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Buli also felt that there was something strange about the tea house.

He just wanted to buy some tea, and when he saw the shopkeeper rushing to deal with others, he listened to it.

"The last time I came here, there were separate shelves for group tea, which were placed in the most conspicuous place. Now they are all taken off the shelves. When trading, the shopkeeper took them out from the back room, mysteriously. At first I thought it was a problem with the quality. processing, but tasted a little and found the quality to be very good."

This kind of tuancha is bought by rich families, and the way to drink it is more troublesome.

The daughters of rich families have to learn to order tea, and literati also use it to be arty.

Buying Tuancha tea for dessert like Buli is rare.

"Are there any other tea houses in the city? Let's go around." Qingqing also felt that things were strange.

There are also two tea houses in the city. Like the one that did not leave, they both removed the tuan tea from the shelves, and the price dropped sharply.

Qingqing's nonsensical chatter with other people finally got her out of it.

The teahouses heard the news, saying that the imperial court had recently ordered that the sale of Tuancha was not allowed, and they would all drink tea from now on.

It is said that this is already implemented in the capital, and those caught buying Tuancha will not only have to pay a fine, but also be punished.

This county is far away from the capital city, so the news is lagging behind. The county government hasn't said anything about it for the time being, but someone brought back the news from the capital city.

For a while, all the owners of tea houses couldn't sit still, and each family had stock in their hands, so they could only deal with it at a low price for fear of causing trouble.

After the shopkeeper was set on by Qingqing, he chattered a lot, and the shop assistants muttered in a low voice.

"Why does the imperial court have trouble with the little Tuancha?"

The shopkeeper glared at him, and the waiter didn't dare to continue. In fact, this sentence is not what every tea seller thinks in his heart.

The shopkeeper stopped him from speaking, but Qingqing saw the same emotion in his eyes.

"Shopkeeper, how much do you have left?"

"There are more than 100 catties left. I just bought the goods, and I was thinking about selling more during the Chinese New Year. Now, hey." The shopkeeper sighed, "I can't get back the capital. Fortunately, my boss's big business doesn't care about this business. The so-called sun rises in the east and rains in the west, this side loses money, and other shops make money."

It's just that the shopkeeper is very unwilling. His shop has been doing well this year. Who doesn't want to be a top player, and now suddenly they are not allowed to sell group tea, and the top is suddenly turned into a tail. I feel a little bit disappointed.

"More than 100 catties." Qingqing quickly calculated the account in her heart.

She followed Buli to three tea houses, and the one with the best quality was the best.

This shop is also going according to the processing price, 20 taels a tael, 16 taels a catty, if you buy it all, more than 30 taels of silver is enough.

Qingqing looked at her and nodded, understanding what she meant.

"If we have both, can it be cheaper?" Buli asked.

The shopkeeper was taken aback.

"All of them?!"

"Ah."

"Do you want so many balls of tea to finish drinking? This one can only be kept for one year. After one year, although it won't make people sick, the flavor will drop sharply. You—" the shopkeeper was puzzled.

Qingqing smiled without saying a word.

The shopkeeper tactfully shut up.

Although these two scholars are dressed in ordinary clothes, maybe they are buying for rich people, and good merchants will not ask what customers buy for.

These goods have become hot-handed now, and they are afraid of accidents in the store. It is good that someone is willing to buy them all.

The owner asked him to deal with it quickly, and he didn't need to be particular about the price, so the shopkeeper happily wiped off the change and gave away half a catty of tea with good quality.

The donkey cart was full of tea baskets, Qingqing's purse was a little deflated, and her heart was bleeding.

"Wealth is like Flammulina velutipes, hey." She was heartbroken for the 30 taels of silver she spent.

"Oh? Why? Do you want to eat Flammulina velutipes?" Buxi has already started to think about the cultivation of Flammulina velutipes, but there is no such species in this meeting, and there is no strain in hand. It is very troublesome, so I can only find a way to find a substitute.

"No, I don't like to eat enoki mushrooms. I just thought of them. Flammulina velutipes is the stalk of 'see you tomorrow'. You can eat it as you like. It's like the money we just earned. Hula, 30 taels are gone. "

"." What a metaphor!

"However, our money hasn't disappeared, it's just replaced with tuancha, and in the future it will be replaced with more money for us." Thinking of this, Qingqing felt much more at ease.

"Buli, why do you think the emperor banned group tea?"

"Fire at wealth and honor." It is concise and to the point.

Tuancha is troublesome to make, and the tedious steps to drink it are even more troublesome.

The emperor who was born as a farmer couldn't understand this extravagant and wasteful behavior, so he simply banned it, simplified it, and promoted tea that was easier to brew.

"Loose tea existed in the previous dynasty, but the upper class mainly used tuancha. For tea farmers, this was a form of corvee exploitation in disguise. His abolition of tuancha did mean to attack the rich and powerful, but over the years How can it be possible to completely quit the habit that Yue has developed overnight."

Qingqing's approval of the grassroots emperor's approach is essentially the idea of ​​making decisions for the people and reducing the burden on tea farmers, but it will take time to implement.

Now that winter is coming, it is just convenient for tea to keep fresh. After the winter, the stocks in the hands of several major tea houses are all cleared, and she will take them out to sell them.

"Buy goods for less than 30 taels, and sell them for [-] taels in a winter. The cost of [-] taels doubles ten times in an instant. Who doesn't love such a capital game?"

"Process it into snacks, and you can earn more." Buli was beside her to let her think.

"It's not impossible. When you have nothing to do in winter, you can teach other people in the village to make some refreshments that are not available outside. Then we can consider setting up a shop in the city."

When Qingqing had just started talking to the shopkeeper, she also inquired about the price of the shop by the way, and she was completely taken aback.

A small two-story building with two facades costs only 35 taels of silver.

Converted to the price of future generations, it is equivalent to buying a two-story villa along the street at a price of [-] to [-].

"I just inquired about the salary of the shopkeeper. He can receive 2 taels of silver a month, and he is already in charge. It is estimated that he will give some other income at the end of the year. That is to say, ordinary workers can work hard for a year or two. Looking at it this way, the price of buying a house is indeed not high.”

"Well, it's also related to the geographical location, but I guess the house price in the capital city will not be very expensive. The happiness index is related to income. Assuming that the house price in the capital city is low and the income is high, then why did Yu Niuzi sell the property in the capital city and return to this remote place, and still die there? on the way?"

Qingqing nodded, what Buli said made a lot of sense.

A scholar like Yu Niuzi, who can't be high or low, can't carry it with his hands or shoulders, even if he has a house in the capital and has no stable source of income, he can't support his family. When the war broke out, he had to go back to his hometown and die in Langshan. Being replaced by Buli.

Thinking of this, Qingqing suddenly had an inspiration.

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