"Thirty states are flooded and all lives are devastated!"
After taking a sip of the goat milk offered by Chunyan, Chen Lin sighed and said: "Although His Majesty has sent people to provide relief, he has also sent a message to all states, asking everyone to be careful... Your Majesty, although I, Luzhou, have very few
Floods, but since the imperial edict has been issued, we have to be prepared!"
"..."
After listening to Chen Lin's words, Li Yuanjia instantly felt a toothache.
Floods occurred in thirty states. That was a matter of Shandong and Henan. It was far away from Luzhou, and it really had nothing to do with him. And despite Chen Lin's expression of concern for the country and the people, but
Li Yuanjia has been asked to meet with this guy many times, and he has developed a certain immunity, so he won't think that this official is good.
Li Yuanjia's toothache is due to the so-called flood protection.
Isn’t this what is called water conservancy? How does he understand this?
So resisting the urge to roll his eyes, Li Yuanjia frowned and said: "Chen Jia, I don't know much about water conservancy, so everything depends on you... huh?"
A sudden light flashed in his eyes, and the cup Li Yuanjia had just picked up suddenly stopped in mid-air.
Chen Lin was really familiar with King Xu's words of shirk his work, and was not surprised at all. In fact, if Li Yuanjia really took this seriously, he would even take the initiative to take on the responsibility of Luzhou governor.
, then he would feel strange that after taking office for more than a year, hasn’t the governor always done this?
But when she saw that the cup Li Yuanjia was holding suddenly stopped in mid-air, Chen Lin was a little surprised.
The "etiquette" of serving tea and seeing off guests originated in the Song Dynasty. Of course Chen Jia didn't understand it, and even Li Yuanjia's attendants didn't understand it. Naturally, they didn't understand and shouted "seeing off guests". But the number of times he usually came to see him
Many times, Chen Lin was used to King Xu's actions. She knew that once the other person picked up the tea cup, it meant that he was tired of what he was talking about, and Chen Jia, who had seven orifices and exquisite eyes, would naturally take the initiative to take on these responsibilities.
, then stood up and said goodbye.
But today, why did King Xu finish the meal without drinking it?
"Huh?"
While he was wondering what was going on today, Chen Lin suddenly smelled a very strange smell in his nose, which made him open his mouth to say something and then closed it again.
"This scent...is a bit weird!"
While secretly wondering what kind of fragrance it was, Chen Lin sniffed it slightly and realized that the fragrance came from the cup that Li Yuanjia had just opened the lid!
After discovering the source, Chen Lin became even more strange.
Occupying a high position in Luzhou and coming from an aristocratic family, Chen Lin could be considered well-informed since she was a child, and she had drunk countless things. But after searching his memory, he couldn't think of anything like this.
What is the source of the fragrance I smell? I just feel that the fragrance is light and faint, and it is refreshing!
Could it be that it is some kind of precious drink exclusively provided by the royal family?
Thinking of this possibility, Chen Lin's throat surged subconsciously. Of course, he reacted immediately and quickly took a careful look at Li Yuanjia and found that King Xu was still in a daze and did not notice him at all.
It was an indecent behavior, so I felt relieved.
only……
"Weird! Weird! What on earth is this thing?"
Although he wanted to suppress the curiosity in his heart, the faint fragrance was so weird, it was like gently scratching Chen Lin with the softest feather, making him unable to concentrate.
His eyes couldn't help but drift towards the cup in Li Yuanjia's hand.
I don't know why, but Chen Lin is particularly sensitive to this fragrance.
So after holding back for a moment, Chen Lin hesitated for a moment, narrowed her eyes and asked directly: "Your Majesty, I wonder what is in your cup that is so fragrant?"
"fragrant?"
Being awakened from his reverie by Chen Lin's voice, Li Yuanjia was startled when he heard the words, and then smiled: "Did Chen Jia say this? Haha, it's just a cup of light tea."
"Tea? Is this what tea tastes like?"
After hearing King Xu's answer, Chen Lin's eyes suddenly widened.
Of course, he couldn't possibly not know about tea. In fact, Chen Lin had a close friend who worked in Jiangnan, and she mentioned this to him many times in letters, and even had a pack sent to Luzhou. However,
After brewing tea and adding suet, pepper and other items recommended by her friends, Chen Lin found that she really couldn't enjoy it, so she quickly shelved the bag of tea...
Now that I think about it, I'm afraid it was broken a long time ago, right?
But even if she only drank it once, Chen Lin can be sure that the tea she once drank and the tea in Li Yuanjia's cup at this time are definitely not the same thing!
This scent is too far off.
"Yes, this is the aroma of tea."
Taking a slow sip of tea, Li Yuanjia smiled: "But it's not the kind of tea that the Jiangnan nobles are used to drinking, but the tea I brewed myself... Haha, I was just afraid that Chen Jia wouldn't be used to this taste, so I asked my servants to give it to me.
You just put goat's milk on it."
Speaking of the tea in this cup, Li Yuanjia was quite proud.
This year Han Shan sent people to the south of the Yangtze River to collect tea leaves. He collected hundreds of pounds of the best new tea for Li Yuanjia in one go and sent it back to Luzhou as quickly as possible. And it was precisely because of these sufficient raw materials that he
Let Liu Mei and the others relax and try to make tea over and over again.
He only drank tea and really didn't understand how those things were made.
But Li Yuanjia knew the word fried tea, so he guessed that the tea that ordinary people drank should be fried. It happened that the palace made many iron pots, so Liu Mei and the others were not at a loss when it came to tea.
Just knowing the word "fried tea" does not mean knowing how to stir-fry it.
Anyway, the hundred kilograms of tea leaves fell into the hands of Liu Mei, Yu Niang and the others. According to Li Yuanjia's instructions, they were divided into hundreds of portions. Each portion was an iron pot with different frying methods, different heat, different frying methods, and different turning times.
After frying for a long time, the final product is tea leaves with different appearance and taste.
At the beginning, Yuniang and the others fried at least seven or eight portions of tea leaves. Later, after they knew how to control the fire, they suffered a dozen losses in frying time. After finally gaining some experience in the fire and time, they discovered that
It was easy to smash the tea leaves with a spatula; finally, Yuniang gritted her teeth and started to stir-fry with her hands. As a result, when a bag of tea leaves was fried, some were slightly burnt and some were still green. It was really uneven...
…
All in all, the hardships involved are hard to describe.
Fortunately, Li Yuanjia didn't need to try everything himself, and in the end, just when he was almost desperate and thought he would have to wait until next year, Yu Niang and Liu Mei finally brought a bag of passable tea leaves, the second to last ingredient,
Finally, I managed to make a decent one.
So our King Xu finally has enough tea to drink.
But after feeling proud, Li Yuanjia, who didn't want to give away his meager tea leaves yet, quickly waved his hand and changed the subject: "By the way, Chen Jia, after the autumn harvest, I want to recruit some folk men. I can probably recruit as many as I can if I'm nearby."