The day of the Great Song Dynasty mission to entertain the guests came as scheduled.

From the beginning of the sunset, the doors of the hotel were never closed, and a group of guests, or two or three people, or six or seven, or twenty or thirty people, entered the mission residence one after another.

There is no reason for the guests to go to the banquet empty-handed, and they all bring gifts, or beautiful jewelry, or exquisite red coral, or precious and rare medicinal herbs, or other rare and rare curiosities. The sergeant who received the gift was extremely nervous and envious when he saw such a valuable thing at first, but after he received dozens of copies, he became numb.

The banquet will not officially start after sunset, the first guests are arranged to rest in the side hall, Lord Huang accompanies them to chat about the oriental customs and people, and from time to time they will also talk about Huiyi, the purpose of the guests to make friends is also this, but Huiyi is not what Lord Huang is good at, he can always take everyone to bypass Huiyi, talk about what he is good at.

After more than a dozen important guests came, Lord Huang invited all the guests to the main hall.

The main hall is arranged in a simple and atmospheric manner, here was originally an oval-shaped hall, which was full of tables and chairs, now it has been cleaned up, a row of long tables is placed in the middle, sitting oppositely, it is estimated that forty or fifty people can sit, on both sides of the long table are five feet away from the wall, more than 30 low tables are placed, there are a set of white porcelain tea sets on the table, each low table is equipped with two low stools, and the ground is all covered with local blankets.

As soon as everyone enters the hall, they feel the strong oriental atmosphere in the hall, but when they look at the ground, they are familiar with the warm blankets, and then look up, and their lights and paintings are on the top.

Lord Huang led everyone to the low tables on both sides and sat down separately, and then said in a loud voice to the guests on both sides: "Drink a cup of tea, take a break, and the dinner will start in half an hour." ”

As soon as the words fell, four eminent monks each walked into the hall with a small novice, divided to the left and right, and two sat down opposite the guests.

Lord Huang said at this time: "Everyone, in the next time, the four Great Song monks will share the tea ceremony with you. Before enjoying the tea ceremony, let's talk about the tea leaves, tea is the leaves of an oriental tree species, picked when the tree germinates young leaves in spring and summer every year, and is made into tea after multiple processes, this kind of tea does not need to be boiled, and boiling water can become a mouthful of fragrant tea with endless aftertaste. Tea is extremely popular in the East, with a history of thousands of years, from the princes to the common people, it must be drunk every day. The so-called food can not be without salt, hospitality can not be without tea, tea ceremony is the Oriental way of dealing with people and hospitality. Everybody enjoy it slowly. With that, Lord Huang left, leaving the guests to the four monks.

The interpreters who were originally in the hall also left with Lord Huang, and they had to go back to the side hall to receive the guests who came after, and the entire hall was only left with the eminent monks, the little novices and the Seljuk dignitaries, and the two sides were completely unable to communicate through language for a while.

But what does it matter, the tea ceremony is originally the way of language, and for the monks, even if they don't say a word, they can make the guests feel the sacredness and grandeur of the tea ceremony.

The little novice took a pot of boiling water and gently placed it on the low table.

The monk personally uncovered the lid of the teapot and put it aside, then gently lifted the boiling kettle with his right hand, pressed the lid with his left hand, and quickly poured boiling water into the teapot, and waited for the boiling water to enter the kettle two inches deep, and the tea leaves completely floated in the water, so he gently put the kettle down, then covered the kettle, picked up the teapot and poured out the boiling water in the kettle, and the hot water in the teapot was basically poured, the first step of the tea ceremony, and the "tea washing" was over.

The guests at the table looked at all this, although they didn't know what they meant, and their faces were full of questions, but they looked at the calm and skillful monks, but no one asked each other, and they all watched quietly, for fear of missing any details.

Then the monk took off the lid of the teapot and put it on the table, there was a burst of heat in the pot, he reached out to lift the boiling kettle, slowly poured the boiling water into the teapot, the spout of the teapot was three o'clock, the boiling water was filled with the teapot, and after the water was flush with the spout, he picked up the lid of the teapot and brushed off the tea powder that floated at the spout, and then the lid of the teapot was closed. This is "brewing tea", and it is much more detailed than washing tea.

After the lid of the pot was covered, the boiling water in Gao Sen's hand was poured into the body of the pot lid, and suddenly a white mist rose, until the body of the pot was poured all over, and the "sealing of the pot" was completed.

After the monk put down the boiling kettle, he seemed to be in a state of flux, without saying a word, abandoning everything around him, and just waiting for the tea in the pot.

The little novice who served next to him immediately started to use the tea clip to group the smelling cup and the tea cup, place it neatly, and put it on the saucer, waiting for the tea to be ready, so that the guests can taste it.

When it is less, the tea is good.

The monk holds the pot in his right hand, presses the lid lightly with his left hand, and slowly pours the green tea in the pot into a larger cup.

Then the monk personally poured the public cup of tea into the fragrant cup, and the tea stopped when it was full of seven points, and poured four cups while it was hot.

At this point, the tea has been made, and you can smell the fragrance and taste the tea.

The novice brought the saucer to the guests and put down the smelling and tasting cups filled with tea one by one.

Everyone looked at the two porcelain cups in front of them, and they didn't know what to do next. Fortunately, there was a demonstration by a senior monk in front of him.

I saw that the monk picked up the fragrant cup filled with tea and put it under his nose, inhaled it gently, and the fragrant breath in the cup went straight to the heart and lungs, which was intoxicating.

Seeing the Great Song Dynasty monk raise his hand to signal, the guests slowly picked up the cup full of tea in front of them, brought it to their noses, inhaled sharply, and immediately felt a strange aroma, from the throat into the lungs, the whole person's spirit was suddenly lifted.

After smelling for a while, the monk poured the tea in the fragrant cup into a smaller tea cup, gently picked it up with three fingers, took a sip, slowly entered the throat from the mouth, swallowed gently, and slowly aftertasted.

The guests have the same example, but also the hand of the fragrant cup of tea poured a small cup, then pick up, a sip of drinking, the tea into the throat, the beginning of bitter, a little later feel the aroma of the lungs, and then a fine taste, suddenly feel the fragrance is long, the aftertaste is endless.

Everyone looked at the seemingly ordinary cup of water on the table, and felt that there must be something in this water, otherwise why would the fragrance linger between the throats and teeth for a long time, this kind of magic is unbelievable.

The guests who tasted the fragrance of tea hurriedly poured another cup, picked it up and was about to drink it, but saw the Great Song Dynasty monk holding the teacup and still tasting the aftertaste, then they knew that they were too eager to drink, and the good things should be tasted carefully.

The fragrance of tea in the hall is permeated, and the side hall is also full of laughter, and everyone is intoxicated.

Lord Huang is loudly describing the prosperity and beauty of Lin'an, the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, and the night market that lasts day and night all year round. The guests were fascinated, is there such a beautiful place in the world? I can't wait to put on a pair of wings, fly over thousands of miles across the ocean, and immediately rush to Lin'an to experience it.

As soon as the sun sets in the sky, the guests who should arrive are basically there, either tasting tea in the hall or indulging in the side hall.

When the night begins to fall, the dinner party officially begins.

A group of guests were invited into the hall, sat down on both sides of the long table in the hall, and the long table was filled in a moment, the first seat was naturally the host's own seat according to the rules, and Lord Huang beckoned everyone to sit down, and then sat down in the first seat.

Then there was an order, and the dishes that the chef had prepared for three days were served to the long table and served to the guests.

"Ladies and gentlemen, I came from afar, and I couldn't bring oriental ingredients, so I can only borrow flowers to offer Buddha, and use your country's ingredients to make this dinner, I hope you like it. If it is not out of taste, please bear with me, and when you arrive in the Great Song Dynasty one day, Huang will definitely invite you to taste countless delicacies in the Great Song Dynasty to ensure that you return satisfied. Everyone, please! After the dishes were ready, Lord Huang got up and invited the guests to start eating.

After hearing the interpreter's explanation, everyone was not polite at all, and immediately started to put their hands on the plate in front of them, and directly grabbed the meat and vegetables that were fried or stewed, as well as the elaborate pasta and snacks, and the roast beef and mutton sprinkled with spices, and ate them in large gulps.

Lord Huang had already seen this scene, but he stunned the other people serving in the hall.

There was not much food at the dinner party, and there was basically no soup under the arrangement of Lord Huang, first, the Seljuks have always used their hands to eat rice, and there is no habit of drinking soup, and second, there is no suitable soup cooking utensils, so almost all the food is dry, except for a few plates of vegetables.

The guests came to the dinner, eating only a small part, but they were not allowed to drink, so it was over in less than two quarters of an hour.

"Everyone, the next thing is the highlight of the dinner, please enjoy tea and listen to the music." Mr. Huang then invited the guests to sit down at the low tables on either side of the hall.

After the guests sat down, the monks entered the hall and began to display the Great Song Tea Ceremony, and once again invited the guests to taste tea.

While everyone was waiting, Xuanwei Jun in civilian clothes entered the hall and quickly withdrew the long table after the meal from the hall and cleared the hall.

After the procedures of washing tea, brewing, sealing the pot, dividing the cups, and dividing the pots are completed, the little novice has just served the tea to the guests, and the singer enters the hall with the guqin in her arms and sits down in the middle.

Immediately, in the silence of everyone, the strings began to be plucked, and the beautiful sound of the oriental piano suddenly fluttered in the hall.

At the same time, the singer sang in a gentle voice: "The southeast shape is victorious, the three Wu capitals, Qiantang has been prosperous since ancient times, the smoke willows paint the bridge, the wind curtain is green, and there are 100,000 families." The clouds and trees surround the embankment sand, the angry waves roll frost and snow, and the moat is endless. The city is a jewel, the household is profitable, and the competition is luxurious. Heavy lakes are stacked on top of each other. There are three autumn laurels and ten miles of lotus. Qiang tube clear, Lingge flooded the night, frolicking and fishing lotus baby. Thousands of horsemen have high teeth. Listen to the flute and drums while drunk, and enjoy the smoke and haze......"

The heavenly singing made the guests obsessed with listening to it, like falling clouds, and the teacup held by it stopped at the mouth, as if it was frozen, and they forgot to drink it.

After a song, everyone is still addicted to it and can't extricate themselves, and when they see the monk in front of them raise a glass to taste tea, they wake up, drink all the tea in the cup, and begin to savor it, close their eyes and reminisce, I don't know whether the aftertaste is the fragrance of tea, or the sound of nature.