October 19, 2021, is the 85th anniversary of Mr. Lu Xun's death (September 25, 1881 to October 19, 1936).
In the impression of many people, Mr. Lu Xun does not smile, uses the pen as a knife, and profoundly dissects the inferiority of the nation, but in fact, Mr. Da is a person who loves to eat, drink and play in private.
Lu Xun was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, Shaoxing not only produced a master, a daughter Hong, but also a good tea, such as Rizhu tea and Pingshui bead tea is Shaoxing famous tea.
Born in Si and raised in Si, eating habits will inevitably be affected, so Mr. Lu Xun not only loves wine, loves Luohan beans, but also loves tea.
According to Xu Guangping's recollection, Lu Xun drank tea almost every day, and at night, he lit a cigarette, brewed a cup of tea, and "continued to write some words that were deeply hated by the righteous gentleman."
How much does Lu Xun love tea? A glimpse of it from his diary.
From 1912 to 1936, Lu Xun's diary contained more than 100 records related to tea, and he was a "crazy man" who loved tea without compromise.
Drinking tea "Madman"
Lu Xun liked to go to the tea house with his friends to taste tea, and the people who drank more tea with him had Qian Xuantong, Liu Bannong, Sun Fuyuan, Xu Beihong, Zhou Zuoren, Zhou Jianren and so on.
He often goes to places where he drinks tea, including Qingyun Pavilion and Central Park in Beijing, Luyuan and Beiyuan in Guangzhou, ABC Bookstore in Shanghai and Beixin Bookstore in Shanghai.
And his co-translation of "Little John" with Qi Shoushan was completed in the park tea room. During that month, Lu Xun went to the park tea room almost every afternoon to translate books until the end of the book.
Before leaving Beijing, Lu Xun's friends chose to entertain him in the "YilanTang" tea room.
Buy tea "crazy"
Every year when new tea is listed, Lu Xun will buy the new tea of that year like many tea customers.
He often went to places such as Luomashi and DingxiangCun in Beijing, and every time he bought tea, he would record it in his diary.
For example, on January 17, February 23, April 1, and May 6, 1924, they all "bought one pound of tea, one yuan". Consume one pound of tea almost every month.
From 1929 onwards, Lu Xun bought more and more tea, often buying six or seven pounds at a time. For example, on October 19, 1929, "buy two barrels of tea leaves at night"; on May 14 and 15, 1931, 13 kilograms of tea were bought in two days.
In addition to buying tea himself, he often entrusts friends to buy on behalf of other places, such as Lu Xun's third brother Zhou Jianren, who has purchased more than sixty pounds of tea for him three times.
This speed of buying tea can be said to kill a large wave of tea friends in a second.
Tea Gift "Madman"
After Lu Xun bought tea, he liked to give it to his friends, such as "giving tea to Neishan, Kamda and his third brother." ”
And his friends knew that he loved tea, and after having good tea, he also gave it to Lu Xun to taste, and Xu Qinwen, Lin Yutang, And Tai Jingnong all gave him tea leaves.
Lu Xun (first from right), Song Qingling (third from left), George Bernard Shaw (second from left), Cai Yuanpei (third from right), Lin Yutang (second from right), etc
When Lu Xun was in poor health in his later years, Song Qingling sent a special person to present three kinds of sugar and a box of tea leaves on March 23, 1936. At the same time, Lu Xun also gave tea and tea sets to friends many times.
Tea "Madman"
Uchiyama (first from left) and Lu Xun (second from right)
In the 1930s, when Lu Xun's Japanese friend Uchiyama Completed Theory opened a bookstore in Shanghai, he set up a tea barrel at the door to give tea, and many of the teas Lu Xun bought were also used for tea, "with a bag of tea leaves handed over to Uchiyama Jun, for the purpose of giving tea." ”
After the death of Mr. Lu Xun, Uchiyama wrote a reminiscence article of "Benta Tea" to record his events.
Lu Xun has his own preference for tea. He once said with some arrogance: "I don't drink coffee, I always feel that this is what foreigners drink (but maybe it's my 'time mistake'), don't like it, or green tea is good." ”
Lu Xun is not very particular about drinking tea, Zhou Zuoren once said in "Supplementing the Old House of Old Things": Usually drinking tea does not use a teapot, only put a little tea in a large and small teacup, soak in boiling water, and do not cover it, and invite guests to drink the same.
Later, he began to wake up, "To drink good tea, you have to use a bowl, so you use a bowl." Sure enough, after brewing, the color is clear and sweet, slightly fragrant and slightly bitter, and it is indeed a good tea. ”
However, Lu Xun believes that having good tea to drink, will drink good tea, is a kind of "Qingfu", and want to enjoy this kind of Qingfu, you must have full work, is the literati inker can enjoy, for the tired day of workers, give him good tea, may not be any difference from hot water.
Finally, the question is, mr. Lu Xun bought about one yuan and one pound of tea at that time, how much is converted into RMB? Welcome to discuss Oh ~