ready, Xie Qingfeng stepped forward and said: "The tea is the high-quality Dahongpao unique to China. The water can be mineral water or tap water. It depends on your choice."
Strictly speaking, to make a good pot of tea, living water is the most important thing.
But it’s not easy to find living water. Even if you find live mountain spring water, how will you transport it?
Therefore, for convenience, Xie Qingfeng can only provide mineral water and tap water for this tea fight. It depends on the choice of Qin Youmeng and Fukada Keiko.
After hearing this, Qin Youmeng said: "Thank you, principal, I have prepared mountain spring water. I had someone deliver it this morning. Cover your face with lotus leaves. It will not be stained by dust or waste gas. It is of good quality. This water
Water and the other party can also be used together."
"Thanks."
Keiko Fukada said.
Next, the tea ceremony competition officially began.
A boy had brought a red clay stove, and the charcoal fire was burning brightly. Qin Youmeng took an ancient copper pot and put it on the stove, pouring the mountain spring water into the copper pot one by one.
While the water was boiling, Qin Youmeng began to receive the tea. He poured the Dahongpao tea leaves onto a piece of white silk, carefully and carefully screened them, removing some thick branches and tea residues, and picked out the intact tea leaves.
Put it into a purple clay pot.
At this time, there was already a gurgling sound coming from the copper kettle, and the boiling water was about to boil.
Qin Youmeng immediately walked over, opened the lid of the pot, and observed the mountain spring water gradually boiling in the copper pot.
It boils like fish eyes and makes a slight sound.
The second boil is like a gushing spring, rolling like beads.
When the three boils were about to boil, Qin Youmeng resolutely lifted up the copper pot.
This is called the control of fire.
The boiling temperature of the tea-making water determines the quality of the tea soup.
For example, you should not use water with a boiling degree that is too high for the tips of young shoots in early spring. Otherwise, the quality of the tea leaves will be damaged and the taste of the brewed tea will be destroyed.
If the tea is aged Pu'er, you need to use three boiling water to really bring out the flavor of the aged Pu'er tea.
When he received the tea, Qin Youmeng had already noticed that the Dahongpao this time was also aged, but it was not compressed like the Pu'er tea cake.
Therefore, the best temperature to choose for boiling water is between the second boil and the third boil.
Qin Youmeng held the copper pot in her hand. After waiting for a while, she poured the water from the copper pot into the purple clay pot. Then she shook the purple clay pot and poured out the tea. This is called washing tea.
After washing the tea, make tea.
The principle of high brewing and low sprinkling is followed when brewing tea. High brewing can make the boiling water powerfully impact the tea leaves, releasing the aroma of the tea immediately. The brewed tea soup will also be crystal clear and fragrant.
The boiling water in the copper pot in Qin Youmeng's hand poured down from a high point. When the teapot was about to be filled, she stopped her hand in a low voice. The tea foam rose without any overflow, and the water in the teapot was just full.
The whole movement was like flowing clouds and flowing water, completed in one go, without any sloppiness.
Everyone watching in the field applauded, especially the boys from Jianghai University. They all stared straight in the eyes. They had never thought that making tea, which they usually thought was a simple matter, could actually be useful.
There are so many doorways inside.
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, they would never have thought that making tea could be so beautiful and of such ornamental value. They were all moved when they saw it, and they all wanted to learn this so-called tea ceremony.
“It turns out that making tea has such an artistic quality!”
"Come on, you only think it's artistic when Qin Youmeng shows his surprise in person. If it were an ugly girl on stage, I'm afraid you'd say it blinded me with my titanium alloy eyes."
"This person is really boring. Art has a sense of beauty, and being beautiful is also a sense of beauty."
"Judging from the momentum on the field, Qin Youmeng is certain to win."
"To be honest, the beauty from Tokyo University is indeed very outstanding, and the tea ceremony skills she displayed are also very outstanding. It is a pity that the opponent she met was Qin Youmeng."
In the field, many students are already discussing.
At this time, Qin Youmeng's pot of tea had been brewed. She poured five cups of tea, four of which were handed to the four judges Xie Qingfeng, Takeda Ken, Shen Chenyu, and Tamagawa Kaori.
Chen Chenyu took the tea and took a sip first. She only felt a sweet and long taste of tea lingering in her throat for a long time. Even though she was not proficient in tea ceremony, she could still taste the extraordinary quality of this cup of tea. She said with a smile : "It's really good tea. It has the longest aftertaste of any tea I've ever had."
Tamagawa Kaori looked at the tea cup in her hand. She was born in the royal family and was extremely proficient in the tea ceremony. She smelled the aroma of tea first, and her eyes showed a hint of admiration. She said: "The tea soup is crystal clear and well-proportioned, without any impurities. The fragrance is strong and lingers in the wind. It is truly the ultimate in tea.”
Xie Qingfeng drank half of the tea after smelling it, but seemed reluctant to drink the other half. He slowly thought about it. For a person like him who is addicted to tea, the value of such a cup of tea is immeasurable.
"The tea fairy is alive! He really has the demeanor of the tea fairy! Such a cup of tea is truly exquisite!" Xie Qingfeng commented.
Takeda Ken also drank the tea, even though his position was on the side of the University of Tokyo, but after drinking this sip of tea, he knew that Qin Youmeng had won.
He had drank the tea brewed by Keiko Fukada, and there was still a big gap between the color and taste of the tea brewed by Qin Youmeng.
"Good tea, good tea!" Takeda Ken said. He looked at Xie Qingfeng and said, "Your school is really full of talents. I really can't believe that this classmate at such a young age has such a master-level tea ceremony skill. "
At this time, Qin Youmeng was already walking forward with the fifth cup of tea, and he was walking in the direction where Ye Junlang was standing.
When Ye Junlang saw it, his heart skipped a beat, and he immediately became excited and happy - this little girl is really the one who brought me this cup of tea in public. Wouldn't it make other people jealous and envious?
Seeing Qin Youmeng approaching with a bright smile, Ye Junlang was already thinking of some words, but at this moment he heard Qin Youmeng approaching with a smile and said: "Grandpa Ye, you are here too? You are here too?" Taste my cup of tea."
Old Man Ye?
Ye Junlang was stunned after hearing this. He turned around and saw the old man dressed in slovenly clothes standing silently behind him on the right.
"Haha, You Meng, I'm glad you still remember your Grandpa Ye. Let me have a taste." Old Man Ye chuckled and drank the tea cup in one gulp.
"Hmm...it's really not bad. This is my first time drinking tea and I feel that the tea is no worse than the wine in my flask. It's really good and delicious." Old Man Ye was full of praise.
"Sister Su, are you here too? I'll pour you a cup of tea later." Qin Youmeng said with a smile.
Ye Junlang had a dark face. Did this little girl not take him seriously at all?
It seems that I have to beat her up when I turn around.
Keiko Fukada's tea was also poured out. The tea was fragrant and it was also the best tea.
Judges such as Xie Qingfeng and Takeda Ken also tasted it. If it were not for the amazing taste brought by Qin Youmeng's previous cup of tea, this pot of tea brewed by Fukada Keiko would be considered the best.
Not to mention Xie Qingfeng and Shen Chenyu, even Takeda Ken and Tamagawa Kaori, who represented the University of Tokyo, thought that the tea prepared by Fukada Keiko was still slightly inferior to Qin Youmeng's.
There is no doubt that Qin Youmeng won this tea fight with all advantages.