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Ten days later, Liu Erniang came to visit.

Hu Ruosong, Tao Xianzhi and Pu Ling, the young tea orderer of the Fu family, came with her.These people are all familiar, so it's not surprising that they return to Fang's house for a visit after delivering the tea.

The most surprising thing is that besides them, a big shot came along, and this person is the current head of the Procurement Department.

Zhang Ruiping, Master Zhang.

Mr. Zhang is a disciple of Mr. Song Kun, and his words and deeds are slightly similar to Mr. Song's. He is wearing a purple Tang official uniform, obviously he has official duties.

Fang Zesheng and Fu Jingxuan received the news early in the morning, and they came to the gate to greet them together. As expected, Mr. Zhang held a decree handed down from the Tian family. The Tianjia decree said: "The tea is light and clean, with a high and elegant rhyme. Led by the auspicious grass and the lotus carving, the clouds come out of the mountains, the pine clusters and the cranes rain, and the Ganze flower dew are all fragrant teas, which are widely praised by outsiders. Therefore, The Prince of the Northern Territory strongly invited the tea masters of this dynasty to go to other countries to order tea and discuss. This time, Fang Zesheng, the general manager of the tea merchant association, was specially appointed as the tea envoy. "

Master Zhang finished his announcement, looked at the people kneeling on the ground, then at Fang Zesheng who was sitting in a wheelchair listening to the order, smiled and handed him the order from the Tian family, "Because Mr. Fang suffers from leg problems , the Tian family will not send you to go there in person, but you have to choose a few capable people from the four major families to go to Mingdou. It is bound to win, but also to win the excitement, and rub the arrogance of the prince of the Northern Territory."

Fang Zesheng bowed his head to receive the order, and closed his eyes while holding the oracle with dragon-patterned silk.

The tea envoy specially appointed by the Tian family and the general manager of the tea merchant association.

In this way, it can explain why Feng Taishou was so polite and took the initiative to return the rented land.

It's just that it's not easy to choose these four people who will go to Fanbang Mingdou, and the other three can be recommended by the heads of the various families.

What about the Fang family?

If he doesn't go, who else can go there for him?

Mr. Zhang sat in the Fangzhai for a while, then got up and went back to Beijing. Only Tao Zhizhi, Hu Ruosong and others came to the inner house together, and sat in the flower hall to discuss the matter.

"I also said how an ordinary reward can send Mr. Zhang to come here in person. It turns out that there is such a hard job as sending the Northern Territory!" Prophet Tao sat on a chair and flipped through the map that the dumb uncle found, fingering all the way along the official road of Chuzhou Going up, crossing mountains and ridges, sailing by ferry, it took a long time to move to Linhuang Mansion, which belongs to the Northern Kingdom of Fanwai, and the journey should be at least three months. month, and so on and back, at least one year.

Hu Ruosong sat next to him, listened to his complaints, and said with a smile: "Brother Prophet, if you think it's a hard job, you can give us the place of the Tao family to our Hu family. , do what you can.”

Prophet Tao quit, hurriedly rolled up the map, and looked at Fang Zesheng who was at the top.

"What's the master plan for choosing a tea scholar?"

Since Fang Zesheng accepted this order, he has not said a word.As an elder, Liu Erniang sat beside him, looked at Pu Ling who came with him, and sighed long.

The important affairs of the country cannot be left to her. If the Fu family really wants to send someone there, only this little tea orderer can do it. She originally wanted Fu Jingye to go. Then the golden light can make the ancestors look good. If you win the beauty in the tea ceremony, maybe the emperor will give you some rewards.It's just that Fu Jingye is really an idiot, he can't make money after going to the front, so don't lose his head again.

Liu Erniang was so angry with her son, she glanced at Fang Zesheng, followed Tao Zhizhi's words, and said, "Why don't we decide according to the outcome of the previous tea tasting conference?"

Fang Zesheng was silent in thought.

The outcome of the tea tasting conference depends only on the tea ordering techniques of each family. This year's winners are Pu Ling from the Fu family, Hu Ruosong from the Hu family, a junior from the Tao family's cousin, and the Wang family who found tea on behalf of the Fang family. Hu Yunshan from here.

As the head of the family, Hu Ruosong obviously couldn't leave the Hu family for too long. This Puling junior is about the same age as the Tao family's junior, and his skills are also similar. It would be inappropriate to arrange two people to go there together.There was no one in the Fang family. Obviously, the emperor didn't know the current situation of the Fang family. He only thought that the Fang family was the head of the four families, so he appointed Fang Zesheng Tea Chamber of Commerce as the general manager and asked him to choose tea scholars.

Among the four, Pu Ling will definitely go. If the Hu family has no one to choose, they will return Hu Yunshan for a few days. Show off your skills.As for the Tao family, Prophet Tao can go there in person. Although Young Master Tao has poor tea skills and can't taste tea or make tea, he has a rare business mind. If this trip can bring a deal for the Tian family, It is expected that the status of tea merchants in this dynasty will be able to climb up again.

As for the Fang family's candidates...

Fang Zesheng looked at Fu Jingxuan, and then said in a deep voice: "Everyone, let me think about it for a night, and we will talk about the specific arrangement tomorrow."

Fu Jingxuan had already seen that something was wrong with Fang Zesheng, and since Governor Feng left that day, he seemed to have expected this to happen.After sending Prophet Tao and others to the guest room, Fu Jingxuan came to the study and sat opposite Fang Zesheng.

Fang Zesheng was absent-mindedly dividing the fields returned by Feng Taishou. These fields must first be handed over to his relatives and clansmen to take care of them for the winter, and they will be leased back to the former tenants after the spring bud picking time next year.

Fu Jingxuan called him twice, but seeing that he didn't respond, he simply moved a chair and sat beside him, and grabbed the penholder from his hand, "Why are you so preoccupied?"

Fang Zesheng's frowning brows were not yet opened, but he just shook his head silently, as if he had encountered a huge difficulty.

Fu Jingxuan smiled and said, "You expected it this time?"

Fang Zesheng said: "It's almost the same. Prefect Feng's reaction that day, and the foreign envoys' entry to Beijing, really made me guess a little bit."

Fu Jingxuan asked: "Do you know the prince from the Northern Territory?"

Fang Zesheng said: "It's not considered acquaintance. It's just a coincidence. I know that he is proficient in tea ceremony, and I have always wanted to compete with me. I think he proposed this time to Tian's family. After all, you and I are just little tea." Shang, apart from being favored by the Tian family for tea, other things will not have much merit."

Fu Jingxuan said: "Then how do you plan on selecting candidates?"

Mentioning this matter, Fang Zesheng fell silent again.

Fu Jingxuan asked: "How old is that Northern Prince?"

Fang Zesheng said: "Should be the same generation as you and me."

"So we can't move out the elders? Among the same generation, Hu Ruosong must not be able to go. The juniors of the Tao family are similar in skills to Pu Ling. Just go to one of them. Hu Yunshan's skills are rising recently, but he can replace his brother to practice in the past." , Prophet Tao can also follow in the past, without asking for anything else, to find out the tastes of the foreign people, and maybe he can make a big business."

The two people's thoughts coincided with each other. Fang Zesheng was about to speak when he heard Fu Jingxuan say: "Count me in as one, so these four people will be together?"

Fang Zesheng hurriedly said, "How can you go?"

"Why can't I go? Could it be that Fanbang Mingdou doesn't have a tea tasting bureau?"

"Naturally."

"If there is, is there a better candidate besides me?"

Fang Zesheng frowned reluctantly, and looked at Fu Jingxuan for a while.Among his peers, there was really no one who could win against Fu Jingxuan in the tea tasting game, even if it was him, he was only tied with Fu Jingxuan, and sometimes even lost half a cup.

"Anyway...you can't go."

"Why?"

Fang Zesheng was very tough: "If you can't, you can't. There are so many reasons."

Fu Jingxuan laughed angrily: "You can't find any other candidates, and you don't allow me to go. Are you going to admit defeat directly and lose face for the Tian family?"

"Of course not."

"Since it's not, why don't you give me a suitable reason?"

Fang Zesheng endured it, "It's cold in the northern region, and it snows for at least nine months of the year. You're so afraid of the cold, and you hide under the quilt when you're down and don't eat or drink. Who cares about you!"

Fu Jingxuan blinked, and suddenly thought that he often frowned these days, so he was actually worried about this kind of problem?He couldn't help laughing and said, "Instead of worrying about this, the master should think about it carefully. If I go to the Northern Territory, I will have to part with you for a year."

This is naturally one aspect, but compared to his suffering on the road, the difference is insignificant.

"I'll think about it for another night, maybe there are other candidates."

"Don't think about it, there is no suitable candidate except me." Fu Jingxuan got up and hugged him in his arms, "I promise to eat and dress warmly, and I won't let myself be cold and hungry."

Fang Zesheng was still reluctant, and wanted to push him away, but he said very seriously: "If I go to the Northern Territory, there is only one thing on my mind."

Fang Zesheng subconsciously asked, "What's the matter?"

Fu Jingxuan said: "You and I have been married for a long time, and we haven't performed the ceremony of the Duke of Zhou. It might be okay if I wait another month or two. If I wait another year, I'm afraid I won't be able to wait."

Fang Zesheng didn't expect him to mention this suddenly, his ears were flushed, and he stammered: "Qing, the sky is bright and the sun is bright. You, don't talk about it, don't hold back your words."

Fu Jingxuan burst out laughing, pressed his forehead, and said generously: "I want to get close to you, how do you think tonight?"