Piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, hops, tea, life, eight elegances, tea is one of them.

According to ancient legends, Shennong tasted all the herbs before discovering tea, and tea has formed a habit after countless years of derivation. Up to the famous nobles, down to the common people of Limin, entertain guests to drink tea, drink tea alone, and drink tea when chanting poetry, from Mr. Qingyou Yuchuan, a literati scholar, to a mouthful of coarse tea from poor people, where tea is, wide.

If drinking tea is to drink a clean drink, to have lofty aspirations, to be quiet and pleasant, even if you are deep in the city, you can have your own piece of the world, then this Nine Commandments Hall can be regarded as deep in the samadhi.

Why?

The first and second floors of the Jiujie Hall were full, and the tea guests were either talking or talking softly, and the voices were noisy, obviously not compatible with the quiet, but even so, I didn't see any tea guests with impatient faces, irritable moods, and peculiarities.

The third floor is even more powerful, the floor is half a foot high, the square is not enough, the high platform is full of people, it is better to say that they are tea guests, it is better to say that they are spectators, just because most of the tea guests who come to the third floor are to the storyteller on the high platform, they hear the wonderful place and cheer loudly, and if they are not satisfied, they will shout in unison, plus the accompaniment of the storyteller, it seems to be more lively than the juggling downstairs. But isn't it amazing that it is so noisy that it has not been able to pass down the second floor in the slightest?

In this way, this Jiujie Hall, which is not like a tea house, can also be called a must-go place for tea customers in the state capital. Those who go to the third floor are going to listen to books, and those who like to be quieter are on the first or second floor, and if they want to relieve their boredom, they will go up to the second floor to choose a seat near the window, open the window, hold the teacup, and watch the juggling downstairs is also quite interesting.

For example, Hua Ning and Red Tassel at this time.

"Childe, it's a monkey!" Hongying looked at a few figures in the crowd downstairs, led by a little old man, dirty, leaning forward, and behind him were three and a half monkeys, fluffy, but quite pleasant.

Hua Ning's attention was also all on the three monkeys, and she didn't care about Hongying's slip of the tongue. I have long seen descriptions of monkeys in the classics, such as the white ape in Qiupu, which is as soaring as snow, or the sentence that the flowing waves are clear and the monkey ape is chanting on the shore. She was able to see the real ape today, and she felt that even if she couldn't find the old blind man when she left the palace this time, then she would be a little comforted at this time.

"Look at that one, it can also learn to walk!" Hua Ning saw the monkey man stand up, and he actually carried the gong around the field and knocked non-stop, and the sound of "dong qiang" kept ringing for a while.

Hongying was also happy: "It's so funny, this monkey is so smart." ”

The ape genus is the most primate, far more clever than other beasts, but its temperament is very violent, it is difficult to be tamed, and it is often a struggle to resist after being captured, and the hunters are careless, inevitably injured by monkeys, such as the monkey trickster downstairs, with a deep scar on his face, which looks quite scary.

But this monkey trickster does have some means, he holds a wattle in his hand, and a short whip more than a foot long is tied to the wattle, and with a slight flick, the whip is slightly empty, with a crisp sound, the three monkeys all put down the things in their hands, and stand in front of the monkey trickster, ordering the ban.

"Good!"

The crowd responded with a bang, applauding the monkey man and the three obedient monkeys, and throwing a few copper plates if they had spare money.

"It's amazing!" Hua Ning and Hongying, who were on the second floor, were amazed and half stuck their heads out of the window.

In fact, it was not only the two of them, but most of the tea guests near the window ajar the window, while drinking tea, watching the three monkeys downstairs sometimes turn their heads, sometimes stand upside down, sometimes catch the food thrown by the crowd, and hurriedly stuff it into their mouths, and finally did not forget to make a fist shake, which looked funny, making everyone laugh.

Ling Chunqiu looked at the two backs half-leaning on the window, and smiled helplessly, when he was talking to the pretty boy, he didn't notice that the other party was actually a daughter, and then because he was worried about the identity of the other party, he paid attention to it while talking with his friends, and then he suddenly realized. But thinking of the woman who was qualified to give her a student salute, she repeatedly selected, and finally confirmed that the other party should have a great relationship with one of the three old fellows of their main house.

Of course, he himself doesn't know each other, and the old man Zeng who painted the ground as a prison should not be able to contact people outside the hospital, so only Old Master Wang is left, and Old Master Wang has only accepted two women as students so far, one of them is the current lord of Qingzhou, and the other is the sister of the lord of the state.

As one of the three great Confucians of Qinghua Academy, Ling Chunqiu had seen the state lord, so the woman he met today, needless to say, was the sister who was cared for by the state lord in every way. Unexpectedly, although the two of them are close relatives, they have their own styles, one is beautiful and unique, and the other is cute and cute, which almost made him look away.

It's just that how did this little princess Hua Ning run out of the palace? I heard that the state lord loves this sister very much, and she is tightly taken by her side on weekdays, and she is absolutely reluctant to let her go out of the palace, could it be that the state lord allowed her to go out of the palace to relax? No, no, if the state lord allows her to leave the palace, he will definitely send the government army to sneak to protect her. But now there is only one maid with the little princess around, how can there be the shadow of the government army? The two are now disguised as men, so it can be seen that they must have sneaked out of the palace.

Ling Chunqiu was very worried about this, but after thinking about it, under the bright and clear world, the demons have all hidden traces, who eats the bear-hearted leopard and dares to make trouble in the state capital? The spear of the government army is not an empty position.

Sitting opposite Ling Chunqiu was a skinny Taoist priest, called Mei Daoren, but although this Mei Daoist was wearing a Taoist bun, he was wearing a Confucian shirt like Ling Chunqiu, but the color was black.

Mei Daoren has not been out of his Taoist temple for a long time, and this time the old friend found himself to have something to ask for, so he followed him to the Nine Rings Hall. But after arriving, the old friend didn't say what it was, but just knocked on the side and asked himself some legends of ghosts and gods, I really don't know what to say, haven't they always respected ghosts and gods?

However, this tea house called Jiujietang is really good, the tea is rare and good, the price is fair, you have to drink a few more sips quickly, and the next time you have this opportunity, you don't know what year and month.

"As the so-called desire to turn the bird's tongue into the end of the clouds, three ......"

Mei Daoren drank to the rising place, and couldn't help but want to chant two sour poems, but just halfway through reading, he found that his old friend's eyes looked straight at the two young students, and there seemed to be a certain smile on his face, thinking of the evil habits of individual Confucians.

"Smack!"

"Uhh

Suddenly, the tea guests on the entire second floor gathered their eyes on this table, looking at Ling Chunqiu opposite Mei Daoren with playful eyes, and Hua Ning and Hongying, who were holding the teacup and immersed in the wonderful monkey show downstairs, also turned around in confusion and looked at the two people diagonally opposite the aisle, angry and stunned.

Ling Chunqiu, who was taken aback, calmed down, recalled Mei Daoren's words, and said angrily: "Old friend, you... Mei Daoren, you are untrustworthy, it is really insulting!"

Seeing the waiter on the second floor, the girl Yunxi walked towards the two of them, and hurriedly got up and apologized: "Yunxi girl Haihan, the old man and his friends have a little misunderstanding, and the damaged tea table should be compensated by the old man." ”

Without waiting for Yunxi to answer, he bowed his hand to Hua Ning and Hongying, and the tea guests on the second floor: "The old man and his friends have disturbed you, it really shouldn't be, today's tea will be recorded in the old man's account, which is regarded as an apology." I hope you don't shirk it, with the righteousness of the old man!"

"Huh, this one is a little familiar......

"Sir is too worried, just a little thing......"

"I didn't expect to save some tea money today, luck, luck..."

"This old man has such a habit, I can't see it!"

There are different opinions, you say one sentence to him, Ling Chunqiu heard it, but he couldn't laugh or cry.

At this time, I only heard the girl Yunxi say loudly: "Jiujie Hall has thanked Ling Chunqiu and Master Ling, Master Ling is high-spirited and honest, and Jiujie Hall has the cheekiness to accept the apology." ”

"It's really Master Ling!"

"Really, I said just now that it was a little familiar, but I didn't expect it to be Dean Ling Daru Ling!"

"No, no, I have seen this cyan Confucian shirt on the body of Fa Xiao in Qinghua Academy, it is exactly the same!"

"Haha, Master Ling invited him to drink tea today, and he has no regrets for the rest of his life!"

"Yes, it seems that there is indeed a misunderstanding, how can Ling Daru have that kind of evil habit!"

There was an uproar all around, and when it was confirmed that it was the great Confucian Ling Chunqiu who invited them to tea, they were overjoyed one by one, as if it was a great honor to be able to get Ling Chunqiu to invite them to drink tea.

But why is this? Hongying didn't understand a little, so she looked at Hua Ning.

The two have been getting along for a long time, with a look at Hongying, Hua Ning knew what she was thinking, thought for a moment, lowered her voice and said in Hongying's ear: "Master Ling is a rare Confucian in the world, not to mention his profound knowledge, and he is admired by tens of thousands of people, and Master Ling is one of the two deans of Qinghua Academy. If you don't compensate for the damage you cause, and if you don't apologize for disturbing everyone, how can you teach and educate people in the future? I'm afraid that Master Ling himself will not forgive himself. It is to make everyone's words to fulfill Master Ling's intention, which is also to invite tea to drink, but the effect is very different. ”

After listening to Hua Ning's explanation, Hong Ying was suddenly surprised, and then she understood the deep meaning. But what surprised her even more was that her young lady seemed to be getting smarter and smarter, and she was stupid.

"Look at me, look at the monkeys!" Hua Ning saw that the aftermath of Master Ling's place had calmed down, and her mind returned to the three monkeys downstairs, she always felt that those monkeys were too clever.

"Ahh

As everyone sat down one after another, smiling happily, Ling Chunqiu also breathed a sigh of relief, and bowed his hand to Miss Yunxi: "Thank you Miss Yunxi for your help, otherwise the old man is afraid that it will be difficult to protect the late season." ”

Yunxi turned sideways to let Ling Chunqiu salute, and said with a light smile: "Master Ling's words are serious, the master is familiar with my boss, and he doesn't want to bully people in his name, he is really a moral person, the little woman is just pushing the boat down the river, the master doesn't have to mind." Then she looked at the broken table and said, "The little woman will call for someone to replace the broken table." With that, he turned and walked away, without any fuss.

Ling Chunqiu put one hand behind his back, stroked his beard with a smile, and sighed: "What a beautiful and wise girl, even the old man has to admire!" immediately looked at Mei Daoren, who was still angry on the stool, and said helplessly: "Old friend, you misunderstood me!"

"Hmph, for the sake of the face you gave me clothes and relieved my cold face, I will give you a chance to explain. ”

Mei Daoren clasped his hands on his chest, combed his bun, and wore a Confucian shirt, which seemed nondescript but had his own awe-inspiring righteousness.

Ling Chunqiu naturally knew that this old friend had to be at peace the most, otherwise he would not have offended those gentlemen in vain, and they blocked the door, claiming to the surrounding people that whoever dared to go into the Taoist temple to burn incense and pray was against them, and the people were afraid of getting into trouble, so they had to try not to go. As a result, there are fewer and fewer believers in the Taoist temple of Mei Daoren, and he is becoming more and more hungry and cold.

After considering his words, Ling Chunqiu whispered, "These two sons are actually daughters!" Seeing that Mei Daoren's eyes were calm and waveless, it was obvious that he could also see it. This is also true, with the Xuan-level cultivation of Mei Dao people, can the eyesight be poor?

"I saw her salute to me, but I didn't think she was from the academy, so I looked at her twice, and then confirmed that she was a student of Old Master Wang, and I never thought that you would misunderstand that I had a habit of prostituting children and concubines.

The more Ling Chunqiu spoke, the more angry he became, and he was so angry that he tilted his head to the side, not wanting to look at Mei Daoren again. After reading the book for a lifetime, it seems to have turned into anger at this moment, and the anger is silent, but it burns on Mei Daoren's face, making his already slightly black face even more black and red, and burning him with guilt in his heart.

Yes, the two of them have a heart-to-heart relationship, how could he suspect that there is something wrong with his old friend's conduct? And he shouted angrily in public, where did he put his old friend, the great Confucian of the time?

"It's me who is wrong, I am not compensating you. Mei Dao people simply admitted their mistake neatly.

Hearing Mei Daoren's mistake, Ling Chunqiu was so excited that his voice almost changed tone: "Just move your mouth, your mistaken recognition is too easy!"

"So how are you going to go? I'm penniless, and you don't know. "Mei Dao people don't know what to do for a while.

"You promised to do something for me, and I'll spare you this time. Ling Chunqiu said.

Do something? You are a big Confucian who has let out a rumor, and there are so many people rushing to help you, where is my turn? But since you want to calm the resentment of your friends, you should do it first. So Mei Daoren agreed: "Okay, then it's up to you!" But as soon as the words came out, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he asked: "Could it be that what you said is related to ghosts and gods?"

Ling Chunqiu Ling Daru sat up straight at the moment, the old god was here, how could he still look half angry?

"This is what you promised, the so-called gentleman's word, the horse is difficult to chase, you can't cheat!"

"You... You and you! You can hurt me this time! How easy is that ghost and god thing? I can't say that you and I have to get in!" Mei Daoren suddenly cried and lost his face, no wonder Ling Chunqiu asked himself to come out, and he didn't talk about anything, but knocked on the side to say that the ghosts and gods.

"Why, has this ghost god become a taboo? Even you, a high-level master, are secretive?" Although Ling Chunqiu is very knowledgeable, it is all reflected in serious knowledge, he doesn't know anything about ghosts and gods, otherwise he wouldn't have asked for Mei Daoren's head.

Mei Daoren grabbed Ling Chunqiu's wrist and said hatefully: "Scholars are just bad at the stomach, and they deceive people so smoothly! Go, take me to see the bitter master!"

Ling Chunqiu Qi said: "How do you know that there is still a bitter master?" Seeing that Mei Daoren just snorted, but did not answer, he had to compromise and said: "Okay, okay, let's go, let's go!"

After speaking, he took off a jade pendant from his waist, threw it on the table, got up and walked downstairs with Mei Daoren, when he passed by Hua Ning, his body was stunned, and he lightly buckled the table with his knuckles, and he couldn't wait for Hua Ning and the two of them to turn around and instructed: "Go home early, don't let your family worry!" Then he was hurriedly pulled downstairs by Mei Daoren, and almost collided with Yunxi who took someone to replace the broken table, and said continuously: "There is a loss of Sven, there is a loss of Sven!"

Hongying watched Ling Chunqiu and Mei Daoren leave, but her own young lady didn't notice it, didn't turn around, and didn't know what she was thinking.

And Hua Ning didn't actually think about anything, she was just watching the monkey show downstairs intently, or she was just staring at the monkey with her back to the monkey trickster at this time, that monkey looked no different from the other two monkeys, and even the hunters in the mountains would only think that it was just an ordinary monkey when they came here, at most they were more intelligent and clever.

But the smarter and clever monkey was facing Hua Ning at this time, and his mouth was trying to make movements, which were extremely clumsy and even a little terrifying, but in Hua Ning's opinion, it was clearly saying two words:

"Help, I'm ......"