Mu Run was startled and turned around, saying irritably, "Can't you knock? You can scare people to death."
Fu Yunchen seemed to have thought of something and nodded in response, "Okay, I won't do it again next time."
Is it true or not...? Mu Run was suspicious. When did he become so easy to talk to?
"What are you planting?"
"Half soybeans and half peanuts. Remember to come and harvest them in the fall."
"What if there's no harvest?"
"No harvest, no harvest, we're at the mercy of the heavens." Mu Run looked at his splendid face with some awkwardness. "Take off your mask."
Fu Yunchen said, "I'm too lazy to go through all that trouble. I'll just have a cup of tea and head back to the capital."
"Tea?" Mu Run's gaze shifted to the wooden box he was carrying. "You went to the Prime Minister's residence?"
"Um."
"How is the Prime Minister's daughter?"
“He scolds and whips the servants every day.” Fu Yunchen walked towards the kitchen.
"Oh, you've got the energy to hit and curse people again. Looks like you're recovering well. Cha Bao, come here." Mu Run called to Cha Bao and followed Fu Yunchen.
This little thing is incredibly free; it can go wherever it wants, and no matter where it goes, it will always come back, and it finds her with uncanny accuracy—it's almost unbelievably intelligent.
"Spring water makes the best tea." Mu Run smelled the aroma of tea on the lid of the teacup, looking completely delighted.
Fu Yunchen took the teacup lid from her hand and also tasted the aroma. "Why is the tea you brew different from the tea brewed by others?"
"Others? Who?"
"I took your tea to a teahouse and had it brewed by a tea master."
"The tea master should be fine."
"It's different from the one you brewed."
"Everyone has their own unique sense of tea and their own methods. As long as it tastes good, that's all that matters."
"No, their brew doesn't taste good."
“…Why don’t you try brewing it yourself? I’ll teach you, it’s quite simple.” Mu Run said, heading to fetch another tea set.
Fu Yunchen stopped her, "No need, I'll drink what you made."
“Okay, you can learn how to make it just by watching me.” Mu Run picked up the kettle, paused before brewing the tea, and said, “I’ll show you a different method.”
Mu Run held the kettle high in one hand, letting the water flow straight down. With a deft flick of her wrist, she poured the water into the teacup, repeating this three times. The same height, the same flow of water, the same sound of water... At the same time, the dark, oily tea leaves tumbled up and down in the teacup, like graceful dancers dancing in the water, their movements elegant and graceful, releasing a delicate and wonderful aroma.
"This is the Phoenix Three Nods. Its three nods are like a person bowing. This brewing method is usually used for distinguished guests."
Mu Run covered the teapot with the lid and poured the tea in one smooth motion.
The clear, bright orange-red tea liquor, when poured into the fairness cup, releases a refreshing aroma.
"Please have some." Mu Run poured Fu Yunchen a glass. "Try it and see how it tastes."
Fu Yunchen took the white porcelain teacup and looked at the beautiful amber-like tea soup inside. "It seems to have a fragrance of orchids?"
"It tastes good. This brew really does have an orchid fragrance." Mu Run poured himself a cup as well.
The tea soup has a bitter, astringent, and spicy taste when it enters the throat, but it quickly turns sweet. The taste is smooth and viscous, with a distinct orchid fragrance as well as a woody aroma.
Mu Run put down his teacup. "Well, this tea was picked from a tea tree that is at least two hundred years old. It's just a rough tea now, and it needs to be further refined by charcoal roasting."
Fu Yunchen smiled and said, "That's very good."
“No, it’s just semi-finished. Most of the tea from the mountains is semi-finished. Only the tea that Baishalu took to the tea competition is finished tea, which I specially processed and made separately.” Mu Run talked about his tea and then thought of returning to Bianyun Village. “When can I go back?”
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