Chapter 311: Brewing and Tasting Tea!
Anjay returned with a face full of anger.
"Seriously, do these people have no sense of boundaries? They barge into other people's homes as they please! They clearly saw the warning signs I put up!"
Upon hearing this, Diancie smiled and comforted him, "Alright, don't be angry. It's not worth getting sick over. If anyone else comes, just send them away. It's not a big deal.
The Aggron and their guard have been idle for so long, it's time for them to get busy."
Anjay said angrily, "It may not be a big deal, but it's too annoying."
Diancie stepped forward and patted Anjay on the back, saying, "Okay, okay, the tea we fried earlier should be ready to drink now. Want me to brew you a cup to try?"
Anjay's anger turned to joy, and he agreed with a smile, "Okay, let's try it. Everyone, let's try it."
Diancie nodded, "Then I'll go get the water and cups."
"Du~ ki~ du~" I'll help!
Magearna quickly followed Diancie's steps, holding hands as they entered the house.
Bibarel volunteered, "Bibarel~ Bibarel~" I'll go move the table outside!
After speaking, it scurried away.
Gengar, upon seeing this, also said, "Gengar~ Gengar~" I'll go move some benches out.
Saying that, it also flew into the house.
Soon, Bibarel carried a table several times larger than itself, huffing and puffing as it walked out. Inteleon and Passimian quickly stepped forward to help.
Gengar had a much easier time moving the benches. It directly used Psychic to effortlessly carry a dozen benches at once.
Once the table and benches were set up, Diancie came out holding a teapot and teacups, while Magearna carried a pot of water and a stove, one after the other.
The water that Magearna was carrying was no ordinary water; it was the Life Dew that Anjay had specially collected over this period.
"Here, give it to me!"
Anjay stepped forward and took the stove from Magearna's hands. After placing it beside the table, he took the kettle from Diancie and placed it on the stove.
Then, Magearna poured the Life Dew into the kettle, and Volcanion lit the stove.
The stove was burning high-quality charcoal, which Anjay had prepared for boiling water and making tea.
After doing all this, everyone sat around the table, quietly waiting for the water to boil.
Bibarel stared at the stove with unblinking eyes, rubbing its palms together non-stop, looking forward to it immensely.
Snorlax whispered to Passimian while glancing at the stove from time to time, equally anticipating.
Magearna and Volcanion sat close to each other, occasionally exchanging words head-to-head, with intermittent laughter.
Looking at these scenes, Anjay's mood gradually improved.
He and Diancie sat close together. While Diancie waited for the water to boil, she took out a plate of fried peanuts from somewhere and began peeling them one by one.
After peeling a pile, she pushed the peanuts to Anjay and didn't forget to give him a sweet smile.
"Eat some peanuts to calm down. Snorlax fried them, they're delicious!"
Snorlax immediately looked over when it heard its name mentioned, giving Anjay a憨憨 smile.
Anjay picked up a few peanuts and was about to put them in his mouth when suddenly a furry little paw reached out from under the table, grabbed a handful of peanuts from the plate, and quietly retreated.
Anjay looked under the table and saw that it was none other than Bibarel.
"Put down the peanuts. I peeled those for Anjay. If you want to eat, peel your own."
"Bibarel~" Bibarel looked at Diancie with a wronged expression, reluctant to put down the peanuts it had in its hand.
Diancie glared at it like that, and it ultimately couldn't withstand Diancie's death stare, silently putting the peanuts back, then reaching out both hands towards Diancie.
"Greedy ghost!" Diancie first flicked Bibarel on the forehead, then took out a plate of unpeeled peanuts and put it in its hands.
Having gotten something to eat, Bibarel wasn't angry. Holding the plate, it happily ran back to the table.
Everyone was amused by its cute appearance and laughed.
Because of Bibarel, Anjay's originally irritable mood improved even more.
Soon, Bibarel had peeled a full plate of peanuts.
Just as it was about to eat, it suddenly saw Metagross next to it.
Metagross would always share its snacks with Bibarel at the first opportunity.
Unlike the gluttonous Bibarel, Metagross was the least concerned about food in the family.
Thinking of Metagross's usual care for it, Bibarel hesitated for a long time and silently pushed the plate towards Metagross.
"Bibarel~ Bibarel~" Metagross, you eat!
Metagross looked surprised: For me?
This was really a first!
"Bibarel~ Bibarel~" Bibarel nodded with a pained expression.
Anjay and the others were all amazed.
Volcanion joked, "Did the sun rise in the west today? The little glutton would actually take the initiative to share food with others!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone laughed again.
Bibarel looked unconvinced upon hearing this, jumped off the bench in a huff, and gesticulated and shouted at Volcanion with its hands on its hips.
"Bibarel~ Bibarel~" I'm very generous, don't call me a glutton!
Volcanion said, "Since you're not stingy, then share some with me!"
Upon hearing this, Bibarel, who had just been arrogant, immediately lost its fire and sat back on the bench without saying a word.
Everyone laughed even harder at this.
"Metagross~ Metagross~" At this time, Metagross silently pushed the peanuts back to Bibarel and smiled at it with squinted eyes.
"Bibarel? Bibarel?" Bibarel looked at Metagross in confusion.
"Metagross~ Metagross~" Metagross shook its head with a smile.
Seeing that Metagross wasn't eating, Bibarel immediately hugged the plate and happily ate it itself.
Soon, the kettle on the stove began to bubble.
Diancie said happily, "The water's boiling, we can make tea."
Saying that, she got up and picked up the kettle.
Upon seeing this, Magearna placed the teacups in front of everyone, then put the "Sanwei" tea leaves into the teacups, waiting for Diancie to pour water for everyone.
In fact, making tea is a very delicate and meticulous task. The steps are not as simple as what Anjay and the others do. It involves multiple steps such as warming the utensils, placing the tea, warming and moistening the tea, and awakening the tea.
Anjay and the others are all rough, so they don't have so many requirements, so they just brew it casually and drink it casually.
After Diancie poured water into the cups, the tea leaves gradually opened up, and a faint tea fragrance began to fill the air.
"Gang~ Gang~" Snorlax picked up the teacup and took a deep sniff, then showed a surprised expression.
So fragrant! So fragrant!
Bababu the marmot was very anxious. After hearing Little Munchlax's words, it picked up the teacup and was about to send it to its mouth.
An Jielian hurriedly stopped it, "It's still hot, what's the rush!"
Bababu the marmot didn't care so much, and poured a big mouthful into its mouth.
"Babu~ Babu~" In the next second, it was scalded and hopped around on the ground, but it couldn't bear to spit out the tea in its mouth.
Seeing this, Cinderace hurriedly stepped forward and slapped it hard on the back. Only then did Bababu the marmot "wow" and spit out the tea.
"Ba...bu...ba...bu..." After spitting out the tea, Bababu the marmot stretched out its pink and tender little tongue, panting non-stop, and looked at the tea spit on the ground with a distressed expression.
What a waste! It's so delicious!
An Jie hurriedly asked with concern on his face: "Are you okay? Did you get burned?"
"Babu~ Babu~" Bababu the marmot smiled foolishly at An Jie, indicating that it was fine.
Pokémon have special physiques, and this little bit of scalding is nothing to them.
"Really, I told you not to rush, this is not something to eat, what are you rushing for?" An Jie scolded while taking out another cup and pouring cold droplets of life into it.
Bababu the marmot took the cup and drank the water in it in one gulp, and the scald on its tongue disappeared immediately.
The droplets of life can completely heal this small scald.
With Bababu the marmot's lesson, everyone was much more calm when tasting tea.
After the tea cooled down, An Jie picked up the teacup and took a light sip.
The tea is sweet and refreshing, with a smooth taste and a mellow flavor.
After the tea enters the stomach, the remaining tea fragrance still echoes in the mouth, with a long and lasting aftertaste.
An Jie closed his eyes and carefully felt the fragrance of the tea. No wonder this stubble is called "Sanwei".
Drinking into the mouth, into the stomach, and the sweet aftertaste after tasting, three steps, three levels, each level has a new feeling.
At this moment, everyone who drank the tea calmed down, even Bababu the marmot, the "hyperactive patient", was no exception.
Everyone quietly savored this unique taste.
Especially Cinderace and Volcanion, this tea has special effects on water, fire, and grass attribute Pokémon, and the taste is more in line with their tastes.
I don't know how long it took, everyone slowly opened their eyes and slowly broke away from the state of aftertaste.
"It's really good!" An Jie said, looking at the amber tea in the cup, "I'll let everyone try it later."
"Babu~ Babu~" One more cup!
Bababu the marmot was the first to finish a cup and immediately raised the teacup to ask for a refill.
"In tay~ In tay~" At this time, Cinderace took the initiative to propose that it would brew the second cup.
An Jie readily agreed: "Okay, then let's see who has better craftsmanship, you or Diancie."
Hearing this, Cinderace immediately got up and started preparing.
Cinderace's tea brewing technique is completely different from Diancie's random brewing. The steps are very detailed and cumbersome, including warming the utensils, placing the tea, moistening the tea, awakening the tea, brewing, and serving the tea.
After Diancie brewed the tea, she directly gave it to everyone to drink, but Cinderace is different. It will first scrape off the foam generated during the tea brewing process to make the tea look cleaner.
This is called "Spring Breeze拂面" in tea brewing.
After brewing, Cinderace served the tea to everyone with a sense of ritual.
This is called serving tea, which is a tea ceremony etiquette.
Looking at Cinderace's steps, An Jie said in surprise: "Cinderace, have you specifically learned it?"
"In tay~" Cinderace nodded with a smile.
Ever since An Jie started making tea, it had been intentionally paying attention to this aspect of knowledge.
It just so happened that there were books on this topic in the system store, so Cinderace bought one.
"Not bad, not bad, very decent, let me taste what's different between the tea you brewed and Diancie's!"
Saying that, he picked up the teacup and sniffed it lightly, and then looked surprised and said: "The aroma seems to be really stronger than Diancie's, it seems that the aroma of the tea has been completely released!"
Hearing An Jie's words, everyone picked up the teacups and smelled them. Sure enough, everyone's feelings were the same as An Jie's.
An Jie smiled and said: "The tea brewed with heart is different from the tea brewed casually."
Saying that, he gently blew a breath on the tea, and then took a small sip.
Sure enough, the tea brewed by Cinderace not only smelled different from Diancie's, but also tasted very different, the tea fragrance and tea taste were improved by several levels.
"Not bad! Very good! I am also a lucky person!" An Jie gave Cinderace a thumbs up with a proud face.
"In tay~" Cinderace showed a proud look on his face and also gave An Jie a thumbs up in response.
Next, Gengar, Little Munchlax, Passimian, and Magearna all learned Cinderace's movements and brewed a cup of tea, but strangely, no one could brew the unique taste of Cinderace.
After some speculation, everyone unanimously agreed that it may be because Cinderace, as a water-type Pokémon, has a very strong control and perception ability of water.
And it also wears the Sea Incense on its body, which can strengthen its ability.
Therefore, whether it is the control and grasp of water temperature, or the layers of details that need to be paid attention to in the tea brewing process, Cinderace is not something that ordinary people can reach, which is why it can brew such delicious tea.
An afternoon passed in a flash. An Jie and the others spent half a day brewing tea and tasting tea. By the time it was evening, they had all drunk a belly of tea, and even when they walked, they could hear the sound of tea swaying in their bellies.
The reason why everyone likes to drink this tea so much is not only because it tastes good, but also because the more you drink this tea, the more refreshing you feel.
Everyone said that after drinking this tea, they felt that their brains were much clearer.
Time passed in a flash for several days, and An Jie and the others finally made all the herbs in their hands into tea.
But something made An Jie feel a headache, that is, more and more people want to sneak into the Nibel Plateau recently, at least seven or eight every day, and sometimes there can be more than a dozen.
An Jie asked the guards to beat them all up severely, and then threw them out of the Nibel Plateau.
He also discussed this matter with Ji Meiya, so Azote officially issued an announcement, stating that outsiders are not allowed to enter the Nibel Plateau at will.
But this only reduces the number of people who break in, and cannot prevent it.
Ji Meiya can only say that she will think of a way.
An Jie simply turned a blind eye to it, entrusted all the things at home to Diancie, and then took Miss Chlorophyll and Floette and Flabébé to the Galar region to find Yu Si.
