"It should be, it should be." Those tea farmers who were close to the gardenia garden immediately agreed.

Someone asked in a loud voice: "Manager Li, someone asked me to help ask, do you accept the tea of those tea farmers who broke the contract before the Ming Dynasty?" ”

Hearing this, several tea farmers standing in the distance immediately stared at Steward Li tightly.

They were the ones who broke the contract last time, and they were afraid that Manager Li would give them no face, so they didn't dare to come forward to ask, so they had to ask someone to ask.

Steward Li snorted coldly: "Those people's Ye Qing, we don't dare to accept them." What if I sign a contract and tear it up again? We can't afford toss. ”

Several tea farmers had embarrassed expressions on their faces.

"Let's go." A tea farmer tugged at his companion's sleeve and whispered.

"I'll go later. At this time, it is too conspicuous to walk, stay and walk with them for a while. ”

The others looked at them with strange eyes, then ignored them, but surrounded Steward Li and asked, "Then can we register first?" Otherwise, it's all in vain today. ”

"yes, let's register first." Others said the same.

"That's fine." Steward Li nodded and immediately began to register.

The tea farmers reported their names and the yield of tea one by one, and then left.

At this time, in the tea garden of the second room of the Zhong family, Zhong Deqing also got the news. He frowned and said, "What does she want to do?" ”

You must know that since the pineapple tea has been in this pineapple mountain, everyone has purchased wool tea from other tea farmers except for the tea produced in their own tea gardens. After all, after the fresh leaves are picked, they must be fried in time with a little water, otherwise they will turn yellow and black, affecting the quality. Now that the tea is about to be made, the good roasted tea workers have already been booked, where will Zhong Lingyu go to find the roasted tea workers this time? There are not enough roasters for tea roasting, so should the fresh leaves she collected be piled up there to spoil?

The steward of his tea garden, Ren Steward, also shook his head: "I really don't know what the eldest lady thinks." After all, her work is thankless. ”

Zhong Deqing sneered: "What else can you think?" Probably just in case I make another move. But she doesn't want to think about it, the output of tea before the rain is so much larger than that of tea before the rain, although Songluo Mountain is not big, but it is not small, how many fresh leaves can she harvest, how much Mao tea can be fried? Moreover, the price of pre-rain tea is only half of that of pre-Ming tea. The quantity is large and the price is low, and her approach is no less than a drop of water blending into the sea, and she can't turn up a little wave. ”

"That's not it." Steward Ren echoed, "After all, the eldest lady is a fifteen-year-old girl, and her thoughts are naïve, so there is nothing to worry about. ”

Zhong Deqing stroked his beard, his eyes flashed with pride: "Last time I looked at the Sun family, I didn't press her, this time, let's see what tricks she tosses." ”

In the gardenia garden, Li Guan ticked a few names with a pen on the list in advance, and then went to see Zhong Lingyu and handed the list to her.

When Zhong Lingyu got the list, Steward Li explained: "The ones with the small hooks are all relatively close to our tea garden. ”

Zhong Lingyu took a look, turned the list to Chun Li and handed it back, and said, "In addition to these tea farmers, there are also some small tea plantation owners who may also come tomorrow." You have a number in mind first, let's try to pick those who have a decent character. Maybe there will be a long-term cooperation, this time the cooperation is good, we will find them in the future. ”

"Long-term cooperation?" Steward Li felt bitter in his heart.

Because the matter was confidential, Zhong Lingyu did not tell Steward Li about his thoughts, so Steward Li coincided with Zhong Deqing's thoughts in his heart, thinking that Zhong Lingyu was preventing Zhong Deqing from cutting off her tea source, so he publicly purchased fresh leaves.

When he learned about Zhong Lingyu's approach, he tried hard to persuade her, but she stubbornly didn't listen, so at this time, he could only sigh silently in his heart.

"The cost of the tea roasted in this way is too high. This time, there is a liquidated damages for the second master to compensate the tea farmers, and the extra cost is made up with it, which is not a loss. But if we do this again next year, we will just work in vain, and we won't make much money. He still wanted to persuade Zhong Lingyu again.

"I understand your heart, but I have my own opinions on this matter, you just need to listen to my orders." Zhong Lingyu waved his hand.

Looking at Zhong Lingyu, who had been wearing a hat, Steward Li sighed heavily and left.

Hearing that Zhong Lingyu wanted to buy fresh leaves nearby, and the price was very sincere, many small tea plantation owners nearby were also moved. They didn't wait for the next day, and in the afternoon of the same day, they sent a steward to inquire about the matter with Steward Li, and after Steward Li asked Zhong Lingyu, he immediately signed an acquisition contract with the two interested parties.

The next morning, some scattered tea farmers were selected to sign the contract, and on the third day, these people, together with the two small tea plantation owners, sent the fresh leaves one after another, and Zhong Lingyu had already sent guards to guard the courtyard where she lived. She took four maids in the backyard, and the original tea roasting worker in the gardenia garden was in the front yard, using the silver pot she sent Yuan Haokang to Songluo Temple yesterday to fry the tea.

The amount of fresh leaves purchased and the amount of fresh leaves picked every day in his own tea garden, Zhong Lingyu has estimated; How many catties of fresh leaves can she and the four maids fry every day, and how many fresh leaves can the five tea workers fry every day, are also counted when the tea is fried before the Ming Dynasty. This time, in addition to the five roasted tea workers, she also added three apprentices from the roasted tea workers, and promised them a lot of money, and the roasted tea workers worked very hard. Therefore, even though the daily delivery of fresh leaves this year is three or four times that of previous years, everyone still completed it with quality and quantity.

After a few days like this, Yuan Haokang hurriedly came in and said to Xiaogu: "Granny Lu is here, saying that she has something to tell Miss." ”

Zhong Lingyu thought that it was too much of a hindrance when he was frying tea, and there were only his own people in the courtyard, so Zhong Lingyu had already taken off his hat. But the intimacy has not retreated, and for the sake of caution, she doesn't want people to see her face. So she arranged Xiaogu in the closest place to the door, and Yuan Haokang passed her through to inform her of anything, and she hid in front of a bamboo forest near the house to fry tea.

Xiaogu listened, asked her father to take over the tea in the wok for her, and hurried over to report.

Zhong Lingyu frowned, she knew that if there was no big event, Granny Lu would not come to disturb her at this time.

She looked at the tea in the pot and said, "Tell her to wait a while, and I will go out to see her after I finish stir-frying this pot of tea." ”

"Yes." Xiaogu turned around and told Yuan Haokang.

After frying the tea in the pot with his hands and feet, Zhong Lingyu straightened his clothes, put on his hat, and walked out.

As soon as I went out, I saw Granny Lu standing at the door, looking this way. Seeing her come out, he hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Miss, the Ye family sent someone to tell Mrs. to withdraw from her family." Madame told the young lady to go back and discuss the matter. ”

Zhong Lingyu was overjoyed in his heart, and when he saw Yuan Haokang and his henchmen in front of him, he took Granny Lu's hand and walked to the side, and said, "You go back and tell Madame, just say what I said, quit your relatives, and promise the Ye family." Tea before the rain is very important to us, and I am too busy to leave now, so I will not go back. Besides, Mrs. Ye has made up her mind to withdraw from her family, even if I go back, it's useless, don't let people look down on me. He said in a low voice, "Madame is not happy to withdraw from her family, but she is afraid that I will not be able to find a good family in the future. ”

Zhong Lingyu's pretending to be disfigured was arranged by Granny Lu, Zhong Lingyu's thoughts, how could she not know the reason? This trip was just sent by the Zhuang family, going through the motions, and dealing with the Zhuang family, so there was really no need for Zhong Lingyu to bother with words.

She held Zhong Lingyu's hand, which had become a little rough due to roasting tea, and was very distressed: "Miss don't worry, the old slave understands." Miss and take care of the tea garden with peace of mind, the old slave will definitely handle this matter for you."

In front of Granny Lu, Zhong Lingyu is a little girl, and she is used to being coquettish. At this time, she grabbed Granny Lu's arm and said crisply: "Nurse does things, how can I not worry?" I was taught by the nurse~"

Granny Lu liked her the most, nodded her nose, and said with a smile: "Miss, is this smeared with honey~ The mouth is so sweet." ”

As she spoke, she handed a burden to Zhong Lingyu: "Although the weather is gradually getting warmer, it will still be cold in the morning and evening." The old slave took a few pieces of clothes, and the young lady paid attention to adding a few clothes to avoid catching a cold. ”