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Qi Pan nodded and said, "Of course."

"Bamboo leaves have the effects of clearing away heat and purging fire, promoting diuresis and reducing swelling. It is also fine to drink them as tea."

After saying that, Qi Pan turned to Eleven and said, "Eleven, go and gather some bamboo leaves."

"Wash it clean and bring it back."

Eleven said, "Yes!"

Then he turned around and walked quickly towards the bamboo forest.

"Twelve, go to the kitchen and boil some water."

"promise."

Twelve bowed his head and replied, then walked towards the kitchen.

After a while, the two came back.

Eleven placed a handful of freshly washed bamboo leaves on the table in front of Qi Pan.

Twelve brought over a pot of hot water.

Qi Pan first washed the teapot and teacups with hot water.

Then he picked a few bamboo leaves and put them into the teapot and poured hot water into it.

The first time, pour the tea on the tea pets in a row one by one.

The second time the tea was poured on the tea pet, Qi Pan spoke as he poured.

"I usually rinse my tea twice before drinking it, so the taste will be lighter."

After pouring hot water into the teapot again, Qi Pan took the teacup in front of Ying Zheng.

Pour him a cup of bamboo leaf tea.

"Hey, try it."

After saying that, Qi Pan also picked up the teacup and took a sip.

This is the first time she drinks bamboo leaf tea, the taste...

Well.

She didn't know what to say...

Ying Zheng picked up the teacup and took a sip. So this was tea?

The taste is slightly novel.

Remembering what Qi Pan said, that bamboo leaves can clear away heat and reduce fire, promote diuresis and reduce swelling, Ying Zheng asked.

"Besides the black tea, green tea, Maojian tea and bamboo leaves you just mentioned, what else can be used to make tea?"

Hearing the question asked by Ying Zheng, Qi Pan said, "That's a lot."

"Flowers can also be used to make tea, such as chrysanthemum, lotus, rose, osmanthus, honeysuckle, etc. Many flowers can be brewed as tea."

Ying Zheng was surprised, "Oh? So flowers can be used as tea?"

"Yeah, you've never had tea, so it's normal that you don't understand."

Qi Pan said, "In addition to flowers, there are also medicinal herbs that can be used as tea."

what?

Can medicinal herbs be used as tea?

Ying Zheng was really surprised this time, "Which herbs can be used as tea?"

Qi Pan said, "For example, red dates, longan, angelica, codonopsis, astragalus, licorice, cassia seed, etc., there are many."

"Many herbs can also be brewed as tea. Some people make calming tea, cooling tea, herbal tea, etc."

"It's just medicinal herbs."

Oh?

Calming tea?

Fire tea?

Herbal tea?

So, after he returns to the palace, he can also order the clinic to prepare some medicinal herbs suitable for daily drinking and make them into tea?

Ying Zheng thought so in his heart, picked up the teacup and took another sip.

“This tea is really good.”

"Hahaha, if you like me, drink more."

Qi Pan smiled and poured Ying Zheng another cup of tea.

"it is good!"

Ying Zheng picked up the teacup without hesitation and continued drinking.

While drinking tea, he sighed, "Fortunately, I can make my own tea sets. Otherwise, I would not be used to using your imitation products."

Ying Zheng was not angry when his things were said to be imitations. Instead, he nodded in agreement with Qi Pan's words.

"Yes, this teacup and teapot is the best."

As he spoke, he lowered his eyes to look at the teacup in his hand.

This is a ceramic cup made of clay, dark in color and small in shape.

Some places are still rough, but it is usable. If it is slightly improved, it will be much more refined and beautiful.

Qipan leaned back on the chair and relaxed his whole body.

"Alas... I have been busy for so long to finally make these teacups, teapots and tea pets."

"It's really a hassle. If I bought it online, it would be much better looking and not expensive."

Ying Zheng replied, "Yes, yes, thank you for your hard work, Brother Qi. I would also like you to buy it online."

"It's a pity that this place is quite remote, and it's really too troublesome to send it here."

"But the tea set you made is pretty good. I didn't expect you to have such skills."

He looked at Qi Pan with surprise in his black eyes, "Where did you learn this from?"

Qi Pan waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "Well, it's just playing in the mud, it's very simple."

"When I was a child, I often played house with other children in the village. We used mud to make drums, figurines and houses. We knew how to do these since we were young. We didn't need to learn anything."

what?

Making drums out of mud?

Pinch the villain?

Build a house?

You've known it since childhood, and you don't need to learn it at all?

Ying Zheng asked curiously, "What do the drums you make look like?"

"It's a round thing with two flat sides. It makes a loud sound when you hit it with a mallet."

Qi Pan said, "When I was a kid, my favorite thing to make was drums. After I kneaded them and dried them in the sun, I would gently hit them with a mallet, and they would last for a while."

"But when I grew up, I rarely played in the mud."

"I usually work and live in the city, I'm so busy that I don't have the time to think about this."

"Besides, I'm older now. I'm no longer a little kid. I want to save face and I'm too embarrassed to play in the mud."

"But today I made an exception. I actually squatted and played in the mud for most of the day, and I played with you and them."

As she spoke, she looked at Ying Zheng who was sitting in front of her, and then at Eleven and Twelve who were standing on the other side.

He picked up the teapot, poured two more cups of tea, and said to Eleven and Twelve.

"Come on, have a cup of tea and try this bamboo leaf tea."

Eleven Twelve turned to look at Ying Zheng, and seeing that he had no objection, he walked forward and picked up the teacup.

"Thank you, guest."

After thanking Qi Pan, the two took the teacup and took a sip.

hiss.......

This taste...

Not very tasty.

The two of them drank the tea in one gulp with expressionless faces and then put down the cups.

Ying Zheng ordered them, "Don't just stand here. Go to the kitchen and prepare some food. My guests and I haven't had lunch yet. We are starving."

"promise!"

Eleven Twelve responded, then quickly left the inn and went into the kitchen to work.

Ying Zheng thought that Qi Pan was a person from two thousand years later, and thought about the current situation of the Qin State, and he spoke casually.

"Brother Qi, you said before that you knew a lot about the Qin State. I'm quite curious. When Jing Ke assassinated the King of Qin, how many countries had the Qin State destroyed?"

When Ying Zheng asked about the Qin State, Qi Pan smiled and said, "Why? Do you want to test me?"

"Not really, just chatting casually. I'm quite curious about Qin."

Qi Pan nodded, "I actually know what you are asking."

"Jing Ke assassinated the King of Qin in 227 BC. In 230 BC, the Qin State destroyed the Han State. In 232 BC, it destroyed the Zhao State."

"So, when Jing Ke assassinated Qin, Qin had destroyed two countries in total, Han and Zhao."

"The remaining ones are Yan, Wei, Chu, and Qi. Am I right?"

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