Farmhouse Pastoral Notes

Chapter 22 Tea
Before dawn the next day, Chunqiu quickly got up from the bed. In order to allow herself to dig more, she even tricked the tiger over. Since he was young, Mrs. Gu was a little worried, so in the end, only Huzi Chunqiu and Chunhua were the only ones who went to the back mountain.

"Third Sister, do you have to dig all these?" Huzi said, pointing to the place not far away where he had pulled all the vines off.

Chunqiu looked up and said, "That's right, but don't hurt the roots, and dig slowly." The rhizome of Polygonum multiflorum is the best medicine, if the roots are damaged, the efficacy of the medicine will also decrease.

"Yeah, I got it." Huzi nodded, and then stretched out his hand to dig bit by bit, "Sister, can this really be sold for money?" Huzi couldn't believe it, what is this thing called Polygonum multiflorum, it's really ugly , who will buy it.

"Of course I can sell it, but it's worth the money. I can buy a lot of sugar." Chunhua interjected. In my impression, that old man was very rich.

"A lot of sweets? How much is that?" Huzi was also very happy to hear the lot of sweets. He blinked and looked at the spring flowers of Polygonum multiflorum not far away, looking forward to it. He wanted to eat sweets too. .

"Well, that's it..." Chunhua lowered her head and thought for a while, then said with some uncertainty, "It's just like the bag of candy that big brother gave us last time, it's just that much." After Chunhua finished speaking, she ordered it seriously nod.It's like confirming that what you said is not wrong.

"That's really too much." Hu Zi looked excited, the elder brother gave them a lot of candy last time.

Chunqiu laughed uncontrollably at the side by the two live treasures, her second sister and Huzi were so funny, if they were all sold, they would buy many bags of candy.

"Okay, let's dig quickly, there are other places after digging here." Chunqiu interrupted the conversation between the two, the Chinese herbal medicine Polygonum multiflorum is not very easy to dig, so they dug for a long time before they filled a bottle. The basket, you know, this area is full of Polygonum multiflorum, and I don’t know if the villagers don’t know this kind of medicinal material. Anyway, no one has dug it up to now, and no one has even picked the wolfberry tree before.

Chunqiu is really grateful to the people of Yangjiacun, otherwise the really good opportunity to make a fortune would be his turn.

The three of them didn't speak at this time, and they all fell into the great cause of digging Polygonum multiflorum one by one and couldn't extricate themselves.

By the time all the Polygonum multiflorum is dug up, it will be already in the afternoon.

"Let's rest and rest. I have something to eat here, one for each of us." Chunqiu greeted the two people beside him to sit down, and each of them had a freshly boiled egg in the morning, along with steamed buns and a pot of water. I stopped after eating a little full.

"How many have not been dug over there?" Chunqiu asked Chunhua.

"There's still a small place, it's not big." Chunhua lowered her head and said vaguely while eating steamed buns.

"Well, Huzi, you and the second sister will finish digging after a while. I'll go to the mountain to have a look." Chunqiu thought for a while and said, she still wanted to go inside to see but there was nothing good. Finding a point is a point.

"Third Sister, it's so dangerous inside, I'll go with you." Huzi was a little unhappy when he heard that Chunqiu wanted to go inside. His mother told her that it was very dangerous here, so why did Third Sister still want to go there.

"It's all right, I'll just stand aside and watch, so don't follow along, there are still a lot of things that haven't been dug, just call me when there is something to do." Chunqiu shook her head to express her refusal, just kidding, she couldn't figure it out by herself, How can I find another little carrot head.

"Is it really okay?" Huzi looked worried.

"It's okay, it's okay, what can happen to your third sister and me?" Chunqiu said carelessly, reached out to pat Huzi's head, and rubbed his fluffy hair.

"Okay then, call me when the time comes." Huzi looked at the third sister who was about to go, and had no choice but to nod in agreement.

"Yeah, don't worry, then I'll go first, be careful when you dig." Chunqiu stood up, patted his legs, picked up the basket beside him, and walked towards the distance.

Going around those tangled branches, Chunqiu squinted his eyes and looked forward. There was a small slope in front of him, which looked like a small rockery. There were a few pretty-looking shrubs on the mountain, yes, they were pretty, then With sharp edges and corners in nature, Chunqiu carefully climbed over the obstacles in front of him, finally stood on the rockery, and was startled by the beautiful trees in front of him!
Oh my God!Where are the beautiful shrubs, they are clearly tea trees!
茶树分布主要集中在南纬16度至北纬30度之间，喜欢温暖湿润气候，平均气温10℃以上，生长最适温度为20～25℃;年降水量要在1000毫米以上；喜光耐阴。茶叶是我国人们最喜欢的饮品之一。

Moreover, the growth conditions of tea trees are extremely harsh, soil, rainfall, sunlight, temperature, and terrain are all indispensable, so the price of good tea is also high. Looking at the few tea trees in front of Chunqiu, it is like seeing gold ingots , Money is all over her body.

Chunqiu carefully observes the tea trees in front of him. These tea trees are obviously shrubs, with low plants, no obvious trunk, and small leaves.The shape of the tea is budding at both ends, naturally straight, and the leaves are green and even.There is no variegated color, the soup color is clear and clear when soaked, the bottom of the leaves is green and bright, and the buds and leaves are full and strong.Most of them have "the first bubble has a high fragrance, the second bubble has a strong flavor, the third bubble and the fourth bubble have a delicate fragrance."
Save" mood.

Although Chunqiu can't recognize the varieties of tea trees in front of him, just by looking at the high-end and atmospheric appearance, he knows that these tea trees in front of him are absolutely extraordinary. Moreover, the annual growth period of tea trees in most tea areas is about 8-9 months, and they can be The harvesting period is 7-8 months.This also means that spring and autumn can still pick tea leaves for five or six months, how much is this!

Chunqiu hurriedly put the basket aside, took off his outer shirt and threw himself in the basket, and then followed the steps in the book to pick the tea leaves in front of him.

The picking standards are very strict, and depending on the grade of the tea leaves to be made, the picking methods are also different. Here Spring and Autumn uses tender picking, which is mainly used to make high-end tea.Therefore, the tenderness of fresh leaves is extremely high, and tea buds, one bud and one leaf, and new shoots with one bud and two leaves are usually picked.Moreover, it takes a lot of work, the output is not much, and the season is strong, most of them are picked in the early stage of spring tea.It is mainly suitable for teas such as those modern West Lake Longjing, Dongting Biluochun and so on.Just now is the picking season of spring tea, Chunqiu decided to win by quality.

When Chunqiu picked all the tea leaves in front of him, the basket looked like half a basket. Chunqiu took this opportunity to carefully inspect the surroundings of the rockery. As expected, he found the same tea tree not far behind the rockery. Once back and forth, the basket was filled with Chunqiu, "Seven, eight, nine... eleven" Chunqiu counted aloud, his mouth was slightly open, a little surprised, he didn't know if he didn't count, and he jumped when he counted!There are a total of eleven tea trees on this small rockery. Although not all the tea trees have reached the age of picking, there are three tea trees that are still young, but it is not bad to have eight tea trees, and the tea trees are harvested every 3-4 days. Can be picked once.Calculated in this way, by the time of the last episode, she can pick about three times by herself.

Chunqiu stood on the rockery and inspected the surrounding area, and found that this place is still hidden, the way out is not blocked by the surrounding trees, if not for Chunqiu's young age, he might not be able to get in.Chunqiu was very satisfied with this, otherwise she would cry if she was caught by others, although she didn't think that anyone in the village could recognize such a precious item as tea.

The way here is difficult, and the way back is the same. Chunqiu holds the tea in your basket tightly in his arms, and the top of the basket is covered with a cloth, which can be called an iron wall.Carefully dodged one tree branch after another blocking the way, stepped over the stones in the way, and came back safely.

"Sister San, you're back!" Huzi had been worried before, and after digging, he was even more frightened when he saw that Sister San hadn't come back. The figure that appeared not far away made Hu Zi a little excited.

"I'm back, what's the matter?" Chunqiu didn't have the time to look up, because a tall tree branch happened to block her eyes, so Chunqiu had to lower his head and bend down, shouting in Huzi's direction.

"It's okay, my second sister and I are done digging, shall we go home?"

"Go home, I'm done too," Chunqiu replied.

"Where is the second sister? Why isn't she here?" Chunqiu put down the basket in his hand, looked back and forth, but unexpectedly didn't see Chunhua.

Huzi said, "The second sister went to Xiaojie, and she will be back soon."

Chunqiu nodded, "That's good, how much have you dug?"

"Look" Huzi pointed to the two baskets not far away, with a proud look on his face, "they are all full." Chunqiu glanced in the direction of Huzi's fingers, and there were small holes on the baskets. Sharp, it seems that this time the harvest is good. "Huzi is awesome, I sold Qian Sanjie to buy you sweets" Chunqiu boasted proudly, her younger brother is just amazing.

"Hehehe" Huzi scratched his head in embarrassment when facing Chunqiu's straightforward compliment.

Chunqiu patted Huzi on the shoulder in a funny way, looked up and saw Chunhua not far away, "Eh? The second sister is back, we can go now"

"Really." Huzi also looked back, and the second sister was indeed back. "Sister San, what's in your basket?" Huzi stood up from the ground, looking curiously at the basket under Chunqiu's feet, why did he cover it with a cloth.

Chunqiu said with a smile, "Good thing" and hugged the basket without explaining to Huzi again.

Huzi looked at his second sister's smiling face, scratched his head in confusion, and obediently picked up the basket full of Polygonum multiflorum next to him, ready to go home.

"Second Sister, let's go" Chunqiu said to the slow-moving Chunhua in front of him, then turned his head and left the forest.

Chunhua nodded, picked up another basket of Polygonum multiflorum, and the three hurried home with small steps.

　The tea leaves are all produced by Baidu, so don’t worry too much, just like it~!everyone's support

　　
　
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