Mingmen Family

Chapter 178

"We'll talk about it when we go back," Ye Yaming said.

So Ye Chongming and Ye Hongsheng held back their words, and followed Ye Yaming back to Ye's house.

It wasn't until they entered Ye Chongming's study and sent all the servants out that Ye Yaming said: "I'm going to make tea next, and I have to make it in the tea garden on the mountain. The fresh leaves I picked have to be made immediately after withering. Can't let it go. Time is tight, the task is heavy, and we are not familiar with it yet."

She looked at Ye Chongming and Ye Hongsheng with serious expressions: "And the tea I want to make is something better than sweet-scented osmanthus tea, and it subverts the tea-making process."

Osmanthus tea is just reprocessed tea. Whether its taste is good or not depends on the quality of the tea base.The invention of fried green tea is a revolution in the production process.

Since the emergence of fried green tea in the Ming Dynasty, why steamed green tea has gradually declined, so that in modern flower growers, except for a small amount of steamed green tea such as Enshi Yulu, the rest of the famous teas are fried green tea?
That's because fried green tea is generally more fragrant, better in taste, and simpler to make.

History has proved the value of fried green tea with facts.

Therefore, when Ye Yaming brought out the fried green tea, it was bound to cause a bigger sensation than the sweet-scented osmanthus tea.

Hearing Ye Yaming's words, Ye Hongsheng was fine, but he was simply interested in the making process of this kind of tea.Ye Chongming immediately realized the seriousness of the matter.

The boom in sales of sweet-scented osmanthus tea, and the beating of the chest and feet when there was no tea to sell, are still vivid in my memory.Now, is he going to let this happen again?And if they make a large amount of the kind of tea that Ye Yaming mentioned, what kind of benefits will it bring to the Ye family?Besides money, there is fame.

Their Ye family will become the No. [-] tea family in Jin Dynasty.

If the emperor tastes this tea and thinks it is good, is it possible for the Ye family to become an imperial merchant?
For a moment, countless thoughts flashed through his mind.

"All the tea masters in the tea factory will be given to you. You can do whatever you want. I will personally supervise when the time comes, and I will punish anyone who dares not to listen to you." He said decisively, "You can ask for whatever you want. Mention. If I can't do it, I'll ask Mr. Lu and Mr. Qi for help."

In any case, these teas have to be made.

Ye Yaming shook his head: "I don't want any tea maker from the tea factory."

"Ah? Why?" Ye Hongsheng asked.

These tea masters have been making tea in the Ye family all their lives, and he hangs out with them all day long. In his opinion, the character of these people is still guaranteed.

"My tea making technique is completely different from what they used to know." Ye Yaming said, "Originally, I thought they understood the properties of tea anyway, and their hands were more stable than those who had never made tea. Strong. So I went to meet them with you today."

She shook her head: "But I found that it can't."

"But because of their attitude?" Ye Chongming asked anxiously, "With me around, they dare not refuse to listen to you."

Ye Hongsheng understood the characters of those tea masters better: "If you want to teach them how to make tea, you have to make it first, right? Let them taste it first. When they taste the tea taste better than other teas, they will naturally be convinced .”

"I know. In the face of strength, there is no one who can't be subdued. I don't use them, not because of their attitude."

She looked at the two of them: "They are all too old and not physically strong enough. The way I make tea, I have to do it by myself, and I can't work in groups. Fresh leaves don't wait for anyone, and the season doesn't wait for anyone. If you don’t have enough physical strength, you may be exhausted after making a dozen or so pots.”

"I have managed to teach them, but they can't do anything. Why bother? It's better to teach young people. Young people can make tea for decades after they learn it. And those tea masters, even if they are physically strong now, can't do it a few more times. Years can't do it anymore."

"Besides, aren't we still collecting raw tea from those growers? Those raw teas don't have a long shelf life, and they have to be controlled. They are all assigned to me, what should I do over there?"

Ye Chongming frowned and nodded: "Indeed."

It was in autumn that the granddaughter received the blessing and inheritance from her ancestors.

At that time, he didn't understand his granddaughter's ability, and he didn't have enough trust. Moreover, there was no green tea at that time, and it was too late even if he wanted to train a tea maker.

Now spring tea is coming soon.And the best tea of ​​the year is spring tea.

Now they have green tea and have a very powerful tea making method, but they are helpless because they don't have a tea master, which really makes Ye Chongming not know what to say.

Ye Hongsheng considered the problem purely from a technical point of view: "Is it difficult to make new tea? If you are a newcomer, how long will it take to learn?"

"Whether it's difficult or not, it's really hard to say." Ye Yaming frowned, "The weather is getting warmer now, and I think the mountain is getting a little green. Why don't we go up the mountain tomorrow, and I'll show you."

"Okay." Ye Hongsheng nodded.

"I'll go too." Ye Chongming said.

Before dawn the next morning, the grandparents and grandchildren went to the tea mountain in Baiteng County.

The carriage stopped at the other courtyard, and when they entered the courtyard, Ye Chongming ordered the servant. "Go and talk to Zhuangtou, let them pick some tea greens and send them to other courtyards."

The boy agreed and ran towards the tea mountain.

The other courtyard is built in the tea garden, and there is a tea mountain when you go out.But the other courtyard is a little far from where the Zhuang slaves live.

At this time, although some tea buds have emerged, the yield is too low, and it is not the time for mining.It will be the best time to pick tea after a few more days and the temperature will rise a bit.

Ye Yaming asked the nurse and the coachman to guard outside the courtyard.After they left, Zan'er and Shui'er were ordered to carry things in her carriage.

Knowing that the matter was of great importance, the three of them didn't bring many people with them, but only brought their most trusted personal maids and servants.As for the nursing home and the coachman, Ye Chongming also carefully selected them.

Ye Hongsheng watched Zan'er and Shui'er bring down an iron pot from the carriage, he gave Ye Yaming a strange look, but didn't say anything.

The iron pot was sent to the corridor, and the two servants lifted a stove from the cart, and finally a basket of firewood.

Ye Yaming said: "It takes time to set up the tea-picking stand, at least half an hour before it can be made. Grandfather, you took the car all the way with Dad, go and rest for a while, and then come to eat at lunch."

They set off before dawn, and went out as soon as the city gate opened, and it was not even lunch time yet.

"Success." Ye Hongsheng said, "I'll go for a walk on the mountain, and I'll be back in more than half an hour." He planned to check the condition of the tea trees on the mountain and chat with Zhuangtou by the way.

Ye Chongming was getting old, and he was tired after sitting in the carriage for a long time, so he went to rest in the house.

Half an hour later, someone came over with a basket of green tea, and Ye Yaming instructed two maids to spread the green tea on a bamboo plaque to dry.

At this time, people also prepared lunch, Ye Chongming was called up, and had a simple meal with his son and granddaughter.

(End of this chapter)