Chapter 39: Awareness
Listening to the sound of footsteps, he asked as he walked towards the courtyard gate.
Bai Jiaojiao stood behind Qingfeng, tilted her head and cast her gaze forward from his shoulder, and saw behind the osmanthus tree in the yard. A figure turned out and rushed towards this. The person who came was none other than Feng Rui, the young master of the family.
"Young master, is it my fellow village Lizheng who came over and brought good tea leaves, and came to see me?" Da Niu said respectfully.
The man's face was a little unkind, and he felt that he was a little anxious just now.
Feng Rui was wearing a deep coat with a blue sky today, wearing a belt of the same color around his waist, and the sleeves of his robe flew as he walked. The figure is tall and elegant.
The ink-dyed hair curls up high, the eyebrows fly into the sideburns, and the eyebrows are clear. Holding a sign in his hand, he seemed to be thinking about something as he walked, his eyelashes drooped and his eyebrows twisted slightly.
The warm sun of the previous day sprinkled all around him, but it could not drive away the evil aura that he was born with.
"Young Master Feng, forgive me!" Uncle Li Zheng saluted Feng Rui and then said.
Feng Rui was slightly stunned, and then raised his eyes. Then he saw that the steward was leading the three people into the door, and Li was walking in the front, carrying two tea bags in his hands.
Qingfeng walked in the middle, followed by Qingfeng with two small ingots in a bun, and two small braids hanging down on her chest.
Holding a baggage roll in his arms, he was looking at everything in this small courtyard with a little curiosity.
Seeing the visitor, Feng Rui's eyes lit up, the little girl was really cute, and a trace of boredom that had shrouded her eyes before disappeared unconsciously.
"Steward, in that case, bring people in quickly." He said happily.
"Young master, ...... over there at the yamen" Da Niu wanted to speak and stopped, because of Feng Rui's stopping eyes.
"You go down first, I have my own plan!" He said lightly and beckoned Bai Jiaojiao and the three of them into the hall.
The hall is spacious and bright, with a central hall hung with pine and bamboo, and the furnishings in the house are also very ordinary, and you can't see half of the extravagant furnishings. The overall layout gives people the feeling of being neat and elegant, and matches the style of the owner.
The big cow immediately brought the tea and served it one by one, along with the tea, and a few plates of pastries.
Da Niu glanced at Feng Rui again, but didn't make a sound.
"Young Master Feng, we are here today, it was my girl who made some tea, and I want to take it to the tea shop to see if I can sell it. I'll send you some to try. Uncle Lizheng said.
"Oh? This little girl still has this craft? Shouldn't I taste it? Feng Rui glanced at Bai Jiaojiao and said.
Bai Jiaojiao blushed slightly, although he smiled very kindly, without that evil feeling, but he was still a little unaccustomed to his teasing.
Feng Rui said that, he asked Da Niu to remove his own tea, and used the tea brought by Bai Jiaojiao to brew a new cup.
He took a sip elegantly, closed his eyes slightly, and made a look of intoxication. The slender fingers held the lid of the white jade porcelain cup, gently brushing the floating leaves on it.
His eyes scorched on the body of Bai Jiaojiao, who was looking nervous on the opposite side, and asked with a soft smile: "Is this tea really from you?" In the town's tea fragrance restaurant, the best tea is nothing more than this taste! ”
The big cow who also brewed green tea on the side also sighed: "Bai Jiaojiao girl is a little young, it is not easy to make such a taste of tea!" The few catties of tea I bought at Chaxiangxuan last year, and when I tasted it carefully, it didn't seem to be as delicious as this tea. ”
Feng Rui raised his eyebrows, lowered his eyelashes and took a sip, smacking it carefully, making an aftertaste.
Although Bai Jiaojiao didn't know why Feng Rui was deliberately encouraging her, she was very happy to accept the compliment, since he said so, this tea must not be bad, and it was not in vain yesterday's hard work.
The corners of Bai Jiaojiao's mouth couldn't help but curl, patted her chest, and chuckled: "Thank you for the compliment, now I have the confidence to go to the tea shop!" ”
Feng Rui stared at Bai Jiaojiao for a moment, how could this girl look like she didn't know him, but think about it, she moved out of the capital when she was very young, and it was normal if she didn't remember, but why was she here.
Bai Jiaojiao picked up a piece of pastry and ate it gently.
After rushing to the road early in the morning, my stomach was already hungry. This pastry tastes very good, and it is also mixed with osmanthus flowers, which is full of sweetness. Bai Jiaojiao finished eating a piece, took another piece and continued to eat, Feng Rui's occasional corner of his eyes would not easily sweep here, and he saw the little girl sitting there opposite, eating pastries seriously, and the warmth reflected in his eyes.
"The shopkeeper of Cha Xiangxuan has a little friendship with me, and I was about to visit him, and I happened to be with the three of them. Wait, three, and let me change my clothes. Uncle Li Zheng and Qingfeng didn't think too much, so they naturally responded readily, and sat down and continued to wait.
Bai Jiaojiao tilted her head, she suspected that Da Niu suddenly proposed to visit the shopkeeper of Cha Xiangxuan, because of Feng Rui's explanation before leaving, and it was possible that Feng Rui was secretly helping.
This is that they are not familiar with each other, how could Feng Rui help her, and shook off this ignorant idea in her mind.
In the blink of an eye, Uncle Niu changed his clothes and came back, with two more bags of things in his hand.
He put the two bags of things straight in front of Bai Jiaojiao, and said with a smile: "Miss Bai Jiaojiao, these two bags of pastries were specially ordered by the young master to be prepared for Miss Bai Jiaojiao." ”
On the oil paper wrapped in the pastry, there is a pattern printed on it, and the words 'Sweet Fragrance Fang' are written on it. Bai Jiaojiao stood up, very surprised, she was wondering, could it be that she was sitting here before, because she was too hungry, so she ate two pastries in one go, so Feng Rui decided that she liked to eat this pastry, so he asked Uncle Niu to prepare some piggyback?
Bai Jiaojiao hesitated and didn't take the pastry immediately.
"Uncle Niu, I can't ......take this pastry," Bai Jiaojiao smiled and excused herself.
"The young master said that this pastry is very glutinous and sweet, the little girl should love to eat it, Miss Bai Jiaojiao took it back to taste the freshness, but you must accept it, otherwise the young master will come back and blame the old slave for not doing it well." Uncle Niu persuaded with a smile.
Bai Jiaojiao looked at Li Zheng and Qingfeng, the two of them didn't say much, and when they saw Uncle Niu say so, even so, Bai Jiaojiao thanked and accepted it.
The three of them followed behind Uncle Niu and went out towards the tea fragrance shop on the street.
On the way to Chaxiangxuan, Bai Jiaojiao kept thinking in her heart, what does Feng Rui mean?
Soon arrived at Chaxiangxuan and walked into the shop. You can smell the faint scent of tea that surrounds your body.
There is only this one tea shop in the whole town, and the tea leaves in the shop are simpler than those in big cities. The guys in the shop were obviously familiar with Uncle Niu, and they all showed respect to him.
Uncle Niu didn't need to be greeted, and directly led Bai Jiaojiao and the three of them up the wooden staircase leading to the second floor on the left.
"Lao Yan ......" Uncle Niu walked around the staircase with a familiar car, used as a cut carved hollow mahogany screen, and went straight inside.
"Yo-heh. Isn't this bullish? Which gust of wind brought you here? In the midst of laughter, a thin old man came out from inside. He has a book in his hand and a pair of heavy reading glasses on the bridge of his nose.
The old man looked thin, but his spirit was good, and a pair of small eyes behind thick lenses flashed with wisdom.
"Lao Yan, are you studying these tea arts again? You're such an old pedant! , Niu is really ashamed! Uncle Niu politely complimented.
"What did Master Niu say, Xiao Lao'er can have such a leisurely study today, and I have to be grateful to Young Master Feng and Master Niu!"
Uncle Niu exchanged a few words with the shopkeeper Yan, then explained his intentions and introduced Bai Jiaojiao and the three to the shopkeeper Yan, focusing on introducing Bai Jiaojiao.
Shopkeeper Yan was a little surprised when he heard Uncle Niu say this, Uncle Niu who was tired of such a small matter made a special trip, indicating that it was instructed by the young master above, and he should be solemn.
Bai Jiaojiao naturally stepped forward to greet the shopkeeper Yan, and the next thing was as Bai Jiaojiao expected, because of Uncle Niu's recommendation, the shopkeeper Yan carefully inspected the samples brought by Bai Jiaojiao, brewed two kinds of tea, and tasted it very seriously.
Although what he got before was either praise or encouragement, but when he really faced the tasting of the shopkeeper Yan, who was proficient in this way, Jinxi's heart was still hanging, and his eyes stared at the shrewd but serious eyes behind the heavy lenses of the shopkeeper Yan.
The shopkeeper Yan smacked for a while, his eyes were in the tea, turning faintly, and the corner of his eyes occasionally glanced at Bai Jiaojiao, with scrutiny and exploration.
Qingfeng and the others all stared at the mouth of the shopkeeper Yan with wide eyes, and Bai Jiaojiao's palms were gradually getting a little wet.
Could it be that this tea can't get into the eyes of the shopkeeper Yan? Otherwise, why didn't he take a stand?
"Old Yan, what do you think?" Uncle Niu asked with a smile on the side, twisted a peanut and chewed it, without waiting for the shopkeeper to reply, and said: "Although I am not very proficient in this way, I still feel really good when I drink the tea made by Miss Bai Jiaojiao!" ”
"You made all this tea?" Shopkeeper Yan looked at Bai Jiaojiao and said.
"Thank you, this tea is for fun, and it is a blessing for you to taste it." Bai Jiaojiao said.
Seeing that the little girl was a little restrained, the shopkeeper Yan didn't ask, but nodded approvingly.
"Hehehe, don't be modest, others don't know, I know Niu Ye and I know each other for a long time! Tea that can get into your eyes is naturally good. The shopkeeper Yan stopped his strict face and said with a smile: "It's not easy to make such a tea, okay, this tea, Cha Xiangxuan is all for it." If you have any other good teas in the future, you can bring them to me! ”
Bai Jiaojiao and the three of them glanced at each other, and the three of them breathed a sigh of relief, and they couldn't suppress their joy.
I didn't expect this deal to be a deal that didn't require the three of them to bother to speak, and it was done?
Of course, the three of them also know that the reason why it was done so easily was mainly because of Uncle Niu's recommendation, although good tea is one thing, Uncle Niu's face is even more important.
Next, the shopkeeper Yan discussed the price of this tea with Bai Jiaojiao and the three of them in detail.
Bai Jiaojiao's tea is customized according to the price of medium tea in the tea fragrance Xuanli.
The medium-sized tea peddled by Cha Xiangxuan is two hundred wen a catty. That's a very high price point.
In order to thank Uncle Niu for his recommendation, Bai Jiaojiao took the initiative to make some concessions on the basis of this price, and the tea was 160 Wen, and the two sides finally reached an agreement.
Bai Jiaojiao's side is the fingerprint of the name signed in the name of Qingfeng.
Shopkeeper Yan asked the shopkeeper to send high-quality tea to entertain Bai Jiaojiao and the three of them, and in the hall on the second floor here, Uncle Niu and Shopkeeper Yan drank tea and chatted opposite each other.
The shopkeeper Yan said: "Master Niu is free to come to sit with me today, not just to introduce those three, right?" ”
"Lao Yan, you really guessed wrong this time, I really came here just to introduce the three of them." Uncle Niu said with a smile.
"Oh, this little old man is a little puzzled, Niu Ye is willing to be an errand runner for the three? Even if the county master in the yamen sees you, isn't that respectful? "The shopkeeper Yan joked about his old friend.
Uncle Niu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Young Master's orders, I don't dare to disobey!" It's also strange to say, when did the young master care about these things, but I also recommended it, there was my hometown, he was younger than me, not familiar, I went back to the countryside to worship my ancestors some time ago, or he received it, he came to look for me this time, and I just returned the favor. ”
The shopkeeper Yan suddenly said: "It turned out to be like this, no wonder!" However, in real terms, the little girl did make a good hand of tea. Counted as medium, our tea shop is really profitable. ”