CHAPTER XLII

As if he didn't expect his injury to be healed, Zhang Manchu also followed his daughter-in-law into the house, and sat down with his daughter-in-law in front of the kang table by the way. [No pop-ups. 】

"Daughter-in-law, this is the money that the owner gave when he left, and the money from the last few darts is a total of two or five dollars." As he spoke, Zhang Manchu smiled and took out the purse made by his daughter-in-law in his arms and put it on the kang table, "This time I went to the county seat, and I bought you some good tea by the way, and I used five yuan, so I have two taels left on hand at this time." ”

As if thinking of something, he hurriedly went down to the ground to bring his own baggage, and after opening it, Lin Baozhu found that in addition to two pieces of clothing, there was also a small paper bag in the baggage. It looks like an oily paper bag of tea leaves on the old cabinet, and there is a tea word written on it with a small red envelope.

Although inconspicuous, Lin Baozhu, who is proficient in the history of tea development, knows that this kind of packaging can be regarded as precious in ancient times. If you think about it, the tea must be good.

Lin Baozhu glanced at Zhang Manho, and didn't care about the silver money on the kang table, so he hurriedly followed the kang and kicked his shoes to pick up the bag of tea. Originally, it was just a moist eye, but after opening the tea bag and smelling the fragrance of tea, it instantly lit up, and the vivid appearance was very rare.

Others don't know, but Zhang Manchu has seen his daughter-in-law's appearance of a small fortune fan, and now when she sees that she can't even count the silver money, she can't help but sigh. Of course, he now has a new understanding of how much his daughter-in-law loves tea, which is not just a rare thing to drink.

"Is it Biluochun?" Lin Baozhu looked at the small bag of tea happily, "Copper wire, spiral, hairy, floral and fruity, fresh and fresh." You are so lucky, you actually bought a new Biluochun for five dollars of silver. ”

It's not that Lin Baozhu sighed, but that the tea that Zhang Manchu brought back this time can really be regarded as jí pǐn. In her previous life, almost all the Biluochun she drank was produced in Dongting Mountain in Taihu Lake, Jiangsu. Almost everyone who loves tea knows that when the silver buds of the tea tree on Biluo Peak first appear, they should take advantage of the sun to pick the buds and leaves on the branches. There is only one bud and one leaf on one plant, so this tea is very rare.

Now looking at the Biluochun in his hand, the rope is tightly knotted, and the white tea on the dry tea is gratifying. Looking at the color, it did not dim because of frying, but it was a silver-green color, curly like a snail. Just look at the shape, you know that it is a good tea, not to mention the fragrance that comes to your nose.

Zhang Manchu didn't understand tea, but he also saw that his daughter-in-law didn't really want to answer herself. No, the daughter-in-law, who was originally quite stable, is scrambling to find the guy who makes tea.

In fact, this time I went back to the county town after many twists and turns, and there were more than one or two obstacles encountered on the road. Fortunately, he is not a bad man, and he also rescued a young master with a beautiful face at Wild Eagle Cliff, and the young master did not cause him trouble along the way, so he also acquiesced to the fact that the person followed the people of the dart game all the way.

Originally, they were separated when they arrived in the county, but when they went to sell tea, they were looked down upon by the guys, and even the guy with high eyebrows and low eyes pointed to other shops and said that there were coarse tea sellers outside the stalls. The tea in their shop is all fine and expensive tea, and not everyone can afford it.

At that time, he hated the look of the guy in his heart, but when he thought of his daughter-in-law, he endured it. Before he could speak, he saw a scholar in a long robe come out from behind, but the person he had saved casually was the one he had saved at the beginning.

Where do you dare to be arrogant now? And it was naturally much easier for him to buy tea, at that time, the young master said again and again that he was not allowed to collect money, but Zhang Manchu did not want to owe favors to others, so he spent five dollars of silver to buy this small bag of tea.

If he, a man who is not used to drinking the bitter soup, said, where is this worth so much money, but now seeing the happy appearance of his daughter-in-law, he suddenly feels that the money is worth it like never before. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but tug at the corners of his mouth.

Lin Baozhu didn't know what was going on, and she had just used a little hot water to soak the tea leaves at the bottom of the bowl. Seeing that the tea leaves stretched out slightly, I continued to add hot water that could not be boiled, but the fragrance of tea overflowed in an instant. And the green and slender buds and leaves also rise and fall with the fragrance that comes to the face. The fragrance is elegant, the fragrance is sweet, and the hearts of those who see it are comfortable.

That is, there are no white porcelain teacups for making tea at home now, and if you add those, I am afraid it will be better.

She poured some for her man first, and then took the tea and tasted it slowly.

Zhang Manho where will he taste tea, just picked up the cup and poured it into his stomach, and then clicked his mouth, feeling that it was a little different. But in his opinion, even if he doesn't have a spicy throat like the coarse tea he drank last time, it's not much better.

Lin Baozhu looked at the man with some pain, and couldn't help shaking his head. But she also knows that not everyone in the world loves tea, and it is already rare for this man to be able to do such expenses for himself, how can she ask him to learn those elegant things for himself?

After drinking the tea, Lin Baozhu was very satisfied, and then re-wrapped the remaining tea leaves and put them away. In this way, I began to collect cash with a good mood.

She took out the silver money box and chattered with Zhang Manho, who was sitting on the kang, and by the way, she also poured the money in the box onto the kang table and counted it.

"The money I used to give to Xinglong Tavern to sell wolf meat and wild animals, plus the money from selling wolf skins, is a total of twelve taels of silver. And then there's the one I've earned by buying fern root powder these days, and the one you've got back today. In addition to the expenses of these two months, we now have "Lin Baozhu pulled up the scattered copper plates and said, "We have the remaining items of fourteen taels, three dollars and forty wen." ”

Seeing his daughter-in-law's small appearance of counting the silver, Zhang Manchu felt very rare in his heart, and he liked her happy appearance. Later, when he heard his daughter-in-law say that he had a lot of money left, he was surprised for a long time.

It wasn't that he hadn't hunted before, but he couldn't save money, but he didn't want to marry his daughter-in-law, and he had saved so much money after only a few months. You must know that fourteen taels of silver, if you don't count the land, you can build a blue brick and tile house, and it is still a boxy pomp.

"Daughter-in-law, you are so capable." Zhang Manchu praised his daughter-in-law without hesitation. He didn't coax his daughter-in-law to be happy, but he really felt so.

"That's natural." Lin Baozhu listened to the man's rare obedient words, and was proud, turned his head and smiled, "Rush Ming'er to Houshan to pick tea, and we will only make money in the future." ”

As she spoke, she talked to Zhang Manchu about going to Houshan to pick tea. By the way, he also put the silver money box into the kang cabinet, and finally blocked it with his clothes.

Zhang Manchu knew that his daughter-in-law liked tea, and when he heard her say that there were tea trees in the back mountain, he was a little surprised and asked: "Daughter-in-law, when you tasted those weeds and branches one by one, were they tea tree leaves?" ”

Although I don't know tea, I followed my daughter-in-law back to the tea shop in the end, and I saw my daughter-in-law buy coarse tea. So he also knew that some coarse tea was made from tree leaves, and then thinking about his daughter-in-law's weird behavior before, he naturally had an idea in his heart.

When Lin Baozhu heard him say this, he couldn't help but roll his eyes and glared at him and said, "Otherwise, what do you think, is it possible that you are still afraid that your daughter-in-law is a rabbit spirit?" ”

was teased by his daughter-in-law, Zhang Manchu, a rough man, couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. The hard-nosed men who could be regarded as deep eyebrows could only cough dryly and glance away. Not to mention, he was really that skeptical

Lin Baozhu looked at the appearance of the five big and three thick men pulling the corners of his mouth, and felt a little funny at the moment. Who would have thought that this man still had such a side, that is, he had a darker complexion, otherwise he would have been able to see if he was blushing.

The two of them sat down and said other words, in the quiet and peaceful night, the delicate woman smiled brightly and kept thinking about the days to come, and from time to time the tall and sturdy man would also lower his voice and respond to a sentence or two in a mellow voice.

Early the next morning, before the rooster and yellow dog in the village outside woke up, Zhang Manchu put on his clothes and went to the ground in the dark. Seeing that his daughter-in-law was still asleep, she didn't make a sound, and tiptoed out of the door with her excellent eyesight.

It's not that he can't sleep, but last night his daughter-in-law said that if you want to pick the tea leaves in the back mountain, you must pick them after the sun comes out and the dew goes down. And you can only take advantage of the sunny day, but if it rains, you can't pick it. So he remembered the time for a long time, and he couldn't let his daughter-in-law be disappointed because she missed the moment of picking tea.

He also cooked when he was alone before, although he didn't have as good craftsmanship as his daughter-in-law, it was no problem for him to be hungry. No, it didn't take long for a warm light to burn in the dim stove.

When Lin Baozhu woke up suddenly, and he was still a little hysterical, he saw a tall and burly figure enter the house. Seeing that she sat up, she lit the oil lamp and said with a smile: "Daughter-in-law, I just boiled porridge and heated some dry food, let's eat a bite and go." ”

Hearing Zhang Manchu speak, Lin Baozhu slowly came to her senses, blinking her eyes, and she nodded blankly. That somewhat stunned look, Zhang Manchu's heart was extremely soft when he saw it, and even he, who had always been restrained, couldn't help but reach out and rub his daughter-in-law's head.

If he had been to the modern era, he would have known what Lin Baozhu's current state was, and it would definitely be cute. Stupid and cute, rare silly.

Since the matter of tea picking has been decided, Lin Baozhu naturally did not dare to delay, let alone stay in bed. The two of them quickly filled their stomachs and set off with the basket. It was still dark, and there were no lanterns for them.

If he was alone, Zhang Manchu would not delay at all, let alone worry about the difficult road. After all, he has been in the cat mountain nest all the year round, and he has never walked any road, and he has never encountered any accidents. But now that I have a daughter-in-law, I can't be as casual as before.

So while his daughter-in-law was carrying a basket for water bladders, he found a thick piece of firewood, wrapped some rags, and rolled them with oil to serve as torches.