Alan looked sideways and saw white steam coming out of the bell. He said,"Young Master, the water is boiling. Shishi will make tea for you now!”
She picked up a tin can, opened it, and poured out some tea leaves. She placed them in the pot and said,"These tea leaves were not easy to obtain. I have treasured them for a long time, but I am not willing to drink them.”
Ah Lan's words made Li Qing feel a little funny. If one were to talk about the world's treasures, there was no better than the Tian family. Therefore, Li Qing only took a look at the tea leaves and already had a plan in his heart. It was the Longjing tea before the rain. Unfortunately, it was not the new tea from back then.
Alan personally carried the boiling water and poured it into the pot. After putting the pot back on, he poured the boiling water from the top of the pot again before putting the boiling water back on the furnace. She first poured out the plain water in the Flowing Dawn Cup one by one, then poured out the tea from the teapot, which happened to be three small cups.
Li Qing took the teacup and felt that it was very hot. However, when he saw Alan raise his head, he poured the scalding hot tea into his mouth. Li Qing did not want to be outdone and also finished the tea in one gulp. Only Xu held the teacup and looked at Li Qing in surprise.
This action of drinking tea was very particular. Anyone who was good at this would definitely drink it all in one gulp, but those who were not trained would suffer a lot.
Just as Alan was about to praise Li Qing, before she could say anything, Li Qing quickly fanned his mouth with his hand."It's hot, it's hot! Is there cold water in the attic? Give it to me to rinse my mouth."
Alan looked at Li Qing, who had lost his composure, and felt a little disappointed. However, she quickly regained her composure and turned around to get ice water for Li Qing.
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When Li Qing's mouth was no longer so hot, Alan picked up the teacup and teapot and put it aside. She smiled and asked the two of them,"Young masters, the tea has been tasted. Next, it's time for the young masters to break through. The first stage was the stage where gold and jade had a high price.”
"Oh, I know." Li Qing picked up a teacup with an evil smile on his face."This is a treasure from the previous dynasty. There are no more than a thousand official and civilian kilns in Jingdezhen. During the day, white smoke covers the sky, and at night, red flames shoot into the sky…"
While everyone was dumbstruck, the black-faced man shamelessly repeated what Xu Rong had just said.
Ah Lan's snow-white and pretty face was flushed red from anger. Coupled with her white shirt, she looked even more like a fairy."Young master, are you here to make fun of me?”
"What's wrong? Am I wrong? Didn't this Young Master Xu just say that?”
"He said it, but you can't say it."
"Why?"
Lan didn't know whether to be angry or to laugh." Young Master Xu said it once, and Young Master repeated it. It's just plagiarism. How can this be?”
The word 'plagiarism' was heavily emphasized. Li Qing hated the word plagiarism the most. The smile on his face instantly disappeared, but in an instant, a silly smile appeared on his face again. He reached out and scratched his head."That's true. If he said it, I can't say it, right? However, this is because the rules of your pavilion are wrong.”
"Please forgive this servant for not understanding Young Master's words.”
Li Qing rolled his eyes." If it's like what you said just now, I can't say what he said. Otherwise, it'll be considered plagiarism. What if I say it?" Could he not say it either? There was such a drawback to these two people clearing the stage.”
"Then let's follow Young Master's opinion?" Alan was stunned for a moment.”
"Young Master Xu and I will each pass a round. If we answer correctly, we will pass together. If one of us makes a mistake, we will both lose. How is it?"
"Isn't this inappropriate?" "Just like this 'Gold and jade have a high price without words,' I can answer it with all my knowledge. Can you do it, Young Master?"
"It all depends on my mood. If I'm in a good mood, it's not impossible to pick up the stars and fish for the moon.”Li Qing smiled mysteriously." Besides, it's fate that you were able to pass the trial with me today. Isn't this enough to make up for your regret of not being able to get close to her?"”
After hearing this, Xu Fu lowered his head and thought for a moment. Seeing that this young master in front of him was a well-known family, it was good for him to make a few friends since he had just arrived in the capital. Therefore, he nodded and said,"Since that's the case, then I'll go through the trials with this brother. Even if I return in disappointment, I'll treat this brother as a friend.”
"That's right. A man has to be able to take it up and let it go. You're also a scholar. Don't you know the principle of losing something and gaining something?”Li Qing said with a silly smile.
"Since the two young masters have agreed, Shishi can only respectfully obey. But what about the third stage?"”
"We'll decide by drawing lots."
"Alright, we'll do as Young Master says."
The few of them stood up from the cabin and were led by Alan to a cabin door behind the screen. Before they entered the door, they could already smell the fragrance of herbs rushing into their noses.
Entering the room, he saw several sachets placed in a row on the table.
There was also a young girl in the cabin who had the same hairstyle as Alan, but she was wearing a light purple dress. When she heard the noise, she turned around and smiled."Sister Shishi, there's actually someone here today?”
"That's right, Qin 'er. It's probably just these two young masters today.”Alan turned around and glared at Li Qing, making Li Qing confused.
Following that, Lan moved closer to Qin 'er and deliberately said in a voice that everyone could hear,"" However, these two young masters are both rare young talents. The people who came a few days ago can't be compared to them…" Li Qing couldn't hear what he was going to say next. However, when he saw the two girls laughing, he knew that they probably didn't have anything good to say.
Qin 'er walked up to the three of them with a smile and bowed.""Two young masters, this servant greets you.”
"Young Lady is too polite. "I'm Xu Xu from Jiangsu Province, and this is…" Xu Xu was stunned, as if he didn't know the other party's name!
Li Qing glanced at Xu Rong and smiled."I'm from the capital. My surname is Li and my name is Qing.”
Qin 'er had a round face and a good temper. She pointed at a row of pouches on the table and said to everyone,""The herbs inside were all personally picked by my Sister Shishi. The pouch was also sewn by her, needle by needle.”
As soon as Qin 'er said this, Li Qing continued,
After listening to this test, if you can answer 24 questions correctly, you will pass. If this Young Master answers all of them correctly, can Miss Shi Shi give you the fragrance pouch?
"Brother Li, didn't we just agree that you would answer 'The price of gold and jade is naturally high without speech', and I would answer' Shen Nong tastes herbal medicine'?”
Li Qing rolled his eyes at Xu and said," Brother Xu, I'm sorry. I happen to be missing a sachet. Why don't we exchange?"”
Alan, who was at the side, said angrily,"Alright, you answer this round. This lady doesn't believe that you can answer all of them correctly!”
"Then it's a deal!" Li Qing said seriously.”
Thus, Li Qing went forward and picked out a sachet with a dragon and phoenix pattern. He had read a lot, and he had learned a lot from this kind of botany knowledge. Therefore, he was not in a hurry. He sniffed it carefully and said to Ah Lan lewdly,"How fragrant!"
"Humph! Hooligan." Alan spat at Li Qing.
Seeing this, Li Qing smiled and gently opened the sachet. He poured the herbs into a white jade plate and said,"This is white peony root, Chinese wolfberries, purple perilla, purple lotus, semen Cassiae, human fetus, swordlike, Chinese Wei, Forsythia…As for the last one, Qin 'er, you seem to be able to use it!”
"Why?" Qin 'er asked.”
"Because Chinese Knotweed is good for growing hair!"
Qin 'er saw that her hair was indeed not as much as Shishi's, so she said shyly,""Sis, is he right?"
Alan was obviously shocked by Li Qing's smooth and flawless speech.
He was a little stiff when faced with Qin 'er's question and only nodded.
Then, Li Qing smiled and said,"Miss Shishi, this sachet is mine now, right?" However, this Young Master will not take it for free. This pouch is for you!”After saying that, Li Qing placed the purse back into Alan's hands.
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