Chapter 12: Secretly Descending the Mountain
He Daoan nodded affirmatively: "I think too." Although we are not very old, we still have the eye to see people. ”
He turned to Tang Liu and said, "We will go back to Fucheng in two days, you stay here and watch the Zhong family, and report back in time if you have anything." ”
"Yes, the villain understands." Tang Liu gave a salute before leaving.
Ten days later, in the gardenia garden of the mountain col, the tea leaves in the pot were swept out in the winter solstice, poured into the dustpan, wiped the sweat on his forehead, and breathed a long sigh of relief: "It's finally finished." ”
"Everyone's worked hard." Zhong Lingyu wore a headscarf on her head and dark blue coarse cloth clothes and pants, dressed like a peasant girl. She handed the dustpan to a woman, stood up, and patted her clothes.
The two old farmer-looking people next to him copied the tea in the palm of their hands, looked at the light carefully for a while, and then leaned to their noses to smell the taste, and gave a thumbs up: "The tea fried by the girls is no different from the one we fry." It's really worthy of being a person on the side of Miss's body, just smart, and you can learn it. ”
This praise made the four maids smile.
Zhong Lingyu looked at the few people in the field, and was also relieved.
When Zhong Deping was still alive, she had an idea, and she was about to talk to her father about changing the family's business strategy, but she didn't want her father to die before she could say this idea. Now that she has been squeezed by Zhong Deqing, she is ready to plan and implement this strategy in advance. She believes that under her operation, the Zhong family's big house will not only not decline, but will prosper more than before.
In this strategy, the roasted tea technology is the most critical part. So since last year, she has been learning to roast tea from a roasted tea master whenever she has the opportunity. And the maid next to her saw this, and also learned. Several tea roasters are old, Zhong Lingyu gives a high price, and the most important thing is that it is impossible for these delicate girls to roast tea professionally, and they will not rob them and their descendants of their jobs, so they are naturally happy to teach each other. Under their guidance, everyone has made rapid progress, and now the tea that is fried is not far behind the best tea roasters.
"Everyone put the tea in the tin can, and when we go down the mountain for a while, the tea leaves will go with us." Zhong Lingyu commanded.
"Yes." Everyone responded, quickly packed up their things in their hands, lifted them, hugged them, and took out the tin cans filled with tea leaves, all the way to the courtyard where Zhong Lingming lived.
Zhong Lingming's courtyard, He Daoan, Sun Xuewen and these people have lived, forgive Zhong Deqing has great courage, and he doesn't dare to set fire here, so Zhong Lingyu brought all the roasted tea these days to the bedroom where Sun Xuewen used to live for the first time, guarded by Yuan Haokang and a few guards, and never left.
"Sister, are they all fried?" Zhong Lingming heard the voice and hurriedly came out of the house.
"Well, it's all over." Zhong Lingyu saw that everyone had put the tea away, turned his head and instructed Yuan Haokang, "Tell them to go to the carriage and go directly to this courtyard to load the cart, and we will go down the mountain immediately." ”
Yuan Haokang left in response.
Yuan Haokang is a very meticulous worker, and he has been a dart master, and he is very good at how to hide and hide. After a while, he came back with three carriages, which were the ones that Zhong Lingyu, Zhong Lingming and others took when they went up the mountain.
He proposed to Zhong Lingyu: "Miss, the villain is worried that someone will intercept the troublemakers halfway, so it is better to put all the tea on these three carriages, and then let Xiaogu and Yuxue follow the car, pretending that you and the young master are going down the mountain, and you two will go down the mountain tomorrow." What does the young lady think? ”
"That's a good idea." Zhong Lingyu said approvingly, "In order to pretend to be some, I will also go down the mountain together." ”
"It's not okay, it's dangerous." Yuan Haokang can be busy. Seeing that Zhong Lingyu insisted on this, he said bitterly: "It doesn't matter if you lose some tea, there will always be a time to make a comeback." But if you have a good girl, you have no hope. ”
"Yes, sister, don't take any risks." Zhong Lingming also blocked, "If you want to pretend to be, you don't need to go, I'll just go." ”
"It's okay for the young master to follow the car." Wu Zhenghao nodded at Su Shichang, "The young master is a boy, and there is no reputation problem." And if you shouldn't say something, there is still a third young master in our family, even if the second young master has something, the second master will not be able to take away our family's property, so he will not murder the second young master's life, and his safety is guaranteed. If the girl is really not at ease, let the young master follow the car. ”
Zhong Lingyu looked at her younger brother, who was not as tall as herself, and heard that Chunli and a few other maids were also dissuading, she smiled and sighed: "Okay, I'll listen to you." I'm not going, I'm going to let Ming'er go. ”
Zhong Lingming clenched his fists, and an excited expression appeared on his face.
Seeing his sister being affected for a while, he couldn't help a little, and he felt guilty. This son can take on the role alone, and this half-grown child feels that he has grown up and can take on the heavy responsibility of the family, and he is naturally very happy.
Yuan Haokang and several guards carried the tea cans into the car one by one, each car left space for two people to sit, Zhong Lingming took Xiao Wusheng to sit in the front, Yuluo and Xiaogu sat in the middle, pretending that Zhong Lingyu was in the car, and Solstice sat in the last one. Everyone got into the car and sat down, and the convoy slowly drove out of the tea garden under the escort of Wu Zhenghao and others.
"Miss, they're going to be fine, right?" Solstice is a little worried about the tunnel.
"Don't worry, our tea-making time ends early, and we will go down the mountain as soon as it is over, even if the second master sends someone to inquire about the news on the mountain, it will not be so timely. They're going to set it up halfway, at least until tomorrow. It is safe to go down the mountain today. Zhong Lingyu was very determined.
Over the years, because Zhong Deqing and Zhong Deping did not deal with each other, he always made a stumbling block for the big house, but let Zhong Lingyu understand the second uncle's temperament thoroughly. Zhong Deqing is selfish and greedy for money, but his ability is very average, although he has a momentum in doing things, he is not meticulous and rigorous enough. There are many loopholes in every move, and there is really nothing to be afraid of.
The three of them returned to the courtyard of the back house, but they didn't see a man in an earthy yellow suit, riding a horse galloping down the back mountain and chasing the Zhong family's carriage.
This is Ma Biao left by He Daoan.
Two hours later, Yuan Haokang returned to the mountain, followed by an old woman, who was Mama Wu who came to mourn with Sun Xuewen.
"Hey, Mama Wu, why didn't you go back to Fucheng with your cousin?" Zhong Lingyu asked in surprise.
Mama Wu, as a subordinate, it is difficult to say that Sun Xuewen and He and Yi left, and she didn't even say hello, completely forgetting her as a subordinate in the Zhong family. She only learned the news when Chunli and the others returned to Zhongfu.
"My son-in-law was not at ease when he left, so he specially asked the old slave to stay and help the young lady. No, knowing that the young lady was in trouble, the old slave went up the mountain with the Yuan guard to pick up the girl. Mama Wu said with a smile and said very beautifully.
"Yu'er thanked her cousin and Mama Wu." Zhong Lingyu gratefully blessed her body.
"Miss, you're welcome. The old slave is a subordinate, where can he afford the courtesy of the young lady. Mama Wu hurriedly stopped Zhong Lingyu, and said angrily, "Miss, don't worry, your second uncle is too deceitful, really when there is no one in our Sun family?" When the old slave returns to Fucheng, he will definitely report this matter to the old lady. When the time comes, let him walk around without eating, hum! ”
"Thank you......" Zhong Lingyu sighed leisurely. When she met a superb relative like Zhong Deqing, she couldn't do it.