Rebirth of the pastoral landlady

Chapter 59
Chapter 58 New Ways to Make Money
"I also accidentally saw people use it like this before!" In the last life, my aunt's tea was made in this way, and Jin Xi just copied it, but she was worshiped by Sun Yuxia unexpectedly.

Jin Xi observed the tea leaves in the pot, and found that they were soft and sticky, dark green and dull in color, and the smell of grass was gone, and the aroma was gradually overflowing, the step of finishing was almost done.

Next comes the kneading.

Kneading, as the name suggests, is to twist the tea leaves into shape.

Jin Xi's pot was made according to the process of green tea in her memory, so she called on Sun Yuxia to twist the shape of the tea into a thread shape.The fragrance of the tea leaves gradually overflowed, attracting the Gapo and Jinrou in the main room over there.

"Xi'er really looks good, smelling the fragrance, it seems that it really smells like tea!" Gapo smiled.

"Isn't it? I can't even fry tea as fragrant as this one. Our Xi'er is really a good hand!" Sun Yuxia praised Jinxi sparingly while kneading the tea leaves.

Jin Xi smiled shyly and kept silent, guilty conscience!
After kneading, the next step is the final step: drying.

As usual, it is still fried in a large pot instead of dried.

The purpose of doing this is to fix the shape, let the tea aroma overflow better, and also facilitate better preservation of the tea.In this process, the control of the heat is the key, otherwise there will be no smoke or burnt.

When the finished tea leaves are taken out of the pot, the elegant tea fragrance will fill the kitchen.Sun Yubao had already found a few tea bowls, twisted a few snail-shaped tea leaves between his fingers, and drank them.

The green leaves are stretched lazily and gracefully in the water, and the lingering fragrance overflows...

Jin Xi also restrained her excitement, and tasted the tea she made herself for the first time, while drinking it, she gently closed her eyes...

The taste of the mouth is a bit bitter, and then the mouthpiece feels very refreshing, and just after the bitterness dissipates, there is a hint of sweetness, which grows out. A faint fragrance that won't linger!

Yes, this is the taste!Jin Xi calmed down the excitement in her heart, opened her eyes, and saw Sun Yubao and the others, each and every one of them could not express surprise and joy.

"Xi'er, you don't make black tea, do you? This tastes good, my dear, your uncle and I have never drank such good tea!" Sun Yubao excitedly said.

"Compared to Xi'er's tea, the ones I made before are nothing more than monkey piss. If you ask me to go back and drink it now, I won't do it if you kill me!" Sun Yuxia said.

Undoubtedly, her words made the people in the kitchen burst into laughter. The big guys have been drinking the monkey urine she made before!
"The tea made by my sister is so delicious, take it to the town and sell it for money!" Jinrou said loudly.

"I made it according to the process of green tea." Jin Xi said truthfully: "I just plan to make it and sell it in the tea shops in the town! It would be great if I could sell it for money."

"Xi'er, if uncle says yes, he will do it!"

"Well, when you were young, Ga Gong would work in the town. Once during a festival, the boss rewarded him with green tea once or twice. He was reluctant to drink it, so he brought it back to me. I drank it once and remembered the taste. Tsk tsk, the green tea made by Xi'er now tastes even better than the one I drank back then!" Granny also drank a few sips of tea, the fragrance and sweetness after the bitter taste were like the joys, sorrows, sorrows and joys experienced by an old man in his life. The entrance actually brought back her memories.

Undoubtedly, Ga Po's affirmation and the family's support made Jin Xi's heart sink a lot.

About six catties of fresh raw materials were put into the pot, and the weight and weight of the roasted green tea had shrunk greatly, because the weight was too small, so it was not weighed, but it was enough to be used as a sample and sold at tea shops in the town.

"Xi'er, you use these buds and leaves to stir-fry green tea, so why don't we make black tea this time?" Sun Yuxia asked.

"Do it, let's fry black tea next." Jin Xi said.

"What kind of material do you use?" Sun Yuxia asked again, and glanced at the thicker and older leaves laid out in the big bamboo plaque: "Could you use those materials to make it?"

"Well, just use those materials!" Jin Xi said with a smile, pulling Sun Yuxia to the big bamboo plaque, and the two of them worked together to lift the big bamboo plaque to the pot platform.Without further ado, Sun Yubao bowed and sat back at the stove, and put the fire back on. Ga Po and Jin Rou didn't leave either, they stood aside and watched curiously, with smiles on their faces.

"Auntie, this time you are frying black tea, can you hold the fork? My arm is a little sore!" Jin Xi discussed with Sun Yuxia. After all, her body was only ten years old, and her arms were overstretched when she was frying green tea. I'm sore, I can't accept it!
"Success!" Sun Yuxia responded briskly: "I'll hold the fork, you watch from the side, and fry according to your order!"

"En!" Jin Xi said, standing aside.

The process of frying black tea is roughly the same as that of green tea. There are two key steps in the middle. Jinxi will finish Xiaguan when the time comes. There was another crackling sound like cracking sesame seeds in the stove.

After finishing, it's time to knead.Because the thick and old leaves are used to make black tea, Jin Xi told Sun Yuxia to knead the leaves into a wrinkled shape.

After kneading, according to the steps of frying green tea, it should be dried, but making black tea is a little different.

Jin Xi didn't let Sun Yuxia dry it up, but asked her to take the crumpled tea leaves out of a pot and take them to an empty room behind.Jin Xi had already cleaned the room before, and Jin Xi asked Sun Yuxia to pile the tea leaves together with the bamboo baskets on the back window, clean the ground, and find a clean wet cloth and coir raincoat to cover the bamboo baskets .

Sun Yuxia and the others looked confused again.

"Xi'er, that's how you made your black tea?" Sun Yuxia asked in surprise.

Jin Xi knew what she did, but Sun Yuxia and the others must have never seen it before. Even if Jin Xi patiently explained the production principle of authentic black tea before the real black tea was made, they might not be able to fully understand it.

"I've heard people say this method before. What we're doing now is called Wodui, and it takes [-] hours for Wodui to take effect.

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"Look at the green tea that came out of the pot just now. It's so authentic! No matter what you think, anyway, I believe in Xi'er wholeheartedly. Xi'er said that black tea should do this, so that's right!" Sun Yubao said with a smile, His face, baked by the fire from the previous stove, was white and rosy, delicate and elegant.

"Ah, this is the first time I've heard such a statement. Xi'er, you really have a good brain. When others say that, you remember it. Auntie is not as good as you!"

"Hehe, auntie, don't praise me badly!" Jin Xi smiled shyly.

"It takes twelve hours for these wodui, and it's almost dark now, so let's get busy here today, Yuxia, go and cook the dinner for the evening, you are all tired, earlier After dinner, go back to the house early to rest, ah!" Ga Po ordered.

Jin Xi stepped out of the yard, looked at the sun that had already set on the western hillside and only had an arched arc left, and recorded the time of Wodui in her heart.

Silent all night.

The next day, the first thing Jin Xi does when she wakes up is to check the black tea in the empty room.The place behind the window avoids direct sunlight, Jin Xi removed the wet cloth and coir raincoat that were used to keep warm and moisturized, and carefully turned the tea leaves.

Jin Xi counts the time with her fingers in her heart, hoping that the sun will go faster.Whether Liang Yuzhong and the Sun family can be successfully rescued from the harsh environment of the old Liang family depends on whether her tea business can succeed this time!

After finally having breakfast and lunch, the sun finally moved to the west of the hillside, sinking slowly, and finally there was only an arched arc left, Jin Xi almost ran into that room, Excited to see the results of Wodui.

Sun Yuxia and Sun Yubao also kept this matter in mind, and followed Jin Xi to the house.

When the wet cloth and coir raincoat were removed, a faint smell of wine lees was smelled head-on, mixed with a trace of hot and sour.

"Hey, why is this smell weird?" Sun Yuxia covered her nose and frowned.

That's right, why isn't there a trace of tea fragrance?Sun Yubao was also full of doubts.

But seeing that Jin Xi didn't say a word, she knelt down and inserted her hand into the pile of tea leaves, feeling slightly warm from her fingertips.She grabbed a bunch of tea leaves and twisted them carefully in front of her eyes. Water droplets overflowed from the surface of the tea dregs, and the color of the leaves changed from green to yellowish brown.

"Auntie, Uncle, let's knead for a while longer, then put it in the pot to bake!" Jin Xi turned to greet the two people behind her, but the expression was different from the two of them, Jin Xi's brows and eyes were full of joy.

Sun Yuxia and Sun Yubao were full of doubts, but they did it anyway.

Pine firewood was set over the stove, and the tea in the pot was fried until the color of the tea in the pot changed from yellowish brown to oily black, and the aroma of pine smoke wafted into the nostrils, before Jin Xi called to stop. After nearly two days of hard work, the pot of black tea, It can be regarded as fried to completion.

Although during the process of frying, there were many procedures that made the Sun family members very puzzled, but when they drank the black tea roasted by Jin Xi, all their doubts and puzzles turned into surprise and admiration.

What is authentic, this is it!
Nearly two catties of black tea were roasted, Jin Xi sent one catty to Sun Erhu's family, and kept one catty for drinking.

Father Sun and Erhu Sun drank the black tea made by Jin Xi, and they were also amazed.By the way, Jin Xi also discussed with Sun Erhu about going out to sell tea next time.

Because Sun and Liang Yuzhong are still waiting for Jinxi's message, ten days more, or five days at least, Jinxi doesn't want them to wait for a long time, it just so happens that Sun Erhu doesn't have much farm work at home these days, so the two leave the mountain The day is set on the next day.

The next day, when the dawn was just breaking again, Jin Xi and Sun Yubao dressed neatly, washed up, and carried green tea and black tea that had been wrapped in kraft paper the night before in their bundle rolls.

There are three tea bags in total, two of which contain samples of green tea and black tea.There is also a tea bag, which Sun Yubao and Jinxi discussed privately last night.

Wen Ding helped Jinxi and the others twice, and also compensated Jinxi with two hundred Wen. If someone treats you well, you should also treat others with kindness. Knowing kindness and repaying it is Jinxi's consistent principle of life , The simple and honest Sun Yubao thinks so too.

(End of this chapter)