Chapter 270 British Black Tea? Four Fingers

The Zhou twin sisters and Tian Jinpeng are not the only juniors, there is also a young man named Guo Jiangming.

He is not too old, and his attitude is quite satisfactory, but he happily shouted "Uncle Li" to Li Tianyu.

After introducing each other, a few people pushed me into the restaurant.

As I said before, this dinner was arranged by Tian Luoning.

The private room he booked was called the Kingdom Hall.

Just hearing the name makes me feel arrogant.

As soon as you enter the private room, you will feel a strong Baroque style.

The floor is even more powerful, dark brown, with beautiful patterns, it is said that this is called maple spring floor.

Although I stepped on it, I didn't feel like I jumped up.

Of course, the Kingdom Hall is very large. There must be 50 to 60 square meters. It can fit three dining tables, and also has large annular sofas, conference tables, entertainment equipment and so on.

The Kingdom Hall is considered to be the top private room here, and the cost of the private room is quite expensive.

Of course, for these big-headed and rich people, this amount of money is not really money, it's a drizzle.

The crowd sat down around the table and began to chat.

Li Tianyu didn't talk much. Anyway, he came here to eat food. If he has time to talk, he might as well eat a few more bites of food.

The main dish here is the so-called local dish. It looks beautiful and tastes okay, at least it meets Li Tianyu's taste.

Zhou Ruiling was sitting next to Li Tianyu and couldn't help but say, "Can't you pay attention to your image?"

Li Tianyu glanced at the other party: "I'm not your boyfriend, why are you so lenient?"

Zhou Ruiling was at a loss for words.

Zhou Ruiling asked in a low voice, "Hey, what's your name?"

Li Tianyu: "My name is Uncle Li."

Zhou Ruiling's face turned red.

This guy really can't spit out ivory from a dog's mouth.

At this time, Li Tianyu noticed that Guo Jiangming was chatting and whispering with Tian Jinpeng, and looked at him from time to time, unintentionally or unintentionally.

Obviously these two "little guys" have bad intentions towards Li Tianyu.

But it doesn't matter, Li Tianyu is really not afraid of anyone now.

If you want to do bad things to him, then let the horse come over, it will definitely make these people unable to eat and walk around.

Fortunately, this meal was quite safe.

After the meal, everyone began to gather again to drink tea and chat.

Li Tianyu and Ai Baoquan chatted about some personal matters.

Ai Baoquan told him that tomorrow would be the internal sales ceremony of the Magic City Center Building, and asked Li Tianyu if he was interested in participating.

Originally, Li Tianyu had no interest in this kind of occasion, but since he was here for the office building project of the Magic City Center Building, of course he still wanted to take a look.

Li Tianyu: "What time is tomorrow?"

Ai Baoquan: "Ten in the morning, start on time."

Li Tianyu: "Okay, then I'll go there tomorrow."

Ai Baoquan: "When the time comes, wait for me in the lobby on the first floor, and I will take you there."

Since the Magic City Center Building is an internal sales ceremony, not everyone can enter.

Only invited characters like Ai Baoquan can flow unimpeded.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Tian Luoning shouted loudly, "Come in."

Several waiters pushed in the door and pushed a small dining cart.

The small dining car is not loaded with meals, but with a variety of dazzling tea sets.

Because this is the Magic City Peace Hotel, in addition to Chinese tea, there is also English tea, which is a very authentic British black tea.

A waiter bowed respectfully to everyone and asked, "What kind of tea do you drink?"

Zhou Weijun laughed: "To be honest, I prefer Central Plains tea to foreign tea."

Tian Luoning waved his hand: "If you don't bother about this, then both Central Plains tea and foreign tea will be required."

Ai Baoquan laughed: "Yes, yes, only children do multiple-choice questions."

Li Tianyu glanced at Ai Baoquan, thinking that you old boy really knows this.

The colorful flags fluttered outside, but the red flag at home did not fall.

Wife and children are hot potheads, which has nothing to do with messing with flowers.

Guo Jiangming rolled his eyes and said, "Young people like us like to get in touch with some Western things. The British black tea from the Peace Hotel is quite famous. It's a waste not to drink it."

Having said that, Guo Jiangming glanced at Li Tianyu: "You mean it? Uncle Li."

Uncle Li Tianyu looked up at Guo Jiangming and then at Tian Jinpeng.

Tian Jinpeng had a smirk on his face.

Obviously, this was negotiated by the two of them.

Just don't know what the purpose is.

Where could Li Tianyu be so stupid that he jumped into the pit: "Nephew, then you are wrong. I really like drinking Zhongyuan tea."

Ai Baoquan immediately said: "Yes, you don't know yet, my brother Li is a master of tea ceremony."

When everyone heard it, they were very surprised.

Tea ceremony is not a popular thing among the elderly.

There are very few people who drink tea, let alone study the tea ceremony.

Guo Jiangming and Tian Jinpeng looked at each other, a little confused.

At this time, Guo Jiangming said again: "British black tea is also tea. Since Uncle Li is a master of tea ceremony, he must know more about it, right?"

Ai Baoquan waved his hand: "Can it be the same? The cultures are different."

Zhou Ruiling also saw that Tian Jinpeng and Guo Jiangming wanted to deal with Li Tianyu.

In their eyes, Li Tianyu was a Phoenix man, and it was a matter of minutes to make him humiliated in public.

For example, this British black tea has a more formal drinking method.

What is this called?

British aristocratic tea culture.

Ordinary people in China can't get in touch with these, so they don't drink it at all, and they drink it occasionally.

Tian Jinpeng: "Yes, most people don't understand British black tea. Even under conditions like ours, we can only drink it once in a while. By the way, it's authentic, not instant."

However, Li Tianyu suddenly said: "Mr. Ai, don't tell me, I do have some research on British black tea."

Guo Jiangming pretended to be surprised and said, "Yo, do you really have research? As expected of a tea master, then we really want to hear about your research results."

Li Tianyu walked to the dining car with a smile, glanced at the dining utensils above, and nodded: "As expected of the Peace Hotel, just looking at this set of tableware has a British aristocratic flavor."

"laugh!"

Zhou Ruiling couldn't help laughing.

Li Tianyu's rhetoric is too greasy, where does he look like a tea ceremony expert?

Tian Jinpeng: "I said, you won't study some tea sets after a long time, right?"

Tian Luoning heard that his son's words were wrong, and scolded: "Why are you talking to Uncle Li!?"

Li Tianyu waved his hand: "It's not my nephew Tian's fault, I didn't make it clear."

The sisters Zhou Ruiling and Zhou Ruijin couldn't help but smile at each other.

This Li Tianyu's speech is really interesting.

Tian Jinpeng opened his mouth, but did not speak.

Uncle Li, Uncle Li shouted, this is really embarrassing.

The key point is that Li Tianyu still uses this to pinch him Tian Jinpeng, and he is really mad at him.

At this time, Li Tianyu continued to say: "Actually, this British black tea is not a special thing. There used to be no tea in the British Isles, and it was passed down from China."

Li Tianyu's tone of speech was light and casual, light and light, and he lifted weights lightly.

The crowd's attention was immediately attracted.

Of course, what Li Tianyu just said was not unpopular knowledge.

Some people know, some people don't.

Zhou Ruijin: "It was passed down in China? When was that? It must be a long time ago, right?"

Li Tianyu shook his finger: "It's not too far to say that it's a long time ago. It's probably passed down from the Ming Dynasty, only a few hundred years."

Then, Li Tianyu continued to speak.

And what comes next is more hard-core.

"During the Ming Dynasty, tea farmers in the Wuyishan tea area in Jiannan Prefecture invented the tea-making process of black tea, which is simply fermentation. This tea is called Zhengshan Souchong in China."

"Then in the 17th century, which is now called the era of great seafaring, Britain began to trade with other parts of the world. At that time, the Central Plains began to export tea to the British Isles."

Li Tianyu looked at the crowd and continued: "But the afternoon tea culture in Britain has to start from Portugal. Tea at that time was a very precious product, and only aristocrats could enjoy it, so it became a symbol of status."

Hearing this, Zhou Weijun said in surprise: "Yo, how do you know so much detail? Isn't that what you learned?"

Tian Jinpeng's eyes widened: "You didn't Baidu just now, did you?"

Of course Li Tianyu knew.

His "tea master" ability is not only effective for Central Plains tea, but also has a very thorough understanding of tea culture in ancient and modern China and abroad.

Li Tianyu ignored Tian Jinpeng and continued: "Probably in 1662, when Princess Catherine of Portugal married King Charles II of England, her dowry carried more than 200 pounds of Lapsang Souchong and some exquisite Central Plains tea sets. It was at this time that black tea really began to be introduced to Britain, but only those at the court level were eligible to enjoy it."

At this time, Li Tianyu touched the gorgeous European-style teapot: "Because the tea leaves of Zhengshan Souchong are black, they are called 'Black Tea' by the British."

Everyone suddenly realized why the English "Black Tea" is not black tea, but also the meaning of black tea.

Of course Guo Jiangming was still not convinced.

Li Tianyu said so much, but he was just playing tricks. He took the time to check it on the Internet.

Guo Jiangming: "This Uncle Li, after you have said so much, will you be able to make British black tea? The tea master can't just rely on his words, right?"

Li Tianyu: "Okay, since everyone has time, let's see how this British black tea is made. It's authentic."

After Li Tianyu said this, everyone's interest was raised.

Everyone is rich.

The definition of a rich person is not much different from "idle person".

As long as you have money, you can buy time, mainly time to play around.

If someone rich seems busy, there are only two possibilities.

First, he is too ambitious and pursues a fast-paced life, which is self-inflicted.

Second, that is a "fake rich man" with a bright appearance, but in fact, he has a lot of foreign debts and is busy tearing down the east wall and the west wall.

At this time, I saw Li Tianyu motioning for the waiter to get up and open a little.

Among these waiters, one is a senior waiter who is specially made for everyone on the spot, named Mike.

Although Mike has the face of a Chinese, he is a foreign Chinese and was invited by the Peace Hotel with a lot of money.

Hearing that Li Tianyu was going to show off his skills, Mike persuaded: "Sir, are you sure you want to do it yourself? Authentic British black tea is very cumbersome."

Li Tianyu waved his hand: "Tea is similar in ancient and modern times at home and abroad. The method is not important. The key is to control the heat. I can handle it."

Tian Jinpeng: "Yes, let's see how this Uncle Li makes British black tea."

Guo Jiangming: "Alas, you forgot one condition, that is the authentic British black tea with delicious noodles."

Zhou Ruiling: "Brother Guo Jiangming, the two conditions you mentioned."

Guo Jiangming: "..."

I saw Li Tianyu playing with those gorgeous European-style tea sets in the dining car.

At this time, Tian Jinpeng couldn't help but say, "Mike, you have to see it clearly. If our Uncle Li makes a mistake, you should remind him in time so that this little elder can't step down."

Tian Luoning glared at Tian Jinpeng, but did not reprimand again.

Everyone present felt that Li Tianyu was bragging, and he would screw it up in a while.

Britannia black tea looks simple, but it is quite sophisticated to make, sometimes not at all.

In fact, compared to the Central Plains tea, European tea is much simpler.

To put it badly, with Li Tianyu's current tea ceremony level, he can't use one hand, only four fingers can do it.

The materials here are complete.

High-grade European-style black tea leaves, purified water, white sand grains, and fresh paper-temperature sterilized milk.

I saw Li Tianyu immediately began to operate.

He first poured pure water into the kettle and turned on the small European-style tea stove.

He didn't stop and wait for it to boil, but put a glass of water in the gorgeous teapot, placed it next to the small tea stove, and changed the angle every ten seconds.

Zhou Ruiling couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing? I don't know where to put the teapot?"

Li Tianyu was amused and said, "Let this little master help you to answer."

"Little Master" refers to Mike.

Mike said in surprise: "Is it warming the teapot?"

Li Tianyu nodded.

At this time, everyone understood.

This Li Tianyu is really a connoisseur, and he is meticulous in such small details.

Now let alone the so-called European-style black tea practice in other places, even in the Peace Hotel, it is basically not so particular about it.

At this time, the water in the kettle has boiled, making a "gugu" sound.

Li Tianyu flipped his hands and saw that several teacups were placed on the dining table as if they were part of his body.

Li Tianyu turned off the fire, picked up a teaspoon, took a spoonful from the tea can, and put it into a teacup.

Put a spoonful in each teacup, no more or no less, almost no difference in quantity.

After this operation, Mike was shocked to see it.

Too fast, too accurate.

Even his black tea waiter, who has worked for many years, is not so good.