Chapter 43: Ordering Tea

"Okay." Xia Xiang happily agreed, he didn't think about the little lady, but since Cao Shujun was willing to gamble, he was also willing to play with him, "Come, you improve the jade chain like this, after changing it, the name will be ...... Joor. ”

"Ruoer? What kind of quirky name is this? Cao Shujun was puzzled, but he didn't ask much, raised his glass, "Come, cheers, I wish the two of us a feasible plan and a great success." ”

"What's your plan?" After a hard debate between Zhang Hou and Shen Bao, although no one could convince anyone, he still admitted that Shen Bao had admitted defeat and no longer regarded himself as the future champion, so he had the heart to say a few words to Xia Xiang, he raised his glass, "Come, everyone, I wish my champion high school, Brother Shen is a first-class jinshi, and Brother Xia is a second-class jinshi, and I wish Brother Xia and Brother Cao a successful business plan as soon as possible." ”

Although Zhang Hou didn't know what Xia Xiang and Cao Shujun were talking about, he vaguely guessed that it was related to business, so he wishfully thought that Xia Xiang believed that the champion was hopeless, and even the Jinshi might not win, so he deliberately abandoned his career and turned to business.

Shen Bao was stunned for a moment, he had a verbal battle with Zhang Hou just now, Zhang Hou's stubbornness and conceit made him a little unhappy, and he didn't want Zhang Hou to think that Xia Xiangzhi was in business again, so he couldn't help but shake his head and laugh, he also raised his glass: "I wish my champion high school, I wish Brother Xia a first-class jinshi, Brother Zhang a second-class jinshi, and I wish Brother Cao's business plan a success." ”

As soon as Zhang Hou heard this, his face suddenly changed greatly, and he almost had a seizure on the spot, endured it, and forcibly pressed it down.

Xia Xiang just talked to Cao Shujun, in fact, he was also secretly observing Zhang Hou and Shen Bao, and had already found that the two of them almost turned their faces in order to argue about who could be the top student in high school, and they didn't feel funny, arguing about something that didn't happen and was very likely not to happen, the two of them were really boring, he laughed and raised his wine glass high: "I'm clever, the three of me take the test, I say a result, it must be correct." ”

Xia Xiang stretched out a finger.

Zhang Hou reacted quickly and asked, "Only one?" ”

Shen Bao also asked: "I hit two, and I didn't hit one?" ”

Xia Xiang shook his head and smiled: "It's all together." ”

Shi Er stuck out his tongue, grinned, and stretched out a finger in the same way: "Why didn't they miss together?" ”

Cao Shujun wondered in his heart, he didn't know why Xia Xiang said this, but he knew that what a finger said was reasonable, and if it was all in the middle, it would be all in the middle together. If you don't hit it all, you don't hit it together. If you win one, you will only win one. If you hit the two, it's a miss. Whatever the outcome, it's self-justifying.

"It's still Xia Langjun who is a level higher."

When several people were raising their glasses and touching each other, suddenly a sound like a clear spring and clear water sounded in the stairwell, accompanied by the sound of a squeaky wooden ladder, and three people appeared in front of everyone.

At this time, the guests dining on the third floor were Xia Xiang's table, and there were no guests at the other tables.

The three of them are all women, the first one, with a light green shirt, picturesque eyebrows and eyes, and a hint of arrogance in the coldness. There were two people behind her, one on the left, dressed in black, cold as the moon, cold as frost, with a look of indifference, and a trace of indifference. There is a person on the right, the eyebrows are like crescent moons, the eyes are like autumn water, the chin is slightly pointed, and the delicate atmosphere is like the elegance and elegance of the mountains and rivers in the south of the Yangtze River, which is both enchanting and hazy.

Among the three, Xia Xiang recognized the woman in black as Mantuo.

"Where is Xia Langjun a level higher?" Zhang Hou was slightly unhappy in his heart, just arguing that he failed to make Shen Bao surrender to him, and now someone praised Xia Xiang, he was quite unconvinced, "Isn't it child's play to think that he is a level higher with just one finger?" Little lady, who are you? ”

The little lady avoided answering Zhang Hou's question, but responded lightly: "When I say one level higher, I mean one level higher." You don't even know where Xia Langjun is higher, it's really pitiful and pathetic. ”

Shen Bao's eyes lit up, although he had never met the little lady in front of him, he heard her voice, and was immediately surprised and delighted, took a step forward, and bowed: "It turned out to be the little lady, Shen Bao is polite." ”

Lian Ruohan? Xia Xiang and Cao Shujun glanced at each other, and the two of them were immediately overjoyed, it didn't take any effort to get it, and they didn't want Lian Ruohan to take the initiative to appear, which was really unexpected.

But...... Xia Xiang couldn't help but glance at Mantuo after being surprised, how could Mantuo be with Lian Ruohan?

Mantuo did not respond to Xia Xiang's questioning gaze, as if Xia Xiang did not exist, she stood beside Lian Ruohan, looking at her nose, nose, mouth, mouth and heart, although the person was there, her heart did not know where the fugue went.

Even the little lady? Lian Ruohan, the helmsman who is always at the helm and the legendary genius business woman? Zhang Hou was also surprised, he had always despised businessmen with his inherent opinions, but Haojing Changzai was too famous and too strong, Lian Ruohan, who was the head of Haojing, was a weak woman, and there were too many halos and mysteries superimposed on her body invisibly, and she couldn't help but be in awe. He also put away his contempt, and hugged his fists to salute: "Even the little lady is invited, Zhang Hou is polite." ”

Xia Xiang also gave a gift and said: "Xia Xiang is polite. ”

Compared with Xia Xiang's white-clothed minister, even Ruohan shocked Xia Xiang and several people to salute solemnly as a woman, which is also extraordinary!

Cao Shujun straightened his eyes, quietly pulled Xia Xiang's sleeve, and said in a low voice: "Xia Langjun, even the little lady, even the little lady, finally saw the little lady in person!" She really lives up to her reputation, her temperament is like an orchid, and her appearance is as beautiful as a fairy, I think I fell in love with her at first sight. ”

Xia Xiang replied to Cao Shujun's restrained and not too anxious look, took a step forward, bowed to Mantuo, and said, "Mantuo lady, don't come?" ”

Mantuo's eyes lowered and he replied indifferently, "It's okay." Xia Langjun, please put away the letter. As he spoke, a letter was handed to Xia Xiang.

Xia Xiang put the letter away, and didn't look at it carefully, the last time the man sent the letter, and then snatched it away, he thought it was not important, so he didn't think much about it. Cao Shujun flashed out from behind him, first bowed to Lian Ruohan, and then warmly invited Lian Ruohan to take a seat.

"Even the little lady, can you enjoy the same meal as me?" Cao Shujun was overjoyed, and he was just ready to try.

"It's better to drink tea." Lian Ruohan nodded and smiled, and ordered to go down, "Ling'er, serve tea." ”

"Yes." The woman on Lian Ruohan's right answered, turned around and went downstairs. After a while, several juniors came up, bringing a stove and an iron kettle, as well as fine Ru kiln, Jianzhan and other famous tea sets. Several people worked together, some people cleaned up the leftovers on the table, some set up a stove, lit a charcoal fire, some washed the tea set, some rearranged the seats, and in a moment, everything was ready to stop.

Lian Ruohan sat in the first place, Xia Xiang sat on her left head, Zhang Hou sat on the right head, Cao Shujun wanted to sit closer, but was pulled to the bottom by Shi'er, so he had no choice but to sit between Shi'er and Mantuo. He also wanted to say something to Manta, but Manta ignored him, he was bored with himself, and was teased by Shi'er for a few words, so he shut up.

Lian Ruohan came to Taipingju with Mantuo today, but he was passing by, and overheard Xia Xiang and a few people eating upstairs, and on a whim, he came up to meet Xia Xiang. Just heard Xia Xiang and the three of them talking about the mystery of one finger, and when she heard it, she became even more firm in her opinion of Xia Xiang and the three of them!

Among the three, Xia Xiang must be the most outstanding!

In the past few days, Lian Ruohan has been very busy, first meeting with Xiao Jia several times, and finally finalizing the packaging bamboo tubes of all the tea brands of Haojingchang, as well as the shape, size and pattern of the fruit bowl lacquerware used by Haojingchang in all the inns. The more she gets in touch, the more she likes Xiao Jia's business wisdom, it can be said that Xiao Jia is simply a natural businessman, not only has a good eye, but also thinks about everything, and can draw inferences from one another, so that she is glad to have Xiao Jia's help like picking up treasures.

Lian Ruohan immediately decided to take Xiao Jia under the banner of Haojingchang, and she just lacked a housekeeper who could help her straighten out everything. She implicitly mentioned this matter to Xiao Jia, Xiao Jia did not refuse, but she did not agree immediately, only said that she wanted to first run the Xiao family lacquerware into the first lacquerware store in Beijing, and then it was not too late to join the good times.

Anjia lacquerware has been officially renamed Xiaojia lacquerware, and Anziru has the help of Xiao Jia, and is willing to give up half of the shares to Xiao Jia, in exchange for Xiao Jia's efforts to make Anjia lacquerware the first brand of Shangjing lacquerware. Xiao Jia did not refuse, readily agreed, and changed the Anjia lacquerware to Xiaojia lacquerware.

Although An Ziru gave up half of the shares, but the sales of lacquerware are not the same as before, at least more than ten times higher, under the estimate, the dividend of half of her shares is more than three or five times more than the previous profits, and she is naturally happy. What's more, the current profit is still under the premise of not being fully supplied for the good times. Once you start supplying for the good times, settle down, no, the sales of Xiaojia lacquerware will jump to the first place among all lacquer shops in Beijing!

Now An Ziru has already taken back the heart of Quanzhou, and just wants to stay in Shangjing to manage the affairs of the Xiao family's lacquerware, Xiao Jia is now with Lian Xiaoniang almost every day, she stays in the store to take care of various affairs, and hires three guys.

Lian Ruohan knows Xiao Jia's thoughts, if the Xiao family's lacquerware becomes the first lacquerware store in Beijing, Xiao Jia's water rises, and she is always in good times, naturally she can't just be a housekeeper, there will inevitably be requirements for shares. In fact, in Lian Ruohan's eyes, no matter how much the Xiao family's lacquerware is the first lacquerware shop in Beijing, it can't enter her eyes. It's just that Xiao Jia wants to use this to improve her identity, which is understandable. With Xiao Jia's material, it is human nature to be unwilling to live under people for a long time.

However, Lian Ruohan was sure in her heart that Xiao Jia took the initiative to send it to the door, she must have wanted to take advantage of the east wind of the good times, because she was not worried that Xiao Jia would not join the good times, it was just a matter of timing. Today, she and Xiao Jia discussed the final shape and pattern of the bamboo tube, and then she will start to change clothes for the tea leaves that are always in good times, and she is in a good mood. After changing to the new packaging, the price of tea can not only increase a lot, but also the sales will go to a higher level.

What's more, the new bamboo tube is cleverly designed, attention to detail, and highlights the four characters of Good Times, which will make the fame of Good Times even louder after its launch.

After Xiao Jia and her finalized all the matters, she returned to Xiao's lacquerware, and she was busy and wanted to drink tea in Taipingju and Mantuo. Although Taiping Tea is a restaurant, it also has tea utensils. I didn't want to meet Xia Xiang unexpectedly.

After spending a few days with Mantu, even Ruohan was accustomed to the coldness of Mantuo like a snow-capped mountain. It was also because she had seen so many people of all kinds, and she could guess that the coldness of the mantle was mostly due to the misfortune of the family. She was more curious than concerned about Manta, and knew that Manta didn't need much attention from others, that she could walk alone and live well in her own heart.

In the past few days, even Ruohan and Manta have not spoken a few words, and it is only when she has a question that Manta will reluctantly answer. Staying in a secluded place she had arranged, away from the hustle and bustle and crowds, she either practiced martial arts or meditated every day, neither asking a word or thanking her. Even Ruohan didn't care, she didn't want her to reciprocate when she helped Mantuo.

Lian Ruohan gently pulled his hand, and Ling'er poured water into the soup bottle with a round belly and a thin neck, placed the soup bottle in the stove, and began to boil the water.

Zhang Hou grew up in the south since he was a child, and he is also quite proficient in the tea ceremony, so he immediately wondered: "Even the little lady is ordering tea?" ”

"Exactly." Lian Ruohan nodded slightly.

"Why don't you use a kettle instead of a soup bottle?" Zhang Hou was puzzled, his eyebrows raised slightly, "The iron kettle has a round belly, and the spout is not slender, which is convenient for observing the raw and cooked soup." ”

"What's the soup?" Cao Shujun asked Xia Xiang in a low voice, although he also likes to drink tea, he doesn't know how to order tea, and he doesn't fight tea, so he is very curious.

"Waiting for soup is boiling water." Xia Xiang stared intently at Lian Ruohan lightly stretching his jade sleeves with his hands, and admired in his heart that Lian Ruohan was not only outstanding in business, but also elegant as a lotus in his posture of ordering tea, and he was really a versatile woman, "The most important thing to pay attention to when ordering tea is to wait for the soup." Waiting for the soup is the first element, if it is not ripe, it will foam and float, and if it is overripe, the tea will sink, and only by mastering the boiling heat of the water can we rush out the color, fragrance and taste of the tea. Presumably, even the little lady uses a soup bottle instead of an iron kettle, because she is quite confident in the argument of boiling water. ”

The soup bottle has a round belly and a slender neck, and can only judge whether the soup is at the best boiling temperature by the sound of boiling water, which requires a very high degree of skill proficiency of the person who orders the tea.

Zhang Houqi said: "Xia Langjun also knows how to order tea?" Still don't know how to pretend to understand? Zhongshan Village in Lingshou County is located in a remote area, and it is a poor and remote place, so there should be no tea. ”

Compared with the Tang Dynasty, the tea culture of Daxia has progressed, from the princes and ministers, literati and monks, to the merchants and gentlemen, and the common people, all of them take tea drinking as the fashion, and the method of drinking tea is mainly to order tea. Compared with the sencha of the Tang Dynasty, the tea of Daxia is more elaborate, more elegant, and the technique is more cumbersome. Zhongshan Village is almost isolated from the world, but there is also a bit of tea.

Xia Xiang couldn't hear the ridicule in Zhang Hou's words, and he knew in his heart that Zhang Hou was worried about Lian Ruohan's words "It's still a level higher than Xia Langjun", so he didn't care, and smiled indifferently: "If you say that it is remote, Jianning is much more remote than Lingshou." Jianning still has some tea, and Lingshou naturally has it. ”

Zhang Hou sneered: "How can Lingshou and Jianning be compared? Lingshou is a land of poor mountains and bad waters, Jianning is a rich land in the south of the Yangtze River, and the talents in the south of the Yangtze River are far superior to the talents in the north several times. ”

Shen Baoyu chuckled disdainfully: "Brother Zhang is a hero based on the north and south regions? Have you forgotten what Mr. Ou Yangming said, 'Min people are cunning, Chu people are easy', Brother Zhang is a Min person, right? ”

When Shen Bao and Xia Xiang met for the first time, when they were talking about heroes from the north and the south, they suffered Xia Xiang's loss, because Zhang Hou made the same mistake as him, and he couldn't help but ridicule each other.

"There is no need to argue about the distinction between the north and the south, the land is divided into the north and the south, and the people's hearts are not divided into the north and the south." Xia Xiang smiled calmly, "If you are familiar with history, you can know that when China integrates north and south, it is a time of strength. When the North and the South are divided, it is a time of weakness. The capital is in the north, and it is prosperous. The capital is in the south, and it is a troubled time. There are mountains in the north and water in the south, and the mountains are connected by the water, and the north and south are connected, so that the four seas will be leveled...... Haha, off topic, it's over, drink tea, drink tea. ”

Lian Ruohan's eyes were sparse, his eyebrows raised slightly, and he quickly swept over Xia Xiang, Zhang Hou, and Shen Bao, and his voice was faint and distant: "Zhang Langjun is competitive, Shen Langjun is belligerent, and Xia Langjun is light and breezy...... It's still Xia Langjun who is a level higher! ”

"Drink tea, drink tea." Zhang Hou originally wanted to argue a few more words, but Lian Ruohan's words were as light as weak, but they were like a sharp arrow straight into his chest, making him extremely uncomfortable, but he couldn't vent, not to mention Lian Ruohan's illustrious background and unpredictable background, only said that her indifference and arrogance, so that he who had always been fearless had a trace of awe, he had to push the boat down the river, and no longer continued the topic of north and south, "Boiling water with a soup bottle, you can't see the water boiling, you can only distinguish the heat of one boiling, two boiling and three boiling by sound discrimination...... Listen, it's boiling. ”

There was a chirping sound like an insect in the soup bottle, like a hissing of countless acquaintances. After a while, the sound changed abruptly, like countless vehicles full of heavy goods rumbling past, it was the sound of two boiling. Xia Xiang nodded and smiled, and said: "One boiling is like the sound of insects, the second is boiling like a car, and the third is boiling like the water of a mountain stream and the wind of a pine forest." ”

At this time, the tea has been wrapped in silk paper, roasted on the fire, and then crushed with a delicate wooden mallet. The crushed tea is placed in the tea mill and crushed into a very fine tea powder. She is skillful, and the tea is ready in an instant. She poured the tea powder into the sieve again, and shook it slightly, leaving the coarse tea crumbs, and the fine tea powder fell like snow on the tea tray.

Subsequently, Ling'er handed over the tea tray to Lian Ruohan.

Lian Ruohan first scalded the Jianzhan with hot water, poured out the hot water, and used a delicate wooden spoon to pick out a spoonful of tea powder and put it into the Jianzhan, in the soup bottle, the sound of the wind like the water of the mountain stream and the pine forest just sounded, it was the best time for the three boiling waters, she lifted the soup bottle, turned her wrist lightly, and a stream of boiling water was injected into the Jianzhan.

Once the tea is brewed with boiling water, it is full of greenery between the tumbling. Lian Ruohan held the tea whisk in her hand and stirred and hit the tea soup, and in the blink of an eye, the tea soup turned into a green thick paste, and then, she poured boiling water again and rotated the tea whisk with her wrist strength. Under the blows back and forth, the green tea soup in Jianzhan slowly turned white, and milky white foam began to appear. After a while, the foam becomes denser and finer, and gradually floats, covering the tea surface like a delicate snow, which lasts for a long time.

Lian Ruohan picked up a bamboo stick again, sketched on the foam, and after a while, it was done, pushed Jianzhan in front of everyone, and smiled: "See and smile." ”

Above the pure white soup flower, there are four big characters floating on it - good times are always there.

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