According to Chang Sun Yue's gossip, several wealthy students from the academy plan to host a tasting banquet privately. The banquet will be tea, and the new collections of each house will be appraised. If necessary, there will be a tasting banquet.
Charity sales are also possible! It is said that this is what is popular in the academy. There are tasting banquets, charity banquets, lantern riddle banquets, all in a mess, one every year, and there are no duplicates.
Because banquets always attract dignitaries, and even the royal family will come to join in the fun, a simple private banquet has suddenly become a high-end banquet. Whether it is students or those working in the academy, they will resolutely show their reluctance to part with it.
If the treasure taken out is taken by the noble, it will definitely be sold for a higher price than expected. Even if the noble does not love the treasure, after a banquet and a few glasses of wine, maybe you can bring a young lady home, so what?
All cost effective.
Su Yan had never participated in such a luxurious and decadent occasion. He just felt it was new and wanted to join in the fun. However, he did not expect to be dragged by Xilou to sort out the old year's tributes. I thought this person was not easy to mess with.
Lord, although he was once a hostage and his status was not high, he is still the second son of the Yan Kingdom. A skinny camel is bigger than a horse. You must not offend him!
Although she missed the banquet, the anecdotes she heard from Yansheng slightly alleviated her inner regret and unhappiness.
I learned from Yansheng that all the four halls except Su Yan attended the banquet. Even Zuo Qing, who never liked to join in the fun, went to drink a few cups of tea. When Zuo Qing was mentioned, Su Yan didn't know why.
I was a little excited, but then I suddenly remembered that Zuo Qing has been very low-key recently, almost never leaving the door, and I don't know how he is now.
Yansheng shook his broad sleeves, like a messenger with a heavy responsibility, blinked his star-like eyes, and started his tirade again.
"Didn't someone just come to the academy? And this person is not just an ordinary person. He is the great general of Rong Guo, the most outstanding young master of the Ge family, and the most charming man in the world! Didn't you see that at the dinner?
It made a crowd roar, the largest number of participants in history! At the dinner, the general proposed that the various halls compete in piano skills for fun. This was a good thing, but once the general came on the scene, the meaning was different. That competition was originally
Jin Yuncheng won, but he didn’t expect..." Yansheng clasped his hands on his chest and became indignant, "I didn’t expect that all the judges voted for the general! But the people’s ears are not deaf, Mr. Jin’s piano skills are the best
Okay! Unfortunately, except for one eccentric man, the judges are all young girls who are suitable for nymphomaniacs! You can understand with your toes that what Mr. Jin lost was not his piano skills, but his gender!"
Su Yan felt a little sympathetic after hearing this, so he said: "Jinyun City's loss is indeed unfair, and the general's victory is indeed..."
Yan Sheng called her a close friend and quickly clasped his fists at her. She was indeed a close friend!
Su Yan twitched the corners of his mouth, with black lines all over his face, "Okay, bosom friend, bosom friend."
The two of them said goodbye, one went back to Zen Jingyuan with satisfaction, while the other picked up his lost heart and took a shortcut, bypassing Yan Sheng and also went to Zen Jingyuan.
After walking through the covered bridge, passing through a peach grove, passing through several courtyard gates, she stood under the bare peach tree at the last courtyard gate. She suddenly did not dare to go any further, and looked at her affectionately.
Inside, he was afraid that if he took a step closer, everything would disappear.
Suddenly there was a strong wind, and countless maple leaves came with the wind and fell on her face, filling her face with more and more leaves around her.
The door was opened and Zuo Qing stood inside. Both he and she were stunned for a moment.
"What's the matter?"
Su Yan's face instantly turned crimson, and he said hesitantly: "I was passing by on the way!"
Zuo Qing's eyes were indifferent, but he couldn't hide the smile on his lips, "Where are we going?"
"Of course I'm going back to Lanshan Courtyard and stopping by to see... the scenery! The red maple leaves all over the sky are so beautiful, haha... are they disturbing you?"
Zuo Qing shook his head: "Mr. Su has been working in Shuyoutang for some time, and he must have mastered tea art. I heard Xilou talk about your tea art a few days ago. Today I would like to ask for advice."
Su Yan was pleasantly surprised, then disappointed and said: "It's just superficial, don't you want me to make a fool of myself by doing all the tricks here?"
A rare brightness appeared in Zuo Qingdao's eyes, "Then you should remember this plum blossom wine, right?"
Su Yan exclaimed: "You actually know that I can make plum blossom wine?!"
Zuo Qing took off the jade pendant from his waist and handed it to her. The jade body was transparent and the texture was delicate. From a distance, it looked like it was carved with a golden-winged roc. Su Yan was really surprised. After all, this position in charge was a very lucrative one.
, each jade pendant in my hand is more valuable than the other!
But, what does he want to do? Isn’t he going to buy the recipe for plum blossom stuffing?!
"What, you don't like this jade?" He changed the jade pendant to another hand, feeling a little confused.
"No, no, my reaction is a little slow, after all, I'm old." After saying that, he stepped forward and carefully took the jade pendant from his hand.
"Are there any plum blossoms?"
Zuo Qing smiled and nodded, "Last year in the middle of winter, I asked Yansheng to hide a package and keep it in the study."
"There's medicinal wine, oh! And snow water."
"I can send someone to take care of it immediately, but it will take some time."
"Anyway, it's not me who wants to drink it. You can just bear the greed. By the way, you must remember that the snow water must be the cleanest, preferably the snow on the mountains. No one has set foot there, so it is the cleanest! You can
Prepare this, I've packed the other materials."
Zuo Qing suddenly became curious, "What other materials are there?"
Su Yan gave up and said, "If you want to drink, you better not ask so many questions. Anyway, I will definitely make the best plum blossom wine!"
"I never thought about asking about the details. I'll leave the rest to Yansheng." After that, he returned to Xinghan Pavilion.
Su Yan chased after him and babbled: "How can Yansheng do it? Let's forget it. I'm really worried that he will be a disservice."
"I think Yansheng is not bad. You have only known each other for a long time, and yet you are so fed up with him?"
"It's not that he's bored, it's just that he's very busy right now. I don't think he has time."
"How come he's not free? He won't be able to come back even if I give an order."
Su Yan hurriedly explained: "My wine must not be touched by others. If it is contaminated with a trace of foreign smell, the wine will be considered useless. If you want to drink high-quality plum blossom wine, just leave it to me with peace of mind."
, guaranteed to satisfy you!”
Zuo Qing thought so, so he agreed with a smile, made a cup of tea and handed it to her, "You must be thirsty after talking so much, drink a cup of tea to moisten your throat before talking."
Su Yan giggled sheepishly. After drinking a cup of tea, she said a few nonsense words. Seeing the sun rising to its highest point, Zuo Qing couldn't keep her anymore, so he stuffed her with a plate of jade cake and sent her away.
go.
Although there are plum blossoms now, it is only the beginning of winter and not a single snowflake has fallen in Rongguo. We will have to wait for another month or two before we can find them.
Zuo Qing leaned on the table and turned to look out the window at the red maple sky. His memory slowly returned to those days in Kuai Feng Town. They spent four months together day and night, eating together, picking herbs together, and going to Chucheng together. Now he thinks about it again.
It sounds like a dream.
And when he stepped into Ruoshui, he woke up from the dream.
He put the tea cup back on the table. His whole body seemed to be weighed down by a thousand pounds, and he could hardly breathe. His eyes that were smiling just now were now covered with a layer of darkness.
Because of the heavy burden on his shoulders and the persistence in his heart, he had to do things he didn't want to do and had to close his heart. In the dead of night, he was the only one licking the layers of cracked scars. Only seeing
Only when Su Yan was able to comfort him a little.
He thought how happy it would be if someone could accompany him, say thoughtful words to him, and be willing to wander with him to the ends of the earth.