Hangzhou City is an ancient city under the jurisdiction of Yuezhou Prefecture. It has beautiful landscapes and pleasant climate. Nearly half of the tea leaves in Jiangnan Road are produced here.

At noon, Lu Xin took three Xu family servants to raft on the West Lake, surrounded by sparkling waves, reflecting the green mountains. Before traveling through, Lu Xin's home was in Hangzhou and was very familiar with West Lake. But this was his first time in Hangzhou in the Tang Dynasty.

At this time, West Lake was much larger than that in modern times, and the environment was more quiet. There were not so many houses, nor so many tourists. The friend around me said that twenty years ago, the minister of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Su, was ordered by the emperor to dig the Jiangnan Canal. This made the originally quiet city of Hangzhou lively. Lu Xin naturally understood this principle. If you want to be rich, you should build roads first. In ancient society with extremely inconvenient transportation, water roads were much faster than land roads.

Even so, West Lake in 627 AD was obviously not famous yet. Lu Xin watched the lake for a long time but could not see a second ship. At the end of his sight were quiet mountains, locked by thick fog, like a fairyland. West Lake was not famous yet, maybe it was missing a few effective temples. Maybe it was missing a few poems that passed down from generation to generation. But in Lu Xin's eyes, the West Lake he saw at this time should be the most beautiful moment in history.

"Lu, Manager Lu, I can dock in half a quarter of an hour. But if you want to climb Shifeng Mountain, you will have to make some trouble. Should we eat some dry food first and fill our stomachs?"

The person who spoke was He Meng, who was a B-class servant from the East Courtyard. At the age of 37, he was considered an old man from the Xu family. Although Xu Sanjin asked Lu Xin to take over the tea business, he only gave him a shop. He was responsible for traveling between Shanyin County and Hangzhou City and reselling tea on Shifeng Mountain, but the business has always been lukewarm. Lu Xin read the account book and it was very difficult to earn 200 taels of silver in a few years if he did not change his business model.

Therefore, this time when he went out, he decided to climb the mountain himself, see where the tea is grown, and then think about the tricks. However, because of his young age, several shopkeepers did not really treat him as the shopkeeper, and Lu Xin was not able to do so.

"No need, didn't you say, are there people in the mountains? If we buy their tea, they will naturally give it to you. Why do we need to fill our stomachs with dry food?"

After Lu Xin left the Xu Mansion, he carried a sword with him. It was given to him by mute Wu to practice sword techniques. It was not sharp, but it was very heavy. Every night, when others were sleeping, Lu Xin would practice with the sword for several hours. In just a few days, both arm strength and spirit became much stronger.

The three guys didn't care about Lu Xin's identity, but were a little afraid of the sword in his hand. In addition, Lu Xin always had a cold expression on his face, they still dared not ignore the words of this little shopkeeper.

When the group climbed the Shifeng Mountain, the tea farmers had already started picking tea. They said they were tea farmers, but in fact, they were just a few ordinary people living in the mountains, all of which were less than twenty. The so-called surviving mountains by relying on the mountains, the only income of these mountain people was to sell tea. But now it is summer, and summer tea is relatively bitter and not very easy to sell. So when they learned that the tea merchants in Xu's house came to buy tea, the mountain people were very enthusiastic.

"Xiaoyu, distinguished guests from the capital city are waiting at home. Go and brew new tea that grandpa just picked for them, don't neglect it."

"Okay, I'll go now."

A fourteen-year-old girl was running happily to her residence. Her name was Tian Yuer, who was the granddaughter of Tian Gui, the oldest oldest in the village, and his only relative in the world. The people on Shifeng Mountain all fled decades ago and were not controlled by the imperial court. Therefore, these dozen mountain people respected the elders according to customs. Every time a merchant arrived, Tian Gui and his grandson came to entertain and decided on the price of tea.

Lu Xin sat in a ventilated bamboo house on all sides, smelling the fresh fragrance of tea, and felt refreshed. The temperature on Shifeng Mountain was much lower than the one below the mountain, and it was a good place to cool off and escape the heat. However, not long after he sat down, Tian Yuer hurriedly ran in. She had long hair and draped over her sleeves because of sweat, and she rolled up her sleeves to reveal her snow-white skin. Drops of sweat rolled down her cheeks, like crystal springs. Tian Yuer was very beautiful. Although she was only fourteen years old, she was tall and beautiful. With the unique temperament of the people in the mountains, everyone couldn't take their eyes off for a while.

Lu Xin was also crazy about watching it. The girl in front of her was clean and out of dust, and she had no smell of fireworks in the world. Just like the little fairy I saw while watching TV, she had only met in a dream. Lu Xin couldn't help swallowing, but then she felt a little embarrassed and quickly turned her head.

"So it's Uncle He, huh... This is the first time I've seen this little brother."

"Rareless, this is the shopkeeper Lu of our Xu Mansion. In the future, all the tea on Shifeng Mountain will be purchased by shopkeeper Lu personally, so I'll see it soon."

"Puff! Manager Lu? How old is this child? Hehehe, the little girl Tian Yuer has met Manager Lu. Please wait, I'll make tea for you."

He Meng and others have gone up the mountain more than once, and Tian Yuer obviously knew each other. But when he heard that Lu Xin was the shopkeeper of Xu's mansion, he immediately touched his head and laughed. Lu Xin was a little embarrassed by a girl saying that Lu Xin was short. However, Tian Yuer's hands were particularly soft and warm. Although he was touched, he did not avoid it, but instead blushed. In the end, He Meng changed his face aside, and Tian Yuer ran away with a smile.

After a while, the girl brought the brewed tea. Lu Xin smelled a strong fragrance from a distance. As soon as the tea was served, he picked it up and drank it. He felt it was very sweet and delicious. When it rolled into his throat, he felt refreshed and comfortable. But strangely, He Meng and the other two did not drink tea, but looked at the cup in their hands and frowned.

"What's wrong?"

Lu Xin was puzzled and thought there was something wrong with the tea. At this time, Tian Gui, who was over 70 years old, walked into the house. When he smelled the fragrance of tea, his face suddenly changed and he looked very nervous.

"Xiaoyu, what's wrong with you? You can make a tea wrong. Dear guests, I'm really embarrassed. The tea was stir-fried by the old man privately on fire, so the water soaked looks a bit strange. Don't drink it, I have new tea I just picked in the morning in this room, so I'll make it for you."

Tian Gui quickly collected everyone's tea cups and then brewed a pot of tea again. The new tea leaves were just picked in the morning and had not been processed. Tian Gui brewed them directly with boiling water. Although they also had a fragrance, they were not strong. Lu Xin was a little uncomfortable with drinking them, but He Meng and others were content.

At this time, Lu Xin remembered that Xu Sanjin used fresh tea to make tea. And almost this is true in the entire Jiangnan Road. But in modern times, all tea leaves are stir-fried and processed through special steps, and the taste of the two is completely different.

"No wonder no one in the Tang Dynasty drank tea. Put the leaves that were picked directly into the water, so they would not taste any, and they were not easy to store. It seems that this old man is the ancestor of the tea stir-frying industry."

This discovery made Lu Xin extremely excited. If the tea everyone drinks is fresh unprocessed leaves, then he can definitely increase sales as long as he stir-frys the tea leaves before selling them. More importantly, tea processing is an extremely important part of the future tea ceremony texts. If it is operated properly, Lu Xin may become a witness and witness to the development of tea ceremony culture.

But stir-frying tea is also a big problem. In modern times, the price of tea has a deep relationship with the processing method of tea. Lu Xin naturally does not know how to stir-fry tea, but Tian Gui seems to have made some discoveries. Just when Lu Xin put down the tea cup and was about to ask Tian Gui, a group of people came outside the bamboo house.

The leader was a fat man who looked about forty years old, dressed in a wealthy manner. He held a folding fan in his hand, his two front teeth were exposed, his eyes were small, and his smile looked very vulgar. Five strong men followed him, looking like servants who were slaves. After seeing this group of people, Tian Gui immediately became nervous and even a little scared.

"Hehehe, Old Man Tian, ​​you haven't seen each other for many days, you've never been deserted. Forget it, I'm going up the mountain today. I just want to ask you, how are you thinking about Xiaoyu's marriage? It's better to choose a day than a day. It's time to give me a word, right?"

The fat man walked in without caring about the fact that there were guests in Tian Gui's family. His small eyes looked around, as if he was looking for something.

"Mr. Niu, you are one of the most rich people in Hangzhou. You already have thirteen wives and concubines in your family, and it's not the only one that our family is Xiaoyu. That girl is still young and can't do anything except picking tea, but she can't enter the Niu family's door."

"Hmph, you are a dead old man who doesn't have any oil and salt. If you don't want to toast, go away. I have the final say whether Tian Yuer can enter my Niu family's door!"

Tian Gui stepped forward to laugh, but was kicked to the ground by the fat man. Seeing this scene, Tian Yuer, who was originally hiding in the inner room, rushed out quickly.

"Grandpa, grandpa, are you okay? Niu Ercheng, get out quickly. Even if I die, I will not step into the Niu family's door!"

"Hahahaha, I like a strong woman like you. Death? In front of me, it's hard for you to die. Come on, I'll tie you up and take you back to the mansion. I'll have a bridal chamber tonight!"

Niu Ercheng looked down at Tian Yu'er, smiling lewdly. Tian Gui was old and could not stand his kick. He was already slumped on the ground and couldn't get up. When the few people outside the door saw their master give the order, they rolled up their sleeves and prepared to enter the house. But before they could walk a few steps, they saw a sword suddenly landing on the threshold.

Niu Ercheng was startled, but then he looked at Lu Xin and his party with an angry look.

"Who are you? You want to care about my Niu family? Aren't you afraid that you can't leave this Hangzhou City?"

"Hmph, Tian Gui is the tea farmer of my Xu Mansion. If you dare to touch them, you will be against the entire Xu Mansion."

Lu Xin sneered and slowly stood up.
Chapter completed!