Shopkeeper Ge looked at the hill overgrown with trees and weeds, and frowned: "Miss, although there is a stream passing through this place, and the land is quite fertile, it is too barren. To reclaim it and plant tea trees, it will take at least three years before it is harvested. I really can't find a suitable place, so we might as well turn around and go back to Tunxi and buy some tea plantations there. ”

Zhong Lingyu shook his head: "Flying there, either the soil is not good, the tea grown is not good, or the owner of the tea garden is ruthless and treacherous, asking for a price, buying their tea garden, and not making any money." It's better to ...... here."

She stretched out her hand and pointed to the barren slope: "You say, how many silver taels do I need to buy this place?" When pineapple tea can be made everywhere and the price of Fuling Tea Garden has risen, how much silver is our tea garden worth? ”

She turned around and pointed to a nearby village: "There are many mountains here, and people live in poverty. How much does it cost me to hire them to grow tea and pick tea for me? It can not only create greater benefits with lower labor costs, but also improve the living conditions of the people here, killing two birds with one stone, why not? ”

"Miss Dashan!" Ge shopkeeper shot straight at the back.

This barren mountain, which is not of the human race in normal times, belongs to the government. Zhong Lingyu and Shopkeeper Ge went to the town for a walk, and when they left, they already had the title deed in their hands, and the price was almost as cheap as picking up for nothing compared to Zongfei's place.

Although it is said that this land will be planted with tea trees in the spring, there is really no manpower, so Zhong Lingyu plans to go to Fuling Mansion and call someone to come to Zhang Luo after he returns.

Looking at the barren but fertile land on the mountain, as well as the remote but convenient transportation, Shopkeeper Ge, who had some admiration for Zhong Lingyu, once again deeply admired his young lady's vision.

He secretly made a decision in his heart: no matter what his young lady does in the future, what he has to do is only obey, not question and consider.

Walking forward along the way, Zhong Lingyu did not stop any longer, but went directly to Fuling Mansion.

"Miss, do you want to send it to Sun's Mansion to deliver the prayer post first?" Chunli saw that there was still half a day to go before he could reach Fucheng, so he hurriedly asked Zhong Lingyu for instructions.

"Not necessarily. When we arrived in Fucheng, we didn't go to Sun's house first, and found an inn to live in first. I'm going to see if there's a suitable tea plantation nearby. Wait until this matter is dealt with, and then go to Sun's house. Zhong Lingyu said, and after speaking, he ordered, "Tell Yaye to say this, and then tell him to go to the city quickly and make arrangements, and then meet in the city." ”

"Yes." Chunli immediately lifted the window and told Ya Ye, who had been guarding outside the car.

Ya Ye was originally an orphan, and was accepted by Zhong Deping as a subordinate, and later Yuan Haokang accepted him as an apprentice, loyal to the Zhong family's big house, he was a man and smart, and was very valued by Zhong Deping and Zhong Lingyu. When roasting tea on Songluo Mountain, the people who guarded Zhong Lingyu and others were him and Yuan Haokang.

After listening to Chunli's words, Yaye didn't ask much, hurried up, and went to Fuling Mansion first.

Half a day later, when the carriage of Zhong Lingyu and his entourage arrived at the gate of Fucheng, Yaye was already waiting there.

"Miss, the little one has already asked for a separate courtyard in an inn in the west of the city." Seeing the Zhong family's convoy, Ya Ye hurriedly stepped forward to report.

"Okay~The front leader leads the way~" Zhong Lingyu was very satisfied.

She had followed her father to Fuling Mansion several times before. Their Zhong family's big house has a tea house and a teahouse in Fucheng, and naturally there is a place to stay. That is Zhong Deping bought in the east of the city for convenience, and the tea house is next to a small courtyard with two entrances.

However, she didn't want to meet the people of the Sun Mansion first, so naturally she wouldn't go to live in that small courtyard, and the rented inn should not be too close to the Sun Mansion. Now that she went to the west of the city to rent an inn instead of going to the east of the city where the Sun Mansion was located, it was very much to her liking.

The group entered the city, and walked around the city for a while under the guidance of Yaye, and finally stopped in front of an inn.

A guy has already come up to greet him.

The matter of negotiating with the guy was handled by Ding's mother and Chunli, Zhong Lingyu got out of the car and went straight into the small courtyard behind with Yaye.

At this time, it was getting late, and everyone rested after eating dinner and washing up. After breakfast early the next morning, Zhong Lingyu was not in a hurry to go out, but asked Shopkeeper Ge to take his entourage to inquire outside. It wasn't until noon that the shopkeeper Ge came back in a hurry and said to Zhong Lingyu: "Miss, I've inquired, it's only twenty miles away from here, there is a place called Yucha, and there are some tea gardens. However, the tea made is similar to that of Zongfei, and it is not very famous. ”

Hearing this news, Zhong Lingyu was overjoyed. Although barren mountains are cheaper, it takes time to open them up. The barren mountain she bought in front of her was just to invest a small amount of silver, and the big one, it must be to buy a ready-made tea garden, as quickly as possible, taking advantage of the fame of gardenia tea, and the method of frying tea in a silver pot has not yet been known, to make more money and take the lead.

She immediately stood up: "Let's go, let's go and see." ”

Yucha is just a village, but compared to other villages, it is relatively large. Zhong Lingyu walked in a carriage for more than half an hour before arriving at Yucha Village. As far as the eye can see, there are mountains here that are vertical and horizontal, and the mountains are full of green trees. After walking up the hill in a carriage for a while, I saw that the ridge next to the road had been reclaimed and tea trees had been planted, and the ridges were like terraced fields, arranged neatly. However, the area of the tea plantation does not seem to be large, only a dozen or so ridges extend upward, and then it is replaced by miscellaneous trees and wild grasses.

"Let's take a look at all the tea plantations on the mountain first." Zhong Lingyu said.

Yuan Haokang didn't stop, and drove the carriage up, but after only walking for a while, he stopped the car helplessly, and said in front: "Miss, the road ahead is too small, and the carriage can't go up." ”

After looking at the tea garden just now, Zhong Lingyu knew it in his heart. At this time, I was not surprised to hear this.

She said to Chunli and the other maids, "Get out of the car." After a pause, he said to Ding's mother, "I'm going to climb the mountain in a while." Mom, you can't get used to walking on mountain roads, so stay in the car. With that, he turned around and got out of the car.

Ding's mother is now in a bit of a sincere mood.

When she first set off, she was a little complacent. When they were in the house, Chunli and the others stayed by Miss's side longer than her, and they knew Miss's preferences, served her better than her, and were more important to Miss than her, which was understandable. But going out is different, after all, her age is here, she has eaten more salt than Lichun and they have eaten rice, and she is a married woman, what do you have to deal with after going out, you have to live in the store, you have to Zhang Luo, at this time, she will definitely be able to show her ability.

But she didn't expect her to get motion sickness, and Chunli and the others were very capable, every time she stopped the car, before she could recover from the motion sickness, the maids had already arranged everything, and Ding's mother not only didn't help much, but became a burden to everyone.

This made Ding's mother very worried, afraid that Su Yuwan would dislike her, and when she returned to Zhongfu, she would be relegated to another place, and she would never be the same as before.

Therefore, even though she was still a little unwell at this time, she quickly got out of the car and said to Zhong Lingyu with a smile: "Miss, the old slave is fine, the old slave can keep up." ”