White tea legend

Chapter 203 Scented Flower Tea

"Xiangong Lu sent us two to pick jasmine flowers. He really called the right person."

"Did he discover our identities?"

"No, no, Lady White said that apart from being good at making tea, Mr. Lu is actually not very smart..."

Momo hit Lily and tapped her temple.

"Why don't we talk about people behind their backs?"

"It wasn't us who said it, it was the White Snake who said it."

"That's not a bad word, it's a compliment. The White Lady is praising Mr. Lu."

"Praise that Mr. Lu is not very smart?"

"It shows that Mr. Lu is honest, kind and sincere!"

While Momo and Lily were chatting, they had arrived at the jasmine forest.

"This season, only this patch of jasmine is still blooming."

"From beginning to end of this season, our jasmine flowers bloom all year round."

Momo and Lily began to pick jasmine flowers gently and carefully put them into the big basket one by one.

The sun is getting higher and the mountains are getting hotter.

"It's too slow to pick this way." Momo muttered, and with a wave of her hand, a large jasmine flower left the branch and automatically fell into the basket.

"This is indeed much faster." Lily followed suit.

The two quickly "picked" two baskets full of jasmine flowers, carried them on their backs, and prepared to return to Chang'an City.

"Wait a minute," Momo grabbed Lily and looked at her face, "We walked such a long way, climbed such a high mountain, and picked so many flowers, but neither of us shed a drop of sweat. Mr. Lu has met, don’t you doubt me?”

"Yes, yes, Madam White Lady said, we can't show our flaws in front of Mr. Lu, and we can't let him see that we are goblins."

"What should I do?"

"Isn't it easy to sweat?"

Two little jasmine flowers stood halfway up the mountain, looking towards the top of the mountain...

One person carried a basket of small jasmine and ran back and forth for several rounds. Finally, they were sweating profusely and walked back to Chang'an City with confidence.

"Xiang Ming Ya Xu", Lu Yu has prepared a plaque of white tea.

The fresh buds and leaves and the rich pekoe make the tea look particularly beautiful, and Lu Yu wants to use them as the base of the scented tea.

Momo and Lily came back sweating profusely carrying two large baskets of jasmine flowers. Lu Yu hurriedly took the jasmine flowers to the tea making room.

He first spread the white tea evenly on a clean cloth and gently turned it over, allowing the tea leaves to stretch naturally in a cool and ventilated place, exuding a hint of fragrance.

Then he began to process the freshly picked jasmine flowers.

He removes fully bloomed and faded flowers, leaving only the fullest, half-open blooms.

"Ms. Lu, we worked so hard to pick these. Why did you throw them away?" Momo looked at the discarded jasmine flowers distressedly.

Lu Yu explained: "I want to make scented tea. Flowers that are fully bloomed or withered will not have enough aroma, which may affect the final tea aroma."

After Lu Yu finished speaking, he ignored the two sisters, because the next step was the most critical step in making jasmine tea - scenting.

Lu Yu alternately layered fresh jasmine flowers and white tea in a large container according to a certain proportion. Sprinkle a thin layer of jasmine petals over each layer of tea leaves, and repeat until the entire container is full.

Throughout the process, Lu Yu's movements were gentle and meticulous, ensuring that every tea leaf could come into contact with the jasmine flowers to fully absorb the floral fragrance.

Afterwards, Lu Yu sealed the container containing the tea leaves and jasmine flowers, placed it in a warm place, and let the tea leaves smell quietly amid the fragrance of the flowers.

And that night, Lu Yu was in the tea-making room, checking the temperature and humidity from time to time to ensure that the environment in the tea-making room was suitable, so that the tea leaves and the aroma of jasmine could be perfectly blended. On the next day, the scenting process was finally over and it was time to make flowers.

Lu Yu opened the container and gently stirred the tea leaves and petals in the container to let fresh air in and help the tea leaves release excess moisture and heat.

After the flowering is completed, it is the flowering.

Lu Yu used a sieve to carefully separate the jasmine flowers from the tea leaves, ensuring that no petals remained in the tea leaves.

During this process, he takes great care not to damage the integrity of the tea leaves.

The final step is drying.

Lu Yu spread the selected tea leaves on dry bamboo plaques and gently dried them with the low-temperature hot air generated by the charcoal fire.

The last baking was finally completed, the room was filled with the rich and fresh fragrance of jasmine, and the first batch of jasmine tea was produced.

Lu Yu held the bamboo plaque and gently smelled the scented tea. It was fragrant and elegant, with a long-lasting freshness.

He couldn't wait to hold the bamboo plaque and walked out, shouting as he walked: "Madam! Madam!"

Bai Cha was entertaining tea guests downstairs. When he heard Lu Yu's shout, he hurriedly handed the guests over to Xuan Feng and Xiao Qing and went to look for Lu Yu.

Lu Yu was already waiting for her in the tea room. When he saw her come in, he greeted her with a flattering smile and pointed at the scented tea on the table as if offering a treasure: "Madam, come and help me taste it."

White Tea can already smell the aroma of jasmine tea before entering the door.

"The official has locked himself up these past few days just to make this scented tea?"

Lu Yu nodded.

"Then I must be the first person to drink scented tea."

The green tea made from Baimaocha and the scented tea made from fresh jasmine, coupled with a set of sencha process, the brewed tea soup was finally handed over to the White Tea Lady.

Lu Yu's heart rose to his throat and he looked nervously.

Bai Cha took a sip of the tea soup and tasted it carefully. After a long time, his frown finally relaxed and he said to Lu Yu: "Official, wasn't it said before that green tea made from Baimao tea has a bland taste and is not as rich as Mengding Manna? Now, Bai Maojian is paired with jasmine scent, which not only retains the original flavor of the tea, but also allows people to enjoy the fragrance of jasmine. Official, you are so outstanding!”

"Really? Madam."

After receiving his wife's approval, Lu Yu jumped up excitedly, picked up Bai Cha and spun around in circles...

Momo and Lily heard the noise and rushed to the door of the tea room, just in time to see this scene.

"Shame on you!"

The two little guys covered their faces with their hands, but they couldn't help but peek through their fingers.

……

"What are they two doing?" Xiao Qing pursed her lips towards Xuanfeng.

Xuanfeng followed the direction of Xiaoqing's finger and looked over:
In the open space in the backyard of the tea house, the sun shines through the gaps and casts mottled light and shadow. Momo and Lily were playing happily there.

Momo gave Lily a princess hug and held Lily in circles.

"It's my turn, it's my turn."

Lily hugged Momo and spun around.

They just took turns hugging, hugging and spinning around, laughing one after another, their skirts fluttering like two colorful clouds floating in the backyard.

"So nervous!" Xiao Qing said.

"I think you are envious. If Xie Langjun hugs you around like this, you are more neurotic than them." Xuanfeng said and went to entertain the guests with the tea tray.

Xiaoqing: "..."

Thank you, Mr. Lang! Thank you Langjun! This smelly bird makes her feel uncomfortable even if she doesn't stimulate it for a day. It must be the courtship period. If you don’t have a spouse, be restless!