Today's valley rain, valley rain, is the sixth of the twenty-four solar terms, the last one of spring. The valley rain is dawning in spring, and the mountains and rivers are blue.
Valley rain is the meaning of "rain and a hundred grains", at this time the precipitation increased significantly, the seedlings in the field were first planted, the crops were planted, and the moisture of the rain was most needed, which was the so-called "spring rain is as expensive as oil". Rainfall is abundant and timely, and cereal crops can thrive. Like rain, small full, light snow, heavy snow and other solar terms, valley rain is a solar term that reflects the phenomenon of precipitation, and is a reflection of the festivals of ancient farming culture.
Guyu tea is a spring tea picked during the rainy season of the valley, also known as erchun tea. The spring temperature is moderate, the rainfall is abundant, and the tea plant recuperates after half a year of winter, so that the spring buds are fat, the color is emerald green, the leaves are soft, rich in a variety of vitamins and amino acids, making the spring tea taste fresh and pleasant. In addition to the young buds, Gu Yu tea also has one bud and one young leaf or one bud and two young leaves; the tea leaves of one bud and one young leaf are soaked in water like an ancient gun that unfolds the flag, known as the flag gun; the tea with one bud and two young leaves is the three spring tea like a finch tongue, known as the finch tongue; and the Qingming tea "Lotus Heart" is the best product of the year.
Xu Cishu of the Ming Dynasty said of the tea picking season in the "Tea Shu" that "the Qingming Dynasty is too early, the summer is too late, and before and after the valley rains, the timing is moderate." ”
Zhu Quan talked about the method of drinking tea from the four items of tea tasting, water tasting, decoction, and tea ordering in the "Tea Recipe", believing that tea tasting should be tasted in Guyu tea, and that the water used should be "Qingcheng Mountain Old Man Village Qiquan Water", "Landscape", "Yangzi River Heart Water", "Lushan Kangwang Cave Curtain Water", decoction soup should master the "method of three boiling", and the tea should be ordered through the procedures of "?cup", "pour a little soup to be evenly mixed", "spin in, ring back blow", and other procedures, and believe that "the cup on the soup can be stopped for seven minutes, and it is wonderful to have no water marks on the cup.".
Guyu tea is warm and cool, because the valley rain grows in a mild spring, and the spring temperature is also moderate, so the valley rain tea has the characteristics of warm and fire removal, which can be used as a tea therapy.
The tea collected before and after the valley rain is green and yellow, tender and green, smells fragrant, and chews slightly bitter with coolness; such tea leaves can be drunk with oil tea, and the color of the oil tea that is played is orange and yellow, and the fragrance of the food is overflowing, full of freshness, and wonderful. Therefore, Gu Yu tea does not have the concentration of general tea, but it is sweet and sweet, which is refreshing. Achieve the effect of dental care.
Spring buds are fertile and mellow, and the valley rain tea is affected by the temperature, fully developed, and the leaves are full of fertilizer juice. The fat leaf buds are also one of the unique characteristics of Guyu tea. This kind of Guyu tea is rich in vitamins and amino acids, and is very rich in nutrients and minerals.
Xiaobian's hometown has the custom of picking grain rain tea and eating valley rain tea, on this day, every household will pick fresh tea leaves and make new tea. Will also crush the tea leaves to take its green juice, mixed with peanuts, sesame seeds, etc. boiled, each person to a few bowls, commonly known as Cha Huang tea, there is a saying: eat the gu yu of the tea, the grandfather of the qi dead lang, meaning to eat the gu yu tea, the body is healthy, everyone does not have to look for langzhong.
Gu Yu beat tea, the tea customs handed down from generation to generation, why Gu Yu eats tea, is not only the inheritance of traditional customs, but also a kind of miss for the wanderer's hometown and relatives.