Chapter 7: The Past Is Like a Dream
There is a huge glass conservatory at the back of the main house of the Hou Mansion, which is full of flowers and trees in all seasons.
Originally, there was neither a peach source house nor a conservatory for planting seasonal flowers in the Zhenbei Hou Mansion. These are all rearranged after being engaged to the water family. These are also one of the jobs of the housekeepers who came to Minjing a year in advance, to arrange a living environment that the little master likes.
This is also one of the reasons why Xiaoxiao attracted everyone's attention when she got married.
After all, not every young lady of the family to be married can be arranged at will in her in-law's house, and not every bride builds a conservatory before entering the door. If this is in a family with a complex relationship and a large number of people, I am afraid that it has already caused public anger and offended a basket of people before entering the door, fortunately, Zhenbei Hou Mansion is the upstart of the Gongqing's family, starting with military exploits, Zhenbei Hou Xiao Di has no parents, no brothers and sisters, and no children and nephews, as long as Zhenbei Hou has no opinion, then no one in the house dares to have an opinion.
So Xiaoxiao can do whatever she wants, it's so high-profile, so high-flying, so arrogant, what's the matter?
Who can have an opinion.
Xiao Di, the Hou of Zhenbei, who can have an opinion, has no opinion, so those who can't have an opinion don't dare to say it even if they have an opinion! Besides, even if you say it, people may not pay attention to you, and you will offend people in vain!
Therefore, the family of the princess in Minjing invariably kept silent on the surface, and secretly maintained a high degree of attention to this young lady of the family; Looking at her frivolous appearance, how can she have the demeanor of a noble lady of a family! Like a nouveau riche, it is vulgar and unspeakable. "Ordinary people don't dare to ask for such a daughter-in-law, and they can only marry a martial artist. ”……
There are also people who sigh too much.
There are also envy, most of them are girls who have not been out of the cabinet, envy Shui Hanxiao can be so publicized after getting engaged, and can do whatever they want by their own temperament. It's like a dream for these girls to be married.
There are different opinions, some good and some bad. But anyway, Mrs. Zhenbei Hou came with a smile!! I came to Minjing!! walked into the heart of the home of the Minister of Minjing!!
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The little girl ran to the conservatory: "Madam, Master Hou is back." ”
Shui smiled and raised his hand to admire the new bat-shaped pearl bracelet on his wrist and stood up. Hongdan packed up the needles, threads, pearls, etc., and put them in the rattan basket and carried them in his hands.
As soon as he walked to the door of the main room, Xiao Di had already strode over.
Su Niang and Fang Xi waited for Xiao Di to change clothes, took the tea tray brought by Lu Jiao with a smile, and poured a cup in front of Xiao Di.
Xiao Di picked up the teacup, took a sip, the aftertaste was half loud, and praised: "Good tea!"
"This is a new tea fried before the rain this year, and the steward just sent it. Hanxiao smiled slightly and poured another glass.
"This tea is the Yunshu tea that has been popular in the south in recent years!" Xiao Di asked as he played with the porcelain cup in his hand.
Hanxiao thought for a while before saying: "It seems to be called Yunshu tea! Every year at this time, the steward will send some over, and if you like it, you might as well drink it often." ”
"The Jiamu Tea Shop in the south is Madame's property!" Xiao Di learned this recently. Jiamu Tea Workshop, a very large tea workshop in the south, Yunshu tea is fried in this tea workshop. This tea workshop has existed for nearly 50 years, and has been civilized in the south for producing high-quality tea, and it is said that Jiamu Tea House has nearly 40 tea estates and has planted nearly 100,000 acres of tea. Yunshu tea is a new tea fried in Jiamu Tea Workshop in the past five years, the shape is like Shuyun, the taste is mellow, the tea fragrance is clear, the color is beautiful in the tea cup, the shape is like the clouds in the sky, it is very beautiful. It is loved by many tea lovers.
"Jiamu Tea House was left to me by my mother. Seeing Xiao Di asking, it was not an important matter, so he answered honestly.
The dowry left by the mother-in-law to the youngest daughter, that is to say, even the father-in-law is not qualified to dispose of it, and it is completely smiling. Xiao Di pondered. "Now in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs is the younger brother An Wang of the present, who likes to drink tea the most. ”
smiled and tilted his head to look at Xiao Di, could it be that Xiao Di meant to help connect Jiamufang with the Ministry of Internal Affairs?" ”
"How can you not be qualified? This Yunshu tea alone is enough to qualify. Xiao Di didn't understand whether Xiaoxiao was deliberately humble or really thought so, but it didn't matter.
Xiao Di, who was sitting opposite with a smile, smiled slightly, and guessed in his heart: What are you laughing at?
Is there anything to be happy about?
It's what happened in the court!
"Well, I don't know much about these things, let the stewards do it! I'll call for someone to inform them at once. Smiling a little embarrassed.
Xiao Di raised his eyebrows and was surprised: "I don't understand this, so how do you take care of your dowry?" Although Xiao Di didn't look at Hanxiao's dowry list in detail, he understood that it was very rich, and it was estimated that it was difficult for any family in Minjing to surpass it when he married a daughter in recent years.
"The companion rooms that my father prepared for me are all good businessmen, each responsible for their own affairs, I just need to take the money every year, it's very simple. ”
Xiao Di was really a little surprised at this time, he didn't expect his father-in-law to love his daughter to such an extent. Or is it that there are many such talents around his father-in-law, and it is not at all one or two??? Xiao Di is inclined to the previous speculation.
However, Xiao Di didn't care much about these, he was not interested in doing business and making money. At his disposal, someone will take the initiative to help him make money, and he only needs to make as much money as he can.
As for taking the initiative to ask, these are mainly for the purpose of sending Yunshu tea into the palace as a tribute.
This Yunshu tea is really good!
There are more than one or two masters of good tea in the palace.
It is also a good thing for Jiamu Tea Workshop, a good thing that many merchants are pursuing but can't get! This point is clear with a smile, and he solemnly thanked Xiao Di, and immediately sent someone to invite the chief steward Chi Xuanqi and the teahouse steward Shui Molou.
Yunshu tea's high-end tea market in the south is almost saturated, and it is time to open up a new battlefield.
Tribute -- Isn't this a door-to-door publicity, a stepping stone to the high-end tea market in the north, and an excellent opportunity to enter the home of the Duke of Minjing;
After eating together, Xiao Di went to the outer courtyard, and he still had to discuss the affairs of the court with his staff, but he was in a good mood. Soon Yunshu tea will be able to appear in the palace as a tribute.
That's good!
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"How can you drink tea like this, this is a cow drink, what a waste of this pot of good tea!"
At that time, Xiao Di was silent and simple, and he didn't understand why he couldn't drink thirst-quenching tea!
"Drinking tea is a science, and you can't drink it like this. ”
"I'll teach you. How many mouthfuls does the word 'taste' have in tea, is it right to have three? ”
"Before drinking, you have to take a look, look at its color, then smell it, smell its fragrance, and finally you can drink tea, that is, taste its taste. ”
"You have drunk the tea I made now, and when I make tea for you again in the future, you should want me to smile and express your gratitude to me before tasting the tea. Because I've worked so hard to make tea for you to drink!"
"You have to remember, think that you want to quench your thirst, then go to drink water or juice, but you must be particular about drinking tea, remember?"
"Also, you can't drink too much tea, it's good to make a pot of tea a day and drink it, and it's not good to drink too much." ”
"Tea is not brewed so much, you have to use boiling water to scald the kettle to remove the odor in the teapot. Besides, a hot teapot can volatilize the aroma of tea. ”
"Look at how beautiful this tea is! The more complete it is, the better the tea. ”
"Is it pretty?"
In the transparent teacup, the small buds are light and blue, and the buds and leaves are flower-like, floating and sinking in the tea, graceful and colorful...... It was very pleasing to the eye, but Xiao Di felt that he was not atmospheric enough in his heart, of course he didn't dare to say it to his face.
"You look good, so please have tea!" She was really happy to hear the compliment, and her eyebrows were crooked.
"When are you free? I'll invite you to tea, Daddy's new Longjing before the rain is very delicious. ”
"Then it's decided, don't forget the afternoon after tomorrow. ”
It was a sunny day. Under the corridor, there are local handmade carpets, rosewood tea sets, purple clay pots, small stoves, and misty piano sounds. It was engraved in his heart like an eternal picture. No matter how much time has passed, such a picture has not faded in the slightest.
Clear spring water, purple sand teapot, mellow tea;
He suddenly understood what it means to be beautiful and picturesque, what it means to be elegant as water, what it means to have poetry and books in the belly, and what it means to be peerless......
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Slowly opened his eyes, looked at the fine curdle smoke and rain tent hanging on the bed, and didn't understand why he dreamed about the things of his time in the army again. Is it because you drink good tea during the day? That's why you dream about the things you used to do when you learned to taste tea, and the people who taught you how to taste tea?!
Looking at the darkness outside the window, my heart suddenly felt a little cold, and the room was a little empty;
The bedroom of Taoyuanju is really a bit big! The temperature at night is indeed a bit low!
It's cold when lying in the bed!
Through the faint light of the candle, Xiao Di turned his head to look, the smiling dream lying next to him was in full swing, the quilt slipped slightly on his chest, and his shoulders in thin rhombic tulle were exposed outside the quilt. Stretched out his hand and pulled the quilt up, helped Hanxiao tuck the corners of the quilt, and carefully hugged Hanxiao in his arms. was held in Xiao Dila's arms without realizing it at all, twisted his body and chose a comfortable seat in Xiao Di's arms, and continued to sleep.
The smile in his sleep pouted slightly, with the innocence and innocence of a child.
Xiao Di looked at Smiling's pure and flawless face carefully, felt the temperature in his arms, and reached into the quilt with his other hand, holding Smiling's hands on his lower abdomen, warm and warm. There is a faint fragrance on the smiling body, the warmer it is, the richer it is, and now this smell can be clearly smelled in the quilt.
Xiao Di sniffed deeply, tightened the warmth in his arms, and closed his eyes.
Two people hugging each other, at least to keep warm!
- Smile! So you're a humanoid stove!