As his Uncle Eleven walked slowly inside, the more things he saw, the more surprised Li Tai felt.
The distant glance just now was, after all, just an impression.
But after walking into this small courtyard, Li Tai discovered that the surroundings were lush and green, almost full of flowers, plants and trees. Moreover, bamboo, which is relatively rare in Chang'an City, was planted into a forest in this courtyard, densely surrounding the passage.
On both sides of the path to the center.
The breeze blew by and the bamboo leaves rustled.
Moreover, in the middle of the bamboo forest and the path, Li Tai also saw a half-step wide stream. Although it was very narrow and shallow, and the water flow was very slow, it kept extending inside, and finally poured into the stream that was not too big.
in the pool.
Looking at the many pebbles placed in the creek, Li Tai couldn't help but secretly praise them.
Chang'an now has five water canals, including the Longshou Canal, Yong'an Canal and Qingming Canal built in the Sui Dynasty. After the founding of the Tang Dynasty, Huang Canal and Cao Canal were built. The five canals flow through the city of Chang'an and are divided into some small branches to supply water.
The entire city of Chang'an uses water. There is a canal outside Shengyefang. It is easy for a prince to bring water in from the outside.
But it is rare to be able to make water, bamboo and pavilion as natural as this small courtyard.
As if he saw what Li Tai was thinking, Li Yuanjia explained with a smile: "This house originally had such a large pool, which brought water in from outside. Later, I felt that the scenery was too boring, so I had someone modify it a little...
...Haha, the pavilion in the middle of the pool has just been repaired."
While talking, the two people walked out of the bamboo forest.
Li Tai's eyes suddenly opened up, and he immediately saw the pavilion in the middle of the pool, and also saw two maids in gauze skirts. One of the two girls was playing the piano, and the other was holding a small fan and sitting on top of the coal stove.
Boil water.
Just like a painting!
Seeing this situation, Li Tai became even more surprised.
In fact, there is nothing novel about the pool, the pavilion, the creek and the bamboo forest. They can be found everywhere inside and outside Chang'an City. But by putting these things into a small courtyard of the palace, Li Tai really
I have never seen it before. Especially the layout of the bamboo forest, the creek and some boulders next to it. It seems random, but it makes people feel very comfortable after seeing it. Naturally, it is definitely made by a master!
If he knew what he was thinking at this time, Li Yuanjia would definitely be so happy that he couldn't even see it.
Where is the master?
It was just a landscape he created based on the parks in his memory. It was nothing more than planting some bamboos, moving a few stones, and slightly changing the flow of water flowing through it. However, the garden art of the Tang Dynasty was far less developed and refined than that of later generations.
, that’s why Li Tai was so surprised after seeing it.
Before they even reached the pavilion, two maids had already bowed down and said: "Mo Hua (Liu Mei) has seen the king! He has met the king of Wei!"
"Xiaotai, sit down."
Waving to the two maids, Li Yuanjia asked his nephew to sit down. At the same time, he felt a little regretful in his heart. In fact, he wanted to give Chun Yan and Liu Mei the task of pretending to be cool today, but it was a pity that Chun Yan burned the fire and cooked it.
I can make do with tea, but playing the piano is no match for my ink painting...
After the two sat down, Li Yuanjia waved again, Mo Hua started playing the piano again, and Liu Mei took out a can of tea and moved a tea set from the table next to him.
Seeing this tea set, Li Tai's curiosity arose again.
"Tea is actually the most elegant thing."
Before his nephew could speak, Li Yuanjia had already explained with a smile: "Just like you and I came here today and sat opposite each other. What we heard was the calming sound of the piano, and what we saw was the quiet beauty. Let's have another drink first.
Isn't it beautiful to have tea that is bitter but sweet? Unfortunately, there are not many people in Chang'an who like to drink tea. Even if they do, most of them have to add spices, oil, salt, green onions and ginger, which is a waste of natural resources..."
"Well……"
The corners of his mouth twitched, but Li Tai said nothing.
Those who drink tea by adding onions, ginger, oil, salt, etc. are wasting their resources, so what does it mean for someone like him who doesn’t like tea at all and only likes mare’s milk?
Seeing his nephew's disapproval, Li Yuanjia didn't care and waved his hand for Liu Mei to start making tea.
Of course it's not just any tea, it's Kung Fu tea!
Li Yuanjia actually liked drinking tea in his last life, and his daily drink was Tieguanyin. But at that time, he was busy with work and life, so even when he drank tea, he would use a thermos cup to soak the tea leaves, and when the tea was no longer flavorful, he would pour the tea leaves away.
Lose……
He had no intention of playing with Kung Fu Tea.
One of Li Yuanjia's classmates is a master at this, and he is also very addicted to drinking it every day. As long as Li Yuanjia goes to his house as a guest, the guy will definitely take out one of his several tea sets, and then try to
Let Li Yuanjia like Kung Fu Tea as much as he does.
It's just that Li Yuanjia always felt that the drunkard didn't care about drinking. I'm afraid his purpose was not to promote Kung Fu tea, but to show off in front of him!
Among the tea sets he collected, none of them were cheap.
It was precisely because of his friend that Li Yuanjia realized that drinking tea had so much value! And after following that friend to watch a Kung Fu tea art performance, he realized that people who are serious about drinking tea can still pay attention to it.
It can be so exquisite: there are more than twenty processes, which is so complicated that it gives people a headache!
However, the more complicated the process, the more suitable it is for showing off.
So when Li Yuanjia made such a set of tea sets according to his memory, he tried his best to remember some steps of Kung Fu tea art... If he couldn't remember clearly, he fiddled with it by himself, added some, and then for the first time today
displayed in front of outsiders.
Li Tai, King of Wei, is a suitable candidate.
After all, he is also a genius of this era. He is good at calligraphy, loves painting, and has high literary attainments. If he saw the exquisite craftsmanship of Kung Fu Tea, wouldn't he fall in love with it immediately? And if Li Tai likes Kung Fu Tea,
With so many literati around him, will they also fall in love with this kind of pretentiousness?
If you think about it, Li Yuanjia is a little excited!
So as soon as he sat down, Li Yuanjia immediately asked Liu Mei to get busy. In order to prepare for this day, he asked Liu Mei to practice for a long time, in order to make the brewing process as perfect and elegant as possible...
But just when Li Yuanjia wanted to speak and let his nephew watch the whole brewing process calmly, King Wei quickly withdrew his gaze after taking a glance, and said with a chuckle: "Uncle Eleven, I heard that the emperor asked me to
The prince is learning how to make rollovers from you, is it true?"