In the noisy scene, Juwanglou shopkeeper Qiao stood at the gate, bowed his hands to everyone, and said loudly: "I heard that the 'Jiafa' shop and Yalan Teahouse are going to hold a tea fight. We at Juwanglou are willing to help.
Both of you provide convenience."
He greeted everyone cheerfully: "We at Juwanglou will also provide free refreshments later. I hope everyone likes it."
While we were talking, many tables, chairs and benches were arranged inside and outside the lobby of Juwang Building, and small snacks such as melon seeds and peanuts were also provided.
Hu Tang looked at this posture and curled his lips: "Are you sure you can really win later?"
Xia Qianqian is full of confidence, "Let's wait and see."
After everyone discussed it, Shopkeeper Qiao announced that the tea fight would begin.
First up is Grandma Liu from Yalan Tea House.
She was an old woman about fifty years old, with a few hairpins on her head, a kind face, and an exquisite peacock blue skirt. Her movements were elegant.
People who have stayed in the palace all have the rules of the palace in their words and deeds. In terms of etiquette and behavior, they have been accumulated over many years and are completely engraved in their bones and blood.
Although the women in this kind of palace are slaves, they are more noble than the masters in ordinary palaces outside.
After they were released from the palace, if they had no intention of getting married, they would naturally become the ones that the palace officials and officials in the court were vying for.
After all, she knows many of her master's hobbies, and when she flatters her master and caters to him, these people can often come in handy.
Therefore, as soon as Grandma Liu left the palace, she was invited to enter the Miao Mansion.
At this time, facing the scrutiny of everyone, she looked as usual, without a trace of timidity. Only when her eyes fell on Xi Yalan and Hebei, a look of surprise flashed past.
Seeing that the two of them did not identify themselves, she naturally understood and pretended not to know.
When she came to the table, she sat quietly next to it, taking care of the flames in the small stove on the table, placing a kettle on it, and boiling water first.
Next Xia Qianqian comes on stage.
She was waiting for her wooden box, but it never came.
Just when everyone was looking at her, Li Yunniang came over with everyone from "Jiafa".
Li Yunniang was completely frightened by the posture in front of her. As soon as they met, she slapped Xia Qianqian's arm first and said in panic: "You said you wanted to go shopping on the street. What's going on? Why do you want to compete with others in the ring?" Li Yunniang thought that being in the ring meant fighting.
"Mom, I want to have a tea fight. Have you brought my wooden box?"
"Girl, your box."
Aunt Gui handed over the box in her hand. When she turned around and saw the familiar figure in the center of the place, she unconsciously said "Huh".
Xia Qianqian didn't pay attention and pushed her mother in front of her, "Mommy, help me watch my mother. I'll go and come back."
She carried the small wooden box and came to her own table.
Beside her, Grandma Liu opened an exquisite sandalwood incense box and took out a set of celadon-glazed cups with gold rims.
A quick look at this tea set shows that the material is of good quality. The pomelo is as white as snow. In the small square inches on it, the sunrise pattern on the sea is painted with ink, which is lifelike.
Aunt Liu picked up the person on the small stove and poured it into it, and a magical scene appeared.
In the picture of sunrise on the sea on the cup, the orchid sea water suddenly surges, and the ink sun emits golden light in one breath.
Everyone was dumbfounded.
"Okay!"
"Wonderful!"
“Absolutely amazing!”
Sounds of praise kept coming.
The first level of the tea fight was the tea set. With such a bright start, Aunt Liu clearly had the upper hand.
On the second floor of Juwang Building, Geng Zhong stood beside Ji Zimo and said impatiently: "Your Highness, if I had known earlier, we should have brought out a set of tea sets from the Mo Mansion warehouse, so as to help a bunch of girls Xia."<
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Ji Zimo stood with his hands behind his hands, looking down at the girl in the center of the venue, and said calmly: "She doesn't need my help at all."
"Why don't you need it?" Geng Zhong was impatient, "How many belongings does she have in her house? We live next door to her. Can we not know?"
"A big black porcelain bowl for porridge and a small white porcelain bowl for rice. With such conditions, what kind of powerful tea set can she come up with?"
Is now the time to care about this matter?
Xiao Yong glared at Geng Zhong, "Aren't you busy today? Have you dug enough bird droppings?"
Geng Zhong was scolded by him like a puffer fish, but he couldn't talk to him.
Xiao Yong then cautiously said: "Your Highness, I never thought that General He would come here. It will be a matter of time before he finds us. Young Master..."
Ji Zimo's face was grim and silent, but his whole body was enveloped in a layer of icy air.
In the middle of the venue, Xi Yalan saw Aunt Liu’s tea set and glanced at Aunt Rong behind her.
Grandma Rong hurriedly stepped back and asked someone to go to Nianxianyuan to get high-end tea sets.
Li Yunniang stood at the front of the crowd, naturally seeing the magic of the tea set, and immediately said in frustration: "This girl will show off her strength, what will happen if she loses later?"
Aunt Gui and Hua Zhuer kept their mouths shut and did not say a word.
Yuanbao nestled in Li Yunniang's arms, just watching the fun.
Only Hu Tang, who was standing on one side, looked at Xia Qianqian and replied seriously: "There is a gambling game in the gambling house over there. Everyone is betting on Grandma Liu to win. Qianqian and I each offered a hundred taels of silver to win.
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"Ah, ah, ah, ah! What should we do?" Li Yunniang was so anxious that her brain was smoking when she heard this.
How could she not know how much her girl weighs?
This time, the consequences will be heavy.
One hundred taels of silver?
When did this girl have so much money? In the blink of an eye, it will be gone again.
"Master Hu, can you still withdraw?" Li Yunniang was anxious, "Qianqian, I still want to buy a house in Jiangcheng. If we lose, the house will be gone."
Hu Tang shook his head, "I've made a decision and I can't withdraw."
Li Yunniang felt regretful and anxious. She turned to look at Xia Qianqian, and somehow gave herself courage. She muttered: "Qianqian, you always surprise me. This time, it will be okay, okay, okay..."
The onlookers, after seeing Aunt Liu's tea set, naturally turned their attention to Xia Qianqian again, wanting to see what her tea set was.
Xia Qianqian put her hand on the lid of the small bamboo box, but she still didn't move.
Miao Manli on the side smiled faintly and said, "Miss Xia, you live in Fu'an Village. Your ancestors have been villagers in Fu'an Village for generations. It would be a bit difficult to force you to bring out the exquisite tea sets."
She took a step forward and said to the three witnesses, "Why don't we just skip the first step of the tea fight and the tea utensil fight."
When competing for tea, the tea set, the water for making tea, and the tea leaves are the three most critical criteria. How can one be removed for no reason?
As a military general, Hebei acted with integrity throughout his life.
Although he is not proficient in tea fighting, there are similarities between tea fighting and fighting.
If you win, you win, if you lose, you lose.
Could it be that when two armies confront each other, will our side voluntarily give up the weapons in our hands and engage in hand-to-hand combat with the other side because the other side's weapons are not sophisticated enough?
It’s simply the most ridiculous thing in the world.
"Since it is a tea fight, it must be checked strictly according to the judging criteria of the tea fight. How can we easily skip it, don't you think so, President Xi?"
He asked Xi Yalan with a straight face and deliberately provocatively.
