Poor Lady Chapter 63: Qingwu Tea
“The tea has arrived?” Qi Surong took the box in Ping’er’s hand, opened it and smelled it, and said happily, “It really is Qingwu tea.”
The tea leaves are bright green in color, mellow in aroma, and delicate in shape. They are indeed Qingwu tea produced in Tianhu Mountain, where her master lived in the previous life.
Ping’er said: “Master Gu said that the production of this kind of tea is limited, and he only harvested six catties, and this is three catties of it.”
Qi Surong nodded, she naturally knows the preciousness and rarity of Qingwu tea, even if this kind of tea is transplanted, it will not produce the original taste. If she hadn’t been lucky enough to meet the master in her previous life, she wouldn’t have known that there was such an excellent tea in the world.
Smelling the fragrance of tea deeply, Qi Surong said to Ping’er: “Ping’er, help me divide the tea into five parts, I want to give it away.”
The first thing to give is Ge Lao Guyin. She is not convenient to visit now, so she can only send some delicious and fun things from time to time. Although the value is not high, the most important thing is her heart.
The second is their “new neighbor”, the former prime minister Wang Qinghe. Qi’s father is not good at dealing with interpersonal relationships. Mr. Wang has moved here for several months, but he never came to visit. Identity is one aspect, while arrogance is another aspect. Fathers are often alienated from people they don’t know well. In order to avoid making trouble at the door and leaving a bad impression on Mr. Wang. Qi Surong felt that it was better to keep a little distance for the time being, but it also let Mr. Wang know about the Qi family. Sending gold, silver, treasures, antiques and treasures is too deliberate and too vulgar, but giving tea is just right.
Although it is only five or six taels, this kind of high-quality clear mist is equivalent to one tael of tea leaves and one tael of gold, so it shouldn’t be too rude. In addition, Qi Surong also delivered a few cans of Yunwu Bingquan. Gu Jinyun bought a lot of this kind of ice spring, which is also good for making other teas.
The last one is Xu Chen. This teacher, who helped her a lot, never asked the cause and effect, and communicated frankly. If it weren’t for him, I’m afraid I can only stay in the deep boudoir, I have no ideas but can’t implement them. Even with Jin Yun’s help, there are certain matters that cannot be left to others, and must be handled by her herself.
The remaining two copies, one for father and the other for backup.
In the palace, Wang Qinghe was chatting with a few friends when a servant came in and said, “My lord, the Qi family sent someone to deliver a gift.”
“Gift?” Wang Qinghe asked strangely, “Why give a gift for no reason?”
The servant said respectfully: “The Qi family said that on the day when the master moved in, he didn’t call on him, so he felt impolite, so he sent a small gift to express his apology.”
Wang Qing and Fu Xu laughed and said, “This is not like what General Qi did.”
An old man in Tsing Yi said, “Indeed, when did Qi Shuo become so polite?”
“Haha.” Another gray-clothed old man laughed, “Actually, this old man admires Qi Shuo quite a bit. Although he acts a little impulsively, he is better than being straightforward.”
The last middle-aged man in his forties said: “The Qi family is different now, what else do they have to give away?”
Wang Qinghe then said to the servant: “Bring up the gift.”
The servant gently placed the gift on the table.
In front of you is an exquisite gift box and a pure white bottle.
“Is the bottle filled with wine?” asked the middle-aged man.
Wang Qinghe opened the bottle cap, but there was no smell of wine, and it was obviously just a bottle of water inside.
The few people present, except for Wang Qinghe, all frowned indistinctly.
Wang Qinghe opened the gift box again, and a faint scent of tea came to his face immediately, filling the whole room.
“Smells so good.” The old man in gray sniffed.
“Good tea.” The easy old man twirled a tea leaf and praised.
“I didn’t expect it to be tea?” Wang Qinghe said with a smile, “You are all tea lovers, do you know what kind of tea it is?”
Several people looked carefully and shook their heads.
The gray-clothed old man said: “It’s hard to tell just by looking at it, why don’t you brew a pot right away?”
Several others agreed.
Wang Qinghe’s eyes fell on the bottle, and said: “From this point of view, the water in this bottle should be used to make tea. Come here, go and get the old man’s tea set, let Lian Niang Make us tea.”
The same scene also happened in Yingshu Pavilion and Yushifu.
The so-called “Your writing tea songs is like writing history, not only tasting tea but also tasting people.” The true taste of tea is like tasting light life. Songfeng bamboo stove, lift the pot and call each other. Good tea and good water complement each other.
Whether in the previous life or in the present life, Qingwu tea is unknown. This kind of tea can’t produce thirty catties a year. Those who don’t understand tea regard it as something to quench their thirst; those who understand tea regard it as a treasure. The most beautiful tea drinks in the world are all created by the heaven and the earth, and extraordinary people can plant them widely.
In the letter sent to Qi Surong, Gu Jinyun intended to plant this kind of tea. The quality may not be as good as the original Qingwu tea, but as long as the environment is suitable and the planting is reasonable, at least it can be of medium quality. If such fragrant and mellow tea cannot be passed on to the world, it would be a waste of money.
Qi Surong naturally expressed support, but asked him to protect those wild tea trees and try not to build tea gardens nearby. She didn’t want to destroy the quiet place where the master lived temporarily in his previous life.
In addition to tea, Qi Surong occasionally gave gifts to Miss Zhang, Zhuang Qiao’e and some other relatives and friends. After a long time, those who are interested will be surprised to find that most of the people Qi Surong made friends with have escaped the battle of several princes for the succession, and gradually rose to become a powerful party in the future.
Qi Surong carried the tray and walked slowly towards his father’s study. During the period of her seclusion at home, she would often work with the cook to develop medicinal meals, and follow Dr. Jiang’s advice to recuperate the body for her family.
Because of the turmoil in prison, Yunrongxiuzhuang’s business is slow, and it only makes a living by selling small items. Although she earns less, she has a lot of free time. Her original intention of opening the store was to overcome the most difficult start-up stage. Now, with Gu Jinyun’s share of several businesses, his life is quite ample. The only thing left to be related is the health of the family.
Walking to the door of the study, Qi Surong was about to knock on the door, but faintly heard the conversation of his parents from inside.
“Master, do you think these are successful? You won’t be too wronged, right?” Mother Qi hesitated.
Qi’s father was silent for a moment, and said: “It’s a bit shabby, then sell my jade pendant, and add a pair of gold bracelets and a pair of gold hairpins to my daughter.”
“That jade pendant is an auspicious jade left by your father-in-law, how can you sell it so easily?” Mother Qi refused, “Should we find another way?”
“My Qi Shuo’s daughter, she has been wronged by marrying a businessman. If she doesn’t even have a few decent dowries, how will she live in her husband’s house in the future?” Qi’s father said solemnly, “This jade pendant is worth a lot Not expensive, for the happiness of my daughter, I believe my father will not blame me.”
Qi Surong’s arms trembled slightly outside the door, he did not expect that his parents were actually preparing a dowry for him. Hearing that her father sold his personal jade pendant in order to buy her another pair of gold bracelets, he couldn’t help but feel sad.
In the last life, my father never sold his jade pendant even though he was so poor that he couldn’t afford three meals. To him, that jade pendant was not only a gift from his elders, but also the last bit of dignity left in him.
Indeed, although the Qi family has more than enough to live on now, it is vastly different compared to before. It takes a lot of money to buy a dowry, and in the eyes of her parents, inferior goods are definitely not available. But if all the top grades are used, the quantity will appear shabby.
Qi Surong took a deep breath and knocked lightly on the door: “Father, mother, can my daughter come in?”
There was silence for a while, then the door opened, and Mother Qi let her in.
Qi Surong put the tray on the table and said with a smile, “Father and mother, come over and have some ginseng soup?”
While speaking, her eyes fell on the boxes of gold and silver jewelry.
“You came just in time, look at these jewelry, do you like it?” Qi’s mother asked Qi Surong to sit beside her.
On the couch, there are neatly placed silver-edged tinsel with double happiness character, lucky hairpin tinsel, agarwood pearls in a plate, two Ruyi crowns, four-part red gold silk inlaid bead and stone belt rings, a pair of emerald long hairpins, A pair of white jade long hairpins, a pair of golden phoenix hairpins with spreading wings, a pair of silver gilt phoenix head hairpins, a pair of red gold chiseled bracelets, two pairs of emerald rings, two pairs of white jade rings, etc., there are more than fifty pieces Qi Surong roughly estimated that the price of these objects should not be less than four thousand taels.
If the original specifications of the Qi Mansion were followed, the dowry would have to be a total of 888 pieces. In comparison, these things in front of me really look shabby, no wonder her parents didn’t tell her in advance.
Qi Surong stretched out her hand and caressed these jewelry one by one. In the past, she was unparalleled in wealth and nobility, and she never felt that they were so precious. Every piece showed her parents’ love for her.
His eyes were a little sour, Qi Surong held his mother’s hand tightly, and said with a smile: “Mother, thank you, I like it very much.”
“You don’t need to comfort mother, how could you see these jewelry? There is no way to send you off in a grand manner, mother is useless.” Qi’s mother looked dim.
“Mother, you have already done enough for your daughter.” Qi Surong said warmly, “Before, it was because my daughter was ignorant, which made you worry a lot. In the future, you and your father don’t have to work too hard. The dowry matter, let the daughter Do it yourself?”
“Are you talking stupid again?” Qi’s mother comforted her heart, and scolded with a smile, “How can a woman prepare a dowry for herself?”
Qi Surong smiled, leaned on his mother’s shoulder, and said: “Well, I will give all my private money to mother, and mother will help me.”
“Your private money?” Mother Qi shook her head and said, “You should save it for future use.”
Qi Shuo and his wife didn’t believe that Qi Surong could have much money from his private house, and it was only thousands of taels.
“Don’t underestimate your daughter.” Qi Surong raised his chin and said, “My daughter can give tens of thousands of taels without saying anything.”
The couple looked at her in amazement at the same time, Qi’s father frowned and asked, “Where did you get so much money?”
“Father and mother, do you know why I am willing to marry Gu Jinyun?”
“It’s not because of him…” Mother Qi’s face darkened.
Qi Surong hastily said: “No. My daughter once accidentally obtained several recipes for brewing wine, so she entrusted Gu Jinyun to brew it for her. The money she earns is 27%.”
“You actually trust him so easily?” Qi’s father said in a deep voice, “Aren’t you afraid that he won’t admit it?” Some rare objects are not difficult.
Qi Surong said with a smile: “It’s not a bad thing to use a few formulas to see a person’s character.”
“Because he is trustworthy, that’s why you decided to marry him?” Qi’s mother seemed to realize something.
“This is one of the reasons.” Qi Surong said calmly, “Father, mother, when the Qi family was in trouble, did Jin Yun’s kindness to the Qi family ever waver? And who ran around for his daughter? When he was beaten by his father as a shameless person, did he ever justify his behavior? Did he ever say a word of complaint? Father, mother, what kind of person is he? The daughter knows it all. No matter what his status is, the daughter is willing to marry him.”