Arts and Sciences

Chapter 357 Tea Ceremony
"What are you doing standing there? Sit down, uncle!" Su Zixuan stretched like a kitten, looked at Li Sansi who had been staring at him, blushed inexplicably, and quickly patted the seat beside him.

Oh my God!Li Sansi almost didn't have Amitabha. Thank God. Last night, it was okay to say that Su Zixuan was sitting next to him on the lawn. Who knew that this matter was not over yet. Now Su Zixuan immediately patted the seat next to her. The seat next to her was facing Beckoning by himself, Li Sansi couldn't guarantee that if he and Su Zixuan were the only ones in the room now, he really didn't know if he would not be able to resist impulsively uncovering his beard.

When Li Sansi had just summoned his god, he felt a gust of wind rushing from behind him.Richard and Li Sansi walked past Su Zixuan and sat down beside Su Zixuan, looking at Li Sansi proudly.

Li Sansi secretly sighed how dangerous it was. When the wind blown by Richard rushed towards him just now, Li Sansi almost thought it was an attack and turned around to strike. Fortunately, he slowed down, otherwise Su Zixuan's brother would have been wronged by him. up.

"Richard? Why are you here?" Su Zixuan asked strangely just now, and seven or eight noble youths walked in one after another at the door of the room. All of them were sitting next to Su Zixuan and were also occupied by Schiffman. Others Then they sat on both sides of the sofa.

Selina, who was preparing the tea set, was surprised, "You are not."

"They heard me say that mother, your tea art is quite good, so they couldn't stand the temptation, so they followed!" Richard explained.

"Yes, yes!" The noble next to him echoed.

Li Sansi resentfully walked to the edge of the couch and sat down, looking at Mrs. Selina helplessly. At first, he thought this was only a place for himself and Su Zixuan, but so many people came out of nowhere, but fortunately, so many With people here, it is estimated that Selina has no chance to talk about the tea ceremony with herself.

Selina sat on the sofa opposite and fiddled with the tea set. The teapot was an electric stove, and it only needed to be plugged into the socket. But from the workmanship, even a layman like Li Sansi could tell Must be worth a fortune.

"Tea was invented by the Chinese, but it was the merchant ships of the Netherlands that first brought tea to Europe," Mrs. Selina turned over the covered teacups in front of her one by one, with the mouth facing upwards. Some aromas in the electric kettle began to diffuse slowly, "Dutch tea drinking habits have also been passed on. Black tea served with sugar, milk or lemon has a strong taste, but still has a fragrance. It is really a top-notch product. The Arabs living in the Netherlands like to drink mint green tea, which is sweet and strong, and among the hundreds of Chinese restaurants in Edinburgh, the fragrant jasmine tea is the most popular."

"My father has a special tea room. Even if I admire his tea set for a day, I can't finish it!" A noble young man said proudly.

"Come on, there are only teapots in your father's tea room, and those tea sets have not been unpacked at all. Everyone knows that your father, Earl Emma, ​​is a gentleman who wants to save face!" A young man next to him laughed.

"It turns out that the tea was delivered by the Dutch." Some nobles pretended to hear it attentively.

"As far back as the early 17th century, Dutch merchants took advantage of their navigation to ship green tea from Macau to China to Java and then to Europe. At the beginning, due to the imbalance between supply and demand, the price of tea was very expensive, and ordinary people could not afford it. It is a luxury for the court nobles, wealthy families and families as health preservation and social etiquette. People drink tea to show off their elegance and compete for wealth. Therefore, tea quickly became popular in the entire upper class. Some wealthy housewives drink tea He is proud of having a chic tea room, precious tea leaves and exquisite tea sets in his home."

A nobleman talked endlessly, obviously believing in his self-cultivation, and definitely has a side that can impress Su Lun.

Su Zixuan glanced at the nobleman who was speaking, and with a slight smile, the people around were stunned. They are their common enemy, and other noble youths also want to talk about it like this, so as to attract Su Zixuan's attention, but they can't pour it out because they have nothing in their stomachs.

"People in the Eagle Country like to drink tea. From Dover in Eagle Grue to Aberdeen in Scotland, the custom of drinking tea is popular in almost the Eagle Country. After 1657, tea was spread from China to Europe, and people in the Eagle Country gradually understood that tea is a kind of tea. It is a very good drink. Drinking tea can prolong life, improve eyesight and keep healthy. For the next 200 years, due to the high price of tea, tea drinking did not become popular in society. Until 1826, people from the Eagle Kingdom accidentally discovered the succulents in the mountains of northern India. Overjoyed by the wild tea tree, Eagle Country merchants and the East India Company began to plant tea trees in large areas in eastern India, and processed and shipped them back to China. The popularity of Eagle Country afternoon tea began at that time, and it has a history of 180 years.”

In comparison, Mrs. Selina's tea ceremony is more refined.

"I think the tea ceremony is a manifestation of personal cultivation. The tea in Yingguo likes to add black tea with milk. This is the perfect blend of two different cultures. Today's black tea is the best black tea imported from China, and the milk is from Scottish pastures. The high-quality milk source above, the tea blended in this way has both the fragrance of tea and the deliciousness of milk, smooth but not greasy, fragrant but not bitter. Is that true, Mr. Shabert?" Selina Pour the boiled milk black tea into the cup and hand it to Li Sansi first.

Li Sansi was flattered, quickly caught it, and took a sip. Now not only Selina, but almost all noble youths have turned their eyes to Li Sansi, and they are all looking at this chef. , what exactly is the evaluation.

Li Sansi put down the teacup, and he was already crying in his heart. Seeing a large group of people staring at him and waiting for him to speak, he felt a burst of shock, especially when Selina, an expert, was here. Li Sansi estimated that As long as he speaks, he immediately reveals his secrets.

A group of people stared at Li Sansi. Although they didn't like this bearded man, they had to admit that no matter what he said, this bearded man's cooking skills were quite good. At this moment, these people watched him finish the cup. Tea, I would like to know his evaluation.

Li Sansi closed his eyes and went all out!
"This. This cup of tea is delicious." Li Sansi put the teacup back on the glass table.

The crowd was silent, and after three seconds, someone had already burst out laughing, and even Selina couldn't hide the disappointment in her eyes.

"I just said that this cup of tea tastes delicious, but from the spiritual level, it can only be regarded as so-so." Li Sansi looked around at the people around him with a pair of eyes, and suddenly some original laughter disappeared. Sparse whispers.

"I have stayed in China, and I know that tea is the sum of people's material and spiritual wealth in the process of understanding and using tea. Its formation and development, on the one hand, integrate the rich knowledge of natural science and social science, It enables people to further understand nature and pursue progress; on the other hand, it also integrates the profound philosophies of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism. Through drinking tea, people can clear their minds and purify their nature, enhance their self-cultivation, improve their aesthetic taste, and improve their life value orientation. An elegant spiritual culture has been formed. Drinking tea, as a person's physiological needs and lifestyle, has transformed into life interest and spiritual pursuit. A high degree of integration perfectly demonstrates the values ​​of life!"

The source of Li Sansi's words is entirely the result of picking up the political textbooks he studied, excerpting a few sentences here, copying a little there, and then putting together the result of keeping the central idea unchanged.

"So." The original low voice of the crowd has disappeared, and there is no other sound in the air except Li Sansi's voice, "Mrs. Selina, if this cup of tea does not have milk, it will taste better , tasting tea, the important thing is not the taste, but the heart!"

(End of this chapter)