Chapter 141: Foot Smashing
Mrs. Wei realized that she had said the wrong thing, and she was embarrassed, "I don't know how to drink tea, I just talk nonsense, don't take it to heart." β
As he spoke, he took the tea and drank it intently, taking small sips as if he were tasting it.
"I'm still curious when Mrs. Wei says this," Lord An Yi said with a smile, "Then make the tea that Mrs. Wei brought too, and let's taste it in the end." β
Mrs. Wei hurriedly said, "It's not ...... I heard that Hua Mingxuan in Beijing wanted to sell this kind of tea, so I brought it to the county lord of Anyi to try it. β
Mrs. Wei didn't dare to raise her head, her face was crimson.
"It's just a trivial matter for us to listen to the drama and drink tea together," said An Yijun, "Can we take back the gift from Mrs. Wei?" β
"That's not it," Mrs. Wei hurriedly waved her hand and glanced at Wan Ning in embarrassment, "Then let someone brew it and taste it." β
The subordinates of the Wei family sent the gifts over, and the county lord of An Yi asked the subordinates to make tea.
"When will Hua Mingxuan sell new tea?"
"It's just recently," Mrs. Wei's voice was very soft, "I said that these two days, so I sent it to someone I knew in Beijing to taste it, and our family always bought tea there......"
Mrs. Wei explained as she replied.
In this way, everyone wants to know more about the difference between the two kinds of tea.
Zhang thinks Mrs. Wei is very smart.
As he spoke, the subordinates of the county lord's mansion brought the tea.
Everyone couldn't wait to take a look, the tea soup with a very dark color tasted no different from what was served just now, and Mrs. Wei glanced at Lord An Yi cautiously.
The county lord of An Yi was pale, and the other ladies pursed their lips and did not speak.
Zhang's heart was very happy. The county lord of An Yi didn't believe that there would be other tea shops in the capital that sold the same tea as Wan Ning's hand, so he confidently asked his subordinates to brew it, who knew that the brew would be the same.
Mrs. Wei was now frightened again. Stunned there, who could not see the lady present? If these people don't talk about it now, they will spread the news in private, and Wanning's tea is destined to not be sold.
If you want to taste new tea, everyone will go to Hua Ming Xuan, not to mention that this new tea tastes a little bitter and not delicious.
Yu Qingmei glanced at Wan Ning, "Mother." You talk to a few ladies, and we go into the garden. β
An Yi said: "It's okay, so that you don't stay here." β
Miss Yu came to help Wanning. I'm afraid that Wanning will lose face at this time.
The goal has been achieved, and Zhang's pushed the boat down the river, "They are just at this age to talk together." β
Mrs. Qi Guohou also smiled, "In a few years." We're going to watch them feast. β
The atmosphere in the room came alive again.
"County Lord." Wan Ning stood up, "Of the two cups of tea you asked people to bring, which one was brought by me." β
He didn't even recognize the tea he brought, and Zhang was a little surprised, where did Wan Ning's clever appearance run away on weekdays.
"It's the cup of the entwined branch lotus," Lord An Yi glanced at Wan Ning connived, "I just talked to Qingmei, but I didn't see it." β
Wan Ning picked up the teacup. Then he saluted to the Lord of Anyi.
Everyone felt strange, and Lord An Yi also put down the teacup in his hand.
Mrs. Qi Guohou turned her head. Seeing Miss Yao Qi wearing an emerald blue gown, she took two steps forward with the teacup in her hand.
There was silence in the room.
Miss Yao Qi moved lightly, walked to the door of the flower hall, tilted her hand slightly, and the tea in her hand suddenly spilled out.
Mrs. Qi Guohou's eyes widened.
Cui Yingrong also took a breath.
What is Wan Ning going to do, how could she pour the tea out, even if Wan Ning knows the county lord An Yi, she can't be so rude in front of all the ladies.
Zhang pursed his lips and stood up first, "Wanning, what are you doing here?" β
Wan Ning turned around and returned to the flower hall and looked at Lord An Yi, "If the tea I sent is brewed like this, it's okay not to drink it, the tea is bitter and astringent, and it is difficult to swallow." β
Zhang's brows furrowed slightly, Wanning is trying to expose her shortcomings? Or is there another mystery? My father had already inquired clearly, and it would be this kind of tea to be sold in the pΓΉ of the Shen family shop, and there would be no mistake.
Wan Ning stood in the flower hall, "It's that I didn't make it clear to the county lord that the tea we sell can't be brewed and drunk like this," said and looked at Tong's mother, "Bring the tea set I want to give to the county lord." β
A dazzling array of cups and porcelain bowls were immediately put on the table.
Lord An Yi said: "This is all used to make tea?" β
Wan Ning nodded, the previous dynasty still grinded the tea into foam to flush the water, even now there is only a way to make tea, and the fermented tea she made cannot be eaten at all with the current brewing method.
"What is this?"
The county lord of Anyi stood up and walked over to see,
"It's a purple clay pot."
The purple clay pot used by Miss Yao Qi is very special, very small, and even has to be held with three fingers, how much tea can be brewed in such a pot.
Wan Ning looked at the purple clay pot in her hand, this is He Danian and Jiao Shopkeeper asked Master Zhan, who is the best at making purple clay pots in Beijing, to make it, at first she thought that it would be difficult to make the appearance she painted, who knew that the ancient master would be so skillful, if it weren't for excellence, he would have made a similar appearance.
If it weren't for the lack of time, this purple clay pot would have a faint tea fragrance, but that's enough.
After washing the tea, the tea soup is poured out within a few seconds and then poured into the smelling cup.
"How is this going to be used?"
Wan Ning brought the teacup over, and there was a teacup upside down in it, how to drink tea like this.
"Hold it upside down." Wan Ning explains the use of the incense cup.
Lord An Yi looked at Xinqi, "How did you come up with such a way to drink tea, what is it called?" β
Wan Ning said: "Smell the fragrant cup." β
"Smell the incense cup, this name is good, it really has the fragrance of tea," Lord An Yi turned his head to look at the lady in the flower hall, "Everyone come and taste it, this tea is different from what we just ate." β
After speaking, Lord An Yi looked at Wan Ning suspiciously, "Did you change the tea?" β
The two of them immediately looked at each other and smiled.
Cui Yingrong picked up the tea and tasted it, "If we don't drink this tea in the county lord's mansion today." Even if people buy the tea, they will make a joke, which shows that this tea is not eaten casually. β
Zhang Shi looked at the teacup in front of him, and the tea soup in it was not so strong. It also tastes less bitter and strange, and a small teapot can make tea unusual.
"How did you come up with that?"
Wan Ning glanced at Zhang's, "I made tea first, and then I thought of a way to taste it, and all the gentlemen who tasted tea around me were invited, and if they wanted to make tea and taste tea, the tea was really delicious before they could be sold." β
Wan Ning deliberately spoke slowly. "I haven't drunk such a tea soup as today, and I don't know that this tea can be sold, and selling tea is a trivial matter. Really understanding tea is the big thing. β
Zhang's heartbeat suddenly accelerated, Hua Mingxuan must not know how to make this kind of tea, so which one sells authentic new tea can be clearly distinguished.
Zhang looked around. The ladies in the flower hall listened with relish. The set of tea sets that Fang Wanning used was also removed, and even she wanted to take a closer look at what those things were.
Lord An Yi smiled: "Now I can see clearly, Miss Yao Qi is the one who makes new tea." β
Cui Yingrong glanced at Wanning deeply, "Miss Seven can't favor one over the other, what Miss Seven gave to the county lord of An Yi, I also have the cheekiness to ask for a copy, so as not to walk out of the county lord's mansion." I will never be able to drink such a good tea again. β
Zhang grabbed the veil.
Cui Yingrong looked at Zhang, "The third wife has such a daughter by her side. It's a great blessing. β
Zhang's face stiffened for a moment, and he immediately smiled and bowed his head.
Zhou Ruan pestered Wan Ning to speak, the three girls began to talk and laugh again, and the ladies in the flower hall looked at Wan Ning from time to time.
After today, in addition to the new tea that the Shen family wants to sell, Wanning will also be constantly mentioned, and Miss Jingli's Qinqi, calligraphy and painting will be praised if there is anything outstanding, not to mention that Wanning has the wife of An Yi, the county lord and the general of Zhenguo, who helped her.
She originally wanted to demolish Wanning, but now she has become a stepping stone for Wanning.
Zhang only felt a chill coming out of his chest.
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"The tea made by my sister is really delicious," Zhou Ruanru drank cup after cup, Yu Qingmei glanced at Zhou Ruanru with a smile, "How can you drink like this, this tea can't be eaten in vain, the earrings you made are beautiful, come and make a pair and give it to Wanning." β
"That's natural," Zhou Ruan said, "I'll make two pairs of tourmalines for you, and they will definitely look good when you wear them." β
Yu Qingmei said: "Didn't I get your things for nothing." β
While the three of them were talking, the next man came to say, "The carriage is ready." β
Unexpectedly, the banquet was dispersed like this, Zhou Ruan Ruan reluctantly took Wan Ning's hand, "I don't want you to go, just tell your stepmother to go where I live for a while." β
Yu Qingmei laughed "poof", "This should be what I said." β
Zhou Ruan suddenly realized, "I still think this is my home." β
Wan Ning sent Zhou Ruan Ruan to the car first, and then said goodbye to Yu Qingmei, "Go to my house another day." β
Yu Qingmei said: "If it weren't for my cousin's illness, I really want to go over, and now it's a mess over there, and my mother's intention is to let me go over to accompany me for a few days," he said and lowered his voice, "My cousin made a marriage contract and wanted to perform a ceremony, who knew that she would get sick at this time, Lang Zhong and the imperial doctor from far and near were invited, but the medicine didn't work, and the person was thin into a handful of bones, and I didn't know what to do." β
Wan Ning said: "If you are going to get married, you will inevitably panic." β
Yu Qingmei shook her head, "No, I won't prepare for the marriage until next year, and besides, this family affair is excellent, it's too late for others to envy her, how could she be unwilling." β
Some things are not just good for others to look good.
The Yao family came to urge again, and Wan Ning broke up with Yu Qingmei.
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Restless, Zhang took the carriage back to Yao's house.
Sitting on the chair, she was still thinking about Wanning's appearance of making tea, skilled and confident, and she was already ready.
Why, could it be that Yao Wanning had already expected today's situation?
Zhang stood up anxiously.
A crisp child's voice suddenly came from the yard, "Mother, mother, the fifth uncle is here, and the fifth uncle wants to teach me to read." β
(To be continued......)