Chapter 5 Tea Tasting and Taoism
Since then, this Meng Gongzi has come to the workshop to listen to music every now and then. Every time before coming, I will send the blue-robed man I saw in the Miaoyuan Pagoda Courtyard, a retinue named Wang Zhaoyuan to hand over to Qin Niang, Qin Niang is also very polite and thoughtful to this Meng Gongzi, I think I am afraid that I have gained a lot of benefits in private.
I got along with this Meng Gongzi more and more, and I knew that his surname was Meng Baoyuan, and he was a child of a family in this city. I saw that he was talking and dressing well, and Meng was a national surname, and when I asked him by chance, he didn't answer but smiled and diverted the conversation. Thinking of my identity as a courtesan, the literati still have a lot of taboos, not to mention his dignified family, he feels bored when he thinks about it, and from then on, he only sings and dances and pays no longer about his family identity.
Recently, I can only hear the literati and the children of the eunuchs who have entered the music workshop talking a lot, and the topics involved are all "Decrees". In my impression, there are four sentences in this "Decree Proverbs": "Er, Erlu, the people anoint the people, the people are easy to abuse, and the heavens are difficult to deceive", in later generations, Song Taizong as a precept official, honest and honest "ring stone inscription", engraved in front of the hall of the state and county government offices. Now I have the opportunity to see the rare beauty of Shu Lord Meng Chang's "Decree Proverbs", which is really a great blessing in life.
I got the proverbs, and I read and read them again and again every day, until I knew the ninety-six words of the proverbs in my chest. Grandma, you once said that this Meng Chang is not a mediocre person in later generations, Rui'er is fortunate to see the full text of his "Decree" today, and sure enough, as you said, it seems that this rumor in later generations is not completely credible! I was sighing with emotion, but I could only hear Qin Niang calling me happily outside the door: "Miss Rui'er, Miss Rui'er, Meng Gongzi is here, sit in the Green Smoke Pavilion, you hurry up." ”
I answered the order Ming'er and hugged my piano and went to the Green Smoke Pavilion.
Green Smoke Pavilion is an independent small building in this Hibiscus Music Workshop that resembles a private room, built by the water, and the green willows in front of the window in spring have the name of Green Smoke, which is a small and elegant place. Every time this Meng Gongzi came here, he listened to me play and sing, and occasionally talked with me about some poetry and songs.
When I entered the house, I saw Meng Baoyuan's master and servant sitting under the window, although Wang Zhaoyuan was his entourage, it can be seen that when he talked to Baoyuan, he didn't look like a master and servant, but more often than a brotherhood.
I stepped forward to greet her, Bao Yuan got up and helped him, and said with a smile: "Miss Rui'er, I have said many times below, I treat the girl not as an ordinary singing and dancing prostitute, only because I admire the girl's talent and affection, I always come close, if the girl is always so polite, it will seem to be angry." ”
"Those who come are guests, and the courtesy cannot be wasted. Rui'er is already grateful for the courtesy of her son, how can she forget her identity and wrong rules. I smiled indifferently, and my words drew a line between the two of us.
When he saw me like this, he didn't care, turned around and motioned to Wang Zhaoyuan to take a delicate tea box, and said, "Today's visit is not for listening to music, I have come to invite the girl to taste new tea with you." I wonder if Miss Rui'er can appreciate her face and cook it for her? ”
I leaned over to take the tea box, poured some tea leaves in my hand and looked at it carefully, only to see that the tea leaves were brown and red, the cords were fat and tender, tightly knotted, and there were many buds. I was relieved, and I turned around and told Ming'er to take the purple sand tea set in the room, and then warm the pot to clean the utensils, throw tea, moisten tea, brew tea and infiltrate, and divide tea in one go. When I brought a cup of brewed tea to Bao Yuan, I clearly saw surprise and curiosity in his eyes.
"Miss Rui'er, you really make me impressed." He took the teacup and asked, "Seeing that the girl just made tea, she seems to know what kind of tea this is?" ”
"If the little girl's guess is right, this is Pucha." I held the cup in my hand, sniffed the fragrance of tea, and replied slowly.
"Oh, I didn't think that the girl actually knew that this was Pucha." Bao Yuan was full of interest, "I want to come to this tea and it doesn't grow in my Shudi, where does the girl know?" ”
He was suspicious, I secretly thought, so I replied after a little silence: "Don't hide it from my son, Rui'er was also a girl from a well-off family before she was sold into Le's membership, and her father was a businessman, and he happened to run a tea business, so he knew a little about tea." "There's no way, for a while, I almost forgot that Pu'er was not common in ancient times, and ordinary people rarely had a taste, so I had to make up a reason to prevaricate in the past.
"I see" Bao Yuan nodded, thoughtful, and then said: "That girl must know this Pucha temperament?" ”
"Pu tea is divided into raw and cooked, and has the effects of clearing heat, dissipating heat, detoxifying, eliminating food, and removing fat. Among them, raw tea has the effect of dispelling wind and relieving the surface, and has the effect of clearing the head and eye-catching, while ripe tea has the effect of lowering qi, diluting water, and laxative. "I'm like a treasure, just to make him believe that I was indeed the daughter of a tea merchant before I became a member," this tea soup is bright, red and thick, and the taste is mellow and sweet. The tea given by today's son should be of the highest quality, and Rui'er TOEFL can also taste a cup, which is really a blessing for three lives. After that, he drank the residual tea in the cup and looked at him with a smile.
"Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful" Wang Zhaoyuan on the side high-fived and smiled: "I didn't expect that this Furong Music Workshop is actually a place where the dragon and the tiger are hidden." ”
I don't like Wang Zhaoyuan's slightly thin look between his slender eyebrows and eyes, and he said with a straight face: "Wang Gongzi said that he laughed, Rui'er is just a singing and dancing girl in the music workshop, not a dragon and tiger master, and I know that these are also because I was born in the market." Thinking of such a good tea is not a blessing for civilians like me, that's why Wang Gongzi sighed like this! Speaking of this, tears have already flowed into my eyes.
Seeing this, Bao Yuan hurriedly shouted Wang Zhaoyuan for not making a mistake, and because of the awkward atmosphere, he turned to a smile and asked Ming'er, who was standing on the side, what do I do in the workshop on weekdays. Ming'er said with a smile: "My sister loves to read books when she has nothing to do on weekdays, and these days she is even more obsessed with what "Decree Proverbs", which she holds in her hand all day long...... Hehe, I'm almost a nerd. As he spoke, he smiled at himself, and didn't forget to wink at me.
"Oh? Miss Rui'er still cares about current affairs? That Meng Baoyuan had a complicated expression on his face, and there was a bit of a playful look.
"Son, don't listen to the girl's nonsense, I am a civilian woman who cares about current affairs, but recently I have often heard literati talk about "Decree Proverbs" in the workshop, and I was curious to come and take a look." I blamed Ming'er for her quick mouth, and I was worried that the two of them would be suspicious, so I hurriedly denied it.
"Well, girl, let's talk about it." Bao Yuan looked at me and said with a smile: "Current affairs are also the people's livelihood, and I want to issue an edict to the Son of Heaven to respond to the principles of heaven and conform to the people's feelings." Although the girl is in the dust, she is also a citizen, and she should care about current affairs. I don't know what the girl's opinion is, how is this "Proverb of Decree"? ”
Seeing his earnestness, I said tactfully: "I miss the child, eat and wear." In other words, he ordered the chief to raise Hui Sui. There are three differences in politics, and the road is in the seven silks...... My rewards and punishments are not overdue. Erlu Erlu, the people anoint the people's fat. For the people's parents, they are all merciful. Reluctantly for the precept, the body is thoughtful. Nian Ba looked at him happily and said, "Childe, you see, the short ninety-six words in the "Decree Proverbs" are earnestly admonished, which can be described as sincere. If our hundred officials in Dashu can do it one by one according to the proverbs, why is this country not strong, and why is this Shu land not prosperous? I think that if this court is really a king, a saint and a sage, and the top and bottom are united in morality, then this emperor must be the emperor of the world in the hearts of all the people. It's a pity that ...... "I stopped talking, I didn't know how to say it for a while, Meng Chang, he is a defeated king!"
"Why didn't the girl say it, it's a pity...... What a pity? Seeing that I suddenly stopped, Bao Yuan got up and came to me, and asked with blazing eyes.
"yes, what a pity?" Wang Zhaoyuan also came to join in the fun.
No, and steady, and steady, I warned myself not to show a strange look, and after thinking for a moment, I replied: "It's a pity that the decree needs to be implemented vigorously and supervised properly." Otherwise, no matter how good a decree is, it will be a dead letter. ”
"Strong implementation and proper supervision." Bao Yuan seemed to be thoughtful when he heard this, and the folding fan in his hand slapped his palm. He looked at me for a long time and asked, "Then, according to the girl, what will happen to the future of the "Decree of the Decree" if it can be implemented effectively and supervised properly?" ”
"It will last through the ages." Needless to say, the history books of later generations have proved that the "Proverb of the Decree" has been passed down through the ages and praised by future generations.
"Really?" As soon as he grasped my hand, his face was both shocked and emotional.
"Childe, what is this?" Seeing his gaffe, I wondered.
"I didn't expect that Miss Rui'er turned out to be a confidant of my son of heaven, it's really ...... It's commendable," he wanted to say and stopped, but his expression was extremely happy.
I was about to ask a question when I heard him say, "In the past, only girls sang and danced, but today I know that girls are more knowledgeable than many men in this world. Since then, Bao Yuan has recognized the girl as a confidant, and hopes that the girl will not refuse. After that, he took Wang Zhaoyuan up to say goodbye and left happily.