Great Imperial Merchant

Dangreen and Ronghua are the two kinds of tea that Cheng Weizhe is most familiar with. When he first opened a small teahouse, he sold the most of these two kinds. Now that he touches the familiar tea again, he can't help feeling a little sigh in his heart.

Yang Zhongyuan sat on the sidelines and watched him pick tea with the little tea worker, but all the bad leaves and rotten leaves had to be picked out and thrown away, and only the freshest young leaves could be used for tea.

"Speaking of which, at that time, I went to the tea garden to collect green tea every day, but I never felt that there was anything special about the fragrance of this tea." Cheng Weizhe just picked out a basket and weighed it, and reported the number to Yang Zhongyuan.

Yang Zhongyuan took a pen to write it down in his notebook, and said with a smile: "I'm in a different mood. At that time, I didn't think that tea was my family's business, but now it is, so you think this tea is very special."

Cheng Weizhe nodded and didn't talk about this topic again.

The total amount of this batch of tea transported from Danluo to Quzhou was as much as [-] catties. Because the first process was done well, there were basically not many bad leaves. It took seven or eight days for the express boat to transport from north to south , still very fresh.

The weather is cold in this season, and the young leaves are preserved.

"It's a coincidence this time, otherwise we wouldn't know what to sell in winter." Yang Zhongyuan laughed.

Cheng Weizhe nodded, counted the last basket of Ronghua, and then sat next to him and drank hot tea: "I saw the Ronghua, and they are all good leaves. The Cao Gang really deserves its reputation."

"That's right, they are all operated by the Cao Gang from south to north. If they don't keep their promises, the merchants will no longer have to do business."

"Xiao Yuan, I'm thinking of making the tea in the next few days, and then rushing to Quze County before December. I'm just worried that you will be tired, why don't you start selling tea after I come back?"

Yang Zhongyuan rubbed his stomach, bowed his head and thought for a while.

He is not a brainless person who likes to show off, and he will never promise what he can't do. Thinking of the busy days when he was selling green and purple bamboo shoots, Yang Zhongyuan frowned, and finally replied: "Then wait for you to come back. You just have to make all the tea leaves, and I'll take care of the rest, don't be in a hurry, when you come back, you can sell them in the shop just before the New Year's Eve."

Every New Year's Eve is the busiest time for merchants, and even ordinary people who are usually reluctant to go out to buy will come to the city to buy some New Year's goods, among which the best-quality tea is the best seller.It looks exquisite, the price is moderate, and it is very beautiful as a gift.

This time, Ronghua harvested about 160 catties, which is the number after picking out the rotten leaves. With 50 catties of young leaves, a full dozen can produce more than [-] catties of finished tea.The methods of each family are different, and Cheng Weizhe and the others make the tea very finely, and probably only about fifty catties are left in the end.

Black tea is not as easy to sell as black tea and green tea, but Ronghua is a famous tea after all, so it is still very objective, and it may not be sold out before the New Year's Eve.It's not that they boast that their tea is good, it's just that Niangenxia can sell several times the amount of everything, even if the green purple bamboo shoots and jade are in front, even if Ronghua sells worse than that, they can sell them all in January at the latest.

Dangreen tea is less than Ronghua, but it weighs more than [-] catties, but this tea is not as expensive as Ronghua and Baiting, and it is not very good as a New Year's gift, but it is very good to drink at home.

Thinking of it this way, both of their hearts opened up.

So from the next day, Cheng Weizhe got up early every day to be busy, and even Han Shiqian didn't have time to teach Xu Xiaotian, so he had to give him a few days off.

On a tea tree, the top leaves and top buds are naturally the best, but the white court made of Dangreen is made of the third layer of leaves under the top leaves. The leaves of this layer will not be too tender, nor will they too old.The finished tea tastes light and refreshing, which is quite suitable for the name.

Cheng Weizhe had to add an extra process this time, adding two plum blossoms in one pot when frying the greens.

This is what he and Han Shiqian have wanted to try for a long time. Bai Ting's tea taste is really light, and the aftertaste is not outstanding, but it is very refreshing and pleasant. They thought that adding plum fragrance to it might improve the taste, and the follow-up There is also more floral fragrance in the back sweet, but I don't know how the taste will work out.

If it was a time-honored tea merchant, they would definitely not go out and try like this, but Fumanlou is not afraid.

They played steadily at the beginning, but this time they have a special opportunity, and if they don't seize the opportunity to launch their own taste, they will not be able to justify it.

When the first pot of fried greens came out, Yang Zhongyuan picked it up and smelled it. To be honest, he could hardly smell the fragrance of flowers.Because I didn’t put much in it, and I was just trying it out, so when the finished tea came out two days later, the whole family couldn’t wait to boil it in a teapot and smell it again. The light tea fragrance suddenly became more soft.

The scent of plum blossoms is very light, and it is most suitable to be paired with Bai Ting.The first boiled tea soup is clear in color, pour a full cup, hold it in the palm of your hand, put it under your nose and smell it lightly, wait for the sharp tea fragrance to invade your lungs, and then take a sip of the hot tea, you will immediately feel the fragrance on your lips and teeth.

Although this flavor of tea is slightly different from the previous Bai Ting, but it has charm in the light, but the charm is not enchanting, but it makes people feel warm, and the final sweetness is quite meaningful.

When Cheng Weizhe saw the expressions of the family, his heart fell back immediately.Although he tried it in a small pot before, he was still not sure, but now that the officially fried one tastes good, he can make it all according to this ratio.

Holding the teacup, Han Shiqian's eyes were full of relief. This apprentice not only took what he taught seriously into his heart, but also improved it by drawing inferences from one instance. Maybe the Han family's family education will not be buried in his hands. .

"Weizhe, come up with a name." Han Shiqian said with a smile.

Cheng Weizhe was taken aback: "This is Bai Ting, I'm afraid others don't know the name?"

Han Shiqian shook his head: "This is the new tea you made. Although it relies on Bai Ting, the taste has changed. It's better to have the taste of new tea in the name. You and Zhongyuan think about it carefully. When the time comes, sell it in the shop. Just use a new name."

Cheng Weizhe and Yang Zhongyuan looked at each other, seeing excitement and excitement in each other's eyes.

Except for Bai Ting's added process, other teas are made according to the old craftsmanship of the Han family. The Han family started from relying on Ronghua. , first kneading, stacking, re-kneading, baking, and finally tea cakes.Among them, the stacking process is the most important, and the tea making method of the Han family is only special in the stacking process.

Because it is different from other tea products, the raw material is not the old leaves, but the lower leaves of Heimao tea, so it takes a little longer to pile up. The tea tastes mellow, and the tea soup is red and bright, very beautiful.

This time is also Cheng Weizhe's first time making black tea, so the whole process is very meticulous. Their tea house now only picks two of the servants to work as tea workers. Even with Han Shiqian's help, it is really quite tired.

With so much tea, Cheng Weizhe completed most of the fried greens and fermented piles by himself, and he was so busy until the beginning of November that he had just finished making all the tea leaves.During this period of time, Yang Zhongyuan watched him work hard, but he only became more meticulous in life, and didn't say much about the rest.

This is what Cheng Weizhe likes to do. He tries his best to fight for his dream, and Yang Zhongyuan will only be happy for him, and he will have no other thoughts.

Because it was in time for the New Year's Eve, Yang Zhongyuan put more thought into the tea bag this time.Even the Fudou used by Qingzi bamboo shoots is very popular, so this time they used Fudou for one or two packs of three kinds of tea, but the patterns are slightly different.

Danlu was named Lubi by Yang Zhongyuan, and she used a light green lucky bag.And Bai Ting changed to the misty Bai Ting, using lotus-colored blessing pockets.Ronghua is still Ronghua, using an ochre-colored fortune pocket.Putting these three together looks pretty cool.

Both Ronghua and Yanlong Baiting are one tael of silver and one tael of tea, while Dan Green is relatively cheaper, one tael is only five yuan, and these three are all northern teas. As a result, their Fumanlou price is not much different from Beidi this time, which can be said to be quite cheap.

Yang Zhongyuan glanced at the almanac, turned around and ordered the servant to order a batch of red auspicious cloud-patterned mango brocade from the Chu family, one or two tea leaves wrapped in oil paper, and a total of three teas into the prepared red lucky bag. , it looks pretty nice to carry in your hand as a gift.And the final price of such a lucky bag is only two or two yuan, not to mention cheaper than buying it alone, because Baiting's quantity is limited, so only a hundred were made, so looking at it, buying a lucky bag is much more suitable.

Although Fumanlou's tea is outsourced, the oil paper inside has a red seal with its name on it.The reason why he wanted to sell it this way was also to let more people taste their newly made Yanlong Baiting, knowing that their Fumanlou tea is better than other teas.

After everything was settled, Cheng Weizhe also packed his luggage and prepared to go to Quze County.

After being busy recently, Cheng Weizhe lost a lot of weight, while Yang Zhongyuan's belly got rounded again.

The child is almost six months old, his hands and feet have been swollen recently, and his walking is not so agile.Especially when he was sleeping at night, his legs often cramped. At first he felt sorry for Cheng Weizhe who was tired during the day, so he bent down to squeeze it. Later, when Cheng Weizhe woke up and saw him, he not only scolded him, but also demanded him seriously. Be sure to wake him up later.

"It's not that I can't reach it myself, you can just sleep on your own, and I can lie down and rest during the day, but you are really busy recently." Yang Zhongyuan told him this way.

Cheng Weizhe frowned after hearing this: "Xiao Yuan, we are partners. You are in a special situation and it is inconvenient to do anything, but I can do nothing for you to share your hard work. There are only two of us at night, and you are not alone. Ask me to help you, in my heart..."

Yang Zhongyuan didn't know that he would think this way, he quickly held his hand and said: "I know, I know, I will call you from now on."

After talking like this, Yang Zhongyuan no longer insisted on his own, besides, his belly was getting bigger and bigger, no matter how he sat up, he couldn't reach his calves with his hands, and he couldn't even massage himself.

If it wasn't for the purpose of setting up a tea garden before the New Year's Eve, Cheng Weizhe would never want to leave at this time.

Even if he left Yang Zhongyuan for an hour, he felt worried and missed, not to mention that after ten days and a half months, not to mention living a life like a year, it was almost like returning home.

Before leaving, Cheng Weizhe specifically discussed with Zhou Quanxu and asked him to move to live with Yang Zhongyuan for a few days after he left.

Although Yang Zhongyuan has always been in good health and is not a delicate person, Cheng Weizhe just couldn't rest assured, and he insisted on Zhou Quanxu nodding his head in agreement before giving up.

In this way, on November [-]th, Cheng Weizhe finally got into the carriage and drove all the way to Quze County.