Tea Merchants of the Song Dynasty

Inside the room, Ru Niang was burning incense and playing the pipa, while Rou'er was serving her on the side.

Seeing Jiang Yin coming in, Ru Niangzi raised her eyes and nodded to greet him. Then she continued to play the pipa, and Rou'er came forward to greet them.

After Jiang Yin put down the piano case, he picked up the tea set and started making tea like last time.

By the time the lady finished playing the pipa, her tea was ready.

"I haven't seen you for a few days. Madam Ru's skills have improved a lot." Jiang Yin raised his hands and clapped, motioning for Madam Ru to come over for tea.

Madam Ru smiled and said, "Thank you for your compliment, Madam Jiang. How come you have time to come to my place today?"

She asked Xiaorou to go to the kitchen to get food, and she took a sip from the teacup. Then she leaned back on the couch with a relaxed look, waiting for Jiang Yin to speak.

Jiang Yin chuckled, handed her the zither case and said, "Tomorrow is the day to select the Oiran, how can I not come. This is the Jiuxiao Huanpei Zither that I collected, I hope it can help you."

Hearing the sound of the Nine Heavens Huan Pei Qin, Ru Niangzi sat up suddenly and asked, "Is it the Thunder Qin Nine Heavens Huan Pei Qin?"

She looked a little surprised, not knowing what Jiang Yin meant.

Jiang Yin nodded with a smile and said, "Yes, it's for you. However, I told the madam downstairs that I'm just lending it to you temporarily. In this way, she can't ask you to hand it over."

Even if she is a beloved lady, in the eyes of the madam, she is just someone who makes money for her.

If the madam insists, there is nothing Ru Niangzi can do to her.

"Ms. Jiang is so thoughtful." Madam Ru took the violin case and stroked it carefully but did not rush to open it. "No merit, no reward. Miss Jiang gave me such a valuable gift. I feel ashamed to accept it."

This Leiqin was made by a famous artist in the previous dynasty and is also highly sought after by scholars and scholars. Ru Niangzi knows how valuable it is.

But now Jiang Yin wanted to give the piano to her, and she really didn't dare to accept it directly.

"A good saddle goes with a good horse. With Madam Ru's skills, you deserve this fine harp." Jiang Yin took a sip from the teacup and said with narrowed eyes, "If Madam Ru feels unworthy of it, you can play some music for me more often in the future and tell me some gossip to entertain me."

The two of them were already half accomplices, and Ru Niangzi even provided her with information.

Take the current problem for example, if we can get the answer from Ru Niangzi, then Ru Niangzi is worthy of her giving this harp.

Madam Ru pondered for a moment, then stood up holding the zither case, bowed to Jiang Yin and said, "In this case, I would like to thank you, Madam Jiang."

She was a person who loved the zither, and she really couldn't refuse the Jiuxiao Huanpei Zither.

She secretly decided in her heart that she would provide Jiang Yin with more useful information in the future.

Jiang Yin watched Madam Ru open the zither case and caress the Jiuxiao Huanpei zither lovingly. He then took the opportunity to ask, "Madam Ru, what new tea did you change to? I think it's a little different from the Mengshan tea you had last time. It doesn't look like the tea produced in Yazhou."

When she was making tea just now, she discovered that this was not Mengshan tea, but the new tea that had been moved into her warehouse before.

Considering the connection between Boss Wu and Lady Ru, she guessed that this was left by Boss Wu. Moreover, Lady Ru probably also knew the origin of this tea.

As expected, Madam Ru raised her eyes and said, "Madam Jiang has a good eye. This is indeed not Mengshan tea, nor is it produced in Yazhou, but Huangshan Maofeng tea.

It was given to me by an old customer when I was in Yangzhou. I tasted it and it was delicious, so I used it to entertain guests."

At present, the government requires that all Mengshan tea be confiscated by the government. It is not appropriate for her to drink Mengshan tea for a long time during such a sensitive period.

She paused and continued, "Miss Jiang, are you not used to it? I'll go get some Mengshan tea."

She thought Jiang Yin was not used to tea from other places, so she immediately got up to get some Mengshan tea.

Jiang Yin quickly stopped him and said, "No need, this tea is good enough. Madam, do you know where this tea comes from?"

She paused and said, "To be honest, there was a traitor in my teahouse in Yazhou. The traitor sold all the Mengshan tea in the teahouse to a tea merchant from another place.

Not only that, he also put all the tea cages that originally contained Mengshan tea into this Huangshan Maofeng tea. "

Jiang Yin stopped talking here. Then she looked at Ru Niangzi, waiting for her to reply.

Ru Niangzi is also a wonderful person. She figured out the mystery in a flash.

She gently put the Jiuxiao Huanpei Qin into its case, then asked, "Is the foreign tea merchant Miss Jiang mentioned named Wu?"

This is probably the real reason why Jiang Yin took out the Jiuxiao Huanpei Qin.

"Yes." Jiang Yin nodded and said, "It was Boss Wu. If I'm not mistaken, the Mengshan tea in the teahouse was also sold to Boss Wu."

She and Madam Ru were corresponding through letters. If Madam Ru knew that there was something wrong with Jiang's tea, there was no reason for her not to tell her.

So, she guessed that Ru Niangzi didn't know about it.

As expected, Ru Niangzi pursed her lips and said, "The old customer I mentioned is indeed surnamed Wu, but Mr. Wu did not tell me that he bought Mengshan tea. He only said that he bought a batch of Huangshan Maofeng in Huangshan, Huizhou, and wanted to come to Yazhou to see if there is any opportunity."

At this time, anyone who dared to openly sell Mengshan tea privately would be against the government. She didn't think Mr. Wu would take the risk to do this business.

She sat up straight and said seriously, "Miss Jiang, if you need any help, just tell me. I'm quite familiar with Mr. Wu and I can talk to him for a few words."

As a prostitute, she didn't expect Mr. Wu to do anything that would harm his own interests for her. But it was still okay to ask him to come over and have a good talk.

However, Jiang Yin shook his head and said, "No hurry, how much do you know about Huangshan Maofeng?"

With this news, the Huangshan Maofeng tea from Huizhou was worth her trip.

However, the distance between Huizhou and Yazhou is no less than that from Tokyo to Yazhou, or even farther.

The mountains are high and the roads are long; even if she wanted to go and find out what's going on now, she couldn't.

But Ru Niangzi would not pay so much attention to it. She just shook her head and said, "I don't know much. I only know that this tea is produced in Huangshan, Huizhou. There are only a few small tea gardens there, and there is no large-scale cultivation.

As for the rest, Mr. Wu didn't say much. But judging from his expression, this tea doesn't seem to be worth much. Otherwise, it wouldn't be made so crudely. "

The Huangshan Maofeng tea brought by Mr. Wu is completely incomparable to the Mengshan tea in terms of appearance, but in terms of taste, it can still catch up.

This is also one of the reasons why Ru Niangzi used Huangshan Maofeng tea to entertain guests.

"A small tea garden?"

Jiang Yin felt a little disappointed. The lack of large-scale cultivation meant that it would not be traded in large quantities like Mengshan tea. They had not even formed an industry yet.

As a result, her plan to purchase in large quantities was thwarted.

But on second thought, at least we know where it comes from. Moreover, this is also a new opportunity for Jiang.