Chapter 139: The Tea Ceremony

Thank you for the tofu reward, Ayong thank you, happy holidays!

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Li Ying clapped her hands happily when she heard this, and threw the matter of practicing calligraphy to the country of melon claws, Yun Fang was a little embarrassed, she was here to teach the princess to practice calligraphy, why did a prince who was out of tune, and the princess left this matter of learning calligraphy behind.

But one of these sisters and brothers is a princess, the other is a prince, or her own official, she has no authority as a scholar, she can't go, she can't go, she is in a dilemma, and she resents this crazy prince even more in her heart.

If you don't come early, you can't play, and when you come, you will embarrass yourself and say those strange things. The impression of Li Bao in my heart fell to the bottom.

Yunfang's family was a prominent family in Hedong in the early years, and later due to the turmoil in the feudal town, the family fell into the middle of the road, and his father died early due to illness because of the family's merits, and he was elected to the palace teaching department.

Because she has received a good education since she was a child, she is proficient in all kinds of calligraphy and painting, especially in calligraphy, and her talent is extraordinary, so she was selected to teach the princess as a tutor. But in today's situation, this lesson is not going to be taught.

Li Bao saw that Yun Fang's figure was like a lotus flower stained with dew standing quietly, but her flower-like face was as heavy as water at this time, and her bright and clear eyes were staring at him with some contempt.

Li Bao wondered in his heart, he didn't do much, why did this beauty look at him like this, and when he looked at her holding a brush in her hand, he remembered that someone was teaching her sister, and she came in to disrupt the situation, and snatched away other people's students, and she couldn't be a teacher.

Thinking of this, Li Bao hurriedly apologized to Yun Fang, "It's really Xiao Wang who was rude and disturbed Yun Shushi's teaching. My sister is obsessed with the stories the kid tells.

If Yun Shushi has no urgent business, why don't you sit quietly and listen to the kid talk about the previous paragraph, and then comment on the work? I'll tell you the last story as a reckless reparation for today's sins, okay? ”

Yun Fang heard Li Bao's apology, and felt that her face had finally been saved, and Li Ying, who reacted, also tried her best to persuade herself to listen to a story first, so she got off the donkey and said, "That is it, it's okay, the king, please start." ”

Li Bao was overjoyed when he heard this, cleared his throat, and said slowly: "Let's tell a story of "Zhu Xian" today, this story is: Today, the righteous path is ...... Dachang."

As soon as Li Bao started speaking, the two Shu were fascinated by this grand and sad story, heard the tragic life experience of Zhang Xiaofan's whole village being killed, and then went to the happiness of learning art in Dazhufeng, Qingyun Mountain.

and then to the secret feelings of the little sister Tian Ling'er when they grew up, and then to the misery of being hurt by love, the hearts of the two sisters have always been up and down for Zhang Xiaofan's experience.

Until they heard that Baguio spared his own life to save Zhang Xiaofan and only left a wisp of fragrant soul, Yunfang and Li Ying were both moved by Baguio's infatuation and burst into tears.

Li Bao turned his head to look out the window, it was already noon, he had been talking for two hours, and it was time for lunch, so he stopped and stopped telling the story.

Li Ying and Yunfang stopped when they saw Li Bao, and Li Ying said anxiously, "Why don't you talk about it, what about the one in the back?" ”

Li Bao looked at the fight between his sister and the bookworms of later generations, and looked at Yun Fang with a look of anticipation, and suddenly rejoiced in his heart, it seems that this great beauty also has the potential to chase books.

When the later generations were chasing books, the urgency of the author when he broke off was like finding a soulmate. This story is used to kill beauties, how can you tell it all in one go.

So Li Bao continued: "It's not early now, my sister and Yun Shushi and I haven't eaten yet, so let's have lunch first and then continue." ”

When Li Ying and Yun Fang heard Li Bao's words, their faces were a little disappointed, but it was indeed not too early to see the sky. Li Ying's stomach rumbled twice without losing any time, which made Li Bao laugh.

As soon as Li Ying saw that this kid dared to laugh at herself, she went up and gave him a punch to make you laugh, and then raised her little fist: threatened: "Hurry up and pass the meal, I will continue to listen to the story after eating." ”

Li Ying didn't answer after Li Ying finished speaking, she looked curiously at Li Bao's gaze and found that Li Bao was looking at Yun Fang directly. She immediately understood that this younger brother was really the reincarnation of a disciple, how could he look at his daughter's family like this.

Helplessly, Li Ying continued, "Yun Shushou is also dining together here in the palace today, and I will trouble you to teach me calligraphy in the afternoon," Yun Fang listened to Li Ying's words, and heard that now she seems to know the final outcome of Baguio, so she agreed.

As soon as Li Bao heard that Yun Da Mei was willing to stay and eat, he immediately seemed to give something to Mei, walked out in a hurry, and told the palace people to prepare lunch, and he also wanted to stay here to eat.

Li Bao, who ate for lunch, was unpleasant, Li Ying was extremely depressed, and Yun Fang was restless.

Li Ying couldn't stand it anymore, and yelled at Li Bao: "Are you letting people eat?" You are always staring at other people's cloud scholars, how do people eat? ”

Li Bao hurriedly lowered his head, and muttered in a low voice with food in his mouth: "Who made this girl look so beautiful!" Fortunately, no one could hear his muttering.

Finally finished lunch, everyone was relaxed for a while, Li Bao found that his pig brother looked very down, it was better to restrain himself. Li Ying glared at her younger brother and pulled Yun Fang to her dormitory to rest.

There are no beauties to see, Li Bao felt a little regretful in his heart, and he had no choice but to go to the side hall to take a nap, and wait until the afternoon to talk to the sister-in-law. Hu Sanbao looked at the sullen Li Bao, and he was also very curious, but he didn't dare to say more, for fear of annoying Lang Jun.

When Hu Sanbao was about to find a place to take a nap, Li Bao stopped him. Tell him to go out of the palace and send a message to Kang Bin's joint merchant group, and from now on there will be enough cotton and cotton cloth, as well as cottonseeds.

Faced with such strange orders and strange words, he was curious: "What is this cotton and cotton cloth of Lang Jun, and cotton seeds?" The slave doesn't understand. ”

Li Bao's eyes widened and he shouted: "It doesn't matter if you understand it or not, just pass the word, Kang Bin is a Hu person, and he knows what I said." ”

How dare Hu Sanbao ask again, so he whispered and left, still muttering in his heart, what's wrong with Lang Jun today, why is it like taking fire/medicine?

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In the afternoon, after taking a nap, Li Bao was in a much better mood, and remembered that he was angry at Hu Sanbao for no reason, which was very undeserving. Hu Sanbao went out of the palace to deliver the message and didn't come back yet, thinking that when he came back, he would reward him with something, which could be regarded as an apology.

Hearing that Li Bao got up, the palace people outside the door came in to wait for Li Bao to get up. Li Bao washed his face with warm water, thanked the palace people who were waiting, and then walked towards Li Ying's study.

When he came to the study, he found that Li Ying was already in contact with Yun Fang in calligraphy, and he didn't bother. Instructed Bi'er, who was waiting on the side, to bring the tea set, and it was also a great pleasure to drink tea on such a beautiful spring afternoon.

There is a Tang generation, dignitaries and talents at this time also popular a kind of "tea fighting", this kind of tea art is a very elegant activity, basically there will be Yaxing such a tea tasting.

What Bi'er brought in was this kind of kung fu tea set, a beautiful Cizhou kiln tea set, and a delicate charcoal stove plus a small copper kettle, which was very similar to the three-legged iron pot common in later generations, and was used to cook tea.

Bi'er instructed the palace people to set up the tea set, and a pretty palace maid brought in a blue porcelain bottle with a lid, and Li Bao thought that this must be a tea pot for storing tea leaves.

When the palace maid put down the tea can, Li Bao picked it up and opened it and smelled it, the fragrance was fragrant, Li Bao praised: "This tea is so fragrant, I don't know where my sister got the good tea?" ”

Li Ying smiled proudly and said, "This tea is the official family's Bailu tea from Xishan in Hongzhou last year. Usually they are reluctant to drink, and only good guests like you and Yun Shishu will take them out to entertain you. ”

As soon as Li Bao heard the name, he knew that this tea was really a good tea, because he had read a book of "Tea Recipes" written by the Tang people when he was bored, which listed Hongzhou's Xishan Bailu tea as a superb.

Most of this tea is harvested every year and has to be paid tribute to Chang'an, but in recent years, there have been continuous wars in the world, which has almost led to the cutting off of the tribute road, and the inventory in the palace is not much.

Li Bao and Yun Fang smiled at Princess Changning's hospitality, Li Ying said to Yun Fang: "Today's good tea should not be ruined by the people, it is better for the two of us to see the kung fu of Yun Shishu to divide tea, I heard from the palace people that Yun Shishu is quite accomplished in dividing tea, please don't be stingy." ”

As soon as Li Bao heard his sister's proposal, he said in his heart: My sister is really good, and it is exactly what I want. is also trying to ask Yun Fanglu for a hand.

The so-called "tea" is actually a technical work, the tea treatment of the harvest of the Tang Dynasty is not the same as the tea treatment of later generations, nowadays the tea is basically processed and then made into a tea ball, the tea leaves should be rubbed into the tea powder from the tea ball, and then rushed into the boiling water, and finally poured into the bowl.

At this time, it is the key to divide the tea, when pouring into the bowl, the tea leaves should form a pattern on the water surface, as for the complexity of the pattern depends on the personal technique, in principle, it is very similar to the coffee latte art of later generations, but the difficulty of this tea is much higher, and only the ingenious people can divide the good tea.

Yun Fang saw that Li Bao's sister and brother were trying their best to ask him to show his hands, and he was not embarrassed at the moment, and said: "Since the princess and the king are willing to fight, the slave family's micro skills have to be ugly. ”

After speaking, Yun Fang put down the brush in his hand and came to the round table on Li Bao's side. Stretch out the slender jade hand that looks like a tender onion, pick up the tea ball and put it on the charcoal stove, slowly flip it, and then wait for the tea ball to slowly roast and ooze out the aroma, and then slowly rub it into a fine tea powder in the tea bowl with your hands, and put it aside for later use.

Then put the copper kettle on the charcoal fire, and after a while, the water in the copper kettle boiled until water droplets like fish's eyes began to appear, and there was a slight sound.

Li Bao read Lu Yu's "Book of Tea" and knew that it was "a boil", so he saw Yun Fang pick up the tea bowl and put the tea that had just been rubbed into the copper kettle, so that the tea and water blended.

After a while, the edge of the water in the copper kettle appeared like a spring, and the tea powder of different sizes became beads one after another, and Li Baoxin said: "Two boiling".

Yun Fang picked up the spoon and scooped out the beaded tea leaves, put them in the cooked, and continued to boil for a while, and the tea was already tumbling and rushing like a wave.

Li Bao saw that it was "three boils" at this time, and Yun Fang immediately poured the tea powder from the second boiling into the kettle. Stir the tea soup evenly, pick up the rag and put it on the handle and immediately end the copper kettle.

Slender Slender held a long-handled spoon to scoop out the tea soup and slowly pour it into the tea bowl, and the tender white plain hand flew up and down with the spoon between the clouds, and poured a bowl of tea soup in an instant.

Li Bao hurriedly went to see the pattern, couldn't help but his thumb, and praised, "Yun Niangzi is really a good blue heart, and her skills are extraordinary, and her skills in dividing tea alone can be called a leader." ”

Li Ying listened to Li Bao's praise, and couldn't help but put down the pen and ran over to see the pattern, only to see a swan leaping out of the dark green tea soup, and her heart was also extremely impressed.

Yun Fang put down the spoon and said, "The slave family is ugly, and I also ask the princess and Lang Jun to give advice." ”

Li Bao and Li Ying, sisters and brothers, know that compared with Yun Fang, they are much inferior in this tea sharing skill, not as good as Yun Fang but can beat each other, both sisters and brothers are childlike and competitive.

Li Ying first divided a peony flower pattern, Li Bao smiled, and separated a double heart arrow and the word 'cloud'.

After the three of them finished sharing the tea, they made a judgment, Yun Fang was the highest, and Li Bao could only be at the bottom of the table. After dividing the tea, Li Bao preemptively chose Yun Fang's tea soup, Li Ying picked up his own tea soup, Yun Fang could only pick up Li Bao's tea soup, seeing this result, Li Bao was secretly happy in his heart, and drank the tea soup only felt that this tea was like Qiong Jelly Jade Dew, and his heart was sweet.

After the three of them drank the tea soup, Li Ying urged Li Bao to tell the story of "Zhu Xian" that was unfinished yesterday, Li Bao looked at the beauty on the side, as if he could smell the faint fragrance of the goddess of Daoyun, so he began to continue to tell the unfinished story with the fragrance of tea.

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When night fell, Li Bao said goodbye and went back, and walked on the road with Hu Sanbao and sang a song, "Sister, you take the bow of the boat, and my brother's shore is ......."

Hu Sanbao was so depressed when he listened to it, what's wrong with his own Langjun, it can't be an evil spirit, this little song he sings is worse than the country slang song outside the palace, it's really weird.

Under the starry sky, the Daming Palace was shrouded in a faint moonlight, Yun Fang slowly walked back to the Jiaofang Division under the guidance of the palace people, but in her heart she kept recalling the story told by Li Bao, thinking that this prince was so out of tune to speak and act, and he could tell such a poignant and lingering story, which was really incomprehensible!

At the same time, after returning to King Ji's house, Li Bao sat at the desk and pondered without thinking, thinking about the goddess Yunfang, and was thinking hard about how to chase this goddess.