Chapter 33 Chapter 3 Purple Bamboo Shoot Tea

That night, Zhao Shuai didn't stay at Liao's second son's house, but got a room in the hotel and found another young lady.Er Er Liao was determined not to let me live outside, and his kindness was hard to turn down, so I agreed to live in Er Er Liao's house.The strange thing is that Liao Er Er didn't let me sleep in the guest room, but let me sleep with him.I blushed, this dead old man really has a penchant for cutting off his sleeves, and he still wants to touch me, a handsome young man, to make his dream come true. Liao Er quickly explained that this was not the case. He closed the door suspiciously and told me that someone might be watching him.It turned out that after we left, Liao Er Er discovered that someone had sneaked into his bedroom to steal things.At first, Liao Er didn't take it seriously, until two months there were always people peeping around, and he felt someone was outside the house when he was sleeping, so Liao Lao Er suspected that someone was trying to steal the pumpkin head tea.Neither Zhao Shuai nor I leaked the news, for fear that if someone knew that the national treasure tea was in the world, it would lead to death.This is not unfounded worry. Some people who love tea so much that they are crazy are very scary, almost scarier than paranoia.

"Did you really not mention those things in Yunnan to outsiders?" Liao Er Er asked anxiously. "Of course not!" I raised my right hand and swore, "But you are going to use pumpkin head tea to participate in the tea battle, so what are you afraid of, everyone will know that you have this kind of tea." "It was already shown in front of everyone at that time, so of course I'm not afraid. Now I'm afraid that someone will play tricks and steal the tea ahead of time." The second brother Liao's eyes lit up and told me, "The last time I was on the train to Yunnan. , Did I tell you that in the Song Dynasty, a tea king was poisoned to death, in fact, it was not just that time, many people died in fighting tea."

"No way? People will die?" I was extremely surprised. "Experts stretch out their hands, and you will know if there is any!" Liao Er Er pretended to be deep, "Of course, this kind of thing is not easy to spread, and the scandal is buried!" "Then why don't you call the police? It's illegal to break into a private house, but then again, you have walls everywhere, no one can climb in and steal things, and the room has a big lock." I was very puzzled. "It's definitely useless to call the police. It takes three or four years for the police to solve a case. Before they find the thief, I'm already dead." Second Liao said incredulously, "Maybe the case is not solved, and the golden gourd will be killed." The tea counter was taken away by the police, and when the time comes, it will be to accompany the wife and lose the child.”

Liao Lao Er was really far-sighted, and I didn't think about it that much at all, but the law at that time hadn't stipulated whether the 100-year-old antique tea belonged to the state or the discoverer.Because this kind of tea is less than cultural relics, or almost non-existent, there is no corresponding legal basis.However, sometimes it doesn't matter whether there is a law or not. The higher-ups are interested in it, no matter whether you belong to your ancestors or you picked it up, they will make up excuses to snatch it away. After thinking about it, I questioned, "Could it be your fellows who did it?"

"No way?" Second Liao was not sure. "They don't know what I brought back from Yunnan. I lied to them that I found tea leaves for more than 20 years. They should not take risks and commit crimes." "It's hard to say. I met so many people traveling to and from Yunnan at that time. Maybe someone has already been following you. It's best to guard against your buddy." I said suspiciously. We discussed it for a long time that night, and finally suspected that the guys had been bribed, because it was difficult for outsiders except the guys to freely enter and leave Liao Yu Tea House.Liao Laoer said that there were 20 tea masters participating in the Shandong Tea Competition this time, but 8 of them could not come.Some were due to sudden illness, some were due to traffic problems, some were detained by the police because of tax evasion, and some were because the tea leaves they had prepared had disappeared.It is not difficult to see that someone must be playing tricks. I didn't expect to be so nervous before the war.

In this tea war, there was a tea master named Lan Tian, ​​who was over forty years old, and his methods were very vicious, even worse than Yue Buqun in Li.Lan Tian also played on behalf of Qingdao. That time Liao Laoer and the others were forced to make tea in the water prison, it was Lan Tian who secretly played tricks.Now one of the four tea masters selected by Qingdao has been defeated without a fight, and quit for other reasons, so Liao Laoer and Zhou Cha Lao are the people Lan Tian is mainly dealing with now.After much deliberation, we felt that Lan Tian must have bought Liao's second buddy, but Liao's second insisted that his buddy was very loyal.

The tea battle will be held in Zhou Lao's tea house the day after tomorrow. Liao's second brother intends to introduce us to each other at that time. Of course, Zhou Cha Lao probably has known me for a long time.In the evening of that day, Liao Lao Er tried to make tea in advance, which was the same as the nature of the exercise.To my surprise, Liao Lao Er didn't use pumpkin head tea, but fresh purple bamboo shoot tea.Purple bamboo shoot tea is mentioned in the story of Fo Hai Yao Zhai, and it belongs to the same family as Yangxian tea, which belongs to the green tea category.Green tea is completely different from Pu-erh tea. Pu-erh tea gets more expensive as it gets older, but it is best to pick fresh green tea, otherwise it is easy to age and deteriorate, losing its glossy color and unique aroma.

Purple bamboo shoot tea was originally produced in Changxing, Zhejiang. It was recommended by the tea sage Lu Yu and became a tribute tea in the Tang Dynasty.From the end of Ming Dynasty to the beginning of Qing Dynasty, purple bamboo shoot tea gradually disappeared. By the 1940s, most of the tea gardens in Guqing Mountain were deserted, and the production of purple bamboo shoot tea was also discontinued. It was not until the end of the 1970s that the production of famous purple bamboo shoot tea resumed.The processing technology of purple bamboo shoot tea is divided into three processes: greening, frying and shaping, and baking.The aroma of purple bamboo shoot tea is strong, the soup color is clear, the tea taste is fresh and mellow, and the aftertaste is sweet.

I saw Liao Laoer holding the porcelain pot of purple bamboo shoot tea and asked, "Why don't you use pumpkin head tea? We found it so hard." "This is the grand finale. How can it be used in the mere provincial capital Mingzhan? It can only be used in the North-South Mingzhan." Liao Laoer said with a snort. "Will you be willing to use it until then? Then what if you lose the day after tomorrow, wouldn't you even lose the chance to use pumpkin head tea?" I couldn't help sweating for Liao's second son. Liao Er said angrily: "Bah, don't you want Crow's Mouth, okay? I should win! No, I will definitely win!"

"But there are gods like Zhou Chalao, do you have confidence?" I don't have confidence. Liao Er didn't talk nonsense anymore, he pretended to say that friendship comes first and games come second, but I know he wants to win more than anyone else.That night, Liao Lao Er closed the tea shop and boiled the tea himself.However, Liao Yu's tea house caught fire suddenly, and the fire brigade came quickly and made Liao Yu's tea house into a mess.In my impression, the fire brigade shouldn't have come so quickly, and I always felt something was wrong about it.The second Liao slapped his thigh fiercely, yelling that it must be Lan Tian's bad day, just now the tea house caught fire, and humans went there, it is very likely that the pumpkin head tea was stolen by someone in the chaos!

I followed Liao Lao Er to his room, and the pumpkin head tea had already flown away, even the prepared purple bamboo shoot tea was gone.These incidents made Liao Laoer sweep everything on the table to the ground, and there was an incessant clanging sound.I just wanted to persuade Liao Laoer to pay attention to his body, but don't get angry. You are old, and you will easily congest your brain if you are too angry.Unexpectedly, Liao Er Er's face was ashen, as if the sky had fallen, and he ran to a box, which had been pried open before. "Oops, all of Xiao Nongyun's belongings are gone!" Liao Er Er's voice was almost desperate, and in an instant he collapsed and fell down, convulsing all over. I was taken aback, fearing that Liao's old soul would go to the west, I hurriedly yelled at my buddy to find a doctor.Finally, the next morning, the doctor told me that Liao's second son was saved, but he couldn't move for the time being, and could only lie on the bed and talk dully.Zhao Shuai just rushed over in the morning, and after hearing about Liao's second son, he said that he was going to do that bastard Lan Tian.These words are just talk, Zhao Shuai will definitely not do it, even if he does, the loss cannot be recovered. We walked into Liao's second ward, and he tried to grab my hand, but he couldn't move.I took the initiative to grab Liao Laoer's hand. He was babbling, his tongue couldn't be controlled, and it was difficult to say smooth words.I looked at Liao's second child on the hospital bed, and thought of my grandfather and my father. It must be said that it is miserable for a person to become like this when he is old.I finally saw Lan Tian's viciousness. I didn't expect that he would really play tricks before the Ming battle. I don't know if something happened to Zhou Chalao. Zhao Shuai reassured Liao Erer, and immediately went to call the police, but Liao Erer struggled to speak out: "No...don't." "He hurt you, but you didn't call the police?" Zhao Shuai didn't understand. "You can't call the police. If you call the police, it will implicate my tea plantation. In fact, my tea plantation is also involved in illegal matters. If you call the police, I will go to jail!" Liao Laoer pleaded. I know that Liao's second child is not a good citizen who abides by the law, and I've seen it for a long time, but this makes Lan Tian cheaper.Lan Tian was sure of this point, so he played tricks many times, and he couldn't keep swallowing his anger like this.Liao Er Er was silent for a long time, Zhao Shuai stood aside holding his breath, sighing all the time, complaining for Liao Er Er.I wanted to sigh, but I was afraid of making Liao's second child sad, so I just sat quietly by the hospital bed.Now that the pumpkin head tea is gone, the purple bamboo shoot tea is gone, and even Xiao Nongyun's relics are gone, if Yue Buqun sees Lan Tian, ​​he might call him master. Liao Er Er seemed to have made a major decision, and lightly shook my hand: "Xiao Lu, I ask you one thing, you must promise me no matter what!" "What's the matter? Just say it, and I'll do it, as long as I'm not asked to kill someone." I replied anxiously, and at the same time realized that this request was difficult to fulfill. Liao Er Er licked his chapped lips: "You take my place in tomorrow's tea battle. You don't have to win the first place, but you must beat Lan Tian!" I had expected that Liao's second child would say this, and I felt unprecedented pressure for a moment. You must know that those tea masters are selected from Shandong, and I, a fledgling boy, dare not challenge them.Liao Lao Er thinks highly of me, he has confidence, but I don't have confidence, if I really go, I will definitely lose before I play.I really want to refuse, who knows that Zhao Shuai, who knows nothing about the heights of heaven and earth, even booed and asked me to play for Liao's second son, and teach that naughty Lan Tian a lesson. I glared at Zhao Shuai, and then said to Liao's second son: "I can promise you other conditions, but not this one. You also know that my grandfather was a tea master, but I didn't get any real instruction. Move back to your home country. If you really want to win, get someone else to help you." The second brother Liao begged: "If you can find me, I will! My buddies can only greet customers, but they don't know anything about tea. Now where do you ask me to find helpers, other tea people in Shandong have already lost , I am not qualified to participate in the tea battle anymore. Those who can participate are all opponents, who will be my enemy?" I admit that what Liao Erer said is reasonable, and I really want to refuse, but Liao Erer's eye attack makes me unable to refuse.Zhao Shuai didn't know much about tea and thought I was very good, so he kept encouraging me to accept the challenge.I only know superficiality, I can only scare Zhao Shuai, if I meet an expert, I can't do it.I do have a very suitable candidate in my mind, that person is definitely a master, I have already seen that person's skills in Manlong Village.Everyone guessed right, I was thinking of Mu Qingxiang, but unfortunately she came and went without a trace, and I didn't have friendship with her, so it would be easier to invite Guanyin if I couldn't invite that god. After careful consideration, coupled with the blood in my body, I finally agreed to Liao Er Er for the first time.However, the tea leaves are gone. Comparing ordinary tea with other people's high-quality tea is not throwing an egg at a stone.Fortunately, Lao Er Liao remembered that before the fire broke out, he had already taken out a small portion of purple bamboo shoot tea and put it in a porcelain bowl.The second brother Liao told me to go back and put it away immediately. Tomorrow, I must represent Liao Yu Tea House in the battle to meet such masters as Lan Tian and Zhou Cha Lao. Before I left the ward, I asked Liao Erer again, why did Lan Tian steal Xiao Nongyun's belongings as long as he just stole the tea leaves.Those can only be regarded as ordinary cultural relics at best, and they are not worth much at all.I remember very clearly that Liao Laoer was not very excited when he found out that the tea leaves were lost at first, but he didn't faint until he found out that Xiao Nongyun's belongings were also lost.The second brother Liao let me participate in the tea battle with peace of mind. Don't ask about this beforehand, he will tell me after the tea battle is over. However, no one thought that tomorrow's tea battle - the result would be beyond everyone's expectations!