Tea Merchants of the Song Dynasty

Seeing Mrs. Feng's sentimental look, Jiang Yin felt a little sad and full of emotion.

She stepped forward and gently embraced Madam Feng, saying, "Aunt, I will always be your Ah Yin."

No matter whether she is the head of the family or something else, to Aunt Feng, she can always be a child.

"Okay, okay, okay." Mrs. Feng said "Okay" three times in a row, then raised her hand and patted Jiang Yin on the back, saying, "The tea picking season will begin in ten days. Tomorrow I will take people to tidy up our tea plantation in Mengshan.

Once the new tea leaves are picked from the tea mountains, all tea farms will be activated to quickly fry the Mengshan tea."

This year, all Mengshan tea is confiscated by the government, so there is no need to worry about taking our time to produce fine results. The real thing is to fry all the tea quickly.

In the past, we would have to set aside some time to make fine, high-quality tea.

Jiang Yin came out of Madam Feng's arms and nodded, "Don't worry, aunt. I'll bring someone with me tomorrow."

Jiang's tea plantation in Mengshan is basically only used to roast Mengshan tea, unlike the tea plantation in the capital, which is also used to roast scented tea.

Therefore, after the tea picking season, the tea plantations in Mengshan are left vacant and have no other use.

Mrs. Feng sighed and said, "This year, why not collect some other teas from nearby and fry them ourselves to meet the daily needs of Jiang's Tea House. We can also buy scented tea in large quantities and fry it here."

Most of the tea sold at Jiang's Teahouse was its own Mengshan tea, but in the future there will be no Mengshan tea to sell.

If Jiang's tea is to continue to flourish, then another way out must be found. It is definitely not enough to rely solely on Huangshan Maofeng tea, which has too many uncertainties.

Just like the teahouse in the capital city, because there is scented tea, there won’t be too many problems in the short term.

Unfortunately, the supply of scented tea in the city is limited, so it is impossible to expand.

Jiang Yin nodded and said, "This is also a way. Don't worry, aunt, I will follow up to make it happen."

However, this matter is not as simple as imagined.

The flowers used in the scented tea in the city are basically grown on Jiang’s own farm, with only occasional scattered ones purchased.

After all, few people are willing to use their scarce land to grow flowers. Even if someone is willing to buy flowers, they will think twice.

Therefore, if you want to make scented tea in large quantities, first of all, the raw materials are a problem.

This matter also needs long-term consideration, Jiang Yin first kept it in mind.

……

On the other side, the Dafang family, who had returned to their own courtyard, were also gathering together for a meeting.

At this time, Jiang Guangwu, who was sitting in the first seat, had a very cold expression on his face.

"boom!"

He slapped the table and said with a dark face: "Do you two still regard me as your father? Why didn't you discuss such a big matter with me?"

Both of them wanted to go to Huangshan in Huizhou. It was such a big thing, but they didn't even discuss it with him.

It's really not a worry-free thing. He feels very disappointed with the child.

Jiang Si Niang was startled and quickly explained, "Dad, we just found out about this as well. If we had known about it earlier, we would have told you right away."

She looked at her angry father pitifully. A Yin had just mentioned this matter, and she and Wen Yuan had just decided to go to Huangshan. How could she blame her for not saying it earlier?

Fang Wenyuan also echoed, "Dad, Si Niang is right. But, this is all my idea, Dad, if you want to blame someone, just blame me."

It was all because he had to take part in the Autumn Examination, so there was a disagreement on this matter.

If he had passed the exam long ago, or if he didn't take it this year, there wouldn't be such a consequence. He had to take the lead and couldn't let his wife bear it alone.

Jiang Guangwu choked, glared at the two of them, and said unhappily: "You two are the only ones who are smart."

After a long while, he sighed and said, "Forget it, since you have decided to go, do you have a detailed plan and intention?"

They had already decided to go to Huangshan, so nothing he said now would help. He could only give them the greatest support within his ability.

Hearing this, Jiang Si Niang breathed a sigh of relief. She smiled and told him the next thing in detail.

We are all family and it is an open matter, there is nothing to hide.

Jiang Guangwu pondered for a moment and said, "In that case, when you go there, choose a tea garden and buy it in your own name. I will pay for it. In this way, you will have your own business."

As he spoke, he turned his head to Aunt Jiang and Fang Xianshan and said, "If you are also willing to buy property in Huangshan, you can also choose a tea garden of the same price, and the money will come from me."

He only had two daughters in his life, so naturally he had to make plans for them.

According to Si Niang, they planned to make a name for themselves in Huangshan in the future. Not only did they want to make Huangshan Maofeng tea a success, they also wanted to be transferred to Huangshan as county magistrates.

In this case, it would be better to make plans in advance and set up property in Huangshan first.

Nothing can bring the peace of mind that comes from money and real property.

Hearing this, Aunt Jiang and Fang Xianshan looked at each other and quickly waved their hands to refuse, "We don't need it, Dad, just buy it for Fourth Sister."

Huangshan is far away and she won't be there often, so there is no need to buy property there.

What's more, she also has a shop in Yazhou City and a farm nearby.

She paused and continued, "However, I'm afraid I have to talk to Yin about this first, so that she doesn't misunderstand."

The tea mountains now all belong to the Jiang family, or more precisely, to the direct lineage. However, at the moment, the only direct lineage is Jiang Yin.

It's fine to buy other properties, but to buy a tea plantation like the Jiang family, it's reasonable to inform the head of the family, Jiang Yin.

Jiang Si Niang also waved her hand and refused, "No need, Dad, we don't have to buy a tea garden alone, at most we can just buy a shop or a farm.

As for the tea garden, let’s leave it to our Jiang family.”

If the tea garden in Huangshan is successful, she will be busy worrying about the affairs of Jiang's own tea garden, so how can she have the energy to manage her own tea garden?

Jiang Guangwu took a sip of tea and asked Fang Wenyuan, "What do you think, Wenyuan?"

Fang Wenyuan stood up, bowed and said, "I agree with what Si Niang said..."

……

Jiang Yin didn't know about the conversation in the eldest wife's house, but even if she did, she probably wouldn't care that much.

After all, it is their own money, how they spend it is their own business.

Early the next morning, Jiang Yin called a few people and went with her to clean up the tea plantation.

In the past, Third Grandpa and Jiang Sanniang were also involved in this matter, but this year, they have nothing to do with it.

The tea plantation is located at the foot of Mount Meng, which makes it convenient for the tea leaves to be delivered for processing in a timely manner after being picked.

There are two tea plantations at the foot of Jiang's Liangfeng Tea Mountain, one dedicated to frying Mengding Huangya and the other dedicated to frying Mengding Shihua.

The frying methods of these two types of Mengshan tea are different, so it is better to fry them separately so that each can play its greatest role.