Chapter 41: The Tea of the Great Song Dynasty

Fan Yu smiled bitterly in his heart, his actual age was probably not younger than this magistrate. Today, I was praised by the other party for being sensible, which is a strange feeling.

"The adults have won the award, and the surrounding counties are not surplus at present, and the villain feels that such a benevolent and righteous squire should be launched to promote it." Fan Yu suggested: "If we can make many squires follow suit and donate some money and food, this year's difficulty will be much better." ”

Jia Zhixian glanced at Fan Yu and said, "Fan Yu, you are teaching me to do things." ”

Wang Feng saw that Zhixian was a little unhappy, so he stepped forward to play a round for Fan Yu and said: "My lord, Fan Yu is just a young man's heart, and this character still needs to be honed. Presumably, the adults have their own ideas, and everything must have been planned. ”

"Well, I'm not upset. Giving words is just a trivial matter, and you shouldn't be in charge, so don't just put your beak in it. Jia Zhixian said to Fan Yu with a shelf: "These things are up to the officials." Say something you shouldn't say, so that you, the boy, can understand. Do things to know how to be humble and humble, and don't go beyond the rules. ”

Fan Yu was disdainful in his heart, if the leader beats people, it will be similar in a thousand years.

He said: "What the adult said is that it is the villain Meng Lang." The above things, naturally, there are adults with great foresight to win a thousand miles. ”

Jia Zhixian laughed and said, "Come here, serve the pen and ink." ”

Immediately, a little scholar took the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, grinded the ink and laid the paper, and asked Jia Zhixian to write.

"Qin Yuanwai self-destructed thousands of acres of fertile land, and won the essence of Confucianism, benevolence and righteousness, which is really admirable. I think this plaque will write the words 'Benevolence and Righteousness Heirloom'. Jia Zhixian pondered.

Wang Feng immediately applauded, "The four words of adult mean timeless, and they also contain the hope of following the good temptation." The most valuable thing is that it is clear and simple, and ordinary people can understand it at a glance, which is really educational! ”

Fan Yu's mouth opened, these four words are so powerful, why can't he see it. It's just a slap on the back of the official, and it's really hard for me to say such things.

"I thought that Qin Yuan had nostalgia and benevolence. As for the magistrate, he is talented, learned, and virtuous. It is only under the rule of parents and officials such as adults that there will be squires like Qin Yuanwai who are dedicated to the public. The two complement each other and complement each other, and there will definitely be a good story. "Fan Yu is not easy to export, because it is difficult to stop as soon as he exits.

Thinking that he had socialized with the leader in his previous life, the witty words on the wine table were like beads, and the atmosphere was enlivened in a few words, is it difficult to coax people like this.

Jia Zhixian was overjoyed by the two of them, and he could hardly find his eyes when he smiled.

Wang Feng glanced at Fan Yu and didn't dare to underestimate it, this kind of skill at this age is really rare. If he is really on the rise, it will be a great thing. Fortunately, he has a vision, and if he bets on Fan Yu early, the other party will become his help sooner or later.

made friends with Fan Yu before, but it was just a chess piece for his future career as an official eunuch. But now it seems that he was right.

Jia Zhixian accepted the laughter, waved his hand to the two solemnly, and said, "My own family affairs, my own family knows." You two, don't be so flattering to me, how can you say you. Although the official is not as good as you say, the official is also dedicated to the people, working hard for food and clothing, and is worthy of the official family and the people. If the people are in trouble, the officials will do their best to save people from fire and water. ”

After speaking, it seems that Jia Zhixian was arrogant, and with a stroke of the pen, he wrote the four characters of "benevolence and righteousness".

Fan Yu glanced at it, it was very good, it may be that the self-esteem of the county magistrate just now had an effect, and these four words were written in a pure and righteous manner.

"Okay, good, the words of the adults are strong and vigorous, and what is even more rare is the awe-inspiring righteousness that comes to the face, which is very rare." Fan Yu naturally did not hesitate to praise him.

Wang Feng also nodded and said: "Words are like people, and the county magistrate must have a righteous spirit in his chest to write these words." ”

Jia Zhixian was very satisfied, he went to the inner office to change his regular clothes, let the two of them sit again, and asked the scholar to watch tea.

"You two also try it, this is the Jian'an Youth League I just got, and I must taste it well." Jia Zhixian raised his hand and pointed to the tea cake that the scholar was fiddling with and said: "Tong'er is ordering tea, and when he gets a piece of tea, he will show the fun in the tea." ”

The scholar had just boiled water on two small red clay charcoal stoves, and then pried off a piece of tea from the green tea cake, put it in a bowl and crushed and grinded it.

This method of making tea is not the same as the way of making tea in later generations that Fan Yu knows. However, there are similarities with the Japanese tea ceremony.

The scholar obviously often makes tea for Jia Zhixian, his movements are like a cloud of peers, and his skills are quite skilled, and he looks very beautiful.

The blue-green dry and hard tea was finely crushed, and the scholar took a delicate small tea basket and sifted it, and divided the flour noodles that were no different from matcha in later generations into three azure tea cups scalded with hot water with a small bamboo spoon.

At this time, Fan Yu suddenly realized that the matcha that was popular in later generations was actually Dongying that came from China. And the tea ceremony of Dongying is also developed on the basis of this tea method.

Sure enough, the scholar took a small bamboo brush in one hand and a water bottle burning on a small red clay stove in the other.

The hand holding the water bottle shook slightly, first put a little boiling water in one teacup, and the bamboo brush in the other hand stirred quickly in the teacup.

Just look at these tea sets, they are extremely exquisite and elegant. At a glance, you can see that the price will not be low, and it is by no means affordable for ordinary people.

Fan Yu couldn't help but say curiously: "My lord, forgive me for being shallow, what are you doing." ”

"The bamboo brush in the child's hand is called a tea whisk. He now wants to make a paste of these tea powders, so that after blending, they can be brewed full and thick. Jia Zhixian was disturbed to the itchy spot, and explained patiently: "This tea cup must be scalded with hot water, otherwise, if there is no foam when ordering tea, it will fail." You see, the boy is about to start ordering tea. ”

Following the words of the magistrate, the water bottle in the scholar's left hand was clicked three times in the tea opening, while the tea whisk in his right hand accelerated the whipping. Putting down the water bottle, his left hand kept turning the teacup, and between one or two breaths, a piece of blue-green foam rose from the teacup, which was very beautiful.

"You can see that it's time to divide the tea. After dividing the tea equally, you can see what pattern is in the tea cup. Jia Zhixian reminded Fan Yudao.

He is very keen on drinking tea buckets, and he is full of showing off.

At this time, the scholar took a small copper kettle with a thin mouth on another stove, shook it vertically and horizontally in the teacup a few times, and quickly sent the teacup to Wang Feng with both hands.

Wang Feng had long been accustomed to seeing it, so he sent the tea cup to Fan Yu and said, "Brother Fan, can you see what kind of pattern this is?" ”

Fan Yu went to look at the tea cup and saw that the foam of the tea soup was extremely delicate, so the color was thick green. But at this moment, some of the foam in the teacup is much lighter because the pointed copper kettle is filled with water again. The depth of the two is corresponding, and the picture of a plum blossom is formed, which is extremely delicate and elegant. The form is similar to the latte of later generations, but with another taste.

Although it was just Jia Zhixian who would entertain tea, it also surprised Fan Yu. The art of making tea in the Song Dynasty has reached such a delicate and beautiful point, but it is a pity that it has been lost in later generations, but it has made the Dongying tea ceremony famous.

"How?" Jia Zhixian saw that Fan Yu was stunned, so he asked with a smile.

"This kind of tea-making technique is breathtaking." Fan Yu said from the bottom of his heart: "The villain has opened his eyes here to the county magistrate, but it is more exciting and specific than reading. It's worth the trip. ”

In just these two sentences, Fan Yu and Jia Zhixian's tea was also brewed.

Fan Yu's tea cup has a pattern of several green bamboos, while the tea cup of Zhixian has a pine tree pattern.

"The three of us drink tea, and it is the three friends of the cold pine, bamboo and plum. If the four of them drink tea, it is the four gentlemen of Meilan and Zhuju. Jia Zhixian said with a smile: "You guys have a taste of this Jian'an Youth League first, I still have something to say." ”