In the past few days, Archduke John can be said to have lived very comfortably.
He had never thought that staying in a hotel could be so... cool!
On this day, Archduke John tasted another delicious Tang Dynasty delicacy.
In the past few days, he had been somewhat resistant to Datang delicacies, mainly because many of the names were too scary.
What couple's lung slices!
What wife cake!
What ants are climbing the tree!
Although the pictures seem normal, the names feel weird.
Later, I couldn't help but be curious, and asked the hotel's own butler. He found out that these dishes only had strange names, and the ingredients used were not particularly weird, so he gave them a try.
Unexpectedly, the door to a new world suddenly opened, and from then on it was out of control.
Especially something called chili pepper, which was so spicy at first that Archduke John blushed.
But within a few days it became more and more boring.
Wiping his mouth, he slumped comfortably on the chair.
According to Fabialo, these chairs are all ergonomic.
He didn't know what it was specifically, but he knew that it was so comfortable whether he was sitting or lying on it.
Holding a cup of black tea from Datang, it is a bit expensive, but it is really fragrant.
Hum again the little song I listened to at the bar yesterday. It feels so comfortable.
At this time, his housekeeper came over and said, "Your Majesty, the Grand Duke of the Tang Dynasty is here."
After being severely scolded a few days ago, the housekeeper no longer dares to make his own decisions.
Originally, Grand Duke John was lying down comfortably at this moment, but when he heard that Tang Ping was coming, he sat up straight and said, "Grand Duke Tang is here? Come on... forget it, I'll go greet him."
Although this is Visigoth, Tang Ping is also a duke, and he has long known from a lot of information that the Tang Dynasty is an extremely powerful country, otherwise he would not be able to easily defeat the powerful Arab Empire.
This information was further confirmed by Fabialo.
Therefore, Archduke John would naturally not put on any airs in front of Tang Ping.
Tang Ping was stunned when he saw Archduke John coming to greet him in person, and then said with a smile on his face: "I'm so sorry, Archduke John, I went to Wessex a few days ago and just came back today."
"Hahaha, I have been looking forward to meeting Grand Duke Tang for a long time." Grand Duke John was also very polite and invited Tang Ping into his courtyard.
"How is it? Are you getting used to living here, Grand Duke?"
"I'm not used to it!" Archduke John said first, and then he couldn't help but laugh: "It's so comfortable here. It's many times more comfortable than my castle. I don't know how to get used to it after I go back. My own home.”
Then both men burst into laughter.
After laughing, Tang Ping took a gift box from Lao Cui behind him and handed it to Archduke John: "These are some small gifts. According to the rules of our Datang Dynasty, you must prepare a meeting gift when you visit. Please don't refuse, Grand Duke John." "Hahaha, then I won't be polite." Grand Duke John was indeed not polite, and he opened the gift box in front of Tang Ping without hesitation.
"Hiss..." When he saw what was inside, Archduke John gasped.
I have long heard that Fabialo said that the Grand Duke of the Tang Dynasty was quite generous to his friends. How can he be so generous today? This is so generous!
Inside the gift box is a set of exquisite porcelain tea sets.
Needless to say, the cushions underneath are all precious silk.
There is a whole jar of tea beside the tea set.
"I heard that Archduke John liked to drink black tea from our Datang Dynasty, so he brought a can of the best black tea. There is also this tea set, which is specially used for drinking tea in our Datang Dynasty. The tea brewed in this way is what we call Gaiwan tea.”
"Tea bowl?" Archduke John carefully took out a tea cup. The blue and white flowers looked more and more comfortable. He nodded and said, "This tea cup seems to be more beautiful than the Yue kiln celadon carved vase they bought last time. "
The words "Yue kiln celadon carved vase" were pronounced in weird Chinese. Lao Cui knew what they were as soon as he heard them. He trembled behind Tang Ping to stop laughing.
Tang Ping was also a little embarrassed. Who knew that Archduke John could make such a comparison?
In order to break the embarrassment, he could only change the topic and said: "This tea set is a bit special to use. Do you want me to demonstrate it to Archduke John?"
Archduke John smiled and said: "I learned a saying from Fabialo of your Tang Dynasty."
"Oh, what is it?" Tang Ping asked curiously.
"It's my wish, but I dare not invite you!" Archduke John's pronunciation was a bit strange. Of course, Fabialo, who taught him, also said this sentence in a non-standard way.
Tang Ping didn't expect that he could say such a sentence in Chinese, and it was indeed very suitable for the current context. He laughed and gave him a thumbs up: "Grand Duke John, what you said is really good."
Then Tang Ping asked someone to bring boiling water. He was originally going to teach the servants of Archduke John. Unexpectedly, Archduke John sent the servants away directly, and then stood aside and followed Tang Ping in person to learn step by step.
"Before making tea, you can warm the gaiwan with hot water to avoid lowering the temperature of the tea water and also help to enhance the aroma of the tea."
Tang Ping set up the tea set and explained as he did so.
"When holding a tureen, pay attention to your gestures. When picking up the tureen, keep your thumb, index finger, and middle finger in a straight line as much as possible. Hold the tureen firmly. When pouring tea, use your thumbs and middle fingers to hold the rims of both sides of the tureen, and your index fingers. Press on the lid button and hold down the tea lid, not leaning or crooked. When holding the tureen, control the tureen with your gestures, move it vertically downward along the fair cup and let the tea slowly pour into the cup."
These European nobles are most particular about etiquette, and they have their own etiquette for eating and other things.
Many people think that our country does not have these etiquette. In fact, our country also needs to show these etiquette, and ordinary people really can’t learn them.
Just like how Tang Ping makes tea now, he learned it by watching videos for a long time when he had nothing to do.
Sure enough, seeing Tang Ping being so particular and even carrying a sense of ritual, Archduke John began to become serious, and then he carefully remembered every step of Tang Ping's steps.
"Finally, we take out the covered bowl, open the lid, smell the aroma at the bottom of the lid, stir the tea soup with the lid, appreciate the color of the tea soup, the posture of the tea leaves after stretching, and make the concentration of the tea soup even. Place the lid on the bowl at an angle, leaving Make a gap big enough for water to come out, but you can filter out the tea residue, press the lid button, and hold the bowl to drink.”
"Ugh..." Archduke John followed Tang Ping's actions, then took a sip and praised: "Sure enough, it is much better than the tea that was brewed directly just now. Tang, I like this gift of yours very much. ."
