The tea ceremony was the first game of cultural exchange between the two sides. In order to win a good start, both sides sent their strongest strength.
Ai Yagyu and Ming Rui showed no reservations after taking the stage. They prepared the equipment, warmed the pot, baked the tea, set the tea, flushed the water, shook the pot, and poured the tea. A series of actions were performed smoothly, showing their extraordinary attainments in the tea ceremony.
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Gao Fengwen nodded frequently in the audience and said: "Not bad! Not bad!"
Qin Haodong said: "Is Mr. Gao also good at tea ceremony?"
"I can't say I'm an expert, but I usually like to make a cup of tea, and I also know something about the tea ceremony." Gao Fengwen opened the conversation and said, "Generally speaking, the Chinese tea ceremony is divided into three realms. The first realm is that the color and fragrance are both good. This realm
Old man, I can barely do it. The color and aroma of the brewed tea reach a certain level, making tea drinkers feel happy.
The tea ceremony is simple to say, but it requires a deep understanding of the tea leaves, the amount of water and the state of the tea set, and it takes at least several years of hard work to achieve it."
Qin Haodong nodded slightly. Tea is known as the first of all herbs and the flower of ten thousand trees. As Emperor Qingmu, no one is more proficient in tea ceremony than him. However, his tea ceremony was accomplished in the world of cultivation, and he is not very clear about the level of tea ceremony on earth.
Gao Fengwen didn't know that he was facing a master of tea ceremony. He continued: "The second state is to return to one's original nature. Now the two people on the stage have reached this state.
The so-called return to nature means that when making tea, you are no longer just showing off your skills, but integrating the skills of the tea ceremony into your bones, allowing the most essential flavor of the tea to come out, so that you can brew the purest tea aroma.
It’s not easy. You can reach the second level at such a young age. You can’t do it without more than ten years of hard work and talent.”
Qin Haodong asked: "In Gao Lao's opinion, who of the two can win?"
Gao Fengwen said: "Although I personally dislike the Japanese country, I have to say that this Japanese woman's tea art has also reached a certain level. She and the tea fairy belong to the second realm of tea ceremony. If they are equal, this game is likely to be a draw.
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If anyone can reach the third level of tea ceremony, or even touch the threshold, then this game will be won without losing!"
Qin Haodong asked: "What is the third realm of tea ceremony mentioned by Gao Lao?"
"As far as I know so far, the third realm is the highest realm of tea ceremony, which is called Fragrance Flowing Four Fields. As the name suggests, the tea brewed by people who have reached this realm can float for thousands of meters and last for a long time. Of course, this is just one step.
The legend that the fragrance can travel thousands of meters may be a bit exaggerated, but at least the range is much wider than that of the second realm."
While the two people were talking, the tea on the stage had been brewed and poured into ten numbered cups. The staff registered the cups and distributed them to the ten judges in the audience for tasting.
The ten judges are also selected tea ceremony masters. They taste each cup slowly, sometimes shaking their heads, sometimes nodding, and finally write down the number they selected.
The results came out soon. Hua Mingrui and Yagyu Ai each got five votes, and it was a tie as Gao Fengwen said. Although the two arrogant women were dissatisfied, they had no choice but to
Agree with this result.
Qian Duoduo came back on stage and asked the Japanese delegation: "Are there any other contestants from your country participating?"
Kazuo Yagyu shook his head, indicating that there were no more contestants. Regardless of whether Yagyu Ai wins or loses, he has already represented the highest level of tea ceremony in Japan, and it is impossible to find another person.
However, they can accept this result. After all, the tea ceremony originated in China and was introduced to the Japanese country later. If they tied with China, they would be disgraced.
Qian Duoduo looked at Gao Fengwen and asked: "Mr. Gao, are there any contestants here who want to challenge Miss Yagyu Ai?"
Gao Fengwen sighed secretly in his heart. The draw did make Huaxia lose face, but the Tea Fairy couldn't win, let alone the others.
He was just about to signal that there were no other contestants when Qin Haodong said: "Mr. Gao, let me go up and give it a try?"
"Is this possible?" Gao Fengwen asked in surprise.
At Qin Haodong's age, it is already remarkable that he has made achievements in medicine and antiques. It is hard to imagine that he is also proficient in tea ceremony.
Qin Haodong smiled slightly and said: "It can work, it's not a big deal if you try it, maybe I will win!"
Seeing that he was confident, Gao Fengwen said: "Well, if Dr. Qin is interested, just go up and give it a try."
As soon as Qin Haodong stood up, Lang Sanyuan next to him said disdainfully: "You don't overestimate your own capabilities. You will come up with all the limelight. If you can't even defeat the Tea Fairy, what's the use of going up there? Aren't you going to embarrass us China?"
Without even looking at Lang Sanyuan, Qin Haodong walked straight to the stage. It would be useless to say anything to such a narrow-minded villain. He could just slap him in the face when the time comes.
"Miss Hua, let me learn from Miss Yagyu Ai's tea ceremony."
Hua Mingrui gave up her position and glanced at Qin Haodong meaningfully. She had always been extremely conceited in tea ceremony, but now she couldn't even win. She didn't know where this young man got his confidence.
Someone unexpectedly challenged them, and the second round of the competition began. The staff replaced all the tea sets that Hua Mingrui and Yagyu Ai had just used, and brought in two new sets of tea sets for the two of them to use.
Liu Shengai glanced at Qin Haodong and said with a sweet smile: "Little handsome boy, can you do it? Isn't it because you are interested in it but not useful?"
Her words were pun-intended and full of provocation.
Qin Haodong smiled slightly, "You will know if it works or not after you try it."
After speaking, he picked up the tea set on the table and began to operate it.
A trace of disdain flashed in Yagyu Ai's eyes. Compared with Hua Mingrui, Qin Haodong's movements were much stiffer and lacked any sense of beauty. It was no different from ordinary people making tea at home. He was obviously an amateur player.
Others also sighed, especially the audience. They were very sorry for the draw just now. They thought that a new player would have the hope of defeating Yagyu Ai, but now they are deeply disappointed. The performance of this young man
There is no demeanor like a master of tea ceremony.
Qin Haodong paid no attention to the expressions of others and calmly brewed his own tea.
Time passed slowly. When Yagyu Ai made another pot of tea, Qin Haodong completed all the previous procedures. The difference was that there was a faint aroma of tea in Yagyu Ai's teapot, but there was no smell at all in Qin Haodong's teapot.
Yagyu Ai said disdainfully: "Little handsome boy, do you think there is any need to compete in this round? I think we shouldn't trouble these judges?"
Qin Haodong looked at her and smiled slightly, "I think that's the case too, there's no need to trouble the judges!"
Lang Sanyuan said with a sarcastic look: "Shame! It's so shameful! Even at this level, she's not as good as my nanny. What are you doing here?"
Gao Fengwen and Guo Feng's expressions changed, but the facts were there and they had nothing to say.
Just when everyone thought Qin Haodong was about to give in, he picked up the teapot in front of him and spoke slowly to the teacup in front of him. A stream of golden liquid flowed out, like a mountain spring, and tapped the wall of the teacup to make a clear sound.
, just like a musical instrument playing.
At the same time, a strong aroma of tea spread out from the stage to the audience, quickly filling the entire venue of thousands of people and filling everyone's nostrils.
Smelling the aroma of tea, Gao Fengwen's expression changed drastically. The disappointment just now was gone, replaced by a face filled with joy.
"The fragrance is everywhere! Oh my god, it's actually the third realm, the fragrance is everywhere!"
Hua Mingrui did not step down, and kept standing beside Qin Haodong. At this time, her face turned pale with surprise. She had been obsessed with tea ceremony for many years. It had always been her dream to reach the third realm of fragrant fragrance, but this realm was too difficult.
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Unexpectedly, what she failed to do was done by someone else today. The young man in front of her seemed casual, but who would have thought that she would actually be in the realm of fragrant people.
Yagyu Ai, who was so proud just now, is now ashen-faced. She has been immersed in tea ceremony for so many years. She certainly understands what the fragrance floating around means. Even her teacher cannot reach this level.
She lost, and she lost completely!
Qin Haodong glanced at Yagyu Ai and said jokingly: "Miss Yagyu, you just said you don't need to trouble the judges, isn't it time to admit defeat?"
Yagyu Ai bit her lip, and although she was extremely reluctant, she still said with great difficulty: "I admit defeat!"
One is the second level of tea ceremony, and the other is the third level of tea ceremony. Such an obvious gap will make people laugh out loud if they shamelessly ask judges to compare. When the time comes, it will be even more shameless to get a score of ten to zero.
It's better to just admit defeat.
Seeing this Japanese woman admit defeat on the spot, thunderous cheers erupted from the crowd.
Kazuo Yagyu's expression changed drastically. He originally thought he would draw with China in the first game, but he didn't expect to lose in the blink of an eye, and the defeat was disastrous!
Qin Haodong stood up, bowed his hands to the excited audience, turned around and walked off the stage. When he returned to his seat, he glanced at Lang Sanyuan next to him.
Just now, Lang Sanyuan was ridiculing Qin Haodong for being embarrassing and not as good at tea ceremony as their nanny. In the blink of an eye, he was slapped in the face with a loud bang. At this time, he directly thrust his head into his crotch,
He didn't even have the courage to look at Qin Haodong.
The first game ended like this, and the second game officially began.
On the Japanese side, Chiba Mieko walked directly onto the stage and said to the audience: "For the second game of the exchange competition, we in Japan want to see the appraisal ability of Chinese antique experts. We have prepared a total of three pairs of collections.
They may all be true, or they may all be false. If all the experts from China are correct, we will admit defeat."
Qian Duoduo asked: "Miss Chiba, I would like to ask how to ensure that the answer you give is fair and just?"
Chiba Mieko said: "We will put the authenticity or fakeness of the collection in a small box in advance and give it to you for safekeeping. This way we can ensure the fairness of the answer."
"This is a good idea."
Qian Duoduo nodded. Writing out the answers in advance would prevent the little devils from denying their crimes later. The credibility of Japanese people has never been very good, otherwise they would not deny the crimes they had committed.
On the Huaxia side, Guo Feng whispered to Qin Haodong: "Brother Qin, I'll go up and take a look first. If I can't do it, I'll ask you to come on stage."
After finishing speaking, he strode onto the stage. Qian Duoduo said to Mieko Chiba: "Miss Chiba, President Guo has already come on stage. Please bring out the collection you need to appraise."
Chiba Mieko waved to the audience, and two Japanese people walked onto the stage holding two extremely simple-looking painting tubes.
Chiba Mieko first handed a small wooden box containing the answer to Qian Duoduo, then opened the painting tube, carefully took out the two scrolls inside, opened them on the table and laid them out.
At the same time, the electronic projection equipment on the stage projected the two scrolls on the huge electronic screen, and the audience below the stage could also see them clearly.
What is written on these two scrolls is an ancient poem, "The lights are on at three o'clock and the roosters are immersed in studying at the fifth o'clock. The black hair does not know how to study early, and the white head regrets that it is too late to study." This poem "Encouragement to Study" is written in cursive
, the whole text is written vigorously and energetically, and the signature is clearly Yan Zhenqing.