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Zhao Jun and Lu Jing soon found several wild tea trees on the mountain.

When they were picking tea, the people who went up the mountain next to them basically dissuaded them when they saw them picking tea.

"That tea is really not tasty, it's very bitter."

"Yes, yes, it's okay if you want the taste of wild vegetables."

Almost everyone who passed by had to persuade them.

There were even several old ladies who saw that they even picked tea leaves, felt that they were very pitiful, and insisted on giving them the vegetables in their own baskets.

In the end, he was stopped by Zhao Jun.

It can be seen that everyone's perception of tea is a very unpalatable dish, and few people pick it unless they are starving to death.

Faced with the warm greetings from the people in Shunan, the two laughed together but quickly picked them up and left quickly.

What happened after that was Zhao Jun's home game.

She found books on tea roasting, and started to do it after thinking about it in the room.

The first step is picking. They have already done it. When picking, try to ensure that the leaves are complete. This is no problem.

The second step is ventilation. Spread the tea evenly in a ventilated place and let it dry for about half a day.

The third step is to finish, which is the most important step is to fry the tea leaves in a pot, which needs to be turned over all the time, and the temperature should not be too high.

The fourth step is kneading, kneading the finished tea leaves like dough, but be careful not to crush the leaves with too much force.

The fifth step is cloth kneading. Wrap the tea leaves after preliminary kneading into a ball, turn it vigorously in the same direction, and finally open it and disperse it.

The sixth step is to dry, just spread out the tea leaves in a place with a slightly higher temperature to dry.

In fact, this last step is mainly for long-distance transportation and preservation. If it is not dry, it can be brewed directly.

After three days, Zhao Jun finally finished roasting the tea leaves, and Lu Jing studied with her all the way.

"My lord, there are so many specialties in baking tea, six steps? Can ordinary people learn it?"

Lu Jing asked with some concern. He watched the whole process in the past three days, and felt that there were too many steps.

"Believe me, how can these be difficult for ordinary people, and don't look at the many steps, in fact, the important thing is just three, four, five steps."

"The baking of tea is not manual, and it can be practiced by men, women and children. In fact, the key is the test of heat and palm strength."

Zhao Jun explained.

"Okay, it's also the first time I do it. I don't know how to grasp the heat and strength."

"Go and call everyone, and I'll make tea for you myself."

She dusted the tea leaves in the dustpan. The color and shape looked the same as modern tea leaves, but she didn't know how it tasted.

After receiving the order, Lu Jing quickly went to the front yard to call someone.

Xiao He and Liu Bang, who happened to be busy for a day, also came back, and even the county magistrate Yu was happy all the way.

Zhao Jun still attached great importance to the first tea tasting, and asked his servants to bring several relatively exquisite teacups from the kitchen to prepare for brewing.

After a while, Lu Jing came back with someone, just as the teacups and boiling water were all ready here.

"This is the baked tea. It feels similar to the freshly picked tea."

Liu Bang reached out and twirled the tea leaves next to him and said.

"This is what Mr. Zhao has been busy with these days. It looks like it will be very delicious."

The county magistrate Yu started blabbering and flattering again without changing his face.

"It's different, it's a bit less bitter and faintly fragrant."

Xiao He also took a little bit under his nose and smelled it, then his eyes flashed.

"You can smell the fragrance before you drink it. Your nose is very good."

Zhao Jun took out a handful of tea leaves and put them evenly into several cups, then brewed them with a hot book.

After the hot water boiled in the cup for a while, and the fried tea leaves gradually unfolded, she filtered all the water in the cup.

"Why this step?"

Lu Jing asked.

"The tea soup in the first step is often thicker and may contain impurities from the roasting process. After filtering, the rest will be much better when brewing."

"And generally the tea leaves in my cup can be recycled, and I can make another three cups later."

While she was talking, she kept moving her hands, and the second cup of tea soup had already poured into the cup.

The hot water raises the green tea leaves to the top, the tea soup is slightly green, and the fragrance has become more and more obvious.

"It's ready to drink, be careful it's hot."

Five cups of tea soup are placed on the table, and the cups specially selected by Zhao Jun look quite artistic.

"My lord, it would be very wrong to trouble you to make tea for us. I will serve the cup myself."

The magistrate Yu moved forward actively, and picked up the cup on the table.

Zhao Jun Momo: I don't mean to serve you tea...

County magistrate Yu was very enthusiastic, and he helped Xiao He and the other three pass the cups to their hands.

"Several adults should taste it carefully, this is what a subordinate official should do."

Magistrate Yu smiled enthusiastically.

Several people smiled awkwardly.

Although he has spoken less in the past few days, his appearance is still overwhelming.

Xiao He was the first to observe the tea soup in his hand. He didn't rush to drink it, but first smelled it and then looked at it.

The other four people, including Zhao Jun, have already started drinking.

Zhao Jun's first sip: The slightly bitter taste is similar to that of modern tea, without overturning.

Lu Jing's first sip: The taste seems to be pretty good, but it's not as bitter as imagined.

The magistrate Yu took the first sip: No matter what it is, it's delicious...it seems to be really good.

Liu Bang's first mouthful: Ah!So hot!

Liu Bang couldn't help covering his mouth and screaming, and the few people glanced at him silently.

"It's hot, I'll try it again."

He smiled awkwardly, then continued to taste carefully.

Liu Bang's second sip: What is it? It's like drinking grass. They don't all think it's delicious, do they?
All four of them finished the tasting, only Xiao He who was at the end was just about to drink.

So the four people who had finished drinking all stared at him.

Xiao He pretended not to see and took the first sip, without saying a word.

After savoring it, he took a second sip and said nothing.

After the third sip, he finally looked up at them.

The four of them stared at him in unison, waiting for their evaluation.

Xiao He lived up to expectations and said.

"The fragrance is pleasant, the tea soup is clear, the taste is fresh and tender, and the aftertaste is sweet."

After that, he took another sip.

The four people on the opposite side nodded in unison.

"How can you drink so much flavor, why don't I feel anything."

Liu Bang asked questions in doubt, but everyone ignored him.

"I just think the taste is not bad, and I haven't tasted more mysteries."

Lu Jing said with a little shame.

Not to mention the county magistrate Yu, but his incomprehension of drinking does not prevent him from exaggerating.

Zhao Jun was very happy and excited.

"As expected of you, Xiao He, this tea is sold to literati like you!"

She doesn't know much about tea either, but someone who knows how to drink tea should be like Xiao He.

"My lord, if this tea is sold, there should be many people who like it, and those aristocratic and famous families should love it very much."

Xiao He smiled faintly, but he was unwilling to put down the teacup in his hand no matter what.

"My lord, please keep the remaining tea leaves for me."

Xiao He didn't feel embarrassed, he felt that if Liu Bang drank the tea, it would be called a waste.