Daily Life in the Countryside After Being Reborn-Chapter 26: Top 25 in Tea

"Little wife," upon seeing Yezi's mother hastily coming down the stairs, Zhu Shijun was the first to speak. As he spoke, he handed over the several pounds of Han Clan-flavored soy sauce pork he was carrying.

The Miao family's soy sauce pork is smoked meat, and both the preparation and taste differ from the Han family's. Li Quqi, who is often away, always brings back things flavored like the Han family, so the soy sauce pork he brought today really pleased Yezi's mother.

"Oh, I was saying there was a ruckus outside today, turns out it's you, the village chief, and your company." Yezi's mother also spotted Zhu Shijun and Xiao Xian; her eyesight was indeed good as she could tell right away that Mr. Zhu and Xiao Xian were not from Ge Village. The gifts from the Han family must be accepted, otherwise it would be offensive, so Yezi's mother took the soy sauce pork and hung it in a ventilated, shaded spot by the window. While hanging the meat, she shouted downstairs, "Disperse, there's nothing exciting to see."

The onlookers really did disperse after her shout. Yezi's mother then glared at her son, "How have I taught you all this time? Go serve tea to the guests."

Yezi's mother had Zhu Shijun sit at the head of the table, with herself and the village chief on his left and right, while Xiao Xian sat at the lowest seat. Li Ye hesitantly brought the tea, serving everyone in order.

The aroma of the white tea slightly relaxed Jin Dafu's tense heart. Xiao Xian also smelled the tea, but she paid more attention to the mocking look in Li Ye's naughty eyes. As expected, Li Ye twisted his elbow inward, and suddenly the tea was spilling toward Xiao Xian.

The tea wasn't too hot, but spilling it on oneself certainly wasn't as comforting as drinking it. Xiao Xian neither flinched nor jumped; she just sat obediently, her face carrying the sweet smile that Yezi's mother considered befitting of a sensible child.

The adults in the room were all stunned, and Li Ye was dumbfounded. According to his little plan, Zhu Xiaoxian should have shown her true nature by now. But what kind of reaction was that?

"Yezi, what are you doing, locked up for a month and still haven't learned your lesson?" A twist caught his ear. Miao Saisong really liked the girl named Xiao Xian; having a daughter was indeed better, as daughters are well-behaved and do not cause trouble.

Zhu Shijun's face darkened a bit as well, but after all, this was someone else's home. The village chief, seeing this, didn't know what to say, and the room momentarily went cold.

"Mrs. Li, don't scold Yezi, it's my fault. I broke his head recently and wrongly accused him. He must be very angry seeing me." Xiao Xian was very satisfied with her earlier performance and wanted to continue benefiting from it. Admitting fault was a priority to secure the highest favorable impression.

Li Ye, overhearing this, felt the hairs on his body stand on end. That little girl must not be possessed, as Zhu Xiaoxian who kicked him away that day didn't talk like this.

The village chief took the opportunity to clarify the misunderstanding between Xiao Xian and Li Ye, giving Yezi's mother an opportunity to save face. However, no one brought up the issue of Xiao Xian apologizing anymore.

Under Mama's glaring, Li Ye got another cup of tea. This time, even if he had ten times the nerve, he wouldn't dare splash water on that eerie, sarcastic girl.

The group drank a few more sips of tea, and the village chief, hesitantly, didn't know how to steer the conversation towards the main topic. It wasn't appropriate to bluntly ask why Miao Village could produce such good crops.

"Grandpa, this tea tastes really good and must be great for your throat. Shall we plant some behind the house tomorrow?" Xiao Xian suddenly spoke up.

After hearing this, Zhu Shijun looked at his granddaughter, and seeing her wink at him, a plan suddenly formed in his mind: "Xiao Xian, this is white tea planted by the Miao family. Without Aunt Li's skills, it's impossible to grow this." Saying this, the old man also conveniently coughed a few times.

"Mr. Zhu seems to have a sore throat, and this tea is good for the throat. Yezi, go to the cabinet and get a pound," Yezi's mother grew fonder of Xiao Xian as she spoke, finding the child obedient and filial, certainly much better than her own Yezi.

The village chief also coughed, but he was not here to ask about the tea. The Miao family's white tea is a nationally famous cash crop, but growing and processing tea are technical tasks, which couldn't be done without professional tea processors and tea pickers.

Pretending not to hear, Zhu Shijun didn't decline when Li Ye delivered the tea, accepting it and opening the tea package. The Li Family had stored this year's freshly picked flat and wide tea leaves, the surface coated with a silvery frost, "This must be the new early harvest tea, it's good tea, only the leaves look a bit coarse, I'm afraid it will affect the price."

Yezi's mother didn't expect Zhu Shijun to be knowledgeable about tea, and saw straightaway that this year's white tea quality was inferior. She was a shrewd woman who handled family and external affairs adeptly. After a slight hesitation, she had an idea: "I have truly become an object of ridicule for Mr. Zhu, a widow like me doesn't understand much about tea. In earlier years when my husband and my master were around, we could manage these several acres of tea plantation easily. But this year after spring, with family issues, only I, a woman alone with a child, was left to care for the tea plantation. The tea was planted according to previous years' methods, but after being picked and processed, it turned out much worse than last year."

She spoke openly and was not embarrassed about serving the guests inferior tea leaves, which unexpectedly made Xiao Xian feel fondness towards her.

"I had an old friend back in Beijing, he is from Fujian and also made a fortune growing white tea. If little wife doesn't mind, it's possible for us to bring a few people up the mountain to examine, maybe we can find the problem." As soon as Zhu Shijun finished speaking, the village chief also understood.

Aren't the Miao family's rice fields also on the mountain? Going to see the tea plantation would surely involve passing the rice fields; it seems Mr. Zhu made a roundabout turn and got back to the main issue. What a high strategy from Mr. Zhu.

After listening, Yezi's mother didn't decline, she asked Yezi to lock the door, leading the people up to the tea mountain.

Li Ye, hearing that Mama was bringing the Han people up to the mountain, secretly wanted to slip away to inform Uncle Yibar, just as he started moving, he heard that haunting childish voice, "Yezi, where are you going?"

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Yezi's mother shouted from ahead, "Yezi, accompany Xiao Xian and don't venture far or bully her, you understand?"

Reluctantly, Li Ye trailed behind Xiao Xian. Regrettably, that annoying young girl's voice was heard again: "Li Ye, don't think about doing any mischief behind my back, I have eyes in the back of my head, and if I find out, see how I deal with you."

After hearing this, Li Ye shivered again; Zhu Xiaoxian's tone and choice of words, why do they sound so much like his Mama?

(The new rankings are in the last week, Xiao Xian holds a whip, severely whipping Yezi, "Quick, serve the audience some white tea. If you fail to gain subscriptions, votes, rewards, and reviews, see how I deal with you!")