Chapter 35: Tea Tasting (II)

"The predecessors have won the award, the ancestors prefer to drink tea, I am often accompanied by my grandfather to drink tea in my spare time, I have seen more, I understand a little bit of fur, if it is about tea culture, Hong Kong is still from the mainland, naturally the tea culture of the mainland is more extensive and profound. ”

Qin Xuanbing showed a slight smile on her face, and replied modestly, in fact, kung fu tea is the most popular in Guangdong and Hong Kong, especially in the Chaoshan area, in these areas, eating breakfast is called drinking morning tea, as well as noon tea, afternoon tea, it can be seen that tea drinking occupies a position in his life, when Qin Xuanbing was a few years old, he watched his grandfather make tea every day, if it comes to the technique of brewing tea, Qin Xuanbing is confident that he is much more clever than the current tea artist.

While the two were talking, the tea master also handed the brewed tea to everyone one by one, Zhuang Rui did the same, and also pinched the teacup with three fingers, and sniffed it lightly at the tip of his nose.

Holding back the idea of drinking the tea in his hand, Zhuang Rui carefully took a sip on the side of the cup, a bitter taste suddenly filled the taste buds, frowned slightly, Zhuang Rui drank the second sip, the feeling was immediately different, the previous bitterness seemed to become sweet, and when the third sip was drunk, Zhuang Rui only felt the fragrance between his lips and teeth, and couldn't help but close his eyes and experience it carefully.

Zhuang Rui doesn't like carbonated drinks, he loves to drink tea since he was a child, but he has never been like today, in a small cup of tea can actually drink three flavors, I used to hear people sigh that tea is like life, at that time Zhuang Rui did not understand, but now he feels that the first sip of tea is bitter, thinking of the setbacks he encountered after just leaving the university, the mood at that time, is not very similar to this tea.

When it came to the second sip of tea, it turned sweet and delicious, and it was quite similar to his own experience, since he entered the pawn shop work, everything has gone smoothly, and the last robbery was just an accident, and the subsequent change in his eyes also gave Zhuang Rui a huge surprise.

Three sips of drinking only leave a faint aftertaste, not just implying that the world is prosperous, is it true that it is bland, although I can't realize this meaning now, but Zhuang Rui's state of mind has become much dull at this moment, and the depressed and dusty hope in my heart in the past does not seem to be so strong.

After Zhuang Rui opened his eyes, the waiter had already retrieved the cup in front of him with a tea tong, rinsed it with boiling water, and started the second brew.

"Xiaozhuang, how is it, my tea is not bad......"

Song Jun's words broke the silence in the room and also interrupted everyone's contemplation, Qin Xuanbing frowned slightly, as if he was slightly dissatisfied.

"Brother Song, to be honest, I drink tea every day, but compared with the tea I drink now, I call it cow drink, it's just incomparable, to you, I know what is called tea tasting, it's really beneficial......"

Zhuang Rui is not afraid of blowing himself up, if he doesn't understand, he doesn't understand, there is nothing to be embarrassed about.

Song Jun laughed when he heard this, and said: "I like Xiaozhuang's conduct, I don't know how to pretend to understand, Old Man Lu often says, slow pouring, during which it can be fun, but my old Song has drunk tea for so many years, and I haven't realized any special taste, I still like the cow drink you said, it is so happy, unlike Lao Wang, who pays attention to those red tapes all day long, hahaha......"

"That's called tradition, without this set of processes, you can drink such fragrant tea? I really don't know how your teahouse opened, and it hasn't closed down yet. ”

Seeing Song Jun pulling the topic to himself, Boss Wang, who had not spoken much, scolded with a smile, but he was not really annoyed, it seemed that the two were used to joking.

"The tea ceremony has been passed down for a long time since ancient times, and ordinary people can't taste anything once or twice, Mr. Zhuang's understanding is very high, just a cup of drink, you understand what it means to taste tea, can you tell us all?"

Qin Xuanbing unexpectedly interjected, and everyone was a little surprised, the-for-tat flavor of these words was too obvious, aren't Xiaozhuang and this girl friends.

In fact, Qin Xuanbing didn't know why she said this, and as soon as the words came out, she regretted Meng Lang a little in her heart, but when she heard that in Boss Song's words, she admired Zhuang Rui, she felt a little uncomfortable, and she blurted out these words involuntarily.

"Yes, yes, what Miss Qin said makes sense, China's tea culture has a long history, and it is indeed not something that can be understood in a while. ”

As soon as Qin Xuanbing's words fell, Xu Wei also echoed his words, what he meant by this, firstly, to please Qin Xuanbing, and secondly, today's occasion also made him a little resentful, Xu Wei, who is usually young and golden, and is the general manager of Xu's Jewelry in East China, will be the protagonist touted by everyone on ordinary occasions, but after arriving here today, he first ate a woman's closed door, and then was robbed of the limelight by such an ordinary young man, and saw that there was an opportunity to ridicule Zhuang Rui, so he naturally added fuel to the fire.

In fact, Xu Wei is not the kind of gentleman in everyone's mind, although he has a good background, but he himself is hard enough, after returning from studying abroad, from the family in a small jewelry store in the ordinary clerk, in just five years to rise to Xu's jewelry in East China general manager, although this is not unrelated to his background, but also reflects his personal ability, can be regarded as a leader in the young generation of the industry.

Over the years, Pengcheng has developed very rapidly as the ancient city of northern Jiangsu, and people's living standards have improved a lot, Xu Wei wants to enter the Pengcheng jewelry chain store into the Pengcheng market, and Mr. Lu is not only the president of the Pengcheng Collection Association, but also the executive director of the Pengcheng Jewelry Association.

It was Xu Wei who made friends with the old man Lu of Ji Yaxuan through some connections, and today he was able to participate in this small party, and he also heard him mention it when he invited the old man Lu to dinner yesterday, and took the initiative to participate, Xu Wei is usually not so superficial, but after seeing Qin Xuanbing today, he was shocked, but his heart was a little chaotic.

And Zhuang Rui is a little depressed at the moment, he didn't offend the eldest lady, he usually gets along with him with a respectful and distant attitude, why is he stumbling on himself now, praising himself for his high understanding?

But now everyone's eyes are focused on Zhuang Rui, he is not easy to avoid, after thinking hard in his heart, he said: "The Tang Dynasty poet Bai Juyi once wrote in a poem: "Room fragrant Luo medicinal gas, cage warm roasted tea smoke", the ancients tasted tea, paying attention to the four realms of "beauty of the environment, beauty of water, beauty of instruments, and beauty of art".

The water used to make tea is taken from the mountain spring water of Yunlong Mountain Stream, its taste is clear and sweet, and the tea brewed out is eternal and mellow, which makes people drink no wine, and the aftertaste is endless, and the fragrance of tea is completely set off, and the word "water beauty" is also well-deserved.

I don't know much about the purple clay pot, but the appearance of this pot is simple and elegant in the ancient and solemn, and the simplicity and vigor contain the author's wonder. ”

Zhuang Rui paused when he said this, the above words are what he saw in some history books, in fact, the advantages and disadvantages of Yixing purple clay pot can be summarized in five words, that is: "mud, shape, work, money, and work". It's just that each of these words has far-reaching meanings, so I won't express them all here.

Picking up the teacup and taking a sip, Zhuang Rui continued: "And the most exquisite work is naturally the tea art, the young lady who poured us tea in the proportion of tea, the grasp of temperature, and the grasp of the time are just right, which shows all the essence of tea, so although I don't understand the tea ceremony, but sitting in this environment, I also feel a trace of the three flavors in the tea that Mr. Lu just said, that is, the first taste of tea is as bitter as life, the second taste of tea is sweet as life, and the three flavors of tea are as light as life."

The kid has seen a sentence before, but it seems to be able to include the essence of tea, that is, "brew a pot of tea that has been cultivated by Zhong Lingyuxiu of the three mountains and five mountains for eternity, and light a pillar of sandalwood filled with Zen Buddha nature to calm the nerves". ”

Zhuang Rui searched his intestines and racked his brains before he integrated some of the knowledge about tea tasting in his memory, and asked one more question, I am afraid he would be dumbfounded and speechless.

"What's wrong with them?" After finishing speaking, Zhuang Rui found that the eyes of several people present looking at him were a little strange, and even Qin Xuanbing, the eyes that looked at him were a little different from the past.

"Could it be that what I said is wrong? And it's too wrong?" Zhuang Rui scratched his head in some distress, buddy is embarrassed now.