The Zhang family is one of the largest tea merchants in Hangzhou, growing and selling Longjing tea, and there are tea estates in Shifeng Mountain, Lingyin, Wuyun Mountain, Hupao and Meijiawu, which are five places with fertile soil, and are also the largest pilgrims in Shousheng Monastery by Longhong Spring.

After the old lady Xu and the Zhang family got married, they began to join forces with the Zhang family, and since then they have expanded the business of the Xu family, and this is the reason why the Zhang family is arrogant and arrogant in the Xu family.

Although the Zhang family's business has also increased several times due to this joint venture, in Zhang's heart, the improvement of the Zhang family's business is due to her brother's good management, and the expansion of the Xu family's business is all due to the light of the Zhang family.

Two days later, the weather was sunny and the breeze was gentle, and the people of the Xu family went to visit the tomb early in the morning and began to prepare for the annual tea fight in the afternoon.

Tea fights during the Ching Ming Festival are extremely important to tea merchants, and if the new tea comes out, if you can win the top spot in the tea fight, not only will the tea sales be good in the new year, but you are more likely to be selected as a tribute.

For more than 20 years, several tea merchants in Suzhou have taken turns to host Qingming tea fights, and this year it was the turn of the Xu family.

Tea fights are held in the largest tea shop of the Xu family, and the major tea merchants will fight tea in the main hall, and the backyard will be reserved for the ladies of the tea merchants.

There are two rows of apricot trees in the backyard of the tea shop, and the snow-white apricot blossoms are pressed all over the branches, forming a natural screen that exudes a faint fragrance.

Behind the apricot tree is full of tea tables, and tea sets are neatly stacked on the tea table.

Flower arrangement and tea ceremony have always complemented each other, and the women who came to the tea fight came in and saw such a good flower, so they all stepped forward and folded two sticks, and inserted them in the vase on their tea table.

Xu Erniang was not interested, and reluctantly turned out the flower branch handed by Xu Sanniang, and handed it to the maidservant casually.

On my grandfather's birthday the day before yesterday, my mother told my grandfather that she wanted to marry Ding Mo's cousin, but my grandfather refused without thinking about it, and he didn't say a single reason, but scolded his mother, and my mother cried all night when she came home.

She has liked Ding Mo since she was a child, and two years ago, he learned about Yuan and became famous, and the love in her heart was even stronger. Under her begging, her mother made up her mind to match herself to Ding Mo. Mother knew that her grandfather would not agree to this family affair lightly, so she kept dragging her marriage, and anyone who came to the door to propose marriage refused. Her mother told her that if she did not marry for a long time, her grandfather would definitely feel distressed, and if she said that she wanted to marry Ding Mo at the right time, her grandfather would definitely agree.

She stayed in the boudoir just to marry Ding Mo's cousin.

However, the day before yesterday, my grandfather mercilessly rejected my mother's suggestion, and he didn't feel any distress for her.

Xu Erniang compared her position in Mrs. Ding's heart with Ding Mo, obviously not seeing her identity clearly.

Xu Qian saw Xu Erniang's sad face, and a strong sense of happiness flashed in her heart, but she went over with a worried face, and gently held Xu Erniang's hand: "Erniang, what's wrong?" Yesterday, she almost lost her temper in front of Ding Mo, and she must return it twice today.

Xu Erniang didn't know Xu Qian's thoughts at all, turned her head to look over, and saw the deep worry in Xu Qian's eyes, and her heart was really Siniang's relationship with herself, and she suddenly forgot Ding's instructions. pulled Xu Qian to an ear room, and all the worries in his heart poured out.

Xu Qian was in an extremely happy mood when she heard this, if it weren't for Xu Erniang here, she would definitely be able to laugh. She knew what Ding's mother and daughter were planning, but she didn't expect Mrs. Ding to refuse so directly, it was really fast.

gloating in his heart, but he persuaded Xu Erniang: "The person you like is Ding Langjun, what are you looking for your grandfather to do?" get along with him more, let him see your advantages, and he will naturally slowly like you, not to mention that there are many years of cousin friendship between you." As he spoke, he smashed Xu Erniang's arm.

She is a woman who has not left the cabinet, and there is no reason to contact Ding Mo. Xu Erniang, who is a cousin and sister with Ding Mo, has it, and she can get along with Ding Mo more through Xu Erniang, not to mention that in comparison with Xu Erniang, her own advantages will be more prominent.

The tea fight in the front hall began, and the tea fight in the backyard also began.

The tea tasters in the front hall are all people with deep qualifications in tea drinking, and the tea fight of the backyard lady is half entertaining and half competition, and the selection of tea tasters is not so strict.

Xu Guyu selected four tea drinkers, and the four of them came in turn.

After the people who promised to wait for the tea fight were seated, the first tea drinker arrived, dressed in duck egg green sleeves, black piping embroidered with a folded branch pattern on the collar, and a short blue shirt and a long brown skirt. In addition to a simple wooden hairpin, there is only a white jade grate decoration, and the earlobes are even cleaner, and there is nothing.

The plain dress can't hide her bright and delicate beauty, and her snow-white skin.

The person who came was Twenty-One Niang, and she had to give up gold and silver when drinking tea, and she was dressed very decently.

The latter came from Zhu Shang, Ding Mo, and Ji Xuan.

After seeing it, she couldn't cry or laugh, but it turned out that she knew all of them.

Xu Guyu's selection of the twenty-first aunt must be because of the status of the Qian family and the Lu family, and Qian Weiyan is the brother-in-law of Liu Guifei's brother Liu Mei. Ding Moding was chosen because his father Ding Wei is now an official position - to participate in political affairs, but why did Zhu Shang and Ji Xuan appear here?

After Ding Mo stood still, he first bowed his hand to Twenty-One Niang: "Mrs. Qian, how are you doing recently?" Obviously, a few people hadn't spoken before they came.

Twenty-one Niang laughed and said lightly: "There is nothing good or bad about not seeing you for two days, but I still want to thank you for taking care of you along the way." She met Ding Mo on the way to Suzhou and traveled together for a few days.

"Don't dare to be. Ding Mo smiled gently, not minding Twenty-One Niang's indifference.

After finishing speaking, Ding Mo greeted Zhu Shang again, and took out a book from his sleeve: "Mr. Beijiang, Mr. Uncle Tong asked me to hand over this book to you." ”

Yan Shu, twenty-one years old, the same uncle as the table, is currently the letter of Taichang Temple, and should be Tianshu for the time being.

promised not to be surprised that Ding Mo knew Yan Shu, but he was surprised that he compared Zhu Shang and Yan Shu, and Yan Shu also gave Zhu Shang a book thousands of miles away.

How can a gambling house shopkeeper know a prodigy-born Confucian?

Zhu Shangfeng's eyes were still narrowed, he arched his hand, smiled and took the book in his arms, and then turned to the lady who was preparing to fight tea and said, "Let's start." ”

Zhu Shang said that at the beginning, Xu Promise had an illusion that he was preparing Sic Bo in Tiansheng Casino.

Throw away distractions, promise to boil water, clean tea utensils, and grind tea cakes......

There were three rows of girls sitting opposite, Ji Xuan couldn't help but be a little restrained, although he sat upright, he lowered his head, and raised his eyes from time to time to look in the direction promised. Her hands are steady and her eyes are fast, her posture is beautiful, and her gestures are confident and atmospheric, revealing the respect that tea people should have for tea.

It turns out that in addition to her hard temperament, she also has such elegant moments.

The thought flashed, and a crimson appeared on his face.

Ji Xuan hurriedly withdrew his gaze, but turned his head to see Zhu Shang's mocking and mocking gaze, and the red on his cheeks immediately spread all over his face.

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