Tea Merchants of the Song Dynasty

Xie Daoyun finally listened to Jiang Erniang's words and compromised towards Jiang Yin, "Girl, I'm telling you this for your second mother's sake. As for whether what I said is right or not, it's up to you to confirm it."

He looked calm and indifferent.

It can be seen that if Jiang Erniang hadn't asked him to do so, he wouldn't want to get involved in this matter at all.

Jiang Yin quickly stood up and bowed to express his gratitude: "Thank you, Second Mother and Second Uncle. I will remember this kindness in my heart."

Although they are all members of the Jiang family, due to her memories of her past life, she really cannot regard Xie Daoyun as the true son-in-law of the Jiang family.

Xie Daoyun is a man who can give up all his wealth and glory, and even deny his own ancestors. What virtue does she have to ask others to work for the Jiang family?

Besides, with Xie Daoyun around, Er Niang can completely start a new group and find another way out.

But Er Niang did not do that. She continued to manage the tea plantation diligently and devoted herself to the Jiang family selflessly.

Therefore, regardless of whether he knew Xie Daoyun's identity or not, Jiang Yin was grateful to Er Niang.

"Oh, what are you thanking me for? We are one family, so we shouldn't talk behind each other's backs." Jiang Erniang quickly helped Jiang Yin up, then glared at Xie Daoyun and urged him, "Hurry up and say it, don't waste time."

Xie Daoyun glanced at Jiang Erniang with resentment, then he lifted his eyelids and said to Jiang Yin: "I have found traces of Cao Guanshi in Yazhou City. It seems that he has something in common with the Tea Doctor in the teahouse.

Of course, this was seven days ago. As for what happened afterwards, I have never been to Yazhou, so I naturally don’t know the rest of the situation.”

"Seven days ago?" Jiang Yin frowned and asked, "Does Third Uncle still remember which Tea Doctor it was?"

Seven days ago was the first day after Manager Cao disappeared.

If this is true, then the date that Manager Cao disappeared would not match. At least, it should be one day later than they knew.

After Cao Guanshi disappeared, even Dr. Cha stayed indoors and refused to go to work. No matter how you look at it, this matter is indeed too strange.

"Zhao Xiao." Xie Daoyun took a sip of tea and said leisurely, "He is the distant relative of the old housekeeper in your house. I heard that he was adopted some time ago and they planned to let him take care of him in his old age.

Of course, I also heard about it, but I don't know the reason. Okay, that's all I know. As for the rest, it's up to you."

After he finished speaking, he stood up and took Jiang Erniang out the door.

Jiang Erniang wanted to say something, but she was no match for Xie Daoyun's strength.

He could only look at Jiang Yin with a slightly apologetic look before being pulled away and replaced by Sanniang and her husband.

They left in a hurry, and Jiang Yin was still immersed in the news Xie Daoyun told him.

When he saw Sanniang and her husband come in, he quickly put away the surprise on his face, asked Xiaoluo to take away the previous teacups, and then poured tea for Jiang Sanniang and her husband.

She didn't even know that Zhao Xiao was adopted by Grandpa Zhao, and that Zhao Xiao was the last person to see Manager Cao.

She didn't have time to investigate what was going on. She could only write it down and sort it out later.

Compared with the eldest and second aunts, the third aunt took a different path.

Sanniang is the daughter of my third grandfather Wan Baozong. Unlike my great grandfather, my third grandfather also married into the Jiang family.

My third uncle Wansheng is the nephew of my third grandfather.

Both of them were clever and ambitious. Even Jiang Sanniang, who grew up in the Jiang family and was loyal to the Jiang family, would occasionally be fooled.

Jiang Sanniang had originally disapproved of the vegetarian feast for mourning, but under the instigation of Wan Baozong and Wan Sheng, she reluctantly gave in.

Therefore, Jiang Yin had reservations about Sanniang's family.

As soon as Jiang Yin finished pouring the tea, Wan Sheng smiled and said, "My niece is really good at making tea. The young are really promising! With my niece here, our Jiang family will definitely be more prosperous this year than last year."

Jiang Yin's expression paused slightly, and the look he gave Wan Sheng was indescribable.

Then, he said calmly: "I don't know whether it is popular or not, I just hope that the government will look at the past years and not pursue the losses of the tea mountain this year."

All Mengshan tea is monopolized by the government. If the amount delivered this year is the same as in previous years, Jiang will be close to death.

Jiang Sanniang looked worried and asked, "Why? What do you mean by investigation or not? We Jiangs are dedicated to growing and selling tea. When have we ever made the government unhappy?"

The worry on her face didn't seem fake, which surprised Jiang Yin.

Jiang Yin said strangely, "Sanniang, don't you know? This year the government issued a new order that all Mengshan tea must be confiscated by the government, and it cannot be kept privately, let alone sold privately.

The tea trees on the hillside of our Jiang family's two peaks tea mountain are all damaged. If they cannot be saved, then the total output of the two peaks tea mountain this year will only be 70% to 80% of previous years.

At the moment, the imperial court is facing a tense war, and the government attaches great importance to the tea-horse trade. It even sent an inspector to Yazhou to supervise the matter.

So, if the tea delivered this year is not as good as in previous years, what will the government think? What will the supervisor think? And how many people want to drag Jiang down with them? "

She looked up at Sanniang and Wansheng and told them the stakes of the matter. She was telling Wansheng more.

The entire Jiang family is tied together, and if one prospers, all prosper, and if one suffers, all suffer. If anyone wants to interfere, they will drag the entire Jiang family down with them.

However, Wan Sheng didn't care and said, "What you said is serious, niece. It is not up to us to decide whether the tree will grow leaves or not.

Even if the government comes to see it in person, the plants that can’t grow will still not grow. We can’t control natural disasters or man-made disasters, so how can the government blame us? "

He changed the subject and continued, "Besides, no one recognizes this decree. Look at the tea merchants who have been coming and going recently. Aren't they still going to Yazhou?"

This shows that the new policy does not necessarily have to be strictly followed.

At worst, we can discuss it with several other families and have them all pay the same amount of tea, and insist that it is just that much.

As for how to deal with the remaining tea, it depends on your own ability.

Jiang Yin said coldly, "Third Uncle, do you want to kill yourself and implicate your entire clan? We in the Jiang family cannot afford to take that risk."

It's a pity that Wansheng could think of a way to collude with others. Isn't this the same as their ulterior motives during the previous meeting in the capital?

If Jiang Yin had not personally attended the meeting, she would have suspected that Wan Sheng was also involved.

His idea coincided with Zhang Yuanzhi's. I just wondered if there would be rebels behind Wansheng like Zhang Yuanzhi.

Wan Sheng was not angry at Jiang Yin's words. Instead, he smiled and said, "My niece is young. This business world is like a battlefield. You don't know how many twists and turns there are.

However, we elders are here to handle these matters, so you can rest assured, niece."

"Bang!" Jiang Yin slammed his teacup, and asked Wan Sheng with a curled lip, "What do you mean, Third Uncle? Have you found someone to do this with you?"

Although she said this with a smile, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that she was angry.