Ying Country, East England, Norfolk County, Hill Manor.
Norfolk was a county in the northeast of England. The terrain was low-lying, with rivers and lakes everywhere. There was a national park and many royal territories.
At the invitation of Earl Hill, Sun Jian set off from Hengdian yesterday and came to Hill Manor as a guest.
The Hill Family was a very ancient family. The history of the family's establishment could be traced back to the Holy Roman era.
From then on, their family had been living in Norfolk County. It could be said that they were one of the oldest families in the Ying country.
The Hill Family had always been a loyal follower of the Ying Country's royal family. They had followed the rise and fall of the British Empire and were very trusted by the Ying Country's government.
Although the nobles and royal family of the Ying country were no longer as powerful as before.
However, the Hill family was still one of the top families in the country of Ying. Their descendants were spread throughout the country of Ying's politics, military, and business. Their network of connections crisscrossed and spread throughout the entire Ying country.
It could be said that with a stomp of the Hill Family's foot, at least half of the Ying Kingdom would tremble.
As the head of such an ancient and top-notch family, Earl Hill could be said to be famous in the Ying country.
As an old aristocrat who had experienced World War II and survived until now, other than the Prime Minister of the Ying Country and the Queen who had been on standby for a long time, he was still a noble. No one could ask him to do anything.
And now, Sun Jian was here as a guest at the old man's invitation.
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It was already past seven o'clock in the evening when he arrived at the Norfolk airport from Hengdian. After stretching his tired body, Sun Jian got off the plane.
At this moment, a burly man in a black suit walked towards him.
"Is this Mr. Sun?"
"Yes, I am!"
"Hello, my name is Reiter. I'm the Earl's personal bodyguard. The Earl asked me to pick you up. If there's nothing else, let's set off now! The Earl has been waiting for you for a long time!"
"Uh, hello, Reiter. Thank you! I think we can set off now!”
"Alright."
Led by Reiter, Sun Jian got into a Rolls-Royce Phantom. After Sun Jian stabilized himself, Reiter opened the front door, sat in the driver's seat, and started the car to drive to Norfolk County.
Not long after, the car stopped in front of a manor.
Sun Jian knew that he had arrived at his destination.
With the help of a servant, Sun Jian got out of the car and looked around.
This was a very typical medieval castle of the Ying country. It was very grand and very old. The mottled walls seemed to be telling his story.
It was said that this castle was first built in the 15th century. After hundreds of years of continuous expansion, it finally formed the magnificent castle in front of him.
Just as Sun Jian was admiring the castle, an old voice sounded in his ear," Mr. Sun, nice to meet you. I'm the Earl's butler. You can call me Brock. The Earl is waiting for you in the living room. Please follow me."”
Sun Jian turned around when he heard the voice. He saw that the person who had just spoken was a white-haired old man in a tuxedo. He looked very gentlemanly in the middle ages.
Seeing the old man, Sun Jian hurriedly nodded and said,"Alright, I'll have to trouble you, Mr. Bork.”
"This is my duty!" The old man smiled at Sun Jian.
Under Butler Berk's lead, Sun Jian walked along the lawn aisle and came to the front of the main building of the manor.
The castle was heavily guarded.
Along the way, Sun Jian saw no less than 20 black-clothed bodyguards patrolling back and forth with guns and patrol dogs.
Sun Jian couldn't help but become serious. To be honest, this was the first time he had seen such a big scene in a person's residence.
Sun Jian followed Butler Berk into the living room of the castle and saw Earl Hill sitting in front of a huge French window. Through the glass, he watched the night scene and drank tea.
Butler Burke walked to Earl Hill's side and said softly,""Earl, Mr. Sun is here."
Earl Hill turned around and looked at him. Seeing Sun Jian handing out the tea in his hand, he stood up and opened his arms to Sun Jian."Jian, you're finally here. Welcome to Hill Manor.”
Sun Jian and Earl Hill hugged each other."I'm sorry, it's a bit far from Beijing to England, that's why it's so late. Thank you for your invitation."
Earl Hill patted Sun Jian's shoulder and said,""It's okay. As long as you come, I'm very happy. Sit down and talk."
"Alright."
The guest of honor sat down.
"Jian, do you like tea or coffee?”After sitting down. Earl Hill said to Sun Jian with a smile.
Sun Jian smiled." Have some tea. I prefer tea to coffee."”
"Haha, me too. I didn't expect you to have the same hobbies as an old man.”Earl Hill laughed.
Butler Berk, who was standing beside him, ordered the maid softly.
Soon, the maid brought over a tea set and a pot of tea. She replaced the tea on the coffee table.
Earl Hill personally poured a cup for Chen Rui and then poured a cup for himself.
"Compared to the black tea of the Ying Country, I prefer the green tea of your country.”Earl Hill poured a cup of tea and said softly to Sun Jian,""This is the West Lake Longjing tea from your country. Your Longjing tea is famous all over the world for its unique quality, exquisite craftsmanship, and the "four wonders" of "green color, rich fragrance, sweet taste, and beautiful shape". The tea harvested before the Qingming Festival is called "Mingqian Tea", and the tea harvested before the grain rain is called "Yuqian Tea". There was a saying that " before the rain, it was a top grade, before the light, it was a treasure." When drinking Longjing tea, one could see that the buds were upright, the soup was clear, and the fragrance was overflowing, especially with a bud and a leaf, commonly known as "a flag and a spear" as the best. And this small tube of tea leaves was the best tea leaves produced in Longjing, eighteen top-grade imperial tea leaves, fine buds before the rain. It was sent to me by an old friend of mine in the **. I usually don't even bear to drink it.”
Hearing this, Sun Jian knew that Earl Hill was very familiar with and loved the tea ceremony culture of Beijing.
When he was on Earth, Sun Jian also liked to drink tea very much. This was a habit he had brought from the orphanage. However, when it came to tea, he really didn't know much.
When he was traveling in Hangzhou, he met an old man. At that time, Sun Jian and the old man hit it off. As they became friends, the old man shared some knowledge about the Way of Tea with Sun Jian.
Therefore, he had some understanding of the 18 imperial tea leaves and the fine buds before the rain and the light before the rain that Earl Hill mentioned.
"Thank you!" Sun Jian nodded to Earl Hill in thanks.
He picked up the teacup on the coffee table and took a look.
In the teacup, there were pieces of tender tea that were like the tongue of a sparrow. The color was dark green, and the green liquid emitted waves of fragrance.
He sniffed it lightly with his nose. The fragrance was tender and fragrant.
Sun Jian took a sip carefully. The taste was fresh, mellow, and sweet.
"As expected of the Longjing tea before the rain. It's indeed a top-grade tea.”Sun Jian praised.
Just as he was about to take a sip, Sun Jian was attracted by the tea set in his hand.
Holding the teacup in his hand, he saw that the color of the teacup was mainly purple, with green stripes alternating with orange, white, and other colors. It felt delicate and soft, and the color was natural and harmonious.
The patterns on the cup were also very exquisite. It was probably carved into lotus flowers according to its naturally formed layers and various patterns. It was very exquisite and beautiful.
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