Across the Far Mountain Tea Farmers

In the end, Huayong sold the practice work of his apprenticeship to a drug dealer at a very low price.As for the other quality-guaranteed ones, he had already concocted them into Chinese patent medicines, and gave priority to supplying them to the Longmen Gate defenders.

Jia Junshi's price for medicine is much more generous than that of tea.

Wen Lun belatedly sealed several small packages of several kinds of Chinese patent medicines, and after consulting Huayong's opinion, he attached the prescriptions and handed them to Eunuch Cai to take to the emperor.

Medicines are no different than others, they must be given to the emperor.

A month later, Jingli sent a plaque to the Song family. The four characters of "benevolent heart and benevolence" are written by the imperial pen.The Hua family opened the ancestral hall, and a stream of people offered incense.Hua Yong made a special trip down the mountain, and when he came back, his eyes were red.

When they came back, a middle-aged woman and a young man got off the carriage. They were Huayong's wife Zhenniang and his eldest son Huaqin.

The Hua family is benevolent and benevolent in the same strain. Many times, they give medical treatment and medicine for free. Life is not considered poor, but they are not rich.This time, the eldest son Huaqin went up the mountain to practice before leaving school.

There are so many poor people in the mountains, and many diseases are either protracted, or they are treated with local prescriptions. After a long time, many minor illnesses have become serious illnesses.What's more, the situation in the mountains is complicated, and there are still many intractable diseases.

Huaqin's target is these people.He just rested in the big tea village for one night, and the next day, he carried the medicine basket and medicine box on his back, and went to a more remote mountain village alone.Zhenniang doesn't talk much, she washes and cleans Huayong when she comes, but she finds that there is nothing to clean up at all.

"I told you, it's just to go up the mountain to play. I have so many apprentices, there are people waiting for me." Hua Yong pushed Zhenniang out, pointing to the green mountains and green waters: "It's rare to come out, just take a good look around. Over there in the medicine garden There is a spring, which is good for making tea..."

Zhenniang was uncomfortable at first, but she couldn't help being dragged by Huayong all the way, she turned her head and saw two young men holding hands, talking in a low voice with their heads together.When she got closer, she realized that it was Xiong Da and Wen Lun.

When they first went up the mountain, the two of them had dinner together, but at this time, the tea garden was so busy that it flew off, and Zhenniang was a woman, so she just glanced up.It is not easy to recognize people today.

The four nodded to each other, and Wen Lun and Xiong Da entered the house from another path.

Xiong Da held a cage in his hand, and inside were two chubby bamboo rats.Chef Ke's eyes lit up when he saw it.He had wanted to do this for a long time, and today he finally got the chance.

Wen Lun explained: "The rat's whiskers are separated, and the white tendon of the rat's tail is reserved. Be careful when peeling off the skin." Bamboo rat's whiskers are a good material for brushes, and the white tendons of the rat's tail can be used as sutures for trauma .Not to mention the leather, the first-class fur material.The scumbag's brain turned too slowly, and he realized such a good way to make money today.

Shred the bamboo rat meat, shred the tender bamboo shoots, and put them in the chicken soup that has been simmering all day. It is delicious and sweet, and Wen Lun almost drank the soup pot in one gulp.

The other plate is sliced ​​bamboo rat meat, braised in soy sauce with various fresh mushrooms and chestnuts.A plate of fresh wild vegetables and a bowl of white rice.There is a little more food today, but Wen Lun has eaten all of it.

Xiong Da ate much faster than Wen Lun.Even though he ate a lot, he still finished it before Wen Lun.He looked at his daughter-in-law's appetite, which had been gradually increasing during this period of time.He reached out and touched his wife's belly.Well, as long as it doesn't hold up, it's fine.His wife is a man, how can she eat so little?This cook is good and can make my wife eat more.

Since the arrival of Chef Ke, the free-range chickens in the tea garden have finally come to an end and began to bleed and sell meat.Oh, Bihe also plucked the feathers, and it was Bihe's great credit for turning the flower rooster into a white chicken.Wen Lun originally thought that the little girl was making a shuttlecock out of chicken feathers, but she turned out to be a feather duster, and she made it as if she was making a mace.

Bihe took the newly made feather duster and used a set of knife skills.

People passing by made a detour.

Chef Ke is a newcomer, so scared by this "weak and weak" girl, his heart thumps.

When Zhao Si walked into the kitchen, Chef Ke's legs were still shaking.Zhao Si looked at Bi He who had just received his skills outside, and smiled knowingly: "Don't be afraid. Everyone in our family can learn martial arts, it's just that Bi He learns better."

Chef Ke is good with knives, but learning martial arts is not what he imagined.Ordinary people's down-to-earth idea is to learn a craft, like Chef Ke.Studying and practicing martial arts is too far away from ordinary people.

Seeing Chef Ke standing there in a daze, Zhao Si opened his posture and punched him twice: "Look, I have also learned a few tricks. Let's not talk about learning good and learning bad. It's good to keep fit." Those little drug boys under Huayong They are practicing every day. As people in the general's mansion, they can't be left behind.

Chef Ke nodded: "The housekeeper makes sense."

Zhao Si laughed, and patted Chef Ke on the shoulder: "Okay, let's have evening class together!" As soon as the subject changed, he poked his head over to lift the lid, "What's today's dessert?"

Chef Ke held up the kitchen knife and smiled at Zhao Si.

Zhao Si stopped.

Chef Ke then said slowly: "Yesterday, a soft-shelled turtle was brought to the tea garden, which was picked up from the river. It was stewed for adults and madam. Let's just make mushroom soup for what we eat."

Just as Zhao Si began to slander, when the lid of the cauldron was lifted, he couldn't help swallowing.

"Bone soup, mushrooms, and wild vegetables." Cuilian used to rule dim sum, and Cuilian mostly made sweet soup.Chef Ke is not good at these things. He cooks soup in different ways every day, and takes limited ingredients locally. Fortunately, the things are fresh enough and of good quality.There is no such authentic game to buy at the bottom of the mountain.

Zhao Si pointed to something steaming on top of the soup: "What is this?"

"Potato chips." Chef Ke poked a chopstick, leaving a hole in the potato chips. "Madam told me about mashed potatoes. I don't think it's difficult to make. Try it today."

Zhao Si glanced eagerly at Tudou, and then at Chef Ke.

Chef Ke couldn't see it, and rushed people out: "Don't look, what can I do without you? Your lord and wife are so busy, why are you free as a housekeeper?"

Zhao Sipa stood at the door of the kitchen and refused to go out: "I'm taking a break from my busy schedule."

"Come over and help when you're free!" Wen Lun heard it and shouted directly.

The guys in the tea garden can already follow the steps, and there will be no problems.The free-range chickens in the tea garden are also known as tea garden chickens. At present, they are only sold in the village, and the income is not bad.

The construction of the tea house went into the details, and Song Lin could handle it by himself.Except for the daily logistical supply, the Xiong family hardly needed any thought.

The medicine garden is also similar, Huayong can completely control it.

On the other side of the bamboo forest, the problem was much bigger than expected.

There are too many poisonous and non-venomous snakes.Even someone as courageous as Bi He, has not dared to clear fishing nets in the bamboo forest recently.In order to avoid accidents, Wen Lun had no choice but to suspend the development plan on the bamboo forest side, and sent someone to the foot of the mountain to make an iron leather jacket, which is similar to the full-body armor of the European Middle Ages.

With Zhao Si wearing it on his body, he couldn't move at all.

Wen Lun flicked his fingers and nodded, "I don't believe that snakes can bite through this outfit!"

After Zhao Si took it off, his legs were shaking.

Wen Lun pointed to the other side: "There is still a body, let's try together."

Zhao Si: You can be lazy at work, but you must not be caught by your boss when you are lazy!

During the snack time in the afternoon, Zhao Si ate on his stomach.His hands were shaking, and he couldn't hold the chopsticks.

Several strong men came from the tea garden, passed through the iron armor one by one, and each expressed their experience.

As the number one experimental subject, Zhao Si also participated in the discussion: "It's too heavy!"

Strong man A raised his arm: "It's not bad."

The strong man Yi kicked his legs: "It's much lighter than heavy armor, but it's not flexible enough to move."

Wen Lun glanced at Zhao Si.

Xiong Da followed his daughter-in-law's gaze, and followed him.

Then the strong men also looked over.

Zhao Si's cold sweat broke out.He, he will never be lazy again, okay?

After a short while of silence, the action group immediately picked up their tools and went to the bamboo forest.Now that the affairs of the tea garden are basically done, the strong men can spare at least half of them to come to the Teng Bamboo Forest.

Wen Lun originally meant to take off the armor first, and several people took it over separately.But two heavily armed men said, no problem!

Although the armor is simple in style and lacks aesthetic feeling, it is made of solid materials.The cost of materials alone is not a small expense.But Wen Lun is willing to spend more money in exchange for safety.

The bamboo sea on the mountain is huge, stretching over countless hills.Due to the ravages of poisonous snakes in the bamboo sea, the road to and from the mountain also avoids the bamboo sea.In the past, people had some needs, but they just cut a few bamboos on the outside and ran away. They really went into the bamboo sea, that is, hunters with solid hands like Xiong Da, and they only went in in winter.

Of course, Wen Lun couldn't buy the entire Bamboo Sea.The Xiong family's territory is only relying on the three surrounding hills and two valleys.Compared with the whole Bamboo Sea, there is only a small place.But if you really want people to go in to work, and go in with such heavy armor, the efficiency will not be fast.

For a month, the bamboo forest was sieved three times.The snake caught made the scalps of the whole village go numb.But the villagers soon became numb.

Snake wine is in short supply in the mountain shop at the foot of the mountain.Tourists who go up the mountain are also full of praise for the snake soup.The sound of clattering copper plates made the villagers feel elated.Although the villagers still have to pay the Xiong family for the raw materials for these products, they are nothing compared to the money they earn.Now even if the snakes supplied by the Xiong family are getting rarer and scarcer, there will be no shortage of snakes on the mountain.No one dares to provoke a poisonous snake soaked in wine, but a ten-year-old boy dares to catch a non-poisonous snake.

Bundles of bamboo were transported into the tea house and tea garden dormitory under construction almost without interruption.These are the circle around the bamboo forest.According to Wen Lun's order, a three-foot open space was directly cut, a trench was dug, and it was surrounded.After everything is completed, those snakes can't fly even if they fly.

At this time, Cuilian also came back, and together with Chef Ke, she went to the death to nourish the strong men.If it wasn't for Hua Yong who saw that the situation was wrong and called a stop, he would have to make up for the nosebleeds one by one.