Rebirth 81: Being forced into marriage by my sister’s best friend at the beginning

Chapter 1684: China’s long-standing tea culture

It sounded serious. Lin Ran nodded and put the gloves on his hands.

Then he took the tea cup out of the cup.

Lin Ran felt that the tea cup in front of him was a little strange.

The so-called tea cup is actually a kind of porcelain that was very common in ancient times.

Tea drinkers just used teacups at first, but with the intervention of literati, they began to pursue a distinctive culture.

Therefore, the tea cup was born. During the Song Dynasty, the tea cup culture reached an unprecedented height.

Because in the Song Dynasty, besides fighting crickets, people's greatest pleasure was tea fighting.

As the saying goes, don't laugh when you write a little poem. Good tea is always like a beautiful woman.

At that time, the culture of the Song Dynasty reached an unprecedented height, and all people worshiped literature.

Whether it is the supreme emperor or Wang Anshi, who is known as "below one person and above ten thousand people", they are all very interested in the culture of tea fighting.

Tea Dou is actually similar to Dou Bao, where literati and Yake take out their own tea leaves and compare them to see whose tea is more fragrant.

It first originated in the Tang Dynasty and reached its peak in the Song Dynasty.

It can be seen that the rich people in ancient times really couldn't find fun, and any items could be taken out for competition.

Dou Cha is also called Dou Ming. Since there is a word "Dou" in it, it is naturally very competitive and full of challenges.

The tea contestants at that time each took out their treasured tea leaves and helped others take turns to cook them.

Finally, a score is obtained under the judgment of others.

In ancient times, tea was not stored in iron tea cans as it is now.

In order to keep the original flavor of tea as much as possible, an item called tea cake was invented in the Song Dynasty.

Tea cakes are large cakes made from tea leaves, but they are not eaten directly. Instead, they are ground into powder and mixed into the tea before drinking.

Of course, tea fighting also depends on the production level of tea cakes.

Unlike Dou Bao, Dou Cha usually involves multiple people fighting at the same time, and even involves team formation. The winning mode is usually not determined by one round, but by winning two out of three rounds.

The most famous one is Su Dongpo, the great writer who was demoted many times at that time but still maintained his chic demeanor. He once praised tea as "the jade dew and fine nectar of the world". As the saying goes, when the golden wind and jade dew meet, they win countless things in the world.

People in the Song Dynasty were not only good at tea tasting, but also good at tea fighting. Just by reading history books, you can see that era of "emphasis on literature and elegance".

Of course, where there is competition, there will be a market.

Lu Yuyun, the Chinese tea sage: “Water is the mother of tea, and utensils are the father of tea.”

Tea fighting is naturally inseparable from tea sets.

Therefore, the most representative tea cup was produced.

Tea cups are different from ordinary teacups. Tea cups usually have an open mouth, small feet, and slanted straight walls.

It looks a bit like a rice bowl, but smaller than a rice bowl and larger than a wine glass.

According to the shape, they are divided into rabbit hair lamps, oil drop lamps, partridge spots and other types.

However, because the purpose of making them is for competition, the production technology is very superb. Most of the tea cups that have been handed down to this day are basically elegant, unique, and charming.

And because the tea cup culture was very popular in the Song Dynasty, the tea cups that have been handed down are basically from the Song Dynasty, and the quality is naturally extraordinary.

It is actually appropriate to use this kind of tea cup as the treasure of the store.

Lin Ran held the tea cup in his hand and looked at it carefully, and then took out a pocket magnifying glass from his pocket.

This has always been his habit. No matter where he goes, he may encounter antiques, so it is natural to carry identification tools with him.

When Boss Meng saw that Lin Ran had brought a magnifying glass with him, he also showed a faint sarcastic smile beside him.

"Brother, you are quite professional."

It sounds like what he said was very polite.

In fact, you can feel the disdain for yourself from his words.

Lin Ran naturally grasped this emotion, but he didn't take it seriously.

But I thought to myself, this boss is really amazing.

While admiring foreign things, he can still maintain his original intention and insist on making money in the antique industry, which is also a talent.

Lin Ran was actually no stranger to tea cups from the Song Dynasty. He could determine the authenticity through simple identification without even using the secret skills of treasure appraisal.

Boss Meng continued to ask: "Little brother, do you see any clues?"

He felt that the kid in front of him was just pretending to be professional. After all, the antiques industry actually required a lot of experience.

At his age, it would be great to have seen dozens of antiques. It would be difficult for him to appraise them in person.

Therefore, he concluded that Lin Ran was just a fledgling kid who belonged to a treasure appraisal company, but because he was pretty good-looking, he was treated as a follower by the eldest lady.

This is common in this era, but even if the eldest lady admires him, she is just a follower.

Lin Ran felt a little unhappy looking at Boss Meng's triumphant expression.

He did not tell the identification result directly, but put the tea cup back into the box.

"Boss, I don't see any problem. Can you please introduce me?"

Boss Meng raised a smile, and it was obvious that he was waiting for this answer.

Yuan Qianyun's eyes widened and he felt very puzzled. Lin Ran actually had antiques that could not be identified?

But when he saw Lin Ran blinking at him, he probably guessed what he was thinking.

So he didn't say anything, but looked at Boss Meng intently.

Boss Meng said with a smile: "Miss, let me introduce it to you. This is a tea cup from the Southern Song Dynasty."

During the Song Dynasty, porcelain firing technology reached its peak.

At that time, there were five official kilns specializing in the production of porcelain for nobles. There were an unprecedented number of styles, and the glaze colors included were also colorful, including black glaze, sauce glaze, celadon glaze, white glaze and celadon-white glaze.

But what most people like the most is the black glaze cup.

All this is related to the "tea fight" at that time.

Because when making tea, after brewing the tea, the tea cakes are ground into powder, placed in the tea cup, and then boiled water is poured into it.

In this way, a layer of white foam will rise on the surface of the tea, which is called tea foam.

The white tea foam and the black tea cup just show two extreme colors, with clear tones and easy to judge.

Therefore, the black glaze cup is naturally considered to be the finest product of Doucha.

Another reason is that when fighting tea, the tea cup is often required to maintain the temperature for a longer period of time.

Even porcelain is in danger of exploding if it encounters uneven hot and cold conditions.

The black glaze carcass is relatively thick and can maintain the temperature of the tea for a long time.

Taken together, black-glazed tea cups are particularly highly praised by tea-fighting enthusiasts.

The boss said directly: "What you see are tea cups produced by Ge Kiln, one of the five major kilns. There are very few in existence!"

The tea cups from Ge Kiln are indeed extremely rare on the market.

There is an octagonal lamp from Ge Kiln in the Palace Museum, and Lin Ran saw it in the museum not long ago.