Ancient Imperial Examination Daily

Chapter 759 Tea Ceremony
The three of Shi Hanshan were whispering here, and on the other side, even though Zhao Chang had finished drinking the tea and the tea performance was over, everyone was still immersed in the shock brought about by the tea performance.

I don’t know if the sound of the zither is too touching, pulling everyone’s loneliest and most needing comfort, or the movement of the monk and the tea master and the creation of the tea banquet arranged by the opposite water boat brought everyone into a certain artistic conception. Everyone present was deeply shocked deep in their hearts, and stood there for a long time without moving.

It was Du Jinning who said: "Everyone, please sit down." Then everyone found a seat and sat down as if they had just woken up from a dream.

"Lord Du, how did you come up with the idea of ​​holding a tea party like this?" Zhao Chang was deeply impressed by this performance, and was shocked when he asked.

Everyone pricked up their ears to listen carefully.

The people present are all scholars, and they have more or less participated in various poetry meetings, literary meetings, and tea parties.But in these gatherings tea is meant to be drunk, like refreshments.Even if it is a tea party in name, and the organizer invites tea lovers to make some tea, that is just the word "savor" of tea tasting.Everyone watched the tea master order tea, and then praised the taste of the tea, and then the theme of the tea party was reached, and the most important thing was communication and network expansion.

No one has ever used the environment, the sound of the piano, the tea table, and the tea master to create an immersive atmosphere and achieve such a shocking effect.

Until now, everyone still has that feeling in their hearts, as if the lingering sound lingers for a long time.

Du Jinning did not answer Zhao Chang's question. Instead, he looked around and asked, "How do you feel about the tea event just now?"

"It feels very peaceful."

"It's like being in a hut in the mountains."

"Everything is silent, but there is still a chime." Lu Jiuyuan quoted a Tang poem.

As soon as this sentence came out, everyone echoed: "Yes, this sentence is very familiar with the way of tea."

Du Jinning nodded, and looked at Zhao Chang: "This is the Tao I want to express in the tea ceremony, which is called the tea ceremony."

"Tea ceremony? The way of tea?"

"There is Tao in the tea? What Tao?" Everyone was puzzled.

Du Jinning smiled: "Tao is in people's hearts. Everyone will understand their own Tao. Why don't we write articles to remember it and write down the Tao we have learned?"

"Okay." Everyone responded loudly.

Everyone is a scholar, and writing articles is the best.Now that everyone feels something, writing an article is naturally a no-brainer.

"Everyone will write the article later, let's enjoy the tea performance again." Du Jinning said.

Needless to say this time, everyone immediately quieted down.At this time, the sound of the zither reappeared; accompanied by the sound of the flute.After a while, Jin Sheng also joined them.Immediately afterwards, seven or eight people chanted sutras.

Immediately, a woman dressed in white and dressed like Guanyin Bodhisattva walked in, chanting sutras.After her, there were four women who looked like maids, each holding a bunch of things in their hands.

"This is... what kind of 'tea ceremony' is going to be performed in the hall?" Everyone thought in their hearts.

Originally, such gatherings were only attended by men.If there are women participating, the banquet must be "colorful", and the women are all invited by the brothel to serve everyone.

But in the scene in front of them, everyone's thinking did not associate with the "colorful" banquet at all.Either because the lingering sound of the previous tea ceremony performance is still in my heart, or because these women are dressed very holy, they are lay people and Buddhists.

The hall was originally arranged according to Du Jinning's design. In the part of the hall next to the lake, the ground is raised, and there are only a few tables and stools covered with tablecloths, nothing else.

At this time, the maids put the things in their hands on the table one after another, and after a while, a tea banquet was arranged.

Beside the table, there is a small vat, in which the water lily leaves are just unfolding.On the table, there are some tea sets.But these tea sets, even those who are well versed in tea affairs, could not recognize the origin and usage of these tea sets.

Thinking of what Du Jinning said at the beginning, everyone thought to themselves: Could it be that this is the tea set made by Master Du himself?

If there are people who have traveled through time, they must be able to recognize some things in the tea banquet.Such as gaiwan, tea lotus, red sandalwood six uses, water recipes and so on.

The tablecloth is a very dark ink color, and the tea set is a very clean pure white.The woman dressed as Avalokitesvara leads the maids behind, and amidst the sound of the zither, the lid is lifted, the cup is heated, tea is poured, and water is poured, all in slow and graceful movements.When the dense tea fragrance permeated the entire hall, the bursts of chanting from outside the window became more and more obvious, making everyone in the hall once again immersed in a solemn and solemn atmosphere.

This kind of solemnity, which used to appear only when watching eminent monks perform rituals in temples, now appears in tea parties.

The sound of chanting gradually faded away, and the sound of zither and flute was louder. The woman led all the maids down from the stage, handed the tea cups in the tea tray to the hands of all the guests one by one, and saluted with them one by one.After offering tea, he went out the door and drifted away.

Although Du Jinning brought the gaiwan cottage that only appeared in the Qing Dynasty to the Song Dynasty, he was afraid that people would not use it. It would be a shame to come out to explain its usage in such an atmosphere, so he simply gave everyone a teacup when serving tea.

This kind of tea cup is slightly larger than the modern tea drinking cup, shaped like a bamboo hat, and has a simple and elegant style, which is deeply loved by Du Jinning.

"Ah, what kind of tea is this? It smells so good." A guest exclaimed.

No need to bring the tea cup to the tip of the nose, everyone can smell an unusually fragrant tea smell permeating the air.

Du Jinning smiled and said: "This is a new fragrance created by my tea garden. It is called jasmine tea, and it is scented with jasmine."

When everyone heard it, they couldn't help putting the teacup under their noses, and smelled it: "It smells so good."

"It's delicious!"

Some impatient people didn't care about the hot tea, so they took a sip lightly, and suddenly felt a delicate fragrance filling the whole lips and teeth, which lasted for a long time, refreshing.

"It's so fragrant and delicious."

"This kind of fragrance, blended with the clear taste of tea, does not feel abrupt at all, but feels natural and intoxicating."

Du Jinning's scented tea, in order to become an instant success, she asked the people in the tea garden to put in a lot of effort and scent it nine times. They used better green tea to make the tea base. Everyone will applaud, not to mention these ancient people who have never tasted this taste.

This scented tea is truly amazing.

"This is called a tea party, a real tea party." Zhao Chang, who has participated in countless tea parties, sighed.

He looked at Du Jinning with burning eyes: "Du Jinning, how many surprises do you have for us?"

In order to hide his identity, he should have called Du Jinning "Master Du", but now he called him "Du Jinning".

Du Jinning raised his glass to him, and said with a smile: "This surprise, the prince will give us. How about you write an article about tea ceremony and publish it in "Sheng Shi Min Bao"? Sign your real name."

　I overestimated my coding speed, so it was too late.here today, good night everyone

　　
　
(End of this chapter)