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    Chu Chen said with a smile on the side: "Today's tea, water, utensils, and skills are all excellent. I am lucky enough to drink this tea, which smells like orchid and cinnamon, and tastes like cinnamon, thanks to the blessing of you two."  Like Ganlin's good tea." After hearing what Chu Chen said, Zhu Dafu and Song Jun couldn't help but smile at each other, as they both thought.  "Okay, Xiao Chen is right. Tea, water, utensils and skills are indeed indispensable. Now Uncle Wu will test you. What do you think from our tea tasting this time?" Chu Chen scratched his head in distress.  He scratched the back of his head and said: "Uncle Fu, actually this is my first time tasting tea. I don't know much about the tea ceremony, but it's just some knowledge I read in books. If I am wrong, please tell me.  Don't be surprised." Seeing the encouraging looks in Zhu Dafu's eyes, he continued: "Zhao Ji, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, proposed in "Daguan Tea Theory" that drinking tea should pay attention to "the essence of selection, the craftsmanship of the production, and the quality of the taste."  "The victory is the result of the wonderful cooking", and it also requires "removing the stagnation, bringing clarity and harmony", "the middle water is clean, the rhyme is high and the sound is quiet". From these words of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, we can see that tasting tea requires substances.  "The material aspects include water, utensils, and the environment. The ancients said that the best environment for tea tasting is clear mountains and beautiful water, small bridges, pavilions, chess, calligraphy and painting.  Living in a quiet and elegant room is, of course, an ideal environment for drinking tea. Most people cannot meet this requirement, but in general, as long as the environment is quiet and beautiful, it is fine. " "There is no need to say much about the environment here, Uncle Fu.  It can be described in three words: quiet and natural, simple and elegant, and unique. Every time I come to Uncle Fu's place, I can't help but make my worries disappear and feel relaxed and happy. There is no problem in using it as a place for making tea. " "Yi Cha.  There are three requirements for the water. First, the water is colorless, transparent, and free of sediment; second, it is sweet, which means sweet, cold, or sweet, and bitter. As soon as the water enters the mouth, there will be a sweet taste on the tip of the tongue.  The third is "clean", which means clean and refreshing. In our current words, it means no pollution. " "Meeting these three requirements is good water for making tea, which we used for making tea this time.  The water is the Jade Spring water among the "No. 1 springs in the world". This water lives up to its name. It fully embodies the mellow, sweet and smooth taste of the tea. It is really fragrant and has a lasting aftertaste. " "As the saying goes.  : "Water is the mother of tea, and pot is the father of tea." As soon as I came in, I was deeply attracted by this tea set. Just these tea cups, which are as white as jade and as thin as paper, are pleasing to the eye, not to mention  This is the most important purple clay teapot. " "I don't know much about purple clay teapots. Judging from its style, this should be a sand-making hat teapot. The overall shape is simple and simple, and it is strong and elegant.  It shows the superb production skills of the producer, and this pot also has a hint of fire. Isn't it the work that Master Song just brought over?" The two of them were not in a hurry to tell Chu Chen the answer, but smiled and motioned for him to continue.  .  "Yang Shen of the Ming Dynasty once said: "Writing tea songs is like writing history. You not only taste tea but also taste people.  "This sentence points out the artistic conception of tea tasting, and Zhang Yuan, who was also a Ming Dynasty man, said in "Tea Records" that "sipping alone is called god, two guests are called victory, and three or four are called fun."  "This "spirit, victory, and fun" also highlight the spiritual aspect of tea ceremony." "Of course, the environment is different, the people are different, and the spirit comprehended from tea is also different. The benevolent sees the benevolent and the wise see the wisdom. As far as I am concerned  , I feel that drinking tea is like tasting life, "You can only know the taste after three sips, and you can be attracted by it after three sips." Three sips of tea make me realize the sweetness of life and the bitterness of life. The aftertaste of the last sip is the end of bitterness and sweetness. " "Finally, let's talk about this tea art.  Why I put it at the end? On the one hand, I know nothing about tea art. The main reason is that I think tea art plays a connecting role in the entire tea tasting process. I think tea art is the bridge between material and spiritual things in tea ceremony. " "  To put it simply, without Master Song¡¯s superb tea art, the tea ceremony material would not be able to reflect its essence, and the understanding of the tea ceremony spirit would not be possible. " "The above are just my humble opinions. What are the shortcomings?  If there are any mistakes, please forgive me." After saying this, Chu Chen breathed a sigh of relief. He had racked his brains to think of these things. If they were not satisfied, there was nothing they could do.  Zhu Dafu smiled and nodded: "Xiao Chen, what you said is quite right. It doesn't seem like this is your first time tasting tea. Even some people who often taste tea may not be able to get some of your insights. It seems that you have a deep understanding of the tea ceremony."  He is still very understanding." Chu Chen said a little embarrassedly: "I don't deserve to be praised like this by you, Uncle Fu, but after tasting tea this time, I am really interested in the tea ceremony. I feel that drinking tea regularly can help me calm down and improve my character.  I can¡¯t tell, I¡¯ll have to ask Master Song for more advice in the future.¡± Song Jun smiled and nodded: ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter.¡±??, but I don¡¯t dare to ask for advice. We can discuss it with each other. To be honest, not many young people are interested in tea ceremony nowadays. They can¡¯t calm down and find it too troublesome.  "After Zhu Dafu heard this, he also nodded and said: "Indeed, people nowadays are becoming more and more eager for quick success and money. Don't talk about tea ceremony, just talk about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. How many young people are willing to do it?  Really devote yourself to it?  " "I think this is partly due to lack of perseverance, but also because of the high pressure of life now. Who wouldn't want to relax if they can, but there is no way, you must first meet the needs of life, let's talk about this housing price,  Compared with last year, it has increased a lot this year.  "Of course I have to explain it to the young people. Zhu Dafu smiled angrily and said: "Smelly boy, are you saying that the rich uncle is full and the man is hungry, but the man is hungry?  " "No, no, I don't dare to say that. I'm just saying that the habits of some people now are also caused by the general environment, and there are not a few people who work as a monk for a day and hit the clock for a day.  "Chu Chen waved his hands quickly. "Okay, okay, let's not talk about state affairs. Let's talk about this purple clay pot again. Just look at it like this. Xiaochen, honestly, how do you think about this pot?  " Chu Chen carefully looked at the purple clay pot on the table again, thought about it for a moment and said: "From the bottom of my heart, this purple clay pot is quite good, "clay, shape, workmanship, style and function", although the style is not good enough.  I didn't see it, but the other four aspects can be said to be very exquisite, and it is a very good purple clay teapot.  " As soon as Chu Chen finished speaking, Song Jun hurriedly said: "Mr. Zhu, what do you think? Chu Chen also thinks this pot is good, so just promise me.  "Seeing this, Chu Chen was confused and didn't know what was going on between the two, so Song Jun opened his mouth to explain the reason. It turned out that Song Jun's pot-making skills were passed down from his ancestors, and he learned it from Shi Dabin.  However, as time goes by, when this family craft is passed down from generation to generation, some things are lost. This is also a drawback of the inheritance of ancient crafts. When Song Jun's generation came, he wanted to restore some lost crafts.  , although the idea was good, he was troubled by the fact that he did not have a work by Shi Dabin for reference. By chance, he learned from a friend that Zhu Dafu had an authentic work by Shi Dabin, so he came to ask Zhu Dafu if he could turn the pot.  Give it to him. Shi Dabin's genuine product was hard to come by, and Zhu Dafu also liked it very much, so of course he refused to change it. However, Song Jun's perseverance was amazing, and after repeated attempts, Zhu Dafu was also moved by his sincerity.  Even so, Zhu Dafu was somewhat reluctant to part with it, so he asked him to make one according to the shape of the original. If he was satisfied, he would transfer the original to him. It was indeed quite difficult, but Song Jun was worthy of it.  As a master pot maker, although Zhu Dafu was not satisfied with the first two times, he was very charming and admired Song Jun and his ability. Today is the third time that Song Jun has come with his works.  This time Zhu Dafu couldn't find anything wrong after seeing it, so he told Song Jun that a nephew of mine would come over soon. If he thought it was good, he would give Shi Dabin's genuine product to him.  After understanding the reason, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. Zhu Dafu was obviously reluctant to sell the collection. Now, there was no reason not to sell it, which made him feel uneasy. Zhu Dafu smiled when he saw this.  Said: "Xiao Chen, you thought Uncle Fu would be angry with you. In fact, when Master Song came here with this pot, I knew I couldn't hide from you. As for bringing you with me, it was just because there was something in my heart.  Reluctant to give up.  " Song Jun saw Zhu Dafu's reluctance to give up, so he said: "Mr. Zhu, otherwise, this pot is rented by me. I will study it for a while and then return it to you.  " Zhu Dafu smiled and waved his hand: "I have also thought about it clearly. The pot is just a collection at my place. Sometimes it does not see the light of day for months. Moreover, I am not good at tea ceremony. How can I use it with you?  It plays a much more important role. Just wait a moment. I'll take out the pot right now.  " After a while, Zhu Dafu came back carefully holding a brocade box and placed it on the table. At that time, Chu Chen and Song Jun had already cleared away all the tea sets on the table.  . Opening the brocade box, a sand-making hat pot with the same shape as Zecai was displayed in front of everyone. Zhu Dafu indicated that they could take a look. Song Jun said: "Chu Chen, you can take a look first, I have already done so.  Have watched it many times.  "Chu Chen was not polite when he heard this. He put on his gloves, carefully took out the purple clay pot from the box and started to observe it. "Shi Dabin, a native of Y*Xing during the Ming Dynasty, when talking about purple clay pots, no one would fail to mention Shi  Dabin's "Shi Hu" is the most famous and influential pot maker after Gongchun.Teacher.  When later generations mentioned his works, they were all full of praise, and some even praised him highly.
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