At noon, Li Yanqing came to the Alum Tower alone. Today he specially changed into a silk shirt with a high-quality texture, a silk scarf, and a Japanese folding fan that is more popular in his hand. This outfit made him feel uncomfortable, but Alum Tower has the rules of Alum Tower. If you want to do your own thing smoothly, you have to respect other people's rules.

Li Yanqing was not blocked and walked into the alum building smoothly. At noon, there were fewer customers in the alum building than at night. Most of them came to have tea and chat.

There has always been a saying in Alum Tower that afternoon is the time to drink tea. There are more than 20 beautiful female prostitutes sitting in the garden in the middle. They are no longer singing and dancing girls, but tea prostitutes. They are all masters of tea ordering, and there are even female prostitutes who are good at tea sharing, which is an extremely superb tea art.

The cost of drinking tea at noon is much higher than that of eating in the evening. Tea can be as little as dozens of taels of silver as many as hundreds of taels of silver. The tip of tea prostitutes is called flower tea. If you drink tea in the alum building, flower tea cannot be less than ten taels of silver.

Of course, unless it is a bookkeeping, no one will pay the bills, usually silver or gold. Imagine carrying a sack of money weighing hundreds of pounds into the alum building to drink tea, which is really a shame.

Li Yanqing walked around and soon arrived in front of Fengyue Tower. There was still the little boy standing at the door. Li Yanqing clasped his fists and smiled, "Do you still remember me?"

The little boy's job is to remember the face of the guest. He immediately recognized it and said happily: "It turned out to be the little official from last time. The little official does not need to present poems, please go upstairs directly!"

He suddenly remembered something and quickly looked behind Li Yanqing. Fatty Zheng was not seen. He immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said to Li Yanqing in a low voice: "We poets have always been obsessed with the poem of Xiaoguanren, and we also asked someone to inquire about Xiaoguanren."

"Can the poet be there today?"

Li Yanqing came to find Li Shishi today. If Li Shishi was not here, he would have to come again another day.

"Miss Shishi is usually there at noon. Please come with me if you are a little official!"

Li Yanqing followed the kid to the second floor. To his surprise, the furnishings of Fengyue Building were not luxurious at all, and were far less magnificent than the magnificent outside, but very elegant. A bunch of bamboo and a painting were very tasteful, as if he was in a school, not a restaurant.

The boy invited Li Yanqing to sit in a side hall. There was only one long table and three couches in the side hall, and there was no other decoration. There were two extremely beautiful maids standing next to him, which made Li Yanqing unable to help but take a look at him. He had never seen such a beautiful woman for so many years since he came to the Song Dynasty.

The two maids smiled, their smiles like flowers blooming. One of them laid a soft cushion for Li Yanqing, and the other carried a bottle of tea and poured a cup of fragrant tea for Li Yanqing. Li Yanqing quickly took out the silver to pay for some flower tea. The little boy smiled and said, "They are not tea prostitutes, they are just maids, and there is no need to give silver."

Li Yanqing's face turned red. He really didn't understand. He turned ugly as soon as he came in. The little boy smiled slightly, "Sit down for a moment, I'll go and invite Miss Shishi!"

A trace of shock flashed in the eyes of the two maids next to him. Shishi actually wanted to drink tea with the boy. This has never happened before. Who is this boy? He looks a little thick and his accent is also from other places, so it really makes people wonder.

Li Yanqing reluctantly sat down on the couch. He was really not used to it. The Song Dynasty happened to be the time when the chairs and couches were alternated. The middle and lower classes basically sat on chairs or stools. Only the upper-class scholars occasionally retained the custom of sitting on couches. Li Yanqing sat on couches at a few times, and he really felt uncomfortable kneeling.

The maid saw his discomfort. A maid couldn't help but smile, then walked up and knelt in front of Li Yanqing, pulled a wooden board on the couch in front of him, and put her legs in it. The couch turned into a bench, which made it much more comfortable all of a sudden.

Li Yanqing was grateful. No matter what the rules were, he took out two ingots of five taels of silver, stuffed it to the maid in front of him, and pointed to another maid next to him, giving them one ingot to each of them.

The two maids were surprised and happy, and quickly stepped forward to salute Wanfu, thanking Li Yanqing for her generosity. They could also get tips, but they had to drink. This was the first time they met Li Yanqing out of gratitude and respect. They immediately felt good about Li Yanqing and felt that this young man was the real gentleman.

At this time, a sound of ringing pendants came from outside. Before Li Yanqing could get up, a woman in a snow-white dress walked in with several maids.

Li Yanqing's mind suddenly buzzed, if the two maids just now were beautiful like he had never seen before, then the woman in front of him would be so beautiful that he would suffocate him. What does it mean to be so beautiful, what does it mean to be a sank fish and fall geese, and what does it mean to be an untainted breath of the world? He finally realized it.

That kind of indescribable and pure temperament is not enough to describe even a fairy. In contrast, the two maids next to them immediately turned into the phoenix.

At this time, an old man walked out of the scenery behind the screen, but his role was very great, and he immediately woke Li Yanqing from his trance. He quickly stood up and bowed to salute, "Li Yanqing, Xiangzhou, is honored to meet the Shishi girl."

Li Shishi also gave him a lot of blessings, gently opening his red lips, his voice like the sound of nature, "Shishi finally waited for the young master!"

Zhou Bangyan stepped forward and smiled and said, "The poem by Xiaoguanren made the Shishi girl dream of her soul for nearly a month. I am also very curious. Which master wrote such a touching poem? I didn't expect that it was such a young scholar. The Yangtze River pushes the old waves, and I can't accept my old age."

Li Yanqing's face felt a little hot. It was not written by him. It was the work of Nalan Xingde, known as the "young woman killer". He originally wanted to say that it was written by a secluded master, but in front of the beautiful Li Shishi, he did not have the courage to admit that he really did not want to destroy his image in Li Shishi's heart, and he still wanted to Li Shishi.

"I'm too much, Yanqing dare not take it!"

Seeing that Li Yanqing was still standing in the couch box, Li Shishi pursed her lips and smiled, "Shao Jun, please sit down!"

She was only a few years older than Li Yanqing. It was a bit inappropriate to call Li Yanqing a small official, so she directly called Shaojun. This was also a kind of respectful title for young sages in the Song Dynasty. If she was an ordinary scholar, she would be called a scholar, and if she respected her, she would be called a Master.

Li Yanqing sat down, Li Shishi sat down lightly opposite him like a cloud, and Zhou Bangyan sat in the upper head. He was the owner of this house. Originally, Li Shishi wanted to invite Li Yanqing to sit in his house, but Zhou Bangyan thought it carefully, which would cause some unnecessary criticism, and it would be best to go to his house.

Zhou Bangyan introduced himself to Li Yanqing. Only then did Li Yanqing realize that the old man in front of him was Zhou Bangyan, a famous poet of the Northern Song Dynasty. He quickly stood up again to salute.

Zhou Bangyan asked him to sit down and said with a smile: "I asked an acquaintance from the Ministry of Rites to help inquire about the news about the little official. As a result, when he heard the name of the little official, he said that the little official was the Jieyuan test of Xiangzhou last year. I was lucky enough to read the test papers of the little official. I told Shishi that it was a pity that the little official did not take the provincial test. With the test papers of the little official, I could have a high school Jinshi. Not only was the good poems written, but also calligraphy, but also a masterpiece of the advice. This is the first time I know the terribleness of the Jurchens."

Li Shishi sighed softly: "If life is just like the first meeting, why does the autumn wind make you sad and paint a fan? It makes people feel sad and helpless. After reading Shaojun's poem, I thought that another Liu Qilang would come out of Tokyo, but after reading Shaojun's advice, I realized that I was wrong. Shaojun is not a person who is sad about flowers and moon, but a patriot who is worried about the country and the people. It makes Shishi respect him even more. Shishi is rude and respectful, and I would like to offer a cup of tea to Shaojun."

Zhou Bangyan immediately applauded and said, "I am going to benefit from the little official today. I will see the skills of Shishi's tea sharing for the first time!"

Li Shishi said lightly: "The tricks of eagle are so good. Drunken old man should not let Shaojun laugh."

Li Yanqing smiled slightly, "Yanqing is willing to appreciate Miss Shishi's wonderful skills!"

At this time, two Li Shishi's maids brought a jade plate and put a pot of boiling water and tea bowls in it. The tea leaves of the Song Dynasty were different from today. The finished product was round tea. Before drinking tea, you need to grind it into tea powder, put it on the bottom of the cup, and then brew it with boiling water into tea soup. Use tea simmers to quickly whisk the tea soup to make it foam. This is called tea ordering, which is similar to brewing coffee today.

Tea is also very simple for ordinary people, but it is extremely particular for the upper class. The quality of the tea leaves, the delicateness of the tea powder, the water quality, the heat, the tea set, and no link can be careless.

The water should be used for spring water, and the heat will be the best when the two boils. Otherwise, "if it is not ripe, the powder will float, and if it is too ripe, the tea will sink." It is best to use a tea set. Jianzhan, that is, Jianan tea cup, which is black in black, thick in the blank, and the pattern is like rabbit hair. If it is served, it will be hot and difficult to cool for a long time. Moreover, the white tea cups also complement each other.

When tea-making reaches its peak, it forms a superb technique of tea division. That is, after making tea in boiling water, various lifelike pictures will be formed on the tea noodles. Although the time is extremely short, it is the ultimate in tea skills. Li Shishi not only has famous singing and dancing, but also has extremely superb skills in tea division.

Li Yanqing also saw tea distribution once. When he passed the examination for Jie Yuan, the prefect held a banquet and specially invited a tea prostitute to share tea. It was not until then that he learned the skills of tea distribution.

Li Shishi picked up the jade pot, and her thin sleeves slid off, revealing her slender jade hands and a white wrist like a snow lotus. She first distributed tea to Li Yanqing. Zhou Bangyan smiled and said, "You little official is optimistic!"

Li Yanqing stared at the tea bowl without blinking eyes, and saw a hot spring flowing out of the spout of the pot and rushing into the tea bowl. The tea water churned, the tea powder was fragrant, the boiling water was sometimes fast and sometimes slow, and sometimes less. The white tea powder was circling on the water surface. When the water stopped, a map of the bright moon appeared in front of Li Yanqing. The night sky was as dark as the mountains, and the mountains were undulating, and a full moon hung on the mountains, lifelike and breathtaking.

Li Yanqing couldn't help but exclaim: "If I don't see you today, I really don't know that there are such brilliant tea skills in the world!"

Li Shishi smiled slightly, "Shaojun is laughing!"

After a moment, the foam dissipated and the picture disappeared.

Zhou Bangyan applauded and laughed, "It's my turn!"

Li Shishi shook his head and smiled, "If Zuiweng drinks less than two cups and fill in a lyric that makes Shishi's heart moved, Shishi is willing to share tea for Zuiweng."

Zhou Bangyan was stunned and shouted unfairly, "I have filled in so many words for Shishi. Can't I enjoy a tea split at one time?"

Li Shishi smiled sweetly, "But Shishi has also offered a dance to the Drunken Old Man. If you want to share the tea, the Drunken Old Man has to cheer up."

Zhou Bangyan has been addicted to fine wine in the past year. Li Shishi repeatedly advised him but it was useless. Today he took the plane and persuaded him again. Of course, Zhou Bangyan also knew Li Shishi's kindness, but he couldn't quit drinking at all. He had to scratch his scalp and said, "It's a pity that I like wine but not tea. Next time Shishi brewed a bar for me!"

When Li Shishi saw that he did not listen to his advice, she felt secretly sad. She and Zhou Bangyan were like father and daughter. Seeing that he was old, he was addicted to alcohol without considering his old age, which made her extremely worried.

After Li Yanqing drank tea, it was time to talk about the main thing. He took out a small porcelain bottle from his carry-on bag and gently unscrewed the porcelain bottle. Suddenly, a warm fragrance came to his face. Although Li Shishi did not apply makeup, she liked perfume and was extremely sensitive to perfume. She immediately said in surprise: "It's Rose Water, no, it's Zhu Luan, no, it's not as fragrant as it is!"

Li Yanqing handed her the bottle, "I prepared it myself and gave it to the Shishi girl."

Li Shishi was slightly stunned, feeling a little disappointed, "Why does Shaojun like a woman like a woman?"

Li Yanqing said calmly: "I don't like it. I just opened a rouge shop called Baoyanzhai. I am going to roll up my sleeves and have a big deal."

Li Shishi and Zhou Bangyan looked at each other, and both of them were a little confused. Zhou Bangyan asked: "Aren't the little official going to go to the Imperial Academy? Why did you start doing business?"

"Taixue is the main business, and business is the auxiliary business. The two are not contradictory."

Li Shishi Bingxue was smart. She had already guessed Li Yanqing's purpose. She was really disappointed and asked lightly: "Does Shaojun like doing business and making money?"

Li Yanqing looked at her beautiful eyes and said slowly: "I think the girl Shishi should have seen my advice. One day in the future, the Jurchen jackals will invade the south, and Hebei will be the first to be hit. My hometown will be tragically ravaged by the iron hoofs of alien races. At that time, Li Yanqing wanted to help those displaced elderly, weak women and children, and so I must accumulate some money and prepare for the future, just to prepare for that day in the future!"

"What are you saying sincerely?" Li Shishi's beautiful eyes turned extremely bright, and he stared at Li Yanqing deeply.

"Everything that Yanqing said is true!"

Although Li Yanqing founded an industry not necessarily to help the elderly, it was indeed to prepare for that day. Since ancient times, many poets sighed, "I only have the ambition to serve the country, but I have no door to serve the country."

But Li Yanqing did not believe that. The so-called lack of a door to serve the country is just an excuse. There is always a door, it depends on whether you want to push it open. For Li Yanqing, strong financial resources are a powerful means to open the door. It can recruit troops and buy soldiers and armor. If you don’t prepare early, you will of course be at a loss when things come.

Although Li Yanqing only saw Li Shishi for the first time, Li Shishi offered tea for his own advice, not for the song "What's the Autumn Wind Painting Fan" which also shows that she is a person who is worried about the country and the people. He believes that Li Shishi can understand his ambitions and help him.

Li Shishi lowered her head and pondered for a moment, raised her beautiful pretty face and stared at Li Yanqing and said, "Then you write another poem to express your mind."

Li Yanqing lowered his head and thought about it. His poems were weak and he could handle them, but he really couldn't make any moves in front of Zhou Bangyan. In order to impress Li Shishi, he could only use the famous works in history.

Li Yanqing picked up the pen and wrote a poem, then put down his pen, stood up and fisted and said, "If Miss Shishi is willing to promote Baoyanzhai, Yanqing will be grateful. If the girl feels that Yanqing is not sincere enough, then Yanqing is also very grateful to Shishi's tea today, so let's go first!"

He bowed to Zhou Bangyan again, turned around and left.

Li Shishi picked up the poem on the table and read it carefully. She suddenly trembled with a complex emotion that had never been seen before in her beautiful eyes. She slowly walked to the jade porch and stared silently at Li Yanqing's back as she left Fengyue Tower.

Being a hero in life, and being a hero in death is also a hero in ghosts.

I still miss Xiang Yu and refuse to cross the Yangtze River.

How can a poem that has been sung for all time not make her think and feel mixed with emotion?
Chapter completed!