Chapter 66: Little Grey Mouse
Du Baozhu didn't know what was going on in Yonecang Village.
The group hurried and hurried, and finally arrived in Xin'an County before the sun rose to the top.
Xin'an County has many mountains, many ridges and many river valleys, and the residents here are no different from other places, all of them reclaim farmland and rely on the sky for food. It wasn't until the popularity of tea drinking became that it became a new tea-producing area.
However, there is a little secret that is not humane to outsiders - the 'Xin'an' in the world-famous Xin'an tea actually refers to Xin'an in Shudi.
There are many famous teas in the Tang Dynasty, such as Shu tea, Huzhou Guzhu tea, and Hunan purple bamboo shoot tea......
Although Xin'an tea is not as good as these famous teas, because it is not far from Mengding, the most famous tea-producing holy place in the Tang Dynasty, the quality is not very bad, and the yield is much higher than Mengding tea, so it spreads through the name of Mengding tea.
And the Xin'an County, where Du Baozhu is located, is a trick that people with active minds came up with, borrowing the name of Xin'an Tea to sell their own tea. Anyway, if they are judged by others, they can also stalk their necks and defend themselves, "We are called Xin'an here, why can't the tea produced be called 'Xin'an tea'?" ”
Now that the situation is critical, and there is Cui's supervision, Du Baozhu dares to go far, so he has to come here to try his luck.
Fortunately, Xin'an County has a unique topography and a lot of mountainous areas, which is quite suitable for the growth of tea trees. As soon as you enter the village, you can see the green tea trees all over the mountains behind the village.
Du Baozhu's heart that had been hanging finally fell to the ground, and he lifted the curtain and called the deer to him: "First find a farmhouse with a spacious yard to spend the night, and then go into the mountain when the weather is cool in the afternoon." ”
Cui's on the side was also very hot, and he kept using his handkerchief to stain the sweat on his face, but his eyes were full of relief: "At first, you were making a fuss about business, and I still treated you as a fool." At this time, I see you doing things, and you look like you are capable. ”
It was hot, and Du Baozhu was not good enough to drill into Cui's arms again, but he also raised his face to reveal a look that was half smug and half serious: "This is natural!" Don't look at who gave birth to me! ”
Cui's daughter is very happy. However, she also knew her own catties and didn't dare to take credit: "I'm not as good as you in this regard." ”
Although she is a famous family, she is an unsuccessful branch girl, and Aya died early, and she was busy reading all day long and pretending to be obedient to win the love of the clansmen. Later, when he married into Du Mansion, he was afraid of losing his uncle's face, and when he took care of the family's income, he only dared to pick some decent shops to make a little money.
Where can a business like Du Baozhu do so well, provoking half the city to talk about the new tea shop?
Du Baozhu heard the envy in Cui's words, and his heart moved, knowing that his opportunity to transform A-Niang had come, and hurriedly smiled: "A-Niang didn't make a move, and she must be better than me." ”
She rolled her eyes, attached to Cui's ear, and explained the purpose and requirements of buying tea trees one by one, and then said with a look of adoration: "Usually buying things and negotiating prices is the business of the shopkeeper, but now that he is not here, it is better for A-Niang to negotiate with the owner of the tea garden!" It just so happened that I was learning how to be a master on the sidelines. ”
Cui's family has been in charge of the family for more than ten years, and it is not a problem to buy a tea tree. It's just that she is timid, and she is not used to such a face-showing, so she is a little hesitant on her face: "It's better to let Hongyin go." ”
Although the atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty was open, the women of those clans still regarded it as noble not to touch silver money. On weekdays, anyone who personally selects goods and discusses prices will be teased and looked down upon by other nobles.
The Cui family has always restrained himself after being famous, so he naturally did not dare to make such an outrageous move.
Du Baozhu didn't care about this: "Although Sister Hongyin does things neatly, how can she be taught by A-Niang herself?" ”
She is not forcing Cui's to depreciate herself, but the situation is becoming more and more chaotic at this time, if Cui's and eldest brother don't help share some of the burden, she is really difficult to support alone.
This purchase of tea trees is the first step to encourage Choi to step out of his comfort zone.
As long as Cui Shi did this, she would know that everything was not as terrible as she imagined. It would be much easier to ask her to do something else in the future.
Du Baozhu looks like a pink carving, and he is obedient and unstoppable. Coaxed by her soft and glutinous, Cui finally nodded reluctantly: "That...... I'll just give it a try, shall we? ”
"Ah Niang, just try!" Du Baozhu proudly cheered her up: "This Xin'an County is so big, there are so many tea gardens, one family can't negotiate, let's just change one, I'm not afraid that the negotiation will not be good!" ”
While the two were talking, the bedroom had been cleaned up, Wen Xi and Hongyin came over and helped the two of them get out of the carriage: "The farmhouse we rented happened to have a vegetable garden, and the slave saw that the fruits and vegetables were very fresh, so he bought them on his own initiative and cooked them at noon." ”
Hongyin followed Cui's side, and she was also very housekeeper-minded. When she did something, Cui Shi was very relieved, so she nodded: "The vegetables freshly picked from the ground are naturally fresher than those sent by Zhuangzi, let the cook look at it." ”
The chefs of Du Mansion are really skilled, although they use a farmhouse kitchen that lacks the East and the West, the dishes they make are not bad at all.
The smell wafting from the kitchen caused a row of half-tall diced beans to lie under the window and suck their saliva.
When Du Baozhu saw it, he asked the cook to fry another plate of dishes, and let the taste be taken out and distributed to the bean cubes.
Those little beans originally saw that Du Baozhu and his party were brightly dressed, and they knew that they were big people who couldn't be provoked, so they didn't dare to approach. Fortunately, he had a happy round face, and the dishes fried by the chef were really fragrant, so a bolder boy stepped forward to receive the dishes.
The children were all rolling in the mud, and their little hands were as black as the claws of black chickens. When Du Baozhu saw this, he couldn't help frowning, and when he heard this, he hurriedly led the children to the water tank to fetch water and wash their hands.
When these children followed Wen Xi away, Du Baozhu found that there was a child hiding at the foot of the wall not far away.
The kid didn't know if he was afraid of Du Baozhu or the other children, so he shrunk into a small ball and hid behind the corner. If it weren't for Du Baozhu's sharp eyes, seeing those small dark eyes, he almost thought he was a bigger gray cat.
Taste also found the child, holding the plate in one hand and supporting his waist in the other, and shouted, "Child, come here." My little lady is kind-hearted, and she will give you food to eat, everyone has a share! ”
The child's eyes lit up when he heard the words 'everyone has a share,' and he finally had the courage to walk in front of him.
Only then did Du Baozhu see clearly that this child was only about four or five years old, born thin and small, and a little wind and grass could make him retract into the corner, not like a gray cat, but like a gray mouse.
Seeing him like this, it was rare to be soft-hearted, and he said in a soft voice: "You go wash your hands first, and I'll give you food to eat after washing your hands." ”
The child looked in the direction of the water tank, and saw a bunch of noisy children around Wenxi, so he shook his head and took two steps back, as if he was about to leave.
I tasted it and was anxious: "Hey, what's the matter with your little baby?" Don't want anything delicious for nothing? ”
She is the most delicious little crow head in Dufu, and when she sees delicious food, she can't wait to eat it all in her stomach. It's the first time I've seen this little baby walking upside down like this.
She couldn't help but put the plate on the table, and caught up with the child in three steps and two steps: "What's wrong with you?" ”
The child just shook his head and refused to speak.
Du Baozhu saw his expression, and he had a guess: "But you're afraid that they will bully you?" ”
The child still didn't speak, his black eyes glanced at Du Baozhu secretly, and then quickly lowered his head.
If Du Baozhu had worked hard in his previous life, the child would have been so big. When he looked at him like that, his heart softened: "Taste the fun, you take him over to wash his hands." Look, don't let those kids bully him. ”
"So you were bullied?" Taste the joy suddenly realized, stretched out his hand and nodded on the child's gray forehead, and said, "If you don't have any interest, you will be beaten back if you are bullied." Just hiding, doesn't it make them think that you are afraid of them? ”
The kid had a rare reaction: "Sister doesn't allow it." ”
"What sister? What not? He didn't speak, and he was treated as dumb for a long time. As soon as he spoke, he couldn't react, and his little face was full of confusion.
The child looked at Du Baozhu, and then at the taste, and probably felt that the two young ladies were quite kind. finally mustered up the courage to say: "They beat me, I bite them, they cried, Sister knew about it, beat me, and I was not allowed to bite them." ”
He shouldn't have been a regular talker, and he was too young to speak a word in fits and starts.
Du Baozhu stroked it slightly, and then understood: the child had fought back before, but was stopped by his sister.
She doesn't agree with the policy of 'forbearance and patience', but this is someone else's family matter, so she pursed her lips and didn't speak.
Taste also knew that the housekeeper was not good, so he didn't say anything, and pulled the child to the water tank.
Who knows, as soon as she scooped up the scoop of water, before a scoop of water was scooped, a tall and strong baby rushed out of the children who arrived first and pushed the gray cat to the ground: "Mourning Star, who allowed you to enter my yard?" Get out! ”
Du Baozhu wanted a spacious yard, so Lu Ming rented the courtyard of the village chief's house, and this push person was naturally the grandson of the village chief, no wonder he was tall and big.
The little mouse-like baby could not withstand his push, and was pushed to the ground and fell two heels.
Changed to the child Du Baozhu had seen before, I was afraid that he was already crying at this time, but this child just pouted, and the starlight tears were trapped in his eyes and did not fall.
But it looks even more pitiful.
Du Baozhu couldn't bear it, got up and walked over: "The child who beat people has no food to eat, you can go." ”
Although the grandson of the village chief was tanned by the sun, his fat arms like lotus roots also showed how much he was favored at home. As soon as Du Baozhu said with a cold face, he was slightly stunned and then sat on the ground and cried: "Wow - I want to eat something delicious!" I'm not going! This is my home! ”
"What's wrong?" Lu Ming was unloading his luggage in the backyard, but he hurriedly rushed over when he heard the movement.
As soon as I arrived, I saw two children sitting in front of my little lady, one was crying, and the other was also aggrieved.
His face couldn't help but show a trace of doubt: This ...... Was it bullied by the little lady?
"Not me." When Du Baozhu looked at his expression, he still didn't know what he was thinking? glared at him angrily: "It's noisy, why don't you throw the crying one out?" ”