Chapter 26

It is easy to recognize that, unlike other tea trees, the biggest hot spot of the tender leaves of Baijiguan tea is a piece of yellow in the green bushes, which is in sharp contrast with the dark green or emerald green of the old leaves, thus forming a rare two-color layer.

In the previous life, the Lin family tea plantation had planted this tea, but unfortunately, the survival rate of the white cockscomb tea tree planted was low, and the yield was not high, so it did not become a good tea that everyone saw in the market.But in the eyes of experts, this kind of tea is extremely rare.

Apart from the legends about the white cockscomb tea, it is only said that it can be seen in the deep mountains here, and no one in the village has ever seen it. Even people like Zhang Mandun, who have been wandering around all the year round, don't know about it. It is the mother plant of Baijiguan tea.If this is the case, then the things she regretted when she made handmade tea in her previous life must be able to make up for it.

Various thoughts flashed through her mind, but in the end she could barely suppress her excitement, leaned close to Zhang Mandun, picked two leaves from the branch, and chewed them in her mouth.

After a while, the taste of sweetness and bitterness in the mouth lingers repeatedly with a touch of sweetness.The tea is fragrant, smooth and soft in the mouth, and sweet in the aftertaste.Although it is not fried to dry, but this alone is already refreshing in the throat, and the chest and abdomen are slightly warmed up.No need to think about it anymore, Lin Baozhu has already determined that this tea is the best and rare good quality.

She didn't bother to look at Zhang Mandun's expression, she began to carefully look at the branch in the man's hand as soon as she turned her eyes.Just looking at it immediately reveals a touch of surprise, the tea plant is still mature, and now it can be picked from March to May.

"Daughter-in-law, what's so delicious about the leaves of this bitter weed, don't be mesmerized. If you want to eat something, just tell me, and I'll go to town later." Seeing Lin Baozhu's weird behavior , Zhang Mantun frowned and muttered inwardly.When he was eating, he still laughed at others for believing in strange powers, but he didn't want his daughter-in-law to start eating grass leaves just after eating, what should I do?
But he knew that no matter whether his daughter-in-law was taken away or possessed by a spirit from deep in the mountains, no one would want to drag her away under his nose.Thinking of seeing a Taoist priest burn a big girl to death when he was in Jizhou City back then, his eyes could not conceal the coldness and coldness, and even his complexion was a little gloomy.

Lin Baozhu didn't know what was going on in Zhang Mandun's mind at all, and now she was full of thoughts about the tea tree.

"Do you still have to go down to the ground later?" Lin Baozhu raised her head excitedly and asked, her bright eyes were moistened by the smile, and Zhang Mandun's heart was burning hot when she saw it.These days, her complexion has improved a lot, her face has grown fleshy and rosy, and she has a pair of black and white almond eyes that are not gorgeous but clear and clean, lined with moist pink lips, no matter how you look at it People feel itchy.Not to mention Zhang Mantun's upright and passionate age, doesn't he feel hot and unstoppable?

"Well, I'll be leaving in a while." Zhang Mandun moved around uncomfortably, and his eyes were a little wandering.It's just that there is nothing on the face at all, as if it is still as terrifying and fierce as in the past.Fortunately, Lin Baozhu was not afraid of him, so she moved forward and wanted to go with her.

What else can I say?Seeing his daughter-in-law acting like I will go if you don't agree, Zhang Mandun can't say it even if he intends to object.He habitually frowned as if he was going to get angry, but he thought that his wife rarely made a request to him, so he nodded instinctively.

These days, there were no wild animals in the mountain nest, and since spring had already begun, wild animals that wanted to come to the deep mountains would not come to the village for food.Besides, isn't he still following, and he can protect his wife in case of any accident.

Thinking about digging some wild vegetables, Lin Baozhu carried another basket on her back when she went out, and threw a pickling hoe into it.Thinking that he must be thirsty, he took a water bag full of water.

Zhang Mantun looked at his wife's business with a frown, and felt that it was a bit redundant, but he couldn't hold back his daughter-in-law's preparations, so he simply threw the rope and hoe in his hand, and then lifted the basket with one hand.

He was already full of strength, so the series of movements didn't take any effort at all.If he hadn't been worried that his wife would be embarrassed, maybe he would carry her into the mountains, after all, the roads in the mountains are very difficult.

After a few rough instructions, the two set off. Before entering the mountain, Zhang Mandun carefully used a sickle to separate the weeds and branches on both sides.By the way, beat around, and save any snakes, ants, poisonous insects and the like.

Going around the front mountain, along a path that has not been stepped on but can barely walk, and then passed a muddy hillside full of weeds and small flying insects, and then arrived at the place full of open land.The terrain here is flat, but looking at the surrounding stones that have been picked up for enclosure, one knows that the project is not small.

It was just after noon, and it was still hot, so even after only walking for a quarter of an hour, Lin Baozhu was still panting from exhaustion.In contrast, Zhang Mandun, who was leading the way ahead and slowed down his pace because he was afraid that his daughter-in-law would be slow and unable to keep up, did not look tired at all.

"Daughter-in-law, find a place to rest for a while, and I'll go dig the last bit of land." Zhang Mandun put down the basket and only took the hoe and told him, "Don't go far, if you want to go far when you turn around, I'll take you with me."

"Okay, you go first." Lin Baozhu sat down on a rock, stretched out her hand and fanned the little wind and replied.It's really hot and tired, no matter what, she has to slow down first, otherwise she won't have the strength to find the tea tree.

Zhang Mantun was originally born in hardship, and he also did a lot of hard work in prison, so it would be effortless to plan the ground and pick stones. Thought he was useless.It was at this time that Lin Baozhu, who was sitting on the sidelines and rubbing his legs and waist, had time to take a closer look at this man. Today, he looked at this man openly and in broad daylight, and it was much clearer than before.

Seeing the hulking man exerting all his strength, the tense muscles in his arms and back bulged, as if he wanted to stretch his clothes.And that tall and muscular body, rough movements and thick eyebrows and sword eyes, combined with dark complexion and terrifying fierce expression, no matter how you look at it, he is a rough guy.But just like this, outsiders look like a ferocious and ruthless man, coupled with his defensive personality and not good at talking, Lin Baozhu really appreciates and likes him.

Don't talk about the rumors about him outside, just talk about what Mrs. Datian and Aunt Ma heard, plus her own impression, I don't think this is a villain who is doing evil, let alone anything terrible
At first Zhang Mandun was able to work seriously, but the unreserved gaze from behind made him uncomfortable, and even the muscles on his body became more and more rigid.Xu had never been looked at by other women like this before, he was really aggrieved and nervous, and his palms sweated a lot for no reason.

In the end, it was Lin Baozhu who glanced at a few shrubs with yellow buds and leaves on the hillside from the corner of his eye, and then looked away in surprise, which made Zhang Mandun's frown expand a lot.It's just the sweat on the brow, but it hasn't diminished at all, not to mention the inexplicable burning in the heart.

Not to mention how Zhang Mandun was suffering in his heart, and how he felt that his daughter-in-law was getting more and more courageous. At the beginning, when he served her a bowl of rice soup, he was so frightened that he hid like a quail.Now, not only can he order him to work, but he even dares to stare at his face, he thought, maybe he won't be afraid of his cold face in a few days.But when I think about it, it’s actually quite sweet to live this kind of life.

For a while, on the empty mountain field, with sweat and the heat of the sun, and sometimes there was no obvious trickling sound, the couple opened a field one by one and studied the newly discovered tea bushes, which was peaceful and comfortable.

Zhang Mandun was busy with his hands, and when he had free time, he would look up at his daughter-in-law who didn't know what to do.I don't know when, the daughter-in-law has already started to taste the leaves one by one, and he feels awkward when he sees it.

It can be seen that my daughter-in-law is excited, thinking that the leaf is not poisonous, and the children in the village have used it to punish people, and nothing will happen if they think about it.He simply didn't go up to bother, but frowned from time to time, thinking that he must buy more snacks for his wife when he went back to town.

Let's talk about Lin Baozhu's side going up the tea bushes he saw just now, and the wind blowing from the hills carries a faint tea fragrance.From the taste alone, one can guess that this mountain top is a natural tea garden, even if there is a difference, it is not much different from a large-scale tea garden.

She didn't expect to find the rare Dahongpao, Iron Arhat, or Water Beetle in this tea garden, but only hoped that this tea garden would not be ruined by her handicraft.It is said that she is a great craftsman. Her research and dedication to hand-made tea was visible to everyone.

Looking at the growth and condition of the tea trees, I think they will be ready for picking in another month.It's just that during the period, she is definitely not at ease, so she will come to see it every day to be at ease.

After inspecting the tea trees on the slope, Lin Baozhu was naturally happy, and even digging wild vegetables felt a lot easier.After a while, a small basket of bracken and shepherd's purse was full.Thinking about the lack of a lot of seasonings at home, I simply found wild leeks and wild garlic on the edge of the field.

After a busy afternoon, Zhang Mandun was worried about his wife's trouble, so he came to deliver water twice.In the end, he even put down the work at hand and helped pick up a lot of bracken.He didn't know what the delicious wild vegetables were, but seeing his wife's excitement, he didn't want to spoil her mood.

At this moment, how did he know that Lin Baozhu's good mood was never caused by the wild vegetables all over the mountains, but because of the excitement of smelling the tea fragrance in the wind and thinking about how to pick tea.

(End of this chapter)

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