Chapter 41: Fighting tea (1)

Unlike the snowflakes flying outside, listening to the snow pavilion is lively and fragrant. A small stage was set up next to the window, and a well-dressed female dancer was talking and singing words about the hero Zhang Yichuan.
Lin Yuzhen sat with a group of women in the spring breeze, chuckling while listening. Lu Yun also took a few little girls of about the same age, and sat in another place, while eating snacks and chatting endlessly.
Seeing the Wen clan leading the Lin family sisters in, Lin Yuzhen and Lu Yun asked them to sit there. Lin Yuzhen was in a good mood. She kindly asked the girls how cold they were on the road, and asked Lin Jinrong that Tao's body is better, why didn't Lin Jinyin come?
"Uncle's house is here to present the winter solstice. My sister is not easy to go out, so I ask me to make amends to my aunt and cousin for her." Lin Jinrong glanced at the house and saw who was the guest of honor among the people in the room today.
The five-short figure sitting on the left hand side of Lin Yuzhen, wears a silver rat skin and a sandal-colored small-sleeved pleated jacket, a tulip pleated skirt, a big bun, and a golden velvet. The light-faced woman is the wife of Pingzhou Chishu, Song. The cheekbones on the right hand side are slightly high, the phoenix bun is combed, the green lotus color inlaid with silver mouseskin small sleeves, the pleated skirt is the Wu Jiada wife, Wu Xiang’s mother Yang.
And the girl next to Lu Yun in a lilac-inlaid muskrat skin jacket with gold beads inserted in the bun and ruby ​​earrings around her ears. The girl with a sweet smile is Wu Xiang's cousin, Yang Mo, Yang's niece. At this time, the two of them were busy taking care of a little girl who was only seven or eight years old, wearing a big red jacket, combing a bun, and a fat girl. This little girl is Su Zhenzhen, the daughter of the Zhizhou family. There are also a few girls who are familiar with each other, but they are just nodding acquaintances with Lin Jinrong.
How similar is this situation to back then! Presumably, Lin Yuzhen will want Lu Yun to perform the tea-dividing technique next. Lin Jinrong looked down and thought, only to hear Lin Yuzhen smile: "If this is the case, then no wonder Sanyatou."
On the side Yang's came to be interested: "Your uncle is here? Who is here?"
Tao Shunqin is the son-in-law of the Wu family. If it weren't for the Tao family, Tao Shunqin and his son should have gone to the Wu family first to meet the second elder of the Wu family before coming to the Lin family. Lin Jinrong smiled sweetly at Yang, and explained in a low voice: "Uncle and eldest cousin are here. Because my mother is in poor health, I asked them to invite the doctor to come, so he sent the doctor to my house first. I will be able to go to the house to greet the old lady and the old lady later."
"This child is so careful." Yang looked at Lin Jinrong with a smile, and said with Lin Yuzhen: "Your Lin family girl just looks so painful."
"You praise them again." Lin Yuzhen couldn't help but look closely at Lin Jinrong. Today, Lin Jinrong is wearing a squirrel-skin jacket with red squirrels, a blue pleated skirt tied with a blue pleated skirt, a few bead flowers on the double bun, and gold lilac around the ears. The only eye-catching jewelry is the skirt. The jewel tassels attached to the side are forbidden. In terms of dress, she is not more outstanding than the other girls in the Lin family. It can be matched with her long eyebrows, delicate skin of porcelain, and a calm and gentle expression. Standing there is conspicuous, giving all the other little girls in the house. Compared to it.
Lin Yuzhen suddenly became a little unhappy inexplicably, she pointed to Lu Yun's side, and said, "Let's play with your sister and the others, not in an outsider's house. Just talk to the maids about what you want to eat."
Lin Jinrong knew Lin Yuzhen very closely. When she saw her pretentious but rather impatient attitude, she knew that she was inexplicably unhappy. But no longer the previous mood that was upset when I saw her, I was so frightened that I didn't know what to do, I just smiled, bowed, and retired gracefully.
When you are seated, girls, your clothes are good-looking, her hands are chic, where the rouge gouache is exquisite, and who's pastries are delicious for a while, Lu Yun glanced at Lin Wu, Lin Wubun A soft smile: "Sister Yun, I heard that Jiangnan also loves tea fighting games. I wonder if it is true or not?"
Lu Yun smiled gently: "There is such a thing."
Lin Wubian said: "Then you come from Jiangnan, think you must be proficient? I am curious, is there any difference between Jiangnan and ours here? I can hear people say that you are guided by a famous teacher, can you let us An eye-opener?"
Anyone with a discerning eye can understand that this is a prelude to Lu Yun's talent performance in public.
Although Yang Mo is not from Wu's family, she often lives in Wu's family. He is also familiar with Lin Jinrong, and when he hears this, he smiles at Lin Jinrong. Lin Jinrong returned her smile and lowered her eyes. Lin Yuzhen really took pains for this only daughter.
This technique of dividing tea, the style of fighting tea, prevailed in this dynasty and was regarded as an extremely elegant activity. Not to mention that it was popular among literati and elegant ladies, among the boudoirs and noble women, even among the court and the market. An elegant person is proud of his good tea skills. If Lu Yun can really surprise the four, he will soon become famous among the scholars of Pingzhou.
Just listen to Lu Yun's modest refusal: "Oh, although I know a little bit, it's hard to be elegant. It won't work. Why don't you let me be embarrassed in public?"
Lin Wu said: "Sister Yun, what else are you humble? Come on, come on, sisters have a rare chance to get together, let us see?"
Lin Qi has a grudge against her. Since Lu Lun scolded her for killing a woman last time, Lu Yun followed her with a joke. After he came out, she found that Lu Yun and Lin Wu were very close, and after she occupied her place in front of Old Lady Lin, she hated her. Going on to Lu Yun and Lin Wu, nothing is pleasing to them. So he slammed Lin Liu's arm with contempt, and whispered: "It's really boring, and she's flattering. She knows everything best. Isn't it just a tea? Or the famous teacher pointed out, and the fourth sister did not see anything. The famous teacher gives instructions, can you still divide it?
Lin Liu wanted to some, so he squeezed her arm and whispered, "Quickly stop talking."
"Forget it, I won't look at it if I don't like it, okay?" Lin Qi pouted, lowered his head and peeled the melon seeds, and stopped talking.
Lin Jinrong's eyelashes trembled, and he raised his eyes and interjected: "Cousin Yun, it's rare that all the sisters have Yaxing, so you can make it difficult and let us feast our eyes."
Lu Yun had to push again. Lin Wu already got up and walked to Lin Yuzhen with a smile: "Aunty, we heard that Cousin Yun knows how to divide Jiangnan tea. I want to see and taste it. But she is shy. I just refuse, Auntie, please send a message to tell her not to be lazy!"
Talents like Lin Wu are what Lin Yuzhen needs most at the moment. Lin Yuzhen smiled and curled her eyebrows immediately, but she was pretending to be modest: "What can she do? Don't let her lose my face."
As soon as these words came out, the Yang family and the Song family both persuaded: "Let's open our eyes too. We are so stingy to hide the benefits of our daughters, are you afraid that we will grab our daughter or something?"
Lin Yuzhen hid her mouth and smiled: "You poor talkers, I'm stingy. Okay, kid's stuff, don't laugh at her."
Everyone said: "How can you laugh at her? We are not proficient at all, we are just watching the excitement and filling our mouths."
Lu Yun got up, straightened his sideburns, straightened out his dazzling and precious gold-sprinkled flower skirt, and stroked the white and flawless suet jade ring pendant hanging from the skirt, and smiled and saluted everyone: "I The skill is not good, just to make fun for all aunts, aunts, and sisters. Please don't laugh at me if it is inappropriate."
Everyone laughed: "Who can laugh at you, just let go of your hands and feet."
The safflower must be supported by the green leaves. Even if Lu Yun alone separates a flower, it will not show her goodness without a foil, but it is too obvious. Lin Yuzhen glanced at everyone and said, "The other children are also playing together. Let's make the judgement. Whoever has the first water mark will lose. Since it's a tea fight, I can't live without a lot of money, so I will put on this water essence. Double lotus flower hairpin.
Yan Biguo really pulled out a water essence double lotus flower hairpin from his head. The hairpin is exquisitely carved, crystal clear and transparent, not a vulgar thing, and it costs tens of thousands of dollars to say nothing. She is so generous, obviously confident in Lu Yun's tea-dividing skills.
Mrs. Song of Zhizhou was originally from the capital, and she had a lot of knowledge, so she pulled out a purple golden phoenix pearl hairpin from her head and put it on the tea bed in front of her boldly, saying: "I will take out this purple golden phoenix. Head hairpin, although this hairpin is not worth a lot of money, it was made by an old craftsman in the Tang family gold and silver shop in the middle of Beijing. It is a new thing for the girls to play with."
Yang also laughed, took off the lustrous jade bird hairpin on his head, and said softly, "I'll make fun too."
The other female relatives who were sitting with them also unwrapped their money. There were various things, all of which were delicate gadgets.
The girls watched one by one, but no one took the initiative. Lin Jinrong didn't worry a little bit. Lin Yuzhen had arranged it well. How could an accident happen? After a while, a girl named Lu Yang'er from the Lu family members stood up and laughed: "I also like to have fun in my free time. Why don't I come here for this fun."
Lin Jinrong gently stabbed Yang Mo: "You can also get good tea, don't you try?" Yang Mo was also one of the people who fought with Lu Yun for tea, but they were not Lu Yun's opponents.
Affected by the family tradition, Yang Mo also prides himself on being an elegant person, and there is a hairpin of his aunt in it, so he shouldn't give outsiders in vain. So she was eager to try, even if Lin Jinrong refused to persuade her, she would go, but at the moment Lin Jinrong persuaded her like this and pushed her out, her appearance seemed logical, rather than deliberately competing with others to show off. To reciprocate love, she also invited Lin Jinrong: "I remember you also like this, let's go together?"
Lin Jinrong used to be cautious about her words and deeds because of her parents’ relationship. She was afraid of causing trouble to her upper body. On such occasions, she almost sat silently on the sidelines as spectators. So even though she was confident that Lu Yun was not her opponent, she I have never recruited people to participate. But this time, she had a bad heart, and she deliberately smashed Lu Yun's place to make Lin Yuzhen and Lu Yun hate her. She drooped her head and said with a low smile: "Jiangnan Yashiduo, Cousin Yun comes from Jiangnan, she has a wide range of knowledge, and she was taught by a famous master. I am not skilled and dare not go, I am afraid I will lose my ugliness in vain."
As soon as Yang Mo heard that, his eagerness to win, raised his brows slightly, and said in a low voice: "You are so unreasonable! You are obviously not inferior to others, so you have to lower your head first, and give up before you compare. Promising! This temper is really depressing, I can't help it anymore. You have to participate if you participate, and you have to participate if you don't."

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