The reason why Shen Kan dared to enter the academy on a rampage was that today's winter solstice, the students had already gone home for the holidays.

Sun Wengen's name is Sun Qi, the word Wenqi, is the third son of Sun Qi, the second room of the Sun family, the eldest brother Sun Yi, the word Wenying, with his father's shadow official, has just done Guanglu Temple, which naturally makes Shen Kan very envious.

Sun Jie's second brother Sun Gong Zi Wenji, because he was good at criminal cases, was selected by the imperial court as a judge of Jinzhou, so Sun Rong has always been pinned on by his father Sun Qi, hoping that he can be promoted and not fall into the reputation of the second room.

At this moment, several young people sat on a painting boat, moved along the canal to the outside of the town, and when they reached the outside, they each went home separately.

Shen Kan sat alone in the stern of the boat, feeling that the age difference between him and his brothers was only a few years, but everyone was a showman, and this identity was really far behind.

So he hid outside under the pretext of being young, Shen Kan silently looked at the cabin, and the owner of the painting boat, Jin Feng, was looking delicate, and was diligently pouring tea for the guests, laughing like a silver bell.

He was not at all interested in the merry behavior of the scholar, and turned his gaze to see a small river near the left, meandering, and the water quietly rippling; In the alleys in the distance, people with white walls and black tiles are lined up one after another, and the houses are scattered.

In ancient times, there were no cars, and the alleys did not pay attention to planning, so the alleys crisscrossed the alleys, and it looked very mysterious from a distance.

If you want to really enjoy the whole picture of the ancient town in the south of the Yangtze River, you have to walk in a circle to see the true face of Lushan in the alleys of southern Jiangsu.

There is hardly a small alley that is not crooked, rugged and narrow, and there is not a single alley that is not winding and winding. The narrowest place is only for one person, and the spacious place is only a horse-drawn carriage.

"It's a poetic place."

Shen Kan, who was fascinated by it, was very happy, the breeze was light, the pink wall was lined with daiwa, black and white, the courtyard wall was dotted with a few leaves of creepers, and the laurel trees showed their heads, different heights, colorful.

In the half-open and half-hidden courtyard gate, in the courtyard, several women were washing vegetables on the edge of the well platform while laughing, laughing and laughing, and the sound was outside.

In the cabin, the sound of Ding Dong's strings came out unhurriedly...

"Fifth brother, come in, come in."

"Yes." Shen Kan heard Shen Shi calling for himself, and hurriedly got up and walked into the cabin.

The little girl moved over a stool, Shen Kan thanked her, and the golden phoenix sat in it with the pipa in her arms, and the men sat on both sides.

Ye Kecheng said: "What are you doing outside here? Let's leave the academy and don't talk about poetry, let's talk about this cup of tea. ”

"Talking about tea?" Shen Kan asked.

"Hmm." Sun Wenqi picked up the celadon tea cup, looked like he regarded Shen Kan as a fellow practitioner, and said with a smile: "After the rain in the valley of Tiger Hill at night, all the herbs are light. Thinking about the tea saint cooking tea in the Tiger Hill Temple, how do you know that hundreds of years later, the first scenic spot in Wuzhong, Tiger Hill Mountain, also has a natural tea tree! It's a pity that Lu Yu didn't have the opportunity to taste it. ”

Shen Kan noticed that when it came to tea, everyone present invariably showed a trace of pride.

It turned out that Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, issued an edict in the 24th year of Hongwu to "strike the dragon group, but pick bud tea to advance", which was to change the tea drinking habit of autoclaving tea cakes or grinding tea in the early Ming and Song dynasties, and began to advocate the natural and interesting bud tea, which undoubtedly brought a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to the Suzhou tea industry.

Since the Hongwu year, all parts of the world have gradually advocated a new tea ceremony, and Suzhou's tea-making process has been famous all over the world. Under the new fashion trend, famous teas from all over the country have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. In such an atmosphere, the Tiger Hill Tea of Suzhou Tiger Hill Mountain and the Tianchi Tea of Tianchi Mountain quickly stood out and topped the list of teas.

China is the birthplace of tea drinking culture, and tea culture and the life of literati complement each other, so when it comes to the pride of their hometown, everyone has an honor.

"Tiger Hill after the late rain in the valley, the grass fighting products are light" from Suzhou genius Wang Shizhen, whose family is also known for its well-dressed poems and books Taicang Wang, is a branch of the Lang evil Wang clan who has been hairpinned for generations in the Wei and Jin dynasties.

Wang Shizhen is very famous in Shilin, not only because of his family background, he was admitted to the examination at the age of seventeen, and he was promoted at the age of eighteen, and he is a well-known and talented figure in Jiangnan.

"Tiger Hill Xueying is as thin as a needle, and the pod is full of gold." Shen Hua said slowly.

"Tiger Hill is the most exquisite, the crown in the world, but unfortunately it is not prolific." Ye Kehe also came to a sentence, seeing that Shen Kan seemed to be a little puzzled, he explained: "That tea comes from the Tiger Hill Jinsu Mountain House, the output is scarce, most of the annual tribute is paid to the inside, and the value of the people is thousands of gold, and it is rare for us locals to see it when we are idle." The tea leaves are slightly black, which does not look very green, but the color of cooking is as white as jade, revealing the aroma of bean curd. ”

In this regard, the Shen family cannot be compared with the wealthy Ye family, although it is not far from Huqiu Mountain, the family can't afford to drink, even if they are lucky enough to find two or three taels, they are often given as valuable gifts to important friends.

Locally, whenever the Tiger Hill tea during the Guyu period comes on the market, tea merchants from the north and south compete to buy it at any cost, and other teas are overshadowed by comparison.

Shen Kan heard the fog cover, this aspect is a layman, he has not carefully investigated, he does not know that Tiger Hill tea is almost a household name in the Ming Dynasty, and Tianchi tea is listed as immortal products, only know that Longjing Biluochun and the like are the best green tea in later generations.

Dare to love because Tiger Hill tea is too rare, resulting in the 23rd year of Kangxi in the Qing Dynasty, Governor Tang Bin sent people to destroy the tea trees on Tiger Hill in the name of strictly prohibiting the feeding of officials, and Tiger Hill tea became a great sound.

However, only after more than ten years, Emperor Kangxi toured Suzhou in the south, and some officials dedicated the "frightening fragrance" tea produced between the stone walls of Biluo Peak in Dongting Dongshan to the emperor, Kangxi was full of praise for this, because the name of the tea was indecent, so he gave the name "Biluochun".

Shen Kan guessed whether Tiger Hill tea was Biluochun? I vaguely remember that the top ten famous teas in later generations were basically famous in the Qing Dynasty, and the pig's feet in some novels didn't occupy the tea mountain in advance, and then make a lot of money?

In fact, some take it for granted, how much can you make by monopolizing a few precious tea trees in advance? Not to mention that the stir-frying skills of Biluochun and Tiger Hill tea are extremely demanding, and there must be special local tea pickers and roasted tea masters, and the hard-earned income of a year is not even enough to pay tribute, and how many people are staring at it? How many dignitaries and nobles can be offended by one who can't get it right?

I have never heard of a person who has a famous tea tree with this great wealth, the shore of the land is not the king's land, such a precious tea tree, it is naturally the emperor's, and it is not yours if you are encircled, even if you are a prince and nobleman.

The real money is made by the tea merchants, the local counterfeit products that emulate the process of making famous teas. For example, Biluochun, no one dares to move the tea trees on Biluo Peak, the government stares at it every year, and the tea merchants plant a large number of them in Dongting East Mountain and West Mountain, and then use various means to paint the gourd, so the output of Biluochun has increased, and it is gradually well-known at home and abroad.

Longjing and others are all like this, expecting to make money by occupying a mountain, too much to take for granted.

The tea industry has become a pillar industry in Suzhou as early as the Hongwu period, not only tea but also flowers, such as the famous jasmine tea in southern Jiangsu, many flower farmers have contributed, and tea merchants have also donated money to jointly build a spectacular flower temple in Huqiu Mountain.

To this day, every year on the 12th day of the second lunar month "Hundred Flowers", a grand "Flower Temple Fair" will be held.

Therefore, it is difficult for a layman to compare with Suzhou people in planting and making tea, and it is against the family rules to be a tea merchant.

Several young talents discussed the tea art warmly for a long time, Shen Kanguang couldn't listen, and when he heard the traditional culture, the whole person was fascinated.

That Jin Feng saw that one of his children was treated equally by several famous talents, and he was depressed that no one paid attention to her, where did he know about the previous conversation.

Because of boredom and having the intention to tease the young man, Jin Feng suddenly got up and walked over, poured out the cold tea in the teacup, ordered the girl to pour hot tea, and asked with a smile: "What kind of tea does the little boy like to eat?"

Shen Kan sniffed the aroma of rouge on the other party's body, thought for a while and said, "Artemisia annua tea."

"Artemisia annua tea?" Jin Feng was suddenly surprised.

As soon as these words came out, Shen Shi hurriedly said: "Miss Feng Hugh listens to his nonsense, no matter how bad the Shen family is, the children will not be reduced to this." He said this on purpose to get your attention. ”

"Really?" Jin Feng asked with a smile, sitting affectionately beside Shen Kan, leaning forward slightly, deep in those beautiful eyes, there was a trace of distance and indifference.

Sun Ji on the other side asked, "What is Artemisia annua tea?"

Shen Kan replied: "It's Artemisia annua outside, poor people can't afford to eat tea, and they have always dried it as tea and drank it."

"Oh, it turned out to be weeds." Sun Jian nodded and ignored it.

"Weeds, yes! Weed. Jin Feng muttered softly, his expression seemed to be in a trance.

Everyone was a little surprised when they saw this, and Ye Kecheng said thoughtfully: "Probably Miss Feng came from a rough background, she must have drunk it in her early years, and she was reminded of the past memories by the fifth brother."

Shen Shi said with a smile: "It's useless to think too much about the past, and after the winter solstice, I will send someone to send you two pots of good green tea."

"Thank you Shen Xiucai, but I can't afford good tea without Fuk, I only eat wild tea in the mountains." Jin Feng politely declined.

"Artemisia annua is not just a weed." Shen Kan couldn't help but say, "The first food for newborn babies in Suzhou who are weak is not breast milk, but the traditional Chinese medicine rhino yellow, and the mother wants to drink motherwort soup. ”

"That's a good point." Ye Kecheng echoed, and at the same time was puzzled, "Is there any woman in Suzhou who hasn't drunk motherwort soup after giving birth?" But what is the relationship between rhino yellow and artemisia annua?"

"Yes." Shen Shi shook his head puzzled, but suddenly found that Jin Feng's eyes lit up instantly, and he was looking at Shen Kan with hidden expectation, and his heart became a little uncomfortable.