At noon, everyone gathered in a wing room in a separate courtyard near the salt pan and sat around the table to eat. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoBecause of the inexplicable affection revealed by several people in the morning, Yushi and Helian Jialu, who are usually active and talkative, are silent, while Fang Yuyan and Chan'er, who are already quiet and rarely spoken, are as silent as ever. Guan Shu naturally couldn't say much under such circumstances. On the entire table, there were basically only Mo Ziluo, Yuan Han, Youting and Qi Fan occasionally saying a few words.

Before that, according to the pre-agreement, the group arrived at the Mo's Tea House by carriage. This will work, because several people have a tacit understanding to deliberately avoid, so those who want to visit the tea garden stay in the tea garden behind the tea house and enjoy the tea, and those who want to taste tea stay indoors to taste tea, and the atmosphere is finally no longer so cold.

Yuan Han, Qi Fan, Helian Jialu and Chan'er followed Mo Lanhui into the tea garden, only to see that all kinds of tea were listed on different tables according to different qualities and processes, some of which were being dried, and others had been packed into cans.

"Lan Hui, do you know all these tea leaves?" Helian Jialu looked left and right, then looked at Mo Lan Hui and asked.

"Yes. Because I have seen a lot since I was a child, I will know it. Mo Lanhui nodded slightly.

"Then you can teach me how to distinguish tea leaves?"

"Good. After Mo Lan gathered the people to prepare all kinds of tea leaves and a few tea utensils to be used, he began to explain eloquently, "The tea scripture says: the wild one, the garden one, the purple one, the green one, the bamboo shoot, the tooth one, the leaf roll, the leaf Shu time." Therefore, the first method is generally to distinguish from the shape of the tea. Each tea has its own unique shape and form, and many kinds of tea are graded according to their shape. This mainly depends on whether the tea is old or tender. ”

"So, isn't it inferior to a young and neat tea leaf like this?" said Helian Jialu, picking up a coarser tea leaf on the table.

"Exactly. Moreover, if the tea is mixed with too many tea stems, tea pieces, and tea powder, it is also regarded as inferior grade. Mo Lanhui said, took a few pots of tea leaves, opened them in turn, and said, "Second, distinguish from the color of the tea." The appearance color of dry tea is better if it is oily, fresh and presents a treasure color, and all kinds of tea have its standard color. For example, black tea is dark brown and bright, green tea must have many tea buds and is emerald green, oolong tea is expensive in red, yellow and white and the color is obvious, and flower tea is fresh and verdant and has bud tips. The color is gray, miscellaneous and uneven, and they are all inferior. ”

Mo Lanhui took out some tea leaves, brewed a small pot of tea, and then looked at a few people.

"Third, distinguish from the color of the tea soup. All kinds of tea have their standard water color, and it is generally better to be clear and bright and showy. For example, this black tea will exude a fragrance. On the contrary, if the color is gray, there is a grassy smell and astringency, and even after drinking a tour, it is not a good tea. Fourth, it is distinguished from the aroma of the tea. This is also the main condition for the quality of tea. The easiest way is to put a pinch of tea leaves in the palm of your hand, and breathe in your mouth to heat the tea leaves and give out the fragrance, the stronger the aroma and the longer the better the tea, and the grass smell is the lower grade. In the end, it is discerned from the taste of tea. This is a more important point. Mo Lanhui poured the tea into a few cups, and while motioning to Helian Jialu, Chan'er, Yuan Han and Qi Fan to take it separately, she said, "Drinking tea, it is better to drink less bitter and sweet." After entering the mouth, the tea soup feels rich in taste, and there is a long-lasting aftertaste in the throat after drinking. ”

"The soup is really clear, and the tea fragrance is even more tangy. Yuan Han looked at it for a while before drinking the tea.

"The taste is also mellow. After Qi Fan tasted the tea, he sighed sincerely, "I think Miss Mo chose the best tea to entertain us." ”

"It's nature. Mo Lanhui smiled, and turned her gaze to Helian Jialu and Chan'er, who were still recalling the taste of tea.

"Hengguo's tea is really not comparable to the United States, no wonder my father always sends people to bring tea home from Hengguo. After Helian Jialu finished speaking, she asked Chan'er again, "How is it compared to the lonely country?"

"That's pretty much the best tea I've ever had. Chan'er took Helian Jialu's words, and then looked at Mo Lanhui and said, "I also want to take this opportunity to know how to distinguish the good and bad of tea." ”

"Okay. The quality of tea can be judged mainly from the appearance of the tea and the situation when brewing......"

While Mo Lanhui elaborated on the characteristics of the various tea selections for several people, Fang Muyan in the teahouse was demonstrating the tea art of the sencha ceremony to Yu Shi, Youting and Guan Shu.

"The five aspects that need to be paid attention to most in sencha are the selection of utensils, water products, taking fire, waiting for soup, and learning tea. On the side of sencha, Fang Yuyan explained to the three of them, "According to the Book of Tea, water is particularly particular, 'its water is used in the mountains, rivers, and wells. Its mountains and rivers are on the milk springs and stone ponds. The water of its rivers takes away those who are far away, and takes those who draw many. As for the fire, "the fire shall be made with coals, and the second shall be with vigor." The tea must be slowly scorched and fried over a live fire. The living fire is the one who has the flame of charcoal, and when the soup is not boiling, it can raise tea. In addition, waiting for soup is a key. 'Its boiling, such as the eyes of a fish, has a slight sound for one boiling, the edge of the edge is like a spring and a bead for two boiling, and the waves and waves are three boiling, and it is old and inedible in the water. ’”

"Alfalfa, I don't know, you also have studied the tea ceremony?" said Youting quipped.

"After my cousin gets married, someone has to take over the teahouse, and my uncle means that I will take care of this side. ”

"You're in charge of this, what about the silk business?" Yu Shi asked.

"After a month or two, after my mother came back, she took care of it, and I took care of it. ”

"Then if there is a new style of silk silk in the future, can you still keep a copy for me?"

"Needless to say, I haven't left it for you at any time. Fang Yuyan seemed to remember something as he spoke, but he quickly poured the tea, then got up and said, "I have something to order, you sit first." ”

After Fang Yuyan left his seat, he walked to the front lobby, beckoned a servant, wrote a note and handed it to him to send to the silk village, and then turned around and walked back to the tea house. At this time, Mo Lanhui also accompanied Yuan Han and Helian Jialu and a few people to walk in, and everyone sat down one after another and tasted tea together.

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After a short rest in the Mo's Tea House, the group followed Fang Yuyan to a silk village in the city of Mo's Silk Silk.

Mohs silk has a wide range of business, covering textile, silk reeling, embroidery, dyeing and other crafts, among which Mohs silk is particularly famous. There are large and small silks, each large silk is 5 zhang long and 2 feet 5 inches wide, and small silk is 3 zhang long and 1 foot 7 inches wide. Silk is divided into 14 kinds of dyeing, such as azure, stone blue, sand blue, moon white, sauce color, oil green, true purple, black, red blue, yellow, green, red, autumn color, mugwort color, etc., the weaver is fine, the dyeing is bright, and it is quite popular with the people of all countries and the royal family.

At the end of the day, everyone came and went to many places, more or less tired, and Yushi and Youting also needed to return to the palace before the palace gate fell, and the next day Yuan Han, Chan'er, Qi Fan, Guan Shu and Helian Jialu were going to set off for different directions, so the group did not stay too long in the silk village, and left without leaving.

Because they set off early the next morning, Yuan Han and Chan'er did not stay in the palace this night, but arranged in advance for Jing Hu, Luodong ten people, Xi Tao, Xiao Rao and Pei Qi to wait at the post house in the east of the city, and settled everything properly. Before Qi Fan set off to return to the border pass, he lived in the post house, so the three of them went all the way to the east of the city, and when they arrived at the inn, it was close to the unitary hour.

The carriage stopped in front of the inn. When he got out of the car, the little guy who was driving called Chan'er and bowed and saluted:

"The county lord, please wait, there is a parting gift from the young master to the county lord behind the carriage, and the young master instructed the villain to ask the county lord to accept the gift before leaving. ”

Before the little servant finished speaking, the two attendants in front of the post house moved the two large boxes from the carriage together. Yuan Han and Qi Fan glanced at each other, didn't make a sound, just waited for Chan'er to speak:

"What did your young master ask you to bring?"

"Returning to the county lord, the box contains azure, stone blue, sand blue, moon white, sauce color, oil green, true purple, black, red blue, yellow, green, red, autumn color, and mugwort 14 kinds of dyed silk 2 horses each, of which the silk of sand blue, moon white and autumn color has always been exclusively used in the palace, and the silk village has no inventory, or the young master specially transferred it from several silk villages around in the afternoon. ”

“…… Brother Muyan, do you have anything to say?" Chan'er felt an indescribable emotion in her heart, and she was silent for a moment before she said again.

"The young master only said that he hoped that the county lord would not refuse, if he could see the county lord wearing a dress made of Mo's silk silk when he saw him in the future, it would be great. ”

"I see, thank him for me. ”

"Yes. The county lord didn't give any orders, and the villain retired first. ”

"Walk slowly. ”

Chan'er watched the carriage go away thoughtfully, and when she withdrew her gaze, she saw that Yuan Han and Qi Fan were both looking at her.

In a blink of an eye, Chan'er has become a big girl. Yuan Han nodded and said meaningfully.

"The gift is secondary, but the intention is really precious. Qi Fan also nodded again and again.

"I'll go back to my room first. Chan'er naturally understood the meaning of the two people's words, and then half-lowered her head and said, and turned around and left after speaking.

"This girl is still shy. Seeing this, Yuan Han looked at Qi Fan with a smile, "I knew that when I was in the salt farm, Fang Yuyan must have said something to her." ”

"I just don't know who our Chanyuan County Lord will marry one day. Qi Fan's words revealed a little sorrow, "Her fate should not be as bumpy as Princess Kui." ”

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In the evening, Plug Rut said goodbye from the palace, went straight to the post station and Yuan Han and Chan'er to meet, after several people shared dinner, Plug Rut and Yuan Han, Qi Fan talked about the political affairs of various countries, Chan'er left the table and went back to the room.

When Chan'er pushed open the door, Xi Tao, Xiao Rao, and Pei Qi were arranging the silk sent by Fang Yuyan in the center of the room. Seeing Chan'er coming over, Xi Tao easily compared a sand-blue silk in his hand with Chan'er's figure, and then said with a smile:

"The county lord really looks better in blue. Catch Ming'er, the slave maid and Xiao Rao, and use this silk to make a Luo skirt for the county lord, okay?"

"You can just watch and do it, but only one horse of each color, and the remaining one horse will be brought back to the palace. Chan'er's gaze lingered on the silk for a moment and said.

"The color and texture of this silk are of the finest quality, and the slave maid had only seen such a good thing in the tenth birthday of the county lord. Xiao Rao's eyes were full of smiles, and she said, "Young Master Muyan really has a heart. ”

"He gave me such a valuable gift, what should I give back?" Chan'er didn't have a smile in her eyes, but was a little worried.

"Young Master Muyan is like this to the county lord, it should not be that he hopes that the county lord will reciprocate, but completely out of his heart. Seeing this, Pei Qi comforted Chan'er and said, "The county lord is beautiful and the daughter of the royal family, so it is inevitable that he will be admired by a noble son like the young master of the county, but the county lord has only one person after all, so for this kind of hospitality that is difficult to reciprocate, please do not be sentimental, so as not to hurt your body." ”

"If it were other people, they would value my status and status, but Brother Yan was really good to me, and he was the first person to like me like this. I couldn't give him any response, but at least I wanted to give him something to comfort him. ”

When Xitao and Xiaorao heard Chan'er's words, they subconsciously glanced at each other, and each other remembered Shen Xiao - that was really the first person who liked Chan'er. It's just that now, the two don't have much to say. After exchanging a look, Xiao Rao broke the silence and proposed:

"The most important thing for the young master is not the value of the gift, but the attitude of the county lord, the county lord may wish to prepare a gift by himself, so as not to lose dignity and affection. ”

"Yes. The county lord has good calligraphy and painting skills, if he writes a book or paints a picture to give to Young Master Muyan, wouldn't it be great?"

"The slave maid's light skill can also come in handy, and you can help the county lord send the calligraphy and paintings to the young master's mansion before the carriage and horse set off tomorrow morning. Pei Qi also said.

"Then I'll write a picture. Chan'er recalled the scene when she first met Fang Yuyan, and had an idea for a while, "Xi Tao, grind." ”

"Yes, Lord Shire. ”

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Early the next morning, in the courtyard where Fang Yan lived in the Mo Mansion, a servant walked to the study with a scroll in his hand, and said respectfully outside the door:

"Young Master Cousin, there is a girl who left a note in front of the door, saying that she wants to pass it on to you. ”

"When was that?" Fang Yuyan heard this, walked out of the study, and asked casually while taking the scroll, "Where is that girl now?"

The girl left a note and left. The servant recalled for a moment, and added, "Judging from the clothes, it should be the personal maid of the daughter, even the bearing is quite extraordinary." ”

When Fang Yuyan heard this, he seemed to have a good idea of the origin of the scroll, and hesitated for a moment, only to unfold the text panel in anticipation, only to see that the fourteen big characters on it were divided into two columns, from right to left, from top to bottom, respectively, "Zhiyuan Yan about poetry drunken guest" and "talented lady catkins are outstanding".

After reading the scroll clearly, Fang Yuyan couldn't help but show a smile full of emotion: when she first saw her that day, she remembered that if everything only stopped at that moment, it would not be bad.