Manor Romance

Chapter 35 Dahongpao

After coming out of the bookstore, it was already past four o'clock in the afternoon. Yun Li saw that it was about the same time, so he went to buy some snacks and cooked food. With a full bag, he took it to Luzhen Middle School to find Brother Chen.

It's been a while since school started, and things in the school are on a normal track. Most of the new support teachers have been able to take care of themselves, making Brother Chen's life much easier.

"You boy, who longed for the stars and the moon, finally saw your big Buddha come." Seeing Yunli, Brother Chen made a few sarcasms, and then dragged him to his dormitory. I didn't even glance at my favorite food.

When the two of them reached the balcony, Yun Li finally understood what was going on, and asked: "This is an old tea tree, it must be quite old, what kind of tea is it?"

On the small balcony, there is a half-person-high tea tree planted in an exquisite round pot. The branches grow into a "ya" shape, the color is dark brown, and it looks very old at first glance.There are not many branches and leaves, the leaves are dark green, flat and long, with edges on the leaves, and there are deep lines on the leaves, just like the wrinkles on the face of an old monk.

"The best!" Brother Chen said firmly.

Yunli didn't know much about tea, so when he saw old brother Chen making a fuss, he guessed, "Tieguanyin? Biluochun? Or Pu'er?"

"Dahongpao!" Yun Li couldn't guess, and Brother Chen couldn't bear his temper, so he announced the answer directly, with a smug expression on his face.

"It turned out to be it, and it is indeed famous, but in my opinion, this tea tree has reached the point where it is exhausted, and I am afraid it will not have many days left." Yun Li looked at the condition of the tea tree carefully, and pondered.

Even if you don’t know much about tea trees, at first glance, you can guess that this tea tree is extraordinary. It has an ancient atmosphere that cannot be compared with ordinary tea trees. It is like an ordinary porcelain bowl. Put it together with the JDZ blue and white porcelain bowl, it is clear at a glance.

Now Yunli can be regarded as half a plant expert. After taking a look, he used electromagnetic force to probe and found the problem.From the appearance, this Dahongpao tea tree is no different from other potted plants except that the branches and leaves are looser, but Yunli knows very well that the branches of the tea tree are seriously withered, and the inside is probably hollow, and there are obvious signs of moths. Although it has been cured, the sequelae of falling are not small, which can be seen from the withered and yellow condition of the leaves.

"If it's not difficult, I don't need to invite you, the big Buddha. Come, eat first, and I will tell you while eating." Seeing that Yunli saw the problem at a glance, Brother Chen was overjoyed, so he set up the dining table , share the cooked food brought by Yunli.

"This is the most authentic wild Dahongpao. Everyone in the world knows that there are three remaining trees in Wuyi Mountain, which are protected. My tree is the unknown fourth tree. As for whether there is a fifth tree, it is up to you." I don't know." Brother Chen said complacently while feasting.

"There are indeed only three wild Dahongpao tea trees left, and all of them are over a thousand years old. Aren't all the Dahongpao tea trees on the market are transplanted from this mother tree?" Somewhat understood, but this Dahongpao was too famous, and he had heard some related news reports.

"That's quite different. The tea taste of the transplanted Dahongpao tea tree is much inferior to that of the authentic one. Moreover, there are not many transplanted from this mother tree. The Dahongpao tea tree on the market now, Most of them have been transplanted for several generations, and they don’t taste that way at all, they just use the three characters ‘Dahongpao’ to make money.” Old brother Chen is a tea lover, and his understanding of this aspect, Naturally, it was much stronger than Yunli.

"Where did you get it from? Didn't you really go to Wuyi Mountain to get someone else's back?" After knowing the extraordinary nature of this tea tree, Yun Li was very curious and asked.

"Your elder brother, although I can't talk about being a good teacher, I am not the kind of person with evil intentions. This Dahongpao tea tree has a long history. In ancient times, this Dahongpao tea tree was specially used as a tribute to the emperor. Later, these mother trees It fell into the hands of different people, and now there is no news, and this tree is one of them."

Brother Chen first talked about the history of this tea tree, drank a sip of tea, and then explained the origin to Yunli: "Didn't I go to the north to visit friends during the Lunar New Year last month? This Dahongpao tree is My old friend’s. He is also a tea fanatic. He spent a lot of money to get it at the beginning, offering it like a treasure, and taking good care of it, but it’s still like this. Many experts have been invited to improve it.”

"Then you, old man, didn't you think I had the ability to revive it, so you brought it back?" Yun Li rubbed his chin, guessing helplessly.

Brother Chen picked up the teapot, filled Yunli's cup, and said with a smile on his face, "You don't know how much it took me to get him to bring it back for me, and I won't tell you how hard it was to carry it all the way. Come on, take my old bones, you have tossed enough, you kid will show real kung fu to keep it alive this time, brother, I'm all counting on you."

"I'll try my best. I'm good at growing melons and vegetables, but it's my first time planting a tea tree. This is a thousand-year-old tree. You old man will really give people problems." Yun Li didn't want to pour cold water on Brother Chen. , had no choice but to bite the bullet and agree.

"Hey, since I have a problem, I have to give you some sweets. The rocking chair you have been asking for before, I recently made a new one out of bamboo, and I will put it in the utility room downstairs. I will put it together with the tea tree later. , and transport them back to Xiaolu Mountain." Brother Chen had expected that Yunli would not refuse, but it was not an easy task after all, so he made a rocking chair that Yunli had coveted for a long time for him, but It is well-intentioned.

"That's about the same. It just so happens that there is a lack of furniture in the house. If you are free, please help me get some more. Anyway, there are plenty of bamboos. If there are not enough, I will carry them for you." Yunli was in a good mood when he heard that there was a gift. , begged dissatisfied.

Brother Chen blew his beard angrily, and scolded with a smile: "You think I run a furniture factory, for your rocking chair, I filled it with all the materials I have collected over the past few years, you kid? Treat it well for me, don't just lie on it and sleep late."

Of course Yunli knew very well that what was made by old brother Chen must be the best of the best, and the materials used must have been carefully selected. Such a work is by no means comparable to those instant products on the market.

Afterwards, the two talked about the recent situation. Yunli especially talked about the history of Lu Town with Brother Chen, and wanted to know more stories from him, especially about Banlu Mountain.Although Brother Chen was born and raised in Luzhen, he didn't know much about the past history of this place. He did know an old scholar in the county who specialized in ethnic culture research, which might be of help to Yunli.

Regarding the secrets in the Banlu Mountain, Yunli was not in a hurry to find out right away. Brother Chen knew that old scholar, and if there was a chance in the future, Yunli would also like to get to know him, but now is not the time.The two of them worked together in a division of labor. Brother Chen used a motorcycle to carry the rocking chair, and Yun Li carried the Dahongpao tea tree. They worked carefully along the way. When the work was completed, the moon had risen to the top of the mountain.

Since he had never had the experience of planting tea trees before, and now this thousand-year-old tree was on the verge of dying, Yunli did not dare to directly stimulate it with electromagnetic force like other crops.For ordinary plants, electromagnetic force is like a stimulant without side effects, which can stimulate their own maximum potential, but for this thousand-year-old tea tree, it is obviously not suitable to use this method.

Yunli looked through a lot of information on planting tea trees, but he couldn't find a very useful method. He didn't dare to transplant the tea tree from the pot to the ground, because he was afraid that it wouldn't be able to adapt to the soil in Xiaolu Mountain. The second is that the weather here in the southwest is repeated now, so it is much easier to carry it when planted in pots.Moreover, Yunli checked, the soil in the pot is red rock sand, mixed with stalactites, it should be specially prepared for this tea tree, it can be seen that old brother Chen, an old friend, has put a lot of effort into it.

Unable to think of a good way, Yunli had no choice but to place it on the west side of the yard, in a ventilated and cool place.Now in Xiaolu Mountain, the wooden magnetic array that was first deployed has begun to bear fruit. The bamboo building and the field over there are all within the influence range of the wooden magnetic array, and the strength is not strong. It should help the tea trees recuperate. Yunli plans to Observe for a period of time first to find out the characteristics of the thousand-year-old tea tree, and then make plans.

After obtaining the light bird's method of absorbing energy, Yunli will hurry up to practice whenever he has free time every day, looking forward to what kind of surprises the electromagnetic force in his body will bring to him after breaking through the light bird.

Now he always feels that time is not enough. Checking and recording the conditions of the crops in the field is something that must be done every day. The same is true for the hydroponic plants in Jifang Garden, plus improving the wooden magnetic array and taking care of the yard. , Studying the Dahongpao tea tree and other things almost took up his whole day, and the cultivation can only be done during the rest time at night.

However, what made Yunli happy was that since breaking through to the light bird stage, even with reduced sleep time, his physical condition was still good, and it didn't have any impact on his daily life, so he set aside part of his sleep time to practice the light bird.The progress can't be said to be fast, and he doesn't know how far away he is from the breakthrough, but he can clearly feel that the electromagnetic force is getting stronger, and his body functions are also improving, which is enough.

In March, the weather is obviously warming up, and occasionally there will be "cold spring", but it does not pose a threat to crops.The continuous spring rains arrived as expected, and a large amount of water was collected from the previously dug water storage pits and waterways. Yunli's plan to expand farming was finally about to start.

(End of this chapter)