On Tuesday, May 4, the sky in Tokyo reached the bluest time of the year. Qian Linya sat in the living room and picked up the brush again. It has been two months since he last did this.

Last time he wrote a "one period, one period" according to the secret book of his family. The word "issue" was lost by the cunning field mouse Taro, so the niche in the tea room is now empty, which is very unremarkable to a tea ceremony family.

I thought about going back to class, but I thought about it for a week and didn’t have time to put it into practice. The reason is that except for the niche, other places in the tea room are even more unreasonable. It is more urgent to save customers to make an appointment than to go back to school to attend classes.

After grinding the ink, he had a glimmer of inspiration and walked on the paper and snakes.

"The ninth year of Yonghe, the year is in Guichou..."

In short, this year is also the year of Guichou, and the third year of Linghe, the year is in Guichou. It was just the time to write the "Preface to the Lanting Collection" on this day. Qian Linya was fascinated by his elegance.

"At the beginning of late spring, I will be at Lanting in Shanyin, Kuaiji... huh?"

When he wrote this, he felt something was wrong. He took out his mobile phone and opened the Chinese version of the perpetual calendar. On May 4th, it was written "Youth Day" below, and on May 5th, it was written "The Beginning of Summer".

This is not late spring, it is already the end of spring! Today is the last day of spring in 2021!

Even if I write it out, this decoction can only be hanged for one day and expired. Qian Linya was so angry that he wanted to tear the paper.

After changing the paper, he began to rethink what to write.

This week, he has been slowly and firmly restoring his former appearance in the tea room.

For a formal tea party, there are too many things to prepare: not only calligraphy and paintings, flowers, tea pots on tea sets, various objects, and clothing, they all need to be prepared again.

Before, the flowers were still filled with dry lotus. In my heart, there should be a fresh lotus. At least a year ago, it was fresh lotus. It has not been replaced, so it has been dry there.

There is also a tea pot. Several tea pots at home have been sold to pay off their debts, and new ones are urgently needed to be purchased; tea towels, clothes, and all kinds of small items need to be replaced with seasonal styles.

The tea ceremony is a Tao that pays great attention to the seasonal solar terms, and it is very skilled in details.

For example, the tea cauldron used in March is called a hanging cauldron, which can give people a light and joyful feeling in early spring; in summer, wash tea cups with leaves to make guests feel cool; in autumn, the fire is warm on the one hand, and on the other hand, it is also more literary on the other hand...

It would be fine if the general tea room was not done well in these aspects, the image he had worked hard to create would be in vain.

Over the past week, I have prepared all kinds of things in the tea room, and the last thing that has caused the most headache was refreshments.

Refreshments are the highlight of the tea ceremony. Although it is not the protagonist, many people come to eat it just to eat it.

At a tea party, order strong tea first and then thin tea. The strong tea is very strong, and thin tea is not thin. The common point is that it hurts the stomach, so you need to eat a snack to put on a pad.

The snacks eaten before drinking tea are refreshments. Tea is also called "Kaiseki". "Kaiseki" is a Zen saying, which refers to monks being hungry when they listen to the scriptures and holding stones in their arms to stop hunger. It means that they are eager to seek Buddha.

Most of the tea people in the first place were monks. Influenced by the idea of ​​"Zen Tea Yiwei", the word "kaiseki" was borrowed and became a word that refers to the snacks used in tea ceremony.

For the tea man, "Kaiseki" has a new meaning: "Even if you cook without rice and you are warmed up with stones, you should offer it to the guests to show your hospitality."

Since tea ceremony pays attention to the seasonal approach, different refreshments are used every month, every weather, and every occasion, which has led to more and more recipes for Kaiseki meals, and eventually developed into a very large system.

Later, Kaiseki Restaurant left the tea ceremony and set up a new door. Some high-end restaurants specialized in Kaiseki Restaurant, which became the representative business card of Japanese high-end cuisine... This is the origin of "Kaiseki Cuisine".

It is precisely because of this origin that "Kaiseki cuisine" has two characteristics: one is expensive and the other is less.

It is expensive because nothing is not expensive under the tea ceremony system; it is rare because it was originally served with tea and snacks, but it was not to make you full at the beginning.

So if you are hungry in Japan, it is recommended not to eat Kaiseki cuisine.

Qian Linya is now very worried about "Chat Kaiseki".

The tea room is expensive, but it is so expensive that it is reasonable. If he gets two pieces of fruit and sends the guests, he will definitely be sprayed and closed down.

So he has been learning how to cook refreshments recently. After spending a week, he only understood one thing: he is not suitable for cooking.

He is the human-shaped natural disaster in the kitchen, and meeting him is a tragedy of every ingredient.

My sister Mengye has the talent for cooking, but there is already a poor student at home. He hopes Mengye will focus on her studies and does not want her to be distracted anymore.

Another way is that he finds a way to learn skills from the "tea art master". If he is lucky, he might get skills in cooking.

So he has been taking the time to chat online with Misaki Misaki. He has become familiar with him a lot in the past week, but after Miyagi's relationship with him has improved, he is a little obedient and can't get any skills from her. They are all free skill points of one or two.

Daigo Liuriko's approach plan is still brewing. Before she settled her tea room, she naturally had no way to get the double reward on her.

If you can't make refreshments yourself, you can only ask for help from the audience outside the venue.

He called Ishida Ichihashi.

"Hey, Teacher Qian! What advice do you have?"

Ishida was as cheerful as ever. After talking about refreshments to him, he even hesitated, who had always been active.

"My store does manage refreshments, but firstly, it is a fixed recipe, lacking spiritual charm, and secondly, it is too low to put it in the tea house, but it is not suitable for Wuwei'an. Thirdly... I'm afraid it's not new to send it from me to Wuwei'an, right?"

Qian Linya knew that he was not shirking, and it was indeed better not to have a fresh refreshment.

Ishida suggested over there: "By the way, Mr. Chi, I have an idea, but you may not be able to accept it."

"Let me tell you."

"Mr. Ikeda is a Masashi. He also has a way in the tea circle. If you ask him for help, you may find a way..."

Qian Linya shook his head repeatedly and went to ask for help from Ikeda Ikeda? I absolutely don’t think about it!

There is no need to think about the convenience that guy provides. Maybe he will take the opportunity to ridicule himself and must not seek help from him.

But through Ishida's inspiration, he thought of another person: Kikuchi Mari.

Kikuchi's mother, Anna, is also a masculine man, and her family is very rich. She may find a way to find her, and she can also find out the news about Daigo Ryuko, killing two birds with one stone.

After cutting the message to Kikuchi Ma, Kikuchi called him.

"Student Qian, it's been a long time since we saw each other," the voice was loud, and the background seemed a little noisy, "Is there anything wrong?"

"It's nothing. I feel like I haven't contacted you for a while. I just want to say hello," said Qian Linya. "Why, I haven't been to school today?"

He confirmed the time and it was indeed Tuesday.

The girl's joyful voice came from the other end: "Student Qian, you are living a confused life! It's still in the Golden Week!"

Japan is Labor Day, but there are many festivals around May Day, and it is often a week of holidays, which is called the Golden Week. Qian Linya slapped his head because Mengye attended cram school every day, so he forgot about this.

"Are you at home now? I haven't visited you and Mengye for a long time. That... can I visit your house?" Kikuchi Mari's voice became less and less.

This is exactly what Qian Linya thought: "Welcome! I also want to invite you to visit my house."

Mengye happened to be not at home, that is, a lonely man and a widow. If she did something with her feet, or something more excessive, he might...well, as long as she could eliminate the evidence before Mengye came back.

"That's great, I'll go back to Tokyo now!"

"Go back to Tokyo? Wait, where are you?"

The phone there hung up. An hour later, a large group of people came down from an extended black luxury sedan.

Qian Linya opened the door to welcome the sad face of Kikuchi Mari and the careless Kikuchi Aina.

Kikuchi Aina was wearing a breast-wrapped top today, wearing a short white shirt on the outside, with a knot on the hem of the shirt, her entire abdomen was exposed, and her lower body was wearing denim shorts and sunglasses hanging on her hair, looking like she had just returned from vacation.

"I'm on vacation in a villa in Okinawa. Because of your affairs, Mari insisted on coming back, so I came back with me. Teacher Chi, won't you not welcome me, right?"

Qian Linya read with no mercy: "Welcome! Why can't he not welcome?"

Xingna reached out and pinched his face: "I haven't seen you for a few days and you've become handsome again. Even with this attitude, my sister can't hate her."

"Auntie, you are joking, I sincerely welcome you."

"Who is the aunt? Call me sister!"

"Then how do I discuss with Mali?"

Xingna seemed to think this problem was boring, so she went to the living room by herself, and her attitude seemed to go back to her own home. Turning around, Kikuchi Mari looked depressed: "Student Qian, I said I came to study with you."

Qian Linya said with a righteous look on his face: "Of course we are learning together, otherwise what else can we do together?"

After they all entered the house, Kikuchi Anna was still complaining: "I'm really worried about letting this child come back by himself. I have to come back together. There are still several days left on the holiday, which is a waste!"

Qian Linya sat down and said, "How did you come back?"

“By the plane.”

"There's just a plane?"

"Private planes... are very cheap." Seeing Qian Linya's eyes were strange, Xingna made an explanation of how he was extravagant.

"Since it's a private plane, what are you worried about?" Qian Linya asked.

"I'm not worried about the plane, I'm worried about you!" Xingna picked up the boiled water handed over by Qian Linya and drank it down. During this period, the cunning eyes kept floating between him and Mali, as if she had discovered something.

Qian Linya felt a little guilty. Last time, she tangled her daughter's feet under her nose, and she always felt that she had discovered some clues.

After drinking the water, Ainaka said, "Last time in Shinjuku Gyoen, did you do a big thing? I have seen the news. Recently, you have become a hot topic in my circle? What's going on?"

It turns out that her real purpose here is probably to inquire about the wild tea party.

Qian Linya felt a little relieved and told the two of them about the various experiences of the wild tea party. How did he think about it, how did Ikeda attack, how did he deal with it himself, and how did he cook in the end... They all said it all, and they were amazed at the same time.

After saying this, Qian Linya took the opportunity to mention the matter of Cha Kaiseki and happened to ask Kikuchi Aina if there was any solution.

"There is a temporary solution, but it won't last long," Kikuchi Anna frowned, "I can ask the nearby restaurant to help prepare, but what profit can this be? It's not a long-term solution."

Hearing the word "profit point", Qian Linya had a new idea. He opened his mobile phone, called out the reservation software, and said, "By the way, Xing Naisan, I can lower the price of a single tea party! Isn't this easy refreshment?"

His original price was too high, which included high-end tea Kaiseki. Now that he can't do it, wouldn't it be better to directly lower the price? Thinking of this, Qian Linya secretly called his mind stiff. Such a simple method, I haven't thought of it for so long.

But Kikuchi Aina shook her head repeatedly: "No."
To be continued...