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Chapter 3: The rise of the storm(1/2)

There were ten people in the tea shop. Perhaps even the owner of this store didn't know that these ten people were students who were about to take the palace examination. He didn't know that they would all become big figures in the future that the government and the people would sensation.

"Good luck to everyone!" Li Chengjie was the first in the exam, the undergraduate student, and the most powerful contender for the future "top scorer". It was still the most natural to start with his summary.

"Good luck, lucky luck." All the ten people on the table said to each other. At this time, they all got to know each other.

Although they are "stars of tomorrow", they are all newcomers who are about to enter the court, and newcomers should still support each other to go further.

"Li Huiyuan, I still remember the scene of us crossing the vast sky gate together. Whenever Wang remembers any step he took at that time, he makes me feel excited!" said a tribute man named Wang from the ten people.

His name is Wang Lianmin, and he ranked fifth in the imperial examination. He did not have any prominent background at home, and he got to this point entirely with his own knowledge. He admired Xu Nuo very much, and of course he admired Li Chengjie even more. With his current identity, he really hoped to be friends with Li Chengjie.

Because on that day, when the lords walked hand in hand through the vast sky gate, his heart was deeply impressed by Li Chengjie. Although Wang Lianmin came from a poor family, he still had the arrogance of a scholar. Regarding Xu Nuo, Wang Lianmin only felt that he was talented, but for Li Chengjie, Wang Lianmin felt that he was the person he admired the most among his peers.

"Boss, let's have tea. We're all here." Xu Nuo was also polite to everyone for a while, and then called the boss of the tea shop. After all, he was the host of this tea party. Although the students on the table were all gathering with Li Chengjie.

It was also when Li Chengjie came that Xu Nuo's light became a little dimmed invisibly.

A promised cry.

A middle-aged uncle walked behind them. He didn't look very old, but the lingering dusk aura still makes people feel that this boss must have such a bumpy story.

"Everyone, I don't know how to understand the rules of our store." The boss, who was so angry, walked over and said.

Although his face was old, his voice was still very majestic and powerful.

Li Chengjie listened to the boss's voice and looked at his walking posture. He determined that this boss should be a master. Although he could not compare with him, his martial arts cultivation should be above his disciple, above the mountain of people.

"Boss, I have heard that the rules of giving tea shops are unique. No matter whether we have heard of them before, please tell me again." Li Chengjie looked at the boss and felt a little interested in his heart.

Thinking of the plaques on both sides of the door, Li Chengjie felt that the person in front of him might have some dealings in the future.

"As the name suggests, the name of a small shop is given to the tea shop. Each of you writes a word, and I will give you tea. Tea is expensive and cheap. At that time, you will give you the price of tea. If you think it is suitable, you can drink a cup. If you still want to taste tea again, you need to write another word. The tea may be the same or different. All of them are personally served by our store. After five characters, the store will determine whether the customer is still suitable for tea. If it is suitable, then each word will be one word after another. All teas are given to our customers. If it is possible to drink ten cups, you can choose a tasted tea and take away three liang after leaving the store. It is considered a gift from our store. Of course, after five characters, some people are not suitable for continuing to taste tea, and I hope you can forgive me." The boss explained to Li Chengjie and the others very skillfully.

"Please give tea with the word "Guan"? It's interesting." Li Chengjie nodded and said.

The ten people on the table also understood the boss's meaning clearly and nodded.

The middle-aged boss straightened his back and clapped his hands, and walked over to ten children. This tea shop is also special. Children are not used to serve tea, but to serve ink. The ten children each held a small plate, with four treasures of the study in the plate and a bamboo pole in their hands.

The ten children stood behind the ten tribute men in order. Then they gently placed the small plate in front of the guests, and then stood respectfully behind them without saying a word.

"Please." The boss smiled kindly, as if he was expecting, looking forward to their words.

"Hey, everyone, slow-moving writing, let's listen to Xu's words." Xu Nuo waited for the children to put the small plate in front of them and said. "Xu has heard that if you want to drink a few more cups of tea, you have a formula. Xu will share it with you first."

"Oh, what's the formula?" Xiaoming agreed naturally.

"The word "See the word "tea" and "cup" is a cup of tea. Every word is connected and it becomes a poem and a sentence, so that it will not stop five cups." Xu Nuo said while knocking on the table and shaking his head. There was an extremely wonderful rhythm in his words, especially as his fingertips hit him, it made people feel an unusual smell.

After hearing Xu Nuo's words, Li Chengjie and Mu Youzhi nodded. He seemed to understand Xu Nuo's true intentions in this tea party!

Li Chengjie took the lead in picking up his pen and wrote the word "金".

The rest of the people on the table followed closely without being outdone and wrote a word on them.

The word "典" is written on the tree branch. Xu Nuo wrote the word "典".

The other seven people also wrote a word.

The boss walked around and looked over. Every time he looked at a word, he pasted the words they wrote on one of their bamboo poles. He also ordered the children behind them.

After a while, the boss read the words written by ten people.

After walking out of the house, dozens of women had corresponding camellias on their clothes, representing the tea they served.

The women walked over from the back room, carrying a bowl of fire with a cup of water on it.

Li Chengjie and everyone were very curious when they looked like this.

The water in the tea cup was boiling a little, and the women who served tea took out a small bag of tea and sprinkled it into the tea cup.

I put some tea powder into the cup and cooked it on the low heat for a while.

The fragrance of tea is unique to the house.

Before Li Chengjie and the others could drink the tea in the cup, they were already a little obsessed with the fragrance of the tea in the house. The feeling of clearing people's hearts made them feel that this is a paradise on earth!

"Give it to the tea shop, it's true that it's worthy of its reputation." Xu Nuo took a deep breath and exclaimed.

Several other tribute scholars also nodded frequently and immersed in it.

"It takes a few more breaths to tea. You guys can write a word first." The boss was very satisfied with the way these ten people enjoyed. Even if he soaked this kind of tea fragrance in it every day, he could never smell it enough. The feeling of being soaked in the ecstasy is really hard to extricate himself.

Li Chengjie and others also wrote the next word.

After only a few breaths, the woman beside them carefully took out the teacup in the water. Then she held the teacup in her palm with great care.

Dance began to beside them, and each woman had a few simple dance steps. Between the sleeves, a little of the temperature in the teacup was dispersed.

When they reached the most suitable temperature for the guests to drink, they walked over and asked them to serve tea to the guests respectfully, and then said softly, "Young Master, please drink tea. This cup of tea is called Qingquan, worth fifty taels of silver."

The woman's gentle and pleasant voice came into Li Chengjie's ears. Even Li Chengjie was surprised to see the price of the tea. A cup of tea and a match of tea powder cost fifty taels. It is several times more expensive than the tea offered in the imperial court.

Several people present also heard the offer and found it very amazing. Especially those like Wang Lianmin were even more shocked. Fifty taels a cup of tea, what does this mean?

Although the tea is fragrant and beautiful, it is...

"Haha, you can drink as much as you want. Today, Xu is the owner. As long as the store gives you a drink, all the tea fees will be covered by Xu. The store tells them not to quote. As long as you are willing to serve us tea, it will be 12,000 taels of gold, and I can afford it. Tell them not to quote again! If my tea is not as expensive as his, I will be embarrassed to drink it." Xu Nuo said with a laugh.

The one he said was naturally pointing at Li Chengjie. Xu Nuo used this humorous way to easily relieve the pressure in the hearts of those poor students.

Li Chengjie has to say that Xu Nuo's extremely clever trick has invisibly won the recognition of these students who are not familiar with him.

Spending money to win people's hearts is a minor path, but spending money in this way and capturing people's hearts can be considered as "the best way".

"Young Master, please do it." The tea for ten people on the table was cooked, and the ten girls who were serving tea were finished dancing. They held the bottom of the tea cup with one hand, gently pinched the tea cup with the other hand, bent over, and handed the tea cup to their guests.

Moreover, these women did not only serve tea in front of the guests, but to the guests' mouths.

As long as they open their mouths slightly, they can pour the tea water from the cup into the mouths of guests.

During the whole process, there are people who serve meticulously.

It seems that their hands are just for writing, and they can do the shallow work of holding tea cups.

Li Chengjie didn't think much about it. It was really the fragrance of tea in the tea cup that made Li Chengjie feel an urge to not want to suppress it.

So Li Chengjie opened his mouth slightly, and the woman beside him slowly raised her arms and turned her elbows, pouring a drop of tea into Li Chengjie's mouth.

When the tea was in his mouth, Li Chengjie first held it in his mouth for a few seconds. The comfortable temperature made Li Chengjie close his eyes with pleasure and feel the smell of the tea wholeheartedly.

Then a little tea dripping moistened Li Chengjie's throat, and he felt like a clear spring flowing down, making Li Chengjie feel very comfortable.

Then, swallowed the tea in his mouth and left it in his belly, rolling back and forth and stirring. Every splash of tea made Li Chengjie feel extremely happy.

What kind of "fairy tea" is this? Li Chengjie has drunk a lot of famous teas, which are the tea specially provided in the palace. He has drunk it with both imperial tea and imperial tea, but he has never felt that way.

How can I describe that feeling? I think it was the land that had been drought for ten years and suddenly ushered in a stream. Although the river was like a stream, it was this endless feeling. Although the problem of drought was not solved all of a sudden, the land that was dry had finally ushered in hope, and hope was still so bright!

Li Chengjie sighed, "Ah"! It was so comfortable. He thought he was coming, otherwise, he would have missed this peerless tea. And the unhappiness that he saw the couplet in front of him when he entered the door dispersed quickly.

It seems that it really responds to the last three words on the couplet, "Liao Wuyou"! It's really Wuyou. Drinking this "clear spring" in life will make you really worry-free!

Most of the other people also had the same feeling. The tea leaves given to the tea shop are indeed worthy of the world and are well-known!

But after Li Chengjie drank the tea and opened his eyes, he saw Mu Youzhi's expression a little strange. Li Chengjie thought about it but couldn't figure it out. He just thought that the tea on Mu Youzhi might be better than his cup.

After a while, no one on the table drank five cups.

I saw five words hanging on the bamboo pole behind Li Chengjie, saying, "Think about the time of the world, come true."

There was a bamboo pole behind Xu Nuo, "Silent life, bitterness."

Everyone looked at the words written by Li Chengjie and Xu Nuo, and seemed to echo invisibly.

Even when the store owner looked at these ten words, he felt an inexplicable emotion in his heart!

The writing behind Mu Youzhi is relatively simple, "Old Friends Think of Stories"

Behind Wang Lianmin, "Tea and meal are not spoken"

Behind Xiaoming, it was written, "Seeking for Good Lucky"

Others were writing some inconspicuous words behind them.

The five characters have passed, except for the five of them, the children behind the other five have all taken away the pen in front of them.

Mo took away the bamboo pole behind them.

"Five, you can continue to taste the last tea." The boss's meaning was obvious, and the little boy behind them was also direct. The meaning was that they were not suitable for tasting tea again.

The five tribute men all had a deep expression of regret, but they didn't say much.

"Please continue, you five." The boss said.

Li Chengjie and Wu Youzhi started writing again.

Until Xiaoming wrote the word "公" and the little boy behind him also began to leave.

Wang Lianmin wrote four more words, "For him to be haggard". The little boy behind him also left the stage.

Now there are only three people left on the table, Li Chengjie, Mu Youzhi and Xu Nuo.

The other seven people were savoring the words hanging on the bamboo pole behind them.
To be continued...
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