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Chapter 197 Huangshan Maofeng
During this period, Lu Zhuocheng introduced another business, and Zhao Zhen met in the shop in front of the house without going out. After Zhao Zhen saw it, he made a decision on the spot.

Although it is not something in short supply, it is not easy to buy in bulk. This batch of tea leaves came from the land of Wuyue, and the price is 220 Wen per catty. This batch of tea leaves totaled 4000 kilograms, and together with the commission, it cost Zhao Zhen 890 guan.

The shopkeeper's surname is Lu, and he is called Lu Linhe. He claims that the ancestor of the family obtained half a volume of the "Tea Classic" as a guide, and then led the Lu family to embark on the road of growing, making and selling tea. There is a tea garden of 300 square meters in the family. A moment.

It was also Lu Zhuocheng's luck that he happened to meet Lu Linhe, who had just arrived in Gao Kingdom, when he was wandering around the East Market today. Seeing Lu Linhe selling tea, he came up to talk.

Lu Zhuocheng said: "The shopkeeper's name is Lu Zhuocheng, a native of this county. I wonder what the shopkeeper's name is?"

Lu Linhe made an introduction, took out tea leaves, invited Lu Zhuocheng to sit down, and brewed a pot. After drinking tea, Lu Linhe asked, "Lu Yalang, how do you like my tea?"

Lu Zhuocheng said: "Put it into a cup and brew it with mist on top. The color of the soup will be clear and slightly yellow. I wonder how much it will cost?"

Lu Linhe said: "The actual price is 250 Wen per pound."

Lu Zhuocheng asked again: "How many do you have here? If you buy them in large quantities, what is the price?"

After hearing this, Lu Linhe looked much more solemn, "I still have a little over 4000 kilograms left here. Based on 4000 kilograms, if a big customer takes over, it will actually cost 220 yuan. Brother's commission is one hundred and two."

Zhao Zhen took it and opened the lid, and a scent of tea came to his face. Look carefully.

Lu Linhe was very happy to see that the transaction was completed. He took five kilograms of fine tea from the caravan and gave it to Zhao Zhen, saying, "Executive member Zhao, this is [Huangshan Maofeng] carefully selected by my family."

"This tea is produced during the Grain Rain period during the Qingming Festival. It is made by selecting the fat and tender buds of the large-leaf species from Huangshan Mountain and frying them. It is slightly curly in shape, resembling a bird's tongue, green with yellowish tints, silver hair exposed, and golden fish. Ye. Mr. Zhao, look outside."

Zhao Zhen asked: "Shopkeeper Lu, I wonder how the tea production is? Is there anyone who can join the ranks?"

Zhao Zhen and Lu Zhuocheng picked up the cups and put them under their noses. Just as Lu Linhe said, the tea was fragrant.

[100-year-old Huangshan Maofeng]: (spiritual object, first level, produced from Huangshan tea trees that have been carefully cultivated for hundreds of years)
Effect 1: Detoxification (Shen Nong tasted hundreds of herbs and encountered seventy-two poisons in one day, and got tea to detoxify them.)
Effect 30: Those who drink tea continuously for one month and have less than 1 energy will get + energy.

As he spoke, he brewed a pot of hot water, poured it into the cup, and said: "This tea is clear and slightly yellow in color, with yellow-green leaves at the bottom. When you smell it, the aroma is like orchid, the flavor is deep, and the taste is mellow. ”

Perhaps Zhao Zhen used it too much, and this time he got results all at once in the main world.

Seeing Zhao Zhen nod, Lu Linhe went to get another exquisite porcelain jar, placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of Zhao Zhen.

"I went north this time and brought 10 kilograms with me. I only had one kilogram left and the rest was sold along the way. If you want it, I'll get it."

After looking at it, Zhao Zhen immediately took out 300 guan of money to buy it, and said to Lu Linhe: "Shopkeeper Lu, if there is a lot of this tea, I would like to buy more."

After hearing this, Lu Zhuocheng took Lu Linhe directly to Zhao Zhen. As expected by Lu Zhuocheng, Zhao Zhen ate it in one bite. Lu Zhuocheng took commission from both sides of this business and made a small profit of 30 guan. Naturally, his face became more and more smiling.

As he spoke, Lu Linhe took out a small handful of tea leaves, put it in the palm of his hand, showed it to Zhao Zhen and Lu Zhuocheng, and said: "This top-notch tea leaves, one bud and one leaf, are dried, rolled, and baked. The buds have sharp peaks and awns, and the fresh leaves are collected from the peak of Huangshan Mountain, hence the name "Huangshan Maofeng".

Lu Linhe did not hide anything, saying: "This ordinary tea can only produce 30 kilograms of tea a year, and the yield of high-quality bud tea is even less. As for advanced tea, I won't lie. I do have several trees in my house that are over a hundred years old. The tea tree grows on the top of the mountain where the clouds are shrouded. It is considered an advanced one. One tea tree only produces five kilograms of tea per year, and one kilogram of tea is sold for 300 guan. "

Lu Linhe said: "Exceptor Zhao, I do still have some at home this year. The journey back and forth is long, so I won't go out again this year. I don't know how much my brother wants. Next spring, the caravan will go north to sell tea."

Zhao Zhen said: "Shopkeeper Lu, my brothers need at least ten kilograms for those who are advanced, and four thousand kilograms for those who are not."

Lu Linhe looked happy after hearing this. After all, he had found another big customer. Lu Zhuocheng was also very happy. As Zhao Zhen's fan, Lu Zhuocheng could draw commissions three times from the same person. Lu Linhe said: "If it is settled, I will come again next year. They will all be new tea during the Qingming Festival. Even the ordinary tea will be better than the current batch."

After deciding to buy tea, Zhao Zhen sighed: "Shopkeeper Lu, growing tea is more profitable than growing grain. Unfortunately, there are no tea seeds in Gao State."

Lu Linhe said: "That's not necessarily true. I heard that there are tea species in Qi and Ju. I have never been to Ju. I only mentioned that in Qi, there is Jimo County. There is a fairy mountain by the sea, shrouded in a sea of ​​mist, called Mount Laoshan. There is a Taoist temple called Shangqing Palace. The Taoist monks from the temple visited Huangshan and brought back the tea species. After many years of cultivation, the tea species of "Southern Tea and Northern Tea" was finally formed. "

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen suddenly thought about it and asked, "Shopkeeper Lu, is it possible to grow tea in Gaoguo?"

Lu Linhe hesitated for a moment and said: "Executive member, I really don't know about this matter. I heard from the Taoist priest of Shangqing Palace that it took a lot of time to cultivate Laoshan tea from the beginning. In the first round, 5000 tea trees were introduced, but none of them survived. In addition, it took a long time to cultivate Laoshan tea. Later, another plants were introduced, and only survived. After many years of cultivation, it became stable."

"If members want to plant it, Laoshan tea is easier to grow here. As for whether it can survive, I can't guarantee it."

"Growing tea is not easy, and making tea is even more complicated. There are different methods of frying green tea, baking green tea, sun-drying green tea, and steaming green tea."

"If Yuanwai is interested in planting, I will bring some tea seeds to Yuanwai next time."

After that, Lu Linhe went over the matters of growing and making tea again. It was not because Lu Linhe was generous, but because he had seen the geography of the country of Gao, and sincerely he did not think that tea could be grown here. I have been to Mount Laoshan myself, and I know that Mount Laoshan is close to the sea, and like Mount Huangshan, it is often filled with fog. Gao State does not have such an environment.

Hearing Lu Linhe's words, Zhao Zhen was very happy and asked someone to bring ten catties of Geng cakes to Lu Linhe. After Lu Linhe had eaten, he said to Zhao Zhen, "Executive member, how do you sell this Geng cake?"

Zhao Zhen said: "This Geng cake is three pounds per pound. The total in the store is only 4000 pounds. Half of it has been sold in the past few days."

Lu Linhe did not bargain and said, "Exceptor, I want the rest."

After hearing this, Zhao Zhen said: "Shopkeeper Lu, you also know that children and women are addicted to sweets. Half of the business of my small shop relies on Geng cakes to attract business. I can sell you a thousand catties at most."

After hearing this, Lu Linhe nodded and asked the waiter to get the money. Not only did Lu Linhe get back the 1180 Guan money he had spent, but he also found Zhao Zhen's 1820 Guan money.

After the transaction was completed, Lu Linhe and Zhao Zhen agreed on a date and stood up to leave.

Zhao Zhen and Lu Zhuocheng stood up to see each other off.

After seeing Lu Linhe and his assistant driving the carriage away, they returned to the shop and heard Lu Zhuocheng say: "Zhao Erlang, do you really want to plant tea trees?"

Zhao Zhen said: "From what Lu Linhe said, these tea trees are grown on hillside and do not require fertile land. The profit is high. Green Willow Village and my fantasy world are both hills, so naturally I want to try it."

As he said that, he glanced at Lu Zhuocheng: "Lu Sanlang, I heard what Lu Linhe said, there are tree species in Laoshan, do you dare to buy them?"

After hearing this, Lu Zhuocheng replied: "What's here? How many tea saplings does Mr. Zhao need? I'll go buy them tomorrow and send them over, so that they can be planted in late autumn."

Zhao Zhen said: "As Lu Linhe said, there are always ten seedlings. I will provide 550 seedlings. Please ask Sanlang to buy 5000 seedlings. How about sending them over?"

Lu Zhuocheng said: "Okay, tomorrow I will ride a fast horse to Jimo County to buy. I will return in five days at most. Zhao Erlang, just wait for my good news at home."

Zhao Zhen paid the principal and remuneration. After Lu Zhuocheng received it, he excitedly began to make arrangements for tomorrow's itinerary. When Zhao Zhen saw it, he didn't bother him and returned to the courtyard with this jar of [100-year-old Huangshan Maofeng].

(End of this chapter)