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"It turned out to be a friend of Zhang Gongzi, please wait a while, the little one will go to report to the master. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Xie Shen was a little settled in his heart, it seems that this non-return still has some strength.

Although it may be true that as Zhang Gongzi said, he is not familiar with this Ning Yining master, but at least he can be regarded as able to speak.

That's enough.

After waiting for a long time, the door opened the door and welcomed Xie Shen in.

"My lord is invited, and I also ask Gongzi Xie to come with the little one."

Xie Shen nodded, and followed Menzi all the way along the mansion wall.

In the end, the mansions of the wealthy merchants are different from ordinary people, and there are all kinds of water pavilions, and even the grass and trees seem to have been carefully designed and carved, revealing a different charm.

After walking along the verandah for a long time, the two of them turned towards a moon gate.

Bypassing the wall and walking through the rockery, Xie Shen was taken to an elegant hall.

The young man looked up and saw the words "Meditation Hall" written on the plaque.

The word is thin gold, and it is the handwriting of a famous artist at a glance. Xie Shen sighed secretly in his heart, he couldn't imagine that this Master Ning Yining was still a rather elegant businessman, which was very different from what he imagined.

It is not difficult to deal with mercenary merchants, but it is very difficult to deal with Confucian merchants.

Confucian merchants are often between merchants and officials, and cannot be applied simply with one identity.

In other words, this kind of person is often very well-connected and eats anywhere. Seeing people and talking about people, and talking about ghosts, it is easy to play.

Xie Shen calmed down, and then took a step into the hall.

As soon as he entered the hall, he was greeted by a screen, and when he bypassed the screen, Xie Shen saw a middle-aged man in a Shu brocade robe sitting in front of the bookcase, waving a pen.

After looking around to make sure that there were no others in this hall, Xie Shen was sure that the person in front of him was Ning Yi, the chairman of the Hangzhou tea merchants in Zhang Bugui's mouth.

This Ning Yi is seven feet tall and has a well-proportioned body. Although he is in his fifties, he looks no different from a person in his thirties and forties because of proper maintenance.

A pair of red phoenix eyes and a pair of sword eyebrows are even more heroic, if it weren't for Xie Shen knowing in advance that he was a famous tea merchant in Hangzhou, he said that he was an official Xie Shen would not have doubted it.

Such an image is really very different from Xie Shen's inherent impression of Shangjia, but Xie Shen is also a two-life person, so he didn't show too much surprise, but stepped forward and said: "Boy Yuyao is a member of Xie Shen, and I am here to visit Ning Yuanwai." ”

Ning Yi had already noticed Xie Shen, but because the calligraphy was not finished, he didn't put down his hand until Xie Shen came closer.

"It turned out to be Gongzi Xie, you have become famous in the Yuyao literary world recently, and the old man has also heard of it. That song "Linjiang Immortal" is indeed a peerless work. ”

There was a terrifying light in Ning Yi's eyes, which also made his words more weighty.

However, Xie Shen was determined enough and was not frightened by him, and only replied lightly: "The kid just wrote a few poems for chatting about sparseness, and he can't be elegant." ”

Regarding Xie Shen's modesty, Ning Yi was noncommittal.

"I heard that Gongzi Xie is a friend of Gongzi Zhang, but this visit to the old man is related to Gongzi Zhang?"

"The kid is indeed Brother Zhang's friend, but this time I came to visit Ning Yuanwai for something else."

The master's tricks must not be exposed first, otherwise it will be difficult to recover the disadvantage if he is caught by someone.

The best way not to show flaws is to wait for the other person to ask questions first, so that not only do you have enough time to think about how to deal with it, but you can also strike later.

Ning Yi nodded and said, "Since it is Zhang Gongzi's friend, it is also the old man's friend." Xie Gongzi sit down. ”

The two sat down separately, and their own servants came in to serve tea and fruits.

Xie Shen was not in the mood to taste the fruit, so he picked up the teacup and took a sip.

As soon as he entered the hall, Xie Shen felt Ning Yi's powerful aura, which was even stronger than Lu Yuan, the deputy envoy of the inspection, Chen Fangyin, the school officer, and Liu De, the governor of the department, which surprised the young man.

It is worthy of being a person who has integrated the tea industry in Hangzhou, and he really has a very charming personality.

When dealing with such a person, you must not be too careful, otherwise you will definitely suffer.

The tea is naturally Qiantang Longjing, and the taste is also good, but it is still worse than the new tea picked before and after the Qingming Festival.

Xie Shen came for tea this time, and it was naturally appropriate for tea to pick out the words.

The young man put the tea cup on the desk and said lightly: "The taste of this Qiantang Longjing is really good, presumably Ning Yuanwai also drinks tea on weekdays?" ”

Ning Yi flipped over the teacups and said lightly: "The tea leaves that Gongzi Xie just drank were picked from a tea tree planted by the old man himself on the tea mountain. The tea leaves picked by this tea tree will be fried by the old man himself, and he does not take out the hospitality on weekdays, but mostly for the old man to drink. ”

Ning Yi's meaning is very clear, the old man's tea is privately hidden, and it is very face-saving to entertain you, you kid is still more interesting.

In the face of Ning Yi's aggressiveness, Xie Shen did not flinch, but said casually: "The mountain light is blowing through the new rain, and the river is turning back for the evening tide...... After the rain, Qiantang watched the evening tide, and it was a pleasure to taste Longjing. ”

"Oh? Xie Gongzi also has an understanding of the tea ceremony? ”

Ning Yi was obviously a little surprised, and when he saw Xie Shen take the initiative to mention it, he also chatted along the way.

"I don't dare to say that I have enlightenment, but I just want to talk to Ning Yuanwai about some experience."

Xie Shen was modest and said lightly.

"Mr. Xie, please speak."

As soon as he talked about the topic of tea, Ning Yi naturally felt comfortable and in a much better mood.

"The empty flowers fall and the wine is poured into the tank, the snow melts on the mountain and rises in the river, the red pei is shallow and the new fire is alive, and the dragon group is a small grinding bucket and a clear window."

Xie Shen recited a palindrome poem written by Su Shi, which describes the tea of the dragon group, which is divided into large and small dragon groups, and is a kind of tea cake specially offered to the court of the Song Dynasty. Because the tea cake is printed with a dragon and phoenix pattern, it is named.

Xiaolongtu tea flourished for more than 300 years before it was abolished from the tribute tea by Zhu Yuanzhang in the 24th year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty.

When this tea was at its peak, the palace magnates rushed to pursue it, and for a while a kind of atmosphere of competing for Longtuan tea was formed, and even the famous Su Dongpo wrote poems for it.

But this tea needs to add borneol spices, which makes people dizzy after drinking, so it gradually fades out of the historical stage.

But it is impossible for a big tea merchant like Ning Yi not to know about Longtuan Tea.

In other words, Xie Shen wanted to use this poem to test Ning Yi. If Ning Yi can't answer, it means that he is just a businessman who makes a profit from tea, and Xie Shen only needs to befriend him in the way of making friends with businessmen.

But if Ning Yi can answer well, it proves that Ning Yi is not just a businessman who makes a profit from tea, but a Confucian businessman who really loves tea.

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