Hearing that the two brothers Li Changshan had come in person, Liu Ziqiu, who was lying on the warm quilt, quickly got up. There was no maid around Liu Ziqiu, so Mu Duoli got up and helped him dress up, regardless of the fact that she was still naked. Early spring
The night was still very cold, and even though the room was lit by a heater, Mu Duoli still had goosebumps all over her body. Liu Ziqiu felt pity for her, and patted her two full moons twice, and said: "
Get under the covers quickly and don’t catch the cold.”
Mu Duoli's face turned slightly red and she whispered, "I'll wait for the master to come back."
Liu Ziqiu laughed loudly, turned around and walked out of the room.
The moment she opened the door, a cold wind came in covered with snowflakes. Mu Duoli shivered and hurriedly ran to the low couch.
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Seeing Liu Ziqiu come out, the old brothers Li Changshan and Li Changfeng hurriedly held their hands and said: "It's a sin for the common people to disturb the adults' rest late at night."
Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said: "The two old gentlemen came in the wind and snow. It is Liu's real sin that he failed to greet them from a distance." Again
After saying that, Liu Ziqiu waved his hand again: "Come here, show tea to these two old gentlemen."
After the trade route was opened, Liu Ziqiu specially had some tea leaves transported from the south of the Yangtze River. His method of making tea was the same as Xie Muyu's, without adding any condiments, just tasting the fragrance of the tea itself. Of course, Liu Ziqiu was not as good as Xie Muyu
Yaxing, he drinks tea just to clear away the fire, refresh himself and quench his thirst.
The person who helped Li Changshan and Li Changfeng pour tea was Daleng, a very stout man from the West Sea. Daleng's black and thick fingers pinched a few handfuls of tea leaves and put them in the earthenware bowl. Then he picked up the earthenware pot on the stove and poured boiling hot water.
After rushing down, the fragrance of tea overflowed. But the two brothers Li Changshan looked at each other.
Li Changfeng cupped his hands and said, "Why don't you have a few maids around Mr. Liu?"
Last autumn, Liu Ziqiu captured Longxi, captured and killed Yu Wenhuaji, Yuwenzhi and their brothers, and abducted all the concubines and maids in the Longxi Palace to Weiding. Naturally, the Li family knew about this. But they did not
I don’t know that Liu Ziqiu abducted concubines and maids just to prevent the news that Queen Xiao was still alive from leaking out.
Liu Ziqiu smiled and said: "How can you bring a woman with you in the army? The conditions are a bit rough, which makes the two old gentlemen laugh. However, the tea soup is still very delicious. Why don't you two old gentlemen give it a try?"
This guy's face is getting thicker and thicker now. He had hugged the woman for a while just now, but now he said these words without changing his expression.
The aristocratic family is the most particular about things. The two old gentlemen would never drink the tea brewed by a rough man like Daleng. Li Changfeng cupped his hands and said: "There is a woman on the old man's carriage who is the best at tea ceremony. Why not ask her to come down?"
.What do you think, Mr. Liu?"
Li Changshan was stunned. His brother actually brought a woman with him. How come he didn't get any information beforehand? However, in front of Liu Ziqiu, he refused to show any signs of strangeness and said with a smile: "Mr. Liu, this tea
Although it is fragrant, the tea set is not exquisite enough, which would be a disappointment. Changfeng should have high-quality tea sets, so I asked him to show his hand. I hope you will agree."
What he said was actually to undermine Li Changfeng's army. In his opinion, Li Changfeng took a woman on the road, perhaps to warm his feet. After all, it was windy and snowy outside, and the two old brothers were older, so they did suffer a bit.
But he didn't believe that Li Changfeng would bring his own tea sets when he traveled far away. Liu Ziqiu had moved all the Longxi Palace, how could he still lack tea sets here? Liu Ziqiu used pottery bowls and pots, and Li Changshan borrowed them.
By the way, it can be seen that the internal struggle within the Li family over who will succeed the third generation has become increasingly fierce.
Liu Ziqiu waved his hand and said with a smile: "Since Mr. Li is a bit elegant, it is better for Liu to obey his orders."
Old Mrs. Li and his brother came here late at night, certainly not to have tea with Liu Ziqiu and talk about romance. But they didn't take the initiative to bring it up, and neither did Liu Ziqiu. He had already told people what needed to be said to Longxi, and now he just had to wait quietly.
The answer given by the Li brothers is.
"Please wait a moment, Mr. Liu." Li Changfeng was overjoyed, cupped his hands, stood up and left the hall.
After a while, Li Changfeng came back from outside, followed by a slim girl in an aqua dress. The girl lowered her head and could not see her face clearly, but she must be extremely beautiful to be taken by Li Changfeng. Then
The girl entered the hall and first said a blessing to Li Changshan: "Ming Yue has met the grandpa."
Li Changshan was stunned for a moment, then suddenly smiled and said: "It turns out that Mingyue is here, why don't you go and see Mr. Liu quickly?"
There was a smile on his face, but his heart sank. This girl was Li Changfeng's granddaughter. Outside the Li family's mansion that day, Li Changfeng deliberately asked Liu Ziqiu about getting married. Now he brought his granddaughter here.
, the meaning is already obvious. Unfortunately, Li Changshan only has a grandson, but no granddaughter. He can only be anxious, but can't find a reason to refute Li Changfeng.
"The daughter of the people has met Mr. Liu." Li Mingyue bowed to Liu Ziqiu Yingying, and then took off a baggage on his body. He untied it in front of Liu Ziqiu, Li Changshan and Li Changfeng. Inside was some tea sets and condiments, "Mr. Liu
, the daughter of the people is showing off her ugliness.”
If she were an ordinary maid, she would definitely be a slave. Liu Ziqiu felt a little strange when he heard that this girl called herself a folk girl. Looking at her clothes, although they were not very gorgeous, they were made of fine silk, and she had a phoenix hairpin on her head.
A bead on her head was round and bright, and it turned out to be a valuable Dongzhu. Although she kept lowering her head so that Liu Ziqiu could not see her face clearly, Liu Ziqiu already knew what kind of maid this was. She was clearly a wealthy lady.
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Liu Ziqiu glanced at Li Changfeng thoughtfully and said with a smile, "My dear, please."
Li Mingyue took three celadon tea cups, lined up the jars and jars, and opened the lids one by one. All kinds of smells suddenly spread in the hall.
Liu Ziqiu took a closer look and saw that the jars and jars were all made of fine celadon, not large in size, and filled with oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and various spices. Of course, as a top aristocratic family, these spices from the Li family were all rare and top quality.
Seeing these things, Liu Ziqiu suddenly laughed: "Girl, there is no need to go to such trouble. Just put the tea leaves into the cup and pour it directly into the boiling water."
"Ah." Li Mingyue raised her head in surprise, "Sir, is it also called tea brewed like this?"
Only then did Liu Ziqiu see her appearance clearly. Her facial features were not very delicate. In terms of appearance alone, she was not as good as Gao Xiuer, Mu Duoli and Tuoba Qianyu. She was probably in the same league as Lin Qiaoer, but she had an indescribable temperament.
, it should be the kind of calmness that is unique to living in a wealthy family.
Seeing Liu Ziqiu staring at her face, Li Mingyue quickly lowered her head. A daughter of a wealthy family like her could not show her face in front of strange men at will before she got married, but today was her grandfather's order, but she had to
Compliance, so always lowering his head, can be regarded as a workaround. Li Changfeng felt a burst of joy in his heart. If he could match up the marriage between Li Mingyue and Liu Ziqiu, his team would have the greatest help. His grandson Li Bing also
He is Li Mingyue's brother, and will be Liu Ziqiu's uncle in the future. With this relationship, it is certainly impossible for Liu Ziqiu to support Li Jian in his bid to become the future head of the Li family.
But Liu Ziqiu smiled, and the expression on his face had returned to calmness. He picked up the bowl of tea that Daleng had just brewed and sniffed it gently, and said: "Without any seasoning, the tea that is brewed is the true nature of the tea."
Taste is the real tea. If you don’t believe it, girl, can you try it?”
Thinking of the Li Changfeng brothers' disdain for Daleng's tea preparation, Liu Ziqiu took back the tea bowl and said, "Girl, you can make a cup yourself, maybe it will taste better."
Every utensil Li Mingyue used at home was carefully selected. She really didn't like the stoneware bowl. After hearing Liu Ziqiu's words, she breathed a sigh of relief and actually picked up a handful of tea leaves and put it into the cup. Girl
Her fingers were slender and white, and her movements were demure and elegant. She was indeed much more pleasing to the eye than that rough guy Daleng. No wonder those who performed the tea ceremony in later generations were mostly young girls. Liu Ziqiu secretly thought about whether he would also have a few beauties in the future.
The girl was training in the tea ceremony. He was thinking there, and Li Mingyue looked at the big clay pot that was puffing and puffing with hot air, but felt a little embarrassed.
Liu Ziqiu chuckled, lifted the pottery pot, and a stream of clear water poured into the teacup: "Girl, please use it."
Li Mingyue picked up the tea cup and took a sip. Sure enough, a refreshing fragrance penetrated her heart and spleen. She couldn't help but praise: "It smells so good."
Liu Ziqiu nodded and said: "This is the original taste of tea. The addition of those condiments has covered up the original taste of tea, just like that."
Seeing that Liu Ziqiu couldn't think of any words to describe it, Li Mingyue couldn't help but laugh out loud: "It's like superfluous."
Liu Ziqiu nodded and said, "Yes! It's like superfluous!"
Li Changfeng quickly shouted: "Mingyue, don't be rude!"
Li Mingyue quietly stuck out her tongue, and then she showed the innocent look of some young girls. However, this look was only fleeting, and Li Mingyue soon changed into the calm and calm ladylike appearance again, and whispered: "
Mr. Liu, the folk girl also had a bitter taste without seasoning, but it was not as fragrant as this, but why?"
Liu Ziqiu praised: "The girl is really attentive. Yes, the reason is that the tea leaves you and I use are different. Liu's tea has been dried and fried, and the original bitterness of the tea has been removed, so it is naturally different. If the girl likes it, Liu
You can give the girl some tea."
Li Mingyue picked up the tea cup in her hand and tasted it carefully. Sure enough, it was completely different from the tea she usually drank. She couldn't help but said: "It is better to teach a man to fish than to teach him to fish. Your Excellency gave the tea to the daughter of the people. The daughter of the people was very grateful. But
I wonder if your Excellency is willing to pass on the techniques of killing and frying to the women of the people?"
Since the Li Changshan brothers were not talking about business, Liu Ziqiu was happy to talk about the tea ceremony with the beautiful woman, and said with a smile: "It's okay for a girl to learn how to stir-fry green vegetables, but..."