Came to the tea stall, the middle-aged fat man got off his shoulders, looked around at the people in the tea stall, saw that there were men and women, officials and soldiers, and did not dare to make a time, and waited for the tea doctor to arrive before he came to Zhou Xuan and said: "In the lower Huangshan Zeng Daqian, dare to ask the son's surname?" ”

Zhou Xuan didn't hear clearly all of a sudden, what, make a lot of money, this name is good, get up and salute: "Xiaosheng Jinling Zhou Xuanzhi, good tea in his life, passing by here, I saw that although this Huangshan tea is not famous, but the tea quality is very high, is the shopkeeper who runs this Huangshan tea?" ”

Zeng Daqian replied: "Exactly, I heard that Gongzi Zhou has a way to double the value of this yellow mountain tea, so please give him advice." ”

Zhou Xuan said: "How can this be taught without hesitation, naturally there is a price." ”

Lin Hanyun smiled "Gege" on the side, and Fairy Jingyi couldn't help but laugh.

Zeng Daqian can also be regarded as a person who has seen some scenes, seeing these beautiful women, as well as the officials and border generals, all the stars are looking at this Zhou Gongzi like the moon, knowing that this person has a great background, and laughed with a smile: "Of course there is a price, of course there is a price, although Zhou Gongzi said it clearly." ”

Zhou Xuandao: "Your top-grade Huangshan tea is now sold for one tael of silver and one catty, and the lower-grade Huangshan tea is three coins and one catty, if I let this high-grade one sell for three taels of silver and one catty, and one or two silver catties of the lower grade, how should the shopkeeper thank me?" ”

Zeng Daqian thought to himself: "This young man is either rich or noble, he shouldn't want to compete with me for profit, look at the beautiful women around him, he is naturally a womanizer, there is——" said: "If the son can sell Huangshan tea at this price, he is willing to sacrifice the little girl to the son as a concubine, and marry richly." ”

Zhou Xuan was stunned, the Lin sisters were also stunned, and even Xiahou Tassel was stunned, thinking: "No wonder he is lukewarm to me, he looks like he once had a sea, and he dares to send beautiful women to the door everywhere!" ”

Zeng Daqian added: "The little girl is beautiful and gentle, and the villagers give her a nickname - Concubine Saiyang, Concubine Yang is the most favored concubine Yang Yuhuan of Emperor Tang Ming, coincidentally, the little girl is also called Yuhuan, Zeng Yuhuan." ”

Zhou Xuan looked at Zeng Daqian's white and chubby, fat-headed and big-eared appearance, and thought: "Concubine Yang definitely doesn't mean that she is more beautiful than Yang Guifei, she must be fatter than Yang Guifei, even if she is really as plump and beautiful as Yang Guifei, I can't ask for it, Sister Daoyun is watching from the side." He waved his hand and said: "I don't know what the shopkeeper has, I don't know it, I don't have to be lustful, I have to make money, I will let your two kinds of Huangshan tea sell to the price of three taels and one tael respectively, and the proceeds are half of the proceeds, you and I will think about it, although I am a lion with a big mouth, but you have a lot of benefits, and it is very likely that the final price is more than this number." ”

Zeng Daqian was startled when he suddenly heard that he was going to split half of the silver, and there was a sense of anger in his heart, but when he calmed down and thought about it, even if it was the price of three taels and one tael, it would be one or two five dollars and five dollars after half of the money, which was still much higher than his current one, two, two and three dollars, especially the lower grades, because of the large output, they could be sold from three to one tael, and there were five dollars after half of the money, which was a lot of silver.

Zeng Daqian immediately made a decision, and arched his hand: "The gentleman said, the horse is difficult to chase, according to what Zhou Gongzi said, Lao Yan, take a pen and paper, and set up a letter as evidence." ”

Dr. Tea hurriedly went to borrow pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and Judge Fan took the pen and wrote down a red note, Zeng Daqian drew a charge, and asked Zhou Xuan to draw a charge.

Judge Fan said in a low voice: "Childe, it's not appropriate for you to draw a charge." ”

Zhou Xuan thought for a while and asked Laifu to come over: "Laifu, you come to draw a charge, and then the matter of Shezhou's collection of money will be handed over to you." ”

Zeng Daqian shook his head continuously: "Zhou Gongzi, this is not good, this is a transaction between you and me, how can you let your subordinates draw bets, this is not in accordance with the rules!" ”

Judge Fan said: "No matter who is involved in the drawing, it must be done according to the conditions on the document, if the price of tea does not reach this amount, there will be no penny, and if it reaches the level that Zhou Gongzi likes to give the silver to whomever he wants, what kind of person is Zhou Gongzi, how can he draw a charge with you!" ”

Zeng Daqian accompanied him and asked carefully: "Who is Gongzi Zhou?" ”

Judge Fan glared at him, he had been an official for many years, and he was not angry: "Is this what you should ask?" ”

Zeng Da was pious and religious, looking at Laifu and writing the words "Zhou Laifu" on the note.

Laifu and his younger brother Wangcai were orphans and forgot their ancestral surname, so they followed Zhou Xuan's surname Zhou.

The note is in duplicate, and Zhou Xuan and Zeng Daqian each hold one copy.

Zeng Daqian said: "Zhou Gongzi, please go to the cold house to sit down, be a host below, and invite Zhou Gongzi to drink." ”

Zhou Xuan was also not polite, and asked General Qi to lead fifty soldiers to the pavilion, and the others all went to Zeng's manor.

Zeng's manor is on the bank of the Lian River in the south of Shezhou City, covering an area of dozens of acres, it is a tea house that makes tea, and there are dozens of employees, but Zeng Daqian's family lives at the foot of Huangshan Mountain, so "Concubine Saiyang" can not see.

After lunch, Zhou Xuan and Jingyi Fairy and others watched the tea work system with great interest, the tea leaves picked back should first remove the old leaves and stems, and then go through the four processes of stall drying, finishing, rolling and baking, each process has strict regulations, in addition to the spread of the drying is simpler, the fresh leaves are required to be put into the pot, sprinkled, turned quickly, and the gesture is light, so that the tea color is uniform and thorough; Kneading to take the method of frying and kneading, and add the whole strip, the buds and leaves can not be crushed, the white can not be damaged, and the cords are curled and tight; Baking is mainly to control the heat, require the appropriate temperature, and stir-fry frequently, so as not to burn and destroy the fragrance.

Zeng Daqian listened to Zhou Xuan and Jingyi Fairy chatting about the tea ceremony, knowing that this Zhou Gongzi was really a master of the tea ceremony, he felt a lot more at ease, and said: "Zhou Gongzi, the Shezhou Tea Party will start fighting tea tomorrow, does Gongzi want to participate?" ”

Zhou Xuandao: "Of course you have to participate, how can you make Huangshan tea famous if you don't participate, by the way, Zeng Shopkeeper, your tea name has to be changed, a kind of tea wants to be famous, first of all, you have to have a loud name, you are divided into upper and lower grades, and the lower grades will naturally not be able to sell at a price." ”

Zeng Da said respectfully: "Please ask the son to name this tea." ”

Zhou Xuan said to Fairy Jingyi: "Sister Daoyun thinks of two tea names." ”

Fairy Jingyi said: "The female Dao can't think of it. ”

Zhou Xuan asked: "Is there a legend of Taoist immortals in Huangshan?" ”

Jingyi Fairy said: "Yes, according to legend, Xuanyuan Yellow Emperor led his ministers Rong Chengzi and Fuqiu Gong to come here for alchemy, and finally ascended to heaven, Huangshan was originally called Yishan, Tianbao six years Tang Xuanzong according to this legend, pardon and change Yishan to Huangshan. ”

Zhou Xuan struck with both palms and said happily: "Yes, the top-grade Huangshan tea was renamed Huangshan Rongcheng tea, and the lower-grade Huangshan tea was renamed Huangshan Fuqiu tea. ”

Everyone praised it, Zeng Daqian hurriedly ordered someone to make a signboard, and prepared to appear tomorrow when he was fighting tea.

Zhou Xuan and Jingyi Fairy, Lin Hanyun, three idiot couples into the city to buy the world-famous Sheyan, Xi Mo and Chengxintang paper, Xi Mo is the Hui ink of later generations, because of the late Tang Dynasty ink worker Xi Chao and named, the top grade Xi Mo is made of tung oil smoke, musk, borneol, gold leaf, pearl powder and other more than ten kinds of precious materials, has the reputation of "light, grinding to clear, smelling to Xin, hard as jade, grinding silent, a little like lacquer, ten thousand years of truth"; Chengxintang paper is like a film like jade, thin and smooth, Emperor Li Yu loves this paper, Chengxintang paper is the name taken by Li Yu, this is a must-have for calligraphers and painters, Zhou Xuan, a painter who specializes in the portrait of the queen and princess, how can he not prepare? spent three hundred taels of silver to load half a carriage of pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and it seems that there is no need to buy it again in this life.

In mid-April, when the loquat was ripe, the three pools of loquat in Shezhou were very famous, and Zhou Xuan asked Laifu to buy dozens of catties and bring them back to Zeng's Tea House and distribute them to everyone to eat.

After dinner, Zhou Xuan and Fairy Jingyi asked Zeng Daqian about the current tea market.

Zeng Daqian knows this nature well, such as a number of treasures: "The world's top ten famous teas: Jiannan Shihua Tea, Xiazhou Fangrui Tea, Lushan Yunwu Tea, Jianzhou Beiyuan Tea, Changzhou Yangxian Tea, Yuezhou Lanting Huawu Tea, Huzhou Dongting Tea, Yuanzhou Jinguanyin Tea, Huzhou Purple Bamboo Shoot Tea, Shezhou Xie Yuan Tea, these ten kinds of tea are sold at more than three taels of silver, especially Huzhou Dongting Tea and Purple Bamboo Shoot Tea and Jiannan Stone Flower Tea, which are the most expensive, and the price of the top grade is more than five taels of silver, and the general one is also two taels of silver. It's more expensive than my high-grade Huangshan, no, it's more expensive than Huangshan Rongcheng tea. ”

Zhou Xuan asked: "What are the rules for tea party fighting?" ”

Zeng Daqian said: "The good godfather learned that there are many people who are good at tasting tea in the world at this tea party, and most of them are employed by major tea merchants, such as Huzhou purple bamboo shoot tea, Mr. Zhai Junmo, who is known as the first tea tasting in the world, and the purple bamboo shoot tea can win the championship in the Shezhou tea party for two consecutive years, and Mr. Zhai Junmo has a great contribution——"

"Mr. Zhai!" Fairy Jingyi sighed softly.

Zhou Xuan asked, "Sister Daoyun recognizes that Mr. Zhai?" ”

Fairy Jingyi said: "When the female Taoist was young, she learned the tea ceremony from Mr. Zhai - Brother Xuan, with Mr. Zhai here, I am afraid it will be difficult for us to win." ”

Zhou Xuan said: "What are you afraid of, my sister is already better than blue." ”

Zeng Da said piously: "It turns out that the fairy Gu is Mr. Zhai's high feet, and I don't expect to win Mr. Zhai, if I can enter the top ten tastings, I will be qualified to recommend new tea, and then look at the color of the tea and the tea soup, and the tea merchants from all over the country will offer prices on the spot." ”

Zhou Xuandao: "Then Sister Daoyun and I will participate in the tea fighting competition that will start tomorrow as hired tea tasters of Huangshan Rongcheng and Fuqiu, and we must enter the top ten." ”

Fairy Jingyi said: "Brother Xuan is going to fight, how can the female Dao show up?" ”

Zhou Xuan said: "I am my sister's senior apprentice, and I haven't left the school yet, so I have to be led by my master's sister." ”

Fairy Jingyi sneered and said, "You are already better than blue." ”

Zeng Daqian didn't know what the relationship between this Zhou Gongzi and this slender female Taoist priest was, and he didn't dare to interject, so he sat for a while and then said goodbye, asking Zhou Gongzi to rest early and go into the city early tomorrow morning to fight tea.

After Zeng Daqian left, Zhou Xuan said: "Sister Daoyun, how about you dress as a man tomorrow?" ”

There were no outsiders, so Fairy Jingyi took off her veil, her delicate face was slightly red, and she shook her head and said, "It's not big, right?" ”

"What's so bad!" Zhou Xuandao: "My sister pretends to be a handsome scholar, and I will be my sister's scholar." ”

Lin Hanyun came over and heard it, and said with a smile: "How can there be a scholar like you, five big and three coarse, let my sister pretend to be a scholar, and my sister will pretend to be a scholar, last time Brother Zhou Xuan had a tea fight with Mr. Fourth, didn't you also pretend to be Brother Zhou Xuan's maid, and finally won Mr. Fourth?" Without his sister, it will be difficult for Brother Zhou Xuan to win tomorrow. ”

Zhou Xuandao: "Yes, Sister Daoyun must help me, Huangshan Rongcheng Tea has the strength to enter the top ten famous teas, the price has gone up, we can get thousands of taels of silver every year, this money I am going to use for the benefit of the villagers in Xinzhou." ”

Fairy Jingyi bowed her head and said a low "um", which was considered to be agreed.

Zhou Xuan pretended to sleep last night to deceive Xiahou Tassel, and didn't sleep well in the middle of the night, so he went to bed early tonight.

The Xiahou tassel over there was lonely and sleepless, and he was annoyed, he really shouldn't have rejected Zhou Xuan last night, he should have pushed it halfway, and when Zhou Xuan took off his pants, wouldn't he be able to see the secret decree, he missed it last night, and he didn't know when he would have such an opportunity?

After all, Xiahou Tassel is still a young girl, not yet seventeen years old, it is okay for her to push half and half, and ask her to take the initiative to seduce Zhou Xuan, she has not learned those fox tricks, she can't wipe off her face, virgins and women are very different.

Early in the morning of April 19, Zhou Xuan wore a scholar's crown dress and a hand-cranked folding fan, on which was the "Nine Difficulties of the Tea Ceremony" written by Jingyi Fairy.

Fairy Jingyi pretended to be a scholar, this scholar was too handsome, tall, and standing with Zhou Xuan, it seemed that Zhou Xuan was not so polite, two words - rude.

At the end of the day, Zhou Xuan and his entourage of ten people rode a horse to leave Zeng's Tea House into the city, Zeng Daqian invited the female music to hype up the Huangshan fairy tea according to Zhou Xuan's instructions, a large advertising slogan, Yan Ti Dakai - "drink Huangshan two tea, be a fairy in the world", blow and blow, all the way.

On the way into the city, Zhou Xuan asked Fairy Jingyi to learn to ride a horse, and he personally taught her the reins and helped her waist from time to time.

Fairy Jingyi rode on the saddle of the "Black Rose" with her legs divided, her legs had never been so open, her face was so red and flushed with shame, and people came and went on the road, all looking at this pair of strange masters and servants, thinking to herself How could this master love a scholar so much, leading the horse and walking to let the scholar ride? Oh, this bookkeeper is handsome, Long Yang, broken sleeves, no wonder, no wonder!

Fairy Jingyi is very unaccustomed to not wearing a veil in public, she is so nervous that her brain is dizzy, and she has the feeling of dreaming that night, it seems that Zhou Xuan is leading the horse to take her to a far away place, and the road will never come to an end-

Fairy Jingyi hopes to go on like that forever, as long as she is accompanied by Brother Xuan.