vs 232 The Way of Tea
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Wu Cao stood in front of Li Yuanxing, with his back to Li Yuanxing.
What Zuihou lifted was a simple platform, much like a miniature version of the high platform used for sacrifice. It was covered with dark green cushions, and then a table seven feet long and three feet wide.
A copper incense burner is placed in the upper left corner of several cases, and then in the upper right corner there are several bamboo tubes, and the tools in the bamboo tubes are not recognized.
Wu Cao understands tea, and her understanding is not shallow, but she doesn't dare to guarantee that she can do her best, so Li Lanshan's opinion, comprehension, and Wu Cao's own, Wu Cao believes that today can definitely shock the world.
Skirt tie, placket. All the ropes used are gold.
The two first-class maids, cherry shoots and Chang Yue, knelt on both sides of Wu Cao.
Not to mention that everyone in the hall was stunned, but the seven women in the back hall all left their seats, close to the hole in the partition wall and watched everything that happened in the front hall.
A copper basin was sent to Wu Cao, who washed his hands.
Then Jade pointed to the first box on the long table, Chang Yue got up to get the wooden box, and Sakura took care of the copper kettles on the two stoves.
Wu Cao sat quietly, she was waiting for the water to boil.
Li Yuanxing also calmed down and sat on his chair behind Wu Cao, what he wanted to promote was the Tao.
Datang drinks tea at this time by grinding the tea into powder and adding various spices, such as ginger, green onions, salt, and even mutton fat. I can't say that there is anything wrong with drinking like this, but Li Yuanxing thinks that drinking like this is like a barbarian on the grassland. Confucianism drinks tea, and it also talks about tea ceremony, and there are many rules.
But all that. But it is not enough to spread the world.
A copper kettle whistle sounded, it was the water boiling, Wu Cao opened his eyes, and the cherry shoots lifted the pot to the table. This copper kettle is extremely small, but I am afraid that it will be too heavy for Wu Cao to lift it, and just when Wu Cao reached out to pat the handle of the pot, a violent shout came from outside the door of the conference living room: "Get out of here!" ”
I!
There were a few people in Datang who dared to call themselves me, and Li Yuanxing hurriedly got up.
I saw Li Yuan striding in: "Wulang, the funny thing is that you didn't give your father an invitation, you are guilty!" ”
Conviction of sin. Guilty fart! Li Yuanxing stepped forward to greet him. He asked Wu Cao in a low voice: "What gift did you give?" ”
Wu Caolai didn't have time to answer, so Li Yuan preemptively said: "You two don't collude, I know everything." Next time there's something so interesting, there's no invitation from me. I'll let the Forbidden Army smash your field!" Li Yuan's voice was extremely high. Daxiao greeted Li Yuanxing. patted Li Yuanxing's shoulder hard: "At the time of the New Year, the gift should be better!" ”
There were hundreds of shrimps in the entire conference living room, all of whom bent down to welcome Li Yuan's arrival.
Until Li Yuan sat on the chair that Li Yuanxing was sitting on. Only then did it come neatly from the living room of the conference: "Emperor Wan'an!" ”
"No excuses!"
Sitting down again, Li Yuanxing took a deep breath and sat upright.
Li Yuan came to Qinwangzhuang because he received a gift that made him ecstatic and made Li Erdu's eyes turn green with envy. So Li Yuan didn't even want a car, and only came to Qinwangzhuang with a hundred and ten knights Pegasus.
As soon as he asked Li Yuanxing that he was feasting, he didn't let him report, so he broke in all the way.
Li Yuan was happy, and he would not make trouble for Li Yuanxing, so he also took a deep breath and sat upright.
Wu Cao tested the temperature of the copper kettle with his hand, pointed his finger on the second wooden box on the third table, and said at the same time: "The water temperature is already lower, and it is not suitable for the kind of tea just now." ”
As he spoke, Wu Cao asked Sakura Bamboo Shoots to quickly put aside the original tea tray on the table, and then replaced it with four straight glasses.
After the wooden box was opened, Wu Cao turned around and nodded at Li Yuanxing.
Li Yuanxing stood up: "This tea is called West Lake Longjing." Coming from next to West Lake in Hangzhou, this tea has 'four uniques': green, fragrant, sweet, and beautiful. The bright green before the Ming Dynasty is the best of the best, and there are poems to praise: the wind outside the courtyard is laughing, and the daughter of Longjing before the Ming Dynasty is red. There are five most suitable production areas on the shore of West Lake, namely: Lion, Dragon, Cloud, Tiger and Plum! ”
Li Yuanxing said a few words, and the head of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Tea Chamber of Commerce was almost excited about having a heart attack.
He knew that Xizi Lake was picturesque, but he didn't know that the five places that Li Yuanxing was referring to were the five kinds, the lion might be the lion peak, and the tiger might be the tiger running spring. The other three places really can't be imagined.
Wu Cao got up, picked out a little with a teaspoon and put it in the cup, and all five cups were filled with tea leaves.
Twenty maids stepped forward from behind, each holding a tray in their hands, and the cherry shoots put a little tea in each small plate in the box, and one of the twenty maids came to Li Yuan, and one came to Cui Dunli. The other eighteen people carried the tray to the tea merchants.
This is a good tea that Li Yuanxing bought with a huge amount of money from modern times, and its natural appearance is first-class.
Chinese tea culture sprouted in the Tang Dynasty, developed in the Zong Dynasty, and flourished in the Ming Dynasty, but it reached its peak in the Qing Dynasty. Li Yuanxing didn't like Qing, and so did Wu Cao. Therefore, Wu Cao used the combination of Ming Dynasty tea art and modern times.
"Phoenix three nodded!" Wu Cao snorted softly, but his delicate voice showed that he was full of nobility.
The copper kettle in his hand was raised high in succession, and the water was poured into the cup in three parts. The flowers that can be played with green tea are far less than Tieguanyin, black tea, Pu'er and the like. But Wu Cao did it very well.
The turquoise tea juice filled the entire glass, and the pieces of tea were suspended in the cup.
On the shape, on the color, on the faint fragrance of tea, incomparable!
Many people couldn't help but leave their seats and stand up, even Li Yuan was no exception, such a beautiful tea!
Li Yuanxing personally put a cup in front of Li Yuan: "Father, please taste it first!" ”
Li Yuan was born as a military general, but he is a generation of nobles, not a barbarian person as the Seventh Family said, he understands tea, but he can't understand what Li Yuanxing and Wu Cao are doing now.
But this tea should only be available in heaven.
Li Yuanxing motioned to the maid to give away the other four cups, one of which was naturally placed in front of Cui Xiaoli, and a third-grade master was naturally qualified to enjoy it exclusively. Li Yuanxing said at the same time: "This tea is divided into five kinds according to the origin, and is divided into five grades and eighteen categories according to the grade. ”
The tea merchant spoke, his eyes fixed on the cup.
"This cup, this king thinks that the lion is the best, and the lotus heart level is the best, and it is taken from the time before the Ming Dynasty. But Princess Mingyue thought that the flag gun was the best grade, so she chose the flag gun. ”
As Li Yuanxing spoke, he asked people to bring the stove, each with a large copper kettle on it.
"This tea should not be boiled. Later, the princes can elect a few people who make fine tea and appreciate it with the king! ”
Li Yuan squinted his eyes, and after enjoying the bitterness of tea and the fragrance of tea, sweetness appeared in his mouth, and this taste was really good. Cui Dunli praised: "Bitterness is sweet, it is really the way!" Tea ceremony! "Confucianism's Cui Xiaoli, only one cup, thinks that this tea, this way, is indeed as King Qin said, tea can cultivate the body and calm the mind!
The seven girls in the back hall couldn't help but come up with the idea of asking for a cup of tea here with Li Yuanxing, and they were even more uneasy when they heard Cui Xiaoli's evaluation.
However, it was full of businessmen outside, and it was impossible to go out as them.
At this time, Li Yuanxing turned around and held a wooden box with his hand.
"Girl, come on a gorgeous one." Li Yuanxing also had some little excitement.
The three cups of tea for the tea merchant were divided into dozens of small cups, and those who were qualified to taste it were not at the level of the head of the meeting, but also at the level of the big shopkeeper and the old tea master.
"Wuyi Mountain-level grade red robe." Li Yuanxing chose a kind of tea.
Wu Cao pouted: "Don't, I'll go to the top of the cave first!" ”
Li Yuanxing was stunned, Qin Wangzhuang dared to talk back only Wu Cao, Li Yuanxing lowered his voice: "Girl, the cave hall oolong is produced overseas, even if you want this tea, it will not be available in a few years!" ”
Wu Cao's voice was not small: "The big red robe grows on the cliff, and it is beyond the reach of manpower. If you want to pick it, but you train monkeys to pick it, do you want such a dangerous tea? Never let tea farmers die for drinking tea! ”
When Wu Cao topped Li Yuanxing, the conference living room was already quiet, and everyone could hear Wu Cao's voice clearly.
Wuyi Mountain, in what is now Fujian Province.
In the Tang Dynasty, there were already five states, and the tea chamber of commerce followed the ancient times, named the Yue Tea Chamber of Commerce, and the interior was divided into two sub-chambers of commerce in East Vietnam and South Vietnam according to the region. They can be said to be smaller than the Bashu Tea Chamber of Commerce in terms of the scale of the Tea Chamber of Commerce, and there is no store for them even on the Ring Road of the Chamber of Commerce.
After hearing Wu Cao's words, more than a dozen people rushed out at Hula, some old and some young, kneeling on the ground together.
The head of the meeting said loudly: "Xiaomin is willing to fight for the lives of the family, and he also wants to pick this big red robe for the saint, the emperor, and His Royal Highness the King of Qin, and he will never give up!" ”
Words are true!
Li Yuanxing didn't doubt his words, these people would really go desperately. Whether it is to give the palace as a tribute, or to achieve his reputation as a Yue Tea Chamber of Commerce, it is worth working hard.
"That's it!" Li Yuanxing waved his hand and said to Wu Cao: "Choose Anxi Qingwu!" ”
"Good!" Wu Cao nodded and pointed to the sixth wooden box on the second table. This green black is actually Tieguanyin, a semi-fermented tea that turned into oolong tea in ancient times. It's just that Li Yuanxing will never mention the word Guanyin, because this is the name of Buddhism, and Li Yuanxing will never use the word Tieguanyin if he wants to promote Taoism.
If you say gorgeous, it is still Kung Fu tea that is gorgeous enough.
The kung fu tea utensils used by Wu Cao are also luxurious enough, and the high-grade purple sand is selected, and there is no purple sand pot in Datang at this time. Li Yuanxing's set is placed in modern times, and it is also a treasure.
One teapot, one teacup, six teacups, six lids, six tea trays, six tea mats, one tea wash, one sand chop, one feather fan, one copper stove, one chopsticks.
The stove uses a bamboo charcoal fire.
In fact, the big furnace boils water faster, but since you want a gorgeous and a taste, the big coal furnace naturally loses its identity.
The water is mountain spring water, and in the process of waiting for the water to boil, it is also a process of calming the heart, which is also the Tao! It is a very important part of the tea art. (To be continued......)
PS: This is the first shift today, there will be another shift at lunch, and there will still be a change in the evening.
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