01 Salty tea is a piece of creativity and a pot of tea for Qianqiu Daye.
In the fragments of history, there are always scenes like this: literati, full of talents, gathering in groups, drinking tea and reminiscing about the past.
The tea passes through the intestines and reaches the apex of the heart, and even sings loudly: A big intestine craves the thing in the cup, a weak stomach only craves the fragrance at the bottom of the pot.
If you don't love beautiful women and love the country, you will only be a tea maker in your life.
Tea is a favorite of men, but what does it mean to women?
After all, there are only a few women who look like women.
More women are tainted with the fireworks of life, and they are busy with household chores.
If the most ordinary housewives also fell in love with drinking tea, the scene might be like this: getting up early in the morning, finishing breakfast, tidying up, sweeping, and gradually taking care of the housework.
At this time, there is still some free time before lunch. In my free time, I will meet with two or three friends and neighborhood sisters to chat about family affairs... and so on!
Something seems missing.
As we chatted and talked, we became extremely thirsty; as we chatted and talked, our hands, which were used to being busy, were suddenly idle and I didn’t know how to arrange them so as not to be awkward.
This is a big deal!
Suddenly, an eccentric woman remembered that the tea leaves drunk by the men at home still had some crumbs, so she might as well make them into water to drink.
Suddenly, another shrewd and capable woman remembered that there were sesame seeds, peanuts, and fried rice at home. These were all good things, so she might as well put them in to comfort herself.
So the sisters got busy, and the first bowl of distinctive women's tea was served.
You smell it, I taste it, and I feel there is something wrong with it.
Then suddenly, an exquisite woman slaps her thigh excitedly, why not add some salt?
The sisters nodded quickly. This was really a bowl of tea with a full color and aroma: it had the fragrance of tea leaves, the sweetness of mint, the crispness of fried rice, the thickness of peanuts, and the rich aroma of sesame seeds.
The more they talked about it, the more they felt that this gathering was extraordinary. With women's natural intuition, they sensitively predicted that this was an invention that would go down in history. This was a tea drink that could be appreciated by both refined and popular people.
The confidence to create history came over me.
As if there was a connection between hearts, this burst of confidence also floated to the tip of the husband's nose in the room, and his heart trembled.
Listening carefully to the chirping of this group of women, I couldn't help but run out to see what was going on.
It's okay if you don't look at it, but when you look at it, you can't help but burst into disdain and contempt.
You actually turned the elegance of half-walled mountain house waiting for the bright moon, a cup of clear tea to reward a close friend, into a mess, all kinds of nonsense, it's really nonsense.
Naturally, women are not to be outdone: Men and women are inherently different. It is interesting that we can turn your otherworldly fireworks into a breath of life that permeates everywhere.
So, salty tea spread from one to two, and then to four, spreading in all directions, spreading to every corner of the sea, land and sea.
Since then, the habit of drinking salty tea has become popular.
With the passage of time, the method of making Hailufeng Xiancha was fixed - Lei Xiancha, and its tools are a tea mallet and a tooth bowl.
The tea mallet is made of hard materials such as twigs; the tooth bowl is a wide-mouthed pottery with a stringy inside and a smooth outside.
When making tea, put the tea leaves (if you really don’t have time, you can use powdered tea leaves) into a tooth bowl. After it is slightly moistened, use a tea mallet to beat it into a slurry, add a little salt, and pour it into the tea bowl.
Just boil water and it's very simple.
Ten miles away, the same wind, hundreds of miles away, the same customs.
The salty tea culture has spread rapidly throughout this place with simple folk customs and strong local customs.
The men also began to give in, slowly accepted, and gradually approved.
No wonder Mr. Chen Shouji said with praise: "It has been popular in Hailufeng Fulao area for a long time and developed into a unique culture, and women have contributed a lot." So people also sing folk songs: "Haifeng women are fond of salty tea, and their teeth are
The bowls are beating and chattering, and we are here to respect the old and love the young, not to add or subtract from the fried rice."
02 Salty tea, salty life. The woman stuck her feet in the tooth bowl, held the tea mallet with both hands and made skillful circles. The tea leaves and the vertical sticks were exchanged back and forth. In the end, the leaves and veins were turned into powder and dregs.
Then, add some sesame seeds, some mint leaves, and some scattered salt grains.
Grinding back and forth, in the end it was impossible to tell who was who, as if they were born as one.
Pour a pot of freshly boiled water, and these little things dance back and forth with the steaming water.
They separate and become lighter, but the taste spreads out without hesitation. The crispy sesame seeds, the light fragrance of the tea leaves, the refreshing and pleasant mint, and the thick salt grains blend together to form a rich hospitality.
Enthusiasm and affection are increasing day by day, and what is increasing is the harmony of neighbors and the joy of being in the company of sisters.
Salt, peanuts, and fried rice are all necessities of life.
Firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar tea, this bowl of salty tea has three items.
Salty tea has become an indispensable item for these women every day.
In this way, a group of idle women held salty tea in their hands, sometimes taking a sip, sometimes adding some sesame seeds and peanuts, laughing and chatting together.
People who drink salty tea must be free, and the time is quiet and there is nothing to disturb them.
Only in this way can you sit down and taste the taste of life.
If there is a recent change in the family, I am afraid that I will not have the leisure time to make salty tea, nor will I have the leisure time to sit still for a long time.
Women sit idle, even if they occasionally complain about the unreasonableness of life, it is half joking and half coy.
Maybe, talk about the disputes between husband and wife, the quarrels between sisters-in-law, and the discord between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law.
When you are sad, everyone comes up with ideas.
If you count the joys of life in detail, it will be even more enjoyable.
Presumably, the more interesting things in life are talked about, the more they are talked about, so they talk endlessly.