The Countess's maid presented the welcoming gift. Hua Nong stepped forward to receive it; inside were several tropical fruits.
Lin Wanwan set up the tea set and prepared a full tea ceremony process for her guest. Whether she liked drinking tea or not, the art of burning incense and brewing tea was a refined affair, also a hallmark of the Great Tang nobility, making it the perfect way to entertain guests.
The fluid and graceful tea-making process dazzled the Countess and sparked her longing.
The Tang Dynasty's three treasures, silk, porcelain, and tea, were especially popular in maritime trade.
The Countess might not particularly like tea, but she was willing to indulge in such refinement. Tea, loved by all the nobility in the Great Tang, was naturally delicious, and she surely had to like it.
"Dear Miss, the Village Lady of Le'an, this tea is truly delightful," the Countess said in her long sentence, with a thick curry accent, distinctly Third Country in taste.
