Jiang Tang didn't expect that Grandma Huixian's family would be in such a difficult situation.
After dinner, Jiang Tang passed by Grandma Huixian's house and knocked on the door.
"I'm here." It was Wen Lan's voice that came out. Seeing that it was Secretary Jiang at the door, a smile instantly appeared on her face: "Secretary Jiang, have you eaten yet?"
Jiang Tang smiled and nodded: "Is it convenient? I want to go in and find out more about the situation."
Wen Lan said as she welcomed her in: "It's convenient, come in."
Wenlan's yard is very large, neat and clean, with three thatched houses and a low house next to it which is the kitchen.
Wen Lan and her grandson are having dinner at this moment.
When Grandma Huixian saw her coming, she hurriedly asked her granddaughter to clear the food away.
Jiang Tang suddenly felt abrupt.
I was so focused on completing the task that I forgot that the time was not right.
Looking at the two bowls of dumpling soup on the table, there are more vegetables than dumplings.
Suddenly she felt sad. From the time she traveled through time until now, no matter how poor her material life was, it was never as shocking as the one she saw now.
He quickly raised his hand to stop her and said, "Grandma Huixian, Wenlan, you guys continue eating. I came here just to tell you that I'll be eating at Fourth Uncle Luo's place tonight, so you don't have to bother."
Wen Lan paused and said, "Secretary Jiang, you're welcome. Grandma just told me what we want to eat tonight."
Jiang Lie motioned for her to sit down and continue eating: "I just heard from Fourth Uncle that your family is in trouble. I can't cause you any trouble."
Grandma Huixian moved a stool for her to sit on, and asked Wenlan to make a cup of tea: "Our family is in financial difficulty, but we still have enough food for you, our benefactor, to have a meal."
Jiang Tang said, "What's the point of being a benefactor or not? Grandma Huixian, please don't say that. I didn't do anything."
Wen Lan brought a bowl of tea and placed it in front of Jiang Tang. "Lai Hua is a very vengeful person. Secretary Jiang, you have already offended him by speaking up for me today. You don't have many relatives here, so he will definitely make things difficult for you in the future."
Jiang Tang smiled: "You don't have to worry about me. If he dares, I have a way to deal with him. Well. This tea is the same as the one I drank at the captain's house."
Grandma Huixian said, "We have a lot of tea in the mountains here. In the spring, every household goes out to pick some tea, either to keep for themselves or to give to relatives and friends. I still have a lot at home. If Secretary Jiang likes it, I'll ask Wenlan to pack some for you to take back. This tea is good for your stomach."
Wen Lan said, "Secretary Jiang, have you noticed that the taste of our tea is different from that of other teas?"
Jiangtang took another sip and shook her head. She couldn't taste it. She didn't know much about tea.
Wen Lan explained to her, "When I was making tea with milk, I put some tangerines in it."
Jiang Tang was stunned for a moment, then took a few more bites. "Well, there is indeed some. The taste of citrus is more refreshing than without it."
"This is my grandmother's special recipe. Many families in the village like the tea she stir-fries. After the tea leaves are picked in spring, they all ask my grandmother to help prepare it."
Jiang Tang said, "I've also observed the mountains near us these past two days. There are tea trees, but not many. However, this tea tree is indeed growing well. Has anyone in our village ever thought about growing and selling tea?"
Wen Lan was surprised and asked curiously, "Can we still sell this tea?"
Jiang Tang nodded. "Although I don't know much about tea, this tea tastes very good. I have some tea at home, but none of them taste as good as this. I think I can try selling it. How much tea do you have?"
Wen Lan quickly put down the bowl in her hand, went to the house and brought out a stone jar, letting Jiang Tang take a look: "This jar of tea is almost ten kilograms. We also have some aged tea at home."
Grandma Huixian knows a little about tea. She smiled and said, "Selling tea. This tea is worth a few cents per pound. I..." As if she thought of something, Grandma Huixian stopped talking and quickly changed the subject, "There were no tea trees on our mountain before. Grandpa Wenlan and I were both outsiders. Grandpa Wenlan loves to drink tea, so we scattered some tea seeds on the edge of the field and the mountain, and more than a dozen tea trees grew.
Later, a policy was introduced to bring tea from southern China to the north. Grandpa Wenlan, who knew how to grow tea, saw that with so many mountains here, growing tea and selling the leaves would be a good option, so he helped the village plant tea for a few years. The survival rate was always low, even with seedlings and transplants. But after a few years of hard work, the trees were almost established, and then a drought struck. With food scarce, the villagers had no time to grow anything else. Gradually, the tea trees dwindled, and the ones we have now, scattered here and there, are the ones Grandpa Wenlan left behind as an experiment.
Jiangtang didn't expect that this tea tree was planted by Grandpa Lan.
I was wondering why they have tea trees in the north.
However, there is a river and mountains here, and the air is humid, which is suitable for the growth of tea trees.
Jiang Tang smiled and said, "Since this is the fruit of the labor of the older generation, we shouldn't waste this effort. How about this, Wenlan, I'll take the tea leaves in this stone jar out and ask if anyone wants them."
Wen Lan nodded and said nervously, "Secretary Jiang, it's fine as long as we can sell it for some money. It doesn't matter if we can't sell it. We can exchange it. As long as they give us some food, any amount is fine."
Jiang Tang thought about it and realized that even after selling the food, they still had to use the money to buy food and daily necessities. The key point was that food alone was not enough: "Okay, do you have a scale at home? Let's weigh it."
Grandma Huixian said, "No need, I trust Secretary Jiang."
Jiang Tang shook her head. "This is the rule. Grandma Huixian can't let me make any mistakes. Otherwise, I won't be able to do my job. Please don't make it difficult for me."
Grandma Huixian had no choice but to nod and asked Wenlan to go to the brigade headquarters to borrow a scale.
Jiang Tang felt that such loose tea leaves would definitely not sell for a good price.
"I'll go back for a while and come back later."
After saying that, he hurried back home, then flashed into the space: [Si Ning, are you at work? ]
【exist.】
"I need some paper for tea leaves. Can you get it now?"
Meng Si Ning was resting in the office at the moment when she heard her best friend's voice.
She hurried to the printing room, but there was no one there, so she slipped into the space to meet Jiang Tang.
"What do you need tea paper for?"
"I've found the Grandma Huixian that the system asked me to help. Her family is short of food, but they do have a lot of tea in stock. I plan to help her sell the tea and find some paper to wrap it. At least I can sell it for a good price."
"Okay, you wait."
Meng Si Ning returned to his private space, searched the mall, and bought some small sacks. He ran to show Jiang Tang: "I think this one is more suitable. A small bag can hold 150-200g. Do you want to give it a name? I just saw that there are some that can be customized with logos."
"That's fine. What kind can you customize?"
"What's your name?"
Jiang Tang thought for a moment and said, "How about calling it Youcaoling Black Tea?"
“It’s not high-end.”
Jiang Tang frowned and thought for a moment: "The Zhangshan tea next to it, Captain Luo said it is Zhangshan black tea, also known as Jiwo tea."
"Zhangshan black tea, I'll make it for you tonight."
Jiang Tang first went to Grandma Huixian's house with a small sack without any mark on it.
At this moment, Wen Lan also came back.
"Wen Lan, first weigh how many pounds are in this jar."
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