Chapter 112 Five String Pipa
Si Jinyan glanced at Ruan Mao'er indifferently, parted his red lips lightly, and said slowly: "Tang Zhanmei: In winter, use a bamboo knife to take the pistils of the plums that are about to open, seal them with wax, and throw them into a honey pot until summer. Soak it in a cup of hot soup, and the flowers will bloom, which is called plum blossom in soup."

"Fresh by the forest: In early summer, the bamboo shoots are in full bloom, and the leaves are simmered on the edge of the bamboo. The taste is very fresh, so it is called fresh by the forest."

"Do you still want me to continue with the carved wild rice?" Si Jinyan asked after taking a sip of tea.

The waiter at the side was stunned for a long time. Those who can be waiters here are naturally not illiterate, and they have long been familiar with the dishes on the menu.

It's just that when they introduce to others, they always introduce in vernacular Chinese. For these awkward ancient Chinese, they can understand but may not be able to speak them out.

Si Jinyan's introduction was more professional than their boss's. He was not a novice who didn't know anything, so there was no need for her, a waiter, to do his best.

After regaining consciousness, his face was slightly red, and he couldn't help but glance at the lady who was also wearing a cheongsam, bent over and said: "No, no, I've already placed the order, please wait a moment."

After speaking, he turned and went out.

Ruan Yan'er obviously didn't expect Si Jinyan to be able to directly introduce an ancient prose.

His face looked a little bad.

Especially the waiter's glance, although there was no other meaning in it, but she felt a burning pain on her face.

It was like someone slapped her.

Ruan Xie'er felt embarrassed, but the other three people in the box didn't take her previous words and the expression on her face at all.

Elder Qin and Elder Wu are usually very satisfied with their apprentices. Now, hearing Si Jinyan's appearance of mastering the ancient texts, they laughed cheerfully, and the more they looked at them, the more loving they became.

Tang Zhanmei was the one who served Si Jinyan's order first.

The plum blossoms are placed in a large porcelain urn with plum blossoms painted on it, and there are only seven or eight of them at a glance.

But this one will cost 190, which is not cheap.

The waiter came over with four sets of cups.

First, scald the cup with boiling water, then carefully pick up a plump stamen with bamboo clips, and put it into the cup filled with boiling water.

The honey on the pistil blooms, revealing its original color.

The red plums are like vermilion, embellished in clear soup and white porcelain, with a delicate fragrance and beautiful color.But after a while, the red plum, which is still a stamen, slowly blooms, and the petals stretch, just like the flowers blooming on the branches in the cold winter, magnificent and elegant.

The waiter was very winking, and first handed the teacup to Mr. Wu who seemed to be the oldest, and then Mr. Qin.

Followed by Ruan Ji'er, and finally Si Jinyan.

After delivering the tea, the waiter withdrew.

"This tea is really beautiful, with a delicate fragrance, no wonder it's called Tang Zhanmei." Elder Qin said happily after taking a look at it.

You may not be able to drink such elegant tea in the capital.

They are more curious about the boss here.

Although it was not the first time for Ruan Yan'er to come here, she had never ordered this Tangzhanmei, so she had no idea what Tangzhanmei was like.

At this time, looking at the red plums in full bloom in the white porcelain cup, I wanted to say something, but found that I was at a loss for words, and I didn't know what to say at all.

And Si Jinyan glanced at the cup, smelled the quiet fragrance of plum blossoms, smiled and said: "Sparse shadows slant horizontally, the water is clear and shallow, and the dark fragrance floats in the moonlight dusk."

"It's a pity that 'Samba plum is the most hateful, and it is often used as last year's flowers'." A thick male voice came, followed by a middle-aged man in Tang suit.

The man looked tall and burly, with a bit of a fierce look, not like a cultural person at all.

But he could pick up the words of the boss's sincere words, which shows that this person still has some ink in his stomach.

Behind the man was a younger man who nodded towards Ruan Mao'er when he saw her.

"These two must be Mr. Wu and Mr. Qin. Hello, both of you. I am Peng Linxuan, the person in charge of Shanqing Tea House, and this is the owner of Shanqing Tea House, Mr. Fu."

After the introduction, the man looked at Si Jinyan and was about to speak, but the boss Fu blocked his words, looked at Si Jinyan with a smile and said, "This is the little girl who wants to borrow the piano from me to play."

"My violins are all on the third floor. If you guys are interested, why don't you go and have a look together?" Boss Fu said generously.

All four of them are learning classical musical instruments, so naturally they would not miss such an opportunity.

Following that Boss Fu, the six of them went to the third floor together.

The third floor is not open to the public. Generally, people who go up to the third floor have a personal relationship with the boss, and their identities are not ordinary.

After going up, Boss Fu took several people to a large room.

Like Duobao Pavilion, it is full of collections.

"This room is dedicated to collecting musical instruments. There should be hundreds of scattered pieces. You can look at them casually."

"Young lady, just tell me the instrument you have chosen, and I'll get someone to bring it out for you." Boss Fu seemed to admire Si Jinyan very much, and the generosity of his words was obviously surprising to Peng Linxuan behind him.

"Since Miss Ruan suggested it, why not let Miss Ruan choose the instrument." Si Jinyan looked at Ruan Mao'er and said.

"Jinyan sister, can you choose from hundreds of musical instruments here?" Ruan Yan'er couldn't help asking.

Si Jinyan nodded.

"Jinyan, my sister didn't even read what instruments are here, so you are so confident that you can play it? Or you should choose it yourself. After all, there are indeed a lot of instruments here. It would be bad if you choose wrongly, wouldn't you? "

Ruan Xie'er looked like she was thinking about her.

"Little girl, can you really play all the instruments here?" Boss Fu asked.

It's not that he boasted. There are hundreds of musical instruments here. Although they are all classical musical instruments, there are at least fifty or sixty different types of musical instruments. According to the little girl, she can know fifty or sixty kinds of musical instruments.

He has lived to such an advanced age, and he has met many great people, but this is the first time he has heard such a loud voice.

"Instruments are divided into pipes and chords. As long as you are proficient in these two, there will basically not be much difference in small categories. You just need to master them well." Si Jinyan briefly explained.

"Okay, since the little girl is so confident, I'll ask you to pick out a few musical instruments, and ask the little girl to teach me later." After speaking, he walked towards the center of the room.

There is a showcase-like cabinet with glass on three sides. After opening it, you can see that there are several musical instrument boxes inside.

"There are three musical instruments here, which I have collected for a long time, but I have never found a suitable person to play them, nor have I heard a satisfactory piece of music, so they have been idle here. Since the little girl said this today, I will Take it out and ask the little girl to play a song with three instruments."

After speaking, he opened the box of the instrument himself on the glass counter.

The first is pan flute, the second is pipa, and the third is 筚(bi)篥(li).

"This, is this a five-stringed pipa?" Old Wu said with a trembling voice.

"Mr. Wu has good eyesight, it's the five-stringed pipa." Boss Fu nodded.

Elder Wu and Elder Qin were equally excited, and they didn't even dare to touch the piano, for fear that it would break the piano.

"As far as I know, there is only a red sandalwood pipa inlaid with mother-of-pearl from the Tang Dynasty in existence. I don't know how there is a five-string pipa here?" Mr. Wu asked excitedly.

But his eyes were fixed on the pipa.

"Obtaining this pipa can be regarded as a coincidence. It's a long story. Since I came to listen to the lute today, why not talk about the origin of the lute in another day?"

After Boss Fu finished speaking, he turned to Si Jin and said, "Little girl, do you still have anything to choose? If not, then let's take these three out?"

Si Jinyan looked at Ruan Ji'er.

Ruan Mao'er is stupid at this time, she naturally knows the five-stringed pipa!
The five-stringed pipa whose skills have been lost, no matter how good or bad the pipa is, is a rare treasure and is worth thousands of gold.

Besides, apart from the pipa in country R that Mr. Wu mentioned just now, she has never seen any other five-stringed pipa.

At this time, I actually saw a five-stringed pipa in Boss Fu's seemingly inconspicuous tea house!

At this moment, she didn't know whether to be thankful for her suggestion made on a whim to embarrass Si Jinyan, or to be jealous that such a rare treasure was now going to be played by Si Jinyan.

When Si Jinyan looked over, her eyes were still on the pipa, and her eye sockets were flushed.

After recovering, he casually pointed to the shelf in the corner, "Why don't you try that, Jinyan sister, too, it just makes my ears full."

Si Jinyan looked over and saw that there were two brackets carved with complicated patterns, so he nodded and agreed without saying anything.

Now that the selection has been made, the group of people went out.

"Where does the girl want to play? In addition to the table in the hall, I also have a box where you can play. Just the few of us can sit there." Boss Fu's voice is thick, and he obviously didn't raise it, but listening to the sound The line is higher.

"I think it might as well be on the stage downstairs, just so that everyone can enjoy their ears. Sincerely, my sister has such a talent, it would be a waste if she only plays for us a few times." Ruan Yaner smiled.

"Miss Ruan is right, what do you think, little girl?"

Of course, Boss Fu would like her to play in the hall. If this girl played well, she might be able to advertise his teahouse.

Although he is a rough person, he just likes the things of educated people. He listens to this stuff a lot, as if he is also a cultured person.

If it weren't for this, we wouldn't have set up such a tea house specially.

But he didn't think about making money in this teahouse, he just wanted to make a place that looked very cultured, who knew that there were quite a few people who liked it.

This teahouse has now become a very profitable project for him.

He thinks he still has some vision, this little girl looks young, but her aura is not comparable to that of Miss Ruan.

Although Miss Ruan didn't say a single word in and out of what she said just now, it was aimed at the little girl on purpose, but it made people feel uncomfortable. If this is a little girl with a slightly irritable personality, I'm afraid she would have gotten into a fight with her long ago. But this little girl, from the beginning to the end, is as stable as an old dog, ah, no, this is a bit vulgar, and it doesn't fit with a little girl who is as clear and bright as jade.

But no matter what, that aura is not like ordinary people.

So when the little girl nodded and said she could play, he believed it.

He felt that the little girl would definitely be able to give them a big surprise on stage.

For this reason, Boss Fu also specially ordered Peng Linxuan to find equipment to film the performance from beginning to end.

It must be high-definition and cannot be blurred.

Si Jinyan didn't mind where he played, so he nodded in agreement.

"Boss Fu, please prepare for the musical instruments first. I'll be on stage in 10 minutes." Si Jin said.

"Okay, then I'll wait for you backstage in 10 minutes." After finishing speaking, Boss Fu and Peng Linxuan left.

"Grandpa Qin, Grandpa Wu, why don't I go down and have a look, don't let them damage such a precious thing in a while." Ruan Mao'er said.

She was really worried about the person Boss Fu accepted.

The five-stringed pipa is really precious.

In fact, Elder Qin and Elder Wu also wanted to see the five-stringed pipa again, but they couldn't leave the little girl here alone.

After returning to the box, the waiter came in after him.

"Hi everyone, are the remaining two dishes you ordered ready to serve now?" the waiter asked.

Si Jinyan nodded, took the wet towel and wiped his hands.

It was only then that Elder Qin and Elder Wu remembered that the little girl said that she was hungry earlier, so she drank two sips of tea before ordering something.

The Tang Zhanmei on the table has become warm at this time, and it is just right for the mouth.

After a while, Pang Linxian and Diaogu rice were served.

Si Jinyan naturally didn't want to eat alone, so he asked the waiter to prepare dishes and chopsticks for the two elders.

Elder Wu and Elder Qin ate a couple of mouthfuls intentionally, and then only drank the tea with plum fragrance.

The two knew that Si Jinyan had a rule of not talking when eating, so they didn't speak, and their eyes fell on the stage in the hall.

At this moment, the two Pingtan players had gone down, and Peng Linxuan was instructing the waiters in the restaurant to move the tables and chairs.

Ruan Yan'er was standing beside Boss Fu, talking for some reason, with a charming smile on her face.

In the lobby on the first floor of the tea house, there were no empty tables at this time. When everyone saw some movement on the table, someone who knew Peng Linxuan asked him what he was doing.

However, Peng Linxuan played tricks and only said that there will be a special performance today, so they should look forward to it.

What I said made everyone curious, and their eyes fell on the stage from time to time, wanting to know what this special performance was.

Ten minutes later, Si Jinyan, Mr. Qin and Mr. Wu came down.

Seeing the stage being prepared, Si Jinyan walked up directly.

When Si Jinyan was ready, Peng Linxuan came up, holding a microphone in his hand and said: "Thank you very much for coming today, I believe many people have seen the new performer on stage just now, she was not invited by our teahouse The performers just need to borrow the stage of the teahouse temporarily."

"Everyone who came today is blessed. This girl will play four musical instruments. They are not common instruments in our lives. You can wait and see, or you can do whatever you want, but please don't make any loud noises, so as not to disturb you. This is a performer that we can't usually invite."

Peng Linxuan spoke beautifully and praised Si Jinyan highly, so the people in the audience were naturally more curious about her.

Besides, the guests who can come here, in addition to some who come to discuss business, there are also many people who like the atmosphere here.

Many people even have research on these traditional cultures.

After Peng Linxuan's words fell, the teahouse became much quieter. When he got off the stage, everyone's eyes fell on Si Jinyan.

(End of this chapter)

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