Chapter 2, Section 1 There are three autumn laurels and ten miles of lotus
Liu Sanbian and others crossed the mountains and mountains, and finally came to the hometown of Wufuli in Wufu Town, Chong'an County, not far from the foot of Wuyi Mountain, there is a big waterwheel at the entrance of the village, the wind drives the waterwheel, and the water is the mountain spring water flowing down from Wuyi Mountain.
The sky is gray, Liu Sanbian holds an oil-paper umbrella, walks across a beautiful bridge, the stones on both sides of the bridge are engraved with many exquisite patterns, the weeping willows move with the wind, the wind is mixed with the fragrance of osmanthus, the white lotus is slim, the lotus leaves reveal a white hand, the boat comes out gently, there is a girl standing in the bow of the boat, holding a lotus flower in her hand, with a smile, where to pick the lotus next to the boat there are a few children are bustling in the lotus pond playing, some are in the boat, reaching out to pick lotus seeds, There are old people fishing next to them, the sound of flutes in the distance, some people leaning and merging, but there are no flute players and singing people, large and small lakes, interlocking, ups and downs, and the distant mountains stretch endlessly.
In the remote lotus pond, there was a lotus picker in pale pink clothes, singing and picking lotus: "Jiangnan can pick lotus, lotus leaves He Tiantian, fish play lotus leaves, fish play lotus leaves east, fish play lotus leaves west, fish play lotus leaves south, fish play lotus leaves north ........".
Liu Zixuan said: "Our Wufuli is in the southeast of Wuyi Mountain, and it is said that there was a doctor surnamed Jiang surnamed Wuxing in the Jin Dynasty, and he was named Wufu."
Liu Sanbian followed closely behind his uncle Liu Zixuan, walking on the street of the bluestone road, the market was very lively, the wind blew the emerald green curtains, the store was luxuriously decorated, gorgeous fabrics, silk and satin, and the pearls strung into a dazzling shape came into view, every family was built along the street, there was running water in front of every house, there were some people's houses uneven, at this moment there was a young woman with a small doll on her back washing clothes, the trees were towering, they actually blocked the sky, they didn't see the day, occasionally a few drops of rain fell down, and they walked for a long time, Only then did I vaguely see the gate of the Willow Mansion.
A red lantern was hung on each side of the gate of Liufu, and two housekeepers stood guard in front of the door, a middle-aged woman in exquisite clothes and a middle-aged woman who was slightly older than her, but also in beautiful clothes.
"Madame, you see, they have arrived".
The old woman took two steps, her eyes were full of tears, and she held Liu Zixuan's and Liu Sanchang's hands.
"Three changes, come quickly, this is your step-grandmother Yu, come and see you."
"Is this undoubtedly the little three changes in the family, they have all grown so big, good boy, get up, come in."
Liu Sanbian knelt down and worshipped, Yu immediately helped him up, standing next to Yu was her dowry maid Yunxiang, Yunxiang helped Yu up, led everyone to the hall, Yunxiang skillfully made tea, the tea bottle on the tea stove has been filled with water, the water is burning in the tea bottle, Yunxiang from a fine tea box, take out the tea cake, mash the tea cake with a tea mill, and then use a tea mill to grind the mashed tea leaves into powder, and then into the tea cup, at this moment the water has been boiling, she wrapped the tea bottle with a tea towel, instantly picked up, and slowly poured water into the tea cupBut at this time, there is not much water poured, and then it is mixed into a paste, and then boiling water is poured in, and at the same time, a silver tea whisk is used to continuously bubble in it until foam appears, and finally a pattern is dotted on the tea surface, and the master of this kind of tea is called Samadhi.
Yun Xiang in turn divided the different tea cups to Yu's, Liu Huan, Liu Zixuan and Liu Sanchang, Liu Sanchang ended the teacup, and the tea soup in the teacup was a picture of a carp playing lotus.
It's night, and the lights are dim.
Yu's family, Liu Huan, Liu Liu Zixuan and Liu Sanbian sat around the Eight Immortals table, Langu smoked goose, lean meat soup, Zixi powder, Jianning lotus seed soup, kueh zai, mille-feuille cake, shalled lyli jelly, etc. filled the whole table, Yun Xiang poured wine for everyone, Liu Sanbian held a glass of wine in his hand, he tasted it, the first time he ate wine, the sour taste made him frown, and this amused the others present.
"This wine is a new plum wine made last month, and some of it is sour."
A table of eight immortals, a table of people, a table of dishes, and a happy one.