Tea prose
Jian Zheng is my favorite Taiwan Province female essayist. Her prose has an ethereal and classical temperament. I'm sure you'll like this, too. . .

Afternoon tea in Jian Zheng

Still attached to being alone, on the ninth floor of the city center, I often close the shutters, return to myself in an isolated posture, go barefoot to the fields and write on the manuscript paper.

I read the tea classics and imagined Lu Yu's face. What made him write the first book about tea art in China? Because you like tea? Or do you feel the sweetness of tea juice slowly descending your throat and blending with flesh and blood? Drinking tea needs layout, but after drinking it, it is sweet, but it is different, how much like life. The same cup, the same tea, the same type of soaking method, drinking in different throats, knowing whether it is cold or warm, is completely proof of the heart. Some people drink tea with refined craftsmanship; Some people hold a cup and smell it, giving it a clear breath; Some people do it as soon as they see a cup, but they don't go to Germany to study and specialize in digestion and excretion; Some people follow suit, water is good water, pot is good pot and tea is good tea. A hundred schools of thought contend. You can annotate the word "tea" when it is full of waves and half asleep.

After all, I don't drink like Lu Yu. I became the throat of all beings and drank tea.

Of course, they are not as talented as Li Bai and Dongpo. They burn incense and sit quietly for tea, giving tea a resounding name: "cactus tea" and "moon rabbit tea". Everyone marveled at the good reputation of tea. Who knows what those two ladies are worried about? Cactus Mouth, Chu Jiu, Moon Rabbit, I think it's funny and scolding!

Therefore, since drinking afternoon tea, and exposing the craft, and confusing the cups and pots, that way is extraordinary, at least not my way. I just want a moment's throat rhyme, nothing is light.

I prefer reading tea names to appreciating pots. No matter what it looks like, tea trees are actually branches and leaves. They were originally nameless. People gave it a name, which is anthropomorphic. Whether the name behind it represents its origin, manufacturing technology or the fragrance when brewing, it will always be self-love. Anyway, people are overbearing, and they like to convey a set of logic to explain life by establishing society, and improve varieties when necessary. So there are also high and low levels of tea. Since writing tea, you can't avoid using the existing tea name, which is the basic language. But I'm just imagining putting a new soul on my old body.

I drink tea almost every day, and generally only add a glass of water from morning till night without changing the tea leaves, so it's morning when it's strong, noon when it's weak, and the fragrance is like white water, so it's time to turn off the lights and sleep. While drinking tea, I looked at the tea in the cup, curled up into a baby, and put it away at will in the cardamom years, fat and coming to my birthday. Look at a pinch of leaves every day for a lifetime After reading it for a long time, you can say that you are proud or you can say it quietly.

Shopping on weekdays, I always sneak in when I see a tea shop. It is also very enjoyable to call a few ripe and mature tea names for no reason. It is rare not to buy, the first thing to buy is a unique product. Oolong tea is like an expert. You can point out the maze with a sip. Scented tea is very fairy, but it lacks grace. Iced lemon black tea is a little different, but it is hotter in summer. He's a good man. Bai Hao Oolong Naipin is like a gentle and wise old man. Among the flavored teas, mint is the most innocent and lovely, laurel is a little shrewd, roses are enchanting, and British royal black tea, with all due respect, is a gold-plated crown.

I still like to drink China's tea, and my feelings are very considerate. Tieguanyin is firm outside and soft inside, and bergamot drinks bloom in spring. Citron tea is bitter. As for aged Pu 'er, it's like walking into Wang Xietang. The cobwebs are long and thin. Gracilaria lemaneiformis, like the imperial edict, all the internal organs knelt down.

Drinking tea will also make you drunk. In a friend's teahouse, it was said to be a good own goal. In the seventh bubble, my throat and nose were very smooth, and the aroma was overflowing. I was intoxicated. I walked as if I had strayed into a fairy tale garden. It can be seen that the "seven bowls of songs" are by no means empty words.

Since tea doesn't pick its mouth and its mouth doesn't pick tea, let's write some flavors into the article. In fact, it's nothing, but I get a little spirit from the taste of tea, which is in harmony with the characters on my inner map. I'm looking for someone to find the taste of the tip of the tongue, that's all.

In this way, it can be said that you can't see what it has to do with tea! Anyway, this is the way I drink, so why not? In addition, what really interests me is not the manufacture of tea or tea art, but the taste of tea.

Tea can't be without a pot, just like playing chess can't be without chess. I was going to play with the basin. On the one hand, I don't have time to use my hands. On the other hand, I can't afford to play. Sneak to the door of the tea shop and visit the pot through the glass prison; Otherwise, go to a friend's house, move a stool, open the cupboard, and move the pot he bought to the table to study it. Honestly, no. Some of his pots and grandsons are bright, bought at a price, and some are tied with new ropes. The price tag at the bottom of the pot was not torn, and it just stuck to Yixing. Luggage, suitcases, sunflowers, small pots ... are descendants of famous artists, but the novice is a little less painstaking. In fact, the stupid way to pinch the pot is the same as the stupid way to collect the pot. It is said that people who love pots are "in phase" with a good pot, but they can't touch each other for some reason. That kind of heartache is like saying goodbye to your lover, which is very tragic.

My friend is a concubine along the way. I am Ding Bai, a commoner. I'm not infatuated with love, but I love flirting.

Therefore, the tea sets in the article are all utensils, not utensils.

Perhaps, the master who knows the tea ceremony will regard me as a big transgression and should drag me out and behead me. He has been killed by the sword. I think so: for example, playing chess will put on airs, even though the generals meet and the ranks fight; Children play chess without this rule, and the pieces are stacked high and low.

My drinking life is unremarkable, but I enjoy it. In recent years, I have seen good bowls, cups and dishes at good prices, and I got married after occupying the counter, which is not a collection. I didn't leave my role, just ordinary clothes, and it was love at first sight. It's not a guest if you buy it. Broken flowers, broken pieces, flower arrangement, ash throwing and stone raising are all suitable. After playing all the way, some slight happiness appeared.

Although it is a cup, it is tangent to my temperament. It's like meeting an old friend. I don't care about this. The price of nuclear products is the business of the store, so there is no need to mark it in life. The same is true of the tea industry. How to distinguish good tea from bad tea? How do you say to drink good tea and bad tea? It has been noted in previous tea classics that it will ruin Jiaming's heart if there are evil guests, big banquets and people are forced to make tea. This makes sense, so tea bags are the best expulsion order. A glass of water kills a guest, which means going back after drinking tea.

If it is rainy, the bamboo trees outside the window are smoky, the flowers are in bud, people are leisurely, and the table lamps are crystal clear. At this time, using clean hands to make tea, even a cup with a lack of corners for rough tea and light rice, will be particularly alert and bright.

The so-called good tea, in my opinion, is the integration of tea, pot and people.

So, I drink tea at will.