To Rule in a Turbulent World

You Hange saw You Miao's movements, warming the cup, pounding tea, and sprinkling tea leaves, all of which were indescribably beautiful like flowing clouds and flowing water. They were born in the hands of a young man and did not have the slightest bit of charming flavor of Jiangnan women, but clean and bright. Full of masculinity.

You Miao shook the long-mouthed copper pot gracefully, the boiling water meandered like a dragon, swirling into the pot, swirling with the tea leaves like a whirlpool.

You Hango said: "I learned a poem a few days ago."

"What poem?" You Miao raised her eyes and asked.

"The sentimental wind blows the tide, and the ruthless sends the tide back..." You Hango said, "What are you calling?"

You Miao smiled and said, "That's a word, Su Shi's eight tones of Ganzhou."

You Hange smiled and said: "No, the skill you make the tea is so beautiful that it rolls and rolls like the tide."

You Miao said lightly: "Well, it can be regarded as good eyesight. You can know my technique just after learning a few words. There are three points and three points in tea art, thirteen suitable ones, and seven taboos. The art of making tea has Shanghai style, Xizi Pai, Ganzhou Pai, Sichuan Pai, Hantan Pai, Wuli Yunshan...etc. 72 techniques, and I use the Shanghai School's 'Tide Ebb and Tide Life' technique."

"Make a cup of tea like this." You Miao held the rim of the teacup with his thumb, index finger and middle finger, and the other hand pointed to the bottom of the cup. You Hango reached out to pick it up, but You Miao put the cup towards the corner of the table and explained : "The smell of tea itself can be rolled out by boiling water."

You Hange picked up the tea, and You Miao said, "Put the index finger on the bottom of the cup with one hand, pinch the rim with two fingers in the other hand, and keep your fingers away from the wall of the cup with hot water."

You Hange smiled embarrassedly, shook his head, and said, "Father didn't teach me how to taste tea."

Daliang smiled and said, "This is your brother? Boy You."

You Miao hummed, and Daliang said again: "You two have similar nose bridges, your noses and ears are similar, and your nose bridges are beautiful. Both of you are blessed and rich. As for people, it all depends on the bridge of their noses. If your nose is good, your life will be determined." good!"

You Miao was noncommittal, glanced at You Hango, and said, "Master Liang, here comes the bowl."

Daliang took a bowl, and You Miao poured him the bottom of the bowl. Daliang said, "Good tea, good tea." He took it out and went out.

You Miao poured a cup by herself, took a sip, looked out the door thoughtfully, her expression relaxed a little, and she stopped mocking You Han Geming.When Carpenter Liang said it just now, You Miao also found that he and You Hange still look a bit alike. Although he looks like his mother, the imprint of his father is still in their lives, no matter how You Miao treats this elder brother. Well, they are the sons of Youjia, walking outside, others can recognize that they are two brothers.

"This cup is so beautiful." You Hango said in surprise, "The fish at the bottom of the cup seem to be moving."

You Miao said: "Water is the mother, and the pot is the father. There are six cups in one pot. The fish in each cup is different. It is my mother's dowry. Ru Kiln made two sets. One set was broken, and the other set was mine. Mother took it as a dowry, and now it's in my hands."

You Hange said: "I will learn how to read and write when I go back, and then I will be able to read. Dad said I didn't know how to drink tea, so he didn't teach me much. After you left, Dad often sat alone in the tea room. Come on, even my mother won't let in."

You Miao was thinking about other things, and said: "I also have to go to a tea room, and hang a piece of Lu Yu's tea scriptures. First, it's arty, and second, it's a bluff..."

You Hange laughed and said, "Father told you to go home on New Year's Eve. I'll pick you up in a few days."

You Miao said, "Forget it, I can't leave."

You Miao naturally understood what You Dechuan meant, but when she thought of having a family reunion dinner with the Wang family, You Miao felt nauseated, and You Hange said again: "On New Year's Eve, you have to worship your ancestors, have you forgotten?"

It was only then that You Miao thought of this, and you can ignore other things, but you have to go to worship the ancestors. You Dechuan offended him, but the ancestors did not offend him.You can't even forget your ancestors.You Dechuan is sure that he wants to go home.

But You Miao is also clever, and he has another trick.

"On New Year's Eve, I'm planning to go to Yangzhou to buy something." You Miao said casually, "When the time comes, I'll go back to the clan and have a New Year's Eve dinner with the clan elders. I'll worship the ancestors there. Come on, brother." , have another drink."

You Miao put the second cup of tea in front of You Han Ge, and smiled slyly, You Han Gordon didn't know what to say.

"Let's come back and take a look." You Hange said: "If you don't go home during the Chinese New Year, you will... find a time to visit Dad, I beg you, brother."

You Miao said indifferently: "Then let's go on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. Anyway, I'm busy here."

You Hango had no choice but to nod, and asked some more about the situation in the villa, asking him how to do the farming, whether he had opened up wasteland, what to do with the canal dug out, and You Miao picked some words to answer. Then he got up and went back, and You Miao didn't let him eat, lest he be seen to have no money because of the rough food, and when he went back, he made a joke of Wang's and sent him away.

At the end of the new year, the weather was getting colder, Shen Yuan was repaired little by little, and it looked good, You Miao only felt that the money was not in vain, and it was less, Daliang renovated the whole yard once, it should be All the things used have been used, and the pillars of the porch have been painted with new paint. Every time You Miao enters the house, she feels a little unrecognizable.

The carved windows and carved doors all have a sense of elegance and wealth. The new glazed tiles are paid for by him and brought back from Guozhuang. glazed tiles.

It really took a lot of effort to clean up such a big garden. The soldier even turned over the mud in the garden for You Miao. The rockery was cleaned up, and the wisteria flowers set up a shelf. Just waiting for the spring, it will be full of flowers. The wisteria in the courtyard will be sprinkled like a waterfall.

Several large pools in the garden were also dredged again, just waiting for the water to enter. The original pool water was brought in from the lake guarded by Zhu Tang outside. Now the big lake outside has dried up, and even the inside has fallen a lot.

You Miao plans to use bamboo tubes to set up a long frame, and bring some water in from the canal. At that time, the pool in the garden will surround the promenade, and then a small bamboo waterwheel will be built in the garden. The bamboo tubes will be bit by bit, which will have a special charm.

On the evening of the [-]th year of the new year, You Miao gave Xiaoliang another two hundred Wen and a jar of wine for the two of them. The money was really well spent, and it almost restored the deep Shenyuan a hundred years ago.That night, the soldiers were invited to have a good meal, and it was right to celebrate the New Year.

The next day was New Year's Eve, and everyone didn't have to work anymore. A group of soldiers sat in the Shenyuan, drinking some wine, guessing copper coins and playing dice. When it was dark, You Miao and Li Zhifeng crossed the Yangtze River. Headed towards Jiangcheng Mansion, loaded half a box of animal skins, and went to pay homage to the clan.

The You clan is in Liuzhou, and Yangzhou and Yangzhou are both big clans, but You Dechuan has closer contacts with Liuzhou.These days, You Miao has already known what is going on - when You Dechuan wanted to change his eldest son, several uncles in Yangzhou firmly opposed it, so You Dechuan came to Yangzhou in person to ask for a clan meeting. Several clan elders were sent to speak for You Dechuan. In the end, the You family in Yangzhou had no choice but to make an agreement in three chapters, stipulating that You Miao's inheritance rights should not be deprived.