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Chapter 1094 Tea Tasting (Wish everyone good luck in the Year of the Dog!)

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    The next morning, Meng Zitao came to Zhengyixuan, and Wang Zhixuan was drinking tea with friends in the reception room.

    Wang Zhixuan smiled and said to Meng Zitao: "Xiao Meng, it's better to come early than to come by chance. This is the 'Emergency Tea' brought by Lao Jiang. How about trying it?"

    The so-called "Ji Cheng Tea" is actually the famous Guzhu Purple Bamboo Shoot, which was regarded as "the best among teas" by tea sage Lu Yu as early as the Tang Dynasty.  Tribute began to be paid during the Guangde period of the Tang Dynasty, and it officially became tribute tea.

    At that time, due to the excellent quality of purple bamboo shoot tea, it was selected by the imperial court as the tea used to worship the ancestral temple.  The royal family at that time stipulated that purple bamboo shoot tribute tea was divided into five grades. The first batch of tea must arrive in Chang'an before the "Qingming Festival" to offer sacrifices to the ancestral temple.  This first batch of tribute tea was called "Ji Cheng Tea".

    "Hello, Mr. Jiang."

    Meng Zitao said hello to another old man in the room, and then looked at the tea in the cup: "This tea has white pekoe exposed, complete buds and leaves, a delicate and tight appearance, and a green color. It is worthy of being called 'Ji Cheng Tea'"  .¡±

    Jiang Chenfeng is the vice-president of the Yangcheng Antiques Association next door. He is an old man who has a lot of flesh on his face and looks fat, but actually doesn¡¯t have much flesh on his body.

    Jiang Chenfeng smiled and waved his hand: "Don't brag yet. This is the 'Ji Cheng Tea' I made after years of research. How about trying it first?"

    "Then I have to taste it."

    Meng Zitao smelled the aroma of tea first, and felt that it was green and fragrant, and the smell was intoxicating. Then he took a small sip. The tea soup had a faint aroma of orchids, and the taste was mellow and refreshing, so he couldn't help but praise it.  .

    "Mr. Jiang, your tea is very good. It fully reflects the characteristics of Gu Zhu Purple Bamboo Shoots."

    ¡°Do you think it can be regarded as a real ¡®Ji Cheng Tea¡¯?¡± Jiang Chenfeng asked again.

    "Mr. Jiang, to be honest with you, I have never tasted Gu Zhu Zisun's 'Ji Cheng Tea'. I'm not sure what the tea soup tastes like." Meng Zitao answered truthfully.

    Guzhu Purple Bamboo Shoot Tea began as Longtuan tea as tribute during the Guangde period of the Tang Dynasty. In the eighth year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, the tribute was stopped and the tea was transformed into bar-shaped loose tea. It has a history of more than 600 years. In the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, Purple Bamboo Shoot Tea gradually disappeared.  It was not rediscovered until the late 1970s.

    Before, Meng Zitao had only drank it once at Shu Ze's place. Although the taste of the tea soup was obviously not as good as Jiang Chenfeng's, he was not sure that the current one could meet the standard of "Ji Cheng Tea".

    "It's because my question was a bit too much to ask."

    Jiang Chenfeng said: "What aspects of this tea do you think are worthy of improvement?"

    Meng Zitao thought about it for a while, during which he also carefully looked at the shape of the tea and other aspects.

    Generally speaking, the evaluation of tea includes five aspects, namely appearance, soup color, aroma, taste, and leaf base; it is also customarily called eight factors (tightness, whole and broken, clean and impurities, old and tender, aroma, taste, and soup color).  , leaf base).

    As long as it can perform well in these aspects, it can be proved to be a good tea.  For example, for the bottom of the leaves, the ones that are tender and have many buds, thick and soft, even and bright are better. The leaves are thick and old, hard, thin, with mixed flowers, old and young, uneven size, and inconsistent color.  For difference, etc.

    After a while, Meng Zitao said with a smile: "Mr. Jiang, actually I don't have much talent in tea ceremony, and my tea tasting can only be said to be so-so. If I want to say the shortcomings of this tea, it is only slightly better in terms of aroma.  Some green and astringent flavors, but otherwise outstanding, nothing to fault.¡±

    "good."

    Jiang Chenfeng wrote down everything Meng Zitao said and asked Wang Zhixuan for advice.

    Wang Zhixuan is good at tea and has done a lot of research on tea. Meng Zitao and Cheng Qiheng know his hobby and often send him some high-end tea. He is comparable to an expert in tea. Some of the things he said are on point, and Jiang Chenfeng listens well.  very happy.

    "Listening to your words is better than ten years of reading. Now I can avoid a lot of detours." Jiang Chenfeng said happily.

    Wang Zhixuan smiled and said: "We are just waiting for the day when you are done."

    ¡°I¡¯m lending you auspicious words.¡±

    After everyone chatted for a while, Wang Zhixuan mentioned the reason for calling Meng Zitao today.

    Wang Zhixuan said: "Zitao, please take out the 'Jingshenxiang'."

    "Jingshen Incense" is an incense stick designed by Meng Zitao combined with the ambergris formula. It is called this incense because it has a powerful effect of calming the mind and calming the mind.

    Meng Zitao put two incense boxes, one red and one yellow, on the table: "In the red box, there is the original version of Jingshen Incense. In the yellow box, there is the version I modified some time ago. Compared with the original version, the effect is estimated to be  A 20% reduction, but the price is about 30 to 40% cheaper.??¡±

    Wang Zhixuan said: "In other words, 60% of the price can have 80% of the effect?"

    "Yes." Meng Zitao nodded.

    "That's already pretty good." Jiang Chenfeng praised.

    Meng Zitao shook his head: "But the price is still expensive. The improved version has to cost at least 80,000 yuan per box to avoid losing money. How can ordinary people afford this price?"

    "The price is indeed a bit expensive." Jiang Chenfeng was a little bit tongue-tied in his heart. This thing is a consumable. Even if a rich person uses it frequently, it will feel painful.

    ¡°Actually, in terms of the effect, it must be worth the price, otherwise I would still be worried about being harmful to the body.¡±

    Wang Zhixuan looked at Jiang Chenfeng who was a little surprised and said: "Lao Jiang, try it first and feel the effect, then you will know that what I said is true."

    ¡°Should we start with the improved version first?¡± Meng Zitao asked the two of them, but they both had no objections.

    He took out the incense stick and lit it and put it on the incense holder. As the aroma spread, Jiang Chenfeng was filled with shock. Then, he ignored the questions in his mind and concentrated on tasting the unique aroma of the incense stick.

    After lighting a stick of incense, it took a while before Jiang Chenfeng woke up from his meditative state.

    "What do you think?" Wang Zhixuan asked with a smile.

    "It can't be described in words!" Jiang Chenfeng still found it incredible. Before today, he had never imagined that there was another kind of incense that could achieve such an effect. If he said it came from the fairy world, he would believe it.

    ¡°Would you like to try the original version again?¡± Meng Zitao asked.

    "No, no, no!" Jiang Chenfeng waved his hand hurriedly: "Good things should be tasted slowly, so let's wait for a while."

    Wang Zhixuan laughed: "Lao Jiang, which one do you want?"

    "This" Jiang Chenfeng was a little hard to make a decision.

    Meng Zitao said: "Mr. Jiang, what is the purpose of buying it?"

    Jiang Chenfeng replied: "It's a childhood illness of mine. He often suffers from unbearable headaches. He went to all major hospitals across the country, but he couldn't find out the cause at all. Last time when he was in Jinling, I heard from Lao Wang.  I learned about the Jingshen Incense in your hand, so I can only treat it like a dead horse."

    Meng Zitao learned the whole story and said: "It's best to prescribe the right medicine. I think it's better to ask your friend to come to see if he can use it." (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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