It was the first time for my father-in-law and mother-in-law to come to Chashan.

First, when he returned to his residence, Ye Chen went upstairs to get the money.

"Dad, Mom, I'll go to Chashan to settle the bill for the workers. Sit at home for a while, and I'll be back soon. "I got the marriage certificate, although I haven't handed over the son-in-law's tea yet, but I have to change my words. Ye Chen kept giving Zhao Jiyang a look as she spoke, and she pretended to be stupid and pretended not to see it.

Ye Chen was a little embarrassed, her mother-in-law couldn't stand it, and she reached out to pull Zhao Jiyang's ear: "You kid ......"

Zhao Jiyang hurriedly dodged and pushed Ye Chen: "Hurry up, go early and come back early." I'm at home. ”

The father-in-law followed: "Let's go over and have a look." ”

Ye Chen wanted to ride a tricycle over and got into his father-in-law's pickup truck: "The price of tea this year is quite expensive, how much is a pound of green tea." The father-in-law asked.

"The first batch of tea can't be sold at a high price, about 30 yuan a catty. Ye Chen thought for a while and said: "The delicate picking of one leaf and one bud costs thirty pounds of work. For the second batch of picking, the price should go up. ”

It's almost six o'clock.

This afternoon, it was almost five o'clock to finish the picking, and the tea leaves had been weighed and spread out on bamboo mats. None of the tea pickers left, waiting to get their money.

Ye Chen got out of the car and hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry to make you wait for so long, I'll settle the bill for everyone right away." ”

"It's fine. Boss Ye is busy, we understand. ”

"I'm sorry I didn't arrange it beforehand. Ye Chen asked Luo Cheng to bring a notebook and remember how many tea leaves each person picked.

Today, thirty-two people came to pick one leaf and one bud of tea leaves, the most one person picked 8.6 catties, and the least was only 2.1 catties. Tea pickers like experienced skilled workers, the amount of one person picking can be worth several people, and the quality of picking is also good.

There are two grades of tea picked, A+, which is basically one leaf and one bud, which is very standard. A-, two or three out of ten tea leaves are not so standard.

A+, Ye Chen gave thirty-five yuan a catty. A-of, only thirty dollars a pound.

These are all familiar tea pickers found by Luo Cheng, and there is no case of being too indiscriminate. Ye Chen had seen the tea and paid the payment.

"Mr. Ye, we want to take care of the picking work of your tea garden. After getting the money, a man in his thirties said, "My name is Luo Wei, Luo Cheng's brother." ”

"What's the bag?" Ye Chen asked.

"A one-year picking contract, a bud of green tea 60 pieces, a leaf and a bud 30 pieces, a leaf two buds 20 pieces, one bud three buds and others are considered rough picking, 15 yuan a catty. "The price of picking tea is more expensive in the second half of this year, like the fine picking last year and the beginning of spring this year, and a bud is only 45 yuan a catty. Luo Wei is not contracting by himself, he just wants everyone to have a relatively stable job and come forward on behalf of everyone.

Ye Chen gave a cigarette to his father-in-law and the people around him, and said, "I know that it is not easy for you to pick tea, and we also have our own difficulties in opening a tea mountain. Today I went to the town to see the price, and the tea merchant kept the price of the finished tea very low...... I only make two seasons of tea here a year, spring tea and autumn tea, and it depends on the situation in summer. ”

Luo Wei and the others looked at Ye Chen: "If you can pick continuously, the wage is a little lower." At least don't let Boss Ye lose money. "Tea pickers are not afraid of hard work, but they are afraid of not working. In May this year, the price of tea fluctuated, and the price of green tea could not even be paid, and many tea plantations gave up picking. After mid-August, the price of tea has rebounded, but there has been a shortage of tea pickers.

It's good to have a steady team of pickers.

Ye Chen thought for a while, grabbed a handful of A-tea leaves, and said: "If you sign a contract, the tea leaves picked must not be like this, and must reach the quality of A++, that is, one hundred tea leaves cannot exceed three at most. I'm not going to disappoint you in terms of price...... This year's autumn tea is all about one bud and one leaf, the finest picking, and I can give fifty pounds of tea. ”

It seems that Ye Chen has made a lot of profits, but if he wants to meet all the standards, the picking speed must be slowed down a lot. For example, a skilled worker who can pick eight catties of tea leaves a day, according to the most delicate picking requirements, will definitely pick less than five catties a day. If they can contract the picking of tea mountains, it will not be a loss for these pickers, and 51 acres of tea plantations are enough for them to pick uninterrupted until the end of the tea picking season.

"What about the contract?" Luo Wei was stunned for a moment and nodded.

"It's just a month of tea picking season, just make a verbal contract. But I said in advance that if I don't meet the requirements, I can change people at any time. And in terms of wages, it's too much trouble to settle the account once a day, so how about settling the account once a week?"

"Okay. Our Washan people are refreshing, what does Boss Ye say and do, if Boss Ye feels troublesome, it is okay to settle the bill once after the tea picking festival. Luo Wei looked at his relatives in the township and said cheerfully.

The small tea garden settles the account once a day, the big tea garden settles the account once every day, and there are also one settlement once a month.

The tea picked today is 163 catties, and the cost paid is 5,200 yuan. Ye Chen looked at the tea leaves on the mat, Luo Wei wanted to have a good relationship with Ye Chen, and said, "Otherwise, we will leave a few people to help Boss Ye's tea fry." ”

Ye Chen smiled: "No." Old pole tea astringent...... The first two batches of tea leaves picked in the tea mountain are directly sold as green tea. Ye Chen asked Chen Kang and Luo Cheng to help them put the tea leaves in a long bamboo cage. Using a bamboo cage without woven bags and sacks is to prevent squeezing the tea leaves......

163 pounds, which doesn't sound like much, but a batch of trucks can't fit it.

The 1.5-meter-long bamboo cage with a diameter of 35 centimeters was loaded with a pickup truck and a motorized tricycle and sent to the tea factory in Lianhua Village for sale.

Tea factories have departments that specialize in the purchase of tea.

The old tea mountain in Qingshui Village is very famous. In the past, when Master Ye Chen was managing the tea mountain, a tea factory took the initiative to come over to collect tea every afternoon. This year's tea plantation has not formed a large-scale picking, and no one has come to inquire.

Ye Chen reported the name of the old tea mountain in Qingshui Village, and the director of the tea factory came over in person to see the tea sold by Ye Chen: "The first batch of tea?"

"The first batch. ”

"The buds are small, the leaves are full, the tea stems are crisp, and the tea leaves are not bad, how about 32 pounds?" said Director Wang.

“35。 Ye Chen bargained.

"The tea leaves after the old tea mountain are covered by our tea factory. Director Wang crushed the tea leaves and sniffed them. Tea leaves still have to reach a certain age of old tree tea to taste enough, although it is the first batch of 'old tea' in autumn, it is better than the 'new tea' of many new tea gardens.

Ye Chen looked at the name of the brand on his chest, Wang Jianming, and continued: "I have made a tea workshop by myself, and I can only sell a few more batches of green tea." ”

Wang Jianming was a little pity, but he still accepted Ye Chen's tea at a price of 35 yuan per catty.

The tea market is very large, and it will not have an impact on the tea market because of a small tea workshop, let alone affect the business of their tea factory. On the contrary, if Ye Chen can make good tea, it will only play a role in promoting the Mengshan tea industry.

At the end of the transaction, Wang Jianming smiled very interestingly: "I congratulate Boss Ye in advance on making good tea and prosperous business." When Boss Ye makes tea, you must call me as soon as possible, and our tea factory also buys new tea. ”

"Definitely, I also congratulate Boss Wang on a prosperous business. Ye Chen also smiled and arched his hand.

"Where am I the boss, just a part-time job......"