Chapter 11 Chapter 9 Pure Heart

What is the "Tea Classic"? For a long time, historians and tea ceremony lovers have respected it as the first sacred book in the tea world, just like the beloved "Talmud" of Jewish businessmen. It is the first tea book in China that summarizes the origin, technology, tools, and sips of tea related to the Tang Dynasty and before the Tang Dynasty. It is also the first tea book in the world. It makes China's tea industry great. It has a relatively complete scientific basis and has a great effect on the production and development of the tea industry. It can be called an encyclopedia of tea ceremony.

The Tea Classics are divided into three volumes, upper, middle, and lower, with ten sections, about 7,000 words. Volume 1: Origin of One, discusses the origin, name, and quality of tea, and introduces the morphological characteristics of tea trees.The second tool is about the utensils for picking and processing tea.Sanzhizao, explaining the types of tea leaves and the process of picking them. In the volume: The fourth utensils, describing utensils for cooking and drinking tea. Volume 2: Wu Zhizhu, which talks about tea cooking skills and the quality of water in various places.The sixth drink talks about the origin, dissemination and customs of drinking tea, and puts forward the method of drinking tea.Seven things describe the stories, places of origin and medicinal effects of tea in the past dynasties.Out of eight, it describes the advantages and disadvantages of tea produced in various places, and divides the national tea production area in Tang Dynasty into eight major tea regions.Nine outlines, explaining the tea sets that can be omitted.The picture of ten discusses the matter of writing tea on plain silk.

In fact, what many people don't know is that the most detailed original of "The Classic of Tea" was destroyed in the war long ago, and not all of it has been handed down now, and many of the contents were added by later generations. But unexpectedly, I found the original written by Lu Yu by mistake. If I take it out, I don't know what kind of sensation it will cause! I originally wanted to give myself a day off, but when I woke up at noon, I picked up the newspaper and saw two pieces of news that bothered me. The first one is about the sudden fire in the antique market in the city last night, but the strange thing is that only one house was burned down in that disaster, while the shops closely connected with this house did not burn down at all. lossless.

According to the neighbors nearby, there used to be a lonely old man over 70 years old living in this house. He was very withdrawn and had a weird personality. He never interacted with people nearby. The cause of the fire has not yet been ascertained, and relevant parties are searching for the owner of the house. I looked at the photos in the newspaper and couldn't help being stunned. Isn't this the house of the old man who gave me the book "The Classic of Tea"?He told me that it would be dangerous to get the book, but he just lost the book and died, which is really weird!

The second piece of news is only a small piece, with a few figures.It was said that the city identification office was broken into by an unknown person last night. The person did not steal any important items, but destroyed all the things to be identified. It is reported that this person suffers from severe mental illness and has been detained by the police for further investigation. My face became more and more serious, and when I walked to the research room, I asked, "Have you read today's newspaper?" "Of course I read it, otherwise why would I put it on the dinner table on purpose!" Yu Xin curled her lips, "You young master, you never read newspapers."

I didn't bother to talk to her, I looked at Zhao Qian'er and said, "What do you think of the news from the laboratory?" As if she understood my hint, she immediately turned pale, and said in surprise: "You mean, that person destroyed the appraisal object mainly to steal the tea leaves I took for appraisal?" I nodded and said, "It's very possible. If you want to hide a leaf quietly, the best way is to hide it in the forest. The opposite is also true." "Brother Xiao Ye, I think you are thinking too much." Yu Xin disagreed, "Who would do such a stupid thing? Why did they do it!"

"Don't forget, there are at least two factions who are spying on Lu Yu by our side. They have been looking for opportunities to steal all the results of this excavation!" I walked to the empty coffin and stroked it gently with my hand, "You have also seen that there are many magical and weird things about this tea saint. Although we don't understand it, it doesn't mean that the other party doesn't understand it either. There must be something we don't know about. And those two forces want this kind of thing." Sighing, I looked at Yuxin and asked, "Where is Second Uncle?"

"He went to the excavation site early in the morning, and it seems that he found something." Yu Xin also followed my example and sighed, "Dad is crazy now, shutting himself in the room to read the "Tea Classic" , I really don’t know how my mother fell in love with him!” As soon as she finished speaking, the lunatic uncle rushed in.He was disheveled, although not unkempt, but unsightly enough. He glanced at the whole research room, and when he saw me, he exclaimed happily: "Xiao Ye, you are indeed here, my God! Do you know what I found in this book?" "What makes you so excited?"

"It is the original formula and picking method of Shennong tea and Qingxin tea!" I was immediately disappointed, so these things?In modern times, these two things have long been no secret. Seeing Zhao Qianer's puzzled face, I explained: "Han Dynasty records: "Shen Nong tasted a hundred herbs, encountered seventy-two poisons every day, and got tea to cure them. "After thousands of years of "Tea Horse Ancient Road" passed down from generation to generation, "Shen Nong Tea" was originally designed for the ancient royal family, and now it has become a health drink for many people.

"Actually, Shennong tea was not invented by Shennong, but Qingxin tea was researched by Lu Yu. It tastes very fragrant, full of charm, and has a refreshing effect. It's just that many people know these recipes." "Not bad." Yu Xin nodded and added, "To be honest, the so-called Shenlong tea is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. The raw materials are more than ten kinds of traditional Chinese medicines, such as honeysuckle vine, golden sand vine, cloth dregs leaves, dog liver vegetables, mulberry branches, etc. It can clear away heat and promote body fluids. Quenching thirst, mainly treating colds and colds. In short, it has many uses, but it is definitely not a rare thing.”

Hearing what we said, Uncle Crazy showed no surprise, and smiled mysteriously, "I know what you said. But the Shennong tea I'm talking about is really made by Shennong. And Qingxin tea, the main ingredient, It's the tea leaves in Lu Yu's coffin!" "What!" I suddenly turned my head to look at him, only feeling my tone tremble. There are many mysteries of the tea leaves in the coffin. Uncle Crazy tried various methods, but he couldn’t figure it out. He just discovered that each leaf contains a lot of energy, and the molecular structure is extremely tight. As far as I know, there is only one person who has ever drunk the water made from that kind of tea, and that is Zhang Ke.He has now turned into a vegetative state, lost his memory, and is afraid that he will lie in the hospital forever. Satisfied with our dumbfounded expressions, the lunatic uncle said again: "Not only is there a formula, but the main ingredients are also recorded in this book, which is where this tea was collected. But I checked on the map, but I couldn't find it!" "Wait a minute!" I waved my arms vigorously to stop, "Listen to you, the main ingredients of Shennong tea and Qingxin tea are the same, they are both the kind of tea in Lu Yu's coffin. But this kind of tea, people really Can you drink it? Look at what Zhang Ke looks like now!" Zhao Qian'er's whole body trembled, her expression darkened. "Since the tea sage has written that it can be drunk, what are you afraid of?" The lunatic uncle glared at me, "Besides, everything in the world has a shelf life. There are no side effects either.” "Turning a person into a vegetative state is also called a side effect? ​​It's simply a poisonous plant!" I shouted angrily. Uncle Madman was noncommittal and snorted, "I don't know much. Many things that humans use now are extracted from poisonous plants. Opium can be made into narcotics, and deadly potassium chloride can treat many heart diseases. Even if it is poisonous, Lu Yu must have found a way to synthesize the toxicity of this tea!" I was at a loss for words, lowered my voice, and asked slowly, "Then, does the recipe mention the efficacy of tea?" As soon as this was mentioned, the lunatic uncle immediately glowed, as if he was a few years younger again, "Of course I mentioned it a little bit, Lu Yu recorded that Qingxin tea can cure all kinds of diseases, make people look young, and keep the body at the most vigorous age forever. And Shennong tea can bring people back to life..." "Impossible!" Yu Xin, Zhao Qian'er, I, and I exclaimed in surprise at the same time. I interrupted him in disbelief, "If what he said is true, then why hasn't there been any record of such a great discovery in history? Moreover, if this tea really exists in the world, will people still die? The body will last forever. Maintaining the most vigorous age means that the metabolism will not change with age, so that people can live for at least a thousand years until the brain shrinks! This is absolutely impossible!" The lunatic uncle looked at us and said only one sentence: "Then how do you explain that Lu Yu's corpse has survived for thousands of years without any sign of corruption? This is something that modern medicine and science cannot explain!" I was stunned and didn't speak anymore. Deep in my heart, I seemed to start to believe a little bit in this unimaginable possibility.Only in this way can we explain why those two forces desperately wanted to get Lu Yu's body. Could it be that there are secrets in his body that we don't know?And it has something to do with this kind of tea? After thinking about it for a while, I recovered from my chaotic thoughts and asked, "Where can I find that kind of tea tree?" "In Wudun." The lunatic uncle looked a little frustrated, "but I searched all night, but I couldn't find out the source of this place name. It is recorded in this book that the tea tree is called 'Qingxin', and Shennong ate its leaves. , was saved.” I said hesitantly: "According to ancient documents, Yandi Shennong's family originated in the Weishui area of ​​Shaanxi. Then in the mountains and forests of Shennongjia, they built wooden ladders to help them climb and wooden houses to avoid wind and cold. They traveled all over the green mountains, tasted all kinds of herbs, collected Herbal medicine treats diseases for the people. Let’s expand the scope a little bit, since Lu Yu’s book mentioned that the tea Shennong ate after being poisoned was Qingxin tea, so the place of Wudun should be in the border area of ​​Hubei, Shaanxi and Chongqing in the west of Hubei.” The lunatic uncle sighed immediately when he heard it, "The range is too big!" I also sighed, "Yeah, the scope is really too big." Yu Xin blinked her eyes, and suddenly scolded very unladylike: "You two idiots, aren't you usually very smart, how did you forget? Lu Yu was a character more than 1,200 years ago, and the records are also 1,000 years old. Many years of place names. Over the past thousand years, how many places have had their names changed beyond recognition?" She turned her head to face her father, slapped him hard on the face, and said, "Dad, you too, as a professor of vegetation, you have forgotten even the most basic theory of species change!" The lunatic uncle was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly understood. He hugged his daughter ecstatically, and screamed, "I know! Damn it! Xiaoye, we two smart people, got into the horns! This book "Tea It is never mentioned in the Sutra that Wudun and Shennong tasted all kinds of herbs in the same place." He thought for a while, and then said: "Historical records, there is a legend of the Shennong family, it was between 6,000 and 5,500 years ago, and the changes in the sea nearly 6,000 years ago were enough to wipe out many species. For example, pandas have shrunk to the Sichuan area. And the tea tree named Qingxin may have died in large numbers for some reason, and more than 1,200 years ago, only a little bit remained in Wudun.” My eyes lit up, "That is to say, our search method should not be limited to the three provinces of Hubei, Shaanxi, and Chongqing in the west. The focus is on the place in the Tang Dynasty, where the place name was Wudun!" As soon as I woke up, I already had the answer in my heart.In order to be more sure, several of us immediately used the computer in the research room to search. "It really is Wuzhen!" I raised my head and smiled brightly at everyone, "I didn't expect that the only place where Qingxin tea trees survived is actually famous!" Wuzhen is an ancient town with a history of more than one thousand years. It was originally called Wudun until Song Guangzong of the Southern Song Dynasty ascended the throne. Song Guangzong's name is an uncommon word, and "Xiang" is added next to the vertical heart, and it is pronounced "Dun", so the word "Dun" pronounced in the world cannot be used. As a result, Wudun was renamed in this way and became Wuzhen. Yu Xin also laughed, "My father and I have also been to this place. During the Spring and Autumn Period, it was located on the boundary line between Wu and Yue, and now it is on the boundary line between Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. It is said that the people there cultivated If the house is repaired a little bit wrongly, the main house will be in Zhejiang, but the kitchen will extend into the Jiangsu area. Three meals will also be solved across provincial boundaries. It’s very funny!” "I'm going to book a plane ticket right away!" The lunatic uncle became excited, just picked up the phone, but suddenly put it down, "Oh, I almost forgot, I still want to study the plants that grow from the dead bodies, I can't get away .” "I'll go!" Yu Xin immediately raised her hand with an excited expression on her face. Ye Hao and I yelled at the same time: "No!" "Forget it, I'll go there. I'm also curious about what that kind of Qingxin tea tree looks like." Seeing Yuxin's beautiful big eyes suddenly flashing with fiery light, I couldn't help but splash her Leng Shui, "I'm going alone. This trip is very dangerous. Don't forget, at least two forces will try to get that kind of tea tree, and I won't be able to take care of you at all!" Yu Xin sat down on the sofa in disappointment, puffed out her small mouth, and turned her head to one side angrily, her eyes flickered, as if she was thinking of some bad idea.As for what a bad idea it is, of course I know all too well. I asked for a handcuff from the guard. I ignored her desperate resistance and handcuffed her. Then I said to Zhao Qian'er who was in a daze, "Sister Qian'er, I have a task for you. Please help me watch over this little girl for 24 hours. Son, don't let her run away until I come back. Be careful, don't be fooled by her quiet, well-behaved, and cute appearance, she has so many tricks that scare people to death!" Zhao Qianer nodded numbly, and let me handcuff her with the other end of the handcuffs.Yu Xin beside me glared at me angrily, and bit my arm for the last time. "Brother Xiaoye, I hate you so much!" she yelled miserably. God, I should be the one who was injured. Look at the beautiful teeth marks on the arm, which are still deeply branded, so painful! I glanced at Zhao Qian'er again and sighed. I patted her on the shoulder to comfort her, "Don't worry about that guy Zhang Ke anymore. I've found the Qingxin tea tree, and I'm afraid his illness will be cured." There was a little look in her eyes, and she asked softly, "Really?" "Of course it's true." I squeezed a very confident smile on my face. At this time, the second uncle Ye Xuan walked in with an angry expression on his face.The lunatic uncle grinned and wanted to tell him what he had found, but he gave him a stare and was so frightened that he hurried away. "I'm so pissed off!" The second uncle yelled loudly, "I have always been responsible for Lu Yu's excavation and tidying up, but I didn't expect that stinky old man Huangfu Sanxing to invite that bastard Mayo over. Now, if I want to give him a copy of all the cultural relics I have collected, it seems like he wants to replace me! Damn, I have lived for more than fifty years, and I have never been subjected to such anger!" Hearing that this highly educated uncle actually swears, even Yu Xin, who was still angry, couldn't help laughing. Uncle Crazy frowned and said, "It's Professor Patrik Mayo from the University of Pennsylvania?" "That's the guy!" The second uncle replied angrily. Couldn't help being curious, Yu Xin asked, "What's wrong with him? Why do you all look so unhappy when you mention him?" "That guy is notorious in the archaeological industry." I explained with a smile: "He has countless records of stealing and selling the knowledge of archaeological discoveries. The most famous two times are when he was in a royal tomb in Turkey more than ten years ago." During archaeological investigations, substances similar to alcohol residues were found, and he returned home without making a sound. He cooperated with a brewery in Delaware, USA, and brewed a new type of beer, which turned out to be a big hit. "The second time, this man was even more difficult and bolder. A few years ago, he cooperated with the Chinese archaeological experts who presided over the excavation of the Jiahu site. The Chinese experts provided pottery fragments unearthed from the site for him to compose. analyze. "Finally, analysis determined that the residues on these pottery fragments contained volatilized tartaric acid, a chemical composition similar to that found in modern rice, rice wine, wine, beeswax, grape tannins, and some ancient and modern herbal medicines. Some chemical components were the same, and the residue also contained chemical components such as hawthorn and honey. It was finally determined that this was a residue of an alcoholic beverage. "This discovery caused a great sensation in the world at that time, thus advancing the history of human wine making to 9,000 years ago, and also making Jiahu City the earliest ancient human site for wine brewing in the world. A year later, he went to Jiahu Village again and only stayed there for one day. Accompanied by relevant Chinese archaeological experts, he took away some samples of pottery. Unexpectedly, as soon as he returned to China, he immediately cooperated with the former wine merchant and provided the result of the composition identification to the winery. The latter formulated an alcoholic drink based on its composition and registered the ancient wine. trademark, and now this wine is sold all over the world.” "Bad guy!" Yu Xin gritted her teeth angrily, and said, "Why is this kind of person left alone?" "It's not that I don't want to take care of it, it's that I can't take care of it at all. This man is very sure that he will get away with it." I smiled, but my tone was dark: "The archaeological experts who participated in the excavation of the Jiahu site heard the news and immediately contacted him. Contact, the person in charge once asked: "This project is carried out in cooperation with us, and the specimens are also provided by us. How can you just provide the results to wine merchants for commercial purposes? At least say hello to me." !' Guess how this man answered, haha, his diction is very brilliant, although he can't speak Chinese fluently, but a few words blocked everyone's questioning. "He said: 'The main purpose of me working with that brewery to restore the Neolithic drink in ancient China was not to make a commercial drink, but to experiment and discover what might happen so that The technology of ancient beverage making is clearly displayed. "'That brewery is a reasonable place to try this work, they have done similar projects with special recipes and processes, and they are willing to invest in this project. On the other hand, in the spirit of science and archeology Interest in knowledge, I encourage them to do it. Because our article has been published to the public, they have the right to do this, and the wine manufacturers in other parts of the world are the same. Chemical analysis is just to study how Jiahu beverage is made first step. "'Modern experiments in terms of ingredients and processes can help to restore ancient techniques against certain possibilities. Since our results have been published to the public, there is nothing I, or we, can do to prevent other winemakers from using This information, to recover the ancient beverage and use it commercially.' In other words, we have no patent or copyright on how to develop the research results into a modern product based on ancient ingredients. I and the wine company It is a wise approach to contact the factory, and by directly advising them and providing my expert opinion, it is more likely to create this ancient Neolithic drink. The media publicity can also be carried out more directly and quickly.'” He also relished the example of his successful brewing of beer through chemical analysis of residues found in a Turkish tomb seven hundred years ago.At that time, the archaeologists were too angry to say anything, so they had to sigh generously: "The cultural heritage of our ancestors is the common wealth of mankind. This move by the Americans is also a tribute to the heritage of our ancestors and our research results." A kind of propaganda.’ But many villagers in Jiahu were so angry that they almost vomited blood.” After finishing speaking, I looked up to the ceiling with a vicious expression, "If I have time, I really want to see with my own eyes what kind of face this sinister, cunning, thick-skinned and shameless friend looks like. I’m going to Wuzhen tonight.” Glancing at the second uncle, I said again: "Don't be idle, even though the man's arrival will make things very complicated, but it is inevitable that Lu Yu's things will be stolen by him, and he will make another one in the United States. It’s better to endure the humiliation first. Now it’s obvious that Huangfu Sanxing wants to drive you away, but why are you so stupid to get angry with him? The entire archaeological team is yours and will only follow your command , that Mr. Mark can't call them at all." Ye Xuan was like enlightened, he suddenly understood, almost broke out in a cold sweat, and murmured: "Yeah, why am I fighting with those scumbags and bastards? I almost fell for that old man Huangfu Sanxing. After finishing speaking, he ran out of the research room without looking back, and rushed to his excavation site. I took a deep breath, the situation has become more and more tense recently, the air of the city seems to be filled with an unknown strange atmosphere. It is said that the murder with two blood holes in his neck is still going on, and the two forces spying on Lu Yu have been buried in the depths. Yang Junfei can ignore it for now, but the problem is that the second force, I'm not sure at all, whether they come from Huangfu Samsung.If not, there's more to the confusion. I always feel that these two forces are about to move, they are like poisonous snakes, staring at our every move, ready to come out from the dark corner quickly at a certain time, and bite our necks off ...