Although it was still so early, the place was already crowded with vendors taking a break for tea. The important thing was that Ali saw several familiar maritime merchants.
At this moment, he was drinking something with joy and excitement, and he was still chattering excitedly.
Even the people from Song Dynasty who were drinking tea in the tea shop looked very surprised. They were pointing at the various teacups and muttering quietly.
This really piqued Ali's curiosity, so he gave up waiting for an opportunity to intervene and headed that way instead.
When I came closer, I smelled an alluring aroma that I had never smelled before, which was somewhat similar to the aroma of tea, a drink favored by people in the Song Dynasty.
Ali couldn't help but become more and more confused, knowing that the tea of the Song Dynasty was very famous in the Song Dynasty and its surrounding countries.
But coming from Maloma, he was really not used to the bitter and astringent taste.
Not only him, but also the big food vendors are not very used to it, but now, look at their relaxed expressions when they drink this kind of tea soup.
Ali couldn't help but smell the smell carefully again. When he smelled it carefully, it seemed that it didn't smell like tea, but instead had a fruity smell.
At this time, he noticed a table of merchants from Dashi in front of him, where he was pouring milky white liquid into his cup.
As a maritime trader from the Maloma Kingdom who also often drank dairy products, Ali recognized it at a glance as either cow's milk or goat's milk.
I couldn't help but get curious, so I walked over and greeted these people and asked.
"May I ask some of you, what are you doing?"
One of the elderly food merchants glanced at Ali, happily picked up his cup of tea with milk, took a sip happily, smacked his mouth and then said.
"This is a new type of tea made in the Song Dynasty. Not only can it be drunk alone, but after adding milk, the flavor becomes more unique."
"Can you add milk to the newly made tea?"
Hearing this, Ali finally couldn't bear it any longer and looked towards the busy counter of the tea shop.
But when Ali arrived at the counter and wanted to drink tea, a waiter in charge of ushering people to their seats couldn't help but look around with a look of embarrassment on his face.
At this moment, the entire tea shop has no vacancies, and we are in a dilemma.
Ali heard a clear and childish voice.
"Staff, since this customer is just one person, if he doesn't mind sharing a table, let him come and sit here."
Ali and the boy turned their heads and looked over there, and saw a handsome young man in rich robes and robes.
She was sitting in front of a square table, and next to her was a beautiful lady from the Song Dynasty with picturesque features and charming features. Even though she looked stunning, even people like Ali found her stunning.
But this slender woman wore a long sword at her waist, and the undisguised heroic aura between her brows seemed to repel people thousands of miles away.
Behind the two sitting people, there were several tall and tall men standing with swords in hand, which showed that this handsome young man was definitely not an ordinary person.
"This..." Ali stood there and didn't know whether he should sit down or not.
At this time, Cai Laoliu and Tong Zhisheng had gone to the expo to wander around, leaving Gao Zhang alone to stay here.
Gao Zhang nodded at the mostly empty square table and smiled.
"It doesn't matter, just sit down and sit down. My surname is Gao. I wonder where this Tibetan merchant comes from?"
"Thank you very much, Mr. Gao. You can just call me Ali. I am from the country of Maloma. The country of Maloma is thousands of miles away from the Great Song Dynasty. It takes more than a month to get there by boat."
While talking, the waiter brought over the black tea Ali ordered. In addition to a pot of black tea, there was also a cup of milk.
Looking at the cup of milk, Gao Zhang felt quite sad. You must know that he had really exhausted his thoughts for this expo.
A lot of effort was spent just to find the source of the cow and goat milk used to entertain guests.
Fortunately, those Tibetan merchants from the Middle East came to the Song Dynasty. In order to continue their eating habits, they even took their cattle and sheep from there and crossed the ocean to the Song Dynasty.
It was Gao Zhang who made people spend a lot of money from those merchants to buy some cattle and sheep with high milk production.
Today, these cattle and sheep are supplying dairy products for the Hangzhou Expo.
After finishing this exposition, Gao Zhang would definitely not kill them directly for meat.
Instead, we are going to find a place to keep them in captivity and breed them first to expand the group.
After all, there are many special delicacies, and most of them are related to dairy products, whether it is sweets such as toffee, which everyone loves.
A variety of cakes and biscuits, as well as ice cream and popsicles to quench thirst in the hot summer, will no longer be a dream or luxury.
At this moment, Ali had forgotten the distinguished young man from the Song Dynasty sitting in front of him.
The whole person has been immersed in the tea in front of him. The black tea without milk, the golden color of the tea soup, looks so tempting.
The smooth and sweet taste, as well as the warm feeling after swallowing it, seem to drive away the ever-present dampness and coldness.
After mixing it with milk, not only will it not make you feel strange, but it will make you feel like one plus one is greater than two. The silkiness of milk and the refreshingness of tea are harmoniously intertwined.
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"Ali, I mean Ali?" Gao Zhang called out several times, only to find that the barbarian Hu merchant in front of him was drinking tea and shaking his head in excitement.
Even though there is some noise around you, are you too intoxicated?
Just when Gao Zhang was about to raise his voice and shout, Ali raised his head and waved to the store clerk.
"Where can I buy this black tea?"
The shop assistant came forward and smiled at Hu Shang, who was looking very energetic after drinking several cups of hot tea.
"If you, the guest, want to buy tea, you have to go over there..."
Ali turned his head and looked in the direction pointed by the store clerk's big hand. Wasn't that the specialty booth that he had been unable to squeeze into just now?
"Do you also want to buy this kind of black tea?" Gao Zhang looked at this person who looked like a European. He had a high nose and deep eyes. His eyes were light blue, but his skin color was darker than that of Caucasians.
Ali saw the young man in front of him asking, and nodded subconsciously.
Copying his proficient Jiangnan Mandarin.
“This tea not only tastes sweet and smooth, but also suits my taste quite well.
So I want to buy some. Even if I can’t sell it after returning to my country, I can drink it myself. "
"In that case, please wait a moment."
Gao Zhang turned to call Fu An and gave him a few instructions. Fu An quickly walked away with understanding.
(End of chapter)
