Chapter 15 The Return Journey
The woman's cry grew more and more mournful. Onlookers sighed.
The transportation in the mountainous area is inconvenient, most of Langzhong practices medicine in the town, and occasionally there is a headache and brain fever, even if he has a sudden illness, the young and middle-aged can still insist on a few hours to rush to the town to find Langzhong, the old man and the child often have no time to heal, and a life can only be sent by the little ghost sent by the king of Hades.
Xia Qingyun stopped and looked at it for a while, and couldn't help but feel sorry for her.
The little guy behind him called, saying that the handlebar was waiting for them to leave, so he called Hua Yun to walk towards the carriage together.
In front of the first carriage, Xia Qingyun lifted the curtain, and saw that the goods were stacked very neatly, and they were firmly fixed on the gang with ropes, so he took out five copper plates and sent the errand boy away, and got into the car with Hua Yun.
In addition to the official road near Dongchuan Town, there are mostly rugged mountain roads to Beixi Village, and although the wide carriage is comfortable to sit on, it is inconvenient to walk on the mountain road. So Xia Qingyun deliberately chose a medium-sized one with a solid and firm frame. The hired ones are also experienced handlebar types that often run in mountainous areas.
The carriage turned up the mountain road, the first car was full of purchased things, and he couldn't run at speed, Xia Qingyun let the handlebar not be in a hurry, and safety was the best. Two horse-drawn carriages traveled along the mountain road.
"Get out of the way of the front! Get out of the way! With the sound of horses' hooves, some people shouted loudly, as if their car was blocking the road.
Xia Qingyun hurriedly told the handlebar to stop the car on the inside side and make way for a narrow road. She lifted a corner of the curtain and looked out, and seven or eight men rode up from behind. The man at the head glanced back when he passed by the carriage, and happened to meet Xia Qingyun's eyes.
At a quick glance, I saw that the man was wearing a soap-colored power suit, born fierce and powerful, with a high nose bridge, sword eyebrows, and bright eyes. He was slightly stunned when he saw a pretty face in the car window, and then a humorous smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
Xia Qingyun frowned, and then lowered the curtain.
The sound of horses' hooves faded away, and she instructed the handlebar to continue on his way.
The carriage turned a few mountain bends, but I didn't know that a man was riding a horse and followed the cart far away, until the carriage drove into Beixi Village, then turned the horse's head and whipped away.
That man was one of the men who had just been in the thick man's entourage.
Xia Qingyun asked the handlebar type to drive the carriage directly to the large cross courtyard, unloaded the goods from the newly completed warehouse in the front yard, and asked Hua Yun to take two newly bought futons and take them to the next room to rest.
When my father and mother heard the inquiry, they were shocked to see two carriages and a house full of objects piled up like a hill.
The mother asked with a worried face: "Qingyun, how much silver does this cost?" The money for the materials of the house has not been settled, and the tea garden has to hire people to open up the wasteland, do we have enough silver? ”
Xia Qingyun pulled her mother and whispered a few words in her ear. The mother first opened her eyes in shock, and then she couldn't close her mouth with joy.
Dad and Hua Yun counted their things, locked the door carefully, and went over to the side to chat with the handlebar style, and the family returned to the wooden house happily.
After a brief dinner, the whole family came to the Wishful Treasure Pavilion. Xia Qingyun brewed a pot of white silver needles in the tea room, and called his family to sit around the coffee table.
"Dad, mother, this is the supply document signed by the Huangfu family and our tea garden, I will read it to you." Xia Qingyun explained to them while reading.
"Twenty-five thousand taels!" Dad opened his mouth wide and looked at his eldest daughter in disbelief, he never dreamed that he would see so much money in his life! Then he said worriedly: "The tea garden has just begun to open up the wasteland, and we can supply so much tea at the end of the month?" ”
"Time is a little tight, but as long as it is arranged properly, it is completely in time." Xia Qingyun said.
She took out six thousand eight hundred taels of silver tickets and put them on the coffee table, "This is a deposit, and I will use two hundred taels of silver to purchase, and the other two hundred and fifty taels are the final payment for the two catties of tea and tea tubes sent this time." It's all clear in the books. ”
Dad picked up the silver ticket, his hands trembled excitedly, he didn't know many words, and he still knew one thousand two or three big characters in the middle. He looked at it for a long time before putting it down, touched his chin and said, "Since we have received other people's money, we have to keep our promise." Qingyun, don't worry, Dad just doesn't eat or sleep, and he also takes people to drive out the work! ”
The mother pursed her lips and smiled: "Your father is a solid eye, so he knows how to work with a stuffy head." In my opinion, this house has also been built, and the tea garden has also opened, and a lot of people have to be hired to come over. On your own, your father can't finish it with exhaustion. ”
"That's, that's." Daddy couldn't stop nodding.
Xia Qingyun looked at her father's obedience to his wife's life, and couldn't help laughing, she added some tea soup to her father's teacup, and said with a smile: "What my mother said is that our family alone can't take care of a tea garden." The outside is not as good as the inside of the treasure pavilion, the loose soil fertilization and insect catching have to rely on manual labor, and tea picking is a meticulous work. We are now taking the high-end route, from the quality of tea to the packaging, every link can not be ignored. ”
"Sister, what is the high-end route?" Xia Huayun asked.
"Think about it, who can afford our tea?" Xia Qingyun didn't answer immediately, but slowly and seductively guided his younger brother.
"Needless to say, of course, it is a big family like the Huangfu family that can afford to drink such expensive tea."
"That's right, Houmen Fujia, food and clothing are all about pomp, let's do these people's business!"
Xia Huayun said thoughtfully: "I understand, the high-end route is to find out the minds of these big families and make what they like, so that they can make more money!" ”
Xia Qingyun nodded with satisfaction. If she hadn't occasionally found a thousand-year-old tea tree, she might have made some fresh snacks to set up a stall in the market, such as spicy bullfrogs, candied dried taro and the like.
But snacks are not worth a few dollars, and they are easy to deteriorate and rot. Besides, the combined population of Dongchuan Town is only more than 10,000 people, and it doesn't make much money after all.
Tea is different, it can not only be stored for a long time after processing, but also has high added value, from which tea can be derived from a variety of peripheral commodities such as tea utensils, tea sets, etc., and the business potential is unlimited.
Huangfu Zheng also said that only large families like to drink tea, which has virtually positioned it as a commodity consumed by high-end people. Besides, there is no one here to grow and operate a tea business, and Xia Qingyun is the number one in Tianzi. In the words of the previous life, this is called "identifying market gaps, seizing business opportunities, targeting high-end customers, and leading consumer fashion." ”
She read the order list again and said: "The next month is the most critical period for our Qingyun Tea Garden. The tea garden is only opened, the seedlings are transplanted, the seedlings are watered and fertilized, and there can be no delay for a moment. The house has just been built, and there are still a lot of things to decorate inside and out, we can't all consume in one place, I will divide the work, and we will do it separately. ”
"Okay, it's all up to you." Daddy said with a www.biquge.info of fun.
"That's good, Hua Yun and Qiu Yun are in the Ruyi Treasure Pavilion every day, in addition to raising seedlings, they also have to pick fat buds and one bud and two leaves. I come back every night to make tea, and during the day I am in the house and the big cross courtyard. Dad is still in charge of leading people to open a tea garden. My mother will go to the tooth shop in the town tomorrow and ask them to find some honest and diligent ones to buy them back to be the servants in the house. ”
"There are also tea tubes, tea utensils and cloth bags for tea leaves, which have to be made by someone. Can you collect some cloth deposits, put them in each household, and collect them when you are ready? Mother reminded.
Xia Qingyun shook his head and said, "Although it is convenient, the quality is not guaranteed." Produced by our Qingyun Tea Garden, even as small as a Yingluo must be guaranteed to be a high-quality product. I plan to put it in the large courtyard, the front yard is used as a warehouse, and the place where tea cones and tea utensils are made, and I will hire some skilled male workers. In the backyard, cotton bags and Yingluo are processed for tea bags, mainly female workers. ”
"Otherwise, let's invite the village chief's mother-in-law over and ask her to help take care of the work in the backyard. The girls talk a lot together, and with her watching, those who love to rap right and wrong in the village can stop a little. Dad said.
But the mother objected, "I don't think it's appropriate." The village chief's mother-in-law is not a fuel-efficient lamp either. It's easy to ask God to send God, but if she doesn't do a good job, she will save the face of the village head. It's better to send some rich gifts to his family during the New Year's holidays, so that he can help us talk in the future. ”
Xia Qingyun praised, "It's still right what my mother said!" Now that we have a carriage, we can get around town in just a few hours. After my mother went to the dental shop, she came back and stared at the work in the backyard. ”
After thinking about it, she instructed again: "Dad, in the future, you will report the employment of the tea garden to your mother every day, remember that you must be fair, you can't be confused, you are good and I am good, we have a reward for doing a good job, and if you do not do a good job, you will be punished, and the rewards and punishments will be clear, so as to be convincing." ”
Niangbang said: "What Qingyun said is reasonable, and the rules have been set from the beginning, and it will save trouble in the future." ”
"That's, that's." Dad nodded in response.
"Sister, why don't you teach me and Qiuyun to make tea at night, you are tired for a day during the day, we will help you at night, you can rest." Xia Huayun Road.
Xia Qingyun shook his head, "Huayun, don't worry. I'm still here to answer the current order. You seize the time in the evening to learn to read and write, and keep accounts. In the future, you will be the steward of Qingyun Tea Garden. ”
"Huh? I? I can't. Xia Huayun was a little frightened, he didn't expect his sister to give him such a heavy burden.
"Why not?" Xia Qingyun said with a straight face: "Father and mother are just your son, who should you not be in this family in the future?" ”
"Then I think my sister should be in charge." Xia Huayun was still a little cowardly.
Xia Qingyun said: "What are you afraid of, I don't let you take care of it now, you follow me first and learn slowly, and when the time is right, I will hand over the tea garden to you." Although the white peony and the white silver needle are good, there will always be a time when they are tired of the day. The same is true for tea utensils and tea sets, which always have to be constantly innovated. Besides, the cultivation of tea trees is not difficult, and others will definitely learn to plant in the future when they see that we have made money. I still have to figure out some fresh varieties to ensure that Qingyun Tea Garden is the best in this industry. ”
The little sister didn't speak beside her, and then she said, "Sister, why don't you care?" Are you going to get married and go to someone else's house in a few years? ”
Xia Qingyun pulled her braid and said, "Who told your sister that she was going to get married?" Do you think your sister is too much in charge and is in a hurry to let me go? ”
The little sister pursed her lips and grabbed her arm, "No, I wish my sister and I would never marry for the rest of our lives, so we would stay by my father's side!" ”
The mother patted the little sister on the back and scolded with a smile: "This girl is pure Huqin, how can there be a girl who will not marry in her life!" ”