Tea Merchants of the Song Dynasty

Jiang Yin didn't know about the conversation between Li Ji and Mrs. Feng, nor did she want to know.

After resting for a night and having breakfast the next day and dealing with the pile of things, she came to the Feng Mansion to find Aunt Feng.

Perhaps the Mengshan tea had been picked, and Zhao Sheng, who was the best at finding trouble, also went to Huizhou.

Therefore, during the days that Jiang Yin was away, nothing major happened in Chengdu Prefecture.

Even his own teahouse had received a new batch of scented tea and was operating normally.

As for Mengshan, there is no big problem with the old house, but there seems to be some problems at the Tea and Horse Service.

The specific problem was not disclosed. Jiang Yin vaguely guessed that it was the problem of Li Ji catching her husband cheating on her and stealing tea.

As for the rest, she will know when she returns to Mengshan. As long as it does not affect the Jiang family, it will be fine.

When I arrived at the gate of Feng's house again, I saw that the door was wide open and Mrs. Feng was drinking tea in the yard alone.

Seeing Jiang Yin coming over, Mrs. Feng waved at her and said, "Yin is back, come in quickly."

Jiang Yin smiled, turned around, took the gift box from Xiao Luo, and walked to the stone table.

She bowed and said, "Aunt, how are you these days? This is a gift I brought from Huizhou for you. I hope you won't dislike it."

She handed the box in her hand to Aunt Feng. In addition to the tea gift box bought at the teahouse next to the Huizhou City Posthouse, there were also Xuan paper, Hui ink and She inkstone.

Before she left, she bought some rice paper, Hui ink and She inkstone in Huangshan to give as gifts, so Aunt Feng naturally had plenty of them.

Madam Feng raised her hand and tapped her forehead, saying angrily, "What are you saying? What do you mean by disdain? These words really touch Auntie's heart."

She took some tea leaves out of the box and said, "This is Huizhou tea, right? Come on, let's try it."

"Aunt, you have a good eye." Jiang Yin nodded and smiled, "It's a pity that Huizhou has also started to implement the tea monopoly system. I'm afraid we won't be able to buy Huizhou tea in the future."

Even the tea stored in the teahouse was taken away, not to mention other things.

"Oh?" Mrs. Feng paused for a moment, then continued, "I haven't heard of when the tea monopoly system started."

She narrowed her eyes slightly, and no one knew what she was thinking.

Jiang Yin sneered and said, "I think some people made a last-minute decision for their own selfish interests. They suddenly notified us of this after we had finished picking the tea."

She whispered to Aunt Feng what she had seen in Huizhou.

By the time she finished speaking, Mrs. Feng's tea was ready.

Madam Feng pushed the teacup towards Jiang Yin and sighed, “Whether it’s a temporary decision or not, it’s not something we can worry about.

You don't need to get involved in Huizhou's affairs, just grow Huangshan Maofeng well. It's loose tea anyway, no one cares."

It doesn't matter if it's for personal gain or not. These are the business of those people above, and have nothing to do with them.

Staying out of it is the only way to protect yourself.

Jiang Yin smiled and said, "Aunt is right. Those have nothing to do with us ordinary people."

She took a sip of tea and continued, "By the way, did aunt ask Mr. Li to look after me?"

She looked up at Aunt Feng, trying to see if there was anything unusual on her face.

However, Madam Feng did not deny it, but nodded and admitted: "Yes, he is my nephew. He is good at martial arts and happened to be here to do business. He has some power in his hands, so I asked him to take care of you."

She looked up at Jiang Yin and continued, "Don't worry, he is a trustworthy person and will not do anything bad to you.

Of course, if he forces you to do something, or bullies you, just tell me and I will take care of him."

Ever since she found out that Li Ji was interested in Jiang Yin, her heart has been on Jiang Yin's side, fearing that Jiang Yin would suffer a loss.

Jiang Yin's eyelids twitched slightly, and she quickly said, "Don't worry, Auntie. Mr. Li didn't bully me, nor did he force me to do anything. Instead, he rescued me many times."

She couldn't help but feel a little amused. Li Ji was a prince, so did he have some rights?

"That's good." Mrs. Feng breathed a sigh of relief. "Just follow your heart and don't worry about him."

She was not worried that Li Ji would use some tricks on Jiang Yin, but she was worried that Jiang Yin had too many concerns and would find it difficult to make a decision.

Jiang Yin was a little puzzled and asked, "Why would Auntie think so? But what did Mr. Li tell you?"

Mrs. Feng paused, and after a moment's silence, she finally spoke up: "He said he likes you, Yin, what do you think about this?"

A Yin lost her parents, and she didn't know who to talk to about these things. She felt that it was necessary for her to talk to A Yin to avoid any trouble in the future.

Jiang Yin opened his mouth and said speechlessly: "Did he tell my aunt?"

She didn't expect that Li Ji would actually tell her aunt directly that he liked her. What did this mean? She didn't understand Li Ji's thoughts for a moment.

"He told me that." Madam Feng nodded and said, "However, matters of the heart always require mutual consent. Only when both parties love each other can they become husband and wife. If you compromise, you will suffer in the future."

Of course, marriages do not count.

If you choose to marry for the benefit of your family, you just need to treat each other with respect, and it doesn't matter whether you have feelings for each other or not.

However, marriage alliances require that the families be well matched and that they can leverage each other's strengths. The Jiang family and the Li Ji family are too far apart to be considered an alliance.

Jiang Yin naturally understood what Aunt Feng meant.

She chuckled and said, "Don't worry, auntie. I have no interest in Mr. Li. Besides, I know I am not worthy of Mr. Li, so I dare not have any unrealistic thoughts."

Even if Li Ji liked her, it would not matter. Li Ji was the prince and she was just a merchant. If she really entered Li Ji's mansion, she would be a concubine at most.

She has lived a new life and has plenty of time to live freely in Chengdu, so why should she get involved in this mess?

"Are you really not interested?" Madam Feng tilted her head and said, "If you two are in love, just go as you please. As for the difference in family background, we will find a way to resolve it."

However, Jiang Yin still said: "It's really unintentional, aunt, please don't worry about it."

Seeing her calm face, Mrs. Feng did not think much about it and just said, "Okay, if you have other ideas in the future, tell me and I will help you."

After all, he is the only child left by an old friend. She will protect him as much as she can within her ability and try her best not to let Ayin suffer any grievances.

Jiang Yin felt warm in his heart and was somewhat touched.

But she still took the opportunity to ask: "Aunt, if I had not reformed myself and had continued to pester Mr. Li, what would you have done?"

Although the past is over and she has guessed the answer, she still can't help but ask the question in her heart.

"Why do you ask that?" Mrs. Feng was a little surprised. She didn't understand why there was such an assumption. "There is no assumption. Haven't you changed your ways now?"

What's the point of doing those meaningless things and hurting feelings for no reason?

"I'm just assuming, aunt." Jiang Yin looked at Aunt Feng with a smile, he really wanted to know the answer.