春季正是采茶忙 Spring is busy with tea picking

in r2cornell •  2 years ago 

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After breakfast, this did not want to go out I was brushing the mobile phone, the bell suddenly sounded, a look is upstairs neighbor sister called. She asked me to go to the mountains to pick tea, what a coincidence! I really had that idea this morning. Last time the tea was not picked, it has been about 10 days. I think the tea should sprout. Originally wanted to ask the neighbor elder sister to go, and think early in the morning to call people will not bother, so think about it.

I am depressed panic! She dressed herself immediately and took two pears and a loaf of bread with her. (Came in handy, only returned at 3 p.m.) Grab a handbag and set off.

Everyone rode an electric bike, and soon came to the foot of the mountain. Morning in the park is still very busy, singing, dancing, morning run, we carry a bag to watch while walking to the mountain.

Because a few days have been nest at home did not come out of the activity, line will not be long some out of breath! The climb up the hill was steep. I thought I had eaten only two wontons and a bowl of rice noodle soup in the morning. I guess I was hungry. I quickly stopped to share a big loaf of bread with my neighbor's sister. She kept saying that she was not hungry and told me to eat it by myself because it was too big for me to eat it all by myself. See push but, big sister also had to take over to share with me.

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Take a break and keep going up the hill! There are a lot of people along the way, may be Tomb-sweeping Day is coming, there are many vendors in the roadside stalls to buy white, yellow chrysanthemum, because the cemetery is on the side of the hill. There are quite a few tomb sweepers!

We walked while talking, feeling hot and dry, this just remembered, he still silly wearing fur collar down jacket! No wonder it hurts. Take it off and tie it around your waist.

Finally, we reached the place of wild tea trees. Because we had been here many times and were familiar with this area, we just went up by the roadside. A closer look, tea sprouts are there, but not too much. There are very few leaves, and most of them are pointed. We can't wait to reach out and pick!

This tea point is too small, just hold the thumb index finger gently twist, then brittle broken, it seems to have picked a lot, in fact, pinch in the hand only a little. I heard voices inside and walked through the dense tea trees. Looking up, I noticed a man and a woman of similar age not far away. They were also chatting over tea. Oh! There's someone here! Sister Yao and I smiled at each other!

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Before I knew it, it was twelve o 'clock. Neither of us mentioned going home because we had eaten fruit and bread and were not hungry at all. Look at the tea in the bag is not too much, continue to find more places.

The further up the hill, the more people tea? These are wild teas, not like tea plantations with owners. The trim is flat, and it is a series of furrows, all around the barbed wire fence, to prevent people from stealing tea.

Wild tea trees vary in height, the highest is about three meters high, because no one pruned into a tree, branches and many. On the other hand, the short tea tree is taller than the wheat seedling. Although it is a little taller, it also has new shoots. It can be picked easily by squatting down instead of standing up. And it is thin and uneven, there is no boundary, the ground is also high concave uneven, really wild no one tube! We don't pick and choose.

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I kept standing until three o 'clock. I hurried my neighbor to go home. At this time, I was a little hungry and tired.

The pace of the mountain really fast did not feel it, talk and smile to the foot of the mountain, across the car to buy food, and then rushed to the direction of home.

The first thing I do when I get home is to have a bowl of instant noodles!

After dinner, quickly fry the tea, rubbing, kneading, waving, grasping, only fried hands boiling hot, switch the fire four times, a handful of tea is finally fried!

After 4 o 'clock, sit down and have a cup of tea. Boiling water brewing, I saw green and yellow tea in boiling water tumbling, a fragrance straight into the nasal cavity, let a person's spirit!

Drink while it is hot, first a little bitter, gradually the mouth will be filar silk sweet mellow out!

Stir-fried tea is successful.

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早饭后,本不想出门的我正在刷手机,铃声突然响起,一看是楼上邻居大姐打来的。原来她约我去山上釆茶叶,真是不谋而合!早上还真有那个念头,上次茶叶没釆成,这过去也约10多天了,想来茶叶也该冒芽了。原本想约邻居大姐去,又觉得大清早去电话人会不会烦,这样一想就算了。

我正愁闷的慌呢!答应后马上穿戴整齐,带上二只梨一只大面包。(派上用场了,只到下午三点才回)拿只手提袋便出发。

各人骑着电动车,一会儿便到了山脚下。早晨的公园里还是很热闹,唱歌的、跳舞的、晨跑的,我们拎着袋子边看边步行向山上进发。

因为好几天一直窝在家里没出来活动,行不多久便有些气喘吁吁!这一上山的路便很陡。以为是早上只吃了二只馄饨和一碗米粉汤,大概是肚子饿吧!赶紧停下来跟邻居大姐分了一只大面包,她一个劲说不饿,让我自己吃,因为太大我一人也吃不完的。见推不过,大姐也只得接过跟我分享。

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休息一会,继续向山上行进!一路上的人还不少,可能是清明快到了,路边有不少小贩在摆摊买着白色、黄色的菊花,因为公墓就在山腰处的路边。扫墓的人还不少呢!

我们边走边聊,感觉浑身热燥燥的,这才想起来,自己还傻乎乎穿着毛领羽绒服呢!怪不得难受,赶紧脱下来结在腰间。

终于到了野茶树的地方,因为来过多次,对这一带比较熟,就在路边上去就是。仔细一瞧,茶芽芽有是有,但不太多。连放一叶的都很少,大多是尖尖。我们迫不及待伸手便摘!

这茶尖尖太细小,只须拇食指捏住轻轻一扭,便脆生生断了,看起来摘了不少,其实捏在手里只一丁点。听得里面有人声,穿过稠密的茶树,我抬头一看,才发现不远处还有一男一女,年龄跟我们相仿,也在低头釆茶边闲聊。噢!原来这有人呢!我跟姚姐相视一笑!

不知不觉,时间都到了十二点。因我俩吃了水果和面包,肚子一点没饿,所以谁也不提回家。看看包里的茶叶釆的也就一把抓并不多,继续找寻多的地方。

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越往山上,釆茶的人越多?这些都是野茶,并不像有业主的茶园。人家修剪的平齐,而且是一畦一畦的,周边全是铁丝网围栏,防止有人去偷茶。

而野生的茶树高矮不等,最高的有三米高左右,因没人修剪长成了树状,枝丫又多。而矮的茶树才麦苗高,虽然一点高却也发了新芽,倒是不用站着釆,只须蹲下就可以轻松釆下。而且是稀稠不匀,更没有边界,地面也是高凹不平,真正是野生的没人管!我们是不釆白不采。

一直站着釆,只到时间来到三点,我赶紧催邻居大姐回家,这时肚子也有点饿,又有点累不想釆了。

下山的步伐真快还没感觉呢,说说笑笑便到了山下,跨上车就去买菜,然后急冲冲向回家的方向急驰。

一到家的第一件事便是,来碗方便面!

饭后,急忙炒茶,搓、揉、挥、抓,只炒得手滚烫,开关火头四次,一把茶叶终算炒好!

4点多,坐下先冲杯茶尝一尝。开水冲泡,只见绿黄的茶叶在开水中翻滚,一股清香直冲鼻腔,让人精神一振!

趁热喝一口,先略有苦涩,逐渐口中便丝丝甜醇香出来!

炒茶成功。

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