Wang Shijing couldn't remember the exact location of the tea tree, so he led Shao Yunan up the mountain by instinct. After walking for a short time, Shao Yun'an broke away from Wang Shijing's hand, and when Wang Shijing turned his head, he walked to the side.
"There are sweet-scented osmanthus here! I can smell the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus."
The seriousness in Wang Shijing's one-eyed eyes dissipated immediately, his nose moved, and he followed Shao Yun'an, shouting, "Pay attention to your feet, there are many insects in the grass, be careful of snakes."
Shao Yun'an immediately stopped and turned his head: "You lead the way, I smell it here."
Wang Shijing walked in front of Shao Yunan, grabbed his wrist again, and led him to find Osmanthus fragrans. After walking for four or five meters, a forest of sweet-scented osmanthus appeared in front of Wang Shijing. Shao Yunan was very happy: "Brother Shijing, please write down this location, and when you build a new house, transplant a few sweet-scented osmanthus."
"Okay." Wang Shijing looked at the surrounding environment and carefully wrote down the location of the sweet-scented osmanthus.
"Pick some flowers and go back to make sweet-scented osmanthus balls."
"good."
Wang Shijing went to pick the flowers, Shao Yunan told him to wait, and he went to pick them. Thinking that he might meet a tea tree, Shao Yunan brought several cloth pockets and took out one to hold sweet-scented osmanthus. Filled with sweet-scented osmanthus, he put it in his back basket contentedly.
The two returned along the road and continued to walk deep into the mountain. The humidity in the forest is relatively heavy this season, and Shao Yunan found several kinds of mushrooms. Wang Shijing used to pick mushrooms in the forest a lot. Under Wang Shijing's guidance, the two picked all the edible mushrooms.
"The forest is indeed the richest treasure house."
In the process of picking mushrooms, Shao Yunan also discovered Artemisia annua. This Wang Shijing has never eaten, it is only a weed. Shao Yunan picked a lot, and threw some into the space when Wang Shijing wasn't paying attention. Artemisia annua is one of the best companions for hot pot.
ah! hot pot!
Shao Yun'an's head was hit by a flash of spiritual light. Wang Shijing, who was holding a few big mushrooms with the thickness of a child's wrist, came back to his senses and saw Shao Yunan staring blankly at the edible wild vegetable said to be called "artemisia" in his hand.
"Yunan?"
Shao Yun'an raised his head, his eyes brightened: "I thought of starting a small business first!"
Wang Shijing's one eye showed a slight smile: "What small business?"
"Go back and tell you."
Shao Yunan's joy infected Wang Shijing, he put all the mushrooms in his back basket, put the reed wormwood in Shao Yunan's hand into his back basket, and continued walking while holding Shao Yunan's wrist.
"Brother Ishii, are there tigers, wolves, etc. here? Didn't you say there are wild animals here?"
Wang Shijing continued to open the way, saying: "The beasts can only be encountered when you go deep, and we will not go deep. There are no wild animals in the mountains and forests around the village, but sometimes wild boars will come down the mountain. When the crops are about to harvest, the village There will be manned patrols here, they will dig traps to prevent wild boars, and they will organize people to go into the mountains to kill wild boars."
"Wild boar, the taste must be good." This is the sorrow of being a modern person. If you don't think about game or something, you may be late to protect animals.
Wang Shijing immediately said: "If you want to eat, I will hunt for you later."
Looking at Wang Shijing's generous back, Shao Yun'an suddenly had an "illusion(?)" that "this man is very reliable". Taking a deep breath, suppressing the restlessness in his heart, Shao Yun'an continued to look around.
"Brother Ishii, look, is that a chestnut?"
The treasures in the mountains made Shao Yun happy. We haven't found tea trees yet, but the variety of mountain products along the way is enough to make people excited. Wang Shijing also discovered a large red sour fruit. After Shao Yun'an was careful and firm, it looked like goat's milk fruit. This goat's milk fruit has a sweet and sour taste, can be eaten raw, and can also provide food coloring, and more importantly, it can be used to make wine!
Shao Yun'an remembered that the goat's milk he had seen in his "last life" had no fruit in June and July, but here there are still fruits in September, and the fruits are still quite juicy, some are purple-red ripe, and some are golden-yellow. This goat's milk bush is a big shrub two to three meters high, and the ground is covered with thick rotten fruits. Shao Yun'an seriously doubts that the goat's milk here has a longer fruiting period than modern times. But this is a good thing for Shao Yun'an, it's money!
"Brother Ishii, remember this well, we will come back tomorrow and pick all of these away! This can be used to make wine and jam!"
Shao Yunan picked two and ate one first, it was sweet and sour, delicious! Then he stuffed one into Wang Shijing's mouth. Wang Shijing's one eye was a little bent, and Shao Yun'an reached out and took off his blindfold: "It's just you and me here, don't wear it. Is it delicious?"
Wang Shijing didn't snatch his blindfold, but said: "People in this red sour fruit village will pick it up when they come to the mountain, and treat it as a snack. No one comes here, and I will pick it up with you tomorrow."
Shao Yun'an rolled his eyes: "Then let's come earlier, so that no one can see it. I want all of these." Swallow it all!
"good."
Shao Yun'an really didn't have goat's milk in his space, so he quickly picked a handful of goat's milk fruit, and threw it into the space when Wang Shijing turned around. Sure enough, there is no unparalleled road! There is Wang Shijing, a more reliable person, and this mountain. He doesn't say that he is rich and powerful here, but his life is definitely guaranteed! Half of the big stone in his heart was removed, and Shao Yun'an felt a lot more relaxed.
Wang Shijing, who was walking in front, also felt Shao Yun'an's ease and joy, and squeezed Shao Yun'an's wrist slightly. Could he also look forward to a real home
Before seeing the shadow of the tea tree, Wang Shijing's back basket was almost full. Shao Yun'an found a wild peach tree, the peaches were very small, Shao Yun'an picked a few, and the rest would come back tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. What makes Shao Yunan most happy about this peach tree is not the peaches, but the peach gum, which is a beauty-beautifying thing, so of course all must be picked. If it weren't for not being able to expose the space, Shao Yun'an would never keep these things until tomorrow. In addition, there are fungus, stone fungus, wild chrysanthemum and the like. As long as he sees something that can be used and eaten, and can be taken away today, he will definitely search for it.
After sweating on Shao Yun'an's body for two times, Wang Shijing stopped again, pointed to the front and said, "Yun'an, do you think that is a tea tree?"
Shao Yun'an immediately walked up to Wang Shijing excitedly, looked forward, and he exclaimed: "Ancient tea trees! There are ancient tea trees here!"
Shao Yun'an put down the basket with bright eyes and ran over. Wang Shijing also put down the basket and hurriedly followed. In front of you is a piece of ancient tea forest, and the target is a dozen or so. In modern society, there are only sporadic ancient tea forests in the southwest. Shao Yunan never thought that there would be ancient tea forests in this ordinary village!
Shao Yun'an patted his forehead. This is an ancient time without environmental pollution and people's openness. All the tea trees must be big trees like trees! Isn't it normal for the ancient tea trees to grow again! Shao Yunan took off a leaf and chewed it in his mouth, and his breathing changed. It must have been more than three hundred years ago! If these tea trees are transplanted into his space, no, it is not necessary to transplant all of them, even if the branches are transplanted in, he will know how many top-quality teas that cannot be found in the world!
Shao Yun'an grabbed Wang Shijing and said excitedly: "I want all the tea trees here to be mine! Mine!"
Wang Shijing's blind eyes were filled with a smile: "Okay, let's buy this mountain, and everything here will be yours in the future."
"Buy, buy, buy! You must buy it!" Shao Yunan was worried again, "I can't buy it now, will someone come over, these are all mine."
Wang Shijing couldn't help but pat Shao Yun'an, telling him not to worry: "No one from the village will come to this mountain. We can buy our land and new house at the foot of the mountain, and buy a few acres of wild land at the mountain pass. Someone will come. When we can buy it, we will buy this hill."
"Brother Shijing, it's great to have you!" Shao Yun'an licked his lips, he couldn't wait to taste the taste of tea thousands of years ago. Making money is secondary!
Wang Shijing liked Shao Yunan's appearance, so he patted him again to calm him down, and said, "I'll pick tea for you."
Shao Yunan came back to his senses, ran to his back basket and took out several cloth pockets, then ran back and stuffed four for Wang Shijing, saying: "Let me see what leaves to pick first, and then we will split up."
Wang Shijing disagreed: "This tree is tall, I will pick it for you, and you can tell me what leaves to pick. We can't finish picking today, so we will come back tomorrow."
Shao Yunan wanted to pick all the leaves of these ancient tea trees right away, but he was really not a good tree climber. These ancient tea trees grew very tall, but that also meant that the tea leaves would be of high quality! Shao Yunan took a deep breath to calm himself down, and then said, "Then I will teach you how to pick."
Tea is usually picked with one bud and one leaf, or one bud with two leaves, or one bud with three leaves or four leaves, and sometimes only young buds are picked according to needs. It is autumn now, and the quality of tea is not as good as in spring. This is Shao Yun'an's most regrettable place. If it is now before the Qingming Grain Rain in spring, the tea leaves picked will be the most fragrant. However, Shao Yun'an is confident that the autumn tea can also be produced with a high-quality taste. What's more, here, even autumn tea will definitely be sought after.
Wang Shijing listened carefully to Shao Yunan's explanation on how to pick tea correctly, and after watching Shao Yunan demonstrate again, he climbed the tree. What makes Shao Yunan even more happy is that these ancient tea trees have accompanying crab feet. Crabfoot is an elf on an ancient tree. Shao Yun'an had only seen it on ancient Pu'er trees before. This ancient tea forest is more like Longjing. The ancient Longjing tree has long been extinct in modern times, and you can only see crab feet on such an ancient tree if you travel back thousands of years.
This crab foot looks a bit like a small coral, but also like a crab's foot. This ancient tea forest has never been visited by anyone. The crab feet on the branches are green and newly grown, and there are also dark yellow old feet. It smells strong of bacteria and algae and tea.
Wild crab feet are very valuable medicinal materials, with a refreshing and sweet taste. Some old farmers who grow tea think that wild crab feet grow together with ancient tea trees, absorbing the aura of tea trees, and become essences themselves, which are used to make water Drinking can detoxify. The only thing to pay attention to is that crab feet are cold in nature, so it is not suitable to eat too much, and pregnant women should also eat it with caution. Crab legs can be stewed with chicken. Shao Yunan once drank tea made with crab feet and Pu'er, and the taste was very special. The crab legs that grow on the ancient Longjing tree and drink with Longjing must have a unique flavor.
After Wang Shijing plucked the crab legs, he threw them down the tree. Shao Yunan picked them up and put them in the basket. There are only 21 ancient trees that can be seen around, and it is hard to say if there are any in the depths. Wang Shijing was worried that Shao Yun'an would run away alone, and wouldn't let him look for him. Shao Yun'an told himself not to be greedy. In modern society, it is big news to find one plant. There are twenty-one plants here, even if there are still deep in the forest.
Wang Shijing picked tea tree by tree without complaint, and asked Shao Yun'an on the tree if he was uncertain. It wasn't until Shao Yun'an was hungry that he realized that Wang Shijing had been on the tree for a long time, and he had already picked half of the old trees. He hurriedly said guiltily: "Brother Shijing, come down, take a rest, eat something and drink some water, I have forgotten the time."
"I'm not tired. I'll go down after picking this tree."
When Wang Shijing said this, Shao Yun'an felt even more guilty. He also realized that Wang Shijing only had one eye, and such high-intensity picking would be more tiring than ordinary people.
The more Shao Yunan thought about it, the more he felt guilty. He took out the water bottle from the back basket, then turned to the position behind Wang Shijing, quickly took out the bottle of spiritual milk, and poured a small drop of spiritual milk into the water bottle. The water in the kettle itself was filled with spiritual spring water, and now that a drop of spiritual milk was added, Shao Yun'an didn't care if Wang Shijing would find out that something was wrong.
After another long time, Wang Shijing, who finally finished picking, came down from the tree sweating. Shao Yunan immediately stepped forward with a cloth towel in his hand. He poured some water from the kettle on the cloth towel and handed it over: "Wipe it quickly."
Wang Shijing took it over, wiped his face and eyes, a gust of coolness hit his forehead in an instant, which made Ah, who was a little tired, immediately cheered up a lot. The burning left eye also immediately relieved.
"Let's go back after taking a break and eat something, and come back tomorrow for the rest."
Wang Shijing, who wiped his face and eyes, said: "There is still half of it left. I will go back after picking it. I am not tired. I remember that there is a place with a lot of tea trees. It is probably here. I am afraid that there will be wild animals in the depths. It is not safe." .Tomorrow we won’t come here after picking, we can pick goat’s milk and peaches.”
Feeling guilty and grateful at the same time, Shao Yunan hurriedly handed over the water bottle: "Drink some water, I'll get dry food."
Wang Shijing took the kettle and took a big gulp. Immediately afterwards, his one eye widened. This water! Looking at Shao Yun'an bent over to take dry food, Wang Shijing slowly swallowed the unusually sweet water in his mouth, took another big gulp, and then walked over.
The two found a protruding tree root and sat down, each sipping water and dry biscuits. In order to alleviate the guilt in his heart, Shao Yunan had nothing to say: "These teas are ready, so I will go to the shopkeeper of Diezhuang Pavilion. The owner behind him is from the capital, and many shops in the county, including Yizhangxuan, are from that person." The boss opened it. His boss must be interested in this tea. I dare say that the tea I make is definitely the only one in the Great Yan Kingdom, and the rare thing is the most expensive thing, and it will definitely sell for a high price."
"Well, sure."
Wang Shijing's unhesitating trust made Shao Yun'an very heart-warming. If Wang Shijing always asked him why or got to the bottom of it, he would be very troubled. Wang Shijing didn't ask too many questions, and supported him wholeheartedly, which was the biggest reason why Shao Yunan was able to stay with peace of mind.
"However, if I let the villagers know, I'm afraid that this forest will not be preserved, so I have to find a few small businesses that make money to cover it first. I may collect tea from the villagers in the future, but not now. The tea-picking techniques are very good. Pay attention, or it will be wasted."
Wang Shijing said: "We can collect it from the villagers after we buy this mountain forest. Before we collect it, we can teach everyone how to pick it. You can ask Lizheng to come forward about this matter."
Shao Yunan nodded in response, and continued, "The small business I mentioned just now is making sesame paste."
"Sesame paste?" Wang Shijing asked back.
Shao Yun'an said: "It is a sauce made of black or white sesame seeds. It can be mixed with cold noodles in summer, and it can be eaten with meat and side dishes with other seasonings in winter. When making sesame sauce, you can also make sesame oil for cooking and soup. They can all be used. We can make them at home and then sell them in the county, or we can see if Yizhangxuan collects them. If they sell well, we can also collect sesame seeds from the villagers.” After drinking the dictation, Shao Yunan still put his The idea came out, "In the future, I plan to focus on tea and wine as the main business of my family. I can think of other small businesses that we can hire people to do, or sell favors to others directly, which can be regarded as transferring everyone. attention. What do you see?"
Wang Shijing nodded again and again: "You have a lot of ideas, and I'll listen to you. It's good to sell favors. There are many people staring at our family now. If our family is richer, there will be troubles in the village, and there will be more gossip. If there are a lot of wealthy people in the village, let’s save big trees to attract attention. Uncle Si’s family, Uncle Sun’s family, and Uncle Zhou’s family are all good. If we can bring the patriarch and Li Zheng’s family with us, our family will have less trouble in the future.”
Shao Yun'an said: "It's up to you to decide who to sell to. The choice is up to you. If you don't go up the mountain tomorrow, you have to spread out the tea leaves to dry when you go back today. It's too late to order the iron pot. Take out the ones at home first. One is used, and the dried tea has to be roasted. I will draw a picture and mark the size. You go to the county seat tomorrow to order pots, and order two first. After these teas are ready, we will go to the mountains to pick goat’s milk.”
Wang Shijing said: "Teach me how to make tea. There will be too much tea in the future, and you will not be able to do it by yourself. You still have to teach Qing Geer and Nizi to read, and you will be tired."
Shao Yun'an couldn't help but glanced at Wang Shijing who said this seriously, and smiled: "I must teach you first. We can't focus on small workshops. We will open tea houses in the future. You Don’t know how to talk business with people, how to manage the people under you?”
Wang Shijing was stunned, he didn't expect Shao Yun'an would be willing to let him intervene, let alone Shao Yun'an would say such words, the meaning in the words seemed to really regard him as the master.
Shao Yun'an looked at those ancient tea trees and said, "I won't hide it from you. I didn't want to at first. It wasn't because you were blind and you had two children, it was just because I didn't know you well. Personally, I just got married like this, and I can't like it when I get married."
Wang Shijing pursed his lips.
"But after you separated the family so simply, I don't think it's so bad to stay." Turning to look at the silent Wang Shijing, Shao Yun'an said with a smile: "We have only been married for three or four days, and the days to come will be long. ,Right?"
Wang Shijing raised his eyes: "Well, it will be a long time in the future. Before, I couldn't protect Brother Qing's mother, but I will not let you be wronged like Brother Qing's mother. You will talk about family affairs in the future. It's up to you."
Shao Yun'an burst out laughing: "You are in charge."
Wang Shijing said seriously: "Whoever has an idea in our family will be in charge. In the future, if the family earns money, you will take care of it."
Shao Yun'an snorted again, this man who looked older than the 26-year-old him actually reminded him of the word "cute" at this moment.