Tea Merchants of the Song Dynasty

In the early morning, the quiet alley was filled with only Zhang Yuan's insults. He was insulting Jiang Yin's Aunt Feng, which made Jiang Yin furious.

She looked around, picked up a stone from the corner and threw it at Zhang Yuanzhi.

"Ouch! Who hit me?" Zhang Yuanzhi covered his butt and turned around to see that it was Jiang Yin.

He looked evasive and asked, "Why is my niece here?"

"Oh, if I hadn't come here, how would I know that you were barking like a dog?" Jiang Yin picked up a stick, lifted up the hem of her skirt and rushed over, "I told you not to bark! I told you not to bark!"

She swung the stick at Zhang Yuanzhi randomly, saying, "I was wondering why my aunt ignored me. It turns out you are the one behind it. Bah, you Zhang family's ancestors can claim it yourself. I won't.

I'll let you curse your aunt, I'll let you curse your aunt, I'll beat you to death!"

Zhang Yuanzhi was really a stumbling block on her way forward. If she hadn't come early today, how would she have known that he would come and scold his aunt when she was not around.

No wonder her aunt ignored her, there was a reason for everything.

"Oh my, niece, calm down. I'm doing this for your own good." Zhang Yuanzhi ran around in a panic, then ran out of the alley while shouting, "I am a big man and I won't bother with you."

Seeing Zhang Yuanzhi fleeing in panic, Jiang Yin slammed the stick into the ground and shouted, "If I find out that you come to harass your aunt again, I will report you to the police!"

What Zhang Yuanzhi feared most was probably reporting to the police. With this lesson in mind, he would probably not come to harass his aunt for a short time.

They were about to go to Yazhou. If Zhang Yuanzhi came again, she would be unable to do anything as he was so far away.

Thinking of this, she sighed. She could only ask Xiao Luo to go to the alley to find Wang Heng, ask Wang Heng to go back, and ask Uncle Wang to take care of Aunt more often.

After doing these things, she was about to raise her hand to knock on the door, but the door creaked and opened from the inside.

Seeing Madam Feng, Jiang Yin's eyes lit up and she said, "Aunt, you are finally willing to see me."

However, Mrs. Feng just glanced at her and turned back to the house.

Despite this, Jiang Yin still heard the faint voice of "Come in".

She threw the stick aside and hurried in.

Although the Feng Mansion is small, it is kept in good order by Mrs. Feng.

The wintersweets in the front yard were in full bloom. Tea sets were placed on the stone table under the wintersweets tree, and the water in the teapot next to it was boiling.

Mrs. Feng poured her a cup of brewed tea and said calmly, "I heard you are going out?"

Jiang Yin paused for a moment, then nodded while holding the teacup, "Yes, there is something wrong with the Yazhou tea mountain. I have to go take a look."

As for how Mrs. Feng knew about this, she didn't care.

What's more, there was such a big scene this morning, and the Feng Mansion is so close to the Jiang Mansion, anyone who is interested will know it.

Mrs. Feng paused, narrowed her eyes and asked, "Did your parents fail to solve the problem when they went there before?"

"No." Jiang Yin shook his head and said, "On the two tea mountains of the Jiang family, 20% to 30% of the tea trees on the hillside have problems. It's almost the tea picking season. If no tea leaves grow, I'm afraid it will anger the government."

She pursed her lips and continued, "So, I have to go over and take a look. Even if I can't solve it, I can't let the situation escalate any further."

She knew in her heart that this matter was not that simple, and she was prepared for it not to be resolved in a short time. But no matter what, she could not let the situation get worse.

"Your parents didn't solve the problem, and they even lost their lives for it. Can you guarantee that you can do it?" Madam Feng said mercilessly, "You are an orphan, so you'd better stay in the city. It's good enough to manage the tea plantation and teahouse in the city. It's better to hand over the two peaks tea mountain to the people below. When you really stand up in the future, it won't be too late to take over.

It’s only a few years, and whether the tea mountain is good or bad during this period is up to fate. Anyway, the tea mountain is there, and it belongs to the Jiang family.

Jiang Yin suddenly looked up and said in surprise: "How can that be possible? Since the opening of the tea-horse trade, the imperial court has implemented the tea monopoly system. Eighty percent of Mengshan tea must be sold to the imperial court, not to mention that all Mengshan tea must be sold to the government this year.

I think my aunt knows better than me what the tea-horse trade means to the government. If the Jiang family cannot deliver the tea, then the tea mountains on the two peaks of Mengshan will probably not be preserved. "

"What's more, the Imperial Tea Garden is also managed by Jiang Clan. Outside the Imperial Tea Garden is Jiang Clan's Shangqing Peak, and all the Mengshan tea in the surrounding area is tribute tea." Jiang Yin said solemnly, "If there are problems with all of these, do you think the government will let Jiang Clan off?"

I'm afraid not only will they not let him go, but all nine clans will be implicated.

She felt a little bitter in her heart. Yes, no matter what choice she made, as long as there was a problem with the tea mountain, the nine clans of the Jiang family would be implicated.

I originally thought that there wouldn't be any big problems as long as I could avoid Zhang Yuanzhi, but now it seems that I must protect the tea mountains and maintain the production of Mengshan tea this year.

As for the remaining 20% ​​or 30%, if the situation does not escalate, she can still think of a solution. If it really doesn't work, she can use the inventory from previous years as an emergency measure.

After hearing Jiang Yin's words, Mrs. Feng's hand holding the teacup shook slightly, and she almost spilled the tea in the cup.

She gently put down the teacup and said with a complicated look, "You have changed, Ayin."

A cry of "A Yin" broke Jiang Yin's previously accumulated emotions. Her eyes were slightly red, and she said aggrievedly: "Aunt, A Yin has no choice."

Of course she knew what her aunt meant when she said that she had changed. If she was still the same person as in her previous life, then it would be the right thing to do to follow the path her aunt had previously told her.

At worst, she would lose all her property in Mengshan, but she could save her life and ensure that she would have enough food and clothing in the capital.

But she was reborn and knew what would happen in the future, so she couldn't just stand by and watch.

Mrs. Feng paused, after all, she couldn't bear to see the child she had watched grow up fall into trouble.

She raised her hand and touched Jiang Yin's head, and comforted him softly: "You have grown up and have your own decisions. In this case, just go ahead and do it boldly. However, no matter what, you must put your own safety first.

As for the city, don't worry, I'm here to take care of it."

"Aunt." Jiang Yin couldn't help but throw herself into Mrs. Feng's arms, sobbing softly, "I know that Aunt loves me the most. Don't worry, Aunt, I won't do the same stupid things as before."

The stupid things that happened before, that is, what he said to Madam Feng before his rebirth, and what happened to him driving Madam Feng away.

"Don't worry, auntie doesn't blame you." Madam Feng took the handkerchief and wiped her tears. She sighed and said, "You and I are like mother and daughter. How can such a relationship be erased by a few words of discord?"

She continued, "I thought it would be better if you were kept in the dark, so I let your ill-intentioned uncle deal with it first, and you can just live your life well behind the scenes.

If you wake up one day, you will understand. If you don't wake up, that's fate. In short, saving your life is better than anything else."