At dinner, after Ah Wu arranged for the two tea merchants to be seated, he came to the backyard to ask the host to take a seat. Wang San took the horse pin and went away, walked through the hall, went up to the second floor, went to the room at the end of the second floor, pushed open the door, and saw only two men in their early forties, humbling each other.

"The two proprietors are invited guests, and they want to feast one by one, but they are afraid that they will miss the business, so they can only aggrieved the two proprietors first, and they can sit at will." Wang San hurriedly greeted him, invited the guests to sit down, and let the horse in again.

Ma Pinyuan wanted to hesitate, but Wang San had already invited people here, and he couldn't say anything if he didn't meet the landlord's suitability, so he strode into the door and kept the faces of the two tea merchants in mind.

The middle-aged man who entered the door was slightly older, a little hunchbacked, with his head slightly tilted forward, as if he had developed a habit of bowing his head all year round, and his two eyes looked like abacus beads, bulging, giving people a feeling that he could take out an account book at any time and calculate it, this is Lu Fenglu, the second head of the Lu family, and some people in the business called him "Lu Abacus".

The other one is not so much like a businessman, more like a martial arts practitioner, although his height is not as good as Lu Dongjia's, but he looks exceptionally strong, coupled with his dark face, if he stands still, he gives people a look of not being angry and arrogant.

But the clothes on his body are really exquisite, and his eyebrows and eyes are always smiling, which makes people feel like a spring breeze, this person is Li Ming, a tea merchant who has only become famous in recent years, so there are not many people who know it.

After the two men sat down, they took a closer look at the seventeen or eighteen-year-old young man standing at the door, dressed in exquisite satin, and his face still revealed the childishness of his childhood.

Although he had taken his father's teachings to heart and practiced many times, it was the first time for Ma Pinyuan to negotiate business with other tea merchants, and this time he was a little tiptoeing when he saw the two tea merchants.

"This is the son of the Ma family, and the horse is far away." Wang San said that he pulled Ma Pinyuan over, and saluted together, and then introduced two men, and after a polite discussion, Wang San and Ma Pinyuan sat down, and arranged for Ah Wu to serve tea.

"I heard that Master Ma has been in poor health recently, but is there such a thing?" As soon as he sat down, he heard Lu Dongjia ask, and Ma Pinyuan moved his chair uncomfortably, wanting to say something but afraid of saying the wrong thing.

"Thank you Lu Dongjia for your concern, my father's health is indeed a little bad this year, but he has been getting better recently." Ma Pinyuan replied respectfully.

"The matter of roasting tea is also as rumored outside, is it supervised by Young Master Ma?"

"Lately, I've been in charge of the tea business."

When the two guests on the table heard this, their faces immediately showed disappointed expressions, and they did not hide it.

Seeing this, Wang San added the tea handed over by Ah Wu to the two tea merchants, and said casually, "The two proprietors also know that the ranking of the Ma family in the annual roasted tea conference has never disappointed the tea merchants who have come and gone. ”

Lu Fenglu knew the name of the Ma family, when Wang San reported to his family to find someone, the eldest brother was very happy to receive him, but now he is in charge of a child, and it is inevitable that he will be a little disappointed. Li Ming has always been like an outsider and did not participate in the conversation.

"Although Uncle Ma is sick, the quality of the tea of the Ma family has been stable over the years, and occasionally it will win the first place, and it is also a top-notch existence in the eight tea houses, which is not only due to Uncle Ma's frying skills, but also the Ma family's position in the tea mountain and the efforts of more than 100 people up and down, this year's quality will not disappoint the two owners, and in the roasted tea conference, everyone is always busy doing other things, and if you really want to be busy stir-frying tea, you have to wait for the tea to be sun-dried."

When Lu Fenglu heard this, he didn't let go of his heart, and looked Ma Pinyuan up and down, thinking that he still couldn't talk about business today, and he had to wait any longer, but his family was eager to open up the market here, and it was not easy to do anything. In the past few years of doing business in this Baidi City, I have always heard that the Ma family's tea is good, and I have not tasted it once.

Holding the teacup made of white porcelain, the color of the tea is clear and translucent, smelling fragrant, the entrance is slightly bitter and fragrant, and I secretly think that the quality of this tea is really different from the previous purchase from the hands of small tea farmers. Seeing Li Ming taste the tea first, he had already put down the teacup, and a look of satisfaction flashed on his face, if it wasn't for a coincidence, it would be difficult to notice.

"I would venture to ask, what year was this tea saved?" Li Mingcai asked for the first time.

"Li Dongjia is really a connoisseur, this is the tea saved three years ago, it is the first time since entering the cellar to come out to see the sun, my father asked me to take it out for the seniors to taste." When Ma Pinyuan heard Li Ming ask, he immediately replied, and he was afraid that he would say more, and he could only hear the second half of the sentence.

Li Ming said with a smile, "Little brother just speak freely, there are no outsiders here, business, you can do it if you can, and you can make friends if you can't do it." ”

Ma Pinyuan saw Wang San nodding, and then began to feel comfortable, and asked Ah Wu at the door to bring the rest of the tea up, and lined it up in front of Lu Fenglu and Li Ming, "The rightmost is the tea roasted with medium coal, which has been in my cellar for 6 years, 10 years in the middle, and 15 years on the far left, please taste it." ”

Li Ming tasted it from left to right according to the age, the fragrance of this tea is getting softer and softer, and it is becoming more and more pure. But Li Ming thought to himself, what a pity it would be if the tea was not fried by Mr. Ma in the future.

When Pinyuan saw the expressions of enjoyment of the two proprietors, he became even more affectionate, and took out the tea bags wrapped in advance and gave them to the two proprietors as gifts.

"Listen to the meaning of Brother Wang's words, this year's conference is still Mr. Ma's competition?" Lu Fenglu seemed to be still struggling with the question of fried tea, and he had to ask a clear question.

Wang San immediately answered, "This, I don't know very well, Uncle Ma should have his arrangement." With that, he looked at Ma Pinyuan.

Ma Pinyuan seemed to have just reacted, and hurriedly said, "Yes, in this year's competition, the Ma family is still fried by his father, but this is all private before the game, and I hope the two owners will keep it secret." ”

Lu Fenglu took advantage of the situation and asked, "This is natural, we are here to promote business, but what is the standard of tea trading this year, we are not clear at all, I don't know if it is convenient to take Lu Dongjia and me to meet Ling Zun in the near future, in order to thank you for tonight's hospitality, we can't stay for a few days, and we all know the purpose of our trip, and I hope you will forgive me, people like us who are running around are willing to rush forward a little more, and they can't be idle." ”

"This..." Pinyuan looked embarrassed, so he had to ask Wang San for help.

"The two owners have been in this city for a few days, and they must also know something about the Ma family, this year's business Ma family is naturally sincere to do, otherwise they will not send thousands of miles to invite the two owners, but it is not overnight, before the two owners come, Wang San and I also said ugly words in front, this year's business, the first can not be publicized in advance, and the second has to wait for an opportunity. And this time is only a few days, and I hope the two owners will wait a little longer. ”

Seeing this, Lu Fenglu and the others also thought that they had an appointment earlier, and it was not good to force Ma Pingyuan to go away, so they had to change the topic and talk about Chen Cha, seeing that the scene was gradually deserted, Pinyuan said in a hurry, "If the two owners don't mind, I would like to ask the two owners to wait for five days to go to my tea garden to sit down, so as to better entertain the two owners." ”

Hearing this, the two looked at each other and smiled, and then they were silent, and they excused each other with tea instead of wine, and the banquet showed a harmonious appearance, only Wang San smiled bitterly on the side.

When the dinner was over, they went back to their rooms to rest. Because he hadn't seen Wang San for a long time, Ma Pinyuan stayed behind and chatted about what he had seen outside.

Early the next morning, Pin Yuan instructed Ah Wu to send him back to his home in the city, where there would be another silent war today, and the thought of this place was a headache.