Every household in Nanshan Village will pickle a jar of salted duck eggs in the spring, which can be served on the table after at least a month and sometimes several months.
When the pickled salted duck eggs are boiled, the egg whites look like white jade, and the egg yolks are so fresh and creamy that they are greasy in the mouth. It is one of the most delicious foods in the world!
Especially when we were young and supplies were not abundant, we often had to rely on hunting wild game in the mountains and catching fish in the lake to supplement our meat. One salted duck egg was enough to eat several bowls of white porridge.
The eggs of the Huaxia White Duck are slightly larger than ordinary duck eggs.
It looks white with a hint of green.
He knew that the egg must have a lot of yolk in it, and since it was a [Two-Star] Chinese white duck egg, the pickled egg would definitely taste good.
I remember when I was a child eating salted duck eggs, my grandfather took out the egg yolks.
It seems like just yesterday that the grandfather and grandson ate the egg yolk and the white respectively.
Zhao Xiaoyang couldn't help but secretly sigh, if his grandfather were still alive, it would be great to let him have a taste of it too.
The past cannot be brought back.
But the craftsmanship left by grandpa is still there!
Then Zhao Xiaoyang picked up a jar of homemade cherry wine that his uncle Zhao Yuanfang had given him earlier and poured it into the small jar where the duck eggs were neatly stacked.
The ten duck eggs collected weighed nearly two kilograms, and the high-proof cherry wine poured in also weighed almost two kilograms.
Soak for a while, then pour out some of the cherry wine, pour the prepared salt in to submerge the salted duck eggs, and cover the bowl.
Then seal the edge of the bowl with a layer of the wine you just poured out.
This simple yet wise ancient pickling technique is now complete.
Zhao Xiaoyang then put the jar of salted duck eggs in the refrigerator, and he would be able to enjoy the delicious food after a month.
It doesn’t even take a month. After half a month, the salted duck eggs will basically be flavorful.
When he was a child, every year when his grandfather pickled the salted duck eggs, Zhao Xiaoyang couldn't wait to taste them first. His grandfather would also take out one or two for Zhao Xiaoyang to "taste" and have a taste of what was new.
At this moment, Zhao Xiaoyang suddenly felt that all those full expectations had returned.
Just as Zhao Xiaoyang was waiting for the harvest, Lu Qingquan also came out of the airport, and outside was Li Qiangdong who had been waiting for a long time.
"Old Lu, why did you come back so suddenly? Did something go wrong with the Golden Leaf Awards?"
Li Qiangdong couldn't help but feel a little surprised. Xiao Jin Gang called him in the morning and said that he would come back to discuss the Golden Leaf Award selection again. Lu Qingquan arrived in the afternoon.
"right!"
Lu Qingquan held two reports in his hands.
One is the first spring tea, and the other is the Bailu tea sample, and they are still being carefully compared.
"The samples for this year's Xiaoyang Golden Leaf Award still need some adjustments."
"ah?"
Li Qiangdong suddenly became nervous: "What's wrong? Is it because I'm not qualified enough?"
This is Zhao Xiaoyang’s first time participating in the competition, and Nanshan White Tea doesn’t even have a brand.
To those who don't know the inside story, it is just ordinary bulk tea.
In previous years, the teas that participated in the selection were all famous teas, or at least had a certain degree of commercial promotion, and then went to the Golden Leaf Award for awards or gilding.
Li Qiangdong was not worried because Lu Qingquan was the main promoter.
"No, of course not."
"Xiaoyang's tea tree is a unique species, and its quality is absolutely no problem!"
Lu Qingquan said confidently: "It's just that, at the beginning, I planned for Xiaoyang to enter the top ten, but now it's different."
"His Bailu tea is almost ripe. After taking samples and analyzing them, I think it has a good chance of getting into the top three!"
Li Qiangdong was stunned and looked at the report held in Lu Qingquan's hand.
To be honest, he couldn't understand it.
"Of course, we can't draw a definitive conclusion yet. We have to wait until the Bailu tea matures and stir-fries it to see the results. As long as the core ingredients don't change much, there will definitely be no problem."
Lu Qingquan looked at Li Qiangdong's confused expression, smiled and said, "Okay, don't worry. I came back to meet a tea maker to help Xiaoyang with the processing, and I need to meet him in person."
"If I win the Golden Leaf Award, I won't take the credit from your Hailing City."
"Hey! Old Lu, you're being too polite. With your reputation in the provincial tea industry, naming this tea is a real honor."
Li Qiangdong immediately gave a flattering smile.
Lu Qingquan shook his head and smiled back.
Li Qiangdong is telling the truth.
However, Lu Qingquan had a different idea at this moment. Having been immersed in the tea ceremony for half his life, Zhao Xiaoyang's tea tasted of top quality, but it had not yet reached the pinnacle of the best level.
But the healing elements in tea are extremely rare.
In today's China, there are no fewer than a hundred top-quality tea trees in existence, and Lu Qingquan has seen them. However, after scientific analysis, it was found that no more than ten of them could reach the top level in both taste and health-promoting elements.
As for those trace elements that can compare with Zhao Xiaoyang's Bailu Tea, there are no more than three of them.
So Lu Qingquan knew that for him, being able to help this kind of tea become famous would be a win-win for all.
The Lu family has been growing tea for generations. The fact that the head of the family was able to discover such a fine tea is enough to leave a significant mark in the family tree that shines brightly in the tea ceremony.
"Okay, let's go back first. We'll re-plan the competition plan. Xiaoyang won't be notified for now. We'll go there in person in a few days."
"Yeah, okay!"
Now Li Qiangdong was completely relieved.
It had been a long time since he had seen Lu Qingquan so interested in a kind of tea.
If Zhao Xiaoyang’s tea can really become one of the top three this time, then Nanshan White Tea will really take off!
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At noon that day, Zhao Xiaoyang, Ahua and Xiaobao were eating and chatting at the table.
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