Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 351 Interest
I don't know what Qi Muyuan used to make the wick, and the oil doesn't seem to be pure kerosene. The fire burns a lot, and the pot is small. After a while, the water in the pot boils, and there is nothing in the house or water. smell.

Du Jinning broke off a piece of tea cake and put it in, covered it and boiled it for a while, then blew out the fire.Let the earthenware pot slowly simmer the tea, Du Jinning sat upright, opened the book she was holding, and was about to read a few pages when Qi Muyuan came back.

He held a plate of pastries in his hand.

"Wine radish cake?" Du Jinning's eyes lit up when he saw the dessert clearly.

There are a few vines planted in the outer courtyard of Qi Mansion. These vines originally bloomed in late spring, and now they are in full bloom. Strings of vines hang down on the wooden frame like purple waterfalls.Du Jinning was about to tell Qi Muyuan that he would come to pick some wisteria flowers and make cakes tomorrow, but he didn't expect to be satisfied now.

"You recognize this wisteria?" Qi Muyuan asked strangely.

Wisteria is a northern plant and is rarely planted in the south.Back then Qi Bokun took a few vines from the north and planted them in the yard. Many people mistaken vines for wisterias.

"Well, I read it in the book, which secretary is amazing." Du Jinning took a bite of the cake and said vaguely on purpose, "You also know that I am talented in planting."

Qi Muyuan stopped asking.

Although he has a good memory, he has a choice in reading books and seeks for refinement and depth. Unlike Du Jinning, who reads all the books he gets, he has almost read all the books in the library of the academy.And she's also specifically interested in books about planting.So when Du Jinning said that he read it from the book, he didn't have any doubts.

Seeing this, Du Jinning raised his eyebrows.

This is the purpose of her extensive reading and miscellaneous reading.In case she showed some unusual insight, she would be suspected.She has read a lot of books like this, and she has something to say when asked.And after reading a lot, she doesn't worry about others digging into the bottom line, because she can always find some sources from the books as her own theoretical basis.

Seeing that the teapot was steaming, Qi Muyuan opened the lid and took a look inside, then closed it again, took out two teacups and washed them, and poured a cup of tea for Du Jinning and himself.

The cake was not big, and it was finished in two or three mouthfuls. Du Jinning took the tea, thanked him, and took a sip after puffing.

She stopped as soon as the tea was in her mouth, raised her head to look at Qi Muyuan, then lowered her head and took another sip of tea.

"How is it?" Qi Muyuan asked her with a smile, his eyes full of anticipation.

After swallowing the tea, Du Jinning couldn't wait to ask, "Where did you get this tea?"

This is Shengpu.She remembered that the "tea-horse trade" was formed in the Tang and Song dynasties, and Pu'er tea seemed to have been listed as a tribute in the Tang and Song dynasties.Could it be that this Pu'er was shipped from Yunnan?
"I made it." Qi Muyuan said.

"You made it?" Du Jinning still felt that he had heard it wrong.

Qi Muyuan nodded: "Last year when I watched you make tea, I came up with a whim, first fry the tea according to your method of making tea, and then roll the tea according to their method of making tea cakes. But I don't want to I like the taste of spices, so I didn't put any spices, and I didn't mash the tea too much, just put it in a ball like this. Later, I was busy taking the county test and government test, so I forgot about it. See you this year I taught the Liang and Yan families how to make tea. I just remembered the tea I made last year. I thought it had been left for too long, and it had gone moldy and spoiled. But I didn’t want to drink it. I felt pretty good, and I didn’t feel any discomfort after drinking it. Originally I also want to show it to you, maybe you will come over today and make tea, just for you to try."

Du Jinning immediately became interested.

Compared with reading and writing, she prefers to study plants and eat and drink.

Among the three friends, Zhang Hongwen bears the great expectations of the whole family, and he concentrates on studying, and even seldom reads idle books, let alone doing other things; Guan Jiaze has a wide range of interests, and he wants to read everything, but It's all 3 minutes of heat.If he hadn't been stared at by Guan Lehe while reading and writing articles, he probably wouldn't have achieved his current results.

Only Qi Muyuan was usually silent and didn't even show an expression.But whatever he is interested in, he can get into it very well.Last year, after he became a child student and didn't have to go to the academy every day, he also spent some time researching ceramics, went to the kiln mouth to ask the kiln workers for advice, and tried to burn a few ceramics himself.He is still playing with this thing now, and Du Jinning has received a clay flower pot from him.

Now that Qi Muyuan is interested in making tea again, maybe she will be able to drink black tea and scented tea sometime.

She took two sips of tea carefully, nodded her head and said in praise: "This tea is different from loose tea, and also different from past cake tea. It has a mellow taste, which is very good."

A smile appeared on Qi Muyuan's face: "I think so too. I like the smell."

"You ask someone to make some more and keep it longer, it will taste better." Du Jinning pointed out.

Pu-erh tea is a post-fermented tea.When making tea, the temperature of greening should not be too high, so that it can maintain the activity of the tea leaves, and then placed in a natural environment, let it ferment slowly at an appropriate temperature and humidity.

Pu’er that has just been made and has not been fermented is called raw Pu’er. It belongs to green tea and has a variety of tastes. It has both the stimulating freshness of green tea and the mellow sweetness of black tea; Like years of old wine, the taste becomes more and more mellow and smooth.

Qi Muyuan nodded; "That's exactly what I mean."

"When will you take me to the kiln to have a look, I am also very interested in pottery making." Du Jinning said.

Hearing Du Jinning's words, Qi Muyuan became more and more happy: "Okay."

Aristocratic families have never bought or made clothes outside, and they have raised maids who do needlework in the mansion.Although Qi Bokun and Qi Muyuan were two men, one old and one young, when they came back from the capital, they also brought needleworkers with them.After all, Qi Muyuan is at a growing age, and the newly made clothes will not fit within two months.In addition, the weaving and dyeing technology of this era is not advanced, and the clothes are easy to wrinkle and fade, and often become old clothes after a few washes.Therefore, those who are more particular are making new clothes all the year round.

These women had quick hands and feet, Du Jinning and Qi Muyuan ate cakes and drank a few cups of tea, watching chess, brought the suit of clothes on a tray, and said: "Master, the clothes have been changed."

Qi Muyuan looked at Du Jinning: "Change?"

"Where to change?" Du Jinning asked.

The reason why she came in with Qi Muyuan to change clothes was because she was underdeveloped and had no feminine characteristics at all.And she was still wearing a middle coat, she just needed to change the outer clothes.As long as she is given a place where no one is around, it is not a problem at all to change her coat.

Another reason is that Qi Muyuan has always made her feel safe and reliable.In his territory, she felt that nothing unexpected would happen at all.

　Uncle policeman, I want to call the police.I update twice a day, but some people say that I only see one update.Please Uncle Policeman help me get the other one back.

　　
　
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