When it comes to tea drinking, it can be said that it has been Mr. Lao She’s lifelong hobby. He believed that "drinking tea is an art in itself." He wrote in "Duoshuzhai Miscellanies": "I am an authentic Chinese. I don't like coffee, cocoa, or beer, but I only like tea." "Yes. With a cup of good tea, I can be content with observing everything."

Lao She had a habit of drinking tea while writing. According to the memories of Lao She's wife, Hu Jinshengqing, Lao She's habit of drinking tea while writing has never changed whether he was in Beibei, Chongqing or Beijing. Creation and tea drinking have become an inseparable way of life for Mr. Lao She. There is indeed an inextricable bond between tea and literati, and tea seems to be born exclusively for literati. Tea helps literati's poetry and writing and has the special effect of enlightening their literary thoughts. As an art and a beauty, tea drinking has provided good environmental conditions for the creation of literati since ancient times.

Tea played a wonderful role in Lao She’s literary creation activities. When Mr. Lao She goes abroad or goes out to experience life, he always carries tea with him. According to the famous artist Su Shi, who played Wang Lifa in the play "Tea House", he recalled that when "Tea House" was performed abroad, it reminded him more of tea. It turned out that he couldn't drink hot tea, so he felt that no liquid could quench his thirst. At this time, he was reminded of what Mr. Lao She told them during his lifetime: "Bring a thermos bottle with you when you go abroad. Before going out to visit or visit in the morning, put the tea leaves away, soak them in the thermos bottle and keep them for drinking when you come back." When "Tea House" really wants to go abroad During the performance, they forgot what Mr. Lao She said. No one brought a thermos bottle. They were so thirsty that they asked for tea.

Mr. Lao She’s daily life is inseparable from tea. Once when he went to Moscow for a meeting, the Soviets knew that Mr. Lao She loved to drink tea, so they specially prepared a thermos for him. But Mr. Lao She had just made a cup of tea and before he had a few sips, the waiter poured it out as soon as he turned around. Mr. Lao She said angrily: "He doesn't know that Chinese people drink tea all day long!" No wonder, perhaps only Chinese people drink tea from morning till night. Westerners also like to drink tea, but they focus on "breaks" and have a sense of time, such as morning tea, morning tea, afternoon tea, and evening tea. The waiter in the Moscow hotel saw half a cup of leftover tea lying there, thinking that Mr. Lao She didn't want it anymore, so he threw it away. This is a misunderstanding. This is a collision between Chinese and Western tea cultures.

In the old days, "Old Beijing" loved to drink tea, and drinking tea in the morning was their traditional lifestyle. They have to get used to drinking tea. Only then will they feel comfortable and energetic. What Beijingers like to drink most is scented tea. "Other than scented tea, it is not considered tea." They believe that only scented tea is considered tea. Many Beijingers actually call jasmine "tea flower." As an "old Beijinger", Mr. Lao She is no exception. He also loves scented tea and has his own high-quality scented tea. Wang Zengqi said in his essay "Ordinary Tea Talk": "I don't like scented tea very much, but good scented tea is an exception, such as Mr. Lao She's scented tea." Although Mr. Lao She likes to drink scented tea, he is not like "Old Beijing" who prefers scented tea. . He likes the best tea, whether it is green tea, black tea or other teas, and loves to taste them all. Famous teas from all over my country, such as "West Lake Longjing", "Huangshan Maofeng", "Qimen Black Tea", "Chongqing Tuan Tea"...all are tasted. He is also very addicted to tea, and he can be called a tea addict. He changes his tea three times a day, holding one pot each morning, noon and evening. He also has a habit of drinking strong tea. In his autobiographical novel "Under the Red Banner", he wrote that his family was poor, and on his "full moon" day, he could not afford full-moon wine, so he had to "wait for" guests with "tea." "The tea leaves brewed in a small clay pot are always placed next to the stove to keep warm. The tea leaves are very strong and sometimes have a slight fragrance." Mr. Lao She later liked to drink strong tea, which may have some family connections. Of course, drinking strong tea can cheer you up and inspire creative inspiration. Chinese people like tea, and Westerners like to drink coffee. There is a Balzac in the world of literature. When writing, he drank a pot of coffee and a pen. This is very similar to Mr. Lao She who drank tea and wrote. Each of them had electric inspiration under the stimulation of tea and coffee. With a stroke of genius, he created masterpieces of world literature.

When Lao She lived in seclusion in Chongqing during the Anti-Japanese War, he once proposed in an essay that he should give up tea. This was definitely not his intention. "Whether I like it or not, the recent increase in the price of tea has made me often get goosebumps." Recalling the capital under the rule of the Kuomintang, even great writers like Lao She couldn't afford to drink tea because of the soaring prices, and he said sadly and indignantly Proposed to "give up tea" as a protest. Sigh, tea is too expensive and more difficult than eating. A literati tea drinker like Mr. Lao She who loves tea and praises tea loves its products and hates its price. Both love and hate are integrated into the tea ceremony.

Lao She was hospitable and fond of making friends. When he moved to Yunnan, a friend came to a party. He had no money to treat him to a meal, so he baked a few cans of local tea and drank tea around the charcoal basin to reminisce about the past. "Guests come to drink tea on a cold night", drink tea and talk, which is a true literati. Elegant demeanor! Lao She and Bing Xin had a close friendship. Lao She often visited Bing Xin's house. Whenever he visited Bing Xin's house, he would ask loudly as soon as he entered the house: "The guests are here, has the tea been brewed?" Bing Xin always lived up to Lao She's tea taste. Treat Lao She with jasmine slices that are abundant in her hometown of Fujian. Lao She smelled the rich and fragrant floral fragrance and praised it. Their love for tea was so strong that Lao She later wrote a seven-line poem for Bing Xin and his wife. The first couplet at the beginning was "I am happy to visit my old friend's house in my middle age, and sweat frequently to ask for good tea." In memory of their stay in Chongqing during the Anti-Japanese War. Tea friendship forged in hard times. After returning to Beijing, every time Lao She went out and saw the tea he liked, he would always bring some back to Beijing to distribute to Bing Xin and his friends.