Chapter X
Red Sleeves watched Cha Xiang boil water unhurriedly, and recalled the knowledge she had seen in her mind: she had forgotten most of it, but when she saw Cha Xiang's every move, she remembered a lot.
Red Sleeves looked at it for a while with great interest, and then gently asked about the fragrance of tea; Although Cha Xiang is strange that her own girl will be interested in the tea ceremony, she still explained it carefully.
At this time, the red sleeves knew that only the sencha link needed to be boiled three times: one boiling salt, the second boiling scooping water for later use, putting tea, and the third boiling first stopping boiling - that is, pouring the water scooped out during the second boiling into the pot.
And the red sleeves know that ancient tea can not only be seasoned with salt, but also with pepper.
When pouring tea, it is also very particular, a bit of tea method: tea can have seven points, and the technique of each point is different.
The red sleeves are also an eye-opener; Although this kind of tea cake is no longer visible in the previous life, after this tea soup is cooked, there is really a tea fragrance coming to the face; Her heart suddenly moved: "Cha Xiang, why are you so familiar with these?" ”
Tea fragrance is not just ordinary tea, she is very skilled, and she is proficient in this way at a glance.
Cha Xiang's face darkened: "The maid's family was originally a tea farmer for generations, but the family suffered a disaster later, and only the maid escaped alone; These are things that I have been learning at home since childhood. She paused, looked at the red sleeves and smiled: "When Mrs. bought the maid, she would name the maid Chaxiang after knowing about the maid; It is also because the maid makes good tea, so the lady will let the maid marry here with the girl. ”
When the red sleeves heard that the tea fragrance had also been a tea farmer for generations, she gave birth to three points of kindness, and no longer mentioned her sadness, but praised: "This tea soup is so fragrant!" ”
Cha Xiang laughed when she heard this, and took a bowl to pour tea: "Girl, let's also taste this tea soup, which is different from the tea we eat every day." ”
Red Sleeves took it with a smile, sniffed it and tasted it gently: the entrance is a little astringent, but after swallowing it, it can really be said that it is fragrant, and this tea soup has a unique flavor.
"Good tea soup, and thanks to the good craftsmanship of tea, I can taste such a good tea soup." After the red sleeves finished eating the tea soup, he praised it again.
And Zhao and Yunxiang also made the noodles and dishes, put the dishes in the food box, and invited Shen Miaoge to get into the car and go to the main hall to serve tea and rice.
After getting out of the car, Zhao summoned the little girls who came with him, told them to be careful, and then asked each of them to serve one or two dishes; Then he put four bowls of tea soup on a vermilion lacquered wooden tray and handed it to Red Sleeves: "Girl, you still have to go through the motions." ”
Redsleeves chuckled and nodded, took the tray and headed out; She was followed by Zhao and the others.
By this time, it was already dark; Lanterns were lit everywhere in the Shen Mansion, so the courtyard was brightly lit and there was no sense of darkness.
Everyone in the hall had already taken their seats, and on the table in the middle was the ancestor of the Shen Mansion with his eldest son.
Red sleeves bowed his knees to Shen Laozu: "Please use tea for your ancestors." ”
Shen Lao Zu smiled and nodded: "Okay, really good." Then the girl on the side put a piece of jade ornament on the tray and took away two cups of tea: one was for Shen Miaoge's great-grandfather, although he was no longer alive, there was still his seat on the table.
Red Sleeves went over to salute and tea for Old Marquis Shen and Old Madam Shen, and got two more pieces of jade; The tea soup of the other elders was paid by Yunxiang and Tea Xiang in the past, and naturally a lot of jade was exchanged for it.
This is really a lucrative business, but unfortunately it will not last long, only this time; Red Sleeves couldn't help but sigh a pity.
"Huh? This tea soup is very fragrant, and I have not eaten such a fragrant tea soup for so many years; Well, this soup is good in color and taste, it's really good. After taking a sip of tea soup, Shen Laozu suddenly praised, looking at the red sleeves and smiling even more kindly.
Everyone saw that the ancestor had eaten the tea soup, and then everyone took the tea soup to eat: almost everyone was amazed; However, the eyes that came over were not all kindness and praise, and there were a few that were not very friendly.
The unfriendly ones were all the junior daughters-in-law in the Shen Mansion: they also served tea soup when they married in, but none of them were praised by the ancestors.
Red Sleeves sighed secretly in her heart: The general's wife only cares about her face, and she is afraid of being rude to the Hou Ye's Mansion, but she doesn't want a small bowl of tea soup to attract jealousy; And this is not from her hand, she is really a little wronged.
The ancestor asked about the cooking method of the tea soup, and the red sleeves simply "offered" the tea fragrance, and she sat aside easily and listened to the tea fragrance reply to the ancestor; Those unfriendly glances turned to disdain.
Redsleeves didn't care about the disdain of those people, as long as she didn't hate her.
Shen Miaoge looked at the red sleeves and smiled, and said in a low voice: "You must have eaten the tea soup, why don't you leave me a bowl?" ”
Red Sleeves didn't want to attract everyone's attention, so he had to reassure him and say that he would go back and let the tea be cooked for him again; It's just that she's a little weird, when did she get friendly with him to the point where she had something good to leave for him?
Although the food was also good, because the tea soup was so good, the food did not attract everyone's praise; The meal was so easy to run out that Red Sleeves couldn't wait to go back to her room to rest: she really couldn't bear to entertain such a large family, and most of them she didn't know who they were, but she often felt someone sweeping her with an unkind gaze - which made Red Sleeves very uncomfortable.
Shen Miaoge seemed to feel the impatience of Red Sleeves, and retired with Red Sleeves on the grounds that his body was not happy.
Red Sleeves walked out of the hall and let out a long breath: This day has finally passed! Although there were still countless days and nights waiting for her in the Shen Mansion, she just wanted to go back and take a hot bath and sleep well.
Sometimes thinking too much will only scare you and won't help. Therefore, Red Sleeves slept very well one night, and did not worry at all.
Shen Miaoge fell asleep with red sleeves, and looked at her sleeping face for a long time before falling asleep: he didn't know if this woman was too broad-hearted, or if she had great wisdom, she could sleep so soundly when she was in danger.
The next day, Red Sleeves and Shen Miaoge said goodbye to the elders of the Shen family and returned to the door.
General Zheng and Zheng Jiang were waiting in the front hall early, and when they heard that the red-sleeved couple could still sit still when they entered the mansion, they greeted them regardless of the rules; After Red Sleeves and Shen Miaoge greeted the general and his wife, Red Sleeves instructed Yunxiang to send Shen Miaoge to his embroidery room to rest: his body was extremely weak and it was impossible for him to sit in the hall.
After General Zheng heard about it, he wanted to invite Shen Miaoge to his study, but when he saw the look in the red sleeves, he didn't speak: this is what the red sleeves promised Shen Miaoge in the car, he didn't want to rest in other rooms, just go to her room.
Shen Miaoge arrived at the inner house, and General Zheng's family also returned to the inner house together; After settling Shen Miaoge, General Zheng's family sat in the flower hall and talked about homely things: although Red Sleeves had only been away from home for two days, for the general and his wife, it was as if their daughter had been gone for a few years.
"Are you alright?" Zheng Jiang looked at his daughter, twelve points uneasy.
Red Sleeves has now somewhat adapted to the life of the crossing, and gently comforted Zheng Jiang, so that she doesn't have to worry.
General Zheng has been staring at Red Sleeves, he originally thought that his daughter would make a big noise with him when she came back, but he didn't expect it to be soft-spoken; But such a daughter made General Zheng's heart even more sour.
"Sleeve, you're still there, don't you blame your father?" General Zheng finally asked about the worries in his heart.
"What is this for, you ask? Anyway, you also sent me to the Shen Mansion to be happy, and now there is no point in talking about this. Red Sleeves is still cold to General Zheng, and she doesn't like her cheap father very much.
General Zheng was stunned when he heard this, but he just shook his head and didn't speak; Originally, he doted on his daughter, but now that his daughter urinated so much and left home because of his help, he couldn't take out the strict father's frame to reprimand his daughter's rudeness.
"The girl is back?" Liu came in from outside and said with a smile: "It's just that the girl talks like this, doesn't it hurt the hearts of the general and his wife?" Then she bent her knees at the general and Zheng Jiang, and stood behind Zheng Jiang.
Zheng Jiang was about to speak, but Red Sleeves preemptively said: "Auntie is really a person who knows the rules, and even I have taught me a lesson." It's just that I have a father and a mother, and I don't bother my aunt anymore; She paused and said, "Don't say it's me, even the second brother doesn't need to worry about my aunt." ”
If the Liu family can be at ease, at least don't provoke Red Sleeves, Red Sleeves will not stab her so coldly.
Liu's face turned white when she heard this, she didn't expect that after getting married, the skinny girl in the General's Mansion would actually become a little pepper!
Zheng Jiang looked at Liu's and said calmly: "What Sleeve Er said is not wrong, you are becoming more and more unruly; The girl is now our aunt and grandmother of the Zheng Mansion, and she is also a lesson you can teach? She glanced at the general.
The Liu family had already reacted at this time, and hurriedly went down: "The concubine didn't dare to have this thought, but she just heard her aunt's words, and she was afraid that the lord and the lady would be sad, so she reminded her one or two." ”
Red Sleeves answered idly: "It's hard work, no need." ”
General Zheng snorted: "You should pay attention to your words and deeds, this time it's okay, there are no outsiders in the house; Next time, you'll stay in the house for half a month and reflect! Although the words are extremely heavy, the meaning of protection is still very obvious.
"Madam, Sleeve, the Liu family is also kind, and there is no need to be like her; Besides, it's a big deal for the sleeves to return to the door today, don't be angry because of this, we should be happy to get together with the sleeves. General Zheng added another sentence.
Zheng Jiang seemed to be moved by the general's words, so he asked Liu to get up, no longer paying attention to her, and only asked how the people in the red-sleeved Shen Mansion treated her; The red sleeves were all very good because the Liu family was there, and they also showed the Buddha beads from Shen Laozu to the Zheng Jiang family.
Although Zheng Jiang was amazed after seeing the Buddha beads, she was not completely relieved.
After lunch, when Zheng Jiang and Red Sleeves were half-leaning and half-lying on the bed and talking, she asked how the people of the Shen Mansion treated her well; Although Red Sleeves didn't say anything about the Shen family's aunt's malice, she said a few words about her treating herself coldly.
Only then did Zheng's wife let go of her heart and sighed softly: "Of course she doesn't like you, because she originally wanted to marry her daughter to the fifth brother; But the ancestor of the Shen family disagreed, saying that he had calculated in front of the Bodhisattva, where the person who was happy was going to be, and how old the girl was going to be, he said very clearly, and her daughter was not suitable, of course, she couldn't be happy; And we, because of this, were begged by the Shen Mansion to the door. ”
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