seal to be opened

two

A year and a half ago.

Xiayu Tower is located in the busiest commercial street in the city, but it is hidden in a secluded place facing inwards at the corner of the street.Even with such a rugged location, it has become a well-known restaurant in the city since it opened a year ago.The tea in the restaurant is mediocre, the dishes are mediocre, and the customers come like a cloud, mainly for the unique peach blossom wine of this restaurant.The building also runs an inn, because it is close to the market and enjoys a bit of cleanliness in the downtown area, more people come to stay in the inn than to eat.

This day, Bai Ming slipped out of the clinic again and ran over to eat and drink.Although Xia Yulou's dishes are not the most suitable for his taste, there is almost no one of the three meals a day that he does not go here.After Hai eats and drinks, he always yells at the shopkeeper, "keep accounts as usual", and walks away. Who knows that the boss here is his senior brother.At this time, he was nestling in the place he was used to staying, leaning against the wine cabinet, sipping the half-warm tea in small sips.

With a sound of "ding dong", the soft sound of shattering dishes broke the chatter of the diners in the lunch market, and the whole place fell silent.Bai Ming followed the sound and saw that it was a guest in ordinary clothes who broke a purple clay teapot.

Xiaoer stepped forward and said directly: "Hey, guest officer, this teapot has to be counted on your account. All the tea sets in Xiayulou are Xishi pots made by Mrs. Gui, a master of Yixing. Each one costs 400 taels. , yours is old, count you 320 taels."

The person who broke the teapot became anxious immediately.Although Xiayulou is not an ordinary small stall, ordinary people can afford it. Therefore, some diners occupy the private rooms, and some come to order some side dishes for entertainment.This man can afford food, but obviously he can't afford this broken teapot.

But the matter was small, it was nothing more than a teapot, and the diners went back to their self-contained chats. Anyway, if they damaged people's property, they should pay for it.But at this moment, there was a clear and clear voice that pulled everyone's gaze back.

"This teapot was not made by Miss Gui of Yixing."

Bai Ming raised his eyebrows, and he could only see the slender back of the person who could hear the voice. He was dressed in green and neat. Although the coat was wide, he could vaguely see the slender waist and legs inside. No matter how he looked, he was just a half-grown boy.This person is Ai Ziqing.

Ai Ziqing bent down and picked up the bottom of the broken teapot on the ground, and handed it to the little girl.When he turned around, Bai Ming saw his pale brows and slender lips, his eyeballs glistening with emerald light, and his long and slender fingers twirling the piece, obviously still young, but his expression was full of confidence and calmness.

"Lady Osmanthus's teapot, because she is a rare female generation among those who make pots, besides the usual production engravings on the bottom of the pot, there will also be a half circle of broken marks run over by fingertips, which are all Miss Osmanthus. And her female disciples left it with their little fingers. Because there are not many women who know how to make pots, they can distinguish the authenticity from the fake. This one is fake."

How could the Xiao Er know so many details of the insider, he hesitated and let the two of them stay first, and turned to find the housekeeper.

Bai Ming looked at this man with some interest, so he drank the tea in the bowl in one gulp, raised the tea bowl in his hand, and said loudly: "My lord, can I trouble you to see if the tea bowl in my hand is real or not?" ?”

Ai Ziqing looked at Bai Ming, frowned and thought for a while, seeing that he was sitting in the seat, he should be a diner, so he walked up to him, took the tea bowl boldly, turned the bottom of the bowl and looked at it carefully.The lines on the bottom of the bowl are clear, so he said generously: "This one is real. It seems that the things here are not all deceptive stuff, but the brewed tea is still so bad."

Bai Ming couldn't help sniggering, firstly he laughed at the kid's wild words, and secondly he also laughed at his "crazy words" which were really good, Xiayulou peach blossom wine was excellent, but the tea was really bad.But now that he is showing off in his senior brother's place, I'm afraid that if he doesn't teach him a lesson, he won't be able to eat and drink for nothing in the future.

Bai Ming quietly took out a small piece of broken silver from his pocket, and was about to make a move, when Ai Ziqing's wrist suddenly seemed to be hit by something, and he shook a few times, the tea bowl slipped down and fell to the ground. The earth was broken in two.

"This..." Ai Ziqing looked at her hand in disbelief.

Xiao Er arrived in time with the housekeeper, Uncle Bao.Uncle Bao took a look at Bai Ming who was covering his mouth and snickering, then bowed to Ai Ziqing, and said, "Guest officer, you just said that this is a real teacup made by Mrs. Gui herself. , you seem to be a person who knows the goods, so you don't know how much it's worth."

Ai Ziqing's face flushed instantly.Miss Gui made the tea bowl herself, and at least it cost 200 taels. This one looks novel in style, clean and undamaged. If it is bigger, it may cost 300 taels.Ai Ziqing hesitated and whispered: "I, I don't have so much money..."

Uncle Bao still bowed, but his expression was firm.If you break other people's things, you can't just walk away.

Ai Ziqing was so angry that she wanted to stamp her feet.After thinking about it, he could only sigh, pulled Uncle Bao to block the sight of other diners behind him, took out a jade pendant from his waist, and handed it to him. "This thing should be enough for that teacup."

Uncle Bao took the jade pendant and looked at it, stunned.This jade pendant is clean and transparent, but it is a high-quality item, but it is small and light, if you only talk about the jade material, it is not worth the price of that tea bowl.To Uncle Bao's surprise, the shape of this jade pendant is clearly an exquisitely carved "Ai" character. In addition, the jade pendant reveals bursts of tea fragrance, which is warm and moist in the hand. It must have been soaked in tea for many years. The rare jade that was just raised.

tea house.

There are tens of millions of tea houses all over the world, each with its own name.Some are named after the location, some are named after the main tea produced, and there are even more weird ones.But only the Ai family's tea house has such a great reputation, as long as the word "tea house" is mentioned, everyone in the world will know that it refers to the Ai family.The tea produced by Ai's family is unparalleled in the world, with a complete range of teas. What is rare is that there are new teas made by the family every year, ranging from sweet and mild to sweet and astringent.And the tea that Ai's family prepares by themselves can drink through the thousands of changes in it, and people outside the village will never be able to copy it.

If relying on tea alone, it is not enough for the Ai family to gain a foothold in the arena.But about the Ai family's kung fu, no one can tell the reason. There is only one rumor that all the people who go to the Ai family to do tea business will go back happily after leaving the tea house. Everyone who goes to the Ai family to ask for advice Those who learn kung fu will never look back when they leave.

Uncle Bao is different from the usual junior running hall, and his qualifications in the world are no less than that of Bai Ming next to him.The two exchanged glances, knowing what the other was thinking.Uncle Bao handed the jade pendant to Xiao Er next to him, bowed again to Ai Ziqing, and said, "Mr. Ai, I'm afraid it's not up to me to decide this matter. Please go and see our boss."

Ai Ziqing rolled his eyes with a look of "I knew it would be like this", but followed Xiaoer next to him into the inner courtyard.

After Ai Ziqing left, Bai Ming patted Uncle Bao on the shoulder and said, "Okay, Uncle Bao, the one just now was quite accurate."

Uncle Bao replied in astonishment: "Dr. Bai is referring to that slap on the wrist? That's not me, I thought it was you."

Bai Ming was stunned, the two looked at each other, and suddenly felt something at the same time, they both looked at the second floor.

Sure enough, there was a tall man standing on the stairs. He was dressed in black, with a steady breath, deep eyes, and an imposing manner. At this time, he concealed the obvious aura on his body in a low-key manner. It is unknown how long he has been standing here.

This is Fang You, the boss of Xiayulou.

When Uncle Bao saw the boss, he cupped his hands and bowed to him again.

Fang You glanced over the two of them indifferently, as if acknowledging what the two of them were thinking generously, turned and left without saying a word.