Wuzhen is an ancient town with a history of more than 1,000 years, and most of these towns have accumulated many stories.

These stories are long and long, and they are passed down by word of mouth, both inside and outside the town. It is these stories that make me and Yang Junfei very headaches. I originally thought that when I arrived at the place, I would find some stories about the Qingxin tea tree smoothly.

But after inquiring for a whole day, I didn't get any clues, which was really frustrating.

The heart of Wuzhen runs through a Chexi River, on both sides of the river, on one side is a corridor shelter to protect from the sun and rain, and on the other side is a water pavilion built by every household near the water.

The water pavilion is like a balcony sticking out of the water, but there are a few more stone pillars supporting the bottom of the river below, some of which are crooked, making people worry that they will fall into the river, but they will never really fall.

I saw that Yang Junfei beside me had a bad face, so I smiled and pointed to those water pavilions, and said, "Old man, there is said to be a very interesting story about the water pavilion here. ”

He let out an "oh" and lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.

I ignored him and said to myself, "I heard that in ancient times, there was a tofu workshop, because the store was too small, the owner built a water pavilion on the river behind the store, but these were obviously illegal buildings, so they were punished by the town officials." Zhang Xiucai, an old customer of the tofu shop, stepped forward and had a grievance.

Zhang Xiucai angrily pointed out that in order to make it easier for his ships to dock, the official widened the wharf, causing the river to be unsmooth, and violating the rules and regulations. However, the water pavilion of the tofu workshop is built at the widest part of the river, which does not hinder boating, and is not qualified to judge at all.

In the end, the official, because of his own injustice, had no choice but to settle the case. Since then, more and more Chexi River Water Pavilion has been built, and the illegal buildings in those years have actually formed a beautiful scenery unique to Wuzhen today. ”

Yang Junfei said "oh" again, raised his head to enjoy the beautiful scenery on the riverbank, and suddenly pointed to the largest teahouse in front of him and asked, "What kind of place is that?" ”

I glanced at it and said with a smile, "That's the visit to Lu Pavilion, the largest teahouse on the banks of the Chexi River." Many tourists are tired of walking, they will sit here and make a cup of smoked bean tea or Hangzhou white chrysanthemum, which tastes good.

It is said that this teahouse has a history of more than 1,000 years, Lu Tong, the founder of Lu Ge, once saved the tea saint Lu Yu in Taihu Tea Mountain, and later Lu Yu for Xie Lu Tong, brought his own hand-picked Qingxin tea to visit, so he was named to visit Lu Ge.

"As for what big risk Lu Yu encountered, how Lu Tong saved him, now no one can tell, after more than a thousand years, who still knows ......"

As I spoke, my voice became smaller and smaller, and I glanced at him, and said happily, "I'm afraid the clue is there!" ”

Yang Junfei also nodded, "Qingxin Tea, Lu Yu, and danger...... These three key words are enough to point out what Lu Tong's descendants should know.

"If the guess is correct, Lu Yu was in danger because he found the Qingxin Tea Tree, and he happened to be rescued by that person."

I thought the same thing, and walked into the teahouse with him in three steps and two steps.

Visiting Lu Pavilion before Changfeng Street, back to the Chexi River, open the door to see the bridge, push the window to see the water, is an excellent place to see the scenery.

Yang Junfei and I asked for a private seat by the window, ordered two bowls of special tea, some spiced beef, rabbit meat, braised phoenix feet, mutton in sauce and Wuzhen's specialty sister-in-law cakes, and looked around carefully.

My sister-in-law's cakes are like chess, fragrant and soft, sweet and salty, as if they will melt in your mouth, which makes people extremely comfortable.

I casually picked up a piece of sister-in-law cake and said to Yang Junfei, "Old man, do you know that this thing was not called sister-in-law cake thousands of years ago, but a small sweet shortbread made by a pastry shop, which is very popular with customers. In order to ensure exclusive operation, its ingredients and preparation methods are only passed on to children and grandchildren, not daughters-in-law and daughters.

One day, the daughter was dissatisfied, and secretly sprinkled a large handful of salt on the ingredients as if she were mischievous, who expected that this baked cake had a unique flavor and was even more popular. After the shopkeeper knew what was going on, he changed his mind and decided to let his daughter and daughter-in-law participate in the production together, and finally changed the name to sister-in-law cake. This Wuzhen has a lot of stories. ”

Yang Junfei hummed absentmindedly, "There are indeed a lot of stories, but I'm not very interested, so it's better to think carefully about how to meet the owner of this shop." ”

"I've thought about it a long time ago, but it's actually very simple." I flicked my fingers, called the waiter and asked, "Your boss, is it a descendant of Lu Tong?" ”

This waiter is about 20 years old, a very smart girl, when she saw us, her face flushed slightly and said, "The boss does often say that he is Lu Tong's grandson for many generations, and he is very proud. ”

"Can you please ask your boss to come over for a moment?" I politely pleaded.

The waitress nodded, and a short time later, a man in his fifties, with a big belly, who looked very blessed, walked over. He was wearing a red Tang suit, but the whole person looked very incongruous.

"What's the matter with the two guests calling the contemptible people down?" The half-cooked Mandarin makes people sound very uncomfortable, and they always feel like an upstart pretending to be elegant.

I resisted the urge to laugh and complimented, "I often hear that Mr. Lu is a descendant of Lu Tong, who is very knowledgeable and extremely familiar with the history of Wuzhen, so I specially invite Mr. Lu to ask some questions." ”

"Don't dare, don't dare!" This descendant of Lu Tong was so comfortable that his eyes rose, and he immediately poured tea and sent water, and told all the things in the vicinity.

It's just that there is no big difference from the brochure issued by the Wuzhen County Government, and there is not much detail, and it is a straw bale at a glance. He also asked him how his ancestor Lu Tong saved the tea saint Lu Yu more than 1,200 years ago.

Yang Junfei and I glanced at each other, shook our heads in disappointment, and sent him away without a word.

I drank my tea silently, and after a long time, Yang Junfei said, "That dead fat man is not really a typical idiot nouveau riche who has no money on his chest, he is playing stupid with us." ”

I sighed, "What if he pretends to be stupid?" I don't think we can know anything from his mouth. ”

Looking at the Chexi River, which is fifty meters wide outside the window, the river is turbulent and flowing, separating Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, and said, "It seems that we have to work hard today and rush to Taihu Tea Mountain before nightfall."

"Since Lu Tong saved the tea saint Lu Yu there, then, there should be some clues left there."

Yang Junfei thought for a moment, suddenly smiled, and said, "It seems that this tea saint really doesn't want future generations to find that kind of tea tree too easily, I'm afraid it is a kind of protection for this precious plant." However, I was afraid that people who were destined to not be able to get it when they needed it, so I had to describe its location vaguely in the book.

"Saying that it is in Wuzhen, it is actually trying to allude to the story of Lu Tong saving him, and insinuating that the location of the tea tree is in Taihu Lake, which is really high."

My gloomy mood couldn't help but be swept away, yes, judging from the fact that those people and talented people like to play tricks, this speculation is very likely.

Outside the window, the sky that was clear just now became gloomy at some point, and the rainstorm was coming.

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