Chapter 163: Go up to the alum tower again

At noon, Li Yanqing came to the alum tower alone, he specially changed into a high-quality shirt today, wearing a scholar's scarf, holding a popular Japanese folding fan, this dress made him uncomfortable, but the alum tower has the rules of the alum building, if you want to do your own things smoothly, you have to respect the rules of others. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

Li Yanqing was not hindered in any way, and walked into the alum building smoothly, at noon, there were slightly fewer guests in the alum tower than at night, and most of the guests came to drink tea and chat.

Alum Lou has always had the saying of afternoon tea and night wine, noon is the time to drink tea, there are more than 20 beautiful female prostitutes sitting in the middle garden are no longer song and dance prostitutes, but tea prostitutes, they are all tea masters, and even female prostitutes are good at dividing tea, which is a very superb tea art.

The cost of drinking tea at noon is also much higher than that of eating at night, drinking tea once is less than dozens of taels of silver, more than 100 taels, the tip of the tea prostitute is called dotting flower tea, drinking tea in the alum building, dotting flower tea can not be less than ten taels of silver.

Of course, unless it is bookkeeping, no one will take money to pay the bill, generally pay silver or gold, imagine carrying a sack of money weighing 100 catties into the alum building to drink tea, it is really a bad scenery.

Li Yanqing walked in a walk, and soon came to the front of Fengyue Tower, there was still the little boy standing at the door, Li Yanqing hugged his fists and smiled: "Does the little brother remember me?" ā€

Xiao Tong's job is to remember the faces of the guests, he immediately recognized them, and said happily: "It turned out to be the little official last time, the little official doesn't need to offer poems, please go upstairs directly!" ā€

He suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly looked behind Li Yanqing, but when he didn't see Zheng Fatzi, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and whispered to Li Yanqing: "The poem of the little official, our poet has always remembered it, and asked someone to inquire about the little official." ā€

"Is the poet available today?"

Li Yanqing is here to find Master Li today, if Master Li is not there, he can only come back another day.

"The teacher and the girl are usually here at noon, little official, please come with me!"

Li Yanqing followed the child up to the second floor, to his surprise, the furnishings of Fengyue Building were not luxurious at all, and they were far less magnificent than the outside, but they were very elegant, a clump of bamboo, and a painting were very tasteful, as if they were in a school, not a restaurant.

The child invited Li Yanqing to sit down in a side hall, there was only a long table and three couches in the side hall, and there were no other furnishings, and there were two extremely beautiful maids standing next to him, so that Li Yanqing couldn't help but look at it twice, he had never seen such a beautiful woman in the Song Dynasty for so many years.

The two maids pursed their lips and smiled, their smiles bloomed like flowers, one of them laid a soft cushion for Li Yanqing, and the other person carried a bottle of tea and poured a cup of fragrant tea for Li Yanqing, Li Yanqing hurriedly took out the silver and prepared to pay for some flower tea, and the little boy smiled on the side: "They are not tea prostitutes, just maids, they don't need to give silver." ā€

Li Yanqing's face turned red, he really didn't understand, he made a fool of himself as soon as he came in, Xiao Tong smiled slightly, "The little official sits down for a while, I'll go and invite the teacher!" ā€

A trace of shock flashed in the eyes of the two maids next to her, the master actually wanted to accompany this young man to drink tea, this has never happened, who is this young man? Looking at his appearance, he is a little stout, and his accent is also from outsider, which is really incomprehensible.

Li Yanqing reluctantly sat down on the couch, he was really a little unaccustomed, the Song Dynasty happened to be the time when the chairs and couches alternated, the middle and lower class people basically sat on chairs or low stools, only the upper class literati occasionally retained the custom of sitting on the couch, Li Yanqing sat on the couch only a handful of times, he really knelt and sat very uncomfortable.

The maid saw his discomfort, and a maid couldn't help but smile, so she stepped forward and knelt in front of Li Yanqing, and pulled a wooden board on the couch in front of him, so that her legs could be put in, and the couch became a stool, which was much more comfortable all of a sudden.

Li Yanqing was grateful in his heart, and no matter what the rules were or not, he took out two ingots of silver weighing five taels, stuffed them into the maid in front of him, and pointed to the other maid next to him, giving each of them an ingot.

The two maids were surprised and delighted, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute Shi Wanfu, thanking Li Yanqing for his generosity, they can also get tips, but they have to accompany the wine, like Li Yanqing, out of a kind of gratitude, a kind of respect, they are still the first time to meet, the two of them are immediately full of good feelings for Li Yanqing, and feel that this young man is a real gentleman.

At this time, there was a sound of ringing outside, and before Li Yanqing could get up, a woman in a snow-white dress walked in, accompanied by several maids.

Li Yanqing's mind suddenly 'Buzzed!' If the two maids just now were beautiful that he had never seen before, then the woman in front of him was so beautiful that he was suffocated, what is called the country and the city, what is the sinking fish and geese, and what is the breath of the world, he finally realized.

That kind of indescribable beautiful and dusty temperament, even if it is compared to a fairy, it is not enough to describe, in contrast, the two maids next to him immediately turned into yellow finches beside the phoenix.

At this time, an old man walked out from behind the screen, but he played a great role, and immediately woke Li Yanqing from his trance, he quickly got up and bowed to give a salute, "Xiangzhou Li Yanqing is honored to meet the teacher." ā€

Master Li also gave a blessing, lightly opened his lips, and his voice was like a heavenly voice, "Master has finally waited for Shaojun!" ā€

Zhou Bangyan stepped forward and said with a smile: "The poem of the little official made the dream of the teacher and the girl haunt the soul for nearly a month, and the old man is also very curious, which master wrote such a moving poem, I didn't expect it to be such a young scholar, the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, I don't accept the old can't do it." ā€

Li Yanqing's face was a little hot, it was not written by him, it was the work of Nalan Xingde, who was known as the 'young woman killer', he originally wanted to say that it was written by a reclusive master, but in front of the beautiful Master Li, he didn't have the courage to admit that he really didn't want to destroy his image in Master Li's heart, and he still had to ask Master Li.

"It's over, Yanqing doesn't dare to be it!"

When Master Li saw that Li Yanqing was still standing in the couch box, he pursed his lips and smiled, "Young gentleman, please take a seat!" ā€

She is only a few years older than Li Yanqing, and it is a bit inappropriate to call Li Yanqing a petty official, so she directly calls Shaojun, which is also a kind of honorific title for young sages in the Song Dynasty.

Li Yanqing sat down, Master Li sat down lightly opposite him like a cloud, and Zhou Bangyan sat on the top, he was the owner of this room, originally Master Li wanted to invite Li Yanqing to sit in his room, but Zhou Bangyan thought it through, that would cause some unnecessary criticism, it was best to go to his own room.

Zhou Bangyan introduced himself to Li Yanqing, and Li Yanqing knew that the old man in front of him turned out to be Zhou Bangyan, a famous lyricist in the Northern Song Dynasty, and he hurriedly got up again and saluted.

Zhou Bangyan invited him to sit down, and said with a smile: "I asked an acquaintance of the Ministry of Rites to help inquire about the news of the little official, but as soon as he heard the name of the little official, he said that the little official was the solution of the Xiangzhou Liberation Test last year, and I was fortunate to read the volume of the little official, so I told the teacher, it is a pity that the little official did not participate in the provincial examination, with the volume of the little official, it is completely possible to enter the high school, not only the poem is written well, the calligraphy is also good, and the question is a masterpiece, I am the first time to know the horror of the Jurchens." ā€

Master Li sighed in a low voice: "If life is only as it was when I first saw it, what is the autumn wind and sad fan?" How sad and helpless, after reading Shaojun's poems, I thought that Tokyo would come out of a Liu Qilang, but after reading Shaojun's question, I knew that I was wrong, Shaojun is not a person who is sad and sighing for the moon, but a person with lofty ideals who is worried about the country and the people, so that the teacher is more respectful, the teacher is rude and respectful, and I am willing to give Shaojun a cup of tea. ā€

Zhou Bangyan immediately applauded and praised: "The old man wants to touch the light of a petty official today, and for the first time he will see the skill of the master and the master of dividing tea!" ā€

Master Li said lightly: "Carving insect skills, why worry about it, don't let the drunkard laugh." ā€

Li Yanqing smiled slightly, "Yanqing is willing to appreciate the wonderful skills of the master girl!" ā€

At this time, two maids of Master Li stepped forward with a jade plate, which contained a pot of boiling water and a tea bowl, the tea leaves of the Song Dynasty were different from today, the finished product was a group of tea, and before drinking tea, it needed to be carefully ground into tea powder, placed at the bottom of the cup, and then brewed into a tea soup with boiling water, and quickly whisked the tea soup with a tea whisk to make it foam, which is called some tea, just like brewing coffee today.

Tea is also very simple for ordinary people, but for the upper class people are extremely particular, the quality of tea, the delicacy of the tea, the water quality, the heat, the tea set, any link can not be sloppy.

Water to use mountain spring water, the fire is the most appropriate when the two boils, otherwise 'unripe is the end of the float, overripe tea sink', tea should be white is better, tea set generally with Jian'an, that is, Jian'an tea, black, thick, such as rabbit hair, tea is hot and difficult to cold for a long time, and white tea and black tea also complement each other.

Tea to the extreme, the formation of a kind of tea division of superb technology, that is, after the boiling water tea, the tea surface will form a variety of lifelike pictures, although the time is extremely short, but it is the ultimate in tea skills, Master Li not only singing and dancing in the world, the skill of tea is also extremely superb.

Li Yanqing also saw a tea split, that was when Xie Yuan was in the exam, Zhizhou held a banquet and invited a tea prostitute to share tea for everyone, and he only learned the skill of dividing tea from that time.

Master Li picked up the jade pot, the thin sleeves slipped off, revealing the slender jade hand and a snow-like wrist, she gave Li Yanqing tea first, Zhou Bangyan smiled: "The little official is optimistic!" ā€

Li Yanqing stared at the tea bowl without turning his eyes, only to see a hot spring flowing out of the spout and rushing into the tea bowl, the tea water was churning, the tea powder was fragrant, the boiling water was fast and slow, sometimes more and sometimes less, the white tea powder was circling on the water surface, when the water stopped, a picture of the bright moon appeared in front of Li Yanqing, only to see the night sky like Dai, the mountains and mountains were undulating, and a full moon hung on the mountains, lifelike and breathtaking.

Li Yanqing couldn't help but admire: "If you don't see it today, I really don't know that there are such clever tea skills in the world!" ā€

Master Li smiled lightly, "Ling Shaojun smiled!" ā€

In a moment, the foam dissipated and the picture vanished.

Zhou Bangyan applauded and laughed, "It's the turn of the old man next!" ā€

Master Li shook his head and said with a smile: "If the drunkard drinks two cups less and fills in a poem that makes the teacher heartbroken, the master is also willing to give the drunkard tea." ā€

Zhou Bangyan was stunned and shouted unfairly, "I have filled in so many words for my teacher, can't I still enjoy a share of tea?" ā€

Master Li smiled, "But Master Li has also danced for the drunkard, and if you want to share the tea, the drunkard has to cheer up." ā€

In the past year, Zhou Bangyan has been indulging in fine wine, and Master Li has repeatedly persuaded him to no avail, so he will take the opportunity to persuade him again, of course Zhou Bangyan also knows Master Li's kindness, but he can't quit drinking at all, so he has to scratch his scalp and say: "It's a pity that the old man likes wine and doesn't like tea, next time the master will make me a good bar!" ā€

Seeing that he didn't listen to his persuasion, Master Li was secretly sad in her heart, she and Zhou Bangyan were like father and daughter, seeing that he was old, but she didn't care about his old body and alcohol, which made her extremely worried.

Li Yanqing drank tea, now it's time to talk about business, he took out a small porcelain bottle from the leather bag, gently unscrewed the porcelain bottle, and suddenly a sweet fragrance came to his face, although Master Li did not apply powder, but she liked perfume, and she was extremely sensitive to perfume, and was suddenly surprised: "It's rose water, no, it's Zhu Luan, it's not right, Zhu Luan is not so fragrant!" ā€

Li Yanqing handed her the bottle, "This is my own hand-made and given to the teacher." ā€

Master Li was slightly stunned, and was slightly disappointed in his heart, "Why does Shaojun also like women's things?" ā€

Li Yanqing said unhurriedly: "I don't like it, I just opened a rouge shop called Baoyan Zhai, and I'm ready to roll up my sleeves and do a big job." ā€

Master Li and Zhou Bangyan glanced at each other, both of them were a little confused, and Zhou Bangyan asked, "Isn't the little official preparing to go to Taixue?" How did you start a business? ā€

"Taixue is the main business, business is the auxiliary business, and there is no contradiction between the two."

Master Li Bingxue was smart, she had already guessed Li Yanqing's intention, she was really disappointed in her heart, so she asked lightly: "Does Shaojun like business and make money so much?" ā€

Li Yanqing looked at her beautiful eyes and said slowly: "I think the teacher and the girl should also have seen my advice, one day in the future, the Jurchen jackals will invade the south, Hebei will bear the brunt, it will inevitably be devastated, and my hometown will also be ravaged by the iron hooves of the alien race, at that time, Li Yanqing will be powerless even if he wants to help those displaced old and weak women and children, so I must accumulate a sum of money and take precautions, just to prepare for the day in the future!" ā€

"Do you mean it?" Master Li's beautiful eyes turned unusually bright, staring deeply at Li Yanqing.

"What Yanqing said is true!"

Although Li Yanqing founded the industry not necessarily to help the lonely elderly, but it is indeed to prepare for that day, since ancient times, many poets sighed, "There is no ambition to serve the country, but there is no door to serve the country." ’

But Li Yanqing doesn't believe in that, the so-called lack of a door to serve the country is just a pretext, the door will always be there, it depends on whether you want to push it open, for Li Yanqing, strong financial resources are a powerful means to open the door, you can recruit troops, you can buy armor and horses, if you don't prepare early, of course you will be at a loss when it comes to the end.

Although Li Yanqing only met Master Li for the first time, Master Li offered tea for his own advice, not for the song 'What is the Autumn Wind Sad Painting Fan', which also shows that she is a person who worries about the country and the people, and he believes that Master Li can understand his ambitions and help himself.

Master Li lowered his head and pondered for a moment, raised his beautiful face and looked at Li Yanqing and said, "Then you write another poem to clarify your intentions." ā€

Li Yanqing lowered his head and thought about it, his poetry was weak, although he could deal with it, but he really couldn't do it in front of Zhou Bangyan, in order to impress Master Li, he could only use the masterpieces in history.

Li Yanqing picked up the pen and wrote a poem, then put down the pen, got up and hugged his fists and said: "If the teacher girl is willing to promote Baoyan Zhai, Yanqing is grateful, if the girl feels that Yanqing is not sincere enough, then Yanqing is also very grateful to the teacher for today's tea, and I will leave first!" ā€

He saluted Zhou Bangyan with a fist again, turned around and walked away.

Master Li picked up the poems on the table and read them carefully, her body trembled suddenly, and her beautiful eyes burst out with a complex emotion that she had never had before, she slowly walked to the front of the jade corridor, and silently stared at the back of Li Yanqing leaving Fengyue Tower.

Life is a hero, and death is also a ghost.

So far, I think of Xiang Yu and refuse to cross Jiangdong.

How can a poem sung through the ages not make her have a lot of thoughts and mixed feelings.

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