Although it has the function of doubling the time, the time spent reading the book is still fast, Chen Yi is concentrating on two things, while reading the book, he pays attention to the situation outside, and when there are still four or five people in line in front, he retreats from the storage space.

After exiting the storage space, Chen Yi glanced at the back, and there were already more than ten people lined up behind him at this time, and he couldn't help but smile on his face, it seems that the tea ceremony competition has also attracted many people to participate.

He randomly identified the physical information of some people, and the results that appeared made him a little helpless, the tea making skills that these people possessed, the highest was only an intermediate entry, and he was still a middle-aged man in his fifties and sixties.

With this intermediate introductory tea-making technique, you may be able to defeat some people in the competition and get lucky to enter the top ten, but when you think of defeating the owner of this teahouse, it is impossible.

It's just that the youngest people who came here to sign up for the tea ceremony competition looked like they were about thirty or forty years old, and Chen Yi, a young man, was very conspicuous in it.

In the eyes of many people, even if Chen Yi passes the test, he is just humiliating himself, and he will almost brush it down directly in the first round.

Soon, it was Chen Yi's turn to sign up, he entered the room through the side door, and saw some people who had entered before, making tea at the tea table, and behind the other table, there were two people watching the whole process of making tea.

Not far from the door, there is also a table, which is the registration point for the competition, and after registration, everyone has to go in and undergo a test.

Although this side door room is connected to the teahouse, there is a door panel in the middle. At this point, the door panel is closed. Let the people inside the teahouse. What happened at the side door was not visible at all.

Here, in addition to some of the staff in charge of the competition in the teahouse, Chen Yi also saw an acquaintance, naturally it was Kimura Kazuken.

At this time, he was sitting quietly with two friends at a table in the room, watching the process of making tea for others, and after Chen Yi came in, Kimura Kazuken had a gloating smile on his face.

Chen Yi smiled, not feeling any surprise. With Kimura Kazuken's ability, he may not be able to let the teahouse owner make tea himself, but there is no problem with using some connections to enter the competition registration area and watch some people's tea making process.

Although this Kimura Kazuken said that he could not win, he was probably still a little worried in his heart, so he came to the registration place and thought of using this test to see how good his level was.

It's just that Kimura Kazuken is helping useless work, even if he is in this registration test. Using all his abilities, Kimura Kazuken saw what could be. The contract clearly states that if one party gives up, it will be regarded as a failure, and there will be no less price to pay.

Of course, it is too boring to uncover the mystery too early, Chen Yi wants to show his ability little by little, so that Kimura Yijian's psychology will collapse little by little.

Chen Yi slowly came to the table not far from the side door, ready to report his name first, as for the inspection, he would make a little tea.

"Hello, I'm here to sign up for a tea ceremony competition." Chen Yi said with a smile to the staff member in charge of registration.

"Name." The staff member glanced at Chen Yi, and then asked, he was in charge of several tea ceremony competitions, and young people like Chen Yi have naturally seen it, but most of them are here to make soy sauce, and some can't even pass the inspection, even if they barely pass the guò, they can't pass the first round.

Nowadays, young people like the tea ceremony less and less, basically they love to drink all kinds of wine, all kinds of drinks, and tea, basically only older people drink.

Chen Yi said his real name, and the staff asked in some surprise at this time: "You are from Huaxia." ”

Chen Yi smiled and nodded, "I'm from Huaxia, I think there should be no rule that foreigners can't participate in this tea ceremony competition." ”

The staff nodded, and then asked Chen Yi some other information, filled out the registration form, and handed it to the personnel who inspected it later, "Okay, you go to the back to inspect it, if you are qualified, you can officially participate in the competition." ”

After Chen Yi thanked him gently, he came to the area dedicated to the inspection, at this time, there were two tea tables in this area, and there were two middle-aged people making tea, but their movements were very casual and not ornamental.

And the staff member in charge of registration, after Chen Yi left, there were some doubts in his heart, he felt that the name Chen Yi was very familiar, suddenly, he seemed to think of something, his face showed a shocked look, and then looked at Chen Yi, and couldn't help but shake his head, with the reputation of that calligrapher, it is impossible to come over to participate in such a tea ceremony competition now.

This is absolutely impossible, it should be that he is mistaken, he put away his chaotic mind and began to ask for the information of the next applicant.

After the people at the table used for the two tests finished making tea, the two people in charge of the inspection tasted it for a while, then shook their heads together and told the two people that they had not passed the inspection and continued to work hard next time.

Seeing the two of them leave with disappointment, Chen Yi couldn't help but shake his head, everyone really wants to join in the fun, they don't have the ability to make tea, they have to sign up, making tea at home is very different from the tea brewed in the teahouse.

Making tea at home is as casual as it is, and you don't care about the rules and regulations of the tea ceremony culture that has been inherited for thousands of years, and in the teahouse, watching the teahouse master make tea is a kind of enjoyment.

What's more, everyone can make tea at home, but the temperature and steeping time of a tea are different, which undoubtedly makes the taste unable to reach the best, which is also the reason why many people come to the teahouse to drink tea even though they have tea sets at home.

The two people in charge of the inspection looked at the information, looked up at Chen Yi again, and suddenly asked, "What is the tea ceremony." ”

"Tea ceremony is the way to appreciate the beauty of tea, and it is a kind ......of art of life for cooking tea and drinking tea," Chen Yi smiled, saying his understanding of the tea ceremony.

One of them nodded, pointed to a tea table next to him and said, "Now at this table." There are two types of tea. One is green tea West Lake Longjing. One is green tea Tieguanyin, please choose any one and start making tea. ”

Chen Yi nodded, came to the tea table, and naturally saw the utensils containing two kinds of tea, but these two kinds of tea are third-grade teas, which can be said to be the most ordinary tea sold on the market.

Since it is an inspection. Naturally, it is impossible to take a first-grade or high-grade tea for these applicants to brew, you must know that the people who sign up can be uneven, some people have a certain level, but some people are just able to make tea.

This can make tea, and make good tea, there is a big difference, will add hot water to the tea leaves, this is the ability to make tea. And to make good tea, this requires a certain amount of ability.

In terms of Chen Yi's level of tea. Whether it is green tea or green tea, he is extremely familiar with it, and he can brew a unique taste that ordinary people can't brew, which is the power of advanced tea brewing skills.

Seeing Kimura Yijian on the side tilting his neck and looking at him, Chen Yi smiled slightly, and sat down at the tea table as if this person did not exist, and began to make his tea.

At this moment, he didn't use the tea-making skills, and he put away some of his usual habits of making tea, he wanted to pretend to be a novice in the tea ceremony, preferably just enough to pass the guò level.

This time, what he brewed was also very familiar with Tieguanyin, he did not use some difficult tea-making skills, but just ordinary Tieguanyin, no highlights, and there were no mistakes.

And when making tea, his movements are not particularly skilled, so people can know that he is a novice at a glance.

Looking at Chen Yi's tea-making action, Kimura Yijian, who often drinks tea in the teahouse, suddenly showed a thick smile on his face, this Chen Yi is just a tea ceremony novice, and he deliberately pretended to be a tea ceremony master before.

Even Shinsuke Sato is telling lies, the tea brewed by Chen Yi has a unique taste, which is simply a joke, and he feels even more in his heart that he will definitely be able to win this gamble.

Of course, in his heart, there were inevitably some doubts, that is, Chen Yi's tea-making level was so ordinary, why did he have the confidence to bet against himself, but this thought only appeared for a while, and it was dispelled by the deep joy.

No matter what confidence he is or not, he can win this gamble, which is enough, and Chen Yi can personally make a calligraphy for himself.

After this pot of Tieguanyin was brewed, Chen Yi poured two cups out, and then gently took them to the two staff members in charge of inspection.

The two staff members each picked up the cup, sniffed the aroma gently, and then tried to taste it, they are also staff in the teahouse, often drink tea, but some of the people who sign up can make tea, some don't know how to make tea at all, and sometimes they will drink some tea soup that is difficult to swallow, so try to drink a little first.

When tasting the tea soup brewed by Chen Yi, they couldn't help but show a touch of surprise on their faces, Chen Yi's tea-making action seemed to be very ordinary, and even a little rusty, but the taste of the tea soup brewed was a little level, at least much better than the previous two people.

In fact, when the tea is brewed, with Chen Yi's level of tea, he already knows what the taste of the tea is, even if he deliberately lowers the level, but there are some habits that cannot be changed for a while, so the brewed tea still has a certain taste.

"Congratulations, after passing the test of this registration, three days later, you can come to participate in the first round of the competition, this is your proof of participation, I wish you can get a better ranking in the next competition." The two staff members glanced at each other, then said to Chen Yi with a smile on their faces, and handed over a participation card with Chen Yi's name written on it.

They felt that this young man was really a little strange, obviously he didn't move well, but the tea he brewed tasted good.

Chen Yi smiled and gently took the participation card, "Thank you, I will work hard." ”

Seeing that Chen Yi passed the test, Kimura Yijian showed a touch of ridicule on his face, what if he was able to pass the initial registration test, in the first round of the competition three days later, Chen Yi would be eliminated directly.

After taking the participation card, Chen Yi didn't pay any attention to Kimura Kazuken, walked out of the room directly, and then entered the teahouse.

This is a famous teahouse in the eastern capital, he entered it for the first time, and the decoration inside is also very retro, which has some unique Chinese culture, and similarly, there are also items formed by the local culture of the small island country.

As soon as I entered the teahouse, some staff came to inquire and introduce some basic information about their teahouse.

Originally, the tea room of the small island country was basically in the form of tatami mats, and you need to kneel on the soft cushion of the tatami mat to drink tea, but this tea house is located in the prosperous area of the eastern capital, which naturally takes into account the habits of some foreign tourists, with some tables in the hall, and in some rooms next to it, there are still tatami mats, so that it can be used by some small island people or foreign tourists who want to experience the tea ceremony of the small island country.

At this time, Fan Lao and Yuan Lao were sitting at a table in the hall, and when they saw Chen Yi coming in, they couldn't help but say hello to Chen Yi.

Hearing the greetings of the two old men, Chen Yi explained the situation to the staff with a smile, and then came to the table where Fan and the old men were.

"How about it, Brother Chen, let's get registered." Fan Lao asked Chen Yi with a smile.

Chen Yi nodded, and said half-jokingly: "Fortunately, I was almost eliminated." ”

Fan Lao suddenly glared, "Elimination, if you kid is eliminated, these small island people should be so blind." ”

Yuan Lao smiled, "I seemed to see Kimura Yijian enter the room over there just now, presumably Xiaoyi, you must have deliberately pretended to be of a low level, wanting this Kimura Yijian to experience the process from joy to despair." ”

Hearing Yuan Lao's words, Chen Yi couldn't help but clench his fists, "Old Yuan, you are really as wise as a torch, admire and admire, as you always said, it is really boring to uncover the mystery in advance." ”

He had said before that he wanted to teach Kimura a lesson, and now it was the beginning of his lesson.

"Okay, no matter what intrigues your kid has, now let's make us a pot of tea, after drinking the tea you made, we really don't have any taste." Fan Lao couldn't help but say at this time, the tea they brewed and the tea made by Chen Yi were simply the difference between heaven and earth.

Chen Yi smiled slightly, picked up some tea sets on the table, and started to make his own tea, now Kimura Kazuken is not here, he can naturally use the real level, every time he makes tea, for him, it is a kind of enjoyment, he is already enjoying the process of making tea, this is the original intention of the tea ceremony. (To be continued......) R1292