Returning to the office, Li En snatched half a stack of documents from Tova with lightning speed, turned around and left.
Towa wanted to chase, but she told Miao Jie, "This is the testimony of the love between Instructor Towa and Instructor Li En." She sank.
Although Randy was once again in a state of whistling and sighing, lamenting that someone was worthy of being a nobleman, even more so than a certain bourgeois brother, he had to admit that the lethality of such words was still great for Tova, who had no experience in love.
Li En was also able to successfully escape with Miao Jie with the documents and sneaked into the tea ceremony room.
The originally uniform and ordinary room has been decorated in an oriental style, with soft tatami underfoot, a side door that can be easily opened, and wooden folding screens. It can be seen that a lot of effort has been put into it.
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Unlike in the West where people come and go at will, you have to take off your shoes before entering a room in the East. Rean was carefully taught this etiquette by the Sword Master when he was a child, so he did not do anything inappropriate.
Seeing this scene, Miao Jie smiled and nodded: "Sure enough, instructor Li En is the best choice."
There are already people waiting in the tea ceremony department.
She is a girl with short black hair, slender figure, short height, and a serious expression.
When he saw Li En coming in, he stood up and said hello meticulously.
"Instructor Li En."
"Maya also joined the tea ceremony club?" Rean asked for words while recalling the information about this girl.
Maya, a student in the tactics class of Class VIII, is a mixed race. Her weapon is a sniper rifle and she is the strongest sniper in the school.
Her father participated in the Hundred Days War and was involved in the Hamel Massacre. He was dismissed from his post after the war, so he was depressed for more than ten years. Maya entered the second branch because of her poor background, otherwise she would definitely be able to enter this school with her grades.
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"Yes, my mother is from the East, and I want to know more about the Eastern culture."
The black hair and eyes, which are more colorful than Rean, are the best proof.
"Ah, then you must be right to find instructor Li En."
Miao Jie put the documents aside, knelt down by the coffee table, leaned forward slightly, and stretched out one hand.
Li En understood what she meant, straightened the hem of his pants, and then knelt down and sat on the other side.
Just this one action made everyone feel his professionalism.
"As expected of Instructor Li En."
Miao Jie smiled, then skillfully took out the tea set, wiped it clean with the same oriental-style tea towel, and placed it in a specific order.
The first thing to open is the tea jar (tea jar). Different from the black tea that was popular in the empire, the popular tea in the East is green tea.
The tea powder in the tea is also much finer than that in black tea.
Use a special tea spoon to scoop out two spoonfuls of tea powder, place it in a tea bowl, and then pour in the boiling water that Maya just boiled on a small stove.
The water poured into the tea bowl should not be poured as much as black tea, but should flow out of a considerable space, so that it can be stirred with a special stirring tool - a tea whisk. It is not done until there is even and fine foam in the tea soup.<
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Then, Miao Jie held the tea bowl in her hand, leaned out, and served tea to Li En as a guest.
Li En took it meticulously, held it in both hands, and sipped.
After completing this step, Maya, who was watching quietly from the side, said: "I have been listening to classmate Miao Jie talking about it before, but today I finally saw the full process of the tea ceremony."
"Actually, it's not a complete set, it's a simplified version." Miao Jie explained, "The most authentic tea ceremony has strict regulations from tea room layout to seating to the final end. The conditions here are limited, so we can only do this first."
"Is it so troublesome?" A hint of curiosity appeared on Maya's face, "It seems that our palace tea party is not so complicated. Although I have heard about it and have never actually participated, instructor Li En should have participated. I heard that
You have been in and out of Balfrem Palace many times."
"The relationship with His Highness Alfin is also very close." Miao Jie smiled and finished her attack.
Li En ignored her teasing and only said to Maya: "Not that many times, but I did have the honor to attend a palace tea party. It is not as complicated as the Eastern tea ceremony. This is mainly related to the formation of tea culture on both sides.
In the ancient East, tea was a very rare treasure, and drinking tea was also an extremely luxurious thing. Therefore, tea was given a special meaning in the East. Therefore, people would have a solemn and precious mood every time they drank tea.
, a unique sense of ritual was formed over time, and gradually evolved over time, resulting in today’s tea ceremony.”
"So that's it." Maya nodded slightly, "Instructor Li En is really knowledgeable."
"It's not that exaggerated. I heard it from my teacher when I was a kid."
Li En waved his hands and said, there is nothing else to do when practicing with the master. Apart from practicing swordsmanship, he just listens to the teacher telling these things, which is probably equivalent to other children listening to their parents telling stories.
"There is. This is knowledge that even I, who have been studying tea ceremony for a long time, don't know. The instructor is really amazing."
Miao Jie overlaps each other in a gesture of worship.
"Instructor, please tell me more about this knowledge. It can be anything, not only tea ceremony, flower arrangement, calligraphy, but also kendo - this is the instructor's strength, right?"
"Let's talk about this later. I've finished talking about it today. If I have nothing to teach you in the future, how can I still be an instructor?"
Li En thought for a while and decided to whet Miao Jie's appetite. This troublesome girl must not completely follow her wishes, otherwise it would be easy to take advantage of her.
"Why is this like this? It took a lot of effort to arouse people's interest, but you're trying to show off." Miao Jie said coquettishly, "Maya come and talk about the instructor too."
"Not today, because my kimono hasn't been delivered yet. Since the tea ceremony pays so much attention to ritual, I think I should change into corresponding clothes."
In the tea room, only Miao Jie is wearing a kimono, Li En is in casual clothes, and Maya is in school uniform, and they look a bit out of place.
"It's such a pity." Miao Jie sighed regretfully, "Then let's do something that doesn't require a sense of ceremony."
"I don't object to taking on other projects, but don't forget that you still have a job." Rean reminded.
"I won't forget it, that's——"
Without giving Miao Jie a chance to perform, Li En interrupted first.
"No need to tease me and Towa-senpai, you have said it too many times today."
"Well, the instructor is getting more and more mean-spirited." Miao Jie spoke louder, "The work will be completed before nine o'clock tonight. I just want to play a game of chess with the instructor."
When she said this, Li En didn't want to go too far and said along the way:
"What chess do you want to play? I only know a little about Eastern chess"
"That's just right. I only know a little bit, so I can be the instructor's opponent."
Miao Jie said, taking out the chessboard and chess pieces from the closet.
PS: In fact, it is the origin of the Japanese tea ceremony. There is even a saying that the reason why it is tea powder is because at the beginning, there was no good tea leaves, only tea powder.
This chapter has been completed!