Chapter 86 Selling Tea
With the excellent soil and the meticulous care and management of the tea plantation, the earliest batch of tea trees planted this spring, in less than two years, have grown tall enough to be ready for harvesting tea leaves.
Below the terraced fields, the tea trees planted on the ridges are all the same height, looking neat and tidy from a distance. There are also stone steps leading up the terraced fields for easy passage, which is very beautiful.
Since the tea leaves couldn't be harvested with the help of the mountain god's antlers, Li Chang'an led the mountain demons and fungus spirits to learn how to pick tea from the tea spirit.
The tea expert demonstrated the tea-picking technique and then instructed, "The new buds at the top are the tenderest and best. Remember to keep them separate from the tea leaves from other parts of the tea tree after picking them."
In fact, even among ordinary tea trees, there are differences in quality between the tea leaves from the middle and bottom parts.
However, these tea trees grew on high-quality soil, and the quality of the tea leaves from the middle and bottom parts was comparable to the top buds of the tea trees outside. Therefore, after the tea expert judged the situation, he only asked Li Chang'an and the others to separate the top buds.
Li Chang'an nodded and followed the tea master to start picking tea leaves.
The tea trees on the terraced fields have three qualities. One is the spiritual essence branches provided by the tea spirit at the core of the formation. The earliest eight hundred branches have already grown and are of spirit tea tree quality close to the tea spirit itself. The quality of the tea leaves throughout is not much different.
The sacred tea leaves produced from these eight hundred tea trees perfectly meet the sacrificial requirements of Jiarong Mountain.
The other two qualities are: one is made from cuttings of tea tree branches purchased from the tea mountain, and the other is made from mature tea trees purchased from the tea mountain.
These mature tea trees were actually ready for harvesting long ago, but the quality of their tea leaves was not much different from those outside, so Li Chang'an didn't touch them. Instead, they were nourished by the superior spiritual soil for a year and a half. Now, the quality of these tea trees is much higher than that of the tea trees outside, but it is still slightly inferior to those tea trees that were propagated by cuttings.
More than 4,000 tea trees yielded more than 3,000 catties of tea leaves, of which 720 catties were Ling tea leaves, 1,000 catties were the new buds at the top of the Fanpin tea leaves, and the remaining 2,000 catties were tea leaves.
Once processed into tea, it will only weigh a little over 800 jin.
After counting the weight of the fresh tea leaves, the tea master said, "Give all these tea leaves to me, and I can make them for you tomorrow."
"Okay." Li Chang'an nodded and handed the fresh tea leaves to the tea spirit by packing them into different storage bags.
In the afternoon, Li Chang'an found a porcelain factory online and wanted to order a batch of ceramic jars for storing tea.
He casually sketched a draft: a cylindrical can with different colors to distinguish the quality of the tea, and the lid was shaped like the five mountains in the Xianshan Farm logo.
As soon as the draft was sent, before Li Chang'an could even mention the need for a logo on the can, the person in charge was startled: "Are you Li Chang'an?"
[If you're not one of them, don't blame me for reminding you, but using this graphic on the lid is copyright infringement.]
Li Chang'an chuckled: "I am."
He sent a voice message, explaining in detail the size of the jar.
These ceramic jars are only used to store tea, and tea is subject to purchase limits, so they don't need to be very big.
Finally, Li Chang'an sent over the logo of Xianshan Farm.
The person in charge, upon confirming his identity, was overjoyed and happily replied: "Okay! I guarantee I'll do it perfectly, without a single flaw."
After all, this is Xianshan Farm! Every time Xianshan Farm sells vegetables, they are snapped up by everyone. Although they only need 5,000 tea canisters now, they will definitely need more and more in the future. For their factory, this is a stable and large customer!
Moreover, if others knew that the tea canisters from Xianshan Farm were produced in their factory, it could boost their factory's business.
This is an absolute steal!
The next day, the tea expert brought back more than 860 catties of tea leaves, all of which were green tea.
Among them, there are 160 jin of Ling tea leaves, 225 jin of premium green tea made from the new buds at the top of ordinary tea leaves, and 475 jin of ordinary tea leaves.
Li Chang'an put all the tea leaves into a storage box.
“Nourished by excellent soil, these tea trees can be harvested at least three times a year. As they age, they will enter their peak production period, and can be harvested five or six times a year,” the tea expert instructed.
Li Chang'an nodded and noted it down.
Half a month later, the five thousand ceramic jars that Li Chang'an had ordered were also completed.
Li Chang'an was worried that the ceramic jar might be damaged during express delivery. After checking that the distance wasn't too far, he flew there on his sword to pick it up.
He put it in a storage bag so the ceramic jar wouldn't get bumped or knocked.
Back at Xuanling Immortal Mountain, Li Chang'an, along with the mountain demons and mushroom spirits, packed over 800 jin of tea leaves into ceramic jars in batches.
The tins for Lingcha tea are blue-green gradient, the tins for premium green tea are white-green gradient, and the tins for regular tea are pure green.
After packing the tea leaves, the spirit rice and vegetables grown in Xuanling Immortal Mountain were ripe and ready for harvest.
Li Chang'an started a live stream to sell these vegetables and tea.
Since the harvest of tea was relatively small, he did not plan to supply it to Xiaoping'an Supermarket and Qingfengpai.
"There are three types of tea: Lingcha tea, 800 yuan a can; Premium green tea, 200 yuan a can; and Fine green tea, 150 yuan a can." Fine green tea is just ordinary tea leaves picked from the bottom of ordinary tea trees.
"Each can of tea weighs 100 grams, and each person is limited to one can."
After Li Chang'an finished his introduction, he pointed the camera at the three types of tea on the table in front of him. Each type of tea was brewed into a cup, and each had its own color.
The tea brewed from Ling tea leaves is emerald green, clear and bright, with the tea leaves settling at the bottom of the cup, fresh and tender.
Both premium green tea and fine green tea are yellowish-green, with the fine green tea cup being slightly darker in color.
To the naked eye, there's no discernible difference, but I know that spirit tea leaves are definitely comparable to spirit rice.
At first glance, the price seemed expensive, but considering that even the highest-end teas on the market cost several thousand or even tens of thousands of yuan per kilogram, it actually seemed like a good deal.
There are only about four thousand available! I hope I can get one!
Li Chang'an sipped his tea, watching the live chat and occasionally replying with a few words.
At the stroke of midnight, Tianxuan went live on the link, and within two minutes it was all snapped up.
Li Chang'an put down his teacup and said, "Alright, I'm going to end the broadcast now and prepare to ship your orders. See you next time."
After saying that, he smiled, waved, and turned off the live stream.
This time, more than 600,000 orders were sold.
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As a corporate slave who often works overtime and stays up late, Ji Xuan sat up straight and waited in front of her phone when she saw Li Chang'an introducing tea in his live broadcast room.
At the exact hour, he paid for the groceries and three cans of tea in his shopping cart.
After Boan Technology and Xiadu Company completed their collaboration, Ji Xuan's boss promoted him to assistant general manager. Now, with a higher salary, he can buy all the products from Xianshan Farm at once without batting an eye.
The network connection was excellent, and I successfully snagged the item.
Because it was in Ling'an City, Ji Xuan received a package delivered by the Lingyuan Bird as soon as he got up the next morning.
He first checked the package, taking out three intact ceramic jars for inspection.
Upon opening the lid, a fresh and lingering aroma of tea instantly fills the air.
Ji Xuan couldn't help but think of the phrase "refreshing and invigorating," feeling as if his body was being cleansed from the inside out by the aroma of tea, making him feel incredibly relaxed.
He took a deep sniff, and finally closed the lid with satisfaction.
Even so, the aroma of tea still lingered throughout the house.
Although Ji Xuan's stomach ailment was cured thanks to the two hundred catties of spirit rice he managed to snag, he also developed the habit of eating breakfast from then on.
The thought of waking up early to cook a small pot of spirit rice porridge makes waking up early and eating breakfast no longer a painful experience, but rather something to look forward to.
There were still a few dozen kilograms left of the two hundred kilograms of spirit rice. This morning, Ji Xuan cooked some spirit rice porridge to drink.
The porridge has some chopped cabbage in it; even a god wouldn't trade it for a bowl of this.
Ji Xuan finished her porridge with relish, then picked through the package one last time before heading to work with the can of Ling Tea she had been most looking forward to.
After being promoted, my daily workload increased.
After a long day of work, he accompanied his boss to a cocktail party hosted by a wealthy businessman.
The party wasn't over yet when an assistant called, saying that a new assistant had made a mistake and asking Ji Xuan to come back to the company to help resolve it.
Helpless, Ji Xuan asked the assistant who made the call to come and accompany her boss, and then returned to the company.
The new assistant had tears in her eyes and kept thanking Ji Xuan.
After dealing with the situation, Ji Xuan told him to go home early, and then helped the new assistant who had made a mistake to clean up the mess on his own.
It was past midnight when it ended, and the next day had arrived.
Ji Xuan rubbed his temples.
He had spent too much time looking at the screen that day, and his eyes were starting to ache.
Even though eating vegetables from Xianshan Farm regularly improved her physical condition, Ji Xuan still felt irritable due to prolonged sitting and working late into the night. Under such psychological influence, her body also seemed heavy and tired.
Although these negative physical conditions can be cleared up by eating some vegetables from Xianshan Farm, the problem is... it's already past 1 a.m. when I drive home now.
I have to get up early for work tomorrow, and not getting enough sleep is bad for my health.
Unable to eat the dishes he had been longing for, Ji Xuan was speechless and had no choice but to spend the night in the break room attached to his office.
After washing up in the restroom, Ji Xuan dried her hair and suddenly remembered the spirit tea she had brought that morning.
But drinking green tea so late at night, wouldn't that make it even harder to fall asleep?
But those are exquisite tea leaves; he hasn't even tasted them yet.
Ji Xuan pondered for a moment, then couldn't help but return to his office and take out the can of spirit tea.
The water dispenser was constantly heating water. Ji Xuan filled a small half cup, threw in a pinch of tea leaves, and added some cold water.
The tea leaves swirl and unfurl in the water, gradually transforming from a dry state into the shape of a whole tea leaf.
The tea turned green, its aroma filled the air, and the bottom of the cup was filled with whole tea leaves, without a single dreg.
The entire cup of tea was clean and clear, with a bright and clear color.
The office was filled with the aroma of tea.
Ji Xuan took a deep breath, feeling much more relieved from the tightness in her chest.
"Excellent tea!"
Even if you can't sleep after drinking a cup of tea like this, and stay up all night, it's worth it!
After finishing his reflections, Ji Xuan drank the cup of tea in his hand.
At first, he thought he would savor it slowly, but the tea was a little bitter when it first entered his mouth, but then it had a long-lasting sweet aftertaste and a smooth texture, making him unable to resist taking another sip.
One sip after another, the cup of tea, containing three or four hundred milliliters, was quickly emptied.
Ji Xuan smacked his lips and, with the remaining tea leaves, poured some more warm water.
Ji Xuan drank three cups of water by the water dispenser before reluctantly putting down his cup.
He stretched and felt incredibly light, his eyes bright, and his mind no longer agitated; he felt much better.
Excellent! No wonder it's tea from Xianshan Farm!
It seems he can abandon coffee and embrace tea instead when working overtime from now on.
Ji Xuan returned to the rest room with a happy smile, her mood no longer as gloomy as before.
He lay on the small bed in the rest room playing on his phone, thinking he wouldn't be able to sleep, but soon he felt sleepy.
Ji Xuan had no time to think, put down his phone, and had a good night's sleep.
The next morning, Ji Xuan woke up naturally and felt that he was in better physical condition than ever before.
He sat up and found himself surrounded by a faint green light.
Ji Xuan looked completely bewildered.
What's going on?
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