Chapter Twenty-Three: Tea

Zhao Xihou touched Ruixue's door and quietly pulled Ruixue aside, "I'll go out, remember to leave the door for me at night." ”

Ruixue put down the needle and thread in her hand, turned around and walked into the house.

Zhao Xihou grabbed her: "What's wrong with you?" ”

Rui Xue said: "Third Young Master, are you going out again?" ”

Zhao Xi hurriedly covered her mouth and whispered, "You be quiet." I'm just going out to meet a few friends. ”

Rui Xue stretched out a hand, tore his hand away, and said, "Since you are seeing a friend, just say to the old lady, and it's not that you won't be asked to go out." ”

"If I said it, I should say that I will go again after the exam, but it will only be two months, and the enduring will pass. I've endured more than ten years of hard work, and it's been the last few months, can't you sit still? Zhao Xihou shook his head and shook his head, and he didn't forget to learn from Old Lady Zhao's cough.

"Now that you know, what are you going out for? If you go out, what will the old lady ask you to write? You're not going to look for me again, are you? ”

Zhao Xihou smiled: "Ruixue is really the smartest woman in the world, no one can compare." ”

Rui Xue sighed and said bitterly: "Third Young Master, you are about to take the big exam, so let's take some books." You also know that you can't disappoint the old lady. ”

Zhao Xihou turned his head impatiently: "Ruixue, how did you become like this just overnight?" I went out yesterday and didn't see you say anything. ”

"Yesterday was yesterday, and yesterday the old lady was so angry." Thinking about last night, Rui Xue felt afraid, fortunately her words were like the third young master's, otherwise she would not have to cause an uproar.

Zhao Xihou said flatteringly: "No, if grandpa can't find me and comes to you, you will say that you don't know." Anyway, he knows I'm quiet. As long as you copy all the books, he won't say anything. ”

Ruixue refused without hesitation: "No! If it's called ......"

"If I could find out, my grandfather would have found out a long time ago, you have been writing for me for three or four years, and my grandfather didn't see anything. I'm really in trouble, help, I'll be back when I get up! ”

"If you have something serious to say, if something happens to you outside......"

Zhao Xihou blocked his ears impatiently, and said with a calm face: "It seems that I shouldn't be preparing to go to school." Now that I haven't entered school, you and my grandfather have taught me a lesson one by one, if I enter school this time, and then prepare to take the exam, you will not be nagging endlessly in front of my ears all day long. Then when I am admitted to the Jinshi, do I have to live! ”

"Advice against ......"

Before Rui Xue's words were finished, she was robbed by Zhao Xihou: "Loyalty is good for action, and good medicine is good for disease; There is a road for the road in the book mountain; If the young man does not work hard, the boss is sad; The lights of the third watch and the fifth watch of the chicken are when the boy is studying. The black hair doesn't know how to study early, and the white head regrets studying late......" He opened his mouth to have a lot of famous sayings and aphorisms for diligent study, "Is it enough?" I still know better, do you want me to recite them all? ”

Rui Xue was so blocked by him that she couldn't say a word, so she had to sigh and say, "Since you know ......"

But Zhu Zi once said: There are three ways to read, which are the heart, the eyes, and the mouth. If the mind is not here, then the eyes are not careful...... Among the three, the heart is the most anxious, and the heart is there, and the eyes and mouth don't care? However, there is thatch in the heart at this moment, and it is thousands of miles away, and it is difficult! ”

Playing with classics to block the mouths of others is what Zhao Xihou is best at, Rui Xue knew that he couldn't talk about him, so he had to say: "I'm going to see Zitan to see if I can help." Yesterday we made a fuss, and we don't know where to find the cost of the township test. If I can help, I'll help. ”

Ruixue was a little loose, but said, "Then talk to the old lady." The old lady likes to help the reader the most, if you tell the old man, he will definitely help. ”

Zhao Xihou said seriously: "I don't want Zitan to think that I am pitying him." ”

Wretched? Is it the backbone of the reader? However, it's good to be able to help people, Ruixue nodded.

Zhao Xihou peeked at Ruixue's complexion, his face was already soft, and his mouth was loose: "I'm going?" ”

Rui Xue nodded, but put forward a condition: "Come back two moments before dinner, don't write!" ”

"Come back three o'clock before dinner and write it for me!"

"Come back a moment before dinner and don't write!"

"Half an hour before dinner, just write it for me!"

Rui Xue saw that he was obviously begging to do things by himself, and he looked right, stomped his feet and said, "Then don't come back!" ”

Before Rui Xue finished speaking, Zhao Xi grabbed her hard: "Okay Rui Xue, you can help me." No one paid attention to your sore feet that year, and it was me who cried to death here, ......"

As soon as she heard him talk about what happened six or seven years ago, Rui Xue immediately relented: "Okay, I know." ”

Zhao Xihou immediately took his mouth and thanked him: "Help me write!" There are a lot of them today, they are Gongsun Chou and Teng Wengong, the old rules. If you don't have enough pen and paper, you have to go to the fifth sister. By the way, if you want, I'll go out and bring it to you. ”

"I don't want anything! As long as you don't come to me in the future. ”

Zhao Xihou smiled: "That's impossible." Shall I grab some tonic for Uncle Wang? Ginseng? Radix astragali? ”

Rui Xue pushed him out and said angrily, "You go quickly!" With this kind of work, it is better to go early and return early. If you don't come back half an hour before dinner, I'll burn the word and tell the old lady to go!" ”

Zhao Xihou raised his eyebrows, smiled and gently gave Rui Xue a head to the head: "If you dare to tell grandpa, I will ......" As he spoke, he leaned over to Rui Xue's ear.

Ruixue knew what he was going to say, and immediately widened her eyes.

Zhao Xihou hurriedly rushed to the corner gate: "Haha! I'm talking about it! Remember to make me something to eat at night, I want to eat ribs. ”

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"Is Zitan at home? I'm Yukido. Zhao Xihou gently knocked on the door of Qiu Duanfu's house.

Qiu Duanfu opened the door and said in surprise: "Why are you here again?" ”

Zhao Xihou grinned and said, "Why did you refuse me thousands of miles away?" Why don't you invite me in for a cup of tea? ”

Qiu Duanfu was a little embarrassed: "There is some chaos at home. ”

As he was talking, a dog's head stretched out from the crack in the door, staring at Zhao Xihou with round eyes, and looking up at Zhao Xihou inquiringly.

"Your dog?"

Qiu Duanfu nodded: "My sister and I are often not at home, and we can take care of the house if we have a dog." ”

Zhao Xihou clapped his hands violently and said, "Then how much do you have?" Someone asked me to buy a dog, but I don't know where to get it, if you have more, can I get one? ”

Qiu Duanfu hurriedly opened the door and invited Zhao Xihou to sit in the house: "Yes, yes, but they are all ordinary, don't people like you love to raise Jingba'er?" ”

I saw that there were six or seven dogs in the yard, one big thin dog stuck out his tongue and looked at Zhao Xihou vigilantly, and the rest of the puppies were circling around Zhao Xihou lively.

"This is a puppy that was born from rhubarb, and it was just weaned, and no one took it."

Zhao Xihou squatted down, touched this one, looked at that one, and felt that each one was very cute. However, the dog he saw at the door just now was particularly interesting, standing and tilting his head to look at Zhao Xihou, very cute, but too thin, only the bone frame remained.

Qiu Duanfu saw Zhao Xihou staring at the dog, so he said, "This is a sunspot." ”

When Zhao Xihou heard that the dog's name was called Heizi, and then thought of the black chef like the black tower he saw in the kitchen yesterday, he laughed loudly: "This name is good." ”

Qiu Duanfu reflexively went to the kitchen to make a cup of tea, and handed it to Zhao Xihou a little crampedly: "Our family's tea is not as good as what you often eat." Somewhat astringent. ”

Zhao Xihou took a sip and said with a smile: "How do you know that I eat good tea at home?" My grandfather loves to eat coarse tea, and when my father was an official in Hangzhou, he specially bought tea before the Ming Dynasty to pay homage, but he was told that no matter how good Longjing is, it is not as good as his hometown. ”

Qiu Duanfu also smiled: "You have always been particular about eating and drinking on weekdays. ”

"However, your tea tastes good, wrap some for me, and I'll take it back for grandpa to taste."

Qiu Duanfu hurriedly got up and went to the house to pick up a jar and came out: "If you don't dislike it, take it." ”

Zhao Xihou hurriedly took out the money from his purse: "How much money do you have?" ”

"I don't sell tea."

Zhao Xihou said: "It's because you don't sell tea." You must have bought your food from outside, so tell me where you bought it. ”

Qiu Duanfu saw that he was extremely serious, so he said: "I won't tell you, our family's tea is fried by my sister." ”

"Sister Qiu?"

"Yes. In order to subsidize the family, my sister will go outside to help people pick tea around Qingming. Sometimes if the tea is picked into half a slice, people don't want it, so they take it from home and fry it themselves. Sometimes you can get a few bucks. ”

Zhao Xihou stroked his palm and said, "I didn't know that Sister Qiu still had such a ability. I've heard that tea picking has to be girly, but is it true? ”

Qiu Duanfu hesitated: "I don't know this, when my sister comes back, I'll ask." ”

Zhao Xihou took a sip of tea and said with emotion: "When I was in Hangzhou with my father before, I heard someone explain the former Longjing, and I called it my daughter's tea. It is said that there must be a girl to pick, and it is not possible to pick it with your hands and lips. said that if it was pinched by the fingers, the pinching marks would remain on the tea leaves, and that the leaves would turn from green to red if they stayed on the hands for a long time, and that the lips were picked with the fragrance of their daughters. Really tormenting. ”

Qiu Duanfu nodded and said, "My sister picks young shoots before Qingming, and she only picks eight or nine taels a day. After a month of picking, my fingers are worn out. It's hard. ”

"So, I'm going to give it to you. If I let my grandfather know that I took your tea for nothing, I am afraid that I will have to greet you with a big stick. Zhao Xihou took out his purse and counted the money out, learning the voice of the old lady Zhao, "You are a wicked obstacle!" Now he is not an official, and he dares to accept bribes. Come on! Dog-headed serving! ”

The first sentence is still a serious Tang Wei, but the latter sentence has been turned into a drama tone, and Qiu Duanfu, who said it, smiled.

"When will you go to my house, grandpa listened to me and told me that you are good at chess, and invited you to go to my house."

Qiu Duanfu nodded: "Let's wait until the hospital is finished!" ”

Zhao Xihou was very refreshing: "It's okay!" Shall we go together on the day of the exam? Zhai Sheng said that they would go together, so they could take care of it. ”

The courtyard door opened, and a woman in a gray cloth skirt and a blue scarf walked in with a basket: "This is ......"

Qiu Duanfu hurriedly greeted her, took the basket in her hand, and said, "Sister." This is my classmate and friend, Zhao Xihou. I came here the day before yesterday. ”

Zhao Xihou greeted the eldest sister of the Qiu family, and said: "You are ordinary tea, two hundred and forty wen a catty, you are afraid that you have a catty, I will spare you three hundred wen, and a puppy will count you as five dollars of silver." It's a total of five dollars and three hundred wen. This is five dollars of silver, this is three hundred Wen, you can't count wrong, I won't admit it when I get out of this door. ”

Zhao Xihou took out the money from his purse, counted the money carefully, and handed it to Qiu Duanfu.

Seeing that he was so careful, Qiu Duanfu suddenly smiled: "I didn't know you were still like this." He also counted the money, "Five coins and three hundred wen are not much, but one penny is a lot." Thanks to the guest officer's care. ”

The two of them laughed as they spoke.

The eldest sister of the Qiu family returned the money: "It's just a pot of tea and a dog." How to collect your front. ”

"If you don't accept it, I can't ask for it, my family will say that I am a businessman, and they will not spare me. Why don't you bother Sister Qiu next time, and reward the younger brother for food. ”

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Tea: One of the seven things to do to open the door. Tea is an important part of our country's diet. Tea prolongs life, anti-aging and strengthens the body, refreshes the mind and clears the heart, clears away heat and heatstroke, dissipates food and phlegm, removes greasy weight loss, cleanses the heart and removes annoyance, detoxifies and sobers up, shengjin quenches thirst, lowers fire and brightens eyes, stops diarrhea and dehumidification, and also has pharmacological effects on modern diseases, such as radiation sickness, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, cancer and other diseases.

Ming Qian tea refers to the tea leaves picked before the Qingming Dynasty; Tea before the rain is the tea picked before the rain in the valley. It is generally precious. In particular, the dragon well before the Ming Dynasty is a treasure of the top grade in tea.

However, I personally think that black tea is better, because green tea stimulates the stomach to a certain extent, and black tea nourishes the stomach, so it is recommended to make Keemun black tea.

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