In the backyard of Hefu, the breeze is gentle, the willows are still around, the fragrance of flowers in the garden fills the air, and under the guidance of the housekeeper, Chu Zhi came to the shade of the willows.

"The student has seen the mountain chief." Chu Zhen called respectfully, although he didn't know Shao Yong, but he could be called a distinguished guest by the housekeeper, and let He Shi be so polite, Chu Zhen naturally would not be rude, and when he saw He She, he also bowed and said: "The elder is polite." ”

"Yaofu, his name is Chu Zhen, and he used to be a student of Baique Academy." Satisfied with Chu Qian's etiquette, He Shi smiled and said, "Chu Qian, this is Mr. Shao." ”

"Mr. Shao." Chu Zhen obediently saw the salute again, but he thought in his heart, Shao Yaofu, it seems that he doesn't know him, and it doesn't seem to be mentioned in the history books, but Chu Zhen doesn't think it's strange, even if he is a person who is proficient in Song history, it is impossible to know all the characters and deeds of the Song Dynasty.

"I used to be your student, but now." Glancing at Chu Zhi casually, the initial impression was that he was a handsome young man, Shao Yong didn't particularly care, just followed He She's tone.

"Some time ago, I failed the exam arranged by the academy and was expelled from the exam, and now I have come to the door to plead." He Shi said with a smile, but he paid attention to Chu Zhi's expression from time to time, now is the best time to understand Chu Zhi's heart, He Shi naturally will not miss it.

"The students are ashamed." After letting go of the burden in his heart, Chu Zhen didn't particularly care about this matter, although he was ashamed, he didn't have any shame on his face.

Hey, now Shao Yong was finally surprised, he also knew what the rules he had set in the White Bird Academy, if the academy students were promoted to the academy, they would automatically withdraw from the academy and no longer be the students of the academy, thinking that Chu Zhen was the same, although Chu Zhen seemed to be very young, but Shao Yong was well-informed, knew that the world was big, there were many young talents, and there were not a few people who were promoted at the age of thirteen or fourteen, so it would not be strange in his heart.

But after listening to He She's words, he found that this was not the case at all, Shao Yong knew very well that He She's temperament was notoriously unreasonable, even if the other party was a child of a nobleman from the clan, he would not allow him to intercede, Shao Yong secretly thought in his heart, he hadn't seen him for a few months, Jichuan wouldn't change his temper so quickly.

At this time, the steaming of the clay pot on the table became more and more abundant, and the rich tea fragrance filled the air, He Shi couldn't care about speaking, and slightly signaled Chu Zhen to sit down, and there was no idle under his hand, and he lifted the hot clay pot with one hand with a piece of gauze, and directly poured the boiling tea into the tea cup containing various condiments from top to bottom.

The fragrance of tea overflowed, Chu Zhi watched carefully, and for a while he only felt that everything seemed to be quiet, and only the soup lines and water veins on the surface of the lamp were left in his eyes to change all kinds of patterns, such as mountains and rivers, clouds, flowers, birds, insects and fish, just like a picture of ink and wash, although the tea was only in the bowl for more than ten breaths, but Chu Zhi felt as if a long time had passed, leaving only one thought in Chu Zhi's mind, the lost tea opera, really worthy of its name!

Tea opera, also known as soup opera or tea, is a popular tea ceremony in the Song Dynasty, that is, the technique of injecting boiled tea into the tea bowl, in the Song Dynasty, tea opera is not an ordinary tea tasting and drinking tea, some people put tea opera and piano, chess, calligraphy and other arts side by side, it is a kind of cultural activity that scholars love and advocate.

Tea opera to make the tea soup soup flower in an instant to show a magnificent and changeable scene, one is to use the stirring to create the image of the soup flower, the other is to directly use the point to make the soup noodle form a soup flower, therefore, the level of water injection, the different gestures, the shape of the spout is different, will make the soup noodle image when pouring tea to form different results.

Therefore, it is destined that tea opera requires higher tea-making skills, so the scope of popularity is also relatively narrow, generally speaking, it is only circulated in the court and the scholar class, and there are very few people at the bottom who can master this skill, anyway, Chu Zhen has never had this impression in his previous memory.

You must know that during the Song Dynasty, due to the tea-making process and other reasons, drinking tea was also a very luxurious thing, taking the Chu family as an example, Chu Luo was the chief official of the tea case of the imperial court, responsible for managing the national tea trade, but the Chu family rarely drank tea, and tea was generally used to entertain distinguished guests.

Of course, in the Song Dynasty, there are many kinds of tea, ordinary people, if you really want to taste the taste of tea, this is not impossible, just find a tea tree on the mountain, pick a few leaves, and put it directly into the pot to boil after returning home, which is also tea, but this is the most primitive way to drink.

The scholars and doctors who boast of their style naturally can't be like the common people, and the dignitaries and dignitaries in order to show the difference in status, of course, also despise such behavior, so drinking tea slowly evolved into an art, a kind of Taoist pursuit, and tea is also the most primitive leaf picking raw food, after a series of tea picking, picking buds, wet buds, steamed buds, grinding, tablet to ointment, baking, gradually formed the Song Dynasty group tea.

There are also many levels of group tea, and the best one is, of course, the dragon and phoenix group tea that is specially paid tribute to the emperor, and now He Shi is using this to entertain Shao Yong, smelling the faint fragrance of tea, Chu Zhen sighed in his heart that it was a coincidence that he came today, not only saw the famous but never seen tea opera, but also tasted the legendary tribute tea.

Chu Zhi cautiously picked up the tea cup in front of him, took a closer look, the tea in the cup was blue and white, but it was a little pasty, and the fragrance was tangy, seeing that He Shi and Shao Yong had already tasted it, Chu Zhen took a sip lightly, tasted it carefully, and knew that the Song Dynasty liked to add ginger salt and other condiments when making tea, so before drinking tea, Chu Zhen also prepared in his heart, and decided that even if the tea was not to his taste, he had to swallow it, so as not to be rude.

The slightly hot tea entered his throat, and the strange taste came as scheduled, bitter and salty, and he frowned slightly, swallowed the tea, and after a while, Chu Zhi only felt that the tip of his tongue was filled with a faint fragrance.

"After a cup of tea, it is like drinking elixir and jade liquid, which makes people flutter like immortals." Gently putting down the tea cup in his hand, Shao Yong squinted slightly, and said with a chuckle: "After tasting the tea of Jichuan, I don't smell the fragrance of tea in March, how is this good?" ”

"Haha, then you can live in my house for three months." He She's face was ruddy, and he said with a smile, there is nothing more gratifying than having his tea art recognized.

"It's okay to live for three or five days, if you live for a long time, won't it annoy people, and when the time comes, let you sweep the floor and go out, then how can I save face." Shao Yong said with a serious face, and the corners of his mouth showed a slight hint of ridicule.

"If Yaofu has this meaning, then I can't ask for it." He Shi smiled lightly, but Chu Zhen could hear it, and there was no hypocrisy in his words.

In the next half an hour, Chu Zhi seems to have been forgotten, two old friends are chatting there, the conversation is astronomical and geographical, the subset of scripture and history, and the poetry is all-encompassing, and the leap is very big, the previous sentence is still the peach in the Book of Poetry, and the next sentence doesn't know where to talk about, anyway, Chu Zhen listened like a cloud, basically didn't understand.

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