After a few more years, the fairy seed tea tree that Nong Jingtang's father had planted had reached more than five meters high, which was indeed not an ordinary tea tree. As his father said, this is the fairy seed tea tree.

He watched them grow up little by little, and he also had his own labor mixed in with them, and the pride in his heart spontaneously arose.

At this time, he was alone in the tea mountain, looking at the beloved tea trees, and involuntarily caressing the green tea leaves, like stroking strips of emerald green satin, tender and soft, full of elasticity and tension of life.

He seemed to be caressing the heart buds condensed by his father's sweat, blooming with vitality, and the mellow fragrance reached his heart and refused to dissipate for a long time.

He reluctantly left the tea mountain.

That evening, Nong Jingtang took his family to the town across the river to see an ancient folk dance in the mountains. It is said that this dance originated from the sacrificial rituals of the ancient Chu people.

In the Western Han Dynasty, the famous Cifu family "Seven Hairs", the original text related to it is: "The guest said: both climb the platform of Jingyi, look at Jingshan in the south, look at the Ruhai in the north, and leave and right the rivers and lakes, and there is no joy in it. ”

Translated into the vernacular: "Guest Road: Climb Jingyi Terrace, look at Jingshan Mountain in the south of Hubei, look at Ruhai Lake in the south (the source of Rushui) in the north, there is the Yangtze River on the left, and Dongting Lake on the right, that happiness is rare in the world." So the learned and eloquent people explained the origin of the mountains and rivers, the names of the plants and trees, arranged the things, compiled the words, connected them by analogy, and after some wandering and watching, they went down to the palace of Yu Huai and put down the wine banquet. ”

It was a sacrificial ritual of the ancient Chu people, and now it has evolved into a folk dance form, which is widely spread in the Jingshan area. It can be said that it is known to all ages.

The "bud" in "bud grass shrinkage wine" is "bao" in ancient books, and "bud grass" is a kind of thatch produced in Nanyi County, at the foot of Jingshan Mountain. Legend has it that at the beginning of the founding of the Chu king in this area, the environment was very difficult, and Zhou Tianzi gave preferential treatment to the Chu people, and the tribute paid by the Chu people was this cheap thatch. This thatch is used to filter the liquor pulp for ancestor worship.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the Zhou royal family declined, and Duke Huan of Qi entangled the princes to crusade against the Chu people, and one of the two reasons for asking for the guilt was that the Chu people did not pay tribute to Zhou Tianzi, and Zhou Tianzi "couldn't shrink the wine".

Therefore, the legacy of "bud grass shrinking wine" still exists in the area of Jingshan in Chudi!

While watching the dance, Nong Jingtang said to Li Chunfeng: "This dance is related to Zhou Tianzi, it is more that the Chu people are not afraid of power, and it expresses a kind of spirit. ”

Li Chunfeng said: "The dance seems to be drinking and serving." ”

Nong Jingtang said: "That is the ancient bud thatch wine that people in the mountains often talk about, using our bud thatch to filter the wine pulp. ”

Li Chunfeng let out an "oh".

Nong Jingtang said: "I also listened to my father about this. ”

The farm house followed the parents to see the strange, to see the lively, sometimes following the rhythm of the dance, jumping happily, dancing with their hands.

At this juncture, the farmer is also in trouble, and his fate is unfortunate.

Once out of town, Nong Jingtang was in trouble. At this stall, the farmer seems to have encountered an inexplicable hurdle, which is difficult to overcome for a while.

On this morning, Xu Caiyun sent a letter: let Nong Jingtang take a few guys to take a waterway to Jiangling. At this time, Xu Caiyun was in the new year

The matter is high, and it is not appropriate to toss. After receiving the letter, after Nong Jingtang prepared the tea, he hurriedly went south with a few men.

They had a smooth ride all the way to Gangneung. However, there was an accident in the tea trading link, which was unexpected.

The owner of this tea merchant is surnamed Qi, and he does resale and trade, and the merchants who come here to trade can be described as endless. Boss Qi is the tyrant of the local tea market, and foreign merchants have to give him three points, so he can only swallow his anger. Otherwise, it's a big problem.

Nong Jingtang had never dealt with Boss Qi, and the situation was unclear and unprepared.

During the transaction, when Boss Qi saw that it was a foreign merchant and a fresh face, he deliberately said that the tea was not in good condition, there were rough impurities, and so on, the purpose was to lower the price.

Nong Jingtang felt that Boss Qi was not authentic, it was obviously a good tea, but he said that the tea was not good, and what was even more unacceptable was that the price given was a bit outrageous, so Nong Jingtang reasoned with Boss Qi a few words, which belonged to the normal bargaining range, and there was no unreasonable trouble.

This boss Qi is used to being domineering, how can he allow others to talk to himself, and he is very unhappy. The horizontal flesh on his face trembled there, and a vicious anger rushed out of his eyes......

Although Nong Jingtang is nearly middle-aged, after all, he is young and vigorous, he feels that Boss Qi is too deceitful, so of course he refuses to give in.

Boss Naqi is not a vegetarian, and there are a few thugs standing next to him, who are specially punishing the so-called individual disobedient merchants.

At this time, Boss Qi was no longer impatient, and he was too lazy to take care of Nong Jingtang, so he came directly to force him to comply.

So, Boss Qi glanced at the leading thugs next to him, and in an instant, he saw those thugs surrounding him together, beating Nong Jingtang severely, and saying while beating, "You don't accept it." There was a thug who directly held a thick wooden stick in his hand, and there were several heavy wooden sticks on his body, which made him scream "whooping", and it was unbearable to see......

At first, Nong Jingtang could still reply: "This doesn't make sense, I can't accept it", and then it was silent.

Because he had no power to fight back, after a while, he was beaten dizzy and collapsed on the ground, unable to move. Even a person with a good body can't withstand this punch and kick that weighs thousands of pounds, coupled with the beating of a wooden stick, this innocent flying misfortune caused Nong Jingtang's life to hang by a thread!

Seeing this, several merchants next to him didn't dare to speak up, and they hid far away one by one.

Seeing this tragic situation, the accompanying men were first frightened, and then felt frightened for a while, and when they came to their senses, the situation had reached the point where it could not be controlled.

At the moment of great urgency, several guys hurriedly stepped forward to dissuade them, and the thugs were also rude and unreasonable to them, and as soon as they came up, they beat several guys with blue noses and swollen faces, and some were knocked to the ground, and they all shouted their fathers and mothers in pain. It's another tragic situation.

At this point, the few men who accompanied him could only endure the pain, and quickly carried Nong Jingtang out of the tea shop and left the scene.

At this time, Nong Jingtang stared at a pair of bulging eyes, as if he was angry and painful...... Now it's all about saving people.

A few men carried Nong Jingtang to the street to inquire around, and after a lot of twists and turns, they finally found a small clinic and did simple treatment to stabilize the condition.

The doctor said: The patient has serious internal injuries, injured muscles and bones, and must be treated as soon as possible, otherwise I am afraid that his life will not be saved!

After hearing this, a few guys were deeply afraid, and they didn't dare to delay for a moment, and rushed to Nanyi County overnight. After a few days of tossing on the road, when he returned home, Nong Jingtang was already unconscious. Due to the aggravation of multiple internal injuries, he did not improve for many days.

Lang Zhong saw it, and the prescription was not less, but he didn't see his body recovering, and Lang Zhong finally shook his head helplessly.

This made Li Chunfeng miserable, she kept wiping her tears, and she was in pain. Nonglu lay in front of his father's hospital bed, crying vigorously......

When he woke up, Nong Jingtang swept the two of them with a weak eye, and many words were projected in that faint eye...... Seeing it, it makes people's hearts ache, their hearts are sad, and their hearts are wronged.

Soon, Nong Jingtang passed away under the deep torture of illness, leaving behind his wife and children, as well as the thriving tea industry!

At this time, Nong Jingtang's son Nong Lu was still an adult.

This incident hit Xu Caiyun very hard, he felt that he couldn't stand his brother Nong Wangnian, and often blamed himself: "It's all my fault, I shouldn't have let Jingtang go, I hurt my nephew!" ”

In addition, he was old and in poor health, and soon he also drove west. Xu Caiyun's friendship with two generations of farmers came to an abrupt end.

Since the unfortunate death of her husband, Li Chunfeng has been rolling in tears almost every day. But she must endure her grief and cheer up, because she still has a heavy responsibility - that is, to raise her son Nonglu to adulthood!

This is not only her husband's solemn entrustment before his death, but also the most important mission in her life! She had no choice!

In the long years that followed, she and her son depended on each other and lived alone and lonely. Although the family had some savings, it could not withstand the long life.

After losing her husband, orphans and widows, it was difficult to live that life. The only consolation is that Li Chunfeng watched his son grow up day by day.

The two of them lived in hardship, and the tea affair almost stopped, and it was only a natural maintenance state.

A few years have passed, and under the hard work of his mother, Nonglu has grown into a good offspring who is hardworking and kind, sensible and filial, and knows a little about tea affairs.

Now, her son Nonglu is Li Chunfeng's biggest support in life, he has given her endless happiness and great psychological comfort.

After all the hardships, the farmer finally has a new expectation!