Hua Er turned his head, and at this time, Xuan Lao was sitting quietly in his position.

The old man's face, with a gentle smile, looked at her quietly.

It seems that it has calmed down?

"Your master is the old man of Zhongshan?" , Hua Er pondered for a moment and nodded.

Xuan Lao's expression, which was still very rational just now, broke in an instant, his beard curled, and he became excited again, "Then, can you tell me, where is he now?" ”

But seeing Hua Er shook his head, he said, "You tell me first, why can you guess that my master is the old man of Zhongshan?" What is your relationship with him? ”

Xuan Lao walked for a moment, his excitement receded, he smoothed the beard under his chin with his hand, his expression was full of memories, and he slowly spoke in a deep voice, "If I say that he is my teacher, will you believe it?" Hua'er raised her eyebrows, with some suspicion in her expression, "I don't believe it." The tone was categorical.

But he secretly scolded in his heart, wow, old man, he actually carried me behind his back and accepted an apprentice who could be my grandfather at an age, why don't you go to heaven?

If the old man is still in this world, Hua Er is afraid that he will have to carry an axe to settle accounts with him.

"Haha" Xuan Lao chuckled and twisted his beard, "I guess you won't believe it either, but what if this is really true?" Although he only nodded to me at first. When I was young, I was very fond of tea, and slowly honed my skills in making tea, and once encountered a bottleneck and almost gave up the tea ceremony.

But at that time, I met an old man, and he randomly clicked on me, and I was immediately surprised, and I had what I have achieved today, and I asked his name when he left, so I knew that he was the rumored old man of the end mountain.

Although he only spoke a few words at that time, in my opinion, a teacher of one word is also a teacher, so do you think he is my teacher? Xuan Lao looked playful and asked rhetorically.

"It doesn't count." The tone is still resolute, well, the old man's apprentice can only be her, and there can only be her.

Then he said with a clear conscience, "Our old man, with a good heart, because he saw that your qualifications were good, he ordered a few words, if so, you think he is your teacher, then this teacher is too good to be." ”

Xuan Lao's expression was slightly stunned, it was just a joke, this kid was so serious.

He immediately laughed and stopped dwelling on the topic.

"There is another question you didn't answer, how did you guess that I studied under Old Man Zhongshan?" Hua Er was a little curious.

"Of course it's the taste of the tea, it's not right, it's the taste of water to be exact. A large part of the reason why I am where I am today depends on my tongue. The old man looked at Hua Er and sold it, "Oh? Hua Er raised his eyebrows.

"I have a very sensitive sense of taste, I can taste the subtle differences in each cup of tea, and I was fortunate enough to drink the tea made by your master, and I was very impressed, although it is different from the tea you use now, but the taste of the water is the same.

Finally, can I ask, what kind of water do you use to make your tea? I think I have traveled across the river and tasted many different waters, but I have never been able to find the same taste. ”

Hua Er smiled slightly, "It doesn't hurt to tell you, this water is taken from Jade Mountain, and it is made by melting the snow on its summit."

Yushan is located in the south of the Kaisong Dynasty, although the altitude is high, but strangely, there is very little snow, and the old man can only collect some every winter.

The snow melt water must be refrigerated in order to retain the original taste of the water to the greatest extent, and this back and forth has to consume a lot of time and energy, if you are not a real tea lover, I am afraid it is difficult to do so.

"I see, no wonder I went to various places back then, but I couldn't get my wish, and today it's a matter of my heart." The old man was stunned.

"There is one more thing I hope Xiaoyou can solve my doubts, what technique do you use to make tea today? Why haven't I seen it before? The old man was puzzled, and Hua Er smiled mysteriously, "This is the cold brew method." ”

"I want to hear about it." The old man sat upright.

"Yinzhen new tea is a raw tea, the attribute is cool, the taste is fresh and refreshing, the snow water of Yushan Mountain, the water quality is clear and slightly cool, and the cold brew method can maximize the advantages of the two.

If the Yushan snow water is boiled in a pot, it loses its essence, so that the gains outweigh the losses, and it is now a hot summer, and the cold brew method is the most suitable for use in summer. So, I used this technique today. ”

"I see, wonderful, wonderful! Today's old man is also an eye-opener. The old man clapped his hands in praise with a hint of excitement in his expression.

"Don't dare to be." Hua Er's eyes were modest.

After a long time, the old man gradually calmed down, and his face looked a little ruddy because of excitement, "What about your master?" For so many years, I've always wanted to thank him in person for those words he said to me. ”

Hearing the old man's words, Hua Er looked stunned, lowered his head and said slowly, "It's a pity, I'm afraid you won't be able to get your wish, the family teacher has passed away a few months ago." ”

When the old man heard this, the whole person froze, his expression was like a lightning strike, he always thought that the fairy-like figure like the old man of Zhongshan had nothing to do with the word "death", it seems that rumors are rumors after all, and the old man has relatives.

Looking at the gloomy young man in front of him, the old man didn't know what to say to comfort him, so he patted him on the shoulder for a long time and said "festival condolences".

"It's okay" Hua Er smiled at the old man, after these months of precipitation in the tea town, she has slowly come out. People, after all, have to look forward.

The old man lowered his head and thought slightly, "In the early years, I heard that the old man in Zhongshan took a girl as an apprentice, isn't it?" ”

"Yes, exactly." Hua Er looked at the old man with a smile and silently took back the hand on his shoulder.

The old man smiled awkwardly and continued, "Then you, are you the frail and sickly young daughter of the Hua family who was rumored to be taken in as an apprentice by the old man of Zhongshan?" Hua Er didn't speak, but nodded.

The old man thought again, "Why don't you go back to Beijing with me?" "A girl, alone outside, is not safe after all, the old man thought to himself.

saw Hua Eryi shaking his head, "Thank you for your kindness, but now, I don't have this plan." ”

The old man was stunned for a moment, and then sighed, a child has been away from home for so many years, and his feelings for that family are not deep, right? This girl is young, and it's not easy.

Thinking of this, I didn't force it anymore.

"Half a year later, in Kyoto, there will be a tea fight, so if you have time, you might as well come and see it." The old man's expression was filled with kindness.

"Okay, if you are free, the juniors will definitely go." Flower two arched hands.

After that, the old man got up, "A few days ago, I made an appointment with the old thing in Qingsong Temple to discuss the tea fighting meeting in half a year, and I will leave to go back to Kyoto in a while, and it is not too early now, so I will leave first." ”

"Okay, then the junior is here to wish you a smooth journey." Hua Er bowed and saluted the old man.