A cry broke the dawn, and the guest bedroom woke up in the tent.

The final night of light rain washed the four places quietly and quietly, and when the door was pushed, the fresh bamboo fragrance came to the face. Standing under the corridor with a green crown, the eyes are full of green bamboo as a fence, if you look closely, you will see the dew rolling on the tip of the leaf to drip.

The small farm is built by the water, and the green tile wooden buildings are in the fog. There are three taels of peaches and plums planted in the courtyard, and the branches are vigorous and ancient, and they have not been pruned to make their original state. The swifts go back and forth to the branches, and their cries are crisp and tender.

"Chirp!"

Liu Nong's eyes and swallows shook off the rain lines on both wings through the corridor, and secretly praised in his heart: What a picture of Qingqing Guest House after the new rain!

Clear the heart, wash the eyes.

I didn't feel that I came in a hurry at night, but now when my eyes are open, I look at this farm with satisfaction, although I don't see the prosperity of ingenuity, but it is still like a masterpiece made in heaven. I couldn't help but stride down, slowly walked out of the moon cave, and walked to the rain pavilion.

The pavilion is also different from other houses, there are no curtains, only six bamboo curtains. The curtain is not dyed, but only verdant.

"Hey!"

"Hey......

There was a strange muffled cry from behind the pavilion, as if someone was practicing in the morning. Liu Nong slowly walked around to the side of the pavilion, carefully controlling the clogs under his feet, not letting it make the slightest sound, for fear that if he was not careful, he would break the silence of the morning like water.

At the beginning of dawn, the red sun revealed a corner and fell obliquely.

Someone on the side of the pavilion moved bricks, and it was the old man of the farm.

But he saw that he was holding a stack of green bricks in both hands, and stepped towards the opposite side of the rain pavilion with heavy steps. When I put down the bricks, I wiped a handful of sweat, and when I looked back, I saw that the bricks on the other side had been emptied, so I held the bricks that I had just moved over in my arms again and moved back to their original positions. The corners of the bricks were still dripping, and the old man was holding the bricks and staggering, the red sun shining on his back, sweating through his shirt.

This scene is strange in the quiet.

Sixty-year-old man moves bricks?!

Who is he?

Liu Nong was stunned, and looked at the old man's rickety body from a distance. In an instant, his mind was snatched for it, and he could no longer hear the birds in the forest, and the figure of the old man in his eyes was like a quiet painting.

In the chest, there is a pounding heartbeat.

When he moved to the third time, the old man finally found Liu Nong, who was stunned on the side of the pavilion, carefully put the green bricks in his arms, straightened his chest, waved his hand and laughed loudly: "Zhan Zhen, did you sleep well last night?" ”

Sedation!

Liu Nong's right hand slowly wiped his trembling left hand, his chaotic mind calmed down a little, and he waved his hand deeply and said: "Liu Nong thanked the old gentleman for staying overnight, dare to ask, what is the old man's surname?" ”

"Why say thank you!"

The old man smiled, casually holding the sleeves of his robe soiled by bricks, and responded casually, seeing that Liu Nong still couldn't bend over, he liked his gentle courtesy, so he smiled and said: "I already said last night, everyone is a traveler, and they meet by chance, so why do you know who your surname is." ”

After thinking about it, on a whim, he casually pointed to the green brick and asked, "Zhan Zhen, do you know what this thing is?" ”

Call! Try!

Liu Nong exhaled secretly, made up his mind to test the old man, stared at the green bricks stained with rain, and waved his hands in a deep voice: "Liu Nong is stupid, if his words are wrong, the old gentleman is not strange." This thing is brick, and the building is widely built; This thing is specialized, shackled to the chest; This thing is the ambition and is stored in the heart! The old gentleman moves bricks every day, is good at raising the heroic spirit in the body, is good at keeping the ambition in the heart, and one day he can walk like a fly! ”

"Huh?"

Hearing this, the old man's idle expression suddenly paused, and then his eyes suddenly lit up, and he stepped forward to grab Liu Nong's wrist, and he didn't make a sound, just squinted his eyes and looked carefully.

The strength in his wrist is heavy, and his eyes are sharp like knives!

Liu Nong looked at him head-on, and the two right hands behind his back were pointing and buckling endlessly.

Half a day.

The old man saw that Liu Nong's eyes were clear, his face did not change, and he was quite surprised in his heart, but he smiled and said: "Okay, very good, the old man has been moving bricks for 30 years, and I still know that I am not lonely!" Come on, let's drink tea in the pavilion! ”

The green curtain is slowly picked, presenting a simple and low case, and two sides of the old reed mat.

In front of Liu Nong, the old man casually removed the sweaty robe on his body, and then picked up the clean cloth robe placed on the desk and put it on, and slowly sat down. When he sat down, he saw Liu Nong still standing by himself, so he smiled and said, "Zhan Zhen, don't you dislike the pavilion and the simple seat?" ”

Cuts! The old man is covered with knife wounds all over his back!!

It really was him!

Liu Nong suppressed the shock in his heart and sat down. At this time, he had already argued that he was not far from ten, and he was wondering how he could get here, it should be in Jingzhou! Am I mistaken?

After thinking about it for a few times, he suddenly remembered something, raised his eyes to look at the sturdy old man, and was speechless for a while.

He should have just escaped from Wang Dun's knife!!

"Come, taste this old mountain tea!" The old man lifted the clay pot on the low case, shook his hand slightly, and the tea rolled down the tea bowl like a bead thread, and the color was mixed.

Fill it with two lamps.

With a gentle push with the back of his hand, the tea bowl slipped in front of Liu Nong, and then he held another bowl, raised his wrist and neck as if drinking, and went most of it in one sip, and praised with a smile: "Good tea!" Drink! ”

Good tea?

Liu Nong looked at the yellowish tea soup in front of him, which should be the original tea hastily picked in the forest, and the method of roasting tea is the color and flavor are strong. Picked up the tea bowl and drank it all, the mouth was astringent and bitter.

I felt inexplicably sour in my heart, and I knew why the old man praised it for being a good tea. However, just like this tea, he does not fall into the bitterness, which is his life.

At this time, Laifu and Pothos came from afar, and the pothos walked to the edge of the pavilion and said softly: "Xiao Langjun, Zu Langjun and Qiao Langjun are looking for you, saying that it is time to go." ”

Liu Nong said: "Please come!" ”

"Yes, Xiao Langjun."

The pothos took the order and left, and Laifu silently stayed on the side.

The pavilion is clear, slightly depressed.

The old man is old, he sweats all over the bricks, and he needs to drink tea to quench his thirst, and he lifts the teapot again when he finishes a bowl, and says while drinking: "The old man has lived for 60 years, and he only loves the taste of this tea......"

A bitter tea, who knows the taste of each!

Liu Nong reminisced about the lingering bitterness on the tip of his tongue, his heart was stirring, and he couldn't help himself for a while, so he simply ignored it, and waved his hand at the old man and said: "Old man, Liu Nong is willing to make a pot of tea for the old man, in order to thank him for the grace of staying overnight." I don't know if it's possible? ”

"Oh?"

The old man did not doubt it, slowly put the tea bowl aside, brushed the white beard and said with a smile: "The old man has often heard of your good name since he arrived in Wu County, and everyone in the world says that Huating Meihe is good at singing, sounding, and arguing, but he doesn't know that Zhan Zhen is good at cooking tea. Hurry up and cook it! ”

"Dare to disobey!"

Liu Nong smiled indifferently and ordered Laifu to bring the tea set. In his heart, he made up his mind: carefully cook a pot of good tea for this respected brick-moving old man, let him know that he is willing to come to the bitter end, so as to strengthen the journey.

The blessing has not yet arrived, Zu Sheng and Qiao Ran have come.

The two of them saw the old man, sitting on the side of the desk at random, and they were all very interested when they heard that Liu Nong wanted to make tea, and they discussed with each other the wonderful method of making tea.

Liu Nong saw that they inadvertently squeezed the old man to the right frequently, but the old man didn't care at all, and still smiled lightly. I was inexplicably stunned in my heart, and secretly said: Don't be low and decadent, don't be proud of being high, the first person in the poor family, well-deserved!

When Laifu presented the glass tea set, Liu Nong presented it one by one. Yuntun, Wufu, Mingquan, Fenying, Fighting, Guijie, National Style, Passing Red, Teasing Clouds, Sweet Blut, Lowering Red, Silver Bucket.

More than a dozen different glass utensils were listed on the case, and the three people sitting around the case were suddenly shocked. Zu Sheng's eyes were round, his mouth was wide open, Qiao Ran's face was also full of incredulity, and the old man slowly narrowed his eyes. Some of these vessels they can discern, while others they have never seen or heard of, not to mention what their effects are.

Half a day.

Zu Sheng stroked his palms and exclaimed: "Zhan Zhen, you are really rich!" This set of glazed tea sets is rare even if it is a daughter! ”

Liu Nong smiled slightly, stroked the utensils one by one with one hand, and said indifferently: "The pot of gold boils one or two teas, and it is expected that you and I only want to get one or two!" Without waiting for praise, he got up and waved his hand at the old man, and waved his hand at Zu and Qiao.

The bridge and the ancestor were in good color, and they got up and returned the salute.

Hearing this, the old man slowly stretched between his eyebrows, and slowly got up and returned the salute, and secretly said in his heart: Well, the bamboo hidden in the chest is not arrogant or dry, and the words of friends are not argued or refuted, and the allegorical teachings are hidden; Huating Meihe really lives up to its name, and it is even more than that!

After the ceremony.

Liu Nong sat down in his robe, closed his eyes, brushed his heart, and mellow, and slowly spread his eyes when he forgot to be outside.

With just one glance, the three people on the opposite side suddenly felt that the stars were cast into the lake and the sea.

Liu Nong began to make tea with a smile on his face, and the sleeves of his robe were smoking, as if he was flowing with clouds; When boiling and steaming, pinch the roots of green leaves; The glass goes back and forth, and the sound of collision is not heard; Wait for the crested nine o'clock, and the bead line is like a jade throw.

Seven points for a shallow note, with a bowl in both hands.

Wow!

The entire bamboo pavilion is full of the fragrance of Qingwei. Quiet! The slightest quiet, sinking people's mind. Drunk! Mellow drunkenness, teach people to forget.

The fragrance of tea is soaked directly, and those who smell it are drunk, but no one praises it, because the mind is outside the sky!

Liu Nong smiled faintly, and felt that this time he was making tea, his mind was the most integrated, and he was secretly very satisfied, and presented the tea bowl to the old man, and said slowly: "Old man, smell first, and then drink lightly!" I wish the old gentleman a golden breeze all the way with this tea! ”

Hearing this, the old man was about to stretch out his hand slightly.

"Old man!"

Liu Nong called again, the color between his eyebrows was positive, and his smile was like a spring breeze.

"Wonderful!"

The old man stared at Liu Nong and praised slowly, then took the tea bowl and closed his eyes and sniffed, only to feel that the fragrance was like a bundle of silk, seeping into the whole body and opening pores. When sipping slightly, the tip of the tongue has a few aftertastes, and when the bitterness fades quietly, the sweetness condenses layer by layer.

Qiao Ran took a sip of tea, and after a long time, Wei Ran sighed: "The Zhan Zhen tea ceremony is like an empty mountain and a quiet moon, which makes people quietly calm. The taste of tea, when the bitterness and sweetness are exhausted, only the remaining fragrance is through the array to teach people to forget their minds and never return, which can be a must! Drink it today, I'm afraid that the rest of the day will be unforgettable! ”

"Ha ......"

Zu Sheng tasted the tea, shook his head and let out a sigh, thought about it for a while, couldn't think of words, and simply praised directly: "Wonderful! ”

The old man smiled and asked, "What's the wonder?" ”

Hey?

Zu Sheng raised his eyes to look at the old man, and saw that his smile did not seem to be mocking, so he smiled and said: "The magic is like drinking elixir!" ”

The old man smiled without saying a word, and drank the tea down.

At this time, an entourage came and whispered a few words to the old man. Liu Nong held the tea bowl and raised his eyebrows, but saw that his entourage was as strong as an ox, and his footsteps fell evenly and heavily when walking, so he should be a soldier in the army!

When he passed by with Laifu, Laifu was suspicious, looked back at Xiao Langjun, and saw Xiao Langjun holding the tea bowl and shaking his head slowly.

The tea continued in three rounds.

Qiao Ran looked at the sky, and saw that the sun was already in the middle of the day, so he proposed to say goodbye to it for fear of missing the trip again today. The old man smiled and didn't force him to stay, and sent the three of them to Liudaokou.

Liu Nong straightened his crown, did not squint, and waved his hand at the old man and said, "Old man, don't say goodbye!" ”

With that, he turned around and walked towards the ox cart with his big sleeves waved.

Now that it has been renewed, why ask who it is! How difficult the road ahead is, each cherishes it!

The old man crossed his waist, squinted, and looked at the beautiful man who was about to step into the curtain on his shoulder, and suddenly called loudly: "Zhan Zhen! ”

Liu Nong's body slammed suddenly, and then he slowly turned around, only to see the old man in the deep willow road giving up his hands, and an ox cart came from behind him......

Yes.

Stepping into the curtain, the mood is difficult to calm down, and when the curtain is lifted and then looked at the person, he said silently: The general has a hundred battles and his reputation is broken, looking back at the mountains and rivers, there is no need to say never!

……

The journey is slow.

Walking along the water, although it is summer, I don't feel hot when I hold the side curtains, but there are gusts of cool breeze. Zu Shengji was chatty for a moment and did not stop, one would explore the head and Qiao Ran to discuss chess skills, and the other would tilt his head to ask Liu Nong for advice.

Liu Nong held "Zhuangzi" and smiled indifferently: "Everything is in the book!" ”

Suddenly, Zu Sheng remembered what happened a few days ago, leaned on the car window and asked, "Zhan Zhen, if you think so, who is the old man?" ”

This is the third time he has asked, since leaving Gusu that day, Qiao Ran and Zu Sheng have doubts about the identity of the old man, especially Qiao Ran has lived in Wu County for a long time, but he has never heard of such a Shu family in Gusu. Along the way, they guessed and guessed several times, and the more they couldn't guess, the more fascinated they became. And although Liu Nong knew the identity of the old man, since the old man intended to avoid him, how could he say it again if he knew it.

At this moment, a carriage came quickly from behind, and the coachman whipped his whip so fast that he almost pulled Zu Sheng's hand out of the window.

"Smack, smack!"

The coachman continued to whip up, and the carriage picked up the layer of smoke and rolled off into the distance.

Zu Sheng jumped out of the car, pointed at the butt of the car and scolded: "Tai, how can you be so rude, you run quite fast!" If not......" he said, rolling up his wide sleeves and looking quite angry.

Qiao Ran glanced at the place where the carriage disappeared, and said with a smile: "Maoyin, otherwise, what?" Are you going to teach him? ”

Zu Sheng raised his eyebrows and said: "That's nature, I am now practicing the Five Birds Opera every day......

"Oh......"

Qiao Ran let out a long sigh, paused slightly, and then nodded slowly and said, "Others are in a carriage!" ”

Carriage? That's a rarity!

In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, there were many wars, and horses were in short supply. Since Cao Wei and the Han Dynasty, the supply of horses in the army was insufficient, so Cao Pi advocated traveling by ox cart; Although the ox cart is not as fast as the horse-drawn cart, it is better than the steady; When the gate valve family travels in the mountains, it is intended to be leisurely and leisurely, which coincides with it. Then the Jin Dynasty moved to Jiangdong and lost the horse-producing land in the north, and horses were even more scarce. In addition to the Yuzhang Military Mansion and a very small number of families, Sima Rui also travels mostly with ox carts.

Zu Sheng was slightly stunned when he heard this, his face was slightly embarrassed, and when he saw the corners of Qiao Ran's mouth curled, he knew that he was deliberately playing tricks on himself, so he laughed loudly: "Hey! It doesn't matter who he is, if I see him next time, I will have to reason with him. If I can't talk about him, I will do the same. Well, if you want to fight, let him comprehend Brother Yuju's chessboard array! ”

"Haha!"

Liu Nong and Qiao Ran looked at each other and laughed. Even a few maids covered their mouths and laughed, Zu Sheng's face did not change in the laughter, he jumped on the ox cart with his chest and belly, and waved his big hand and shouted: "Go!" ”

"Crack!"

"Moo!"

The healthy ox cries, the white robe whips, and the green willows are like swimming dragons.