Nongmen Xianggong is a koi

Chapter 17 Inside Story
"Didn't the steward say that the tea garden is used to pick tea, how can it be called a big object?"

Jiang Mixia explained, "The mouth is big enough to pick tea leaves and throw them in. The neck is a little bit stuck, so it won't be easy to spill out if the basket falls down. The stomach is big enough to hold enough tea leaves. This is more practical."

Seems to make sense.

Jiang Youcheng nodded, but scratched his head again, "But I've never seen this style before, and I don't have the effort to edit it. I'm afraid that the manager won't accept the goods that week, and we won't make much money by working hard."

"Or, let's make up both of these and show them to others to see which one they want, and we can make up whichever one we want."

Jiang Mixia said, "There's nothing to be afraid of working hard. Let's raise the price. Tea gardens are not considered a small industry. As long as things are easy to use, they are willing to buy them."

"No matter how expensive it is, it's still a bamboo basket. It costs a few pennies anyway, even if it's fifty, it's not much. I guess people won't notice it at all."

"Well, just make two." Jiang Youcheng felt that Jiang Mixia's words made sense, so he followed the pattern she drew on the ground and began to use bamboo slices as a base.

Jiang Mixia, Song Jingyun and Liu Shi were helping the bamboo strips.

Two bamboo baskets will be completed when the sun goes down.

"Father's craftsmanship is beyond words." Jiang Mixia looked at the two bamboo baskets and couldn't help admiring them.

The bamboo rafts are thin enough, the bamboo baskets are tied strong enough, the weaving is also meticulous, the edges are tight and flat enough, the weight is light to carry, and it looks very delicate.

Especially when combined with the big bamboo baskets in the house nearby, it looks more compact and beautiful.

Jiang Youcheng was praised by his daughter and smiled innocently.

Dinner is braised pork soup and some potatoes and wild vegetables are stewed into it.

The family is very satisfied.

Especially Song Jingyun, so he worked extra hard when cutting bamboo strips after dinner.

Jiang Youcheng is also deft at weaving bamboo baskets and baskets.

The business of the tea garden is still not sure, if not, the things to sell in the market must be prepared, so as not to delay making money at that time.

The whole family worked until it was getting late, so they went to rest separately.

On the second day, after breakfast, Jiang Youcheng was going to send bamboo baskets to the tea garden with Jiang Mixia.

Jiang Youcheng specifically asked Jiang Chunshi to go with him.

Jiang Chunshi can read and write. Although he is not comparable to a scholar, he is not even a real accountant, but he is still able to read a written receipt. It is much more convenient to have him around.

Besides, Jiang Chunshi is more or less depressed now because of his resignation as a carpenter's apprentice, and Jiang Youcheng also wants to take his eldest nephew to relax, show his face, and see if he can find a good job.

Jiang Mixia brought Song Jingyun with her.

The reason is very simple, because an old mother's heart made her worry about leaving her son-in-law alone with others.

The four went looking for Jiang San just like that, and asked him to drive them to the tea garden in an ox cart.

Jiang San asked for five cents for the fare this time, but said he would pay it when he came back.

"It's not easy for this tea garden to have a new owner." On the way, Jiang San smacked his lips.

"What do you mean?" Jiang Youcheng was surprised, "What else is going on here?"

"I also heard gossip from others before, saying that it was originally a serious tea garden, and most of the hillside was covered with tea trees. There must be a hundred or so acres, all of which are three or four years old, and the tea production is not low."

Jiang San flicked the whip in his hand, and said, "But then the nephew of the master's family is not a thing, thinking that the master's family has no son, and wants to tinker with the tea garden into his own hands. drive away."

"My nephew saw that he couldn't get anything, and his reputation was ruined, so he became cruel and poured medicine into the well, poisoning his uncle's family, including the buddies in the tea garden, and releasing them again. With a fire, the house in the tea garden was burned down."

"When people found out, less than half of the tea garden had been burned down, and it was the help of a few Zhuangzi around to put out the fire. The officer who reported it, the nephew probably knew that he would die, and he also took poison. By the time, everyone was dead."

"The tea garden lost its owner, so it became public. The county government wanted to sell the tea garden and use the money to repair the embankment, but they all disliked the death of so many people in the tea garden over there. It's very unlucky. So much has been destroyed, and no one has ever bought it.”

"Some time ago, I heard that a merchant came from Fucheng. I guess he was young and didn't know how to do it. He thought this tea garden was cheap, and he didn't care about the auspiciousness, so he bought it with money."

"Since you said that it was the steward of the tea garden who bought the bamboo baskets, I guess it was the steward sent by the new owner. Even such small things are handled by yourself. If there is trouble, we can't even recruit a buddy here. "

That's true.

Jiang Mixia nodded thoughtfully.

At first she was still wondering that this week the steward had to do the work of buying bamboo baskets by herself, and she also wondered why a tea garden suddenly had to buy so many new objects, so there was another reason for this.

The ox cart was wobbling, and it took two hours to reach the western hillside. After some more inquiries, I found this tea garden.

Sure enough, as Jiang San said, the wall can be described as a broken wall, and even the traces of burnt can be seen. Even those houses are in a state of darkness and collapse at this time.

There are a few workers here and there who are rolling up their sleeves and picking up and transporting away the wreckage of those houses.

The gate has already been tidied up, and a gate was built with bamboo poles, with a plaque hanging on it, with four striking characters written - Shaoji Tea Garden.

Not seeing Zhou Xing's figure, Jiang Mixia asked the workman for a question.

The buddy obviously had an explanation, so he only asked Jiang Mixia and the others to wait here for a while, and then went to find someone.

After a while, Zhou Xing walked over quickly, cupped his hands, "I'm neglecting everyone."

"Where, Manager Zhou is being polite." Jiang Mixia took the two bamboo baskets out, "This is the shape of the two bamboo baskets made at home. Manager Zhou has a look, which one is suitable?"

Zhou Xing looked at the two bamboo baskets, carefully looked at each of them, and finally picked up the big belly bamboo basket, "This one looks good, the tea leaves are not easy to spill out, and the mouth is big enough, so it can be thrown easily."

As he spoke, he hung the basket on his body, made a few movements of picking tea leaves, and nodded his head more definitely, "Well, yes, it is easier to use than that, you father and daughter have unique ideas, and weaving baskets is also a good idea." Being able to remember what I am for is also considered adapting to local conditions.”

"Excellent."

At the end, Zhou Xing praised again.

"Boss Zhou is over-reputed, so there should be fifty of them?" Jiang Mixia asked.

"Well, that's it." Zhou Xing nodded.

"This one is more difficult to compile than that one, and the price is naturally more expensive."

　Thanks to "Tiancan Chendong" for the reward of 1500 coins, thanks to "Qiong Ru" for the reward of 3000 coins, thank you for your support~
　　
　
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