The Crown Princess is unparalleled in beauty ( Mtl

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Chapter 51

  The purpose of luring the snake out of the cave is a large open-air shed. Inside the shed, ten beautiful girls stand in a row, looking at everyone with smiles.

  The woman in yellow calmed her expression and said loudly: "My master has always made friends with tea, and knows people by tea. Visitors who want to meet my master must know tea and understand tea. Therefore, the first test is related to tea." She pointed at the girls behind her, "They will cook the ten kinds of good tea that the master cherishes most in sequence. Which visitor can distinguish them all will have the hope of reaching the next level."

  Yu Xingyan felt slightly relieved. .

  This level tests the ability to distinguish tea, and only requires the tea tasting ability of the applicant. If someone comes from a family of tea merchants, this shouldn't be a difficult task.

  She looked around and saw that most of the people looked relaxed and seemed to be confident.

  Those who can pass the preliminary screening are all those who have both financial resources and good looks. They naturally have an understanding of the Gu King's temperament and preferences, so after hearing the content of the first level, they are not surprised.

  However, Lu Ji's expression slowly hardened. He looked at the few people with happy expressions on their faces, and put his ear next to Yu Xingyan: "There is something wrong with this level." The man's moist breath sprayed on

  her as he spoke. The side of my ear brought waves of numb itching.

  Yu Xingyan suddenly felt something strange in her lower back. She raised her eyes and looked at the man who seemed to be unaware, and whispered: "What's wrong?"

  Lu Ji said in a voice that only the two of them could hear. The voice said: "Just now, the woman in yellow said 'there is hope of reaching the next level', not 'passing this level'. I'm afraid tea recognition is just one step, and there should be other places to take the test."

  Yu Xing Yan thought about it for a while and found that the facts were just as Lu Ji said.

  The woman in yellow left a small flaw at the end of her words and did not fully inform everyone of the rules. Her purpose in doing this is obviously to hope that they can understand it on their own and find some clues in the process.

  And this may be the real key to winning the first level.

  She didn't dare to be careless and observed attentively.

  Under the eager eyes of everyone, exquisite and small tea stoves and extremely tightly packed tea bags were brought up.

  Soon, the ten girls began to move at the same time.

  They first cut ten kinds of tea cakes into three knuckle-sized pieces, then smashed them into small pieces with a small mallet. They prepared water according to the amount of tea for each of twenty people, and put it into a pot to cook.

  Everyone present has more or less studied the tea ceremony. Just by looking at the movements of their hands, one can see that these ten people are experts. Just talking about the step of making tea, you can see a lot of tricks.   The tea cakes were tightly wrapped in white paper and crushed with hammers. After the crushed tea blocks were put into the grinding trough, they were quickly and powerfully crushed by the girls. The speed was extremely fast, and countless shadows flashed out. The key to Tencha is speed. If you use it for a short time, the color of the tea will be white and pure. If you use it for a long time, the color will be dull and mixed.   The temperature at which tea is brewed is also crucial. The first boil is as big as a fish eye and the sound is subtle. When it is the second boil, a lot of foam has appeared on the edge of the middle of the pot, and water droplets flow down the wall of the pot.   Yu Xingyan saw them gently scoop out a bowl of water from the pot and put it beside them when the water boiled for the second time. Then they put in the tea powder, stirred it in the soup with bamboo sticks, and added green salt at the same time. After simmering for a few seconds, the water scooped out earlier was added to the boiling water to nourish the flowers and relieve the boil.   After dividing the tea into the black teacups washed with boiling water, the girls extinguished their respective tea stoves and brought the tea out to the guests.   While the tea was being cooked, long tables were placed in front of everyone, one for each person, arranged on the east and west sides.   In a short time, they had new tea cups on display. The aroma of the tea was pleasant, light and alluring.   The outside of the tea cup is sealed with small gold characters from A, B, Bing, Ding to Geng, Xin, Rengui in order, representing the ten kinds of tea.   Yu Xingyan looked at the retreating back of the tea-making girl, thoughtfully.   When the woman in yellow saw the sencha was finished, she said loudly: "Everyone can start tasting the tea now. After burning the incense, you need to write down the ten types of tea on paper, and we will make corrections accordingly."  
As soon as he finished speaking, someone eagerly picked up the tea and stuck out his tongue to taste it. As if he thought it tasted good, his eyebrows gradually relaxed.