According to legend, Rong Shoulu, the nephew of Rong Lu, an important official in the Qing Dynasty, lived in the street of Guangzhou (now Haizhu North Road). Because of his relationship with Rong Lu's nephew, Rong Gongzi always bullied the people, and the neighbors were frightened and avoided it. One day, this Rong Gongzi and his party came to his street Shipan Teahouse for tea. Because they lost a lot of money in the fight with the birds of the playboy, they set up a blackmail scam in the teahouse. He took a teapot from the teahouse, put a bird in it, and then covered it. When the waiter came to make tea, the bird flew into the sky as soon as the pot was opened. Rong Shoulu put on a show, insulted the waiter, released his rare bird, and asked the teahouse owner to pay 3 thousand silver dollars within three days, or he would be arrested and shut down. Just as the teahouse owner was worried about raising 3,000 silver dollars, the news reached the master of Wulin, Su and Wang. They spoke out bravely and joined hands to kill Rong Shoulu, killing the people indiscriminately, and all the neighbors applauded. Since then, the owner of the teahouse has thought twice. In order to avoid causing trouble in the future, he made such a rule and posted it on the wall: If you need to add tea to the teahouse, please lift the lid of the teapot by yourself. The rules set by the owner of Shipan Teahouse have been praised by colleagues and tea drinkers, and teahouses have followed suit and gradually become a major tea custom in Guangdong. 』

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There are also two different versions, but the meaning is roughly the same:

"As soon as the lid was opened, the sparrow flew away, and the spoiled child insisted that it was a canary. This was a mistake in the teahouse. Since then, Guangzhou Teahouse has an unwritten rule. If you want to refill the water, the tea drinker will open the lid of the pot by himself. 』

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As soon as the waiter opened the lid of the pot, he let out a cry of "Hehe", claiming that a thrush worth 1000 yuan was put in the pot and asked the teahouse for compensation. In desperation, the boss stipulated that tea drinkers who want to add water should open the pot cover themselves to prevent fraud. 』

China review news/CrN-web app/doc/docdetailcnml . JSP？ coluid = 55 & ampkindid = 1 158 & amp； Docid= 100226475, this is because in the past, restaurants used to make tea in baking cups, which had to be covered after hot water was injected. In the Qing Dynasty, the children of the Eight Banners liked to shoot quails and bathe them with roasted glass of water. At that time, there was an accident in which the waiter soaked quail to death when adding water. Since then, the gang has decided that if.