Tea Merchants of the Song Dynasty

Jiang Sanniang was startled by Jiang Yin's action, and she quickly stood up and explained, "Don't get excited, Yin, your uncle hasn't left yet.

Now that Jiang's is under your control, this matter can only be done with your approval."

As she spoke, she frowned at Wan Sheng and said, "Don't talk nonsense. The emperor's intention is not something that ordinary people like us can guess. Jiang's family has never done anything to betray the emperor for so many years."

She felt a little bitter, because both her father and her husband wanted to be the master of Jiang's family.

But how is that possible? Not to mention that there is Ayin in the direct line, even if there is no Ayin, there are still other members of the Jiang family. How could it be the turn of them, who married into the family of another family, to make the decision?

Unfortunately, she was powerless and could not stop their idea. She could only mediate and try to make them give up this idea.

Wan Sheng, who was questioned by a junior named Jiang Yin, also looked unhappy at this time.

But he couldn't get angry right away, so he could only endure it and said in a slightly flattering tone: "Your Third Mother is right, how can I make the decision on this matter by myself."

He stopped talking after he finished speaking, and didn't even look at Jiang Yin. He just lowered his eyes, and no one knew what he was thinking.

Jiang Yin breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's great. We don't need to hold the vegetarian feast to celebrate the mourning period. I'm sure my parents would also hope that our clansmen can live in peace and protect the Jiang family's foundation."

"Yes, yes, you are right." Jiang Sanniang nodded without hesitation, "Don't worry, Yin, we will listen to you."

Jiang Yin smiled and nodded, then picked up the teacup and took a sip, then served the tea to the guest.

There is no point in talking to them about other things now.

As for Jiang Sanniang's son, she heard that he had gone to the provincial capital with them, so she didn't ask any more questions.

Jiang Sanniang hurriedly pulled Wansheng out of the door without saying a word. When she met Jiang Siniang and her husband at the door, she just nodded to them and did not stay for long.

Jiang Si Niang and Jiang Da Niang are sisters from the same father and mother. They are twenty years old this year. They got married two years ago and have no children yet.

The husband she married, Fang Wenyuan, was Fang Xianshan's distant cousin, one year older than her.

The two men of the Fang family were willing to marry into the Jiang family. Besides the fact that the Fang family was just an ordinary family, it was also because they valued the financial strength of the Jiang family.

Different from Fang Xianshan's calmness and foresight, Fang Wenyuan is just a simple-minded scholar who only wants to read the books of sages and take the imperial examinations.

Of course, in addition to studying, he also practiced martial arts and learned some simple boxing and kicking skills.

Jiang Si Niang is also a person of simple heart. She takes Jiang Yin's mother as her role model and immerses herself in the tea mountains and business, hoping that one day she can become a person like Jiang Yin's mother.

Precisely because they were both simple-minded and straightforward, they brought along the court physician Jiang Dewang when they came.

Jiang Dewang is also a member of the Jiang family's slightly distant branch, already five generations away from the clan, but he has the surname Jiang.

He is forty-two years old and is a doctor who specializes in soil and tea tree issues in the tea mountains. Everyone calls him Uncle De.

The three of them came together, which saved Jiang Yin a lot of worry.

Jiang Yin asked Xiao Luo to pour tea for the three of them, and said with a smile, "How are Fourth Mother, Fourth Uncle, and Uncle De these days?"

When her parents passed away, the three of them actually went to the capital to attend the funeral. But at that time, she was immersed in grief and did not say much.

The elder Jiang Dewang spoke first: "Thank you for your concern, young lady. We are all fine. It's just that I failed to solve the problem of the tea trees halfway up the mountain. I feel guilty towards the Jiang family!"

His face was full of guilt and regret. He had taken care of the tea trees for so many years, but they suffered this year.

Not only could the tea tree not be cured, but the cause could not even be found.

Before Jiang Yin could speak, Jiang Si Niang frowned and said, "Uncle De, this is not your fault. This has never happened before. It will take a lot of time to find a solution."

As far as she knew, this was the first time such a situation had occurred. In short, she had never seen such a situation in all the years she had been taking care of the tea mountain.

"But I still can't find the reason." Jiang Dewang said bitterly, "My skills are wasted."

Jiang Yin looked tense, and followed their words and asked, "So, there is still no way to cure those tea trees at the moment?"

As soon as Jiang Dewang arrived, he took the initiative to admit his mistake and said without hesitation that he was useless.

I don’t know if he really doesn’t know or is just shirking responsibility.

But since he had already said so, it was not easy for Jiang Yin to make things difficult for him. At most, he would just be labeled as a person with poor skills.

Jiang Dewang shook his head and said, "I haven't found a solution yet, and I haven't even found out the cause.

This time the two tea mountain managers will go to the city and invite some doctors to come for consultation. I hope they can find a solution."

He looked frank, as if he had tried his best and there was nothing he could do to solve the problem.

Jiang Yin lowered his eyes. So, Jiang Dewang was going to just give up?

Since we have to rely on the doctors in the city, why don't we go find one sooner? Besides, the doctors in the city treat people, not plants.

She suppressed the inquiry in her eyes and then turned her head to look at Jiang Si Niang who was still frowning: "Si Niang, do you know what is going on?"

Si Niang's talent for growing tea and her familiarity with tea mountains are among the best.

If even Si Niang doesn't know, then others probably don't know either.

Jiang Si Niang pursed her lips and said, "This matter started a month ago."

It turned out that something unusual had happened at Jiang's two tea mountains a month ago.

First, the soil on the tea mountain was inexplicably renovated, and then it was discovered that the soil was gradually decreasing.

That’s right, it’s a reduction. Jiang Si Niang suspected that someone was stealing the soil from the tea mountain.

"Someone stole the soil?" Jiang Yin sat up straight, his expression heavy, "How much was stolen? Do you know who stole it?"

Everything on the tea mountain is the result of Jiang's hard work over the years. Not only the tea trees, but every inch of soil and every blade of grass on the mountain are the result of hard work.

Soil is the foundation for the survival of tea trees. The ancestors of the Jiang family have spent countless efforts and time to cultivate soil suitable for the survival of tea trees.

If someone steals the soil, they are directly stealing Jiang's achievements and destroying the tea trees on the mountain.

If the soil in which the tea tree grows is changed, it is possible that the tea tree will wither.

But Jiang Yin knew that the reason why the tea trees halfway up the mountain were withering and turning yellow was not this.

Jiang Si Niang did not give an immediate reply, but took a booklet from Fang Wenyuan and handed it to her.

Then he said, "The person has not been found yet, but I have recorded how much was stolen and where it was stolen in this notebook. Yin, you can take a look first."

"Oh?" Jiang Yin took the book and thanked her, "Thank you for your trouble, Si Niang."

She knew that Si Niang was a reliable person. This booklet not only recorded the problem of soil disappearance, but also recorded other abnormal problems and times that Si Niang found on the tea mountain.

It can be said that Jiang Yin can use this booklet to solve and analyze problems one by one without having to discover the problems on his own.