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South of the colorful clouds, the river is surging.
Those who have returned in the past years are the hometown of the soul.
Lao Cao is annoyed.
I came to this city ten years ago and opened this restaurant with my wife. Business has been good, and the family has gradually gained a foothold. Originally, I wanted to expand the scale. As a result, a sudden epidemic has made the originally prosperous business a lot lighter. Even if the whole city is now down to level 3 response, there are still not many people coming to eat.
Lao Cao doesn't know how long this situation will last.
The wife is saying: Xiaocao just added a grandson to Lao Cao's family last month. Milk powder diapers have a month, and expenses are everywhere. The whole family is pointing to the business of this restaurant. Father-in-law has recently suffered from gout and can't go to the ground. He only groaned in pain and said he would go back to see them, but he wouldn't let him. The landlord said that the rent will not increase this year, but it will not be reduced, and it will still be paid on time. He said it was hard for him, too.
The wife's voice drifted away and near, and the sun was shining outside the window.
The guests at three or two tables in the restaurant are regular customers.
The two young people at Table 2 are lovers. They don't quarrel every time they come. Every time Lao Cao thinks that this quarrel will definitely break up, but it won't be long before they come again. Whenever this time, Lao Cao is convinced of the old saying that "enemies don't get together."
There is an old lady sitting at table three. There are two pairs of chopsticks on the table, one in front and the other in the opposite. There are three dishes on the table, a fat sausage, a home-made tofu, a three-fresh soup and a bottle of golden wine. In the past, when the old man was around, two people often ordered these dishes, and the old man especially liked to eat fat intestines. Every time after dinner, the two strolled back hand in hand.
Table 5 is a few buddies. Come to meet Lao Cao if you have something to do. Every time he comes, Lao Cao hears the words "investment", "project", "income" and "completion". I don't know what they do. It's just that sometimes when I see them in high spirits, I will definitely drink more wine at that meal. Sometimes you sigh and swear, and you will definitely drink more wine at that meal.
Lao Cao looked at them and only felt more blocked in his heart. I want to go for a walk, but I don't know where to go. Forget it. Let's go to Sister Chun's house for tea later.
Chunjie's teahouse is next to Lao Cao's shop. The frontispiece is small and tastefully decorated, and a plaque of "knowing taste and elegance" is hung on the lintel. At first, Lao Cao thought it was an antique shop, but he didn't know it was a tea shop until one day he went in.
Every time I go, Sister Chun is there, sitting quietly making tea, sometimes there are many people, sometimes there are not many people. People who come here like drinking tea. Some of them are new here, and my friends brought them. When they come, they like it here, and there will be more in the future.
Lao Cao didn't want to go in at all, but when the shop was busy that day, she looked around the tea shop. When Sister Chun saw it, she invited Lao Cao to come in and sit down. Lao Cao said that she didn't know how to drink tea. Chun Jie smiled and said, "What do you mean by drinking tea? Is it different from drinking water? " Lao Cao suddenly smiled and felt uneasy. On second thought, he is also the next-door neighbor. After recognizing the door, he had something to look after, so he went in with Chunjie.
Lao Cao actually drinks tea, and his hometown also produces tea, but all he drinks is green tea. Generally, he just grabs a pinch of tea in a glass and flushes it with boiling water until the tea is ready. Sister Chun's side is well-behaved tea soup, and everyone has a little in each cup on the soaking table. At first, Lao Cao was very uncomfortable. He always felt as if he had drunk, but he always felt that he had not drunk anything. Fortunately, everyone will talk about their feelings every time, such as bitterness, sweetness and astringency. After drinking several times, Lao Cao also tasted the taste. This tea is really different from water. Sometimes the entrance is bitter, but it disappears in an instant, and a trace of sweetness rises in his mouth. Sometimes it smells good, but it tastes nothing in your mouth. And every bar tastes different, and the more you drink, the more interesting it becomes. More importantly, drink tea here and calm down.
After cleaning up in the shop, Lao Cao strolled past. Just entering the door, several friends were already sitting in front of the coffee table, some of whom Lao Cao knew and some of whom Lao Cao didn't. Sister Chun still smiled when she saw him come in. "You are very lucky today. The water lilies I planted are in bloom. It's a coincidence that we invited some friends to enjoy flowers and tea. " "That's true." Lao Cao said with a smile. "I know this' Lotus Peanut Happiness' is because the water lilies are in bloom. What does this "flower bodhi" mean? " Sister Chun smiled and said, "You will know later."
After a while, everyone arrived except Lao Liu and Xiao Qi who met for the first time. Others are old acquaintances, including grandma, Hui and Lao Yao. Sister Chun, people familiar with tea here call them nicknames, which makes Lao Cao feel very kind and comfortable.
"Today, we know that the water lilies in Xu Ya are in full bloom, and we are very happy, so we invite everyone to come over for tea and flowers. Because water lilies are in full bloom and beaming, we thought of a theme called "Lotus Music". It happens that we also have a kind of tea called "Flower Bodhi", which complements today's theme, so we combine the tea name with the theme. Today's tea party is called "Lotus Happy Flower Bodhi". Sister Chun gently and faintly said the origin of the activity. " Let's drink a cup of white tea to moisten our mouths first, and then try this "Sunshine White One". "
Lao Cao used to drink "Sunshine White One", and Yunnan white tea is also Lao Cao's favorite tea. Gentle personality, don't choose people, don't choose devices, no matter how you soak, it's delicious. Make the soup faster, the soup is light yellow and bright, fresh and sweet; Stewed for a long time, the soup will be golden red and transparent, thick and fragrant. A cold cup can smell a strong nectar. In fact, these feelings are all established by Sister Chun who is drinking tea here and being guided by her bit by bit. Sister Chun's attitude towards tea is to hope that all her friends can establish a correct understanding of good tea, and at the same time, she also likes to drink tea, so as to fall in love with tea culture and make everyone's life better. Therefore, "knowing taste and elegance" has always insisted on "drinking tea and drinking good tea; Love tea and love life. " Lao Cao thinks this concept is particularly grounded. If tea leaves life, it may lose a lot of vitality. Everyone's feelings about this white tea are still outstanding, especially its rich nectar fragrance and sweet lubrication in the mouth, which impressed everyone. Everyone in the bubble is sharing their feelings, which is Lao Cao's favorite. Everyone speaks freely, speak freely.
After drinking for a while, Sister Chun got up and went to another room to take out an oval purple sand basin. There is half a basin of clear water in the purple sand basin, and a rugged rockery stands at one end. On the other side of the basin, there are four shiny green lotus leaves floating on the water. The lotus leaf is round and oval, but it is enclosed in the rhizome, and a small tip protrudes at the other end, which looks like a reflection. There are two or three white flowers among the four leaves in the basin, and five white petals open like starfish. Each petal is covered with white whiskers and looks furry with golden stamens in the middle. Sister Chun said that this variety is called gold and silver water lily. When Lao Cao looked at glistening, the little troubles left in his heart somehow disappeared completely. In fact, Hua Lao Cao doesn't think it is beautiful. Two or three small white flowers nestled quietly next to the leaf cover, but just calmed Lao Cao's heart. Lao Cao was very happy to see others smiling and admiring. As the old saying goes, "Flowers bloom with wealth" and "Flowers bloom with wealth", whenever you see the warmth of flowers, you can feel a kind of vigorous vitality, whether elegant or brilliant, which is not pleasant. At sunrise, the East China Sea sets in the West Mountain, and the sadness is getting happier every day. It is much easier for Lao Cao to think about it.
The white tea in the pot is almost finished. It's time to change tea.
Sister Chun picked up a teapot made of Roshi mud on the table and said, "Let's make it with this' Tian Rong' pot today." She picked up a tea cake next to her, and in the middle was a pair of ochre red running script with the words "blossoming bodhi" printed on it. Sister Chun opened the package and introduced this tea to us. "bloom Bodhi Tea is one of the few teas produced in Lincang. It is made of high-grade materials from Xigui Village, which is located in the bustling foothills of Dong Bang Town, Lincang, and is a part of Lincang Snow Mountain. Let's not talk about the characteristics of this tea, try it first. " Lao Cao knows all the place names, but he doesn't know much about them. He just thought it was interesting to hear what "busy mountain" was. He seems to be carrying a mountain every day, but he is not a "busy mountain". He can't help feeling a little sad when he thinks about it. Sister Chun saw it and asked Lao Cao what he was laughing at. When Lao Cao said it, Chunjie and others also laughed. Then Lao Cao realized that he was busy with Lushan. Sister Chun weighed about15g of dry tea with an electronic scale, scalded the pot with boiling water, then put the tea in and washed it with water. Lao Cao likes to watch Chunjie make tea. The action is simple and natural, but there is an unspeakable taste. The first cup of tea was quickly distributed to everyone's cup. The tea soup is light yellow and clear, with a faint floral fragrance. I took a sip, slightly bitter, and then it was gone. The tongue surface is slightly astringent and disappears. Everyone drank quietly and said nothing more. Sister Chun handed Liu the glass cup with tea soup in her left hand, so that everyone could smell the cold cups one by one. Lao Cao took it in his hand and took a deep breath under his nose. A strong fragrance of flowers rushed to his forehead. At this moment, Lao Cao felt as if he were lying in a busy mountain forest, and the warm sunshine shone on himself. The four fields are refreshing and fragrant, birds are singing in the distance, and the white clouds under the blue sky seem within reach.
Lao Cao was a little lost in thought. We experience everything through the five senses and create everything through them. We travel from the past to the future in our minds, from the future to the past, or we stay there at any moment. Lao Cao has been in the city for a long time, and all day long, the smell of fireworks makes people fidgety, noisy and buzzing. The fragrance of flowers just now can remind Lao Cao of his earliest memory, that is, he ran wildly in the fields of his hometown when he was a child.
The third tea soup was divided again. The tea soup is golden and shiny, and the aroma is stronger than the first bubble. Bitterness and astringency in the mouth have not increased, but they still go away quickly. It's just that Lao Cao feels that there is sweet saliva in his mouth, and his cheeks and teeth are fragrant and full of warmth. Suddenly I felt a breath in my chest and couldn't help burping. Lao Cao was a little embarrassed and thought it was outrageous. Chun Jie said that this is normal. Good tea is full of energy and will play a certain role in the comfort of the body. Some people may feel hot and even sweat, and some people may burp and fart. At this time, Lao Cao was very calm, and others also said that they really felt hot. Lao Liu said slowly: "Although this tea bar is also very fragrant, although it is also rich in floral fragrance, it is still somewhat different from the aroma of white tea just now. The honey in that white camellia just now is too strong, and it smells a little sweet and greasy. The floral fragrance of this tea is a kind of fragrance, and I feel a faint orchid fragrance. The tea soup is thick and smooth, obviously sweet, and grows deep in the throat. " Sister Chun also told everyone that there are many kinds of tea smells, among which floral fragrance is the most important and orchid fragrance is the most important. This shows that this tea is really good. In the next few drinks, everyone thinks that the orchid fragrance is obvious, and the consistency of tea soup has been stable in the top ten bubbles, and the more you drink, the sweeter it becomes. Although it gradually fades after ten bubbles, the aroma remains the same.
Lao Cao also gradually began to understand some words used by tea drinkers to evaluate tea, such as "returning sweetness", "throat rhyme", "thickness" and "soup feeling". However, Lao Cao doesn't care about this. Whether he knows how to drink tea or not does not prevent Lao Cao from enjoying it. More importantly, Lao Cao feels that drinking tea is a bit like life. It's a little bitter at first, but it will bring you enough sweetness afterwards. Although this is the characteristic of good tea, isn't it also the characteristic of a good day? No wonder Chunjie said that the boss who "knows the taste with time" won the cup the first time he drank this tea. He must have been named "bloom Bodhi". I must have realized something! At this moment, Lao Cao felt that the present situation was nothing serious, and it was all a thing of the past. It may be better to face it with longing and hope. Lao Cao wants to hug his grandson.
As the saying goes:
Let go of an idea, instantly bloom.
Lotus gives birth to joy, such as seeing bodhi.