Wandering in the floating world is bittersweet, with both the helplessness of fate ups and downs and the joy of smooth access. The reason why people are human is because they have thoughts, and they will cry, laugh and find out in the ups and downs of fate and the gathering and dispersion of popularity. Look for the meaning of life and feel the joy of living. Life is not only busy, like drinking tea, playing chess, listening to music, watching movies, etc. This seemingly useless pastime is just a kind of joy for people to survive and a way for people to change their mood.
When I was a child, I didn't like tea very much. Although the brown Hu tea in my grandfather's enamel bowl tasted quiet, not bitter or astringent, it didn't interest me at all. I just occasionally put those straw-like tea leaves on my nostrils and wondered: What kind of branches or leaves made this unique stir-fried smell? Attract so many people to drink so freely? Hu tea is the patent of Hui people in our country. Because we live close to them, our living habits are somewhat integrated, mainly because this kind of tea is unique in taste, bright in color and cheap. So far, it is not clear what this Hu tea is made of. At this time, I was only a teenager. For me, drinking tea was a helpless move after I was thirsty, and I was completely incompetent.
When I come back from a day's work or school, I'm panting, sweating and thirsty. I rushed home, grabbed a black bowl from the kiln, and couldn't wait to pick up thermos flask and pour it into half a bowl of hot water. I grabbed Dad's enamel jar and poured it into half a bowl of cold Hu tea soup. I gulped down the bowl and wiped my mouth for a while. After a long sigh of relief, I thumped out and shouted three drinks and four plays, followed by Niang's shrill cry: The rice will be cooked soon, remember to go home for dinner early, no.
In my memory, the best tea was not bought from the market, but some kind of leaves picked by my mother from the orchard. Please forgive me, because my mother can't read, and I can't tell from beginning to end what the leaf is, so my question has been reserved until today and even for life. Anyway, Niang added those fresh leaves and burned half the pot of water in a large iron pot. When she opened it, it was not only fragrant, but also very attractive in brown, with gold in the red and amber-like crystal in a white bowl. I can drink several bowls in one breath. I still regret that I didn't bookmark the leaves at that time, so that I couldn't drink that kind of leaf tea as an adult. Although the mother who knows this kind of leaves is alive, I can't find that kind of tea tree, and I don't know its true face. Otherwise, I will find it from other places. At first, I knew that if something was missed, it was missed, and it was beyond the personal power to stay. For example, gorgeous youth, for example, once unforgettable love, for example, the innocent friendship of childhood. After passing by, everything is no longer the same.
learning to taste tea is after work. See all the glitz, age accumulation, overlapping thoughts, there are always some things that need time to consider, there are always some time to entertain, there are always some loneliness to pass away, there are always some past events to recall, and there are always some emotions to vent.
So, I fell in love with tea hopelessly, and I tasted all kinds of tea: green tea, black tea, scented tea, bitter tea … I drank enough snow buds, Maojian tea, Gongju tea and Pu 'er tea … each with its own characteristics and fragrance. In a small place, there is no elegant high-end teahouse to go to, and I don't want to be arty with others. I just like to choose a sunny day in winter, lying alone on a sunny couch on the balcony, holding a book in my hand, and putting tea sets on several stools beside me. My humble background has created an uncritical and unpretentious vision, and I can't afford the incomparable tea set of Miaoyu in A Dream of Red Mansions: "Begonia-style carved lacquer is used to fill Un-yong Kim's birthday-offering tea tray, and the kiln is filled with colorful bells and green jade buckets, and the official kiln is full of one color." I like the cup-shaped tea set best. I can watch the tea state and hold a lot of water. I don't have to pour it like a cup, which is in line with my lazy nature.
pinch a handful of tea leaves into a cup, boil water to fill it with boiling water, and watch the tea leaves flutter and dance. When you hold the cup in your hand, it will be warm and warm, and your body and mind will be wrapped in a dense aroma, which will make you feel refreshed. Only then can you appreciate Su Dongpo's famous sentence "Never good tea is like a beautiful woman". When I have something on my mind, I hold my cup for a few times, and my thoughts are flying with flowers and leaves. People are in a cage, and my heart is far away. Maybe I am thinking that there is no way to recover from the mountains and rivers, and suddenly the "one village after another" is blooming! When you have nothing to do, you can eat snacks and turn over the collection of essays that exudes ink. Occasionally, you can take a sip of the cup, which is the most comfortable and casual. My favorite drink is chrysanthemum tea, among which pearl chrysanthemum is the best, which always gives people a refreshing feeling.
In terms of tea, I think Miaoyu's jokes are always arbitrary: one cup is a product, two cups are stupid things to quench your thirst, and three cups are drinking cattle and mules. She probably didn't want her good tea to be begged by Baoyu to drink too much, so she said so. In fact, the most incisive tea ceremony product is Lu Tong, who wrote in "Writing a Pen, Xie Meng, Advising and Sending New Tea": "A bowl of throat is moist, two bowls are lonely and boring, and three bowls are heartbroken, but there are only five thousand volumes of words, four bowls of light sweat, and nothing has happened in my life. Five bowls of muscles and bones are clear, six bowls of fairy spirits are clear, and seven bowls of food are not allowed, but I feel that a breeze is blowing in my armpits. Really wrote the true feelings of people who love tea. Being able to drink tea to this level is also a gentleman who loves tea, and the summary of tea is even more subtle and unique.
brew tea, which was only done in recent years. As I get older, I get sick year by year, and I often feel a sense of urgency that everything will be wasted without my youth. Health care is gradually like an island hidden at the bottom of the sea, and with the retreat of various tides, it begins to show up. A piece of Pu 'er, a few jujubes and a handful of Lycium barbarum are boiled in a small pot. In the office, whoever comes, invite a cup. Drink while flipping through the newspaper, or chat with colleagues while drinking. Everyone tasted their own tea products and exchanged experiences in drinking tea: for example, burdock tea can lower blood pressure and lose weight, which is not suitable for people who are too thin, but the best drink for diabetics is also anti-cancer; Kuding tea, if you have a cold or a bad stomach, try to drink less or hot; People with a bad stomach will feel uncomfortable if they drink green tea on an empty stomach. When you have inflammation, you can't drink gouqi tea. Green sepals and plums with safflower and roses can make tea, which can dispel spots, maintain beauty and prolong life ... There are always some experiences in life that you want to share with others, and there are always some opinions that you want to learn from. Himself, also grow in communication and learning. Although the tea ceremony is not as sophisticated as the tea taster, I also feel that there is endless interest hidden in it.
"A cup of spring dew lingers for a while, and the breeze in your armpits makes you want to be immortal", which shows the charm of tea. I am an ordinary ordinary citizen, and I can't afford to drink Kung Fu tea. Once in a while, I always worry about how the waiter who pours tea will deal with the long spout, but every time, my worries are superfluous, and people can always pour it to seven minutes. Visiting a teahouse in a metropolis, Granny Liu's eyes shone like a grand view garden, and her eyes were frightened. Those couplets and calligraphy were vigorous, those storytelling were full of charm, and those decorations were elegant and generous, all of which showed the cultural heritage of this place. Cultural customs were inherited from grandparents and rooted in the bone marrow. In ordinary days, they were as fragrant as flowers. Often, when you go to such a place, you are not only cultivated by sentiment, but also by vision: you don't have to climb the Fuchiyama, you don't know the thickness of the land, and you don't know your smallness until you go far. This may be the reason why travelers can't stop their steps easily.
But no matter where you drink tea, it's better to sip it in your own home: soaking, observing, smelling and sipping slowly. Every step is a supreme enjoyment. A cup of good tea is carefree, killing time, tasting artistic conception, aftertaste is leisurely, increasing interest, appreciating scenery and realizing experience. Why not do it?