While Liu Ci was thinking about what flowers to plant in the valley far away from Emst, the winter vegetables produced in her farm had already set off a boom in Amster City.

Stuart was too busy to call someone back to report the news, and Liu Ci didn't care too much about the situation in the city. She knew that vegetables should sell well in Amster City in the winter, but she couldn't estimate the popularity.

However, this is just a trivial matter in Liu Ci's eyes.

On this day, the hotel where she used to live sent someone to deliver a package in the wind and snow, which turned out to be a letter written to her by Rachel halfway through. In the letter, Rachel said what she saw along the way, about the prosperity and strength of the Xiyi Empire, and how deeply rooted the Holy See was in the hearts of the people. Even if the priestess Bertha read this letter, she would not find anything abnormal, but Liu Ci, who knew the inside story well, could read those obscure emotions from the bland words.

Rachel used her eyes as a window, and the description of several dioceses along the way undoubtedly let Liu Ci know more.

She said that the weather, the food, the customs, this seemingly inconsequential information, helped Liu Ci sketch the situation of the entire continent little by little in her mind. She said that the Holy See was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, telling Liu Ci how powerful the enemy they would face was.

The priestess Bertha probably likes Rachel very much, otherwise she would not use the post road of the Holy See to help her deliver letters, and the little girl is managing her own interpersonal relationships, Liu Ci is very pleased with this.

It's just that across the landscape, Liu Ci didn't see Rachel's state at this time, otherwise he would have frowned.

A timid and shy girl will not completely change her personality just because of Liu Ci's words. On the way to the Holy Land Port, Rachel was calm and quiet, and her whole person seemed to be a calm and waveless deep pool. A person's personality will not be turned upside down overnight, it can only be said that Rachel is forbearing.

She was pretending not to be afraid, indifference was her disguise, and one day when the calm deep pool erupted, no one expected the consequences.

Liu Ci pressed Rachel's letter under the book, looked at the package sent by the little girl, it was actually two bags of tea, Liu Ci himself had to prepare to plant tea, and for a while there was a feeling of the same heart, having a sister is not bad.

Liu Ci hadn't been in the city for two or three months since she came to the valley, and she had finished reading the books she had brought from Emster City, and seeing that the snow was stopping, she planned to go to the city.

Nana was very happy: "Miss, are we going to see how the vegetables are selling?" ”

"That's what Stull is worried about, let's go around town and pick up some new books."

That being said, when I went to Emster, I naturally wanted to see the shop that Stull had erected. Liu Ci wanted to enter the city for another reason: to get the old man away.

Letting an unknown person stay in his village for a long time, Liu Ci's patience has reached the limit. If the old man has eyes, he should cooperate with her well, Liu Ci easily does not turn his face with others, and it is not easy to turn over when he turns his face-

"Old man, do you really not remember where your home is?"

The old man came to the villa for more than ten days, and Liu Ci had a direct conversation with him for the first time.

Seeing that Liu Ci finally stopped seeing himself as air, the old man's eyes flashed with pride, the young man's patience was still a little worse, and he didn't need to do anything specific at all, "Miss Ci" couldn't help it?

The old man nodded, very cooperative with Liu Ci's inquiry.

"Did the old man stay and disturb you, miss? It's okay, I'm sorry I can leave right away. The old man said extremely humblely, but Liu Ci keenly noticed the banter in the other party's eyes...... It seems that he is still a cheeky old man. Several people around her showed unbearable expressions, Liu Ci sighed, she wanted to find loyal people, but are they too kind and easy to deceive?

She thought so, but she smiled kindly and purely: "You think too much, how can you bother?" It's just that I think your family must be worried, they don't know where to look for clues on a snowy day, so I want to take you to Amster City, where there is a large population, and if you want to find someone, you won't be missed. ”

The Marquis of Strelf loved this play the most, and whatever came out of his mouth was for you, so that one could not refuse his offer. Now Liu Ci used the same method, and sure enough, the people who were very sympathetic to the old man who was kicked out of the villa just now, and his face immediately turned into "approval".

The smugness in the old man's eyes stiffened, and he laughed dryly, Liu Ci thought that he was going to pull Silas, but who knew that he agreed.

It was only when he got into the carriage with a thick blanket that Liu Ci came to his senses. The old man has been in the villa for so long, he probably figured out the new things that should have been understood, and there was no breakthrough for a long time, so it was not surprising that he chose to leave with her tone.

is cunning and cunning, which makes her happy in vain.

The four-wheeled carriage slowly moved along the mountain road, and the snow flooded the wheels, making the journey slower than usual. But because of this, there was no sway in the carriage at all.

There was also a small table in the car with a thick blanket. Liu Ci personally designed and fixed the small charcoal stove and tea set on it, so that even if it was bumpy, the water in the cup would not be spilled.

The charcoal fire in the small furnace was burning vigorously, making the temperature in the carriage very warm, and the age spots on the old man's face seemed to be stretched out because of this. A pot of water was boiled on the stove, and Liu Ci waited for the water to boil before carrying the small pot and quickly scalding a few small cups on the table in a freehand attitude.

The pot was boiling with snow water, and the tea leaves in the pot were sent back by Rachel, a type that Liu Ci had never drunk before crossing over.

But she knows the variety, semi-fermented tea, and only the traditional "kung fu tea" brewing method in ancient China can truly reflect the color and aroma of this kind of tea.

Kung Fu tea is not only a test of kung fu, the tools for making tea are small and exquisite, Lu Yu, who wrote the "Book of Tea", is said to have made twenty-four kinds of tea-related utensils, the best teapot is a purple clay pot, Liu Ci has no way to find it in the magic continent, she can only draw it with memory and let Harvey burn a set of pottery.

The daughter of the Liu family is fancied, in terms of teaching, Liu Ci and the sisters in the clan have learned the "six arts of gentlemen" since they were young, and tasting tea and making tea are just the basic skills of edifying the character. She lacks patience and is much weaker in this regard, her sister Liu Ziyuan can order lifelike "camellias" when making tea, and when she arrives, she needs to depend on luck.

Put tea leaves in the teapot, rush into the boiling water along the inner edge of the teapot mouth, the distance between the kettle and the teapot is large, the water rushes down, not in a hurry or slowly, Liu Ci's action is like writing calligraphy, which is called "high chong" in kung fu tea.

The counterpart to "high punch" is "low punch".

After brewing the tea, the teapot should be as close to the teacup as possible to prevent the heat from spreading and allowing the tea aroma to play too early.

The first brew is the most important, the aroma of the tea has slowly drifted away, and the first brew of tea is used to "wash the tea" rather than drink. Whisk off the tea foam, and the tea water is used directly to clean the tea set.

"Tea" has risen inexplicably in the Magic Continent since more than a thousand years ago, and today there are many famous products. But he never knew that making tea could still be brewed like this.

As for the maid Nana, she had long been stunned by Liu Ci's series of actions.

"Please."

Liu Ci put down the teapot and smiled at the old man.

The teacup is small, she can only sip it, she didn't mean to see the old man's jokes, she demonstrated how to drink it first.

The tea leaves sent back by Rachel are bright in color and amber-like in color, and they should be the best oolong tea. The pottery cup cannot show the level of brown color well, which is a flaw for Liu Ci. But looking at the hot smoke curling up, lingering, and fragrant, there seems to be a beautiful woman in the haze like a dream, inviting you to taste.

The old man drank a cup according to Liu Ci's drinking method, and couldn't help but praise "good tea".

Tea is a gentleman in the drink, and it is willing to break the barrier between people's hearts and minds with tea to meet friends. Liu Ci guessed that the old man didn't know this, but after drinking tea together, regardless of whether the other party understood her hint or not, Liu Ci had already closed his eyes and pretended to sleep, and no longer paid attention to the old man sitting on the opposite side of the carriage.

The old man could see that Liu Ci didn't like him, but she didn't lack him a bite to eat and drink, so people couldn't make a mistake.

He was a little annoyed in his heart, the trick of pretending to be dizzy in the snow canal in front of the valley was too rude, so that Liu Ci could see that he had another purpose from the beginning, and the other party was very defensive about him, and the relationship was still so indifferent for more than ten days, contrary to the original plan.

He was obviously interested in Liu Ci, but in the end he still didn't find out her details.

That night, the unusual aura of demonic beasts, surrounding the inside and outside of Liu Ci's small building, was an active and cheerful natural magic element...... It's a shame that this is a young girl who has the heart of a druid, but doesn't have half the power to learn magic.

The more the old man thought about it, the more he felt lost, and he learned from Liu Ci when he made mistakes, closing his eyes and pretending to sleep.

In the carriage, Liu Ci and the old man Ban were relatively speechless, and Nana was so frightened by the oppressive atmosphere that she instinctively didn't dare to chatter.

The road was silent, and the carriage traveled along the mountain road, until in the afternoon, when the walls of Amster were seen in the distance. The high earthy yellow walls were also covered with a layer of white, and the carriages drove towards the city, and the snow on the main street was cleared every day, and the wheels were finally relaxed.

"Miss, shall we go get something to eat first?"

There was a delay on the road for most of the day, and I ate pastries for lunch, and when I arrived in the city, although it was a cold winter, the liveliness of Emste was not comparable to that of a remote valley.

Liu Ci shook his head, "It's all here, let's go and see Stull's shop first." ”

I vaguely remember that Stull said that he had set up a shop outside the farmer's market east of Emst, and that the coachman had been a hired man, and he knew Emst City well, and it took him little trouble to find a place.

However, before the carriage could reach the farmer's market, it was stuck in traffic.

On the wide streets, large and small, there were many carriages parked, and the car Liu Ci was riding in was caught in a dilemma.

The coachman said, "Miss, there's no way to move forward." ”

Nana also stuck her head out of the window, looked at it for a while, and complained: "I don't know what is busy in front, there are a lot of cars and horses, and our car can't afford it." ”

"Then go down and walk."

Nana hurriedly opened the door, and Liu Ci got out of the carriage.

Standing on the curb of the street, the line of sight is much better, and from a distance, the source of the congestion seems to be a shop in front of the market.

Stull in a hat stood in front of the store, smiling like a flower on his face, looking more harmless to humans and animals.

Liu Ci immediately understood that the vegetables transported from her manor had caused a boom?

Nana also saw Stull, walked two steps with excitement, and came back to support Liu Ci. Liu Ci couldn't learn the style of the aristocratic daughter and weak willow Fufeng, so he signaled to go by himself.

The master and servant talked a few words, and Liu Ci remembered the old man who stayed in the car.

When she looked back, the traffic was still there, the carriage she was riding in was still immobile, and the strange old man had disappeared again, as if out of nowhere, leaving the open carriage door gently swaying in the cold wind.