Su Nuan and his group, led by the village chief, entered the tea garden.
Looking around, what comes into view is a sea of green. Even in winter, it is still lush and green. The tea trees in the thousands of acres of tea gardens grow in a staggered manner. Looking up from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, the tea trees on the mountain are shrouded in clouds and mist. The dark green tea garden is looming in the clouds and mist. The sea of clouds is surging, the tea gardens are continuous, and the tea trees are layered, like a fairyland.
"Village Chief, this tea plantation looks quite large. I'm afraid it's over a thousand acres, right?"
"Yes, Mr. Su, our village has been growing tea for generations, and we currently have 1,500 acres of tea gardens."
"How are your tea sales at the moment?"
"Our tea is purchased by several nearby supply and marketing cooperatives with the consent of the commune. Every year when the new tea comes out, we take it to the commune for weighing and selling, and keep some for ourselves to drink."
"How much did you pay the commune?"
"The price per kilogram is around 80-150 yuan. The higher the quality of the tea, the higher the price."
Su Nuan thought, this is a well-known tea in later generations. The price in later generations is calculated by gram and it is really not cheap. Now a pound of tea is only more than one hundred yuan, which is really a bargain.
"Besides selling to the supply and marketing cooperatives, do you sell to anyone else? Collectives all sell to the communes, and some private individuals also sell to outside merchants at higher prices than the communes."
"Now that reform and opening up have taken place, many private businesses have emerged. Have you ever considered selling to other businesses and raising prices?"
"Mr. Su, you're joking. We are all honest tea farmers in our village. Why would we look for merchants to promote our products?"
"Individual merchants can't buy much tea. Although the price is low, the commune can buy a lot at one time. Even if we have cash, we don't have to worry about the tea accumulating in our hands."
"If a merchant offered you a price higher than the commune's purchase price and bought a large quantity of tea, would you be willing to sell it?"
"If there's money to be made, why wouldn't I want to do that?"
Su Nuan secretly calculated in her heart
"How is your annual spring tea production?"
"Basically, the annual output is around 10 to 13 tons."
“What is the yield of good quality tea?”
"There are 18 old tea trees in our village, which are over a hundred years old. The quality of old tea trees is the best, with an annual output of about one kilogram, and the price is 500 yuan per kilogram. The other tea trees that are several decades old have a smaller output, about 10 kilograms, and the price is around 200-300 yuan."
"How are your tea making and tea roasting masters' skills?"
"In our village, tea planting and tea frying have been passed down from generation to generation. The skills are passed down from generation to generation. Currently, the main tea fryers are the senior village elders with decades of experience."
"You all practice traditional tea making techniques. Do your masters know how to make matcha?"
"Is it the tea foam made by steaming the young leaves, drying them, and then grinding them with a stone mill?"
"Yes, does your master know how to do it?"
"A few elders know how to drink tea, but this way of drinking tea is too complicated. Few people drink tea this way now."
"That's fine, Village Chief. I'd like to try the tea from your ancient tea trees and matcha. Is that okay?"
"Sure, come home with me, I have some at home. My father likes matcha, so we have some at home."
Several people followed the village chief to his home. The village chief's house was a blue brick and tile house. The yard was very spacious with two jujube trees planted in the yard. When they entered the hall, they saw an old man sitting at the table, brewing tea by the stove. The stove was steaming, and the old man skillfully washed the tea set and prepared to make tea when he saw the village chief and his group coming in.
"Dad, this is Mr. Su and Mr. Chen from the Shanghai Food Factory. They're coming to our tea garden to look at the tea. I'll take them home for some tea."
"Okay, ladies and gentlemen, please sit down. I'm just about to make some tea. Zhigang, go get the tea from our old tea tree to entertain our guests."
"Okay, Dad."
After a while, the village chief came out with a ceramic pot and sat next to the old man to help make tea. After that, he served it to several people to taste.
Su Nuan picked up the tea bowl, sniffed it carefully, and then took a sip.
"The tea soup is clear, fragrant, sweet, and the tea leaves are emerald green. It is indeed a good tea."
The old man smiled and said: My daughter, you also know about tea, not bad, not bad
"Grandpa, I heard from the village chief that you also know about matcha?"
"Hey, I was just messing around when I had nothing to do. Are you interested in matcha?"
"Yes, although matcha was invented in ancient my country, it is now popular in Japan. I think our ancestors' matcha must be better than Japan's, so I want to try it."
"That's right, the Japanese are all thieves. Our ancestors' things are definitely better than Japan's. Just wait, I'll make you a drink."
The old man took out the tea set for making matcha tea and started to make tea skillfully. It was ready in a short while.
"Come, try it."
"The soup is white and smooth, without the bitterness of tea, and even a little sweet. It's really good."
"My dear, this is the matcha made by our ancestors. The best matcha is made from Jian'an tea, which is picked before the Waking of Insects. The tea buds are tender green, and the matcha produced is the best."
"Grandpa, thank you for your tea. I am so lucky today."
He looked at the village chief again.
"Village chief, I want to buy your first batch of tender bud tea next spring and make it all into matcha. I'll give you 500 yuan per pound. I'll take as many as you can get. I also want tea from 18 old tea trees. I'll give you 1,000 yuan per pound. Is that okay with you?"
The village chief was surprised.
"Mr. Su, are you sure? This price is a bit high."
"I'm sure the tea from your village is worth the price. We can sign the contract today and give you a deposit."
The village chief looked at the old man, the old man nodded, and the village chief agreed.
The two parties signed the contract. Su Nuan gave the village chief 10,000 yuan in cash, had a meal at the village chief's house, and returned to Shanghai with the tea given by the village chief.
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