"Wait. ”

Yu Weigang interrupted Meng Zitao's explanation and asked, "Listen to your meaning, is the tea steamed?"

Meng Zitao was about to explain, when he noticed that Luo Yuening had finished ordering tea, and said, "I'll talk about this later." ”

I heard Luo Yuening staring at the tea soup for a while, and sighed: "Hey, this tea is still a little worse, and it can't reach the level of pure white." ”

Jiang Weiwen said: "I think it's already good, after all, the real Song Dynasty tribute tea is not so copied, otherwise, it would have been copied a long time ago." Moreover, you don't have to say anything about your tea skills, the water marks haven't appeared for so long. ”

Luo Yuening smiled, he still had some experience in his tea art, and he had nothing to be modest.

"What do you mean?" Yu Wei just touched Meng Zitao and asked curiously.

Meng Zitao said: "That is the second point that determines the victory or loss of the tea fight, in addition to the color of the soup flower, the criterion for determining the quality of the soup flower is that after the soup flower is flooded, the water marks appear sooner or later, the early one is negative, and the late one wins." ”

"As I said just now, the soup flower requires the color to be bright and white, 'pure and luster', and the soup flower is uniform and moderate, and the folk call it 'porridge flour millet pattern', which means that the soup flower should be like the shape of white rice porridge when it is slightly condensed after it is cold, and it is as fine and uniform as white millet grain. ”

"After the soup flower is kept for a period of time, it will disperse, and at this time, there will be a circle of water marks on the inner edge of the bowl, and the one that appears first will be negative. As Zhu Mu said in "Fang Yu Shenglan": "The method of fighting and testing, the one who retreats first with water marks is negative, and the durable one wins." If the soup flowers are overflowing, they can't bite the pot, and they escape quickly, then the place where the soup and the pot meet will show 'water marks', which is called 'cloud feet are chaotic'. ”

Yu Weigang suddenly said: "So that's the case, I said." ”

Luo Yuening smiled: "Xiao Meng, you are really familiar with tea fighting. ”

Meng Zitao waved his hand: "Where, I'm just talking on paper, if you really want me to do it, I will definitely be dumbfounded." ”

Luo Yuening said: "With this foundation, learning is also twice the result with half the effort, how about it, are you interested in learning? I'll teach you." ”

Meng Zitao said with some hesitation: "This...... I haven't figured it out yet. ”

Jiang Weiwen said: "Xiao Meng has other things to learn now, if he is interested, let's talk about it when he has free time." ”

Luo Yuening nodded and said, "This is also the case, and learning this is also for leisure." Xiao Meng, if you want to learn in the future, you can come to me. ”

"Definitely. Mencius agreed, but in fact, he had little interest in the tea ceremony and had no idea of learning it for the time being.

Next, Luo Yuening divided the tea soup and let everyone taste the taste.

As soon as the tea was in his mouth, Yu Weigang's eyes lit up: "Good tea, the tea is fragrant and fresh, I like this taste." ”

Meng Zitao said with a smile: "Since you like it, then you can learn the tea ceremony with Teacher Luo." ”

Yu Weigang nodded again and again: "Teacher Luo, can I learn from you?"

Luo Yuening smiled: "Of course there is no problem, as long as you want to learn, I will definitely know everything." ”

"Great!" Yu Weigang hurriedly thanked Luo Houning, and said that he would go to Luo Yuening's house (also in Shanghai) to visit Ming'er.

After being lively for a while, Yu Weigang said: "By the way, Zitao, you haven't answered me yet, Zitao." ”

Meng Zitao said with a smile: "You'd better ask Teacher Luo about this, he is much more familiar than me." ”

"What's the problem?" Luo Yuening asked.

Yu Weigang said: "I just asked Zitao if your tea leaves were steamed. ”

Luo Yuening nodded and said, "It is indeed steamed, it is called 'steamed green'." Green tea made by steaming. It was produced as early as the Tang Dynasty, and the steamed green tea at that time was steamed Qingtuan cake tea. It is rare for our country to make zuò tea like this, and it is common in Dongying. In fact, the production method of Dongying's steamed green tea is passed down and developed by our country. ”

Yu Weigang said: "Hey, isn't this a fragrance that blooms inside the wall and outside the wall?"

Meng Zitao said: "This is not counted, relatively speaking, the aroma of steamed green tea is more stuffy and green, and the astringency is also heavier, which is not as fresh as the pot fried green tea." ”

Yu Weigang said: "But I prefer to drink steamed green tea, I think it suits my taste." ”

Meng Zitao said with a smile: "That's because Mr. Luo's tea is not ordinary, but it is not ordinary steamed green tea." ”

Luo Yuening said: "It's not counted, it's just that I made it in strict accordance with the methods recorded in the ancient books." ”

Jiang Weiwen laughed: "Don't be modest, you tell everyone about your requirements when picking tea."

Luo Yuening smiled and said: "Actually, I don't think it's a big deal, it's just that you have to go up the mountain to pick tea at dawn, and you have to stop picking as soon as the sun comes out." This is done because the ancients believed that the dew was not dry in the morning, and the tea buds were fat, and if the sun came out, the tea leaves were thinned by yang energy, so that the ointment juice of the buds was consumed internally, and the tea leaves were not distinct after receiving water. ”

Yu Weigang said with some surprise: "Isn't it, there is such a high level of attention in time?"

Jiang Weiwen said: "Of course, in addition to picking tea, there are six steps: picking tea, steaming tea, squeezing tea, grinding tea, making tea, and passing yellow. ”

Yu Weigang smiled bitterly: "This is really a bit troublesome, what if I want to drink this kind of tea often?"

Meng Zitao said with a smile: "Of course, I did it myself, and I had enough food and clothing." ”

Seeing Yu Weigang's wry smile, Luo Yuening waved his hand: "It's okay, with me, you can still provide tea alone." ”

Yu Weigang hurriedly arched his hand: "Teacher Luo, thank you so much, how much does it cost, you can tell me directly." ”

Luo Yuening said with a smile: "What money is not money, it is an exchange." And don't thank me yet, if you don't study well, I'll deduct your tea. ”

Yu Weigang patted his chest and promised: "Don't worry, as long as I make up my mind, I will definitely study hard." ”

Luo Yuening said with a smile: "Just kidding, the key to the tea ceremony is your own interest, and it is not okay to maintain the popularity for a few days before it retreats." ”

Yu Weigang swore and said, "Teacher Luo, I won't say anything else, just look at my actions." ”

Everyone chatted for a while, and Luo Yuening packed up the tea set and went back first.

After that, Yuan Lin was also ready to leave, and before leaving, he invited Meng Zitao aside.

"Teacher Meng, I have something I want to ask you to help with, I don't know if it's okay?"

"What's the matter, please. ”

Yuan Lin said: "That's the case, when we met for the first time, I took a thing from the Longquan kiln of the Yuan Dynasty, I don't know if you remember?" (Chapter 195)

Meng Zitao said: "I have an impression, why, you still have contact with the seller?"

Yuan Lin said: "Yes, when I went there on a business trip later, I got a few things from him, which was not bad." The day before yesterday, he called me and said that he wanted to get everything out of his hand, and I wanted it, but I really didn't know the bottom of my heart, so I wanted you to help me take a look. ”

Meng Zitao asked, "Where is it?"

"In Jianzhou, Southeast Province, I don't know if you have time to go over?" When he spoke, Yuan Lin was a little apprehensive in his heart, after all, there was no direct plane, he could only take the train, and it was not short to come and go, and it was very normal for Meng Zitao to refuse.

Meng Zitao thought for a while and asked, "When are we going?"

"If it's convenient for you, we'll be able to go tomorrow. ”

"Wait for me to call. ”

Meng Zitao called Ma Xingwei, he had promised Ma Xingwei before that he would coordinate the contradictions between Song Jiming and Li Shandong, of course, the sooner the better, if Ma Xingwei was ready, he would definitely go back as much as possible, and if Yuanlin couldn't wait, he could only push it off.

However, Ma Xingwei told Meng Zitao that he was not ready yet, and he had to wait for two days before he could do it.

Since this is the case, Meng Zitao has nothing urgent, and it is not bad to go to Jianzhou for a visit, so he agreed to Yuanlin's request.

Yuan Lin was very happy when he saw Meng Zitao agree, made an appointment, and said goodbye to everyone.

When Yuanlin left, Yu Weigang asked curiously, "What is he looking for you?"

Meng Zitao said: "He wanted me to help him with his palm, and I agreed." ”

"When?"

"Tomorrow, go to Jianzhou. ”

"What, you want to go to Jianzhou?" Yu Weigang and Jiang Weiwen were both a little surprised.

Meng Zitao said with a smile: "Anyway, I don't have anything important, just go to Jianzhou to play, as the old saying goes, read thousands of books, travel thousands of miles, I am also quietly thinking." ”

Jiang Weiwen said: "Jianzhou is indeed a good place for tourism, with beautiful mountains and rivers, pleasant climate, beautiful natural scenery and many places of interest. ”

Yu Weigang said with some regret: "It's a pity that I can't get out of here, otherwise, I'll go to play with you." ”

Meng Zitao said with a smile: "There will be opportunities in the future. ”

Next, Meng Zitao told Jiang Weiwen what Zheng Anzhi asked him to bring, sat for a while, and then said goodbye with Yu Weigang.

After leaving the store and walking for a while, Yu Weigang patted his thigh: "I forgot to buy a tea set, let's go back?"

Meng Zitao said: "You don't need to be an antique tea set, just buy some suitable ones, and Jiang Lao may not have it." ”

Yu Weigang said: "In that case, let's just take a stroll?" Hey, there's a mill over there, I think it's quite appropriate." ”

Meng Zitao pointed to the place where Yu Wei just pointed and looked: "What is good, it is too big, the tea mill in the Song Dynasty is 'expensive and small', which requires the grinding groove to be deep and narrow, and the grinding wheel to be thin and sharp, so that the tea can be gathered and accurately crushed." In addition, the tea mill is completely different from the stone mill we usually see for grinding soybean milk flour, and the requirements for the material are extremely high, and the preparation of zuò is extremely complicated. ”

Yu Weigang shook his head: "I didn't expect it, the requirements are quite high." ”

Meng Zitao said: "Of course, the requirements are high, and there is that tea Luo, its bottom surface should be delicate and tight. Cai Xiang's "Tea Record" contains that Luo Di should choose the particularly fine silk threads in the Dongchuan Goose Creek painting silk and knead them in boiling water to make it more dense and silky. It's not cheap to buy a whole set like this. (To be continued.) )