Chapter 307: Tea Production Technology
The next day, Qin An took his three daughters and some villagers to the mountains to pick tea leaves.
According to the elders, there is a lot of tea here in Shaanxi, so there should be no shortage of tea trees, but the people in the village don't know about it, and they won't plant it on a large scale.
After arriving at the mountain, Qin An said as he walked: "Everyone, after finding this wild tea tree, we need to prune and tame it, otherwise the wild tea will taste more bitter.
But it can also be drunk, and the effect is similar to that of domesticated ones.
After finding wild tea trees, we transplant them into one area so that they can be picked every year. "
"Ms. sir, are there many tea trees?" Ying Yinman asked.
"Of course there are many." Qin An said, and then pointed to the hills, "In the outside world, tea trees are usually planted on several hills.
There are thousands or even tens of thousands of farmers picking tea leaves every year.
Moreover, picking tea leaves does not mean picking all the leaves on the tea tree, but the young leaves that have just sprouted. "
"Only picking young leaves?" Ying Yinman said, "Isn't that very few?"
"That's right, that's why we plant it on a large scale, and tea leaves are only picked once a year. Too many times will affect the growth of the tea trees in the second year." Qin An said, "So, our purpose this time, besides picking tea, is Transplant the tea tree into one piece.”
Everyone suddenly realized that many villagers carrying hoes realized that their hoes were used to transplant tea trees, not to pull out the entire tea tree. 33
After going through nine twists and turns, and with Qin An's continuous efforts in searching and explaining, they finally found the first tea tree.
Wild tea and domesticated tea trees are just different. One has flat branches and leaves, while the other has random branches and leaves.
Without looking carefully, it is difficult to imagine that a wild tea tree is a tea tree. Qin An thinks that many people will think it is a small tree.
"After searching for a long time, I finally found a tea tree. Everyone, come here quickly."
Following Qin An's greeting, the villagers quickly gathered and surrounded Qin An and Chashu.
Qin An didn't say anything about this, but picked up the basket and said to everyone: "Look, everyone, this is the tea tree we are looking for, it is similar to the Ziyang Maojian outside.
I guess this is an untamed Zi Yang Mao Jian. "
Then Qin An picked off the fresh leaves that had just grown, then held them up and showed them in front of everyone, saying, "Look, everyone, this is the kind of leaf we are going to pick. Only this kind of leaf can be made into tea."
Now we are working hard to find the tea trees. After we find them, we will first pick the tea leaves and then ask people to transplant them here.
This place is very suitable for planting tea trees on a large scale. "
"No." The villagers responded in unison.
Then, in groups of three, all the villagers began to search for tea trees all over the mountains and fields, and then picked tea leaves.
After a whole day of searching, a total of sixty tea trees were found and thousands of kilograms of Maocha, that is, fresh leaves, were picked.
Qin An looked at nearly a thousand kilograms of tea leaves and felt very happy.
"That's great. These tea leaves can make at least one hundred kilograms of tea. It's getting late. Let's go back and continue searching tomorrow.
Strive to transplant all the tea trees, clear all nearby plants and trees, and plant nothing except tea trees. "Qin An said.
"No." All the villagers responded in unison.
Afterwards, everyone started to go down the mountain. That night, Qin An hosted a banquet for the villagers. After learning about it, Ying Zheng did not blame Qin An, but appreciated Qin An even more.
This is reward based on merit. Those villagers have merit and it is appropriate to entertain them.
After the banquet, Qin An took the three girls back to the mansion to rest.
The next day, Qin An asked the villagers to continue looking for tea trees and picking tea leaves, while he stayed in the village and recruited hundreds of people to make tea again.
"Ms. sir, the villagers have arrived, what should we do now?" Ying Yinman asked.
Qin An said: "Divide into several waves of people. The first wave will spread the tea leaves to cool down. The second wave of people will fry the tea leaves with me. Since there is no tea leaves, I will use leaves instead to let them get used to it.
The third wave of people asked them to knead the tea. The fried tea leaves need to be placed on a clean stone board for kneading. This is very skillful.
The fourth wave of people are drying soft tea leaves in the sun, which is called primary drying. It only needs to be dried by 40 to 50%.
The fifth wave of people is Wodui sweating. This is the most unique step in the production process of Ziyang Maojian. The dried tea leaves are piled up, covered with bamboo mats or homespun cloth, and Wodui sweating is carried out for 30-40 minutes until the tea leaves are evenly moistened. Soft again.
The sixth wave of people used to tighten the strips to lift the hair. They hold the semi-dry tea base in their palms, rotate and rub their hands in different directions, so that the leaves roll into strips and reveal the white hairs. This is a key process for shaping the hair tips.
The task of the seventh wave of people is still to dry. The method is the same as the first drying, until the moisture content is about 6%, and the tea leaves can be turned into powder or fine particles by hand.
The task of the last group of people is to filter the dry tea. They put the dry tea into a sieve for screening. The good ones are sold and the inferior ones are kept for their own consumption. "
"Why did I listen to what my husband said? It seemed like he was talking about the process of making tea." Li Yanran said at the side.
Qin An smiled and said: "Yes, I am talking about the tea making process. Because there are many tea processes, there must be people at each process, so that the tea can be made quickly and perfectly."
"How will the personnel be arranged?" Li Yanran asked.
Qin An smiled and said: "It's very simple. As I just said, arrange more personnel for heavier tasks and fewer people for easier tasks.
Some tea trees can only be picked once a year, and some can be picked multiple times. This Ziyang Maojian can be picked five times a year, namely Mingqian, Yuqian, Chunwei, Xiacha, and Bailu tea.
Therefore, the manpower must be sufficient, and the quality must be good, so that we can sell it at a good price.
On the market, a pound of good tea can be sold for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands, and top-notch tea can be sold for millions. "
Ying Yinman and others were shocked. How could this tea be so expensive? Although they didn't know how much the millions Qin An mentioned were worth, this number was very scary.
"Then how much can our tea be sold for?" Li Yanran asked.
"I don't know." Qin An said, "Let Meng Li and the others sell it, at least one hundred guans per catty.
But our quantity is too small now, and we can only sell a thousand guans per catty.
If there are enough wealthy businessmen living in ten miles and eight towns, it can be sold at a higher price. Isn't the rare thing the most valuable thing? "
"Oh my God, this tea can be so expensive." Li Yanran was shocked.
Ying Yinman immediately said: "Work, work immediately, everyone divides the work immediately."
Then the scene suddenly became busy, and Qin An was undoubtedly the busiest person.
Some people died, but not completely...
