The Way of Heaven Rewards Diligence in Film and Television

Chapter 79 Master Ma's Tea

Da Mai then added, "By the way, you haven't had breakfast yet, have you?"

"Have you eaten barley?" Xu Hongdou asked with a smile.

"I just finished eating. I should have made more for you guys," Da Mai said, slightly embarrassed.

"It's okay, I'll do it," Lin Yang said, and hurried into the kitchen to get to work, making bread slices, frying eggs, and brewing some milk tea himself.

"I told Nana I was going to the restaurant to write, so I won't bother you anymore," Da Mai said and hurriedly left.

When Xu Hongdou came in and said that Da Mai had left, Lin Yang, who had finished his work, couldn't help but laugh and say, "If she goes to the restaurant to write, will she be able to concentrate on her writing?"

"Who knows! But it's a good thing that she's willing to go out. Staying in her room all the time makes her seem listless and lacking in energy," Xu Hongdou said.

"Well, I should go to the wood carving workshop now. Do you want to go there later?" Lin Yang asked.

"No, I need to catch up on some sleep," Xu Hongdou shook her head and refused, she was really exhausted from Lin Yang's antics.

So, after finishing breakfast, Xu Hongdou went upstairs to her room to catch up on sleep.

Lin Yang, having finished tidying up, went back to his room to change his clothes, and then went to the wood carving workshop in town feeling refreshed.

In the morning, Lin Yang, who was busy with his daily live-streamed carving, didn't finish until the afternoon. He was about to go to the small restaurant next door to grab a bite when he happened to see Xie Xiaochun, Xu Hongdou, Nana, and Damai eating.

"Oh, you're eating now?" Lin Yang smiled and walked over, pulled up a chair and sat down next to Xu Hongdou. "You didn't even call me to eat?"

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"At this hour, I thought you had already eaten!" Xu Hongdou said, hurrying to get bowls and chopsticks for Lin Yang.

"I can do it myself," Lin Yang said, getting up and following him.

Seeing this, Xie Xiaochun, Nana, and Damai all wore smiles as if they were watching a melon.

After returning and sitting down, Lin Yang looked at the dishes on the table and couldn't help but ask, "Who cooked today? Xiaochun?"

"How did you guess it was me?" Xie Xiaochun asked with a smile.

"Red beans don't have that much chili in their cooking, barley is best used to make noodles, and as for Nana, besides cooking noodles, I don't think I've ever seen her cook anything else. She does seem to prefer making cakes and desserts," Lin Yang said.

"Your analysis is correct. Xiaochun did indeed cook this meal today," Xu Hongdou said with a smile. "I just arrived and am just in time to eat what's served."

"You did a better job. Try it," Xie Xiaochun said with a smile, inviting Lin Yang to try it.

"It looks pretty good. Actually, I quite like spicy food," Lin Yang said as he started eating, then nodded repeatedly, "Mmm, not bad! It goes well with rice! This sour papaya is absolutely amazing!"

"Is it really that delicious? I think you're just hungry." Xie Xiaochun said with a smile.

"I ate late this morning, so even though I lost track of time while live-streaming the carving, I'm not actually that hungry," Lin Yang shook his head and said, "It's really delicious!"

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, while chatting over tea, Lin Yang asked Xu Hongdou, "What are your plans for the afternoon?"

"No, what about you?" Xu Hongdou asked.

"Get ready to go back and start writing," Lin Yang said.

Da Mai also said, "I'll go back with you guys too! I'll be able to concentrate on writing more when I get back."

So, in the afternoon, the three of them went back to the courtyard together. Lin Yang and Da Mai wrote in the tea room, while Xu Hongdou sat on the bed reading.

Before they knew it, it was evening. When Lin Yang finished writing and was about to cook, Master Ma suddenly returned and invited Lin Yang and the others to have tea and give him some feedback.

It must be said that Master Ma was very efficient and quickly produced a sample of the tea drink.

"Mixed tea?" Lin Yang took a sip and thought it tasted pretty good. Master Ma really knew his stuff and was good at making things interesting. He also said that in addition to pure tea, the mixed tea series of milk tea used konjac pearls and did not add brown sugar or cornstarch, which was very friendly to people who were trying to lose weight.

They even considered that some people are lactose intolerant, so they developed a soy milk series for milk tea, which shows that they have taken all the factors into consideration.

"How is it?" Master Ma looked expectantly at Lin Yang, Xu Hongdou, and Da Mai as they sipped their tea.

"It tastes great," Barley commented first.

"Where's the best place to drink?" Master Ma pressed.

"I think it tastes good everywhere," Da Mai's answer made Lin Yang chuckle, Xu Hongdou smile, and even left Master Ma speechless.

"As a writer, you need to be precise in your wording when describing things," Master Ma couldn't help but say.

Da Mai quickly replied, "I'm good at writing, but I'm too bad at speaking."

"How about this, I'll edit the text and send it to you on WeChat, okay?" Da Mai said quickly.

"Do you have my WeChat?" Master Ma was increasingly speechless.

Da Mai glanced at the old-fashioned mobile phone in front of Master Ma and asked, "Do you have WeChat?"

"Yes, there is," Master Ma replied.

"This phone can install WeChat?" Xu Hongdou was surprised.

"This won't work, I can't install it," Master Ma said, tossing his hair and pulling a smartphone from the back of his neck. Lin Yang was speechless with surprise. Where did he put it?

"This is good, come on, add it in," Master Ma said to Da Mai with a smile.

Lin Yang and Xu Hongdou were both amused and exasperated by what they saw.

While Lin Yang and Xu Hongdou were rating and writing reviews on the evaluation cards, Da Mai was also editing text on WeChat on his mobile phone.

At the same time, Master Ma also called over Aunt Gui, who was sweeping the yard outside.

"Aunt Gui, ma's milk," Master Ma gestured to a large glass of milk on the table.

"Mare's milk? Was it milked at A Yao's horse farm?" Aunt Gui asked with a surprised smile.

Mr. Ma smiled and nodded: "That's right, I was thinking of launching a limited edition. I made you a cup especially today, please try it."

Under Aunt Gui's smiling and expectant gaze, Master Ma took out a small cup, made with golden silk red tea as the base, and said with a smile, "Knowing you as I do, I will specially prepare a cup, which I believe is the most golden ratio."

As he spoke, Master Ma poured the tea and then added a few drops of mare's milk.

Xu Hongdou laughed at the sight, and Lin Yang was at a loss for words. Was this a roundabout way of saying that Aunt Gui was petty?

"Master Ma, all done!" Xu Hongdou said, handing Master Ma the written evaluation card. "Personally, I like plum tea the most because it's milder in sweetness and sourness compared to lemon, so I gave it nine points. But, this is just my personal feeling; I don't know much about tea."

"Just go with your gut feeling; what matters most is finding something that suits your own taste," Master Ma said, launching into a long-winded explanation. "When customers come to our shop, why do they come? They come to enjoy the service. Of course, they might come once or twice because it's trendy, but what ultimately keeps customers coming back? It's the product itself!"

"Master Ma, I think it's not very effective for you to just let us drink and give our opinions. You could get some to take to small restaurants for our guests to try for free! Their feedback would be much more direct," Lin Yang suggested.

Master Ma's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and he couldn't help but laugh, "Great idea! I'll ask President Xie and Xiaochun to make the arrangements right away."

"Hmm, this is good. It's a form of self-promotion and will bring some novelty to the customers of our shop. If it's done well, we can also sell specialty tea drinks at our shop in the future," Xu Hongdou added.

Master Ma nodded repeatedly and said, "Red Bean, you really don't like milk tea?"

When we were tasting tea just now, Xu Hongdou only drank pure tea, while Lin Yang drank some milk tea.

"It's so-so. Compared to other things, I prefer pure tea," Xu Hongdou said. "Milk tea is too expensive, isn't it? It's always twenty or thirty yuan a cup."

Aunt Gui was immediately surprised: "My goodness, how much is one cup? Just this small cup? And it costs thirty?"

"No, no, no, this is a limited edition. If it were sold, it would cost far more than thirty," Master Ma said.

"Why is it so expensive? Is there gold in it?"

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Aunt Gui couldn't help but complain.