Great Imperial Merchant

Just as Yang Zhongyuan was stunned, Cheng Weizhe took a step forward and said to Han Shiqian: "Master, I haven't seen you for a few days, how are you?"

Han Shiqian smiled, and his attitude was quite gentle: "You brat, you are screaming before I drink your apprentice tea."

Cheng Weizhe looked a bit rambunctious at the moment, he dragged Yang Zhongyuan and Han Shiqian to the courtyard together, and said with a playful smile, "It doesn't matter, I will kowtow to you sooner or later, so let's get familiar first."

Han Shiqian looked back at him with a half-smile, but did not refute.

Seeing him like this, Yang Zhongyuan gradually settled down. It seems that Cheng Weizhe, the master, is probably determined.

The small courtyard of the Han family is very consistent with his people, elegant and unique, neat and clean. Although he lives here alone, he doesn't look decadent at all, which is really admirable.

The sun was getting brighter outside, Han Shiqian welcomed them into the main room, first invited Yang Zhongyuan to sit down, and then called Cheng Weizhe: "Go, bring Ronghua."

Ronghua is the most common dark tea in Danluo, but its taste is very special, rich and mellow, so the price is only slightly cheaper than Baiting.

When Yang Zhongyuan saw Cheng Weizhe brought Ronghua, he thought that the Han family also had a tea cake called Xiao Ronghua.

Xiao Ronghua is different from Longfeng Tuanyuan. Longfeng Tuanyuan is the most authentic scented tea cake, while Xiao Ronghua has a bit of fruit flavor, which was very unique in those days, so it was selected as Royal Tea Cake.

Ever since Xiao Ronghua came into existence, and during the years when Yang Zhongyuan was the chief steward, there would always be one or two fruity tea cakes in the imperial offering, probably because the royal family was used to that taste.

Thinking of this, Yang Zhongyuan couldn't help but look forward to it. He settled down and began to look at Han Shiqian's house secretly.

As the most common Daliang house, the furniture and objects here are very common, either made of bamboo or willow, and they are not very expensive.It's just that there is a vase on the main table, which is the best sweet-scented osmanthus of this season.There is a painting and two calligraphy on the wall. Yang Zhongyuan took a closer look at the three friends of Suihan who hung the painting, and it turned out to be the original work of Mi Yunting, a famous calligrapher and painter in his early years.

His family opened an antique shop, and later entered the palace. He worked in Emperor Rui's Jinliang Palace for many years, so he naturally has some experience with these ancient calligraphy and paintings. Pine, bamboo and plum, three plants in one painting, but they are exceptionally harmonious.

Because Director Wei liked Mi Yunting's paintings very much, Yang Zhongyuan followed him to study them for several months.Seeing this one now, one can tell at a glance that it is Mi Yunting's mid-term pinnacle work.

Maybe it was because he looked at the painting too seriously, Han Shiqian couldn't help but look at him, and said with a smile, "My little friend also knows how to paint?"

Seeing that Cheng Weizhe was not in the house, Yang Zhongyuan said calmly: "Senior, this is the mid-term work of Master Mi?"

Seeing that he could see the ins and outs clearly with just one glance, Han Shiqian couldn't help being a little surprised, he said: "Little friend is really knowledgeable, he can master calligraphy and painting at a young age, you are right, it is what he did in middle age."

Yang Zhongyuan felt a little embarrassed when he was praised by such a master, and quickly waved his hands and said, "Where is it? It's because the elders in the family like Master Mi's works very much, so I learned a little bit from me. Can't tell."

Han Shiqian saw that he was blushing because of his simple compliment, so he felt that he was a simple and studious young man, so his attitude became more kind, and he said, "You came with Xiaozhe, is he his friend?"

"Yes, the junior's surname is Yang, and his first name is Zhongyuan. He is Ah Zhe's younger brother." Yang Zhongyuan hurriedly stood up and bowed to Han Shiqian.

"Okay, okay, there are not so many rules in my own home, sit down and talk."

While speaking, Cheng Weizhe had already fetched the tea table and tea bottles, and then brought a set of iron stove kettles, and put boiling water on the square table at the door.

Cheng Weizhe was used to putting the tea table in front of him, but Han Shiqian stretched out his hand to greet him: "Azhe, today I'm here to treat my little friend to a cup of tea. This little friend likes me very much."

Yang Zhongyuan was a little surprised, he turned his head and glanced at Cheng Weizhe, saw him nodding slightly to himself, and said: "Senior, you are very polite, Azhe and I are visiting, and I would like to trouble you for tea."

"Should, should." Han Shiqian said, took out two teaspoons of Ronghua from the tea bottle, and put it into the purple sand teapot.

The small part of Ronghua he took looks lighter in color than ordinary Ronghua, and other things must have been added when frying. Yang Zhongyuan guessed that it might be similar to Xiao Ronghua, but he didn't know how it tasted.

Han Shiqian is a very careful person. Seeing Yang Zhongyuan staring at the tea, he smiled and asked, "Little friend, have you seen this tea?"

This time, it was difficult for Yang Zhongyuan to answer directly. He carefully glanced at Cheng Weizhe who was staring at the water seriously from the corner of his eye, and only intermittently said: "I have seen it, isn't it Ronghua?"

For some reason, facing Han Shiqian's wise eyes, he didn't dare to make up lies.

Han Shiqian glanced over the two of them, but finally smiled: "You are right, this is nothing but glory."

Cheng Weizhe turned his head and said in surprise, "Master? Isn't this..."

"No, little friend is actually a transparent person." Han Shiqian waved his hand at Cheng Weizhe, and suddenly laughed in a low voice, "Things should be true, and everything is always the same. This tea depends on Ronghua, but it is actually Ronghua. Little friend, the answer is ingenious."

He smiled and looked at Yang Zhongyuan, his eyes seemed to say something he understood, Yang Zhongyuan suddenly felt a little guilty, he quickly lowered his head, not daring to continue answering.

On the contrary, Cheng Weizhe didn't seem to notice the movement of the two of them, and realized by himself: "What Master said is true, no matter what the tea cake is, tea is always this kind of tea, this disciple has been taught."

Han Shiqian turned to look at him again, but this time he asked: "You should thank this little friend, oh yes, I have been here for so long, and I haven't heard your introduction yet."

Hearing this, Cheng Weizhe hurriedly sat back beside Yang Zhongyuan, took his hand and said with a serious expression: "This surname is Yang, and his name is Zhongyuan. He is my childhood friend. After more than ten years of separation, he has returned to his hometown." hometown, I will naturally take him to visit Master."

What he said was true, but it sounded ambiguous. Han Shiqian looked at his apprentice who hadn't entered the door and smiled, and the younger apprentice also smiled at him.

However, the smiles of the two people are not the same, Han Shiqian is joking, Cheng Weizhe is flattering.

As a middle-aged man who is close to knowing his destiny, Han Shiqian's life has been full of turmoil. He has never seen anything in the world, and he has never experienced any ups and downs. Naturally, he can see through Cheng Weizhe's little trick at a glance.

But one is the only apprentice he has sincerely accepted over the years, and the other is a young man he likes very much, so Han Shiqian also thinks that he should give them a hand and make them a pair of childhood sweethearts.

"You are a good boy. After waiting for more than ten years, you simply didn't miss it."

Yang Zhongyuan thought that this was Cheng Weizhe's use of him to show that he was a man of his word, so he didn't refute, bowed his head and acquiesced.

On the other hand, Han Shiqian felt that Cheng Weizhe was doing this to let him say something nice in front of the children, so he did it to save face.

As a result, the two people at the scene made a mistake and agreed to Cheng Weizhe's vague sentence.

In the end, let him kill two birds with one stone and accomplish two things.

While the three were talking, the water in the kettle made the sound of boiling. Han Shiqian moved his ears and told Cheng Weizhe, "Okay."

Cheng Weizhe hurriedly took the water bottle and handed it to Han Shiqian.

Han Shiqian shook the kettle lightly, and poured water into the purple sand pot directly. As if in an instant, the mellow tea fragrance wrapped in the unique sweetness of the fruit wafted out. Yang Zhongyuan took a deep breath, and said in his heart: "Little Tuanyuan!"

Seeing Yang Zhongyuan's agitated expression, Han Shiqian realized a little more in his heart, but he said: "The water for making tea is above the mountain water, and the water level of the river is below the well water. There are no mountains and rivers far away from Danluo, so my little friend will make use of this well." water."

Black tea needs to be stuffed for a while, so after filling it with water, Han Shiqian put the lid on and poured a few rounds on the teapot with the kettle.

After finishing all this, he handed the pot to Cheng Weizhe again, saying: "I took the water again, I don't want the water in it."

Yang Zhongyuan knew this.Only the first boiling is used to make tea. When the water just boils out the bubbles the size of crab eyes, it is considered ready. It is best to brew tea with the first boiling water.Han Shiqian's order clearly meant that he didn't need any more boiling water afterwards.

"Little friend, we are in a hurry today, so let's cook it and eat it. This glory is delicious. If there is a chance in the future, I will invite you to order some tea."

Hearing that this long-time recluse asked him to order some tea, Yang Zhongyuan was flattered and hurriedly said: "Senior, you are very polite. It is a great honor for Zhongyuan Sansheng to have a cup of tea here."

Han Shiqian smiled, but looked at Yang Zhongyuan very calmly: "You must have heard my story."

Yang Zhongyuan hesitated, but finally nodded: "Yes, Ah Zhe told me."

Hearing what he said, Han Shiqian rarely smiled jokingly: "He really believes in you. In the past two years, he has never mentioned anything about me, nor has he brought any friend to visit. You are the first , and the only one."

Yang Zhongyuan never thought that Han Shiqian would speak so bluntly and sharply, his face was slightly flushed, but Shaoqing turned pale again after a while.

In the courtyard, Cheng Weizhe's figure was slender and straight, black as ink, Yang Zhongyuan turned his head to look at him, his face was full of trance: "Senior, tell me, how long can a relationship based on lies last?"

After he finished speaking, he suddenly realized that this sentence also pierced Han Shiqian's heart, and hurriedly said: "I'm sorry, senior, I didn't mean it."

Compared with him, Han Shiqian was very calm. He tested the temperature on the side of the purple sand pot with his hand, then pinched the handle of the pot, and lit a few times into the teacup.

He looks gentle and gentle, but with just a few light touches, it makes people feel more elegant.

"Little friend, I have lived to this age, and I don't care much about many things. But as the elder of you and Ah Zhe, I still want to say something about what you said before. Some things are not as good as you think Complicated, and some feelings are not as thin as you think. Sometimes, when the feelings are there, many things are easy to talk about. If the feelings are not there, then it is useless to say anything.”

Han Shiqian poured three bowls of tea in a row, and pushed the first bowl to Yang Zhongyuan: "Drink and watch, I think you know, this is Xiao Ronghua."

Yang Zhongyuan paused while raising his teacup, and said in a low voice, "Thank you, senior."

Han Shiqian smiled deeply, and said: "You're welcome, let's try it. This is a new production this year, using freshly planted peaches as primers. In this season, even though the peach blossoms fall, the fruits are red."