One day, Xu Caiyun sent a letter to Nong Wangnian, saying that he had already contacted the boat and was going to go down to Jiangling by water, asking him to prepare tea on time and in quantity, and he would come to pick up the goods at that time.

After receiving the letter, Nong Wangnian did not dare to delay, so he immediately began to prepare for the tea ceremony.

In late spring and early summer, the river rises, and it's time for boats. It flows south from the Fuhe Wharf in Nanyi County through the boundary between Dangyang, Shunzhi River and Jiangling, and flows into the Yangtze River at the Xinhekou in Jiangling County, and then transfers the goods to Hankou. This is an ancient water trade route.

In the early morning, the sun showed its face, and the weeping willows on the banks of the Fu River were green, but the moisture had not yet dissipated. At this time, I saw rafts, wooden sailboats, and fishermen's shuttle boats floating on the river, which was busy.

After Nong Wangnian learned about running by water, he wanted his son to go out to see the world, and followed Xu Caiyun to run a boat. When he mentioned this, Xu Caiyun agreed.

On this day, fifty quintals of tea were loaded onto the ship. Xu Caiyun took Nong Jingtang and a few guys on the boat, and there were already more than a dozen passengers on the boat, all like sluggish stones, silent. There was only one glamorous woman on the boat looking at the scenery and walking back and forth.

The wooden sailing boat running on the Fu River, commonly known as the rock gang, has a slightly warped head and tail, a flat-bottomed concave cabin, a wide hull, and a large carrying capacity. The ship moved and began its journey south. This southward riverbed twists and turns, crossing dangerous shoals, breaking rapids, and many accidents. As a result, the passengers on the ship were quieter, except for the sound of rushing water.

Nong Jingtang is different, he stands on the boat, walks around, only to see the boat changing scenery, the waves hitting the shore, everything is very fresh. For him, this is not only the first time to take a boat, but also the first time to go out to run a business. Xu Caiyun saw that he was happy, but just reminded him to "beware" and "stand firm".

The river is always full of bays and beaches, and the bays are always connected to each other, so no matter how gentle the river is, the head of the boat does not dare to slacken, and always stares at the vigilant eyes. The speed of the boat has increased markedly, the curves have increased, and the river will be open at one time and narrow at another; The river was still flowing at this time, and it was turbulent at that time, as if it were a trick.

Nong Jingtang became excited, following the track of the wooden boat, looking at the ever-changing river, just like watching an ancient drama with ups and downs, this plot is either tactful or agitated, just peaceful, to urgent, he only feels novel and exciting.

On a ship with no navigational aids, everything depends on the super memory and rich sailing knowledge of the "ship's handle". When sailing, the boat boss uses his eyes to look at the shape of the mountain or river bank on the shore, combined with his years of accumulated experience to determine the position of the ship, and turns around according to the surrounding terrain and the specific situation of the riverbed to judge, there is no navigation chart on the ship, which is the hard work of the leader.

When the boat went down the beach, the person standing at the bow of the boat suddenly became nervous. I saw the boatman's eyes staring at the oncoming stone wall. Often at the end of the beach, it is the stone wall formed by the red sand and gravel that sticks out of the river, where the river water that rushes down sharply turns and merges into a deep pool, and a bay of clear backwater appears. Seeing that the wooden boat was about to hit the stone wall, the bow of the ship turned in an instant, and the hull of the ship shook against the current and caused the waves to take off.

Sometimes the people on the boat also screamed. Soon the bow finally turned and headed for a new course.

Nong Jingtang watched a thrilling beating on the boat, and unconsciously let out a continuous exclamation!

Along the way, I don't know how many beachheads, how many sharp turns, how many thrilling scenes. During the day, Nong Jingtang only cared about watching the strange, and at night, he was still excited, but it was late at night, and he had to take a nap on the boat. When I woke up, the ship had passed the sun. In the afternoon of the next day, he felt that he had not stayed enough, and the boat arrived at the end of the boat, the pier of Gangneung County.

Xu Caiyun hurriedly arranged for the accompanying men to unload the goods, transport the tea to the tea shop, and then trade: weighing, counting, checking, accounting, checking, and checkout, Nong Jingtang wrote them down one by one, and Xu Caiyun instructed diligently on the side. After this set of procedures, it was already evening.

A few days later, they returned to Nanyi County.

Nong Jingtang returned home with a spring breeze on his face. The parents were very happy to see their son return smoothly, and he answered long and short questions.

Nong Wangnian asked with concern: "Have you figured out the tea trade?" ”

Nong Jingtang replied: "Father, the child has figured it out. ”

At this time, Nong Wangnian was drinking tea on the side, and he was thinking: since he started the tea business, now that the family has begun to be rich, and his son is not small, it is time to talk about family affairs. He wants his son to get married, so that he can hold his grandson as soon as possible. He told his wife what he thought. Nong Jingtang's mother was also worried about her son's marriage, and after listening to her husband's words, she was very happy, so she began to discuss her son's family affairs.

Soon, the farmer chose Chunfeng, the second girl of the Li family in the neighboring village, and the Li family was also very happy about this family business. Nowadays, the farmhouse is well known in the area.

Nongwangnian's plan is that the business is getting better and better, and the family also needs helpers. So, the peasant family went to the Li family to ask for marriage, took tea as a gift, and set the children's lifelong events.

Li Chunfeng can speak, has a sweet mouth, looks good-looking, is of medium stature, and is a little plump.

Li Chunfeng saw that Nong Jingtang was sturdy and polite, and when he looked at it, his face was hot and flushed.

Both parents and children are very satisfied with this family business.

At this time, it is early autumn. The farmer invited the fortune teller, optimistic about the day of marriage, and the Li family also nodded in approval, and on the auspicious day, Nong Wangnian handled his son's marriage.

Nongwang Nian attaches great importance to the tea ceremony. After the husband and wife visit the church, a grand tea ceremony is held. The tea boy handed a plate of tea and two cups. After three transfers, two cups of tea are transferred to one cup and the groom drinks them all in one gulp to show harmony. At the same time, the celebrant recited the "Tea Words": "The tea bearer passes the tea, and the cup bearer holds the cup." When the tea is offered, the etiquette is three ways, the husband and wife are reconciled, and the piano and the sheng reed. ”

The banquet still has to be held, but it is just a small scene, a small scope, and everything is simple because of the ugliness. This is also in line with the consistent style of Nong Wangnian.

However, Xu Cai prepared a generous gift to congratulate the farmer. Nongwang held only two tables of banquets. At this time, after three rounds of drinking, Xu Caiyun clinked glasses with Nong Wangnian, and another cup bottomed out, put down the wine glass, he patted Nong Wangnian on the shoulder, and said, "Brother's business is my business." My nephew is a good offspring, you can rest assured. "It's the so-called drunken spit out the truth.

Nong Wangnian poured him a full bottle of wine and said, "Brother, the words are all in the wine, dry." The two clinked glasses and drank them all.

Their brotherhood is in this strong mellow fragrance, and in the years when the elegant tea fragrance has been brewed by the boiling water of life.

On the wedding night, both of them couldn't let go, Li Chunfeng replied shyly, and Nong Jingtang was also tiptoeing. Still, it went well.

This daughter-in-law Li Chunfeng passed the door, and took the initiative to help her mother-in-law with housework, busy with everything, and her mother-in-law was happy to see that she was nimble in her hands and feet, and she was refreshing and refreshing.

At this time, Nong Wangnian was sitting on a wooden chair drinking tea, thinking about the tea in the coming year. A fluffy yellow dog lay at his feet and snoozed.

Since Nong Jingtang married his daughter-in-law into the door, he has become more proactive. On this morning, he was about to go to the tea garden, so he took his newlywed wife Li Chunfeng to the tea mountain, so that she could slowly familiarize herself with the tea business. The young couple came to the tea garden with a smile and laughter, and Nong Jingtang introduced her one by one and explained the basic knowledge of tea cultivation and management. Under the careful training of his father, Nong Jingtang's tea planting and tea making skills became more and more mature.

Nongwang New Year is to see in the eyes and be happy in the heart.

Nong Jingtang led Li Chunfeng to see the tea garden, and the little couple returned home happily.

Nong Jingtang's mother asked her daughter-in-law, "Have you seen it all?" ”

Li Chunfeng's face was excited: "Mom, look, our tea garden is so big." ”

The faces of the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were like the spring breeze sweeping through the mountains, and they were filled with green smiles.