Chapter 16 Guo Jia's Battle The Way of Making Tea
"Huh?" He Xian couldn't react all of a sudden, and Guo Jia seemed to care about himself. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info is not hostile, but it obviously has the meaning of competition.
"We are readers, and we are always fighting and killing. Why don't we compare it to another one? ”
"Yes! Piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, poetry and songs, which one do you choose? Guo Jia said indifferently.
Domineering! Ghosts are different! is proficient in everything, and he is handsome, there is really no heavenly reason.
Qin, chess, calligraphy and painting, He Xian will not be the same. Poetry and songs, but you can recall memories, and plagiarize the masterpieces of later generations must be able to calm this ghost. That's right, it's a song!
"You and I each compose lyrics and songs, and find beautiful people to sing. While eating and drinking, the beauty sings, and finally everyone judges, how? ”
Xun You and Xun Yu looked at each other.
"I didn't expect that Little Brother He is young, and he is also a fellow of my generation! That Xiaoyao Pavilion is the biggest fireworks place in Yingchuan County......"
Xun You babbled a lot, and directly attributed He Xian to the ranks of the top merry little prodigals.
Damn, Guo Jia is only about ten years old, Xun You and Xun Yu look seventeen or eighteen years old, but I didn't expect them to be frequent visitors to brothels. Of course, the brothels of this era were not the same as those of later generations. In addition to the primitive piston movement, the brothels of the Han Dynasty were more entertainment places that carried literati and scholars to drink, chat, and fight poems to show their literary talents. He Xian's thinking is obviously dirty.
After separating from Guo Jia, Xun Yu and Xun You, He Xian hurriedly returned home with Xiaoqiang. He was going back to prepare a gift for Sima Hui the next day.
The ritual of apprenticeship carried out by the Han Dynasty followed the ritual process when Zilu worshiped Confucius, and the disciple's gift to the master should be a dead wild goose, indicating the intention of swearing allegiance to death. But this is a situation that the Master has already inherited. For He Xian, Sima Hui only agreed to be He Xian's teacher of Mengxue, and did not explicitly want to include him in his disciples. Maybe in the future, but not now. The main reason is probably that He Xian is really young, and prodigies are not uncommon, but there are very few who can really maintain the advantages of prodigies. After all, on the road of learning, diligence is far more important than cleverness. And He Xian's preparation this time is a gift from Master Mengxue, after all, enlightenment is also an important thing, and being able to get enlightenment from a famous person like Sima Hui is also a symbol of identity and honor.
The gift He Xian prepared this time was a purple clay pot that he had raised for more than a year, with a flat and round body and a water-like water character on the body of the pot. This is the dragon kiln of He Mansion in accordance with He Xian's requirements, fired with the high-grade purple sand soil transported from Yangxian County, Wu County,
There were only four of the first successful finished products.
At the beginning, He Xian was also on a whim, and when he came to make a birthday gift for Mrs. He, he thought of the purple sand teapot. In the previous life, He Xian had a grandfather who loved him, and he loved the purple clay pot, a 20-year-old longevity purple clay pot, shiny and shiny. But in the end, because of He Xian's curiosity, he was shattered. Grandfather was depressed for several months, although he didn't blame He Xian, but his heartache, He Xian saw it in his eyes, and he only hated that he didn't have the strength to find him a similar one at that time. In this life, He Xian also had a loving grandfather, so he thought of the longevity word purple clay pot.
The longevity purple clay pot won the favor of Mrs. He, and now the pot is not in his hand. At the same time, there were three handfuls of fire, the welcome pine pot was given to his father He Jin, and the orchid pot was given to his uncle He Miao. The running water kettle is the simplest one except for the Shouzi purple clay pot, and it is also the most exquisite one. He Xian has been raising with Yangxian's good snow bud rhyme, and he is not willing to use it, but now as long as the boiling water is poured into the pot, the rich tea fragrance is naturally elegant. And the appearance of the teapot also has a purple-red luster because of He Xian's long-term rubbing, like purple jade. With four purple sand tea cups and a long purple sand tea barrel, it makes a set. The inside of the tea barrel is naturally the best Yangxian snow buds.
Let the servants wrap it in good red silk, and He Xian also counted a matter of thought.
Contrary to He Xian's expectations, Sima Hui was stunned the moment he saw the flowing water purple clay pot. Sima Hui's scholar said what the problem was, "How can such a small teapot make tea?" ”
Only then did He Xian react that the people of the Han Dynasty drank tea by boiling tea, not making tea. Although the whole of the He Mansion, under the leadership of Gongzi, they have changed the bad habit of boiling tea, and changed to a more elegant and high-grade tea-making. It seems that it is a line not to show one's hand.
He Xian instructed Sima Hui's boy to boil the spring water, knelt opposite Sima Hui, and spread out this set of purple sand tea sets. Open the lid of the kettle, pour a pot of boiling water into it, and close the lid. After a few breaths, open the lid of the kettle and bring the kettle close to Sima Hui. A fragrance of Yangxian black tea suddenly came to my nose.
"This ......" Rao was also surprised by Sima Hui, who was used to seeing the scene.
"There are many benefits to making tea in a purple clay pot. First, it does not take away the fragrance, and there is no cooked soup. The flavor preservation function is good, the tea does not lose the original taste, and there is no peculiar smell brought by the tea set itself, the fragrance is sweet, the color, fragrance and taste are good, and the fragrance is not scattered, and the true fragrance and true taste of the tea are obtained.
Second, the old tea is not rancid, and the more you can't afford to stay in the summer. It is good for washing and maintaining the hygiene of the teapot itself. As long as you use it to fill the boiling water, pour it out immediately, and then soak it in cold water to rinse, the vitality can be restored, and the tea still has the original taste.
Third, the purple clay pot is used for a long time, and the wall of the pot accumulates "tea rust", so that the empty pot is injected with boiling water, and the tea fragrance is yīnyūn, which is related to the fact that the fetal quality of the purple clay pot has a certain porosity, which is the unique quality of the purple clay pot. The running water kettle in the hands of the students has been cultivated for more than a year with the good black tea rhyme of Yangxian, so it will have the fragrance of tea that refreshes the spleen of many people.
Fourth, the cold and heat rapid change performance is good, and it will not crack due to fire.
Fifth, the purple clay pot is used for a long time, and the body will become more and more polished and lovely due to stroking and wiping. "Palm treasure love, no less than palm beads. It has been used for a long time, and the outside is like purple jade, and the inside is like a blue cloud. "Become a curiosity. This is the purple jade luster on the outside of this kettle. And the longer you use it, the brighter it will be.
He Xian explained, and the movements of his hands did not stop. Scalding pots, washing pots, washing cups, taking Yangxian snow buds, directly put them into the flowing water purple sand pot, pour boiling water and brew well, all the actions are smooth and smooth, all in one go.
"Wonderful! It's wonderful! Sima Hui high-fived and sighed, there had not been such something to excite him for many years.
The tea was ready, He Xian poured a cup, offered it with both hands, and handed it to Sima Hui, "Master, please drink tea!" “
"Zi said that the threesome must have my teacher, and he will not deceive me! He Xian, make tea, you can be a grandmaster! “
"The master has a good reputation!" He Xian said humbly. With the accumulation and precipitation of two thousand years of culture, there are naturally many leading things, including culture.
"The teacher has agreed to the invitation of his old friend, and he will travel far away in the near future to Lumen Mountain in Jingzhou. It will be back between spring and summer next year. When the time comes, please ask your father to prepare the return goose and officially accept you for the teacher. “
"Thank you, Master!" He Xian prostrated himself on the ground with his hands and touched the seat with his head, like this three times. This is already the standard prostration. However, at the Great Worship Ceremony, such a prostration is repeated three times, which is the so-called Great Bow of Three Prostrations and Nine Prostrations. Sima Hui and He Xian's teachers and students are really settled. Now it's time for next year's ceremony to announce to the world.
"During this time, you have to study well. Your grandfather's 100-family names and thousand-character writings are indeed enlightened and good books, and you must not waste them. If you don't understand something, you can ask the other masters in the academy to say hello to the teacher, don't be timid! Sima Hui admonished.
"No!" He Xian obediently agreed.