Chapter 24: The First Discussion of the Tea Ceremony
Xia Qingyun smiled faintly, his apricot eyes flowed, his lips opened lightly, and he said slowly, "The tea tree originates between the deep mountains and cliffs, inheriting the spirit of heaven and earth, the sun and the moon, and the vicissitudes of wind, frost, rain and snow. After making tea, it must be brewed with boiling hot water to stimulate the fragrance in the tea. Just like a person's life, the more wind and rain they experience, the thicker the accumulation, the thicker the accumulation, and the deep and unique personal charm. ”
She took a sip of the teacup, and then said: "Tasting a cup of tea, if the mouth is fragrant and the teeth are sweet, it is of course superior." But there is also bitterness first, and sweetness comes later, just like the bitterness and sweetness of life. As long as you taste it with your heart, you will find that each tea has its own uniqueness. Tea is divided into three grades, people have a thousand faces, tasting tea is tasting life, carefully experiencing the taste of tea, just like tasting people's joys, sorrows, and sorrows, and tasting the bittersweet and bittersweet of life. ”
The heat in the tea cup rises in a curling way, like light smoke and mist, bringing out the fragrance of tea. Shrouded in the fragrance of tea, Xia Qingyun was as pure and noble as a fairy who had escaped from the mortal dust, with a calm expression and eloquent conversation.
Huangfu Xiangdong's eyes were full of admiration, and the whole person melted into this tea fragrance, "I can't imagine that Miss Xia is so young, she has such a sense of life, every word is beautiful, every sentence is true, Xiangdong admires it so much!" ”
Xia Qingyun lowered his eyes, arranged the tea cup, and said calmly: "Although Qingyun is young, he has already experienced the threshold of life and death. To tell the truth, two months ago, Qingyun was seriously ill, and when he was dying, he suddenly saw a fairy in white floating in, saying that my life should not be extinguished. The fairy instructed me to go to the cliff wall deep in the mountains, fold the branches of thousand-year-old tea trees to raise seedlings and transplant them, and taught me the tea ceremony methods such as picking tea and making tea. When I woke up, it was like a dream, and it was three days later. I recall all the things that the fairy said, and I remember it vividly. ”
"And such miracles!" Huangfu Xiangdong and the two of them were amazed together.
She bowed slightly, "Since then, Qingyun has not taken medicine, but his body is getting better day by day. According to the fairy in the dream, he went deep into the mountains to search, and sure enough, he found a thousand-year-old tea tree on a rock wall. After that, I took it home to raise seedlings to make tea, got the best white peony, and got the pearl of Zhengbo's wisdom, which is why I have today's opportunity. ”
Huangfu to the east, the two of them were amazed. Since ancient times, there have been many rumors of immortal apparitions among the mountains and wilderness, and they guessed that Xia Qingyun must have been because of his profound fortune in his previous life, so it is unknown that there are immortal families secretly helping each other. Since then, Xia Qingyun has looked at Xia Qingyun differently and does not dare to underestimate it.
After tasting the white silver needle, Xia Qingyun took the best and the best white peony and asked the emperor to look at it to the east, and then brewed and tasted them one by one.
Sure enough, in comparison, the two kinds of tea are like two beauties with different styles and temperaments, each with its own merits.
Huangfu Xiangdong got this interest, and couldn't help but take the teapot, and brewed a pot of superb white peonies in the same way as Xia Qingyun, which was fragrant, but he felt that it was slightly different from the tea soup brewed by Xia Qingyun.
After the best white peony is brewed by Xia Qingyun, the aroma is light and elegant and clean, the entrance is light and fresh, and there is a little faint floral and fruity aroma, and the sweetness is even more after the second and third products, and the tea fragrance lasts for a long time.
The best white peony brewed by Huangfu to the east, the color of the tea soup is slightly darker, the entrance is rich in aroma, and the sweetness is mellow and mellow with a little bit of greenness.
Xia Qingyun explained: "One of the wonderful things about tea tasting is that the same tea leaves taste different when brewed by different people. Even the tea soup brewed by one person in different moods is not the same. The tea ceremony is also humane, and the tea is also like the character, and a pot of tea is a state of life. ”
In her previous life, she had studied the tea ceremony in depth and published several papers on tea and tea ceremony. When it comes to the knowledge allusions in the tea ceremony, it is easy to come by, and you are familiar with the road. After being reincarnated as Xia Qingyun, her understanding of life became more profound, so she was moved by feelings.
In the fragrance of tea, the three of them either talked freely, or sighed, or stroked their palms, or Wan'er, not like they were talking about business, but like talking about the past and the present, extremely elegant things.
At the end, Xia Qingyun asked, "I don't know where this batch of tea is sold by the Huangfu firm?" If anyone asks, I will tell them where to look. ”
Huangfu Xiangdong smiled bitterly: "The last two catties of the best white peony, after I gave it to my father, my father was amazed, and took it to give it to a few friends. Therefore, there is no sale in the business for the time being. Can you make more of them next month? ”
Xia Qingyun said: "Who doesn't want to make money, but the tea production is limited, and it can only be supplied so much for the time being, and the output can only be increased after the tea garden is expanded in the coming year." ”
Huangfu said to the east: "Since this is the case, there is no need to force it." However, in the future, Miss Xia will not have to go back and forth in person, and Zhengbo will send someone to Qingyun Tea Garden to pick up the goods. If Miss Xia doesn't dislike it, she often comes to the cold house to drink tea and chat. ”
Xia Qingyun smiled and nodded in agreement, Zheng Bo took the silver ticket to settle the bill, paid the deposit for the next order, and sent Xia Qingyun to the door.
Huangfu was asking, "Miss Xia, has your family's mansion been built?" When I move, I can also send a congratulatory gift. ”
Xia Qingyun replied generously: "Uncle Zheng is polite, it is estimated that he will be able to live in more than a month, and you will definitely be invited to come over for a drink." ”
The two chatted a few words, and Xia Qingyun got into the carriage and left the Huangfu Mansion.
Because it is not the day of the polder, there are many fewer pedestrians in Dongchuan Town, and the carriage can be parked directly at the entrance of the store.
Xia Qingyun purchased some raw materials needed in the workshop such as cloth and silk threads, and bought half a cart of rice and flour seasonings, etc., and ordered the handlebar type of the truck to go first. She also had to go to the tooth shop to find a few craftsmen who were proficient in wood and stone carving.
There are usually not many people in the tooth shop, but today there is a group of adults around the door, pointing and discussing.
Xia Qingyun casually glanced at it as he passed by, and saw two ragged children surrounded by the crowd. She didn't care, and went straight to the tooth shop to do her own thing.
After about a stick of incense, she came out of the tooth shop. The crowd had dispersed, but the two children were still standing.
Seeing Xia Qingyun walking by, one of the children suddenly blocked her way, knelt down with a plop, stretched out his hand and pulled the corner of her clothes and begged: "Miss, Miss, it's okay, buy me." I'm willing to do anything! ”
Xia Qingyun frowned and looked over, and saw that the child's body was unusually thin, with gray and black stains on his face and hands, but his eyes were clear and bright. She was just about to ask a question, when another child also ran over and knelt beside her and begged: "Miss, buy me, I have the strength to do dirty work!" ”
The previous child pushed him away, squeezed in front of him and begged again: "Buy me, Miss, I'm very obedient, I can do laundry, cooking, and cleaning, Miss, please buy me!" ”
She doesn't like people to kneel down at every turn, brush away the child's hand, and say coldly: "Get up and talk well." ”
The child stood up hesitantly, still whispering pleading.
"What's your name, how old are you, and why are you selling?" Xia Qingyun asked.
"If I reply to Miss, my name is the flower of the flower of the water chestnut, the water chestnut of the water chestnut, and I am nine years old this year. When there was a flood in my hometown, my parents were swept away. I took my younger siblings all the way to get here, and my sister was seriously ill a few days ago, and I thought I wanted to sell myself to buy medicine for my sister. The child said, his eyes reddened, and his voice was choked.
Xia Qingyun looked Hua Ling up and down, "Are you a girl?" ”
Hua Ling nodded, and wiped her tears with the back of her hand, "Miss, you are so kind-hearted, buy me, as long as you can buy medicine for your sister for one or two silver." ”
"What about him? Do you know each other? Xia Qingyun pointed to the child behind Hua Ling and asked.
Hua Ling sobbed: "He is my twin brother Hua Shu. ”
Xia Qingyun looked at it carefully, and the two of them really looked exactly the same, and she asked again, "What about your sister?" ”
"Sister, she has a high fever and is lying in a ruined temple at the other end of town." Hua Ling replied.
"Take me to see it." Xia Qingyun said, and got into the carriage, she asked Hua Ling and Hua Shu to come up too, but the two insisted on refusing, so they had to let them sit in front with the handlebar Lao Yu.
After a while, they came to an abandoned land temple on the east side of the town, and Hua Ling and Hua Shu jumped out of the car and ran inside.
The handlebar Lao Yu tied the horse to the tree and followed her in.
The land temple was full of broken walls and ruins, and the cracks in the stone slabs were covered with grass. There was a cry from the main hall.
Hua Ling ran out crying and shouted, "Miss, my sister is going to die." ”
Xia Qingyun followed her to the hall where the wind was blowing everywhere, and to her surprise, although the hall was dilapidated, it was cleaned.
There were four old bowls on the table of the land lord, and a broken reed mat was spread on the floor, and on the mat lay a little girl with withered yellow hair, who looked to be only five or six years old. Next to her, in addition to the flower tree, stood a skinny boy.
The girl's eyes were closed, her face flushed, and her body was constantly swinging.
Xia Qingyun leaned down, and the back of his hand was gently pressed against the little girl's forehead, and her forehead was as hot as fire. "Not good," Xia Qingyun secretly screamed in his heart.
High fever in children is very dangerous, and if it is not treated in time, even if it is cured, it will often leave a legacy.
"Let's go to the infirmary first." She asked Lao Yu to carry the girl on the ground into the carriage, and asked Hua Ling Huashu and the little boy to sit in the carriage together and go towards the medical hall.
"Is he your brother too?" Xia Qingyun asked.
Hua Ling nodded, "He is my younger brother Hua Teng, my sister's name is Hua Rong, the two of them are four years old, and they are also twins. Miss," she hesitated for a moment, and whispered, "Miss, I, I just want to sell myself, as long as you can save my sister"
"Even if it saves her, then what? What do they eat and drink? Do you want to stay here and ask for food? Xia Qingyun asked in a deep voice.
Hearing her tone suddenly become stern, Hua Ling became flustered and replied stumblingly: "I don't know, but I have nothing to repay you."
Xia Qingyun sighed, knowing that she was sad at this time, so she didn't ask any more.