[Red Mansion] Chronicles of a Girl in the Lin Family

The bamboo forest in the back mountain is very dense, and many of them are old bamboos that have grown for more than ten years.The monks in the temple will often come to chop some bamboo and take it back for use. Whether it is making utensils or making some gadgets, it is an excellent choice to take out for alms.

There is a mountain spring in the bamboo forest. The spring water is clear and delicious, with a slightly sweet taste. It is good water for making tea and is very popular among pilgrims.Every time the pilgrims come, they have to bring a pot back—it’s not that they don’t want to bring more, but the abbot has set a rule that each person can use water in the temple, but if they want to bring water back, only one person can bring it back. a pot.

A fence was set up at the place where the water was fetched, and a small footstep was made of stones for people to fetch water.It seems that because the land around the spring is moist and fertile, many wild flowers have grown. Although they are only small buds, they have a very wild charm.

Daiyu had heard about the reputation of Xiuyun Temple's spring water for a long time, so when she came this time, she specially prepared a good tea and brought it with her.

There is a small pavilion not far from the spring, which simply stands in the bamboo forest and is prepared for the pilgrims who usually come to visit.If someone wants to make tea, this place is just right, it is quiet and quiet, and saves the tiredness of traveling back and forth.

Daiyu asked the snow geese beside her to fetch water, and asked people to set up a small stove for cooking tea. She herself picked out the good tea she brought and waited for the water to come, and then she was ready to start making tea. up.

The Lin family loves to drink tea, but Mo Yun only observes its color, smells its fragrance, and finally tastes its taste, but has not reached the stage of finally realizing its rhyme.If there is anyone in the Lin family who is good at tea ceremony, it is Lin Ruhai.When Daiyu was in Yangzhou, she also followed him every day. After a long time, she also dabbled in the tea ceremony. Today, she used the mountain spring water of Xiuyun Temple to show her hand in front of Mo Yun.

Daiyu asked someone to fetch water, cleaned her hands, took the spring water that had been boiled aside, and warmed a cup of warm pot.Daiyu's skin is fair, and the utensil used to hold the water is the Mengchen pot made of Yixing purple sand. The bare hands are raised high, and the water flows down, making the water more crystal clear and the skin smooth.

After some actions, whether it was Daiyu who was making tea, Mo Yun who was watching tea, or the maids serving around, they all felt much calmer in their hearts.Coupled with the surrounding breeze blowing, the bamboo forest that made the sound of "srusting", the occasional crisp bird song, and the springs gushing out from the spring, what a picture of tea in the bamboo forest!

Daiyu pushed the brewed tea to Mo Yun, and the small cup was only filled with [-]/[-] of the tea.The tea used this time is the high-quality Yangxian Xueya, whose name comes from Su Shi's "Xueya is for Yangxian".After tasting Yangxian tea, Lu Yu, a poor student in the Tang Dynasty, thought that Yangxian tea was "the most fragrant and best for the world, and it can be used for the upper class". Therefore, since the Tang Dynasty, Yangxian tea has become a good product for the upper class.The tea brewed by Yangxian Xueya has a unique freshness and fragrance. The tea soup is bright green and yellow, clear and bright.Mo Yun picked up the tea bowl, smelled the fragrance of the tea, took another sip, and swallowed it slowly after the fragrance of the tea was still completely dissipated in her mouth.

The aftertaste is still sweet, full of lingering fragrance.

All thoughts disappeared for a while, Mo Yun put down the tea bowl, remained silent for a long time, and only said: "Good tea."

Daiyu covered her mouth and snickered: "My sister is still like this, no matter how good the tea is, there is only the word "good tea" left in my sister's mouth."

Mo Yun had her own unreasonable reasoning, and she raised her hand and took a sip: "The best tea is only for people to quench their thirst. Isn't it the best evaluation of it to get a good tea? Others drink tea Being able to say the most admirable poems through the ages is just the icing on the cake. If the tea leaves are known, although someone will be happy to write a stele for it, but without these gorgeous words, this tea is still this tea, what is the difference? Woolen cloth."

Daiyu pursed her lips, revealing a small prickly dimple: "What my sister said is all nonsense. After tasting this tea, not to mention the beautiful articles, but I can say a few words 'the teeth and cheeks leave fragrance'," "It tastes like sweet rain", how can it be as plain as my sister?"

Mo Yun asked back: "Correct reasoning is also reasonable, not to mention the meaning of these words, doesn't it mean that this tea is delicious?"

Daiyu nodded, but she wanted to say something more, but was stopped by Mo Yun: "No matter what you say is nice, or what you say is plain, there is only one meaning, that is, this tea is delicious. Now that I have said it Its essence, why should you care about these externalities? No matter how much you say, there is only one meaning.”

Daiyu couldn't help laughing when she heard this, she shook her head and sighed softly: "Sister..." Sipping tea with her eyes downcast, she didn't argue with Mo Yun anymore.

There are not many people worshiping Buddha and praying for blessings in Xiuyun Temple these days, and Xiuyun Temple is also a big place, so logically speaking, it is not easy to meet them.What's more, in order to avoid Niu Mengyun, Mo Yun and Daiyu even found someone to find out that Niu Mengyun had already left the house before coming out.I don't want to see Niu Mengyun bringing a few maidservants to fetch water even if he is tasting tea in this bamboo forest.

This time, the maids next to Niu Mengyun are not the two before, presumably because they were swollen by Liu Jiaojiao's maid yesterday, so they can't come out to see people at this time.Niu Mengyun saw Mo Yun and Daiyu drinking tea in the pavilion from a distance, her eyes lit up, and she wanted to come here.However, it was probably yesterday that Mo Yun slapped her face twice in a row, but she was not as excited as yesterday, with a spring-like smile on her face, she walked over slowly with every step.

"I'm so lucky to meet you two here." Perhaps after yesterday, Niu Mengyun also knew that Mo Yun didn't like particularly delicate women, and when she came to say hello today, she looked much more normal than yesterday.

They say they don't reach out to hit people with smiling faces. Although they don't like this person, Mo Yun and Daiyu exchanged greetings with her: "Miss Niu is also here to fetch water?"

Niu Mengyun lifted the kettle in her hand, and smiled sweetly at the two of them, with a charming voice: "I am greedy for the good tea made from this mountain spring water, and I also think that the weather is good today, so I brought a kettle to fetch water Here we come." As he spoke, he stuck out his tongue, and there was embarrassment in his voice: "I'm not proficient in tea art, but I can't cook water and tea outside like Miss Lin. It's a pity that I can't cook tea in such a quiet place. "

Daiyu bowed her head and thanked: "Thank you, Miss Niu, for your compliment. The art of tea is extensive and profound, and I only know the surface."

Niu Mengyun smiled and said: "Miss Lin, don't be modest, she only knows that she has such a skill, why worry about her lack of knowledge in the future?" Then she turned her head and thought about Mo Yun: "What happened last night was my rudeness. Yes. After I went back, I thought about it a lot. What Miss Lin said was indeed reasonable. I have already sent the compensation to Miss Liu, but Miss Liu seems to have misunderstood me a lot..." She hesitated for a moment, then continued Turning around, he talked about other things: "I have dealt with those two maids properly yesterday, and I hope that Miss Lin will tell her that if there is a chance, I will personally apologize to her."

Mo Yun nodded, but did not fully respond: "I am not familiar with Miss Liu, if I can meet, I will naturally tell her. But it is better for Miss Niu to go by herself."

Niu Mengyun lowered her head and smiled wryly: "Whether it is successful or not, I hope Miss Lin can help me explain it. I thank Miss Lin in advance."

As she said that, she looked up, as if she had suddenly come to her senses, and said goodbye to the two sisters: "It's getting late, I'm leaving first. Although the environment here is good, it is in the suburbs after all, and the weather is cold. , the two of you should go back earlier." Saying that, he smiled at the two of them again, and took the maid behind him to fetch water and went back.

Seeing that Niu Mengyun was not as entangled as yesterday, Mo Yun was not used to it. She watched Niu Mengyun leave, but she didn't know how to react for a while.

"Miss Niu today has changed a lot." Since she couldn't figure it out, Mo Yun didn't bother to think about it, shook her head and sighed to Daiyu, then picked up the tea bowl and drank the tea in it.

Daiyu added tea for her: "Miss Niu is like this, doesn't it mean that my sister doesn't like it?"

When Mo Yun heard this, the expression on her face became a little strange. She hesitated and said, "It's not that I don't like it, it's just that she has changed too much compared to yesterday, and I can't get used to it for a while..."

Daiyu laughed and said, "Sister, why do you care so much? Anyway, it doesn't matter how she is with us. At most, it's just soldiers coming to block her, and water coming to cover her up."

After Mo Yun heard it, she also felt it was reasonable, but she let go of the strangeness in her heart. She clapped her hands and said with a smile: "It's still Yu'er who can see clearly, but I think too much!"