After successfully getting Zhou Xiaozhong's promise, Nie Ming was not idle, and with the help of Li Bo, he found many books that recorded the methods of identifying tea leaves and finding tea leaves, and began the process of deep learning.

Although he often heard about these things in the town, there was a difference between the teaching of this thing on paper and the actual operation, so while visiting the old tea farmers, Nie Ming was also constantly learning.

Of course, Zhou Xiaochong is also an excellent teacher, but since she agreed to Nie Ming's request, she rarely even appeared when she made tea, and the affairs of the store were handed over to a few subordinates, and most of her time was thrown into the small tea-making room.

Nie Ming was not surprised by this, because he had the impression that Zhou Xiaochong was such a dedicated girl, and he had already discovered this trait when the other party made tea for him for the first time.

But what Nie Ming didn't know was that Xiao Chong had always had a secret, her focus was different from other people's acquired training, she could focus on one thing at a very young age, and the result of doing so was to get twice the result with half the effort, so her father never spread the news in order to protect her.

And this quality is very rare in the artisan circle, because this talent is called absolute focus, and almost every being who has gone to the extreme in the way of making has similar characteristics.

The other participants were also making their own preparations, and the originally scorching atmosphere in Wufu Town slowly calmed down.

But as everyone involved in the event knows, this is just the calm before the storm, and when the real storm begins, everyone will face amazing storms!

The calm time passed slowly, and after all parties had made certain preparations, the annual tea picking event was about to begin.

And on the eve of this festival, the townspeople in the town have started to prepare early, a large number of decorations appear in all corners of the town, and the whole town begins to be filled with a festive atmosphere.

And the even more exaggerated quaint stone platform outside the town, originally when Nie Ming passed by, he thought that this was a place that had been abandoned for a long time, because the stone platform was already full of dust, and there were a lot of waterlogged potholes above.

However, after the townspeople set up and cleaned up, the high platform, which had only been silent for a year, was once again lit up, and after a large number of red lacquered wooden stakes entered the vacant pit, a magnificent canopy appeared on the stone platform.

There are also various colored curtains on top of the delicate and gorgeous canopy, and the whole stone platform is full of festive atmosphere surrounded by various colored curtains.

The reason why there is so much emphasis on tea picking is because this festival is the beginning of the tea trade of the year, and although the control of commercial behavior is not strict, there are some restrictions.

Therefore, the spring tea made here will only be sold at this time, and this is the time when the merchants and tax collectors carnival.

At the same time, there is a reason why the tea picking party is called a tea picking party instead of a tea sales party, because at this point in time, another very important event will take place, and the tea picking party that opens the mountain to pick summer tea will start on this day.

Due to the relationship between the inner mountain and the closed mountain, most of the spring tea is made from the tea leaves on the tea trees planted and cultivated by the tea farmers themselves, although there are also many excellent works, but there is still a gap between the generation and the best produced in the inner mountain.

Therefore, the tea picking party and the subsequent production and sales of summer tea are the ultimate goals of this business event, and the annual tea king can be sold at an astonishing sky-high price.

So every year, there are many people competing for a hundred places like a mountain, but not everyone who enters the mountain can return safely, every year some people get rich overnight in the mountain, but a considerable number of people never come back.

But there are many people who are willing to take risks for the sake of that amazing profit.

In addition, each quota does not correspond to one person, but five people, because it is never safe in the mountains, so even experienced tea farmers still need the protection of the strong.

Therefore, it is not only merchants and tea farmers who appear here, but also many well-known dart players and wandering powerhouses will also look for business here.

As for the allocation of places, Nie Ming didn't pay attention to it, anyway, his quota was counted in Su Canghai's name, and he would not directly participate in this competition.

As for the mercenaries and masters who appeared, he didn't care, because he believed that the place where he went back should be inaccessible to ordinary people, and these ordinary mountain people should not be able to keep up with his speed, and the only guys who need to worry about it now are those forces.

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Soon the time came to the opening day of the tea picking party, and early in the morning, Nie Ming carried the luggage that Li Bo had already prepared, and walked straight out of the door.

At this time, he was dressed in a pure black power suit, and around his waist was a special wide belt, behind which were two halberds bound in grooves.

And the clothes on his body seem to be very swollen, and there are obviously things like inner armor under him, but looking at the way he walks, he should not be affected in any way, and his combat power is still at its peak.

When he arrived on the first floor, it was very quiet, because there was no one here except the old man behind the counter, not even Zhou Xiaochong, who usually sat by the door, did not appear here.

"Uncle, where did Xiao Chong go?" Nie Ming asked curiously.

The old man behind the counter smiled and said, "I don't know, Miss seems to have something to do these days, so she told us not to disturb her early, and we didn't dare to ask." ”

Nie Ming nodded thoughtfully: "I'm going to enter the mountain in the next few days, if someone comes to me, I'll let him wait here." ”

With that, he walked out, originally he was going to say goodbye to Xiao Chong, but since the other party was not there, he omitted this step.

Even without Nie Ming's marching speed, it took him less than three quarters of an hour to come to the stone platform outside the town, which was now a lively place, with a large number of people gathering under the stage, and the aroma of various snacks was constantly lingering around.

Nie Ming looked at a clearing that had been specially circled for those who entered the mountain to rest, and found that he seemed to have come a little earlier, because there were only less than twenty guys with cloaks standing in the circle at this time, and it seemed that they were unwilling to reveal their identities.

Nie Ming naturally had no interest in making friends with them, so he decisively went into the food stall and ate slowly.

By the time he returned to the starting point again, it was already the moment when the stage was full of people, and as a county commander in an official uniform walked to the front of the stage, Nie Ming knew that this tea picking party was finally about to start.

At this time, nearly 500 people in the circle prepared their bags early, just waiting for the auspicious time to come, and I don't know how many people will be able to return safely this time?

Nie Ming easily found the location of Su Canghai's four people, because there were really not many people in the crowd who did not cover their identities, Chen Liang, Su Canghai, and Ren Zongheng were among the very prominent ones.

After all, they have been in high positions for a long time, and the momentum of the lines on their bodies is different from ordinary people, and in addition to these three forces, the only few people who show their faces are respected old men, even Nie Ming, who has not been here for a long time, knows their identities.

And as long as these people don't die, other people will not take the initiative to compete with each other, because the purpose of the other party is also very clear - to find tea! However, they are not looking for tea leaves but tea saplings, and their purpose is to transplant or graft high-quality tea trees to the outer mountains.

Some of the Assassins' tea guests were praying to the sky, hoping that their relatives would return safely; Some prodigal sons are gearing up to find some curiosities and get rich overnight; And Nie Ming came to Su Canghai's side and asked something in a low voice.

Su Canghai's face was solemn, and he didn't know what kind of plan the other party had in his heart.

"Before dealing with the Dongying people, let's not do anything with the other two parties, and you have to be careful about the strength of the harem that is expected to be in the northeast." Su Fan whispered in Nie Ming's ear, he was really afraid that this killer star would burst out and kill people as soon as he was like a mountain, which was taboo.

"Let's wait and see, I'm not sand." Nie Ming's face sank like water, "I have fought against the Dongying people, and their leader's sword technique is indeed not simple. ”

"Our goal is to find tea, not to cause more trouble, and I didn't bring any helpers this time, just these three doormen who are proficient in fighting in the mountains." Su Canghai pointed to the three people beside him, "According to your character, you should be able to fight alone, be careful." ”

Saying that, his eyes swept to the two groups of people on the side, "Jinyi Wei has four thousand households in addition to Ren Zongheng, and the Chen family is very strange, except for Chen Liang, there are only three elites." ”

"I remember, we'll meet at the heart of Uchiyama in a few days." Nie Ming smiled.

Su Canghai nodded: "Yes, but everything is still careful, if something really happens, you can also withdraw first." ”

"Yes, the mountains are a good place, don't underestimate the lone wanderer, my name is also a child among the people outside Mobei." Nie Ming said with a smile.

As they spoke, the prefectural commander on the stage also began to speak, and after respecting the heavens and the earth and the king, he began to make all kinds of wishes and expectations, of course, no one listened, and everyone's attention was now focused on the mountains in the distance.

Soon, the county magistrate said the last one very interestingly: "The auspicious time has come!" Tea guests enter the mountain! May you get what you wish and find good tea! ”

With the sound that the auspicious time had arrived, all the tea guests moved, but the level of the tripartite forces was highlighted.

While a group of serious tea pickers were hurrying or slowly advancing towards the mountain pass, the men and horses of the three forces had already rushed to the mountain pass in the lead.