Zhongwumen.
"Senior Brother," the owner of the hall, Chen Jia, was taking a nap. An apprentice, Zhen Sifei, quietly slipped in and pushed him, "Senior Brother, wake up. I have something very important to report to you."
"Huh?" Chen Jia was sleeping soundly. He was woken up by him, and he felt unhappy. "What's the matter? It's so urgent! Can't you wait until I wake up and talk to me again."
"Elder brother, it's like this. I had a rest yesterday and had nothing to do, so I went for a stroll on the street. I happened to come to the intersection of East Street and there was a newly opened teahouse called Xiaoyao Teahouse. I went in to drink tea. .”
"You are quite elegant. You just drink tea. Why do you come here to tell me all this?" Chen Jia heard that what he said was nonsense. "You have to come here to follow me when you eat, sleep, and go to the latrine." I said? Get away, I want to go back to sleep."
"Senior Brother, this newly opened teahouse is different." Zhen Sifei said.
"what is the difference?"
"The teahouse is big and bright, but the key is that the people inside are different."
"People are different?" Chen Jia closed his eyes and asked in a daze, "How do you say this?"
"Elder brother, let me tell you, I found that the proprietress of Xiaoyao Tea House is a stunning beauty, a peerless beauty," Zhen Sifei said in a low voice, "Elder brother, I tell you this, if you snatch her away from you before, If we compare all the beauties together, they are not called beauties."
When Chen Jia heard what he said, he opened his eyes, with two bright lights in his eyes, and said, "Is this true?"
"Elder brother, when have I deceived you? Do I dare to lie to you?" Zhen Sifei said, "If you don't believe it, you can go and have a look when you have time to see if I have told lies."
"No, no, what does it have to do with me that someone is ugly?" Chen Jia said in an understatement, "But, according to what you said, this woman should be pretty good-looking."
"It's not only good, it's like a fairy descending to earth," Zhen Sifei said, "Senior Brother, look, should we take action tonight and snatch her away."
"Bang!" Chen Jia hit him hard on the head, "Race, grab, grab! You know how to use violence all day long. Can force solve all problems? Is this how I, Chen A, usually teach you to behave?" What age are we in? You have to convince people with virtue and be a civilized person, not to mention emotional matters. Can you force it?"
"Elder brother, in your opinion, what should I do?" Zhen Sifei covered her head, crying out for injustice, thinking why did I come here? Isn't it just for your sake? You haven't always been like this Well, he was pretending to be a gentleman now, but he didn't dare to say that.
"What should we do? She opens her teahouse, and we open our martial arts school. We all live our own lives," Chen Jia thought for a while, then asked, "Then have you heard about that woman? What’s your name, and what’s your origin?”
Zhen Sifei was delighted when he heard this question and said: "Later, I asked the cloth shop next door and found out that the teahouse proprietress's name was Shi Youyao. Her man's health was not very good and he had tuberculosis, which is what people in the world call it. Tai Sui Wang Guanqiao likes to play with money and is often away from the store."
"Have you heard anything else?"
"I don't know about anything else," Zhen Sifei said with a smile, "Elder brother, are you excited again?"
"I'm so excited! You continue to practice while I continue to sleep." Chen Jia raised his hand to hit him again, but Zhen Sifei was so frightened that he ran out quickly.
As soon as Zhen Sifei left, Chen Jia got up and found a place to take a shower, changed into clean clothes, combed his hair, put on his western cowboy hat, sprayed some perfume on his body, and tidied up again in front of the mirror. After cleaning up, I came to Xiaoyao Tea House.
This teahouse is really not small, with five or six shops, and it looks antique.
Chen Jia thought to himself that he hadn't been to the streets for a while, and the changes on the streets were quite big.
He entered with his head held high.
When I walked in, I saw several people drinking afternoon tea inside. They were all masters or rich young men from wealthy families in the county. There were several female shop assistants greeting them.
From time to time these tea drinkers looked over to the bar and whispered.
Chen Jia raised his eyes to look, and saw a young woman standing at the bar. She was about 1.7 meters tall, with a tall and straight figure. Her hair was slightly curly and tied into a ponytail. She looked healthy and capable, with fair skin. Smooth and soft, with a pair of big watery eyes, looking left and right, exuding a soul-catching magic power.
"Sir, do you want some tea?" At this time, a female clerk came over to greet him, and then took Chen Jia to a seat near the window to sit down. "What kind of tea would you like to drink?"
"Oh, don't worry, I'll sit down for a while and you go do your work first."
After hearing what he said, the female clerk went to greet other customers.
Chen Jia took out a book from his pocket and studied "Top Ten Famous Teas of the Qing Dynasty and Chinese Tea Ceremony" carefully.
Time passed very quickly, and an hour passed before I knew it.
Chen Jia looked up and saw that everyone in the store had left, and he was the only customer left.
He looked over at the bar, and the female boss was also looking at him.
Chen Jia stood up, smiled at her, and waved his hand to signal her to come over.
The female boss also smiled at him, and then walked towards him.
"My guest, you study very hard. You have been reading all afternoon. What book are you reading?" The female boss lightly opened her red lips and asked softly.
"These are the books you women don't read." Chen Jia smiled and quickly stuffed the books into his pocket.
"Then would you like some more tea?"
"What kind of tea do you have here?" Chen Jia asked.
"Ours can be said to be the largest teahouse in the county. We have all the top ten famous teas of the Qing Dynasty. What kind of tea do you want to drink?"
"I want to try everything, okay?" Chen Jia said with a smile.
"Of course, as long as you're willing to spend the money."
"That's easy to say, but I have a grudging request. I don't know if it's okay." Chen Jia said.
"How to say?"
"Can you make tea for me yourself?"
"Oh? Do you want me to make tea for you personally?" The female boss looked at him and smiled.
"Exactly." Chen Jia said.
"That's okay," the female boss said, "but if I cook tea for you myself, you'll have to charge double the price."
"Okay, that's okay."
There was not much time, and sure enough, the female boss prepared all kinds of tea and tea sets and sat opposite Chen Jia.
Chen Jia took a look and found that these teapots, teacups, teacups, teaspoons, teacups, tea lotions, tea balls, etc. were similar to antiques and were all extremely exquisite.
The female boss gently rolled up her sleeves, revealing a pair of jade hands. She first took out a kind of green tea, which was all tender buds. It was delicate and curly in shape, like a spiral, green-brown in color, covered with white hairs. After brewing it with boiling water, it exuded a faint fragrance. , the soup color is green and clear, and the bottom of the leaves is tender and slightly white.
"Since your guest is here to taste tea, he must be well versed in tea ceremony. Do you recognize this tea?" The female boss looked at him and asked with a smile.
Chen Jia understood that she was going to give him a test, so he replied: "If I guess correctly, the name of this tea is Dongting Biluo, which is the name given by Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty when he visited Taihu Lake in the 14th year."
When the female boss heard that his answer was correct, she nodded in approval.
At this time, she took out another kind of tea, which looks like a bird's tongue, has fat buds and leaves, is fragrant, and the bottom of the leaves is tender and bright. She first rinsed it with boiling water, then poured the water out, and then soaked it. However, she saw that in the green clear soup, the tea buds sank vertically, with their roots pointing downward.
Chen Jia took a brief sip, but felt that the taste was mellow and the aftertaste was sweet and lasting. Although it was brewed for the second time, the taste was not weak and the aroma was not reduced.
"Do you know this kind of tea?" the female boss asked.
"This is Jingting Lvxue. Langyuan Usnea is one of the few nationally famous teas, but the quality of Jingting Lvxue far exceeds it," Chen Jia paused, then said, "Complete Collection of Tea Names" It is said that Jingting Maojian is produced in Jingting Mountain in Xuancheng, Anhui Province. The tea is delicate and tender, with white hairs on it. It is not easy to get many."
"My guest, it seems that you are a master of tea ceremony. Do you have any opinions on tea ceremony?"
"Tea ceremony is the way to appreciate the beauty of tea. It is an art of life, life etiquette, and a self-cultivation lifestyle, which helps to cultivate one's sentiments and eliminate distracting thoughts. The tea ceremony is known as the incarnation of Taoism. It originated from China. It was also introduced to the West and Japan. There is such a record in the Tang Dynasty's "Feng Shi Wen Ji Ji": "The tea ceremony is very popular, and all the princes and scholars drink it." In the Song Dynasty, Song Huizong Zhao Ji was a tea lover. , he believes that the fragrant taste of tea can make people leisurely and tranquil, and have endless fun. The Chinese tea ceremony absorbs the essence of Confucianism and Taoism, and the Taoist theory injects the philosophical thought of "the unity of nature and man" into the tea ceremony, creating the tea ceremony The soul emphasizes 'Tao follows nature' and includes three levels: material, behavioral, and spiritual. As for its constituent elements, there are four major elements: environment, etiquette, tea art, and practice."
"May I ask your name?" When the female boss heard what he said so clearly, she couldn't help but nod her head in appreciation.
"I don't dare to take it, I'm Chen Jia."
"Chen Jia?" After hearing this, the female boss thought for a while, "So you are the famous Master Chen of the Zhongwu Sect. I didn't expect that you martial arts practitioners also know the tea ceremony. It's really rare."
"You're flattering me, I only know a little bit about it," Chen Jia said with a smile, "Have you heard of my name too?"
"You have a pair of magic legs that can defeat everyone in the county. Who knows? Who doesn't know?"
"That's the past tense. One of my brothers is better than me," Chen Jia waved his hand quickly, "May I know your girl's name?"
"My name is Shi Youyao." She replied with a shy smile.
"The girl and I hit it off immediately, and I feel like I have found a soulmate. If you don't mind that I am a rough guy who practices martial arts, let's make friends."
"Look at what you said, why would I dislike you?" Shi Youyao looked at him, "You can come to the store to drink tea when you are free. Drinking more tea will keep you healthy."
