I, the lord of ghost stories

"I'm only in charge of ghosts, and I use money to do things."

Pieces of farmland are on both sides of the road, gradually entering the outskirts of the city.

The winding road spreads flat to the front until the other end of the horizon.

The space in the car is very wide, the seats are soft and firm; there are drinks on the side.

Yuu Sifengyuan opened a can of coffee and drank it.

"Misaku-san, how far is it?"

It's up ahead.

While speaking, a courtyard hidden in the woods has come into view.

The car stopped in front of the lawn.

Under the two rows of street lights, there are seven-meter-wide black double-leaf iron gates. The guardrail walls extend to both sides, and shrubs are planted on the inside. With pine trees, the entire mansion is covered in shadow.

Two men in black had already been waiting here.

The thick sliding iron gates were slowly opened to both sides, giving way to a wide concrete road.

The car drove into it slowly.

It is not easy to have a big house in Tokyo, where land is very expensive.

According to the collected information, it can be known that there are main building, north building, leaving building, new building, teahouse, cooking room, and even a shrine in the house.

When he stopped in front of the parking lot, Misaku Yuma pulled the car door for him.

There are already several people outside holding umbrellas, waiting here.

Seeing Sifeng Yuanyu getting off the car, he bowed immediately.

"Sifeng Courtyard, welcome to the museum, the team leader is waiting for you in the reception room."

The main building is very large, with three floors and a small garden style, with flower beds, small shrubs, fountains, and sculptures.

There is even a man-made lake with a large area.

The center of the lake is a small slope.

There are soil slopes on the left and right of the museum, and there are woods and shrubs behind it, and one side is surrounded by water.

Almost the entire fold is shaded within it.

Among other things, the concealment is extremely strong... It is almost impossible to be secretly attacked by outsiders.

Secretly admiring, Sifeng Yuanyu, surrounded by several people, walked around the flower bed, stepped on the stairs, and walked between the two artificial fountains.

The man in black dutifully held the umbrella for him, following every step.

Leading to the museum, there are guards on the left and right sides of the road at intervals.

When Sifengyuan You approached, Qi Qi bowed down to pay tribute.

Finally, in the heavily guarded room of the main building, I saw an old man.

Chapter 90 Leader

This room is not big, only about [-] to [-] square meters, the floor is made of wood, covered with tatami mats, there is no decoration in the room, and an old man is sitting cross-legged.

This person was wearing a light black kimono, took off his shoes, and was wearing socks. He was sitting cross-legged alone with a calm expression on his face.

The person sitting cross-legged in the room was meditating with his eyes closed, giving people the impression that he was very kind.

"Mr. Sifengyuan, welcome."

"You are much younger than you thought, you are so young and promising!"

As soon as he entered the door, Sifeng Yuanyu's hand was held immediately, and a series of compliments were thrown over him.

In a daze for a moment, Yuu Sifengin immediately reacted, took advantage of the situation and shook the opponent's hand up and down, and an impeccable smile appeared on his face.That smile makes people feel comfortable like a spring breeze, no matter how harsh people are, they can't pick faults from it.

Don't look at the boasting, the other party doesn't know what to think.

The onmyoji, who spent a lot of money to hire, only sent out a young man, and others must be somewhat dissatisfied in their hearts.

Onmyoji needs to keep calm all the time in order to make the most correct analysis.

"You flatter me."

Yuu Sifeng didn't care about these flattery.

On the floor are tea tables, shelves, tea boxes, tea stoves, pots, ladles, bowls, jugs, tea ladles, etc.

It looks like you want to drink tea.

Drinking tea... Sifeng Yuanyu is no stranger.

The tea ceremony is divided into civil and martial arts.

The so-called matcha ceremony is samurai tea, while the sencha ceremony is literati tea.

Matcha ceremony is an important part of samurai culture, and it continues to prosper as the status of samurai rises.

When the ancient generals went out to fight, they often held tea ceremony at the front of the battle to boost morale.

Before going into battle, having a bowl of tea at the bottom can eliminate inner tension and frenzy.

This complementary phenomenon of "tea and knife" is the meaning of the so-called samurai tea.

It's not that much of a mystery to say the least.

Warriors are meant to go into battle, to kill people with their own hands

There are too many beheadings, and there are too many dead people, and the samurai feel precarious.

Samurai is a lifelong profession, so wandering on the edge of life and death for many years, it is possible to become mentally abnormal all the time.

In his view, the matcha tea ceremony was widely spread among the samurai and was touted, nothing more than using the tea ceremony to heal the dark psychology accumulated between the warriors fighting and relieve the tense spirit.

There is a need, so develop.

Other than that, they are all imaginary, and only this is the essence.

All tea ceremony etiquette rules are based on "pacify the murderous spirit and soothe the spirit".

The spirit of the matcha ceremony must also revolve around this principle.

Otherwise, it cannot be prosperous.

If there is no tea and there are other beverages, it may be the way of other beverages.

Tea room.

"Mr. Shangchuan actually ordered the tea himself."

Yuu Sifeng bowed his head slightly to show respect.

There was not much surprise in my heart.

Getting here is already the etiquette of the tea ceremony.

Team leader Shangchuan sat kneeling with his hands on his knees, his back straight as loose, and a sense of majesty was inadvertently revealed.

Both bowed.

There are two types of standing style and kneeling style here, and according to the degree of bowing, it can be divided into three types: true, row and grass.

"Zhenli" is used between the host and the guest, "salute" is used between the guests, and "casual ceremony" is used before and after speaking.

There are only two hosts and guests here, so the real ceremony is used.

"Please wait."

He didn't continue to exchange pleasantries, but followed the etiquette procedures rigorously.

Sifeng Yuanyou also remained solemn and followed the procedure.

The matcha ceremony can be described as extremely cumbersome, from start to finish, there is no four hours that cannot be completed.

When the host gets up and goes to the water house near the tea room to fetch the tea kettle, wind stove, water injection, white charcoal, etc., the guests appreciate the furnishings, calligraphy, paintings, flowers and other decorations in the tea room.

Kneeling and sitting on the tatami, admiring the surrounding copper plate portraits, unknown and conspicuous red flowers in bottles, and the tea room.

"It's about the size of five or six stacks of tatami mats. It's Hiroma."

The size is based on four and a half tatami mats. Those larger than four and a half are called "Hiroma", and those smaller than four and a half are called "Xiaoma".

Tatami is a Japanese transliteration, and the Japanese name is stacking.

The way of life in Nagoku period of Japan was called Xiju system and Banquet system.

It is mostly made of rushes and is laid on the ground all year round for people to sit or lie on.

At the same time, it is also a unit of measurement. The size of a room can be measured by how many tatami mats can be used.

Soon, someone brought the tea set and started boiling water on the stove.

"The procedure of the matcha ceremony is cumbersome, and we are at night, so it is impossible to spend four hours to fully complete the process."

"So, I use the gift of simplification."

Watching the tea court, first tea, tea food, neutral, strong tea, after charcoal, thin tea, exit, connection, a total of four hours.

Sit for an hour and 10 minutes at the beginning, and then sit for an hour and [-] minutes.

Spending four hours is the rule of the tea ceremony. After such a cumbersome procedure, of course the killing intent can be calmed... People have been tossed until they are not numb, so they are naturally calm.

According to the procedure, there should be a garden here, and Yuu Sifengyuan had to estimate the time for the water to boil, and stroll back at just the right time.

"Of course, this is indeed impossible."

The extreme way is the extreme way, not the real master of tea ceremony, and the tea tasting here is just a gimmick, it is not true that everyone has nothing to do and just kills four hours.

The water in the cauldron has already started to bubble up, and the rim is like a gushing spring.

Do not use completely boiled water to make tea. The tea soup brewed with water temperature between 75° and 80° is the most green and bright, and the taste is fresh and refreshing, which is the best.

Boil the water, pick up the tea towel, wipe the tea set, use a tea spoon to scoop out two or three spoons of tea powder from the tea pot, and place them in a tea bowl.

Pour the steaming boiling water into the teacup with a ladle, and the tea powder will disperse in no time.

Take the tea whisk again and stir the tea soup clockwise.

After stirring, bubbles had already formed in the tea bowl. Team leader Shangchuan stopped and handed over the prepared tea bowl.

Please use tea. "

Sifengyuan sat upright, with a solemn expression, and according to the rules, took the tea bowl with both hands:

"Thank you very much."

Hold the tea bowl in your hand, rotate it 180° three times, and point the front to the tea maker to show respect, and then drink the tea.

As soon as the tea is in the mouth, it is slightly bitter and fragrant.

The mellow taste bursts from the tip of the tongue, as if you are in the vast grassland and smell the fragrance of green grass.

Neither cold nor hot, just right for your mouth.

"Very delicious, thank you."

Use your finger to wipe the part where your lips have touched, and then pick up a Daifuku and put it in your mouth.

Wagashi is an essential thing when drinking tea.

After the refreshments, we finally got to the point:

"Mr. Sifengin, thank you again for the spell sent by your shrine. It is very useful and very effective."

"It's just that, with the increase in the number of uses recently, the effect has become less and less obvious."

"Used once in the past, it can maintain the spirit for four hours, but now it only takes two and a half hours."

Chapter 91 Coincidence

Putting down the tea bowl, Yuu Sifengin lowered his head slightly.