Chapter 383: Old Friends Meet

Cui'er wrote a letter to the backer to mix tea, and a large amount of tea was transferred, and she had long expected that the money shopkeeper would come with her in person if she was worried about something on the road, but she never expected that the money shopkeeper would come over with the whole family, and also brought the two brothers Heimu and Charcoal.

"Brother Qian, sister-in-law Qian, I haven't seen you for more than a year, don't come to harm!" Cui'er looked at the old man with joy, her face was full of smiles, and she looked at the two brothers Yufu and Yugui who had grown taller, and couldn't help but praise, "Yufu Yugui has grown taller again!" ”

"Sister Cui'er, I haven't seen you for a long time, Brother Qingshan is rising step by step, and he is a general in a blink of an eye!" The money shopkeeper came to the capital and saw the prosperous scenery, which was a hundred times more prosperous than the vicinity of the mountain.

Now looking at Cui'er's big yard, he couldn't help but sigh and said, his eyes flashed with joy, obviously he was very happy for Lian Qingshan's ascension, "By the way, why don't you see Brother Qingshan?" ”

"Alas, he went northwest with the army a few days ago." Speaking of Lian Qingshan going to the northwest, Cui'er's heart was slightly sour.

"Brother Lian Jiren has his own natural appearance, and he will definitely be able to come back safely." Hearing this, the shopkeeper sighed and said, "It's just that it's too late, and I can't practice it for the Qingshan brothers, it's a pity." ”

"Brother Qian has been tired all the way, so let's rest first." Because of the rush all the way, the whole family of the money shopkeeper has a lot of tiredness on their faces, and even the two sturdy children of Heimu and Tantou are not as lively as they were when they were in the backing mountain.

Cui'er knew that they were in a hurry to come from the backing mountain. Because it was too hard, I immediately arranged for someone to clean up the yard that was cleaned up two days ago, and settled the money shopkeeper's family and two children of Black Charcoal to live in.

The yard that Cui'er arranged for the shopkeeper's family. It is also a small cross courtyard in the front yard, which is the same as the courtyard where Shopkeeper Liu lives now, but in another location. Several rooms have been cleaned up, and soon Mrs. Qian and the children will move in.

The money shopkeeper dragged his tired body, counted the tea leaves in the car with Cui'er and Master Ye, and entered the temporary warehouse in the back cover room before returning to the small courtyard to rest.

Those who come from the mountains come the same way. made Cui'er's heart also very happy, in addition to sending someone to take good care of them. In addition to bringing them hot water for washing and temporary food to fill their stomachs, a lively feast is also indispensable. After putting the tea into the warehouse, and after the inventory was completed and no problems were found, Cui'er also began to hold a banquet for the evening.

Because they are all acquaintances. I have lived in the backing mountain tun'er, so I didn't say much about this banquet that was clean and dusty, and a table was opened directly, and men, women and children sat around.

"We haven't seen each other for more than a year, and now we are gathering together in the capital again, which is really gratifying!" Cui'er is at home, the child is still young, and it is not good to mention wine at the beginning of such a scene, so Cui'er's father, Master Ye. Take the lead in raising a glass and say.

"Come, let's drink this cup to the full!" The crowd echoed and drank the wine from their glasses.

Of course. There are women and children on this table, except for the wine of Master Ye and Shopkeeper Qian, which is a liquor with a high concentration, others such as Cui'er or Mrs. Qian's cup are all sweet fruit wines. Even the jade is rich and expensive, and the black wood and charcoal cups don't pour them liquor, and they are all fruit wine like Cui'er.

The first glass of wine was drunk. And they began to eat. Because the money shopkeeper's family used to live next to Cui'er and them for a long time, although they hadn't seen each other for more than a year. But there is no rusty feeling, pushing a glass at the dinner table to change the table, eating and drinking, it is not lively.

"I haven't seen each other in just one year, the Qingshan brothers have become generals, Cui'er's sister has become the general's wife, the eldest girl and Xiaohu are the children of the Dingguo Mansion, and even Huiya is also a lady of the official family......" Mrs. Qian said with a sigh at Cui'er while eating the vegetables.

"That's right, time is really fast, and our people have changed a lot this year." Cui'er nodded, thinking back on the past, the time when she was struggling to survive in the backing mountain seemed to be yesterday.

"If you want to talk about changes, or the changes of the children, I see that Yugui has grown a lot taller this year!" As Cui'er spoke, she hugged Yugui, who was sitting beside her, and looked at the child's shy smile, and she didn't like it in her heart.

"The children grow up fast, no, the two soft and small bags, they are so big!" Mrs. Qian looked at the soft and small bag that was eating by herself with a small spoon, and looked envious, "When the big girl was at home, I liked it very much, and now I see that you are so soft and soft, I want to take it home." ”

"Why take it home, sister-in-law, you are back in the capital, just live in peace, let's be in one place every day, soft and soft is no different from your own daughter!" Cui'er said with a smile, but she was sincerely keeping money and the shopkeeper's family took root in the capital.

"Whether to stay or not has to be carefully considered, but isn't Sister Cui'er interested in participating in the selection of imperial merchants? I won't be going away for the rest of the day, and if there is anything I can help with, just ask! "The shopkeeper is not a person who detours, and he has a lifelong friendship with Cui'er, so he immediately stood up and expressed his loyalty.

"With the help of the rich brother, I have a little more steadiness in my heart!" Hearing this, Cui'er also stood up, raised her glass and said, and the atmosphere at the dinner table became more and more enthusiastic.

After eating, everyone went to their own homes, and there was nothing to say all night. Early the next morning, Cui'er began to accompany her father and mother to finish breakfast with the children, and visited the family of the money shopkeeper, and began to study the varieties of tea made from flowers.

Cui'er actually has some ideas in mind, such as jasmine tea, which has a very wide modern audience, is made from jasmine flowers and tea embryos. Although Cui'er doesn't know the specific method of this jasmine tea, she has also heard a little, with Cui'er's experience in making tea and modern knowledge, it is not completely impossible to make jasmine tea.

Thinking of the aroma of jasmine tea, Cui'er was very moved, this jasmine tea is one of Cui'er's favorite teas. In particular, Jasmine Longjing, which uses West Lake Longjing as the tea embryo. Jasmine tea blends the aroma of green tea and jasmine, and the dry tea is already pleasant to smell and brew. There is also the fragrance of jasmine and tea in one place, which is refreshing and unforgettable.

Thinking of the aroma of jasmine tea, Cui'er couldn't bear it anymore, and secretly decided in her heart that this jasmine tea must be made. However, Cui'er knew that it was not yet time for the jasmine to bloom, so she could only find some greenhouses to bloom early to experiment. If you want to make tea on a large scale, it will take a while.

Except for jasmine. Peach blossoms, pear blossoms, plum blossoms, acacia flowers, etc., which are common in spring, and lotus flowers and roses that can be seen in summer, are all prepared to be used to make tea. However, because these things are only used in modern times, what kind of tea can be made together with tea leaves. How many can be widely accepted by people, but Cui'er has no bottom in her heart.

Cui'er is now going to develop a new tea, this tea green is naturally indispensable, it is just the turn of spring and summer, but wherever there is a tea mountain, there will be tea green, Master Ye has sent someone out to find it, and there will be an echo soon.

After the money shopkeeper handed over the tea to Cui'er, he didn't stay idle, because Cui'er discussed the matter of the teahouse with Master Ye. The teahouse has decided to be put down and put under Cui'er's name. Cui'er is now busy making tea and can't be separated, so she asked the shopkeeper Qian and Uncle Zhong to help keep an eye on the affairs of the teahouse.

There are also the redecoration of the tea house, the type and price of tea sold, the supply situation, etc., all need to be considered, and there are too many things to toss. For a while, the three brothers of the Ye family under Master Ye's hands, as well as the old servant in charge of the outside business. In addition, Uncle Zhong under Cui'er and the money shopkeeper who helped were very busy.

On Cui'er's side, in addition to helping to provide ideas for the decoration of the teahouse and the future business route, miscellaneous matters are not taken care of.

It's not that Cui'er doesn't want to take care of it, but she really doesn't have the energy to manage it, just to develop new flower teas. It took up most of her energy. Although there are two apprentices who can make tea, Heimu and Charcoal, to help Cui'er, and there are skillful girls in the house who help pick flowers, pick flowers and wash flowers. But the burden on Cui'er is not easy at all.

Although it is the turn of spring and summer, many flowers have not yet bloomed, and just looking for flowers is a time-consuming and laborious task. It is already very difficult to think about how to preserve the fragrance and color of flowers for a long time, and it is even more difficult to combine the taste of flowers with tea leaves.

In addition to making new tea, Cui'er also has to give advice to the new tea shop, and then continue to prepare medicines for Lian Qingshan, the shopkeeper Liu's shop, the children in the family, and the big and small decisions in the house.

Although there are many things, but you can't make mistakes in your busyness, Cui'er is busy every day, but she dilutes the mood that was originally very low because of Lian Qingshan's expedition.

Time has passed day by day, and the teahouse has been smoothly plated in the name of Cui'er, and the eldest brother Cui'er is busy decorating it to welcome customers. And the place where the pharmacy of the shopkeeper Liu is located has also been decided, and it is a frontage shop on the Nancheng Commercial Street.

The faΓ§ade of the shop is not very large, but it is the size of three rooms, and it was originally a place to buy food, because it is not on a very busy street, and the business in it is not good on weekdays. There is a small courtyard with two entrances behind the shop, the place is not big and clean, because the location is not good, this house is worth a total of 1,500 taels with the shop.

Cui'er personally went to the shop to see it, although the geographical location is not extremely prosperous, but it is more than enough to be used as a pharmacy. And the yard behind this, a courtyard can be used for the grandfather and grandson of the shopkeeper Liu, a yard can be used to put medicine and medicine, and the front shop and the back factory are also very convenient.

After reading the shop, Cui'er felt that the price of this place was quite reasonable, so she asked Uncle Zhong to bring silver and buy the shop, a total of 1,500 taels of silver. As for the decoration and recruitment, Cui'er gave it to the shopkeeper Liu, and gave a start-up capital of 1,000 taels of silver, which is all the working capital in the shop, including the purchase silver and wages.

Every night, after Cui'er coaxed the children to sleep, she had to record the research and development of flower tea that day every day, listen to the replies of the housekeepers, and be busy until midnight before she could rest. Therefore, I was so tired that I fell asleep every day, but I didn't have the pain of missing Langjun over and over again after that long night. (To be continued)