Chapter 222: Good-looking side face
As soon as these words came out, everyone was slightly stunned, who would have thought that at this juncture, she actually took the initiative to find out that she was not good at tea ceremony, and even seized the opportunity at this time, and took the words that the ladies talked to her, and even asked to learn. All the ladies were stunned, and Mrs. Mo was the first to come back to her senses.
"Eldest sister, second sister, how many younger sisters, what do you see?" Mrs. Mo asked the ladies.
"Third sister, she is so humble and studious, then you can teach her." At that moment, the eldest aunt, as a representative, opened her mouth.
Immediately, Mrs. Mo also got up, and she came to Song Qiyue's side and knelt down.
Mrs. Mo did not change her clothes, she was dressed in an elegant suit, and when she knelt down, she was dignified and polite.
"July, the first step in the tea ceremony, now we begin to thank the clean hands." Mrs. Mo said on the side.
"Yes, Mother." Song July responded.
Mrs. Mo then got up, Song Qiyue also got up, and all the ladies also stood up.
"Thank you for cleaning your hands." Sister Jiang shouted from behind.
The ladies all stood up one by one, neatly lined up. Mrs. Mo bowed first, Song Qiyue followed closely and bowed, both sides bowed and saluted, began to clean their hands and burn incense, the maid held the basin of water and entered, Mrs. Mo and Song Qiyue cleaned their hands first, and the ladies also cleaned their hands in turn.
"Incense." After cleaning her hands, Sister Jiang shouted again.
Mrs. Mo did not move, and the maid brought the incense burner, and she said, "Light the incense." ”
Song Qiyue picked up the fine incense, took the maid's hand, lit the incense burner, one of the two incense burners on his table, and the other for the maid to put on the middle of the table.
"Take a seat." Sister Jiang said again, and everyone sat down slowly.
"In July, the fragrance of tranquility is essential in tea culture." Mrs. Mo said again.
"Yes, I see, Mother." Song Qiyue responded.
This incense, in addition to adding artistic conception, is also conducive to alleviating the atmosphere, increasing the peaceful atmosphere, and calming the mind.
"The second step of the tea art is to show the tea set." Mrs. Mo continued.
Song Qiyue sat on one side, watching the maids take out the utensils one by one, Sister Jiang said, "Miss, these are tea utensils, tea rules, teaspoons, tea drains, tea lotuses, these are tea sorting utensils, tea clips, teaspoons, tea needles, and tea paddles." These are the sea of tea, the tea cup, and the fair cup. ”
The maid took a plate of tea sets and gave them to the ladies one by one, and there was another plate below.
"The tea tasting device has teacups, smelling cups, cups and saucers."
"Tea trays, tea boats, slag squares, water squares, polyester squares, tea towels, and rong are tea washers."
"There are also water boilers, incense burners, and tea trays."
Sister Jiang told them one by one, and Song Qiyue also listened carefully. I just stopped all the way and began to marvel. I have long known that tea art is a profound cultural art, who would have thought of such a trivial matter.
"July, how do you feel after seeing the tea set?" Mrs. Mo asked.
Song Qiyue looked at this dazzling array of tea sets, she fixed her eyes and said, "There are always many tea sets, but the tea sets for tea tasting do not have to be cumbersome and complicated, the emphasis is on understanding peace of mind from the tea ceremony." ”
"The third step of tea art is to wash the cup, warm the cup and smoke the cup." Mrs. Mo then said.
"Wash the glass." Sister Jiang said in the back, and the maid brought the tea tray.
Mrs. Mo's slender fingers held the tea clip, and then the tea clip gently clamped the tea cup, and then put it in boiling water to wash it.
"Warm cup." Sister Jiang shouted again. Incineration
Mrs. Mo then put the teacup on the boiling water and boiled it hot, and Sister Jiang continued to shout, "Smoke the cup." ”
Finally, Mrs. Mo put the teacup in front of the incense burner and smoked incense to calm down, "You come again." ”
"Yes." As the protagonist of today's tea art show, she wanted to make tea for the eight ladies present one by one, so the cups were warmed one by one, and the aroma was smoked one by one.
"The fourth step of tea art, making tea." Mrs. Mo said slowly.
Song Qiyue lowered her eyes, and after she looked at Mrs. Mo and did it one by one, Mrs. Mo said, "July, you come." ”
"Yes." Song Qiyue also learned from Mrs. Mo just now, she used a teaspoon to take tea leaves and put them in the tea stove.
"Smash." Mrs. Mo is another reminder.
"Yes." Song Qiyue gently pounded the tea leaves, and Mrs. Mo asked, "Do you know why you are allowed to mash them?" ”
"Mother, I think it's for the tea to be more delicate and delicious after brewing." Song replied.
Mrs. Mo bowed her head slightly and continued to signal her movements. After the tea leaves are mashed, boiling water is poured into the tea, and everyone waits quietly for the tea soup to be brewed.
After a while, the maid brought the teapot, and Mrs. Mo gently washed the boiling water on the teapot, then opened the teastove, and poured the tea soup into the teapot with the tea drain, "When filling water, try to fill more water." ”
"Yes."
I saw Mrs. Mo gently sweep the lid of the pot, and the tea soup was poured all over the body of the pot, and then the lid of the pot was covered, and then the tea soup was poured again, "This is a three-poured pot." ”
"Yes."
"The fifth step of tea art, the fragrance of tea is handed over to the wall." I saw Mrs. Mo pour the water from the teapot into the teacup, put the smelling cup on it, and after the fragrance of the tea, she asked, "Do you know why you shake the teacup?" ”
"Mother, I don't know."
"It is to make the fragrance of tea and the fragrance of tea better integrated."
"Yes, I see."
"The sixth step of tea art, tea tasting." Mrs. Mo made an elegant tea tasting motion, and so did the ladies.
Everyone raised their eyes to look at Song Qiyue again, only to see that Song Qiyue had already poured the cup of tea for himself.
This cup of tea arrived in Song Qiyue's hand, she smiled slightly, she also held the cup with her left hand, covered the cup with her right hand, and shook it three times in front of her chest, quietly smelling the fragrance. Then she raised her glass with both hands to smell the fragrance, held it in front of her nose, and she twisted it to gently smell the fragrance of tea.
Her movements were gentle, unhurried, and she raised the cup with both hands, took a sip, and then put it down and raised it three more times. Song Qiyue drank gently, just three sips, no more, and no big mouthful, sipping carefully.
When everyone saw her acting like this, although they could see that they were childish, they were already presentable. And her composure, from the beginning, is still the same at this moment. Sitting next to Mrs. Mo, she didn't show any intention of retreating, as if she was teaching her daughter.
"Taste three teas, taste bitterness, taste sweetness, and taste fine aftertaste." Mrs. Mo said softly.
"Yes."
Everyone has tasted the tea, and this tea ceremony ended in a quiet and peaceful atmosphere, Mrs. Mo said, "The last step of the tea ceremony, the host and guest return the gift." ”
Finally, everyone stood up, stood in a row, and the host and guest returned the salute and thanked the tea together.
After a set of complicated and detailed processes was completed, Song Qiyue sat sideways and saluted Mrs. Mo, "Thank you mother for teaching me tea art today, I will continue to learn in the future." ”
Mrs. Mo said lightly, and Song Qiyue turned her body sideways again, and saluted the ladies, "Ladies and uncles, today is my first time learning tea art, and my skills are unfamiliar, please advise." "The trees want to be quiet and the wind doesn't stop
"It's rare for you to be so patient with learning, just strengthen it in the future."
"With your mother here, it will be superb in the future."
"Let's do our best."
The ladies said this, and Song Qiyue smiled, "Yes, thank you very much." ”
After that, everyone chatted casually again, and Song Qiyue sat next to Mrs. Mo, and she maintained a sitting posture.
After this tea ceremony, Steward Zhao came in and said, "Madam, ladies, and young ladies, it's time for dinner." ”
"Let's go to the restaurant together." Mrs. Mo smiled, and everyone was also going to leave together.
"July, you go change your clothes." Mrs. Mo commanded again, and Song Qiyue's jaw was headed, "Yes." ”
Here, Sister Jiang took Song Qiyue to change her clothes, and watched the ladies leave with a smile, Song Qiyue immediately breathed a sigh of relief, she smiled and said, "Sister Jiang, thank you just now." ”
"Miss is polite." Sister Jiang returned to her usual old-fashioned style, "Go change your clothes." ”
Back in the changing room, her cheongsam was hung on the screen intact, but Sister Jiang said, "Miss, Madame is afraid that you will accidentally lose the Heart of the Ocean, so I will temporarily keep it with Madame today." ”
Is this to reclaim a family heirloom? Song Qiyue didn't say much at this time, but responded, "It's okay." ”
"Then I'll go out first." Sister Jiang withdrew.
Song Qiyue smiled and watched her turn around and close the door, she sighed, only to feel that this afternoon was really hard. She didn't have time to rest, so she immediately took off her clothes and was about to change back into a cheongsam. But suddenly, there was a knock on the door, "Wait! I'm still changing clothes! ”
Unexpectedly, after the people outside heard this, they just broke in!
Song Qiyue was startled, and hurriedly turned his head to look, but saw that it was Mo Zhengyan, and he walked in!
Song Qiyue was taken aback, relieved again, but also embarrassed, "I'm changing clothes, what are you doing when you come in." ”
Mo Zhengyan closed the door, and he didn't step forward, just leaned against the door and looked at her with a smile, "I'll accompany you." ”
"Who wants you to accompany you?" Accompany her? Watch her change her clothes, huh? Song Qiyue glanced at him.
"It's time for dinner, everyone is waiting, it's not good to be late." Mo Zhengyan saw that she didn't move, so he reminded her.
Song Qiyue was angry, but she didn't care anymore, she turned her back and took off her clothes directly, and changed into a cheongsam in front of him. But just as he was taking off his clothes, he came over and hugged her from behind, Song Qiyue struggled, "It's going to be late!" ”
"How was that? Kindness? He asked.
"I knelt for more than an hour and spent more than an hour learning a new skill." Song Qiyue said.
"Tea art? Sister Jiang taught you. ”
"It's not." Song Qiyue shook his head.
"Is it my mother?" Mo Zhengyan saw her smile like this, and he asked in surprise.
She smiled, "Good luck." ”
"She rarely teaches." Mo Zhengyan also said, Song Qiyue was dumbfounded, "Really? Then I'm really lucky! It's just dangerous, but fortunately, your mother helped me out of the siege and was willing to teach me, otherwise I would really be embarrassed. ”
"Looks like you're getting along well with her." Mo Zhengyan was relieved, he looked down and saw that her skin was smooth and fair, and he couldn't help but bend down and kiss her shoulder gently.
"It's barely passable." Song Qiyue smiled, but he asked, "So confident?" "Enchanting the world: the trick of arrogant daughters in the city
"That's it! Yes! Song Qiyue just replied to his words, but he bit her shoulder, and she couldn't help screaming!
Song Qiyue pushed him away, and Mo Zhengyan raised his head, "Shhh, someone is still outside!" ”
"Then you're still messing with me!" Song Qiyue is depressed, Sister Jiang is still outside!
"Alright, hurry up and change your clothes." Mo Zhengyan didn't tease her anymore, Song Qiyue hurriedly put on a cheongsam, "Zhengyan, you pull the zipper for me." ”
Mo Zhengyan turned sideways and pulled the zipper for her, "Where's your necklace?" ”
"I'm afraid I'll drop it, so I'll put it away." Song Qiyue replied, she took his hand and said, "Okay, let's go, I'm really late!" ”
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The Mo family's dining room is like a solemn church, with heavy dark gold curtains hanging down, and the long dining table, even the tables and chairs are heavy, Song Qiyue sat in it, she really didn't understand why the restaurant had such an atmosphere, so deep and dignified, not light and lively. Mo Zhengyan sat next to her, and he leaned over and asked, "What's wrong?" ”
"Are you sure we're not here to pray to God?" Song Qiyue asked softly.
Mo Zhengyan must be, he smiled, "This is a restaurant for banquet guests, and I don't usually eat here." ”
"Oh." No wonder.
The dinner of the Mo family is extraordinarily rich, a combination of Chinese and Western, with everything, first Western food, and the tableware is used in the same set as a five-star hotel. When everyone eats, the etiquette is elegant. Song Qiyue lowered her eyes, she didn't make any mistakes, every knife and fork was not used wrong, the chopsticks were also just the right height, cut a small piece of steak, there was no sound when she drank the soup, and her back was always straight into a beautiful arc.
Everyone looked over, and for this sudden bride, they tacitly approved of this table manners at this moment.
It's not that Sister Jiang hasn't seen Song Qiyue when she was dining, but now she is really taken aback, it's clearly not like this.
Even Mrs. Mo was staring, and after her gaze was certain, the deep contemplation slowly dispersed.
After the sumptuous dinner, everyone gathered in the side hall to chat about family life, and the topic occasionally revolved around Mo Zhengyan and Song Qiyue, and the two talked back together, but they also had a very tacit understanding.
"Zhengyan, you haven't played the saxophone for a long time, everyone is here today, let's play a song and listen to it." The second aunt suddenly saw the black piano placed in the side hall, the lid of which was all down, and the lace satin cloth covered it. It's just that above the body of the piano, there is still a saxophone on the shelf, and the silver pipe body is as translucent as it is wiped.
"If you haven't practiced for a long time, you probably won't." Mo Zhengyan smiled.
"Zhengyan, your second aunt said so, let's go play a song." Mrs. Mo said.
"Yes, Mother." Mo Zhengyan got up, "Second aunt, what tune do you want to hear?" ”
"Everything."
Mo Zhengyan got up and walked to the piano, and the butler had already picked up the saxophone and handed it to him respectfully.
Mo Zhengyan took it with a smile, and his hand was gracefully held.
Song Qiyue looked at it with a smile, he had never seen it at this moment, Mo Zhengyan actually played the saxophone. He stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, in front of the piano, and heard a melodious and slow music coming from the saxophone, hovering in his ears.
Song Qiyue didn't know what kind of music he was playing, she didn't know much about saxophone, but she only thought it was so moving.
She had discovered it long ago, but at this moment it was finally admitted.
Mo Zhengyan, he has a particularly good-looking side face.