Tea Merchants of the Song Dynasty

The sky is gloomy and it looks like it's going to rain.

Yan Ge'er drove the carriage and drove quickly on the road to Yazhou City.

However, just when they were halfway there, a galloping carriage came towards them.

"Ouch~" Yan Ge'er was worried about a car accident, so he quickly stopped the carriage and even drove it to the side to avoid a collision.

However, after the carriage on the opposite side stopped, it stood there motionless.

Jiang Yin was taking a nap with his eyes closed in the carriage. When he noticed the carriage had stopped, he thought it was a normal stop until he heard Yan Ge'er's voice.

I only heard Yan Ge'er say, "Brother, please move aside. The distance here is too narrow to move forward."

Yan Ge'er is humble and polite, and there is no fault to be found in him.

However, the other party still stood there motionless. This made Yan Ge'er speechless and at the same time cautious.

Yan Ge'er lowered his voice and said, "My lady, be careful. This person is not friendly."

The other party remained silent and refused to back down, which really made people feel alert.

Xiao Luo glanced at Jiang Yin and said in panic, "I'll go out and take a look."

Jiang Yin opened his eyes, reached out to hold Xiao Luo, and shook his head at her: "Don't worry, wait and see what happens."

Then she lifted a corner of the curtain and looked at the carriage diagonally in front of her.

Upon closer look, I realized it was the Hu family's carriage.

The Hu family's carriage put her mind at ease.

These people may do some small things and murders in secret, but they will not come to light for the time being. There should still be some harmony on the surface.

The Hu family's carriage driver was an elderly man, but looking at his pointed face and monkey cheeks, one could tell that he was not a good person, just like Hu Quan.

Perhaps they noticed her gaze, or perhaps they heard Yan Ge'er's words, the Hu family's carriage began to move slowly towards them.

But when the two carriages were side by side, they suddenly stopped.

Jiang Yin didn't lower the curtain, but just stared at the carriage next to him to see what they were going to do.

The curtain of the carriage next to him was also lifted up, revealing Hu Quan's hypocritical face which suddenly changed from gloomy to bright.

Jiang Yin looked at her without saying a word.

Hu Quan smiled and said, "Where are you going, niece? We haven't seen each other for a long time. Why don't you come to my house and have a seat?"

Jiang Yin raised his eyebrows and said meaningfully: "If I remember correctly, I just saw him a few days ago. Isn't that right, Master Hu?"

She really didn't dare to go to his house and visit him, as it was easy to go there and never come back.

"Haha." Hu Quan didn't care and just smiled, "As the saying goes, one day without seeing you feels like three years..."

Before he could finish, Jiang Yin quickly lowered the curtain and said coldly, "I have something urgent to do. Sorry, I can't keep you company."

Yan Ge'er also rode faster and continued to rush to Yazhou City, leaving Hu Quan, whose face turned black in an instant, standing there eating dust.

"Hmph, you don't know what's good for you!" Hu Quan snorted coldly and ordered the driver to continue heading towards Mengshan.

Jiang Yin, who was in the carriage, had an extremely ugly expression on his face and even felt nauseous and wanted to vomit.

Xiao Luo even spat and said angrily: "Shameless, shameless old man, just saying dirty words. Madam, don't be angry, wait for Guard Heng to come back and let him put on the sack."

It feels like a long time since I last saw him. I hope he will be lying in a coffin tomorrow!

"Puchi~" Jiang Yin chuckled. Being interrupted by Xiao Luo, the depression in his heart dissipated.

She leaned sideways and said lazily, "Don't worry, he will be able to lie down sooner or later."

That’s not right. Maybe there was not even a bed to lie on, not even a straw mat. They were just thrown into the rotten grave to feed the dogs.

She can't do anything else, but she can buy a few vicious dogs and rotting the graves.

In fact, if she wanted to, she could have used a little trick or given them a reminder to save the Hu family before they committed a capital crime.

After all, the crimes committed by the Hu family were minor, and at most they would be sentenced to life imprisonment or exile. However, the crime punishable by death was committed after the tea harvest.

The same is true for the Shen family.

But she couldn't possibly remind them of the hatred for the murder of their father and mother in the previous life and this life, so she let their entire family be buried with them!

There was no conversation or assassination along the way, and they returned home safely.

Before Xiao Luo went up to knock on the door, the doorman opened the door and came out, followed by the housekeeper Zhao from the mansion.

Wang Heng is not here, so Yan Ge'er will openly follow to protect Jiang Yin.

So, the doorman took the reins from Yan Ge'er and helped drive the carriage to the backyard.

Butler Zhao smiled and said, "Young lady, you are back. You have been traveling all the way. Come home and rest."

As for why the young lady went out yesterday and came back today, these were not questions he, a butler, should ask.

Jiang Yin nodded and said, "Grandpa Zhao, are you going out?"

It was such a coincidence that the door opened just as she arrived.

Housekeeper Zhao said helplessly: "Yes, a few days ago, a young man from the clan passed away. It was Zhao Xiao, who was the tea doctor in the teahouse before. I wonder if the young lady has any impression of him.

He was so scared these days that he stayed at home all day. I was worried that something might happen to him, so I went to see him every day and brought him some food.

After all, you accepted it yourself, so you should worry about it."

Jiang Yin was slightly stunned. She didn't expect that Butler Zhao would tell her this so directly.

She put aside her thoughts and smiled, "Congratulations, Grandpa Zhao, for recognizing your adopted son. Go ahead, Grandpa Zhao. I'm at home."

Although she didn't know how trustworthy Butler Zhao was, she would not wrongly accuse anyone until she found out the truth.

However, Butler Zhao shook his head and said, "Forget it. It doesn't matter if I don't go for a day. I'll make arrangements for the young lady first."

"No need to bother." Jiang Yin refused. "Grandpa Zhao, just go ahead. I have to go to the clinic later. We can talk about other things when I come back."

"Infirmary?" Butler Zhao was surprised and then worried. "Is the young lady sick? Is there anything wrong with her? Is it serious? Are you here to see a doctor?"

He looked at Jiang Yin worriedly, fearing that something might happen to Jiang Yin. He had just gone to Mount Meng yesterday and came back today, so it must be something unusual.

Jiang Yin quickly shook his head and explained, "The tea tree is sick. I want the doctor in the city to help me see what the disease is and whether it can be cured."

There is something wrong with the tea trees. This is no secret in the Jiang family, so it’s okay to tell Butler Zhao.

Butler Zhao's expression froze, and he quickly raised his hand to guide her, "Young lady, let's go in and talk."

Jiang Yin nodded and went back to the mansion.

After entering the house, Butler Zhao asked, "Is Dewang still unable to handle the tea tree issue?"

As soon as these words were spoken, Jiang Yin realized that Butler Zhao knew something about the withering tea trees.

She shook her head and said, "The tea trees halfway up the mountain are withered and yellow. Uncle De can't solve the problem, nor can he determine the exact cause."

Simply put, it's the same with or without him, nothing can be done.

"The tea trees have withered and turned yellow?" Butler Zhao said in grief, "I knew this kid hadn't learned everything. He's fine for minor incidents, but he can't be relied upon when something serious happens.

In the past, I asked him to learn more, but he turned a deaf ear to me. Now, with such a big thing happening, what should I do? "