Chapter 57: Beginner Tea Ceremony
Through the curtain, Mr. Su stretched out a hand, that hand was pale, even weak, she held a string of very delicate keys in her hand, and said softly: "This is the key to the leisurely tea room, and it is also the only place that belongs to me in the Forget Worry Pavilion, it has been a long time and no one has gone." From now on, it will be your place. ”
We looked at Chen Erniang, who nodded with tears in her eyes and motioned for us to take the key. I took the key from Mr. Su and said, "Thanks to Mr. Su's love, my two sisters will live up to Mr. Su's expectations." ”
"Go ahead. Come back here tomorrow morning and I'll teach you tea skills. ”
"Yes. ”
Leaving the Qingwu Pavilion with Chen Erniang, he went out and turned the corner along the corridor and saw the sign of the leisurely tea room. When the door of the teahouse was opened, the sunny room was now filled with daylight, and every object was more or less covered with dust, as if it had been sealed in dust, and every place seemed to have an ancient story.
Chen Erniang waved the dust flying in the sky, "When Mr. Su first came to the Forget Worry Pavilion, he only had a silver hairpin on him, and she gave the hairpin to me in exchange for this tea room." She has always been in poor health, and now she is seriously ill again, and she is bedridden all day, which is really worrying. ”
"What disease does Mr. Su have?
"I asked three or two doctors to treat the disease before, but they all said that they were weak inside, and they only prescribed some tonic medicine and left. ”
"I see. ”
"No matter how good a person is, he can't stand being sick. Chen Erniang sighed, "Your house is the Sanssouci Pavilion next door, and I will ask two little servants to come up and clean up with you." ”
"Mrs. Chen can keep me here, we are already grateful, where is it better to use Mrs. Chen's people? ”
"Well, if you need any help, if you lack it, even if you call it Ah Chun. As she spoke, Mrs. Chen pointed to the running hall downstairs that greeted guests.
"Thank you, Mrs. Chen. ”
With that, Mrs. Chen went back to behind her counter and made calculations against the account books. Xiao Chuan and I rolled up our sleeves and went from room to room cleaning.
In the evening, Ah Chun was ordered by Mrs. Chen to bring us dinner, and before leaving, he did not forget to say, "If the girl still needs anything, please tell me." ”
"Living under the same roof will inevitably help each other in the future, and if you encounter any difficulties, we will do our best. ”
On the second day, Xiao Chuan and I got up early in the morning, and changed into a white dress embroidered with Mo Lan in order to learn tea skills. After we had dinner, we went to the Qingshou Pavilion, and there was no movement in the door, and Mr. Xu was not up yet.
Just as I was thinking about waiting at the door for a while, I heard Mr. Su shouting inside, "Come in." ”
Xiao Chuan and I glanced at each other, pushed the door and entered, Mr. Su was already sitting in danger at the moment, she was in a clean white dress, and the morning sun sprinkled on her through the paper window, like a fairy who does not eat fireworks in the world.
Tea sets were neatly arranged on the desk in front of Mr. Su. In front of the desk was an elaborate incense burner, emitting wisps of green smoke, and the unnamed incense concealed the medicinal incense.
"Sit here. Mr. Su raised his hand and motioned for us to sit across from her.
"Tea can purify the heart, and tea skills nourish nature, but all tea skills are to be enlightened. A clear, a fair, clear heart, tea skills will be handy, and tea will naturally come out of its natural taste. Mr. Su said as she showed off her tea skills.
Mr. Su's tea skills are really good, but after a while, Xiao Chuan and I not only appreciated the pleasing tea skills, but also tasted the mellow tea.
"What I showed just now is the tea technique of Longjing tea before the Ming Dynasty, which was produced in Longjing County, Anguo, and picked before the Qingming Festival," After speaking, she opened another jar of tea leaves next to the table, "This is the Longjing before the rain, picked before the rain season in the valley, what do you think is the difference between the two?"
Xiao Chuan said: "The dragon well before the Ming Dynasty looks much more tender than the dragon well before the rain." ”
"Exactly. The picking time of Longjing before the Ming Dynasty is earlier than that of Longjing before the rain, so the buds and leaves are delicate, and the tea soup brewed out is fragrant and elegant. ”
Listening to Mr. Su's introduction to each tea, I feel like listening to life. Clear and fair, whether it is for people as elegant as Longjing before the Ming Dynasty, or as mature as Longjing before the rain. There is no high or low in Dr. Cha's heart, only different lives and different tastes.