"Old Zhou, what do you think of this water?"

Tang Chen said with a smile, but as he spoke, the handful of clear spring water had slipped away from between his fingers, and only a little bit was still attached to Tang Chen's palm.

Zhou Deqing didn't know what dumb riddle Tang Chen was playing, but he still bent down, carefully observed the water, and even dipped a little into it and put it in his mouth.

"Well, it's really good water!" Zhou Deqing tasted it, and his eyes flashed. He is a master of the tea ceremony, or he will not be regarded as the "king of tea", the first thing to make tea is to choose tea and taste tea, only the correct tea appreciation, can decide the brewing method. There are many types of tea, which can be divided into spring tea, summer tea, and autumn tea according to the order of picking time, and can also be divided into high mountain tea and flat tea according to the geographical location of planting, and can also be divided into six categories: green tea, black tea, oolong tea, white tea, yellow tea, and dark tea according to the difference in tea color.

The second is water quality. Water is to tea, just like water is to fish, "fish get water is active, tea water has more fragrance, color, taste", so since ancient times, tea people have been fond of water and love water. The Ming scholar Xu Cishu said in "Tea Shu": "The essence of tea contains fragrance, and it is made by water, and tea cannot be discussed without water." ”

Tea lovers attach great importance to water, because water is the carrier of tea, and the generation of pleasure and pleasure when drinking tea, and the aftertaste of infinite ideas, must be realized through water. If the water quality is not good, the various nutrients in the tea will be polluted, so that you can't smell the fragrance of tea, can't taste the sweetness of tea, and can't see the crystal of tea.

The water is divided into spring water, stream water, river water, lake water, well water, rainwater and snow water, but only the water that meets the five standards of "source, live, sweet, clear and light" can be regarded as good water. The so-called "source" refers to where the water comes from, "live" refers to the water that has a source and flows often, "sweet" means that the water is slightly sweet, "clear" means that the water quality is clean and transparent, and "light" means that the weight is light. Therefore, the spring water source is better, because the spring water mostly comes from the mountains where the rocks overlap, the pollution is less, the vegetation on the mountain is luxuriant, and the spring water gathered from the trickle of mountain rock faults is rich in various trace elements that are beneficial to the human body, filtered by sand and gravel, clear and crystalline, and the color, fragrance and taste of tea can be maximized.

The Tang Dynasty tea saint Lu Yu had the idea of "water in the mountains, rivers, and wells", and now scientific experiments have also proved that spring water is the first, deep well water is second, distilled water is third, and artificially purified lake water and river water, that is, the tap water used in ordinary times is the worst. However, those who are cautious about water use pointed out that although the spring water has the saying that "the spring comes out of the stone, it is clear and cold", but the spring water incorporates more minerals in the process of infiltration in the formation, and its salt content and hardness are quite different, such as the mineral water that seeps sulfur cannot be drunk, so only the spring water containing carbon dioxide and oxygen is the most suitable for boiling tea.

After Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty traveled to the famous mountains and rivers in the north and south, he determined the Yuquan in western Beijing as "the first spring in the world" according to the proportion of water. Yuquan landscape is not only good water quality, but also because of the bitter water of the Beijing division at that time, the palace water is taken from the jade spring every year, and the scenery of Yuquan Mountain is quiet and beautiful, the spring water gushes out from a high place, the elixir is poured down, such as the old dragon sprays, the clear water is as clear as jade, so there is this honor. It seems that in addition to being of high quality, good water also has a lot to do with the aesthetic taste of tea people. The reputation of "the first spring in the world" has been disputed in all dynasties, and there are many places such as Yangtze Jiangnan Zero Water, Lugu Valley Curtain Water in Jiangxi Province, Anning Jasper Spring in Yunnan Province, Baotu Spring in the South of Ji (Ji), and Jade Liquid Spring in Emei Mountain. Some of the places where the spring water is located are mighty rivers, the mountain temples are far away, and the scenery is beautiful; some of them are clear water, the valleys are gushing, the blue waves are clear, and the strange stones are sinking into the water; coupled with the beautiful words of the celebrities and scholars, the water quality is cold and fragrant, soft and clean, and it is indeed in line with this good name. The folk "Longjing Tea", "Tiger Running Water", "Mengding Mountain Tea", and "Yangtze River Heart Water" are really famous water and famous tea, which complement each other.

To tell the truth, Zhou Deqing has traveled all these years to the north and south, and he has never drunk any water-brewed tea? If it weren't for that, his title of "tea king" would be too undeserved. So Zhou Deqing tasted it at once, this water is definitely a good water for making tea, not only clear, but also slightly sweet, and there are few impurities. Zhou Deqing is not only good at tea ceremony, but also a good hand at growing tea, and he understands the impact of water quality on the quality of tea. Zhou Deqing dared to conclude that if he used this spring water to water his old tea tree, maybe his "Tieguanyin King" would be able to go to another level.

Tang Chen didn't expect Zhou Deqing to drink this spring water on an impulse, and he didn't even have time to stop it. However, Tang Chen also understood that this spring water was indeed a clear spring, and it was not harmful to people if he drank it. You must know that in today's China, it is too difficult to find living water that has not been polluted, and if the ordinary water is not boiled at high temperatures, it is estimated that few people can drink it steadily. To be honest, Zhou Deqing's move is indeed a bit risky, but it just proves that this Hong Qingquan is extraordinary.

"Elder Zhou, this is the beauty of the 'Seven Stars Falling to the Earth' that I just said. Not only is the mountain spring in the mountain clear, but the impurities of this spring water are less, and there are more minerals, as the so-called 'Seven Stars Fall to the Ground, there is wealth and Ding', and now that the water of the main wealth is also available, it is the soil of the master Ding...... "Tang Chen said eloquently, "The advantage of this 'Seven Stars Falling to the Ground' is that you can find seven of the same on the top of this mountain with such a small mound." That's not the point, the point is that these seven small mounds are like the Big Dipper in the sky......"

As soon as Tang Chen finished speaking, Zhou Deqing had already stood up and looked for these seven small mounds everywhere in the open space on the top of this mountain.

The top of the mountain may not seem very large, but it is also several hundred square meters. And it was uneven, Zhou Deqing took a long time to confirm that there were indeed a total of seven small mounds, and they were arranged in the shape of the Big Dipper, like a spoon.

"Is this 'Seven Stars Falling to the Earth' feng shui really so good?"

Zhou Deqing felt that he had won the jackpot, and he couldn't help but become nervous.

Tang Chen said with a smile: "In Feng Shui theory, the 'Big Dipper' has a unique and important role. In Feng Shui theory, in order to highlight the important role of the 'seven stars', some people compare the seven stars to the human heart, there are seven stars in the sky, there are eight directions on the earth, the seven stars in the sky are alive, the direction of the eight directions on the earth is fixed, and the eight directions on the earth also correspond to the seven stars, but the seven stars on the ground are transformed with the door. The Seven Stars play their role in the process of transformation and change. The seven stars in the sky are commonly referred to as the seven constellations, namely Tianshu, Tianxuan, Tianji, Tianquan, Yuheng, Kaiyang, and Yaoguang.

These seven stars are divided into yin and yang, the yang is auspicious, and the yin is fierce. Therefore, there is also a division of yin and yang on the ground. The most important thing is that the 'Seven Stars Falling to the Earth' itself is a strange cave, if a person with deep fortune gets this feng shui treasure, he will definitely have a long fortune and continuous fortune. I don't know if you have noticed, Old Zhou, what is the place on the top of this mountain?"

(End of chapter)