Chapter 773 They Don't Deserve to Drink Good Tea
The mule cart entered the yard, and Shu Yu took out several packages from inside.
The old lady had just come up to her when she saw the paper package in her hand and frowned. "What are you buying this for?"
"Weren't we supposed to send some local specialties back to our hometown? This tea is very famous in Linzhang Prefecture, how could we leave it out?" Shu Yu carried the paper package into the main room, placed the package on the table, and piled it together with the local specialties that the old lady and the others had bought during the day.
The old lady disagreed, saying, "This tea is so expensive. Wouldn't it be a waste to give it to your uncles? They're all peasants; they don't know anything about tea. They're lucky if they can drink some cheap tea leaves."
There are many fruit trees in Linzhang Prefecture, so the specialties that the old lady and her family usually buy are dried fruit, as well as some mountain products and mushrooms that are not available in Jiangyuan County.
These items can be stored for a relatively long time, are quite common, and are not expensive.
But Shu Yu was right. The most famous thing in Linzhang Prefecture was this kind of tea. However, besides being delicious, this tea was also very expensive, and only wealthy families could afford it.
Even if you gave it to his two sons, they wouldn't be able to appreciate the taste; it would be a waste of money.
So the old lady never even considered buying this thing, but who knew that while she didn't buy it, Ayu did.
Shu Yu turned around, took the old lady's arm, and laughed, "Grandma, how can you talk about your own son like that?"
Knowing the old lady's temperament, she didn't try to persuade her to accept, but simply said, "I'm not just buying tea to give to my uncles. The price of tea in Linzhang Prefecture is worlds apart from that in Dong'an Prefecture. Since we can buy it cheaply here, we should buy more and take this opportunity to give it away. I plan to give some to Lord Xiang, some to Doctor Xu, and some to Miss Ding. They've helped us in Jiangyuan County and they both know how to appreciate tea, so it's only right to give them some, isn't it?"
Upon hearing that it was to be delivered to Master Xiang and his family, the old lady nodded, "That's true."
"So, if we give tea to outsiders, how can we not give it to our own family? If Uncle San finds out, he'll definitely make a scene. Even if Uncle Da, Uncle San, and Aunt Si don't know much about tea, it's still presentable enough to entertain guests."
The old lady thought for a moment. The eldest son in the village would definitely not be willing to use such good tea to entertain guests, but Da Niu is the shopkeeper, so he can use it.
And the third brother, he's got a raise now, which means the boss values him highly. So it's only right that he uses it to entertain the boss.
As for the fourth son, his son-in-law is now considered a government official, and his colleagues can be of use to him.
Thinking of this, the old lady agreed, "Alright, but don't give too much."
"I know, I know." Shu Yu smiled and helped the old lady to the kitchen. Meng Yunzheng and Zhao Xi were both there, and there were indeed many exquisite dishes on the table.
To be honest, Shu Yu has been to Heichang County several times, but she has never actually tried any of the local specialties.
Madam Ruan invited them to sit down, saying, "Come, come, let's eat first. You must be starving so late."
The Lu family's original table was rather small, but fortunately, Ruan Shi and Daya had several tables at their stall, which, when put together, became quite spacious, enough for the whole family to sit down.
Shu Yu sat opposite Meng Yunzheng and smiled slightly at him, which told him that her trip had gone very smoothly.
In a rare moment of joy, he even bought two jugs of wine.
(End of this chapter)
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