Health Martial Saints: Start With Soaking Your Feet

Chapter 43 Four Three: Tea and Wine

This lord governor was too accommodating, and he actually wanted to pour tea himself.

Li Suian finally had some sharp eyesight, and took the initiative to pour tea.

"My lord, let me come."

Yuan Chunfang gave in easily.

The tea set on the table is very exquisite, and the price is expensive at first glance. I guess he is also a tea lover. So Li Suian warmed the cup, washed the tea, poured water, and brewed the tea in one go.

"My lord, please drink tea."

"Your tea-making movements are unique, flowing, pleasing to the eye, and full of rules. Where did you learn the tea ceremony, and what are the details?"

Li Suian paused slightly.

Although he was a northerner in his previous life, he had worked in the south for many years, so it's normal for him to have a leisurely drink of tea.

He came casually and said, "My lord, I once saw an old man in the south make tea like this. At that time, I thought it looked good, so I asked for advice. If I want to say it is exquisite, there are some."

Yuan Chunfang said: "I have a tea set here, but I seldom drink tea. Tell me about what you should pay attention to."

"Yes! For example, when pouring water, warming cups, ironing pots, etc., use both hands to rotate. Generally use the right hand, press counterclockwise...reverse the direction of the shadow of the gui watch pointer, similar to the greeting gesture, meaning 'come, come, come' to express welcome. On the contrary, it becomes a hint of 'go, go, go'. If you are used to the left hand, it is in the direction of the shadow of the standard pointer."

"Generally the tea master pours tea for the guests with the pot in his right hand, and he should pour tea from left to right, so that the spout of the pot goes backwards to serve the guests, because if he goes from right to left, he pours tea forward for the guests. The mouth keeps moving forward like a sharp knife, which becomes an aggressive movement, and everyone will be restless. Of course, if you are used to holding the pot with your left hand, you can pour tea counterclockwise.”

"The so-called 'high flushing, low pouring tea' is to be careful not to spill the tea, so that the amount of tea water for each guest is the same, to show that the tea ceremony is fair and equal, and there is no right to favor one or the other. When pouring tea, only pour seven percent of it However, it implies the meaning of 'seven points of tea and three points of love'. As the saying goes: 'the tea is full of bullying', it is not easy to hold a cup and sip when the tea is full..."

The tea ceremony is extensive and profound, but Li Suian only scratches the surface.

After analyzing a few sentences, I dare not plow deeply, but enough is enough.

"People who love tea, through making tea, enjoying tea, smelling tea, drinking tea, enhancing friendship, cultivating morality, learning etiquette, and appreciating the beauty of tradition. People in the Northland celebrate wine, which is caused by the climate. Drinking a little bit, you can drink Forget about the sorrows of the world for a short time. Drinking tea can calm the mind and spirit, help cultivate sentiment and remove distracting thoughts.”

Yuan Chunfang stroked his beard, "Interesting. I didn't expect that the way of drinking tea contains so many principles of life. But you, a wine seller, actually respect the tea ceremony more than the wine way?"

Li Suian said: "I used to drink less tea, but after I got sick, I started drinking tea (wolfberry tea is also tea). Tea is also intoxicating, so why bother with wine, books are fragrant, so I don't need flowers."

Yuan Chunfang said noncommittally, "How to get drunk with tea?"

Li Suian thought for a while, and after careful wording in his heart, he carefully said: "'Drunken tea' is a kind of spiritual intoxication. Just imagine, three or two immortals, sitting idle in the bamboo forest, Ye Luo on the chessboard, side by side While talking for a while, hold the crystal clear tea set in your hand, and smell the refreshing tea fragrance."

"'Where is the fairy who loves talking with his hands, and when he heard that he was peeling and pecking in the bamboo forest. A pair of jade knocked on the cloud and shattered, and he was frightened by the window at noon several times. Slowly, you should know that your heart is far away, and you should not let go of your ears. The Lanke people go to collect the mess. , Ji Ji recognized that the stones in the pavilion were a little cold. 'There is no reason not to be drunk.'

Yuan Chunfang was very surprised.

"Treasurer Li still has such a literary talent? This is not in line with the rumors in the market."

Yuan Chunfang knew Li Suian's information like the palm of his hand.

At this moment, when I saw myself, I realized that not only did it not match the information, but it was also very bold.

On the surface, it looks respectful, but in fact, it does not have the awe of ordinary people towards court officials.

It had been a long time since he had met someone who could speak eloquently in front of him.

Li Suian didn't shy away: "I'm the rascal in the happy forest, and I'm also the tea maker in front of the adults. I'm just an ordinary person, and what I do, naturally, I can't escape the vulgar words."

"What a common man."

Yuan Chunfang said with a smile: "Having good tea and knowing how to drink good tea is a kind of happiness. But to enjoy this kind of happiness, you must first have an environment for drinking tea, and secondly, you must have a leisure time to drink tea, in order to taste the special feeling .For a person who has to work hard for a living, or indulges in sensuality all day long, tea and wine are just drinks."

Li Suian didn't understand what he meant, but his expression became more respectful, "Your Excellency is right."

"Then do you think tea or wine, which one is better?"

"Of course it's tea."

"You are a brewer!" Yuan Chunfang slightly emphasized his tone.

Li Suian said: "My lord asks me, and I will tell the truth. There are seven things that people open their doors, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea. Wine can be lacking, but tea can't be lacking. Tea can replace wine, but wine should not replace tea."

"it is good!"

Yuan Chunfang praised, "This tea set is placed here as a decoration. Since you like drinking tea so much, why don't you give it to me?"

"what?"

He was about to decline, but Yuan Chunfang didn't give him a chance.

"But the wine still has to be made."

"The decree for tribute wine will come down soon. For a ten-year period, at least 300,000 barrels of wine will be paid as tribute, and the quality should not be lower than the level of the wine tasting."

Li Suian's eyes widened immediately.

Forget what I was going to say just now.

My dear, 300,000 barrels of wine, how much should that be?

At its best, Ruyifang sold less than 5,000 barrels of wine a year.

It turns out that the cake of Gongjiu is so big, no wonder everyone flocks to it.

Li Suian really wants to eat this big cake, as long as he accepts this order, he will never have to worry about it for the rest of his life.

Guangzong Yaozu.

But he still forced himself to calm down, "My lord, Ruyifang may not be able to handle such a large order."

Yuan Chunfang was not surprised, "I naturally know that with the scale of Ruyifang, the task requirements cannot be met. So in the first year, it can be slightly less, and it can't be less than 10,000 barrels of wine, and it can't be less than 30,000 barrels every year. Wine. This officer will give you enough time to expand the scale."

"This... Can you give up the name of tribute wine? The grassroots are afraid that if they do not act well, they will delay the important affairs of the court."

Yuan Chunfang patted him on the shoulder with a half-smile and said: "...you can't change the wine in a short time if you choose your wine. If you can't make wine, you have to give up the recipe. The Lantern Division will be responsible for finding the right person to come. Brew the drunk spring breeze. In short, what the lantern director needs is the drunk spring breeze, and there is no less than a barrel."

Li Suian: "..."

"Brother One"'s warm hand patted on his shoulder, but it made him twitch in his heart.

Little body is fragile, please take it easy, don't crush me.

Yuan Chunfang said with a smile: "The task of tribute wine must not be missed in the slightest. If you hadn't been born clean within the five generations of your Li family, this wine making task would not have fallen on your head."

Five generations of my family have been checked out?

Speaking of this, it is obvious that Li Suiansay no!

"Caomin must do his best!"

"It's so good."

"Come on!"

"grown ups."

A golden thread thousand household came in outside the door.

"Whose jurisdiction is Ruyifang in?"

"My lord, it is within the jurisdiction of the Dibu Jiazi Yingsi Hundred Households."

"Si Ye? Order Si Baihu to assist Ruyifang in expanding the brewery."

"My lord, Si Baihu is applying to go to the Abyss of Death?"

"You can go to Death Abyss in the future, and they are not short of a team. Let's talk about the task of brewing wine first."

"yes!"

Li did not dare to speak.

Until Yuan Chunfang turned around with a smile on his face again, and handed out a jade plaque.

"You hold this waist card. With this order, you can come to the Lantern Division at any time. If you have any difficulties, you can also report to the officer at any time."

...

Li Suian walked out of the Lantern Division in a daze.

He thought about it all the way, but couldn't figure it out.

Why can't it be changed after the Drunken Spring Breeze is set?

"First brother" needs to be directly responsible for every tribute wine task.

Ten years, three hundred thousand barrels of wine.

He didn't calculate how much profit he could make, he only knew that this time he couldn't avoid it.

It seems like everything is being pushed away.

Why did he get the first place in the wine tasting? If he could, he really didn't want the name of this tribute wine.

He had just returned home and hadn't had a cup of tea when he was suddenly summoned by Huang Henian.

What is Master Huang looking for?

I still went to Guijutang.

He has been busy recently and rarely comes here. There are many new faces in Guishoutang, but also many familiar faces.

In the familiar corner, Li Huaian was still there, partnering with Xu Zilin, practicing boxing.

Without paying attention, the little fat man seemed to gain weight again.

"Little Fatty, have you stolen the food from your senior brother recently?"

Li Huai'an was very happy when he saw him appear. Hearing this, he was very happy, and with a look of resentment, he stretched out his fat fingers and said indignantly: "Senior brother, why are you slandering people for nothing? I... I stole it wherever I ate it. Eat it openly."

Xu Zilin smiled and said, "Haha, Senior Brother Li, you are back. Recently, Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother, and Third Senior Brother have all been promoted to the God Realm. Thanks to the blessing of the three Senior Brothers, our recent meal has a lot of monster meat. Huai'an One If you’re not careful, you’ll eat too much.”

"The three senior brothers have all advanced to the God Realm?!"

(end of this chapter)