The Little Officials of the Song Dynasty Chapter 110: Glass tea and flowers

After the scented scented tea became popular in the Song Dynasty and neighboring countries, homemade scented tea has appeared in the folk, and the tea is reprocessed by itself, but it is usually mixed with flowers. That is, the petals are directly mixed into the tea and then brewed.

The scented tea produced in this way is called mixed scented tea, because the fragrance of flowers is few, and it is not as pure as scented scented tea, so it is just a way of entertaining oneself, and it does not make much sense.

It can also be seen that the production method of scented tea is indeed still a secret that is temporarily difficult to find out.

This also made Zou Xuelai, the judge of the tea case who knew the truth, very polite to Yun Yanhui. When Yun Yanhui reported to him, he was very polite. If you apply to transfer him to help, you are asking for help, so don't be too polite to him.

Although this is the case, as the head of an important department, Zou Xuelai can speak so well. It is really rare and it makes people feel good about it. , you will work well.

Zou Xuelai said melancholy: "To tell you the truth, we are busy with the tea table, and we are so busy that we don't touch the ground every day. Although we are busy with tea-related matters, when it comes to internal research, it may not be as good as yours. deep."

"Don't dare, I don't know tea either, I'm just a layman..." Yun Yan was telling the truth, he really didn't understand tea, he used to drink Coke more...

Zou Xuelai said: "Hey, how can you say that? You are the official who said it yourself. Flowers, wine, and tea are all experts."

Yun Yan was so guilty that she was dying, and said, "Did the officials say that I have no culture..."

Zou Xuelai: "Huh?"

Appears not to be.

"Haha, it's nothing." Yun Yan said back, looking at Zou Xuelai's study, and saw a wooden bracket placed in the corner with several pots of Chlorophytum hanging on it, and a glass vase on top with a glass vase in it. Full of peony flowers, the translucent bright colors reflect the colors of the flowers and branches, which contrast with each other.

Glass is not uncommon at this time, and it is a relatively fashionable object, also known as colored glaze, which is mostly used for flower arrangement, and also used to make wine vessels and food vessels.

They're not as transparent as modern glassware, but they're beautiful.

Zou Xue came to see Yun Yan and stared back at the glass vase. He misunderstood for a while and said, "This is a glass vase of Dashi, which is a little harder than our Song Dynasty. I order someone to put it in your study, right? "

Yunyan snapped back to her senses and said embarrassedly: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean that, I just suddenly had an idea about flower tea."

"So soon?" Zou Xuelai was shocked, this person is too good to borrow, he is still reporting, so he already has an idea?

Zou Xuelai is not a fool. He rolled his eyes on the glass vase and understood a little bit, "Nowadays, people like to use glass vase for flowers, do you want to use scented flower tea with glass?"

“Scented scented tea with colored glass is nothing new, not to mention that scented scented tea looks no different from ordinary tea leaves, and it won’t be particularly beautiful when brewed in a glazed vessel.” Yunyan smiled back, “Nowadays Folks have made a kind of mixed flower tea, which is better than nothing.”

Zou Xuelai was attracted unconsciously. With his intuition in this industry for many years, his heart was beating suddenly, and he felt that Yun Yanhui must have something to say about what he was going to say next.

Yun Yanhui did not disappoint Zou Xuelai, "I was thinking that this method is actually worth learning from. Is it possible to bundle the whole fresh flower with tea leaves, put it into a glass vessel with high transparency, and brew it as needed? As the tea leaves unfold, the flowers bloom in the water."

This is the once-popular craft scented tea in modern times. The tea leaves can be made by scenting. In this way, it has both beauty and uniqueness, and there are thousands of changes in the shape, which is very popular.

Zou Xuelai's face slowly turned red, which was caused by excitement. He couldn't hide his excitement and said: "This move will not only make the scented tea a step further, the price will rise again, and it will also drive the sale of glazed ware..."

Nowadays, the best utensils in restaurants are silverware, followed by glassware. At banquets, many people use glassware for drinking. However, the introduction of glass utensils in making tea has never been seen before. This move is definitely a universal killing. Unlike wine, this will definitely be of interest to men, women and children.

Just thinking about the sight of the flowers spreading out with the tea leaves in the water, Zou Xuelai felt that it would be a big sale.

Yun Yanhui also muttered: "The variety and shape can be enriched, it will be more beautiful."

Zou Xuelai panted heavily and took Yun Yanhui's hand: "What do you think is the chance of the research being successful?"

Yunyan froze for a moment, "It's quite big."

This kind of craft scented tea, he only learned about scented scented tea incidentally, unlike scented scented tea, he not only read the information, but also followed the production of the whole process. However, as long as you do more experiments based on the data in your memory, you should be able to figure it out, it's just the length of time.

"Hahahaha! Good! Very good!" Zou Xuelai said with a loud laugh, "This time, I can finally deal with the official family, so it's not worth my life to roll in front of the palace."

Yunyan replied: "..."

How about almost rolling? Did it really roll? !

"I've entrusted this matter to you, Yanhui," Zou Xuelai called to him kindly, "You can study it in peace, and if you have any other requirements, feel free to mention it to me. I can satisfy it. Try to be satisfied. If you have other things on weekdays, you can tell me as much as you can, and they are all your own.”

I have to say that Zou Xuelai is really generous, Yun Yanhui took a few more glances at his vase, and he could think of sending a vase, not to mention now that Yun Yanhui really came up with an idea for him, and it has not been realized yet. He is here to guarantee.

"Don't worry, I will definitely not be polite if I have difficulties." Yun Yan was no longer hypocritical, and responded directly.

Zou Xuelai finally felt relieved and said, "Okay! That's it!"

Zou Xue came to the judge in the Tangtang tea case. He was very busy with his affairs. Taking time out to see Yun Yanhui was already very important. Now he has set a good thing. He is in a good mood, but he also has to work, so he is good-natured Yunyan returned to explain.

"I understand, you are busy with government affairs, so let me say hello to my colleagues." Yun Yan said goodbye after returning.

Naturally, Zou Xuelai would also instruct others to fully cooperate with Yun Yanhui to study the craft flower tea.

The division of labor in the tea case is very detailed, but it does not include research in this area. Yun Yanhui is now the official name of the tea paper warehouse, and then allocated some people to use it for him, some are the people in the tea case, and some are It is the man of the workshop in the palace.

The inner tea and paper library was originally responsible for supplying the imperial dragon and phoenix fine tea and paper and ink. Yunyan Hui was ordered by the emperor, so it is natural to hang it here.

Yun Yanhui communicated with the craftsmen and found that in a short period of time, they had conducted a lot of research on the scenting technology and reached some useful conclusions, such as the scenting time and the amount of flowers when scenting scented tea. , drying temperature, how to make the taste and aroma of scented tea reach the best.

Compared to the scented scented tea made by Yun Yanhui at the beginning, the scented scented tea has taken a big step forward and is more refined.

Yun Yanhui had to admire the labor and wisdom of the ancient people. He stood on the shoulders of giants, but these people were not.

And these craftsmen were a little proud at first. After all, scented tea is very popular now, and they are responsible for making tea for the official family. However, when Yun Yanhui spoke out about the idea of ​​craft flower tea, everyone was convinced.

Nothing to say, if this research is successful, it will definitely double the value of scented tea, which is much more powerful than their research on how to reduce the number of times of scenting, but the effect remains the same to reduce costs!

Yunyan returned to the ancient people who really loved the simplicity, so easy to subdue, do whatever she wants.

Under such a relaxed environment, Yun Yanhui and his new colleagues came to the public kitchen of Chaan for dinner. This was the first time he ate at Chaan.

Then, Yun Yan returned with emotion.

——Although the tea case is very rich, it doesn't seem to be very good to eat!

Zhao Yunchu, who was specially invited from the Dali Temple next door, also said indifferently, "It's not very good."

The little official who brought Yunyan back to Dali Temple said in shame, "The public chef of Kaifeng is famous for Bianjing..."

"I'm going to apply with Baofutai and borrow a chef to follow me." Yun Yan said with a face back, "Although it may not be possible to change your chef, at least you can eat with me during this time. Be a little better..."

After all, Kaifeng Mansion's public chef is now a sign, even if Yun Yan returns to himself, it is impossible to break the balance at will and change every yamen in Bianjing. There are too many interests involved.

Furthermore, the success of Kaifeng's public chef's reform has a lot to do with the open source of his vegetables, and his income to subsidize the public chef, which is not a trivial matter.

However, Yun Yan's reply made everyone very happy.

Zhao Yunchu also looked a little better. He sat far away from Yun Yanhui - he was pushed away by other colleagues, and the food was not particularly delicious, so his face was not very good.

"Then I..." In the early days of Zhao Yun, Ai Ai said, staring at Yun Yan back like a puppy begging for food, as if he was a little afraid that Yun Yan Hui would refuse to avoid suspicion, and he didn't even dare to continue talking.

Yunyan's heart softened, the evil love scene, what's wrong with Wuli Xiaochu, now she doesn't even dare to ask for a meal, for fear of being rejected by me, however, Xiaochu just wants to eat in the cafeteria!

"It's next door anyway, let's eat together."

"Hmm..." Zhao Yunchu responded softly, his eyelashes hanging down to block the light in his eyes.

……

There is a saying, it's called out of control.

In the previous diplomatic reception, Honglu Temple and the Privy Council borrowed cooks from Kaifeng House. This time Yunyan returned to bring the cooks out, which further inspired the officials of Bianjing.

Although we can't reform like Kaifeng Mansion, we can borrow people from Kaifeng Mansion!

It's best to have someone with a higher status, and then let him go to apply with Bao Zheng and take a cook.

The department that has overlapping powers with Kaifeng is the happiest, because the borrower is fair and aboveboard. All of a sudden, the officials of Kaifeng Mansion became popular, and they were rushing to be seconded to other departments, even causing looting.

Bao Zheng had to limit the number of people—or else you would borrow him too, and there would be no one in Kaifeng!

Moreover, after a certain period of time, when all departments knew about Yun Yanhui's ability, he became the No. 1 popular candidate on the loan roster...