Yuelai Inn is the largest inn in Yiyang City, and the Tianzi rooms are all exquisite courtyards, and in order to protect the privacy of guests, each courtyard is planted with some plants as isolation.

Just like the small courtyard where James lives, there are a lot of bamboos planted around it, which is naturally cool and comfortable in summer, and it is separated from the next courtyard by some distance, so there is no need to worry about someone peeping at them and talking.

"You Daewoo people are quite good at building houses and landscaping, and this house is too comfortable to live in in summer." James danced with his hands, and at the same time led Chang Xi and Xiao Tao and Mama Luo who followed Chang Xi to the main hall, and then sat down with the guests, he smiled and spread his hands, "It's safe to talk here."

Chang Xi was noncommittal, it was much safer here than a few people talking at the door of the inn just now, and this foreign devil estimated that he had come to Daewoo Dynasty more times, and he had learned a little bit of hospitality here, but it still looked a little weird.

But that's not her focus, making money is king.

Under James's scorching gaze, Chang Xi took the tea brick handed over by Xiao Tao, stepped forward and said, "Mr. James, you take a look at this thing first."

James frowned at the brick-like thing wrapped in oiled paper, and couldn't guess what it was for a moment, but he reached out and took it, and couldn't wait to open it, and saw that it was a brown brick inside, but the smell of tea wafted out.

"It's made of tea?" He immediately looked up at Chang Xi, and after getting a positive answer, his face was incredible, "This is amazing, Chang, oh, Chang Niangzi." Then he shook his head and said, "Your name is too awkward, and it's not at all friendly to outsiders like me."

"Oh, then you can call me by my last name, as you are customary." Chang Xi doesn't talk to him about these small details.

When James heard this, he instantly laughed, this direct and hearty girl was too appetizing to him, "If Daewoo people are like you, then my business will be much better."

Chang Xi spread his hands like he did, and then smiled, "Yes, I believe it will be in the future."

As long as she continues to open up and does not derail the world, or even takes the first step, she believes that these foreign devils will not have a chance to invade this land, and everyone is just doing business, so naturally they can still be very friendly.

James felt that Chang Xi's smile implied murderous aura, and suddenly shrank back with a somewhat frightened look, and muttered, "Forget it, you better keep it as it is."

Chang Xi sneered secretly, you think beautifully.

James didn't continue to play tricks with Chang Xi, he put his eyes back on the tea brick in his hand, can you drink the tea brewed from such a tea brick? After all, compared to loose tea, the color of this tea brick is a little unpleasant.

"Chang, this tea is made like this, can it really be drunk?"

"Of course you can drink it," Chang Xi gave an affirmative answer, "And if you leave it for a while, the taste of the tea will be better, and it will definitely be fragrant and sweet, of course, it doesn't hurt if you want to try it now."

This is a Mao tea brick, compared to Pu'er tea, which takes a longer time to ferment, this can barely be eaten, of course, without the blessing of time, the taste of the tea will be greatly reduced.

As soon as James heard that he could try it, he immediately summoned the servant he had hired in the Daewoo Dynasty to come in and make tea.

The little guy brought the tools for making tea, he had followed James for some years, and knew that this foreign devil was in the tea silk porcelain business, so all the utensils had to be complete, especially for tea testing, which could not be sloppy at all.

However, this capable little guy was stunned for the first time, and he looked at the tea brick in his hand and didn't know what to do for a while? So in half-baked English, he asked James how to get it?

James pointed at Chang Xi with his finger, "You ask her, Chang, he won't."

Chang Xi has no good impression of this little guy who is obviously a native speaker of Daewoo but wants to speak sandwich English, this kind of fake foreign devil is the most annoying, but at the moment she still suppressed her temper and told Xiao Tao to take out a special tea knife to cut the tea herself.

As the aroma of tea overflowed, James closed his eyes and smelled it, the smell was still quite eye-catching, obviously the tea made into bricks did not ruin the taste of the tea itself.

Looking at the tea soup again, the last is the entrance tasting, which tastes quite good.

"Chang, how long can this tea brick be kept?"

"It depends on how you preserve it, if you keep it properly, it can be stored for a long time, and over time, especially ripe tea, the tea aroma will be stronger and the tea flavor will be more mellow."

Chang Xi said patiently, "And the tea brick has more advantages than loose tea for transportation and storage, the piece in your hand weighs one catty, but if you have other needs, you can make it according to the weight you need, in short, everything is negotiable."

James looked at the tea brick in his hand again and again, and did not make a decision for a while.

Loose tea does occupy a place, but the tea he used to transport back can be sold out, if it is replaced with this kind of tea brick, I don't know if it will be welcomed by the market?

Besides, is what this Daewoo Chao said to the woman credible?

This is what he needs to consider, if he messes up this time, it will have a great impact on his business, after all, he owes a lot of foreign debts in order to get a big ship this time, and these have to wait for him to go back and make money to fill up, otherwise, he will face bankruptcy.

When Chang Xi talks about business, he has never urged the other party to make a decision as soon as possible, after all, no one's money is blown by the wind, and every decision must be treated carefully.

"Chang, your thing has not been tested by the market, if I rashly make all the tea leaves into tea bricks, then I will take a big risk, your tea bricks are not enough for me to take such a big risk......" In the end, he made a difficult decision, rather than taking risks, it was better to be conservative.

When Chang Xi came, he knew that this foreign devil was not an easy target to be convinced, don't think they were stupid, they were very sophisticated.

"Mr. James......

"Just call me James, always."

Seeing James waving his hand indifferently, Chang Xi called his name in a kind manner, "I don't know if you've heard Daewoo's famous saying, which is called seeking wealth and danger."

James nodded, it was not the first time he had come to Daewoo Dynasty, he had a general understanding of the customs here, and he had learned to talk about people and talk nonsense here.

For example, his Daewoo dialect is actually good, but some people want to deceive him when they see him as an outsider, and some people will look down on him because he says foreign words, so the business is naturally easy to do, so what kind of person you have to say to him, sometimes it is more intimidating to bring a translator.

Of course, the lady in front of her was different, her eyes were clear.

Seeing him nodding, Chang Xi immediately smiled and said, "James, forgive me for taking the liberty of asking, you are not from a noble background with you, are you?"

This is an affirmative, not a question.

No matter how similar it is, it's still fake.

From the first encounter, she saw through his origin, after all, he couldn't learn the reserve, arrogance, prejudice, rudeness and self-esteem brought out by the Western aristocracy from the bones, and that kind of blood-only appearance was extremely annoying.

She had dealt with such old-fashioned aristocrats too much in her previous life, and she knew too well what this group of people was.

In the era of the decline of the aristocracy, they were still like this, then now is the era when the aristocracy is in vogue, and they will only surpass it.

People like James represent an emerging force in the West, and the rise of this group of people will bring about the Industrial Revolution, so the Daewoo Dynasty cannot be left behind.

They cannot be given the opportunity to conquer this ancient land with strong ships and artillery in the future.

At this time, James suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Chang Xi with a grim expression, he had come to Daewoo so many times, and it was the first time that someone had seen through his origin.

"Chang, you have transgressed." He pursed his lips, obviously extremely displeased.

Chang Xi spread his hands and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend, please believe my sincere apology." As soon as the conversation changed, her eyes sharpened, "James, when you decided to cross the ocean to Daewoo to sell goods and earn your first pot of gold, would you thank your adventurous spirit for making you successful?" Give you the opportunity to cross your ranks and speak directly with the nobility."

When James heard this, his tense body gradually relaxed, and he could see that she was not saying this

Wanting to humiliate him, it reminded him of the nervousness and excitement he had when he went to sea for the first time, which was the proudest thing in his life.

Yes, it was the original decision that made him, and because he had money in his pocket, he had the opportunity to kiss the woman he liked.

"Chang, I admit that your words made me, well, excited, but, I'm sorry, I still decided not to use this tea brick of yours," James said helplessly, "It's not that your tea brick is bad, but it takes time for this thing to be recognized by the market, and I don't have that much time right now, do you understand?"

Chang Xi will not be frustrated by another refusal, on the contrary, she is more and more frustrated, "James, this shows that you are still thinking in a straight line, and it is actually easy to bring a wave of wind in your place." After a pause, her mind suddenly jumped, and she said, "Who is the most popular person in your upper-class social circle?"

She originally wanted to talk about the salon ball, but in the end she changed her words, after all, this is not something that an ordinary woman in a distant country thousands of miles away can know.

"Countess Campbell." James replied immediately.

Chang Xi noticed that when he mentioned this name, the soft light in his eyes flashed, obviously there was a story in it, or she could boldly guess whether this James would be the lover of the Countess?

This is not surprising in the West, where all the famous social influencers have lovers, and without a lover you are embarrassed to go out and say that you are a fashionista.

Guessing right or wrong, this information is extremely useful to her.