Mingmen Family

Chapter 135
Fan Yu nodded: "Everyone knows that I went to Lin'an a few days ago to give a new year gift to Master Zhizhi. I only knew about tea during the trip to Chongshan Temple. I was like a frog at the bottom of a well, not knowing the true taste of tea."

He raised the teacup in his hand: "When everyone drank it just now, didn't you think this loose tea tastes better than round tea?"

He was also born in a noble family and was full of talent. He married the princess and became his son-in-law because of his childhood sweetheart, deep affection, obsession with calligraphy and painting, and no interest in power.

He is good at playing piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, eating, drinking and playing, and is the most famous refined scholar in the capital.As long as he has praised something, it is a piece of loess, which is also called "elegance".

Just now everyone was amazed by the composition of his tea making, and the tea he drank was made by himself. The elegant tea cup was dotted with a red plum, and then he sipped his mouth. The impact, preconceived feel wonderful.When the mouth is filled with fluid, the bottom of the tongue is sweet, and the refreshing taste stirs the soul, the feeling is already wonderful.

They got the true taste of it, and now that Fan Yu admired loose tea so much, they were all convinced and praised the beauty of this tea one after another.

They are elegant scholars, and those who are busy all day long for fame and fortune are ordinary people in their eyes. They originally thought that they were more elegant than the "rich and powerful" in the world.

Group tea is highly praised by the rich and powerful, so it is different for them to praise loose tea.

Another person raised doubts: "But this loose tea, isn't it something that traffickers drink immediately after brewing to quench their thirst? Although it tastes really good, it seems a bit too ordinary."

"No, no." Fan Yu said, "The one we drink is a tea bud that has just emerged in spring and was picked in the morning mist after a long period of autumn and winter. It drinks dew on a high mountain. Absorbed the essence of heaven and earth, picked it carefully, and went through countless procedures before being soaked in this teapot, reborn in nirvana, and revealed the essence. Such an elegant thing, you call it "ordinary", how can you bear it in your heart? ?”

The one who was holding Fan Yu's mouth immediately echoed, "Yes, yes. There are nine classes of people, and there are different grades of tea. Peddlers drink old-fashioned tea, although we drink the same loose tea, The grades are different. Tuancha is sought after and admired by the world, but there are also low-grade tuanchas that are poorly made. So this tea can’t be classified by category, but by grade.”

Fan Yu nodded approvingly: "That's the reason. You must know that the sweet-scented osmanthus tea that surprised everyone a few days ago is made from loose tea. It can be seen what Qin Weng said 'tea can't be classified by category, but by grade. Score' is the real insight."

"It makes sense, it makes sense." Everyone agreed very much.

"Besides," Fan Yu said again, "we usually say 'drinking tea', and what we drink should be tea, not spices. Tuancha's spices are too heavy, putting the cart before the horse, and losing the true taste of tea. Just like a scholar, reading It is a book of sages, aimed at wiser words and deeds, and higher morality."

"But look at some scholars, who become rich beetles after reading and reading. They blindly pursue high officials and riches, obsessed with power, and lose their original intention of reading, and also lose their original intention of sharing worries for the king. How similar is this to Tuancha?"

"Wonderful, wonderful, brother Fan's opinion."

"It can be seen that scholars of my generation should drink more loose tea, so as not to forget the original intention and not lose the true self. Brother Fan's words won my heart."

"Brother Fan's remarks spread out, it will be like a blow to the head, awakening some scholars who have lost their way."

Everyone echoed and praised Fan Yu's words sincerely.

Fan Yu smiled and cupped his hands, but did not speak modestly.

What he said just now is inspired by the enlightenment he got when he chatted with Master Zhizhi in Chongshan Temple, and he also got some insights when he talked with Ye Hongsheng, the second master of the Ye family, when he returned to the capital to buy tea sets in Jixianglou.

Although Ye Hongsheng is a merchant, not to mention other things, he is very clever when it comes to tea, and he speaks every word of tea; and the tea brewed by his hands is also wonderful, which is no different from the little novice next to Master Zhizhi. Up and down, Fan Yu admired it very much.

After everyone's praise faded away, he said again: "Besides, who said that making loose tea is not particular?"

"Hey, isn't there something special about this? Isn't it just a splash of boiling water?" someone asked.

Fan Yu shook his head: "I made tea for everyone just now, and everyone looked through the window, isn't the composition beautiful?"

"It's so beautiful." The first person to speak was Tan Xuan, one of the most famous painters in Dajin.

"Fantastic."

Fan Yu said: "This is not something I arranged casually, but the aesthetics of the tea ceremony."

"Tea banquet aesthetics?" This is the first time everyone has heard this term.

Fan Yu didn't explain, and continued: "In addition, how much tea should be poured, how high the water temperature should be, how to make tea, how long to steep before pouring out, all of these are knowledge. More points will be bitter, less One score is not enough. It is much more difficult to make a cup of tea well than group tea. The tea I made just now is far worse than the little master Jingchen who is next to Master Zhizhi, and it is not as good as the second owner of Jixianglou. Than, there is also a certain distance."

Everyone's interest was immediately aroused: "You learned these from the little master in Chongshan Temple?"

Fan Yu nodded: "I learned more from the second master of Jixianglou. The old man Ye of Jixianglou is a close friend of Master Zhizhi. The second master of his family is a wonderful person who is obsessed with making tea. I also covet Master Zhizhi. I heard that the tea set was from Jixianglou, so after returning to the capital, I went to Jixianglou, and that Master Ye Er happened to be there, and I learned a lot from talking with him."

Upon hearing this, Tan Xuan raised the teacup in his hand and asked with great interest: "Did you buy this tea set at Jixianglou?"

As a painter, you have to observe things more nuanced than others.

Tan Xuan had long since discovered that the teacup in his hand was different from that of others.Every teacup is a plum blossom, but some are in bud, and some have only flower bones, but they are all white porcelain red flowers, which complement the picture of white snow and red plum blossoms just now, which is really wonderful.

Hearing this, Fan Yu regained his energy immediately, and said to Tan Xuan: "Yes, these tea sets are all the same, with different themes, and even the pots for boiling water are different, and each has its own advantages. Bought ten sets in a row and came back.”

Speaking of this, he became proud: "These teas are specially made, and there is only one set of the same theme, which is unique; but there are also mass-produced ones. They also make customizations."

He pointed to the teacup: "If the plum blossoms on this are from Brother Tan, this set of tea sets will definitely be a priceless treasure to be passed down to future generations..."

Tan Xuan scratched his ears and cheeks immediately, wishing he could go to Jixianglou now, look at the tea sets there, and then draw pictures on the ceramic embryos for the other party to fire them.

(End of this chapter)