Chapter 173: The Great Road is Simple
Hearing that Li Xiu brought new tea, and said that it was different from the previous tea, this also immediately aroused the interest of Princess Pingyang, and asked Li Xiu to cook tea for them, and the eldest grandson was also very interested in Li Xiu, so he also looked at him with interest, wanting to see what kind of tea he could come up with?
I saw that Li Xiu immediately asked the helmet to take away the tea boiled on the charcoal stove, and then replaced it with a new kettle, and it must be an iron kettle, which was filled with water and boiled on the fire, and then Li Xiu opened the bamboo tube, borrowed the teaspoon used by Princess Pingyang just now to take out the tea leaves and put them in the tea bowl, when they saw that the tea that Li Xiu took out was one grain, not like the tea cakes they brought, and when they used it, they had to be roasted first and then smashed, Princess Pingyang and the eldest grandson also showed surprised expressions. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
Then Li Xiu poured the boiling water into the tea bowl, but only shook it twice to pour out the tea, in his previous life when he talked about business, he also met customers who liked to drink tea, and sometimes talked about business in the tea house, under the influence of his ears and eyes, Li Xiu also knew some of the processes and steps of making tea.
For example, this first water is called washing tea, to wash off the dust on the tea leaves, so you have to pour it out and can't drink it, and then this is the second time to pour the water, and so on until the tea leaves are stretched out in the water, the tea has also become transparent golden yellow, smelling a faint tea fragrance, although not strong, but there is a refreshing feeling.
"Alright, princess, princess, please have tea!" Li Xiu presented the tea bowl to the Tao with both hands, and he must abide by the corresponding etiquette when making tea, which is also part of the tea ceremony, but unfortunately he only knows a little bit of fur in later generations, but it is still no problem to fool the laymen such as Princess Pingyang and Changsun.
"This ...... It's that simple? Princess Pingyang asked in disbelief at this time, Li Xiu just boiled the water and poured it on the tea leaves, and didn't add anything, is such tea still called tea?
"As the so-called road is simple, tea is a gentleman's drink, and white water can be washed away, so why add those pickled things?" Li Xiu said with a light smile, and at the same time, he finally said what he had always wanted to say, and the mess should not be called tea, but should be called five-flavor soup.
"The road to simplicity? I didn't expect that just drinking tea can also make Li Sai wine drink a philosophy! The eldest grandson couldn't help but smile when he heard this, and then took a sip of the tea sent by Li Xiu, and found that the taste of the tea was slightly bitter, but it was a little sweet, and when she wanted to taste this sweetness carefully, she found that the sweetness just now had disappeared without a trace, leaving only a faint tea fragrance between her mouths.
"It's a gentleman's drink, it does have a different flavor!" The eldest grandson recalled the taste of tea, and couldn't help but praise loudly at the moment, and at the same time looked at Li Xiu's eyes with a little more approval, she used to listen to her husband Li Shimin praise Li Xiu, especially for his erudition, it seems to know endless novelties, originally she was still a little unconvinced, but now it seems that this Li Xiu is indeed extraordinary.
Princess Pingyang also took a sip of the tea bowl at this time, and soon had the same feeling as the eldest grandson, which also made her full of praise for this tea, and tasted a few more and found that the tea was gone, so Li Xiu filled her with water again, the same tea color was translucent, but when she finished drinking this cup of tea, Li Xiu refused to pour water again, because after three times, the essence of the tea has been leached, and the water brewed again is also light and tasteless.
"This tea is good, light and elegant with a bit of indescribable aftertaste, in comparison, the taste of the tea we drank before is a little strong." Princess Pingyang also praised Li Xiu's tea at this time, her temperament is so quiet, and her taste is also light, so it is not surprising that she likes to drink this kind of tea.
"Since the princess likes it, then this tea will be given to the princess!" Li Xiu smiled and sent the bamboo tube to Princess Pingyang and said, It's just a pot of tea, it's a big deal to buy some from Fan'er tomorrow.
If it was something sent by someone else, Princess Pingyang might hesitate or shirk, but she didn't have to be so polite to Li Xiu, she accepted it with a smile at the moment, the eldest grandson also liked this tea very much, but when she saw that there were not many tea leaves in the bamboo tube, she was embarrassed to speak.
However, Princess Pingyang noticed the expression on the face of the eldest grandson, looked at Li Xiu and smiled, and then sent the tea to the eldest grandson and said: "Brother and sister, I see that you also like this tea, why don't I borrow flowers and offer Buddha to you, anyway, I live so close to Li Xijiu, I want him to help me make some in the future!" ”
Hearing that Princess Pingyang thought that this tea was made by herself, Li Xiu did not defend herself, and the eldest grandson saw Princess Pingyang give him the tea, and hurriedly excused herself at the moment, until Princess Pingyang persuaded her a few times, she accepted it, and thanked Princess Pingyang and Li Xiu, and she really liked this tea.
After accepting the tea, the eldest grandson remembered the main purpose of coming to see Li Xiu today, and hurriedly said: "Li Xijiu, during this period of time, Chengqian has studied with you, and has undergone great changes, and even knows how not to waste a grain of grain when eating, which also makes me and King Qin quite pleased, but I have studied well, why did I suddenly take a holiday?" I think it's better to let him continue to follow Li Sai Bar, even if he doesn't study, you can let him get rid of many bad things through your words and deeds. ”
Hearing that the eldest grandson was actually here for this, Li Xiu couldn't help but roll his eyes, he had only been leisurely for a few days, if Li Chengqian's kid came, then he would be a leisurely fart? Of course, you can't say it so directly, so Li Xiu smirked at this time: "Princess, learning is important, but the combination of work and rest is equally important, and for a child as old as Cheng Qian, parents are actually their best teachers." ”
When he said this, Li Xiu suddenly thought of a question that he had wanted to talk to Li Shimin for a long time, since Li Shimin was not there, it was the same as the eldest grandson's words, so he continued at the moment: "In addition, I found that although Cheng Qian is very smart, he is usually a little pampered, and his mind is not as broad as other children, these should be caused by being too doting at ordinary times, I hope the princess can pay attention to it!" ”
The eldest grandson can become a generation of virtuous queens, and her mind is naturally not comparable to that of ordinary women, hearing Li Xiu put forward the reason why Li Chengqian is too doted on in person, she couldn't help but smile bitterly, but she didn't defend anything, and said at the moment: "Thank you Li for reminding me of the wine, this palace will definitely pay attention in the future!" ”
Next, Li Xiu raised a little problem about Li Chengqian himself, and discussed with the eldest grandson about Li Chengqian's education, which was almost equivalent to a separate parent-teacher meeting, but at this moment, I suddenly saw the maid just now walking briskly with the daughter of the eldest grandson, but the beautiful little girl in her arms kept crying and clamoring for her mother, which made the eldest grandson smile apologetically: "The little girl is sleepy, I will coax her to sleep first, and you can talk slowly with the third sister!" ”
Li Xiu also smiled with understanding when he saw this, and immediately stood up to send the eldest grandson away, but Princess Pingyang finally sighed to Li Xiu at this time and said, "Li Xianjiu, you were actually wrong to blame Guanyin just now!" ”
"Oh? Why did the princess say that? Li Xiu was a little puzzled, he knew that the nickname of the eldest grandson was Guanyin, and it was also very interesting that women in this era seemed to like the name of Guanyin, for example, Li Jiancheng's wife was called Zheng Guanyin, and she was not killed after the Xuanwumen Incident, but lived longer than Li Shimin and the eldest grandson, until Li Zhi died when he was the emperor.
"Just now you said that Cheng Qian is too spoiled to cause some problems in his personality, in fact, it is not Guanyin who really spoils Cheng Qian, but my second brother, but Guanyin is very strict with Cheng Qian, and has repeatedly persuaded the second brother not to spoil the child too much, but the second brother has not been able to change this problem." Princess Pingyang sighed again at this time and said, as Li Shimin's own sister, no one knows Li Shimin's shortcomings better than her.
As soon as it came to Li Shimin's education of his children, Li Xiu thought of the tragic fate of Li Shimin's children in later generations, and couldn't help but say at the moment: "No one is perfect, His Royal Highness the King of Qin is talented and strategic, and he is very comparable, but he does have some problems in educating his children." ”
"What's more, it's not just a problem, in my opinion, the second brother won't take a child at all!" Princess Pingyang suddenly said with a blank face at this time, it seems that she has a lot of opinions about Li Shimin's method of educating children.
"Oh? Why did the princess say that? Li Xiu said with great interest, he wanted to hear Princess Pingyang's evaluation of Li Shimin's shortcomings.
"Alas, saying that the second brother spoils the child, in fact, it is a bit one-sided, he is very close to the children he likes, especially the children who are out of the family, it is simply unreasonable to spoil him, even if the child is in trouble, he will help the child to carry, but for those children, but he does not like it very much, occasionally he will say a few words to the child when he is in a good mood, and he will have a cold face when he is in a bad mood, and he will not even dare to say a word to the children in the family, how can you educate the children in this way?" Princess Pingyang finally said with some indignation.
Li Xiu shook his head helplessly when he heard this: "I see, it seems that the distinction between concubines and concubines is really harmful, I am an example, His Royal Highness King Qin also comforted me at the beginning, but unfortunately he didn't see the problem on his body, if he doesn't correct this problem of his own, I'm afraid he will bury a huge hidden danger for himself." ”
Regarding Li Xiu's words, Princess Pingyang also nodded in agreement, but she could only persuade her on the side of this kind of thing, but she couldn't help Li Shimin correct it, so she was a little powerless about it, so she could only secretly think about it, and in the future, she could let the eldest grandson pay more attention to it and persuade her from time to time, so as not to cause problems for Li Shimin to teach the child.
Li Xiu felt that the topic was a little heavy at this time, and immediately changed the topic with a smile: "Your Highness, do you know who made that kind of tea just now?" ”
"Isn't that you?" Princess Pingyang couldn't help but raise her head and ask with wide eyes when she heard this, she was also about to ask Li Xiu for more tea, if it wasn't made by him, it would be a little troublesome. (To be continued.) )