Tea fragrance overflowing [reverse wear]

Although in terms of admission, the newcomer assessment of the Tea Ceremony Association in City B is much stricter than that of the tasting conference.But after all, the association officials have specially screened these new pre-selected members before the assessment, so the real newcomer assessment procedure is not so cumbersome, but only one step left.

There are more than 20 newcomers who are taking the assessment. After a relatively large number of long tables are placed in the central open space of the hall lobby, there are chairs around them for onlookers and evaluations.

This is a courtyard-style lobby with a hole in the middle of the ceiling, allowing the bright and warm sunlight to shine in unreservedly, and you can see the blue and clear sky when you look up.The decoration of the surrounding buildings is also extremely ancient, and the all-wood buildings have traces of time, which seems to have an old history.

Because the examiner's name card was placed on each long table, when Li Yunshu first entered the lobby, he saw the long table with his name card at a glance.It happened to be the center of the last row closest to the gate, so Li Yunshu walked straight over.

Li Gongzi had just sat down before he could sit still, when he heard the sound of conversation coming from behind him. He turned his head and saw a middle-aged man who was sitting behind him laughing and negotiating with Huo Zheng. Afterwards, he took his things and went to sit on the seat on the other side, while Huo Zheng sat on the seat that said "Hu Facai" in an even manner.

Li Yunshu: "..."

The three big characters "Hu Facai" are on the back, but the handsome and elegant man still looked up at Li Yunshu calmly, raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's wrong?"

Speechless for a moment, Li Yunshu asked helplessly, "Why did you get here?"

Huo Zheng said without changing his expression: "Oh, my auspicious seat today is due north, so I'd better sit here."

Li Yunshu: "..."

If Mr. Li accidentally picked a position in the center, Huo Young Master would probably be able to say the shameless words "today my auspicious position is in the center" without hesitation!

Although he has fully understood someone's... special remarks in certain aspects, Li Yunshu just curled up the corners of his lips in amusement, and did not intend to get to the bottom of it at all.

A few minutes after he took his seat, the time slowly slipped to nine o'clock, and the reference personnel in other seats also sat in their seats one after another, waiting for the start of the assessment.

Most of the people who participated in the newcomer assessment were around 30 years old, and there were only a few elderly middle-aged people and Mr. Li as a variable.

That's why Ren Li Yunshu is calm, composed, mature and natural, but his handsome and fair face can be seen at a glance - this person is definitely a young man in his early 20s.

There are very few young people among the newcomers of the Tea Ceremony Association in City B, which caused other participants to take a few extra glances.However, Mr. Li adhered to the principle of "If the enemy does not move, I will not move", "If the enemy moves, I will not move for the time being", smiling and staring straight ahead, occasionally turning his head to say a few words with Huo Zheng, waiting for the assessment to start.

"Do you know what the newcomer assessment of the Tea Ceremony Association in City B is like, Huo Zheng?"

Leaning forward slightly, Huo Zheng shook his head lightly: "It is said that every year is different. Last year, it seemed that everyone was asked to brew the same piece of Pu'er, and their level of sharing tea cakes and the posture of sinking shoulders and raising wrists were assessed."

Hearing this, Li Yunshu was taken aback for a moment, looked at Huo Zheng in surprise, and asked subconsciously: "You actually understand so well?" After a pause, realizing that what he said was a bit unclear, Li Yunshu added : "I didn't expect you to have such a deep understanding of the tea ceremony. It's really surprising."

I saw Huo Dashao drooping his eyes calmly, and said in a flat tone: "Well, it's just that I have made a lot of achievements."

That tone of voice was taken for granted, and that expression was so masterly, that Mr. Li felt inexplicably: This person is really amazing!

But not long after, when Li Yunshu stepped into the private library again and saw a dozen professional tea ceremony books piled up on the small glass table, Mr. Li couldn't help but smile silently—so arrogant , and only you.

……

Leaving aside the rest, when Mr. Li was about to talk in detail with Huo Zheng about some finishing points of Pu'er tea cakes, a loud and heroic voice came from directly in front of the lobby, drawing his attention all of a sudden. Force attracts past.

Li Yunshu turned around, only to see the energetic and friendly Mr. Chen standing in front of the crowd with a smile and talking loudly.He didn't take a microphone either, but his loud voice was heard directly by everyone present.

"The newcomer assessment of our Tea Ceremony Association in City B has always been very simple. What you need to taste tea is not those tedious steps, but the most important peace of mind." After the brief opening remarks, Chen Lao continued: " Everyone can sit here today, I, Chen Feng, welcome everyone on behalf of the B City Tea Ceremony Association, and wish you all good results and become one of us."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was thunderous applause from the audience.

After a long while, Mr. Chen laughed loudly again: "Although it's the old rules, the old man still has to say some things first. No cheating, no bribery, what happened here today will be recorded by the Tea Ceremony Association of City B, please Every lad pays attention, it's about your future."

After finishing speaking, Mr. Chen looked around at the newcomers sitting behind the long table. When he saw Li Yunshu, he paused for a moment, then nodded with a smile, then looked away, and continued: Now that we've finished talking, it's time to start right away. I'm an old man who never speaks, so I can just call today's judges."

As soon as the words fell, Old Chen smiled and shouted directly: "Huang Chengyu, a lifelong honorary member of the Tea Ceremony Association of City B."

The awkward and serious Mr. Huang came up reluctantly.

"Zhao Fu, the vice chairman of the Tea Ceremony Association in City B."

……

Although Mr. Chen's tone sounded very approachable, the aura he had cultivated in a high position for many years and his great reputation in the tea ceremony circle made everyone in the audience unable to relax at all, and they all straightened their backs and listened carefully. .

The judges introduced were more prestigious than the last, making the newcomers sweat densely on their foreheads, and they only knew to applaud non-stop.

Among them, I'm afraid Mr. Li is the most calm one, after all, he has never put his foot into the world of tea ceremony.Although I got some popular science from Luo Wen, today's experience is probably the first step for Mr. Li to formally step into the world of Chinese tea ceremony.

"Haha, the above is our review today. There are nine judges in total, and they will conduct a fair review of everyone's results. If you have any dissatisfaction with the results, you can raise it in public and let the jury discuss it again." Chen Lao said .

The nine judges who had applied for their names all sat in the judging seats in the north one by one, facing the newcomers in the center of the lobby.I don't know if the judges deliberately put on a straight face for the atmosphere of the examination room, or Mr. Chen's smile is extraordinarily kind and benevolent. After comparing the two sides, there is a huge difference, which makes people feel chills on the back of their necks, and really feels the solemnity and formality of the examination.

"Mr. Huang seemed to wink at me just now?" Li Yunshu leaned back slightly and whispered.

Hearing this, Huo Zheng looked up at the old man sitting on the left side of the jury, nodded lightly towards him, and then said, "Well, it seems that I have great expectations for you." After a pause, Huo Zheng added: "I have confidence in you."

After hearing this, Li Yunshu laughed: "Then you should give me some of your confidence in me."

Huo Zheng: "..."

On the steps ahead, Mr. Chen was talking carefully about this year's assessment items. He had just started and hadn't finished when he suddenly remembered something, and then he slapped his thigh suddenly and said, "Oh yes! There is still another year this year. There is no personal introduction. Although he is not a member of our Tea Ceremony Association in City B, we invited him to watch as a special guest this year."

While talking, Mr. Chen stretched his neck and looked into the door behind him, but he couldn't find that person no matter how hard he looked.Old Chen frowned, and muttered in a low voice, "It's strange, where is Xiao Xu..."

"I'm here, Old Chen."

A clear and low voice suddenly sounded from the place directly behind the lobby, attracting the attention of everyone present.Li Yunshu also turned his head to look at the person coming in surprise, his eyes stopped suddenly the moment he touched the person, and a thought flashed through his mind——

It's him? !

"You are Xu Yuqing!"

A sudden startled voice sounded from the center of the newcomer assessment seat.

Xu Yuqing just stepped up and walked to Li Yunshu's side. Hearing this, he stopped his steps, narrowed his eyes, looked at that person with a smile, and asked, "Who are you?"

The middle-aged man who exclaimed stood up shyly. Even though he was several years older than this gentle and calm man, he seemed to want to find a hole in the ground and get into it in front of Xu Yuqing.He whispered: "I...my teacher is Zheng Wen from the Jiangnan Tea Ceremony Association. I have met you before."

Hearing this, Xu Yuqing nodded slightly, with an undiminished smile on her face, and said, "Take a good exam and say hello to Mr. Zheng for me."

"Okay, okay!" The man sat down excitedly.

Just as Xu Yuqing raised his steps and was about to go again, he lowered his head and saw Li Yunshu who was sitting next to him. He was slightly taken aback, then smiled and said, "I didn't expect to meet again so soon. What a coincidence, Yun... ..."

"I suddenly remembered that I got a can of good Lu'an melon slices a few days ago," the man's deep and magnetic voice interrupted Xu Yuqing's words. Huo Zheng grabbed Li Yunshu's wrist, and the young man was shocked Turning around abruptly and looking at himself, he said, "Do you want to have a drink together in a few days?"

Li Yunshu: "..."

Xu Yuqing: "..."

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The accident at the beginning seemed to be just an insignificant episode. After Xu Yuqing formally walked up to the front desk and said a few words to Mr. Chen, everything returned to normal and calm, and the newcomer assessment officially began.

The Newcomer Assessment of the Tea Ceremony Association in City B creates new tricks almost every year, but this year, the Miss Etiquette will distribute five tins of tea with numbers to the newcomers present, and they will make a ranking selection and attach the reasons for the selection.

According to Mr. Chen, seventeen different types of tea were used this year. In addition to different years and origins, there are a total of 64 different cans of tea. Eliminates the possibility of cheating.

Moreover, the pen and paper for writing the rankings and reasons were issued directly by the official, and coupled with the onlookers of Mr. Chen and Xu Yuqing, it was as difficult as heaven to cheat in such an environment.

Li Yunshu was sitting in the last row. When the hostess lady came to him with a tray for paper and pens, many people at the scene had already started to taste tea, and some even started to write rankings.

Young Master Li looked up at the various pens and papers in the tray. Before he could make a choice, Huo Zheng said in a low voice behind him: "Handwriting is also a very important evaluation option for the assessment. Although there is no additional explanation, But being able to write good handwriting usually gives extra points." After a pause, Huo Zheng seemed to have remembered something, and then said: "The curly noodles are neat."

The implication is to remind Li Yunshu to choose the pen and paper he is most used to for writing.

Originally, Li Yunshu's hand had already reached out to the few white papers and pens left, but after hearing Huo Zheng's words, he was stunned for a moment, then he smiled and reached out to take two smooth and clean sheets of snow. Xuan, under the surprised eyes of Miss Manners, calmly took a small regular brush pen and said with a smile, "I can grind the ink myself, thank you."

The handsome and beautiful young man thanked him politely, making the hostess lady's ears blush, and after she answered "No thanks" in a low voice, she quickly walked away.

In the lobby, among the very few newcomers who chose brush rice paper, only the young man sitting at the back calmly spread the rice paper on the long desk, smoothed the paper gently, Then raise your right hand to carefully grind the fine ink.

Unlike other people who began to taste tea anxiously early, this unique behavior of studying ink alone separated Li Yunshu from others, and inexplicably made people feel a kind of elegance and calmness of leisurely walking in the garden , just like the good son of the troubled times, people can't help but look sideways.

Far away beside the judging table, Mr. Chen and Mr. Xu Yuqing hadn't finished their inspection yet. The former was talking to Mr. Huang for some unknown reason, while Mr. Xu looked away and squinted at the young man sitting at the back.

After a long while, Xu Yuqing asked with a low smile, "Old Huang seems to be quite familiar with Li Yunshu, don't you know that he writes well in lower case?"

As soon as these words fell to the ground, Chen Lao and Huang Lao who were talking and laughing noticed the situation not far away.After discovering that Li Yunshu had actually chosen rice paper and regular script, Master Huang frowned slightly, and said with some concern: "I've never heard of Li Xiaoyou's other accomplishments in calligraphy."

Seeing this, Master Chen smiled helplessly: "I didn't expect this Li Yunshu to choose to write in lower case. Wouldn't it be a trick in front of you? Alas, what a pity." Shaking his head with a sigh, Mr. Chen looked at Xu Yuqing said, "But Yuqing, don't embarrass others, you have been practicing with Lao Gao for so many years."

Xu Yuqing slowly raised the corners of her lips, and said with a complicated smile: "Maybe... who is the one who is responsible for the axe, Mr. Chen."

Master Chen: "?"

Not far away, with a gentle breeze and a blue sky, Mr. Li leisurely finished grinding the ink ingot, then gently put it aside, then took a deep breath, and looked squarely at the ink ingot in front of him. Here are the five cans of tea.

The real test, now... just officially begins.