Chapter 68: Before the Engagement
"Little nephew Liuyi, meet Uncle Zhang, Aunt Zhang!" At Zhang Porliang's house in Xiaoxinzhuang, Liu Yiyi respectfully saluted Zhang Porliang and his wife.
Zhang Porliang and Zhang Liu sat there steadily, and received a salute from Liu Yiyi, and after the salute was over, Zhang Porliang raised his right arm and said softly: "Liu Xian's nephew is polite, and sit down first." ”
"Thank you, Uncle Zhang, Aunt Zhang." Liu Yiyi bowed his hand to them, then retreated to Liu Laoshi's side, and sat down under Lao Liu.
"Brother Zhang," when Liu Yi sat down, Lao Liu, who was a father, said with a smile: "This ceremony is also good, and the face is also seen, the marriage of the two children, should we also pick a date to give it?" In fact, last time it wasn't a nonsense, I had to give Chu Chu's niece and nephew some kind of puzzle, so the two of us wouldn't have to wait so long. ”
Zhang Baoliang waved his hand and said, "Eh~, Brother Liu, how can you blame a virtuous nephew, if you want to blame it, you have to blame our old couple for spoiling Chu Chu's child, this husband is not picking the champion, and he has to come up with any exam questions." It's also a good thing that a good nephew can answer all the questions, otherwise we want to marry our daughter, and we don't know what year and month we have to wait, hehe..."
"Oh? So, did Brother Zhang agree to this marriage? Listening to the meaning of Zhang Yaoliang's words, Lao Liu asked happily.
"Little brother has never objected, has he? Father-in-law! Zhang Xiaoliang's title says it all.
When Lao Liu heard this, he stood up and laughed: "Okay, good, father-in-law, mother-in-law." Hehehe, one, come on, come on, give a salute to your future father-in-law, mother-in-law, and eldest brother. ”
Liu Yiyi got up and walked to Zhang Xiaoliang and his wife, knelt on the ground, and said: "Little son-in-law, meet the two adults of father-in-law and mother-in-law, thank you father-in-law and mother-in-law for your success!" ”
"Good, good, hehe, the virtuous son-in-law is polite. Hurry up, please! Zhang Poliang enthusiastically helped Liu Yiyi up and said: "Even if this marriage is decided, in the future, our two families will be a family, not outsiders, so don't be polite." ”
After speaking, Zhang Xiaoliang turned his head and glanced at Zhang Chuwen, and instructed: "Chuwen, you take your sister-in-law to sit in the inner room for a while, we will all be a family in the future, and you juniors should be closer and closer." ”
Knowing that these old men still had a lot of things to discuss, Zhang Chuwen got up and made an inviting gesture to Liu Yiyi, and said, "Brother Yiyi, please." ”
"There's Brother Lao Chuwen." Calling a person younger than himself like this, although it is awkward, but Liu Yiyi still called out, who made it the eldest brother. bowed to Zhang Chuwen and followed him into the inner compartment.
The inner compartment is not large, but it is also exquisite, with a table in the center and four stools next to the square table. On one of the stools sat a petite figure.
Zhang Chuchu, Liu Yiyi glanced at Zhang Chuwen unexpectedly, this is a bit rude, right? Although the folk customs of the Tang Dynasty were open, both men and women who had just decided to marry seemed to want to avoid some, right?
"Don't be surprised by a virtuous brother," Zhang Chuwen explained with a smile: "According to common etiquette, after the engagement, before the cave room, the husband and wife should not meet. However, the three old men are still discussing the engagement of our two families, and the marriage has not yet been officially decided. This is not considered a transgression. Let's take this opportunity for you two to talk for a while. After speaking, Zhang Chuwen patted Liu Yiyi's shoulder and said, "Chu Chu has something to say to you." I'll quit first. When the discussion is settled, I'll come in and call you. ”
"Brother Chu Wen is invited." Liu Yi arched his hand. Zhang Chuwen started and walked out again.
"Young Master Liu, Chu Chu is polite." After Zhang Chuwen walked out, Zhang Chuchu stood up from the stool and blessed. Liu Yiyi saw that her face was still covered with a veil.
Liu Yiyi bent over and saluted: "Miss Chu Chu is polite." I don't know what happened to Miss Chu Chu calling this? ”
"Liu Gong, please take a seat." Zhang Chuchu stretched out his little hand and asked Liu Yiyi to sit down, then picked up the teapot on the table and poured a cup of tea for Liu Yiyi, handed it to Liu Yiyi and said: "This is the Buri tea made by Chu Chute for Liu Gongzi, please taste it." ”
Step Day Tea? Liu Yiyi, who has studied Chinese tea culture a little, quickly thought of the origin of this tea. Buri, also known as Yinsheng, is the predecessor of Yunnan Pu'er tea, but it has a different name for the same thing.
"There's Miss Lao Chuchu." Liu Yichi stretched out his hand to take it. Put the tea bowl on the tip of the nose and smell it gently, the aroma enters the spleen, lingers for a long time, and then looks at the color of the tea soup, the color is dark, yellow, it is the old Pu'er tea, and the storage time is at least more than three years.
"Good tea! Step by day like wine, Yu Chen Yu Xiang. Miss Chu Chu, I'm afraid it's been three years since this tea, right? Liu Yiyi opened his mouth and praised.
After listening to Liu Yiyi's evaluation, Zhang Chuchu's eyes lit up, he didn't expect Liu Yiyi to have such a profound study of the tea ceremony, just by looking at it and smelling it, you can know the exact year of tea, which is not simple. She spoke: "Liu Gongzi's eyes, this tea has been preserved for three years and six months, during which it has been dried several times, and there is no mildew. Please give Liu Gongzi a taste. ”
"In this case, you're welcome." Liu Yiyi put the tea bowl to his mouth and took a small sip, only to feel that the aroma was rich and the taste was sweet, and it made people feel a sense of returning to their intestines after the stomach.
"Mellow and sweet, good! Deeply won the taste of Bu Ri tea. It's just a pity that it has been soaked for a long time, and if you drink it after brewing, the taste will be better. Yanagichichi put the tea bowl down and said what he had to say about the tea, or rather sigh.
After Zhang Chuchu heard Liu Yiyi's words, the whole person was stunned, this person's evaluation was exactly the same as what his father said back then.
"Miss Chu Chu, Miss Chu Chu!" Seeing her in a daze, Liu Yiyi thought that his words just now had stimulated others, and hurriedly said: "What I said just now was a bit abrupt, I hope Miss Chu Chu will forgive me." ”
"Liu Gongzi misunderstood." Zhang Chuchu came back to his senses and said: "Chu Chu just thought of his father, a few years ago, when his father drank Chu Chu Bubble, he also said the same thing as Liu Gongzi. ”
"Uncle Zhang? I didn't expect Uncle Zhang to be a person who knows tea, and I admire it. "That's what he said, but Liu Yiyi felt very strange in his heart, how could Zhang Yaoliang, an ordinary farmer, understand this kind of elegant tea ceremony? Also, this step of Japanese tea, I'm afraid it's not cheap, how can they afford it, an ordinary farmer in Zhang's family?
"Liu Gongzi thinks he has also seen some clues," Zhang Chuchu stood up, turned his back to Liu Yiyi, and said in a low voice: "Actually, this time Chu Chu cheekily invited Liu Gongzi in, because he wanted to explain something to Liu Gongzi before getting engaged." ”
"Actually, Chu Chu is not my father's biological daughter."