Lu Jiayi almost jumped out of the bed and was just about to pounce on Wang Shishen to hug him.
The news he brought made Lu Jiayi extremely excited. All other things were thrown behind her mind. The only thing she wanted to do now was to see with her own eyes the Huoqing tea that Wang Shishen mentioned.
"Don't worry! The tea tree won't run away..." Wang Shishen held back Lu Jiayi , with a helpless look on his face, "Look at you, you even forgot your shoes."
Lu Jiayi looked down and found that she was barefoot!
She hurriedly put on her shoes. Wang Shishen looked at her in a hurry and said seriously, "Fuxi Township is rich in tea, and many people go into the mountains to pick tea every year. A few days ago, I asked a few familiar friends to help me find Huoqing tea. They sent me a message yesterday, saying that they found a tea that matches your description. Tea trees grow in the mountains, and it's late today, so it's not suitable to go into the mountains. So, don't be too anxious. Tomorrow morning, I will pick you and the tea girl up, and then we will go into the mountains together."
Lu Jiayi felt as if someone had poured cold water on her head, and her eyelids drooped. However, she knew that what Wang Shishen said made sense, so she had to agree.
"We agreed that you must go with me!" Lu Jiayi said very seriously, and stretched out her fingers to make a pinky promise.
Wang Shishen didn't want to pay attention to her, so he just nodded and left the room.
After he left, Lu Jiayi jumped up happily. Wang Shishen and Huoqingcha, as long as they came into contact, Lu Jiayi believed that the reason why Lu Yu wanted her to come to this era to find the reason for anger in tea would soon be solved.
The next day, Lu Jiayi got up early for the first time and pestered Cha Niang to get up. They ate breakfast in a hurry and went out to see that Wang Shishen was already waiting outside with the carriage.
"Where are you guys going?" Lu Jiayi had just waved her hands excitedly when a malicious voice came from the side.
The three looked in the direction of the voice and saw Wang Shicheng walking towards them with his hands behind his back with ill intentions.
Wang Shishen subconsciously stopped in front of Lu Jiayi and Cha Niang and said to Wang Shicheng: "Fourth brother, we have to go out of town to do something and will be back soon."
Wang Shicheng looked past his brother and looked straight at Lu Jiayi, smiling, "Is it Miss Lu who wants to do something?" As he spoke, he rolled his eyes and glanced at Wang Shishen who was close by. Suddenly he stretched out his hand and pushed him, pretending to be angry and said, "Why don't you study hard in the mountains and come here to mess around?"
Wang Shishen was caught off guard and took a few steps back. Fortunately, Lu Jiayi and Cha Niang supported him. Lu Jiayi angrily said, "Can't you just talk it out? Why did you push him?"
Seeing Lu Jiayi speak, Wang Shicheng showed a hypocritical smile again and said gently: "Miss Lu, if you need help, just look for me! Xiao Liuzi will go to Beijing to take the imperial examination this autumn. He has no time to care about anything other than studying, right, Xiao Liuzi?" He glanced at Wang Shishen with his eyes, and his tone suddenly turned cold. "Look, do you want to go back to the mountains and study obediently, or do you want me to tell father that you are not making progress and wasting your studies?"
Hearing this, Lu Jiayi was furious. Just as she was about to speak, she was stopped by Wang Shishen. Wang Shishen waved his hands, straightened his clothes, half bowed to Wang Shicheng, and said politely: "Please rest assured, fourth brother, I have told my father about what happened today, and he agreed that I can take time out to help my friend. If you have nothing else to do, we will set off. I have to go back to the mountains to study, so I don't have much time to waste."
After saying this, he no longer looked at Wang Shicheng, but sent Lu Jiayi and Cha Niang to the carriage.
After getting on the carriage, Lu Jiayi made a face at Wang Shicheng. Wang Shicheng watched the two girls being taken away, and he was almost furious. He took a step forward and tried to grab Wang Shishen's collar, but he was a step too slow, and the carriage left in a cloud of dust.
"Asshole!" Wang Shicheng gnashed his teeth, "You actually relied on your knowledge to talk back to me! You haven't even passed the imperial examination yet, yet you dare to be so presumptuous to me, your brother. Sooner or later, the whole Wang family will be taken away by you!"
He stomped his feet angrily and suddenly felt something sticking to the sole of his shoe. He looked down and found that he was stepping on a white jade pendant.
Isn’t this Xiao Liuzi’s jade pendant?
A few years ago, this guy was famous in the village as a child prodigy, and his father was so happy that he gave him this jade pendant that he had treasured for many years. Xiao Liuzi usually hung it around his waist, as if he was afraid that others would not know his name as a child prodigy... Wang Shicheng curled his lips in disdain, guessing that the jade pendant must have fallen off because of the shove just now.
He bent down, picked up the jade pendant, and muttered, "I'm going to kill you now."
When they reached the foot of the mountain, Lu Jiayi and the other two abandoned the carriage and hiked up the mountain.
Following the route provided by the villagers, they soon found the fire green tea growing on a secluded hillside. The terrain here is quite high, and looking up, you can see white clouds wandering in the blue sky, and the breeze blows slowly, bringing the fragrance of the whole mountain to your nose.
The mountains are quiet, the air is fresh, and everything looks like a landscape painting. Because of the terrain, spring arrives late here, and you can still see flowers in full bloom. As soon as the three of them arrived here, they quickly forgot their previous unhappiness. Lu Jiayi carefully examined the lush tea trees and confirmed that they were undoubtedly Huoqing tea. She was excited to pick them, but was stopped.
The tea girl raised the tea basket in her hand and said with a smile: "Just make sure that this is the tea you are looking for. Leave the tea picking to me!"
Lu Jiayi retracted her hand awkwardly and said, "That's right, I'm clumsy, it would be bad if I damage the tender buds."
Wang Shishen couldn't help but laugh, raised his eyebrows, and said, "It seems that you are quite self-aware."
Lu Jiayi glared at him, then looked at the tea girl pitifully as she picked tea. The tea girl had followed her father in picking and making tea since she was a child, and her skills were no worse than others. She only picked one bud and two leaves that were one-eighth of an inch long, and did not want old leaves, diseased leaves, frozen leaves, shrunken buds, or leaves that were longer than the normal length. Seeing the tea girl show off her skills, Lu Jiayi felt relieved.
Grain Rain had just passed, so this time we could still make rain-post-tea. After the tea girl finished picking the tea leaves, she held the tea basket in her arms like a treasure, and couldn't wait to go back and make tea.
"Miss Lu, how should this tea be made?" the tea lady asked curiously.
"Let it sit for six hours first, and then..." Lu Jiayi blinked and paused for the next sentence. Because, she also had to ask Lu Yu about the next thing.
"Today's tea must be made today and should not be kept for a long time. The manufacturing process of Huoqing tea includes withering, rolling, frying the first batch, re-rolling, frying the second batch, spreading, breaking the old pot, screening, etc. It is much more troublesome than ordinary tea. Tea girl, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble my uncle to help with the tea making." Wang Shishen took over Lu Jiayi's words.
Lu Jiayi looked at Wang Shishen suspiciously, and the other party smiled faintly: "Reading more will help improve your intelligence."
So that's it! Scholars just like to show off their knowledge, but seeing how much he cares about Huoqing Tea, Lu Jiayi still felt a little touched.
"No problem! My father will definitely be happy to help!" Tea Girl said happily.
Lu Jiayi held her chin with both hands, her eyes seemed to be full of stars, and she said to the tea lady in a worshipful tone: "Sister Tea Lady, I'll leave these tea leaves to you!"
The tea girl touched her hair and said softly, "You're welcome." As she spoke, she couldn't help but glance at Wang Shishen, then quickly lowered her head.
Back at the tea lady's house, the production of Huoqing tea began immediately.
Seeing them busying around, Lu Jiayi felt bad for herself, so she joined in and helped them prepare various tools. Wang Shishen stayed with them until midnight, and the fire-green tea was finally boiled dry, ready to be served.
Lu Jiayi leaned over and took a deep sniff of the steaming tea leaves. She immediately smelled the fragrance and a great sense of satisfaction arose in her heart.
Seeing how intoxicated she was, the tea lady couldn't help but pat her on the shoulder and asked, "Miss Lu, what are you going to do with these tea leaves? You came all the way here to look for Huoqing tea, so you must want them to do something very important, right?"
"I'm going to take some back home, and then..." Lu Jiayi scratched her head. She didn't know what to say about adding anger to tea.
"Are you going back?" Wang Shishen had been sitting next to him reading a book. Hearing this, he stood up and asked, "When?"
"No, not so fast..." Lu Jiayi waved her hands and suddenly stuttered.
Thinking that she would soon leave this era, she suddenly felt a little guilty.
"Then..." Wang Shishen looked at her and said, "Please let me know when you leave, and I will...see you off." After saying that, he turned around and left without even looking at the freshly roasted tea leaves.
"Hey..." Lu Jiayi didn't know what was going on. Just as she was about to call him, the tea lady came over and said with a smile, "Since you are going to take them home, I have to find a sturdy jar to put them in, so that the bumps on the road will not spoil the taste of the tea."
The tea girl went to the warehouse where the tea was stored, searched for a long time, and finally found a suitable jar. She brought it to Lu Jiayi.
Lu Jiayi was watching over the tea leaves when she heard footsteps and subconsciously raised her head. At one glance, she was completely stunned.
The tea girl spoke to her with a happy face, but Lu Jiayi didn't hear what she said at all. Her eyes were fixed on the jar in the tea girl's hand, and an ominous premonition emerged from the depths of her heart.
This tea can was the one she had commissioned Wang Shishen to draw the blueprints for a few days ago and was preparing to make. How did it end up in the hands of the tea girl?
Could it be that Huo Qingcha’s anger did not come from Wang Shishen, but was related to Cha Niang?
But, Cha Niang is such a gentle and well-behaved person, how could it be possible? How could it be possible?
Lu Jiayi looked into the tea girl's smiling eyes, but her heart slowly sank.
With the help of the tea girl, Lu Jiayi got a large pot of fire green tea, and immediately felt a sense of satisfaction as if she had achieved some difficult achievement in the game. When the tea was out of the pot, Wang Shishen did not come. Lu Jiayi felt a little strange and went to Wang's house to find him, but was told by the servants that he had returned to the mountains to study quietly.
"He left without saying goodbye!" Lu Jiayi felt a little unhappy. The Huoqing tea must be delivered to Wang Shishen, otherwise, she would miss the poem that would be passed down through the ages.
After a few days, Lu Jiayi estimated that Wang Shishen should be back, so she asked Cha Niang to go visit him next door. Wang's house was unusually closed, not only the door was closed, but even the servants looked a little timid.
"What are you doing? What are you doing behind closed doors?" Lu Jiayi complained bluntly, "Where is your Sixth Young Master?"
The tea girl quietly pulled her sleeve, and Lu Jiayi calmed down a little.
"Young Master, he..." The servant who opened the door stammered, as if he had something to hide.
Tea Lady was a little panicked and asked hurriedly: "What happened to the Sixth Young Master?"
The servant's eyes flickered, and he quickly glanced at the tea girl, stammering, "The young master is suspected of a murder case and was taken away by the government..."
"What?" Lu Jiayi and Cha Niang's faces changed drastically at the same time.
Isn't Wang Shishen a scholar? How could he be involved in a murder case? Now, the difficulty of the task suddenly increased by several levels. Lu Jiayi's first feeling was that she was tricked by Lu Yu.
However, the most important thing now is to find out what happened.
Cha Niang was so frightened that her legs and feet went limp, her face turned pale, and she almost collapsed. Lu Jiayi supported her tightly, and then yelled at the servant who opened the door for them: "Take us to see your young master!"
The case happened at the foot of the mountain where Wang Shishen lived and studied. A daughter under the age of 18 was strangled to death in an ordinary family. There were no witnesses, and the murderer's motive could not be found. The only clue was a jade pendant left at the crime scene. After verification, the jade pendant belonged to Wang Shishen.
The more Lu Jiayi listened, the more uneasy she felt. Wang Shishen's personality was not like someone who would get close to others easily, so how could he leave the jade pendant at someone else's house? However, if he had never been to that family, how could he explain the jade pendant appearing at the crime scene?
Lu Jiayi suddenly felt overwhelmed. After finally finding Huoqingcha, the key person was actually in prison. This was more than a tragedy, it was simply a tragedy! She looked at the red and swollen eyes of the tea girl and became even more worried about the possible consequences of this incident.
Lu Jiayi and Cha Niang rushed to the government office, but just missed the trial time. As there were still many doubts in the case, Wang Shishen was temporarily detained in prison, and everyone in Wang's house had already returned.
Cha Niang bribed the jailer and went to visit Wang Shishen in prison with Lu Jiayi. When she saw Wang Shishen imprisoned in prison, Cha Niang couldn't help crying.
Lu Jiayi looked at Wang Shishen behind the iron bars. He had lost so much weight in just a few days. His eyes, which were once bright and sharp, dimmed. Although he pretended to be calm, he had suffered after all. She could still feel his inner distress and helplessness.
"Why are you here?" Wang Shishen looked a little surprised, especially when he saw Lu Jiayi, a ripple appeared in his calm eyes.
"Mr. Wang, how are you?" Tea Girl burst into tears.
"Don't worry, I'm fine." Wang Shishen smiled helplessly and comforted the tea girl softly, "I didn't kill him. The government will give me justice."
"I know that Mr. Wang is so kind that he will never do such a thing! I will go and beg the county magistrate to let you go as soon as possible!" Cha Niang could hardly continue speaking. She tried hard to wipe the tears from her face, turned around and ran out.
After her back disappeared at the door, Wang Shishen withdrew his gaze and looked at Lu Jiayi again, as if waiting for her to say something.
Unexpectedly, Lu Jiayi had already stepped forward, holding the iron bars tightly with both hands, and asked directly: "Tell me quickly, what happened to the jade pendant? I heard that the jade pendant was always with you, how could it fall to the crime scene?"
Wang Shishen was startled, but he quickly caught up with Lu Jiayi's thoughts and explained, "I accidentally lost the jade pendant a few days ago and haven't had time to look for it yet."
At this point, he hid a word that he was about to say, because a few days ago, he was busy being angry with Lu Jiayi and didn't notice that the jade pendant was missing.
Lu Jiayi frowned: "Was it thrown into that girl's home?"
Wang Shishen shook his head: "No, I don't know that family."
"What's going on?" Lu Jiayi touched his chin and instantly acted like a famous detective, muttering non-stop, "Why did the jade pendant appear at the crime scene? Even if it was lost on the way into the mountain, it shouldn't be..."
After pondering for a while, she came to no conclusion, so she said to Wang Shishen: "I believe you are innocent, but the current situation is not favorable to you. Wait, I will look for clues. In short, don't worry, I will definitely rescue you!"
She made a fist gesture and turned around.
"Miss Lu!" Wang Shishen called her.
Lu Jiayi turned around and saw Wang Shishen looking at her, with a confused and fiery light in his eyes. He stared into Lu Jiayi's eyes, as if he wanted to see into her heart.
"Aren't you leaving? Why are you helping me?"
"Who said I..." Lu Jiayi stopped talking halfway, blinked her big eyes, and changed the subject, "Because you are my friend! Isn't it natural to stick up for your friends?"
"I see..." Wang Shishen retracted his gaze, half lowered his eyes, no longer looking at her, and whispered, "I see, thank you."
Lu Jiayi just thought he was sad about his current situation, so she didn't think any more about it and hurriedly left the prison.
She first found the tea girl kneeling at the gate of the yamen and dragged her back home.
When they arrived at the door of the house, Lu Jiayi repeatedly told Cha Niang to have a good rest, and she ran to the crime scene.
Cha Niang was frightened by what happened today, and her heart beat abnormally fast. She knew that it was useless to be anxious, but she couldn't calm down, because the person in trouble was Master Wang, it was Master Wang...
Holding the door frame, the tea girl staggered into the room and sat down uneasily. Suddenly, something caught her eye. It turned out that there was an envelope on the table.
She took the letter, opened it and took a look. There were a lot of words on it, but she could only recognize a few. Xiao Liuzi, save people, method... Cha Niang's eyes lit up. The writer said that he had a way to save Wang Shishen!
Without even thinking twice, Cha Niang lifted up her skirt and rushed out of the house.
"Sister, I'm back!" Lu Jiayi greeted outside the door and pushed the door open. The house was quiet and no one responded to her. Lu Jiayi stood at the door awkwardly for two seconds and muttered unhappily: "Where did everyone go?"
She walked quickly towards the room, and suddenly, she seemed to step on something. She looked down and found it was a piece of letter paper covered with words.
Lu Jiayi bent down, picked up the letter, and read it quickly.
"It's actually a letter addressed to me? Who is so discerning as to praise me as a great beauty..." She raised her eyebrows, but quickly put away her playful expression, because the writer of the letter left an address and made an appointment with Lu Jiayi to meet.
The other party said that he had a way to save Wang Shishen.
Lu Jiayi carefully studied the wording of the letter and thought to herself, "Wang Shicheng? What conspiracy is this guy planning?"
Suddenly, she seemed to think of something, rushed into the room, searched inside and out, and made sure that Cha Niang was not at home.
"Sister Cha Niang went to the appointment on my behalf?" Lu Jiayi's heart skipped a beat. She quickly opened her eyes to read the address on the letter, then rushed out like a gust of wind.
The address on the letter was an abandoned mill two streets away. When Lu Jiayi arrived breathlessly, the door of the mill was wide open.
Lu Jiayi took a few deep breaths and looked inside. In the dilapidated house, there was a pile of tall straw, and a disheveled girl was sitting quietly on the straw.
Lu Jiayi ran in and saw the girl’s face clearly. Sure enough, it was the tea girl!
However, her eyes were empty, she didn't know what she was looking at, and she had no focus at all. She didn't notice Lu Jiayi coming, and she still maintained that sitting posture until Lu Jiayi's hand touched her body.
"Sister! Wake up!" Lu Jiayi yelled in her ear.
Tea Lady screamed and tried to hide backwards, and Lu Jiayi was also startled. Finally, Tea Lady looked at Lu Jiayi, and her scattered eyes gradually focused, and she finally saw the appearance of the person coming.
At that moment, Lu Jiayi really thought that Cha Niang would cry, but unexpectedly, she actually smiled in a daze.
The smile on Tea Lady's face became brighter and brighter. She stared at Lu Jiayi with her blurry eyes and said happily, "Mr. Wang is saved! Miss Lu, do you know? Mr. Wang is saved!"
Lu Jiayi's heart ached. She knew she was late. She looked at the tea girl and asked in a trembling voice, "Did Wang Shicheng tell you?"
The tea girl's pupils dilated for a moment , then she smiled again and nodded gently: "Yes, he promised me that he would rescue Master Wang."
"How can you be so stupid!" Lu Jiayi couldn't help but curse. Seeing Cha Niang's bewildered look, she couldn't contain her anger. "Wang Shicheng is so ignorant every day, how could he have the ability to save people? You've been deceived, do you know that?"
"No, it won't happen..." Cha Niang was a little scared, but she still didn't believe what Lu Jiayi said, "He is Mr. Wang's brother... It will definitely work... It will definitely work..."
Lu Jiayi exhaled deeply, clenched her fists tightly, and said bitterly, "I went to investigate near the deceased's home, and they said they saw a noble-dressed young man appear nearby. Before I came here, I was still wondering, Wang Shishen is just a weak scholar, who would he have a grudge against and be wrongfully imprisoned? Now it seems that I am afraid... I already have a suspect." She paused and said, "Frame his brother and take advantage of his misfortune, it really seems like this person would do something."
"What..." All the strength in the tea girl's body seemed to be drained away. Her eyes turned black and her body collapsed limply.
Wang Shicheng was very proud recently, very proud, because everything was going in the direction he wanted. Before long, whether it was the Wang Mansion, the reputation of Fuxi Township as a talented scholar, or that Lu Jiayi, they would all be in his pocket.
He knew that Lu Jiayi had been pushed into a desperate situation. Before long, she would no longer dare to show that aggressive and overbearing attitude, but would cry and beg him. At that time, he could do whatever he wanted to her.
Thinking of this, a wanton smile appeared on his face. As expected, as long as he got rid of that annoying guy, even his family members would value him more. He felt really good!
However, the only thing that made him unhappy today was the message that Tea Girl sent.
That stupid and useless woman!
Wang Shicheng didn't understand why she wanted to meet him when she wasn't crying and daydreaming at home. However, he was still very confident in dealing with that stupid woman who had no idea at all. Maybe he could take advantage of her again!
Wang Shicheng pushed open the door of the inn room while calculating on the abacus.
The people in the room turned around and saw the haggard tea girl. She asked calmly, contrary to her usual attitude, "Did you kill that girl?"
Wang Shicheng was startled and confused. However, he quickly recovered and asked with a smile: "What are you talking about?"
Tea Girl looked at his ugly face, took a few deep breaths, and finally couldn't help but said: "You went to great lengths to frame Mr. Wang, isn't it just to... get me?"
"Hahaha!" Wang Shicheng seemed to have heard something funny and suddenly laughed wildly, "You? Stop dreaming! Who do you think you are to be worthy of this young master's attention? You don't even reflect on yourself. You are not pretty, and you don't have brains. How are you different from those ignorant village women on the street? With your appearance, you still dream of being with Wang Shishen! Forget about him. Even if you pack yourself up and deliver yourself to my door, this young master still won't look down on you!" At this point, he gave the tea girl a wicked smile, "Do you think I like you? Let me tell you, what happened that day was just a bargain that this young master picked up!"
"you……"
The tea girl stretched out her trembling fingers, her face was pale, and her body was no longer under the control of reason.
"Tsk tsk, you look so sad. What? Do you really want to be liked by this young master?" Wang Shicheng said with a nonchalant smile, "Okay, kneel down and beg me. Maybe I will soften my heart and take you back to my house to be a foot washer..."
"Wang Shicheng, you are going too far!" Tea girl's tears flowed down, and she shouted regardless of anything. Suddenly, she picked up a tea can on the table and threw it hard on Wang Shicheng's head.
"Crash!" The teapot broke into pieces, and the fire-green tea inside scattered all over the ground, like abandoned dead branches and leaves.
"Ugh..." Wang Shicheng covered his cut forehead, blood trickling down his palm. He looked at Cha Niang in disbelief, gritting his teeth and said, "You bitch, you dare to hit me?"
Wang Shicheng took a step closer, and Cha Niang realized that she had just done something irreversible, and she stepped back in horror.
"Bitch, go to hell!" Wang Shicheng's eyes flashed with ferocity, and he raised his hand, pretending to hit the tea girl. Just then, he heard the sound of a wardrobe being opened behind him. Before he could turn around, something hit his neck hard, and he immediately felt dizzy and fell to the ground.
Behind him was Lu Jiayi, who had a calm face.
Looking at Lu Jiayi holding the wooden stick, the tea girl could no longer hold on and fell to the ground.
"Sister!" Lu Jiayi threw away the stick, ran to Cha Niang, and comforted her with a heartbroken look, "It's okay."
Tea Girl shook her head, tears silently flowing down her cheeks. She looked at the mess on the ground and the unconscious Wang Shicheng, and became incoherent.
"Tea leaves... these tea leaves... I wanted to bring them to Master Wang... he didn't even have the chance to take a look at them... and now they're all spilled... they're all dirty..." She covered her face with her hands and cried in despair.
"It's okay, I'll clean them up..." Lu Jiayi hurriedly picked up the tea leaves on the ground, but just as she filled her palm, her tears flowed uncontrollably.
This is the truth behind anger in tea. However, for a woman, the price was too high.
Lu Jiayi and Cha Niang sent the unconscious Wang Shicheng to the government. After hearing the testimony of the deceased's neighbors, the government determined that Wang Shicheng was the murderer and Wang Shishen was acquitted.
Lu Jiayi and Cha Niang went to pick up Wang Shishen from prison. When they reached the prison gate, Cha Niang suddenly stopped. She put the refilled tea can in Lu Jiayi's hand and said softly, "Miss Lu , I won't go. I... I don't have the face to see Master Wang anymore."
"I..." Lu Jiayi opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say. She couldn't empathize with the suffering of Cha Niang, but she also knew that Cha Niang must be the saddest at this moment.
The tea girl looked at her, smiled sadly, and slowly turned around.
Lu Jiayi watched her back as she walked away, until she could no longer be seen, then she turned around.
It just so happened that Wang Shishen was being led out by the jailer. He had been in jail for a few days, his hair was messy, his clothes were dirty, and he looked nothing like the carefree nobleman he usually was.
He saw Lu Jiayi from afar, and seemed to feel relieved all of a sudden, and gave her a faint smile.
From this smile, Lu Jiayi knew that he was not defeated by the suffering in prison, and he was still the noble and proud scholar. So she also responded with a reassuring smile.
The two walked back together. On the way, they tacitly kept silent, as if they were enjoying their rare free time. Until someone passed by them, the whispering sound drifted into Lu Jiayi's ears.
"The Wang family is so unlucky that a murderer has appeared..."
"That tea girl next door is also a lowly person, she actually took the initiative to seduce men...
"Tsk tsk, she's usually so well-behaved, I really can't tell..."
"Anyway, don't mess with the people over there. It's too unlucky..."
Lu Jiayi suddenly stopped, and she had a bad feeling in her heart. Wang Shishen looked at her with complicated eyes. Lu Jiayi looked at his gloomy eyes, suddenly shook her head, and secretly cursed herself for being an idiot.
"You go back first!" Lu Jiayi turned around and ran out without any time to explain.
Wang Shishen was such a brilliant man, Cha Niang had admired him for many years, now that something like this had happened, how could she forgive herself? Lu Jiayi could only pray silently in her heart, this time, it shouldn't be too late.
Lu Jiayi ran through several streets and asked countless people, and finally found the tea girl by the river in the suburbs when dusk fell.
Tea Girl didn't know how long she stood there, her hands and feet were already cold. Facing the rushing water, her heart was extremely calm. Only the endless flow of river water could wash away all the filth. For Tea Girl, this choice was not death, but a kind of relief.
Lu Jiayi rushed over to stop her and desperately pulled her away from the river.
"Sister Cha Niang, it's not time yet! Not yet!" She dragged Cha Niang back and yelled with all her strength.
The tea girl turned around and saw that it was her. She smiled bitterly and said, "You come to save me again, but what's the use?" She seemed very tired and didn't even want to say anything.
"Do you feel that you are not worthy of Wang Shishen?" Lu Jiayi sighed and shook her head. "I know you love him very much. But no matter how much you love someone, he is not as important as your own life . Sister Cha Niang, I only have one question for you. If you die, what will happen to your uncle? Do you have the heart to let him live out his life alone for so many years to come?"
Cha Niang shuddered all over, as if she had finally come to her senses. She turned around, hugged Lu Jiayi, and burst into tears.
Lu Jiayi patted her shoulder gently. As if she was infected by Cha Niang's tears, she also wanted to cry. She also missed home.
The next day, Lu Jiayi took care of Cha Niang and made her lie down after taking some tranquilizers. She sent a message to the Wang family. She packed her things and went out, just in time to see Wang Shishen.
As soon as Wang Shishen saw her look, he knew that this day had finally come.
"Are you leaving?" he asked again.
"Yeah." Lu Jiayi nodded.
"Then..." Wang Shishen looked at her and said, "Come with me to see those tea trees again."
The two immediately went up the mountain and found the fire green tea for the day. Spring was really over, and there were no flowers in the mountains. The green on the mountain swayed with the wind, as if it was about to drip.
The temperature is gradually rising and early summer is approaching.
Lu Jiayi talked a lot to Wang Shishen, telling him everything that had happened in the past few days, including the fact that Cha Niang tried to commit suicide.
"She really loves you." Lu Jiayi couldn't help but sigh, "I couldn't understand the stories of talented men and beautiful women on TV before... No, I mean the stories of talented men and beautiful women in books. I couldn't understand why they would risk their lives for one person. But now, I think I understand a little bit. When love is deep, how can you care about yourself? In fact, from my point of view, I can find a hundred reasons why you don't like Sister Cha Niang, but in the end, I can't get past Sister Cha Niang. I think she has given so much for you and should be rewarded. So, I would like to ask you to treat her well in the future, okay?"
Wang Shishen looked at her for a long time, as if he had forgotten the passage of time. When Lu Jiayi also looked at him, Wang Shishen finally nodded and said, "Okay."
After a while, he said again: "Actually, I..." He stopped halfway through the sentence.
"What do you want to say?" Lu Jiayi asked.
Wang Shishen closed his eyes and used a lot of effort to drive away the thoughts in his mind. He sighed and said, "I was framed by my brother and implicated a woman who truly loved me. This place has changed from my hometown to a sad place. I don't want to stay here anymore. I plan to take the tea girl to Yangzhou to prevent her from being gossiped about here. Besides, there are a lot of good teas in Yangzhou. I think we can live as well as before."
"Okay!" Hearing him say that, Lu Jiayi became happy. "By the way, there is one thing I feel very sorry about, but I won't force it. Um... Actually, the most famous Huoqing tea is from Yongxi, Anhui. If you come across this kind of tea in the future, don't miss it."
Wang Shishen looked at her and smiled, saying, "Okay, I will definitely remember it."
He would definitely remember that a girl came to him from afar in search of a kind of tea. He had never seen such a kind and straightforward girl. Although she was impulsive and willful at times, she was so thoughtful and sincere. She was really a rare good friend. If possible, he hoped that she could stay here and continue this fate.
He hoped there would be more between them...
But her heart was too big. Wang Shishen knew that even a talented man like him, who was one in a million, could not keep her. If he said that to Lu Jiayi, he would be deliberately breaking her wings of freedom.
In this case, he would rather choose to bury all of this deep in his heart and never mention it again for the rest of his life.
He looked at Lu Jiayi beside him. She was looking into the distance, so he followed her gaze. The sky and the earth in the distance were so distant and full of charm, just like a place that everyone had dreamed of.
The two stood in the green all over the sky, and the breeze brought waves of tea fragrance. For a moment, it seemed as if they were in the fantasy world of the tea fairy. Then, for Lu Jiayi, this encounter across time ended here.
The real tea fairy is still waiting for her in a distant place.
"Lu Yu! Lu Yu! Are you there? I'm coming back! Can you hear me? I'm coming back..." A clear female voice kept ringing in my ears, followed by the sound of tea leaves spilling on some vessel, and finally a scream of fear.
Lu Yu, who was resting with his eyes closed, waved his hand, as if to drive away the sound in his ears like a mosquito.
"Ah! Help me..."
Lu Jiayi only felt that she was sucked into the three-legged golden toad by a powerful force, and then there was endless darkness. When she opened her eyes again, she found herself lying on the floor at home.
Sofa, TV, refrigerator... Sure enough, this is her home in the 21st century, she is really back!
Lu Jiayi excitedly got up from the ground and suddenly saw a person floating in the air.
"I just got back and you scared me!" Lu Jiayi was furious.
Who else could that guy with snow-white hair, clothes embroidered with cloud patterns, and leisurely wandering around the house be but Lu Yu?
Lu Yu looked at her expressionlessly and ordered, "Go make tea."
Lu Jiayi made a face at him and walked to the tea room in a bad mood. She took out the Huoqing tea she brought from the Qing Dynasty, brewed a full cup, and brought it to Lu Yu.
Lu Yu floated down and stared at the cup of tea quietly.
Then, he made a set of strange gestures, and the hot steam in the cup rose up, but did not dissipate, but surrounded Lu Yu's body. After a while, he was surrounded by the hot steam from the tea. When the white smoke faded, the tea fragrance also disappeared. The cup of fire green tea infused with the anger of the tea lady seemed to be completely absorbed.
Looking at this strange scene, Lu Jiayi couldn't help but think of the first time she met Lu Yu.
Coincidentally, Lu Jiayi's family has a collection of many antiques, among which is a genuine piece called the Tianqing tea bowl.
Lu Jiayi had committed a crime that day and was ordered to clean the old house. As a result, she stumbled and broke her hand. Blood dripped down her finger and fell right on the Tianqing tea bowl. It was at that time that Lu Yu appeared.
This guy, who was as light as a puff of smoke, suddenly came out from the Tianqing tea bowl, claiming to be the Tea Saint Lu Yu, and demanded that Lu Jiayi be responsible for him.
Lu Jiayi was very scared at first, but when she saw this guy looking so immature, she just chuckled twice with an expression that said "Are you kidding me?"
Unexpectedly, Lu Jiayi's indifference angered Lu Yu, and the whole room suddenly became dark. There was lightning and thunder above Lu Jiayi's head, and a terrifying figure was sitting in it.
Lu Jiayi was so scared that she burst into tears and shouted for help.
"The azure tea bowl is where I reside, and it cannot be stained by the slightest bit of dirt. Now, you have covered the tea bowl with dust with your blood, and my habitat will never be restored to its former appearance. You must travel to different time and space and find seven kinds of ancient tea that carry the emotions of joy, anger, sorrow, fear, love, hate, and desire, so that the azure tea bowl where I reside can be restored."
Lu Yu said seriously.
"But don't you look very energetic? That means you're fine! Why do you want me to..." Lu Jiayi struggled desperately.
"If you don't agree, I will pester you for the rest of my life!" As he spoke, the gentle and jade-like Lu Yu suddenly changed his expression. His long silver-white hair fluttered wildly, his neatly-made clothes were stained with thick blood, and his face...
Lu Jiayi didn't dare to recall the past anymore. In short, she had fallen into Lu Yu's hands.
At this time, Lu Yu had already absorbed all the anger in the Huoqing tea, and his originally illusory body actually became a little more real.
Lu Jiayi blinked her eyes to make sure she was not mistaken, and pointed at Lu Yu in surprise and said, "Hey, you've changed!"
Lu Yu smiled at her faintly, as if praising her vision.
"It turns out that the Seven Emotions Tea can turn you back to your former self... um..."
Lu Jiayi pondered for a moment, so as long as she found all the seven kinds of famous teas of emotions, would Lu Yu be able to recover his previous body?
do not care!
Anyway, as long as his obsession is resolved, Lu Jiayi won't be bothered anymore!
That's right! Lu Jiayi glanced at Lu Yu, who was pretending to be a smiling angel in the air , looking amiable. Lu Jiayi complained silently in her heart, thinking that she should find the Seven Emotions Tea as soon as possible and say goodbye to Lu Yu!
If my parents knew that I had a ghost at home, the picture would be too exciting no matter how I think about it!

Tea flavor tips (from Baidu Encyclopedia):
Huoqing Tea: A traditional famous tea of ​​the Han nationality, one of the top ten famous teas in China, it belongs to pearl tea and originated in the Ming Dynasty.
This tea tree is shaped like a "gold and silver tea" (a tea tree with half yellow leaves and half white leaves). It is surrounded by mountain flowers and accompanied by white clouds all year round, so its leaves are like jasper and its taste is like the fragrance of flowers. It has 18 harvesting and processing processes and a production history of 500 years.
The tea leaves made from this tea tree are pearl-shaped or snowball-shaped, dark green in color, with white hairs showing through, and they make a sound when they fall into the plate. Regardless of whether the water in the cup is hot or cold, once the tea leaves are put into the teacup, they sink to the bottom immediately, without a single strand of them floating. Because they are fried with fierce fire during processing, the 12-14 hours of charcoal fire drying is incomparable to any other fried green tea, so it is called "fire green". Because it sinks to the bottom quickly, people also call it "cold water sinking".
Wang Shishen, a great poet and one of the "Eight Eccentrics of Yangzhou" in the Qing Dynasty, was also known as Chaolin Old Man. After tasting the Yongxi Huoqing tea, he felt the fragrance fill his six internal organs. He was inspired to write poetry, "I didn't know that on the cliff of Jingyi Mountain, the spring breeze grew this fragrant bud, with two stems of fine leaves and sparrow tongue curling, which must have been steamed and roasted without shallow effort; the teas in Xuanzhou are unparalleled, and their fragrance is no less than that of Longshan Spring; the light stamens are scattered, and they are compared to Yuchuanzi when tasted; together we look out the window to inhale the white clouds, which makes our six internal organs fragrant; the sky is hazy in the west forest in the evening, and the sparse rain wets the smoke and makes the guests forget to return".