In a simple room, the bronze incense burner handed down in the Eastern Han Dynasty smokes sandalwood, and the light smoke curls, and the smell is soothing and refreshing.

On the wall, there is a sketch of orchid, Meilan bamboo chrysanthemum is the four friends of the cold year, which is liked by the literati and ink writers, and the orchid grass leaves are long and beautiful, and the painting can not only show the painter's skills, but also express the taste of the painter, which is to paint the orchid since ancient times.

And this blue sketch is the best among them. In this picture, it is two feet two inches in width and three feet six inches in height, and there is a vague stream from the upper right corner to the lower left corner, and it is faintly visible that there are a number of strange stones in the water; There is a big stone on the shore, there is a slit under the stone, and an orchid grass grows obliquely, stretching a few beautiful leaves, which can vaguely imagine the meaning of waving in the wind.

Other than that, there is nothing on the painting, and there is no inscription, only a few private prints of collectors throughout the ages.

Bai Xuan, Mo Lan, and Zhu Yin make up all the pictures, but they are not monotonous at all. Collectors also understand the connotation of this painting very well, and they have stamped the seal in the right place without destroying the overall composition and artistic conception of the painting, which is very rare.

This painting alone can build dozens of such houses, but being hung in such a simple room is enough to prove the depth of the owner's heritage.

On the small red clay stove, smokeless charcoal scorched the dark purple clay pot on the top, and in the pot was mountain spring water, erupting bursts of white water vapor on the fire.

Xing'er picked up a handkerchief, picked up the purple sand kettle, drew a half circle in mid-air, the body of the kettle was slightly tilted, and a thin clear stream flowed out, rinsing the white porcelain tea set, which was a respect for the guests. At the same time, it is also a kind of warm-up. When making tea, the preheating of the tea set is also very particular.

Xing'er used a bamboo tong to clamp the tea sets. Pour out the residual water from them and pick up the teaspoon from the "Six Gentlemen of the Tea Ceremony". The fingers of the green onion white shoveled a teaspoon of black tea with a fermentation degree of about 80%, and then raised his right wrist, gently tapped his right wrist with his left index finger, and shook off a few tea leaves that were not very stable.

Immediately, Xing'er picked up the kettle and poured most of the boiling water from the teapot into it, and picked up the teapot with her right hand. The middle finger of the left index finger gently pressed the small button on the top of the teapot lid, poured out the first brew of tea washing water, and then poured water into it again, and after covering the teapot lid, poured boiling water around the body of the teapot, so as to keep the temperature difference between the inside and outside of the purple clay pot not too large. After the boiling water is poured on the teapot, white smoke is emitted, just like in the fairy pavilion, a fairyland on earth.

A moment later. Xing'er pours the tea into the fair cup, and the tea brewing time should not be too long, otherwise the tea taste will be ruined. After pouring half a cup of tea into the two cups, Xing'er picked up the bamboo clip. Pick up the teacup and wash the teacup with the tea in the cup and pour it out, and then fill the tea again. Due to the kung fu is very good, the tea is just seven points full. Meet the requirements for drinking tea.

At this time, the fragrance of tea in the room is overflowing. The unique sweet smell of black tea is born and the smell is intoxicating. There are many varieties of black tea. And Wuyi Mountain rock tea is the most famous. The tea brewed by Xing'er is the top-ranked Jin Junmei in Wuyi rock tea. This tea leaf is red in the middle, golden around, the tea soup is thin and golden, thick orange-red, it is one of the best black teas. The drink is fragrant and mellow, and it is really a good tea.

Xing'er pinched the corner of her right sleeve with her left hand, revealing two inches above her white wrist, pinched a finger, and said to Old Lady Zheng: "Grandpa, please!" ”

"Hahaha, good!"

Mrs. Zheng pinched the white porcelain teacup with her thumb and middle finger, drew a circle, and her index finger just blocked the sight of the person opposite, covering the lips of the tea, looking quite elegant.

After drinking, after tasting it, Old Lady Zheng said, "Xing'er, why are you burning sandalwood in this room?" Our family has ambergris special for the palace. ”

Xing'er drank half a cup of tea, wiped the tea liquid leaking from the corner of her mouth with a handkerchief, opened her mouth lightly, and said crisply: "Ambergris is a precious thing in the world, and the more gold it is, it can't be used by the palace and the rich and noble family." ”

Old Lady Zheng nodded with a smile, and then asked, "So what?" ”

Xing'er said: "However, although this fragrance is good, it is not a good scene. We are in the burrow, but for the tea, the ambergris is from the dragon, and the sandalwood that is the same as the grass and trees is more agreeable. ”

Old Lady Zheng nodded and praised: "Well, very insightful!" Oh, the tea is good, and the people are good! ”

Xing'er blushed and said shyly: "Grandpa said so, Xing'er has no face." ”

Old lady Zheng laughed: "You can afford it, you can afford it completely, hahaha!" ”

After a pause, the old lady continued: "But Xing'er, do you know, the heart can be like tea, but this world is like chess." ”

Xing'er added tea to Grandpa Tai and said, "Does Grandpa Tai have anything to say?" ”

Old lady Zheng said: "Yes, our Zheng family has been inherited for thousands of years, and has suffered several disasters, but each time it can finally turn the danger into a disaster, what does it rely on?" It's a concerted effort! But now, for the sake of the interests of the family, Zheng Hui disregards the interests of my entire huge Zheng family, this thief, sooner or later, something will happen! ”

Xing'er's delicate body was shocked, and then she hid the shock in her heart, and pretended to be indifferent and said: "Refuse granddaughter's knowledge, Zheng Hui is just a peripheral person, even if something happens to him, he won't implicate our Zheng family, right?" Besides, it's really not good, grandpa can send someone to dispose of it, why bother? ”

Old lady Zheng picked up the teacup in front of him and drank it all, looking like she didn't have the mood to taste the tea just now: "You two are women, you hide on the shore of Taihu Lake all day long, you don't care enough about the world, and there are still many things you don't understand." This Zheng Hui is playing too big this time, you know? This time, he implicated the princess and attracted the attention of the emperor! Now, the emperor is on his way to Pingzhou! ”

A subtle smile appeared on the corner of Xing'er's mouth, and then she covered it up and said, "That's nothing!" With the ability of our Zheng family, it is not impossible to change this country! ”

Old lady Zheng said angrily: "Arrogance! The Zheng family has a thousand-year-old heritage, and it is indeed easy to with. However, if the court is changed, won't it attract the attention of several other families? The royal family is the result of a compromise between various families, and it is not something that a family name can be influenced casually. What's more, although we are a big Buddha, the royal family is at best a Tang Sanzang who traveled west to learn scriptures. However, this Tang Sanzang can't move! ”

Xing'er sifted the tea again and asked, "Oh? Can't move? ”

Old Lady Zheng nodded and said, "That's right, I can't move!" Tang Sanzang went to the west for the people of Li and the people, representing the will of the people; Tang Sanzang is the reincarnation of the golden cicada with a deep background; Tang Sanzang is the key figure of Guanyin Bodhisattva. Can we move such people? We are not Buddhas! ”

Xing'er said: "That is to say, Tang Sanzang has met a monster now, and this monster happens to be the house slave of our Buddha, isn't it?" ”

Old lady Zheng said: "That's right, that's it! Even if we give up this monster, it is inevitable that Tang Sanzang will fight the snake with the stick and ask our Zheng family to give up some of the benefits, which happens to be something that other families are willing to see. ”

"So what do we do now?"

"Hehe, don't be afraid, we still have Sun Monkey who hasn't made a move!"

Xing'er's face changed, and she asked, "I don't know who this Sun Monkey is?" ”

Old Lady Zheng said: "Of course, Sun Monkey is Tang Sanzang's great apprentice, so he must be the emperor's person, and he is also a person who can eat very well in front of the emperor!" ”

Xing'er said in a trembling voice: "Zhou ....... Xiaocao? ”

Old Lady Zheng nodded solemnly: "That's right, it's him!" Originally, when the Liu family was fighting, our Zheng family did not get involved. Now, it's time to choose! And what we chose is the master of this Sun Monkey, Tang Sanzang! ”

Xing'er's eyes widened and she said, "Will the monkey be willing to use it for me?" ”

"So, it's time to use you!"

Xing'er immediately stood up and said to Old Lady Zheng, "Xing'er is willing to go!" ”

Old lady Zheng shook her head again and again: "No, no, no!" You have a weak temperament, more than smart, and you are not bold enough, so it is most cost-effective to let your sister Yan'er go. Presumably, Yan'er, this girl is ready to stop. ”

A hint of loneliness flashed in Xing'er's eyes, and she said, "It turns out that grandpa has already arranged it, but it has caused my granddaughter to worry about it for a long time." ”

After Mrs. Zheng left, Xing'er took out the handkerchief that wiped her mouth just now, unfolded it gently, and embroidered a small poem with gold thread on it: "Green ant new roasted wine, red clay small stove; If you want snow in the evening, can you drink a glass of nothing? ”

Xing'er gently stroked these lines, and said softly: "What kind of person can write such good poems?" Could he be my true destiny? ”

Immediately, there was self-pity: "Oh, grandpa has already arranged for Yan'er to go, I don't have such a blessing." If Xiaocao is a makeable material this week, Grandpa Tai may still give him Sister Yan'er, they ...... No, I have to fight for my own happiness, so I'll go to Yan'er! ”

The bright color in Yu'er's eyes became more and more intense, and she stood up, lifted her skirt and ran out of the room. The maid at the door hurriedly held up an umbrella: "Miss, slow down, be careful to get wet......"

It turned out that at some point, a slight rain fell in the sky again...... (To be continued......)

PS: This chapter describes some tea ceremonies, Yuguo personally likes the tea ceremony, so he wrote some simply, the real tea ceremony is much more complicated than this, we are novels, it is for the entertainment of the public, there is no need to say too much.