Chapter 714 - Stir-frying Tea Leaves (2/2)

“Done. Tea Salad. The taste should be quite nice,” Yuan Zhou stared at his own masterpiece in satisfaction.

Just as Yuan Zhou was about to eat it, the system suddenly spoke.

The system displayed, “What is this?”

“Tea Salad. It looks nice, right?” Yuan Zhou nonchalantly answered.

The system displayed, “Host, are you not going to stir-fry the tea leaves?”

“Yeah. These tea leaves have already been stir-fried,” Yuan Zhou nodded seriously.

“Of course, the stir-fry here is not the same as the conventional stir-fry,” Yuan Zhou continued explaining.

The system displayed, “This is Pre-Ming Longjing Tea, and less than one catty is harvested per year. In short, only 500 grams are harvested per year.”

“Yeah, yeah, I know. But this dish will only be delicious when good tea leaves are used. The best quality ingredients will turn into the best quality dish,” Yuan Zhou said with a nod.

While Yuan Zhou spoke, he had a smug and proud expression on his face. After all, this Tea Salad really looked good.

The fragrance was very alluring, and it felt as if the dish was urging him to immediately eat it.

The system stayed silent for a long while. Just as Yuan Zhou thought that the system had nothing else to say, suddenly, the system spoke again.

The system displayed, “MMP.”

“System, are you cursing or something?” Yuan Zhou asked in astonishment.

The system did not respond. Yuan Zhou asked again.

“Wow, so you know how to curse?”

“No, that isn’t right. How can you curse?”

However, it was as if the system was dead. It did not give any response whatsoever.

“The system isn’t dying for real, right?” Yuan Zhou muttered. But there was still no response from the system.

“Forget it. I’ll focus on trying my Longjing Salad,” Yuan Zhou gave up on questioning the system and decided to continue with what he was doing.

Yuan Zhou picked up some tea leaves with his chopsticks and stuffed them into his mouth.

Before he could even chew on the leaves, the fresh aroma mixed with a spicy taste spread all over his mouth.

Chomp. Chomp. Chomp. He started chewing the leaves. The leaves felt both tender and crispy, and the more he chewed, the more a fresh aroma spread. Not a single bit of pure bitterness could be felt from the leaves.

Rather, a different kind of bitterness could be felt. It was a type of bitterness that was first sweet and subsequently slowly transforming into bitterness. But with the mixture of the sour and spicy taste, the bitterness that emerged after sweetness turned into a distinct flavor instead.

The mixture of various tastes further enriched the taste of the tea leaves.

“It’s delicious. Sure enough, eating tea leaves like this is helpful in refreshing and clearing one’s mind,” Yuan Zhou sighed in satisfaction. He was very satisfied with his masterpiece.

He continued eating without stopping.

The more he ate, the more satisfied he was. One ought to know that Yuan Zhou personally did not like drinking tea. Moreover, the system had only given him a method of preparing Pre-Rain Longjing Tea. Therefore, that was the only method of tea-making Yuan Zhou knew.

But Yuan Zhou still enjoyed eating the tea leaves this way.

“With this, I get to both eat a delicious dish and remove my spring fatigue. I am such a genius,” Yuan Zhou looked at the plate that only had half the Longjing Salad left.

Right this moment, some hurried footsteps sounded. Moreover, it was two pairs of footsteps.

“Boss Yuan, are you here? I come bearing good news,” this forceful voice definitely belonged to the old grandpa.

“Can you run slower? Since the door is opened, Boss Yuan is definitely here,” this was the voice of Wang Shuyuan who hadn’t come for quite a while.

By the way, these two loved eating, but they loved tea more than eating. It was unknown why they had suddenly come.