Ecological Farm Author: Farmer on the Fly

Chapter 37: The Tea Ceremony

Tian Chuan accompanied a few people into the exhibition hall and admired all the calligraphy and painting exhibits. The exhibits are mainly calligraphy and Chinese paintings, with only a dozen oil paintings, but including "The Worker," which is far more expensive than the others. Because of Tian Chuan, there are a large number of sketches in this auction, and they include Xu Beihong's character sketches and Tian Chuan's much-talked-about "Portrait of Teacher Zhou Changjiang in Illness", which was printed on the cover of the brochure.

Tian Chuan hopes that everyone will help him raise the price of the works including the sketch "Copying Oil Painting Horses", "Pothos in the Moonlight", calligraphy works "Jiang Chengzi", "Heart Sutra" and several other works, as for the "Portrait of Teacher Zhou Changjiang in Illness", Tian Chuan plans to buy it back by himself and give it to Teacher Zhou.

Qi Gang's more optimistic lots also include several paintings with high valuations, and Wu Changshuo's calligraphy, which Tian Chuan estimates are the eye-catchers of this charity auction, which are not easy to shoot. He suggested that Qi Gang should focus on Xu Beihong, and Xu's works would have a large increase in more than ten years.

Tian Chuan's own favorite lots include Liu Tianyu's five-foot longevity character in the middle hall and a couplet, and Wang Xuetao's works are not very expensive in the market, but he likes them very much, and if the competition is not too fierce, he is ready to auction them back himself. Qu Guodong's oil paintings are also the focus of his attention.

After seeing the exhibition, several people met to drink tea. The destination is very far, the car has been to the west, after the Summer Palace, and walked a few kilometers, there is a small courtyard at the foot of the West Mountain, the courtyard gate is not big, a horizontal plaque on the door, the book "national rhyme" two seal characters. Tian Chuan turned his head and smiled at Xu Jingyi, and just broke up with Liu Meiting, he came to her store.

After a few people entered the door, Qi Yong asked the waiter, "Is Sister Ting here?" The waiter replied, "Mr. Liu didn't come today." As he spoke, he led them into a small courtyard to the east.

A few chrysanthemums are blooming in the courtyard, and the courtyard of the house is decorated with antiquity. Enter the main room, put down your belongings in the living room, take off your coat, and take off your shoes to enter the inner room.

The inner room is very spacious, with more than 20 square meters. The room is covered with soft mats, a few cushions, and a long one in the middle.

After a few people sat down, the waiter came to ask what kind of tea they were drinking, and Luan Jianjun said, "I haven't eaten yet, let's get a few bowls of noodles to eat first." ”

After the waiter went out, several people chatted casually about the exhibition, and it seemed that they had waited for a long time before six bowls of noodle soup were served. The noodles are somen noodles, and the soup is filled with a few slices of greens, a shiitake mushroom and a poached egg. Although it looks simple, it tastes good.

After eating noodles, Li Tao and the Qi brothers went to the yard to smoke. Luan Jianjun explained: "The owner of the tea house does not like the smell of smoke, and all the houses here are non-smoking. ”

At this time, I suddenly heard Liu Meiting's voice from the yard: "You guys, come to me to smoke again." ”

Qi Yong said: "Sister Ting is back, I will introduce you to a child today." ”

At this time, Tian Chuan had already come out of the house: "Sister Liu, you are really that kind of tall place here. ”

Qi Yongqi said: "You know?"

Tagawa said, "I only officially met in the morning. Liu Meiting told the story of their acquaintance, and everyone was amazed. Qi Gang asked, "Xiaoting, is that painting here?"

Liu Meiting whispered a few words to the waiter next to her and accompanied everyone into the tea room. After a while, the waiter came in with the portrait. Qi Gang took the portrait, looked at it for a long time, and praised: "The painting is so good, it fully expresses Xiaoting's temperament." He said to Tian Chuan: "At that time, you were only willing to pay 5,000 yuan for this painting, which was too stingy." ”

After a while, the waiter brought a tea set and a small stove that was burning brightly. Liu Meiting went to the opposite room to wash her hands and face, changed into a loose dress, and returned to boil water and make tea.

When Liu Meiting was cooking tea, Tian Chuan silently observed on the side, and saw that her expression was quiet, with a free and peaceful charm between her gestures, natural and smooth, and it seemed to be calming. It seems that in just a moment, the fragrance of tea has overflowed, and a small cup of clear tea soup has been served in front of him, accompanied by Liu Meiting's clear voice: "Please use tea." ”

Tagawa doesn't know the tea ceremony, but he can feel the natural harmony in it. He took the teacup, felt the subtlety, and took a sip. The tea is hot, and the fragrance of the tea is gentle. After taking another sip, the fragrance of tea accompanied by the temperature of the tea flowed to the limbs, as if it could cleanse the dirt in the body. After waiting for a while, when the warm current had subsided, he raised his glass again and drank the little tea that was left in the cup. At this time, the tea has dropped to close to room temperature, and a lingering aftertaste is like nothing, and the aftertaste lasts for a long time.

Put down the teacup, and then look at Liu Meiting, who had already put away the cups used by everyone and sat quietly. Tagawa closed her eyes and reminisced about the process from her cooking tea to drinking tea by herself, and realized a sense of Tai Chi. After a long time, he asked, "Is Sister Liu's Tai Chi practicing Yang style?"

Everyone was stunned, and Liu Meiting said: "You are the first person to realize Tai Chi from my tea ceremony, and you are a true bosom friend." ”

Tagawa took out the car keys and handed them to the waitress and asked her to help him get the sketchpad. At this time, the painting method of Taijiquan, which he had been feeling for a long time, seemed to have an eyebrow, and he wanted to seize the inspiration in time.

When he got the drawing board, he let others feel free, and he used a 6B pencil in the corner to write directly, using long lines to evenly draw, and the thick black and soft 6B pencil actually used the feeling of a brush, only a few pens, and a picture of cooking tea jumped on the paper. In the painting, the tea master holds the pot in his right hand, assists with his left hand, and a line of water falls straight into the cup. The tea master's appearance is hazy, but a diluted and peaceful look is very infectious.

The posture of the tea master is comfortable and natural. But the shoulders are heavy, the elbows are heavy, the chest is pulled out, the right wall of the pot is rounded outward, and the left arm is assisted to stroke the inside, the armpits are naturally opened, and the body is round and wishful. A wisp of tea fragrance floats between the hands, as if affected by the force of this pinch, naturally distorted in the process of rising, but does not hinder its progress. In this wisp of mist, it seems to be a move like a seal, and it is perfectly coordinated with the tea master's hand, and it is seamless.

Tian Chuan finally signed: "Tai Chi tea, the tail of the bird is like a seal." Meiting cooks tea, is well versed in the way of Tai Chi, and Tian Chuan is happy to understand it. Written at the end of the month of the chrysanthemum. ”

After the painting was finished, Liu Meiting looked at it, and actually showed a little daughter's attitude, held the painting in her hand, and asked directly: "You gave it to me, right? You don't have to ask, I won't sell it to you." ”

Tian Chuan was helpless and said: "This portrait is much better than that one, I am really a little reluctant." You take my paintings, and you want to compensate me. ”

Liu Meiting asked, "Do you want to polish the pen?" ”

Tian Chuan smiled: "Don't." I have opened a chicken farm in my hometown, and pollution-free eggs will be produced next summer. I also got two sheds to grow pollution-free vegetables, do you want to harvest cabbage next week? ”

"It's no problem to order, it's just that my dining room is small and I don't need many dishes every day. ”

"My cruelty-free food is genuine and not ready for sale. Only do door-to-door direct sales, 1 pound is also sent, just call one day in advance. At the end of the year, there are strawberries and green peppers, and if they can't be sold, I feed them to the chickens. ”

"How can you deliver such a small amount? I'm afraid you won't even be able to sell the money for gas. ”

Tagawa was a little worried about the future distribution of the farm. Now there is no online transaction, there is no courier system, and it is too troublesome to set it up yourself.

Tagawa couldn't decide for a while, so he simply put the issue aside and stopped thinking about it.

After chatting for a while, Liu Meiting took the waiter out, and Qi Gang also left under the pretext, leaving only Li Tao and Tian Chuan. Luan Jianjun said: "The registration of the real estate company is almost complete, and it is estimated that it will be completed within a week, and it is time to prepare for payment." Several people said that there was no problem and that they could make payments at any time. Tian Chuan said: "It's better to make an appointment tomorrow, let's take the legal counsel, sign the share agreement, and send the money over by the way." In this way, Brother Luan is more convenient to operate. ”

Qi Yong was an anxious man, and said, "What are you waiting for tomorrow, just get it now." "Everyone has no opinion, call their own people separately. Li Tao called and booked a conference room at the Xishan Hotel, and went there to sign the agreement later.

Several people greeted Liu Meiting, and Qi Gang was also with her. The five of them said goodbye to them and transferred to the Xishan Hotel. Before leaving, Liu Meiting gave Tian Chuan a VIP card and told him that he would get a 50% discount on consumption here later, which caused Qi Yong to complain loudly: "Sister Ting gave me a 7% discount, but gave Xiaochuan a 5% discount, so how can I live as a civil servant." ”

Liu Meiting said: "If you can draw a Tai Chi painting like that for me, and then look as handsome as Xiaochuan, I will give you a free order." "It made him lose his temper.

When he went to the Xishan Hotel and waited for everyone's lawyer to arrive, Tian Chuan asked about Liu Meiting, and Qi Yong said: "Sister Ting is the granddaughter of the founding father Liu Lao. The Liu family has a great influence in the political arena, with many people holding important positions in the government or the military in the second generation, and even more in the third generation. Sister Ting doesn't like those intrigues, so she opened this tea house and dining house, which is the top existence in the industry in Beijing. Speaking of the relationship with Liu Meiting, he said: "My second brother and Sister Ting have had a good relationship since childhood, childhood sweethearts, due to the opposition of their parents, they did not come together, the two of them are not married, they have been getting along like this, they are very tired." ”

After a while, the personnel of all parties arrived. Seeing Liu Yinan, Li Tao and the three of them were a little surprised. Li Tao said: "Xiaochuan, your lawyer is a big man, he is also an alternative to the Liu family, he is Sister Ting's younger brother." You've got to hug his thighs. ”

Tian Chuan really didn't expect Liu Yinan to have this relationship, at this time Liu Yinan said: "Now it's a matter of me holding Boss Tian's thighs, in the past two months, I have already received more than 100,000 yuan from him, and this is just a general legal service fee." In the future, I will encourage him to fight a few lawsuits, and the money is not in a hurry. ”

After the joke, several lawyers drew up an agreement based on the opinions of the employers, the four signed their names, and then informed their respective finances to pay the company account according to the pre-agreed amount, and the matter was completed.

Luan Jianjun wanted to ask Liu Yinan to be the company's legal manager, but Liu Yinan didn't do it: "Forget it, the legal department of your real estate company is all done by the underworld, and I can't do it." ”

The lawyers withdrew, and Luan Jianjun said: "The home improvement supermarket will have to be pushed back for a while, and the real estate company will talk about it later." First, I don't have the energy to go, and second, I don't think the time is ripe yet. ”

Tagawa said: "It's a little bit earlier, I think the first wave of home improvement peaks will come in three years, as long as the business can be on the right track by then." ”

He continued: "I haven't started working on an Internet company yet, so I really don't have the energy. But it takes time, at least three years, for the network to become profitable. I may have to wait until after the Chinese New Year to prop up the company's shelves. ”

Li Tao and the three of them still have a little unclear view of the future of the Internet, and of course they will not have any opinions.

Luan Jianjun also suggested having dinner together in the evening to celebrate the establishment of the real estate company, but Tian Chuan refused, and his reason was very good: "Xu Jingyi and I rarely see each other, can you bear to be a light bulb?"