Chapter 568 Drinking Tea
Then he put in the tea leaves to make tea. The old man's every step was very precise and he was obviously a very particular person.
When brewing tea, there is a saying that "the phoenix nods three times", which means tilting the teapot down and then lifting it up three times to express a nod of respect to the distinguished guest.
Lin Qingqing had heard this story in her previous life. She had also drunk tea on some occasions, but she didn't know much about tea and just followed the host's rhythm.
Zhou Zhuo had seen this allusion in a book.
This was the only time I actually saw it with my own eyes.
The old man brewed tea, poured it into the teapot first, and then poured it for the two of them one by one.
Lin Qingqing was fine, but Zhou Zhuo felt that this cup of tea was too heavy and it burned his mouth when he drank it.
The tea was good, but neither of them could taste it.
Lin Qingqing still prefers drinking coffee.
Zhou Zhuo is used to drinking boiled water.
They thought the old man had been quite grand, but he still said apologetically, "We can't buy good tea right now, so you two can just have a few sips."
"When my grandfather was alive, in order to drink good tea, he specially contracted a few tea trees in the tea-producing area and hired people to take care of them. After picking the tea, he had someone specially roast it. The whole process was pure and pure. Now it's not possible. Tea is shipped out by truckloads. The output has increased, but what's the taste when you drink it?"
"This is just a can of Biluochun, which I asked an old friend to bring back from the place of origin, but I can't taste the flavor of the old days."
Zhou Zhuo listened to the old man's greetings and asked politely from time to time: "Old man, your ancestors were..."
"My ancestors were businessmen. Back then, half of Daqianmen Street belonged to our family. Later, it was all handed over to the government. I was left with this ancestral home and a few shops.
Now my children and grandchildren are no longer involved in business. My eldest son has been abroad for more than ten years, and his children are also abroad. My youngest son and his wife have also gone abroad for further studies. This grandson is their child.”
"My husband and I help take care of the baby. Recently, he's planning to move us out too."
"We old people both said we wouldn't go. We can't stand the foreign devils eating raw meat every day."
Lin Qingqing almost laughed out loud.
"Judging from your accent, you're not from Yanjing."
"We are from northern Hebei. I just came to Tsinghua University this year. My fiancée also came here this year and is studying at Peking University."
"Oh, Peking University and National Tsing Hua University, great!"
Zhou Zhuo remembered that his wife had just said that she wanted to open a shop, but there was no suitable store. He thought that since the old man was a local, why not ask him.
"Uncle, I want to ask you something."
"What's the matter? Tell me."
"Are there any shops for rent around here? To be honest, my fiancée is also in business. She opened a factory and a clothing store in her hometown. Now she wants to expand her business to Yanjing. Unfortunately, we have been looking for a shop all afternoon and haven't found a suitable one."
The old man was very surprised when he heard this. A girl who looked so quiet could actually do business?
But the old man came from a business family, and he had seen many strange people in the business world in those years, so he suppressed his surprise in his heart.
"If it were a few years ago, it would have been easy. Half of the shops on the street belonged to my family. But now, they have all been handed over to the state. This matter is a bit troublesome."
Zhou Zhuo was about to say it was okay when the old lady pushed the door open.
As soon as he entered the room, he started to scold him: "You old sugar bun, the two heroes are showing respect to you by sitting down to drink tea, but you are putting on airs!"
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