Chapter 380: The Story of Tea

"Uncle, don't you like it?"

"Uncle likes it, of course uncle likes it!" Lu Jingtang touched the boy's head, looked at the puzzled look on his face, and couldn't help laughing, "But one can is enough, no more!"

This can weighs about two kilograms, which is really not a small amount. It is better to be a man of few thoughts.

"All right!"

Seeing her uncle's determined look, Li Li put away all the Lingwu tea that she had just taken out. Her uncle liked this Lingwu tea so much, and she thought Tingyi and the others would like it too. She would give it to them when she goes back later!

"Does Li Li know about Chinese tea culture?"

"have no idea!"

Li Li shook her head, looking curious, "What is tea culture?"

She seemed not to have seen her uncle's eyes light up yet, but when her uncle talked about tea, his eyes lit up and sparkled, just like the look in Li Li's eyes when she discovered a treasure. This shows that her uncle really likes tea!

"Tsk tsk tsk, the old man is showing off again!"

Lu Qingsong muttered in a low voice, "Good guy, the old man finally found someone who listened to his tea culture. I wonder if the young guy can understand it."

After all, he is still a little baby, it would be strange if he could understand!

"Our Chinese tea culture has been passed down for thousands of years. If you open the book of China's 5,000-year history of civilization, you can smell the fragrance of tea on almost every page."

"Tea is not only a drink, but also a profound culture. Tea culture is an important part of Chinese traditional culture and a shining pearl in the long history of Chinese civilization."

"The Classic of Tea written by Lu Yu in the Tang Dynasty not only systematically summarizes the experience of growing, making and drinking tea, but also integrates the thoughts of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism with the essence of Chinese classical aesthetics into tea affairs, sublimating tea affairs into an elegant culture full of Chinese national characteristics, namely Chinese tea culture."

"The Classic of Tea" once said: Tea as a drink originated from Shennong."

"Who is Lu Yu, and who is Shennong?"

Li Li tilted her little head, listened carefully, raised her chubby little hand, and asked the questions in her mind!

"Lu Yu was a tea scholar in the Tang Dynasty. He was honored as the "Tea Fairy", respected as the "Tea Saint", and worshipped as the "Tea God."

"Tea Fairy, Tea Saint, Tea God?"

Li Li opened her mouth wide in surprise, "Is there a god who can make tea?"

This world not only has all kinds of strange myths and legends, but there is even a tea god. What a strange god! Can tea also ascend to heaven?

“Puff!”

Lu Qingsong really couldn't help himself, the question asked by the kid was so funny, Tea God, so it is said that children's thoughts are sometimes really funny. Didn't you see that his father was also amused by the kid's childish talk!

"Because of his contribution to tea culture, later generations called him the Tea Fairy. It's just a title, not a real fairy!"

"oh!"

The young man nodded seriously, "I told you, it's not easy for a tea tree to ascend to heaven!"

Lu Jingtang coughed lightly and suddenly felt that his explanation was a bit redundant. The little guy only had his own explanation in his mind!

"Uncle, you haven't mentioned Shennong yet. Who is this Shennong?"

Seeing this, Lu Jingtang, who was not prepared to continue explaining, could only resign himself to his fate and start explaining.

There is no way, who can resist a cute little milk ball!

"Shennongshi is a legendary figure from ancient times. It is said that Emperor Yan Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs in person in order to identify their pharmacological effects."

"Once, when he was taking a break during an investigation in the wild, he was boiling water in a pot. By chance, a few leaves fell into the pot, turning the water in the pot yellow-green."

"Oh, Li Li knows. It must be magic. He used magic to turn the water into yellow-green. I can do it too!"

Li Li raised her head proudly, looking like she was very powerful.

The other three couldn't help but laugh secretly. It seemed that meeting a good student who kept asking questions was not a good thing!

Children are very curious, that's nothing, Lu Jingtang kept preparing himself mentally, then ignored the curiosity of a certain kid and continued talking!

"Shennong didn't think much of it and drank a little of the soup in the cauldron. He was surprised to find that the yellow-green water tasted fragrant and that the leaves were actually a rare medicinal ingredient."

"Over time, Shennong discovered that this plant has the effects of quenching thirst, refreshing the mind, and acting as a diuretic and detoxifying agent."

"There is another legend..."

Without giving the kid a chance to ask questions, Lu Jingtang spoke directly.

"Another legend about tea and Shennong is this: Shennong, also known as Emperor Yan, one of the Three Sovereigns of ancient times, is said to have lived in the Shennong era more than 2,700 years BC."

"In order to treat people's illnesses, Shennong often went to the mountains to collect herbs. Not only did he have to walk a long way, but he also had to personally try the herbs he collected to experience and identify their functions."

"One day, Shennong tasted a poisonous grass while collecting herbs. He immediately felt his mouth dry, his tongue numb, and his head dizzy. He quickly found a big tree, sat down with his back against it, closed his eyes and rested."

"At this time, a breeze blew, and a few green leaves with a fresh fragrance fell from the tree. Shennong then picked up two leaves and put them in his mouth to chew. Unexpectedly, a fresh fragrance arose spontaneously, and he immediately felt saliva on his tongue, and his spirits were lifted. The discomfort just now was swept away."

"He felt very curious, so he picked up a few more leaves and observed them carefully. He found that the shape, veins and edges of the leaves of this tree were different from those of ordinary trees. Shennong collected some and took them back to study them carefully. Later, he named it tea."

"These are two legends about tea. Uncle has many more stories about tea culture. Do you want to hear them?"

Li Li wrinkled her nose and shook her head decisively, "I don't want to listen!"

Lu Jingtang was just about to speak when he heard the young man's decisive refusal. He was dumbfounded. Then he looked at his wife and children who were drinking tea silently, and Lu Jingtang let out a long sigh.

Fine, if you don’t want to listen, then don’t listen. Just continue drinking your tea!

Lu Qingsong covered his mouth and chuckled. This was the first time he saw his dad suffer from a mental illness.

I really should find a camera to record it so I can reminisce about it later. Li Li is really great!

Thus, this is the scene in the living room: Lu Qingsong took his two kids to sit by the tea table and play mobile games, while Lu Jingtang and his wife were tasting tea together. The sound of the game made Lu Jingtang's tea tasting journey a little bumpy, but also very harmonious.

As Li Li lost the games one after another, Lu Qingsong's level dropped directly from the highest level to the lowest level. Lu Qingsong was suddenly dumbfounded. He knew that the young man was not good at the game, but he still gave the young man his own account. He was really stupid!