Mingmen Family

Ye Yaming greeted Ye Chongming and Ye Hongchang after exchanging greetings with Chen Zhen: "Grandfather, uncle."

Ye Yaming is in confinement, even Ye Chongming's own grandfather is not allowed to enter her room.Because she gave birth to twins, Mrs. Ye and Mrs. Yin both thought that she had lost her health and wished she could sit on the double moon. Therefore, it has been half a month since the confinement, and Ye Yaming still can't go out of the yard to let the wind go.

So Ye Chongming hasn't seen Ye Yaming for a whole month.

Ye Yaming was not fat when she was pregnant, and gave the child all the nutrition.Sitting down this month, she gained a few pounds.

At this time, her face was rosy, her skin was firm, her whole body was like a ripe peach, and her whole body was filled with the brilliance of motherhood.It is completely different from her with cold white skin, slim figure and cold temperament.

An elderly person like Ye Chongming likes to see his granddaughter in this state.

So he nodded frequently and said: "It's better to be fatter, it's better to be fatter, I was too thin before, but now it's just right."

Ye Yaming, who is planning to exercise to lose weight: "..."

She didn't want to talk about this frustrating topic, so she turned her head and smiled at Chen Zhen: "Daijin's winter is coming soon, and this tea has to be transported to Daikin before winter comes. Time is tight, and Mr. Chen doesn't want to waste time if you want to come. Tea They are all in the warehouse, I will take you there directly. If there is no problem after you sample inspection, you can weigh them and take them away immediately."

Chen Zhen likes this straightforward style of handling things.

He said: "Thank you, Mrs. Lu, for your understanding. Mrs. Lu, Mrs. Lu, Mrs. Ye, please."

A group of people went to the warehouse.

Open the door, and there are rows of shelves three to four meters high in front of you.Brick-like tea bricks wrapped in bamboo leaves are stacked on the shelf, filling the shelf like wall bricks, forming a tea brick wall.

The reason why bamboo leaves are used to wrap tea bricks instead of paper as in later generations is because paper in this era is too expensive.Paper packaging costs too much and is easily damaged during shipping.

On the other hand, bamboo leaves are cheap and beautiful, and they are worn and wrapped with hemp rope. They are the most suitable packaging materials.

"How much is the total amount of tea delivered this time?" Chen Zhen asked.

Ye Yaming glanced at Ye Chongming.

Ye Chongming said to her: "These teas are all made by you, you know the situation best. You don't have to worry about us elders, just tell Master Chen directly."

Ye Yaming nodded, and then said to Chen Zhen: "The tea trees on the tea mountains in Huizhou and Minzhou haven't grown well yet, and they won't be picked until next year, so this year's black tea can only be handed over 15 catties."

In addition to raw materials, experienced tea masters are also insufficient.So this year is the tea leaves paid on the lowest line.

Chen Zhen nodded and smiled, "Very good."

In the first year of trading with Daikin, the quantity of black tea should be less and not more.Only a small quantity can raise the price.If the Ye family handed over 25 catties of tea this year, Chen Zhen still wondered whether it would be worth [-] catties.

But in this way, the household department has to put a lot of money on this single business.Although the Great Jin Dynasty was considered prosperous, the treasury was not empty.But a country needs money everywhere, and this kind of backlog of goods can easily get the Ministry of Households impeached.

Now the Ye family only pays 15 catties of tea, so the household department doesn't have to worry about this issue at all.

He asked again: "Will these tea leaves not go bad if they are left like this?"

The reason why he asked this question was because whether it was Longjing tea or the Tieguanyin that Lu Guanyi gave him as a gift when he went to Lu Mansion the day before yesterday, they had to be carefully stored in a tin box, otherwise the color and fragrance would not be retained.

If you want to store it in a jar, you have to put two packs of quicklime wrapped in paper at the bottom and top of the jar to absorb moisture and keep the jar dry.

"During the plum rain season in the south of the Yangtze River, it is definitely not possible to store it like this. But these teas have passed the rainy season when they are shipped, so it doesn't matter if the weather is dry. Dajin's climate is dry all year round, so they can be stored directly in the house for ten or twenty years. no problem."

Ye Yaming had said these words to Chen Zhen when he brought out the black tea.The reason why Chen Zhen wanted to ask again was because he had a responsible attitude towards this business, and he wanted to confirm with Ye Yaming again so that he could pass it on to the officials of Daikin.

Ye Yaming took them to several warehouses and introduced all the tea to be delivered.

When he turned into the last room and saw that the tea bricks inside were packed in paper, Chen Zhen started to study and asked, "Is this dark tea with better ingredients and more expensive?"

"Yes." Ye Yaming said, "The quality of this tea will be known when you compare it with other teas after sampling."

This batch of tea is not only good tea, she also sprinkled it.

Anyone who knows about tea knows that there are hairs on the buds and leaves of tea, that is, "hair".The vellus is white, and the tenderest bud tip is covered with pekoe, and the hair disappears when the fourth leaf is reached.

Therefore, to identify the quality of tea after buying it, the first step is to look at the dry tea.If there are a lot of vellus hairs in the dry tea, it means that the fresh leaves for making the tea are very tender and the materials used are very good.On the contrary, it is an old leaf and an old stalk.

Old leaves have a heavy bitterness and astringency, poor sweetness, and bad taste.

When making black tea, the raw materials must be fermented and fermented, and the raw materials will turn black.However, the tea leaves containing vellus hairs can still be seen, and the blackened tea is contrasted, and the black and white are distinct, which is very obvious.

In Ye Yaming's previous life, Anhua black tea was divided into Baoxin tea and sprinkled noodles tea.The production process is different, but the meaning is the same, that is, the tea with the most hairy raw materials is sprinkled on the black tea surface, so that the tea bricks look of excellent quality, and can be sold at a high price when sold.

This tea is made in two parts, and the blending process is complicated. Ye Yaming's place is short of manpower, and the tea making skills of the tea masters are not mature, but because this tea is sold to the royal family and nobles of the Dajin.Thinking about how many soldiers and civilians lost their lives when Dajin harassed the border every year, Ye Yaming wished he could sell more money.

Therefore, she personally directed the tea masters here in Lin'an to make noodles tea.

This batch of black tea, which appears to be of particularly high quality and tastes very good, she plans to wholesale to the imperial court at a price of 15 taels a catty.If the imperial court sells it to Dajin, it will at least double the price.

Ye Yaming pointed to the tea ceremony on the shelf: "These tea bricks are all weighed one catty after excluding the weight of the packaging. When you sample and check, you can also weigh the tea bricks in addition to tasting. If there is no mistake, you can directly count the tea bricks at that time. The quantity is enough, there is no need to weigh it.”

"Of course, it's okay if you want to weigh it. The weight of the tea will only increase, not less."

Chen Zhen nodded: "Madam Lu is thoughtful. I believe Madam Lu is a good person. But it's a matter of business, so I still have to weigh it."

As he said that, he cupped his hands: "I'm afraid we will be busy here for a day or two. You don't need to accompany me, just let a steward stay here. Please do what you want."