Tea Merchants of the Song Dynasty

The constant noises coming from the tea trees made Jiang Yin and Xiao Luo, who were already suspicious, feel a chill down their spines.

Seeing the noise getting louder and louder, Jiang Yin suddenly came to his senses, grabbed Xiao Luo's hand and ran out.

It's her demonic disorder. If there really is a problem, two weak women like them won't be able to solve it.

However, just after he ran a few steps, a black shadow jumped out from the tea bushes and pounced directly towards Jiang Yin.

"My lady, be careful." Xiao Luo quickly stood in front of Jiang Yin, but it was too late.

The black shadow let out a "meow" and jumped directly onto Jiang Yin's shoulder, then instantly slipped into her arms.

After seeing clearly what it was, Jiang Yin quickly reached out to catch it, then took a deep breath and tried to calm down.

"So it's you." She raised her hand and rubbed Xiaoli's head, pretending to be displeased and said, "You naughty boy, if you scare me like this again, I will ignore you."

Xiaoli is a tabby cat raised by Erniang. It has a round head, wide cheeks, beautiful stripes all over its body, and is very good at catching mice.

Therefore, the little fox was often brought to the tea mountain, and would catch a mouse or something in the mountain from time to time.

It's just that its temperament is too active and lively, and it always likes to take people by surprise.

"Meow~Meow~" The little fox called softly a few times, and then lazily nestled in Jiang Yin's arms.

It was comfortable, but Xiao Luo was not happy.

Xiao Luo stretched out her hand and grabbed Xiao Li's neck, dragged it out of Jiang Yin's arms and brought it to him, pretending to be vicious and said: "You bad thing, if you scare me again, I will throw you to the dogs!"

He just scared my wife and myself half to death, he really deserves a beating.

She raised her hand and patted Xiaoli a few times, muttering as she patted, "I told you not to be disobedient, I told you not to be disobedient."

"Meow~meow~"

The little li kicked and roared, but he couldn't escape from Xiao Luo's clutches.

After Xiao Luo had almost vented her anger, Jiang Yin picked up Xiao Li and petted the cat, saying to Xiao Luo in a soothing tone, "Okay, why get angry with it? Let's continue on our journey."

Although she was still frightened, fortunately it was nothing serious, so she felt relieved and continued to walk and inspect the tea mountain.

Looking around, the terraced tea mountain makes people feel more open-minded. If there is nothing wrong with the tea mountain, this is a good place to cultivate the body and mind.

Unfortunately, problems on the tea mountains can cause a major loss of 20% to 30% of the tea.

Jiang Yin held Xiaoli in his arms and hurried on his way. Soon they reached the halfway point of the mountain.

Hearing Wang Heng say it is one thing, and seeing it with your own eyes is another.

There was no need for Wang Heng to come and point out the problematic tea trees halfway up the mountain; Jiang Yin could tell at a glance.

This is because there is a large field of tea trees halfway up the mountain, abruptly interspersed in the middle.

They are not as lush and green as the tea trees next to them, but are instead an abnormally yellowish color.

The abnormal yellowish color means that if this continues, the tea tree will no longer just be yellowish, but will gradually wither and die.

Tea trees are the foundation of tea production. If even the tea trees are gone, it would be like uprooting the Jiang family's foundation, leaving them no way out.

You know, tea trees are not easy to grow.

The lifespan of a tea tree is very long, ranging from a few decades to more than a hundred years. A naturally grown tea tree may even live for thousands of years.

According to the characteristics of tea trees, their growth cycle can be divided into four periods: seedling stage, juvenile stage, adult stage and aging stage.

The seedling stage is from the time when tea seeds sprout and emerge from the soil to the time when their first growth stops.

The period from the first growth stop to the official start of production is the juvenile stage, which takes about three to four years.

When tea trees are young, they need to be shaped and pruned in time to promote the growth of side branches and cultivate a densely branched tree shape.

In addition, we must also pay attention to the impact of various natural disasters on tea trees.

The tea trees survive healthily, and then they enter the adult stage, from formal production to the first renovation and transformation.

During the 20 to 30 years of adulthood, the yield and quality of tea trees are at their peak, and this is also the period when the tea trees are most vital.

During this period, the tea trees cannot be left alone, but measures such as fertilization, pruning, picking, and disaster prevention must be strengthened.

Only by taking good care of the tea trees can they continue to grow more high-quality tea.

The last stage is the aging stage, when the tea tree transitions from adulthood to aging until death.

The aging period is long, and the aging time of tea trees can vary greatly depending on the cultivation techniques and environmental changes.

If the planting techniques are improper or the environment deteriorates, the tea trees will easily age.

In other words, if you want to replant tea trees and harvest new tea leaves, you have to wait at least three or four years.

If these tea trees wither and die, the impact will not only be this year, but also the next few years.

In order to ensure the production of Mengshan tea, the Jiang family would plant and replace the tea trees that are about to reach aging in batches every year.

At the same time, preparations will be made elsewhere to grow seedlings, cultivate new tea trees, and plant new tea mountains, including in the city, where there are also large tea gardens.

However, few tea trees cultivated in other places can meet the standards of Mengshan tea, and even fewer can be successfully transplanted and cultivated.

More importantly, we still have to rely on the tea seedlings cultivated in Mengshan.

However, there were few new saplings cultivated in Mengshan, and a batch of tea trees had just been replaced two years ago. It would take at least two years for the new saplings to grow, which was too late.

Thinking that the tea production might be reduced by 20% to 30% in the next two years at least, Jiang Yin's heart tightened and he suddenly felt a little breathless.

Furthermore, this year’s tea will be delivered in less than a month, and it may not be in time to save these tea trees, let alone replant them.

She stumbled and almost fell, Xiao Luo quickly supported her: "Madam."

"Meow~ Meow~" The little fox was also calling anxiously in her arms.

Jiang Yin lowered her eyes and put Xiaoli back on the ground. After landing, Xiaoli circled around her anxiously.

However, Jiang Yin didn't have time to pay attention to it at the moment. Instead, he squatted down and carefully observed the tea trees and the soil in the ground.

She clenched the soil in her hands, took a deep breath, tried to suppress the panic in her heart, and said calmly: "Go and call the doctor in the mansion and the manager of the tea mountain. I have something to ask them."

The Jiang family has been running the Nuoda Liangfeng Tea Mountain for generations. The family not only has doctors who treat people, but also doctors who treat tea trees.

The large area of ​​tea trees on the hillside was unusual, and she didn't believe that the doctor hadn't noticed it.

Now that we have discovered it, we must have an explanation. We can't just leave the tea trees to fend for themselves.

Xiao Luo looked embarrassed and said, "But Guard Heng hasn't come back yet, and I'm worried about you being alone on the mountain."

As soon as he finished speaking, a loud voice came from the mountain. Then, a slightly smaller figure left Wang Heng and ran towards Jiang Yin.

"Sister Yin!"