The three of Changqing master and apprentice practiced for a whole morning, and when it was time to eat, Changqing said: "You are also tired, so let's stop here today." I'll take you to the dining room. ”

Xue Fei was already so hungry that her chest was close to her back, and when she heard this, she jumped up happily, held Wanyu's arm, and walked towards the dining room behind Changqing.

Changqing stood at the door, looked at the sisters, and said softly: "Although, you haven't changed your shoes yet, but the sound of walking is not small, and along the way, Xue Fei is holding Wanyu's arm, which is absolutely not allowed." Before you go in to eat, I must tell you the rules so that you will not be punished. ”

Hearing this, Xue Fei hurriedly let go of her arm, stood up and looked at Changqing in a proper manner, and said, "Yes, Master Xie taught." But he said in his heart: "What rules can there be for eating?" ”

Changqing looked serious and said, "In Dongfang Huafu, the maid walks and makes no noise. You can't cross your waist, don't drop your arms, don't shake your shoulders, don't shake your head, don't shake your body. The two walk together, do not hold hands, do not jump, do not hustle and bustle, sit alone without holding their cheeks, and do not rest on the table. When eating, do not choose good food, give it with obedience, concentrate on rice, do not eat language, do not chew food, do not leave food, after eating, the newlyweds should take the initiative to clean all the cups, plates, dishes and chopsticks in the dining room. ”

"So many people, just the two of us washing the dishes?" Xue Fei looked at Changqing pitifully.

"Yes, every newcomer has to wash the dishes for half a year, or wait for the newcomer to replace him. Changqing said: "If you still don't understand anything, ask me after the meal." He said and stepped into the dining room.

The dining room is spacious and bright, with rows of elm tables and chairs, about fifty or sixty tables from front to back, the tables are covered with white tablecloths, and the walls are hung with various fan-shaped pictures of maids.

At the entrance is a large dining table with dishes and meals. In front of them stood two maids, who were in charge of putting the food on a tray and handing it to the diners, and in the room there were three maids, holding rulers in their hands, strolling around the room, supervising the maids who did not have proper manners during the meal. They are all dressed in white caftan of the same style and texture, with a white turban on their heads, and a gardenia-scented gardenia.

When the maid in front saw Changqing coming in, she hurriedly saluted respectfully, brought a tray, and said, "Evergreen girl, hard work." ”

"My sister worked hard. Changqing returned the salute, took the tray and sat down at the table in front of him.

Wanyu and Xue Fei took the tray, didn't dare to look at it, lowered their heads and sat down next to the unmanned table behind, ate carefully, didn't dare to speak, there was no sound in the dining room, Xue Fei hated to swallow the meal without chewing, lest the movement of chewing the vegetables was too big, and she was caught and punished by the waitress who was holding a ruler in her hand and turning around.

Wanyu was also frightened, she didn't even eat the taste of the food, she was in a cold sweat, and there was a lot of food in the tray, which was more than the amount of food they ate on weekdays, and the two didn't dare to leave it, so they barely ate it, and at this moment, a maid in the dining room suddenly had a full burp, which was very loud, and it was estimated that she had eaten too much and couldn't control it.

I saw that the maid stood up suddenly, waved around to apologize, and then knelt down to the white-clothed maid and said, "Wu, please punish." ”

The white-clothed maid saluted and said, "Miss Wu, I'm offended." ”

Wu You stretched out her left hand, the white-clothed maid raised the ring ruler and hit it hard into the palm of her hand, pop, pop, pop, three times, after the beating, she put a piece of white yarn coated with medicinal powder in the palm of her hand, Xue Fei saw that Wu You's tears flowed out, frowned, and endured wrapping the gauze around her hand, and the gauze oozed blood.

Wanyu carefully looked at the ring ruler in the maid's hand, it was not an ordinary bamboo and wood ruler, but a thick bamboo board wrapped with copper wire, three times, the girl's tender little hands had already been broken, just eating and hiccups, Wanyu covered her chest, and her heart was about to pop out.

When the maids saw that you were punished, none of them made a sound, and they didn't even look at it, as if they were not surprised, and they didn't take it seriously at all. They all concentrated on eating, and after the meal, they quietly walked out, Wanyu couldn't hear their footsteps, and dozens of people were like ghosts, silently rushing out. The white-shirted maids also went out, all of them were wearing bell shoes embroidered with blue grass on their feet, but there was no sound, Xue Fei and Wanyu couldn't help but feel very strange. Xindao, I didn't wear bell shoes, and there was a sound, how did they do it?

After washing the dishes, chopsticks, cups and plates, the two returned to Granny Li's practice room and continued to wait for the afternoon class.

Xue Fei and Wanyu watched Wu You be punished, and their hearts hung in their throats, not daring to speak, nor daring to whisper, for fear of being found out where they were not etiquette, and thinking of Wu You's bleeding hands, they felt chills all over their bodies.

At this time, a girl named Lu Yuan came to teach how to make tea. The black hair hangs down the waist, and the beautiful cheeks are as pink as peach blossoms, which seem to be blown and broken. A pair of jade hands, ten fingers and slender fingers, like finely carved jade, another fairy beauty suspected of being in the painting, shocked Xue Fei and Wanyu, and secretly ashamed of themselves in their hearts.

Lu Yuan's voice was like a yellow warbler out of the valley, sweet and soft, and as soon as she entered the door, she said: "On this hot day, I am drowsy at noon, Granny Li has to ask me to teach you to make tea, this fire is bound to add fuel to the fire, the two sisters are new to the scene, just bear with it." ”

"There's Master Lao Lu. "Wanyu and Xue Fei saluted.

Lu Yuan took out a raw copper casting stove shaped like an ancient tripod from the bamboo box in his hand, a copper kettle with etched flower and grass patterns, a persimmon wood silver tea clip wrapped in two ends, and a few paper bags for tea, so that the tea does not leak its fragrance. A tea mill shaped like a wheel, a water bladder, a tea brush, a tea towel, and eight celadon bowls from Yuezhou.

Lu Yuan looked at Xue Fei and saw that she looked tired and drowsy, so she said, "What's your name?"

"Sheffield. Xue Fei covered her mouth with her hands and yawned, she was already sleepy, and her eyes were black.

"Sheffield boils water. Lu Yuan instructed: "The fruit charcoal in the stove has been loaded, you can light the fire, and before boiling tea, you must filter the well water with a water bladder, and then you can put it into the copper kettle to boil, so that the water quality is clearer and the taste is more luscious." ”

Xue Fei picked up the water filter bag and filtered the water, put it into a copper kettle, and lit a fire to boil the water.

Lu Yuan asked Wanyu, "What about your name?"

Wanyu said: "Master Huilu, Wanyu." ”

Lu Yuan said: "You can call me Sister Lu, the tea ceremony is boundless, I don't dare to call it a master, this matter also needs some talent and understanding, you come to grind the tea powder and put it in the bowl." ”

"Yes, Sister Lu. Wanyu carefully used the tea clip, took out the dried tea leaves from the tea bag, put them into the tea mill and grinded, she was very careful, very careful, the ground tea was very fine, took the tea brush and gently swept it down, put it into the tea box, and used the tea spoon to dig evenly into the teacup, calm and orderly.

Lu Yuan looked at her and said, "Wanyu also drinks tea at home?"