I just don't like the intransidence of the ancients at this time! Obviously I was about to jump up with joy in my heart, but I had to say that there was no way to make people laugh, and I was even more ruthless than usual! After a while, Xia Hongsheng scolded his husband in his belly, and together with Xu Qixian, he saluted the division commanders respectfully with a pair of red ears, and then stood awkwardly to the side, and let go of a few bluestones there. As soon as he saw that they did not leave, but sat down, Xia Hongsheng had a bitter look on his face - he had already seen the young man in Tsing Yi who did not dare to come from afar. Looking at this posture, these people don't plan to leave in a short time, and even the tea set is on the table, and it is clear that they want to drink tea and chat here while overlooking the spring scenery of Luanzhou City. Xia Hongsheng hurriedly glanced at Xu Qixian, Xu Qixian also understood what Xia Hongsheng meant, and was about to speak, but was stopped by the old mountain chief raising his hand and waving.

"Jingshi, you're teaching the old man to be surprised! There is the "Three Character Classic", and then there are those two poems, and there are two opinions and judgments of the gentleman and the far cook, which is really incomprehensible to the old man, could it be that you really met the immortals in Laojun Mountain and were enlightened by the immortals? The old mountain chief smiled and said to Xia Hongsheng: "The song 'grass warbler flies in February', its poems are vibrant, full of childlike fun and spring, refining words exquisitely, 'blowing the embankment willow drunk spring smoke' in the sentence, with a drunken word and the realm is all out, but supplemented by the children who are out of school, there is movement in the stillness, the movement is harmonious, and the language is simple and unpretentious. And the farewell poem, it is a strict battle, scattered and harmonious, with the real to the virtual, the ups and downs of the literary situation, a sentence of 'confidant in the sea, if the end of the world is next to each other', the deep friendship is exhausted, the country is difficult to stop, the poem opens and closes, the air and veins circulate, and the artistic conception is spacious, which can be called a classic of farewell poems. ”

"How did Master Yan find out...... The student's work is unbelievable, and it is difficult for Mr. to comment so badly, and he is ashamed in his heart. Xia Hongsheng was really ashamed in his heart, neither of the two poems was made by himself, and he felt uneasy when he took it out.

"I was going to take advantage of the good noon day to go up to this back mountain to drink tea, but I didn't want to see the scene in Fangcai Academy. Hehe, if these two poems are really your honest works, then I am really ashamed to wait for these people to do teaching, and your credible works are already like this, and the serious works, aren't we not able to compare? After listening to Xia Hongsheng's words, one of the gentlemen laughed, explained first, and then said: "The old man can conclude that in less than five years, this son's academic achievements will definitely not be weaker than ours, which is the blessing of my academy!" ”

"Mr. is falsely praised, and the students are terrified!" Xia Hongsheng hurriedly bowed.

"The talented gentleman can enter my academy to annotate, and other classmates can also make a reference." When the mountain chief spoke, Xu Qixian and Xia Hongsheng's masters scratched their ears and cheeks excitedly, and even forgot the demeanor they took care of the most on weekdays.

Xia Hongsheng actually didn't listen much at this time, he and Xu Qixian were in a hurry to leave, the pressure of this group of old gentlemen was too great. However, these gentlemen did not seem to want them to retire, but they heard another teacher say: "Today, I heard that this gentleman is far away from cooking, and the old man has opened his eyes, and there is a faint sense of sudden enlightenment in his heart, and the sentence 'A gentleman stands in the world, should look at the common people, have the world in mind, establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a life for the people, continue to learn for the saints, and open peace for all generations, Fang is what the gentleman does', but also to fulfill the voice and long-cherished wish of my generation, haha, it's a pity that there is no tea and no wine today, otherwise, just by this sentence, it should be a big white! ”

After that, he actually picked up the tea next to him and drank it as if it were wine. Several other gentlemen also echoed the words "extremely, extremely".

"Well, look at the common people, keep the world in mind, establish a heart for heaven and earth, establish a life for the people, continue to learn for the saints, and open peace for all generations...... It is indeed the long-cherished wish of my generation! I don't want to be told by a weeping child today. Little Xia Hongsheng, but his chest is full of heaven and earth, and the atmosphere is ending! The old mountain chief also sighed with emotion, and no one spoke for a while. Xia Hongsheng can probably guess their current feelings, the ancient Chinese literati have a simple and lofty sense of collective mission, that is, to use what they have learned in their chests to create zào to govern the world and benefit all the people, but these gentlemen, who have no way to serve the country and have no blood, can only teach in this academy, and they will inevitably regret it in their hearts. After a long while, the mountain chief laughed again, shook his head, and said: "Everyone, don't be like this, the weather is clear today, the wind is smooth, don't let down this good spring time, come, the old man will make sencha for you with his own hands!" ”

After that, he started to do it himself, Xia Hongsheng's eyes widened, and he watched in surprise as the mountain chief put the tea leaves into the bowl, and then stirred them in it with bamboo sticks for a while, and then put salt, ginger, and some Su pepper into the tea. Uh, is this still tea...... This is clearly a salty soup!

Seeing Xia Hongsheng's stunned look, the mountain chief smiled and asked, "Why is Jingshi so surprised, haven't you seen someone sencha?" ”

"I've really never seen such a drink...... Xia Hongsheng was trying to recall the method of roasting tea in the future, so he didn't pay attention to it, and said it casually.

"Huh! Listening to what you mean, it seems that you don't drink like this? Xia Hongsheng's master picked up the teacup and enjoyed a sip, and then taught Xia Hongsheng: "This sencha method, the tea saint Lu Yu once set the "three boiling" saying: when the initial boiling, the water needs to appear fish-eyed blisters, at this time it must be seasoned with salt and pepper, and when the second boiling edge spring is like a bead, it must be stirred with bamboo to stir the water in the kettle to make its temperature uniform, and then take the tea powder and put it into the water to stir, so that it appears "soup flower", so that the tea is considered to be fried, and it must be quickly baked and divided, if it is to three boils, it will be old. ”

Xia Hongsheng was stunned when he heard this, where is this tea, this is a tyrannical thing! Later generations are a person who loves tea, although it is not very particular, but always know that the tea needs to be fried green, and then brewed with water, watch the tea float and sink in the water, roll Shu at will, smell the fragrance of tea in a room, drink a sip of green and astringent, and taste the life of tea artists.

Thinking of this, Xia Hongsheng suddenly gritted his teeth, took a step back and said: "Tell Master Yan, the student does know a method of stir-frying tea, and the beauty of tea made by the method of stir-frying green cannot be described in words. The students dared to ask Master Yan to give some tea, and let the students deal with it in the method of stir-frying the green, and then offer it to Master Yan! ”

"Senior brother! How can you ...... You want tea, for the brother's family is more! You ......" Xu Qixian immediately became anxious, hurriedly said a word, and hurriedly explained to the mountain chief, but was stopped by the mountain chief waving his hand.

But I heard the mountain chief ask, "Oh? Your statement has aroused the interest of the old man, and this method of frying green is unheard of by the old man...... However, these teas are not easy to come by, and they are served by friends in Chang'an. Haha, how about you and I make a deal? ”

"Deal? Please make it clear! Xia Hongsheng smiled in his heart, hey, this old gentleman is very interesting, not at all like the rotten Confucianism in Xia Hongsheng's impression.

"Well, the old man just heard that there is a delicacy in this world, called Hua Chicken, when it was touted by someone, his heart was moved. If the old man's novelties are satisfied, the tea thing is fine. The mountain chief stared at Xia Hongsheng and smiled.

"Haha, I see! Master Yan rest assured, the students will satisfy all gentlemen, and Master Yan's business will definitely feel worthwhile. Xia Hongsheng was also amused by this curious old man, and for a while he forgot about his status and humility, laughed, turned around and shouted into the woods: "Little Brother Liu, don't hide it, bring the things!" ”

The little guy in Tsing Yi didn't appear, nor did he go, he couldn't stand it for a long time, and when he heard the call, he hurriedly ran over and handed a few small cloth bags to Xia Hongsheng, and then looked at it, the big rooster had been removed and dirty, and it was cleaned up.

Xia Hongsheng looked around left and right, and then bowed down to his master and said: "Master, the student is bold, please ask this little brother to fetch a lotus leaf in your room, this is a necessary thing, and if it is missing, the flavor will be greatly reduced." ”

"The old man is getting more and more novel, just a lotus leaf, and go get it!" The gentleman looked at Xia Hongsheng very curiously, and then waved his hand and said. The little guy in Tsing Yi was also a person who often waited for his young master in the academy, and he was already very familiar with the academy, so he answered loudly and turned around and ran away quickly.

Xia Hongsheng looked at the condiments, cinnamon, tangerine peel, star anise, grass fruit, and Sichuan pepper...... Many things were not on the table at this time, but have been widely used as herbal medicines in Chinese medicine. Of course, there are no seasonings in this pile of spices, but I just took advantage of the fact that I bought it together, first, rub some spices and go home to make a good meal, the current price of these things is not cheap, and second, it can also confuse others is not, called Hua Chicken, hehe, the exclusive secret recipe, and I am ready to give it to my sister-in-law to sell for money! It's all a business opportunity! Scallion pancake, refined salt, fan, tea ...... Oh, I don't dare to think that Datang is full of business opportunities!

"Hehe, the so-called food is not tired of eating, not tired of fine, where can ordinary food be seen, the roast whole sheep in the Western Regions, the barbecue skewers of big food, are all rough and ear-eating, where do the people outside know the exquisite diet of my Heavenly Empire? If nothing else, there are dozens of ways to fry the chicken in the hands of the kid alone, frying, roasting, stewing, boiling, deep-frying...... Even with a ball of mud and a few lotus leaves, the kid can make a delicious chicken, either the kid brags, or everyone looks down on it, thinking that the dirty pork, to the kid's hands, can conjure dozens of meals! Xia Hongsheng smeared the seasoning crushed with stones on the chicken, while running the train with his mouth, no, I found the feeling that a group of friends went to the wild barbecue before, and unconsciously relaxed my guard, bragging while doing it, this is a habit that has always been a habit, where can I remember the dignity and inferiority. The concept of equality in the bones of later generations, the non-attachment and independence of an adult in the bones are fully revealed, even if the teacher of the academy is opposite, he speaks as if he is equal, but it makes a group of gentlemen feel that he is open-minded, and he is also infected by him, and his heart seems to be much younger, so he also followed the curiosity for a while to see how to concoct chicken, and for a while to smell those condiments, and there is no restraint in weekdays at all.

Xia Hongsheng wrapped the chicken that had been smeared and filled with condiments with lotus leaves, and then asked the little maid to carry water and yellow mud to wrap it, bury it in the soil, and then light firewood on the pile of soil.

"Gentlemen, just wait a minute, just call the chicken for a while." Xia Hongsheng sat by the fire and said to everyone with a smile.