Tibetan play style

Chapter 35
"Okay, let's just have a box. If I drink it myself, I just need the simple packaging. It's more affordable." Xu Yunhan said.

For Pu'er tea, Xu Yunhan also knows a little bit about it because he loves to drink it. According to historical records, as early as the early Qing Dynasty (1659), the Qing government officially included Pu'er tea in the tribute tea list, and the court of the Qing Dynasty has always had "summer drinking". Longjing, drinking Pu'er in winter" tradition.

In the 60s of the twentieth century, tons of unused Pu-erh tea and tribute tea were stored in the tea warehouse of the BJ Forbidden City, which had been preserved for more than 150 years. In 2004, one piece (about 1 grams) of Qinggong Puer tea collected by Xu Guangping, the widow of the famous writer Lu Xun, was auctioned at BJ Guangdong Building for 1451 yuan (about [-] U.S. dollars).

Experts brew the loose pieces of Pu-erh tea in the collection with boiling water, and the tea pieces melt quickly.A factory in Yunnan XSBN produced No. 7542 regular tea (dry warehouse goods). At that time, a cake (seven taels of tea) was only sold for ten yuan, and it rose to more than 150 yuan six years later.A piece of Pu'er tea cake weighing 350 grams and stored for 50 years is even more expensive than a Honda car.

Nowadays, collecting Pu'er tea has become a new fashion. However, storing Pu'er tea generally requires a special storage room, strict temperature and humidity control, indoor ventilation, flipping the tea leaves every three months, and using ultraviolet light to sterilize and store. Room, etc. These conditions are difficult for ordinary tea lovers, and financial resources and energy are indispensable.

Although old tea is valuable, don't simply think that the older the better.Only qualified products are stored under suitable storage conditions, and the quality of tea products will change to "good" within a certain period of time.If the quality of a tea product fails to meet the standard at the beginning, or is improperly stored in the later stage, no matter how long it is stored in the later stage, the quality of the tea will be difficult to change.

Moreover, in order to make huge profits, some unscrupulous traders in the Pu'er tea market are making a lot of fakes and old ones.The main method of counterfeiting is to speed up the aging of raw tea in wet warehouses to produce so-called "aged tea".Or make the packaging of the tea old to show a sense of staleness.In view of the fact that it is very difficult for ordinary consumers to identify the authenticity and quality of aged Pu'er tea.

Xu Yunhan just likes to drink Pu'er tea. She has never expected to drink any rare and precious old tea, as long as she can drink it.The mahogany shelves were filled with gorgeously packaged gift tea boxes. Seeing that she needed to buy some in simple packaging, the woman in the cheongsam hurriedly went to the screen where the stock was placed and took them for her.

Xu Yunhan pulled the wooden stool next to the round wooden table in the middle of the shop and sat down to wait. A purple sand pot with four small teacups.

Huh? !What's more special is that the tea pots placed next to this set of tea sets don't seem to be set with the teapots and cups. Landscape painting, with a few strokes but a natural atmosphere, the mud is smooth and delicate, the lines are smooth and natural, the shape is simple and beautiful, and the surface is coated with a gloomy light and quiet, just looking at it has the performance of some old objects.

Patina is also known as "black lacquer ancient". It is gradually formed due to dust, sweat, hands of players, or buried in water, prolonged rubbing, and even the passage of rays in the air. surface shell.It is smooth and gratifying, with a quiet light, telling you that this thing has aged, showing a kind of gentle old air.That is exactly in contrast to the harsh "stealing light", impetuous tones, and dry texture of the new products that have just come out of the oven.Not only porcelain, woodware, jade, bronze, ivory carvings, etc. have patina, but even paper and silk products as thin as cicada's wings, such as calligraphy, painting and stele rubbings, are all patina in the eyes of laymen.

Patina is a term that is used frequently and is often talked about by people. The layman sounds confused as if he is listening to birdsong, which makes people wonder why. "Painting" is actually "gloss", but it is not ordinary luster, but a special luster, which specifically refers to the layer of luster on the surface of ancient objects.After a long period of time, all utensils will form such a layer of natural luster on the surface, which is the so-called "patina".

It can be said that the patina is slowly polished by the passage of time on the grindstone of time. The faint glossy surface is extremely subtle. If you do not observe it carefully, it is difficult to distinguish the patina as luster, subtle, warm and faint. It is unassuming, giving people a touch of kindness, like an ancient gentleman, humble and kind, and you can always feel the spring breeze when you contact him. It is in line with the education of a Confucian.If it is a brand-new utensil, there will be no "paste" on the surface, but the most ordinary luster, which is sharp at first glance, like a cultural businessman who is good at boasting and showing off to the world, using a special vocabulary for antiques to describe it, Call it "thief light".

Xu Yunhan looked at the cheongsam clerk, and saw that he hadn't returned, so he picked up the tea pot, and smelled the fragrance of tea as soon as he took it, and there was a heat from his palm, is it really an antique? !
"I'm sorry to keep you waiting. A batch of tea leaves have just arrived in the store, and they haven't been sorted out yet, so it took me a while to find them. Here, take a look. This is the kind of simple packaged Pu'er tea you need. The same quality and high quality." I wanted to take a closer look, but the female clerk came over, Xu Yunhan suppressed the excitement in his heart, calmly put the tea pot back on the table, and took the tea that the clerk handed over.

Xu Yunhan first checked the Pu-erh tea, and it was indeed of good quality. He raised his head and smiled at the woman in the cheongsam, "I see that you know tea very well. Are you the owner of this shop?"

"Well, yes, but I learned this tea knowledge from my family. My grandfather has been a tea picker in the mountains. Naturally, I know a little bit." He explained with a smile.

"It turns out that you are from a tea family. No wonder you know a lot. The history of tea that you just told me, boss, has taught me a lot."

"You are really flattering me. I only know superficially." The cheongsam woman was very humble, but she was quite happy to be praised, and the smile on her face was more sincere.

"Boss, you see that I have bought several items from your house in a short while, can I give you a gift or something?" After patting for a while, Xu Yunhan quietly revealed his purpose.

(End of this chapter)