Chapter 116: The Tea Ceremony and the Gambling Contract
(PS: I handled work today and worked overtime!) This is the first chapter of today, and Shanshan will go to the second chapter immediately, and it is estimated that it will be two o'clock in the morning! You don't have to wait, let's see it tomorrow morning! )
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"Uncle Sihuang, when did it take so much trouble to make tea?"
Although Li Chengqian was already immersed in Zhao Jingjing's flower-wearing butterfly-like tea-making action, then a problem collapsed.
There is no way, at this time, there is no tea saint Lu Yu, and there is no tea ceremony holy book "The Book of Tea". Who figured out such a complicated tea-making process really made Li Chengqian extremely curious.
Li Yuanba glared at Li Chengqian, an atmosphere destroyer, angrily, and said, "What do you know?" It's called tea art, you know? Tea brewing is also a skill, and the tea brewed by a good tea making process is enough to give people a spiritual and taste enjoyment! ”
"Oh!"
For Li Chengqian, who is accustomed to cow drinking, spending so long to make a cup of tea is simply full of food.
Suddenly, as all the remaining boiling water in this small pot was poured on the purple sand teapot, a strong tea fragrance escaped from the purple sand pot, only making Li Chengqian's mouth and tongue relish, and the gluttonous insects were amused.
"Uncle Four Emperors, can't you drink it yet?"
Li Chengqian, who was still complaining before, twitched his nose and asked directly.
This started from the first process, and it was almost half a pillar of incense, and the maid was still tinkering with the purple clay pot, and Li Chengqian, who was originally going to drink a cup of tea and tell the next thing, was almost crazy.
"Young man, don't be so anxious! If you want to make tea, you need at least three more processes! ”
Li Yuanba, who maintained the appearance of a young man, deliberately put on an old and serious appearance to persuade Li Chengqian.
Sure enough, just like the meaning of Li Yuanba's words, Zhao Jingjing directly poured out all the water in the small purple clay pot on that side, and said:
"His Royal Highness the Prince, this set of steps for making tea is all taught by the prince and his servant. The first step is called 'warm pot', also known as 'warm ware', the purpose of which is to increase the temperature of the tea set, so that the temperature of the tea leaves after brewing is relatively stable, and the temperature will not drop too quickly! ”
"This second step is called 'placing tea', that is, selecting fine tea leaves and placing them in the teapot, then the turquoise tea and the red purple clay pot contrast with each other, coupled with the illusory mist of 'pouring the pot', it has its own beauty."
"And the third step is to 'wake up the tea', soak the tea leaves with the water in the pot to help the tea stretch and the tea juice to leach out, so that the fragrance of the tea is more intense!"
"Step 4: Pour boiling water into the teapot and wait until the teapot is soaked for seven and a half minutes!"
Zhao Jingjing's voice was crisp and pleasant, when she said this, she copied out a sea of tea, and then lifted the kettle, and the direction of the spout was aimed at Li Yuanba, so that the water poured straight down, and then used the power of her wrist to pull up and down to pour water, repeating three times, so that the tea leaves turned in the water.
The sound of the water is three rings and three light, the waterline is three thick and three thin, the water flow is three high and three low, and the kettle flow is three ups and downs!
Phoenix three nodded!
The so-called 'phoenix three nods' is a traditional etiquette in the tea ceremony, which means to pay tribute to the guests, but also to express respect for the tea. However, if you want to achieve the same sound and lightness, the same thickness and the same fineness, the same height and the same low, and the same rise and fall, you need to rely on the soft wrist control to complete it.
It can be seen that Zhao Jingjing has indeed worked hard!
Seeing Zhao Jingjing's deliberate moves, Li Yuanba's eyes couldn't help but widen.
A mischievous smile danced at the corner of Zhao Jingjing's mouth, and she poured the tea water from the white sea of tea into the teacup.
It was supposed that this first cup of tea should be served to the guests, but Xia'er, the girl, directly gave the first cup to Li Yuanba after Zhao Jingjing divided the tea.
Li Yuanba didn't care either, and took it directly.
Anyway, now that the tea saint Lu Yu has not been reincarnated, the rules of drinking tea are naturally Li Yuanba's final say, not to mention that Li Chengqian is his eldest nephew, where is there an uncle to let the nephew's li'er?
So Li Yuanba was at ease.
Seeing the result, Li Yuanba, who was in the teacup, held the small rim of the cup with his thumb and index finger, and pressed his middle finger against the bottom of the white porcelain cup, and did not drink it directly, but first took it to his nose and sniffed it slightly, and then divided it into three sips and slowly drank it into his mouth.
Li Chengqian looked at Li Yuanba's flowing movements, and couldn't help but be stunned, and when Xia'er brought the teacup to him, he finally came to his senses, and then he picked up the teacup, learned Li Yuanba's movements, and drank a small cup of tea three times.
Suddenly, he closed his eyes and began to slowly savor the taste of the tea.
"Cheng Qian, how is it, uncle, this tea is good, right?"
Li Yuanba saw that his cheap nephew looked like he was reminiscing with his eyes closed, and asked directly.
"Fourth Emperor Uncle, tell the truth! This tea is drunk every day, but compared to the tea I drink at the moment, I am simply brushing the pot water! Before I go back to the palace, Uncle Sihuang, you must give me a few sets of tea sets! ”
Li Chengqian opened his eyes, and his face was full of surprise.
There's no way, it's really like what Li Chengqian said, the tea he drinks is that kind of salt tea, don't add salt, it's bitter, and it's quite salty with salt. He never thought that tea could be drunk like this!
Li Yuanba laughed when he heard this, and said: "So, the way our Datang tea is handled is wrong, it's a good tea, why do you have to cut it into small pieces?" Drinking like mine, drinking it can not only make people feel refreshed, but also self-cultivation! It's a win-win-win Hahaha......"
“……”
Li Chengqian was a little speechless for a moment, he seemed to have returned to the time when he was training with the soldiers, and the Fourth Emperor Uncle at that time often showed this expression, in his own words, it was a look of excitement and joy.
But in Li Chengqian's view, he is treacherous and a little shameless.
He wondered, what made this Fourth Emperor Uncle happy like this? Is it possible to achieve it because of a cup of tea?
In fact, how did he know that Li Yuanba had fallen into his own wireless Italian silver, and he wanted to wait for the weather to be warmer, and then go to Shannan or Qianzhong to choose a tea field and buy it.
After the spring tea is picked, it is all handmade using the traditional roasted tea process of later generations, and after the first spring tea is fried, he will be able to taste the familiar tea aroma in his previous life.
And Li Yuanba, who is well aware of the trend of the tea industry in later generations, if he doesn't take this opportunity to make a profit, it really doesn't fit his style!
Looking at Li Yuanba, who was laughing, Li Chengqian, who had never figured out why he was laughing, shook his head, and when he occasionally swept to a small box by the wall, he remembered that there was still a task to be completed!
"By the way, Uncle Four Emperors, there is one more thing that Cheng Qian has come to this time, that is, I don't know if Uncle Four Emperors can guess it!" Li Chengqian smiled and made a rare joke with Li Yuanba.
Li Yuanba was stunned for a moment because of Li Chengqian's sudden change, and then said angrily: "You stinky boy, you dare to step into the door with me, I think you are a fart and itchy, right?" ”
"Fourth Emperor Uncle, if you beat me, I'll bring back all the things I brought today?" Li Chengqian knocked a few watermelon seeds and said:
"If you want to go back again, you'll have to go to the palace and get it yourself! Alas, it takes a stick of incense just to load the carriage, Uncle Four Emperors, don't you often say that time is life, and wasting time is equivalent to wasting life? How many lives have you killed? ”
After so many days of contact, Li Chengqian has also figured out a little bit of Li Yuanba's character, don't look at Li Chengqian's treatment of the enemy as cold as a killing god, but for his relatives, although sometimes he is a little too strict, but to be honest, he cares and loves them more.
Therefore, our Royal Highness the Crown Prince is gradually tending to have a humorous dialogue with Li Yuanba in terms of speaking.
"Poof!"
Maybe he had never seen such an uncle and nephew, listening to Li Chengqian's somewhat funny words, Zhao Jingjing suddenly laughed, revealing a cute little white tooth.
As for Xia'er, her little face was flushed, but her white little hands were tightly covering the cherry mouth and preventing the sound from coming out.
"Something?" Li Yuanba's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said, "Good boy! Do you dare to make a joke about the fourth uncle? Believe it or not, I'm going to beat you into a pig's head right now? ”
As he spoke, Li Yuanba popped out his finger and pointed at Li Chengqian.
"Don't! Four Emperor Uncles...... I said yes! ”
Li Chengqian's small body is like a rib, where can he withstand Li Yuanba's attack.
He hurriedly dodged, reached into his arms, and found a roll of moon-white silk that was obviously black.
Li Yuanba spread his hands and took the white silk, and the two little girls also glanced at the white silk with curiosity.
When I opened the white silk, I saw that the silk was densely covered with small characters:
"Half a month ago, the dog Zihao and Chaolin and other nephews provoked and fought with His Royal Highness King Wu in the Zhaojun Palace, but fortunately, His Royal Highness the King Wu was tolerant and generous, and he never bothered with the dog and the nephews! The things agreed on the gambling of the day, today I Taiyuan Wang gave all the goods, and gold, silver, silk and other property doubled. However, the ancient books are not easy to preserve, my Taiyuan Wang family only has more than 600 volumes, and now I will present 300 volumes, and the rest will be completed within three days! I hope the prince will forgive me! Taiyuan Wang, Wang Hao respectfully! ”
Then there was the amount of gold and silver, as well as the names of the single volumes of the three hundred ancient books, and the names of those single volumes alone were written with half of the silk, which made Li Yuanba a little dizzy.
"It's a big deal, it's a big deal!"
Holding a white silk in his hand, Li Yuanba danced quickly, these families are really local tyrants, they double their gold and silver at every turn, and it is really a pity not to fight local tyrants to divide the fields!
"Uncle Four Emperors, actually, that ...... The most precious thing sent by the five surnames and Qiwang is not marked on this white silk! ”
Li Chengqian looked at Li Yuanba, who seemed to be a little crazy, and said a little weakly.
Li Yuanba handed the white silk in his hand to Zhao Jingjing casually and asked, "What else, isn't it just these things?" ”
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