The lady is busy farming

Chapter 146 Experimenting with Black Tea
"I didn't do much work, I just wandered around." Qiangwei replied with a smile, which made Aunt Zheng curl her lips, thinking that this girl must not want to tell her.

Waiting for Qiangwei to pass by, she turned her head and spit, "Hmph, what's the big deal, you're actually screaming in front of me."

Qiangwei doesn't care what happens to others, she can ignore the occasional bitterness and jealousy, as long as she doesn't offend her.

Apart from other things, as far as the current situation of her family is concerned, it can be regarded as the fastest rising in the whole village. It would be strange if no one had an opinion.

Qiangwei still knows this Aunt Zhang, she used to come to the house to do embroidery work with her mother, talking and laughing, not to mention how harmonious they are, but how is it now?Seeing that their family is doing well, the nose is not the nose and the eyes are not the eyes.

The words are also sour, and there are complaints in and out of the words, which means that she and Li Shi have such a good friendship, and she doesn't know how to support her if she has a way to make a fortune.
At the beginning, my mother just smiled and didn't care, but it would be annoying if it was always like this.Now when Aunt Zhang came, Qiangwei saw her mother frowning, and knew that her patience was exhausted.

So when Aunt Zhang came to the house a few days ago, Qiangwei spoke up before she started complaining, and she directly pointed it out.

"Auntie, don't look at us earning some money now. It was a coincidence that we met a nobleman. In order to allow my brothers to go to school in the town, my mother pawned my grandma's only idea, and only got some money. Participate in some business with the nobleman, if you can also come up with 80 taels, I will tear my face off, and I will also go to the nobleman to ask you to let you participate in a stock."

The meaning is very clear, doing business requires money.

Aunt Zhang's expression turned pale, if she could take out so much money, why would she participate in the stock?

"Girl Wei, do you think Auntie has money? I am not as lucky as Sister-in-law Li to have such a precious dowry from my natal family." Aunt Zhang also heard about Li's being a jade pendant, and Qiangwei made it clear today As soon as I said it, I was a little embarrassed.

Qiangwei concealed the impatience in her eyes, "What a blessing, it's because my grandma loves my mother so much that she gave it to the bottom of the box. No, it's not like I didn't keep it."

"It's worth it in exchange for a good life. In the past, you almost couldn't get rid of it..." Mrs. Zhang answered without thinking, and when she saw Mrs. Li's face, she curled her lips and didn't continue. .

But I still couldn't help muttering in my heart, what to pretend, if you are a filial person, you will even accept the thoughts left by the old man, just to make your family feel better.

Looking at Mrs. Zhang's expression, Qiangwei knew what she was thinking, "I heard from my mother that the original intention of grandma to give her the jade pendant was to use it when mother encountered difficulties, and now it can be regarded as fulfilling grandma's wish. " After finishing speaking, Qiangwei looked at Mrs. Zhang with a half-smile, "Auntie, do you think so?"

"Hehe, what Miss Wei said is true," Mrs. Zhang coughed, her expression was not good, "I suddenly remembered that I have something to do at home, so I left first." Without waiting for Mrs. Li's reaction, she hurried out the door .

"Hey, what's the matter with this person?" He's usually a nice person, so how can he change?Mrs. Li is distressed, is she going to find someone who can tell the truth in the future?

"Mother, don't worry, people who are sincere friends don't look at these superficial things. They are the ones who have problems with their hearts." What a joke, do they have to live in poverty all the time in order to keep their hearts balanced?
Mrs. Li just sighed with emotion, and passed away, "Don't worry, this mother-in-law can still understand."

From then on, Mrs. Zhang seldom came here, and when they met again, it was just to say hello. Sometimes she would say a few words behind her back, and it was just a smile in Mrs. Li's ears.

Hearing too many good and bad things, Qiangwei clearly felt that their family's ability to resist attacks was increasing day by day.This is also what she likes to see.

Besides, Wu Song and Zheng Maocheng's work speed was not bad. When the sun was westward, they came back with a load and picked two big baskets of tea greens, most of which looked like one bud and two leaves to three leaves.

"It's all dried up. Judging from this amount, it is estimated that more than two catties of dry tea can be produced." Zheng Maocheng looked at the large amount of green tea, and couldn't help the joy in his eyes.

Qiangwei raised her eyebrows, is Dad addicted to making money?

"Daddy is right, but this time I want to try a new variety. I may fail, but as long as I succeed, our family will be able to sell tea all year round."

Only spring tea is good for green tea, and autumn tea is also good, but the taste of summer tea is not satisfactory, but if it is made into black tea, the effect of fermented tea is different, although the taste of fermented tea is still different from spring tea, Fortunately, there is no shadow of black tea on the market.

Besides, the green tea used to make black tea will be slightly thicker and older than green tea.It is necessary to blend the grades of buds and leaves in order to make black tea with a good taste.

As long as her tea garden develops, there will be more and more tea greens in the future, and it will not be too late to classify them carefully. The current conditions are limited, so I can only use summer tea and autumn tea first.

Zheng Maocheng knew Qiangwei's plan a few days earlier, so he didn't object. He knew that this girl had always been measured, "It doesn't matter, if you fail this time, and next time, you will always succeed." It's just manpower, Zheng Maocheng doesn't feel bad about it.

Qiangwei admired her father's non-greedy temperament very much, and she was completely different from Zheng Maokang. Maybe this is the reason why the old saying goes that the nine sons of a dragon are all different?
"Not necessarily, I just try it first, and if it doesn't work, I will improve it," Qiangwei turned her head and told Wu Song, "You go to chop some pine wood early tomorrow and prepare it for use at night."

"Alright girl." Wu Song didn't have any objection to Qiangwei's order.

After dinner, Qiangwei started to make black tea when she saw that the green tea was almost ready to dry. In fact, the process of black tea and green tea was similar. They were first spread and then dried, and then rolled.Of course, if the sun is right, you can also choose to tan.

And if you want to make black tea, you can ferment it directly after rolling. The method of natural fermentation is very simple, that is, wrap the rolled tea base in a cloth bag, put it in a bamboo basket, and put tea soaked in warm water on top. Cotton cloth, put it in a room with suitable ventilation and temperature to ferment naturally.

Generally, the temperature in autumn is still relatively high, so you don’t need to heat it up. After five or six hours, that is, three hours, it will be almost the same.

In fact, the important steps in making black tea are rolling and fermentation. As long as these two steps are mastered, the taste of black tea will be improved a lot. To put it simply, fermentation is just sweating. During the process of sweating, the tea leaves turn from green to red. The tea polyphenols contained in it are converted into thearubigins, theaflavins, polysaccharides and other substances through enzymatic oxidation.

Qiangwei explained to the two of them while she was doing it. Standing beside them were Zheng Maocheng and Wu Song, who were very serious.

"Okay, after these steps are completed, we can proceed to the next step of drying tomorrow afternoon. Do you know why Wu Song is asked to chop pine wood? Because I want black tea with pine flavor. Of course, if bamboo charcoal is used Yes, that's the smell of caramel." It's just a personal preference.

"Is that all right?" Zheng Maocheng watched Qiangwei put the basket away, and couldn't help confirming that it seemed a little simple.

Qiangwei shook her sour arm, "Don't underestimate the fermentation process, if the temperature is not well controlled, it may cause heartburn and overcooking, and then a basket of tea will be wasted. Rainy days will also affect the degree of fermentation, so it needs to be kneaded again and fermented again."

It looks simple, but experience and techniques are also very important. Only by letting God make it beautiful can we make high-quality black tea with red leaves, red soup, and fragrant taste.

Wu Song watched the young master talking eloquently, while the old master kept nodding, as if listening carefully.There is also the attitude towards himself as a servant, such a hidden craft as tea making, the entire Jinyue Dynasty could not find a second one, it was regarded as an exclusive secret recipe, and it was taught to him so easily.

Wu Song's eyes were a little hot, and he didn't know what it was like. Fortunately, he saw it with his own eyes. Otherwise, who would believe that in this simple farmyard, it was this eight or nine-year-old girl who really promoted the progress of the family?

The little master belongs to the person who has been silently standing behind and controlling the overall situation, supporting the steady upward development of a family without showing any signs of dew.

And it didn't embarrass parents. This kind of method is not something that ordinary minds and brains can do.

Till now, Wu Song has completely convinced Qiangwei. For her skill and wisdom, as long as he does not violate his conscience, Wu Song will protect her, including her family, with his own strength.

Qiangwei didn't know how she would feel when she subdued a sincere subordinate after a night of teaching, maybe this was what she needed.

Seeing that it was almost dawn, Qiangwei rubbed her shoulders, "Hurry up and get some sleep, we still have to wait for news from Pan Lizheng."

"Okay, Wei'er sleeps first, we simply pack up and go." Zheng Maocheng urged Qiangwei to go to sleep while packing up the messy tools.

When I woke up again, it was already high in the sun, and Mrs. Li was the only one doing embroidery work in the yard.

"Wei'er is awake, the dishes are hot in the kitchen, hurry up and wash them up and come eat." Li Shi put down the handkerchief she was embroidering, and got up to serve Qiangwei some food.

Qiangwei yawned, it was almost noon, "Okay, daddy is out?"

"Yeah, I should go to the river beach to see the ducks. Even Wu Song sent back two bundles of pine wood." It can be seen how tired this girl is after sleeping for so long.

"Oh."

Just after eating, Qiangwei was rubbing her stomach to digest, when she heard Wu Lin's report from outside the yard, "Madam, Miss, Li from Dawa Village is coming."

Qiangwei and Li Shi looked at each other, and they both saw smiles in each other's eyes. Qiangwei opened the door, "Is Pan Lizheng here in person?" Isn't it so important?
"Yes, girl, Pan Lizheng brought a squire here. He said it was a rare visit, and he wanted to visit Zheng Lizheng first." Wu Lin truthfully reported what he had seen and heard.

(End of this chapter)