Traveling through ancient times, the spy princess had everything going smoothly

After hearing what Baili Ye said, several village heads nodded repeatedly and said, "Your Majesty is right. We all listen to you."

Pang Ziqian said to Qinghe, "Princess, how do you plan to collect it? You can tell everyone while everyone is here."

Qinghe took out some pictures of tea trees and distributed them to the village heads, saying:

"Hello, village heads, take a look at this picture. This is the tea tree we use to make tea. I wonder if you have seen it near the village?"

After seeing the picture, a village head said happily: "Princess, I have seen this. There are many of them on the mountain behind our village, in clusters."

Then several village heads echoed, "We have many in our village."

Qing He glanced at everyone and said with a smile:

“Since there are tea leaves available nearby, the village heads can organize the villagers to pick tea leaves when they return.

However, the tea leaves must be picked with guaranteed quality and quantity, and must be picked, stored and transported according to my requirements. Several village heads are responsible for checking, and we will not accept unqualified tea leaves.

Of course, fresh leaves that meet the requirements are five cents per pound."

Several village heads said, "Princess, we must pick according to the requirements. Can you tell us the requirements?"

Qing He said seriously: "Green tea picking must ensure the freshness and quality of the tea leaves. Generally, it is picked in the early morning or evening to avoid strong sunlight to prevent the tea leaves from being damaged.

When picking, young leaves and bud tips are usually chosen, with one bud and one leaf or one bud and two leaves picked, to ensure the quality and taste of the tea.

And be careful to be gentle to avoid damaging the tea leaves. You can use your fingers or scissors to gently pluck the tea leaves to ensure the integrity of the tea leaves.

It is best to put the picked tea leaves in bamboo baskets and bamboo baskets, which makes picking convenient and also ensures the freshness of the tea leaves.

Have I made all these requirements clear?"

Qing He asked the village heads, and they all nodded and said, "The princess has made it very clear, we understand."

"Well, please arrange for each village to appoint a person in charge to ensure quality, record the names and numbers of pickers, and deliver the goods to the county town.

If the goods are qualified, they will be settled on the spot. If they are unqualified, the whole village will not send them to the market anymore. I hope everyone will take this seriously.

Each person in charge was paid thirty cents a day.

The owner of the bullock cart that delivers tea is given ten cents a day.”

After hearing Qinghe's words, the village heads nodded in agreement.

They knew that the princess's requirements were all to ensure the quality and taste of the tea and to allow the villagers to earn more money.

One of the village heads said, "Princess, don't worry! We will definitely do it according to your requirements and ensure the quality."

Another village head also said: "Yes, Princess! We will definitely take this matter seriously and will not let you down."

Pang Ziqian also said:

"Princess, don't worry. I will assign someone to purchase tea leaves and ensure that the villagers' green tea is extremely fresh."

Qinghe said:

"Okay, let's stop here for today! After you go back, arrange the details. Starting the day after tomorrow, we can deliver the tea to the county town. If you have any questions, you can always come to me."

The village heads stood up and said goodbye, going back to arrange for everyone to pick tea.

After everyone left, Qinghe and Pang Ziqian discussed some specific details, including the purchase, storage, and transportation of tea. The two signed a contract on cooperation, and the profits were split 50-50. In this way, Qinghe opened up another way to make money.

At noon, Pang Ziqian had the feast he had longed for at Qinghe's house. When he left, he took away a lot of delicious food and returned to the county town very satisfied.

Watching Pang Ziqian's carriage leave, Qinghe and Baili Ye smiled at each other.

Qing He said, "Aye, look, we can earn some money again."

Baili Ye said:

“Yes, you did a great job and are one step closer to your goal.

I think once your green tea life gets on track, you can take a break and prepare to be a bride.

Don’t forget, we’re getting married soon.”

After hearing Baili Ye's words, Qinghe's face flushed.

She looked at Baili Ye and said:

"Aye, there are still more than three months left. The emperor and empress have already arranged the wedding. We just need to provide someone.

And I am not tired, I have something to do every day, it is very fulfilling. "

Baili Ye held the person in his arms and said:

"Once the green tea issue is resolved, let's go to the border. We need to prepare a lot to trade with the Turks. Can we go and see how the border soldiers are training?"

Qing He smiled and said, "Okay, I also miss the life in the frontier army. Tomorrow, let's go to the county to clean up first, so that we don't have to clean up the house after the tea is delivered."

Baili Ye smiled and said, "You don't have to go over to clean the house. I have already arranged for someone to do it."

Qing He hugged Baili Ye and said with a smile: "Aye, you are so kind. You always come earlier than I expected."

Baili Ye gently stroked Qinghe's hair and said:

"There's no need to thank me between you and me. As long as it's something you want to do, I will do my best to support you."

Qing He felt extremely warm in her heart after hearing Bai Li Ye's words. Thinking that she and this man were about to get married, she felt unusually at ease.

The next day, Qinghe and Bailiye went to the county town with several people in charge of making tea. Qinghe had already taught them the method of making tea.

This time, we took them to the county town to have them make tea in their house. If the tea was up to standard, Qinghe wouldn't have to stay to make green tea.

On the other hand, after the village heads returned, they began to promote tea picking in various villages. When the villagers heard that a pound of fresh tea leaves could be sold for five cents, they all signed up to go picking tea.

After the village head finalized the list and told the villagers the requirements for picking, everyone prepared the tools to go up the mountain to pick.

Early in the morning on the third day, everyone went up the mountain to pick tea leaves with great enthusiasm.

The villagers carefully packed the picked tea leaves in bamboo baskets and baskets and delivered them to designated locations in the village.

The village heads designated personnel to be responsible for weighing and inspecting to ensure that the quality of each batch of tea met Qinghe's requirements, and recorded the names and quantities of the pickers.

When the first batch of tea was delivered, Qinghe and Baili Ye were already waiting in the house in the county town.

"Your Highness, Princess, I am Wang Jiu from Xiaoqing Village. Here are 100 kilograms of tea. Please check the scale."

Bai Shisan, who was beside him, stepped forward to check the weight, and after confirming it, he paid the bill to Wang Jiu.

After the tea from several towns was delivered, Qinghe personally demonstrated how to fry tea, and while doing so, he taught several people how to fry green tea.

“There are six steps in making green tea, which are picking, withering, killing green leaves, rolling, frying and drying.

The first step is picking. The fresh tea leaves delivered should be spread out in a well-ventilated place and allowed to wither naturally to reduce the moisture in the tea leaves.