Across the Far Mountain Tea Farmers

No matter whether Yao Qing was willing or not, Wen Lun and Xiong Da still came and went in a hurry.

With the end of the mountain closure period, the picking and production of spring tea will begin again.The construction of the fortress and the upcoming [-]-man team at Longmen Pass had to be arranged. These were no trivial matters.

Song Lin stayed for two more days. Before leaving, he took the thick envelope from Yao Qing and handed it to the capital.

In just a few days, when Wen Lun and the others came back, it was already possible to drive on the mountain.

The whole mountain became lively all of a sudden, with various people coming and going, such as herbal pickers, shopkeepers, porters, etc.

Now that Wen Lun has some insight, he asked Xiong Da in a low voice, "Did you come from Longmenguan?"

Xiong laughed and nodded: "See?"

Wen Lun narrowed his eyes triumphantly.He didn't see it, he heard it.The footsteps are neat, the feet are light and steady, and the breathing is even and long. Although they are divided into batches and batches, there are too many commonalities, and it is impossible to pay attention to them.

As a result, Wen Lun's self-satisfaction faded away before reaching the village.

"This Xiong Da really loves his wife!"

"Look at what people did to their daughter-in-law, how did you treat me?!"

"Can this be compared? He is an adult who is a high-ranking official!"

"How much does it cost to repair this building?"

"It's so good to buy food. The money to repair this house is enough to live a whole life in our village."

"Is it recruiting here? We have plenty of strength."

"That is, you employ people here, so we won't go down the mountain to do short-term labor."

"I don't know if these masters accept apprentices? I heard that they are from Beijing."

Twenty artisans went up the mountain, under the guise of Xiong Da specially invited them from Beijing through connections, in order to please his wife and build a tea house.

Wen Lun also knew the name, but it was a bit weird to actually hear it.Wen Xuezha suddenly thought of an allusion - the princes of Fenghuo Opera!

Wen Lun's whole body was not well, and when he returned home, the courtyard door was closed, and he began to live in seclusion.

No matter how curious the mountain people in other villages were about this Mrs. Xiong, he would not come out to meet people.I'm so busy frying tea, I don't have time to be Daji, bah, it's Baosi!

Wen Baosi, a career-oriented man, works hard at home, leaving all outside affairs to King Xiong You.

King Xiong You was so busy that he wanted to use his tail.

Butler Zhao Si once again hated his lack of ability.With such busyness, he thought that what he experienced last year was enough, but he didn't expect that once the tea house was built this year, it would immediately rise to a new level.

He had to go through the daily arrangement of so many people's board and lodging one by one.There are so many people on the construction site, and all kinds of temporary situations emerge one after another, it is not easy for him to ask the owner for instructions on everything, and he can decide some small things by himself.Fortunately, Li Er can discuss it.

Li Er's performance this time can impress Housekeeper Zhao Si.Not only was he busy with the construction of the tea house, but he also took the time to plan his own homestead, drew a sketch in a decent manner, and even had the audacity to show it to all the artisans from Beijing.

On the construction site, Li Er really played a greater role than Zhao Si butler.Li Er is like a piece of dog skin plaster, he can stick it wherever there is a shortage of people, he can do a little bit of everything, he can do some carpentry, and he can do some manual labor.

Uben Accounting Room is relatively easy.He had foreseen it a long time ago, and picked a village boy as an apprentice, taught him in one winter, and now he can help a little bit.Not only does it not cost a penny, but it is often offered by the child's family as if it were an ancestor.

But busy, really busy.

Now almost everyone is caught using it.The accounting office is even busier.Wu Ben now has several books in his hand, one is for the household of the Xiong family; one is for the tea garden; one is for the medicine garden; and the latest is for the tea house.These are easy to say.The key is to have another book for the food and expenses of 100 people.

Where did the 100 people come from? The owner didn't say anything, and he couldn't ask much.But this was a black account and had to be done in private. Not only could his apprentices be unable to help, they wouldn't even let him know about it.The only people in the family who knew about these 100 people were him and Steward Zhao Si.

A few days after Xiong Da and Wen Lun went down the mountain, when they came back, they saw that everyone had lost a lot of weight.

The little donkey is the most obvious.

Xiong Da patted the little donkey without any friendship: "The newly grown hair is not the same as the original hair, why don't you shave it off and grow again?"

The little donkey widened and squinted his eyes in horror, and quickly trotted for a while.It finally regrows hair!

The little donkey didn't run far, but was brought back by Xiong Da. He put his wife on the donkey's back, patted his wife, and then the donkey: "Walk slowly."

Wen Lun rolled his eyes.Cuilian came out in a hurry, and hung two full cloth bags on the donkey's back: "This is a snack box, and there are towels. Let them heat the water before using it, don't use it." Rinse with cold water..."

Cuilian was very worried and wished she could go with her.

Wen Lun was too lazy to talk, so he slapped the donkey's butt and hurriedly headed to the tea factory.He didn't go far, just went to the tea factory to point out why everyone made him look like a child who couldn't take care of himself.Tsk, he's not Yao Qing!

Wen Lun had to go to the tea factory, Li Er had already arrived.

As a door-to-door business with great significance, the other three tea houses in Longzhou County have dispatched two to three tea masters to study in spite of their busy schedules.Several of them are old faces, thinking that when they came to teach others how to make tea, it has only been a short while now, and the feng shui has changed.Several tea masters were also emotional, maybe they still had a bit of disdain in their hearts, but they didn't dare to show it.

The status of their tea masters is not bad among ordinary people, and it is also face-saving to talk about it outside, and they can still have a few apprentices under their hands to serve; but with whom to compare.

For the new Yuxiu tea house in Longzhou County, a county magistrate's mansion is enough to kill them, let alone a Zhennan general.Is it that they, an ordinary commoner, can afford to offend them?

Before Wen Lun left, he was told a few words, and when he arrived a little later, everyone was waiting for him, but no one dared to say anything.

Li Er stepped forward to ask for instructions, and then began to demonstrate the making of brick tea meticulously.Since the subjects of the teaching are all experienced masters, the production of black tea is skipped directly. For any kind of tea, every tea master in every tea house will have some special methods or habits, resulting in the quality of the tea produced. Phases and tastes vary widely.

Li Er's demonstration was nothing more than reprocessing black tea into tea bricks.After a period of exploration, he has now improved the processing method, which can be efficient, and of course sacrifices a little quality.However, this time the brick tea was used to supply the defenders of Longmen Pass, and the quality requirements for the tea were not so high.

The size of the brick tea made is also made into corresponding portions according to Jia Junshi's requirements, which is convenient for distribution and collection.

Wen Lun didn't know why he came here.He looked at Li Er, who had a goblin face, and then at the wrinkled tea masters, and suddenly he felt blessed, maybe it was a town hall?

The tea masters watched carefully.Although they were a little bit disapproving at first, the owners had made it clear before they set off that the seriousness of the matter was clear, and no one dared to follow suit.They are also worthy of being masters. After reading it once, they can basically get started.The actual operation was performed twice, and several constructive comments were also put forward.

Li Er listened carefully from the side, and directly improved the simple tools for pressing brick tea.The two Li are good-looking, young and sweet-mouthed, and smart. They have been around with the craftsmen from the capital for a few days, and any leaks are enough for him.It's not difficult for him to change just a few small details.

The tea masters looked at Li Er's neat movements, and nodded secretly, admiring, but at the same time, there was a kind of tragic death on the beach before the waves.

Li Er didn't notice it, wiped off his sweat after the experiment, and said sincerely, "The masters are the best. I've been alone for so long, so it's better for the masters to take a look."

The tea masters are happy now.

Of course, the tea masters will not just go back.Since the tea masters of the four tea houses are all there, it is inevitable for everyone to communicate.

This time, Wen Lun has seen all kinds of different methods, confirmed it, and each has his own gains.

The tea masters of Yuxiu Tea House have gained the most.They have the least experience. If they were in other tea houses, they would not even have the possibility to get started with the time they spent studying.Although there is no sect of tea making, it is also led by the master.In other tea houses, the relationship between tea masters is far more competitive than cooperative.

However, Yuxiu Tea House is a group of rookies from scratch, plus Wen Lun, an owner who has cheats and does not play cards according to the rules. Thousands of miles a day.However, the tea they can currently make is only at the low-end level--matcha powder for making pastries, ingredients for tooth powder, and auxiliary materials for Junzi tea beauty tea.The brick tea this time is a good practice for them.

The high-quality goods of Yuxiu Tea House are all produced by Wen Lun.

Wen Lun, who worked hard for several days, finally settled the tea masters of other tea houses.Xiong Daye and other teahouse stewards had negotiated a general purchase intention of brick tea, and the matter could be finalized only after the news was delivered to Jia Junshi.

Capital

The prince was flipping through a few sheets of paper in the imperial study room. The words on the paper were very detailed and there were quite a few sheets. The prince read it very carefully.

From time to time, when the emperor was reviewing the memorial, he would look up at the prince.When the emperor finished his work, the prince hadn't finished reading it for long.

The prince let out a long sigh.

The emperor raised his eyes and said, "Why are you sighing at such a young age!" Where did he learn his bad habits, a child who is only 15 years old after the Chinese New Year, worries about the country and the people all day long like a little old man.

The prince had long since given up arguing with his father, put aside a thick stack of letter paper, and said, "Working behind closed doors, with too little knowledge and limited vision." He didn't know who wrote what his father showed him, but It does not hinder his judgment, "If it takes time, it can be regarded as a material that can be made."

The emperor raised his chin, signaling the prince to continue.

"His insight into the problem is very special, and he proposed a brand-new angle. The latter method is also feasible." It is even better than the few Jinshi who can only talk about it in the palace examination.Today's scholars do not lack the vision to find problems, but few of them can come up with solutions when they are asked to actually solve them.

The crown prince frowned, and couldn't help asking: "Father, who made this theory?" The topic is the topic of the palace examination, and the prince also does the same topic. will not be made public.The top few in this year's Chunwei do have real talents and real learning.But no one is perfect, everyone has strengths and weaknesses and their own priorities.

The emperor suddenly smiled triumphantly: "I won't tell you."

The prince froze in an instant, clenched his hands on his knees into fists, took a deep breath, and kept telling himself that this was his father, the most honorable man in the entire Qi Kingdom, and he couldn't beat him up, otherwise he would be disloyal and unfilial.

The emperor looked at the prince's luck at the small table, and raised his eyebrows. The prince's energy-raising skills are not enough, and when he sits on the throne in the future, he will be so angry that the officials below vomit blood from time to time.Prince can't do this.The prince is young and energetic, what if he can't stand the provocation of those guys and rushes down to fight with the officials?No, no, the prince still needs to exercise well.