
Wang Yao did not distract him and quietly sat in the observing corner.
Fry, knead, fry, and knead again.
With each repetition, the strength and time required for each action is different.
The process of relying on one's experience to control and operate. This is done without advanced tools and without temperature gauges and timers. This handmade process is what is so interesting.
Some things can never be made using a machine.
The frying of tea leaves harvested from Nanshan hill was completed in the afternoon. During the process, Master Xu did not rest; in fact, he continued to drown in special circumstances. Wang Yao silently observed and recorded and did not distract him.
Whoa! When the final drying process was completed, Master Xu let out a sigh of relief.
“It's okay now. We do not disappoint these quality tea leaves.” Looking at the finished product, Xu Maosheng used a towel and gently wiped away the sweat dripping on his forehead.
“You have worked hard!” Wang Yao commented sincerely.
Frying tea is a technical job. This was not the first time Wang Yao had seen Xu Maosheng's frying process. This process requires temperature control, repeated frying, and stirring. Patience, physical strength and energy are necessary. It is very exhausting to go through the whole process.
“It's okay; I'm used to it. Let's go over there to sit down. This tea needs to be cooled for a while and then packaged. ” Xu Maosheng used his towel to wipe his forehead again.
“Oke.”
At home, Xu Maosheng's wife had already prepared water and fruits for them. She meticulously cooled a large glass of water for her husband. As Xu Maosheng sat down, he took out a cooled glass and sipped a large glass of water. He did not drink a mouthful of water while frying the tea.
“Ah, I'm getting old. If I was five or six years old, this job would be easy,” Xu Maosheng sighed after drinking a glass of water.
“Your age is healthy,” Wang Yao smiled and commented.
“Healthy age? Haha,” Xu Maosheng laughed. “I really want to do this for a few more years. No one wants to learn this craft anymore.”
“Yes, not many want to learn this,” Wang Yao said.
A craft like this requires thoroughness, patience, and intensive learning. Young people these days tend to be brash and always looking for more money, and they lack these traits.
“There is a special machine for processing tea leaves. There is no real requirement to process it by hand. However, such tea leaves are not comparable to handmade ones. They seem to be short of something.”
“Yes, the shape and taste of the tea, it seems to lack something artistic conception—.”
They both rested for a while and returned to the room to cultivate the tea. The ventilation of the room was very good, and the tea was cold.
“It can now be packed. It weighs about 600 grams. How many servings do you need?” Xu Maosheng weighed the finished tea leaves and asked Wang Yao.
“Six servings.”
“OK. I got some packaging. Choose one.”
Xu Maosheng processed tea and also sold tea, so he had the necessary packaging and equipment to pack it.
“Everything is fine. Something simple would be good.” Wang Yao chose the simplest packaging.
The packaging she chose has the same interior and exterior design—simple picture of mountains and water, with Chinese characters for “teh” inscribed on the outside.
Originally, Xu Maosheng wanted to put six servings of tea into another type of packaging, but Wang Yao refused.
“This is for me and some friends. No need to be so special. Here, this is for you to try fresh. ” Wang Yao gave some tea to Xu Maosheng.
“It's too valuable. I don't want it. There's still a small part left.” Xu Maosheng pointed to the small piece of tea left.
“It's too little. You have been busy all day, yet you have earned lower than your day wage?”
“No, no, it's okay. But thank you, I'll take it.” Xu Maosheng smiled receiving his tea. After all, he was a tea lover, and this tea was processed by hand by him.
“Can we try the tea?”
“Sure.”
Xu Maosheng took out a set of tea, took out the appropriate amount of tea leaves and poured boiling water into the tea cup that housed the tea leaves.
The aroma of the tea immediately smelled, the aroma was pure, and it casually smelled. The liquid was a mixture of green and yellow, and clear. Tea leaves are well shaped; each leaf and sapling is completely undamaged. This is a testament to the expertise of tea experts!
“Good tea, this is a very good tea!” yu Xu Maosheng. He's really emotional.
To detect a truly quality tea, there is actually no need to taste it. From smelling its aroma, seeing its color and observing its shape, this tea leaf has met all the criteria of a quality tea.
Xu Maosheng lifted the teacup and carefully sniffed its aroma then sipped it a little. It was sweet, full-bodied and refreshing and left a fragrant taste in its mouth.
“Excellent!” yu Xu Maosheng. “Ah He, let's drink this tea!” He was about to run to the courtyard to call his wife who was busy with her work. His wife heard him and entered the house.
“How fragrant!” He smiled and said as he entered the house.
“Try. It is a rare and excellent tea; it is a wild tea grown by Doctor Wang on the hill, and it is the highest quality tea!” after saying that, Xu Maosheng poured a cup for his wife.
“Hmmm, very good indeed. Better than we planted at home,” his wife drank a cup and praised.
“Of course. Wild tea and cultivated tea are different. In addition, we use fertilizer on our tea.” In front of Wang Yao, Xu Maosheng did not hold back and said directly what was on his mind.
The teapot is brewed several times, but the taste remains strong, and the liquid remains clear.
That sense of happiness was similar to what Wang Yao felt when successfully treating a patient. It's a sense of accomplishment. At the point of starting a certain career, achieving a certain achievement creates a sense of accomplishment.
When Wang Yao left Xu Maosheng's place, it was already past 4pm.
When he returned home, he gave some tea to his parents.
“Bu and Dad, this is the tea I planted on the hill, do yourself a favor,” he said.
“OK,” replied his father. Since some of Wang Yao's friends had gifted him famous tea, his parents started to like to drink tea. Whenever they wanted to, they would brew pots every day. Hearing that this was the tea that their son had grown, they were even happier.
Wang Yao prepared to give the rest of the tea to Tian Yuantu and the other Wang Yao friends.
The next day, after his morning workout, Wang Yao went down the hill and drove his car into town. He stopped by Wang Mingbao's place first. Wang Mingbao's business was doing better than ever; there were many customers in his shop looking at the renovation materials that morning.
“Hey, why do you have free time to visit me?” Wang Mingbao drove him to his office and made him a cup of tea.
“Do not bother. I'm here to give you something. I will leave soon,” Wang Yao said then placed a packet of tea on Wang Mingbao's table.
“Teh?” Wang Mingbao was slightly surprised.
“I planted it myself and asked a tea expert to process it by hand. I don't have much so please try.”
“I'm sure it tastes good!” Wang Mingbao commented. For the things that came from Wang Yao's hill, Wang Mingbao was almost blind to them. Previously, the amazingly delicious taste of dates and chestnuts was still fresh in his memory. He was sure that the hill tea would be of high quality.
“I think I should get rid of this.” Wang Mingbao stuffed the tea package into his drawer.
Wang Yao did not stay for long at Wang Mingbao's place. Next, he left and drove his car to Tian Yuantu's office. Upon arriving, it just so happened that Tian Yuantu had a guest. It was an old man in his 60s. He was quite skinny but looked full of spirit, and he had a deep expression on his face. Tian Yuantu treated Wang Yao familiarly and asked her to join him in his office.
“You have time to come today?”
“I'm here to give you something. It's tea from the hill and my hands are processed by Master Xu. Try it, it's fresh.” Wang Yao put the package down.
“What is it? I had the good fortune to enjoy this! ” Tian Yuantu smiled, took a small package of tea and stored it.
“Ikut lunch, why not?”
“It's okay. You go ahead with whatever you're busy with. I'll go now.”
Eh? After passing by the old man, Wang Yao paused for a moment. He could detect some sounds in the man's breath. It was similar to a bellow, and his breathing was quite fast. There was a foreign body in his lungs that caused unstable breathing. It was probably sputum.
“What is it?” Tian Yuantu was slightly surprised. He saw Wang Yao staring at the old man and immediately smiled.
“I forgot to introduce you guys earlier. This is Professor Lu, a civil engineering expert. This is Wang Yao, my friend. She may be young, but her medical skills are amazing!”
“Oh ?!” Professor Lu was a little surprised. Using the word “extraord” on such a young man—dia must be talented.
“Master. Tian has given me too many compliments.”
“Young man, why are you looking at me?” Professor Lu smiled and said.
“Professor, have you been unwell recently? You breathe unevenly and phlegm.”
“That's right!” Professor Lu was stunned after hearing these words. If he had previously been struck by Tian Yuantu's praise for Wang Yao, he was now struck by the young man's ability. Just by looking at it, Wang Yao was able to tell that he was unwell and could even accurately tell where Professor Lu was being ill. Wang Yao is amazing.
“Excellent, young man! I had the flu a few days ago, and there was phlegm in my lungs. I feel better today,” Professor Lu said.
“Do you want to let Wang Yao see it?” Tian Yuantu suggested.
“Sure!” Professor Lu agreed.
“OK, I'll see it.” Wang Yao sat down and checked Professor Lu's pulse. There are several problems detected from the pulse pick up.
“Professor Lu, you have kidney stones. Is this an old disease?”
“Ya, right,” replied Professor Lu.
“You like to eat meat. Also, you had a slightly more serious constipation this morning?”
“Yes God, you can detect all this just by taking my pulse?” Professor Lu was stunned.
Wang Yao simply smiled and did not reply.
“You don't have many problems with your body. However, you may need to make some changes to your lifestyle,” Wang Yao commented after the diagnosis.
“Drink more water daily; eat more vegetables and less meat. You can consider eating white mushrooms and walnuts.”
“Can you prescribe medicine for me?” Professor Lu had now drawn his bias towards this young man. A young man who had such abilities at this age— was impressive.
“Your condition is not too serious. It would be ideal if you can start by improving your lifestyle habits. I can give you something. However, it can only treat you for now, the effect will not last long, ” Wang Yao replied.