Chapter 449, Drinking Tea
For lunch, the women ate in the old lady's yard. After the meal, Daohua took a few girls to the back garden.
In the corner pavilion, the maid had already hung up the curtains and lit the charcoal brazier.
Zhou Jingwan said without any hesitation: "Quickly bring your good tea over, I'll show you how good it is."
Daohua smiled and said, "Why, have you learned how to make tea?"
Zhou Jingwan complained, "My mother forced me to learn for over a month. Even if I'm stupid, I should have learned it."
Daohua: "Then we must have a good tea later." As she said that, she motioned Wang Maner to get tea leaves and tea sets, and then led Yang Xiujun, Yan Yunxi and others to sit down.
Zhou Jingwan raised her chin: "Just wait and see."
Yan Yile smiled and said, "Sister Zhou, my third sister is also learning how to taste and brew tea from Madam. How about you two exchange some tips later?"
Zhou Jingwan looked at Yan Yishuang and raised her eyebrows, saying, "Let's compete. I've only been learning for a little over a month, so it's not shameful to lose."
Yan Yishuang smiled shyly: "Sister Zhou, you are too modest. Although I have studied for a few more days, I am still very clumsy. Sister Zhou, please go easy on me later!"
Although his words were modest, his expression was extremely confident.
She has put a lot of effort into studying tea tasting. Among the sisters, she is the best. In other aspects, Master Shen always favors the eldest sister, but when it comes to tea tasting, Master Shen often praises her.
Seeing that Yan Yishuang was not courteous to the guests at all, Yang Xiujun was worried that it would upset Zhou Jingwan and cause trouble, so she looked up at Daohua.
However, Daohua just watched with a smile, without saying a word, and had no intention of stopping or persuading him.
After hesitating for a moment, Yang Xiujun tugged at Daohua's sleeve and whispered, "Let's just sit together and chat, drink tea, there's no need to compete, right?"
Daohua smiled and said, "It doesn't matter. We have nothing to do anyway, so let them compete and test their cooking skills. We can also enjoy the food."
Yang Xiujun was a little dumbfounded. When entertaining guests, shouldn't the host avoid any potential disputes? Why was cousin Yiyi so indifferent?
Is it because you don't have similar reception experience? Or is it that the hospitality styles in the local area and in Beijing are different?
Seeing the worry on Yang Xiujun's face, Daohua smiled and explained, "Jingwan is a generous person. She calls it a sparring match, but in reality, it's just for fun, to show off her learning achievements. She doesn't care that much about winning or losing."
"As for Yishuang, she is quite talented in tea tasting. The tea she brews is really delicious. Let's have a few more cups later."
Yang Xiujun's expression was slightly stunned. She was quite surprised that Daohua didn't mind her half-sister showing off her talent at all.
As for letting her half-sister take the spotlight, if cousin Yi Yi is not a fool, then she is a person with a broad mind and an open mind.
In the capital, no legitimate daughter would allow her concubines to dominate her.
It is obvious that cousin Yi Yi, who can help her aunt manage the household affairs at such a young age, is not stupid.
Suddenly, Yang Xiujun felt a little envious of Yan Yishuang. In the Yang family, her elder sisters were not easy to get along with. Not to mention letting her be in the limelight, she would be thankful if they didn't trip her up.
Soon, Wang Maner brought Guyu and Lixia with several sets of tea sets and several kinds of tea.
Yang Xiujun glanced at the tea leaves in the box, her pupils shrank slightly. Longjing, Biluochun, Maojian... these are all tribute teas.
As the rumors said, the young prince of Prince Ping's mansion is very close to his uncle's family.
Afterwards, Zhou Jingwan and Yan Yishuang began to make tea. Their movements were very pleasing to the eye. Daohua watched with a smile, asked Wang Maner to bring boiling water, and made a pot of Wuyi Rock Tea by herself.
Just when Zhou Jingwan and Yan Yishuang were about to make tea, laughter suddenly sounded at the entrance of the garden.
After a while, Yan Wenxiu came over with a group of people.
When Yan Wenxiu saw Daohua and others in the pavilion, he was slightly stunned and felt a little annoyed. He should have sent someone to see if there was anyone there before coming here.
Although they are all familiar people, they are still outsiders after all.
However, now that they had come this far, it was not easy to turn back. Yan Wenxiu could only smile and say, "Everyone wanted to come and see the flowers we grow, so I brought them here. I didn't expect you to be here too."
Daohua stood in the pavilion and replied, "The flowers are in the yard, you can look at them at will." As she spoke, her eyes moved and fell on Xiao Yeyang who was standing next to her eldest brother, with a look of surprise.
Why is this guy here?
Yan Wenkai looked through the bamboo curtains at the steam rising from the pavilion and asked loudly, "Sister, what are you doing in the pavilion?"
Before Daohua could say anything, Zhou Jingwan said, "We're making tea."
Yan Wenkai immediately smiled and said, "Then I have to go in and ask for a drink." As he said that, he ignored everyone else and walked towards the pavilion.
Under normal circumstances, Yan Wentao would definitely not do such an impolite thing, but this time, he followed without hesitation.
He heard from Brother Zhou that a few days ago, Aunt Zhou forced Sister Zhou to learn how to make tea at home, so he had to go and try her cooking skills.
Watching his two younger brothers walk towards the pavilion, Yan Wenxiu felt somewhat helpless. Seeing that everyone else was looking at him with interest, he could only say, "Let's go and try it too."
Soon, a group of people entered the pavilion.
As soon as Yan Wenkai sat down, he said, "Isn't it making tea? Bring it over so we can have a taste."
Zhou Jingwan immediately smiled and said, "I'm brewing Longjing tea. Who wants some?"
Yan Wentao replied immediately: "I drink." His voice was so loud and fast that everyone looked at him.
Seeing everyone looking at him, Yan Wentao looked a little uncomfortable and said awkwardly, "I just like drinking Longjing tea."
Zhou Jingwan didn't suspect anything and immediately poured a cup of Longjing tea with a smile and handed it to Yan Wentao personally: "Third brother, please try my tea and see if it tastes good."
Because of what happened just now, Yan Wentao was feeling guilty. He took the teacup and drank it directly with his head tilted back.
Seeing this, Zhou Jingwan was stunned. After a while, she asked, "Third brother, the tea is just brewed. Don't you think it's too hot?"
Of course it’s hot!
However, Yan Wentao held back and shook his head pretending to be relaxed.
Daohua's mouth twitched, and she smiled to smooth things over: "Third brother must be very thirsty."
Yan Wenxiu glanced at Yan Wentao, then followed Daohua and said, "Sister Zhou, I like Longjing tea too."
Zhou Jingwan's face lit up with joy: "I'll pour it for you right away."
Daohua looked at Yan Yishuang again: "Third sister, what kind of tea did you make?"
Yan Yishuang smiled faintly and said, "I cooked Biluochun tea."
After he finished speaking, Yan Wenkai immediately said, "I like this drink."
Han Hexu continued, "I also like the fragrance of Biluochun. Thank you, Third Sister Yan."
Yan Yishuang smiled and poured tea for everyone gracefully.
Soon, everyone in the pavilion chose the tea they wanted to drink, except Xiao Yeyang.
Yan Yishuang looked at Xiao Yeyang, hesitated for a moment, and finally did not hand the tea in her hand to him.
Daohua glanced at Xiao Yeyang, who was chatting and laughing with her eldest brother, and without asking any questions, poured him a cup of Wuyi rock tea she had brewed, walked over and asked, "Why are you here?"
Xiao Yeyang took the tea with a smile: "Chengye is here, of course I have to come over and sit down." As he said that, he raised his eyebrows and said, "Why, you don't welcome me?"
Daohua glanced at him without saying anything, then turned and walked towards Yang Xiujun and the others.
The teapot Zhou Jingwan and Yan Yishuang used to make tea was not big, and it was gone after two rounds.
Fang Hao glanced at the rice flowers not far away, pondered for a moment, and said with a smile: "Sister Yan, do you have any tea? I'm a little thirsty and want to drink another cup."
Daohua, who was chatting and laughing with Zhou Jingwan, was stunned for a moment, then blurted out, "Sorry, I'm out of tea." Then, looking at Wang Man'er, she said, "Quick, make another pot of tea for Master Fang."
Wang Maner bowed and said, "Yes!" Then she skillfully made tea in front of everyone. Although she was not as elegant as Yan Yishuang, her movements were smooth and natural, and she did it in one go.
When Yang Xiujun saw this, she quickly glanced at Daohua. If her personal maid was so good at making tea, her cousin Yi Yi would probably not be too bad either.
Fang Hao didn't expect Daohua to refuse, and his expression froze for a moment, but he quickly recovered and turned to talk to Yan Wenqi and the others.
Xiao Yeyang glanced at Fang Hao indifferently, then looked at the steaming purple clay teapot next to Daohua's hand, and couldn't help but curl his lips.
Zhou Jingwan pulled at the rice flowers, moved closer to her and whispered, "Why don't you give her tea?"
Daohua: "I just made it casually, I'm embarrassed to give it to others."
Zhou Jingwan was a little speechless. If it was difficult to give it to others, it would be easy to give it to the little prince? "Your habit of treating people differently is still the same as before."
Daohua would never admit that she treated people differently. Wuyi Rock Tea was rare and was her favorite. The jar of Dahongpao in her hand was given to her by Xiao Yeyang after he saved it from his own mouth. If Zhou Jingwan hadn't come over today, she wouldn't have taken it out, so how could she give it to outsiders to drink?
Seeing her third brother looking towards them from time to time, Daohua rolled her eyes and asked Zhou Jingwan with a smile: "Let me ask you, there is only one cup of tea left in your teapot. My eldest brother and third brother both want to drink it. Who are you going to give it to?"
Zhou Jingwan didn't even think about it: "Of course it's Third Brother, because Third Brother and I have a better relationship."
Daohua asked again, "What if your brother and my third brother both want to drink?"
Zhou Jingwan wanted to mention "Third Brother" immediately, but she felt that it would be a bit of a cowardice. She swallowed the words back and pondered for a moment. She was about to say that she would make another pot and let them both drink, but before she could say it, she realized that something was wrong. She immediately glared at Daohua, who was grinning like a fox: "You are so good, Yan Yiyi, you are trying to trick me."
After saying that, without waiting for Daohua's response, Zhou Jingwan began to feel embarrassed. When she thought of the glass lamp hanging on the head of the bed, her cheeks turned red.
(End of this chapter)
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