Volume 4 Returning to the Eighteenth Fiveeenth, Looking for Feng'er
With Zhou Xuan's tea art, it is already extremely lucky to be able to enter the top ten, so it is not unusual for him to lose to the tea taster who ranked fourth last year in the top ten battle, and he can't expect Zhou Qicha Gongzi to be the first in everything.
Fairy Jingyi has never participated in such a tea battle before, and only helping Zhou Xuan win the four idiots is a wonderful tea fight, this time in the "Tea Battle Hall", she is getting stronger and stronger, although the tea art is impeccable, and the "phantom tea technique" is even more outstanding.
Because Zhai Junmo did not show his "magic tea technique", some people secretly muttered that Mr. Zhai was old and decrepit and could not "magic tea technique"? If this beautiful female scholar takes away the top tea leader, then last year's top ten tea tasters will be too shameless.
The final battle was between Zhai Junmo and Fairy Jingyi, it was close to noon, the weather in late April was already relatively hot, and it was a simmering oven to make tea, Fairy Jingyi's face was slightly soaked with fragrant sweat, and her cheeks were reddened even deeper, and the peach blossoms were not enough to be more delicate than her, it was really difficult for her to pretend to be a man, and no one believed it!
Zhai Junmo saluted: "Please-"
Fairy Jingyi was very uneasy when she saw the teacher saluting her, so she approached and said softly, "Sir, I am Daoyun. β
The short and spiritual old man Zhai's eyes suddenly lit up: "You, really-"
Fairy Jingyi nodded and said, "I will ask Mr. for peace later, it is quite inconvenient now, please forgive me." β
Zhai Junmo was surprised and delighted, it turned out that this female scholar was really Lin Daoyun, the daughter of Lin Dai, haha, relieved! Gratified! said loudly: "The future is terrifying, the old man should let the young man come out, this battle doesn't need to be compared." The old man admits defeat. β
Zhai Junmo was defeated without a fight, hundreds of people in the hall were all surprised, and the big shopkeeper of Huzhou purple bamboo shoot tea was even more anxious, if Zhai Junmo succumbed to the second place in the tea war, the reputation of the purple bamboo shoot tea would also be damaged, and it was difficult to say whether he could keep the position of the top ten famous teas in the world, so he hurried over to persuade him.
Fairy Jingyi hurriedly said: "Mr. Zhai, female-I don't want Mr. to let it go, but I want to ask Mr. for advice on what I have learned in my life." β
Zhai Junmo has never performed the "Phantom Tea Technique", and he is also quite itchy. said: "Okay, you and my teacher-you and I will compete with the magic tea technique today." β
Fairy Jingyi said respectfully: "Please, please." β
Zhai Junmo is also not polite, boiling water to cook tea, the front of these are unremarkable, just add cold water to the pot from time to time, this is a taboo for boiling tea, and only Zhai Junmo dares to do this, when it comes to pouring tea into the cup, I see the water flow in the spout or intermittent. Sometimes it's like a string of beads, sometimes it's like a trickle, sometimes it's like a dragonfly dotting water. Sometimes if the rainbow bridge runs through the sun, it is not like pouring water, but like it is carving something, and after a while, the four tea bowls in front of you are filled one by one, and the tea is in line with the edge of the bowl, but it does not overflow half a little.
Zhai Junmo took two steps back and said, "Offering ugliness." β
Grand Steward Fu, Fairy Jingyi, Zhou Xuan and other tea tasters approached to look at the four tea cups together, and Fairy Jingyi exclaimed: "Divide tea into poetry!" β
I saw the tea powder floating on the water surface of the first tea bowl from the right, just like seven words - "raw patting Fangcong eagle buds". There are also seven words looming on the water surface of the second tea bowl - "Lao Lang Feng sent to the fairy family", the third bowl is - "There is more Xiangjiang Moon tonight", and the fourth bowl is - "Shine out of Feifei's bowl of flowers".
Fairy Jingyi muttered: "Liu Yuxi's quatrain of "Tasting Tea", Mr. Tea Art is amazing. β
The four lines of poetry on the surface of the four tea bowls lasted for a long time, and then dissipated into a hazy mist. There was a round of cheers in the hall.
Zhou Xuan couldn't keep his tongue at it, Zhai Junmo knows magic, what is this tea art, this is a trick, it's an illusion, wait a minute, ask Sister Wenyun what's going on?
Fairy Jingyi sighed: "Look. There is a gentleman who divides tea into poems in front. How dare I fight again! Learn from the man to take a deep look at Zhai Junmo.
The shopkeeper of Huzhou Purple Bamboo Shoot Tea was afraid that Zhai Junmo would be humble again, so he clapped his hands and said: "Mr. Zhai's tea art is really wonderful. The first tea taster is none other than Mr. Zhai. β
Everyone said: "All are looking forward to it, all are looking forward to it!" β
At this point, the top ten tea tasters were all decided, and Jingyi Fairy was second and Zhou Xuanxi was at the end.
The chief steward Fu said: "Ladies and gentlemen, the tea merchants of all countries are still waiting in the square outside the hall, please ask this year's top ten tea tasters to recommend famous tea, please do it." β
Zeng Daqian was so excited that he was sweating profusely, his ancestors had spirits, his name was good, he met a nobleman, and he made a lot of money! Following Zhou Xuan to the "Tea Hall", I saw that the square was crowded, more than 1,000 tea merchants, different countries, different costumes, all waiting for the new top ten tea masters to recommend famous tea, these tea merchants don't believe in anything else, just believe in the tea master.
Zhai Junmo naturally recommended Huzhou purple bamboo shoot tea, Zhai Junmo is familiar to everyone, purple bamboo shoot tea everyone knows, so the tea merchants present responded in general, when the second ranked tea taster named Lin Jingyi recommended Huangshan Rongcheng tea, the tea merchants were sensational, never heard of the name of the tea taster, unknown tea, fresh, the tea market is to have fresh tea to come out.
It was the turn of Zhou Xuan, who ranked tenth, and he recommended Huangshan Fuqiu tea.
At this time, Zeng Da's pious invitation to advocate female music arrived in a timely manner, and the big banner "Drink Huangshan Ercha and be a fairy in the world" swaggered all the way, blowing and beating, lively and lively.
The tea merchants present were extremely interested in Huangshan Rongcheng and Fuqiu two teas, and they asked about the price, and the tea merchants from all over the country competed for me, and there was more than one tea merchant in a state and county, and they competed fiercely for the distribution rights of the state and county, and Zeng Daqian was very busy.
In the end, Huangshan Rongcheng Tea successfully squeezed out Xie Yuan Tea and became one of the top ten famous teas, and the price soared to three taels per catty.
Although Fuqiu tea failed to enter the list of famous teas, the price of tea also doubled to one or two dollars a catty, which was three times, much higher than Rongcheng tea, and the output of Fuqiu tea was large, and the profit was more than Rongcheng tea.
Zeng Daqian dreamed, dizzy, smiling, pie fell from the sky to smash him stupid, the preliminary estimate of this year's Zeng's tea estate annual income will be three times more than last year, next year's increase in production will be more than the income is even more considerable.
The Shezhou Tea Merchants Alliance will invite the top ten tea tasters to the "Taibai Building", and the fairy Jingyi naturally refuses to go, and Zhou Xuan does not go. Invite Mr. Zhai Junmo to Zeng's Manor for a small banquet, Zhai Junmo happily went, and went out of the city with Laifu, cumin, Xiahou tassels, and fish waiting outside the "Ming Zhan Hall".
Not long after Zhou Xuan and his entourage left the "Ming Zhantang" square, two Liao tea merchants in the pigtailed land also pulled up a banner like Zeng Daqian preached Huangshan Ercha, which read: "Looking for a woman who is looking for the Great Liao Tong and the first month of the first year, her nickname is Feng'er, and the passing gentleman has informed her of her whereabouts, and the gold is a thousand taels of thanks." β
Tea merchants from all over the world made a sensation again, and they asked the two Liao people who this woman named "Feng'er" was? Why do you have to spend 10,000 taels of silver to find it?
One of the Liao said: "As long as a woman is about fifteen or six years old and has a character in her name." You can tell the two of you, whether it is the person we are looking for or not, thank you with ten taels of silver first, and if you visit the woman you are looking for, you will thank you with a thousand taels of gold. β
The world is so big, a woman who is fifteen or sixteen years old and has a "ι’¦" character in her name does not dare to say that there are 1,000 or 500, and someone rushed forward and said: "I know that there is a woman named Feng'er in Jixi City, and her age is either fifteen or sixteen. β
The Liao man was also sincere, and he immediately held a piece of ten taels of silver to the man in both hands. Only then did he ask: "Where is that woman's background, and her family background is good?" β
The man hesitated for a moment and said, "Don't hide it from the two of you." The woman named Feng'er was a courtesan in a green buildingβ"
The faces of the two Liao people changed, they glanced at each other, and asked, "What's the name of the Qinglou?" β
The man hesitated for a moment and said, "I can't remember what building it is, since the two of you are looking for people, then I won't work hard, how about taking you there?" β
The two Liao people were overjoyed, thanked him again and again, and invited the man to get into the carriage, and he each crossed a big green horse and went to Jixi County with the carriage.
Out of the north gate of Shezhou City. One of the Liao people whispered to the other Liao person: "I hope I can find it this time, in the past ten years, the master has sent hundreds of people to search in various countries, spending tens of thousands of taels of silver, and the woman named Feng'er has also found hundreds of them." But they are not the people the master is looking for! β
Another Liao man cautiously asked, "If you really fall into the Qinglou, then-"
The two Liao people stopped talking and hurried away.
At this time, Zhou Xuan was drinking with Zhai Junmo in Zeng's Manor, and Fairy Jingyi restored her female crown costume and met Zhai Junmo. Mouth: "Master Zhai." β
Zhai Junmo also heard about the widowhood of the daughter of Jiangzhou Lin Duhu before she passed the door. Sighing deeply, I don't know how to comfort myself. So he asked Zhou Xuan who was Jingyi Fairy?
Jingyi Fairy said: "It's the cousin of the female Tao, who likes to travel in the mountains and rivers, and the female Tao and the little sister Hanyun will travel with him for recreation." β
Zhou Xuan arched his hand and said: "Mr. Zhai, you learned the tea ceremony from Sister Daoyun in your later life, and your old man is the ancestor of your late life." β
Zhai Junmo waved his hand again and again: "Don't dare, don't dare." β
Fairy Jingyi asked: "Master Zhai, this younger brother of the female Dao is tireless in learning, I wonder if Master Zhai can teach the magic tea technique?" β
Zhai Junmo was silent, obviously reluctant.
Zhou Xuan said with a smile: "I'm stupid, I can't learn Mr. Zhai's magic tea technique, don't talk about that, come, drink." Xin said: "The old man is stingy, you are willing to teach me and I don't want to learn, how can Sister Daoyun teach me so interesting." β
The wine was dispersed, Zhai Junmo said goodbye, Jingyi Fairy invited Zhai Junmo to Jiangzhou, Zhai Junmo said: "The old man is over sixty years old, it should be the last time to participate in this tea party, and he will return to his hometown to retire in the future, and he will not travel far away. β
Fairy Jingyi sent a gift for Mr. Zhai to take and sent him out with Zhou Xuan.
In the evening, Judge Fan returned from a visit to friends, Zeng Daqian also came back with a red face, he has signed a sales contract with 90 tea merchants for 5,000 catties of yellow mountain tea, and the silver has been received, which Zeng Daqian is also refreshing, and said: "Please wait for two days, and deliver 3,000 taels of silver to Zhou Gongzi in the next place." β
Zhou Xuan said with a smile: "Don't worry, I'll let Zhou Laifu take the silver at this time next year, and take it once a year in the future, and one-third of the profit will belong to me
Zeng Daqian swore to heaven that he would never dare to deceive, and warmly invited Zhou Xuan and his party to visit Huangshan tomorrow.
Zhou Xuan said to Fairy Jingyi: "Huangshan is in the south of Shezhou, we are just by the way, and we will leave early tomorrow morning." After a visit, passing by famous mountains and not going to visit, it will be a lifelong regret to miss the good scenery. β
Early in the morning of April 20, Zhou Xuan and his entourage, accompanied by Zeng Daqian, went out of the south gate of Shezhou City, went to Huangshan, and drove 40 miles to the Zeng's tea garden at the northern foot of Huangshan in two hours, and saw Zeng Daqiandi's daughter - "Saiyang Concubine" Zeng Yuhuan, Zeng Yuhuan was really plump and white, lively and diligent, leading a group of tea picking girls to pick tea. Also singing, the pastoral scenery, the village Gu mountain spring, like a peach paradise.
Zeng Daqian did not mention giving his daughter to Zhou Xuan as a concubine, because he saw Zhou Xuandi's concubine Xiahou tassel, although the daughter is beautiful, but it is still incomparable with this Xiahou tassel, besides, Zeng Daqian does not want his daughter to marry someone as a concubine. It's better not to climb high, it's better to find an honest son-in-law.
Zeng's tea garden slaughtered pigs and sheep, and entertained more than 60 people including Zhou Xuan. After lunch, Zeng Daqian found sixteen footmen who were good at climbing mountains, and prepared to use ropes to carry Jingyi Fairy, Lin Hanyun, cumin, Mingfeng, Jianyue, Lin Ning, Xiahou tassel, and Yu'er up the mountain.
In less than three moments, General Qi and fifty Fenghua soldiers stayed in the tea garden, and the others all went up the mountain.
Zhou Xuan said: "This is a good opportunity to exercise the strength of your feet, try to walk by yourself, and then take the rope when you are really tired." β
Each of the eight women struggled to climb and walked fifteen miles to the foot of Lion Peak. During this period, no one proposed to take the rope, although they were all fragrant and sweaty, but the interest was very high, and even the two Xiahou tassel masters and servants who were worried about it were smiling, talking and laughing with others.
Zhou Xuan deeply felt the benefits of women not binding their feet. Xiao Zhou Hou Shengming said with a smile: "The benefits of dancing aerobics every day are now reflected, even the always delicate Sister Daoyun is so light and healthy, it's amazing." β
Jingyi Fairy Yu's face was delicate, and she held her knees and gasped slightly: "Brother Xuan, don't praise me." The female road can no longer walk. β
Zhou Xuan said: "Then go to the rope public opinion meeting." β
Fairy Jingyi took the lead. The other women, except Lin Ning, all sat on the rope.
Zhou Xuan saw that Xiahou tassels were not panting or sweating, how could he look a little tired. Then he said, "Tassel, you come down." β
Xiahou tassel got off the rope and asked, "What's the matter with the son?" β
Zhou Xuan said: "You walk with me." β
Xiahou tassel said aggrievedly: "The tassel can't move anymore, so I have to do a rope." β
Zhou Xuan said: "You are the same as the third sister-in-law, it is effortless to walk such a long way, you don't see half a drop of sweat, you are more powerful than me, I expect you to pull me when you can't climb." β
Xiahou Tassel was secretly vigilant, thinking: "Don't let him see that I have martial arts, I have to deliberately pretend to be hard." Said: "The tassel hometown is mountainous, and I have been used to climbing since I was a child, so my endurance is better than that of ordinary women, but I can't compare to my son, and when I can't climb it, I have to pity the tassel." β
Zhou Xuan smiled and thought, "You will also be coquettish to me, interesting." β
Zeng Daqian has always been riding the rope, the two porters are tired and panting like cattle, at this time off the rope, a relaxed body said: "Zhou Gongzi, we will rest in the Cuiwei Temple halfway up the Lion Peak tonight, tomorrow morning on the Lion Peak Cool Platform to watch the sea of clouds, watch the sunrise, there is a hot spring behind the Cuiwei Temple for bathing." β
Zhou Xuan said: "Okay, go to Cuiwei Temple." β
When going up to Lion Peak, except for Lin Ning and Xiahou tassels, the other six women all took a rope, which was in the shape of a net, comfortable and safe.
Xiahou Tassel walked beside Zhou Xuan, pretending to climb hard, holding back his strength, and finally held back the sweat, and said timidly: "Childe, can you pull the tassel?" β
Zhou Xuan looked at her flushed face, she was really beautiful, and smiled slightly: "You take the rope, I can't climb myself." β
Xiahou tassel but did not take the rope, his eyelashes flickered and said: "Then the tassel will accompany the son for another ride, anyway, Cuiwei Temple is almost there, and I heard the evening bell." β
At this time, it was already dusk, the sunset was obliquely shining, the green mountains were blurred, and the bells of Cuiwei Temple echoed among the mountains, making people feel more secluded and poetic, if it wasn't for the hard work of climbing the mountain, Zhou Xuan would have to fork his hands again.
Cuiwei Temple plaque is still 50 years ago by Li Yu's father Li given, originally called "Mai Temple", is the ascetic monk Mai monk from Tianzhu to live in tin here, according to Zeng Daqian said, this Mai monk has the great power of Buddhism, tin staff on the mountain rock on a pestle, standing a spring, is now the "tin rod spring", the spring water is warm, after bathing can strengthen the body.
Zeng Daqian is the big donor of Cuiwei Temple, Zhou Xuan also gave a hundred taels of silver, the abbot of the temple is naturally hospitable, personally led to the "tin stick spring" side on the Mai platform, only to see a clear spring, slightly feel the heat, gurgling and flowing, converge into a rugged small pool below, and the hot spring bathing is here.
I wonder if there is a beautiful woman out of the bath? The hot spring water is slippery and creamy, and the trail is well conceived