Iron Bull Legend

The two looked at each other and smiled. Then, the boss of Bogutang poured tea again. The two moved around the tea cup. Xiao Tieniu looked at the two of them without saying a word and kept communicating with the tea cup. He didn't know what it meant, but... I silently memorized the details.

The two drank for a long time before they realized that the children beside them were watching the movements of their hands and laughing.

Xiao Tieniu found two people staring at him, so he turned around and started looking at antiques. There were many genuine items in Bogutang, many of which were foggy, but the thickness was different. He chose a few thick ones and asked the boss to bid.

"Haha, Lao Xu has a deal?" Lao Wang teased with a smile.

"Old Wang, to be honest, you really have to think that he is a child. Some time ago, Guya Zhai Laoji looked down upon others. He made a bet with a child and lost more than [-] yuan. If he hadn't finally brought out something that was said to be... For paintings from the Tang Dynasty, he might have to kneel on the washboard when he comes home." Boss Xu of Bogutang said with a smile.

"Really? That Lao Ji should be allowed to have a long memory. This street... Sigh, don't talk about other people's rights and wrongs." After Lao Wang finished speaking, he stopped talking and looked at Little Tieniu.

"That painting of Tang Bohu is two hundred, this plum vase is from the Song Dynasty, four hundred, that plate is from the Yuan Dynasty, five hundred, and the one next to you is also the Yuan Dynasty, one hundred." Boss Xu pointed at the quotes one by one.

"Boss, can you buy these four pieces at a cheaper price? I think it looks good. This painting looks good when I take it back and hang it on the bedside. I take that bottle back and I have no room to put the feather duster at home, so I inserted it... ..." Before Xiao Tieniu finished speaking, Lao Wang, who had just taken a sip of tea, spat it out.

"Don't laugh, I'm not lying to you. It's true. I bought some green beads a few days ago, and they fit perfectly in my hand." Xiao Tieniu added. He said this on purpose, but he was just pretending. Don't understand.

"Pfft, cough." Lao Xu was also shocked by Xiao Tieniu's words. He choked on his tea and kept coughing.

"Kid, this is an antique. It's too expensive and not for fun." Boss Xu finally came to his senses and said.

"I heard the grandpas next door to us often talk about antiques. Aren't they from ancient times?" Xiao Tieniu made another shocking statement.

"Don't be ridiculous, kid, these are really expensive." Boss Xu said again.

"Just say it, I'll buy it if it works." Little Tieniu looked very proud.

"Okay, then I'll quote you a price. The total of these pieces is [-] yuan. You can give me [-] yuan and take it away." Boss Xu replied.

"Eight hundred, if you like I'll pay." Xiao Tieniu felt that the thickness of the mist was much thicker than that of Gu Yazhai's painting, so he felt that eight hundred could be bought.

"No, it's too low. One thousand is the lowest." Boss Xu lowered the price again.

"Haha, I really want to buy it. It's eight hundred and ten yuan. I'll give you another ten yuan. Those ten yuan are for buying candies, so I'll give them to you." Xiao Tieniu only added ten yuan.

"Old Xu, forget it, if this kid spends so much money, it would be bad to take it home and ask you to refund the money." Lao Wang advised from the side.

"Yeah, that's right." Lao Xu glanced at Lao Wang and felt that he wasn't making any money at this price, so he gave up on the deal.

"My grandpa said he makes the decision on my own money, and they don't care." Xiao Tieniu said quickly when he saw that the transaction was going to be dirty.

"Kid, I'll give it a try. If you really want to buy it, ask your grandpa to bring you here." Boss Xu said with a smile to Little Tieniu.

"No, if you don't want to sell it, you didn't bargain with me just now. What the hell is that?" Xiao Tieniu was a little dissatisfied and said directly, also rejecting the other party.

"Okay, nine hundred yuan. If you want to buy it, the deal will be done. If you don't want to sell it, forget it." Boss Xu gave the last price, which also put an end to the child's thoughts.

"What do you need for a person of your age? Eight hundred and fifty yuan. Okay, I'll buy them all. No, I'll hang out with you for a while. Anyway, I'm fine." Xiao Tieniu acted like a little rogue. look like.

"Hahaha...haha, I'm so happy. He's a little guy, but he's quite clever. I said to Lao Xu, just sell it without losing any money." Lao Wang persuaded with a laugh beside him.

"Okay, but as promised, there are rules for buying and selling this thing..." Little Tieniu said before Lao Xu finished speaking.

"Isn't it the same as betting on dice? You buy it and leave it without paying any debt. Haha, what a big deal." Xiao Tieniu took out the money with a smile, counted out [-] yuan, and still had [-] yuan in his hand. A lot, put it in your backpack.

"Haha...haha, you're teasing me to death." Lao Wang was still laughing.

Boss Xu collected the money, packed several items in small boxes, and put them on the table. Xiao Tieniu kept the money and walked out, muttering to himself about putting the plate back.

The tea the two people behind were drinking spurted out again. They were sitting face to face with tea stains on their faces.

Walking out of the door, looking around and seeing no one around, I put the ring in the mysterious place, walked into the alley, and went to the noodle shop again.

Today, before getting the meal, Xiao Tieniu said he didn't have any food stamps, agreed in advance, paid the money, and sat on the table waiting for the other party to cook noodles.

After Xiao Tieniu left, Lao Wang and Boss Xu suddenly remembered what happened to Gu Ya Zhai Lao Ji. When he was a child, he ran out and Xiao Tieniu had already gone into the alley and disappeared.

The two of them laughed and walked back to drink tea and talk about other things. After a while, they forgot about this matter and the few antiques they had sold.

"Boss, how do you sell this Tiegada?" After finishing his meal, Little Tieniu walked into another antique shop. As soon as he entered, he was attracted by a bronze incense burner with a thick layer of soil on it. It has dried up and been placed in a pile of debris. The fog is the thickest thing I have seen these days.

"Five... Just give me five yuan." A woman who was eating saw that it was a child. She originally wanted to say fifty cents, but she immediately changed it to five yuan.

"How about one piece? I don't have much money left." Xiao Tieniu pretended to be crying for money.

"Take it." The woman saw that it was not a loss if she sold it for one dollar. It was a gift.

"Give me money." Xiao Tieniu took out a dollar, picked up the incense burner and left, pretending to put it in his backpack and walked to the next house.

There were several people playing chess at the door of that house, and a lot of people gathered around. Little Tieniu also squeezed in, stood on the edge and watched, and when he saw it, he became fascinated.

It wasn't until the sun went down and people put away their tools that Little Tieniu felt his stomach growl, so he raised his legs and ran home. Along the way, he was in a hurry and was pointed at by passers-by.

When I got home, I was just in time for dinner. Sitting at the table, everyone was eating their own meals. Mr. Guo seemed to remember something and looked at Little Tieniu. Little Tieniu felt his grandfather's eyes and put down the chopsticks he was eating.

"Grandpa, when drinking tea, why do you pour the tea leaves out after soaking in water instead of drinking it?" Tieniu quickly diverted Grandpa's attention.

"That's the preparation process before washing and drinking tea. Also, you can't drink the first tea. Some teas can't be drunk in the second time. They can only be brewed in the third time." Mr. Guo said.

"Ah, do you know the tea ceremony?" Xiao Tieniu also wanted to know more.

"I don't really understand, I just know a little bit." Mr. Guo looked at the child in front of him, interested in everything.

"Then why did the other party stretch out his hand, put his two fingers together, and tap the table when he was pouring tea?" Tieniu remembered the movements of Lao Wang's hands when Boss Xu poured water.

"That is a sign language to express gratitude when the elders are pouring tea. If the elder is pouring tea, the five fingers will be lightly clenched into a fist. The younger generation will extend the palm of the hand and tap it twice. When the teapot is pouring tea, tap it three times. Down, it means Phoenix Three nods, welcome, pouring tea counterclockwise also means welcome, clockwise or filling the tea bowl, pouring the tea out of the tea bowl means turning people away or disrespecting you." Mr. Guo followed this topic and said.

"Oh, I understand, Grandpa, there is one more thing. Why do you have to wait for the tea pourer to bring it to you after pouring it? Can't you just serve it yourself?" Xiao Tieniu asked another question.

"When the other party is pouring tea, you just have to sit there. If you reach out or rush to pour tea for yourself and others after drinking the tea, it is a prestige and is hated by others. It is also an impolite behavior." Mr. Guo told Xiaotie Niu told.

"..." Xiao Tieniu wanted to ask, but was interrupted by Xiao Jinlan. One day, you can buy some tea bowls and let grandpa teach you.

"That's a good idea, Grandpa, is there anything special about the tea table?" Little Tieniu asked.

"There are many more. For example, the tea array is too unsophisticated. To welcome you, six tea bowls are arranged in a horoscope for the visitors, which means that we welcome visitors from all over the world, make friends with guests from all over the world, and welcome you to come. Borrow money from a friend. If you are embarrassed to open your mouth, place four tea bowls. The male and Taoist cups are placed on your side of the four tea bowls. If the other person knows your purpose and is willing to lend you money, then he will choose one cup and drink it. , it is inconvenient to choose not to drink or you are dissatisfied, choose to pour out a cup and turn the tea bowl upside down, there are too many things to say in this regard..." Mr. Guo said with a smile.

"Grandpa, there are so many truths in it, there are really hidden secrets." Xiao Tieniu remembered a phrase described in a book and couldn't help but say it.

"Yes, each industry has its own rules, and each industry has its own unique culture. Tea, silk, and porcelain have always been the signatures of China's exports to foreign countries. My master said that porcelain is the same as China in British. But I don’t know." Mr. Guo took over and said.

"Grandpa, is there anything you say about drinking tea?" Xiao Tieniu became interested. These were things he couldn't see in books.

"Take the gestures of drinking tea as an example. When the master pours you tea, you have different seniority. I have told you about the gestures. There are other gestures. For example, when the master hands you the tea cup, pick it up with three fingers, bring it close to your nose and lightly touch it. Smell it, and then drink it in three sips. This is the basic process of tasting tea, looking at the color of the soup, smelling the aroma, and tasting it..." Mr. Guo said slowly.

"If you don't want to drink, never cover the tea bowl with your hands. Put the tea cup next to the tea bowl mat. The host will know that you are no longer drinking. This is the basic knowledge of the tea ceremony. When drinking tea, there is tea soup left in the cup. Just don’t pour it on the tea pet on the tea table. The tea pet is an object that the owner likes. If you pour the leftover tea soup on the tea pet, it is disrespectful to the owner..." Mr. Guo told everyone Introducing.

"Grandpa, what are the tea leaves?" Xiao Tieniu asked after thinking about it.

"There are many, there are thousands of kinds. From ancient times to the present, there are black tea, green tea, green tea, black tea, white tea..., the taste of the best tea I have ever tasted..." Mr. Guo slowly said Close your eyes and think about it, as if you have arrived at that time, smelling the fragrance of tea, seeing the tea soup, and tasting the taste of tea.

"Yunnan Golden Melon Tribute Tea, Wuyi Mountain Mother Tree Dahongpao, and West Lake Longjing Royal 18 Trees, these are the three top teas in China. The Wuyi Mountain Mother Tree Dahongpao Tea Tree has been protected during the Republic of China and has always been an offering and a national gift. According to Ke Come and measure the weight, give me ten grams, twenty grams is already a heavy gift, there are 18 West Lake Longjing trees in front of you, and the annual output is only two taels. Judging from her annual production, it can no longer be measured in terms of money." Guo The gentleman said after recalling.