The cherry blossoms in Boli Mountain are about to bloom, and the spring tea picking season has also entered.
Lu Yuan walked to the spring behind the house and filled several large buckets of spring water, then poured it down from his naked body to wash away his own smell. After wiping it dry with linen cloth, Lu Yuan put on a new cotton gown and felt refreshed as he prepared to pick the first tea leaves of the year.
Although the current spring tea is somewhat tainted with the taste of cherry blossoms, Lu Yuan doesn't particularly like it. But the "Hakurei Yunwu Tea" that came out for the first time is rich in the energy of heaven and earth, and is undoubtedly the best product in the world! Even calling it fairy tea is not an exaggeration. It is very different from the tea leaves that Lu Yuan picked before winter and should be treated with caution.
Moreover, these tea leaves were originally unexpected products obtained after various coincidences. It is estimated that the best tea leaves were produced in the past few years. As the alchemical potions are exhausted, these tea leaves will gradually return to the common world. Even if they still carry the power of heaven and earth, the content will not be as high as it is now. . Therefore, even out of respect for the tea itself, Lu Yuan still needs to be fully prepared!
On the bamboo forest behind the house, ten burnt-yellow bamboo swords and bamboo baskets were hung, which were tools for picking tea leaves that Lu Yuan had prepared. These bamboo utensils have experienced a whole winter of cold changes, winter snow and spring rain, and have completely washed away the fragrance of the bamboo itself.
Using this kind of equipment for picking and packaging will not affect the taste of the tea itself.
Lu Yuan was carrying a bamboo basket on his back and walking among the bamboo trees in a green shirt. Several bamboo swords inserted in the bamboo basket seemed to be motionless, but they were actually picking tea leaves at an extremely fast speed. Picking with a bamboo sword instead of by hand is to avoid contamination by human body odor and sweat.
The reason for not using metal swords is to avoid the aura of gold, iron and killing. When Lu Yuan used the bamboo sword, he didn't even use his true energy. He only relied on the speed and sharpness of the sword to cut off the leaf stems. The whole tea leaves are picked in the most complete way to ensure the appearance and original flavor to the greatest extent.
The original Huangshan Maofeng needs to be picked within half a day. It’s time to start making it, that’s to preserve the quality and freshness. Lu Yuan possesses a "magician's bracelet" that can slow down the passage of time. After entering the bracelet, it will be as if time has stood still. There is no better way to keep things fresh than this. Therefore, he could store the newly picked tea leaves and start making them on a day with good climate and environment.
On Lu Yuan's first day of picking, he could only pick half a basket of fresh leaves from the huge tea garden. He selected carefully, only those with one bud and one leaf opening and one bud with one leaf. If they are slightly older, have uneven color, or are damaged, just let them go. This half basket of fresh leaves can be said to be the best among teas - tea farmers in the world don't have Lu Yuan's swordsmanship, eyesight, and his unpredictable methods. Of course, they can't grow and pick tea like him. .
After that, if you pick half a basket every day, you can still pick the best fresh leaves for about ten days, and you can harvest about four or five baskets of fresh leaves every year. Later, as the climate changed, even if there were still buds and new leaves, they could no longer be considered the best.
For the future hundreds of thousands of years. The new leaves picked during these ten days will not be taken out for drinking under any circumstances. When the quality of the tea leaves drops to the next level and reaches the special level, then the issues of drinking and selling will be considered...
Anyway. Only the most exquisite techniques are worthy of the most excellent tea.
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"Ahhh! Cuixiang, put down the offering box quickly. I'm going to get angry~"
"Hahaha~ I won't give it to you... come and catch me~"
With laughter like silver bells, the two little girls ran one after another. Stumbling out of the cherry blossom forest. The one in front holding the big box is Feng Jian Suixiang. Although she is very short. But it's very powerful. The large offering box placed in front of the door of Hakurei Shrine, which Lu Yuan once suspected was made of rosewood, was actually held up by the big horn by her, and she was able to run all the way from Hakurei Shrine to here.
Not to mention, the two of them had walked around the cherry blossom forest several times, and it was a little girl with terrifying powers.
Reimu Hakurei rolled up her sleeves and chased angrily behind, waving her coins. Her eyes were fixed on the donation box, and she would cry out in pain every time she was hit.
The two people must have been chasing each other in the cherry blossom forest for a long time. Now their hair and bodies are covered with cherry blossom petals, making the two girls even more bright and cute. Their cheerful smiles almost compare to this spring.
When they rushed out of the cherry blossom forest, they happened to meet Lu Yuan who had just finished picking tea leaves.
"Ah! It's the rich man! I'll treat you to a drink, can you treat me to some snacks?" As soon as Ibuki Suixiang saw Lu Yuan, she immediately ran over happily... still carrying the box... Because of what happened last time, she I have been hesitating and never came to Jiamuwu.
But she had been dreaming about those brown snacks for several days in a row. When she saw Lu Yuan this time, she immediately thought of snacks and laughed so hard that she couldn't close her mouth...
"Hello, uncle!" Reimu greeted breathlessly, then angrily looked at Ibuki Suixiang who was hiding behind Lu Yuan, and said fiercely. "Return the offering box to me quickly!"
"And I'll give it to you, Reimu, you cheapskate." Ibuki Suika put the big wooden box on the grass. She knew how attached Reimu Hakurei was to this box, so it was just a joke and she broke it. He will be taught a lesson by Reimu Hakurei. She turned around and grabbed Lu Yuan's sleeve, "Lord, let's go quickly!"
Maybe Ibuki Suika really likes sweets, she couldn't help but swallow her saliva as she spoke.
"You!" Hakurei Reimu looked at the offering box that was almost half the size of a man, feeling dizzy with anger. When Hakurei Miko raises donations, she uses another small one. This big wooden box was usually placed at the main entrance of the shrine. She could move it, but how could she move it back to the mountain?
"Look at these petals on your bodies..." Lu Yuan said with a smile. He stretched out his hand and first helped the little girl pick off the cherry blossom petals above her head.
Ibuki Suika smiled and said no. She shook her two big horns, and her small body was shaken a few times. The stained cherry blossoms were shaken off cleanly with her movements. This movement was like a little girl who had taken a bath. Like a dog. Although her brown hair was long, it looked dry and smooth. With just a shake, her hair naturally gathered together neatly without touching anything.
Lu Yuan had no choice but to turn around and pick the cherry blossom petals above Lingmeng's head. The girl's angry expression, rosy complexion, and forehead stained with flower petals, paired with the red witch costume, the bright girl instantly made Lu Yuan cute.
When he twisted the cherry blossoms on the big bow with his hands, he flicked his fingertips, and the invisible infuriating energy knocked off the petals on her forehead and cheeks.
"Don't worry..." Lu Yuan pointed to the big box on the ground, "Do you still remember the 'Shrinking Art' I told you? It's a three-ring spell. You can't use it now, but we can try it. Simplified version…”
Lu Yuan stood directly here and explained in detail to Reimu Hakurei for several minutes, guiding Reimu to manipulate magic power. Lu Yuan now has a very high level of mastery of magic. Originally there was no simplified version of the three-ring "Shrinking Object Technique", but Lu Yuan deleted, deleted, and modified it on the spot, and a "Secondary Object Shrinking Technique" was formed on the spot. In a short time, the half-person-sized box was shrunk by Reimu into a small box that could be held in her hands. It was a bit smaller than the portable gift box she usually used.
Ibuki Suixiang watched from the side as Lu Yuan taught patiently, and Reimu also listened attentively, and suddenly felt very envious...very envious.
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On the way back to Lu Yuan's cabin, Lu Yuan noticed that Ling Meng had regained his energy and started running around. Or holding a shrunken donation box to collect donations from a rich man like him. On the contrary, Ibuki Suika, who was noisy before, became a little silent now. Lu Yuan didn't know what the child was thinking, maybe he was greedy for pastries. He put his hand on Cuixiang's head and rubbed it, "You can play as you like, I'll prepare snacks for you."
As soon as Lu Yuan left, the two of them sat casually on the sofa and twisted on it, but this time Sofa Jun didn't say a word, which was really boring... They didn't know that last time Sofa Jun dared to speak casually to the Queen, and they were Feng Jian Yuxiang was trampled into pieces! Since then, Lu Yuan has turned off the speaking system of all the furniture in the room.
"Kazemi, rich man, Sui Xiang, come and see this..." Reimu jumped off the sofa, pulled Ibuki Sui Xiang and ran to the wall. The photo hanging there is the "family portrait" of Lu Yuan, Youxiang, and Cuixiang. "Do you still remember what I said? Remember to ask for pocket money, a total of four hundred years!" Hakurei Reimu's eyes The golden light of coins shone inside.
Ibuki Suika originally felt that Reimu's statement was unreasonable, but the scene where Lu Yuan taught Reimu just now made her a little envious, so she quietly changed her mind. "Reimu, come with me, I'm very shy alone..."
"Okay, okay." Hakurei Reimu didn't dare to look into his friend's eyes and agreed in a panic.
In recent days, spring rain has begun to fall.
Except for Feng Jian Youxiang who was sleeping upstairs, no guests had come to the door in the past few days. Lu Yuan not only goes out to pick tea leaves every day, but also goes home to analyze magic and watch the fragrance while sleeping. Occasionally, he feels that it is a little deserted here.
After Reimu Hakurei and Suixiang Ibuki arrived, Lu Yuan suddenly felt that there were a lot more people in the house when he heard the two girls playing and whispering in the living room. He put extra effort into the preparation this time and specially made the baked biscuits into the shapes of various small animals, which were very cute.
Then he put the tea in a cup with the Q-version images of Reimu and Cuixiang and brought it out.
The two girls stood side by side and stopped in front of the kitchen door with smiles on their faces. Seeing Lu Yuan come out, they all raised their heads and looked at him with cute expressions, stretched out their hands and said in unison:
"Dad~, pocket money!"
"Bang~!" Lu Yuan was stunned, his hand couldn't help but let go, and the tray fell to the ground with the cup...
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