Chapter 66 Chapter 7 The Teahouse Without Window

After hearing Mu Qingxiang's words, I sneaked a glance at my uncle, thinking how could this old immortal have the smell of pumpkin head tea.During the tea fight in Qingdao last time, Lan Tian sent poisoned tea, so he ended up in prison.I wondered at that time, if that Englishman Lyle knew he couldn't escape, so he added poison to the tea, why the ones that my grandfather took away were all right.If what my grandfather took away was also poisonous, and he drank it himself or sold it, it is impossible that nothing happened. In such a large main hall, I don't have a dog's nose, so I can't smell at all.But Mu Qingxiang doesn't speak big words, if this tea smell is really that batch of poisonous tea, I believe my grandfather may have dealt with it.Or maybe the grandfather was lucky, and Lyle was negligent for a while, and missed a portion of tea that was not poisoned, and it happened that the grandfather found out and took it away.Unless the grandfather is alive, it is difficult to understand this point, but why did the uncle bring that batch of tea leaves, do you want to drink them here?

The uncle sat quietly, Huang Dejun couldn't speak, and he also stared blankly at Lao Yan who was cleaning outside.After Lao Yan cleaned the floor, everyone gathered around the table to eat.During the meal, Lao Yan was not present, he was a servant, so he had to go back to his room to eat by himself, probably worse than us.In fact, Lao Yan lived and died for the Lu family, and has a good relationship with his uncle, so he should have been counted as his own family long ago.It's a pity that the class concept of this group of rich people is deeply rooted. After the poor old Yan washed the chicken blood off the floor, he only said hello, and then retreated desolately.No one talked during the meal, and I lost my appetite for even the most delicious food.I felt really depressed, so I thought about breaking my head and raised a topic, hoping that everyone would not be so dull.

I swallowed my meal and asked, "I heard that this house was bought and rebuilt by a businessman traveling in the Philippines. Do you know who the original owner was?" The little cousin frowned coldly, and scolded me: "Eat when you eat, no one taught you? If you want to inquire so much, you can go to the village and ask yourself later." Although my uncle was displeased, he didn’t get angry. Instead, he told me: “There used to be boats coming and going at Wutong Wharf, and the people on board naturally needed to eat and stay, so this used to be a teahouse.” Both the first cousin and the second cousin looked at the uncle, and didn't dare to speak out, only to hear the uncle say again: "In addition to the teahouse, there are places to eat and drink, but it's a pity that after the war, they all burned down, and there is only that one. The teahouse is fine. Doing business is all about luck. Since it didn’t burn down, it means the teahouse is very auspicious, so it was bought by Huang Dejun’s ancestors, and then built Huangcuo. But later, to escape the war, they went to Nanyang again. I came back after the Cultural Revolution, when the house had been empty for many years.”

I couldn't help being complacent. My uncle never allowed the three cousins ​​to talk casually at the dinner table. Hearing my uncle answer a long paragraph, they must be jealous to death.The hall brother was even more angry. He bulged his eyes and stared at me while eating, for fear that the uncle would really give me the property.I'm not so easy to bully, I know that my eldest uncle is present, my eldest brother is not as unscrupulous as my little cousin, and I dare not speak casually, so I deliberately stared back provocatively, trying to piss my eldest brother to death. The dinner was full of undercurrents, but Mu Qingxiang ate with confidence, all the sarcastic remarks were fleeting and had no effect on her.In fact, with Mu Qingxiang by my side, I dared to let go of the food.Because she can recognize the relevant information of the tea by smelling it, if the food is poisoned by the lobby brother, she must have discovered it before eating it.I saw that Mu Qingxiang eats so casually, so I feel relieved, and it is best to be with Mu Qingxiang all the time in the future.

My uncle didn't know that I had thought so much all at once. He looked at Huang Dejun beside him, and then said, "Unfortunately, you can no longer see that teahouse. It is said that it is very strange. It is a room without a window." teahouse." There are many strange buildings in the old days. It should not be surprising that there are no windows, but how can you taste tea if there are no windows in the teahouse.We were all attracted by the uncle's words, except for Mu Qingxiang who didn't respond, she still kept her head down and ate as usual, as if she didn't find it strange at all.It was rare that my uncle was in the mood to tell a story. We all put down the dishes and listened carefully.

The uncle found that Mu Qingxiang was indifferent, and immediately felt unhappy, he threw a sentence at Mu Qingxiang: "You seem to think I'm bragging, don't you?" I didn't expect my uncle to play childish temper, so I hurriedly explained to Mu Qingxiang: "She didn't mean that, it's just that the food made by Huang Dejun is delicious, so she ate a few more bites, and didn't hear what you said." What I didn't expect was that Mu Qingxiang didn't appreciate it at all. She raised her head and replied calmly: "This kind of teahouse is not unusual. There are no windows and no light. It is nothing more than a place for tea fighting. Tea People can distinguish the type of tea, age, and water source in the tea in a dark environment. Five tea houses without windows have been found in Wuyi Mountain, Fujian. This is the main wharf, and there are many tea merchants. There are such tea houses It's normal."

Everyone was stunned, and I just remembered that Mu Qingxiang is like a living tea scripture, she knows and understands no less than what is recorded in the residual scriptures.I don't cherish such a treasure, and flip through that broken scripture every day, it's a waste of money.The little cousin was very unconvinced, but she couldn't find anything to say, so she could only stare blankly.Instead, the second cousin who was sitting next to me asked me in a low voice if Mu Qingxiang was my girlfriend, and I wondered if he had thoughts about Mu Qingxiang. The uncle could not allow others to challenge his majesty in front of his children, so he said harshly: "From the tone of this girl, it seems that she knows tea well, why don't we compete with each other. If you can win me, then Lu Jianxin wants I'll give you what's right now."

"Is this true?" Mu Qingxiang answered immediately, without considering the seriousness of the matter at all, she was so arrogant that she wanted me to rob me. Who is the uncle? He and his grandfather have been in the tea shop in Nanyang for so many years. He dare not say that he is the best in the world, but at least he is an expert.Although Mu Qingxiang is quite capable, she definitely can't fight against her uncle.Let alone winning, even if we were lucky enough to win, if the eldest uncle became angry and refused to tell us the clues of Yuequan Ancient City, it would be a big loss.Regardless of the outcome of this matter, it is not good for us. I think the uncle must have seized this matter on purpose to send us away. I still don't know what his thoughts are.

Before the uncle answered, the little cousin interrupted arrogantly: "What do you want? No matter what you want, we will talk about it after you have passed our hurdle. If you win, let's fight with my dad again. Don't make people laugh out loud. .” "Okay, the time, place, and method are all up to you." Mu Qingxiang agreed very simply. The uncle didn't even think about it, he said: "I heard from Lu Jianxin that he must leave in five days, and there are still four days left. Then I will follow you, and we will compare in four days, just in this hall. All the doors and windows are closed, so we close our eyes and don’t look at anything, whether it’s skill or luck, we’ll see who can guess the type of tea in the tea.”

I really want to fight the case and ask Mu Qingxiang what he wants to do. Isn't this pushing me into the fire pit?Don't ask me to look at the tea leaves, guess in the dark, even if the lights are turned on, I may not be able to guess correctly.After the meal, everyone dispersed, and the uncle dropped the bowls and chopsticks angrily and left, leaving Huang Dejun alone to clean up.I couldn't see it, I wanted to help Huang Dejun, but I was anxious to protest with Mu Qingxiang, so I also turned around and ran away. When we walked out of the main hall, Mu Qingxiang stopped. I thought she was waiting for me, but she said to me: "Look at the floor made of black bricks, is there something wrong?"

The place Mu Qingxiang mentioned was where the dead chickens were thrown away. The chicken feathers and blood were spilled all over the ground just now, so Lao Yan only noticed the abnormality after cleaning the ground.The ground paved with black bricks has many scratches, the marks are not large, but spread out in a radial pattern.The scratches are grey, so they're pretty obvious on the dark brick floor.The color of the scratches is lighter than the ground, so it must have been done recently. I don't remember whether I saw the scratches yesterday, but Mu Qingxiang said with certainty that there were no scratches yesterday, and I didn't even find them in the morning. I'm sure Mu Qingxiang won't make false claims. If there are no scratches in the morning, it's from before and after the dead chicken was found.The uncle was so strict that it was impossible to allow the three cousins ​​to destroy Huangcuo casually, and it was even more impossible for the uncle, Lao Yan, and Huang Dejun to do such boring things.In this way, maybe there are other people in Huangcuo, and I shudder when I think of this. Could it be that this mysterious person stole the needle box? However, this kind of scratch is very common, there is nothing weird, don't be too surprised.But Mu Qingxiang said that the details can reflect the truth. She was able to predict things like a god before, but she didn't let go of the seemingly ordinary details, and she was not able to pinch and calculate.I don't think there's anything special about the scratches. At most, the scratches appear like a dead chicken, maybe someone accidentally made a mark when killing a chicken. Everyone else left, I was too lazy to stand in front of the main hall in a daze, when I saw Lao Yan approaching, I told Mu Qingxiang not to study it.Lao Yan greeted me very politely. He said he was going to take care of his uncle, so he couldn't stay long, and then he walked to the back of the main hall. When Mu Qingxiang returned to her room, I chased after her, wanting to ask her why she agreed to her uncle so easily.Mu Qingxiang looked at me very strangely. She said that my uncle never planned to tell us the clues of the ancient city of Yuequan from the very beginning. The nephew who hadn't seen him for many years was "extrajudicially merciful".Since the eldest uncle is a person of status, he always has to maintain his image in front of his children, so this opportunity can be described as a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Although I think what Mu Qingxiang said is right, how could we have the ability to challenge my uncle, so I said worriedly: "How much do you think the odds are for this matter?" Mu Qingxiang shook her head to me, and she said: "Everything is always worried about failure at the beginning. If you don't try, you will never succeed. Don't worry, with me here, I will teach you how to recognize tea with your eyes closed in these four days. .” "Four days? Is it too exaggerated? Is there still a quick way to do this?" I asked suspiciously. Mu Qingxiang frowned slightly: "Didn't you just say that, why are you starting to worry again, with me here, you don't have to worry about anything, just do what I say." "Oh." I replied honestly, but I thought in my heart that you said this. If you lose the tea fight then, don't blame me. I was sitting in Mu Qingxiang's room, she closed the door, I thought she was going to teach me how to recognize tea with my eyes closed, but she put it on the table.I've read it a long time ago, not to mention there is only one book, I don't like to disturb Mu Qingxiang when I sit by, so I want to leave.But Mu Qingxiang stopped me immediately, she may have discovered the problem in the book, and why Jiang Hongyu circled the titles of those chapters with red pen.