Chapter 5 A Night in Kyoto and a Long Moon
"The drums of the six streets are resting and pedestrians are overwhelming, and there is a moon in the vast sky of Jiuqu" Everyone recited silently in their hearts, and a desolation arose.
"Drink wine, drink wine, eat vegetables," Dugu Xinci carried the wine jar and filled it for the four of them.
"No more follow-ups?" Wei Bin was dissatisfied.
"Ben Langjun can't think of it, it's just throwing bricks and attracting jade, Wei Langjun can continue."
"If this sentence is a brick, then the other verses in the world are dirt" Wen Langjun said it soundly.
"Come, gentlemen, gather in Kyoto to enjoy the Chang'an Moon, this is fate, drink this cup" Dugu Xinci took the lead and drank it all.
The hot Far East burned knives, and the pores of the whole body that were stimulated by the throat exploded.
"It's a little late tonight, forgive me" Dugu Xinci took this thin slice of mutton and soaked it in a copper pot, and then dipped it in a vinegar dish with condiments, and put it in his mouth, a look of enjoyment.
"This wine is good" At this moment, Wei Lang Junjun's face was flushed, his peach cheeks and willow eyes, Dugu Xinci shuddered when he saw it, and silently recited two sentences I am a straight man.
"I have heard for a long time that the real Far Eastern burnt knife is spicy and unparalleled, and it really deserves its reputation," Wen Yu praised.
"Ahem, is this still a drink? It's so spicy," Wu Qilang covered his mouth and only exhaled.
"Well, although the entrance is spicy, but after a taste, it is sweet and refreshing, the aroma is rich, and the aftertaste is long" Wen Yu is worthy of being an errand in the county government, and it is common to eat at the banquet, and he also has a considerable insight into various wines.
"This is the wine that the man drinks, after drinking this wine, the other drinks are horse urine" Wei Bin Langjun took the case, picked up the wine jar and filled it for himself.
"I have also drunk burning knives, and other drinks are sold in the east and west markets, what Ah Poqing, Lang Guanqing, and Jiannan Burning Spring, all of which are a lot more violent, but there is still a big difference compared to this wine, could it be that those treacherous merchants have mixed water?" Wu Yuandai and Wu Qilang called.
"Not necessarily, there are many kinds of burning knives, there are three places in the Far East, and now Chang'an Luoyang can produce them, and the taste is different in different places, water quality, temperature and fermentation all affect the taste," Wen Yulangjun explained.
"Dugu Langjun, where did you find this? How many more? Yun two altars," Wei Bin called.
"Don't give it, this is a special drink, you can't see it on the market at all" Dugu Xinci is happily eating Hu Manjing, soft and sweet, and don't forget to give Ah Dog and Big Bear two big spoonfuls, Stupid Big Bear is not happy to see that it is vegetables.
Wen Yu came back to his senses first, hurriedly learned the sample, shabu mutton, ate copper pot, and couldn't stop at all after one bite, Wei Bin was still looking at Dugu Xinci, and saw that Wu Qilang was also busy, and hurriedly followed.
Originally, although Wei Bin was not as pompous as his eldest brother Wei Zhi, he rarely shared a pot of food with others, at least he ate it separately, but he couldn't stop at all after a few bites.
"Slow down, slow down, what's the hurry? There are more ingredients," Dugu looked at the busy table with a smile, full of a sense of accomplishment.
There are similarities between the kitchen and the scholar, and the kitchen and the poetry of the scholar need to be appreciated, such as Meiji.
Lantian Wen Yu, Puzhou Wei Bin, Chang'an Wu Yuandai three people like hungry wolves pounced on the sheep, the wind swept the leaves, the mountains and the sea were like rainbows, and the chopsticks flew together with meat and vegetables.
After a while, before the wine had passed three rounds, only the clear soup was left in the huge copper pot.
Dugu Xinci was dumbfounded, "Leave some for Ben Langjun"
"Didn't you say how many ingredients you had?" Wei Langjun retorted.
After a while, Wen Wei and Wu burped and began to push the cup and change the lamp.
Dugu Xinci was not annoyed, let Ah Gou bring the washed alfalfa spinach, and continue to eat it slowly, as well as the steamed bacon was also cut thin by Ah Gou, a few mouthfuls of wine and a few mouthfuls of food, Dugu Xinci enjoyed the refreshing stimulation brought by the taste buds, the days of running, the hard work of the journey, was covered by the fragrance of the food, and the authentic ingredients of Chang'an broke out with amazing temptation through the rectification of visitors from the Far East.
This is the first night of Kyoto for a visitor from the Far East, who chews on the delicious food he made and recalls the long-term heritage of Chang'an City.
Far East burned the knife very violently, and the intoxicating people always unknowingly, the first to lie down was the landlord Wu Yuandai, who threw himself directly to the ground, snoring and shaking the sky.
Big Bear picked it up, found a random bed and threw it down.
Wen Wei and the others were also drunk, but they were finally able to maintain their manners.
In the end, Wei Bin looked at Dugu Xinci stupidly, his eyes were confused, as if he had a thousand words, but he was like a girl who saw her lover for the first time, and all kinds of words could not be spoken.
Dugu Xinci ate and drank without impatience, turning a blind eye.
"There are many doubts that need to be solved by Dugu Langjun, but he can't point to the topic" was Wen Yu's first mouth.
"If it's a topic related to the Mohe River last year, please don't open your mouth tonight," Dugu Xinci replied lightly.
"Why?" Wei Bin asked stupidly.
This situation can be recalled, but at that time, it was already a shame that "Dugu Xinzhi took a sip of wine."
"What do you mean? Knowing that you are a Dugu great magician, you can say something that you understand, right? Wei Bin didn't understand.
"A lady who is as beautiful as a flower remarries another woman, if someone still asks, "How beautiful is your former wife?" Is it virtuous? One day, your ex-wife and you went to a certain house for a while, how did you match that day, your ex-wife liked to comb the clouds, and your ex-wife once traveled with a certain one," Dugu Xinci shook the white porcelain flat pot and replied slowly.
"This situation can be recalled, but it was already confused at that time" Wen Yu touched "It's a certain abruptness"
"Why is there only one couplet?" Wei Bin is going crazy.
"Such a good sentence, there must be a complete artistic conception," Wen Yu also persuaded.
"Isn't it a kind of beauty to be mutilated, or you connect them" Dugu Xinci leaned back to the chair and looked at the sky with his eyes.
"Connected? The drums of the sixth street are resting and the pedestrians are overwhelming, and there is a moon in the vast sky of Jiuqu. This situation can be recalled, but it was already clear at the time. Wen Yu pondered alone.
"Haven't you ever seen a couplet like this?" Wei Bin called.
"Then Wei Langjun will continue to write," Dugu Xinci said lazily.
"If you look at you, you're lazy," Wei Bin disdained
"Do you know and ask?" Dugu Xinci did not blush.
"If you don't ask, you don't ask, so what are we going to do tonight?" Wei Bin is also refreshing.
"Drinking and admiring the moon, isn't it good, it's not interesting, if you write poems and play swords, you can "Dugu Xinci doesn't matter."
"It's a sword dance," Wei Bin was dissatisfied, "Let's enjoy the moon somewhat"
"A certain has begun to appreciate, the moon in Chang'an is round, much more round than in the Far East" Dugu Xinci looked at the sky of Chang'an, a full moon has hung in the sky, like a wheel, cold and noble.
"Let's remove the table first" Dugu Xinci turned his head to see, Da Xiong and Ah Gou were still eating and drinking, but the speed began to slow down a little, "You two come to this table to eat, clean up the two of you, make a pot of tea, Ben Langjun is going to enjoy the moon"
After a while, the three scholars shifted their positions, a short and long one, three chairs, and a pot of hot water, although Wei Bin was already drunk, he still laughed at what was drinking tea? Drinking is the best habit of the Tang Dynasty.
Wen Yu ignored it, "Drink tea after drinking to warm up".
"O layman," Dugu sighed.
The place where the three of them admired the moon was under the eaves of the west corridor, in front of the house where Dugu Xinci rested.
And he brought out an incense burner, and burned incense and washed his hands.
"The tea is big, and the sun and the moon are long in the pot" Dugu Xinci looked at the two of them with a solemn face.
"A certain tea drink, different, tea is also a way, can be famous, can be passed on and can be understood" Dugu Xincida took out a white porcelain pot and three almost transparent glass cups this time.
"The first step in drinking tea is to light incense, burn incense to get rid of delusions, and taste tea only after calming down."
"The second step is to clean the cups, a certain is called to go to the dust, try to make the ice clear and jade, not stained with dust"
"The third step is to raise the jade pot and the tea is too hot, and it is easy to destroy the taste of the tea, especially tonight Ben Langjun uses green tea, the tea leaves are tender and soft, and the boiling water is directly scalded, which will damage the tea leaves.
After the three processes, not only Wei Bin was stunned when he heard it, but Wen Yu was also fascinated.
"Let's try it too," Wei Bin sighed, "Compared with Dugu Langjun, what kind of scholar is so-and-so?" ”
"Dugu Langjun is particular everywhere, acts in a proper way, and starts and ends elegantly" Wen Yu sighed.
"There is a way, reaching the world" Dugu Xinci said indifferently.
"You let someone have a little way to live" Wei Bin rolled his eyes, not to mention that he was good-looking, and his eyes were rolling.
"The fourth step is to throw tea, the Qing Palace welcomes the beauty" Dugu Xinci opened a sandalwood round box and put the tea leaves into the glass cup with bamboo clips.
"The fifth step is to moisten the tea, the nectar moistens the lotus heart, and good tea also needs hot water to nourish it" Dugu Xinci poured a little hot water into the three glass cups.
"The sixth step flushes, the phoenix three points of water" Dugu Xinci later held the teapot high and flushed the water into the cup, the teapot rhythmically rose and fell, really like the phoenix three nodded to thank the guests.
"The seventh course of tea, jasper sinks into the Qingjiang," the hot water rushed into the cup, began to rotate, then floated on the surface of the water, and slowly sank to the bottom of the cup.
Dugu Xinci wiped his hands with silk, held the cup with one hand, and held the bottom of the cup with the other, and sent it to the two of them.
"The eighth course of tea, Guanyin holds a jade bottle"
"The Ninth Tea Appreciation" Dugu Xinci stared at the teacup, "Two Langjun, please look, it doesn't look like a spring wave flag gun"
Wen Wei and the two looked down, the hot water in the cup was like spring waves, under the soaking of hot water, the tea buds slowly unfolded, the sharp leaf buds were like guns, and the unfolded leaves were like flags. One bud and one leaf are called flag guns, and one bud and two leaves are called "sparrow tongues". In the clear and clear tea, the tea buds of various shapes sway with the waves in the glass cup, like orchids dancing, upside down and west.
"This tea pays attention to one look, two smells and three tastes"
"I rewarded it just now, and then I smelled it."
"The tenth way is to smell the tea, Hui Xinwu is fragrant with tea, well, do you smell the breath of spring? , you can imagine the mellow and indescribable fragrance of life. ”
"The eleventh tea tasting, light taste, as long as you taste it with your heart, you can taste the clear, mellow, true and beautiful charm of heaven and earth from the faint green tea fragrance."
Dugu Xinci drank the tea in the cup, closed his eyes and tasted it, his face was soft, as if he had seen the charm of tea between heaven and earth.
After a long time, Dugu Xinci came back to his senses and drank tea again.
After three sips, he picked up the teapot and refilled the teacup with a respectful attitude. "The twelfth step, thank you for the tea, thank you for the fragrance of the tea gift, and then, pour yourself endless joy!"
A set of twelve processes is done calmly and smoothly, skillfully and neatly.
"This is the real tea ceremony," Wei Bin hit a few with a folding fan.
Wen Yu was even more calm in the shock brought by the fragrance of tea, just now it really seemed to feel a trace of spring, a group of tea-picking girls walked on the song, and the tea leaves moved from the tender onion-like fingertips to the tea basket.
Wen Yu woke up and turned around, suddenly felt relaxed, his pores were dilated, and he felt the breath fluctuations in Chang'an Qinglongfang more clearly, even if he closed his eyes, he felt the situation in the hospital, not far away, Ah Dog was wiping the case, Da Xiong was washing the dishes with water, Da Xiong was still muttering, wash early and go to bed early, and then looked at himself vigilantly.
"Dugu Langjun enters the Tao with tea, this Tao can be spoken, passed on and understood" Wen Yu sighed, "The gospel of the world's scholars"
"Is it so mysterious?" Although Wei Bin thinks that this tea is fragrant, it can compare to the stimulation brought by the wine, "A certain layman, it is good to drink"
"Vulgarity is elegance, and Wei Langjun is also enlightened," Dugu smiled lovingly.
"Don't laugh at Ben Langjun, by the way, a certain line of fourteen, two Langjun can be called a certain Wei fourteen"
"Good, a certain line three," Wen Yu also said.
"I don't know what to do?" Dugu Xinci smiled bitterly.
"The king of Liaoyang County had two sons and a daughter before, and you are the fourth" Wen Yu knows Dugu Mansion better than Dugu Xinci.
"So-and-so is Dugu Shiro?" Dugu Xinci smiled, but he was complaining in his heart, fortunately he was not surnamed Zhuge .
"According to a certain person, today's gathering is also fate, don't be Wen San Dugu Shilang, just call Wen Dawei Ergu San Lang," Wei Bin said suddenly.
"Good proposal" Wen Yu also praised, "Tonight, Qinglongfang admires the moon, and the three of them are also destined, and they don't need to do anything to worship brothers, just call it the three friends of Qinglong?" ”
"Three friends of the green dragon?" Dugu Xinci smiled, noncommittal.
"How? Dugu Grand Sorcerer doesn't look down on a certain level? Wei Bin squinted his eyes and said.
"No, Wen Dalang's filial piety is famous in Yan Tang, and after the famous teacher of Wei Erlang's family, how can a certain side of the wild body be underestimated? It's just that "Dugu Xinci called over to the big bear again, took out a box of things from his bag, and opened it to see that it was something called a cigar."
"Got one?" Dugu Xinci handed the box to the two of them and signaled.
"This is a bit choking" Wei Bin has naturally seen this thing, and said that he is not used to this thing, and he is not sensitive.
The Wen clan is also a thousand-year-old heirloom clan in Lantian and Kyoto, and he also understands this thing that has been rising for three years, and Wen Yu said that he can try one.
The flint was lit, the two Lang Jun lay on the chairs, swallowing the clouds and spitting out the mist, and the fragrance of wine and tea in the courtyard now has another tobacco fragrance, which is warm and pure.
"It's just that the Qinglong Three Friends Association is a blessing for Ben Langjun, and I really don't know if it's a blessing or a curse for the two of you?" Dugu Xinci spits on smoke rings.
"Similar interests, fate, since you are friends, you should share the blessings and misfortunes" Wen Yu smiled faintly.
"That's not hypocritical, it's the Dugu Saburo of the three friends of the Green Dragon"
"A certain is Wei Erlang of the three friends of the green dragon"
"It's Wen Dalang who is the one who doesn't give in," Wen Yu, a gentle gentleman, rarely let go of his wanderings.
"The Gaiwen room is full of piano books, and the intersection of joy and knowledge; The bed is linked to wind and rain, and often puts his arms to words. It is to sit on the ground and brace Jing, the heart should vomit, he attacks the jade, the sound and gas are connected, each view of the orderly goose line, when the light is attached to the tail. So-and-so and so on open the inkstone, candle cut the window west, or the pen vertically and horizontally, or the mystery of the hall. Young people shake hands, Lei Chen's friendship is admired; White water is in the heart, and the fragrance of the abalone is suitable for walking. Stopping the clouds and falling the moon, across the river and mountains, the old rain and spring breeze, over the years and each with its own ambition. Don't be arrogant with fame and fortune, don't be arrogant with talent. Righteous friends, in today's gods swear, Huisheng bamboo forest, may he be related to the year. Sincerely. The three of them arched their hands to the sky and chanted in unison.